IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 21007, 22 January 1932, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. , 1788.—Governor , Phillip discovered and named Sydney Cove. 1788.—Lord Byron born, 1840.—Wellington founded by th» New Zealand Company. 1879. —Zulu War; disaster to British troops at Isandhiwana. Gallant defence of colours of Twenty-fourth Regiment by Lieutenants Melvill and Coghill, and defence of Rorke’s Drift. 1900. —Assault and capture of Spion Kop. 1901, Death of Queen Victoria.; Accession of King Edward VII.

Too many woman are the slaves of fashion and too many men are the slaves of women.—Mr Justice M‘Car« die. A nation of grumbling fellows we have always been, and, please God, we always shall.—Mr Baldwin. . Thdre are more than one million pure-bred .dogs registered at the Kennel Club in Britain, and new entries are made at the rate of ISO per day. Experience of Scoullar and Chisholm Furniture is that it is the cheapest in the city. Test it for yourselves... Trees native to Venezuela yield a sweet fluid like milk when the bark,is pierced. Tests show that it is richer than cow’s milk in phosphates and sugar. ! , Bv collecting old bottles and selling them, a Brighton resident has raised over £3OO during the .past three years for the British and Foreign Bibl« Society.