BRIDGE ON FIRE.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 173, 12 November 1881, Page 3

BRIDGE ON FIRE.

Last uigbt the railway bWdge over the Ashburton river was reported to be on fire. The jstation.master went down, and found that the flames bad succeeded m getting a good hold, but after the most strenuos efforts on . his part, he succeeded m extinguishing them. It 19 supposed "that it originated m some smoker throwing down an uneztinguished match. . CANTERBURY RACES. CHBISTCHURCH Last Night. CHBISTCHURCH PLATB. Grip .:. ..i ... 1 XouisD'of ... ... „, 2 METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. Chancellor ... ,„ ... 1 Tasman ... ... ... 2 Yoluhteer v ... ... ";.. ' 3 LATEST FROM THE FRONT. (PMt PfcBSS ASSOCIATION SPECIAL.) Seven o'clock. Nothing was done by the Constabulary this morning. On my arrival at Parihaka everything was quiet, and the men were engaged m collecting firewood. It expected that the road making party would have been called out, but beyond grinding up «pades and pickaxes nothing was done m that direction. Mr. Bryce has now shifted his quarters to the Camp at Parihaka, and the Pungarehu Camp has been left under tby-oom— ni*ind of Cantain Davidson, of the New Plymouth Mounted Rifles. <• A number of the Constabulary were engaged this morning building a redoubt ©n the seaside of Parihaka. The Volunteers m various camps were drilling early m the morning; and appear (0 have become thoroughly at home m the Camp life. During the afternoon an arresting party of Constabulary were paraded, and inarched into Parihaka with a view of taking more prisoners. Brooks, of the Alexandra Cavalry, who was stationed at Manaia, arrived this morning to identify several chiefs present, who belonged to the Wanganui tribes. . In all, twenty-six prisoners were taken. Of these twenty-three belonged to tribes living at Wanganui; the remainder being connected, or living m the neighborhood of Parihaka. No resistance whatever was offered, and the Natives who were assembled m the "Marae looked on with the utmost indifference. The New Plymouth Rifles made a sudden start from Pungarehu this afternoon Their destination is believed to be Rahofa, and that they have gone for the purpose of searching whares for fires rms and ammunition. ||The ' principal men taken are TeWhetie, Rangikokora, and Ngahina. The former was one of the first batch of pri« soners taken fencing. The prisoners were then marched to a whare on Fort Rolleaton, where a strong guard waa plawd over them, and they will remain there until to-morrow. The arresting p^rty were then ordered to retire, and on reaching the Camp, were diemissed for the day. This movement finished operations for the day, and it is not expected chat any more prisoners will be taken. The Armed Constabulary and Wellington Guards Band that bad arrived' at the Paribaka and Volunteers' Camps respectively, enlivened the proceedings during the day. r; • Te Whiti, tohu, and Ha^oki are ■till m custody at Pungarebu. Captain Johnson and D»*. Diver, of H^heWellington Navals, return to Welwpfon m the course of a day or two. The weather to-day was threatening and showery. Rain fell about four m the afternoon. During the evening, however, the weather cleared up. Before leaving Parihaka, I noticed that the Natives were digging a grave m the cemetery, and on enquiry was informed that one of the Natives died on the previous day.