Chronology: Date 1912-12-1

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1912 16 Dec 191-	'Abdu'l-Bahá and his entourage departed Liverpool for London by train from the Lime Street Station. When they arrive at Euston Station they are met by a group of about 50 Bahá'ís. He is taken by motorcar to the home of Lady Blomfield at 97 Cadogan Gardens which she again offered to Him during His stay in London. After resting He gave a talk to newspaper reporters and later gave a talk to the gathering of Bahá'ís. [AB343, ABTM276]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Cars; Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield; Liverpool, England; London, England; Trains; United Kingdom
1912 18 Dec 191-	'Abdu'l-Bahá gave a talk at which E. G. Browne was present. He visited `Abdu'l-Bahá several more times while in London. [SoW Vol III no19 2Mar1913 p4, AB346, ABTM277-278] Hájí Abu'l-Hasan-i-Ardakání (Hájí Amín) arrived in London from Paris with three young Persian. He spoke neither English nor French and had had some difficulty in getting from Paris to London. He crossed the English Channel and then found himself back in Paris. His second attempt was successful. [SoW Vol III no19 2Mar1913 p4, AB346–7, ABTM278]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; E. G. Browne; France; Hájí Amin (Abu'l-Hasan-i-Ardikani); London, England; Paris, France; United Kingdom
1912 15 Dec 191-	'Abdu'l-Bahá spoke at Pembroke Chapel and was introduced by Rev Donald Fraser. [ABTM275, SoW Vol III No 17 9Jan1913 p4]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Liverpool, England; United Kingdom
1912 17 Dec 191-	A Bahá'í arrived from Ireland to see 'Abdu'l-Bahá, possibly Joan Waring, after travelling all day and all night. Miss Waring was possibly the first native believer in Ireland. She contributed to the Wilmette Temple Fund in 1913 and on the 26th of October 1914 she married Thomas Fforde. On the 29th of June 1919 they wrote to Àbdu'l-Bahá expressing gratitude that He had survived the War. [Bahá'í Council website; Early Irish Baha'is: Issues of Religious, Cultural, and National Identity by R. Jackson Armstrong-Ingram] He made comments on the character of the American people. In the afternoon He spoke to a large gathering at Caxton Hall in Westminster. [SoW Vol III no 19 2Mar1913 p3-4, ABTM276-277]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Ireland; London, England; United Kingdom	The first native believer in Ireland.
1912 19 Dec 191-	Hájí Amín, the Trustee of the Huqúqu'lláh, presented 'Abdu'l-Bahá with a gift from a poor workman in 'Ishqábád. He had nothing monetary to offer so he gave Hájí Amín his mid-day meal, two small loaves of bread and an apple wrapped in a handkerchief. 'Abdu'l-Bahá took the offering tenderly, ate a small piece of the stale bread and gave the rest to be passed around to the rest of the table. [SoW Vol III No 19 2Mar1913 p5, ABTM278]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Gifts; Hájí Amin; Huqúqu'lláh; London, England; United Kingdom
1912 14 Dec 191-	'Abdu'l-Bahá stayed in Liverpool at the Adelphi Hotel (now known as the Britannia Adelphi hotel). His first talk was to the Theosophical Society. [ABTM274, SoW Vol III No17 9Jan1913 p3; A Supplement to Àbdu'l-Bahá in Europe, 1912-1913 p11; ABE25-27] The Star of the West published an account of His crossing and the news of His arrival in Liverpool.	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Liverpool, England; Theosophical Society; United Kingdom
1912 13 Dec 191-	`Abdu'l-Bahá arrived in Liverpool aboard the S. S. Celtic at about 9PM. He was met by dozens of Bahá'ís from Liverpool, Manchester and Leads as well as Hippolyte Drefus-Barney who had come from Paris. [AB343; SBR38, ABTM273-4]	`Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Liverpool, England; S. S. Celtic; Ships; United Kingdom


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