IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1797.—8ank of England first issued £1 notes. 1851.—Gold discovered in Victoria. 1855.—First telegraph lino opened in Victoria. 1868.—Duke of Edinburgh shot at in Sydney. 1902.—South Island Division, Ninth Contingent, sailed for South Africa. ■1940. End of Russo-Fiunisli war. Peace treaty signed. Record number of German night bombers brought down. Remarkable growth of British air strength emphasised by Sir Archibald Sinclair in House of Commons. .New types of long-range bombers and speedier lighters already in service. Under Lend and Lease Bill America is sending new types of anti-submarine craft to Britain immediately, British offensive in Abyssinia speeded up. Fresh advances towards Addis Ababa. Shipping losses for week ended March. 3 third heaviest of war. Balkan crisis nearing climax. German proposals handed to Greece. Strong anti-Nazi fueling in Yugoslavia. Russia fostering revolt in Bulgaria against the Boris regime and its German masters. Grandism (4379) : Respect oh] age and old wine. The best wines money can buy anywhere, and full stocks. Grand Hotel Home Supply Store...
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Evening Star, Issue 23832, 12 March 1941, Page 1
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167IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23832, 12 March 1941, Page 1
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