IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1847,—John Wickliffo and Philip Laing sailed for Otago. 1870. —La Eero capitulated to Germany. 1877.—First A. and P. Show, Forbury Park. 1879.—’Various halls at Oxford absorbed by colleges. 1895.—Death of Alexander Dumas. 1915. —Lord Kitchener visited Anzac and Krithia fronts 1916. —Zeppelin raid on east coast of England; two Zeppelins brought down. 1935.—Labour Party returned at General Election. Greeks continue to advance. Another strong Italian position captured. All roads littered with material abandoned by retreating Italians. Gorman assistance considered inevitable Nazi threats to Bulgaria and Turkey now giving way to blandishments. Britain’s huge war expenditure causing heavy drain on financial resources. Intolerable conditions revealed in some of London’s air raid shelters. Germans practising cliff climbing on French coast. Better relations expected between Northern Ireland and Eire. Frontier battle between Indo-China troops and Thailanders.
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Evening Star, Issue 23744, 27 November 1940, Page 1
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