IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES.
1605, —Gunpowder Plot (“ Guy Fawke’s Day”). 1841.—Nelson Harbour discovered.
; 1854.—Battle of Inkeiunan. 1881.—Te Kooti, Tohu, and other disaffected Maoris taken prisoner. 1887.—Triple Alliance formed by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. 1900, —De Wet deported by General Knox. 1914.—Britain declared war on Turkey. 1933.—Repeal of Prohibition in the United States, 1940. —Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected President of the United States for third term.
1940. —Jervis Bay epic; armed merchantman’s gallant stand against powerful German raiders.
1941.—Laying of keel of first mhiesweeper at Port Chalmers by Hon. D. G. Sullivan.
Formal notice of the dissolution of Parliament as from yesterday was gazetted, last night. Election Day in the United States. Republican Party confident of issue.
In interview with New Zealand journalist, General Tojo says Japan had made no plans to invade New Zealand. Cease-fire operadive in Batavia. General Assembly preparing for vigorous debates on atomic energy and veto. Big Four Foreign Ministers in conference in New York.
Viceroy’s personal inquiries lead him to believe reports on recent Indian rioting exaggerated. R-.A.F. ground staff seriously depleted.
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Evening Star, Issue 25941, 5 November 1946, Page 1
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176IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 25941, 5 November 1946, Page 1
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