ANNIVERSARIES OF THE MONTH.
JANUARY. Th. 6 Twelfth Day Fri. 7 First Maori War, 1845 Sat, 8 Chess Championship, 19IS, won by Kelling, Wellington Sun. 9 Napoleon HI. died, 1873 Mon. 10 English Penny Postage inaugurated, 1840 Tu. II Loss of ship London, 1866 Wd. 12 Kagoshima Eruption, 1914 Th. 13 Earthquake in Italy, 191 s; 30.000 killed Fri. 14 Kingston, Jamaica, destroyed by earthquake, 1907 Sat. 15 British victory at La Bassee, 1915 Sun. 16 Poincare elected French President, 1913 Mon. 17 Dom. Bowl. Champ., 1915; won by Palmerston N. Tu. 18 Scott at South Pole, 1912 Wd. 19 Aden captured, 1839 Th. 20 Isandula disaster, 1879 Fri. 21 Louis XVI. guillotined, 0 U 93 Sat. 22 Wellington Anniversary, 1840. Queen Victoria died, igoi Sun. 23 Great earthquake in Wellington, 1855 Mon 24 British Naval victory, 1915, German cruiser Blucher sunk Tu. 25 Nazim Pasha assassinated, I9U, Wed 26 Sir C. Dilke d., igi 1 Th. 27 Wilhelm 11. born, 1859 Fri, 28 Capitulation of Paris, 1871 Sat. 29 Auckland Anniversary, 1840 Sun. 30 King Charles I. beheaded' 1649 Mon. 31 Liner Tokomatu blown up at Havre, IQIS
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1499, 20 January 1916, Page 4
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189ANNIVERSARIES OF THE MONTH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1499, 20 January 1916, Page 4
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