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A special Reuter's message, concerning' the inevitableness of war with Russia, was received this morning, and will be found in another column. As important customers of Reuter's agency, messages of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,—A few months since, when the Soudan war craze laid hold on the people of Sydney, I did not hesitate, as you are aware, in raising my voice against that movement, and taking my place with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ADELAIDE, Monday.--Captain Helms, of the Menmuir, which has just arrived in Part Adelaide from a round trip hence to Sourabaya, Ssmsrang, Batavis, and Singapore, mentions that when he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →His Excellency the Governor about ten days ago cabled to Lord Derby asking that one of the cruisers to be employed in Australia should be sent to South Australia. At the same time his Excellency…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 10 days ago his Excellency the Governor, at the request of the Government, sent a cablegram to Lord Derby, oaking that one of the cruisers to be employed in the Australian waters should be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, April 27.—The London TIMES said to-day that Mr. Gladstone has offered, on behalf of the British Government, to proceed to arbitration with the Russian Government in regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Captain Helms, of the steamer Menmuir, which has arrived in Port Adelaide from a round trip hence to Sourabaya, Samarang, Batavia, and Singapore, says that when he left Batavia on Easter Monday there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Monday a long Cabinet sitting, which, for the greater part of the time, was a council of war. It. began at 11 a.m., and did not terminate until after 1 p.m. The principal and military advisers of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The scene at the Circular Quay in the vicinity of H.M. cruisers Massilia and Lusitania is a very lively one, and the work of fitting them for active service is going on a pace. All the guns have been placed on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday--Bishop of Melbourne delivered a lecture to-night at Mooroopua, Speaking of the impending war, his Lordship said it was sad to contemplate, but there were some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WAR between Great Britain and Russia is considered inevitable. The Car leaves St. Petersburg for Moscow to-day (Monday), when an Imperial manifesto…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London, March 28.--It is considered improbable that war will be declared immediately. Diplomatic negotiations between England and Russia have been temporarily suspended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News was received here at about half-past 12 by Mr. Sweetland, of the bank, that war had been declared. A fow minutes later a similar telegram was received from the Sydney correspondent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"By Jove, it's come," said Jawks, of the Colonial Secretary's Department, bursting in upon his room mate Hawks. "I expected it, old fellow," answered Hawks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, April 28.—It is persistently rumored [?]t the Russian troops have been defeated by the Afghans with the loss of about one thousand men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamship Arawa, belonging to the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company of New Zealand, will probably be chartered by the British Government as a colonial cruiser. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"When I first saw him," said Mr. Possiter, "he was standin' on the railway bridge in Cleveland street, Redfern, watchin' the signal lamps. There's a lot of em there— red and green and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The steamer Canton, which has arrived at Cook town from Hongkong, brings the following information regarding the movements of Russian war vessels The Russian frigate Minin left Yokohama on March…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Colonial Secretary received an intimation yewterday through the Agent-General, that it had been resolved at a meeting of the managers of the Imperial Egyptian War Fund, at which the Earl of Wemyes and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Government buildings on Wednesday there was an air of calm serenity in contrast with Tuesday's stir and bustle over the rumored "declaration of war." Indeed, the various public offices, the…
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