ANNIVERSARIES OF THE MONTH.
DECEMBER
Fri. .1 First Eailvvay iu N.Z., 1803. ►Sat. 2 (1) (,)ueen Alexandra born, 1844. Sim. 2 First Sunday iu Advent. Mon. 4 First steam vessels iu loy-
al Navy commissioned,
Tu. 5 Brooklyn (U.S.A.) Theatre burned, 300 Jives lost.
Wed. ti First wireless telegram across Atlantic, 1903. Th. 7 Marshall Ney shot, 1815. Fri. 8 British naval victory, FalkJands, 1914. Sat. 9 Milton horn, 1008. Sun. 10 Second Sunday in Advent. Mon. 14 (12) Now Zealand Parliament Buildings burned, 1907. Tu. 12 Battle ol Magorsfontein, 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. iu New Zealand, 1879. Tu. 19 (18) Prince Hussein, Sultan of Egypt, 1914.
Wd. 20 (19) Manhood SuJlrage in
N.Z., 1879. Th. 21 St. Thomas’ Day, Fri. 22 first wireless across Atlantic, 1902. Sat. 23 George Eliot died, 1880. Sun. 24 Fourth Sunday iu Advent Mu. 25 Christmas Day. Tu. 20 Boxing Day; Mont Cenis Tunnel completed, 1870. Wd. 27 British airmen bomb Cuxhaveu, 1914. Th. 28 Childermas. Fri. 29 (30) Jameson raid, 1895. Sat. 30 Kipling born, 1805, Sun. 31 First Sunday after Christmas.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1654, 23 December 1916, Page 4
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208ANNIVERSARIES OF THE MONTH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1654, 23 December 1916, Page 4
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