IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1873.—English bank rate reached 9 per cent. 1881.—Wreck of barque England’s Glory at Bluff. 1885.—Canadian-Pacific railway completed. 1890.—Storm in United Kingdom; great loss of life and destruction of property. 1897.—Professor Parker, of Dunedin, died. 1901.—Death of Li Hung Chang, Chinese diplomatist. 1917. —British capture Gaza. 1917. —Lenin effected coup d’etat in Russia. 1918. —Revolt of German army. Roosevelt re-elected for third term. Decisive majority in electoral votes. Democrat control of both Houses assured. Election results received with great satisfaction in Britain. Further Greek successes. Four thousand Italians trapped in ravine and captured. Major Italian offensive expected soon. Invaders continue ruthless air bombardment of open towns and villages. / Turkey raises solid barrier against oppression. R.A.F. delivers hammer blows at German shipyards and invasion bases. Terrible plight of refugees in unoccupied Franco.
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Evening Star, Issue 23727, 7 November 1940, Page 1
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134IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23727, 7 November 1940, Page 1
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