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  2. When The Batavia Was Wrecked "Under A Clear Full Moon"

    Internal evidence in Francisco Pelsaert's own Journal or Notes puts it beyond doubt that the Batavia was wrecked on a reef off the Wallabi Islands of the Abrolhos group. Which reef remains difficult to ...

    Article : 1,201 words
  3. "He's Not Very Good, Really"

    The butler glanced at the dog. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 23 words
  4. Memories Mingling With Judgments

    When Desmond MacCarthy died (a little more than a year ago) "we lost the best of contemporary critics," writes Raymond Mortimer in a foreword to "Memories," the ...

    Article : 491 words
  5. Poker-Playing Dog Which Wagged Its Tail

    A man went away for the weekend. He arrived rather late, after dinner. The other members of the house party were all sitting around in the drawing room and at one end of the room a game of poker was in progress. One of the players was a dog. ...

    Article : 755 words
  6. Economic Analysis

    "Whither Britain? (R. W. G. Mackay) examines the economic position of Great Britain and the author offers ...

    Article : 59 words
  7. The Schoolboy "Bookies"

    There are more schoolboy "bookies" at Melbourne Cup time than most parents think. Teachers are aware of their ...

    Article : 195 words
  8. JUST A MOMENT

    Friendship is an essential element in human relations, both individually and nationally. It is not beyond the reach of any, either, because the formula—so often quoted—is simple. "To have a friend one ...

    Article : 246 words
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    The sentence on the mutineer, Claasz Harmensz, signed by Pelso ert, who always wrote "Pelsartt," and the members of the ship's council of the Sardam:" condemn him hereby, that tomorrow he shall be let fall three times from the yard arm and afterwards be given 100 lashes before the mast. This done and attested on the yacht Sardam, 12th November, 1629, lying at anchor under the High Island, 2 miles from the Wreck." (A Dutch sea-mile equals 3 English) The signatures are Francisco Pelsartt, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 99 words
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