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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 435, 5 November 1866, Page 3

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HAU-HAU PUGILISM. [From ths Correspondent of the Wellington Independent] Greytown, 29th Oct. The Hau-haus left their encampment at Popawai, and marched to Tomati, about six miles farther up; on Saturday last.. Wi Waka, Ngaairb, and party, are going about to make converts and recruits. They were at Wi Ningi s on Friday night, behind the Greytown Hotel, striving to induce his party to join the Hau-haus. Wi Kingi not being at home, he was represented by his son Duncan. Ngairo and party were well provided with the usual stimulants used on such occasions, a keg of rum, reported to have been brought over the Rimutaka Ngairo. The glass having been passed freely round, Ngairo tried to gain converts; Duncan, Wi Kingi’s son, a fine young fellow, stoutly resisted joining, saying that he and his party were true Queen’s men, and would not join the Hauhaus. Words came to blows ; Ngairo drew a blue stone from his belt and threatened Duncan, who immediately floored him; he stood up again to the second attack, and made a stroke at Duncan’s head, when he stooped, allowing the blow to pass over, and met Ngairo’s peeper with a right hander, which made it a little blacker. Knowing that the volunteers wefe within hail, Ngairo and party thought their best plan would be to beat a retreat, which they did to their encampment at Popawai, leaving next morning for Tomati.

It is reported that they are going towards Castle Point, and returning here again, when they are recruited.

“ Fore warned is forearmed,” therefore it is to be honed that we shall hav« nt OnPP nr. ders to act on the offensive and defensive i.e.. carte blanche.