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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 17, Issue 1010, 6 May 1871, Page 2

An Auckland telegram in the Otago Daily Times states that Te Hira is indignant at Mv M'Lean's speech at Shorthand, and defies him to imprison him.

"iEgles," in the Australian, says that the wind-up ot the war reads like the compromise in a doubtful estate after an adjourned meeting of creditors. So much cash down, the balance at one and two years, with collateral security, the last bills to bear bank interest. Talk about the poetry of war, of deeds of valor, of patriotically spilt 'blood, of widowed wives and orphaned child) en, of the balance of power, of bombarded cities, of murderous engines, of starved garrisons, and the end recompense, and issue of all is a money compromise, payable in instalments. The newly-formed Kaiwara Volunteer Corps (says the Evening Post) has been brought into somewhat unpleasant notoriety by an unfortunate affair v\ hich occurred after parade last night. Some of the members had been indulging a little, and one of them, named George M'Lean, while on his way home, was made the butt of a good deal of chaff and practical joking by some of the younger members of the corps. At last, losing patience, M'Lean ran after his tormentors, and, coming up with two person* whom he, in the dark, sup posed to belong to them, he swung his rifle round by the barrel, and struck one of the men a violent blow on the side of the head, knocking him almost senseless, and cutting his ear open. The wounded man's name was John Holmes, and he was walking quietly along the road at the time, having had nothing to do with the annoving of M'Lean. Holmes was convejed into town and takeu to the hospital, where he remains. M'Lean was taken into custody by some of his comrades, marched into town, and handed oyer to the police. This morning he was brought up before the Police Court, and remanded for eight days,by which time it is expected Holmes will he able to appear. i X