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  2. PRIME MINISTER AND PILGRIMS.

    On Friday night the Commonwealth Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hugnes) was entertained by the Pilgrims' Club. Viscount Bryce, who presided, in introducing ...

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  3. FEDERAL AND STATE POLITICS.

    Messrs. John Ewing and Edwin Rose addressed the electors at Bridgetown last Wednesday night, in furtherance of their candidature for the Legislative Council. ...

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  4. A STRIKE INCIDENT.

    Thomas Rees, London secretary of the Amalgamated Engineers' Society, was recently remanded on a charge of having delayed the output of munitions, by inducing ...

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  5. THE NEAR EAST.

    A neutral diplomatist from Sofia says that Germany recently asked Bulgaria to undertake the offensive at Salonika, and that Bulgaria refused to do so, on the ...

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  6. THE VERDUN REGION.

    Friday's communique stated: "The enemy bombardment west of the Meuse has slackened. There has been no fresh attempt to attack Morthomme. There was an intense ...

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  7. LECTURE BY CAPTAIN WILSON.

    Captain Chaplin Wilson, of the Mining Corps, repeated his lecture "The War Brought Home to Perth" at His Majesty's Theatre on Saturday night. The Mayor ...

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  8. AUSTRALIAN WOUNDED.

    The Commonwealth Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) and the High Commissioner visited Harefield Hospital on Saturday, accompanied by Colonel Bidlis and Captain ...

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  9. SPELTER.

    The Ministry of Munitions has agreed to allow the Sulphide Corporation to retain half of the war excess profits from its spelter works. The corporation has ...

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  10. BULGARIAN KING MENACED.

    A wireless message received on Friday stated that bombs had been discovered under the royal palace at Sofia. Several arrests were made. ...

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  11. GERMAN PREPARATIONS.

    German troops from the Russian front have arrived on the Ghenghevli-Monastir front, and are making serious military preparations. ...

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  12. THE COMMONWEALTH.

    Information regarding the Australian Imperial forces and the navy, that is new and interesting, is contained in the latest digest, issued on the authority of the ...

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  13. TURKEY'S INTENTIONS.

    A Turkish newspaper states that the Ottoman Grand Council, including all the Ministers and several senators, met at Constantinople last week, and discussed the ...

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  14. ITALY'S AID.

    The Rome correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" reports:—"Desiring to relieve the pressure at Verdun, the Italian commander-in-chief is conducting a general ...

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  15. RUSSIA'S OPERATIONS.

    A communique issued on Friday evening stated:—"We have occupied Mableatan (about 60 miles west of Erzerum) and have captured five guns and a transport convoy. ...

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  16. FIGHT NEAR ADEN.

    An official announcement issued yesterday evening stated:—"A Turkish force, accompanied by three German officers, attacked a British outpost at Imad (10 miles ...

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  17. SUBMARINE OUTRAGES.

    It is officially stated that the Dutch liner Tubantia was torpedoed, and according to a report issued on Friday it is believed that several lives have been lost. ...

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  18. EGYPT.

    The Press Bureau published the following brisk account of the fighting that took place at Sollum (in the north of Egypt) last Tuesday:— ...

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  19. GERMANS LOSE 300,000 MEN.

    The Paris correspondent of the "Daily News" declares that the German losses at Verdun already exceed 300,000. ...

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  20. COMMONWEALTH ARSENAL.

    A Treasury warrant has been issued by the Commonwealth Treasurer (Mr. Higgs), authorising the expenditure of £40,000 from the Treasurer's advance fund for the ...

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  21. THE GERMAN ARTILLERY.

    It is estimated that the Germans at Verdun employed 3,000 guns, including a dosen sixteen-inch Howitzers, throwing projectiles weighing a ton each. Over ...

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  22. THE DOUBLE INCOME TAX.

    The committee established to deal with the question of the double income tax is considering whether it will first approach Mr. Hughes, or submit a proposal direct ...

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  23. DUTCH PRESS VIEW.

    Dutch people take a serious view of the destruction of the Tubantia, and the Dutch newspapers appeal for the unity of neutrals to prevent torpedoeing of ...

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  24. THRILLING AERIAL EXPERIENCE.

    Guy Nemer, who was one of the French aviators who rendered valuable assistance to the army in the Verdun battles, has been wounded. He started on a daily ...

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  25. COMMONWEALTH RECRUITING.

    In Victoria on Saturday 256 men volunteered for active service and 167 were accepted. During the week 2,091 offered themselves, and 1,270 were accepted. ...

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  26. AMERICAN INVESTIGATION.

    The State Department has instructed the American Consuls in Europe to investigate the sinking of the Tupantia and the attempt to torpedo the Patria. ...

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  27. "BER TAG" POSTPONED.

