IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 20943, 6 November 1931, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1854.—Florence ' Nightingale,. _ with’ Britisli nurses, landed at Scutari. 1860.—Paderewski born. ]B6o.—Abraham Lincoln elected President of the United States. 1867.—First Parliament ‘of Dominion of Canada met. 1869.—Blackfriars Bridge opened. 1876.—Opening of Oamaru and Moeraki Railway. 1892. —Tennyson died. , 1893. Tscbaikowsy, composer, died. 1903.— V. S.Cody crossed the Channel in a collapsible kite-boat. 1907. Death of Sir James Hector.; 1908. Main Trunk line opened. 1917. —Battle of Passchendaele. 1918. —German delegates leave L> hear terms from Marsha! Eoch. 19L-S. Duuedin-Christchurch triweekly air service commenced. Valuable property in Ireland is hold by the City of London. It includes lands and fishing rights which were granted to the city as long ago as 1609. „ , „ England’s smallest county, Rutland, is losing ground in population, which this year is only 117,397, nearly 1,000 less than at the last census. Traffic and other noises are said to deter the blind children of New York from learning to walk, as they arc guided by the noise of their own footsteps. Experience of Scoullar and Chisholm Furniture is that it is the cheapest in the city. Test it for yourselves... New regulations for the auditing of solicitors’ trust accounts were gazetted last night. . Chemical fire extinguishers installed on the village preens are suggested as substitutes for fire engines in outlying villages under Bedford Rural District Council.