IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 22364, 13 June 1936, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. —June 13. 1802.—Tasmania occupied. 1840.—Major Bunbury anchored in H.M.S. Herald for a few hours off Otago Heads. ' 1841—United Canadian Parliament opened at Kingston. 1863.—Phonograph patented by Mr Fenby. 1878.—First sitting of Congress of European Powers at Berlin. 1905.—Greek Premier, M. Delzanni, n ecflccnint.Pn 1907. —Jubilee Constitution of Anglicans, New Zealand. —Juno 14. 1645.—Battle of Naseby. 1790.—Sydney named by Governor Phillip. 1800.—Battle of Marengo. 1883.—Railway from Sydney to Melbourne completed. 1900.—Wakkersirom surreudered by Boers to General Lyttelton. 1904.—Paul Kruger died. 1916.—Opening of Paris Economia Conference. 1919.—Captain Alcdck and Lieutenant Brown flew from Newfoundland over Atlantic, landing at Clifton, Ireland, British Press sympathetic towards Mr Thomas over Budget leakage affairs. Soviet Parliament to have Upper and Lower House. Negotiations under way to develop iron ore deposits in North-west Australia. Japan to be main buyer. * It is now expected that civil war will be averted in China. Governor Landon chosen as Republican candidate for American Presidency, Japan makes bid for control of Bangkok Dock Company in Siam. If only Hitler and Mussolini could have a good game of bowls once a week at Geneva I feel that Europe would not be as toubled as it is.—Captain R. G. Briscoe. Imperial Airways recently commenced its longest and fastest regular daily service, from Croydon to Budapest. Experiments are to be carried out on a large scale in England with a view to using wireless waves to kill bacteria. Butchers in Britain are to start a campaign to tell people how to obtain health and beauty by eating more meat,-