ANNIVERSARIES OF THE MONTH.
DECEMBER,
Fri. 1 First Railway in N.Z., 1863. Sat. 2 (1) Queen Alexandra born, 1844. Sun. 2 First Sunday iu Advent. Mou. 4 First steam vessels iu Royal Navy commissioned. Tu. 5 Brooklyn (U.S.A.) Theatre burned, 300 lives lost. Wed. 6 First wireless telegram across Atlantic, 1903. Th. 7 Marshall Key shot, 1815. Fri. 8 British naval victory, Falklauds, 1914. Sat. 9 Milton born, 1608. Sun. 10 Second Sunday in Advent. Mou. 11 (12) New Zealand Parliament Buildings burned, 1907. Tu. 12 Battle of Magersfontein, 1899. Wd. 13 Coronation Durbar, 1911. Th. 14 (13) Prince Albert of Wales born, 1895. Sat. 16 German bombard Hartlepool, 1914. Sun. 17 Third Sunday iu Advent. Mou. 18 (19) Triennial Parliament ost. in New Zealand, 1879. Tu. 19 (18) Prince Hussein, Sultan of Egypt, 1914. Wd. 20 (19) Manhood Suffrage iu 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 in Advent JVIn. 25 Christmas Day. Tu. 26 Boxing Day; Mont Cents Tunnel completed, 1870. Wd. 27 British airmen bomb Cuxhavon, 1914. Th. 28 Childermas. Fri. 29 (30) Jameson raid, 1895. Sat. 30 Kipling born, 1865. Sun. 31 First Sunday after Christmas.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1656, 30 December 1916, Page 4
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207ANNIVERSARIES OF THE MONTH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1656, 30 December 1916, Page 4
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