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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1900
Page
2
An article by Arthur Goodrich examines how criminals evade capture, recounting chasing a forger across Europe and a case in the Transvaal. It details methods, motives, and the dubious fate of fugitives hiding in South Africa and other regions.
The narrator recounts a bank cashier who fled with funds and portraits, using wigs and a visit to Boulogne to dodge detection. He describes secret Italian societies in London, a betrayed Italian in the Thames, and a pursuer tactic based on tracking Italians at restaurants to trap hidden fugitives.
The article discusses how American detectives locate criminals abroad, noting that most fugitives head for the Transvaal. It recounts how aging criminals avoid enlistment, the Transvaal's mixed reception of British authorities, and a forger who traveled via Cairo to Capial Africa before turning to cattle hunting and eventually decay amid occupation.
A London newspaper ponders a Windsor Castle haunting with reports of a white figure seen near the Albert Memorial chapel. The tale ties to Rev. T. Doughty and past sightings by Lt. Glynn and others, noting castle renovations and nocturnal sentry observations.
The cobbler and craftsman in the doorway contrasted with modern factory workers. Guilds offered richer personal development, while today a worker is a tiny cog in a vast machine. Medieval life glowed with color, variety, and communal craft, despite risks and hard work.
A Newcastle dog reportedly pronounces its master's name, with an initial clear call of "William" during a remonstrance over a harsh thrashing. The correspondent suggests the dog uses human language through appeal and vocalization to get attention from its owner.
A narrator recounts living in a London hotel with his dog Judge. They dodge strict rules by a “not seeing them” method, improvise meals, and face a manager while the dog is coaxed to eat onions as medicine, culminating in a humorous carriage ride gamble and a costly bill.
The text notes different ostrich stride lengths: about 21 inches when feeding, 26 inches while walking without feeding, and from 11 to an unspecified unit when fleeing, highlighting how gait changes with action.
A Manila style reminiscence on Cape Town censorship during the Boer War recalls spies in hotels and couriers, the blunt humor of Major Reade and Major Bagot, failed secret service work, and a famed relief rumor squashed by a censor before the true news arrived.
A narrator and a witty lady discuss Paris fashion and national character in a drawing room over a moonlit stroll. They mock French pretensions and English copyism, lament modern decadence, and advocate a league to preserve English nature against cultural imitation. The piece defends old forms, warns against excess, and ends with a stated belief in their Intolerants movement.
Ninety nine million pounds of tobacco were used by smokers in the United Kingdom last year, a level described as higher than ever known.
Commentary notes many politicians and officers debate naval policy while the Channel Fleet heads to Gibraltar and the Glory prepares for China command. It cites Sir Edward Reed, Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, W Allen, J Fortescue Flannery, Arnold Forster, Charles Dilke, T Gibson Bowles, and Col. Long amid postings and returns from South Africa with tensions over promotions and training.
A Daily Mail inquiry notes a collector claiming James Talbot of the 45th Foot earned the Peninsula medal with fifteen bars for battles including Roleia Vimiera Corunna Talavera Busaco Fuentes d Onor Ciudad Rodrigo Badajoz Salamanca Vittoria Pyrenees Nivelle Nive and Toulouse. Others show thirteen or eleven bars.
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