The War Office Reforms
Military circles at home, in America and on the continent comment favourably on the War Office reorganisations…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1904
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The War Office
The "Daily Telegraph" says that Earl Roberts, late Commander-in-Chief, has accepted the Inspector-Generalship of the Forces under the new military scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Far East. War Considered Imminent. Russia's Reply to Japan. Meant to Provoke Hostilities. London, Feb. 3
Morrison, the Peking correspondent of "Times," says that the best informed [?] in the Legations at the Chinese [?] that an outbreak of war between Russia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Far Bast. Russia's Last Word. Declaration of War Expected. Threats and Bluff. London
The Czar is earnestly considering the reply of Russia to the Japanese Note. The delivery of the reply to the Japanese Government at Tokio has been postponed for several days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queer Accidents in War
In the recent Spanish-American War (says the "Regiment") a trooper in the famous Roosevelt roughriders, who had passed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Cloud. Russia's Reply Unsatisfactory. LONDON
DR. MORRISON, the correspondent of "The Times" at Pekin; states that the best opinions of members of the foreign legations in China are that an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Far East. War Almost Inevitable. a Few Days' Delay. Invasion of Korea. London, Feb. 5
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times" says that it is almost impossible to believe that war between Russia and Japan can be averted. Russia, the correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Imperial Parliament. Conduct of the Late War. Condemnatory Motion. Strenuous Speech by Mr. Chamberlain. London, Feb. 5
The debate on the Address-in-Reply to the Speech from the Throne was continued in the House of Commons last night. Earl Percy emphasised the solidarity of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Monday, February 8, 1904. War
THE suspense in which the world has lived during late weeks will be ended possibly in a few hours. Negotiations between Japan and Russia have been broken off; the Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Inevitable. London, Sunday afternoon
It is officially announced that negotiations between Russia and Japan have been broken [?]. The Russian minister has been ordered to have Tokio,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Far East. Negotiations Broken Off. the Eve of War. All Hope of Peace Abandoned. Bellicose Preparations. London, Feb. 6
The Admiralty has ordered Cardiff coal for [?] delivery to the British fleet in Japanese waters. Russia is laying a railway across the ice of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Office Reform
In accordance with the recommendations of Lord Esher's committee, the King has appointed the Army Council, which will consist of the following gentlemen:—Mr. H. C. Arnold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Cloud
AFFAIRS in the Far East still wear a troubled aspect, despite the late cabled information to the effect that a reply to the Japanese Note from Russia is a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Approaching War London
All negotiations have terminated. The Japanese Minister has withdrawn from St. Petersburg, and the Russian representatives and staff have left…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russia and Japan. Diplomacy Stopped. War at Any Moment. London
THE Russian fleet that left Port Arthur for an unknown destination on Wednesday last has returned, and is now outside the port…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Practically Declared Active Hostilities Imminent. Important Movement Checked. London, February 7
It is believed that the Russian fleet which left Port Arthur "for an unknown destination" on Wednesday last, and has now returned to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Far East. War Hourly Expected. Further Negotiations Refused. British Sympathy for Japan. Port Arthur Ice-blocked. London, Feb. 8
[?]pan has been aware if the tenor of Russia reply to her Note for several days. [?]memorial diplomate states that the [?] of Russian, while recognising the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rumoured Sinking of Russian War Vessels. Brisbane
A private cable from Shanghai states:—"It is widely reported here that the Japanese squadren has captured two Russian transports and has sunk two cruisers."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Hostilities Commenced. Initial Japanese Success. Japanese Troops Pouring Into Korea. London, Feb. 9, 10 a.m
Reuter's Agency reports that the torpedo boats of the Japanese Fleet have attacked Russian worships in the harbour of Port Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Singleton Argus Thursday, February 11Th, 1904 WAR
WAR between Russian and Japan, which has appeared before to be inevitable, may now be said to have commenced, unless some remarkably unforeseen…
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