IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1850.—New Zealand Company dissolved. 1857. —General Havelock defeated Nana Sahib at Futtohorfe. \ 1872.—Birth of Captain Amundsen, Arctic explorer. 1889.—International Workers' Conference opened at Paris. 1898.—Santiago (Cuba) surrendered to United States army. 1909—Shah of Persia dethroned. 1918—Ex-Tsar of Russia and his family shot at Ekaterinburg. 1941.—Japanese Cabinet resigned to make way for. stronger body. 1941.—R.A.F. put 17 enemy ships (90,000 to 100,000 tons) out of action in single raid. 1942.—Allied attack in Egypt.
Russians go over to the offensive on the Orel front. Big gaps punched in German defences and an advance of 26 miles made in one place. In Sicily Allies advancing all along the line, in spite of stiffer resistance. In heaviest counter-attack of campaign Axis forces reach port of Augusta, but Allies drive them back and regain original positions. Nine enemy planes shot down in fierce dogfights over Channel. Decisive* action developing for assault on Japanese base of Mubo, in New Guinea." American bombers based in China strafe Japanese positions from the Yangtse front to Indo-China.
Hungary reported to have made advances to Allies regarding invasion of Balkans.
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Evening Star, Issue 24918, 16 July 1943, Page 1
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184IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 24918, 16 July 1943, Page 1
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