FIFTY YEARS AGO.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 145862, 22 June 1917, Page 5

FIFTY YEARS AGO.

TARANAKI’S EAKLT HISTORY

(From Tirnnaki- Herald, 1867.)

Saturday; June 22.—At about three o’clock yesterday morning a. hre broke out at the cottage of Mr. 1 atnek M'Koy, in Gill Street, which totally destroyed the building. Some tew things' were saved, but most ot too furniture was burned. The house was insured in the Xc-w Zealand oince loi £2OO. ■ , . ' On Tuesday last oil was struck in the new bore at Moturoa a-t a depth or 80 On Tuesday evening the Loyal Excelsior Lodge, i.0.0.F., M.IL. celebrated its second anniversary. Upwards ot JO members sat down to an excellent supper provided, .by Mr. I). Callaghan. P G N. Hooker occupied the chair, aiid P.G. IV. H. Free the vice-chair. Tho Circular Saw barque Havcrshnm, 489 tons, left Auckland on Tuesday for, tliis uort to convey tiie_ remainder of the 50th Regiment now in Taranaki to the Australian station. We may therefore expect that early next week tho town will be loft without a soldiei until tho arrival of that portion of the 18th Royal Irish which, it is said, is to bo stationed here. A rifle match was fired on tho 11th inst. between Lieu ten ■ jilts Turner and Fleury (50th Q. 0.) and Messrs Thomas Humphries antT Jneias Hoskin. Colonel Ha.mfev was umpire for the military, and Captain Rowan for the civilians. The scores were as follow: Humphries 65. Hoskin 49, total 111; Turner 46, Fleury SO, total 96.