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  2. LIFE AND DEATH OF JOHN WILLIAMS.

    November 20 will mark the centenary of the tragic death of John Williams, the memory of whose work for Christianity and civilisation time cannot efface. The occasion will have a real significance to all who share an interest in the history of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. RAROTONGA—ISLE OF ENDEAVOUR.

    Beyond the palm trees of Rarotonga is the coral lagoon on which John Williams, the famous missionary who was eventually murdered at Erromanga, launched his ship the "Messenger of Peace." (See accompanying article.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 36 words
  4. PLAYGROUND WISDOM.

    Modern education considers the physical as well as the intellectual psychological needs of childhood and adolescence, because they are the foundations ...

    Article : 1,101 words
  5. CINDERELLA OF THE FIRST CONVOY.

    Little did the skipper of the Southern, a shabby 7,000-ton freighter, know in July, 1914, when he blithely, entered Sydney Heads, that within a few days his ship would be commandeered and fitted out as Transport A27 — a horse transport, to boot. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,850 words
  6. "CATALINA" OF AUSTRALIA.

    With the currents in that fisherman's paradise, the Pacific Ocean, steadily warming, and the sun beating down in glory on the surface of the sea, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 977 words
  7. DANCING RABBIT.

    I netier saw a purple cow, I never hope to see one, once confessed a well-known American humourist, but the following extract ...

    Article : 1,206 words
  8. BY "DOG-BOX" TO THE MOUNTAINS.

    Until the other day, I had not visited the Blue Mountains for nearly 30 years During my residence in other countries I have often praised the mountain ...

    Article : 644 words
  9. A HOLIDAY WITH NATURE.

    The perfect holiday is surely a holiday with Nature. And the wilder the road the richer the journeying. That is why, one golden day in summer, I ...

    Article : 1,098 words
  10. THE PIGEON OF MENIN ROAD.

    Near the Horse Guards in Whitehall, London, is a museum known as the "Services." It is a shrine of orders and insignia; ribbons, clasps, bars, ...

    Article : 226 words
  11. GIANT METEORITE.

    South-west of Longreach, standing "miles from anywhere" in the middle of a depression in the Western Queensland plains, the meteorite depicted ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 142 words
  12. GOLD FEVER.

    Gold fever may seem unreasonable to the unafllicted, but to those who have it, it is as obstinate as malaria. Gold alone is not the cause of the disease; ...

    Article : 347 words
  13. FIRST USE OF AIRCRAFT IN WAR.

    At the present moment, when the military use of aircraft is so much in everyone's thoughts, it may be interesting to inquire when they were first ...

    Article : 230 words
  14. AN ISLAND TRAGEDY.

    I was very interested in the article on this page relating to the tragic death of Mrs. Watson, her baby, and a Chinese servant. Who discovered Mrs. ...

    Article : 304 words
  15. YOUTH.

    The heart shall speak to the meadows, And they, in turn, to the heart. Until they mingle like shadows, And each, of each, is a part. ...

    Article : 80 words
  16. THE MAD PIPER.

    A piper played in Hamelin Town A martial rant and fine, And Fritz has laid the hammer down, And Hans has left the vine: ...

    Article : 82 words
  17. TO SOMNUS.

    Sleep and I are not frlends! Wherefore, O Soninus, dost thou elude me? Have I not made due sacrifice of leaping sheep And the opening of untold gates? ...

    Article : 64 words
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