IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES.
.—August 15.— 1
1769.—Napoleon I. born, j 771 —Sir Walter Scott born. 3.785. —Thomas Do Quincey born. 3807. —Gas first used in London. ] 334’ Province of South Australia established. 1867.—Second Reform Bill passed, 3904. Russian Vhulivostock squadron defeated by Japanese, . 3997.— Joseph Joachim, violinist, died. 1914.—Fa1l of Liege. 3934. —Samoan force sailed from New Zealand. —August 16. 1799.—Brisbane River discovered by Flinders. 3839. “ Pr.torloo Massacre at Manchester; meeting of Reformers dispersed liy cavalry; seventy people k1 ]340 —Vessel Comte de Paris, with fifty-seven French immigrants, arrived at A.karon. IB6o.—Lord Hawke born. 18R4—Beach defeated Haitian for Hie world’s sculling championship at K> 18S4.—Formation of Ministry under Premiership of Sir Robert Stout. 3897.—National Gallery of British Art, gift of Mr Tattu opened. 3900. —Blands River relieved by Lord Kitchener. . „ 3902.—Coronation review at ©pithead. _ T /vr 1906.—Captain J. A. Harvey (New Zealand Contingent) killed at Ottoshoof. A Sydney message states that the High Court dismissed .the appeal of Cecil Arcs against his sentence ot death for the murder of Airs Quirk at Red fern in March last. ‘Tn the Little Red Schoolnouec* and a Motitisi'C’ry Garden/ two 5s liruuswidc ccms ail phonograph owners should have, Fragile pod., 6a 2d.-Howell’s, 70 Stuart Machines which sort money into the various denominations and count it ere likely to revolutionise hanking methods. An engine which rules up to 28,800 lines fo the inch is installed at the National Physical Laboratory at TeJdington. , , “ ] have always considered nurses to he the worst paid body of workers in England,” said Sir Everard Hambro recently.
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Evening Star, Issue 19020, 15 August 1925, Page 1
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258IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 19020, 15 August 1925, Page 1
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