Enlisting the Patriots
At a recent meeting of the Wateford Cor-poration. Mr. J. A. Power (Mayor) presiding, Mr. David Hyland proposed the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted:…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1903
1,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 71
Soldiers' Handkerchiefs
The Russian, Government has decreed that in future all soldiers of the Empire must use handkerchiefs—her[?]tofore not one soldier out of a thousand has Indulged in this luxury—and that…
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The first battle fought in the Cri[?] 1854 was that of the Alma. The [?] of the English and French, arriving a [?] Alma (about 20 miles to the north [?]…
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One hundred drunken German and Austrian soldiers fought in the streets of Pekin with bricks, clubs, and knives in the presence of crowds of Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →3rd Edition the Balkans. Turkish Mission Failed. 25,000 Turkish Soldiers Ordered Out. London, April 18
The Peace Mission of the Sultan to the Albanians has failed. There are persistent rumors of a general rising…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hector Macdonald. Came to Australia As a Soldier But He was a Poetaster in Disguise
Like most degenerates, the late Sir Hector Macdonald possessed a weakness for dropping into poetry. After his first Safrican campaign he published a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Insulting a Moor. an Englishman Wounded. London, April 17
A son of Mr. L. Forde, the British Consul at Laraiche, Morocco, and a friend arrived at Alcazar at night after the gates were closed. They knocked loudly at the gates, and upon a…
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LONDON, April 19.—Popular opinion in Turkey believes that the Albanian troubles are a pretext for the concentration of troops for a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Balkans. War with Bulgaria Probable. Sudden March on Sofia Contemplated. Turkish Opinion. London, April 19
Popular opinion in Turkey believes that the Albanian troubles are a pretext for the concentration of troops for a sudden march on Sofia…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Germany. the Murder of a German Soldier. Smoking Inquiry Ordered. London, April l8
The German Emperor has ordered a searching inquiry to be made into the killing of Hartman, all artilleryman, at Essen, by Lieutenant Huessener, of the navy, because the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Memorial to Fallen Soldiers
About 2000 persons attended the public demonstration held at St. K[?]da this afternoon in connection with the movement for the erection of a memorial to soldiers of St. Kilda who died in Sou…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Food Supplies in War Time. Commission Appointed
LONDON, April 20.—Mr. A. J. Balfour, the Premier, has appointed a Commission to Inquire into the Subject of Food Supplies for Great Britain in War Time. Lord Balfour of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russian War Preparations. Black Sea Fleet Mobilised
LONDON, April 20, 2.45 p.m.—The "Frankfurter Zeitung," one of the leading provincial newspapers of Germany, states that the entire Russian Black Sea fleet has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Germany and Canada. the War of Rates Continues
LONDON, Monday.--German newspapers are irritated at the imposition of the Canadian surtax, and threaten reprisals. The "Kreuz Zeitung," of Berlin, accuses Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Food Supplies in War Time. a Representative Commission. London, April 20
In accordance with his promise to a deputation some weeks ago Mr. A. J. Balfour, the Premier, has appointed a commission to inquire into the subject of food supplies for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Food Supply in War Time Royal Commission Appointed. a Representative Body. the Scope of the Inquiry
LONDON, Monday.--In accordance with the promise made by the Premier before the Easter recess, a Royal Commission has been appointed to inquire into the question…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] Fallen Soldiers. the Proposed Service at St. Paul's
LONDON, April 20, 3.15 p.m.—Many aristocratic ladies, including the President (Lady Wimborne) and Vice-Presidents of the Ladies' League for the Defence and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fallen Soldiers. Communion in St. Paul's. Protests. London
Many aristocratic ladies, including the wives of the president and vice-presidents of the League for the Defence of the Reformed Faith, have strongly protested against the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Food Supplies in War Time. (By Cable From Our London Correspondent.)
In accordance with his promise to a deputation some weeks ago, Mr. A. J. Balfour, the Premier, has appointed a commission to inquire into the subject of food supplies for Great…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Champagne in War. Empty Bottles May Serve to Fool Battleship Lookouts
When a submarine torpedo-boat is about to deliver her attack she must rise close enough to the surface of the sea in which she is submerged to make a fresh observations…
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