IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 18716, 19 August 1924, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1808.—James Nasmyth born. 1831.—-Vessel Lady Sherbrooke, iron* Londonderry to Quebec, wrecked near Capo Race; 275 lives lost. 1845.—Whirlwind at- Rouen, France; over 100 lives lost. 1870.—Germans commenced the bombardment of Strasbnnr. 1079.—Foundation *umo of new Eddystono Lighthouse laid by tha Duka of Edinburgh. . 1881,—Queen Victoria received 40,000 Scottish volunteers at Edinburgh. 1891.—Passing of Employers' Liability Amendment Act (New Zealand). 1895.—Duke of Cambridge resigned position of Commander-in-chief of the Army, and was succeeded by Lord Wolseley. 1902.—Cyclone and earthquake at Martinique, West Indies; all ships in port destroyed, and 340 lives lost. 190f>.—Valparaiso carthqu ako. The British reserves of coal are estimated at 155,000,000,000 tons. The annual revenue of the Church pf England amounts to £7,221,000. Over 50,000 new vehicles were running in the streets of London last year. Moscow’s population is now 1,500,000, including more than 80,000 Jews. Municipal and private gas undertakings in Britain employ 150,000 workers. The youth of this country matures much Inter than it used to do.—Major Oolfor, M.P. Arrange your mouths before you put on your voices.—-Sir Henry Wood. Out of 42,000 medical • practitioners in Britain only 2,000 arc women. Telephone subscribers in London numbered 220,C00 at the end of March.

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