A War Game
A war game will be played on Wednesday, August 8, at 8 p.m., at. the rooms of the United Service institution:-- Umpire-in-chief. Major-general E. T. H. Hutton, C.B,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1894
1,476 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 74
A French Duel. a Deputy Wounded. London, July 27
A duel took place near Paris today between M. Paul Clemenceau, the well-known journalist, and M. Deschanel, a member of the Chamber of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Declaration of War Denied. London, July 27
In the House of Lords this evening the Earl of Kimberley, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was questioned as to the reported declaration of war between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Star's Special Cables the Corean War. Conflicting Despatches. Declaration of War. The Naval Engagement-- The Chinese Decimated-- Small Arms Ordered from America-- A Chinese Warship Disabled. London, July 27
Conflicting accounts are to hand regarding the situation in Corea, and no reliable conclusion can be, arrived at as to the position of affairs at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News by Cable. The War in the East. China and Japan. Capture of a Chinese Vessel
LONDON, July 29.—Further news with respect to the reported sinking of a Chinese transport by a Japanese gunboat states that the vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Edition Late Cables The War in the East. a Chinese Gunboat Captured. Chinese Exodus From Japan
LONDON, July 29.—The Japanese have captured a Chinese gunboat off the coast of Corea. The Japanese army and navy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Every Inch a Soldier. Chapter II.--(Continued.)
Phil Jervis quite jumped when he saw the thick packet addressed in poor little Katey's conspicuous handwriting lying on the top of the batch which the postman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Special Cables the War in Corea. Another Chinese Defeat. Capture of the King of Corea. a Chinese Transport Sunk. Loss of 800 Lives. a Chinese Warship Captured
LONDON. Friday Night.--Further telegrams have been received confirming the report that fighting has been renewed in Corea between the Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Star's Special Cables the Corean War. a Naval Battle. The Report Confirmed. By the British Foreign Office-- War Not Yet Declared-- Declaration Expected soon. London, July 30
The British Foreign Office has received definite information concerning the hostile relations of Japan and China. A naval battle (as already…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Special Cables the War in Corea. Chinese Trade Paralysed. Exportation of Drains Prohibited
LONDON. Monthly.--Owing to the outbreak of war with Japan, the internal trade of China is paralysed. A ukase has been issued prohibiting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Every Inch a Soldier. (Now First Published.) Chapter Iii.--a Wrong Course
"The flighty purpose is ne'er overlook, Unless the deed go with it."--Macbeth. When Phil Jervis ejaculated the word…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News by Cable. The Corean War. The Japanese Successes. Movements of the Forces. Japanese Enthusiasm. A' Land Battle Near Seoul. Opinions of the Press. A Russian Menace
LONDON, July 30.—Further details of the sinking of the Chinese transport kow Shing by a Japanese gunboat state that there were 1700 on board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Star's Special Cables the Corean War. a Cruiser Sunk. Sixteen Hundred Lives Lost. Only Forty Persons Saved-- Details of the Attack --An Extraordinary Affair -- The Vessel Under the British Flag-- Further Complicacations. Expected-- The Attack Regarded as Butchery. London, July 30
Details have been received regarding the sinking of it Chinese transport by a cruiser attached to the Japanese fleet, and the additional information…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Victorian "Coal War."
The truth of the statement that the mine-owners of Newcastle and the coal importers and ship-owners in Melbourne had put down £120,000 to crush the Victorian coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in Corea. the Chinese Preparing for a Prolonged War
LONDON, Tuesday, 1 p.m.--From Shanghai it is reported that the Chinese authorities are importing large quantities of food, and making every preparation for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Corean War. Code Telegrams for China
The Poet and Telegraph Department advises that it has received a telegram from Hongkong to the following effect:--"The Chinese Government notify that over their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in Corea. Able-bodied Chinese Debarred From Leaving the Empire. London, July 31
All able-bodied Chinese have been debarred from leaving the Chinese Empire. The Chinese transport Kow Shing, which was sunk by a Japanese gunboat, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Star's Special Cables the Corean War. British Intervention. Activity of the Foreign Office. London, July 31
There is considerable stir in Foreign Office circles over the Corean war. It is believed that the English Government meditates some definite action in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Every Inch a Soldier. (Now First Published.) Chapter III.--(Continued.)
The words were positively wrung from her, and she uttered them as if they blistered her tongue. She never looked at him. She was still standing, still clasping her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News by Cable. The War in the East Another Naval Battle. Hore Chinese Vessels Sunk Great Loss of Life. Sinking of the Kow Shing. Demand for Compensation
LONDON, July 31.—A fight has taken place between a Chinese ironclad and a Japanese cruiser. Many were killed on both sides. The Japanese cruiser…
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