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The wars & local soldiers, 1895

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The China-japan War London, February 25

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 2

The Japanese Parliament has voted a farther sum of £20,000,000 for the purpose of prosecuting the war. It is reported that the Court at Pekin is…

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The War in the East. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 3

Prince K[?]ng, uncle of the Emperor of China, during an interview with a special correspandent of a leading London newspaper, admitted that the…

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Telegrams International. the China-japan War. London, February 28

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 2

Prince Kung says that China has learned the causes of her military weakness, and unless the exorbitant demands of Japan are withdrawn, she will continue to fight to the…

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The China-japan War London, March 4

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1895 · page 3

Peace negotiatio[?] between Japan and China began at [?]neski, in Japanese territory, and wi[?] be concluded at Hiroshama…

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China-japan War. London, March 7

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 3

The Chinese have again been defeated with heavy loss…

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The War in the East. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 2

The Japanese have again completely dafeated and rented the Chinese. Two thousand Chinese were killed, and 600 taken priconers. The…

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The War in the East. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 3

In the engagement at Hienchwanghai, the Japanese shells wrought great carnage among the Chinese army, under General Sung, who ordered a…

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Telegrams. International. China-japan War. London, March 11

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1895 · page 2

The Japanese have gamed another victory, defeating 10,000 Chinese with great loss. The artillery of the Japanese was discharged at close quarters and mowed down hundreds…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 10.-- The "Figaro," one of the leading daily papers of Paris, declares that England and France will insist upon the status quo being maintained in China, and will not permit…

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The War in the East. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 3

Jopan intends to use the Piscadore Islands as a base of operations against the Island of-Formosa. It is reported from Berlin that China…

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Telegrams. International. CHiNA-JAPAN WAR. London, March 14

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 2

China is reported to have secured the opposition of Russia to the cession of any portion of Manchuria. Germany will remain neutral in the arrangement of peace between…

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The War in the East. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 3

The Japanese, who hold the main roads of Manchuria, have seized three months' provisions from the Chinese troops, and the Menchurian troops are…

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Telegrams. International. China-japan War. London. Match 18

The Western Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 2

The Japanese have seized three months' supply of provisions intended for the Manchuria troops, who are starving. In Hung Chang on behalf of China is soliciting an…

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Cablegrams. the War in the East. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 3

Great trenches have been prepared for the buriel of the bodies of the victims of the late fight. Scouts report that the Japanese are close to…

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China-japan War. London. March 25

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 2

Li Hung Chang, the Chinese 'peace envoy, while returning from a conference of plenipotentiaries at Shimoneski, was shot at by a young Japanese. The wound was not…

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Cablegrams. the War in the East. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 3

After being repuised at Makung, Panghu, the largest of the Pescadore [?] [?] Japanes ocoupied Fisher [?] the next on size of the group,…

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The War in the East

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 24.-- After being repulsed at Makung, Panghu, the largest of the Pescadore Islands, the Japanese occupied Fither Island, the next in size of the Group, unopposed…

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TELEGRAMS. [?] NATIONAL [?] Japan War. [?] LONDON, March 28. [?] America

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 2

[?] Germany [?] between China and Japan on [?] the time is inopportune, Later…

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War Indemnities

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 3

The idemnity, nearly £117,000,000, which is reported to be demanded by Japan from China, is greater than any war-indemnity hitherto insisted npon,…

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The War in the East. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1895 · page 2

Japan claims as her conditions of peace that China shall open to the trade of the world districts in ber territory aggregating a…

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