IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 22514, 5 December 1936, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES.! 1791.—Mozart died. 1870.—Rome declared to be the capital of Italy. . ' IggO.—First election on the one-man-one-vote ” principle. . 1916.—Mr Asquith resigned Premier-, ship, and Mr Lloyd George-undertook to form a Ministry. 1918.—British Army of Occupation entered Cologne. ; —December 6. 1857—Battle of Cawnpore. . 1882—Death of Anthony Trollope,novelist. : 1888. —Irish Land Purchase Bill passed. . r . 1889—Jefferson Davis, former President of South Confederacy of United; States, died; aged 82. = 1905.—8i1l for separation of church and state passed French Senate. 1916. Germans entered Bucharest., 1917. —Armistice on Russian front. Acceptable solution foreshadowed tocrisis over the King’s matrimonial wishes. Mrs Freer compelled to return ta New Zealand on the Awatea. Fire on Inverbank now under control. Vessel arrives at Nukualofa. British Shipping Protection Bill read." at Canberra a second time. . M.C.C. recovers well in first test against Australia. Leyland scores 128 out of total of 263 for six wickets. - Bromwich defeats Quist in semi-final, of New South Wales lawn tennis championships. ... T. 1 Laundry work at Buckingham Pa lack at normal times costs £6.000 a year, while maintaining the cellars (wme.‘y etc.) represents about £2,000 a year. English is replacing German as tha most widely-taught language in Soviet schools, where'' the study of foreign languages is increasing very rapidly. “ Small ” savings in Great Britain have now' reached the amazing total of £3,000,000,000. Thrifty people are adding to their savings at the rate of £1,500,000 » week. "