ANNIVERSARIES.
NOVEMBER 29. 1790 Chatham Islands discovered by Lieutenant Broughton in H.M.S. Chatham. 1877—Education Act providing for free and compulsory education of children passed. ■ 1880—Arrival of Governor, Sir A. H. Gordon. 1916—Admiral Sir John Jellicoe appointed First Sea. Lord. ViceAdmiral Sir D'ayid Beatty assumed command of Grand Fleet. 1929—Appointment of Lord BledisLoe as Governor-General of New Zealand announced. Commander Byrd returned to Little America after flight over South Pole. 1934—Marriage of Duke of Kent and Princess Marina. . iqgiQ—Urystal Palace destroyed by fire. iggq—M. Molotov announces that Soviet has broken off relations with Finland.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 42, 29 November 1940, Page 4
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