IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 25068, 8 January 1944, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 164-2. —Death of Galileo. 1806.—Ga-pe Colony surrendered to Britain. , _ . 1828;—Duke of Wellington became Prime Minister. 1849. —Ship Ajax arrived from London. 1878.—Opening of Anderson’s Bay railway. 1896. —Ship Ha'.cione wrecked at -Wellington. . 1904.—Outbreak of war between Japan and Russia. 1916.—’Evacuation of Gallipoli completed. 1941.—Death of Lord Baden-Powell. 1941. —Hiller’s demand for naval bases on French Mediterranean coast rejected by Marshal Petain. 1942. —Rommel withdrew from Jedabaya,. 1943. —Japanese suffered heavy losses in sea and air battle near Lae. —January 9. — 1770.—Mount Egmomt sighted and named by Captain Cook. 1789.—Bass Strait discovered and named by Flinders and Bass. - *lßo6.—Nelson buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral. . , 1861.—First shot fired in American Civil War. 1868. —First show of Clutha A. and P. .Society. ' 1873—Napoleon HI. died at Chislehurst. 1878—Death of Victor Emmanuel, first King of Italy. 1905.—Russian garrison marched out of Port Arthur after its capitulation. 1909. —Sir Ernest Shackleton and _ three companions planted Union Jack within 300 geographical miles of South Pole. • 1942. —Russians scored big successes on wide front. Tokio admits that Rabaul is in grave danger.- , . Savage Burmese warriors under British officers harassing Japanese communications. New type of jet-propelled aircraft will soon bg in production by Allies. Land fighting on Cape Gloucester (New Britain) mounting in fury. Bitter fighting continues on Fifth Army s 10-mile front in Italy. Most of Germans driven out of village of San Vittore. .... Russians: announte new offensive inside Dnieper Bend. In Western Ukraine Red army hurling back shattered German forces. v