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  2. "THE APPLE CART."

    Although it was in Warsaw that George Bernard Shaw's new play, "The Apple Cart," was first produced a couple of months ago, its first presentation in English has only taken ...

    Article : 1,514 words
  3. THE B.A.O.R.

    After ten and a half years the British Army of the Rhine, or the B.A.O.R. as we used to call it, is coming to an end. Shortly after the Armistice in 1918 the victorious Allied ...

    Article : 1,293 words
  4. THE SOUTHERN ROAD.

    This very road was never without its young or old swagman making a slow progress to town or country with little except an occasional gift of rough food or rough ...

    Article : 1,739 words
  5. SADDLEBACK.

    Travellers up and down the coast of New South Wales, by land or by sea, are familiar with a peculiar formation of the mountain range called Saddleback. It is Immediately ...

    Article : 1,216 words
  6. FIFTY MILES TO THE SEA.

    THIS VIEW FROM SADDLEBACK, BEHIND KIAMA, ON THE SOUTH COAST, IS FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 2186 FEET. THE COUNTRY BELOW IS FULL OF HOMESTEADS, WHICH APPEAR LIKE SPOTS IN THE PHOTOGRAPH. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  7. "WAIATA-POI."

    Living here in our midst is a composer whose name is becoming a household word throughout the world—whose song, "WaiataPoi," has weathered the storms of over 20 ...

    Article : 790 words
  8. FOR THE CHILDREN. KING FOR A DAY.

    Outside my window the wild West Wind blows. "Get out of my way, I am King for a day," He shouts as he tosses the Privet and Rose. ...

    Article : 153 words
  9. SAMUEL PLIMSOLL.

    On the Victoria Embankment to-day, there was unveiled a memorial to a man who has had for many years a greater monument than any sculptor could devise. The subject ...

    Article : 732 words
  10. "DODDLE."

    One evening when the tall gum-trees threw long shadows over the red road. Father came striding along. When he reached the verandah he pulled out of his pocket a tiny yellow ...

    Article : 688 words
  11. TOUCHWOOD.

    Sure as dad sits on the bed, And plays pigs with my toes, I get a big sty on my eye, And sniffles in my nose. ...

    Article : 52 words
  12. MY GARDEN.

    I have a little garden, A garden free from care; The bees enjoy its sweetness, The birds like to be there; ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. THE FAIRY'S PURSE.

    A fairy lost her purse last night While dancing on the lawn; I found it near the poppy bed, All crumpled up and torn. ...

    Article : 77 words
  14. "GRANDMA'S AGE" (?)

    It's grandma's birthday a week from to-day, But what her age is, I really can't say; For why I ask, she says, "Well, Billy, dear, Like you, I am twelve months older each year." ...

    Article : 76 words
  15. THE PLIMSOLL MEMORIAL.

    Sir Walter Runciman recently unveiled a monument on the Thames Embankment to Samuel Plimsoll, whose insistent advocacy in the House of Commons, led to the adoption of the safety load line, now[?] known as the "Plimsoll mark." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 40 words
  16. SPRING DAY.

    To-day is another of spring's Jewels which she tosses into the air, laughing to see how it flashes in the warm, wine-golden sunshine. Can you hear the voice of the happy ...

    Article : 291 words
  17. SHAW TO SHAW.

    Now that the Free Library Committee at Shaw have decided to add to the shelves of the library a copy of Mr. G. B. Shaw's book, "An Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism" ...

    Article : 346 words
  18. A KITCHEN PRAYER.

    Sir,—While unlike in form, the enclosed poem is very similar in Idea to the two kitchen poems published in the "Herald" on the last two Saturdays. I have cherished this little ...

    Article : 174 words
  19. THOU AND I.

    A vista with dim moving shades, Dark silence stabbed by moaning pain, Yet Hope has cast Love's beam across The space that parts us—thou and I. ...

    Article : 124 words
  20. ROUNDEL, JAPANESE PLUM.

    The barren trees are beautiful in spring, Their fairy petals blessing every breeze; But do they wish for naught save blossoming, The barren trees? ...

    Article : 71 words
  21. COUNSEL.

    Blind Cupid's bow ne'er twangs in vain, His arrows in their mark remain. Seek not to wrench them forth again, Endure, instead, a brief hour's pain. ...

    Article : 43 words
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