NOTABLE EVENTS OF THE DYING YEAR.—1, Arrival of Floating Dock. 2, Wellington East Post Office completed. 3, Building National War Memorial Campanile. 4, Wellington War Memorial. 5, Mount Victoria Tunnel built. 7, Dame Nellie Melba died. 8, Miss Nellie Stewart died. 9, Mr. J. P. Firth died. 10, Bert Hinkler. 11, F. C. Chichester. 12, C. W. A. Scott, three notable airmen of the year. 13, First cricket Test, New Zealand v. England, at Lord’s. 14, Sir John Luke died. 15, Mr. J. A. Lyons, new Commonwealth Prime Minister. 16, Right Hon. G. W. Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand, returned to office. 17, Air Commodore Kingsford Smith, pioneering in air mail service. 18, Kelburn Viaduct completed. 19, Fourteen-footer Belly wins Sanders Cup for Wellington. 20, Work on Tawa Flat railway deviation. 21, Sir Hall Caine died. 22, Hawkes Bay earthquake. 23, Marshal Joffre died. 24, Visit of Australian yacht Oimara. 25, Wreck of steamer Progress. 26, U.S.S. Co.’s new ferry steamer Rangatira. 27, J. A. Mollison, 28, C. A. Butler, 29, Guy Menzies, made notable flights. 30, Flight Lieutenant Boothman, winner of Schneider Cup. 31, Phar Lap in New Zealand. 32, Monowai breaks trans-Tasman record.

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NOTABLE EVENTS OF THE DYING YEAR.— I, Arrival of Floating Dock. 2, Wellington East Post Office completed. 3, Building National War Memorial Campanile. 4, Wellington War Memorial. 5, Mount Victoria Tunnel built. 7, Dame Nellie Melba died. 8, Miss Nellie Stewart died. 9, Mr. J. P. Firth died. 10, Bert Hinkler. 11, F. C. Chichester. 12, C. W. A. Scott, three notable airmen of the year. 13, First cricket Test, New Zealand v. England, at Lord’s. 14, Sir John Luke died. 15, Mr. J. A. Lyons, new Commonwealth Prime Minister. 16, Right Hon. G. W. Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand, returned to office. 17, Air Commodore Kingsford Smith, pioneering in air mail service. 18, Kelburn Viaduct completed. 19, Fourteen-footer Belly wins Sanders Cup for Wellington. 20, Work on Tawa Flat railway deviation. 21, Sir Hall Caine died. 22, Hawkes Bay earthquake. 23, Marshal Joffre died. 24, Visit of Australian yacht Oimara. 25, Wreck of steamer Progress. 26, U.S.S. Co.’s new ferry steamer Rangatira. 27, J. A. Mollison, 28, C. A. Butler, 29, Guy Menzies, made notable flights. 30, Flight Lieutenant Boothman, winner of Schneider Cup. 31, Phar Lap in New Zealand. 32, Monowai breaks trans-Tasman record.