FIFTY YEARS AGO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15518, 28 January 1914, Page 6

FIFTY YEARS AGO.

THE NATIVE REBELLION, ll DOUGHTY FOREST RANGER "^ (From the iHEBALD of January 28 igiS^fi The Herald's correspondent wrot* ; - ■ follows from the Queen's Redoubt w* 8 ! About 50 of the Forest Rajigera.'^L?"~| Captain Von Tempsky, arrived here f ' . Drury, and after halting for a'f^'l L moments, marched on to the Mann ?*"-1- , whiri, and encamped on the other sif I ; the creek they had their camp - SI, I ; with them, but as the men had Srrt^ll . long before "Sie carts with their stl f l etc., they did not unpack them, as th*' ' - ' had to push on as fast as possible to •*' $ the general at the advanced posts. £"* 1 men encamped in the open-air, an j i * " ' down on the fern with their hi \' 1 * ' ', rolled round them. This efficient Kftl i men would prove very dangerous < > , counter, as they are all armed '^V ll, ■:'! . short, revolving carbine and a revir : * ' with 25 rounds of ammunition for m! ? 1 weapon also a large bowie knife '^* '■ » 2ft long, which would do some daCf? , close quarters. The gallant captain wV ' , commands them seems to be a ; can i pedestrian, as, after he had seen his v* encamped and quartered, he was to ? seen plodding his way over the Koh'' - i ranges, seeking out the path thw faf? , go next morning; although he v - marched over 20 miles, he did- not '«*?■ at all fatigued. The men very picturesque appearance as tfc» : - marched into camp; they had their hK i kets rolled round them, and, as they *»" ' : of different colours, we could not maWiS f who the men were at a distance .--TV- . We have now got signal post's erected . here, and .we can communicate' with $?' i* Firth of Thames in a few moments. "Td» • i , graph posts have been erected at 'tC' I { Surrey, Esk, Miranda, and Queen's ']>? ■ [ doubte; and as a man-o'-war is now i I stantly stationed in Waiheke Bay, S ; thing that might be wanted could 4- , signalled from her onwards, instead ; I • sending it on by special boat. " " =