War Office and Australian Horses. London, July 3
The War Office, repine to representations from the Australasian. Chambers of Commerce, said the distance of Australia from Britain precluded the former from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1903
1,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 71
Fighting the Somalis. a Typical "Little War" Incident
The sort of experiences that fall to the lot of British soldiers in the petty wars that we dismiss so breezily with a comment as we glance ut the cables from day to day may…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another War Cloud. Anglo-Japanese Ultimatum. Driving Russia From Manchuria Coercing China Into Compliance. LONDON, Saturday, 7 a.m
"The Svjet," (the Light), a St. Petersburg Journal, announces that it has received a communication from, a Japanese newspaper stating that Great Britain and Japan have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Remounts. Statement by the War Office
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The War Office, replying to the Australasian Chamber of Commerce, states that the distance between Australia and Great Britain precludes Australia from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commonwealth Defence. the Proposed Innovations. Conscription in War Time. Cadets and "Rankers." the Half-pay List
The principal provisions of the latest Commonwealth Defence Bill have already been summarised in these columns, but it remains to be shown how they compare with the original bill,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another War Cloud. in the Far East. Joint Note From Great Britain and Japan. Russia Must Evacuate Manchuria. No Secret Treaty Will Be Allowed
LONDON, Saturday.--The "Sviet," a, St. Petersburg journal, states that it has received an important communication from a Japanese newspaper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victims of Duty. Police Killed and Wounded. in Encounters with Criminals
The list of New South Wales police officers who have fallen victims to criminals, or who have been seriously wounded in the execution of their duty, is a very long one. In the earlier…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Somaliland War. Abyssinian Successes. Mullah's Retreat Blocked. Thanks for the Boer Contingent
LONDON. July 6.—The Abyssinian General Abanabro has invited the Ogaden Somalis to become Abyssinian subjects. General Abanabro at present blocks three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Russia in the Far East. Determined to Hold Manchuria. Wits Rather Than War. Diplomacy Reduced to a Fine Art. Powers Perplexed
HONGKONG, June 3.--The war-cloud that has been hovering ominously over Manchuria for some time past has not yet succeeded in breaking, though Japan has, on several occasions, been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] Riots in America. the Negro Question. a Settlement Attacked. Three Men Killed. Militia Called Out. Seven People Killed and Fourteen Wounded
LONDON, July 7.—Telegrams from New York give the particulars of a riot which broke out at Evansville, Indiana, in connection with the negro question…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Gallant Soldier. (By Cable from Our London Correspondent.)
The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" at Berbera, in giving additional particulars of the last stand of Colonel Plunkett at Gumburru on April 17, says that Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Romance of the War. Officer and Nurse's Love Affair
In the London Court of Appeal, before Lords Justices Stirling and Mathew, the other day, Crosbey v. Drake was an application made ex parte by plaintiff; asking leave to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News From the East. Will There Be War? a Visitor's Impressions. "Trouble Coming."
The company on board the Japanese mail steamer Kumano Maru, which arrived at Sydney yesterday from Yokohama, via ports, consisted of people belonging to various nationalities. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] Somaliland War. British Reinforcements
LONDON, July 9.—A telegram from Somaliland states that General Egerton, with 2000 Indian troops and 3000 camels, has left Behran fort Bohotle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Romance of the War. Officer and Nurse's Love Affair
The nurse who trips gaily along in her "fetching" uniform and spotless cuffs and collars is responsible for many romances. Particularly has this been the case in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Soldier in Battle
Mr. Milne has written a very touching analysis of the soldier's temperament in his "Epistles of Atkins." ( Fisher Unwin ). This is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →RUSSIA & JAPAN. Suggestions of War. Czar's Subjects Warned to Leave. Japanese Preparations Well Forward LONDON, Saturday, 7.40 a.m
The Tientsin correspondent of the "Standard" report that M. Lessor, the Russian Minister at Pekin, has advised Russian civilians to leave Newchwang, Port Arthur, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →China's Troubles. Soldiers Join the Rebels. London, July 10
Sixteen hundred Chinese soldiers of Kwangsi Province have deserted, with their arms, and joined the rebels…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Far East. War Preparations
LONDON, July 11.—The Tientsin correspondent of the "Standard" reports that M. Lessar, the Russian Minister at Pekin, has advised Russian civilians to leave Newchwang, Port Arthur,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Special Cables. [?]Rom the "Herald's" London Correspondents. the Far East. War Preparations. Civilians Warned. Japan Ready. London, July 11
The Tientsin correspondent of the "Stan[?]rd" reports that M. Lessar, the Russian [?]inister at Peking, has advised Russian [?]"vilians to leave Niu-chwang, Port Arthur,…
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