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  2. FARMERS AND SETTLERS.

    Yesterday was the second day of the annual general conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of Western Australia. Mr. A. J. Monger (president) was ...

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  3. ANGLO-FRENCH OFFENSIVE.

    The Allied artillery has been engaged in an exceptionally severe bombardment for 48 hours on a 30 mile front, from Thiepyal to the outskirts of Roye. The first, ...

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  4. RUSSIAN CAMPANIGNS.

    A commounique issued yesterday stated:—"We are successfully advancing on the Sereth and fortifying the captured positions. We took 8,500 prisoners. A party ...

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  5. THE ITALIANS.

    An official report issued yesterday evening stated: "The Italians captured Mounts Sabotino and San Michele, and also the bridgehead of Gorizia. They are sheiling. ...

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  6. LAST WEEK'S ADRIATIC FIGHT.

    A wireless message from Berlin states that Austrian torpedo boats and the crusier Aspern engaged an Italian cruiser, and six destroyers' in the Adriatic on Wednesday ...

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  7. SUEZ CANAL THEATRE.

    An official announcement issued this morning stated:—"The pursuit of the men from Katia continues, and we have already pressed the Turkish rearguard back to the ...

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  8. MISCELLANEOUS.

    A number of ladies residing at Gosnells haved formed themselves into a committee for providing the soldiers in the trenches with suitable clothing and ...

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  9. A SIGNIFICANT MESSAGE.

    Much interest is shown in despatches from Von Weigand (the Berlin correspondent of the "World"), whose recent cables have shown plainly how Germany is ...

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  10. FIGHT FOR POZIERTS RIDGE.

    Dawn broke, after the capture by the Australians of the German second line behind Pozieres, and the inevitable shellfire began to desend upon the whole of ...

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  11. COMMONWEALTH RECRUITING.

    To-day 61 men colunteered at Adelaide, and 38 were accepted. ...

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  12. VON HINDENBURG'S FORCES.

    The "Morning Post's" Petrograd correspondent telegraphs:—"The Russian success on the Graberka and the Sereth Rivers bring them within striking distance ...

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  13. SABOTINO BATTLE.

    There is great rejoining over the success of the Italian offensive. Its beginning had been whispered about since Friday, and the results had been eagerly and anixiously ...

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  14. ZEPPELINS.

    Early this morning some Zeppelins raided the east coast of England, and another flew over the Scottish south-east coast. Three women and an child were killed by ...

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  15. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The 191st casualty list, dealing with Western Australian troops, was released by the Censor last night and is published below. Where not otherwise stated, the names ...

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  16. A CAMP SPEECH.

    In the course of a speech delivered at Blackboy Hill Military Camp some weeks since Mr. F. Wilson, who was then the Leader of the Opposition, made certain ...

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  17. LEMBERG.

    The report is confirmed that civilians were ordered to evacuate Lemberg last Friday. The Governor issued the following proclamation: "If the fortune of war ...

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  18. AN AERIAL EXPEDITION.

    The Admiralty announced yesterday that British seaplanes co-operating with the French successfully bombarded benzine stores and barracks at Mulheim (40 miles ...

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  19. GENERAL ITEMS.

    The Danish passenger boat Youn when returning bere with 200 school boys and girls who had been holidaying in Jutland, was captured in the Cattegat yesterday ...

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  20. ENEMY STATEMENTS.

    The following communique was issued in Berlin yesterday:—"We repulsed enemy attacks at some points on the Sereth. The Russian effors to gain ground on the ...

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  21. DEPORTATION OF CIVILIANS.

    Cardinal Hartmann, replying to the Pope on behalf of the German Government, states:—"Owing to the difficulty of feeding the dense populations in certain ...

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  22. IMPORTATION OF SOAP.

    The Federal Ministry has adopted regulations prohibiting the importation of soap into Australia. The object of the prohibition is to encourage the local manufacture ...

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  23. THE SUEZ ZONE.

    THE PERPENDICULAR BLACK LINE INDICATES THE APPROXIMATE POSITION OF THE BRITISH FORCES FOLLOWING ON THE RECENT SUCCESSFUL FIGHTING. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  24. BRITISH NEWS.

    Mr. Arthur Henderson has resigned from the Ministry. It is understood he considers that his industrial missions on behalf of the Government interface with his ...

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  25. HANDLING OF SUGAR.

    The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) has conceded the demand of the Waterside Workers' Federation for payment of 2s. an hours for the handling of sugar. It ...

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  26. TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.

    In the Federal Arbitration Court to-day Mr. Justice Powers continued the hearing of the claims of the Post and Telegraph Association. ...

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  27. WAR PENSIONS.

