IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1809.—W. E. Gladstone born. 1862. —First telegraph, office in New Zealand. 1863. —Wreck of White Swan on east coast; colonial records lost. 1867.—Lyttelton tunnel formally opened. 1880.—Annexation of Tahiti t<» France. 1904. —Wellington electric tramway* opened. In the cricket test at Lords England scored 424 and New Zealand has lost nine wickets for 282. Refugees from Bilbao assert that tlx* insurgents are committing atrocities. Four persons killed in train crash at Swanley, England. Seaside excursionists the victims. Jlussolini takes a holiday. European situation easier. Bavarian Minister of Education says the churches are the only organised force disturbing German unity. Mrs Amelia Earhart arrives at Darwin in course of world flight. Hot weather brings out many startling bathing costumes on British beaches.
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Evening Star, Issue 22687, 29 June 1937, Page 1
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125IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 22687, 29 June 1937, Page 1
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