IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 18256, 21 April 1923, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. April 21. 1846.—First white child born in Otago. 1857.—First meeting of South Australian Parliament. 1871.—Wellington first lighted with gas. 1881.—Evacuation of Kandahar by British forces. 1898.—Diplomatic relations between Spain and tho United States broken off. 1905.—Olympic Gaines revived at Athens. 1908.—Dr F. A. Conk claimed to have readied tho North Pole. 1915.--Second battle of Ypres began. April 22. 1662.—R0yal Society constituted. 1854.—Odessa bombarded by British and French. 1877. —Destruction of pea id fishing fleet off (north-east coast of Australia; 330 lives lost. 1880.—Disraeli resigned Premiership. 1808.—Spanish'-American , war commenced. A supplementary wool sale will he held at Auckland in Juno. A record consignment of 1,100 fat lambs was killed on Thursday' at the Ocean Beach Freezing Works, Bluff. Eleven persons were burnt to death and eight seriously injured by a great oelluoid fire in a button factory' in Budapest.

“ I consider that unimproved values in New Zealand have just about realised their limit.” the Valuer-General (Mr F. W r . Flanagan) stated at New Plymouth, the remark receiving the cordial endorsement of the delegates appointed to meet him with reference to the recent land valuations. Petty thieving has become so prevalent at clearing rales at Napier conducted in private residences that the various auctioneers have had to request the police authorities to have a plain-clothes constable in attendance at each sale. It has been decided to revive the Ashburton Scottish Society. “ 1 was charged with losing the Government hundreds of thousands of pounds when the soldiers’ farms wore being bought, because I would not value lauds on the prices then obtaining,” Mr F. VV. Flanagan (Valuer-General) remarked at New Plymouth when discussing valuations on the Veiling price of land. The English language contains about twenty thousand words which are of French origin. Ever sleep in these dark mornings P Williamsons’ Alarm Clock will be a help. They sell the good kind. —[,Advt.] Circular doors, weighing eighteen tons and 2ft thick, arc a new protection for safes against burglars. Ravings to the amount of £11,545,516 were effected last year in the British Minis! ry of Pensions. How heartbreaking it is that only in the school of futility are Labor and Socialism to he taught \visdom! —Air Ramsay (MacDonald. -Ohanhm ( r -61): A word is enough to tho wise. For real dependable wines and spirits be -urc and send your order to tho Ginn Hotel, the small liou.se with tho big reputation.— [Advt.] 1 am going to have none of tho usual tomfoolery of lying posters, paid speakers, canvassing, anti all tho other devices for gaining tile vot.es of persons who will not think for themselves, —Mr Austin Hopkinson. Public bodies arc tho worst possible 1 andlords.—l udgo Cluer.