IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 22721, 7 August 1937, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

•anniversaries. 1657.—Admiral Blake died. 1209. —Dampier. (first Englishman); landed in Australia. 1815. —Napoleon I. sailed from England for St. Helena. 1840.—Use of boys as chimney sweep climbers prohibited by Act of Parlia* 184*3.—John Bright • made hi? first speech in the House of Commons. 1851. —New Zealand Company wound, up by Act of Parliament. _ 1858.—Ottawa, formerly . Bytown, named as capital of Dominion of Canada. , , . , lT ... 1908. —First through train welling* ton to Auckland. 1914. —Montenegro declared war on New Zealand Government cabled * offering services of an expeditionary force. ’ 1915. —Lone Pine Battle commenced. Lasted three days. Heavy casualties. Anzacs penetrated to San Bahr, dub withdrew owing to lack of support fronii Suvla Bay forces. —August 8. 1593.—Izaak Walton born. * _ . 1811 .-r-Java surrendered to British. 1866.—Tw0 men passed safely; through Niagara Rapids in a torpedoshaped barrel. 1895. Wreck of steamer Catterhun off Cape Hawke, Eastern Australia; 60 lives lost. . 1900.—Act imposing -restrictions.■on immigration came into force in New. Zealand. . _ . 1914. —British Expeditionary Fore* landed in France. London ‘Times’ refers to Japanj policy in China as, “ smack and grab. Six fatal cases of infantile paralysis reported in Melbourne.. Captain Eyston (Britain) to attack land speed record in mohster racing oar. . , Caesarean. operation performed on mother after her death to save life or unborn child. , ■ . Scottish National Trust s acquire# forest of Dalness for nation. . No fresh developments in New boutu Wales coal strike. . . Seven thousand Americans said w» have enlisted for service in against the Japanese.