IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 22445, 16 September 1936, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1736.—Fahrenheit, inventor of thermometer, died. 1839.—First body of New Zealand Company’s emigrants sailed from Gravesend. 1848. France abolished slavery throughout her possessions; 1853. —First meeting of Taranaki Provincial Council. 1859.—Lake Nyassa discovered. 1861.—Post Office Savings Bapk opened in England. 1879.—Sydney International. Exhition opened. 1914. Russians evacuated East P.russia. Herr Hitler, whose final speech at Nuremberg did not reach expected climax, is said to have received “ goeasy ” hints from his own Foreign Office. German army regarded as efficient as it was in 1915. British Press regards M'Mahon’s allegations against foreign Power as improbable. Trade relations between Australia and Japan are believed to have reached a deadlock again. New Zealand embargo on Australian fruit not to be discussed, at forthcoming fruit industry inquiry. Sir Abe Bailey gives £IO,OOO to assist civil aviation in South Africa. Australia to build large destroyer at a cost of £BOO,OOO. Cactus growing is becoming a popular hobby in England. The plants may cost anything from a few pence to £lO apiece. Women police in London occasionally work in plain clothes, but there are only two women- “plain clothes ” officers in Scotland Yard., A Barnardo boy has joined the liner Queen Mary as a bell bov, having been trained in the Barnardo Technical School. The first wireless SOS message was broadcast 13 years ago. Last year 1.003 were transmitted, and of them 593 were successful.