War Notes
After a long interval tho war has spluttered into notion again. The two huge armies of Russians and Japanese, the greatest forces which have been pitied against each other since…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1905
2,046 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 103
Conflict at Riga. Troops Fire on Strikers. Many Killed and Wounded
LONDON, Saturday.--Sixty thousand workers are on strike at Riga. In the encounter with troops that took place on Thursday, 42 persons were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Fighting in Manchuria. Battle Proceeding
LONDON, January 29, 2 p.m.—Marquis Oyama reports that the last army corps advanced five miles south of Chang-tau (about 28 miles south-west of Moukden)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hailed by a Russian Man-o-war. Adelaide
The White Star liner Cufic, which arrived from Liverpool on Friday, had an encounter with a Russian man-of-war on January 2. Just before reaching the latitude of the Cape,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Second Edition. the War. Vladivostock Threatened. Japanese Troops En Route
LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Preparations are being made on the railway from Chemulpo to Seoul, in Korea, for the transport of 20,000 Japanese troops from Dalny…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Russia. Czar Profoundly Surprised at Hearing the Truth. St. Petersburg Quieter. Fighting Elsewhere. Many Wounded and Killed. Struggle at Warsaw and Lodz. Many Thousands on Strike
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The correspondent at St. Petersburg of the "Daily Express" states that the Duke of Leuchtenberg told the Czar the truth regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers Memorial. London, Jan. 29
King Edward unveiled a memorial at the Windsor Garrison Church to 742 officers and men of the household and brigade guards who died in South Africa. A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. Severe Fighting. Kuropatkin's Report. Alleged Japanese Reverse. in a General Engagement. Heavy Losses on Both Sides. Battle Stopped by Fog and Cold
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--It is intensely cold on the Sha-ho. in Manchuria. LONDON, Saturday.--The Mukden correspondent of the "Lokal Anzeiger." of Berlin…
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General Mistchenko has been wounded in one leg…
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LONDON, Monday.--The St. Petersburg correspondent of "The Times" believes that only 300 persons were killed by the troops in the vicinity of the Winter Palace on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. the Fighting in Manchuria. Kuropatkin's Failure. Novel Japanese Kite
LONDON, January 30, 2.45 p.m.—General Kuroki reports that General Kuropatkin's attempt to turn General Oku's left was a complete failure…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Outrage Against Britain. British Consul at Warsaw Attacked. Hussar Attempts to Ride Him Down. Pro-consul Severely Wounded. Sword Wounds on the Face. Explanation and Protection Demanded
LONDON, Monday.--A grave outrage is reported from Warsaw, the capital of Poland. An officer of the Hussars tried to ride…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Frolics in a Boardinghouse. Returned Soldier Tied Up. the Lodger to the Rescue
'A' man who has figured in Deeds that won the Empire was captured and bound in his own house last night. When he returned from South Africa he rested on his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. Severe Fighting. Retreat of the Russians. with a Loss of Ten Thousand. Five Hundred Prisoners Taken. Japanese in Pursuit. Marshal Oyama's Report. Five Thousand Japanese Casualties
LONDON, Monday.--Unofficial Russian telegrams show that the battle of San-de-pu lasted all Thursday, and that the Russians lost 24 officers and 1000 men…
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The failure of thE Russians to turn General Oku's left will be a serious blow to General Kuropatkin, as well as the anxious bureaucrats in St. Petersburg. It is a failure at the time…
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It has transpired that General Kuropatkin was recently wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kuropatkin Wounded. Oyama's Guns. Heard 100 Miles Away. Skrydloff Urges Peace
LONDON, January 31, 2.45 p.m.—General Kuropatkin was wounded in the recent fighting. The news of the upheaval in Russia has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Thunder of Oyama's Guns. Heard As Far As Yingkow. Skrdloff's Opinion of the War. General Kuropatkin Wounded. London, Tuesday. 2.45 p.m
The thunder of Field-Marshal Oyama's guns during the recent engagement with the Russians could be heard as far away as Yingkow (Old Newchwang)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Week by Week in Manchuria
There have been two severe engagements in Manchuria during the past week, one on Thursday and another commencing on Saturday, and continuing throughout Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 275 →Fire Insurance in New Zealand. the War of Rates
WELLINGTON, Tuesday.--A conference of managers of fire insurance companies has resolved on a reduction in the tariff. This step has apparently been taken in consequence of the…
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