IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 26091, 3 May 1947, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1 1469.—Birth of Nicholas Machiavclli:, . political writer, at Florence. 1 1494.—Discovery of Jamaica. 1820.—Plough first used in New Zealand by Rev. J. Butler. . . , 1840.—New Zealand proc,aimed independent of New South Wales. _ 3 1840.—Auckland declared capital of New ’ Zealand. _ , 3 1859—War declared between France and a Austria. . . i 1872.—Death of Simon Lang, last Gretna 3 Green, “parson.” , _,. . 1915.—Russian retreat m Galicia com- - M 1940 d —British forces withdrawn from - Southern Norway. ■ fc 1943 —Americans took Mateur. 1945—Field-Marshal Montgomery de- - livered surrender terms to German pleme P °1946. I—First 1 —First flight over Dunedin of jet - aircraft. ' , , —May 4. — 1 1798.—Irish rebellion. 1862.—Second Taranaki War. 1917. —French captured Cayonne. 1922. —Allied ultimatum to Germany on ‘ reparation payments. s 1940.—New Zealand Centennial Exhibi- ? tion closed. ' . , 1941.—British forces occupied Basra. • 1942.—Japanese fleet of warships and i supply vessels trounced off, Solomon • Islands; nine enemy warships destroyed (Battle of Coral Sea). ' Revolutionary ‘ army “to fight the f British ’ forming in Burma. . 1 New Constitution for Japan comes into effect next week. Viscount Mountbatten s plan on future of India on way to Lbildon. . Inevitability of partition recognised. » vi d gii co slliows -that Generalissimo i Slalin is ill-inforiued on (rend of current 3 events. , .. Very great secrecy surrounds pending : rocker tests in Australia. ... r High incidence of infantile paralysis m : Uniled States. . 3 Remarkable growth recorded of Australian air services.