THE GREAT TANGI.

SCENES AT PABIHAKj ASTONISHING ADDRESSES. || [BY TELEGRAM*. ■— rill>£ ASSOCIAI '■»- . ||| New Plymouth, Wednesday. The ; To Whiti tangi, which is ao \v », Jiff cceding, is on a very large scale,; and V T. probably •be . the greatest native '& - x {-, -T - ■. the present generation has ever witnc« C( j The natives" expressed great disappoj IIU ■ ment on .Tuesday night that the influx -"lit Maoris had not been greater, but, great '' numbers arc now arriving, and ™J1 , ' tions■ are .. ■■'■:.■ made ,° an 't ut -pii ra- | tions arc oeing made for an Immense funeral, at noon on Friday, -accordin ■' '■* 111 the. old Maori rites, affording,a ipectael° which those privileged to attend will ,' ' forget. Information to hand ,: states th ■• -' " prominent natives are coming from all parts' of the island, and from the'Soiui Island. '" The body is now lying , n &tate> in & ( ( near, the marae, and surrounded by ' feathers, the symbol of his disciple.- >i a "' ! costly greenstone meres Inn- oil tlw J{ j behind and' handsome feather and „'."" ' mats around him. Sitting at the head <s i the bed 'are his daughter and another « .' : | lative, very lightly dressed, 16 «£a t d .'! j custom in tangis in the very early {,;-■-.. ■: 0 Round the room are several other Jf',,,.. ' | women, most; of whom are weepinr)l* co , ■' jously. and carrying out the tang? i/!. I most impressive manner. The' vi, i, n * ' native men, as they arrived yes>:, ill y fi into line and' sblemuly marched the" ..",; ; of the women until they u n , e to M ls ; Waitara. Each one was received by* he'- ; with demonstrations of great grief ' \i) fore leaving, the room each one took a : font" ! affectionate ' look at the body of their late i chief. Some kissed him on tlto ' f 0 „"' I head. It was wonderful to seethe rercr* ' ! once shown for the dead chief. , Sentries were po&ted in front of tj, ! house on the hill, and the arrival of eaoh party was announced by hundreds of m shots. The announcement thus made *» the signal for. dancers to .assemble and march down the road te meet and w<! Com « the visitors, this being done in ibl (M Maori style. The dancing party, .a ; M, 4 (r:; body, .■ proceeded backwards, dancing, and chanting while the visitors, solemnly u! ,..),. Ed, after, them. The women am , L 1]» dancers were arrayed in greener, and mats. When opposite the house in which • the body was laid.out addresses were delivered by ./the visitors. .Some ,mmi great astonishment.

' . -lino, -whole spectacle -was weird and re- ; miniseent of the Parihaka timet, of old. Te; Whiti was' swindler, onc-v.,..,, . shrieked, Tohu was ? {.windier. "No uv:,v. To Whit is, no more swindles. To \V'in7. doctrine, .she said, was false, and had been now proved so. An Opunake- native declared that though others might mourii. Te '; Whiti, ho would not weep over-him. He -i was glad he was dead. •-It ib almost' unknown that T Q Whiti owned the whole of the Parihaka ■ r?\\a grant of that portion of the block' in his name. Though the natives were probacy unaware of it, To Whitj could have t .V.*i. their houses from them, and sent them away at any time by right of inherits. ' The land now becomes the property of hie children. How they will administer it or 'i treat- other natives re ins to be seen.' ■The principal topic at the muss aveetlnj: on Monday night was whether a successor to the late ruler should be appointed, .1,: if so. who should be appointed. 'jIV; gathering wat, strongly in favour -1 < i«> <■ Wsiit.-irj, >;• ceased'* son-in-law. U;l;ini: ■■'«• helm. He was Te Whiti's right-lwi ' man, and transacted practically all the business of the, settlement. Wa'itan ii , also a man of substantial - private? mean?, having an income of close upon £100' a. week, and being the owner of much 1-... perty in the heart of Wellington. I -'. ing was practically unanimously in favoui of Waitara being elected, and i.lm> ' -a, young To Whiti should not be tok-ratod After an animated discussion it war d* cided that Parihaka, should not be broken up, ana' that "Charlie VVaitara be asked I to continue as (manager of affairs, and : > the'position of head man of the settlement. This does not mean that he will occupy the late -Te Whiti's place, but' simply bo the head man, to whom the inhabitants will look for guidance in hu«- \ ness. Ho will not be a prophet, foi llteiwfives have don*: with prophet for 1 --! and all. ■There is no illfoelinjr against Willie T# Whiti, but he has been living away from ' Parihaka for some time, whilst Waiter* .■ i has been living at Parihaka constantly < for 18 years. Waitara has a large amount of money in the settlement. Some avsr ' that he practically built Parihaka "a sett to-day. The fact must not he last si,' vf that the real owner of the whole of f'.tnhaka is Te Whiti. Should he endeavour to'«assert his right to evict all'the followers of the late prophet, trouble mil ensue; but this; is net' likely *■> <wpwW 1 Willie i keeping his intentions quiet. There /is; some -reason for .'thinking he if waiting to see which way the wind mlf blow ' before making a move. 'A t verj; noticeable thing is the- friendly uiaon.'j i« which To Whiti's followers and Teh u* mingling. The followers of To Whili still wear a white feather, whilst, Tobu'3 haw discarded anything that might be eon* sidered a distinguishing mark. The two -tors • are now perfectly reconciled, • and < I have buried differences in the grief that is 1 absorbing thorn. ;.' .It has been .decided by the natives tbtf the meetings held on the 17tu of web' month shall be discontinued. • Supplies of food for the tan«i an- -■' arriving in great quantities. ( i" *imle of,.the trawler Nora Niven's catch of u>h, some 150 cases, was purchased this '■'■<'*■, noon. Liquor is nowhere in evidence. Nothing , known to pakehas as ,to, the treasure stated to be stored in the settlerent, although it is generally understood that about i) 25,000 may. now materialise. Its partition should arouse some interr- - ing developments.

■.■■:.'■ ::'\' ■■:■ . . ■■ ■ ■-:.-■■■■ ■ - ; . - .::;■- ■-'.■< : v A REMINISCENCE. The Taranaki Herald. referral?: to '* death of Te Wind, sirs : —** 'IV Wfaiti 1 " ! a long life and a enter of many &h.', " and. adventures.-' He was a son Join: Kakahi,"a;Ngatiawfi chief (who-wus a soil ' of Te Whiti Orongomaij. He \v.*i» bum • Ngamotu, near Moturoa, three ■ >.}- afV,. his father hid been killed at l>iikvr.uifl»K« His mother., Rangi Hawaii, was^a'dati;"''' 1, of To Whotu, a, Tojjuiaki chief and a h.'*!', 11 " of Paul Kukntii. At the wicek ■- -' "* Lord Worsley, at Te Ngamu, near Opsi ' '• on September 1, 1862, it. was his infl«enu« principally that saved the lives of the ['* :■:;; aengers. The Maoris- treated the j* eD : FU-s well; killed bullosa for them, W were in other ways very hospitable. ™ v - Graham, Superintendent of Auckland, .3" down to the cliff- and < tiled nt to t!i« cook, who was still oh hoard, te th'' M ' % overboard .ill the ammunition. 'Ibis ".! . done. It incensed the Maoris, m" /'""' have.■ killed all the passenger* had ■' "';' been for the timely iiiteivvfltion »' ■' ■Whiti and the Lite Wirenui Kim:-"