    The House of Commons yesterday voted £6,000,000 for supplementary war pensions after Mr. McKenna stated that the Government did not intend to shirk the State ...

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  28. A GERMAN STORY.

    A Berlin communique issued yesterday afternoon stated:—"The enemy continued their stubborn attacks between Thiepval and the Somme, especially at Pozieres, ...

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  29. AMERICAN RAILWAYS.

    Ninety-four per cent. of 400,00 of the railway employees in the United States have voted in favour of going on strike unless their demand for an ...

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  30. THE DASHING KENTS.

    Mr. Philip Gibbs, describing the recent advance from Pozieres, states:—"Before the Kents advanced on the enemy trenches north of Pozieres they donned their gas ...

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  31. THE SUBMARINE BREMEN.

    Ambiguous reports in German and Swiss newspapers state that the German trans Atlantic submarine Bremen has probably sunk, following upon an accident to her ...

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  32. DOMINION BORROWING.

    The "Financial News" states that while offerings of capital, except for war purposes, should be discouraged, the fullest support should be given to the essential ...

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  33. THE PRICE OF COTTON.

    There has been a great advance in the price of cotton during the past fortnight. Yesterday May options touched 15d. ...

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  34. THE APPAM CASE.

    Counsel for the German Government has filed a formal appeal against the decision that the Germans are not entitled to the possession of the British steamer. Appam, ...

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  35. MUNITIONS FROM AMERICA.

    A Court case yesterday, involving the right to ship munitions from Jersey City, disclosed the fact that one company alone has a contract for £2,600,000 to deliver ...

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  36. PERSONAL.

    A London cable message announces that the King has conferred the Military Cross on Lieut. Stanley Wootton for services in France. ...

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  37. THE BRITISH BLACK LIST.

    In the House of Representatives yesterday Mr. Bennett stated that he favoured the use of the American navy to break the power of the British black list. He urged ...

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  38. PORTUGAL AND THE ALLIES.

    At the opening of Parliament yesterday the Finance Minister announced that Britain was advancing loans to Portugal for war purposes, which were repayable within two ...

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  39. SHIPPING LOSSES.

    Replying in the House of Commons yesterday to a question as to whether in the terms of peace the Allies would insist upon taking from Germany an amount of ...

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  40. THE LUSITANIA OUTRAGE.

    Officials assert that the United States has no intention of accepting an indemnity from Germany on a per head basis as compensation for the lives of American citizens ...

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  41. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS' REPATRIATION FUND.

    The War Council desires it to be known that the Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Fund has been inaugurated, and that subscriptions in money will be received at the ...

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  42. SOLDIER SETTLEMENT.

    Replying to Sir. C. Kinloch-Cooke's questions in connection with settling soldiers on the land, Mr. Bonar Law stated in the House of Commons that he was not ...

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  43. THE KUT-EL-AMARA PRISONERS

    It has been ascertained that, a semi-official statement issued in Constantinople sets out that 615 British officers and 12,597 men are still prisoners in Kut-el-Amara. ...

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  44. THE AUSTRALIANS.

    "Last night, immediately after dark, the Australians broke the main German second line on a front of a mile and a half north-east of Pozieres. The German troops were ...

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  46. NIAGARA'S POWER.

    In order to safeguard the power works at Niagara Falls, which supply the Canadian Munitions plants, a ring of barbed wire entanglements has been constructed. ...

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  47. THE BALKANS.

    British troops dispersed Bulgarian patrols as Doljeli, west of Doiran, after bomb and bauonet fighting on Monday night. This is the first encounter between the British ...

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  48. AN AUSTRIAN COMMUNIQUE.

    An Austrian communique issued last night stated:—"We took 2,932 Italian prisoners near the Gorizia bridgehead; but owing to repeated and desperate enemy ...

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  49. ANZACS IN LONDON.

    The Y.M.C.A. has made arrangements to entertain and care for. Anzacs spending their leave in London. On an average 4,000 Australian soldiers visit the metropolis ...

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  50. COMMONWEALTH.

    Officers of the intelligence section of the Defence Department on Saturday afternoon visited the headquarters of the Australian Socialist Party, and there seized ...

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  51. AMERICAN OPINION.

    The military critic of the New York "Times" declares that the capture of the bridgehead at Gorizia is unquestionably the greatest victory scored by the Italians ...

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  52. ANILINE DYE.

    A youthful Irish chemist has invented an aniline dye. The Government is experimenting with the dye and is making the inventor a quarterly allowance of £650. ...

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  53. A SERBIAN SUCCESS.

    The Serbians on Monday drove the Bulgarians from Presba (16 miles south-east of Ochrida) and occupied the town. ...

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