DEATH OF A MAORI CHIEF.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1188, 25 September 1882, Page 2

DEATH OF A MAORI CHIEF.

! ; FIRE AT FIELDING. ; ;: I ( J'ibldino,'this day, : I:. A Maori ohief named Takana Te Kiawa, | of tbe. Ngatikawhate trible,. was buried j yesterday with great ceremony, 400 Europeans being present. A great feast will : be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, I Maoris from Waikato, Napier,. and Otaki I are now assembling, and food for 1000 is being prepared. ' The Balolutha slables belonging to Jas, Bell, settler of Inch Clntha, was burned early'on Sunday morning. A large quantity of harness and farrci implements were destroyed, and also four horses, valued at £lB5. The total loss is estimated at upward* of £3OO, and no insurance, The Origin of the fire is unknown, FAT \L: BUS HFALLING ACCIDENT. . New Plymouth, this day. On Saturday af'ernonn ' last, three brothers named McDonald were engaged falling hush in the vicinity'of Durham road, Ingiewnod, when a tree falling collided with another ihat had > been out which fell upon Ewen McDonald, killing htm nstantly. j ; MTSSING MAN.' ' ; CLIMBING ACCIDENT.- • FOOTBALL MATCH, Christchtooh, this day.!Further senroh for Mr Winter shows that he did. riot «o to.- Akaroa, but went tq'Wairaakariru district/ "He has not yet keen foiibdi' o '\ . ;• Oni.Friday, lastja young, mannamed Wm, Carter climbed a tree (partly cut through for falling) to attach .a rope, when the tree suddenly fell, throwing Carter against a sod fence.;, , He was picked up insensible and is in a very preoaribtis condition: • '.y?- r The score in the football match should be.Otajo 11. points to . Sydney nil. One of the two disputed touch downs was,! :ifc seems. awarded to Otago, but in accord .ance with the N.S.W. niles, no try for goal wa'a allowed because two Otigo m»n

had |(|ucji.ed the ball down, Otago.theie- 1 fore;won'by, one goal and. .two triof'nni. bW-tfiuch down to nothitiir. ' £&■ '■ , ,-y- dL^f\r !M SCHOONER'ASSOREr .; i; •y , 5 InVEKOABGiiii, thia day} j jXThfkSohooner Maid.^ofiOtago^riftedion Ip'i tli? ,beaoh at {yestefclay ilirpaiili tW sudden shifting of the mnd .after opiing the bar. ' ■ She' liea high and dry at low water, ■^eeardobif^lwe^.^oyei.

THREATENING TO SHOOT, ' j". '.7" , Auokmnd, this day; In a row as the Aurora Hotel on Saturday afternoon, Daniel Wintle drew a loaded, capped, and cooked revolver, threatening to shoot Henry Woodward, Wimble was arrested .by Detective Bren'nan and'brotight tip and remanded: The wife of 'a rospectable draper was arrested to-day on a charge of stealing a web of cloth from another draper,