Russia and China. The War Loan. Statement in the Commons. London, June 14
Reference was made in the House Commons this afternoon to the reported arrangements with the French banks to underwrite the Chinese loan…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1895
978 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 49
War Correspondents. Some of Their Superstitions. A Chat With Fred. Villiers. Into the Jaws of Death--Some Remarkable Theories
We were talking about presentiments, and Frederic Villiers, the veteran war correspondent, fresh from his ninth campaign, said in that quiet, careless way of his:…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Japan and Formosa. Collapse of the Republic. Excesses by the Soldiery. Public Buildings Destroyed. Irritation in Germany. London, June 4
The formal transfer of Formosa to Japan under the terms of the treaty of peace between China and Japan has been effected…
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A German semi-official organ, the "Marine Rundschau," summarises some of the lessons which, it considers, are to be drawn from recent naval occurrences in Chinese waters…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Turkey and Bulgaria. Seizure of a Road by Turkish Soldiers
LONDON, Tuesday, Noon.--It is reported that Turkish soldiers have entered Bulgaria, and seized the road leading to Philippopolis, the capital of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →China and Japan. the War Indemnity
LONDON, June 21.—American financiers are arranging an offer to furnish the Chinese Government with 200,000,000 taels in silver, as part of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →China and Japan. the War Indemnity. London, June 21
American financiers are arranging an offer to furnish the Chinese Government with 200,000,000 ta[?]ls in silver, as part of the war indemnity to be paid to Japan by…
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Very good records have been, made by the various regiments in Ireland daring the recent six days' distance marches. The 1st Battalion Royal Innisk[?]lling Fusiliers (27th), a famous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's Honour
A company of soldiers was drilling on the parade-ground, and some officers had gathered on the captain's porch, watching them. Fort Harker was far out on the plains, so far that the blue peaks of…
Continued on Trove, page 1279 →The New Commander in Chief. Re-adjustment of the War Office. London, June 21
It is understood that Lord Wolseley will succeed the Duke or Cambridge as Comnmnder-in-Chief of the British army. The Duke of Cambridge retires in October. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Defence of New South Wales. Military Forces on a War Footing. the Formation of Reserves. Rifle Clubs. to Be Affiliated to the P.p. Forces
At the conference of Australian Commandants, held in Sydney early in the year, when a scheme for the federation of the defence forces of the various colonies was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Star's Special Cables Dissolution Probable. The Imperial Parliament. The Military Estimates. Defeat of the Government--A Cabinet Council Called--The Salary of the Secretary for War. London, June 21
In the House of Commons to-day the Right Hon. H. Campbell-Bannerman, Secretary for War, announced that H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Political Crisis in England. Defeat of the Government. Resignation of the Secretary for War. Protracted Meeting of the Cabinet. Conflicting Rumours As to the Result. Loed Rosebery at Windsor. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, June 21
The House of Commons this evening went into Committee of Supply upon the Army Estimates. The Hon. W. St. John F. Brodrick M.P. for Guildford, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Defence Force on a War Footing
The possibility of the local defence force being used for aggressive purposes has been brought forward with some frequency during the last few months, the rigorous discipline that the General…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Macedonia. the Rebellion Spreading. Turkish Soldiers Killed
LONDON, June 24.—The rebellion is spreading in Macedonia, Turkey. Numerous bands of rebels armed with Martini rifles are attacking the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tie Crisis in Great Britain. Resignation of the Government. Lord Salisbury Forming a Ministry. Coalition Between Conservatives and Liberal Unionists. the Duke of Devonshire, Lord President of the Council. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary for War. Lord Knutsford at the Colonial Office. a General Election in Five Weeks
LONDON, Sunday Night.-- As the result of the defeat of the Government on the army estimates by seven votes, the Premier, Lord Rosebery, resigned,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Military Murder. Thirteen Soldiers Shot
LONDON, June 25.âThree noncommissioned officers and ten hussars belonging to the Austrian army have been shot at Przemysl, Galicia, for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man-of-War Aground
LONDON, June 26.—The Italian man-of-war Sardegna, which was one of the vessels forming the Italian squadron at Kiel on the occasion of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chinese War Indemnity. What Is a Tael?
The variations one sees in the papers as to the equivalent in sterling of the war indemnity to be paid by China and Japan suggests the question, What is a tael…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Italian Man-of-war Aground. London, June 26
The Italian man-of-war Sardogna, which was one of the vessels forming the Italian squadron at Kel on the occasion of the opening of the Baltic and North…
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