War Declarations of Japan and China. the Mikado's Manifesto
The following is the formal declaration of war by Japan, published in the official Gazette of 3rd August:— " We, the Emperor of the Empire…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1894
172 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 9
The War in the East. the Invasion of China. London, Oct. 10
Sensational information is telegraphed from Shanghai, at which place a report is current that a strong Japanese force, stated to number 45,000 men, has been landed on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Chinese Military Stores. No Rifles Available. Soldiers Armed with Bow and Arrows. London, Oct. 10
A startling discovery of official dishonesty in respect to military stores has been made by the Chinese Government. The large reserve stores of rifles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Corean War. London, Oct. 12
DURING the occupation of Wiju by the Japanese, 2000 Chinese soldiers escaped across the Yalu River, and receiving reinforcements retrenched themselves upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collision with a Japanese War Ship. Sydney
News has been received by the steamer Menmuir to-day of a collision in the China seas between the Toyu Maru (formerly the P. and O. Steamer Zambesi) and the Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in the East. China Sues for Peace.—japan Rejects the Proposals. London, Oct. 13
Dispirited by the unbroken series of successes of the Japanese forces by land and sea, and despairing of making any successful resistance in view of the corruption and…
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THE Japanese are reported to be anxious to lure the Chinese into a second naval engagement. With this object the Japanese war-ships frequently cruise in the vicinity of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Corean War. London, Oct. 15
WITH respect to the Chinese proposals for peace submitted to Japan through the British envoy, at Tokio, and rejected by the Mikado, it is reported that the young Emperor of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This War in the East. the Peace Proposals. London, October 16
Owing to the refusal of the United States, as well as of Germany and other European powers, to join in a friendly intervention for the termination of the China-Japanese war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Corean War. London, Oct. 17
THE latest advices from the seat of war in the Far East state that 25,000 Chinese troops are entrenched on the right bank of the Yalu River. The Japanese are encamped on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burglary near Sydney. a Jeweller Shot and Wounded. Sydney
A SENSATIONAL burglary was committed early yesterday morning at Summer Hill. At about 4 o'clock Mr. A. E. Rowell, jeweller, of Junction-road, hearing a noise…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Corean War. London, Oct. 19
Although no definite information has been received respecting the operations of the hostile armies on the Yalu River, it is rumoured at Shanghai that the Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in the East. a Japanese Repulse. London, Oct. 21
According to telegrams which have just been received from Shanghai, a sanguinary but undecisive battle has been fought by the Chinese and Japanese on the Yaloo River, in…
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Telegrams from Shanghai state that it is reported there that negotiations for peace between China and Japan have been reopened and are considered likely to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Corean War. London, Oct. 27
THE Chinese officials at Shanghai say that they have received information that a great battle was fought on Monday between the hostile armies on the Yalu. According to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in the East. Japan Rejects the Peace Proposals. London, Oct. 25
The latest telegrams from the East report that Japan has rejected the peace proposals submitted by China, but that the Mikado is willing to grant an armistice on any…
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THE Japanese are reported to be now in force at Seikiosso or Liaotong, in the vicinity of Porth Arthur, the important Chinese arsenal at the southern extremity of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in the East. Another Japanese Victory. Sixteen Thousand Chinese Routed. London, Oct. 27
Intelligence has been received from Corea concerning the result of the battle between the main body of the Chinese army in Manchuria and the Japanese army of Corea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Railway Accident at [?]Edfern. Trains Collide. a Fireman Killed. Numerous Passengers Wounded. Sydney
A serious collision occurred at Redfern station at half-past nine this morning. The Parramatta train of American cars was just running into No. 11 platform at the rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in the East. Another Japanese Victory Expected. London, Oct. 30
The Times to-day publishes a telegram stating that General Count Yohama, in command of the second Japanese army corps in the Corean war, has completely invested Port…
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