IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 20311, 21 October 1929, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 177<3. —Captain Cook made Lis third visit to New Zealand. 1802. —-Garnerio made first parachute descent in England. 1805. Battle of Trafalgar and death of Nelson. 1832.—Death of Sir Walter Scott. 1855.—Dunedin Gaol burnt. 1890.—Responsible Government proclaimed in Western Australia. 1899.—Batt'e of Elandslaagte. 1899.—First New Zealand Contingent sailed for South Africa. 190 G.—Dunedin Railway Station opened. 1922,—Mr Bonar Law, Leader of British Conservative Party, formed a Government, and announced early dissolution and General Election. The largest meteor on record was that of August 18, 1783, which traversed Europe from Shetland to Italy at thirty miles a second. The station staff handling the millions at Charing Crons, London, including one sta 4 "onmaster and fifteen I iking cle:ks, numbers only fnrty-eig’ . The popularity of die f "ndon 00 shows no signs of wanmg. The attendances in 1928 numbered 2,324.328, against 2,158.208 in 1927. The cracks recently mended in Lincoln Cathedral at a cost of £90,000 are believed to have originated in the great earthquake of 1185.