The Lyttelton Times. MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1919. ANNIVERSARIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18285, 22 December 1919, Page 6

The Lyttelton Times. MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1919. ANNIVERSARIES.

V"IG2O Mayflower Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Bock. • }BSB Austrian exploring frigate Novara arrived in Auckland Harbour; Dr F. von Hochstctter commissioned to make geological surveys of greater part of Auckland and Nelson provinces. SE94 Captain Dreyfus, of the French Army, found guilty of betraying Stato secrets to a foreign Power. Acquitted In July, 190 G. TO-DAY’S NEWS. ■L determined attempt to assassinate Viscount Fronch failod. A civilian and tho Viceroy’s assailant were killed. Visoount French was uninjured. (Page 7.) There are rumours in Britain of a goneflal election in the near future. (Pago 7.) Bobs Smith xpects to reach Sydnoy on December 26. (Pago 7.) ' Sir John Alcock, the aviator who flew across tho Atlantic, w®3 killed through his machine crashing. (Pago 7.) (Further charges against officials of tiro Northern Territory were made at tho Commission of Inquiry. (Pago 7.) The Shipping Comptroller's offer to tho nnvvino onginoers in Australia was accepted by tho men in Victoria and rejected by those in Now South Wales. (Page 7.) Fighting occurred between the Mahsuds and a British column at Jandola. The enemy suffered severely. (Pago 7.) (Drastic action is threatened in the United * States against profiteering. (Pago 7.) 2Tive< great moat trusts have, consented . to sell out all their interests to tho United States Government. (Pago 7.) Xatost figures stato the prohibition minority as 1526. (Pago 6.) Cricket competitions were continued on Saturday. (Page 9.) (Bowling pennant matches wero resumed on Saturday. (Pago 9.) “Libor's” Kotos on Books appear in this issue. (Pago 5.)