IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 19759, 9 January 1928, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1770.—Mount Egmont sighted, ted named by Captain Cook. 178!).—Bass Strait discovered fey Flinders and Bass. 1806.—Nelson buried in St. Paul'# Cathedral. 1861.—First shot fired in American Civil War. 1868.—First show 7 of Clutha "A. and P. Society. 1876.—Napoleon 111. died at Chi«!*» hurst. 1878.—Death of Victor Emmanuel, first King of Italy. 1905.—Russian garrison marched cut of Port Arthur after its capitulation. _ 1909.—Lieutenant Shackleton and hi« three companions planted Union Jack at a point within 300 geographical mile* of South Pole.

There are more old people, in propeuw tion to population, in Chelsea than 1» any other London borough. Slogan' 28: Mora production and pron> parity will follow. After your holidays, how about your chimneys, carpets being cleaned? —Ring 10-493, Dunedin Window Cleaning Co., 30 King street (late St. Andrew street), and remember the useful b*f wash. Robert Knowles, manager As many as 400 different samples <jf tea may be tasted in one specially btay morning by a tea taster. The legal definition of madness no*, generally accepted was laid down by g committee of judges in 1834. During the week-end fierce hafl. storms, with jagged pieces of ice, did severe damage to the fruit and crops on the north coast of New gpaph Wales, and also considerable damage''!* property.