IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 18281, 22 May 1923, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1471.—Henry VI. murdered in Tower of London. 1885.—Victor Hugo died. 1895.—Bishop Moran died. , 1903.—Maori King Mahutu sworn in as member of Executive Council. 1905.—Sitting of House of Commons suspended owing to disorder. A Gazette Extraordinary issued last night contains a proclamation calling a meeting of Parliament for June 14. I think wc must have, tried the Creator’s patience rather severely.—Dean Inge. The watershed of the river Thames covers about 4,000 square miles. A fire at Padbury’s Department Stores at Guilford (Western Australia) destroyed the property department. The damage amounts to many thousands. The British community in Japan is seeking permission to make a wedding gift to the Prince Regent. The request, which is unprecedented, is under consideration. The French Club of Auckland now has a membership of 100. “ Some people think my job is an easy one. I fervently wish that they held it for a month.”—Hon. C. J. Parr to the Secondary Schools’ Association. What reductions are you getting? Reductions in wallpapers and painting requisites. Wren’s.—[Advt.J _ ... The Board of Inquiry which is considering the case of the Irish envoys has adjourned its sitting till -Wednesday pending an appeal to the High Court for an order nisi prohibiting the board from proceeding with the inquiry.

Senator Pearce unveiled a monument erected by the Federal Government'- at Fanny Bay, Port Darwin, to commemorate the landing of Sir Ross Smith and his party after their flight from England. , A large gathering participated in the ceremonial.

Between 1911 and 1920 there were 3,075,903 marriages registered in England and''Wales. In the same period'3s7,ooo new houses were built. Diamonds make a good safe investment if you buy them at Williamsons’, the ring specialists. You get fine value.—[Advt.] Motor traffic is so heavy in London that roadways are now built up on concrete foundations 12in thick, instead of 6in, as,a few years ago. Bulbs used for spring flowering in the London parks are saved from year to year. No great purchase of bulbs has been made for nearly ten years. “It is quite easy to save _monoy. It only needs a beginning, then it becomes a habit, and then you come to the conclusion that vou have got a great gift.”— Sir Enrry ‘Lauder, at the Wellington Rotary Club. i Obanism (586): Why shy clear of the get-rich-quick game. Best whisky aged-m-tho-wood takes time, but it builds uj> a solid business. —[Advt.] A cold snap was experienced in Auckland last Wednesday evening. The thermometer, which had been registering between 50deg and'6odeg during the past week or two, fell that evening to 45.2 deg. The early hours next morning were also very cold, and at 9 o’clock the temperature was 49deg.