FIFTY YEARS AGO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15481, 12 December 1913, Page 4

FIFTY YEARS AGO.

ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.

THE DUST NUISANCE. : '

(From the H ERAU , of December it Her Majesty's 43rd egiment : mouthsh,re Light J > did regiment debarked from the \" l **' I-dy Jocelvn at an eiv h I morning. Their landing was aeeJT?!? by means of the boats of H M S E l ■ concert with those of the Lady' Jo( JJ which were rowed towards the Wynvs Pier the first detachment arriving 'boat 5 am.; and from J"J,*?" wended their way to the Albert Lf 1 as quickly as they cameaC fe zens were consequently deprived of *' gratification of feeing theC fin ha march, as others did* ,hron h 1 ? The disembarkation was effected in ?" most prompt and orderly manner Z fi th ? '"an leaving the ship at 4. and' heft available soldier at 7"a in the li last *"*-.«»*« fc-iS'JSa the conduct of the whole arrant ,' oing under the able and efflciSCff tendence of Captain Ker. Shortly & mne o'clock the men (having breakfaS 6 fell in and commenced their march to V?' camp at Otahuhu. The 43rd are °1° markably fine, dean, soldierlv-bokin. fiiment, evidently in a high state of X ciency and worthy of the proad repaj" lion they have well and deservedly 25 Now, if ever the possibility of anv 2 New Zealand war should be placed" bevoS question-now, when England has enable,! us tO do «-by placing' 10 Of the £ regiments of the line, with a mmm g rate force of Artillery, Engineers X transport Corps and ships „f war ' at J disposal If we do not now compel a pea which shall.be permanent and pro^ e -o,» to both races, we shall merit a recurr ra of the revolt which we shall have lackfd the resolution to crush out. As vet m have but "scotched,'' 1M " killed'/ th« snake. ' 19

t Watering Carts : NV.i, e is herebv R i veß that two watering (arts are wanted'bytW City Hoard, and that parties desirous 0 f tendering for the same are requested to enclose in their tender a plan and specifi cation of what they conceive to be best adapted for watering the streets and to be used also when required at the extinction of fires; such plan exhibiting how th&' water is to be dispersed, and also how th« fire-engine hose is to be applied. Tenders to state- the price of such water ing apparatus, whether such be of wood or of iron.