The Ashantee War
The British expedition has reached and occupied Comassie, the capital of Ashantee. King Prempeh has acceded to all the demands of the English…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mid North Coast · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1896
13 stories in Mid North Coast's papers
The War Scare
Lord Wolseley declares that the British army was never better prepared for any emergency than it is at present. Great activity is being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Cloud. London
The British War Office favors the formation of volunteer reserves in the colonies. The German press continue to publish violent attacks upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in Abyssinia
Thirty thousand additional Italian troops have been despatched to the seat of war in Abyssinia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Chances of War
WHATEVER else may be said about Lord Wolseley, it cannot be affirmed that he is deficient in pluck. In an interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Smugglers in the Great War
The part played by the smugglers in the Great War between England and France was by no means inconsiderable, and I am inclined to think (says a writer in the "Pall Mall…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War Cloud
The United States Government intend to build a number of first-class battle-ships…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Little War
A British expedition consisting of 8000 men has been despatched to Dongola to assist the Egyptians in repressing the raids which are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in Abysinnia
King Menelik, of Abysinnia, has captured upwards of 6,000 Italian prisoners. Before agreeing to any overtures of peace he stipulates that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Elephants in War
From very ancient times elephants have been used both in war operations and as burden bearers in commercial transactions in times of peace. Elephants form a battery and each one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The European Situation. the Powers and Turkey. Grave Fears of a Great War
FOLLOWING we give a summary of the week's cablegrams in reference to the critical condition of affairs in Europe in regard to Turkish matters:--…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Sultan Preparing for War
The Sultan of Turkey has ordered 10,000 rifles to be purchased…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Preparing for War. London
The Pall Mall Gazette asserts that the British Government will ask Parliament next session to increase the military vote by several millions…
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