Incorporate data from Milne (1899).

The source is: Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94
<http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>.
* africa (Africa/Gaborone, Africa/Cairo):
* asia (Asia/Rangoon, Asia/Shanghai, Asia/Hong_Kong, Asia/Aden):
* australasia (Pacific/Fiji):
* europe (Europe/Vienna):
* northamerica (America/Nassau, America/Barbados, Atlantic/Bermuda)
(America/Costa_Rica):
* southamerica (America/Bogota, America/Curacao):
Adjust old time stamps to match Milne.  I went going through
Milne's list one by one and did not finish, but the rest can be
done later.
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Paul Eggert
2013-02-20 23:00:40 -08:00
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@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ Zone Indian/Cocos 6:27:40 - LMT 1900
6:30 - CCT # Cocos Islands Time
# Fiji
# Milne gives 11:55:44 for Suva.
# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-11-10):
# According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Fiji plans to re-introduce DST
# from November 29th 2009 to April 25th 2010.
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ Rule Fiji 2010 max - Oct Sun>=18 2:00 1:00 S
Rule Fiji 2011 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 -
Rule Fiji 2012 max - Jan Sun>=18 3:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Pacific/Fiji 11:53:40 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva
Zone Pacific/Fiji 11:55:44 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva
12:00 Fiji FJ%sT # Fiji Time
# French Polynesia
@@ -782,7 +785,7 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901
# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
# tz@iana.org for general use in the future).
# From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
# From Paul Eggert (2013-02-21):
# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
# Thomas G. Shanks and Rique Pottenger, The International Atlas (6th edition),
# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (2003).
@@ -800,6 +803,10 @@ Zone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901
# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which
# I found in the UCLA library.
#
# For data circa 1899, a common source is:
# Milne J. Civil time. Geogr J. 1899 Feb;13(2):173-94
# <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1774359>.
#
# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is
# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and longitude, Philip Wilson Publishers (1997).
#