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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 393, 12 July 1866, Page 5

Accident.—We regret to state that a serious accident occurred on the afternoon of the 2Gth ult., to Mr W. H. Frame. This gentleman was riding out of town, and when a little past the Albion Hotel, his horse stumbled and fell heavily on a stone, striking his rider’s head a severe blow against the road, and producing concussion of the brain. Opotiki.—By the arrival of the paddlesteamer ‘ Smrt’ on Friday morning last, we have intelligence from Opotiki to the 3rd instant. There does not seem to be much doing there at present, but it is the general belief that the natives are far from being subdued, and that we are upon the eve of another outbreak on the East Coast. The only troops now at Opotiki are about 110 men of the Ist Waikato Regiment; and the friendly natives at Opape (a place about eight miles distant from Opotiki), have circulated a rumor to the effect that it is the intention of the rebels to come down and attack these men very shortly. Whether they will carry out their threats or not remains to be seen. We cannot but think, however, that the Government have not pursued altogether the wisest course in removing so many men from that district at the present juncture.