IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 19765, 16 January 1928, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1599.—Edmund Spenser died. 1794.—Edward Gibbon, historian, died. 1796.—First theatre opened in Sydney

1809.—Battle of Corunna; Sir John Moore killed.

1872.--New Zealand Shipping Company established. 1884.—Tennyson raised to peerage. 1809. Professor David’s party reached South magnetic Pole.

A Belgrade cable states that a young Bulgarian girl fired several shots at the political police chief in Uskub, then killed herself.

Tho world will give men back pretty much what they believe about it.—Dr F W Norwood.

British womanhood is developing vivacity without vitality.—Mr B. MaoFa dden.

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