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  2. FLANDERS VICTORY.

    The following official reports have been issued by Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig: Frida Morning.—"The enemy heavily shelled our new positions east of Ypres, ...

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  3. GENERAL ITEMS.

    An East African official report issued on Friday stated:—"In the Mbemkuru Valley the enemy are retreating towards Nangano and we are following them up." ...

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  4. AT SEA.

    The Navy Department announces that two German armed raiders are in the South Pacific. The Lutecs, a French schooner, was captured by the Seaddler, ...

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  5. PEACE TALK.

    Noisy scenes took place in the Reichstag yesterday. Herr Landsberte (Socialist) severely criticised the propaganda among the soldiers with a view of stimulating the ...

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  6. INDUSTRIAL STRIFE.

    Following the lead of the Transport Workers' Federation, which, at its meeting on Friday declared the strike off, and recommended the various unions represented ...

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  7. PRUSSIAN POLITICS.

    The German Government's proposal to reform the Prussian House of Lords makes the following allocation of seats, which is astounding, in view of the previous ...

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  8. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    On Saturday afternoon the busy bee at the Karrakatta Y.M.C.A. hut was continued and the hut (before knock-off time) was ready for use. Those of Millars' ...

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  9. THE GERMAN PATRIOTIC PARTY.

    The Zurich correspondent of the "Matin" reported yesterday:—"A stormy sitting of the Reichstag took place yesterday. The majority endeavoured to compel the ...

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  10. AIR RAID REPRISALS.

    Zeppelins last week patrolled the Rhenish towns. The ople were exercised in air raid drill, and were ordered to extinguish lights and to take refuge in shelters on ...

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  11. NINE VESSELS OVERDUE.

    Nine vessels are overdue here, and it is feared that they have fallen victims, to German raiders. They include the Wairuna, 126 days out from Wellington and ...

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  12. THE KAISERIN'S NEPHEW.

    A special tribunal, composed of Prussian Judges, is hearing an action brought by the Kaiserin's nephew, Prince Frederick Leopold, against the Kaiser, who placed him ...

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  13. THE GERMAN SOCIALISTS.

    The Berlin "Vorwaerts" reports that numureous Socialist meetings all over Germany have made demonstrations in favour of peace by negotiation and against the ...

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  14. GERMAN SUBMARINES.

    In a recent fight between a large German submarine and British destroyers in the North Sea, the submarine dived, and over the spot where she disappeared a ...

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  15. THE ALLIES' TERMS.

    Mr. Roosevelt, in the course of a speech here on Friday said that peace terms must come as a result of the Allies' overwhelming victory, and they must include the complete ...

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  16. MACEDONIA.

    A German wireless official message intercepted by the British Admiralty on Saturday, stated that the Bulgarians repulsed an English attack to the east of Lake Doiran, ...

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  17. WHARF LABOURERS' POSITION.

    The president of the Wharf Labourers' Union (Mr. McCristal) stated to-day that some members of his union would resume to-morrow, and others on Wednesday and ...

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  18. HEAVY RAIN SETS IN.

    Ever since Thursday's great attack autumn seems to have settled definitely down, heavy rainstorms chasing one another, with intervals, across the ...

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  19. CANADA.

    A financial conference was opened on Thursday, those present including Lord Reading, head of the British financial mission, Lord Northcliffe and the members ...

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  20. FRENCH COMMUNIQUES.

    The following official French communiques have been issued:— Friday Morning.—"There have been violent artillery actions on the right bank ...

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  21. DARING ANZAC AIRMAN.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs tells an amazing story of the exploits of an Australian airman, who is the talk of all the Australians who watched him doing the most amazing stunts ...

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  22. BULGARIA'S ATTITUDE.

    The "Morning Post" correspondent at Jassy (the temporary capital of Roumania) telegraphed on Friday:—"Bulgarian emissaries in Switzerland have made proposals ...

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  23. SINKING OF A PERUVIAN SHIP.

    The Peruvian Legislature at a joint sitting on Friday, voted by an overwhelming majority in favour of severing relations with Germany over the sinking of a ...

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  24. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Attention is drawn to the fact that the rooms will be closed during Show Week, except on Monday, when samples for the Show may be sent in. The committee will ...

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  25. BROKEN HILL MINERS.

