The Latest.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4015, 10 November 1881, Page 2

The Latest.

This day, 1.30 p.m.

I visited Farihaka yesterday, but iv the camp all was quiet. Wi Parata, with fourteen followers, bags and baggage, left there about seven in the morning, but do large exodus has taken place. Tahina took twelre away with him on Tuesday. During the present rush of news, the post and telegraph officers are hard worked, but every attention is being paid by those in charge; If a supply of stamps were issued to each, it would relieve a great inconvenience. Yesterwas spent in camp as a holiday, except by the Volunteers, their officers taking advantage of. the large gathering, and the opportunity ot working them'in rough ground to thoroughly instruct them in skirmishing movements. A rumor has been rife as to the visit of Mr Bryce to Mania, and all sorts of conjectures are- made. He returned this afternoon, aftsr having searched the whares in the settlements round JNormanby, Manhitohiti, and the neighboring villages, collecting one hundred and fifty gUDS. To morrow he leaves at fire a.m. for the front, and as Col. .Roberts was in Pungarehu to meet him doubtless, all arrangements have been completed. The day being the Prince of Wales birthday, numerous visitors drove out to Pungarehu and Paribaka, and amongst' them were ladies very anxious to see Te Whili. The access to Parihaka was closely guarded by the A. C, who ordered the ?isitors not to enter the village; nevertheless, as it was well understood that the order was a dead letter, many persons continued to get in. At one time a picket was dcs- • patched to bring out all Europeans. It - was amusing to see the unfortunate men roaming the village looking for stragglers, and cursing those who forced upon them a duty which a couple or four extra sentries could have prevented. One Special gave considerable anxiety to the guard, but evaded the search by dressing in Maori garments. The order preventing civilians from entering the A.O. camp has | been rescinded, and correspondents are ' permitted to do so. Strange that .this new order was sent to the Volunteer camp, whilst the original one was confined to the A.C.

The prisoners are still in Fungarebu, Sergfc. John Webb, A.0., was left in charge of this post, aud has seventy men to garrison it. The natives arc as usual determined to stand by Te Whiti's order, they will|bave to be all arrested one by one or as a body, as they will not resist. Ik is a strange - si&ht to look down upon Farihaka from Fort Bollestob. Tho meeting place is packed with human beings, and the only protection is a rough wooden fence all round the pah, whilst within all are quiet, or the young people are enjoying themselves as if no care touched them ; without are some sixteen hundred orined men, sentries always on the watch, with a gun pointed upon the dense mass. No wonder that a Maori exclaimed in my hearing, " It would be better not to have been born." The work to morrow, or rather to-day, will commence by turning off the Wanganui tribe, and destroying their whares. The conduct of all in camp has been good, and no cases of serious sickness are reported. Doctor Direry is in medical charge at Eahotu, whilst Dta Boar, Mclntyre, Watt, and I one from Canterbury are most attentive. I have written this over night, as I leave at 4 30 for the scene of operations. 8 p.m. The names of the chiefs arrested by Capt. Gudgeon are—Titbkowaru) Pipi, Heeke of Ngahutumarainu, Puaroho, Patnauipipo of Ng&iiwara, Hotarero, Jiortcis, and Ngarori of Wanganui.

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