The Sketcher. An Episode of the Afghan War
"But I tells yer I seed 'im agoin' to the rear with my own heyes!" "Well, wot if yer did? The colonel said it, and so in course it must be true…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1897
110 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 6
Boy Soldiers of Germany
About the same time that Steffens was stirring the war passions of the Breslau students, the father of the German gymnastic clubs, the "Turnvater…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cablegrams. the Indian Frontier War. Stirring Fight in the Chagra Valley. Heavy British Losses. London, October 21
Further details are to hand concerning the fighting in the Chagra Valley between the British force under General Briggs and the revolting tribesmen…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Rat War
The war of extermination waged upon the black rat by the brown is one of the romances of natural history. Till the end of the first half of the last century the black ret was the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Pets
In an article on "Soldiers' Pets" in the "Boy's Own Paper," the writer says that "the most common of all pets with soldiers in India is certainly the parrot, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cablegrams. Indian Frontier War. Capture of the Sempagha Pass. London, October 29
Contrary to expectation, the Sempagha Pass has been captured by the British force under General Sir William Lockhart without meeting with any serious resistance…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →No More War
This is not the statement of sanguine dreamers who weave pretty theories to soothe their own minds. It is the boldly expressed opinion of military and naval…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Indian Frontier War. Submission of the Orakzais. London, November 6
Sir William Lockhart, who is in cumm[?]nd of the British force operating against the Afridis and the Orakzais, is making arrangements to go into winter quarters at…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Greece and Turkey. the War Indemnity. London, November 15
The Porte has notified the ambassadors of the powers at Constantinople that the Imperial Ottoman Bank has advanced to Turkey the sum of £800,000, in…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Cablegrams. the Indian Frontier War. Another British Disaster. London, November 10
News has been received of another disaster to a British force operating against the tribesmen on the Indian frontier. General Sir William Lockhart, the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Indian Frontier War. Desperate Fighting. English Detachment Overwhelmed. London, November 18
Intelligence of another severe engagement between a branch of Sir William Lockhart's force aud the Afridis has been received. The branch of the force engaged was the column…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →The Indian Frontier War. The Highland Charge Darghai Hill. A Splendid Sight
The following account of the taking of Dargai Hill is taken from the Times of India:— "Fort Lockhart, October 29.—General…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indian Frontier War. Sufferings of the Troops. London, November 26
Details have been received respecting the advance of the division under Brigadier-General Westmacott to Duatoie, the march being through a terribly difficult defile in…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Arbitration Versus War. Efforts of the Peace Society. The Wars and War Systems of Europe
Believing that war is a barbarous method of settling international disputes, the Peace Society of Great Britain, as well as that in Sydney and other cities, takes every possible…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →End of the War
The Treaty of peace between Greece and Turkey is to be ratified within fifteen days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Irish Soldiers Evidence
An Irish soldier on sentry duty had orders to allow no one to smoke near his post. An officer with a lighted cigar approached, and Pat boldly challenged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Treatment of the Wounded. London, December 4
The Rontgen X rays have been used successfully by the medical officers attached to the British forces operating on the Indian frontier. In many cases the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Greco-turkish War. Report of Toe Commission. London, December 2
A commission, consisting of military officers, was recently appointed by the Greek Government to inquire into the conduct of the late war between Greece and…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Cablegrams. the Indian Frontier War. a Sharp Brush. London, December 2
The force under Brigadier-General Gaselee, has reached Dargai. It will junction there with the column from Kurram. During the crossing of the Kahudhara the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A Turkish Capture in [?] War
A Danish dog belonging to [?] of Greece was taken to [?] once of war,’ The [?] leave ‘Zano’ at Lari[?]…
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