One Chief Killed and Eight Men Wounded.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3337, 2 September 1879, Page 2

One Chief Killed and Eight Men Wounded.

It is reported on good authority that a desperate fight has taken place today

between the Maoris at Matarana, near Kaikohe, Say of Islands.

The fight was over the dividing lines of some blocks of land, and eight men were wounded and one chief killed. Pahs are being erected and further trouble is feared.

Sailed: Penguin, for the South. Passengers—.Napier: Messrs Johnson, Bent, Blythe, Crawford, 1 Moari woman ; Wellington : Misses Taylor, Brimney, Messrs Halse, Wiicocks, Collie, Hon. Mr Lahman, Rev. Mr Butt; Lyttelton : Mr and Mrs Probyn and son, Misa Lawton, Messrs Gordon, Thompson, LaPlastricr, Baird, Nicholson, Pearson; Dunedin: Misses a! Smith and Brewster;„ For Melbourne: Mr Gunn. The Bchooner, Edith Reid, for Greymouth; Brigantine Progress, for Sydney; the brigantine Aratapu and .•chooner T. B. Taylor have sailed from Kaipara for the South, timber laden.

Arrived : Barque Stag from Newcastle, with coal.

For Eden Mr Whitaker was nominated by Barton Ireland, seconded by McColl, and Tole was nominated by-Mr Thompson, seconded by Mr Jenkins. The show of tiands was—Tole 75, Whitaker 23.

At Cambridge Eewi proposed Major Te Wheoroas a candidate for Western Maori Electoral District. J. JKausfield proposed Hoani Taipua. Good order prevailed. The following Maori candidates are nominated for the Northern Electoral District :—Hone Mohi, Heta Te Hara, Hirini Taiwhanga, Hori Tawhito and Timoti Puhupi. I

. At a meeting of the creditors of H. W. Hubert Bottler, it transpired that the secured creditors claimed £3000, unsecured £630. : Assets, £1063 ; contingent assets, £40CD. ' '."'.'.."1-} ":\

W. J. Speight addressed the City East electors to-night, at tho Mechanics' Institute," and received a vote of eon. fidence. A telegram was read at the meeting from Sir George Grey, stating that he would arrive at Oneknnga in the forenoon of Wednesday, and would address the electors at the Theatre Royal in the evening.

At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Society, the Secretary announced that a shipment of brown trout had arrived from Christchurch, 2000 of 3200 ia good condition.