A Threatened War. Belgium and the Mahdi's Successor
LONDON, Monday.--The Times says chat a serious war is threatened in Africa, where the Belgians, under M. Kerckhoven, are taking possession of the Upper Nile,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1893
628 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 32
The Dreaded "War Wits Two Fronts." Chancellor Caprivi and the Army Bill
The following are extracts, as reported in the London Standard, from the important and interesting speech delivered by General von Caprivi in the Reichstag on 23rd November in introducing the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Peace of Europe. Russia and Germany. a Coming War. LONDON, January 4
General Tchernaieff, of the Russian Army, is reported to have said that the most popular war in Russian annals would be the coming war with Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed in War. Record of Thirty Centuries
CAMILLE FLAMMARION, the French author, has a passion for big figures. General statistics, he says, prove that since the Trojan war, 3000 years ago, not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War In the Soudan. A British Officer Killed
News has bean resolved that a [?]tce battle has been fought between the dervishes in the Soudan and the Egypti[?] garrison at Ambigo[?] Wells. The gar[?]on repeatedly. [?] the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russia and Germany. a Military Opinion on "The Coming War."
LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The strong military feeling in Russia against Germany is evidenced by a speech just delivered by General Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lynching in America. Terrible Fight. 42 Killed and 44 WOUNDED
LONDON, January 6.—Further details of the melee arising out of the lynching of a prisoner near Bakersville, North Carolina, show that 25 persons in addition to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in the Soudan. A British Officer Killed
News has been received that a fierce battle has been fought between the dervishes in the Soudan and the Egyptian garrison at Ambigol Wells. The garrison repeatedly charged the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →When a War Comes. Conditions for Germany's Defence. Reasons for the Introduction of the New Military Bill
An article in the Mililar Wochenblatt, under the heading of the "War of the Future," presents the German Government's argument for the new Military Bill:-- "No…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Brave Soldier
One of the street-car conductors in Oakland, Mr. A. F. Parker, possesses two medals awarded him for bravery on the battle-field -- one the gift of the Queen and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shots from the Barracks. Our Military Forces, Fbom a Soldier's Point of View
We Anglo-Saxons are, and are not, a military race. Weare a military race inasmuch as, whenever our rights and liberties are assailed, there is no limit to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Pistols and Prayers. Shooting in Church. Quarrel over Cleveland's Election Revolver Shots Freely Exchanged. Two Persons Fatally Wounded--Seven Others Injured--The Congregation Panic Stricken. LONDON, January 10
A telegram from New York gives particulars of a terrible sequel to a political quarrel in Indiana. Two families named Swinford and Lawson, who had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. Farewell to General Lord Roberts. Native Soldiers Moved to Tears. London, Jan. 10
A great farewell demonstration to General Lord Roberts, Commander-in-Chief of the British army in India, who is about to return to England, has taken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Political Quarrel in America. Fight with Revolvers in a Church. Two Persons Killed--seven Wounded
LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Telegrams from New York give particulars of a sensational and fatal quarrel which has occurred between families in the State of Indiana…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Military Bill Prospects of War. London, January 12
During the course of a speech yesterday Count Von Caprivi, the German Imperial Chancellor, referred to the new Military Bill. He said that in the event of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Labor War. Cotton Operatives' Strike. Overtures for a Settlement. LONDON, January 12
The Lancashire cotton operatives who are on strike have sought to bring about a settlement of the difficulty, but without success. The strikers agreed to accept a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →France and Russia. Preparations for War. London, January 13
The WIENER TAGEBLATT, a paper published at Vienna, asserts that Russia and France have agreed in the event of a European war to each mobilise 600,000 men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Cloud. Servian Reserves Drilling. London, January 13
The reserve forces of the Servian army are being put through a special course of drill. This unusual course is regarded, as one of great political importance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farewell to General Lord Roberts. Native Soldiers Moved to Tears
A GREAT farewell demonstration to General Lord Roberts, Commander in-Chief of the British army in India, who is about to return to England (we learn by cable),has taken place at Lahore,in the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →An Entrenching Tool for Soldiers
A tool adapted for use on the butt of a rifle or carbine in throwing up earthworks, digging rifle-pits, &c., and which may also be used as a spade independently of the gun, is shown in the accompanying…
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