IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 19407, 16 November 1926, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1499, —Perkin Warbeck executed. ' 1811 —John Bright born. 1840.—New Zealand declared a separate coloay. ■ , , 1848,—First meeting at Auckland ot Legislative Council of New Zealand. 1809 —Suez Cana! opened 1880.—Big storm on English coast; several ships wivcked; Y 1902.—Death of George A. war correspondent, and writer of boy*books. , ' .... 1916.—First ballot of Reservist* under New Zealand Military Servios A °1917.—Defeat ot Kerensky by Bolsheviks.

There are 20,000 families in Italy with over ten children. A larg A nest of wasps will account for 24.000 Dies in a day. No pennies have been struck at tl.o British Mint since 1922. : The hour of your joy, like the hour or your adversity, only, contains sixty minutes. Have an hour’s joy by drinking Dewar’t Imperial . . ‘ . Wireless apparatus is now installed in 3.500.000 British homes. ' “ Out to enjoy themselves ” is then* anything that kills enjoyment like that; temble modern phrase?—Father Ronald Knox, •' ' . I think I’m the worst of all violinists. —Kreisler. .■> ' . :. Toasted bread formed a favorite addition to English drinks in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; hence, the custom of drinking “ toasts.”

Hampton Couft’s famous wine, now 158 years old, is still hearing well. Last year 280,000 people paid the penny admission fee to see this vine.

Foreman; "How is it you’ve been pounding on that rock ail day long, and I Break it on tho first blow?” Worker:- “You ought to—{’vo softening it for. you.'-!