IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 3.769.—Hawke’s Bay discovered ami so named by Captain Cook. 1793.—Marie Antoinette beheaded. 1810.—First horse race in Sydney. 1812.—French retreat from Moscow commenced. 1861,—Bank of New Zealand opened. 1866.—First section of southern railway from Christchurch opened. 1877.—Sir George Grey became Prime Minister. 1913. —Wateredors’ strike. 1914. H.M.S. Hawke torpedoed. 3915.—Britain declared war on Bulgaria. 1958.—General elections in New Zealand; Labour returned by largo majority German' claim to be within big' gun range of Moscow. Russians say Germans thrown back for some distance 65 miles west of capital. . * Rod Star ’ admits that position on shores of Sea of Azov is dangerous. Dusseldorf and Cologne again bombed by R.A.F. United States leaders urge opening of combat zones to American ship*. Eight persons executed in Prague, five for high treason and three for sabotage. Rome radio now affected by “ mystery ” ' voice. i President Roosevelt concerned over possible Japanese thrust to Siberia.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19411015.2.3
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 24016, 15 October 1941, Page 1
Word Count
151IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 24016, 15 October 1941, Page 1
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in