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  2. EUROPEAN WAR.

    The cables contain little information as to the course of the fighting east and north-east of Paris. A communique issued from the French capital late on ...

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  3. MEAT PACKING.

    Some tinsmiths who were employed at the Imperial Freezing Works, Footscray. in making tins for the packing of meat for the Australian Expeditionary Force ...

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  4. HELPING THE ENEMY.

    The Government's Bill, prohibiting trade with the enemy, inflicts penalties ranging up to seven years' penal servitude with fines ranging up to £500. The ...

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  5. TERRIBLE BAYONET CHARGE.

    Wounded Russians state that in a recent fight in Silesia Russian machine guns placed on a hill did great execution, but the fight was decided by the bayonet. When ...

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  6. FIGHTING IN THE CAMEROONS.

    There has been some fighting in the Cameroons, German West Africa. Three British officers were killed, and four were wounded, while four are missing. They all ...

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  7. IN BELGIUM.

    The Belgians are continuing their vigorous offensive movement in the provinces of Antwerp and East Flanders. They have driven the Germans from the ...

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  8. ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES.

    The Press Bureau announces that the following additional British casnalties have been officially announced:— 10 officers and 61 men killed. ...

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  9. PROHIBITION PROCLAMATIONS.

    The proclamation gazetted by the Imperial Government prohibiting trading with the enemy has not yet been received by the defence authorities, although cable ...

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  10. FURTHER SANGUINARY ENCOUNTER

    Large German forces have detrained at Tchenestochow. A communique states that a success has been gained over an Austro-Hungarian army ...

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  11. LORD FISHER'S ADVICE.

    Lord Fisher (until recently First Sea Lord of the Admiralty), in a message to Commodore Wilfred Henderson, states: "Tell the First Royal Naval Brigade that ...

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  12. VICTORIA.

    A patriotic concert given by Madame Melba at the Auditorium last evening to augment the fund of the Red Cross Society resulted in a net profit of £1,400. ...

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  13. THRASHING THE GERMANS.

    A wounded Russian officer, describing the desperate fight that took place near Orlau (in East Preussia), stated that the trenches were taken the retaken three times, when ...

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  14. AMERICAN WAR TAX.

    The War Tax Bill imposed excise duties of 50 cents per barrel on beer and 20 cents per gallon on wine. A Bill imposing an ad valorem railroad freight tax will shortly ...

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  15. DIED LIKE A HERO.

    Colonel Allenby, in a letter to Lady De Crespigny, sympathising with her over the death of her son, states: "On the Queen's boys fell the brunt of the fighting on ...

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  16. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Previously acknowledged £9,426 10 11 O. Harper 0 15 0 Mrs. Schiffman and pupils 5 0 0 Jas. Brennan, Esq (weekly ...

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  17. AT SEA.

    A strong German squadron was seen on Monday near the Island of Gottska Sandoe, off the Swedish coast, steaming to the north and west. Nine battleships were ...

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  18. GERMANY'S DEFENCE.

    The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Telegraphs" states that there are now 12 or 13 German army corps in East Prussia. "Russia will soon benefit by the ...

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  19. BRITISH SUCCESSES.

    The official Press Bureau States that in yesterday's fighting east of Paris the enemy were driven back all along the line. Sir John French reports that the British ...

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  20. CAPTURED TOWNS.

    Cracow is a town and episcopal see of of Austria in Galicia, 212 miles west by north from Lemberg by rail. It has a mixed population numbering something ...

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  21. HELIGOLAND FIGHT.

    The German cruiser Mainz, which was sunk in the naval fight off Heligoland, had on board three British naval reserve men, who had been serving on a German liner ...

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  22. A GERMAN ADMISSION.

    It is stated officially that a telegram from Berlin reads:—"General von Stein announces that the army which had crossed the Marne east of Paris, was heavily attacked ...

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  23. AFRICAN LOYALTY.

    In the Union House of Assembly yesterday the Prime Minister (Mr. Louis Botha), in the course of a stirring speech, said the Imperial Government had lent the South ...

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  24. POSITION IN BRITAIN.

    The Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith), in moving a vote of 500,000 additional men for the British army in the House of Commons yesterday, said the House had already voted ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  25. PRISONERS IN GERMANY.

    The Cologne "Gazette" states that 1,000 English soldiers are prisoners at Douberitz, the military exercise ground at Berlin, and are being well treated. The "Gazette" ...

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  26. IN THE NORTH-WEST.

