FIFTY YEARS AGO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21132, 15 March 1932, Page 6

FIFTY YEARS AGO.

EXTRACTS FROM THE HERALD.

ATTEMPT UPON QUEEN'S LIFE.

The following are extracts from the New Zealand Herald of March 15, 1882:

Tho Queen has addressed a letter to Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Home Secretary, in which Her Majesty states that she has been greatly touched by the en* thusiastic loyalty, affection and devotion to her person as shown by the congratulations upon her escape from the recent attempt on hex life. Her Majesty tenders the heartiest and warmest thanks to the highest and humblest of her subjects, and states that she will continue increasing efforts to uphold the honour and glo'7 of her dear country and maintain t" e prosperity and happiness of- lier people. The petition praying tlie Governor. >- ir Arthur Gordon, to proclaim Cambridge a town under the Town Districts Act ' i:i s been forwarded to His Excellency, an April 20 has been fixed as the date f° r holding the first election under the Act. Telegrams a,re to hand from Bloemfon tein announcing that the Volksraad of t Orange Free State has passed a resolu tion requiring President Brand to refuse the honour of Knight Grand Cross of t if Order of St. Michael and St. George ie cently conferred upon him bv Queen Victoria in recognition of his effotts to bring about peace during the late Tia nS vaal War.