IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 22775, 9 October 1937, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1793.—First flour mills built in Nevr South Wales. 1870 —Papal States declared incorporated with Italy. 1899.—President Kruger’s ultimatum delivered to British agent at Pretoria, 1914. —Germans occupy Antwerp. 1915. —Germans occupy Belgrade. 1934.—King Alexander, of Yugoslavia, and SI. Barthou, French Foreign Minister, assassinated at Marseilles. —October 10.— 1861. —Nansen born. 1867. —Maori Representation Act passed. 1867.—Act passed to establish an institution for the promotion 1 of science and art. 1884.—British New Guinea proclaimed. 1909.—Swinburne, poet, died. 1913. —Panama Canal completed. Paris authority states that Mussolini intends to use the question of withdrawing volunteers from Spain as lever to bargain for recognition of Abyssinian conquest and acceptance of Germany’s colonial claims. German Press praises the trad* agreement with New Zealand, hut deplores failure of negotiations with Australia. ■ More wool to be purchased by Germany from New Zealand and South! Africa. ■ America preparing secret plans for building most powerful bomber in the world, costing 1,000,000 dollars. Mr Cordell Hull virtually pledges United States to participation in NinePower Conference. Japan may take part in conference if it is devoted to discussing Far Eastern situation generally and not to condemning Japan. Bathhurst infant awarded £2,200 damages after having nose and three fingers bitten off by a parrot.