At the Guildhall yesterday a crowded meeting was held to inaugurate a national savings campaign. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. ...
Article : 823 wordsYesterday afternoon's communique stated: "Nothing important is happening north of Verdun and at Woevre. There is merely an intermittent cannonade proceeding." ...
Article : 442 wordsIn 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 wordsA 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 ...
Article : 73 wordsTo-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, ...
Article : 285 wordsThe 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 wordsDr. 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 wordsAnother 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. ...
Article : 46 wordsThe Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) promised to-day that Cabinet would give consideration to the request made by a deputation from the Australian Journalists' ...
Article : 48 wordsThe Commonwealth High Commissioner (Mr. Andrew Fisher) was entertained at luncheon by the Royal Colonial Institute yesterday. ...
Article : 265 wordsSignaller 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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Article : 50 wordsGeneral 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 wordsIn 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 wordsMr. 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 wordsThe "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 wordsMr. Lloyd George stated in the House of Commons yesterday that exemptions from military service were causing the Government anxiety. Steps were being taken to ...
Article : 40 wordsAt 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 wordsTo-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 ...
Article : 104 wordsA 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 ...
Article : 34 wordsA 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 wordsMr. 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 wordsRegulations have been gazetted prohibiting speculation in war metals in order to prevent the undue inflation of prices. ...
Article : 25 wordsThe 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 wordsApplication 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 wordsThe 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 wordsThe 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 ...
Article : 68 wordsThe Defence Department has supplied the following information regarding the means of communication in remitting money to Australian soldiers who are ...
Article : 131 wordsPresident 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 wordsAt 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 wordsIn 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 ...
Article : 35 wordsHarry 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 wordsThe 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 wordsThe "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 wordsCaptain 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 wordsIt is reported that Germany has forwarded to Portugal an ultimatum demanding the return of the seized vessels within 48 hours ...
Article : 30 wordsThe 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 wordsIt 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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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 3 Mar 1916, Page 7
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