IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 22790, 27 October 1937, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

"ANNIVERSARIES. 1858.—Theodore Roosevelt born. 1870.—Marshal Bazaine surrendered Metz and 150,000 men to the Germans. 1876.—Opening of Ocean Beach Railway. 1905.—Captain Hutton died. 1905.—Treaties signed completing severance of Union of Sweden and Norway, 1917.—Additional war loan of four million authorised. 1934.—Waitaki power scheme inaugurated. Chinese admit loss of Tazang, bu| claim that Japanese advance has been held up. Use of poison gas by Chinese alleged by Japanese general. French destroyer ordered to Minorc* to investigate attack on repair ship. Japan decides not to participate in Nine-Power Conference.' Spanish Press agency declares that British destroyer Basilisk sank German submarine with depth charges off Capa San Antonio. Story not taken seriously in Berlin* British denial recalled. Crisis arises in Egypt owing to King Farouk’s appointing a political adviser without consulting Cabinet. • Over 6,000 refugees from Gijon reach France. Thousands of others believed to have been drowned. Hawaiian Prince charged with murder of halfbreed girl in Honolulu. It is stipulated in most leases that we should paint our houses outside every three years and inside every seven years, but nobody ever thinks of doing up a school teacher.—Mr H. G. Wells. /