IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 19709, 9 November 1927, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1820.—Manukan Harbor discovered by Rev. Samuel Marsden. 1841.—Birth of King Edward VII. 1870. —Verdun surrendered to Germans with 4,000 prisoners. 1880.—Captain Boycott’s prosecution caused word “boycott” to bo intro duccd into language. 1902. —Steamer Elingamitc wrecked on the Three Kings; 45 lives lost. 1914.—H.M.A.5. Sydney destroyed Emden at Cocos island. 1918.—Abdication of Kaiser.

Futurist pictures are tho sort of pictures that could be painted by anybody except an artist.—Sir Frank Dicksge. Men are not sheep, but they have two of the dominating characteristics of sheep. They are gregarious, and they are easily frightened.—Mr Ramsay MacDonald.

Grandism (293): Tim secret of the popularity of our House Whisky is that it n A 1 qualify, and allowed to thoroughly mature in. the wood.—Grand Hotel. 2s, 3s 6d, 5s 6d, 6s fid, and 12s fid.

British orchards are decreasing. In 1925 there were 238,105 acres, compared with 243,112 in 1914. Slogan: Seven weeks to Xmas. Get your spring cleaning done before the holidays. Ring 10,493 for carpet and chimney, good attention and efficiency.—Dunedin Window Cleaning Co., 30 King street, late St. Andrew street; agents for the Bag Wash... A. society 'for the Prevention of Unjustifiable Ridicule of the Irish Race has been formed in New York.

One mom at Buckingham Palace its; fitted up with all the sinister cobtrivances of a dentistry. .