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  2. A NEW ROAD INTO CHINA.

    A recent report that munitions had been sent overland from Burma to, Kunming confirms the completion of an extraordinary engineering feat ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,340 words
  3. WITH ROYALTY AT SEA.

    On May 15, 1939, King George and Queen Elizabeth will sail for Canada in H.M.S. Repulse, the giant battlecruiser which was completed in 1916 ...

    Article : 960 words
  4. SUMMER'S GLEAM AND SHADOWS.

    The beautiful Lime Avenue at Ken Wood, a magnificent estate near London, bequeathed to the English nation by Lord Iveagh, whose collection of pictures and fine mansion were included in the gift. (See accompanying article). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 39 words
  5. BY THE CAMP FIRES WITH DR. DONALD THOMPSON.—II. ISLAND ADVENTURE.

    A south-east gale was blowing right into the estuary as the St. Nicholas beat out across the shallow bar of the Roper River. For several hours we drove into a heavy sea in the teeth of the gale, and throughout the night the vessel rolled heavily, taking in a good deal of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,503 words
  6. THE ENGLISH.

    "With Malice Toward Some," by Margaret Hals[?]y-Hamish Hamilton. "The Travel Diary of a Professor's Wife was the original title of this book," ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,223 words
  7. TREASURED FEATURES OF THE IVEAGH BEQUEST.

    One of the most fascinating collections of pictures which Australians visiting London this season should not fail to see is the Iveagh Bequest, at ...

    Article : 1,123 words
  8. PHILOSOPHY IN THE GARDEN.

    Gardens in ordinary speak for themselves. To their lovers, lawns and flower beds, shrubs and trees, offer satisrying if silent delight. The discovery that the charms of a garden ...

    Article : 180 words
  9. HISTORIC SURFING DEMONSTRATION.

    The following account, I am sure, must easily rank as one of the earliest descriptions of surfing. It is an extract from the volume of Captain Cook's ...

    Article : 452 words
  10. JAMBOREE STAMPS IN EUROPE.

    Although it was not expected that Australia would commemorate the Scout Jamboree with a new postal issue, national and world jamborees in ...

    Article : 422 words
  11. TROUBLE ON THE HIGHWAY.

    Having broken through a frail bridge on the Kunming road which leads from Burma to China, a supply lorry is pushed out of danger. The roof-load is covered by' a water-proof sheath of palm leaves. (See article on the "New Road to China.") ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 47 words
  12. PROGNOSTICATION: 1939.

    The times are big with portent: all inquire What shall the year bring forth, that dawns so dark; Spectres of war, and plague, and famine stark ...

    Article : 113 words
  13. THE BUSHFIRE.

    The bushfire came in glory, A festival of flame; It danced across the forest, The victim of its game, ...

    Article : 43 words
  14. LE LAC DES CYGNES.

    Light, ethereal, white swans in flight, A hunter prince, a princess in disguise— A swan till midnight when the spell may rise— Ballet classic, balm to sense and sight. ...

    Article : 38 words
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