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The agent of the P. and O. Co. has been informed that besides the Massilia the British Government has chartered the Rosetta as aa armed cruiser for China; the Geelong, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Summer time in sunny Spain, and the great rock of Gibraltar reflecting the ardent rays; everything barren, arid, scorched, and the beat insufferable, in spite of the penile breezes cow and then wafted from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →E[?]cruits in the volunteer ar[?]ary are to [?] on [?] to-morrow evening, for [?] The [?] on the [?] Yesterday the [?] from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The answer to the world's question is evidently at hand. Within a very short space of time the issues of peace or war between England and Russia most be definitely settled. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Writing under this heading, " St James's Gazette", of March 14, says: -- The ability of the Czar to push on has been questioned. It is said that he is far too weak in Central Asia for such…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Governor, Sir W. Robinson, will sail for Melbourne on Saturday, on a short visit to the Governor of Victoria, with whom his Excellency desires to confer upon questions of Imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Captain Purcell, of the ketch Vivid, had a rather strange adventure while coming through Investigator Straits on Saturday night. He was bound for tort Adelaide from a port in Spencer's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London, April 22, 2 25 a.m.--The present situation of affairs with regard to the Afghan boundary question is increasingly warlike…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This wide weary world of ours, In whatever clime you please, With scorching suns and biting showers, Is no paradise of case…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rear-Admiral Tryon, C.B., is losing no time at getting the steam cruiser Massilia ready for active service. The vessel is now in the hands of the Imperial officers, and the work of fitting her for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Governor is not going to Melbourne as I informed you yesterday, in consequence of further important news having been received from England. The visit mil be permanently postponed,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Wednesday the Acting-Colonial Secretary (Mr. Dalley). Mr. Wright (Minister of Works), and Sir James [?]n (Chief Justice), accompanied by Colonel [?] visited and inspected the fortifications…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The news by cable which we publish to-day is of itself almost sufficient to justify the abandonment of any hopes of the peace being preserved between England and Russia; bat apart from this, we learn that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London, April 23.--A rumour is current that the Czar is about to be crowned "Emperor of Central Asia." The wheat market is firmer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SUAKIM, March 16, 9.50 p.m.—The Coldstream Guards, and a troop of lancers, left for Otao, which is a stage farther on to Berber route, early this morning. They reached Otao unopposed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Factory Acts have been suspended at the Royal Arsenal, and orders given to employ the lads as well as the men upon overtime. Virtually the Government works are exempt from the Factory Acts and all other statutes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 889 →LONDON, April 23.—The prospects of an alliance with Turkey, defensive and offensive, is improving…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →LONDON, April 22.—The Government has received a despatch from Sir Peter Lumsden explaining the circumstances under which the late conflict took place between Russian and Afghan…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The war news of the week has been most conflicting. A few days ago it was reported that the danger of a conflict had ceased to be imminent, and from this report people were…
Continued on Trove, page 880 →Last evening Captain Reid, R.A., delivered the second of his series of lectures on military science at the Cambridge Club Assembly Rooms. Dr. Belgrave occupied the chair. There was only a limited attendance. The particular…
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