BREVITIES.
Calais retaken by France from England on January 7, 1558. x The first war with the Maoris began on January 7, 1845. One of Wirth’s elephants attacked an attendant- named Andrews at Christchurch on Sunday, and the man had to be taken to the hospital. Alisa Du Faur, of Australia, on Friday last, made the traverse of Mount Cook from west to east, including all three peaks. The High Commissioner cables that the. captains of the warships prefer that the New Zealand presents to the battleship Now Zealand (now Zealanclial should remain with her, and not be transferred to the now one. The Westland Racing Club offer a reward of 8250 for such information as will load to the conviction of the person nr persons guilty of the suspected act nf arson. Carter, the Petone man who disappeared, has returned to his home. Apparently he wandered about the enuntrv during his absence. The annual conference nf the New Zealand United Master Bakers’ Industrial Association of Employers has been fixed to be held in Dunedin on February 5. The Prime Minister’s message of congratulation to Sir Walter Buchanan was (says the ‘ Dominion ’) sent to the wireless station at- the. Cocos Islands for transmis sion to the s s. Orawa. by which vessel the newly-made knight is travelling.
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Evening Star, Issue 15076, 7 January 1913, Page 8
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