IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1685.—G. F. Handel bom. 1792.—Sir Joshua Reynolds died. 1810. —Mauritius captured by England. ■ . , , 1821.—John Keats, poet, died. ' 1836. —First ship with emigrants for South Australia left England. 1861.—Order of the Star of India instituted. 1863.—Captains Speke and Grant announced discovery of Nile in Lake ,Vio* toria Nyanza. , , ■, 1877.—Lilywhite’s All-England eleven visited Christchurch. 1900. —Reinforcements for Cronje at Paardeburg beaten off. . 1917.—British forced passage of Tigris. 1931.—Dame Nellie Melba died.
Seven victims of the camp disaster buried at Wairoa. Thousands attend funeral—the town in mourning. ‘
Interesting waterside labour case,; Men sued for refusing to work during tea hour.
Auckland beaten by Wellington, but retains Plunket Shield. Otago in second place. New Zealand boats outclass the Australian 14-footers on the Derwent. Far-reaching changes predicted in Britain’s foreign policy and internal politics. Cabinet reconstruction likely. Mr. Oliver Stanley and Mr Duff-Cooper alleged to be handling their portfolios iff a disappointing manner. Giant flying boats, _ twice the size or the Centaurus, designed for transtasman air service. , Air liner crashes near Louvres.. Three bodies in wreckage. Crew believed to have been only occupants. Chinese Government protests against Germany’s recognition of Manchukuo annexation. M. Codreanu promises to dissolve Fascist Iron Guards in Rumania.
Spanish Government troops retreating' from Teruel. ' J
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Evening Star, Issue 22890, 23 February 1938, Page 1
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208IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 22890, 23 February 1938, Page 1
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