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  2. ACTIVITY IN THE WEST.

    A French communique, issued to-day, states: Last night we made a lively attack at three points on our from on the Vauclere and California ...

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  3. RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.

    The Russian Ambassador says he is confident that the revolution in Russia has entered on its last phase, and that an event of extraordinary importance will shortly ...

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  4. GERMAN NAVAL ACTIVITY.

    The "Dagblad" states that there is increased Gerkan naval activity in the Baltic. Many flotillas of destroyers accompanied by Zeppelins have been ...

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  5. AMERICA AND THE WAR.

    The House of Representatives has passed the Revenue Bill covering £360,000,000. Plans are proceeding for the creation ...

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  6. OUR NURSES.

    The generosity of the people of Queensland in so liberally subscribing to the Nurses' Equipment Fund is appreciated by the brave and devoted women who ...

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  7. RECRUITS IN BRISBANE.

    Nineteen men presented themselves at the Adelaide-street enlisting office yesterday. Fourteen were accepted as fit for the A.I.F., three were referred to the ...

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  8. FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    The next batch of soldiers' votes is not expected until Monday. Marten M. Threl[?]l, 197 Collins-st., Melbourne. ...

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  9. STATEMENT BY AMERICA.

    The United States Government hobes shortly to issue a statement with regard to the Russian policy, comprised in "no annexations and no punitive indemnities." ...

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  10. SUBMARINE WARE.

    The Admiralty states that the shipping arrivals at ports of the United Kingdom during the past week were 2664, and the sa[?]ings 2759. Eighteen vessels over 1600 ...

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  11. IN QUEENSLAND.

    Slight alterations were effected yesterday in the totals for the Sebate and three divisions of the House of Representatives. The few absent votes counted ...

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  12. EMPTY SADDLES FILLED.

    There was a unique scene during the progress of the Empire Day recruiting rally at the Post Office yesterday. Until a week or two ago the Federal authorities ...

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  13. ITALIAN FRONT.

    An Italian communique states: The most severe fighting took place on Monday night in the Travignolo Valley. The enemy penetrated our positions at ...

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  14. AMERICAN ENGINEERS FOR THE F[?]ONT.

    A cablegram from London states that the first detachment of United States engineers has arrived. ...

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  15. THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

    Speaking at a congress of army and navy officers, al which 600 were present. General Alexieff made a grave declaration. He said that the continuance of the ...

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  16. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 74 words
  17. AMERICAN MEDICAL UNIT.

    His Majesty the King received the American Medical Unit at Buckingham Palace, and said, "I welcome with the utmost pleasure and great satisfaction the ...

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  18. AUSTRIANS INFECTING THE WATER SUPPLY.

    Austrian aviators at Ferrara threw out sweets containing the bacilli of cholera. The authorities are covering all the wells, fearing that the Austrians will infect ...

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  19. CAMPAIGN IN PALESTINE.

    In the House of Commons Mr. J. I. Macpherson (Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office) stated that the British force in Palestine was now in touch ...

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  20. AUSTRIAN POLITICS.

    The Amsterdam correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states: As indicating the forthcoming political and economic changes in Austria, the Emperor Charles ...

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  21. TESTING NEW DEVICES.

    A number of anti-submarine devices are undergoing tests, according to the Navy Department, and hopes are entertained that these will be a counter-check to ...

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  22. THE MACQUARIE SEAT.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 34 words
  23. BRITISH OPERATIONS.

    Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: The German last night heavily bombarded the neighbourhood of Bullecourt, and w[?] replied vigorously. We successfully raided ...

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  24. INVENTION BY MARCONI.

    Signor Marconi, who made wireless telegraphy a commercial success, and who arrived here with the Italian mission, intends to show the United States ...

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  25. CONSCRIPTION IN CANADA.

    The minimum age for conscripts in Canada has been fixed at 20 years. ...

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  26. EXTENSION OF RETURN OF WRITS.

    A "Queensland Government Gazette Extraordinary" was issued yesterday notifying that his Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive ...

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  27. DINNER TO GENERAL SMUTS.

