ANNIVERSARIES.
JULY 9. 1886 —Seaward Bush railway opened. 1890—'Heligoland ceded to Germany. 1900—-Queen Victoria gave Royal Assent to Commonwealth Consti- > tution Act. 1915—German South-West Africa conquered. 1940—Italian squadron put to flight by British in Mediterranean; newest French battleship,
, Richelieu, put out of action at Dakar on previous day. 191.1—Armistice in Syria between Britain and France.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 63, Issue 230, 9 July 1943, Page 2
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