IN A NUTSHELL
* i anniversaries. 1744.—J0h n Hadley, inventor of tho sextant, died. ' , , 1804. —Van Diemau s Land constituted British colony. 1876. —Sir Julius Vogel became Pro. mier of New Zealand. , 1882. —First shipment or frozen meal from New Zealand. , . • 1898.—United States warship Main* blown up in Havana (Cuba) Harbour. 1900. —Kimberley relieved by General —Civilians evacuated Verdun. Desperate fighting in Spain. Rebel cavalry advance from Jarama under heavy fire. ‘ " , . , , Loyalists claim to have, driven baols all attacks on Madrid. _ Big increase recorded in British recruiting. Lord Nuffield to give r £2q,ooo to Queensland hospitals and chanties. King and Queen visit East End of London. First joint engagement. New strike threat arises from Amo. rican maritime unrest.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19370215.2.6
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 22573, 15 February 1937, Page 1
Word Count
117IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 22573, 15 February 1937, Page 1
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.