IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 23817, 22 February 1941, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

A NNX VmSAKXES. 1732. —George Washington bom. 1790.—First land grant in Australia. 1806.—Funeral of William Pitt in Westminster Abbey. 1848. —Second French Kevolnlion began. 1864.—Maoris defeated at Rangiaohia. 1872. —Gathering at New Plymouth and resumption of friendly relations between Maoris and Europeans. 1893.—Nyasaland districts became British Central Africa Protectorate. , 1899.—Death of Sir George Bowen. 1910.—Bishop Lonihan died. 1912.—Italy annexes Tripoli. 1923. —Sir William Hcrrics died. 1928.—Hinkler (Australian) completed voyage England to Darwin in aeroplane in 154 days.

—February 23.—, 1685.—G. F. Handel born. 1792.—Sir Joshua Reynold!? died. .1810. —Mauritius captured by England. 1821. —John Keats, poet, died. 1836.—First ship with emigrants for South Australia left England. 1861.—Order of the Star of India instituted. 1877.—Lilywhitc's All-England eleven visited Christchurch. 1900. —Reinforcements for Crouje at Paardeburg beaten off, 1917.—British forced pa-sage of Tigris. 1931.—Dame Nellie Melba died. 1931.—King Leopold of Belgium proclaimed. Japan now denies offer of mediation. “ Merely general statement of peaceful desire.” Imperial troops advance deeper into Italian Somaliland. Two islands captured by African Rifles. Nazis throw pontoon bridges across Danube from Rumanian side to Bulgarian side. Food iorts in Paris as result of Nazi seizure of supplies. British forces Jand on Lemnos Island in the Aegean Sea. Graudism (4,3641: Champions in their lino —Edison iu Electricity, Bessamcr in Steel, Marconi in Wireless, Grand Hotel, Dunedin, in Wines and Spirits... America, destroys 15 .tons of propaganda mail from Germany and Russia. Queen's room entered by young man with a grievance. i