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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3234, 11 November 1881, Page 2

LATEST FROM THE FRONT.

(by tei/egbafh.) (l-ROM OUR BPECIAD CpBRJESPOHDISNT.) _,^ Pungabehu, Novemberil, 10 a.m. There is nothing fresh afParihaka. The natives are killing a large number of pigs. Captain Edwin telegraphs Mr Bryct to expect a northerly gale with rain. Tbe road making pirty go out tbti morning.

It Wa9 understood that Mr Rryce was to leave here for Parihaka yesterday morning at 5 o'clock ; so several correspondents made it their duty to be there, only to find that nothing was to be done so early. The Minister arrived at 7 o'clock, and orders were issued for one hundred of the Wanganui Rifles from Rahotu to march to Manaia, a post about eight miles from Nortnanby, and in the neighbourhood of Titokowaru's people. Tbey left for Opunake at 2 o'clock yesterday, and leave here at 8 o'clock this morning for a twenty miles walk. The Wellington Navala still remain at Rahotu, and are jolly and in good order. Captain O. Johnston and Dr. Diver left yesterday for Wellington on leave. At 10 o'clock Mr Hurstbouse and Mr Butler entered Parihaka, and the former read aloud the names of the chiefs whom it was intended to arrest. No resistance was offered, but some of those wanted could not be found. It is decided to send on the prisoners to New Plymouth in the afternoon. A working party ot one hundred A.O-, with a covering party of fifty A.C, inarched out to commence a road. Major Tuke commanded, with Captains Northcroft and Morrison under him. Colonel Roberts, accompanied by Mr Wilson Hurstbouse, CO., selected the line for 'the new road, and this was quickly laid out by the surveyors. During this time it rained heavily, so that the men had but • a wet time of it. Tbe new road runs past from Parihaka to Stratford, and will doubtless t necessitate the demolition of some whares on its way fo the main line. The native difficulty seems little altered. Certainly a few prisoners have been taken, but I learn on good authority that, with the exception ot two, tbe prisoners are not representative men. Tamokoke, one of them, M he has any ancestral rights at all, has a claim upon Parihaka only. Of those who have left of their own wish, Wi Parata took five to Waikanae, and of the eleven that went with Tahina there were four women and three children. Yesterday afternoon a girl, apparently European, dropped two pieces of paper over the fence, close to tbe camp. A ; sargeant of the Wairaea Rifles picked them up, and reading one found it stated that the writer was tired of living with the Maoris, and feared being taken back into the bush with them. She asked the finder to have the note delivered to her mother, a European. The 6rst note was shown to Major Pitt, who laid it before Colonel Roberts. Tbe girl will be taken away this morning. Thsre is a strict order against any visitors seeing Te Whiti, even his relations being forbidden admittance to him. Hone Pibami'* daughter committed suicide at Oero. Noon. Nothing has been done so far, and everything is quiot. Some move will probably be made this afternoon. 2.51 p.m. More prisoners are are being taken, and twenty-six belonging to Wanganui are now in custody.