The whole of the Press here denounces Germany's resort to asphyxiating gases, and retaliation by the Allies is freely anticipated, though its [?]sity is deplored. ...
Article : 87 wordsThe skipper of a ship which has arrived at Esbjerg reports having se[?] within the last two days 30 German torpedo boats in the North Sea. ...
Article : 36 wordsThe battle for Calais continues to rage fiercely. The Germans have brought up large reinforcements and have at least 100,000 men in the fighting line. They have ...
Article : 624 wordsYesterday was one of our good days. Principally it marked the completion of our £500 Belgian Fund, and in addition brought to hand an eleventh donation of ...
Article : 1,145 wordsUnder the present Electoral Act, candidates who intend to contest the forthcoming election may lodge their nomination papers with the returning officers ...
Article : 645 words"Who'll complete the fund?" we asked yesterday when reminding our readers that only ane further amount of £500 was needed to complete the £500 fund ...
Article : 346 wordsTwo Turkish aeroplanes were brought down the island of Tenedos, near the entrance to the Dardanelles. Several French aeroplanes threw bombs on the magazne ...
Article : 42 wordsA telegram from Berlin asserts that the British auxiliary cruiser Orama did not sink the Navarra, as reported, but the latter was voluntarily sunk to avoid ...
Article : 41 wordsAn Admiralty and War Office communique states that the general attack on the Dardanelles by the allied fleet and army was resumed yesterday. The ...
Article : 206 wordsAt the Kelvin Groye State School last night Mr. R. Trout, Liberal candidate for Enoggera, opened his campaign in furtherance of his candidature. He was ...
Article : 947 wordsAccording to the "North German Gazette" the American and Spanish Ambassadors have visited the prisoners' camps in Germany, and found that the ...
Article : 44 wordsThe captain of the German armed mer,chanf cruiser Kronprinz Wil[?]m, which recently arrived at Hampton Reads, in Virginia, has decided to intern his ship. ...
Article : 37 wordsThe Minister for Defence hns announced that the Australian warship Encounter captured the island trading steamer Elfriede in the Pacific. This is the ...
Article : 42 wordsThe newspapers eulogise Great Britain's justice in not varying the treatment of German prisoners, notwithstanding that British prisoners in Germany' are ...
Article : 30 wordsRecruiting for the Expeditionary Forces in Queensland continues at about the same numbers. Monday's figures were: —Metropolitan: Number presented, 14; ...
Article : 51 wordsThere have been astounding results from an investigation made into alleged war charities. Out of 147 societies in the Department of the Seine 76 were ...
Article : 230 wordsA concert was given at the Town Hall to-night by Madame Melba in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund, and a sum of £6100 was realised. During the concert a ...
Article : 65 wordsAn official communique states: Our fleet bombarded the Bosphorus forts, causing great explosions. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe following gifts to the Aeroplane Fund and Glider School are thankfully acknowledged:—4 dozen wire strainers, Smith and Balls; acetylene lamp for ...
Article : 47 wordsThe National Council of Rehef in Belgium is appealing for £500,000 a month to keep body and soul together among the utterly destitute. Mr. Hoover ...
Article : 144 wordsMessrs. Eglinton and MacDonnell report the complete success of the functions at the Ardencraig observatory on Saturday and Sunday nights. The silver coin ...
Article : 176 wordsSince March 3 the Government has purchased over £1,000,000 worth of meat, on behalf of the Home Government, for the use of the Imperial troops. ...
Article : 42 wordsSir John French informed General Alderson that he had reported to Lord Kitchener the splendid behaviour of the Canadians, and Lord Kitchener had ...
Article : 489 wordsThe Blue Funnel liner Ascanius, a familiar visitor to Brisbane, arrived at the Mercantile Wharf last evening to take in a large cargo for Home ports, ...
Article : 194 wordsThe "Telegraaf" states that a Zeppelin was destroyed in a raid on Gontrode yesterday. [The above message appeared in the second ...
Article : 33 wordsHis Majesty the King has inaugurated a National Fund for the relief of the Belgians with a gift of £500. ...
Article : 29 wordsThe victims of the aircraft raid on Belostock, in the Grodno [?] by Germans, were mostly women and children. Six children were killed and their corpses ...
Article : 135 wordsA case of books came to hand yesterday from Mrs. E. Finlay, and Mrs. Blundell forwarded three parcels of magazines and birks ...
Article : 25 wordsThe Prince of Wales's War Relief Fund now amounts to £5,000,000. ...
Article : 21 wordsTo help the starving Belgians a monster fete and sale of work, togother with a number of side shows, will be held in the Sandgate Gordon Hail, on May 1. The ...
Article : 117 wordsLord Kitchener has sent a message to the workmen at the shipbuilding and armament works of Vickers, Limited, appealing to them to secure a full output ...
