IN A NUTSHELL
ANXIYERSARIES
1850.—North-west Passage discovered by Captain McCkre. 1863.—Canterbury Chamber of Commerce opened. 18S8.—Lord Sackvillo, British Minister at Washington, dismissed by President Cleveland for conversation with reporter. 1899.-T-CJeueval • Yule reached Ladysmith. 1909. Prince Ho assassinated.
1916.—German destroyers raided Channel shipping; hy,i British 'and two enemy destroyers sunk. 1942.—Russian Baltic fleet sma-hed German atiompL to capture KroneUdl.
Russians capture great metal city of Dnepropetrovsk in Dnieper Bend. Red army forces now only four miles from Kriyoi Hag, . raid are. shelling the town. Fifth, and Eighth Armies making good progress iu Italy.
Eighth Army extends bridgehead across river Trigno, ; British cruiser and destroyer lost, in action in English Channel in clash with light enemy naval force.
Japanese, in Finschhafeu area in NewGuinea definitely cut. off from eea. Sneak enemy raiders over London set new problem for anti-aircraft defences. Partisans engaged in bitter fighting against Germans in Montenegro.
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Evening Star, Issue 25005, 26 October 1943, Page 1
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147IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 25005, 26 October 1943, Page 1
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