THE COOK ISLANDS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 41, 13 March 1909, Page 2

THE COOK ISLANDS.

XATIVKS ITXIKIIiKH. 3y Telcgrapli._Pre 39 Association. Auckland, Vi'i.jav. J1.11.5. Cambrian arrivcil at Mjroinki cm February 1.1. Colonel li\nl«con landed, accompanied by Captain Uwi* and ii party of marines. Mr Williams, the. (iovcrninent agenr. imported tlint all was quid there, ami that Pukprun, lender of tin- rebels, was charged villi embezzlement of s ix hundred dollars' of elmrc* iiionoy and was sciilwiccd to two years imprisonment w ilh liard lalior. The Cnmihriaii proceeded to Kakahnnga, where four natives were charwd with .pulling down the KingV lla- and ejecting Judge Tupon from },U position, for imposing fine*. find'illogiillv preventing Hie natives from liuving and sellin" stores. A witness, said'lie hoard I'ukerausay that when Hie warship arrived lie. would 11 sk Colonel dudgeon something. If the reply \vn, unsati-faclurv lie wanted tile unlives lo rise and kill Colonel dudgeon, Mr. William,, and the native council. The de'ieucc was that the council declined In restrict the sale of oocoaimtti and copra to traders. Accused was sonli'iiwd to a vein's iin- ■ prison men | with limit labor. ' Piiker.ni . iv'ns fined live pounds for acting illegally | is judge, and sentenced lo two wars' 1 lard lalior (the term to be concurre'il villi the previous sentence) as ring- ;, cuder of the icbcllion. Two other j yiti'ves were sentenced to eight and v ix months imprisonment respectively. Colonel Oudigeon said: ,he was satisfied | v'ith' the good result, of his vWt. All „ rouble lias now eiudcd, j,