IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 55 B.c. —Invasion of Britain by Julius Csosar. 1857. —Ship Dunbar wrecked at Sydney Heads. 1860.—Burke and Willis left Melbourne on exploring expedition. 1875.—Hr (Sir) Robert Stout elected member for Gaversham, defeating Mr W. J. M. Larnacb by 12 votes. 1882.—Suez Canal occupied by Naval Brigade (during Egyptian War). 1895.—Trustees of cemeteries authorised to provide for cremation. 1914. —Germans occupied Brussels. —ltaly declared war on Turkey. 1940—British coast shelled from Franco, Marshal Budenny making brilliant withdrawal to strong positions across the Dnieper. Germans now 70 miles south-west of Leningrad. Three enemy ships sunk or damaged in Fleet Air Arm attack on convoy in Mediterranean. Duke and Duchess of Windsor planning visit to Washington. Acute tension between America and Japan. Britain considering conscription of woman power. Berlin bombed again by Russians. Mr Churchill to broadcast on his historic meeting with Mr Roosevelt. Big uprising of Albanian nationalists reported.
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Evening Star, Issue 23968, 20 August 1941, Page 1
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151IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23968, 20 August 1941, Page 1
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