ALEXANDRIA. (From our own Correspondents). July 29th

Waikato Times, Volume IX, Issue 502, 7 August 1875, Page 2

ALEXANDRIA. (From our own Correspondents). July 29th

Tawniao with his friends and ia.mly at Mikurangi new settlement, Houau who was lure yestorJuj for Chlorodyn* , favourite medicine amongst them tot plaints,) reports a deal of sickness there deaths Wuiriora is fast recovering , illness at Hautu.-u j and old alunuhus lj? reeovere 1 from his attack of tLe raeask. printing areas to start the King';} -nWapapstill lying idle at Wuareoinohe, near liero August 3rd, 187«. There have not been many natives in tbt> township these lust few deys, nor any news of importance. Oae of the Turner family o Kaipiha, <Tine tin yongestulaughter uf the lata Mr William Turner, died at Otorohange, on Thursday last, >>t the residence of her brotlier-iu-law Mr J. Hetel, while on a short visit there, bjth families being connected with Wiakato and 1 Ngatimaneopots tribes there was a great gathering** tiiere at once, on Saturday the body was brought down to Kaipiha accompanied by a large number of friends in canoes, and followed overland by the natives of the various settlements between the two place?, on Saturday there were a largenumber assembled there, mourning and feasting as also yt'terdaj , Tv Tawhiao, Tawhiao's .ister Atiria, and several other members of the King* family were present, as also a number of i Ngatimaieopo chiefs and ot ler Houns, a, large' quantity of provisions bttve been consumed, twobullocks, and pigs in numbers, with potatoes and flour, and lib, were of course the principal fare, ad h.id left or leaving to- lay, to their respective homes. If is a groat pity that the natives in this part of the Country, do not take an example from the Thames | eople, who have determined to have no more feasting at their unerals. as they undoubtedly cause not only great trouble / and expense to the friends, bui frequently / absolute poverty, I know many instances lately one for instance a native named Tawnia was very comfortably off some four months ago, since which tiaw ha has losn his six children by death, one ofter another, he and all hid relations have now not a thing to call their own, they have been completely eaten out by their syinatliizmg friends. The Turner's too havo b,>en unfjrtuuace this bemsj the third death in their'#m.ly these last six months. A great number of death's at the Kuiti frwn fevor and diptUena the latter disease being very prevalent just now.