IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1880. —Death of Mrs Cross (George Eliot, novelist), aged 60. 1910. —Lord Halifax appointed Ambassador to Washington. 1940. —Greeks captured Kimara. —December 23. 1810. —Mauritius captured by British forces. 1861.—Funeral of Prince Consort at Windsor. 1898.—Ship Jessie Readman wrecked at Chatham Islands. 1903. —Electric tramways operating in Dunedin. 1941. —Mr Churchill and Lord Beaverbrook made surprise visit to United States. Russia reported to be making claims for two Turkish ports. General Patton dead. Generalissimo Stalin’s sixty-sixth birthday. Reports of Cabinet crisis in Persia. Statement issued on British and French agreement on Levant question. German reparations agreement signed in Paris. Egyptian demands for independence being studied in London. - Admiral Fraser transfers headquarters of British Pacific Fleet to Hongkong.
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Evening Star, Issue 25673, 22 December 1945, Page 1
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121IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 25673, 22 December 1945, Page 1
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