    General Smuts, in the course of his speech at the dinner given in his honour at the Savoy Hotel last night, said: "Our eyes were opened in German East ...

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  28. COUNTRY VOLUNTEERS.

    Messrs. Archibald M'Cleery (Toowoomba), Patrick Joseph Kenny (Toowoomba) Charles Richard Leeson (Charlton), and Edward George Hillocks (Toowoomba) ...

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  29. RUSSIA AND PEACE.

    In the House of Commons much uproar followed Mr. K. L. Oathwaite's question, in view of the Russian Government's policy of "peace without annexations and ...

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  30. PEACE CONFERENCE.

    American Socialists have been prohibited from attending the International Socialist Peace Conference at Stockholm. WASHINGTON, Thursday. ...

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  31. GREAT FIRE IN HUNGARY.

    Advices from Budapest state that 1000 houses at Gyongos, a town in Hungary, in the province of Heves, were burnt, and that 250 are still burning. ...

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  32. "YOU ARE BADLY WANTED."

    The loyalty of the peoplo of Sydney to the Empire found expression to-day in a brilliant display of flags and bunting from the public offices, shops, and residences. ...

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  33. PRESENTATION TO MR. DUNCAN.

    Mr. R. F. Duncan, who put up such a great fight for Capricornia in the National interests against Mr. Higgs, and who is leaving Rockhampton on ...

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  34. REPORTED DEATH OE KAISER'S SECOND SON.

    The London "Daily Telegraph" states that a Norwegian newspaper reports the death of Prince Eitel Friederich, second son of the Kaiser, from typhus fever. ...

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  35. TWO DRAFTS RECEIVED.

    Two bank drafts were received yesterday, one for the amount of £83/11/4, the result of a sale of work held in aid of the Soldiers' Comfort Fund at Kalbar on ...

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  36. THE IRISH SETTLEMENT.

    The executive committee of the Irish Unionist Alliance met in Dublin, and approved of Viscount Midleton's letter to the Prime Minister, and taking steps to ...

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  37. BRAZIL AND GERMANY.

    The Centnl News Agency states that Brazilian diplomatic quarters in London expect an early declaration of war against Germany. Though there are 200,000 ...

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  38. BAD CONDITIONS IN GERMANY.

    Senor Aguere, the former Minister for Cuba at Berlin, stated that things are going badly across the Rhine. It is impossible for Roumania to furnish, aid to the ...

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  39. HINDENBURG AT THE FRONT.

    Telegraphing from the Champagne front, Mr. Warner Allen states: Violent German counter-attacks follow the brilliant French success on the Moronvillers Hills. It is ...

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  40. ZEPPELIN RELIC REALISES £34/4/.

    At the conclusion of the recruiting rally held at the Post Office yesterday Sergeant major Runcorn, of the recruiting staff, offered at auction a piece of the ...

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  41. THE SUGAR QUESTION.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes) does not intend to withdraw the ultimatum he delivered last week to the Premier of Queensland (Mr. T. J. Ryan) ...

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  42. "NO WINTER CAMPAIGN."

    The Bavarian Premier (Count Hertling), in an interview at Budapest, stated that the war would end in the autumn. There would be no winter ...

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  43. ELECTORAL REFORM BILL.

    In the House of Commons last night the amendment moved by Lieutenant-Colonel Sanders to shelve the Electoral Reform Bill was defeated by 329 votes to ...

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  44. PERSONAL NOTES.

    Mrs. A. Ohlson, Fifth-avenue, Sandgate, has received a cable from her son, Rolph, announcing that he has received promotion to the rank of lieutenant. ...

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  45. PROSECUTION OF SOCIALISTS.

    The German Government is prosecuting six members of the Minority Socialist Party, including Herr Ledebour, for delivering anti-dynastic speeches on May ...

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  46. REIMS CATHEDRAL.

    A Government expert reports that the Reims Cathedral will probably collapse, as the edifice is tottering. The central transept has suffered severely from the ...

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  47. ATTITUDE OF CHINA.

    A message from Pekin states that President Li Yuan has dismissed the Premier, and appointed Wu Ting Fang, formerly Chinese Minister to the United States, as ...

