IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1579. —P0rt Drake (now San Francisco) discovered by Sir Francis Drake. 1703 John Wesley born. 1719.—Joseph Addison (the ‘ Spectator ’) died. 1843.—Wairan massacre. 1840.—Sir Rowland Hill presented with national testimonial of £13,000 on carrying into execution penny postage. 1892.—Ulster Convention at Belfast in oppositoin to Home Rule; 12,000 delegates attended. 1900.—Taku forts bombarded and destroyed by Allied squadron. Mr Eden expected to announce, in the House of Commons Britain’s decision to propose raising of sanctions. Name of Lawrence of Arabia arise* in connection with present trouble, in Palestine. ... , Suggested that plebiscite be taken nx Austria for return of Hapsburgs to throne. . Woman saves 40 lives in Hyderabad cinema fire. . Contract bridge organisations met in Liverpool recently to form a federal board of control. Police and SOS messages broadcast in Britain last year totalled 1,103. Of these 593 succeeded. As a nation Britain has a total income of £3,750.000,000, of which i» spent £1,075,000,000, or nearly onethird, on food.
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Evening Star, Issue 22367, 17 June 1936, Page 1
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161IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 22367, 17 June 1936, Page 1
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