IN A NUTSHELL
1.1 — !i ANNIVERSARIES. 1586.—Sir Philip Sydney died. 1824-.—-Censorship of Press abc-lished in New South Wales. 1849.—Frederick Chopin died. 1854. —Melbourne ‘Age ’ established. 1863.—Lloyd George born, 1902. —Lord Kitchener left London to take up ofiice of Commander-In-Chief in India. 1914.—British cruiser Undaunted, with : four destroyers, sank four Gorman dcslroy--3 ers off Dutch coast. 1918.—Ostond, Lille, and Douay regained : by Allies. I 1941.—United States destroyer Kearny - torpedoed by U-boat; reached port with 11 1 of crow missing. ' . —October 18. — “ 1826.—Last State lottery in England. 1865. —Lord Palmerston died. 1914. —Rebellion, led by tie Wet and Beyers, in Orange Free State. 1931. —Thomas Edison died. ’ 1940. —Burma Road opened. 1941.—Sergeant J. 1). Hinton awarded V.C. , Large number of Japanese, with equip--1 meut, Janded on Guadalcanal. Heavy fighting now in progress. Only slight, gains in Stalingrad made by new German drive. Attacks preceded by terrific air bombard--3 ment. ■ : Hints of coming Allied effort to reoccnpy 3 Burma. Strong force of R.A.F. bombers strafe - Cologne. British submarines in Mediterranean sink seven Axis supply ships. Australians maintain pressure in New Guinea.
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Evening Star, Issue 24328, 17 October 1942, Page 1
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178IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 24328, 17 October 1942, Page 1
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