AN EXTRAORDINARY SPEECH.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1654, 1 November 1887, Page 4

AN EXTRAORDINARY SPEECH.

Gisuoune, Get. 28.

Major Porlor, the offim r commanding the Volunteers’ eri tlie? East Const, addressing the men on parade, said although there was no immediate cause for alarm, he thought it best to want them, in cw the'r services should be required. He. had on former occasions done nil in his [inwer to dissuade Te Kodi from coming here, as an attempt woudl be made on his life. There w<re several people who 1)81 near r aliens-killed, and they were determined to sin ot i'e K roti. If T Kooii happened to b ■ sh> t dead he did not aniicipate any disturbance of a S' rious characier, hut if he was fired at and the shot did not take effect the result would ba that p ssibly a panic would be created owing to an attempt at retaliation. The nativ s have great faith in le Kno'i as a prophet, Te ICori on a recent occasion came as far as Teringa, which was the boundary line of his (Major Porter’s) dis'rict, and on finding that to be the -case, ’ lie had turned back, saying hr won d not break the pledge he had given not to visit tilt* district, Several Native chiefs lied waited on him and asked hjs reasons for oljecting u> Te Rood coming here. He feared an attempt would be ra»de on his life. There were several people going so far" as to pay that a huPet lodged in his body wou d do no harm; therefore, it he w.- re shot dead Ins followers won d no don hi be pac.fi *d, a«. their faith in him woud b> considerably shaken. Mj >r Por ; er said lie had he. n informed ,hai should Te Kodi come h-re he' 'would - be accompanied by üboir 300 Wiilu’os. and ilia l lib intended visit woo dbe in D•c-rnb-r m-x'. He and To Komi were old enemies, and if lie should poiiie, and was (lie means of causing in mb's, fu* (M j>r IVnei) should V ry ’quickly te.k- lie oppoi'l unify if seltdng malt' rs. Ihe Govi roment, huw. • ver, would us<3 every means to prevent him coming here, nnJ he would also do as*he had done on previous occasions. ,