The Dahomey War
LONDON, Sunday—Further news from Dahomey, in West Africa, is to the effect that the native troops have captured five more French nuns and four priests…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1892
80 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 4
The Killed and Wounded
When the alarmed and horrified passengers who were not hurt woke up to the dread reality of the catastrophe, the groans of the wounded testified to the extent of…
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LONDON , Sunday.—News from West Africa is to the effect that severe fighting has taken place between the British forces and the natives. The latter were routed…
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A CONSIDERABLE flutter was caused in business circles yesterday when it became known that a German ship lying in the harbour was being loaded with Southern coal, which had…
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The Welcome Home, Sydney, to the Kermadce Islands, being so long overdue, a claim was made by the owner for insurance, and the amount was paid by the North Queensland Company on…
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LONDON, Friday.—Further particulars regarding the hurricane at Mauritius confirm the previous reports of the destructive nature of the storm. Twelve hundred people were…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The natives have resumed hostilities with the Government authorities in Tangier, Morocco, and the Sultan in consequence is massing troops to…
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LONDON, Monday.—Further fighting has taken place between the British expedition at Senegambia, West Africa, and the hostile natives. After severe fighting the Jebus…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The Jebus tribe of West Africa, prior to their disastrous defeat recently by the British expeditionary force, sacrificed 200 of their number, including a…
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The representatives of the Wallsend and Newcastle tug-of-war teams which competed in the recent tug-of-war competition in this city met on Saturday night at Dover's…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Reports from Venezuela state that fierce fighting has been going on near Valencia, hostilities being maintained for three days. On the third…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The Hon. W. St. J. Brodrick, member for Guildford, speaking in the house of Commons last night, referred to the recent religious war between the…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Roman Catholic priests stationed at Uganda have made further serious charges against the protestanis of that place. The priests assert…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Signor Sarria, Minister for War in the Venezuela Government, has been appointed temporary President of the Republic in succession to Dr…
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LONDON, Monday.—Reports from Venezuela allege that President Palacio has emptied the National Treasury of all the money in it, and also that he has remitted…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Further allegations against Captain Lugard and Captain Williams, who are in command of the British East Africa Co.'s expedition in Uganda, have…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—In the French Chamber of Deputies yesterday a discussion took place regarding the position of affairs in Dahomey, and the position of the French in…
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AN alarming state of affairs, which, from the conflicting rights involved and the bitterness of feeling on the subject, may lead to some very serious…
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JOHN HALTON and James Ball, two artillerymen, were charged at the Water Police Court with having assaulted and robbed George Robbins of a silver watch and gold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Proposal from the "States." Arbitration Instead of War
LONDON, Saturday.—Senator Sherman has introduced a bill into the United States Senate, which deals with the question of international arbitration. The measure…
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