IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 18532, 15 January 1924, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

A NNHTSRSAEIES. 1759.—British Museum opened. 1778.—Sandwich Islands discovered by Captain Cook. 1869.—National Portrait Gallery opened. 1862.—Bank of New Zealand opened in 'Wellington. 1873.—Funeral of Emperor Napoleon 111., at Cliislehurst. 1900.—Boer attack on Eensburg re, pulsed. There are now half a million wireless sets in Great Britain. No new licenses have been issued to street hawkers in tho City of London since 1911. The Liverpool magistrates have passed a resolution in favor of making vaccination compulsory. Canada produced nearly forty-three million pounds of copper last year, valued at six million dollars. The Canadian Mint is printing a new two-dollar bill in honor of the visit of the Prince of Wales. Williamsons, tho jewellers, next The Bristol, have a lino stock that will help you to select that gift (prickly The French Minister of tho Interior has expelled seven Russians and two Greeks for speculating in the franc. Our .commanding position, right opposite the Ralway Station, Dunedin, is appreciated by, all our country customers; but it so happens that even. City buyers, particularly of furniture, are finding their, way, down to our warehouse. Hero v.o are practically in a back street, and yet our values are sufficient to tempt the thrifty buyer from tho main’ thoroughfare. There’s no attraction, like keen prices.—Riach and M'Lemian, Anzac square The highest hotel in Europe is now being built near the summit of the Jungfrau, in the Swiss Alps, at an altitude of II ,800 ft.. Students and amateurs can develop surprising dexterity on the Moore and Moore Piano, with its silky balanced keyboard.— F. Howell Company, accredited agents The first woman electrical engineer to set up in business for herself was an Exeter lady who started less than two years ago. Obanism (787); “Let your troubles tarry till its own day conies.” Drink the best that money can buy. It’s a little bcrler at the Oban Hotel Probably tho .largest cheque to bo received by any farmer in tho Wanganui district for his wool clip will be one of £IO,OOO for realisations at the recent sale (says the ‘ Chronicle ’). At a rise of twopence per lb it represents an increase of £1,500 over and above what he anticipated.