IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1510.—Jesuit Order founded. ]Blo.—Wellington, won the Battle oi Busaco. „ „ , •, 1825.—Opening of first railway in England—Stockton to Darlington. 1878.—Heavy floods in Clutha district. „. T ~ 1887.—General Elections;' Sir Julius Vogel and Mr IV. B. Perceval returned for Christchurch. 1913.—Steamer Tyrone wrecked at Wahine Point, near Otago Heads. 191 G.—Allies occupy Conibles. 1918.— Hindenburg lino broken at Cambrai. 1920.—Lord Jelhcoe sworn in as Governor-General. 1922.— Revolution m Greece; Jung Constantine forced to abdicate. Crown Prince accepts throne. ' Dominion'war finance measure introduced. . , Income tax raised lo per cent. Beer, spirits, and tobacco duties raised. . . Retail price rises imminent. Penny surcharge on all letters. German activity in the Rhine Valley. Big troop concentrations on Swiss b °Warsaw still unconquered. Capita! faces unrestricted warfare. Fears of Russian attack on Rumania and Estonia. Soviet overtures to Turkey. Rapprochement with Yugoslavia imminent. Indignation in Sweden over sinking of merchant vessels. Withdrawal of iron ore supplies to Germany expected as retaliation. . Japanese making lug drive on Changsha.
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Evening Star, Issue 23382, 27 September 1939, Page 2
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162IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23382, 27 September 1939, Page 2
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