IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 21710, 3 May 1934, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1469, —Nicholas Machiavelli, political writer, born at Florence. 1494. —Jamaica discovered. 1820. —Plough first used in New Zealand 4 by the Rev. J. Butter. 1840. —New' Zealand proclaimed independent of New South Wales. 1840. —Auckland declared capital of New Zealand. 1859.—War declared between Franc# and Austria. 1872.—Simon Lang, last Gretna! Green ‘‘ parson,” died. 1889. opened in Paris. - 1915.—Russian retreat in Gahci# commenced. There are now over 2,000,000 motor vehicles licensed in Great Britain, nearly 90,000 more than a year ago. There are more than 400,000 Christian hymns in existence to-day. About 100,000 of them originated in Germany. ■ , • , A record grain crop has been claimed for Russia for the year just ended, the increase being nearly 20 per cent, on 1932 v ' Grandism (2,250): There is no other Party Wine just as good as Granvio—mild—mellow —and the price fits ths pocket; ss, 3 star Brandy 80tt1e.... One hundred years ago there were only 4,000 magazines and newspapers in the world. To-day there are more than 90,000.