IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1471. —First printing press used is England. >■ .- . L>67.—Lord Darnley, husband of Mary Queen of Scots, murdered. 1856.—Interest of Ngatiawa Maoris in Middle Island purchased by the Government. 1863. —Red Cross initiated by M, Durant. 1878.—Foundation stone' of -new. Universitv laid- in. Castle street. 1885. Lord Charles Beresford rescued Sir Charles Wilson, on the, Nile, 1900.—Lord Roberts, arrived at th* Modder River. 1904. —Russo-Japanese war , commenced. Russians achieve slight gains . in concentrated assault on Mannerheim Line. . . - ’ Soviet loses large quantities of war materials. . - -• Egyptian Minister emphasises hi* country’s perfect trust in England. Canadian Prime Minister fires firs* shot of election campaign. School attendance of evacuated children to be enforced. Sweden places big order for war planes in America. • Total of 319 neutral ships sunk by Germany since war began. Pope refused -to intercede on behalf of executed Irish terrorists, declaring there was no justification for their crime.
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Evening Star, Issue 23496, 9 February 1940, Page 2
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150IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23496, 9 February 1940, Page 2
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