ANNIVERSARIES.
MAY 11. 1772—Marion du Fresne's two ships anchored in Bay of Islands. 1778—Death of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. 1927—Climbing disaster (two fatalities) on Mount Egmont. MAY 12. 1820—Florence Nightingale born. 1838—Death of Rev. Samuel Marsden. 1839—Departure from England of preliminary expedition of New Zealand Company.' 1915—Advance of Allied forces toward 1 Krithia; French took Haricot
Redoubt. 1924—Ngahere wrecked at Greymouth. 1926—Norge flew over North Pole. General strike in Britain ended.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 178, 11 May 1935, Page 4
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