NEWS FROM THE FRONT.

Patea Mail, 28 September 1881, Page 3

NEWS FROM THE FRONT.

(Press Association Telegrams.) TITOKOWARU’S PREPARATION. New Plymouth, 27th. Titokowarn and his people, numbering .abduttwo hundred in all, left their settlement at Mawhitiwhiti and proceeded to Parihaka. They carried all their goods and chattels.' They burned down some of their whares before leaving. They are .well supplied. ?with axes, fern hooks, &c., having purchased a considerable number of-these implements lately. THREAT to PLOUGH the PLAINS. New Plymouth, 27th. The natives at Parihaka have warned the Constabulary that they intend . shortly to. proceed to the Waimate Plains ior the purpose of molesting the settlers there, . and they intend to commence ploughing there. The Hinemoa anchored in the roadstead this morning from Manukan. She brings arms and ammunition. . .SETTLERS ENROLLING, ; Hawera, 27th. Crowded public meetings have been held at Manaia and Hawera to enrol volunteer corps in-case, pf disturbance. 63 were enrolled in Hawera as infantry. 30 mounted rifles and 38 foot rifles were enrolled at Manaia last night. At Manaia Major Stapp was present, and the meeting received him heartily, and «show<& great confidence in him as officer commanding the district. A number of other volunteers had. expressed their intention of joining who were not present at the . meeting at Manaia. It is expected that at least 50 mounted and probably 100 infantry will join. On the Plains a number are waiting to see whether Te Whiti realty means fighting, as the new settlers are too busy to spare time for. soldiering* except at serious inconvenience and loss. A i few settlers have removed their wives and families into the townships, Manaia and elsewhere. The feir is full of rumors. fi ' X ' SETTLER DRIVEN OPP. New Plymouth, 26th. On Thursday last a settler named Daniells, . who! lias purchased land’ at Eahotn at the recent land sale, was engaged clearing a road on his. land when a native came on him with an axe and told him to desist. Daniells sprang on the native and took the axe from him, and, in the scuffle that ensued, he gave the Maori a blow on the head which; caused the latter to cry out. ; . A number of natives hiding in ambush,

rushed out on Daniells, but did not succeed in catching him, as he is young anil fleet-footed. He outstripped his pursuers, who followed him close to the camp.

On arrival at the camp he informed Colonel Roberts of the affair, but no action was taken by the Constabulary. Daniells has returned to New Plymouth, as he does not consider it safe to settle on his land. Affairs are at present in a most unsatisfactory state at Pungarehu, and it is probable that most of the settlers will immediately leave for New Plymouth unless the Constabulary can afford them protection from the natives.

Tlie settlers who hove recently commenced the work of making homesteads for themselves at Nga Kumikumi, have determined to bring their families to New Plymouth for the present until native affairs are established on a more satisfactory footing. The Burgess family left ou Saturday, and Campbell’s are making preparations to remove in a few days. *