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LONDON, April 9.—It is currently reported that inconsequence of the understanding come to between France and China, the troops of the latter will evacuate the Tonquin territory on the 16th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man is a belligient animal to shed blood, and the way of peace has he not known. Even Old England, desiring peace above…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thus a London paper of February 16:—Mr. C E. Fripp is about to proceed to Suakim, to accompany General Graham's force on its march to Berber as the second special artist of the GRAPHIC in the Soudan…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Several cablegrams were received yesterday morning by the Acting-Colonial Secretary in reference to the operations of the New South Wales contingent in the Soudan. The first was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →VERY memorable in the history of the colony will be the story of the Easter Encampment of the year of grace 1885, and the battle of Sydney Heads. When the day comes, as…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →PARIS, April 1.—The latest intelligence from Tonquin indicates that the position of the French troops near Langson is extremely critical, and that the retreat of General Briere d[?] Lisle is…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →LONDON, April 2.—News has been received that a war has broken out in Central America, owing to the attempt of the Republic of Guatemala to compel the States of San Salvador, Nicaragua,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →THE following description of the battle in which General Earle and Colonel Coveny fell is from the pen of the Soudan correspondent of the Dublin FREEMAN'S JOURNAL, published in the FREEMAN…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GRASPING and insidious Russia has again jumped at the opportunity of making a further stride in the direction of Britain's possessions in India. This time it is done under cover of the war cloud raised by our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Besides Olivier Pain, the Mahdi is said to have another Frenohman with him, who acta as his Minister of War. This person is a man named Veret, who was captain in a line regiment during the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →As was predicted in England more than a month ago, the Russians and Afghans have come into collision. The cablegrams this morning state that a battle took place in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Private advices, which have been received at Adelaide, state that the war risk has advanced 10s. per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Paris, April 2.—Information has been received by the Government that China has accepted the proposals for the conclusion of peace, which were made by M. Ferry after the occupation of Langson…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Australian contingent look very smart in their new Khakee Summer clothing. They have been severely drilled and show marked improvement being most anxious to attain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The latest intelligence from Tonquin indicates that the position of the French troops near Langson is extremely critical, and that the retreat of General Briere de Lisle ia seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 788 →NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—Captain Jacobsen, of the [?] Quickstep, which arrived here yesterday from Melbourne, and who reported having seen a Russian cruiser off Cape Howe, says that she was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE TIMES on Tuesday publishes a paragraph which definitely affirms that peace has been conoluded between France and China through the good offices of Sir Robert Hart, for many years Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.—Captain Jacobean, of the American barque Quickstep, which arrived here this morning, reports that on April 6 last, when 25 miles off Cape Howe, he passed a Russian sloop of war…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Captain Jacobson of the American schooner Quickstep, from Melbourne, which arrived here this morning, reports that on April 6th last, when 25 miles off Cape Howe, he passed a Russian sloop-of-war under fore-and-aft canvas…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The preparations which the Government of this colony and that of Victoria are making are clear indications of a very general belief that Australia may be visited by hostile Russian cruisers at no…
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