IN A NUTSHELL
anjveiisa.ri.es. ]B44.—Birth of Queen Alexandra.^ 1863.—First railway opened in New Zealand—Christchurch to Ferrymead Junction. 1882 Milton Pottery Works destroyed by lire, 1883.—Patrick O’Donnell condemned to death for shooting Carey, informer m the Phamix Park murders. 1900.—German Emperor declined to receive President Kruger. 1917.—Six o’clock closing began. 1925.—Treaties of Locarno signed in London. 1940. —Greeks captured 5,000 prisoners on one sector; general Italian retreat in Centra! Albania Imperial troops’ link-up with Tobruk garrison being strengthened and widened. Axis forces trying desperately to escape from the net. Situation in the Pacilic regarded in Washington as extremely grave. Russians force Germans back 100 miles west of Rostov after retaking city.^ Naples heavily bombed by R.A.F. Nazis demanding from Vichy use of air bases and ports in Norlb Africa, America salisllod (hat Finland is fully co-operating with Hitler. British submarines sink eight, enemy ships in Arctic waters.
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Evening Star, Issue 24056, 1 December 1941, Page 1
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146IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 24056, 1 December 1941, Page 1
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