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  2. COAL INDUSTRY

    In this, the fifth, article of the series on the establishment of the Coal Industry in the Newcastle district, the writer presents a dramatic story of the shocking conditions which prevailed in the early settlement of Newcastle, and ...

    Article : 2,335 words
  3. A TRAFFIC HOLD-UP

    An unusual scene in Kingston, Survey, England, when a camel on parade for advertising purposes became tired after a long walk from the Zoo and took a rest in the main street. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 35 words
  4. LEAVES FROM OLD FILES

    Shipping.—The barque Sir William Wallace, to the agency of Mr. W. J. Ellis, has completed loading, and is ready for sea. The barque Zoroya is loading ...

    Article : 749 words
  5. A Naturalist's Notebook

    Occasionally theories that appear to be well established and generally accepted by a majority of scientists are subjected to severe criticism. Recently a learned ...

    Article : 297 words
  6. 25 YEARS AGO

    New Mayors.—At a meeting of the Newcastle City Council the Town Clerk (Mr. E. Scott Holland) informed the aldermen that the first business for decision ...

    Article : 572 words
  7. LONDON—Week by Week

    Two and a half years more life—population still increasing—highest number of marriages since the war—more divorces than ever before—lowest birth rate on ...

    Article : 361 words
  8. THE STUDENT'S LIFE—Pictures of London

    To really appreciate any place one must live and work in it, and this is specially true of London where there is so much to be seen and done, so much to be absorbed and loved, so much to get to know and understand, that one can only ...

    Article : 174 words
  9. Insects and Birds

    The theories of protective form and colouration are best known in their relationship to insects. As insects constitute the principal food of birds, the stomach ...

    Article : 308 words
  10. In the Centre

    But if you are student in London, the whole world is around you—you are really in the centre where all world's meet. For one thing you are continually being ...

    Article : 427 words
  11. A Gay Picture

    The second picture is a gay one. There is a party at Student Movement House in Russell Square, and the long lounge is crammed with young people. There are ...

    Article : 387 words
  12. The Case Against Butterflies

    Butterflies and moths have generally been regarded as the chief examples of the phenomena of warning colours and of mimicry. Some of these insects are ...

    Article : 222 words
  13. "Engineering History"

    A new tunnel—described as an "event in engineering history"—is to be constructed under the River Thames at an estimated cost of £3,000,000. ...

    Article : 234 words
  14. JUBILEE YEAR

    With my wife I had the good fortune to visit England during the Jubilee year celebrations, and had the privilege of seeing our gracious Sovereigns, King George, ...

    Article : 981 words
  15. Bugs and Beetles

    Many bugs produce scents which are disagreeable to human senses, and it has been assumed that they protect these insects from predators. Professor ...

    Article : 340 words
  16. Dr. Susan Isaacs

    In Southampton Row. close to the tumult of Holborn traffic, there is a small, quiet room, which is the centre of interest for a number of students. It is a ...

    Article : 297 words
  17. New Career

    There is a new career opening up for Britain's young men—"export specialists." This will be one of the aims and developments of a newly-formed Institute of ...

    Article : 283 words
  18. A Sunday Evening

    The third picture is of a Sunday evening in the City. In an old church, hidden away behind Barclay's Bank, in Lombard-street, a large congregation, made up ...

    Article : 317 words
  19. Coach Building Passes

    A famous quarter of London—Long Acre—has just lost its last coach builder Long Acre was supreme in Europe in coach building for 300 years, but then ...

    Article : 259 words
  20. THE ENGLISH ROSE

    The rose can be traced, back in Great Britain to the time of the Roman occupation. It is believed that there were originally seven native roses, including the dog ...

    Article : 145 words
  21. GENUINE "STRADS" DISCOVERED.

    Two genuine Stradivarius violins have been discovered in the Rhineland. One is in the possession of a railway employee at Betzdorf. It has been handed down ...

    Article : 63 words
  22. Industries on Show

    Visitors from every corner of the earth are expected his year at the British Industries Fair, confidently expected to be the biggest ever known. ...

    Article : 145 words
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