IN A NUTSHELL

Evening Star, Issue 24327, 16 October 1942, Page 1

IN A NUTSHELL

ANNIVERSARIES. 1555.—Latimer and Ridley burnt at Oxford. 1834.—Parliament Houses, Westminster, burnt. 1848.—Severe earthquake at Wellington. 1850.—Massacre of Christian population at Aleppo. 1870.—Soissons surrendered to Germans after four days bombardment. 1875.—Purchase of gas works by City Council for £43,500. 1897.—Storming of Dargai heights by Gordon Highlanders. 1899. —Kimberley and Mafeking isolated by the Boors. 1914.—Main Expeditionary Force left New Zealand. 1936.—Jean Batten completed first Eng-land-New Zealand fiight. , 1939. —Four. German bombers destroyed off coast of Scotland. 1940. —German convoy of three supply ships and two escort vessels destroyed. 1941. —Germans near approaches to Moscow after series of bloody battles. 1941.—Prince Konoye and Japanese Cabinet resigned; new pro-Axis Ministry formed, led by General Tojo. Big air and naval battle in progress off Guadalcanal in Solomons. American planes sink two transports and damage enemy battleship. Announced in Washington that American troops are now on Guadalcanal. Germans launch another assault on Stalingrad. Russians, although outnumbered, hold all positions. General Smuts to address both Houses of Parliament in London. Australian troops in New Guinea now in contact with Japanese. Malta’s defenders account for 80 Axis P nines in four days.