The Soldier's Bible, Prayer Book, and Almanac
MANY years since one Richard Middleton, a private in the 60th Foot Regiment, during Divine service in the church, was observed to put his hand in his pocket and pull out a…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1895
14 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
The China-japan War
COMMENTING in general terms upon the respective forces engaged in the struggle, the commander of the Crescent speaks highly of the…
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THE lamentable war between China and Japan is one of which none can foresee the end. It may prove very dilatory, and thus involve the Great Powers of Europe in the…
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" OUTIS" writes in the Daily Telegraph: "The Japanese have been prevented by the Foreign Powers from bombarding Cheefoo. To be…
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THE special correspondent of the Times, writing from Kobe, December 3, says:— What happened after Port Arthur fell into Japanese hands it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War in the Flour Trade
A WHEAT and flour ring has been harassing the good citizens of Inverell. The ring purchased the bulk of the wheat in the locality at a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late China—japanese War. Its Possible Effects. a Great Diplomatic Stroke
THE China-Japanese war, it would appear, is likely to have many far reaching effects, both upon the commerce of the world and upon the map of Asia. In so far as the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Adventures of a War. Correspondent. Lippincott's Magazine (U.s.)
"SOME one had blundered." It lay with the signal corps of one division or another. It was in South Africa. We were out in three divisions to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Religious War Against Christians. Dr. On Lee Interviewed
A Herald reporter interviewed Dr. On Lee as to the cause of the massacre at Ku-Cheng. He said the people of Foochow are very wild. They are not like those at the seaports. They…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Dying Soldier's Message. FROM " Spare Moments."
Give me your hand, old comrade, Let me feel the clasp of a friend; Let me see you, the light seems fading, And I know I'm nearing the end…
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WHILST the B—Regiment was in India, Captain B— who commanded one of the companies, acquired an unenriable reputation for bullying his men…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russia's Merciless Laws. Soldiers Beaten to Death
CONVICT battalions (Count Tolstoi writes) were first formed in Russia in 1878, it being the purpose of the authorities to create a number of…
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SOME of the scouts had brought in word that a guerrilla leader whom we had long sought to kill or capture was at a farm-house five miles away,…
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MAJOR-GENERAL HUTTON, when delivering the prizes at the King's School, made a remark which we can confirm by experience derived from an interview with the gallant…
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