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  2. AUSTRALIAN WAR LOAN

    The most sensational war news to-day is the appearance of the liner Appa[?] at an American port manned by a German crew, and with a number of prisoners on board. This is a mystery of the sen, which has yet to be solved, and doubtless it will make a thrilling story. There is no news of any importance from the Western front, and we have no details yet of last week's battle. ...

    Article : 106 words
  3. THREAT AT EGYPT.

    A member of the German great general staff, it is stated, told the editor of the German-American paper the "Deutsches Journal," who recently ...

    Article : 69 words
  4. CAPTURE OF SWEDISH STEAMER.

    German warships in April last captured a Swedish steamer named the England (2,680 tons). The police at Stockholm have new discovered that a ...

    Article : 65 words
  5. THE BALKANS

    To-day's Berlin communique says:— "One of our airships yesterday attacked the Allies' ships and despots at Salonika. The raid was attended with ...

    Article : 69 words
  6. THE RED CROSS.

    The Yorkshire miners are subscribing 6d. a week each for 14 weeks, and thus raising £35.000 for the purchase of motor-ambulances. The South Wales ...

    Article : 45 words
  7. AUSTRALIA.

    The acting-Prime Minister (Senator Penrcc) announced to-day that, as the result of further information from. Canada, it had been decided to cancel ...

    Article : 150 words
  8. MONTENEGRO'S BACKDOWN.

    A semi-official French review of the position in the Balkans states that the German newspapers at last see the Montenegrin episode in its true light. ...

    Article : 67 words
  9. ENEMY SUBMARINES.

    The special correspondent of the "Daily Mail," in a message from Athens, states that there are nearly 40 instances known of enemy ...

    Article : 58 words
  10. CONTRABAND.

    Soap is now to be treated as absolute contraband of war. This and other articles were included in the list issued by the Federal Government in a special ...

    Article : 147 words
  11. THE WAR LOAN.

    The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) made available to-day the results of the second Commonwealth war loan, and the figures showed that an even more ...

    Article : 1,723 words
  12. THE POUND OF FLESH.

    At the end of October the German authorities at Antwerp sentenced a youth named M[?]rtens, aged 17 years and nine months, to death on a charge ...

    Article : 77 words
  13. WAR IN THE AIR.

    The official Press Bureau states that in the Zeppelin raid on England yesterday, bombs were dropped on several towns in the rural districts of ...

    Article : 275 words
  14. THE CALL TO ARMS.

    The Prime Minister recently issued the following appeal to men to join the new army:— "The Defence of Australia and the ...

    Article : 413 words
  15. OVERSEAS FORCES.

    The Church of St. Margaret's, Westminster, has been placed at the disposal of the Oversea forces for services or religious ministrations. ...

    Article : 48 words
  16. NO MORE AMUSEMENT COMPANIES.

    Following his statement of yesterday, that it would be useless for application to be made for permission to raise capital for the formation of ...

    Article : 76 words
  17. THE WESTERN FRONT

    In a message to the "Daily Chronicle," the special correspondent, Mr. Philip Gibbs, describes the following incident of the visit of men of the ...

    Article : 154 words
  18. MINES IN THE NORTH SEA.

    The Dutch liner Princess Juliana, having struck a mine in the North Sea, has been beached at Felixstowe, in Suffolk. All her passengers were ...

    Article : 36 words
  19. RUSSIAN POLITICS.

    The President of the Council of Ministers (M. Goremykin) has resigned, on the ground of ill-health. M. Sturmer is to succeed him. ...

    Article : 31 words
  20. TASMANIA.

    The Mayor (Alderman L. H. Macleod) is arranging to give a picnic to returned sick or wounded soldiers at Kingston on Wednesday next. He has ...

    Article : 60 words
  21. DISTINCTIONS GRANTED.

    The following distinctions have been granted to Australian medical officers for services at the front:— Companion of the Bath: Colonel ...

    Article : 108 words
  22. RUSSIAN POLITICIANS IN ENGLAND.

    A number of members of the Russian Duma who are visiting England have been invited to pay a visit to the British front in France. ...

    Article : 39 words
  23. THE NEW ARMY

    Twenty-three volunteers submitted themselves for medical examination at the Barracks, Hobart, yesterday. Fifteen were passed as fit, six declared ...

    Article : 118 words
  24. THE EASTERN FRONT.

    Last night's communique says:— The Austro-Germans have attempted to take the offensive along the Strypa, to the north-west of Bu[?]zacz ...

    Article : 52 words
  25. ATTITUDE OF AMERICA

    The Washington correspondent of the "Morning Post" states that it is natural that the English press should assume that Dr. Wilson, the American ...

    Article : 167 words
  26. RAILWAY DISASTER.

    The Calars to Paris express was derailed yesterday at St. Denis, near Paris. Seven carriages took fire, and ten of the passengers were killed and ...

    Article : 36 words
  27. THE APPAM.

    The British and West African Navigation Co.'s liner Appam, 7,781 tons, which was supposed to have been lost on the voyage from West African ports ...

    Article : 89 words
  28. GENERAL WAR NEWS.

    Much interest was evinced to-day in the Prince of Wales's entry into public affairs. Khaki-clad and bronzed, having obtained special leave from the ...

    Article : 157 words
  29. WRECK OF STEAMER SQUALL.

    The coastal trader Squall, 369 tons, struck a rock and sank off the East Coast to-day. All hands were saved. The sea was calm, and Captain L. ...

    Article : 84 words
  30. THE TURKISH WAR

    Last night's communique says:— Our Caucasian troops continue to press the Turks closely in the region of Tortum and Khynha. region (north ...

    Article : 35 words
  31. CONDITIONS OF ENLISTMENT.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 591 words
  32. GERMAN ATROCITIES.

    A message from Rome states that the Pope has declined to accede to the request made by Belgian prelates that he should institute an inquiry into ...

    Article : 40 words
  33. THE HIGH COMMISSIONER

    The members of the Empire Parliamentary Association gave a luncheon to-day at the House of Commons to Mr Andrew Fisher. Mr A. J. ...

    Article : 1,092 words
  34. SHORTAGE OF CASH.

    The "New York World's" special correspondent at Athens says:—"Recent arrivals from Constantinople report that the Turks are longing for peace. The ...

    Article : 139 words
  35. PERSONAL.

    At the Government Tourist Bureau on Monday evening, Mr. Winterson, Secretary of Railways, on behalf of her supporters, presented Mrs. Hewitt, ...

    Article : 153 words
  36. THE TALK OF PEACE.

    The British Foreign Office has issued a statement in which it denies the assertion made by the German Chancellor (Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg) that ...

    Article : 109 words
  37. AFTER THE WAR.

    The members of the Royal Colonial Institute gave a luncheon to-day at the Hotel Cecil to Sir Rider Haggard, who has been commissioned by the Imperial ...

    Article : 544 words
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