TE NGUTU-O-TE-MANU.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 199, 12 August 1908, Page 2

TE NGUTU-O-TE-MANU.

PROPOSED MEMORIAL SERVICE. It is over forty years since, Iht' now thickly-populated dairy country of Tanuiaki was once tlie lield of battle in hloody contests between the pake ha ami .Maori. Tlkh\: were many desperate *truggU>, but the most noteworthy was the lights at To NguUi-o-tc-iManu. Tin? Jirst attack on To Ngutu-o te-Manu took place oil Octobvr 21, 18(18, and it was not until September 7 that tlwj celebrated battle was fought when Major Von Tempsky was killed, to-

gvllier with a number of his soldiers'. It is intended to hold a memorial service at. the Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu reserve on Sunday. August, 23, at 1.30 o'clock, in honor of the hniw .Major and those of his followers who fell willi him. The volunteer corps throughout the district. namely, liaweru, Manaia, and Opunake, together with the various bands at. these places and Kaponga, will take purl, when tlie troops will parade and (he bands reiul-er sacred music, ft is interesting to record that 'Mr. John I'Tynn and Air. .lames Livingston, two well-known and liijjhly-rcspccted settlers of the district, who to.ok part in th« historic occurrence, are tihe only two persons (as far as is known) living in llawera to-day out of the number who participated in the battle. Mr. Ktynn, in conversation Willi a Star representative, said on that fatal nioniing (S-eplember 7) that of 400 or 5U)' men "who "were sent out from Waihi 4-1 were wounded and killed. Mr. Elynn. «ilio "was among tliose "wounded, recollected seeing Yon Tempsky fall.