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  2. THERE ARE RULES TO KEEP WAR HUMANE

    There was a time when troops alone carried on war, while the rest of a nation remained virtually at peace. Otherwise, it was held, a war might continue until one nation was exterminated. In these days of total war, the fight is on everybody's doorstep, and attack is so swift that civilians in any part of the world ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,425 words
  3. COOK LANDED ON THIS BEACH

    Possession Island, showing the beach on which Captain Cook landed and the memorial to his honour. According to local lore Cook planted his flag on top of the farther hill. (See article below.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 39 words
  4. SEARCHLIGHT ON INDIA'S NAVY

    Some time ago when I first saw a sailor with H.M.I.S. on his bat-band. I stopped and 1 scratched my head. Jt didn't make sense to see a [?]ating of the Royal Indian Navy loose in Australia. And then in a day or two H.M.I.S. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,053 words
  5. SONGS OF THE POTATO

    "Joigny" writes: B. M. [?]lament that "no poet has yet sung of the potato" sent me back in spirit to a lecture-room with ...

    Article : 368 words
  6. WHERE AUSTRALIA BECAME BRITISH TERRITORY

    History has a magical power. It takes a simple event and paints it in the most vivid [?]etting; and the further one recedee from the picture, the brighter the colours become. Take, for instance. Captain Cook's proclamation of Australia ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,437 words
  7. THE LAST LAUGH

    Early in the eighteenth century, the combined French and Spanish Fleets slipped through English hands... hoping to ...

    Article : 235 words
  8. MANDALAY—QUEEN CITY OF BURMA

    The Japanese are on the Road to Mandalay, but I hope they will never reach it. Even if they do it is a centre of far greater sentimental interest than of military importance. When we lived there, one of our chief delights was to drive ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 945 words
  9. AN ARDENT WISH

    Would that one purpose In the breast of man. Should leap in whip of flams, As in great days agone: ...

    Article : 64 words
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  11. "MY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE"

    The "Good Old Days" are coming back. With the dwindling of petrol rations to a mere drizzle, the horse is rapidly becoming a power in the land. That is, what is left of him in a horse-hungry countryside. ...

    Article : 571 words
  12. TO A FALLEN AIRMAN

    Beside his melted wings, now gallantly Young learus accepts the earth's embrace. ...

    Article : 39 words
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