Untitled

Wanganui Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 5316, 19 April 1884, Page 2

Dr Newman has received a unanimous vote of confidence from the Thorndon electors.

The N.Z. Herald winds up a leader on the Salvation Army with the following words :—: — Odd it may be in the badges and disciplinary arrangements its leaders have adopted, quaint and even lud. icrous in ita phraseology, and its officers rognlnr Ishmaelites in the matter of religious form and decorum, but despite all this though in reality in virtue of all this, it is doing good in the very direction where it is most needed, and in the very quarter where apparently it would not be done.

News was received in town late last night, from the prospectors, dated April 14th, The party had then reached Otopu, where they had been detained since Saturday by Taumata. An attempt was made to get away at 6 50 a.m. on Monday morning, but Taumata went to the canoe and seated himself in it ; after this a wrestling match took place, by which neither of the parties gained any advantage. The letter concludes by saying — A long discussion then took place. At length one of our chiefs got up and told his*men he was determined our party should go, and gave the signal for them to take the canoe. About twenty on either s^ide rushed in, our side having to pull against the stream; but they succeeded in gaining the day, and one of the most powerful chiefs will now be on our side. Thus ended the memorable battle of Utopu. I have not time to go into particulars as the canoes are now on the move, and the man who is bringing this letter will give Mr Manson all the particulars. We are all well, and eypect to arrive at our destination the latter end of the week. — I am, • in haste, sir, ydurs re. spectfully, Albert Beard.