LATEST NEWS FROM THE FRONT.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2372, 10 November 1881, Page 3

LATEST NEWS FROM THE FRONT.

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PUNGAREHU, November 10. Mr Bryce left for Farihaka at 6.30 this morning. The Maoris state coins, greenstone, &0., to the value of £3OO, was taken during the Constabulary search. About 120 stand of arms were taken daring Mr Bryce’s visit to Mania. There is nothing of importance to-day yet. One Constabulary company has just been marched into tho pah with Mr Bryce, but for what purpose it is not known. The Volunteers are drilling, and everything is quiet. At ten o’clock Te Whitu and five other chiefs of different tribes were arrested, and are now in the guard tent. The Constabulary are in the maraa looking for others. Colonel Roberts, with Major Mair, is superintending the operations from tho top of the whare. Major Tuke and Orptain Morrison were also present. The other Maori chiefs were looked for, but could not bo identified. Only sixty guns were taken at Mauaia, but there was also a large quantity of powder and cartridges. Mr Bryce informs me that the Constabulary will commence making the road through Farihaka after dinner. The Natives will not disperse.

[from a correspondent.! FANGAREHU, November 10.

Titokowaru and seven other Natives have been arrested. All tho chiefs of the tribes will be taken in turn. There was no resistance. This morning the Armed Constabulary are at work repairing the road, and the Yolunteers are at drill, and a company of Armed Constabulary went on the road from Farihaka to Stratford. They will commence after dinner, and any whares in the way will come down.

I visited Farihaka yesterday, but in tho camp all was quiet. Wi Parata, with fourteen followers, bags and baggage, left there about seven in the morning, but no large exodous has taken place. Tahina took twelve away with him on Tuesday. The day was spent in camp as a holiday, except by the Volunteer*. Their officers take advantage of the large gathering, and the opportunity of working them in rough ground to thoroughly instruct them in skirmish. Rumor has been rife as to the visit of Mr Bryoo to Manaia, and all sorts of conjectures are made. He returned this afternoon, after having searched the whares in _ the settlements round Normanby, Mawbihioiti, and the neighboring villages, collecting 150 guns. Tomorrow he leaves at five a.m. for the front. As Colonel Roberts was inFungarehu to meet bim,donbtless all arrangements have been completed. The batsllion under Capt. Hammersley, consisting of tho Canterbury contingent, the Wellington Guards, Rifles, and Engineers, and the Makara and Wairarapa corps shifted camp this morning to avoid the river Waitotara, which runs through Farihaka, and from which they had been using water for culinary purposes. Some throe men fell out on arriving at the new ground. The camp was pitched in excellent order, every tent going up together on sound of the bugle. One Volunteer fainted from tho heat of the sun, which at that hour (ten o’clock) was very powerful. During the day, being the Prince of Wales’ birthday, numerous visitors drove on to Fnngarehu and Farihaka, and among them some ladies, who were very anxious to see Te Whiti. The access to Farihaka was guarded by the Armed Constabulary, who ordered the visitors not to enter the village. Nevertheless, as it was well understood that the order wes a dead letter, many persons continued to get in. At once a picket was despatched to bring in all Europeans, and it was amusing to see the unfortunate men roaming the village looking for stragglers, and chasing those who forced upon them a duty which a couple of extra sentries could have prevented. One special gave considerable anxiety to the guard, but evaded the search by dressing in Maori garments. The order preventing civilians from entering the Armed Constabulary camp has been rescinded, and correspondents are permitted to do so. This new order was sent to the Volunteer camp, whilst the original one was confined to the Armed Constabulary. The prisoners are still in Fungarehu. Sergt. John Webb, of the Armed Constabulary, was left in charge of his post, and has seventy men to garrison it. The Natives are, as usual, determined to stand by Te Whiti’s orders. They will have to be all arrested one by one or as a body, but they will not resist. It is a ’strange sight to look down upon Farihaka from Eort Bolleston. The meeting place is packed with human beings, and the only protection is a rough wooden fence all round the pah, whilst within all are quiet. The young people are enjoying themselves as if no care touched them. Without are some 1600 men. Sentries are always on the watoh, and a gun is pointed upon the dense mass. No wonder that a Maori exclaimed in my bearing—“ It would bo better not to have been born.” The work to morrow, or rather to-day, will commence by turning off the Wanganui tribe and destroying their whares. The conduct of all in camp has been good, and no cases of serious sickness are reported. Dr. Diver is in medical charge at Rahota.