IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 18045, 12 August 1922, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. —August 12. i 1812. —Wellington entered Madrid. 1842.—Melbourne incorporated. 1879.—Sarajevo (Bosnia) devastated by fire. 189 S.—Hawaii annexed by the United | States. 1914. —Britain declared war against ! Austria. I —August 13. 1814.—Gape Colony finally coded to Britain. 1868.—Great earthquake in Central America; several towns destroyed, and 40,000 lives lost. 1896 Death of Sir John 'Millais, president Royal Academy. HALS. Lion (which was Lord Beatty's flagship in the Battle of Jutland) and the princess Royal have been ordered to be i sold for scrapping. An all-women team of bellringers performed 5,040 peal changes at an English village church. Born with a tooth, an East Ham baby has had to have it extracted at the age of three weeks. The main roll for the Clutha electorate, now in the hands cl the printers, contains some 7,200 names. Have you seen the new patent lining manufactured by Hogg and Co, Ltd., Roberts street, Dunedin? Most unique lining ever manufactured; in oak, red pine, Oregon and Californian redwood; draught* proof, duslproof; run from dry timbers; delightful effect in dining rooms, entrance halls. Call and see samples.—[Advt.] A whaling parly, operating from Marlborough Sounds, captured two whales last week, making the total eleven up to the present this season. Up to a few days ago only one wlkUb bs-cf been secured Kaikoura this season. Alain Trunk express derailed last evenini' near Drury bv crashing into group of straying cattle. Luckily no vehicle was overturned Confidence comes with the tot introduction. High-grade Tailored Suits at Bedrock Prices. Prices from £6 10s to £9 10*. Costumes from £8 10s. G. S. Roberts, Stock Exchange (Water street entrance).— [Advt.] . . , The new Farmers’ Cabinet in Manitoba consists entirely of -Scotsmen —members of the Presbyterian Ohuxch. It was alleged in evidence in a case in thy Des Moines (Iowa) Court that bootisners recently obtained 2,000 gallons of alcohol by draining the cadaver vats in the medical colleges. During a recent jjeriod of twenty-six days the Sevenoaks Workhouse master saw nearly 300 casuals. Of these, he says, not one was a man genuinely seeking work. Obanism (348) i The human race is full of “also etarteds." All case brands of whisky remain ou tho ehclv-ee at the Oban. Onr regulars demand draught. It’s batter.— [Advt.] A gift of “at least” £IOO,OOO has been bequeathed to Gray’s Inn for legal educational purposes by Laxly Holker, widow of a distinguished bencher of tho Inn. Owing to tho ravages of the pink ballworm ncarlv all the cotton plants of Antigua, British West Indies, have been burned down and replaced by sugar cane. There are 529 houses in Hampstead, London, condemned as unfit for Siumsm habitation. The Borough Council is at present engaged in putting 230 of these in repair. Try Williamson’s, 31 Princes street, with that troublesome watch. It receives expert treatment, with no cure no pay guarantee. -[Advt.]