21 MAY 1904, page 1

Otherwise There Is Little Progress To Report In The...

It is believed in St. Petersburg that Newchwang is in the possession of' the Japanese, though no official confirmation has been received. Two Russian destroyers are said to have......

The News From Tibet Is Both Meagre And Disquieting....

from Gyangtse make it clear that in view of the constantly increasing forces of the Tibetans—now estimated at eight thousand, or eight to one—and the strength of their......

The Austro-hungarian Delegations, Which Have The Power Of...

sums for naval and military expenditure, were asked last Saturday to appropriate to extra expenditure on armaments the large sum of £14,750,000. Of this amount, £6,250,000 is......

The New Army And Navy Estimates And The Speech Of

the Minister for Foreign Affairs have naturally excited much criticism throughout Austria-Hungary. On. one side Count Goluchowski is accused of ,abetting the dismemberment of......

Clarke Has Been Appointed As Head Of The New Secretariat

which is to supply the Committee of Defence with information on all matters that come within its purview. Sir George Clarke is so full of knowledge, both on naval and military......

T He News From The Far East This Week Is, On

the whole, unexciting, the Japanese marking time in their land advance till their plans are fully matured. On the 15th, how- ever, Admiral Togo suffered his first serious......

On Sunday Last Lord Curzon Arrived At Dover After An

absence from England of five and a half years. He travelled to London on Monday, where he was met by a large number of friends, including the Prime Minister, and lunched with......

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