ANNIVERSARIES.
JANUARY 13. 1866—Assault on and capture of Otapawa Pa by force under MajorGeneral Clnite. 1883—Prince Arthur of Connaught horn. 1886—German annexation of Samoa. 1907—Earthquake at Kingston, Jamaica. 191 G—Austrians captured Cettinge, capital of 'Montenegro. 1939—Disastrous hush fires start iu Victoria. JANUARY 14, 17S8—Convicts first sent to Botany Bay. 1882—Wreck of barque City of Cashmere on Ninety Mile Beach, Canterbury. 1892—Cardinal Manning, prelate and reformer, died. 1915—German successes at Soissons witnessed by Kaiser. 1930—Great flood in Ashburton River.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 79, 13 January 1940, Page 4
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