A number of prominent citizens practically interested in the well-being of the Commonwealth and the Empire met in the rooms at the National Association ...
Article : 532 wordsA wireless Russian official message received by the Admiralty states: We attacked in the direction of Vilna, penetrating to a depth of two miles in some ...
Article : 388 wordsField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We carried out a successful local operation to the southward of Avion, and reached our objectives with little loss. We ...
Article : 192 wordsAn official report ot the British operations in Last Africa states that the enemy evacuated Mt. Shakaina on July 17. We pursued the main body, and ...
Article : 110 wordsThe Greek Government has been notified that all the Allied troops have been withdrawn, except the battalions in the occupied districts, pending negotiations, ...
Article : 112 wordsNews was received in "Rockhampton on the 10th instant that Colonel Arthur Raff Woolcock had been awarded the D.S.O. ...
Article : 1,254 wordsOver £20 come in for the "Courier" Patriotic Funds yesterday, £18/18/ being a further donaton to the Belgian Fund from the employees of Morrows, Ltd., ...
Article : 127 wordsThe Nationalist Party's independence manifesto has aroused indigination, and there is a counter movement in favour of a non-party constitutional league, which ...
Article : 41 wordsAn official message from Salonica states: We successfully raided Homonde, to the south-westward of Seres. Our aeroplanes bombed Demirhissar and ...
Article : 31 wordsSenator Pearce (Minister for Defence) states that arrangements for the comfort and convenience of the Australian (prisoners of war in Germany and in ...
Article : 503 wordsSporadic firing continues in the city The populace remains angry. A crowd caught two Leninites who were firing machine guns from a housetop, and tore ...
Article : 498 wordsA French communique issued to-day states German attacks, accompanied by violent bombardments, continued last night from the plateau before Cranonne to ...
Article : 221 wordsMr. William O'Brien has finallh refused Mr. Llopyd Geoge's appeal to serve on the Convention, Mr. O'Brien says he learns from a high authority that the ...
Article : 65 wordsIt is officially anuounced from Egypt that two enemy cavalry regiments on July 19 pushed nine miles to the westward of Beersheeba. Our mounted forces drove ...
Article : 53 wordsAt the Hoborn Stadium Canda won the lightweight boxing championship Corporal Hammond (Australia) knocked out Private Smith (Austrlia) in the first ...
Article : 45 wordsA regulation in regard to ocean steamship rates has been agreed to by the principal Allies and the United States ...
Article : 84 wordsPresiding at a meeting at the Mansion House to wecome Mr. J. J. Virgo, National Field Secretary of the Y.M.C.A., after a tour of the world, the Lord Mayor ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" states that the battle on the three plateaus continued throughout yesterday with intensity equallling teh ...
Article : 276 wordsMr. Edwin Scr=ymgeour will contest, Dundel against Mr. Winston Churchill, the new Munster for Munitions, as a Prohibitionist Labour candidate. ...
Article : 31 wordsSanator Lewis, speakikng in the Senate, declared that Dr. Michaelis's (the German Imperiall Chancellor's) speech was a bid for peace. ...
Article : 286 wordsSir Neville Chamberlain will shotly resign and hand over the National Service Department to the Ministry of Labour. ...
Article : 24 wordsA conference of recruiting officers and delegates from the Recruiting Committee was continued to-day. The question of personally canvassing eligible men ...
Article : 236 wordsDesigns were recently invited by the Esk (Queensland) Shire War Committee for a memorial to fallen soldiers, estimated to cost between £600 and £800. Among ...
Article : 124 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the United Press states that the Workmen's and Soldiers; Congress passed a resolution granting the Provisional Government ...
Article : 193 wordsMr. Hughes has refused the request of Mr. M. P. Jageurs, president of tha United Irish League of Victoria, that an address should be trasmitted to the King ...
Article : 232 wordsAt the Dunolly Police Court to-day James London was fined £20 with coste, under the War Piccautions Act, for having made a statement likely to cause ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Senate has passed a resolution expresing the nation s thanks to the French army and the armies of the Allies. A vote of confidence in the Government was ...
Article : 90 wordsThe Paris "Matin" states "It cannot be denied that there is a cieat recradescence of enemy activity against Russia, also a multiplicity of attacks on ...
