Special Edition. Late Cables. The War in Europe. Greece and Turkey. Advance of Turkish Force
LONDON, May 13, 8 p.m. — Six Turkish battalions are marching upon Kalaoka…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1897
1,140 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 57
The War. the Question of a Truce. the Powers and Turkey. Complaints of Delay by Greece. a War Indemnity of Eight Millions. the Turks Surrounding Domoko. the Situation in Crete. Mutiny of Greek Military Reserves
LONDON, Thursday.--The foreign Ambassadors at Constantinople are urging the Porte to agree to an immediate truce with Greece. No reply has, however, been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in Europe. Greece and Turkey. the Turks Before Domoko. Greeks Exposed to Attack. Reserves Refuse to Proceed to the Front. an Immediate Truce Urged. the War Indemnity. the Situation in Crete. Insurgents Dismayed. London, May 12, 7.55 p.m
The Greek cruiser Peneus has captured a Turkish steamer and taken it to the island of Skiathos, in the Grecian Archipelago…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Capture of a Turkish Steamer. Soldiers Guns and Stores
LONDON. Wednesday Night.--The Greek cruiser Venous has captured a Turkish steamier, and taken it into Skiathos. The steamer had 100 Turkish soldiers, six…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Count and Little Gertrud. a Story of the Seven Years' War. (Copyright, 1836, by S. R. Crockett.) PART II.--(Chapter V. continued.)
While the Count was still meditating, "crack' went little Truda's first shot in the room above. It was answered by the cry of a man in angry pain, and then came the soft trample of many…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News by Cable. The War in Europe. Greece and Turkey. an Immediate Truce Urged. Action of the Embassies. Greek Complaints. the Situation at Domoko. Critical Position of the Greek Army
LONDON, May 13. 6.30 a.m. — The foreign Embassies at Constantinople are urging the Porto to agree to an immediate truce. The Porte has not yet replied…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Pictures
The Turkish Navy. 1.—Heavy Gun Drill. 2.—Hoisting a Boat. 3.—At Quarters. 4—Captain and Petty Officer. 5.—Admiral in Full Dress. 6—The Leadsman. 7.—Sultan's Yacht. 8.—Off Duty. (DRAWN PROM PHOTOS. BY W. G. M. EDWARDS, CONSTANTINOPLE.)…
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THE most important piece of foreign news to-day is that the Government of the Orange Free State has warned President Kruger that it will not aid the…
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They will probably soon be Greek Treasury Notes for war indemnity. The Duke of Sparta has the colossal cheek to say after all that "the Greek position is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some War Medals
The following particulars of medals awarded in connection with the Crimean and China campaigns are given in reply to questions asked by a correspondent signing himself "British Tar":—…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Latest War News
From Constantinople it is reported that the Military Party is pressing the Sultan to exact £3,000,000 from Greece as a war indemnity, retaining Thessaly until the amount is paid. The Sultan is also…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →The Greeco-Turkish War
In the retreat from Phersala, the Greeks were decimated when crossing the river. The baggage of the Duke of Sparta and Prince Nicholas were captured by the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Crack Shots in War
Many people assert that crack shots are not of the slightest value in war, because they find men on the move very different to hit compared with targets…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Greco-turkish War. Feeling in Athens
The English papers by the mail that arrived on Tuesday continue the story of the preparations for the war between Greece and Turkey. In Athens and throughout the Greek provinces intense excitement…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lord Salisbury on the War. LONDON, May 7
Speaking at a meeting of the Primrose League last night, Lord Salisbury, the Premier, referred to the war between Greece and Turkey, and to the action of…
Continued on Trove, page 1027 →War News. This Greeks Driven From Pharsala. the Powers Asked to Mediate
Our cable messages still continue to bring news of fresh disasters to the Greek arms. After a battle on May 6, which raged for fifteen hours, the main Greek army at Pharsala, finding…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The War in Europe. Terrible Loss of Life. Will England Be Drawn Into It?
War has been predicted so often between France and Germany, England and Russia, and various other Home countries, that we began to read of them in the papers without fear of the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. the Proposed Armistice. Domoko to Be First Occupied. Greek Troops Leaving Crete
LONDON, Friday.--The Turkish military party are opposed to any armistice with Greece until Domoko has been occupied by the Turkish army…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →News by Cable. War in Europe. Greece and Turkey. the Proposed Armistice. Domoko to Be First Occupied
LONDON, May 14, 6.45 a.m.—The military party in Turkey is opposed to an armistice being declared until Domoko has been occupied by the Turks…
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