Nature’s holiday cruise promises discomfort this season
The article laments Channel cruises during unsettled weather. Seasick gales and constant drizzle force passengers to endure cramped coasting steamers with limited cabins. The dreary period makes seaside trips an act of compulsion rather than leisure.
Death of the Rev Dr Mullens in Central Africa Mission
The death of the London Missionary Society foreign secretary Dr Mullens is reported after a Central Africa expedition toward Lake Tanganyika. Born 1820, he devoted his life to mission work in India Calcutta and Madagascar, and left a legacy of scholarly writings and tireless leadership.
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Mullens
Central Africa
Robert Robinson
Aden
Mpwapwa
London
Africa
Keith Johnston
Lufigi
Robinson
Joseph Mullens
Dr. Tidman
Barbican
Coward College
University College, London
Edinburgh University
Barbican Chapel
Calcutta
Bhowanipore
Lacroix
Orissa
Cuttack
England
Benares
Hindostan
India
Maullens
Times
Calcutta University
William College
Massachusetts
University of Edinburgh
Tidman
Dr. Mullens
Society
South India
China
Peking
Great Wall
London Missionary Society
Canada
J. Pillans
Madagascar
London Society
Zanzibar
Ujiji
Tanganyika
Southron
Griffith
Exeter Hall
W. C. Pickersgill
Sandani
Ndumi
Mullena
Australia
Red Sea
Hag
W. Ferguson
Cyprus
Henry Spicer
New Bridge-street
Ceylon
Dalton
Smith, Elder, and Co
A. F. Lacroix
Nisbet and Co
Burma
Indies
A Statesman's Portrait of a Self-Created Peer
A biting sketch labels Morris Houpson of Church Stretton Salop as a brazen cynic and trickster who sold and bartered honour and faith behind the nation’s back. Dated August 22, 1879, it portrays him as a self-made peer and Knight of the Garter.
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Morris Houpson
Church Stretton
Salop
Aug
Himalayan Club plans ascent of Dwalagiri peaks
A new Indian club mimics the Alpine Club aiming to scale Himalaya summits led by Great Dwalagiri said to exceed 28 000 feet. The season's Cassell Potter Galpin Co. catalog includes varied works on England, its people and places, and historical military campaigns. Health advert claims Dr de Jongh's Light Brown Cod Liver Oil surpasses Pale Oil in treating consumption and wasting diseases with testimonials from medical professionals.
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India
Alpine Club
Himalaya
Dwalagiri
Messrs
Cassell, Potter
Robert Hunter
Morocco
Rollin Tilton
G. A. Chadwick
W. Hanna
Canon Norris
Stainer
Balkans
Gallipoli
Fife Cookson
E. Percival Wright
Great Britain
John Storer
W. Houghton
P. Jonan
Henry Hanks
de Jongh
Benjamin Clarke
M.R.C.S
F.L.S