Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1869. THE CANARDS OF THE DAY.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 650, 25 January 1869, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1869. THE CANARDS OF THE DAY.

A malicious pleasure seems to M found by certain unscrupulous par. ties, now that the rebel Te Kooti has been defeated and his partv routed, in spreading abroad, day after day, the most unfounded reports of depredations and ra-vages Committed by the remnant of the rebels, or perhaps as they would have it appear, by fresh accessions to their body from the Uriwera or "Waikatj tribes. I

Colonel Whitmore and the forces that accompanied him had scarce!j left the.district when it was currentlj reported that the Upper Wairoa was being ravaged by a marauding part); and much speculation was indulged in by'those who believed the repori on the iii3ane action of the Government in calling him away so soon after his victory, before it was esttainly known whether Te Kooti would be taken or not.

Next we heard that a large bodj of natives had assembled at Puke tapu, and were threatening no 0111 knew what mischief. After this that the station of Mr Parsons hat been attacked, and two murder* committed. Then again that Mo haka was occupied by rebels, and it homesteads ravaged—-each and al

of which rumors proved to be men canards, equally without uhe slight est foundation in fact. The latest of these rumors is u effect that Te Kooci and 200 mei have re-occupied the fortress of Nga! tapa, from which he has been so re eently and so ignominiously driven —a report which we are convince* will proAe as false as those \vhicl have preceded it. In the first place it is absurd, foi he could have no conceivable objec in returning there, especially afte having found it, to his cost, unten able; and, in the second place am

as we imagine conclusive, its associ ations of defeat and disaster are aucl as to prevent his coming nearer toil than he can possibly help. Our own impression of the matte is that Te Kooti has found his wa; to the Uriweras, and given them ai ex parte statement of his doings, pro bably highly embellished, and the] have possibly sent a reconnoitrin party to examine the neighborhood of the late campaign, and report ac cordingly. This would fully accoun 1 for the reports given by natives 01 the coast of fires seen in the direction of Ngatapa, &c, if indeed they ha< any foundation at all. While, on the one hand, we full] believe there is no need for alainii it may be admitted that the Urhve ras would rebel if they saw a prote biliiy of success. We should there fore be always prepared for any cod tingency; but those who raise the* false reports should remember thai the frequency of the cry of " Wolf! without cause tends to create a feel ing of scepticism and false security in the time of real danger.