Oceania

The Oriental arrives at Port Nicholson, with James Anderson ♂ and his sons Donald Anderson ♂, John Anderson ♂ and David Anderson ♂, and Alexander McKay ♂ aboard. Sources: 3

The New Zealand arrives in Nelson, New Zealand with John Allen ♂, his wife, Agnes Allan ♀ and their children Janet, James, Isabella, Joseph, John, Agnes and John aboard. Sources: 2

James, John and Isabella Anderson and Alexander and Janet McKay leave Nelson, New Zealand. Sources: 2

Mr C.H. Kettle's surveying party arrives in Dunedin, New Zealand and immediately hires John Anderson ♂. Sources: 2

John Anderson ♂ sets up business as a butcher in Port Chalmers, New Zealand. Sources: 1

John Anderson ♂ and Isabella Allan ♀ move to a small farm in East Taieri, New Zealand with their children, James, John, Ann and Janet. Sources: 1

The Royal Albert arrives at Otago Heads, New Zealand with Helen Webster Speid ♀ aboard. Sources: 1

John Anderson ♂ takes up a sub-lease on Dalvey Station, Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 1

John, Isabella, James, John, Joseph, Ann, Janet, David and Agnes Anderson move to Black Gully, Brooksdale Station, Otago, New Zealand while legal problems with their lease are being dealt with. Sources: 1

The East Taieri Rifles is founded, with a strength of 65 men, and James Allan ♂ is appointed Captain. Sources: 1

James Allan ♂ retires from the East Taieri Rifles. Sources: 1

William, Margaret, James, Elizabeth, George, Margaret, Matilda and Elizabeth Thomson arrive in Bluff, New Zealand.

Peter Miller ♂ moves to Otago, New Zealand. Sources: 1

Catherine J. ♀ arrives in New Zealand. Sources: 1

Joseph Allan ♂ passes his final exam to qualify as a surveyor.

Edward Allan Thomson ♂ becomes an apprentice Engineer at Joseph Sparrow & Sons at Victoria Iron Works, Fryatt Street, Dunedin, New Zealand. Sources: 1

The Australasian South American Mission is formed, in Melbourne, Australia and sends out its first missionaries: George Allan ♂, Mary Ann Smail Stirling ♀, Ernest Heycock and Charles T.W. Wilson, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sources: 4

Edward Allan Thomson ♂ leaves Dunedin Technical School in Dunedin, New Zealand with a First Class Marine BoT Certificate. Sources: 1

George Allan ♂ and Mary Ann Smail Stirling ♀ return to Dunedin, New Zealand, with their children Amelia and Joseph, following eight years in South America on a mission for the Australasian South American Mission. Sources: 1

Flora McDonald ♀ wins a Junior Sewing prize and sang a solo at the Waiwera school concert. Sources: 1

Albert Edward Howden ♂ leaves Wellington aboard Troopship No. 88. Sources: 1

S.S. Maunganui arrives in Port Chalmers, New Zealand with Albert Edward Howden ♂ aboard. Sources: 1

M.V. Aorangi makes a stop in Honolulu, Oceania. Jane and Edward Allan Thomson ♂ are up early for a medical inspection prior to going ashore. Sources: 1

M.V. Aorangi arrives in Auckland, New Zealand. Jane and Edward Allan Thomson ♂ are met on the pier by Maurice ♂, “grannie ♀”, Margery ♀ and Celia ♀. Sources: 1

S.S. Ulimaroa arrives in Sydney, Australia with Jane and Edward Allan Thomson ♂ aboard. Despite rising at 05:45, Jane is in the bathroom as they pass the “new bridge” (under construction) and misses seeing it. Sources: 1

Jane and Edward Allan Thomson ♂ see “Applesauce” at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Australia. “An amusing innocuous play,” notes Jane. In the Green Room afterwards they arrange to have lunch the next day with the Naders. Sources: 1

S.S. Orford docks in Port Adelaide, Australia at about 23:00, with Jane and Edward Allan Thomson ♂ aboard. Sources: 1

S.S. Orford departs from Adelaide, Australia with Jane and Edward Allan Thomson ♂ aboard. The sea is rough for the next few days. Jane occupys herself reading “a Life of Abraham Lincoln, also some speeches of Baldwin's.” Sources: 1

S.S. Orford departs Freemantle, Australia with Jane and Edward Allan Thomson ♂ aboard. Jane records that the sea is “calm at last, a following wind.” Lifeboat drill in the afternoon: “All had to don life belts and assemble at life boat stations. Life boats were manned and lowered to deck. Life belts very uncomfortable.” Sources: 1

A social gathering is held in Dunedin, New Zealand to mark the departure of Miss Webster and George Allan ♂ on missions to China and Bolivia (respectively). Amelia Margarita Allan ♀ and her husband, Thomas Edwin Hudspith ♂, were also welcomed back from Bolivia, on furlough. Sources: 1