Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures. Chapter Xxii
When Mwepa had left, Guilherme and I had a serious talk about our future proceedings, and, calling for our men, we asked them if they would…
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Bob Blizzard in Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures. Chapter Xxiii
On camping the night before we should reach Kwitula we were busily engaged in arranging our plans, when we were startled by a great…
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The leading men of those in pursuit of us halted when they saw the path blocked, and gave us time to deliver an effective volley before they charged…
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When the burial of poor Guilherme was over all the men wished to again take to the canoes, and I fell in with their wishes, and for another night we…
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I felt but little inclined to sleep that night, for fear that Ngoi might fail in his endeavour to bribe the fetishmen, or might even be unable to speak to…
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The lion was evidently not thinking of us, but challenging a rival, for we soon heard answering roars in the opposite direction, also drawing nearer…
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We crossed the Luapula in canoes, which had been ordered to be ready, and found on the opposite side a body of two hundred men, who appeared…
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The forces he took with him were apparently ample to destroy the whole country, and certainly they never spared, friend or foe, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked by a Woman
A man [?] into the waiting-room of the depot, making his way on a pair of crutches. His feet dragged, his spine was out of plumb, and a glance was sufficient to show that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Mail Boat Wrecked. the Futami Maru. All Hands Saved
A private cablegram was received at Ashfield on Friday from Manila, to the effect that the Japanese mail steamer Futami Maru had been wrecked. No further details were…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Invention of the Schooner
History records that "Captain Robinson built and rigged a ketch, as they were then, called, masted, and rigged it in a peculiar manner ; when launched the peculiar motion…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rightfulking He Was a Mental Wreck, but He Gave His Life For Another
Not even the hideous pile of red brick could spoil the beauty of the asylum gardens upon an evening in June. The huge house stood on a hillside…
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The steamer Sydney went ashore at Dawes Point this morning, but it is expected that she will float off to-morrow with the tide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]Ketch[?]r Friends of the Horse
Finding that I did not appreciate Ranelagh, my friends thought that something serious would be more to my taste, so they gave me a ticket for the Annual…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A New Fire Steamer
It will interest firemen, and all interested in fire-extinguishing appliances, to know that a new London fire boat, "Alpha," has been designed by…
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