    The A.M.A., which controls the underground workers on the mines on Saturday morning declared the strike off, at an adjourned meeting of members, at which ...

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  26. GREEK EX-PREMIER ARRESTED.

    M. Lambros, the ex-Premier, has been arrested for disobeying a summons to appear before an investigating commission. ...

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  27. THE CAPTURE OF GERMAN STEAMERS.

    It is officially announced that Holland has agreed, under protest, to refer to a British Prise Court the question of the legality of Britain's capture of four ...

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  28. AUSTRO-GERMAN SURPRISE PREDICTED.

    The Amsterdam correspondent of the New York "Times" says there are persistent rumours in Berlin and Vienna that the near future holds a surprise, as something is ...

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  29. TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.

    After hearing evidence, the Magistrate yesterday ordered the arrest of Deputy Turmel. The prosecutor said that Turmel had given contradictory explanations ...

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  30. FRENCH APPRECIATION.

    All the newspapers comment oulogistically on the brilliant success of the British. ...

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  31. THE GERMAN VERSION.

    On Friday the British Admiralty intercepted the following wireless German official message:—"The hottest points of yesterday's fighting were at Poelcapelle, ...

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  32. THE KAISER'S PEACE OFFERING.

    The Kaiser is building a church on his Cadine Estate. He will consecrate it to the establishment of peace. ...

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  33. SWEDISH STEAMERS.

    M. Branting's newspaper, the "Social Demokraten," commenting upon the Anglo-French idea of requisitioning Swedish steamers, and the Swedish protests thereon. ...

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  34. AN AMERICAN REPORT.

    The United Press Association, in a message on Friday, stated that to-day the British line was substantially intact. Bodies of Prince Rupprecht's storm troops are ...

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  35. GERMAN COAL FOR HOLLAND.

    Germany under a new agreement, will supply Holland with 200,000 tons of German coal and 50,000 tons of Belgian coal monthly. ...

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  36. VICTORIA.

    As a result of a meeting held yesterday work is to be resumed by a number of strikers to-morrow. The timber carters decided to present themselves for ...

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  37. WAR CASUALTIES.

    Mrs. Andersen, 1032 Hay-street West, has been notified that her husband, Private Hans Peter Andersen, has been killed in France. He was formerly a member of the Emu brewery staff. ...

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  38. RUSSIA.

    M. Trodzky, Maximalist, in a speech at the Democratic Conference on Friday, said that civil war was unavoidable. The only doubt was as to whether it would take ...

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  39. COMMONWEALTH.

    The Publicity Committee of the Treasury states:—An easy way of popularising the loan is by the use of the artistic stamps issued by Sir John Forrest, the ...

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  40. DUTCH VESSELS IN AMERICAN PORTS.

    Dutch representatives have protested against the tying up of vessels in American ports, but it is understood that they have received scant satisfaction. ...

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  41. NEW MINE WORKERS' UNION.

    Over 100 men attended a meeting this morning for the purpose of forming a no[?] Mine Workers' Union. The chairman explained that the intention was to form a ...

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  42. GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS.

    Mr. Percival Phillips sends the following message from Flanders:—"Although the slopes of Pascherdaele Ridge are covered with German dead, the enemy still strike. ...

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  43. TELLING BLOWS AT SUBMARINES.

    Mr. Charles Grasty, in a message from Paris to the New York "Times" says that "the second week in September had a low record for sinkings by submarines. On ...

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  44. THE FIGHTING ZONE.

    A Russian official report issued on Friday stated: "Our artillery stopped an enemy attack in dense waves south of Radautz to-day. The Bulgarians occupied several of ...

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  45. THE AUSTRALIAN ADVANCE.

    The great attack has now been going forward one hour and a half. The rain which drizzled most of the night has [?]eased. Under the grey sky on the ...

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  46. THE KING CONGRATULATES THE ARMY.

    The King telegraphed on Friday to Field-Marshal Haig:—"The continued success of the gallant British troops in Flanders has given me the highest satisfaction. It ...

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  47. FIRE ON THE INDARRA.

    A fire was discovered this morning in the after hold of the A.U.S.N. Company's inter-state steamer Indarra, lying at Darling Harbour. The first was first seen by an officer ...

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  48. GERMAN BRIBERY.

