IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 21819, 7 September 1934, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1086.—William the Conqueror died,1533.—Queen Elizabeth born. 1803.—First white settlers, arrived a| the. Derwent, Tasmania. 1807;—Capture of Heligoland from Danes by British. 1812.—Battle of Borodino. 1868.—Ngatu-o-te-Manu, Major Vo< Tempsky, Captains Buck and Palmer killed. . ' : 1870.—H.M.5. Captain foundered* Bay of Biscay. , 1886.—First race for America Cup f Mayflower defeated Galatea.: 1887,— Deposition of Malietoa,. King of Samoa, by the Germans. 1892. —• John Greenleaf Whittier died. ■■ 190-I.—Treaty signed with Tibet. Under a new . order, issued by ih« British Air , Ministry, bdys; under seventeen years of age may not fly alone in aeroplanes. ■ Much money is, won and lost each, week at cricket fights in China, fish fights in Siam, and viper fights in Algeria.' Experience of Scoullar and Chisholm Fur* niture is that it is the. cheapest in the city, Test it for yourself.... - London’s telephone exchanges pro* vide work -for - about 6,000 girls, of whom an average of 600 leave every, year to be .married. Motoring offences in Britain averaged 1,000 a day last year. Fines to the total of, £266,179 were imposed for the year.