TARADALE.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3648, 22 March 1883, Page 3

TARADALE.

I'l'KOM OVII OWX COIUtKSi'OXDKNX.J Thursday

This usually quiet place- is all alive just now. On Tuesday continual crowds <'f luiropeaus pulsed through to visit Wai-o-liiki to witness tlic reception of the Maori ]Ciuir. To-day all tlic food -was distributed to tiiu nubVes, and to-morrow mure speechi(•'vinir will take place. The day's proceedings on Friday will be wound up with a Avar t J-' i uiid. should be witnessed by all recent arrivals in the colony, for there might never -(be such a'sight again in this province. All tlic natives on the ground will take part in this dance. As Friday is a liolidu}' Napier residents who arc thinking of talcing a day's outing" could not do better that see how our sitWei'rieadsi used in forme; , days to prepare

themselves by excitement for entering on the war-path. The Maoris expect a large number of European spectators. On Easter Monday the Oddfellows avill hold their annual pic-nic and sports here in one of the paddocks of the Eoseneath estate. The field is beautifully sheltered by trees, and is one of the finest 2 )] ' e ces ol ground for sports and pic-nics in the proAincc. The cricket match, Tix>:<iK-vrir v. Herald, Avill be held to-morrow in the paddock mentioned above. Two of Mr Eymer's coaches are en-aged to bring out tlie cricketers and their friends, and avill leave Newton's corner early in the day. King Tawhiao, on his arrival at Taradale, made Mr McCartney's GreenmeadoAvs Hotel his head-quarters, 'from Avhich fact T hear that 31r McCartney is going to apply id the next sitting of the Licensing Committee for permission" to have the name of his house altered to that of the '• King's Arms."