ECHOES OF OLD TIMES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 400, 8 January 1909, Page 6

ECHOES OF OLD TIMES.

[BI TSLBOitiPß.—sr»c:i'. coKKßsrnM'awT.: Auckland, January 7. " The ceremony' of /removing'' tho old, •.colours •of the D3th Regiment., -from ;the Auckland Supreme' Court to the Tree' 'Public' Library "isy'-to' take place 011 Sunday, 'next,'- 'It "recalls the difficulty -which:. oc•curred'in: the 'sixties 'of -finding, a"suitable :rostii4g-place for'.- the"" embloms.; . The New -Zealand ."Herald-''.of!March 2, -186 S. lias the ;foll6wing:-<»ihmunication'; from Captain H. C.' Balneavis '-in - reference: ■•' 'Theso : colours were ' sent to " Auckland to my special:'care tfor? : the : ''purpbse. of - being: placed ■ in - '' St. Paul's Churcn, but - from conscientious ■ objection's his : '(Lordship,' Bishop Sehvyn, declined to accede to tho request/; They" w6re 'then,!' kind -permission of.; Sir■ Geo/ Grfey/ : placed I 'in the. Government House; but' on that building :being no - longer occupied 1 did not consider, it; proper- to: leave them' there.;' 'I .therefore;took;.them for: safety, to any T private residence ■ until an appropriate 'public, building could be .found to place them in. The 'new' Supreme Court-house - being ! now;lbccujjied;:;l; think it •is a' very ■ suitable building!'to 'place :.them'- in.. The sanction' of his Honour 'tho •' Superintendent and his 'Hononr ' thej 'Judge; has; been obtained to this ■arrangement. /';: The: following inscription should'be placed' with the colours, 'First regimentalcolours unfurled hi New "Zealand in' 1845; presented to Auckland by Colonel Bridge : arid 1 the' officers /of the 58th Regiment.' 'I _shall ho;; glad ito seo any of my: 'comrades- 1 0f...a11': ranks of> the , old .'Black Cuffs' at. my residence-' in the Alten Road at half-past'nine to-day; : the ; 2nd of March, in order to escort - tlio ."colours' to tho new, Courfc-houso? 1 ' '/'•

Mr. J. Haynes-Williams, the well-known artist, has:;died suddenly at Eastbourne, Susses* '•••' • ••