IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1834.—C. H. Spurgeon born. • 1837.—William IV. died. 1866.—Italy declared war agains.fi Austria. 1875.—First sod of Kaitangata Railway turned by Sir J. L. 0. Richardson. 1887.—Tay bridge opened for passenger traffic. 1891.—First section of Manchester Ship Canal opened. 1918.—Italian counter-offensive on Piavo. Four bishops of the Church of England receive £2,000 each. At_ the other end of the scale is the Bishop of London, who receives £IO,OOO. Experience of Scoullar and Chisholm Furniture is that it is the cheapest in lh« city. Test it for yourselves... The stock of fowls and ducks on agricultural holdings in great Britain was 58.820,000 in 1930, as compared with 48,087,000 in 1928. Experts working on official figures estimate that there is now a world total of , 24,000,000 wireless sets, valued at £200,000,000, in use.
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Evening Star, Issue 20823, 19 June 1931, Page 1
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133IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 20823, 19 June 1931, Page 1
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