A Plautation Fight.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3452, 6 March 1890, Page 2

A Plautation Fight.

Blacks v Whites. Ninps lias just como to hand from Yangaree plautation, near Mary- '/■ boroHgh, that the'Kanatas of.timfc district have just broken ow&'oin the fight" very badly, Yangareo is a largo plantation standing by itself, audtravelling Kanakas very,.often hang about tho land for refuge hits capacious foliage. Yosterday a party of islanders wore soen approaohing the grounds, armed with spears, and bows and arrows,.and it. f ,- was at once seen they ■ were on'•'* 'I mischief bent. The polico wo sent ■ for, and the blacks immediately began to attack them, They hurled their spears, and fired off their bows and arrows, and tho officers' had , , a yery livoly time of it, having & 1 to dodge bthind trees to escape ■ the 6torm of missiles, ft was a roost exciting time, tho blaoks appearing to be thirsting for blood, dancing, whooping, and shrieking lib Fentaoro Cooper's red Indians'. Seeing tho critical state of affairs, tho leader of the police determined-to rush tho enemy, and this he did, scattering thorn, in all directions. At olosa quarters tha polico were too good for » tlieKanakas, whotoak to theirheels) leaving two of their party in the hands of the victors. These were brought iuto Maryborough, and will bo dealt wjlli, w

if is to be boped, severely, so as to discourage these frequent outrages by blacks,who arc becoming very troublo--801110, ■