IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1721. —Matthew Prior died. 1844. —John Sterling died. 1890. —Dion Boucieault died. 1905.—Dr Barnado died. 1917. —Port Kembla sunk by explosion off Farewell Spit. 1922.—Groat Britain strongly reinforced troops in Constantinople and asked dominions to send troops in defence of interests of Anzacs. 1926.—Tornado and floods in Florida; 1,000 deaths. 1939.—Aircraft carrier Courageous sunk by German submarine; about 512 lives lost. Italians advancing into Egypt. British shelling coastal road. Attack timed to coincide with German push against England. Sentiment in Syria turning in favour of General do Gaulle. London subjected to another blind bombing raid. Considerable damage reported. Indo-China likely to agree to Japan establishing troops there. New Zealand House slightly damaged by bomb explosion. Staff unhurt. British Government criticised for not providing more deep air raid shelters. Soviet puts forward unacceptable terms for trade pact with Britain.
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Evening Star, Issue 23684, 18 September 1940, Page 1
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142IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 23684, 18 September 1940, Page 1
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