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The wars & local soldiers, 1905

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The Russo-jap. War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 August 1905 · page 3

The "Times" correspondent in Manchuria states the Japanese are impatient to advance. the rainy season having ended. He declares that if peace is arranged there will be deep…

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Russo-japanese War the Peace Conference

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1905 · page 3

LONDON, SATURDAY.—On August 14 Russian infantry and cavalry attacked Eh-shih-li-pu, Manchuria, but were repulsed, losing 35 men. Simultaneously a Russian…

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Latest War Cables the Peace Conference. Both Powers Not Conciliatory. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 August 1905 · page 5

At Portsmouth the opinion. is pessimistic as to the outcome of the peace conference. it is believed that Russia will yield Saghalien if Japan promises that the island will…

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Preparing for War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 5

The Venezuelan Government is preparing for war, and has ordered £5,000,000 worth of ammunition, etc., from Europe…

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The Russo-jap. War London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 5

At Portsmouth tho opinion is pessimistic as to the outcome of the peace conference. It is believed that Russia will yield Saghalien if Japan promises…

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Russo-japanese War

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 5

LONDON, TUESDAY.—The Russian Council of State has finally decided that further concessions to Japan are impossible. There is no sign of a concession by either…

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The Week's War News. Sydney

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 5

At Portsmouth the opinion is pessimistic as to the outcome of the peace conference. It is believed that Russia will yield Saghalien if Japan Promises…

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Latest War Cables LONDON

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 5

The suggestion which President Roosevelt made to Baron von Rosen, the Russian plenipotentiary, regarding the peace, negotiations during the…

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The Russo-jap. War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1905 · page 2

German transports, formerly attached to Admiral Rozhdestvensky's fleet, will discharge 35,000 tons of coal at Sebastopol. The coal cost Russia £55 per ton…

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Russo-japanese War The Peace Conference

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 3

LONDON, SATURDAY.— Count Lamsdorff states that Russia will pay Japan no contribution, directly or indirectly. Japan's proposed compromise is the payment ion…

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Latest War Cables Japan's Financial Position. Peace Negotiations Futile. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1905 · page 5

The "Novoe Vremya" insolently suggests that inasmuch as Japan is in pressing need, of money to satisfy her creditors Russia might guarantee Japan's war loans and…

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The Russo-jap. War London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 5

All the officers who surrendered with Admiral Nichogatoff at Tsushima will be cashiered. The Admiral pleads that the surrender of the ships was…

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A Famous Jewish Soldier

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 6

Information has reached this country (says the London "Jewish Chronicle," of June 2) of the death, in New York last month, from heart…

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Peace. Russo-japanese War Ended

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 5

LONDON, MONDAY.— Saturday's sitting of the Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, threatens to he the last. The Japanese at Saturday's…

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The Week's War News. Sydney

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 2

The Czar, has refused to permit a counter proposal to be made to the Japanese compromise regarding the indemnity and Saghalien. Popular…

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The Russo-jap. War The Terms of Peace. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 3

The agreement also provides for the concession on the Russian leases at Liao-Tung Peninsula to Japan. The evacuation of Manchuria…

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Russo-japanese War the Terms of Peace

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 3

The Peace Conference opened at Portsmonth, America, on August 7. The principal stipulation by Japan were session of the island of Saghalien to Japan by Russia, and the…

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The War. Duration of the Struggle. Decisive Features

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 3

The Russe-Japanese war lasted one year six months and 21 days. That dates the commencement of hostilities from the time of Admiral Togo's first dash on Port Arthur on February 8, 1904. For a…

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Russo-japanese War Torms of Peace

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The terms of the armistice provide that Russian reinforcements must not pass Harbin, and Japanese reinforcements must not pass Mukden…

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The Russo-jap. War The Peace Treaty

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1905 · page 3

The treaty of peace was signed on Tuesday. There was a complete absence of ceremony, and only four American officials were present…

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