Singapore Tragedy. Murder of a Soldier. Perth
At the Perth Court to-day, William Gladstone Phillips was charged with having caused evidence of the crime of murder at Singapore to disappear, with…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1906
81 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 5
Italy's Smartest Soldiers
In the armies of most nations there are certain regiments whose names are a household word among their follow-countrymen. The Guards enjoy this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Duel in Paris. General Percin Wounded. London
As a result of the delation scandals between Generals Brugere and Percin, of the French army, a sensational duel has been fought in Paris…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The German troops operating against the rebellious Hereros in German South-west Africa are reported to have executed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. a Little Constitutional Point.—something More of the Telephone.—critics in the Tram.—does Poetry Pay?—no!—the Yellow Flag in Man-'o-war Bay.—the Waverley Council and Surf Swimming. Sydney
There will be a good deal of discussion, perhaps, over Lord Northcote's refusal to transmit a petition to England in antagonism to a resolution which he sent…
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The long dispute between certain soldiers who volunteered for South Africa and the Government, regarding certain pay which it is alleged…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Reuter's correspondent at Tokio says the actual outlay during the war for the Japanese army was £99,000,000, and for the…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The Hamburg American liner Sylvia, of 6618 tons, was leaving Vladivostock, with a large number of troops on board,…
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Sir,—Allow me to reply to the very unfair remarks re "The returned soldiers' pay" made in Saturday's issue by "Free Lance." We were engaged by the New…
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LONDON, Monday.—The Constitutional party in the Japanese Diet will support a bill to convert the war taxes into a permanent impost. A…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The Lower House of the Japanese Diet has adopted a scheme for defraying the war debt of 1,822,000,000 yen (about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Value of a Russian Soldier
Anna Shestopaloff, of the village Blakova, Government of Tula, was summoned to the military chief of the district, who said to her: "Thiue husband, Andrel,…
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LONDON, Monday.—The Japanese House of Peers has passed bills for consolidating the war loans and continuing the war taxation…
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The German Emperor made the celebration of his sliver wedding an occasion for the utterance of one of those remarkable speeches for which…
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Every race is proud of the renown of the far-sighted and swift-striking commanders who have led it to victory, and every race is prone to over-estimate the…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The Chief Morenga, who is in revolt in German South-west Africa, has escaped northwards after a sharp fight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Dispelled. Algeciras Agreement. London
Complete agreement has been arrived at with regard to Morocco, at, the International Conference at Algeciras, and a committee has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Field Force Attacked. Three Wounded and Six Killed. London
Intelligence has been received from Greytown that the Kaffirs attacked and cut of a portion of a field force, wounding five of the men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hotel Collapses. Many Killed and Wounded. London
A new hotel in the Black Forest collapsed during a house warming. Forty-two persons were killed, and 71, who were seriously wounded,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Freight War
Yesterday reference was made to the rumour that the Federal-Houlder-Shire line of steamers was to adopt retaliatory measures against the New Zealand Shipping Company and the…
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