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Inangahua Times, Volume II, 14 November 1881, Page 2

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«. rBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] [From our own Correspondent [ New Plymouth, 12. The Taranaki Mounted Kifles under Cap. lain "Oavidsou arrived in town this morning at 8 o'clock, with Te Whiti, Tohu aud Hiroki. The prisoners were delivered over to the gaolor'B custody, and were confined in ordinary cells. Hiroki was placed in a separate cell from Te Whiti and Tohu. The prisoners were brought down from the g-iol »o the Court-bouse in a cab. Hiroki was hand- cuffed nnd tnarohed down on foot and on being brought in court was put in the prisoner's dock. Te Whiti and Tobu were allowed to sit on the floor of the court facing the Bench. Standish, with Mr Samuel appeared for the Crown and Stockman acted as interpreter Hiroki was first charged with murder nnd a warrant was read and translated to him, Mr Standish asked for

„ remnnd, as the witness ay,inst the prisw re ,, at Wanganui and Warerley The prisoner was then remanded After HiroW I d ben removed from the dook and marched under escort to gaol, Te Wbiti was charged under the informa tion of Hurst? iiou«e that, lie (To Whiti) had on certain. fiavß namfd used language which was likely to disturb <he pe'Cft of the district. The information is of swat length. A remand whs grunted Te Whiti and Tohu were then conveyed back to gaol in a cab.^ Pttngaekhit, November 12. Up to yesterday morning only three prisoners at Pungnrehu and seven in chaige at Porihaka had be?n taken. In the afternoon the A,O. paraded for further business, and as usual going into the village to identify Wanganui men, a few being specially reqnircd. Brjce directed proceedings, and Col. Roberts accompanied the search party, Twenty-seven prisoners were made, and as they were indentified they rose and they were passed to pickets where they were lodged in the whare under charge of Captain Morrison. No resistance wa« offered, but they did not n.ove until actually identified. The Wanganui natives will be allowed to leave with their drays and goods if they will go, but go they mu9t. Titokowaru has not spoken since his arrest. The Taranaki Mounted Rifles received an order to-day to patrol, and were ready and away very smartly. They galloped towards Opunakii and searched all the settlements for about nine miles, returning at 8 o'clock, having seized 33 guns and rifles. Mnjor Tuke of the AC. accompanied them, and had nasty fall by his horse coming down. This troop ib doing good service,_an^^gmjJ^vtej^ Troop 3 are in good spirit^no^raerTTne Volunteer^ are getting plenty of drill. The Wellington and Canterbury contingent* were hard at it yesterday for two hours. They were played to and from Parihi-ka by a band of Wellington guards, the onlj Volunteer band here. Te Whiti, Tohu, and Uiroki, were sent from here to New Plymouth in the Government trap half an hour before daylight. Twenty»one of the New Plymouth Mounted Rifles acted as an escort.' Other prisoners are still at Parhiiaka. Total stand of arms taken from Parihaka and other pahs in the neighborhood is 388. The arresting party have just been paraded, and more prisoners are to be taken this morning. The natives have come to determine to squat in the pah until all have been arrested Te Whiti had an interview with his son, who is one of the guards watching the fence near here. Before leaving this mom' ing the lad was much affected, and cried bitterly as Te Whiti was taken away. 12-18 p.m. Twenfy-eight prisoners have been taken this morning, principally men belonging to the Wanganui district. Wellington, November 11. District Judge Hardcastle of Wanganui is to succeed Judge Shaw and R.M. here until o'her arrangements are made, Ward R.M. of Marton, is taking Hardcastle'a place while absent. Ormond addressed a denesly packed meet* ing of the electors of Waipawa this evening Auckland, 12, A correspondent of the Star proposes to raise funds for relief and defence of Te Whiti, and forward subscriptions The Australia arrived this morning with the San Francisco mail. The English orioketers are on board — Messrs Shaw, Bites, Lillywhite, Pilling, Erametl, Ulyett, Midwinter, Peate, Barlow, Selby, and Scolton, en route for Australia