ANNIVERSARIES OF THE MONTH.
DECEMBER. Eri. 1 Eirst Railway in H.Z., 1803, Sat. 2 (1) Queen Alexandra bora, 1844. Sun. 2 Eirst Sunday iu Advent. Mon. 4 Eirst steam vessels iu .Royal E'avy commissioned. Tu, 5 Brooklyn (Ii.S.A.) Tlieatro burned, 300 lives lost. Wed. (J Eirst wireless telegram across Atlantic, 1903. Tb. 7 Marshall JN'ey shot, 1815. Eri. 8 British naval victory, EalkJauds, 1914. bat. 9 Milton born, 1008, bun. 10 Second Sunday in Advent. Mon. 11 (12) .New Zealand Parliament Buildings burned, 1907. I’m 12 Battle ol Magerslontein, _ 1899. Wd. 13 Coronation Durbar, 1911. Th. 14 (13) Prince Albert of Wales born, 1895. Sat. 10 German bombard Hartlepool, 1914. Sun. 17 Third Sunday in Advent, Mon. 18 (19) Triennial Parliament est. in Hew Zealand, 1879. Tu. 19 (18) Prince Hussein, Sultan of Egypt, 1914. Wd. 20 (19) Manhood Suffrage in H.Z., 1879. Th. 21 St. Thomas’ Day. Eri. 22 Eirst wireless across Atlantic, 1902. Sat. 23 George Eliot died, 1880, Sun. 24 Eourth Sunday iu Advent Mu. 25 Christmas Day. Tu. 20 Boxing Day; Mont Cenis Tunnel completed, 1870. Wd. 27 British airmen bomb Cuxhaven, 1914. Th. 28 Childermas. Eri. 29 (30) Jameson raid, 1895. Sat. 30 Kipling born, 1805. Sun. 31 Eirst Sunday after Christmas.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1652, 19 December 1916, Page 4
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207ANNIVERSARIES OF THE MONTH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1652, 19 December 1916, Page 4
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