Article : 60 wordsBefore Mr. C. A. M. Morris, P.M., in the Central Police Court yesterday, Thomas Cappard (34, bookmakers' clerk) pleaded guilty to a charge that he sold ...
Article : 147 wordsOn Saturday evening a performance of "Cinderella," arranged by the Misses Forman and Jeffrey, assisted by a chorus of children, will be held at Mrs. Jeffrcy's ...
Article : 67 wordsAn official communique states: A desperate battle in the direction of Stryj continues. ...
Article : 22 wordsMr. A. J. Balfour in the course of a speech in the Bechstein Hall to-day, said it was clear that the enemy's position was far less strong morally and ...
Article : 150 wordsThe correspondent of the London "[?]ily Chronicle" at Lemberg, in Galicia, telegraphed the following report:—Amid the snow-crowned peaks in the heart of ...
Article : 164 wordsAn attractive programma has been arranged for the concert in aid of the "Courier" Belgian Relief Fund, to be given in the Masonic Hall, Taringa, next ...
Article : 135 wordsThe visiting Governors of Victoria (Sir Arthur A. Stanley) and South Australia (Sir Henry Galway) were, with the Governor of New South Wales (Sir ...
Article : 192 wordsMr. Asquith's reply to the Miners' Conference is of an indefinite character. Mr. Asquith is still urging the Miners' Federation to accept the offer of the ...
Article : 65 wordsThe recruiting officers have been overwhelmed with offers of service. The Canadian casualties on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday included 21 of[?] ...
Article : 38 wordsThe French Embassy states that the British stopped two attacks debouching from Paschendaele and Brodsunder. The Germans violently bombarded Ypres. The ...
Article : 79 wordsThe hon. treasurer acknowledges the following:—Previously acknowledged, £19,680/16/10; Indooroopilly, St. Lucia, and Taringa branches—Miss Eva Jones ...
Article : 250 wordsMr. J. J. Walsh, Liberal candidate for "Maree, addressed a, very large meeting in the Alliance Hall, Stanley-street, Woolloongabba, last night, when Alderman L. ...
Article : 646 wordsAn official communique has been issued which claims that the Austrians have captured a height southeast of Koziova, taking prisoners 1000 of the enemy. ...
Article : 91 wordsAn official communique issued last night states: The Allies have made marked progress north of Ypres, on the left of the fighting front, where they ...
Article : 115 wordsFor the Victorian 4½ per cent. loan of £2,200 000, there were 3120 applications, and the total amount applied for was £3,830,000. ...
Article : 62 wordsAn inquiry into the selling price of chaff by the Necessary Commodities Control Commission, at the request of the Attorney-General, was continued to-day. ...
Article : 248 wordsThe Press Bureau stales: Sir John French reports that severe fighting and heavy casualties continue at Ypres. The Germans captured St. Julien. An aviator ...
Article : 37 wordsThe "Corriere d'Italia" publishes a declaration by a personage connected with the Consulta that in the pourparlers with London Italy's rights in respect of Trents, ...
Article : 81 wordsWith reference to the reported issue of £300,000 of New Zealand 4 per cent. stock, it is stated that there will be no public issue, the transaction being purely ...
Article : 93 wordsField-Marshal Sir John French, in his latest report, states: The general situation north-east of Ypres is unchanged. Our left flank is re[?]ting its line. ...
Article : 211 wordsThe "Debats" calls upon the military authorities to discard all false sentiment, and adopt immediate reprisa[?] for the use of [?]byxiating gases by the Germans. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe weekly drill of the Overseas Rifle Club. No. 1. was held last Wednesday night in the Adelaide-street drill shed, when some 45 members attended. Great ...
Article : 92 wordsAn official communique states: We still hold Lizenic. We captured 44 guns. We continued our attack north-west of Zonnebeke, capturing over 1000 Canadians. Our ...
Article : 62 wordsThe wheat market has improved, owing to the sustained strength of the markets in America and Argentina. A cargo of Waller wheat, December shipment, has ...
Article : 36 wordsThe Hon. W. H. Barnes (State Treasurer) addressed a meeting in the School of Arts last night, when there was a large and enthusiastic audience, ...
Article : 258 wordsThe correspondent of "Le Temps" at Dedeagatch states that King Ferdinand of Bulgaria has granted an amnesty to all officers sentenced to terms of ...
Article : 85 wordsIt is officially announced that the Union forces occupied Arittis, 70 miles north of Keetmanskoon, in German South-west Africa. ...
Article : 34 wordsThe artists whose pictures have been hung at the Royal Academy include the following Australians:—Alston, Arthur Burgess, Grace Joel, Macpherson, and ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wed 28 Apr 1915, Page 7
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