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  2. NOTABLE DAYS

    THE first of the great English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer, was born in London in about 1340. His fame rests chiefly upon his Canterbury Tales—a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. GREAT EVENTS IN OUR HISTORY

    GOVERNOR ARTHUR was recalled in 1836, and Sir John Franklin, the great Arctic explorer, succeeded him. He had already seen service in Australia ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 785 words
  4. FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS

    IT has been said that to go down like Antonio Stradivari, with a memory attached to the sweetest tone in instruments is better than a grave in St. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 535 words
  5. LITERARY COMPETITION

    SENIOR AWARD.—John H. Kent, Roderick-street, Ipswich. Subject: William Wordsworth. JUNIOR AWARD.—Thomas Hayes, Hayes-street, Laidley. Subject: The Case for a Maize Pool. ...

    Article : 32 words
  6. PUZZLES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 33 words
  7. SENIOR AWARD.

    ONE great charm of poetry is its endless diversity. It is as varied as nature which inspires it, and which in turn it reflects as in a mirror. ...

    Article : 663 words
  8. MORE TO CRACK

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 151 words
  9. SHAKESPEARE

    A dispatch from Peking states that the works of Shakespeare are being translated into Chinese for the first time in history, as part of a plea for ...

    Article : 296 words
  10. JUNIOR AWARD.

    WITH the principle of a maize pool there can scarcely be any quarrel, since the expressed object aimed at is nothing more than the orderly ...

    Article : 589 words
  11. WEEKLY ESSAYS

    This competition (for which book prizes will be awarded) will be continued. Senior and junior competitors to select their own subjects. The competition closes on Saturday. ...

    Article : 88 words
  12. POP TRIES OUT HIS SPORTS MODEL

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    Article : 6 words
  13. WELL NAMED.

    The husband almost jumped out of his chair as the sound of a terrible crash came to him from the direction of the kitchen. ...

    Article : 69 words
  14. Advertising

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    Advertising : 133 words
  15. Listening In

    "JIM will be in hospital a long time." "Why? Have you seen the doctor?" No, the nurse." "Yes, she's engaged to an ...

    Article : 289 words
  16. Advertising

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    Advertising : 132 words
  17. Wirelessed

    "DID you buy that expensive hat you were raving about?" asked Mrs. Hisser. "Yes," replied Mrs. Pottor proudly. ...

    Article : 48 words
  18. TRAVELLERS TALES

    "WHY," asked the schoolmaster, "are the days longer in the summer than in the winter." Timothy, to whom the question was ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 68 words
  19. THE LIMIT.

    An Irishman was employed at a big shipbuilding yard. On him fell most of the disagreeable jobs, and he was much in request for lifting the heaviest ...

    Article : 129 words
  20. TOO CLEAN.

    The manager of the big factory called his foreman into his office. "Well, Sharpe," he said, "I must congratulate you on the cleanliness of ...

    Article : 60 words
  21. GONE.

    A traveller was wandering across the mountains in search of man to whom he had been given a letter of introduction. ...

    Article : 86 words
  22. SMALL FOR HIS YEARS.

    "How old are you, sonny?" asked the inquisitive old man of the little boy on the beach. "Six," came the brisk reply. ...

    Article : 58 words
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    Hopeless Golfer: "What couldn't I do to a nice big bottle of beer?" Caddie (scornfully): "Hit it with a club." (By arrangement—Reproduced from London Punch.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 26 words
  24. HE KNEW.

    They met for the first time for a number of years on the sea front. "Married yet?" asked Nobbs of his friend. ...

    Article : 49 words
  25. OVERPAID.

    An actor who had been "resting" for a very long time was so overjoyed when at last he found a manager to put on his show that he agreed to accept ...

    Article : 107 words
  26. CASH ON DELIVERY.

    Hawkin's credit was at somewhat low ebb when he called on his tailor to try on a new suit he had ordered. He found that the cloth, fit, and in ...

    Article : 67 words
  27. OVERSIGHT.

    Jones started the day badly by banging his favourite corn against the bedpost. At breakfast he was like a roaring lion. The porridge was atrocious ...

    Article : 120 words
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