The Evening Herald. FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1869.

Wanganui Herald, Volume III, Issue 518, 29 January 1869, Page 2

The Evening Herald. FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1869.

The Arawas akd Ktjpapas. — The Arawas, who know better than ourselves the nature of Maori sincerity, are so enraged at the • conduct of the kupapa cavalry on Tuesday morning, when they allowed the Hau-baus to pass close by them, that, whenever they conic in contact, the Arawas upbraid them, and call them traitors. From information 7we have received, we feel certain that if the kupapas do not behave well in the next flght, the Arawas and they will come to blows. The kupapas are, as they have hitherto been, our great misfortune. Their loyalty is of a very selfish nature, and the trouble we have with them is more than the gain. The next fight will he the crucial test of their loyalty, and we await the results before we make further comment upon them.

The Relics of Yon Tempskey.—A story was-circulated by a contemporary, that the bones of the lamented Yon Tempskey were found at Te Ngutu o te Manu, and brought away by Colonel McDonnell. The evidence adduced by the journal in question, that they were really the bones of Yon Tempskey, is as follows:—That Colonel McDonnell visited the two Hau-hau prisoners in the Wanganuigaol, and that "one object of his enquiry was, as to what had become of the mortal remains of his old friend Major Yon Tempskey;" that "the body of Major Yon Tempskey was partly burnt a short, distance from the rest, at a spot indicated by those men, and well known to Colonel McDonell." The narrative continues, —" Having received this and other information on the subject, he determined to embrace the first opportunity to make a raid upon Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu, destroy everything he could lay hands xipon, and bring away what remained of the mortal remains of his old friend Yon Tempskey." Now this is a very circumstantial account, and must either have been obtained from Colonel McDonnell, or invented. What is the fact ? Col. McDonnell was asked by Col. Whitmore if he contributed the account which appeared in the Times. His answer was—"that so far from contributing the report, it was not true; the men in the gaol gave him no information upon the subject, and actually said that they were not at Te Ngutu o te Manu at all." The Colonel thus positively denies giving the report to the paper, and also denies its truth. The alternative is that the Times must have fabricated the thing. The Temains of Yon Tempskey have not been''brought down, and never will. The •whole story is a very grave falsehood.

The Hon. John Hall.—The Postmaster General and Acting Treasurer has returned to Wellington. We are glad to notice that his health is completely restored.

Sma'Tjl. Farm Association.—A meeting of the Manawatu Small Farm Association will be held to-morrow evening, in the Jockey Club Hotel, at 8 o'clock. The members should make it convenient to attend on this occasion, as the question of accounts will be gone into, and final arrangements made for winding up the Association. Akt Union of Great Britain.—We understand that Mr A. Tod is appointed agent for this society, tickets of .which are only 1 s each. Several prizes came to Wanganui last year, one picture, valued iat £25, having been won by Dr Earle; 1 Master F. Russell being also the winner of a handsome piece of statuary. We | notice with much pleasure the spread of' these societies for inculcating a love of the fine arts. Acclimatisation Society.—We are requested to state that, owing to the unavoidable absence of the secretary, the annual meeting of the society, advertised in our columns, stands postponed for a few days. The meeting will be convened by circular, and will be held in the Court-house. Meanwhile, all intending j members, and all who feel an interest in the operations of the society, are requested to pay their modest guinea to the/Treasurer, Mr W. F. Russell.