IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 22032, 18 May 1935, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. —-May 18.— 1803. —Nelson appointed to command of Mediterranean fleet; hoisted his flag on Victory. , 1804. —Napoleon proclaimed Emperor of the French. 1843.—Disruption in Church of Scot* land. , IB6B.—Late Tsar of Russia born. 1882. —New Eddystone • Lighthous# opened. 1889.—First Peace Conference met. 1893.—Jubilee of Free Church ,of Scotland celebrated. 1896,—Sir Patrick Buckley died- . - 1909.—George Meredith, novelist, lied. , 1915.—Battle of Opatov. —May 19. 1795.—James Boswell died. 1847. Attack by Natives on settlemerit of Wanganui. 1848. —Mexico ceded California and New Mexico to United States. 1849. William Hamilton attempted to shoot Queen Victoria. 1898.—William Ewart Gladstone died. Grew of giant French liner Normandie on strike Sight restored to once celebrated French painter after being injured in street collision. French Foreign Minister invited t<» Berlin to visit Herr Hitler. Sixty municipal councils in Northwest France resigned in protest against the heavy duty on spirits distilled by farmers. The porch of St. Andrew’s Church, Alexandra Park, England, has been converted into an omnibus shelter by the yicar. ' . . ' “ Honesty boxes ” into which passengers can put uncollected fares are in use on Huddersfield Corporation trolly vehicles. ; Our language seems to. he undergoing a progressive demoralisation until finally a term comes to mean the exact opposite of that which is was intended to. mean.—Lord Hewart. The world is like a shop window in which a mischievous boy has so* shifted the price tickets that High prices arc attached to worthless objects and small prices to things of real- value.—The Archbishop of York.