Our Special Cables. Russian Ministry. a Change Made. New Minister for War. LONDON, January 10
General Kuropatkin has been appointed Minister for War in the Russian Ministry in place of General Vannovsky…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1898
2,281 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 115
Russian Minister for War. General Kouropatkin Appointed
LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Lieutenant- General Kouropatkin, the Governor of the Trans-Caspian Territory, has been appointed Russian Minister for War, in the place…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Wordy War. O'Sullivan v. Hughes
During the Lucknow miners' strike, it will be remembered. Messrs. O'Sullivan and Hughes, M's.L.A., came into wordy conflict regarding the action of the miners in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Russian Minister for War. London, Jan. 19
Lieutenant-General Kuropatkin, Governor of the Transcaspian Territory, has been appointed Minister for War in the place of General Vannovsky…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For Long and Meritorious Service. War Office Medals. Presented by the General
Those long-delayed military medals which have been awarded for protracted service and good conduct have arrived at last. They were publicly distributed yesterday by the Major-General, with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in Cuba
A powerful fleet of United States warships is assembled in the Gulf of Mexico, nominally for the purpose of drill. It is suspected, however, that the movements of the fleet are connected with…
Continued on Trove, page 167 →The Army Prepared Fob War. Statement by Lord Wolseley
LONDON, January 21.-Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley, the Commander in Chief of the British Army, states that if war were declared to-morrow two full army corps, better equipped and drilled…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Anglo-australian Notes. Mr. Chamberlain and the War Office
"Is Mr. Chamberlain sighing for fresh worlds to conquer?" "Is Moatihodi to be the new Secretary for War?" were the questions of last week end. The "Chronicle" on Saturday came out with…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The British Army. Prepared for War. Statement by Lord Wolseley
LONDON, Friday.--Some interesting statements were made yesterday by Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, with reference to the readiness…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →General Cables. England Ready for War. Speech by Mr. Chamberlain. LONDON, January 21
Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, states that if war was declared tomorrow two full army corps, better equipped and drilled than on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Lucky Soldier
One of the first letters received in England from Da[?]ga[?], where the Gordom Highlanders swept the fierce tribesmen from the pass "[?]ke chaff before the wind," has been received by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Life in London and Thereabout. the North-west Frontier.—public and Ministers.— Mr. Chamberlain and the War Office.— the January Eclipse.—between the Cup and the Lip.—life Statistics. Westminster, Dec. 17
The ordinary obituary columns of the London newspapers contain a note on the miserable war on the North west Frontier which brings under a flash of light what it means in many homes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Kruger on the Prospect of War. London, January 21
In the course of a speech at Pretoria on the occasion of the opening of a new fort President Kruger said the only way peace could be assured to the Republic was by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Final War. a Story of the Great Betrayal. Synopsis of Chapters I. and Ii
The scene of the opening chapter is a ball of the British Embassy in Pars, where the reader is introduced to Lord Eskdale. the British Ambassador. Lady Eskdale. their daughter Irene, Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensational Statement. Proposed Attack on Australia. a Council of War in 1885. Contemplated Destruction of Coal Depots
In connection with the statement published on the authority of the Hon. J. M. Creed, M.L.C., that Australia, was twice (in 1878 and 1885 respectively) on the point of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War Rumors
The latest cables show no improvement in the international situation, rather the contrary. The Russian Minister in Pekin is said to be intimi-dating the Chinese authorities, so that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal. President Kruger and Peace Maintenance. "Must Be Prepared for War."
LONDON, Friday Night. -- Speaking yesterday at the opening of a new fort at Pretoria, President Kruger remarked that the only way in which the pence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Office and Australian Leather
Some weeks ago cable messages appeared in the newspapers to the effect that the British War Office authorities had interdicted Australian leather from the contracts for the supply of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Tanned Leather. the Objection by the War Office
Inquiries made by a member of the "Herald" Btaff among the principal tanners and leather merchants of the city yesterday did not bring out with absolute certaint what the objection which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To Combat Jingoism. Combined Peace Movement. the War Note Unduly Prevalent
The peace societies of this country are about to enter upon a movement which Mr. Felix Moscheles explained to me the other day (says a representative of the "Daily Chronicle"…
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