Article : 178 wordsEighteen men offered then services for the A.I.F. at "the Adelaide-street Enlistning Depot yesterday Eleven were declared fit, one unfit, and five were ...
Article : 111 wordsHis Honour Sir Sauel Thomas Evans in the Prize Court granted a bounty of £6415 to the companies of the warships Princess Royal, Queen Mary, New ...
Article : 88 wordsLieutenant Cliff Isles, O/C 3rd A.A M T. company, writes:—"I have just been advised by the Bank of North Queensland. London Office, that they have been ...
Article : 356 wordsSiam has declared war on Germany. This invllves the takiong over a number of German ships, as the Germans monopolised the coasting trade of the ...
Article : 137 wordsThe Petrograd correspondent of the "Morning Post says the involution is threatened with defeat owing to the default of the eleventh Army, which largely ...
Article : 260 wordsThe Minister in charge of Repatriation (Senator Millen) intends to endeavour to visit all the capital cities to explain the repatriation scheme. He said that he was ...
Article : 81 wordsThe amendment of the Corn Production Bill proposed by Mr. G. H. Wardle (member for Stockton), seeking to secure an increase in teh agricultural labourer's ...
Article : 269 wordsAn inquiry branch has been opened by the State Recruiting Committee for dependents of soldiers, with reference to pay pensions, or any other mattet on ...
Article : 70 wordsPending an absolute guarantee against neutrals supplying Germany with exports, the Control Boards are enforcing a complete embarrgo on cargoes for Scandinavia, ...
Article : 168 wordsA British fleight ship which has arrvived reported fleeing from a mjsiciious vessel, believed to be a Connan raider, which was sighted two-thirds of the distance ...
Article : 42 words"Soldier's Dad" writes: Sir,—Under above heading in your issue of this morning (Tuesday), you tell us that "two specific allegations" of non-delivery were ...
Article : 182 wordsMr. A. J. King Salter, under instructions from the Federal Prime Minister, paid a hurried visit to Maryborough on Monday in connection with the proposed ...
Article : 96 wordsA British steamship, which has arrived, has reported a fight with a U boat. The latter fired tow topedoes, but both missed the steampship. The latter returned the ...
Article : 43 wordsLieutenant Hardy Eustace has cabled to the Commissioner for Railways (Colonel C. Evans) that the Railway unit has arrived in France, all well. ...
Article : 29 wordsM. Nekrasoff (who recently resigned the portfolio of Minister for Railways), who is M. Korensky's most active lieutenant, has been appointed deputy ...
Article : 171 wordsDuring the last few days the entries have exceeded all expectations, and the show will open with 250 babies, 150 beauties, 40 families, each averaging 5, and ...
Article : 191 wordsJudgment has been given in the Prize Court for the Swedish Victualling Commission in the case in which the Crown sought to condemn 2000 tons of dried fruit ...
Article : 176 wordsLadies' tickets for the Red Cross Race Meeting may be obtained from the hon. general secretary. The East Ward branch would be glad ...
Article : 96 wordsTo-morrow, it 130, a laige number of prominent citizens, by invitation, will attend the "Paddy's Matket" in Albertsquare, at which time the deputy mayor ...
Article : 198 wordsThe secretary of the Q.T.C. (Mr. Baldwin) has requested Mr. H. J. Robilliard (secretary of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League) to ask ...
Article : 103 wordsThe following German official message has heen received by the Admiralty by wireless: Our air squadron bombed Harwich with visibly good effect. All our ...
Article : 40 wordsThe food Controller has organised his department, which is now working in with the advisory provincial committees, whereby the producers, labour, churches ...
Article : 64 wordsThe steady growth of the Queensland branch of the Returned Bailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia was illustrated at a committee meeting ...
Article : 71 wordsThe Government isa inttoducing a Bill creating a Minister for Post-War Reconstruction, the salary attached to the office being £2000. ...
Article : 30 wordsMr. H. R. Gelston will deliver an appeal for the State Recruiting Commitee at the G.P.O. at 1 p.m. to-day. "Happy" Harry Salmon will be the principal ...
Article : 35 wordsThe wheat market is firm, but the price is unchanged. ...
Article : 16 wordsA meeting of the Voluntary Speakers' League will be held at Preston House tonight, at 7.30. ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wed 25 Jul 1917, Page 7
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