IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 20980, 19 December 1931, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. —December 19. — 1642.—Attack by Maoris on Tasman’* boat in Massacre Bay. * 1814.—Rev. Samuel Marsden landed at Bay of Islands.. 1879.—Manhood Suffrage Act passed.-, 1879. —Triennial Parliament Act (N.Z.) passed. —December 20. — 1880. —Bronkhorst Spruit disaster;;, 250 officers and men of the 94th Regiment overwhelmed by Boers. 1888.—Defeat of dervishes at Suakira by General Grenfell. 1902.—Birth of Prince George. 'l9l5 —Evacuation of Anzac and' Suvla Say completed, 1920.—Death of Professor Gilray. Nothing a dictator could do—given!, a single eye to human good and pro-- : gress—could make the world worse than it is to-day.—The Aga Khan. , A man in politics, especially a Prime Minister, nover_ can be an autocrat. —> The Prime Minister. Ensure foot comfort for the holidays* Book now. A few appointments still open,Consult Chas. Buchan, foot specialist, Lower Stuart street (opposite Oban). —Phone 10-243... • , _ . In a recent twelve months the Bn-* tish Royal Mint issued 39,780,000 pennies, 22,000,000 half-pennies, and 7,000,000 farthings. About 5,000,000 insured persons—* nearly one-half of Britains insured utw employed population—have never ati any time drawn unemployment pay. Insects and bad weather _ have done so much damage to the vines in the Rheims area that _ bottlers of champagne say there will be no 1931 vin-* tage. ■