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  48. CALLING UP MINERS.

    Mr. A. C. Edwards, M.P., is urging the Government to immediately call up the young unmarried miners. He states that there are at least 120,000 ...

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  49. SALE OF GERMAN YACHTS.

    A sale of German yachts at Krupp's Germani[?] yards realised £10,000. ...

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  50. CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND SOLDIERS AT THE FRONT.

    A meeting of the Laymen's Committee for the promotion of Lavender Day (June 22) was held in the Anzac Club on Wednesday night, Mr. Joe Allen in the ...

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  51. MOUNT LYELL DISPUTE.

    Affairs in connection with the Mt. Lyell strike are somewhat mixed Notices were posted early this morning calling upon the employees to report for work ...

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  52. BULGARIA PREPARING DEFENCES.

    Bulgarian advices state that great defensive works have been begun around Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, under the supervision of German engineers. ...

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  53. A CURIOUS CHARGE.

    Dr. John Bell and a tailor have been arrested on a curious charge of attempting to convey a disease or an infirmity to a soldier of the Australian forces in order ...

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  54. A LONDON RAID.

    In the House of Commons to-day Mr. C. P. Trevelyan asked Mr. Macpherson (Parliamentary Under Secretary for War) if his attention had been drawn ...

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  55. MUNITION STRIKE LEADERS.

    The charges against munition strike leaders at Bow-street were withdrawn. The accused signed an undertaking to abide by the agreement arrived ...

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  56. GERMAN PRECAUTIONS AT OSTEND.

    The "Echo Belge" states that, following upon the recent British bombardment of Ze[?]brugge, the Germans fear a British attack on Ostend and Blankenberghe. An ...

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  57. INDIA'S POSITION IN THE EMPIRE.

    In the House of Commons Mr. Austen Chamberlain (Secretary of State for India) said the decision of the War Conference regarding India's position in the ...

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  58. RETAIL PRICE OF OATMEAL.

    Lord Devonport (Food Controller) has fixed the maximum retail price of oatmeal from June 18 at 5d. per lb. in England and Ireland, and 4½d. in Scotland. ...

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  59. DEPORTATIONS FROM BELGIUM.

    The Belgian Government has received information that the Germans have renewed the deportation of able-bodied Belgians, and since the beginning of May ...

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  60. STOPPAGE OF RACING.

    Mr. Lloyd George gave a conciliatory reception to a deputation from the Jockey Club, respecting the stoppage of racing, and promised to see them again ...

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  61. CANADIANS STRANDED IN ENGLAND.

    Forty thousand dependents of Canadian soldiers are now stranded in England. Many of them came to see wounded relatives in the hospitals, and have ...

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  62. FACTORY NO LONGER NECESSARY.

    Owing to the entry of the United Staten into the war, the War Cabinet has decided that it is no longer necessary to complete the great factory which ...

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  63. ALLEGED SEDITION.

    The trial of P. C. Webb, M.P., on a charge of sedition, was resumed at Christchurch. Webb was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. ...

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  64. NEW ZEALAND MINISTERS.

    Mr. Massey (Premier of New Zealand) and Sir Joseph Ward have arrived here from England. They had a lengthy conferenee with Sir R. L. Borden, Canadian ...

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  65. RETURN OF FRENCH COMMISSIONERS.

    A message from Paris states that Marshal Joffre and M. Viviani have arrived there after their visit to the United States. ...

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  66. RECORD COAL OUTPUT.

    Advices from Greymouth state that the "go slow" policy of the coal miners has given place to their best efforts, with the result that records have been established ...

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  67. WIPING OUT THE SERBIANS.

    Not a single Serb remains at Nish (which was the provisional capital of Serbia after the capture of Belgrade). Those who have not escaped have been ...

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  68. "BUTTON DAY" IN MELBOURNE.

    British Red Cross "Button Day" was observed to-day. The city collections amounted to £1817, not including Stock Exchange contributions of over £600, and ...

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  69. WHEAT FOR HOLLAND.

    The Dutch Government has requisitioned 100,000 tons of shipping tonnage to bring wheat from America. ...

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