The Lyttelton Times. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1916. ANNIVERSARIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17287, 30 September 1916, Page 8

The Lyttelton Times. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1916. ANNIVERSARIES.

' « , :ilß3o Coltfnel Wakefield took possession 01 port Nicholson for New Zealand Comwmy.. <' 18SS St Paul, with 327 Chineso emigrants : r ' for "Sidney,, wrecked on . Island of jjoascl, South Pacific;, all lost. * f . 1874 Fiji ceded to Britain. , 1100 Gavernor;of New Zealand left to annex F Cook find other South Sea Islands. j TO-DAY’S NEWS, : North of Thiopval the British made further progress., (Page 9.) Tlisro'was violent artillery fire on the French '■l front on the Somme, (Page 9.) • ' German attacks on the Thiaumont-Fleury sefctnr r al Verdun wero repulsed. (Page 9.) Mr Lloyd George, in an interview, said that ; * Britain, would tolerate ‘no outside interference. (Page 9.) The Italian are within four miles of Trieste. • (P«go 9.) i ~ German attacks west of Riga were repulsed,' and thero is stubborn fighting in Galicia. ' (Pago 9.) Tho Bulgarians were thrown hack on the , Eajmackalan Plateau. (Page 9.) Reports from Athens stato that Sing .Constantine is ordering' a general mobilisation .to help the Allies. (Page 9.)' New York .reports that tho Bromcn has not arrived in America. (Page 9.) * Si,r Thomas 'Mackenzie replies to criticisms concerning the position of New Zealand prtfuce on tbo English market; (Pago 9.) A list of'casualties of the New Zealand forces in published. ' (Pago 10.) Dr Hight reviews recent correspondence in the ••Lyttelton. Ti,mes ” on the tariff qiles- ?. ),-tion. (Pago 13.) •' Liber’s ” Notes on Books and Bookmen np•r.; pear in this issue. (Pago. 12.) Mr James Collier’s Science article this week *,V is entitled “Climate and Man.” (Pago 5.) A letter from a Sydney correspondent appears in this issue. (Page 19.) ' “ Iron Blue ” discusses the prospects of tho i angling season. (Pago 13.) Gardening Notes for tho coming week ore •• . published. (Page 4.) A.i article in another column depicts tho • .British soldier from & French viewpoint. (Pago 12') •v Ten men enlisted in the city yesterday. (Page ■ • The “ Our' Day ” Red Cross appeal in ' the f*V - city yesterday resulted in iIIWQ, being col- ' ' li lected. (Page 8.) , 6bme\of the increased rates for freight ars . announced. (Page 8.) ,