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ANNIVERSARIES. 2770.—Moreton Bay, Queensland, discovered by Captain Cook. . 1814.—Norway declared . its independence of Sweden. . 1861. —Discovery of gold m New South Wales. '. 1881.—Revised edition of New Testa-, ment issued. , 1886.—Birth of King Alphonso XIII., of Spain. _ 1900.—Relief of Mafeking. 1920.—Prince of Wales arrived at Dunedin. Kingsford Smith’s offer to fly Tasman with remaining air mails declined by Postal authorities. . New underground railway opened in Moscow. Large consignments of war material arriving at Addis Affiaba from Belgium and Czechoslovakia. I should hate to think that I may live to 156.—The P.rince of Wales. Why is it that while books in praise of England are always written by Frenchmen, and books in praise of France are always written by Englishmen, books in praise of Germany are always written by Germans?—Mr Philip Guedalla. A clock at a Berlin exhibition will ring a bell every five minutes to emphasise that a German has died who must be replaced by a birth. China has given permission for Imperial Airways machines to fly over Chinese territory in any SingaporeHongkong service that,may be started.
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Evening Star, Issue 22031, 17 May 1935, Page 1
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180IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 22031, 17 May 1935, Page 1
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