    The State Department has given out a series of telegrams showing that Von Bernstorff asked Von Jagow for £340,000 for an unnamed man who had guaranteed that ...

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  49. AMERICA.

    The War Department has let a contract for the construction of 20,000 aeroplanes, in accordance with the provision of £128,000,000 in the Aviation Bill. Aviators are ...

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  50. TYRANNISING THE BELGIANS.

    The populations of Roulers, Menin, Warneton, and Lens have been forced to labour on the German defence works. ...

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  51. A YARRA BANK SPEECH.

    Reference to the strike was made by several Labour members this afternoon at meetings on the Yarra bank, before crowds of several thousand people. Mr. ...

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  52. CHARGE AGAINST EX-MINISTER.

    In the Chamber of Deputies on Friday M Malvy (recently Minister for the Interior) refuted M. Leon Daudet's accusstion, contained in a letter to President ...

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  53. FINANCING THE WAR.

    The appropriation made by Congress during the past session amount to £4,300,000,000, which is 10 times more than in any previous session. ...

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  54. TRIBUTE TO SENATOR PEARCE.

    The New South Wales War Chest Fund has presented the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) with a gold "war-chest" button, as a mark of appreciation of the ...

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  55. WAR ACHIEVEMENTS.

    Mr. Baker (Secretary for War), in summarising America's achievements in her first half-year of the war, says:—"We will be well on the way to the battle front in ...

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  56. BRITISH NEWS.

    Following upon a request from General Sir Francis Lloyd (General Officer commanding the London District) to the Bishop of London, all churches having crypts and ...

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  57. CHARITY DEMONSTRATION AT FREMANTLE.

    Fremantle was the scene on Saturday of a demonstration, the object of which was to raise funds for the relief of distressed local families. As a prelude to a fancy ...

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  58. HUNS IN SOUTH AMERICA.

    The United States Government is determined to stop the existing pro-German activities in South America, and is considering the cutting off of coal from the ...

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  59. ITALY.

    An Italian official report issued on Friday stated:—"We repulsed repeated attacks at Monte San Gabriele to-day. Our air squadron attacked the Austrian naval ...

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  60. EMBARKATION OF TROOPS.

    An amendment to orders for the A.I.F. directs that no information shall be given to troops of the name of transport or actual date of sailing, but in lieu of the ...

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  61. QUEENSLAND.

    The Bill requisitioning ships and machinery, and providing for the conscription of the workers on ships, which was so dramatically introduced into the Assembly ...

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  62. GERMAN PRISONERS IN LONDON.

    Large batches of German prisoners, captured in Flanders have arrived in London, and have been driven through the streets to the internment camps. ...

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  63. AUSTRALIAN CASUALTY LIST.

    The total number of Australian casualties is now 107,689, made up as follows:—Deceased 31,823. wounded, 44,234: missing, 1,684: sick, 26,798: prisoners, 2,901; nature ...

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  64. BREAD FROM POTATOES AND FLOUR.

    The Food Controller (Lord Rhondda) has issued an order permitting the use of bread made from potatoes and flour, in the proportion of one pound of potatoes ...

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  65. MESOPOTAMIA.

    An official report from the British headquarters in Mesopotamia gives details concerning the recent capture of Ramadiya, a town on the river Euphrates. The British ...

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  66. HOW THE ANZACS FOUGHT.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs, telegraphing on Friday night, stated that the New Zealanders and Australians were fighting their way up Abraham Heights and had taken over 2,000 ...

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  67. CUBA AND THE AUSTRIANS.

    A telegram from Havana says that the President of Cuba has declared an embargo upon exports to neutrals on the same lines as the United States adopted. He ...

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  68. TASMANIAN HEROES.

    A ceremonial military and naval parade was held at Hobart on Saturday, for the purpose of presenting the Victoria Cross and also the Military Cross, won by late ...

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  69. A CANADIAN ASSOCIATION.

    A Canadian Association has been formed in London for the purpose of ascertaining and expressing Canadian opinion on questions affecting Canada. The president is ...

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  70. THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

    The Premier was asked on Saturday if the Commonwealth Government's regulation annulling any interference by the State Government with shipping would ...

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  71. EXPORT OF COAL PROHIBITED.

    The State Department prohibits the export of bunker coal, in order to prevent supplies reaching Germany through the northern neutral nations. ...

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