The Mexican Revolt. Reward for Rebels. Brutality of Soldiers. London
During the recent revolutionary outbreak in Mexico, the Government offered £30 for rebels captured dead or alive. This caused the soldiers to…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1908
202 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 11
Tongking Rising. Treason in Native Army. White Soldiers Poisoned. London, July 4
Several native non-commissioned officers at Hanoi, Tongking, are about to be court-martialled on a charge of inciting Tongkingese to rise against the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Khaki
The Under-Secretary for War and Repnblicon Candidate for the Presidency has ordered one and a half million yards of khaki for use in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in the Air. a Startling Declaration. Needs for National Safety. Aerial Warships Required. London, July 13
Major Baden-Powell declares that the national safety requires the immediate allocation by Great Britain of £100,000 for aerial research and aerial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Office Affairs. London
The 'Times' military correspondent refers to the mysterious inquiries by Tyros into the War Office expenditure as empirical proposals aiming at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Orgy of Blood. the Next European War. the Cost to Germany. London, July 18
General Blume, of the German army, has presented a remarkable report to the general staff of the army. This report states that in the next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"An Orgie of Blood." German General's Forecast. the Next European War. Casuality List 900,000. LONDON
General Blume has presented a remarkable report to the German General Staff. The report stated that Germany will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Citizen Soldier
WHEN Colonel Macarthur Onslow talked about the desirability of common soldiers being led by their social superiors, he must have had in mind a remark…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →South Australian Premier. Enthusiastic Welcome, Home
Three principal events occupied attention in South Australia last week. The return of the Premier, the visit of the Governor-General, and the opening of Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded in a Duel. Fencer Injured by a Novice
A fierce duel (says “Lloyd’s Weekly”) was fought on the 14th May in the grounds of the Big Wheel in Paris between a young man named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain's Navy. Strength to Be Maintained Speech by War Minister. London
Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, in the course of a speech at Falmouth on Saturday night, said the Government intended to maintain the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The British Navy. Strength and Efficiency Maintained. Statement by Secretary for War. London, Aug. 3
Speaking at Falmouth, the Secretary for War said that the Government intends to maintain the navy in the highest state of strength and efficiency…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strike Riots. Labor War in France. and Extraordinary Manifesto. Parisian Press Opinions. London, Aug. 1
The French Confederation of Labor has issued a manifesto urging all unions to imitate the builders' tactics as a protest against the Governments…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Military Barracks Burnt Magazines Explode. Three Soldiers Killed and 20 INJURED
The German military barracks at Peking were burnt, and the small arms magazine exploded. The artillery magazine was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's Latest War. the Fight to the Death That Will Be Waged with Rats
At last rats are doomed. Sir James Crichton-Browne is forming a society, the sole object of which is their extermination…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hero of Boxer War. Dies in Boston. Remarkable Career
Daniel J. O’Neil, who was the first man of the allied troops to scale the walls of Pekin during the Boxer uprising a well known swimmer and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Fear of War. Mr. Churchill Optimistic. Trenchant Speech. Home Rule for Ireland. an Act of Statecraft
Mr. Winston Churchill speaking at Swansea strongly deprecated the attempt of some people in Great Britain to spread the belief that war between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Wounded at Last." How My Soda-water Bottle Was Smashed
During the siege of Delhi by the mutineers in 1857 our men suffered terribly from heat and thirst, and I was ordered, I was then a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tram Cars Attacked. Passengers Wounded and Robbed. London, Aug. 19
A band of ruffians armed with bludgeons attacked two tram cars at Cairo at midnight, and wounded and robbed many passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shots at a Church Door. Son-in-law Wounded
Just as the congregation was leaving Clapham Pariah Church after morning service yesterday (writes the "Daily Mail" of 18th May) they…
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