THE TRAGEDY OF LEICHARDT.
In the August issue of "Life," just to hand, Dr Fitchett continues his story of "The Explorer Who Disappeared," and tells, in his own characteristic style, the romance of Ludwig Leichardt. The first section of this thrilling story of Australian exploration appeared in the July issue, and dealt with Leichardt's journey from Brisbane to Port Easington in 1845. This section deals with Leichardt's second expedition, which began so promisingly and ended so disastrously. It ends with Leichardt's last expedition, from which he never returned. Says Dr Fitchett, in summing up: "No other expedition was so brilliantly successful as that to Port Essington in 1845-46* and no other so complete in its disaster, and so mysterious in its fate, as that of Leichardt in 1848 is on record." This is one of the features of the present issue of "Life." Another topic of vital interest is "A Racial Riddle," in which the Rev. Henry Worrall, an authority on South Sea Island matters, deals, in a finely written and beautifully illustrated article—the first of a series—with the present condition and probable future of Fiji.
Major R. A. Crouch, who recently returned from a trip to Europe, writes a breezy description of "Tommy Atkins" at Home, and compares with a knowledge gained during some years of amateur soldiering, conditions of military service in England and Australia. The article is accompanied by a magnificent photograph of the Cameron Highlanders on parade. "Who Will be President?" is a timely article in "Life" on the leading candidates in the coming Presidential election in the United States, and it is lightened with the photograph of the present President an a number of candidates from whom the future President will probably be chosen.
Mr Arthur B. Reeve contributes to "Life" another of his exciting detec five stories. There is a fine little South African *War Story, and a yarn by that master of the short story, Perceval Gibbon. A review of "Parliamentary Reminiscences," by William Jeans, occupies several pages, and there is the usual budget of literary gossip about Books and Writers. These, with the monthly review of the current events cf the month in Australasia, an on the other side of the world, by the editor, form the chief features of a really excellent number of this popular magazine, which we are glad to notice is sounding the Australasian note mere strongly than ever, without allowing matters of general interest abroad to suffer in any way. "Life" is a magazine that should be read by everyone who wishes to be kept abreast of current thought in the easiest way. At the same time, "Life" is rich in good fiction. Any reader who spends sixpence on the August issue will not be disappointed. The slogan of the publisher is a good one: ''Be patriotic and support the local article."
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 488, 3 August 1912, Page 6
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475THE TRAGEDY OF LEICHARDT. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 488, 3 August 1912, Page 6
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