IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 20612, 11 October 1930, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. —October 11. — 179".—Battle of Camperdown. 1846.—Hurricane at Havailnah; three French and fourteen Spanish warships and thirty-six merchantmen wrecked. 1852.—University of Sydney opened. 1870.—Orleans taken by Germans after severe fighting. 1870.—Romo united to Italy. 1872.—First Maoris appointed to Legislative Council. 1899.—South African War commenced. 1915.—Fa1l of Belgrade. 1922. —Allies and Turks reach agreement at Mundania, and arrange to hold a Near East Conference. —October 12. 1492.—Columbus discovered America. 1859.—Robert Stephenson died. 186(5. —Defeat of Hauhau war party at Oraaranui, near Napier; thirty Hauhaus and one European killed. 1876.—Abolition of Provinces Act passed. 1899.'—First action in Boor War. Armoured train derailed and captured by Boers at Kraupan. Natal invaded. '1915,. -Nurse Cavell murdered. 1917.—New Zealanders in action at PasLchendaele. The famous organ of Szegev, South Hungary, which has 150 stops, is being enlarged, and will become the largest in tho work!. London will within the nest few years need about twenty aerodromes on its outskirts, according to Sir Alan Cobhum, the famous airman. One hundred unknown fishes wore collected by Professor Johannes Schmidt, who has returned to Copenhagen after a two years’ world tour. ■There is nothing (in the way of spiritualist messages) but a vast, vague, multitudinous chorus that All is Well.— Mr G. K. Chesterton.