DUNSTAN JOCKEY CLUB.

Dunstan Times, Issue 343, 20 November 1868, Page 3

DUNSTAN JOCKEY CLUB.

A meeting of the Committee of the above ■was hold on Monday evening last, at Hawthorne’s Clyde Hotel. Present, Messrs Fraser, (President), J. Hazlett, A. Christophers, J. G. G. Glassford, R. Turnbull, W. Grindley, R. Stewart, B. P. Bayly, W. Smitham, R. M'Morran, D. Stronach, R. Barlow, Secretary. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Programme as particularized in our advertising columns, adopted. The reports of the Officers of the Club, showed affairs to be in a prosperous state, nevertheless considerable exertions in the collecting of funds required to be made by members, to meet engagements entered into.

THE MASSACRE AT POVERTY BAY The intelligence from Napier is of the most disastrous nature. From the “ Evening Star ” Telegrams we extract the following:— “There is a report that three more settlers were killed at Poverty' Bay. “The town (Napier) is in mourning today, the business is entirely suspended. “The St. Kilda is to be despatched with reinforcements to Poverty Bay', and the Ahuriri to Opotiki, to bring away Morgan and the friendly natives. “The Militia is paraded now, and Volunteers are called for, for the relief of the Poverty Bay Redoubt. “The scene of the attack was Matewhera a small settlement seven miles off Poverty Bay'. Firing was heard at Tauranganui, and immediately an armed party started. They met the fugitives on their way, who told them the sad tale of rapine and murder. “Most of the butchered bodies were found in the flax, the victims having been shot while attempting to escape. “ A lad in the employ of Captain Biggs reports that, on the house being attacked, the Captain rushed out in his shirt, and while loading his rifle, he was shot down. His wife, who would not leave him, was also shot. The lad managed to escape through the flax. Mr. and Mrs. Main (spelt MaineandNairu in previous telegrams) were in bed with their infant child . Main was shot, and his wife was dragged out, her clothes were sot fire to, and the poor creature was burnt to death, after seeing her infant murdered. “ 1 he horrors are too numerous to tell—suffice it that the houses were set on fire over the heads of the devoted inhabitants. “ When the Tawera left, there were eight houses in flames, and the rebels were busy carting oil' their spoil. ”