IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 19328, 14 August 1926, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

AVNITETISABIES. —August 14.--ISSI. Farthqnnko in Southern! Italy; 14.000 lives Inst, ] *G3. —Field-marshal Lord Clyde (Sir Colin Campbell) died. J 870. Bailie of Metz. JS74-.—-Temperance Hall, Moray place, opened, , iOOO.—Pekin" raptured by the Allied Annv. Ipi is.—l r ,n. I). Sii-nkc.y (Moody and Sanhey) died. • —August LT. - 1769. Napoleon [. born. 1771. Sir Waller Scott born. ] 7?vi.- —Thomas J)o Quincy bnm. I tH7., -Cas need in London. 1 s;5-I.—Province, of South Australia established. L a !s7. —Sernnd Reform Bill passed-. 1901.--Russian Vladivostock squads ron defeated by Japanese. _ _ , 1907.—-Joseph Joachim, violinist, died. 1914.- -Pali of Liege. 1914, —Samoa.n Force sailed from New Zealand. A new wire, rope has been invented made of highly-tempered steel, which, will not unravel when cut. Scientists have come to the conelusion that dust and fumes in the air are often the cause of deafness. Fuel has been made from scrapped rubber, after going through a certain treatment at high temperature. Scientists declare that granite dust from paving in Vienna has been resjwßsiido for an increase in tuberculosis. Marriage is like golf—a. man has to give his whole time to it, except the time wisely spent in drinking USwar’s 1mperia1....... A Melbourne message states that the Federal Parliament has adjourned, to a date to be fixed, but Senator Pearce indicated that there would be another session in Melbourne early next year.