ALEXANDRA. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
A piece of news casually came to my knowledge on Saturday last, tholong suppression of which from publicity can only b» Accounted for by the clangor that friendlies living amongst tlio febelhous run in conveying reports to us on native more* raonts. A man, upon whoso information we can rely, told us f<jr a fact, that immediately Nuku heard that Jlr Mackay was under appointment to meet Rewi at To Kopuft, hi: give instructions to six of his followers to arm themselvot, ', and. t .occod to a yoiu^, on the road between Alexandra" and Kopua, an. l, to shoot Mr Mackay and his soldier as they returned fro'n tho interview with Rowi. Luckily the meeting wuH ov;r, and ih? parties had returned before these scoundrels had arrivoil ; but they had so to sueak down on their ' ihission tLuvt they cutld not gather information to satisfy themselves i.liat tliov were too late, and, to show their devotion to their master, p.t)d taste fir their task, they, /einaineu in ainbu^caJo for a whole day and night.
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Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 173, 17 June 1873, Page 2
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179ALEXANDRA. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 173, 17 June 1873, Page 2
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