The batallion drill of the Victoria Com pany will take place to-morrow* " Tuesday " aud not on Thursday, as advertised in error iv our Saturday's issue.
As Rewi reviewed the Waikato Cavalry at Kikikihi, says the Auckland correspon dent of the " Otago Daily Times, " strange memories must have crowded into the old chief's breast, for almost within gunshot was the site of Orakau Pa, where he had fought it out to the bitter end, and his women and children had sung their death song, " Ake, ako, ake 1" Full within his view was the swamp through which he had lied, wounded and exhausted, from the avenging sabres of the Defence Force, and ho must have felt humiliated when he remembered that " »l tenner " was all that was offered to the troopers for his body, dead or alive, on that eventful day.
Referring to^tho position of native alfairs at Taranaki the "Globe" says:—Hven supposing war does not ensue. Will not Te Whiti laugh in his sleeve ? He has be corno an historical personage, he has put the colony to an enormous expense, and the odds are ho will not be called to account for it.
A printer's error occurred In a paragraph in our last evening's issue in reference fo the price of mottled kauri timber. The price should have road 25s to £3 per 100 feet instead of per foot.
