ANNIVERSARIES.
MAY 21. 1688—Alexander Pope, poet, born. 1840—Proclamation of British sovereignty over islands of New Zealand. 1883 —Auckland University College opened. 1886—Wreck of brig, Star of the Mersey, at New Plymouth. 1927 —Charles Lindbergh accomplished trans-Atlantic flight. 1930—Hon. G. W. Forbes appointed to succeed Sir Joseph Ward as
Prime Minister. 1932—Amelia. Earhart Putnam flew Atlantic.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 186, 21 May 1941, Page 4
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