IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1800.—Act of Union; Irish Parliament closed and representatives sent to Westminster. 1850,—Death of Sir Robert Peel. 1860.—Queen Victoria fired first shot at National Rifle Association’s initial meeting at -Wimbledon. 1872.—First cable message sent from England to Melbourne. . 1881.—President Garfield shot by Guinean (died September 19). •1898. —Admiral Cervera’s fleet de-' stroyed by United States fleet off Santiago. 1921.—Dempsey knocked out Carpentier for the world’s heavy-weight boxing championship. England dismissed for 198 runs in th« second test against South Africa. No. 2 conversion loan quickly oversubscribed in London. De Valera describes King George as “ a foreign King” in speech at Limerick. Sixteen men killed in mine explosion in India. . ' High prices prevailing for potatoes in Eastern States of Australia. The number of wireless licenses in Britain is now over seven millions. Tulips, which do so much to brighten, our gardens, came originally from Persia. ■ The chief danger to the national health in Scotland is now stated to b« overcrowding.
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Evening Star, Issue 22070, 2 July 1935, Page 1
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162IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 22070, 2 July 1935, Page 1
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