Scotland Yard Secrets Of London’s Old
A fragmentary feature recalls Scotland Yard’s efficiency by tracing a visitor, Mr Thompson, through a tense interrogation. The police chief outlines Thompson’s 1908 American Consular service exile, wartime writings, and intelligence links from Tilbury to The Hague, Berlin, and Switzerland before a 1908 New York introduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Yard
Fords
Switzerland
Clark
New York
R Canement
Gerard
Washington
Bethmann-Hollweg
Greman
Value of Good Books Advice to Scholars at Valley School
Sir Matthew Nathan tells Brisbane scholars reading good books shapes character and future. He warns against fiction that stirs harmful ideas and praises wholesome literature as a force to form pure minds and strong citizens.
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Matthew Nathan
the Valley School
Brisbane
Lesa
Narist
Passport delays and postwar travelling regulations
The piece argues that postwar passport rules hinder Australian travel to Britain and Europe. It cites wartime tightening and ongoing paperwork as unnecessary today and calls for lifting or simplifying the passport requirement. Chambers of Commerce in Hullhampton and Charters Towers back the reform, noting the loaned restriction appears outdated four years after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australis
England
Europe
Ube
Uae
Horkhampton
Charters Towers
Opium Control Discussed by Sir John Jordan in League Meeting
Sir John Jordan outlines League of Nations efforts to curb opium and narcotics with medical exemptions. He notes end of year drug quantity reporting by member states, mentions America’s participation, and references historic steps from the 1912 Hague Convention. He cites China’s opium ban and recent cultivation rise, due to fiscal strains and regional trade links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir John Jordan
Opium Commission
League of Nationalet
League
London
Watton Place
Geneva
John
America
Mien
Sir John
Caine
Hier
Peking
Dyerind
China
Miliry
Emma Mt
Wan Pa Terninal
Hongkong
Singapore
Cochin China
Pasture Grasses and Meadow Fescue Nutrition
This article discusses pasture grass value versus abundance, noting nutritive content matters more than sheer height. It highlights meadow fescue as superior for nutrition, Tim or Timothy, cockafoot, and ryegrass, with meadow fescue requiring years to mature and foxtail and cockfoot suited to moist soils. Cockfoot is valuable in damp climates. ryegrass remains productive for two years. It stresses recognizing different grasses and weeds to assess feeding value and improve hay quality.
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Scotland
Tre
England
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Latralia
New Guinea
Dadow
Savings Bank Department
Serato
Amen
Cmon
Muses
Cereforiee
Papua
Sommon Taiands Protectorate
Pacific
Queens
Lernor
Ames Mele Eey Sie
Denison Miller
CMG
Commonwealth Bank of Australis
Dee Tellow Aster Derk Tebecot
Capt. Mettle
Percel Pest
Boquet
B. Burt & Company
Perry Street
Jai Fru Ue
Clements
Clements Tonic
London Directory
Nufacturers & Dealers
Jom
London Directory CO
Ratu Bea Pill
Stexone
Rouen
Mia Wees
Hutton
Mutton Pty
Roma Strest, Brisbass
Cal
The
Metal Industries
Rou
Y Balmain
Bydmet
Masa
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