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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

3,985 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 200

News by Cable. [Copyright.] Japan's War Preparations. More Warships Purchased

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 4

LONDON, January 10, 2 p.m.— The "Patrie" announces that Japan has purchased from the Argentine Republic the armoured cruisers Garibaldi, Pueyrredon, San Martin, and General…

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Optimism in Paris. Defeat of the Russian War Party. a Conciliatory Reply

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--Official circles in Paris have been informed that the protracted correspondence between the authorities at St. Petersburg and Admiral Alexieff…

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The War Cloud. in the Far East. Latest Reports Optimistic. Reply to Japan's Note. Concessions by Russia. Stock Exchanges Stronger. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 7

The receipt of more optimistic telegrams from Tokio has led the French Government to entertain the belief that the recognition by Russia in her last Note of the…

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Russia and Japan. the Far Eastern Situation. Russia's Reply to Japan. Conciliatory in Tone, But Unsatisfactory in Substance. War Expected Before the Spring. London

The Australian Star · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent reports that information has been received by diplomatic circles in Pekin to the effect that Russia's reply to Japan is conciliatory in tone, but…

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War and Politics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 4

In discussing foreign affairs and the possibility of war it is worth while considering what would be the effect of an international struggle upon the political…

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The Approach of War

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 4

Women and children are preparing to leave Port Arthur. Japanese reservists in the North of China ore hurrying to Japan…

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"War Office" and Liquor

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 3

In a case at Thames, a witness spoke to being in the company of a woman charged with drunkenness In a public-house called the "War Office." "Is it a well-managed place?"…

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War Would Be Ruin to Japan

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 5

"Has Japan any chance of boating Russia on sea or land? Can she bear the strain even of a successful campaign? Can she run the risk of defeat? And it is the obvious answer to these…

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Strange Stabbing Case. a Man Attacked in a Tent. Dangerously Wounded. Dapto

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 5

At about midday yesterday Mr. Bidgood, a merry-go-round proprietor, who for 12 years past has visited the annual shows on the South Coast, was brought to Hore's Hotel…

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The Far East. Everything Points to War. Russia's Conciliatory Reply. Both Parties Desire Delay. But War Before the String

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--According to Reuter's Agency diplomatic information at Pekin is to the effect that the Russian reply to Japan was conciliatory in tone, but…

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Alexeieff's Powers. Arbiter of Peage and War. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 5

[?]Grand Duke informed the St. Petersbur[?] Correspondent of the "New York Herald" on Sunday that the Czar after much hesitation had decided to leave the…

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The War Cloud. in the Far East. Contradictory Reports. Japan Wants Delay. Russia's Duplicity. No Alternative But War. Admiral Alexeleff to Decide. London, Jan 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 5

A Reuter's message states that diplomatic informaation received at Peking is to the effect that the Russian reply to Japan is conciliatory in tone, but unsatisfactory…

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Probable Theatre of War. Dismay in North China. Non-combatants Leaving the Towns

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--Considerable confusion prevails in North China. The Chinese railway officials between Niu-chwang and Shan-hai-kwan have…

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The War Cloud. Bellicose Bounce by the Bear, a Startling Story From Tientsin a Threat to John Chinaman. London

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 4

The Daily Mail" has received a startling story from its Tientsin correspondent. The "Mail's" representative telegraphs that Russia has threatened China with the…

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Shifting the Wounded

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 8

By the time the landing of the wounded men took place a considerable crowd had assembled in the vicinity of the wharf, and on the heights overlooking the bay. A good deal of doubt…

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Is It War?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 6

If the information of the German newspaper quoted in the cables this morning is correct, there will be war between Russia and Japan. According to this authority, the…

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Japan and Russia : All But War

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 92

From day to day the cabled news regarding the situation as between Japan and Russia has been growing more and more belligerent, but up to time of writing no state of war has…

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The War Cloud. in the Far East. Declaration by Japan. War Compulsory. Unless Russia Recedes. Neutrality of China. Terms Offered by Russia. Concessions in Korea. Hands Off Manchuria. London, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 7

Wu Te pai, the Chinese Minister at Tokio, at the request of the Japanese Foreign Office, telegraphed to Prince Ching, the Chinese Minister for Foreign…

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Soldier Jack Thompson's Record

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 7

I am asked to publish Soldier Jack Thompson's record ; here is si, supplied by himself :Won R.A.A. welter tourney at Victoria Barracks ; bent Bill Davis, 4…

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Murderer Executed. Young Soldier Hanged at Chelmsford

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 8

Bernard White, a private in the 2nd Essex Regiment, at Chelmsford Gaol paid the death penalty for the murder of a young girl named Maud Garrett, in a lonely spot not far…

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