The War in South Africa
Details have been received of the death of Captain Wilson and his party of 33 men. who crossed the Shangani River in pursuit of King Lobengula some weeks since…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Highlands · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1894
34 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 2
The British Soldier's Lot
While the nominal pay of a private in one shilling a day, he really does not receive much more than half that in actual cash. Deductious are charged to his account for extra…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Next European War
During the just departed Xmas season five hundred millions of people said with their lips, " Peace on earth and goodwill towards men," even while the brins of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The European Outlook for War
An article by Mr. Archihald Forbes. The famous war correspondent, on "The European Outlook for war." appears in Wednesday's S. M. Herald. The writer says that,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Romance of War. 'Vengince Is Mine ; I Will Pay.'
In the [?] of the 93rd Highlandors, during the Indian Mutiny, was a man who called himself James Wallace, whose barrack-room fiekname was 'Quaker' Wallace,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Original Sketch. Alligator and Soldier
My regiment had done a long march and had reached the north, bank of the Ganges, at noon of the last day of March. Hot dusty, and weary, we looked wistfully at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Sorrows of War
"I say let as abandon our pretension, let us no longer claim to be Christoams; let us go back to the heathen times while we adhere to the heathen practices....Take down, at any rate, your Ten…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Soldier's Pace in Marching
Colonel Hutton reminds us that the marching value of the army is that of its worst regimentsw rather than of- its best, for we cannot afford to march so as to outmarch…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lee and His Soldiers
General Robert E. Leo, the .Confederate commander is the civil war, was almost idolized by his. soldiers. A curious incident illustrating both tho love of the. men. and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Animal Life. Training Hawks for War
After the deluge of war carrier pigeons falconry. It was the original Rothschild who first employed carrier pigeons in war—war on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Luck in War
Independently of Napoleon a failure to destroy his enemy after the battle of Dresden, he made several mistakes this year (1813). But they were more mistake of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A War Artist's Story
As far as I remember, my quickest big sketch on record, says Mr. Melton Prior, of the Illustrated London News, ' was during the Egyptian war. I was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Essayist. an Incident in the Crimean War
A mandate had gone forth to the effect that a certain suburb of Sevastopol should be raided by a select body of English. The attack was to take place at mid—day, when…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War-correspondent's Story. Founded on Fact
EH? tell you another, Charlie? You rascal, that's just like you. As sure as I pitch in this arm-chair to have just a whiff or two You're on for those battle stories, though war's such a terrible thing, And those horrible tales of bloodshed, my sonny, can only bring…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in Corea
Advices from Shanghai report that an additional force of 8000 Chinese troops has been despatched to Corea. Three German cruisers are proceeding to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in Corea
The Japanese are concentrating the greater part of thefr navy ia Corean waters. They have now 13 warships there. The crews of these vessels, as well as the soldiers,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in Cores. Important Naval Engagement
Five of the Englishmen who were on board of the Chinese transport Kow Shing, sunk by a Japanese cruiser, are still missing, and it is believed that they were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bess. a Story of the Goal War in England
"IF you doan't stop t' bairn's noise, Bess, I mun quit t' hoose. It goes to my heart to hear t' lass craving for her meat; and never a bite or sup to give her. Bess looked at her husband sadly, the patient endurance in her face rebuking his irritation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in Coren
The Court of Inquiry, at Shanghai has concluded its investigation into the sinking the Chinese transport Kow Shing by a Japanese cruiser. The Court, in recording…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The corean war
Japanese torpedo boats have forced an entrance three times into the chinoco harbor at Woi-hai-wei, with a view of ascortaning the strength of the forte…
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