The War Cloud
An impression prevails that Russia will suddenly occupy Roumania without a declaration of war against Austria. The Vienna [?] Free Press argus…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1887
33 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2
"Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I," "Be just and fear not," Saturday, January 1st, 1887. The Coming War
The suspicious that the inevitable second "trial of strength" between Germany and France were near have now taken definite form. It will be Been from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exclusion of French Soldiers From Alsace-lorraine
French soldiers on furlough have been prohibited from visiting Alsace and Lorraine…
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LONDON, January 12.—In the sitting of the German Reichstag, Prince Bismarck " delivered a powerful speech in support, the Increase Army Bill. He said that…
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The Standard points out that " for the first time for many weeks a sense of uneasiness node itself distinctly felt on the continental Bourses on Dec. 7, and a rather sharp fall took place in Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →[?]Rospects of a European War
[?]-General (Sir Edward Clarke, Q.C.), [?] to the toast of "The Houses of Parlia[?] the annual dinner in commemoration of [?]lishment of the Commercial Travellers'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand. Man of War for Tonga
The Premier has to telegraphed to Admiral Tryen, asking him to send a man-of war to Tomga. The ascertain the nature of the [?] The Admiral…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Scare
The war fever is still rampant on the Continent, but according to a well-informed correspondent, France is not likely to take the initiative. General Boulanger, says this writer, asserts most positively…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Strength of Russia. (Home News, March 4.)
By far the most important of the series of articles on foreign policy in the Fortnightly Review which has yet appeared is the one in this month's number devoted to Russia. The Czar's dominions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Bright's Libel on the British Soldier
Lord Wolseley has taken the first public opportunity of giving the flattest denial to Mr. Bright's unworthy aspersions upon the British soldier. At a lecture on the Nile expedition, delivered by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Against Bookmakers
A serious attempt is being made this week to suppress the bookmakers' stands on the Paris racecourses—that is to say, to put down a betting a la cote, as it is called. There have been for several…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →An Incident of "Glorious" War
I myself recived (at Badajoz) two small slug shots in my left knee and a musket shot in my side, which must have been mortal had it not been for my canteen; for the ball penetrated that and passed out…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Collision Between Men-of-war
Tbs dinablod troopship Tyno arrived last night. It appesra that a little after 2 o'clock en Monday sbo cumo into -collision with &M.S. Myrmidon of! Wilson's Promontory…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Modern Italian Soldier
The complete news of the affair near Massowah (remarks the Rome correspondent of The Times) places the military qualities of the little band of heroes who died there, and by implication the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →England's Unreadiness for War. "Anglo-Australian" in European Mail
Many Colonists whom I have lately met have been greatly exercised in their minds by the remarkable and startling paper which holds the place of honour in the current number of the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Tithe War in Wales
The tithe war has nroked out [?] The farmers of the Meiford Valley, Montgomeryshire, recently applied to the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, Oxford, for a remission of tithes to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poetry. A Soldier Napoleon
[?] you see that [?]able-down cottage there Bey[?]nd the road, by the sycamore-tree, With rags in the broken window-panes. And tho[?]ns where the flower-pots used to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Erratic Ship of War
Engineering, of May 13, contains an article showing the most singular steering caprices of two recently built English warships, the Ajax and the Agamemnon…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Convoys in Time of War
"Anglo-Australian," in European. Mail of June 17, says:—"Captain Colomb, some time since, read a most interesting and highly suggestive paper before the Royal United Service Institution, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Highland Soldiers and the Bagpipes
A correspondent of the Newcastle Chronicle (quoting from S. O. Beeton's works) gives a few instances in which this ancient instrument (the bagpipe) figured in battle:—…
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