    Reuter's correspondent at Paris states:— "The German have completely evacuated the north-west of France, except for small parties of Uhlans who are being gradually ...

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  27. OFFICIAL CABLE MESSAGES.

    The Premier yesterday received the following cablegrams from the High Commissioner for the Commonwealth:— "The Admiralty announces that H.M.S. ...

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  28. FRENCH'S DESPATCHES.

    Field Marshal Sir John French's despatches, relating the operations of the British Army in Belgium and France give the following further account of the retirement ...

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  29. BEFORE THE WAR.

    The "Nieuwe Rotterdam Courant" publishes a piece of war history from its Berlin correspondent. The message states that the military party in Berlin reckoned it ...

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  30. THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

    Yesterday the encampment at Blackboy Hill wore a deserted appearance. Only the recruits who comprise the reinforcements for the 11th (Western Australian) ...

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  31. THE PATHFINDER.

    The "Daily Telegraph" states that a relative of one of the Pathfinder's crew had been informed officially that the boat was struck by a torpedo from a German submarine and ...

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  32. AUSTRALIA.

    Mr. Justice Hood, sitting in Prize Court jurisdiction in the Practice Court to-day, granted permission for the German steamer Hessen, which has been seized as a prize ...

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  33. LANCERS' GREAT CHARGE.

    Details of the 9th Lancers' charge against the Germans on September 2 show that the Lancers went into action singing and shouting like schoolboys. The enemy's ...

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  34. NEW MINES TRICK.

    The trawler Agatha discovered a new German trick in marine mines in the North Sea yesterday. She noticed a ship's life boat drifting as a derelict, and took ...

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  35. THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

    "The Daily Chronicle's" Petrograd correspondent intimates that there has been a great battle at Lublin (in Poland), ending in a complete victory for the Russians, who ...

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  36. RECRUITING OPERATIONS.

    The response of some large cities to the call for recruits has been enthusiastic. The following is the record of enrolments:—In the London 60.000, in Galsgow 22,000, in ...

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  37. GERMANS CROSS ORANGE RIVER.

    Reuter's correspondent at Capetown states:— "The news that the German forces had crossed the Orange River spread like ...

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  38. AUSTRIAN CITY EVACUATED.

    The Austrians have evacuated Cracow. The inhabitants of the city are displaying Russian sympathies. ...

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  39. GERMAN CARGO BOATS.

    The German four-masted vessel Goldbeck, with a valuable cargo of timber on board, has been captured and taken to Falmouth. The German barque Urania, bound from ...

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  40. NECESSARY COMMODITIES.

    At to-day's sitting of the Necessary Commodities Commission, Edward McCausland, president of the Master Bakers' Association, said that the present price of bread had ...

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  41. CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE.

    A communique issued late last night stated: "The left wing of the Anglo-French forces has crossed the Marne River, and is pursuing the retreating enemy. The British ...

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  42. AUSTRIA'S DEFEAT.

    It is officially admitted that the Archduke Frederich, who is commander-in-chief of the Austrian forces, lost 120,000 men—about one-fourth of his army—in the ...

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  43. BAVARIAN TROOPS FLINCHING.

    According to the story told by an officer of the French reserves who was engaged in action recently against the Bavarian corps of the German army, the letter are ...

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  44. A GLASGOW MEETING.

    At a meeting of citizens in Glasgow yesterday Mr. David Macaulay Stevenson (Lord Provost), who is the head of the firm of D. M. Stevenson and Co., coal ...

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  45. WRECK OF THE OCEANIC.

    It has been ascertained that the White Star liner Oceanic, which was wrecked off the north coast of Scotland, went down through striking a rock. ...

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  46. THE GERMAN ARREST.

    Some military critics, reviewing the results of yesterday's successes point out that as yet no part of the German army has been definitely broken, and that it has ...

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  47. CENTRAL AFRICAN CONFLICT.

    The Press Bureau reports:—"On Tuesday last a British force in Nyassaland, in Central Africa, unsuccessfully attempted to drive 400 Germans across the frontier, ...

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  48. A REIGN OF TERROR.

    Refugees state that a reign of terror exists in the Serb provinces of Austria. There is a gibble in every village, and fresh corpses are hanging from them every ...

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  49. KIAU-CHAU.

    The floods surrounding Tsing-Tau (at the entrance to Kiau-chau Bay) are spreading inland, and it is probable they will delay the investment of Kiau-chau for several ...

    Article : 277 words
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