IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. —October 26. 1850.—North-west passage discovered by Captain M'Clure. 1863.—Canterbury Chamber of Commerce opened. _ ■_ 1888. —Lord Sackville, British Minister at Washington, dismissed by President Cleveland for conversation with reporter. 1899. —General Yule reached Ladysmith. 1900. —Prince lio assassinated. 1916. —German destroyers _ raided Channel shipping. Two British and two enemy destroyers sunk. —October 27. 1858.—Theodore lloosevelt bprn. 1870.—Marshal Bazaine surrendered Metz and 150,000 men to Germans. 1876. —Opening of Ocean Beach railway. 1905.—Treaties _ signed completing severance of Union of Sweden and Norway. 1917. —Additional war loan of four million authorised. Seals are being counted from the air by means of aeroplanes. The numhe if these creatures in the, White Sea is reckoned at 700,000. An • oak tablet has been erected at Barnstaple with the names carved on it of the ships that sailed from there against the Spanish Armada. A man who does heavy manual work and is in' good health is stated to be usually 41b heavier on Monday morning after his Sunday rest.
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Evening Star, Issue 20316, 26 October 1929, Page 1
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167IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 20316, 26 October 1929, Page 1
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