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Another position of the Chinese near Keelung, in Formosa, has been attacked and carried by the French, lout no renewed attempt has jet been made to land forces at Tamsui. The reinforcements, however, for…
Continued on Trove, page 361 →A Battle had been fought, And on the plain, unmindful of defeat or victory, The slain and wounded lay…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Intelligence is to hand from the Soudan stating that Sir Charles Wilson, who left Gabat on the 24th January on his way to Khartoum, with two steamers conveying a…
Continued on Trove, page 349 →Tho conductors of the EVENING NEWS and the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL have resolved upon sending a representative to the Soudan to act as war correspondent. The services of a gentleman of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An interesting lecture was delivered in the large hall of the School of Arts on Saturday evening, by Mr. James Hales, on "Lights and shadows of a soldier's life." The chair was occupied by Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—On Monday night about 50 officers of the volunteer military force met, and unanimously carried the following resolution:—"That the officers of the V.M.F. view with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortly after noon to-day the acting-Colonial Secretary received a cablegram from the Agent-General desiring to be informed for the information of the War Office whether any reserved stores will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lucia, Countess of Lanswell, was in terrible trouble, and it was the first real trouble of her life. Her son's marriage had been rather a difficulty than a trouble, a difficulty…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir, -- If the strained relations between Great Britain and Germany continue much longer, it is extremely probable that the European war which has been brewing for some time will be precipitated…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LONDON February 17.—Lord Woleoloy has telegraphed from the Soudan to Lord Augustus Loftus, Governor of New South Wales, expressing his pride and pleasure at commanding the colonial troops…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The San Francisco Photo. Co., of 67, Oxford-street, says that it has received a cablegram from its head office in San Francisco to send one of its best operators to the seat of war in Egypt to photograph…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, February 18.—The London TIMES considers that the Government ought to overrule the War Office, otherwise, it points out, the arrangements for insuring the efficiency of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Parliament of New South Wales stands prorogued until the 1st April next, and according to the usual procedure it will be further prorogued to some other date, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The enthusiasm in Adelaide at the proposed Scutt Australian contingent for the Soudan as increasing the only difficulty being the want of advice with [?] the acceptance or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Times considers that the Government ought to overrale the War Office, otherwise, it points out, the arrangements for ensuring, the efficiency of the British expeditionary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr Dalley discussed with the Commandant yesterday the question of representatives of the press accompanying the expedition. An immense number of applications had been made to him for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colonel Richardson had an interview yesterday with Mr Dalley, in which a number of important matters in connection with the payment of troops were settled. The hon. gentleman had telegraphed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CAIRO, February 19.—The British forces on Saturday abandoned the position which, had been taken up at Gabat, on the Wile, and retired to Abuklea Wells with having been molested by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--Mr O'Sullivan's cruel but self-imposed necessity of continually keeping his name before the public very frequently leads him to both speak and write in a manner that is unjust to his general…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A shocking tragedy was enacted in Francis-street, Woolloomooloo, at an early hoar this morning. It appears that a man named Joseph Mannix was a lodger in a boarding-house kept by William M'Kay…
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