1. President von Hinburg died. 2. Mersey Tunnel opened by the King. 3. Marriage of the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece. 4. World's largest liner, Queen Mary, launched on the Clyde. 5. Sir Gerald du Maurier, famous actor, died. 6. Dr. Dollfuss, Chancellor Austria, assassinated . 7. Severe earthquakes in India. 8. Liner Morro-Castle burned at sea with considerable loss of life.
9. Mr. Pu Yi crowned as Emperor of Manchukuo. 10. Zaro Agha, world's oldest man, died. 11. Mme. Curie, co-discoverer of radium with her late husband, died. 12. King Leopold and Queen Astrid ascended Throne of Belgium. 13. Australian cricket representatives toured England, winning the test series. 14. Dougles air-liner, which finished second in the Centenary Air Race, crashed, at Rutbah Wells, Syria.
15. King Peter succeeded to the Throne of Jugoslavia. 16. American yacht Rainbow retained the America Cup for the United States. 17.—M. Raymond Poincare, French statesman, died. 18. King Alexander of Jugoslavia and M. Louis Barthou, French Foreign Minister, assassinated at Marseilles. 19. Radio photograph of the assassination, published in Gisborne a few days after the arrival of the news of the assassination.
20. C. W. A. Scott and Campbell Black, winners of the Centenary Air Race, in which they piloted a Comet machine. 21. King Albert of Belgium, killed in a climbing accident. 22. General E. J. Higgins, who retired from the leadership of the Salvation Army, shaking hands with General Evangeline Booth, who succeeded him
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18594, 3 January 1935, Page 9
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2441. President von Hinburg died. 2. Mersey Tunnel opened by the King. 3. Marriage of the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece. 4. World's largest liner, Queen Mary, launched on the Clyde. 5. Sir Gerald du Maurier, famous actor, died. 6. Dr. Dollfuss, Chancellor Austria, assassinated. 7. Severe earthquakes in India. 8. Liner Morro-Castle burned at sea with considerable loss of life. 9. Mr. Pu Yi crowned as Emperor of Manchukuo. 10. Zaro Agha, world's oldest man, died. 11. Mme. Curie, co-discoverer of radium with her late husband, died. 12. King Leopold and Queen Astrid ascended Throne of Belgium. 13. Australian cricket representatives toured England, winning the test series. 14. Dougles air-liner, which finished second in the Centenary Air Race, crashed, at Rutbah Wells, Syria. 15. King Peter succeeded to the Throne of Jugoslavia. 16. American yacht Rainbow retained the America Cup for the United States. 17.—M. Raymond Poincare, French statesman, died. 18. King Alexander of Jugoslavia and M. Louis Barthou, French Foreign Minister, assassinated at Marseilles. 19. Radio photograph of the assassination, published in Gisborne a few days after the arrival of the news of the assassination. 20. C. W. A. Scott and Campbell Black, winners of the Centenary Air Race, in which they piloted a Comet machine. 21. King Albert of Belgium, killed in a climbing accident. 22. General E. J. Higgins, who retired from the leadership of the Salvation Army, shaking hands with General Evangeline Booth, who succeeded him Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18594, 3 January 1935, Page 9
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