Inventor Halliday Expands Plan For World Peace Flight
Roy gains strength and watches the miniature gravity plane under Halliday's guidance. Sir Max Vanderle, Hardy, and the Mirror editor discuss the aviation project, praising Halliday's genius and the British Empire's future role. Roy demonstrates control of the model as Halliday leads a tour of the laboratory.
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Roy
Gouth
Mre Halliday
Ruth
Ray
Halliday
Ick
Hardy
Vaucluse
Roya
Uttle
Mirror
Max Vandele
Haliday
Sir Max
Mr Hardy
Max
British Empire
Thomas
Lifting Box Demonstrates Gravity Power and Halliday’s Claim
The inventor Halliday tests a weighty aluminium box packed with wires and plates. Sir Max is lifted off the floor by the device, then the box is lowered using a switch. Halliday explains the box holds a gravity repelling system powering an advanced aircraft, stressing its secret is entrusted to honest men.
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Max
Hardy
Imay
Roy
Wil
Halliday
Dr. Night
Earth
Heaven
Anaham
Sir Max
Mr. Hardy
Night
Halliday J
Atridos
Sam Rich
Mr. Halliday
Plan to build Dr Halliday's airliner solidifies
Hardy confirms a real long range airliner design to carry many people and supplies. Sir Max Vanderfere gains control of All enby aircraft works and vows to start production once Halliday trusts him. They agree to build test and later destroy Dr Night and his plane before serving the Empire.
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Hardy
Dr. Halliday
Max
Dr. Night
Tam
Adam Halliday
The Parade Of Reef Fish In Coral Pools
A whimsical essay on the Great Barrier Reef describes the coral pool as a stage for a parade of vividly colored and oddly shaped fish. The writer, using playful metaphor, details myriad species and their comic dress, inviting readers to observe through a water telescope while feeding the fish and pondering which specimen is most striking.
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Great Barrier Reef
Staghorn
Beamen
Lodg Jnnk
Parsons
Coral Garden
Pila Bose
Ocean lore and turtle soup in Capricorn Islands trade
A fragmentary excerpt describes turtle soup production and a broad survey of reef industries near Capricorn Islands. It details turtle laying habits, risks from predators, and the heavy shell trades for trochus, cowries, and beche de mer. It notes export markets, labor mainly by Japanese crews, and potential for farming shellfish to sustain the industry.
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Capricorn Islands
Beche-de-mer Trade and Coral Reef Curiosities
The text describes beche-de-mer processing and export methods, noting tiny sterile forms shrink, cured products fetch high prices around £100 per ton, and beche-de-mer’s sand-coated skin leaves red stains. It mentions a prickly fish and a cotton fish variety, with viscera discharges when interfaced, and hints at enterprising traders exploiting these creatures and their coral-reef surroundings.
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China
Bechede-Mer
Beche-De-Mer
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