Supplementary War Estimates
London, November 14.--The supplementary [?] for the military and naval forces brough forward by the Hon H. C. E. Childers, Ministers of War were voted by the House of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1884
322 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 17
The War in the Soudan
A man, who claims to have been an eyewitness of Hicks Pasha's overthrow, and also of General Gordon's arrival at Khartoum, and of the taking of Berber by the rebels, has arrived…
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The steamer Timor, which arrived at Cocktown this morning, brings the following news from China:—The Chinese employed on the French ships were deserting daily…
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The steamer Carisbrook, which has arrived from Hongkong, reports, under date 25th of October, that the French at that date were intending to land a body of troops at Keelung, and from thence to march to…
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A shocking shooting affray took place at Little Coogee Bay at about half-past 5 o'clock this morning. It appears that a man named Thomas Shaw who arrived from England about two years ago,…
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Haiphong, 16th October.--The affair of the Massne, which took piece on the 3rd instant up the Lochnan River, has, I am grieved to say, proved more sad than was at first expected. Her…
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The latest news from China reports that notwithstanding the negotiations for peace military operations are being continued. A French force, under Admiral Lespes, has now…
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Recent communications from Mr. O'Kelly, M.P., show that the military authorities in Egypt have considered his presence there not sufficiently to their advantage to justify them in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CABLEGRAMS. Franco-Chinese War. Another French Victory
LONDON, November 23.—Admiral Courbet, the French Commander-in-Chief, has decided not to raise the blockade at the ports of the island of Formosa until the Chinese authorities yield to…
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COOKTOWN, Sunday.--The at a ship Guthrie, under date 28th October, Hongkong, reports that the block-de of Formosa is complete and rigorous. The British trading [?] are not allowed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Franco-chinese War. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 23
Admiral Courbet, the French Commanderin-chief, has determined not to raise the blockade of the ports of the island of Formosa until the Chinese authorities yield…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Salvation Army. Hangman Upjohn Enlisted. Melbourne
Upjohn, the ex-public executioner, caused a great sensation last night. The service of the Salvation Army was held in the Temperance Hall Russell-street. He presented himself among the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General News. The Franco-Chinese War. Cooktown
The steamship Guthrie, "which arrived here yesterday, brings the following later news in regard to the Franco-Chinese difficulty:— The French have not yet mede any attempt to…
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London, December 4.-According to the latest reports from Hongkong, the Chinese claim to have achieved repeated successes over the French forces in Tonquin…
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It is not often that the Chief Justice writes letters to the newspapers. Generally speaking, when he has any fault to find, he confines his remarks to observations, always tolerably strong,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Franco-chinese War. London, Dec. 4
According to the latest reports from Hongkong, the Chinese claim to have achieved repeated successes over the French forces in Ton[?]uin…
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Been to the war! Brutes! Shuttlecocked .between the two armies, and arrested every time I turned round. I am sure the Germans would have shot me if I could have spoken a word of French. I am doubly certain the French…
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HONGKONG, December 8.-The latest advices which have been received from Tonquin report that desultory fighting has taken place between she French and the Chinese forces, and that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Franco-chinese War. Hongkong, Dec. 8
The latest advices which have been received fron Tonquin report that desultory fighting has taken place between the French and Chinese forces, and that the Chinese, who…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Submarine Cables in War Time. (By Sir James Anderson, in the Pall Mall Gazette.)
In the Pall Mall Gazette of October 17, "One Who Knows" says, in paragraph 1, after the heading "What should be Done"—"1. A telegraphic cable should be laid down connecting West Africa and the Cape direct with…
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