War Indemnity. London, Dec. 31
China refuses to pay the January instalment of the war indemnity in gold owing to the fall in the value of silver. The Powers insist on payment being made…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1903
1,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 71
The Soldiers' Memorial
Recently the movement for erecting a soldiers' memorial in Parramatta Park was resuscitated, but the support met with so far has not been encouraging. The elaborate design selected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Modern Ideal in War
The political result of Mr. Chamberlain's tour through the conquered South African Republics has been the subject of conflicting speculation. The Boer leaders who visited…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Most Humane" War. American Methods Compared with German
Major-General S. B. Young, of the United States army, in a speech prepared for the New York Chamber of Commerce dinner, warmly defended the conduct of the American army in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Education War in England. What the Nonconformists Think
Dr. ROBERTSON NICOLL contributes to the Contemporary Review an article on the Education Bill and the Free Churches. His aim,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How the Lieutenant Got the Countersign. a True Incident of the South African War
The following incident, which occurred during the late war, is an apt illustration of the effect of red tape and discipline in the British army and the utter lack of self-resource on the part…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Kitchener a French Soldier
It has now been put beyond doubt (says the Paris "La Reforme") that during the war of 1870 Lord Kitchener served as a soldier in the French army. Colonel Stuart-Wortley has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Hundred and Twenty-five Soldiers on Trial
The trial will take place shortly of the 125 Genevese citizens who refused to serve as soldiers during the recent strike. No fewer than 321 soldiers were at first to be court-martialled,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japan Army Beef. Ponies of the Plains Canned for Soldiers
The Japanese army, according to a Salt Lake despatch is henceforward to be fed on ponies in lieu of beef. An enterprising Western firm which does an immense business in canned beef,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Playing Soldier
Six-year-old Charlie was marching up and down the nursery, beating a drum, while his older sister was trying to read a story-book to herself…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War of the Churches. Blames Both Sides. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—I condemn both sides as being enemies of the Commonwealth and true Christianity, which teaches us to live in the bonds of charity with all mankind and die…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Shot Safrican Soldiers
We have not yet heard the last of the Best[?] Carbineers, and the more this [?] investigated the worse appears the [?]et of the Imperial military…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Incident of the War
Our London correspondent to-day cabled the news that the dismissal from the service of Major Cotton, for surrendering the garrison at Helvetia, has been cancelled, and he has been placed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Youthful Soldiers the Public Schools Cadet Force
The recent annual rifle shooting meeting in connection with the New South Wales Public Schools Cadet Force has revived interest in the cadet system [?] the State, and has raised the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Small Horses for War
The argument for small horses in war is one capable of almost mathematical demonstrations. In every campaign horses have necessarily to put up with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sugar War. Settlement of a Test Case. Countervailing Duties Favored
LONDON, Tuesday.--The Supreme Court at Washington has upheld the action of the Baltimore Customs authorities, in imposing countervailing duties on Russian sugar…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mutiny on the High Seas. Attempt to Seize the Ship Leicester Castle. Second Officer Shot Dead. the Captain Badly Wounded. Mutineers Adrift on a Raft
The story of the mutiny on the ship Leicester Castle on her homeward voyage from San Francisco reached Sydney yesterday, and forms one of the most harrowing tales of the sea recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Old War Ships to Be Sold
As a result apparently of agitation by Vice-Admiral Lord Charles Beresford and others regarding the lack of "up-to-fiateness" in the British Navy, the Admiralty has announced that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In a Convent Garden. a Memory of the Late War
Once before, in 1881, the waves of the tide of war swept past the white stone steps of the convent. Then the trees, casting today a giant shade upon the long walk and…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Tenders for Frozen Meat. Called for by the War Office. Must Be British If Possible
LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The War Office is calling for fresh tenders for the supply of frozen meat to the troops in South Africa for one year from April 1, 1903…
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