IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1100.—Capture of Jerusalem. 1698.—East India Company formed. 1870. fire in Peru; 24,000 people rendered homeless. ' 1871.—Otago University opened. 1871. —First cable message sent from London to Sydney. 1885.—Death of Sir Julius Benedict, musician. 1894.—Death of Sir A. H. Layard, discoverer of Minevah. 1914.—Kaiser's War Council met at Potsdam. Britain moves quickly and seizes most of French fleet. Unit at North African port refuses to meet British request for surrender of vessels. Royal Navy forced to take action. No capita! ships of French navy in German' or Italian hands. Scenes of savagery and panic among German and Italian internees as Arandora Star goes down. Rumania prepares to resist invasion. Germany unable to assist her in meantime. Tension in Far East as Japan impatiently awaits British reply on Burma protest. Reports indicated that Britain will refuse Japanese demands to close arms route across Burma. German Press accuses Britain of intending to violate Irish neutrality. Usual prelude to Nazi invasion. Egypt standing by her obligations to Britain.
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Evening Star, Issue 23620, 5 July 1940, Page 1
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168IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23620, 5 July 1940, Page 1
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