The War in the East
In the course of an interview with a representative of "Glad Tidings," Dr. Pentecost, a widely travelled missionary, recently gave some idea of the changes…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1904
484 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 25
The War. Port Arthur Holds Out, Great Loss of Life
LONDON, Saturday.—Further successes have been scored by the Japanese forces besieging Port Arthur. Latest reports to hand state that…
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LONDON, Monday.—Chinese who left Dalny on Thursday report that the trenches at Port. Arthur had been taken and re-taken…
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LONDON, Tuesday—It is reported at Chifu that the Japanese have captured Teelongstan Hill, which commands the whole town of Port Arthur…
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A very pleasant meeting was held in St. Andrew's schoolroom last night, when a welcome home was extended to Miss Taylor, an energetic church worker, who…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—It is reported from Chifu that the assault upon Port Arthur has been stopped owing to the intensity of the Russian…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Citizen volunteers and police are now reinforcing the garrison at Port Arthur. Dogs expelled from the town have…
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LONDON, Friday.—It is reported at Tokio that Major-General Stoessel, the Commandant of Port Arthur, has asked for an armistice, but for what…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The Japanese Government has remonstrated with France for permitting the Baltic fleet to be coaled and provisioned in French…
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There is no need to enlarge upon the chief lesson of the Rusco-Japanese War— the confirmation it affords of the over-whelming importance of sea-power. Nor…
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LONDON, Monday.—The Japanese are constructing important fortifications along their whole front facing the Russian forces south of Mukden,…
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Mr. Alexander Rue, builder, of Hamilton, has returned from a nine months' tour through America and Great Britain. He spent some time in Canada, which…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The correspondent at Chife of the London "Daily Express" reports that five Chinese from Port Arthur, who have been…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The Cunard Company and the German steamship lines have arranged to stop the Atlantic shipping war…
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Great authorities vary in opinion as to what is the chief cause of the success of the Japanese soldiers. Some say one thing, some another, heredity, aptitude,…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Correspondents describe M. Barteaux, the civilian successor to General Andre as French Minister for War, as friendly…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Reuter's correspondent with General Nogi's headquarters near Port Arthur, sends a description of the general attack made…
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LONDON, Thursday.—M. Bertreaux the new French War Minister, is a millionaire and a speculator on the Bourse…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The Russian torpedo boat destroyer, which has arrived at Chifu, is the Raztoropny, under the command of Captain Pelem…
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LONDON, Friday.—The Japanese are pushing westward of the Liao River, and concentrating at Luishin-pu…
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