IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1825—Birth of R. D. Blackmore, author of ' Lorna Doone.' 1832.—First Reform Bill passed. 1851.—Supreme Court opened; magistrates and officers sworn in. 1879.—First sod of Central Otago railway turned at Wingatui by Hon. Vincent Pyke. 1901.—Death of Sir Walter Besant, novelist. 1917.—Battle of Messines. Another bitter fight expected when Security Council meets to consider the subcommittee's report on Spain. Concern expressed in Britain on the trend towards. inflation. Minimum occupation of Germany set at 15 years by General McNarney. King Umberto expected to join father in exile in Egypt. All-India Moslem Council eupports British proposals for Constitution for India. American clergy urge severance of all diplomatic relations with Vatican. Truce signed between Government and Communist forces in Manchuria. Fourteenth Army killed record number of .encmv in Burma campaign.
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Evening Star, Issue 25812, 7 June 1946, Page 1
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131IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 25812, 7 June 1946, Page 1
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