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RESTRICTING THE NEWS. ACTION IN GERMANY. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received Mav 2, 1.25 p.m. RARIS, May 1. German newspapers are no longer reaching Austria or Switzerland, and the Austrian newspapers do not contain any German news, except from the Wolff Agency. DUTCH TOWN BOMBED. BY UNKNOWN AIRMAN. ( Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received May 2, 1.55 p.m. HAGUE, May i. Bombs from an aeroplane of an unknown nationality killed five people and destroyed a hundred houses at Zierikee, a town on the Dutch frontier. The air- ; j men's searchlights caused a panic. BIRKENHEAD RECALLED. THE MEN ON THE BALLARAT. ! Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received May 2, 1.55 p.m. LONDON, May 1. The troops aboard the Ballarat, who were rescued by the destroyers and trawlers, behaved magnificently, recalling the heroism of the men on the Birkenhead. THE IRISH QUESTION. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received Mav 2, 3.30 p.m. LONDON. May 1. The statement on the Irish question has been postponed until next week.
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Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13473, 2 May 1917, Page 5
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