IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 22954, 11 May 1938, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. X77B._William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, died * 1812.—Spencer Perceval, , Prime Minister, assassinated in ' lobby ot House of Commons. _ _ 1868.—8i1l passed in Homo Parliament that executions should not be PU lß7l.—Death of Sir John Herschell, astronomer. ■■ , _ . 3871 —Final Treaty of Peace between France and Germany signed. - 1900.— General Buller reoccupied Glencoe and Dundee evacuated by, British in October, 1899. , 1921.—Germany submits to Alliesterms. - 1 Local Body election day. _ Perfect weather; a big vote indiThe" New Zealander, C. S. Dempster, scores a century for Leicester against Australia. . . _ . . King and' Queen to visit Pans from June 28 to July 1. , Their Majesties'to unveil Australian national war memorial at Viliers Bretonneux on July 1. . „ T Japanese police, black-listing all Leni Wing-scholars-and authors with view, to checking Popular Front tendencies. Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini embrace each other before the formed leaves on his return to Berlin. Refusal of Arab National Defenc* Party to participate in the discussion on partition regarded as having shattered hopes of progress. Japanese aviators demonstrating th* possibility of a ronnd-the-world flight m three hops. . Attempt being made in Yokohama area to cover 9,000 miles non-stop in 80 hours. Many deaths reported as result of explosion in Nottinghamshire colliery. Japanese warships shell Amoy and launch an attack oh the island. It is a great pity that Hitler did not read my books instead of Houston Chamberlain’s.—Mr Bernard Shaw, *