IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES,
1805.—Defeat of Austrian army and surrender of Ulm to the French. 1827.—Battle of Navarino; TurkoEgyptian fleet destroyed by allied fleets.
1842. —Death of Grace Darling, hero= ine of Ingstone lighthouse; aged 25 years. 1886.—Bartholdi Statue of Liberty set up in New York Harbour. 1894. —Death of James A. Froude, historian.
1914. —First Battle of Ypres begun. 1915. —Sir lau Hamilton took command of Gallipoli; Major-general Monro sent to report on situation. 1918.—Belgian coast clear of Germans.
Battalion of Coldstream Guards enters Old City of Jerusalem in accordance with mopping-up plans. Preparations being made for reconquest of the whole of Palestine. British Cabinet considering reports on gaps in country’s defences. Efforts being made to improve Franco-German relations.
Trade treaty between United States and Canada may be signed on Armistice Day. New Czech-German frontier to be surveyed by means of aeroplanes.
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Evening Star, Issue 23093, 20 October 1938, Page 1
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143IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23093, 20 October 1938, Page 1
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