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  2. The CITIZEN TO BE

    CAPTAIN WILLIAM DAMPIER was a rough and ready sailor, a man who filled many roles in his time, but a seaman possessing to the full the ...

    Article : 682 words
  3. The Long Arm.

    RONALD and his brother George were rowing in a stout little seagoing boat in the waters of Queen Charlotte Sound, that channel of the ...

    Article : 537 words
  4. HISTORY RETOLD.

    Sound, sound the clarlon, fill the fife! To all the sensual world proclaim, ...

    Article : 129 words
  5. SCOUTING FOR BOYS.

    NEXT year the Boy Scout movement will celebrate the 21st anniversary of its foundation. As a special ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,010 words
  6. Spring-cleaning Ships.

    THE under-water portion of ships requires periodical cleaning and overhaul, for which purpose they must go into dry dock, of which there are two ...

    Article : 232 words
  7. How is a Lightship Moored?

    A LIGHTSHIP has to be very securely fastened so that it may re- main practically in one place always and yet ride with the tide. For this ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 102 words
  8. Measuring the Speed of a River.

    IT is often necessary to measure the speed of a river, and the picture shows the kind of apparatus with which this is done. The floating ball, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 103 words
  9. Lines.

    WE often see people wearing spectacles nowadays that have a curved line going across the lens. Such lenses are called bifocal. ...

    Article : 177 words
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