LATEST NEWS FROM THE FRONT.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2378, 16 November 1881, Page 3

LATEST NEWS FRO M THE FRONT.

[press association “special.”] PUNGAEEHU, November 16. The prisoners were sent away from the Parihaka camp early this morning for Opunake. They passed Bahotu camp at seven o'clock. The arresting party entered the pah again this morning and drafted out the men, women, and children belonging to the Ngatiawa tribe. No difficulty was experienced in identifying them, as Captain Messenger, Mr Hurathouse, and several members of the Mounted Bides knew the tribe. About 220 men and eighty women and children had been taken up to noon. The men were sent to the whares, but the women are squatting in front of the village. They will, if possible, be sent to their hapu tomorrow. An effort will be made this afternoon to get possession of their goods, but if

unsucoeseful the prisoners will be sent on without them. The Alexandra Cavalry, numbering fifty.seven, arrived from Opunake this morning, are expected to return to-night. Everything is quiet at Parihaka. The telegraph line will run up to Parihaka as soon as possible.

[JROM A CORRESPONDENT.] PUNGARKHU, November 16. The Wanganui Natives wore sent at five o’clock to Opunake, with seven drays for the children and baggage. Hall has inaugurated a new time-table to-day, leaving Opunake at seven for New Plymouth, and returning the same evening. Ho has the Wanganuis near Opunake, and they leave by the Hauraki for Wanganui. The Waikatos will be picked out and sent by steamer to Mokau, if the steamer can get in. Fifty-one men were released yesterday as not belonging to Wanganui. The women wept sorely during the day, more about their things than their situation. I talked with a half-caste yesterday, who told me she had advised her people to return home, but it was of no use. They firmly expect Te Whiti back ; they say, “You have his body in gaol, but his spirit it with us.” Nothing was done yesterday. The A.O. men caused some amusement by showering biscuits amongst the Maori boys. The coach was driven by Hall into Parihaka for the first time yesterday. A weather-board house is now up for Pennington, being the first European building erected. The A.O. band played the Thames contingent out of camp yesterday ; only the Nelson, Canterbury, and Marlborough men remain now. Major Pitt and Captain Hammorsley are taking advantage of the muster to drill the volunteers. There are throe parades a day, and some who were corpulent are beginning to move about with ease. The weather is Ivery warm, and the opinion hero is that Mr Bryce is doing the best under circumstances so peculiar. Ho contemplates destroying a portion of the cultivations. Before leaving this morning the Wanganui Natives danced a haka vigorously. Pehira addressed, and told them to continue opposition and be stout-hearted. The Taranakis are now being arrested One hundred and seventy-seven declined to give their names. The Canterbury contingent march to Opunake to-morrow.