IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 180').—Disraeli born. IS9l.—Violent jznle in Britain; great loss oC life and .shipping. l*sf)S.—Great fire at Sheffield. 1909.—First wireless message across Atlantic. Camphor is obtained from a. species of laurel tree found in China, Japan, and South-east Asia. Alorc than 100 firms in London alone are employed solely in making artificial flowers. Slogan 25: Start the new year with a clean office. Warehouses, factories, offices cleaned with our large vacuum machine during holidays. Book orders now .’Phono 10-193), Dunedin Window Cleaning Co., 30 King street Householders, remember the bag" wash.—Robert Knowles, manager A new forest being planted in East A ;liu will stretch sixteen miles across Norfolk mid Suffolk when completed. Jellyfish, which used to be eaten in Cornwall, are regarded as-a, tasty dish, in Japan and the islands of the Inland Sea. Crandism (525); Bees are now buzzily engager! in the garden. Our staff are busy packing Xmas orders. Is yours among lliem?... Taximeters as used on London cabs cost £]() each, but most of those in u«e are hired from the makers at £7 lOi a year. •
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Evening Star, Issue 19745, 21 December 1927, Page 1
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181IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 19745, 21 December 1927, Page 1
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