    German prisoners when questioned yesterday stated that they were assured that Verdun was to be the last great battle. A wave of depression and discontent had ...

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  28. W.A. SPINNING ASSOCIATION.

    A distinct advance in spinning facilities has taken place lately. Whereas a few months ago a spinning wheel cost about £4, by the united efforts of well-wishers the ...

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  29. ANTI-CONSCRIPTION MEETING.

    Between 2,000 and 3,000 persons gathered on the Yarra bank this afternoon, to listen to an anti-conscription gathering. The meeting was organised under the auspices ...

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  30. BRITISH NEWS.

    Sir Edward Grey, through the American Embassy, replying to the Austro-Hungarian protest against the forcible repatriation of Austro-Hungarians in India, on board the ...

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  31. ANOTHER CHALLENGE TO HOLLAND

    The Dutch steamer Palembang (6,674 tons), bound from Rotterdam to Java, via London, was torpedoed yesterday near the lightship off the Hook of Holland. The ...

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  32. CHINESE REVOLUTION.

    Kwangsi, which is the eighth out of the 18 provinces of China proper in regard to area, but seventeenth in the matter of population, has proclaimed its ...

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  33. GERMANY'S POLICY.

    With a view of stimulating subscriptions to the war loan, inspired German newspapers emphasise the assertion that Germany is fighting the great war for ...

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  34. ANZAC DAY.

    Inquiries made at the Premier's office on Saturday enlisted the information that the Government has had under consideration the matter of declaring a public ...

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  35. THE YOUNG LIBERALS.

    The report of the secretary of the Young Liberal League for 1915-16 is as follows:—On account of the war and the consequent inactivity in political circles, ...

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  36. FIENDISH GERMAN METHODS.

    The "Journal" states:—"Germans in America recently put tiny steel spikes in oats shipped to France in order to perforate the intestines of the French horses. ...

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  37. ARMY STORES MUDDLES.

    The Auditor-General's report on the Army Stores accounts discloses several instances of muddle including a case where £2,650 was paid for partly worn clothing, which ...

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  38. FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE.

    On Friday evening a meeting of representatives from all the organisations registered under the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act under the public service ...

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  39. GERMAN BUDGET.

    The Imperial Treasurer (Dr. Kail Helfferich), in his Budget Speech in the Reichstag on Friday, said: "The Budget contained no war items, as December's credit ...

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  40. THE BRAVE IRISH.

    There was a spirited sale of Irish flags and shamrock in London on Friday, in aid of the Irish Soldiers' Fund. The Queen distributed Queen Alexandra's shamrocks ...

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  41. Y.M.C.A. MILITARY WORK.

    In place of the concert which was to have been given by the Miners' Band in the Y.M.C.A. hall at Blackboy Hill on Friday night, a successful impromptu ...

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  42. WHY VON TIRPITZ RESIGNED.

    Among the current reports of the reason for Von Tirpitz's resignation is a statement by the "Daily Mail" that a serious quarrel took place betwen the Chancellor ...

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  43. MR. HUGHES'S SENTIMENTS.

    The board of directors of the Australian Natives' Association, has sent the following reply to the request from the Newcastle branch that a protest should be ...

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  44. BELGIAN RELIEF.

    The National Committee for the Relief of Belgium states that out of £1,400,000 transferred to the Hoover Commission, to the end of February, £737,463 came from ...

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  45. FIRE AT MOORA.

    Probably the biggest fire that has taken place at Moora was that which early this morning destroyed Saleeba's Buildings, Gardiner-street, in which the business of a ...

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  46. CHARACTER SKETCHES.

    Mr. Ben. Tillet contributes to the "Daily Chronicle" a character sketch of Mr. Andrew Fisher and Mr. Hughes. He says:— "Their policy is the direct outcome of the ...

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  47. SOCIALISTS AND THE WAR.

    There were turbulent scenes at the recent sitting of the Prussian Diet. The "Cologne Gazetie" says: "Liebknecht, who is an advocate for our enemies, spoke for ...

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  48. RIGHTS OF THE DOMINIONS.

    Mr. R. D. Denman, M.P. (son of Lord Denman), in a letter to the Press, points out the importance of Mr. Herbert Samuel's declaration that the Government ...

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  49. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

    Forty volunteers were examined at the Drill Hall on Saturday, 26 of whom were accepted. For the week ended Saturday 418 men offered their services, and the ...

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  50. RELATIONS WITH AMERICA.

    The Washington correspondent of the "Morning Post" reports:—"In official circles it is considered that Admiral Von Tirpitz was willing to risk a war with the ...

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  51. Advertising

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  52. MISCELLANEOUS.

    The Director, Army Postal Services, Australian Imperial Forces, Cairo, has brought under notice a case in which a parcel forwarded from one of the States was found on ...

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