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to^«i « Australia France is raising.a £20,000,000 loan in ; In the first days of the western offpn J^^-St'SJpS'- 1 Mexican border. 6 ~' ( ... ; The third reading of <£c Finance Bill i was carried in the House of Hcpresenta. > , tives yesterday. ■ ' ' Swedish reports state that a battle was • fought off the island of Gothland; in the ' 1 Baltic, on.Wednesday last. The British have broken. into , the enemy s second line of defence in France along a front of four.mflee. J • 1 Otago are strongly 'protesting. . against the gradings in the issued graded list of teachers; The British bank rate has risen: from sto 6 per cent. The rise is attributed to "*■.-■- , a shortage of money; in America. ' i The Greek Koyal Family had to leave a - chateau in which they were living owin« toits destruction by a forest firev . V- - ;' A»political crisis is expected in Buk garia .as an outcome of the misery ; brought upon the. country."ibjr the war. ■ ; The administration of Bukowina -has been removed to Kplojßvar, , in Hungary, •■■■.-■ '. owing to the pressure'of mjljtary events. ,- sA German-American commerce-sub- ■ marine company, with a capital of; many •■ : i millions, is stated to be in couree' of "■,': ■ formation. ■; ■ '■' ' ?.*-'■'.'" •.: .: I Predictions are now being made crt>- • cerning the, close of, the Parliamentary .■■/'■':' , session,"which is'expected to last tillCthe ' end,of Ju1y..,.:..,, .. ..:.;/. ~ ' , 'The- Prime Minister and.Minister -;for I Defence, who Tiaye: Been onVtb^. : BickMis't '■ ■ .for the past week, have not yet resumed : I diity, in Parliament. ■; '■ J / v '~->" ■''•'''..-.•.•"'■■ ■ Seven 1 German army corps, ■/■ Including' j four from France, are: stated to : liavabeen;sent to-Galicia'innin attempt , to ' stop General 3ussilofTe''idvanee'.": ' ~ , ; : i Waßhingtonis asking the U.S.-Consul. ■at Bremen to explain wnjrhe ■'did' not ! send, over a \ confidential report. of the ; submarine Deutschland'e departure. >■'"'' • The French National Fete, was fittingly celebrated'in Great Britain and also in ;. Australia.' It is hoped that £100,000 will ;-■ be raised for the French, Red' Qross. - "■' ;' A big Austro-Genmui counter-offensive i IB taking place on the Kovel frpnfca-Aus- ; triantroops who broke before the Russian ]■ fire were mown down by German shrapt neL ■ • , ■-.--% :.-."•:■ ' . The Duke'-of ; ! Somerset allegedinthe . House of' Lords that ' 1,000 j. wounded ..; fromvMesbpbtamia^did:"ii6ti'eVen have / their wounds 'dressed till they; reached; ' Bombay. .' ■■ .'. ■-■..■ •".- *■ * ■;.-■-...-.. . . .. : •Mγ. Lloyd George stated at a munitions conferejice of, the ..Allies, that British fac- ; ' tories had not yet; reached' a-third: of . tfieir capacity, and supplies would soon \be overwhelming.' ,i- ,: •■■ v.., ~ • : 'Yon". Bulow, : late -.German Chancellor, " make's a sinister feonfessibh of Germany's deliberate'pretence of good.iatenttona to- .- . i.! TOraW : .{he' fime i'arrived . ' ; .when her 3iavy was (as she, considered) . T strbng, enough, to .-.. \VEu%! T ~'• 7 Monday. Be early^—?frey.. and Ford, . KarangaKape Road.—(Ad.) -:■ ■•- ■ • ; Broß.';VgreAt''. clearance •■ - .'isale of costumes, coats and furs now proceeding. . Gentoe. barjgaiiis. T^(Ad.) ;'.' '.Why, baby" ihiiTe. , so ..well: 'on . Bycrjoft's .Milk ;'Arrowroot'- BiscuiteT Because but /the "-floeet -'ol ' materials are used in their manufacture. 1 • :.vV-.;: ' ,
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 168, 15 July 1916, Page 1
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463TABLE TALK. Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 168, 15 July 1916, Page 1
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