The Lyttelton Times. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1919. ANNIVERSARIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18287, 24 December 1919, Page 6

The Lyttelton Times. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1919. ANNIVERSARIES.

n December 24. | *B2O Mount Egmont righted by Easrian , natfigator Bellingshausen. 1862 Thackeray died; aged fifty-four. , 1914 First air raid in England. I ‘ Decombor 25. ,1670 Mont Cenis tunnel completed. , 1915 Turkish, defeat at Rut. V 1916 British front in Franco emended to Somme River. TO-DAY’S NEWS. • jForthjor dotatla nro given of tho attack on ' Lord French. Several other Sinn Fein outrages are reported. (Page 7.) & delayed mcßsago from Cairo roports eerious riots in Alexandria and Cairo on. December 13. (Page 7.) i Mr Bon nr Law statos that tho talk 'about a general election in Britain is a.ll nonsense. V CPilffß 70 (Dio oount of tho first preference votes at tho Federal elections has been practically completed. Tho state of tho part ice is un L j altered. (Boge 7.) 1' There ia no sign of a settlement of tho marine engineers’ strike, (l ogo 7.) ’ Detail* of (ho P. and O. Company’s balancesheet are published. (Pago 7.) , Stubborn resistanoo ia being encountered by tho British in tho operations ogainst tho -. i Mahsuds. (Pago 7.) ’ It, is reported from London that tho oxKaisar has agreed to bo tried by like Allies, subject to certain reservations. (Pago 7.) Work was proceeding satisfactorily at tho City Abattoir yesterday. (Pago 6.) Captain Euan Dickson, in an interview, discussed aviation prospects in the South Island. (Pago 6.) Thero is a serious ehortago of petrol in ; Christchurch. (Pago C.j £ She draw for tho Dominion bowling tourooI ment is published. (Pago 0.)