IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES, 1839. —Ship Torq left England witS first batch of emigrants for New Zea* land. 1864.—Death of Meyerbeer, conn poser. 1881.—First sod of Canadian-Pacififlj Railway turned. 1889.—Earl of Onslow arrived in Nen| Zealand. Passengers travelling to America hjj British liners last year numbered 132j*l 000—a decrease of 139,000 on the pro* vious year. The Prince of Wales is a proficient! speaker in French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Danish; he can also speaSt in Welsh The wine crop in France in 1930 wa? the smallest since 1920. It worked out at two quarts per head of the total population.
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Evening Star, Issue 21091, 2 May 1932, Page 1
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101IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 21091, 2 May 1932, Page 1
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