IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1871.—Act passed prohibiting bankrupt peers from sitting in House of Lords. 1872.—8u11y Hayes captured. 1872.—8a110t Act passed. 1878.—Treaty ot Berlin signed. 1900.—Earl of Hopctoun appointed first Governor of Australia. 1900.—Tientsin bombarded by Allies. 1941.—Britain and Russia signed full military alliance: Allies capture important Sicilian naval base of Syracuse. With 10 ports and several airfields in Allied hands, work of landing more men and supplies being speeded up. Eighth Army units take part in attack on Syracuse. General Montgomery in command oi British land forces. No change on Russian front in last 24 hours. Germans thrown out of two villages. American warships again shell Japanese positions on Kiska. Allies about to launch strong attack on enemy positions guarding Munda. Algiers radio calls on, Frenchmen to destroy Axis observation posts along coast.
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Evening Star, Issue 24915, 13 July 1943, Page 1
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134IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 24915, 13 July 1943, Page 1
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