NATIVE OUTRACE. HURSTHOUSES CAPTURERS MADE PRISONERS KOOTI. WAHANUI HANDS THECULPRITS OVER TO GOVERNMENT AT KIHIKIHI. HURSTHOUSE CONTINUES HIS JOURNEY. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1672, 24 March 1883, Page 2

NATIVE OUTRACE. HURSTHOUSES CAPTURERS MADE PRISONERS KOOTI. WAHAN UI HANDS THECU LPRITS OVER TO GOVERNMENT AT KIHIKIHI. HURSTHOUSE CONTINUES HIS JOURNEY. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

I The followiug was issued' as an \ Extra from this office yestcid.iy :—: — — - Alrxandka,. March 22?4 p.m.n Otokohanua, Noon. Mr Wilkinson,, accompanied by Wejfcere To' Reienga and some thirty natives, have arrived, and found a large number of natives at,Hetit's who informed the party' x that Hursthouse, Newsham and the native Te Hori had bren released early in the morning by Rangituakaka, Wetere's brother. Te Kooti,-' some 1-'1 -' 70 „ other 1 natives '-ans Wahauui's brother/* Kahu, were also' With the party." iQri i arriving at Te l}ira they broke open the door of the hht where the prisoners were confined, and ' found ; all the prisoners with nothing on but their shirts, chained up by Manilla's party, who strongly resisted their release. The rtfscucu,, however, boine; the strongest, captured them one ,by.one,j .tied them all up, and left for Te" Kuiti! taking the Europbahfe'; with them. t The Tee.Uira* party are iio\v wi^h rage, and are threatening .ill .kinds otj things against the Hon Mr Bryce, if he comes up here. Apei o,^yctcl o, and Wilkinson arenow in (jonsultati'ou'as'to what our party are to 'do. It is expected th.it the two Europeans and Wilkinson will h.'ive to return from hero whilst To Uevunga goes on, as it is co'naideied daugeious for us to proceed under present circumstances. Later. Kiirncmr, 5 p.m. ' Mr Hursthouse of the survey party wntes.jto-a fiiend here, stating that he lias been l.obLicd by the. natives at Uira ; tied hand aud,fool since Tuesday at 5.30 p.m. with nothing' to o.it, and has been otlierwibo very badly treated. He was lescued to-day by Te IC,ooti and the NgathnanLipotos.