ANNIVERSARIES.
JANUARY 4. 1688—Captain William Dampier landed on East Coast of Australia. 1852—Marshal Joffre horn. 1866—Defeat of Natives at Okotuku Pa. 1931—L’Atlantique burnt in Channel. JANUARY 5. . 1869—Capture of Ngatapa Pa, after siege of six days, by colonial forces. 1901—Death of Hen. W. C. Walker, first chairman of Ashburton County Council. 1915 Defeat of Turkish forces in the Caucasus; 80,000 Turks surrendered. , 1916 Military Service Bill introduced by Mr Asquith. 1922—Death of Sir itrnest Shackleton. 1933 —Calvin Coolidge, ex-President of U.S.A., died.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 70, 4 January 1936, Page 4
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