IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 19000, 23 July 1925, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

$ ANNIVERSARIES. ] 7 (11. —G ihral ta r takc n. IBU3.—Rebellion in Ireland led by Robert Emmet. 1846.—Capture of To Rauparaba at Porirna, near Wellington. 1852.—First direct steamship from England arrived at Wellington. 1858.—Last civic disability of Jews removed by alteration of parliamentary oath for Jewish members.

1885.-—Dcatli of General Grant, exPrcsideut of the United States. 1885. —Princess Beatrice married Prince Henry of Battonhurg.

]RB7.—Jubilee naval review at Spitlioad.

There is at most times enough liberty in England to make revolution unlikely, and enough law and order to make. Fascism seem undesirable even to the naturally Conservative. —Air Robfert Lynch

The scientists of America are dishonest scoundrels, burrowing below the ground and stealing away the faith of their children.—Mr W. J. Bryan.

A strip of country 200 miles long in Pennsylvania contains 40,000 oil wells. Regulation of traffic by mounted constables has proved a success in Glasgow- „ , '

Dogs to tho number of 217,03!) were provided with licenses in London last year.

In Denmark those who cut down forests mn>L plant an equivalent area with trees.

The Duke of Rutland left £930,000, of which £286,000 is payable as death duties. His will says: “ I leave nothing to hospitals or charities as heavy taxation and ilie intolerable super-tax render such action impossible.”—A. and N.Z. Cable.