IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 18717, 20 August 1924, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 55 d.c. —Invasion of Britain by Julius Ctcsar. 1855. —Sir -James Carroll born. 1857.—Ship Dunbar wrecked, Sydney Heads. IB6o.—Burke and Wills left Melbourne on tbeir exploring expedition. 1375.— Commodore Goodenough died on board H.M.S. Pearl, at Santa Cruz from wound caused by a poisoned arrow. 1875.—Mr (Sir) E. Stout elected member for Cavorsbam, defeating Mr W. J. M. Larnach by 12 votes. 1832.—Suez Canal occupied by If aval Brigade (during Egyptian War). 1895.—Trustees of cemeteries authorised to provide for cremation. 1914. —Germans occupied Brussels. 1915, Italy declared war on Turkey. It is stated that Viscount Grey in retiring from the Liberal leadership in the House of Lords owing to personal reasons. There is probably no society of adolescents in which clean living is so prevalent as in our public schools and universities.—Dean Inge. There arc certain of our cities on which the local authority should post a notice warning people that it is dangerous to live in the locality.—Mr Wheatley. Deports from Moscow state that the Bolshevists shot two Khiva Commissars, who were charged with non-observance of the nationalisation decree. I pity bashful men who feel the pain of fancied' scorn and undeserved disdain; and bear the marks upon a blushing face of needless shame and self-imposed diegrace. Dewar’s Imperial cures bashfulness After prolonged negotiations, representatives of the signatory Powers of the 1901 protocol have notified the Soviet Ambassador that they have decided to hand over to him the Russian Legation property in Peking. Burglars' on Monday night rifled the safe at the North Sydney Branch ’of the wrriment, Savings Bank, and secured £l4O.