Nearing War
The prospect of Russia and Japan coming to blows is so very near now that there is not the slightest suggestion of make-believe about the matter. There…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1904
3,985 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 200
Island Massacres. Two Europeans Murdered. a Trader Wounded
BRISBANE, Monday.--The German steamer Prinz Waldemar, from Singapore, via German New Guinea, arrived at Brisbane to-day. She brings news of the massacre, on November 14,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anxious for War
Advices from Tokio are to the effect that the newspapers of the capital urge on the Government an immediate declaration of war, which is considered inevitable. The…
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Arrangements are progressing apace towards an explosion in the Far East. It is reported by the cable to-day that the Chinese cruisers at Shanghai are preparing for active…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War and Flour. Meeting of Millers
A meeting of the N.S.W. Flour Millers' Association was held in Sydney yesterday, with a view to considering the advisability of raising the price of flour, in view of the likelihood of…
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Advices from Tokio are to the effect that the newspapers of the capital urge on the Government an immediate declaration of war, which is considered inevitable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coming War. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")
Sir, -- As your cablegrams imply a war may at any moment be started between Russia and Japan, with possible extension to China, and even Great Britain and other countries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, January 5, 1904. War and Australian Defence
Our cables respecting tim prospects of war this morning do not tend to clear the situation. We have been led to expect a censorship of cables, and hencc we are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Cloud. the Situation. What Russia Is Willing To Do. Japan's Ultimatum. London
The pessimism at Pekin, where war between Russia and Japan is considered inevitable is based upon diplomatic despatched received from Tokio. These despatches show that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Far East. Russia Still Silent. Japan Profoundly Resolved. Active Measures to Be Taken. War Becoming Difficult to Avert
LONDON, Monday.--The Tokio correspondent of "The Times" cabled as follows on Saturday:--"Twelve days have elapsed since Russia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ex-canadian Soldiers. Will Fight for the Ja[?]s
Four hundred Canadians that served during the late war in South-Africa have volunteered to assist Japan in her coming struggle with Russia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Cloud. in the Far East. Russia Replies to Japan. Her Grip of Manchuria. Will Not Make the First Move. Japanese Ultimatum Imminent. Occupation of Korean Positions. China Aids Japan. London, Jan. 4
The pessimism at Peking, where war between Russia and Japan is considered inevitable, is based upon diplomatic despatehes received from Tokio. These…
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Mr. W. R. Cremer, M.P. (Radical), secretary of the International Arbitration League, urges the British Government to suggest that Russia and Japan should submit their dispute…
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A splendid double page of engravings, illustrating the type of the men who man the Russian, fleet, appears in the "Town and Country Journal" this week. The photographs , were taken on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Risks. Lloyd's Quotation
The quotation of Lloyd's underwriters against the probability of war being declared within a month is nominally 50 guineas per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Times" Correspondent for the War
Commander W. J. Colquhoun, D.S.O., of the Victorian Naval Force, has been asked by the London "Times", to go to Tokio, and act as its cable correspondent in that city should…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →War and Trade. Opportunities for Australia
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--All the Melbourne firms that are interested in the trade in the East think that war between Japan and Russia should largely increase Australian exports in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Interest in the Threatened War
The situation in the Far East, which our cables this morning show to be unimproved, has a particularly delicate interest for the Australian Commonwealth. If the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prospective War. Japan's Ambition. Position of Australia. London
The "Spectator" says that if Japan is victorious in the threatened war with Russia she is likely to desire a predominance, and probably a mastership in the Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Commander Colquhoun. Represents Australia. "Times" War Correspondent. Melbourne
Commander Colquhoun, of the Victorian Naval Force, has been asked by the London "Times" to go to Tokio, and act as its correspondent, should war break out between…
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