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  2. DEMAND FOR ECONOMY.

    At the Guildhall yesterday a crowded meeting was held to inaugurate a national savings campaign. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. ...

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  3. WESTERN BATTLE FRONT.

    Yesterday afternoon's communique stated: "Nothing important is happening north of Verdun and at Woevre. There is merely an intermittent cannonade proceeding." ...

    Article : 442 words
  4. RUSSIA.

    In the Duma yesterday the Minister for Finance said the Rudget showed a deficit of £37,000,000. The war was costing Russia £3,000,000 daily. The drink revenue ...

    Article : 110 words
  5. BRITISH NEWS.

    A German seaplane dropped four bombs at cue place and six bombs at another place on the south-east coast of England at dusk yesterday. A baby was killed and ...

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  6. FATAL GAMBLING.

    To-day the Coroner for Parramatta, Mr. H. R. Clark, concluded the inquest concerning the death of Henry Joseph Brown, a soldier, who was killed on Milson Island, ...

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  7. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) stated to-day that the facts with regard to the enlistments were not yet complete, and there was good reason why ...

    Article : 58 words
  8. MACHINE GUN SUPPLIES.

    Dr. Addison (Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Munitions stated in the House of Commons yesterday that our increase in machine guns had been anormous and that ...

    Article : 42 words
  9. ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER HOSPITAL SHIP.

    Another hosiptal ship—the second in two days—arrived at Fremantle yesterday morning, and berthed at the river buoy. She left Egypt about five weeks ago. ...

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  10. WAR PENSIONS.

    The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) promised to-day that Cabinet would give consideration to the request made by a deputation from the Australian Journalists' ...

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  11. EMPIRE COUNCILS.

    The Commonwealth High Commissioner (Mr. Andrew Fisher) was entertained at luncheon by the Royal Colonial Institute yesterday. ...

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  12. CHRISTMAS BILLIES.

    Signaller G. A. Thorn, 3rd Squadron C. Troop, 1st A.R.U., in thanking Miss Jessie Robinson. Watson-place, Maylands, says:—"I am only young, not 29 yet, but ...

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  13. THE VERDUN SECTOR—WHERE GERMANY SOUGHT TO BREAK THE FRENCH LINE.

    THE COUNTRY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF VERDUN, SHOWN BY THE VERTICAL LINES IS THE GROUND OVER WHICH THE GERMAN ARMY ATTACKED, WERE REPULSED, AND RETREATED, LEAVING, ACCORDING TO A DUTCH REPORT. 45,000 DEAD ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  14. BRITISH REPORT.

    General Sir Douglas Haig reported last night:—"There were 20 air encounters yesterday. One of our machines has not [?]turned. Our infantry, with machine guns, ...

    Article : 67 words
  15. AUSTRALIANS IN TROUBLE.

    In the Axbridge Police Court yesterday a lance-corporal and a private in the Australian Army Service were charged with having stolen three cases of cigarettes and ...

    Article : 105 words
  16. MR. HILAIRE BELLOC'S OPINION.

    Mr. Hilaire Belloc, writing in "Land and Water," states:—"The enemy has launched a great offensive, upon which will turn the future of the war. It is another proof ...

    Article : 165 words
  17. BRITAIN AND THE DOMINIONS.

    The "Arbeiter Zeitung," the organ of the Austrian working classes, publishes a leading article on "Greater Britain in the War" which shows a keen appreciation of ...

    Article : 539 words
  18. EXEMPTIONS FROM SERVICE.

    Mr. Lloyd George stated in the House of Commons yesterday that exemptions from military service were causing the Government anxiety. Steps were being taken to ...

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  19. TRADE AFTER THE WAR.

    At the conference of Chambers of Commerce yesterday it was decided to urge the Government to establish a credit bank to develop British trade abroad, to remove ...

    Article : 183 words
  20. COMMONWEALTH RECRUITING.

    To-day 65 men volunteered at Adelaide for active service, and 45 were accepted During the past four days 354 men have offered themselves and 260 have been ...

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  21. GERMAN STATEMENT.

    A German communique issued last night stated:—"We forced a British biplane to descend at Menin, and we captured its occupants. We brought two French biplanes ...

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  22. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BARRETT.

    A communication has been received from the High Commissioner stating that Lieut.Colonel Barrett has resigned from the Australian forces in view of the fact that ...

    Article : 119 words
  23. AT SEA.

    Mr. John Leyland, the authority on naval and international subjects, writing in the "Daily Graphic," states that there is reason to believe that the new German ...

    Article : 162 words
  24. SPECULATION IN METALS.

    Regulations have been gazetted prohibiting speculation in war metals in order to prevent the undue inflation of prices. ...

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  25. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    The censor yesterday released the 148th casualty list of Western Australian members of the A.I.F., and it is published below. Where not otherwise stated, the ...

    Article : 968 words
  26. TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.

    Application was made to-day to the High Court for special leave to appeal from a decision of the Court of Quarter Sessions. Sydney, with regard to the conviction on ...

    Article : 166 words
  27. RECRUITING.

    The recruiting officers at the Drill Hall in Francis-street had another busy day yesterday, when 122 men came forward. Of this number 66 were accepted, and the ...

    Article : 42 words
  28. BELGIAN RELIEF.

    The Belgian Relief Committee has passed a resolution thanking the Premier of New South Wales (Mr. Holman) and Mr. Cann (Minister for Works) for the practical ...

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  29. PRISONERS OF WAR.

    The Defence Department has supplied the following information regarding the means of communication in remitting money to Australian soldiers who are ...

    Article : 131 words
  30. ARMED MERCHANTMEN.

    President Wilson has requested the Chairman of the Rules Committee of the House of Representatives to obtain a vote respecting the question of armed ...

    Article : 96 words
  31. INDIA.

    At yesterday's sitting of the Viceroy's Council, Sir William Meyer presented the annual financial statement. He said the people must assume that the present ...

    Article : 323 words
  32. AUSTRALIAN MEATS.

    In view of the recent condemnations of Australian tinned meats by the War Office, the Agents-General have decided to institute a rigorous inquiry into the ...

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    Harry Lauder, who is in New York, was entertained at luncheon by the members of the Rotary Club, and according to the reports of the ...

    Article : 190 words
  34. ALIENS.

    The restrictions, which for some time past, have been imposed on aliens in the United Kingdom, have now been extended to the Commonwealth. They are ...

    Article : 424 words
  35. TURKISH ATTITUDE.

    The "Mokkattam" publishes from Constantinople a statement that General Von Sanders went to Berlin some time ago and informed the Kaiser that Prince Yussuff ...

    Article : 110 words
  36. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Captain Fred Bell, V.C., of the Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Bell, of Cottesloe Beach, who was on active service in France and ...

    Article : 996 words
  37. PORTUGAL'S ACTION.

    It is reported that Germany has forwarded to Portugal an ultimatum demanding the return of the seized vessels within 48 hours ...

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  38. NEW ARMY AND NAVY INSTITUTE.

    The official opening of the new Army and Navy Institute took place at Fremantle yesterday. The new building, which has just been erected on the Church of ...

    Article : 562 words
  39. ARMAMENT OF LA PROVENCE.

    It is officially announced that the French auxiliary cruiser La Provence, which was sunk in the Mediterranean while acting temporarily as a troopship, was armed ...

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