The Philippine War. a Significant Incident. London. April 23
Reuter's ageney states that Captain Coghlan, of the United States cruiser Raleigh, referred in the course of a speech delivered at a banquet in New York, to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1899
2,742 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 138
America and Germany. an Outspoken American. "Hands Off" or War
LONDON, Sunday.--Reuter's agent at New York cables that, at a banquet at New York, the officer in command of the United States cruiser Raleigh, Captain G. B…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Samoan War. Accusation by Michael Davitt. London Missionary Society Blamed. LONDON, April 23, 3.30 p.m
Mr. Michael Davitt, M.P. for South Mayo, in a letter published in Germany, accuses the London Missionary Society of having caused the trouble in Samoa…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →He Wants to Go Home. a Soldier's Poem From Manila
Seeking the bubble reputation at the cannon's mouth may be full of glory, but to many of these at Manila it has brought a longing for other things. The following poem, addressed to a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in the Philippines. Taking of Pasig. the Insurgent Loss For. a Week. Two Thousand Killed and Wounded
The Manila correspondent of the " Hongkong Daily Press," writing on the date of March 22, says:—" Hostilities began on February 4;it is now March 21; nearly two minths have passed and more…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bicycles for War Purposes
Captain B. Baden-Powell, Scots Guards, in a paper on "The Bicycle for War Purposes," read at a meeting of the Royal United Service Institution, confined himself strictly to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War in the Philippines. the Filipinos Strongly Entrenched. a Further Engagement. the Rebel Position Captured. London, April 23
The American newspapers are despondent in tone concerning the Philippine war, and express much division of opinion respecting the expediency of enforcing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tug-of-war Championship
Further entries have come to hand for Mr. L. Foley's Tug-of-war Championship Competition, which takes place on the 20th of next month. The teams in now are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War in the Philippines. the Guagua Engagement. London, April 25
During the engagement which took place at Guagua, north of Manila, between the United States and the nativo forces, when the latter were strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tug of War Championship
The following teams have entered for the championship tug-of-war competition promoted by Mr. L. Foley:-- Permanent Artillery, Police, A.U.S.N., Barcoo, Irish Rifles, H.M.S. Royal Arthur, H.M.S. Katoomba, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →America and Germany Dewey's Threat of War. The Coghlan Incident Closed. LONDON, April 26, 3.30 p.m
There, has been a satisfactory termination to the resentful feeling caused in Germany by the ill-advised statement of Captain Joseph B. Coghlan, of the cruiser Raleigh…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in Samoa Desperate Fighting. Acts of Heroism. a German Flag Captured. British Killed and Wounded. AUCKLAND
A despatch from Apia, under date April 18, reports further severe fighting. A pitched battle, in which the firing was hot, took place at Mangai, where a force…
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Philippine War. the Capitulation of Cebu. Alleged Plot to Murder the Foreigners
Writing from Manila on March 28, the special correspondent of the " China Mail " says:—I have already informed you of the departure of an expeditionary force to gar[?]on the town of Cebu. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sensation at Rooty Hill. a Clergyman Shot. by His Brother-in-law. Who Surrenders to the Police. the Wounded Man's Deposition. Statement by the Accused
PENRITH, Friday.—Edgar James Price, a clerk, recently from Adelaie, surrendered himself to the local police last night, and made a statement to the following effect: He called on the Rev. W…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War in Samoa. Heavy Fighting Between the Rebels and Loyal Natives. Both Parties Lose Heavily. the Commissioners' Departure. London, April 26
The three members of tho Samoau High Commission have, left San Francisco for Apia in the British gunboat Badger…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shooting Affray at Rooty Hill. a Clergyman Wounded
About 11 o'clock on Thursday night a young man walked into the Penrith Police Station and stated that he had shot his brother-in-law, the Rev. W. Witcombe, at Rooty Hill. Constable Connor was in charge of the station at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Dreyfus Case. Charge Against the War Office. an Important Document. Proving Innocence
LONDON, April 28.—It is reported that a functionary at French Guiana in 1897 discovered a document sent to Cayenne by mistake, which clearly proved that Captain Dreyfus was innocent. LONDON, April 28, 3.15 p.m.—M. Poleologue, an official of the Foreign Office, in his evidence before the Court of Cassation, accuses the War Office of falsifying fresh documents in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Dreyfus Case. Charges Against the War Office. Deliberate Falsification. LONDON, April 28, 3.15 p.m
M.. Poleoloque, a Foreign Office official, accuses the War Office of falsifying a fresh document in the Dreyfus, dossier. The official also brings a charge against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Special Cables. From the "Herald's" London Correspondents. the Philippine War. an Armoured Train. Filipinos Desperately Courageous. London, April 27
The American troops in their attack upon Calumpit were greatly helped by using an armoured train. During the heavy firing the Filipinos…
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