IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 18394, 1 October 1923, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

A NT NITERS ABIES

1834.—H.M.5. Alligator shelled 'Waimcf.j Pa; first use of British troops in Now Zealand.

1865.—Charles Broughton (Government interpreter) murdered by tho Hahliaus ait Otoio, Pc.tca Diver. 1875,—Death of Sir Edwin Landseer, R.A., aged seventy-one. 1877.—Opening of railway, Mosgiol to Outram,

1830.—First International Exhibition, Melbourne.

1825.—Sixpenny telegrams Instituted ini England, Jl39l.—Colonies entered into universal postal union. 1904.—Sir W. Y. Haroonrt died. ISlß.—Zeppelins attack London; out) brought down at'Potter’e Bar. 1918. —British occupied Damascus,

Penny postage operates from to-day;; letters to Australia executed;. Tho old rate applies there. Twenty-one bankruptcies notified In the latest issue of tho ‘Gazette.’ Eighteen of them, involving twenty-ono persons, wore in the North Island.

Latest advice is that German pianos will be charged S 5 per cent. duty. The duty on the famous British “ Moore and Moore '* Piano is only 20 per cent.—Howell Oompony Hope of rescuing tho forty-four man en-

tombed a;t. Redding (Falkirk) colliery ha® boon abandoned. 'Jim mine is permeated with black damp. Mr Pat-ride I lasting?, Labor mem bear ol the House of Commons for Wallseadi, pi®- , diets a. Labor Oorerament in England ii* 1525. with Mr Ramsay MacDonald as Prime Minister.

Obanism (659) i Blind men should not jud(?.o colors.. If you aro not a judge of pood liquor, remember (he small house" zealously guard? it? big reputation Air Lloyd George has left England in order to make a tour of Canada and the United States. An Adelaide cable states that the Premier, Sir H. X. Harwell, has issued a writ against ‘Smith's Weekly’ in respect, to an article connecting him with the black labor question. The delivery of mails from Mow Zealand dated August 28 in London on September 27 is believed to bo a. record transit, du© to the acceleration' of (he steamer Tahiti owing to Air Massey's desire to reach London quickly.

Brisbane to Sydney five days’ contest, forty-nine started. .Fiat outright winner. First, second, fourth; also won both bill climbs.---Copy of cable received by Mr J. P. M'CiiHoob

Letters written by (he officers and men. of Admiral Von Spec's squadron on fho evo of the battle of (he Falkland Islands have reached (heir relatives in Germany after nine years. They wore recently found at Ponap, and handed l (o Germany by (ho Japane.se. Government.

Olond-bnrsiK and tornadoes did considerable damage in the Western States of .America on Friday, Eight people are dead at Louisville and Nebraska., and four are dead at Council Bluffs, in lowa., while their homos were destroyed'.

Why should a man bn always in haste, and worry if many things must be faced? There’s plenty of time, and enough, to waste; so pause and have a Dewars Imperial... The series of articles which Air Lloyd Georg® has contributed to the Press will he ■pnWi.phed, in hook form under the title ‘ls It Peace?’ A representative committee of women has been formed to organise a women’s testimonial to Lady Davidson prior to her departure from .Sydney for England on October 24.

The statistics for New South Wales for the year ended December, 1922, show : —• Birth 65,214, against 64,634 in 1921 j mar* riages 17,503, against 13,405 j deaths 19,178, against 20,131.