IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1837. —Melbourne, founded. 1841. —Sir George Grey been in« Governor of South Australia. 1847.—Daniel O’Connell died. .1862. —Slavery abolished in th« United States. 1865.—Electric telegraph opened b*. tween Dunedin and Invercargill. 1899.—Steamer Tekapo wrecked. Holland has been free from war fo* exactly 100 years. British women bought more than 30.000,000 hats last year. Grandism (2,260): When . a person buy« trash, cheap—he is pleased when ho pays for it and displeased every time when he uses it—value always at the Grand..,. London is growing at the rate of 50.000 new houses every year. Wireless is installed in about 50,000 licensed houses in Great Britain.
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Evening Star, Issue 21720, 15 May 1934, Page 1
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107IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 21720, 15 May 1934, Page 1
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