IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 21510, 7 September 1933, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1086. —William the Conqueror died. 1533.—Queen Elizabeth born. 1803.—First white settlers arrived at the Derwent, Tasmania. 1807.—Capture of Heligoland from Danes by British. 1812.—Battle of Borodino. 1868.—Ngatu-q-te-Manu. Major Voa Tempsky, Captains Buck and Palmer killed. 1870. —H.M.S. Captain foundered ia Bay of Biscay. 1886. —First race for America Cup; Mayflower defeated Galatea. 1887. —Deposition of Malietoa, King of Samoa, by the Germans. 1892.—John Gfeenleaf Whittier died. 1904. —Treaty signed with Tibet. There are now well over 200,000 private motor cars registered in the Loudon area alone. One penny in the £ rate in the city and metropolitan boroughs of London realises £223,000. Big social functions help trade. The London “ season ” is worth at lease £3,000,000 to industry. Grandism (2,048): Everything good brandy should, be. Grand House Cognac equal to the best at shillings a bottle less. Bottle, 12s; Half, 6s 6d.... A ballot recently taken for the position of national president of the United Mine Workers’ Union resulted in no candidate getting a clear majority, and Messrs Smeaton and Clark will go to a second ballot on September 13.