IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1215.—Magna Charta signed. 1843.—Great demonstration by 250,000 persons at Ennis in favour oi reestablishment of Irish Parliament. 1858.7—Massacre of Christians at Jeddah. 1870.—War declared between France and Prussia. 1886.—Vancouver nearly destroyed by fire. 1888.—Death of German Emperor Frederick. ’ 1896.—Earthquake and tidal wave in Japan; 27,900 lives lost, and 7,000 houses destroyed. 1904.— Ekcursion steamer General Slocum caught fire in New. York Harbour ; 1,000 lives lost.
1918.—Last great Austrian offensive.
The root of all disease is in bad feed-ins-—Sir Arbuthnot Lane. The line dividing the coward from the hero is extremely small. —Mr C, 11. Attic, M.P.
Many American cities are now spending one-third of their total expenditure on public schools. Kxpenence ji cSc<*uliaj ano Chisholm* Furniture is that it * the cheapest in ft* .-.it v Pest n vmirtel'in
Seventy people are killed every day, and 2,000 a day injured, on the roads of. the United States. There are 562 millionaires in Great Britain, and 4,500 people with an income of £IO.OOO a year.
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Evening Star, Issue 19893, 15 June 1928, Page 1
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167IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 19893, 15 June 1928, Page 1
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