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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1895

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Useless Soldiers

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 3

Large numbers of Chinese in the south-west-western portion of Kwangtung, the most southerly province of China, have broken out in rebellion, and…

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The War in China

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 2

Li Hang Chang, the Chinese Viceroy, and one of the Chinese peace envoys, has been shot at and wounded in the face by a young Japanese, who was arrested…

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The War In the Bust. Tuesday. Japan Determined

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 3

Japan refuses to agree to an armistice until the parleying between the peace envoys at Shimonoseki are well advanced…

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The War in China

National Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 2

The bullet with which Li Hung Chang was shot remains in his cheek. His assailant belongs to the 'Soshis,' or political bravos…

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The War in the East. The Oroya Captain

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 3

Japan will agree to an armistice if China will yield Shanghai, Kwan, and other places not yet reached by the Japanese, but China refuses to accept these The Court of Inquiry at Naples has suspended the certificate of Captain Routh for three months in connection with the stranding of the Oroya…

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The War in China

National Advocate · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 2

Telegraphic despatches received at St. Petersburgh from the East assert that Li Hung Chang, the Chinese Viceroy and Peace Envoy to Shimonoseki, Japan…

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The War in the East. the Peace Negotiations

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 3

The Chinese Viceroy, Li Hang Chang, will not allow Japanese doctors to perform an operation on his face in search for the ballet with which he was wounded, and…

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The War in the East. More Japanese Victories

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 2

The Japanese have captured Haichow, with a view to seizing the canal which is the chief route for supplies to Pekin. In the engagement between the Japanese…

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The War in China

National Advocate · Monday 1 April 1895 · page 3

LONDON, Friday. The capture of Haichow by the Japanese and the further landing of their troops on the island of Yuchow have created a scarce in Nankin, from which…

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War Clouds. Britain and Nicaragua

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 1 April 1895 · page 3

Several American men o'-war have arrived off the Nicaragua coast, with the object of resitting British occupation of the territory through which the canal will be constructed…

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The War in China

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1895 · page 2

Reports received at Washington from United States officials in Japan state that China requested the Mikado to declare an unconditional armistice. This…

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The War in China

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1895 · page 2

The Japanese authorities have granted an unconditional armistice for three weeks, pending the result of peace negotiations with China…

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The War In the East. Unconditional Armistice

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 2 April 1895 · page 2

Reports received at Washington from United States officials in Japan state that China requested the Mikado to declare an unconditional armistice. This his Majesty at…

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The War in China

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1895 · page 2

The armistice granted by Japan prohibits the movement of troops by sea, but applies only to the districts specified in the agreement. It is thought by the…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Tuesday. War in East

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 April 1895 · page 2

The Japanese demand as a condition of peace the concession of Formosa and the southern portion of Manchuria, and a war iuedmnity of £40,000,000…

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The War in China

National Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1895 · page 2

The Japanese demand, as a condition of peace, the concession of Formosa, and the southern portion of Manchuria, and a war indemnity of £40,000,000…

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The War in the East

National Advocate · Friday 5 April 1895 · page 2

Japan demands from China, as a condition of peace, an indemnity of 700,000,000 yen (nearly £117,000,000) and the occupation of Pekin pending…

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The War in the East. Cantonese Terrified

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 2

Fearing Japanese invasion the people of Canton have blocked the river with heavy booms and laid down torpedoes in Swatow Harbor…

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The War in China. Russia's Movement to Interfere

National Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 2

This paper has already stated its belief that the armistice obtained by Li Hung Chang from his Japanese Majesty, was only in order to get time for China…

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The War in China. Russia Steps In. London

National Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 3

Russia has at last decided to step in and put a stop to the war between Japan and China. Ninety thousand of her soldiers are now being spread out to make an advance…

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