IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. ISo'2.—Tasmania occupied. 1810.—Major Bunbury anchored in H.M.S. Herald for a few hours off Otago Head* 1841—United Canadi;m Parliament opened at Kingston. 186.1.—Phonograph patented hy Mr Fenhy. 1878. First sitting of Congress of European Powers at Berlin. 1879. —Temple Bar finally removed.^ 1908.■—Greek Premier, M. Dclzanni, assassinated. 1907.—Jubilee Constitution of Anglicans, New Zealand. Doctors aro always apt to over-value the length of life.—The Rev. Clarence May. Civilisation is a disease from which nations seldom recover.—Dean Inge. A single pound of tho finest spider webs would roach round tho world. There are now about two and a-half million broadcasting licenses in Britain. Denmark is now able to receive electricity from Sweden by submarine cable.
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Evening Star, Issue 19891, 13 June 1928, Page 1
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116IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 19891, 13 June 1928, Page 1
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