CAPTURE OF TE WHITI.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1459, 8 November 1881, Page 2

CAPTURE OF TE WHITI.

We need scarcely say the exciting prospect opened up in connection with native affairs at Parihaka the end of last week, was largely participated in. throughout this district. As the time for expiring of the proclamation arrived, speculation as to probable results was rife, and as might be guessed, these were diversified in proportion to the hopefulness or otherwise of the individual temperament. Despite the protestations of Te Whiti and his followers to the contrary, the bare fact that a collision must take place, rendered it not improbable to the minds of even the most hopeful, that a conflict more or less sanguinary would occur when the climax came. These feelings were greatly intensified on Saturday morning, and prompt and decisive as our telegraphic despatches were — for which we beg to thank the management of the Press Association, whose arrangements seem to have been quite equal to the emergencies of the case — a feeling of uneasiness and suspense was abroad. In anticipation there of, we had arrangements ma le with the telegraph department for the reception of messages up to a late hour of Saturday night; also on Sunday forenoon and evening. These opportunities, as persons residing within reasonable distance are aware, were largely taken advantage of — tho latest information being issued by extra and distributed free, immediately on arrival. In that way some half dozen separate publications were issued from this office during Saturday, Sunday, and yesterday morning. For the information of readers at a distance we reprint these, together with the latest information on the subject up to the closing of the wires early this morning. Tho first announcement of che arrest, which, took place at Parihaka on Saturday, at 11.30. a.m., was received by urgent telegram in this office a few minutes past noon. It came by way of Wellington, and is quite entitled to be ranked as a noteworthy feat in the art of telegrapy. It was a Press Association message, and even at the lisk of repetiti >n we are bound to say it speaks well for the management of that institution. The announcement was published by extra in Hamilton, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, and at all the various centres of population along the line of railway, without loss of time ; the news being received at each place with a feeling of thankfulness and relief. Our Cambridge correspondent writes : " The news from Parihaka contained in your " extra " issued here at midday on Saturday announcing that Te Whiti, Tohu and Hiroki had been captured without resistance was not only a great relief but it was an equally great satisfaction. But for your foresight in supplying that information we should, despite the great anxiety prevailing, have known nothing of what was transpiring pending the arrival of the coach this (Monday) afternoon." We give these various despatches in their order of information as under.