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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Sep 16, 1927

Page

10

Do You Know The Question Book Novel Overview

A historic note describes Mr 4.0 Mais's Do You Know The Question Book as a compilation of general knowledge questions and answers by eminent scholars. It highlights its educational value and mentions gratitude to contributors while noting the author’s wish to withhold many answers.

Jim Tanya Howe Thas Brentanos Tt London Angus Am Roberteon Leth Sydney

Wordsworth and Carlyle in Letters Revealing Views

Hitherto unpolished letters expose Wordsworth’s cautious praise of Burns as a poet of human passions and social life while criticizing Carlyle. He notes Burns’s lack of grandeur, and remarks onGerman literature, English letters, and a Renwick astronomy gathering with Mentagle Whewell and Mc Carlyle.

Blackwood Arran Wordsworth Carlyle Burns Teddy Mentagle Spring Tiew Whewell McCarlyle Renwick Eluke

The River of Strangers in the Frozen North

Book notice for The River of Strangers by Frank Turker Day, presented in a northern Canada setting. A physician becomes a strong man among colonists and natives, drinks trouble, a missionary arrives, love and tragedy unfold, and England awaits mother and child’s return as the doctor clings to distant dreams.

Canada Udethor Rani Parker Pioy Ina Comal Tle Inely England Frank Turker Day Andrew Melrose Lot London Dymock Sydney

Auction Bridge Score Book Published by Angua and Hobertoon

A new score book for Auction Bridge, published by Angua and Hobertoon in Sydney, offers nevers and misheads for cooperation and bidding cues. It includes scoring guidance for rubbers, summaries of wins and losses, and references to tactics like free bids and overcalls.

Tayers Auction Bridge Ankus and Robertson Nevers Tevokis Hines Tartnere Angua and Hobertoon, Ltd Sydney Price, Él

The Further Adventures of TG unl Pie

A fragmented note on a London themed book series by Mah Goi and the publisher UK firm Anguss and Reberwon Ltd. It hints at a continued tale pair and references a Dublin or Sydney location.

Cornetatk Bydney Mah Goi Peiranes Angus and Reberwon, Ltd Sydney

Ferguson Memorial Brings Sardonic Muse to St Ges Cathedral

A fragmentary reminiscence on Robert Ferguson, the 24 year old Lidin burgh poet who died in an asylum, and Burns's rescue of his work. It notes Burns placed a tomb on Ferguson’s grave in Canongate, praises Ferguson’s vernacular verse, and muses on a memorial panel in St Ges Cathedral as a rebuke to neglect and a tribute to a brilliant yetpathetic figure.

Robert Ferguson Lidinburgh St Ges Robert Burns Canongate Leith Ferguson Burns Parsons

Scottish Dictionary Ambitious Venture Seeks Funding

A Scottish dictionary project, aiming to supersede Jamieson’s 1808 work, seeks financial backing to complete an ambitious Lowland Scots lexicon. Colophon notes the project will preserve Scottish speech and expand material for the New Scottish Dictionary, drawing on a mass of data accumulated over years.

Jamieson Baruch

Whale in Arctic Waters Found With Harpoon Embedded

A whale captured in Arctic waters bears a harpoon embedded in its side from a whaling vessel long out of service for nearly 50 years. The discovery links the whale to historic whaling activity and raises questions about preservation of old gear in modern marine environments.

Arctic

Canberra Club Rifle Meet Highlights at Canberra

The Canberra Rifle Club held a weekend event with shooters delivering strong scores from different yardages. Willay led with 49 and 8, while Rowland and Gordon posted notable results in musketry and shield trophy events, as clubs plan further shoots from 74 yard mounds.

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