IN A NUTSHELL
Anniversaries. 1759.—British Museum opened. 1778.—Sandwich Islands discovered hj{ Captain Cook. 1859.—National Portrait Gallery* opened. 1862. —Bank of New Zealand opened in Wellington. 1873.—Funeral of Emperor Napoleon 111., at Chislehurst. 1900.—Boer attack on Rensburg re* pulsed. In Sah Francisco a man has a tree that bears twenty-three different kinds of fruit, including apricots, cherries, and peaches. Patient grafting has developed the tree. Grandiam (2,159): Beyond all question ageing-in-the-wood accounts for the mild, mellow flavour of Grand Hotel ■ whisky. Bottle 125.... Mushi Kuyo, the annual service at Osaka for the repose of the souls of worms and insects killed by human beings, was last'year attended by, 200 painters and poets. Britain’s oldest fire engine is probably one owned by the Surrey town of Ewell; it was built more than 150 years ago, and, although not now in use, ia still in good going order. .
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Evening Star, Issue 21619, 15 January 1934, Page 1
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145IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 21619, 15 January 1934, Page 1
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