Wallaroo voyage drama ends in warehouse pursuit
Yu an Hee sees Matt Kearney off on the Wallaroo bound for Colombo and a £2,000,000 gold shipment to Auntratin. Inspector Haig of Scotland Yard joins Kearney and Detective Norwich to investigate opium rumors and a warehouse notebook theft as Tu an Hee Gee plots with his thieves.
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Matt Kearney
London
Gool
Eileen
Colombo
Arney
Dawson Gaig
Scotland Yard
Efiesa
Heig
Jo Loney
Kearney
Norwich
Tu'an Hee Gee
Chinaman
Haig
Jo Langs
Oakenham
Matt
Fleet Street
Annther
Dawson Haig
Uttle Court
Halg
Pey
Limehouse
Paris
Suleiman Bey
Dar
Mohammed
Newr
Fi Mean Street
Jo Lung
Yu‘an
Thames
Jo Long
Yu'an
Memo Bank
Mason
van Steyn
Bulker
Cowes
River Police
Australia
Murderous chase threads through London underworld
Kearney uncovers a coded memo book tied to Jo Lung’s dope network and a murder rocks Limehouse. Dawson Haig learns Norwich’s death hints at a larger opium-smuggling plot as a perilous pursuit reaches the Thames and Jo Long’s river route to Trieste.
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Dawson Haig
Kearney
Steamship Company
Brisbane
Australia
Marseilles
Port Sold
Suez
Eileen
Jo Lung
Upnll
Revenue
Eiieen
Halg
Jo Long
Jong
Matt Norwich
Norwich
Three Colt Street
Wilson
Haig
Limehouse
Lemon Street
Knitted Apparel Dominates New Spring Fashion
Knitted garments are highlighted as the season’s chic choice with coats, jackets, skirts, hats, and accessories shown in heavy cotton and linen yarns. Designers praise knitted lines as easy to craft and stylish, noting diagonal shaping, open lace knits, and crochet capes as key trends in the Western Newspaper Union fashion page.
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JTF
Smart Set
Unicon
Diary of a Hidden Plot in Singapore
In a tense scene, Dawson Haig confronts danger as he pursues a cryptic diary clue. A cloaked intruder slips from Kearney’s room while Haig, unarmed, grabs a Japanese sword and braces for a deadly encounter. The action unfolds amid a web of trade, surveillance, and betrayals.
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Jo Long
Matt Kearney
Haig
Singapore
Norwich
Dawson Haig
Kearney
Aoe Chambers
Spring brings new shades in make up
Spring brings a palette of shades for every tone as yellow and beige favor coral rouge and lipstick, navy calls for deeper tint, and orange brightens with white or black. Stores offer shade charts matching outfits, while eye shadows pair with eye color for dramatic evening looks.
Short Skirt Revival Sparks Flapper Fashion Debate
Paris collections hint at a revival as designers unveil daytime skirts inch or two shorter than last season, with urging for snug fit and visible ankles. Evening models show fluctuating lengths with ankles prominent and some skirts strikingly long at the back, sometimes forming a train.
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Paris
Peasant Influence Shapes Local Fashion Trends
A fragmented notice describes a town fashion shift toward peasant influence. The style emphasizes slim lines, fullness below the shoulder yoke, gathered flounce at the back of the skirt above the knee, and a lighter waist and hip silhouette.
Wear Flowers by Cherie Nicholas
Cherie Nicholas notes fashions will glow with flowers this season. Carnations emerge as the lead boutonniere in white pink red and lavender, with garlands worn like a necklace. Wreaths in the hair and satin tower hats hold fresh blooms, while violet shaded gloves and purple ribbons finish the look.
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Tig
TRS
Hats Go Bi-Colored For Spring Suzy Debuts Split Sailor
A fashion note announces a new straw sailor hat by Suzy featuring a yellow right panel and a black left panel. The unfinished item is described with a quirky finish quote.
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Suzy
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Yu’an Hee
Sax Bohmer
By Sax Rohmer
Chapter
Mulden
England
Leman Street
Memo Blmk
Jo Lang
Yo'an
Alli
Adder
Polodos
Shan
Eddy
Scotland” ‘Yard
Roth
By Cherie Nicholas
Lung
Jo Luong
Polodes
Cherie Nicholas
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