IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1733. —New York evacuated--by British. ■ 1812.—The retreat from Russia, Battle of Beresina fought, resulting ia the French losing 20,000 men. 1863.—First horticultural show iq Christchurch. IB6o.—Death of King Alphonso XII. of Spain. 1899.—Lord Methuen defeated the Boors at Graspan. 1903.—Preferential and Reciprocal Act passed. 1912.—Mr Massey turned on the Lake Coleridge electric current.
Gormans who wish to leave their native land now have to pay a tax of £5 a head. The average British family spends about Is 2d a week on newspapers and periodicals. Lions in captivity are said to grow better manes than those living in a wild state. A small dei'elict motor boat was lately sold for 4s at Bridlington, England.
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Evening Star, Issue 20959, 25 November 1931, Page 1
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118IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 20959, 25 November 1931, Page 1
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