The War. Enemies Meeting. Big Battle Imminent
LONDON, Wednesday.—No signs of the Japanese fleet have been seen since Sunday. Naval critics surmise that it is co-operating with the army which is…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1904
484 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 25
The War. Japanese on the Yalu. Troops Cross the River
LONDON, Thursday.—The Correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" at Tokio reports that, Japanese troops swam across the Yalu river near…
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LONDON, Friday.—There is no sign that the Russians intend to oppose vigorously the crossing of the Yalu river by the Japanese. The Cossacks…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The "Standard" reports that the Empress of Japan presented the Russian sailors who were wounded In the, fight…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Unofficial advices received in St. Petersburg indicate that a Russian reverse has been suffered at the Yalu…
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At the present moment, when the eyes of the whole world are fixed with eager interest on the progress of events in the Far East. It may not be out of place to recall…
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LONDON, Monday.—Reports received from Mukden at Tientsin state that two trains have passed, conveying to Harbin many Russian troops wounded…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Russia intends to employ for military purposes armoured automobiles now being manufactured on the Continent…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Newchwang is practically closed to commerce, the Russians not replying to ships signalling for pilots up the Liao River…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pen-notes and Pencillings. Side Lights on the War. Wiju on the Yalu the Present Headquarters of the Japanese Army of Invasion. Russia and Japan Face to Face
The Russians and the Japanese may not fight a great last battle for some time. On the other hand, if Barkis is willin' on both sides such a conflict may occur at any…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. a Russian Report
LONDON, Wednesday.—Admiral Alexieff, the Russian Viceroy in the Far East, reports that the Japanese fleet is cruising in the direction of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Russian Disaster. Battleship Sunk. Seven Hundred Lives Lost
LONDON, Thursday.—A semi-official telegram received at St. Petersburg reports that the battleship Petropavlovsk, a turret battleship of 11,200…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Port Arthur Fight. Petropavlovsk Disaster. Brought About by Japanese Russian Destroyer Also Sunk
LONDON, Friday.—There is no longer any doubt as to the circumstances under which the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk was blown up…
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LONDON, Saturday.—An ethergram received by "The Times" from its despatch boat off Korea stared that it had been officially reported that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Port Arthur Fight. Warships Nearly Trapped. a Race for Shelter
LONDON, Monday.—A full report of the engagement which took place on the morning of Wednesday, the 13th instant, between the Japanese and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. Something That Revives Memories of Lord Hopetoun, and His Salary.—the Dowie Crusade As Viewed in America—canada Goes in for a Navy.—a Little Report on the Mormon Church.—how Japanese Artists Have Pictured the War.—the Inferno at Port Arthur. Sydney
When it was decided not to make Lord Hopetonn a special grant for keeping up two Government Houses, and of course, the decision was right, as it was quite in…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—General Kuropatkin, the Russian Commander-in-Chief in the Far East, reports that the Russian outposts have occupied the…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The Czar has sent to the Yalu dogs trained to track the wounded. The dogs will wear collars containing "first aid"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Japanese Advancing. Wireless Telegraphy
LONDON, Wednesday,— The Japanese forces in Korea consist of 45,000 troops, who are, advancing on the Yalu, 15,000 reservists guarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Views of the Czar. Criminal Regligence
LONDON, Thursday.—Telegrams from St. Petersburg, published in one of the Berlin newspapers, state that the Czar has telegraphed to Admiral…
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