ANNIVERSARIES.
MARCH 7. 1804 —'British and Foreign Bible Society established. 1810—Death of Admiral Lord Collingwood. 1848 —Suspension by Imperial Statute thatpart of New Zealand Government Act which had conferred, representative institutions. 1914 — J. H. Scotland made pioneer aeroplane flights over Ashburton. 1932—Aristide Briand died. 1935 —Sir Malcolm Campbell made land speed record of 276.816 m.p.h. MARCH 8. 1702 —William 111. died. 1801—Battle of Aboukir. 1837—Name Alelbourne given to town at mouth of Yarra. 1858—Siege of Lucknow commenced. 1904—Anglo-French Agreement signed. 1915 — H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth entered Dardanelles. 1917 —Russian Revolution began. 1926—Wireless telephony between New York and London.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 124, 7 March 1936, Page 4
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