IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 25565, 18 August 1945, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES 1850.—Death of 'Balzac. . . 1892.—Gladstone became Prime Minister for the fourth time. 1930.—Tahiti lost at sea. 1942.—General (later Field-Marshal) fenHarold Alexander succeeded General Sir Claude Auchinlech in , Middle East Command ; General (later Field-Marshal) Sir •Bernard Montgomery appointed Commander of Eighth Army. —August 19 1870.—Germans commenced bombardment of Strasburg. ./,.,., 1871—Passing of Employers' Liability Amendment Act (New Zealand). 1902.—Cyclone and earthquake at Martinique, West Indies; all ships in port destroyed and 340 lives lost. 1940.—Evacuation of British Somaliland. 1941.—Great warehouse fire in Auckland (John Burns and Co.). 1941.-Mr Churchill returned io England after meeting President Roosevelt at sea and visiting Iceland. 1942.—Nine-hour raid on French coast in Dieppe area. 1944.—Announcement of death of Brigadier Hargest on western front. Japanese envoys expected to reach Manila on Sunday. General Blarney reaches Manila lo sign on behalf of Australia. . .

In Manchuria Japanese forces begin to surrender. Token force of British marines to land in Japan with Americans. Russia and Poland agree on frontiers.^ French Government ratifies United Nations Charter.

Stated that about 1,000,000 British men and women will be demobilised before end of year. ' Government to give first attention to house building.