The War in the East. Fighting at Wei-hai-wel Island Forts Still Hold Out
LONDON, February 6. -Desperate fighting is still going on between the Japanese and the Chinese at "Wei-hai-wei…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1895
978 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 49
The War. the Proposed Intervention. Reported Agreement of the Powers. No Action Till China Admits Defeat
LONDON, Thursday.--The Paris correspondent of "The Times" states that the Great Powers have agreed upon a course of action in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. The War in the East. Fighting at Wei-Hai-Wei. Island Forts Still Hold Out. Action of the Powers. Advice to China
LONDON, February 6.-Desperate fighting is still going on between the Japanese and the Chinese at Wei-hai-wei…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Cables. From the Herald's London Coeeespondents. the War in China. Action by England, France, and Russia. China Advised to Open Her Ports. London, Feb. 6
At the port of Wei-hai-wei, the principal strongholds of which were captured by the Japanese over a week ago, the forts on several of the islands continue to offer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Electric Light in War
The German military authorities are considering the advisability of equipping a large number of German soldiers with portable electric batteries weighing about half a pound;…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Eastern War. Watches for Japan
The war between China and Japan has brought a certain amount of grist to Helvetian mills. An Englishman lately bought up a large supply of disused rifles from the Federal Government, the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Incident in the War in the East
Effect of a Shell which Struck through the Protecting Shield of the No. 4 Gun of the Chinese Warship Akagi…
Continued on Trove, page 283 →The War. Fierce Naval Engagement. Two Chinese Warships Sunk
LONDON, Friday.--The latest reports from Wei-hai-wei state that desperate lighting has been proceeding for five days between the Chinese and…
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LONDON, January 30.—Twenty the sand Chinese have arrived at Nechwang to reinforce the troops there. LONDON, January 30.—The Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →2.30 Edition. Late Cables. The War in the East the Attack on Chefoo. More Japanese Landed
LONDON, February 8.-The Japanese ships which were bombarding the forts at Chefoo have left that port No damage was done. The attack seems merely to have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Great Irish Soldiers. Lord Roberts on the Iron Duke
General Lord Roberts, of Waterford, "the foremost soldier of the British army," has concluded in the PALL MALL MAGAZINE his series of articles on the Rise of the Duke of…
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WILLIAM NEWELL, aged 42, a pensioner of the Royal Marines, was executed on December 11, at Leicester (Eng.) Gaol, for the murder of his wife, Isabella…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Second Edition. the War in China. the Battle at Wei-hai-wei. Two Torpedo Boats Sunk. Chinese Squadron Destroyed London, Feb. 8
After the defeat of the Chinese fleet in the harbour of wei-Hai-wei, on Monday, two Chinese torpedo boats endeavoured to escape by flight. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Special Cables. From the Herall's London Co-respondents. the War in China. Fighting at Wei-hai-wei. a Desperate Defence. Two Chinese Warships Sunk. Feb. 8
Desperate fighting took place at Weihai-wei on Sunday morning. The Chinese warships Ting Yuon and Chen Yuen were disabled and foundered…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Star's Special Cables the Eastern War. Invasion of Wei-Hai-Wei Forts Holding Out. A Desperate Resistance--Foreigners Killed--An Ideal Warship --A British Officer Pelted and Chased. London, February 8
The latest news from the seat of war in the East is to the effect that the uncaptured forts atWei-hai-Weiaer offering a desperate resistance to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News by Cable. The War in the East. Japanese at Wei-hai-wei. Desperate Fithing chinese Ironclads Sunk. Remainder of Fleet Captured. The chefoo Forts Attacked. The Peace Negotiations. Failure of the Chinese Loan
LONDON, February 7.-The latest telegrams with regard to the Japanese attack on Wei-hai-wei state that desperate fighting occurred between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Chino-japanese War. The Japanese Everywhere Victorious. LONDON, Friday Night
The Japanese forces have carried the remaining fortifications at Wei-Haiwei. Several ships of the chinese squadron were either sunk or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The German Army and the Emperor. Soldiers Not to be Ill-treated. London, February 8
The German Emperor has issued an order directing the commanders of the army to stringently prevent ill-treatment of soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. the War in the East. The Capture of Wei-Hai-Wei Effected by Torpedo Boats. Desperate Naval Battles. LONDON, February 8
Late particulars [?] the capture of the Wei-Hai-Wei forts show that the final successes of the Japs were achieved at night by the bid of torpedo boats…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Chinaman Wounded
Ah Sing, cashier of the Chinese Opera, was taken to the Sydney Hospital at midnight on Saturday suffering from a scalp wound, which is alleged to have been…
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