IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES
1844.—Birth of Queen Alexandra. 1863.—First railway opened in New Zealand—Christchurch to Ferrymead Junction. 1882. Milton Pottery Works destroyed by fire. 1883. —Patrick O’Donnell condemned to death for shooting Carey, informer in the Phoenix Park murders. 1900.—German Emperor declined to receive President Kruger. 1917.—yj x o’clock closing commenced. 1925.—Treaties of Locarno signed in London. Finland’s darkest hour. Invaded by Soviet forces. Simultaneous attacks by air, land, and sea. Finnish capital bombed. German troop concentrations on Belgian and Dutch borders. , British steamer sunk off East Coast. German stocks of petrol and oil rapidly diminishing. No hope of help from Russia. Lender of German-American Bund convicted of theft. Refurnish for Christmas from Scoullar and Chisholm Ltd., the personality furnishing house in Rattray street; open Fridays till 9 p.m,—(Advt.]
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Evening Star, Issue 23438, 1 December 1939, Page 2
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129IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23438, 1 December 1939, Page 2
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