Tong Bet and the Nine Mile Camp Mystery
In the Daly River bush, Tong Bet, a dying Chinese coolie, guides Joe Hall and Duncan to a gold-bearing gully near Nine Mile Camp after being aided by the two white men who earlier found him unburdened by his hard lot. Tong Bet dies content, leaving a talisman and a final debt paid.
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Ernest Favenc
Northern Territory
Port Darwin
Joe
Crolle
Joe Hall
Duncan
Nine Mile
Tony Bet
Tong Bet
Tung Bet
Jovel
Daly River
Tew Duncan
Macquarie-street
Saya
Blackfellow
Torg Bet
Coolle
Tang Bei
Morgan the Raider letter to the editor challenges Pall Mall Gazette
A reader recounts personal wartime experiences from 1863 to 1865, correcting a Pall Mall Gazette portrayal of Morgan. He describes being captured by Morgan during a raid into Ohio, imprisoned in Columbus, Ohio, and escaping through a drain. He disputes Morgan’s role in leading another raiding party and notes Morgan sought shelter with a Negro woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
Morgan
Raider
Daily Review
Edinburgh
N.B
States
Army of the Tennessee
Rosencranz
Nanbyville
Tenn
Boyle
Louisville
Kentucky
Ohio
P.M.G
Columbus
The Great Knife and Chinese Secret Societies
A Pall Mall Gazette explainer outlines Chinese secret societies led by Hung League and White Lotus, detailing their rituals, aims, and reach. It notes execution, abductions, and covert influence in China, Singapore, Java, and the United States, plus historical clashes and notable figures like Sun Yat-Sen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Foresters
Oddfellows
England
Hung League
Monsignor Anzer
South Shantung
New Paper
Vienna
Yuhien
Khantung
Kaulfe
Schlegel
League
Society of
Heaven
Earth
Gustav Schlegel
Java
Farcheron
Ohat
Stratgera
Singapore
Sarawal
Kuchin
Rajah Brooke
United States
Ccase
Kolao Hui
Tien-Ti
Hokkien
White Lotus Society
Nanking
Hilder
Tang
White Lotus
Yung-Ching
Pekin
Moniba
Persens
Ttg
Shanghai
Hangchow
Sun-Yat-Sen
London
A Lament for Wellington and Roberts in Wartime
The passage reflects on Lord Roberts and the Duke of Wellington, praising Roberts as a humane, capable commander who trains and guides his troops, while criticizing the Duke’s wartime indifference. It contrasts Cronje’s brutal tactics with British morality and notes Roberts’s dignified restraint in dealing with the enemy. The excerpt also weaves in lighter vignettes and courtroom dialogue about marriage and social foibles.
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W. E. Henley
Pall Mall
Europe
Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
Napoleon
Spain
Great Britain
Lord Roberts
Wellington
Teather
Banda
Cronje
Potche’stroom
Paardeberg
Potchefstroom
British South Africa
Fife
Kafr
Literary cave and the army of writers in a Pall Mall club
In a Pall Mall Gazette excerpt the narrator meets a literary cave, a pushy son who writes not for wages but for the Muse, and a chain of clubland figures including a duke and an editor. The piece skewers writers as social fixtures and notes literature drifting into middle class life.
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Colonel Shells
Humbug
Hobbler
Hobler
Eaibninu
Zoological Gardens
The Speaker's Privileges and Residence Life
The Speaker of the House of Commons enjoys salary, residence at the Speaker's House, and lavish endowments. He hosts state dinners, receives robes and silver plate upon election, plus stationery funds and claret. On retirement he gains a viscountcy and pension, with annual honors from clubs and crafts.
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House of Commons
Wretminster
Speaker
Thames
London
How Men Propose in Fiction by J. Cuthbert Hadden
In a critique from the Argosy style, J. Cuthbert Hadden argues that most novel proposals are absurd and calls for a tasteful, unshowy approach. He imagines a subtle method where the moment is implied by context, not explicit words, leaving readers to infer the question.
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J. Cuthbert Hadden
Liverpool Herald tale of Reginald Owen and Clements Tonic
A Liverpool boat-builder Reginald Owen recounts his struggle with weakness indigestion and general debility and credits Clements Tonic with his recovery after doctors offered little help. The piece includes a statutory declaration and cautions about cures, noting the tonic does not claim to cure incurable diseases.
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Liverpool
Reginald Owen
Owen
Liverpool “Herald
Mr. Owen
New South Wales
Clements
Clements Tonic
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Tong
Morgan, the Raider
Evening News
Ss. OB
Morgan. the Raider
Madam
Clarence
Maud
Ama
Michael Doherty
Doherty
H. B
George's River
Romadies
Pitta &T
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