Adventurers
Adventurers
Brigadier
General Sir Harry Paget Flashman VC, KCB KCIE (b. 1822)
After heroicly and
gallantly defending Her Majesties Empire for the past fifty years in the
11th Hussars, as chief of staff to H.M. James Brooke, and in the 17th
Lancers, the Brigadier has at last agreed to remain safely on our British
shores. Decorated many times for his outstanding bravery and commitment
to duty on the field, the daring exploits and stunning victories of "The
Bloody Lance" are common to all. Who can forget five for 12 at Lords!
While serving in the colonies he has always demonstrated true British
Spirit, giving respect and credit to all comrades no matter how humble
or elevated their position. An expert horseman, we are sure he can't wait
to leap into the fray back home and get a new young filly saddled and
ridden in ready for the approaching polo season. It is true he has also
mentioned his keen interest in revisiting his old school, Rugby, now that
he is a governer; no doubt to pass on an overflowing cup of his wisdom
and a double slice of the old school spirit to this years boys.
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Miss. Isabelle Montgomery (b.1872) The charming Miss Isabelle Montgomery was once more hit of the season, or should that be shot of the season? After bagging a particularly ferocious Rhinoceros that had been terrorising nearby natives for weeks, Miss Montgomery was feted, as is the local custom, with a grand feast lasting three nights and even offered the headsman’s son as a husband, which she declined so graciously that no offence was taken by this notoriously unpredictable tribe. Her father, well known Botanist and Explorer, Ralph Montgomery has been setting up a base camp ready for forays into the jungle later in the year, he is hoping, I believe, to find a cure for Influenza within the sap of a rare tree, used in local medicines. Namibian Sporting Times September 1898 |
 Captain
Francis Soloman (b. 1867)
Father
killed NW Frontier, 1881. Regimental scholarship. Public school, Cartmell,
Lake District, records of truancy etc. Noted here for est. new climbing
routes Pillar and Scarfell. Is noted in Geographical Society circles as promising but head strong. Perfect for further recruitment and placement as a higher ranking piece in The Game. Incidents suggest recklessness, though no lives lost at his expence, recomend continued observation for posting to C/00-0a status. Private Papers, Brig. Gen. Michaels, Classified 1900 |
It is a great shame
that the son of such an esteemed anthropologist as Lt-Gen Pitt Rivers
has had to seek notoriety through these recent outlandish and somewhat
ridiculous claims of seeing "dinosaurs" while journeying in
Africa. Your correspondent has seen the photographic “evidence”
brandished by Mr. Pitt Rivers, and it is with sadness that I have to report
they are no more than bushes and trees, blurry and unfocused as though
seen, perhaps, through the bottom of a glass. If a gentleman educated
at Oxford and at the age of 34 has not the good sense to let a joke stay
well away from the purse strings of the Royal Geographical Society then
he really must not be surprised at the suspension of his grant!
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One of our most celebrated
reporters Mr. Le Roux returned yesterday from America, visiting his mother
in New Orleans. As you may recall, since his birth in Paris and
early schooling in Normandy, Mr. Le Roux has thrived and flourished on
adventure and travel. Although qualifying for the bar at an early age
he decided investigative journalism excited him most. He has reported
for all Frances major papers, stories and excitement following him across
the globe. He assures me he has many tales to tell of his adventures across
the Lily Pond and is even now working on a thrilling case.
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Mr
Charles Pitt Rivers (b. 1863)
Gaston
le Roux Esq (b.1868)