The Afghan War
LONDON, April 5.—The negotiations for pence between Yakoob Khan, Ameer at Cabul, and the British commander-in-chief, continue. They were not broken off, as recently reported, but were…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1879
482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 25
The Zulu War. (Reuter's Telegram.) London, April 4
Advices from the Cape state that the Government Gazette published a despatch from a border agent, dated March 1, announcing that messengers from Cetawayo were asking for…
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In the House of Commons, to-day, Sir Stafford Northcote, in reply to a question regarding rumours current of the breaking off of negotiations with Yakoob Khan and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War, Strikes, and Poverty. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 14
The above is a somewhatc alarmist heading to a [?]tter, especially one penned on the day populaly Consecrated to Saint Valentine. Yet it forcibly represents the condition of English social and industrial…
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LONDON, April 6.—Further advices from Cape Town, dated the 8th March, state that Oham, Cetewayo's brother, is the supposed aspirant to the throne. No important movement has taken place…
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Further advices from Cape Town, dated the 18th March, state that Oham, Cetewayo's brother, is the supposed aspirant to the throne…
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In the House of Commons, to-day, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, replying to a question, said that the sincerity of Cetewayo's peace proposals was doubtful. Complete submission…
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Advices received from Cape Town to the 25th ultimo state that a convoy of supplies, when proceeding on the 12th March to Limsberg, accompanied by 104 men of the 80th…
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LONDON, April 5.—Further news from the Gape has been received. The Zulu King, Cetawayo, sues for peace. Messages have arrived at the British, outposts conveying a request from…
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LONDON, April 3.—Peru and Boliva have formed an alliance, and declared war against Chili. The rupture was occasioned by an irruption of Chilian troops upon Bolivian territory…
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BOMBAY, April 2.—In consequence of a threatened attack from hostile tribes in the district of Jellalabad, two British columns have gone to Futteabad and Charbagh respectively…
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Advices received from Cape Town to the 25th ultimo state that a convoy of supplies, when proceeding on the 12th March to Limsberg, accompanied by 104 men of the 80th…
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The above is a somewhat alarmist heading to a letter, especially one penned on the day popularly consecrated to Saint Valentine. Yet it forcibly represents the condition of English social and industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 594 →A Reminiscence of the Iceland Prussian War of 1870
With a sudden crash the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 burst upon an astonished world. The shouts of A Berlin A Berlin !" were ringing in the streets of Paris, before people…
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THE following preparations for the Zulu difficulty, made immediately after the news of the disaster, gives some idea of England's readiness for emergencies. Already the arrangements for…
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LONDON, April 9, Evening.—The latest news from the Cape is alarming. It shows the position of the British at the front to be extremely critical. The fort held by General Pearson has been…
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The latest news received in England up to the time the Chimborazo left.Plymouth, from South Africa, is to the 4th February, at which date the British forces remained strictly on the defensive. The Zulus…
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Colonel Pearson's column was safely entrenched at Ekowe and had bad provisions for two months, when he fortified himself on January 24, two days after the great disaster at Isandala. To relieve this…
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"There are enormous trees on the Livingstone River, more especially under the equator, and out of these trees the natives cut, with infinite labour and patience, their war and trade canoes. The…
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Advices from Cape Town to the 1st instant state that a relieving force for Ekowe started from Natal on the 28th March. It consists of 6000 men, who take with them a large…
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