LATEST THAMES NEWS. Grahamstown, Wednesday.

Waikato Times, Volume III, Issue 160, 17 May 1873, Page 2

LATEST THAMES NEWS. Grahamstown, Wednesday.

Disturbing rumours arc afloat. It, m said that native* from the Pinko side iiro inquiring whether an auk.ili line is bem!j drawn from Ohinemuri to Puriri. Twenty-live strange natives are said to have visited Hikutaia yenterday. The rumour is vague. A liatne. meeting is to held at Shnrtla'nd to-morrow afternoon. The principal whites arc invited. Thursday, 8 p.m. Tlio Ilauraki natives have responded to the monster meeting held at Grahamstown the other night, by holdhi" n meeting on their own account at Short land yesterday afternoon in the old American Theatre. The object was of course the murder of Sullivan, and the present attitude ot the Waikato natives. Invitations to tiie leading Europeans of the district had been issued, but only a few attended, amongst them being Mr Swan, M P. 0 .; Messrs Uolli-,, Mncdoimell, and Rowo. The principal chiefs of the Ilauraki tribes were present. Ngutimaru was represented by old Itewilu, TiKarama Hou Makann, Biki P.ik.i, Koropanga, and -Apcr.ilinum; Ngatiwlianauna by Rawiri T'uporiihu, and others Karailiana and Miiratunliii, of the uere al*» pre si'iil ; ami Iloiereiic Taiimiri, ol Sliorll'ii-l JJv bpcial

tle-iie of tho nittuw, MrSvww, M l.C , took the c!. air Mr Jj'm \..»iuig i. tli -tated as interpreter in Ins us ml ellectne sUIu — ilt* S.\.ui opened I'ie proceedings m a tcnpeiate speech. He thought the po-iition held by tho Hauraki n itiws was eiilnViont iruarautee of tlu'ir opposition t'j the \\d doings of the W.nkato native*, and ho earnestly entreated them t) use whatever influence they might possess with tho Waikatos to prevent further eitusiou of blood. It was far from his intention to say anything that mi^ht tend to embanasa the (Joveinmont, .unl he hoped that nothing whatever would induce the lliuiaki natives to dep.tt t iv the slightest degiee from tho allegiance they o\ve<l to Quicu Victoria — The chief Koropanja, of Ngatuuaru, then addressed the meeting- lie condemned tho murder of Sullivan in stroug terms, aud recommen<led that, if the Kni^ refuseil to <"ehvoi the murderers to justice, the land oiiould he eloped, aud taken for utu. He uas in favour of the Kuropuafiii avenging their own blood, and e\pre.ibed hu intentiuu to ht.iv quietly m his own difti lot. — Rew.ii endorsed the sentiments evpiesscd by tho last spe.iker, and urged the Haur<iki nativea, in the event of disturbance f.ucumug, to sta^ (|inetly in tlieir own distiict, and take no pirfc, directly or mdiuetly, in tho i[uanul. — In reply toa<|iieati<tii tuun Mi ltowo, Ivoropaugi, thu fust speaker, said t lms it a war bioke out he would iliseouutenauce supplying the leliul natives with aims or provisions. — Mokena next addressed the meeting. He Miggosted that all those natives who belonged to the Waikato, and n ho were at present working in the ITnuraki district gumdiggmg, iV.i", should bo compelled to return to their own district, tor if war broke out they might be tempted to make rcprii.iN upon Europeans should they get the chance to do s>. { Ypplame ) He aho advocated a policy of non-intprft'ivii.'i' on tho i^irt of the Hauraki tribes. Kewoti w!»s the nevt chut w iio took tlu> iloor. After lleweti, lloterene Taipari and hi\ otlior fiuelijiklrcssetlthe meetiug, condemning the murder mi I advocating u f .u. — Tmipoaka of Ohinemuri, Niid ho wus a Kingite and a Hauhau, but, if Sullivan's murder was traced to the King, he would desert hi-» party and join the Queen itcs. — Koropanga again spoko and suggested that if war occurred tho Thames friendly natives should be supplied with arms to protect the place, while the Constabulary should be sent to the front, where they would find something better to do than catching dogs without collar^. (Uheerv) The meeting terminated pleasantly.