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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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The Impending War. Situation Still Grave. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 4

Mr. Bennet Burleigh, the war correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph," says that Russia's reply is unsatisfactory. It consents to the demands of Japan as…

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Japan and Russia. The Impending War. Active Preparations. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 5

EXTRAORDINARY efforts are being made at Genoa to accelerate the despatch of the cruisers Morena and Rivadavia, purchased by Japan…

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The War Cloud

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

SCANNING with eager interest from day to day the cable messages from and about the Far East, we hardly dare to solace ourselves with the hope that war will be averted. That…

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The Approaching War LONDON, January 9th

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

A message sent by Laffan (the American Reuter) from New York, states that five transports, capable of carrying 7000 American troops, are…

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War Preparations. (By Cable.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 3

The French newspaper, "La Patrie," announces that Japan has purchased from the Argentine Republic four armoured cruisers, all vessels of…

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The Far East. Contradictory Reports. No Alternative But War. Attempt to Destroy a Japanese Cruiser. Triple Alliance Neutral. London, Jan. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 3

The "Times" declares that Russia seeks to exclude Japan from any voice in the future of Manchuria. The Korean question was never a source of serious difficulty…

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The War News

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 4

DEFINITE enough are the cable messages today from the Far East. Any moment may bring us news of the beginning of hostilities. It will be seen from the official information…

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The Far East. War Inevitable. What Is Offered to Japan. Britain's Treaty Obligations. London, Jan. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 5

Wu Te Pai, the Chinese Minister at Tokio, at the request of the Japanese Foreign Office, telegraphed to Prince Ching, the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the 11th instant,…

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The War Cloud

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 2

The latest cables from the seat of probable war in the Far East, almost point to the fact that war is inevitable. A feeling of great anxiety is not only…

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The War Gloud. Active Preparations; LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 3

THE Tokio correspondent of "The Times," cabling on Sunday evening, says that the Situation has slightly improved, although the indications are…

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War Inevitable. Russia's Terms Rejected. Japan will Resort to Arms. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 3

The Chinese Minister at Tokio, at the request of the Japanese Foreign Office, telegraphed on the 11th February to Prince Ching, the chinese…

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Late News by Cable. London, Thursday. a Shipping War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 3

"The South African shipping war has been terminated by Messrs. R. P. Houston and Company (the Houston line) joining the "ring."…

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The War Cloud

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 10

Scanning with eager interest from day to day the cable messages from and about the Far East, we hardly dare to solace ourselves with the hope that war will be averted. That…

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The War of Wars

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 11

This twentieth century must grow somewhat older before it is possible to appreciate in their true proportion the events of the nineteenth century. Nevertheless, one fact at…

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Australia and the Japanese War

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

"It is estimated 18,500,000 bushels of wheat will be available for export."—Coghlan. "If the Mikado declares war."—…

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The War Cloud. Japanese Firmness LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 3

THE elder statesmen of Japan and the Ministers of the Grown have decided, as the result of their conference at Tokio, that a final Note shall be…

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Latest War Machine. Philanthropist Invents a Fighting Monster

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 5

A philanthropist is not usually associated with weapons of destruction but Mr. Anson Phelps Stokes, who is famous in America for his…

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The War Clouds. Movements of Japan and Russia. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 4

Baron von Rosen, the Russian Ambassador in Tokio, has received the reply of the Government of Japan to the last Note forwarded by Russia. It is expected that it will lead to…

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The War Cloud. Active Preparations. Treaty Ratified Between China and Japan. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 4

THE Japanese Government has impressed into its service the Nippon, Yuesen and Kaishas, Oriental line steamers, also the Nippon Maru,…

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The Far East. Nature of Japan's Reply. Pacific But Firm. Neutral Zone Proposal. Sovereignty of Manchuria. Action by United States. Czar Desires Peace. War Preparations. London, January 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 5

Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese Minister in pacific but perfectly firm. It is in no sense an London, says that Japan's note to Russia is ultimatum. Concerning the chief claims of…

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