NEW MANUKAU PARK. AN ISLAND MASSACRE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14746, 31 July 1911, Page 8

NEW MANUKAU PARK.

AN ISLAND MASSACRE.

A GIFT-TO THE PEOPLE, . -' ■ - " • ' . : ' \ . ' '

. A fine new park,' easily accessible''fronts various parts of the city, will be shortly, available for the recreation of citizens*?!" Auckland. It is situated just past tho t Pah, and has been given by the Wesleyafi Mission Trust to the Mount Roskill Road Board, who, as ' trustees, will exerciso authority over it for the benefit of the public. To give this generous gift legality a ■ Bill will be introduced into the House this session by Mr. F. W. Lang, M.P.. for, Manukau. - : The land was granted to the superintend dent of • the Wesleyan Mission ' in; Net* Zealand by the Crown on October 15,1850. :';■_. and for many years past untiring efforts have been made 'by Mr. Chas. Bagley, chairman of the Mount RoskiU'Road Board, to secure' its, use* as a. public psik.' ! It is largely due to him that'the Mission 7'Uti have seen their way to make this gift.' This reserve, which will bo known M future as the Waikowhai Park,'is perhaps;.-, one of the prettiest of such . places' that could be found about Auckland. ■ There is a large quantity of native bush growing on it,;ferns are abundant, and a (stream runs through it- Not only is it easy -access ■ from the city by good roads, but,it\has six. bays on the Manukau, and is'thereforo •;' approachable. by launch or- yacht.- ; -One . route„to the park lies through Mount Eden, and along ' the Three Kings Road, another : from the end of the car terminus at. ■■Dp*; - minion Road, and a third is along Manukau Road. . __''•; '%\

■ *m — HEADS HOISTED OS POLES.',

Pabticuxaes of the massacre of a'bo»tS.. orew of natives at the island of Maleta* in the New Hebrides, are- to hand by mat ■ Mr. Nicolas, a French trader on Male ***. trading amongst the islands, and sent to of his boat's' crew ashore- at Maleluka.frttt his cutter to buy yams. Mr. Nicholasi mained on the cutter,, and was, startled hearing-rifle-shots. The bush tribesstart attacked the boat, and fairly riddled 0* occupants with bullets. They. then- seizoa the victims and hacked them to pieces in*., shocking manner.-; Heads,; limbs, Tana , trwu» p were, subsequently hoisted on pcM » a paraded along the beach. Mr. Nicholas was afraid to fire on the natives, as lie cou" 1 pco whether his Town' men had, been W« outright or : not. ' The•; cutters - boa*■ J« - seized, and Mr. Nicholas was left helples. Fortunately a mission vessel « me ,Tf&! and in response to his signals boarded wo . cutter and assisted Mr. Nicholas -to W anchor and return to Malo. Mr. NiotoWfl feared an attack from tho natives «»^!' assistance arrived, and it was fortunate tfl« the mission vessel appeared. on »|* A native boy, described as little more than a toddler, was rescued from the bushmen, , &* was unharmed. ' . '■.':»*? ,: : '.