NATIVE AFFAIRS.
The Lyt teflon Times correspondent, writes :—The Government hivo had no news from the "disturbed " district to-day. Mr Bryce's vini to Pα ihaka on Saturday next is looked forward to with much curiosity by people hero, but li f tlo anxiety i.s manifested, because it is not thought likely that there will lie any serious disturbances on that occasion.
During yesterday and the greater part of to-day the ineasiiiod tread of armed men awakened the echoes of the usually somnolent Empire Oily, and a stranger might hnvi; f.-Hicicd lint preparations were being made for tlie reception of an invading , army. To day business has been almost at ;i standstill, and bustle, confusion, clamour, and dust have reigned where peace urn' order formerly held sway It is all ov e r now. The 250 citizen soldiers who, a fortnight since, were contented with their peaceful lot, to-day breathed out threatening;; and slaughter against the " enemies "of the Queen as they marched to the steamer to the air of '' Let me like a soldier fall." The townspeople swarmed the pier and adjacent streets to bid adieu to the warriors, and when at' last the steamer left the wharf a deafening cheer rang out, and Wellington doubtless felt that the Native difficulty would soon be at an end.
Mr Rolleston went to Opnnake to-day, and is to be present at the interview between Mr Bryce and Te Whiii.
A minor was circulated through town this afternoon that Parihaka had boon mined, and would be blown up with j dynamite on tho advance of the troops. S Many people believe this absurd story, I which has been originated hy one of the Wellington Volunteers, who is at present in the front. By a private kttor from Pungaivhu i learn that there is great dissatisfaction among - the men at th.; wjetch-'d arrangements in the camp. Tho writer , s.'iys food is scarce and bad, and thing.-) : k nrial!" w in a sUt" of mil [die i 1 to hj"ioi i I Gro i uncut li v d II t ) I (i ! i i I I
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 554, 4 November 1881, Page 2
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351NATIVE AFFAIRS. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 554, 4 November 1881, Page 2
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