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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] Russia and Japan. Russian Reserves Warned. Japanese War Preparations

Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 4

LONDON, January 26, 3.10 p.m.—The newspapers are hopeful that the re-ascendancy of Count Lamsdorff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, will result in peace, and…

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The Address-in-reply. Three Amendments to Be Moved. Freetrade, the Boer War, and Education

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--The Opposition will move three amendments to the Address-in-Reply, on the opening of Parliament, on February 2…

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Chinese Soldiers

Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 4

The cables tell us that two thousand Chinese soldiers recruited by the Russians deserted on being ordered to Port Arthur. This is by no means a new departure on the part of the…

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For the Sick and Wounded. £10,000 Worth of Medicines

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 4

The purchases made by Japan of medicines and other supplies that will be required for the sick and wounded in the event of war amount to £10,000…

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The War Preparations. London, Jan. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 7

One hundred additional Russian naval officers are hastening to the Far East…

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Australian Oaten Hay. War Office Asks for Tenders

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The War Office authorities invite alternative tenders for 1050 or 2100 tons of Australian pure eaten hay, to be delivered at Port Elizabeth or Durban…

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War Rate at Lloyd's. Declined to 25 Guineas

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 4

The war rate of insurance has declined to 25 guineas per cent…

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New Zealand. Mementoes of the Boer War. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 7

The Governor has received a cablegram from the Secretnry of State for the Colonies informing him that a pompom had been, awarded to New Zealand as a memento of the…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Thursday, January 28, 1904. the War Outlook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 6

While the Czar desires peace it may be accepted as certain that he takes a passionate interest in the Siberian railway and looks upon Manchuria as essential to…

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Trophies From the Transvaal War. Maxim for South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 7

The Deputy Governor, Sir Samuel Way, has received a message from the Secretary of Stats for the Colonies, stating that a Maxim gun has been awarded to South Australia as a…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] Russia and War. Seriously Unprepared. Russia's Most Formidable Cbisis. Japan Purchasing Medicines

Evening News · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 4

LONDON. January 27, 3.10 p.m.—There is a consensus or opinion among the correspondents at St. Petersburg of the various foreign newspapers that Russia's attitude towards Japan is…

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A Baritone. End of the Bispham Divorce Case. Soldier Co-respondent's Eloquent Speech

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 7

Mr. David Bispham, the well-known baritone -singer, in the Divorce Division, London, recently sought a divorce by reason of the alleged adultery of his wife, Mrs. Caroline…

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The War Cloud. the Bear's Attitude to Japan. How It Is Being Influenced. Russia's Most Formidable Crisis. What the Czar Has to Reckon With

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 4

Preparations for the struggle continue. Russia's attitude to Japan influenced by reports submitted to Czar regarding the serious unpreparedness of his forces for war. Czar recognises that Russia is experiencing her most formidable crisis. Japan purchases £10,000 worth of medical supplies. Mutual distrust…

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Chinese War Memento

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 4

The Imperial authorities are presenting the Commonwealth with a Krupp gun as a memento of the presence of Australian troops in China during the troubles of 1900. The following cablegram from the…

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War Appreciably Nearer

The Australian Star · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 4

Russian military opinion does not believe that Count Lamsdorff (Minister for Foreign Affairs), who was reported to have regained ascendancy in the direction of the Far…

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The War Preparations. London, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 5

Sixty thousand Belgian rifles have been shipped to Japan…

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The War Rate. London, Jan. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 5

The war rate at Lloyd's has declined to 25 guineas per cent…

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Trophies of the South African War

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 4

A cable message has been received by the Governor from the Secretary of State for the Colonies as follows:-- "Trophies, South African war, 15 guns and 2500 rifles and carbines, will…

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A Significant Fact. Lloyd's War Rate Decreasing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Lloyd's war insurance rate has declined to 25 guineas per cent…

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Earlier Cables. St. Petersburg Rumour. War Appreciably Nearer

Evening News · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 4

LONDON, January 28.—Japanese troops, disguised as coolies, are gradually entering Korea. Sixty thousand Belgian rifles have been shipped to Japan…

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