IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1802.—Victor Hugo born. 1815.—Napoleon escaped from Elba". 1848. —Republic proclaimed in Paris. , 1852.—Loss of the transport Birkenhead ; 454 lives lost. 1871.—Treaty of. Peace between France and Germany signed at Versailles. 1882.—“ The Cliffs ” (E. B. Cargill's residence) destroyed by fire. 1898.—Attempted . assassination of, King of Greece outside Athens. 1916. —French auxiliary cruiser Provence sunk in Mediterranean; 3,000 troops lost. ■ ' 1916.—First stage of Battle of Verdun ended. 1923.—Duke of York married. Momentous talk in House of Commons over oil sanctions. No definite decision yet announced. Bigger destroyer class provided for in British Naval Estimates. New type of stainless steel evolved by Sheffield scientist. Rival Labour factions achieve unity in Australia. t . Further sabotage at Chatham. Minereleasing apparatus on ’destroyer pull out of gear. Liner Queen Mary rapidly approaching finishing stages. Private eight-roomed suites art among the accommodation in the Hnep Queen Alary, which sails on her maideij voyage on May 27. . While the number of marriages m Britain last year was a record, th» birth rate reached the lowest level ol any normal year.
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Evening Star, Issue 22273, 26 February 1936, Page 1
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177IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 22273, 26 February 1936, Page 1
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