ISLANDERS' HOMAGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 45, 23 February 1927, Page 6

ISLANDERS' HOMAGE.

COOK AND SAMOAN GROUPS. SYMBOLICAL GIFTS FOR I ROYALTY. 1 . i iH'.vinrn n:Krvc\v. . i Tbe-o was a i ctuicscue ~-«•;. -\ :r. :he d:«*-i,= -•■•- ' • <-->wr.r..ent H- , .>, ,-k ' -~ti. ■ :.: ' 1 - ' = ■•:- ,T , ..■-. •<-<' ]. va 1 add- a- d pifts K:.-- ; ,:P !-• •■..! -li :. a-.- Y: . -.1 Ih< (...'< 'i-iand.:- r.,:..<• a ,•...;>' :'■•: v. I>r.ke ar.d a : • _ ■ f "■ tt '. — !.'".l - :th known an •up '!.• >a" "an ]■<■:■<■ "I h' I'uke • f V.-r"s "•-•- naval uniform and The D-.-,i Los. v~. -i a •'• anv.i j !.'.'• r-,.. V. 'Ihf. w<'- attend-.'. l.v : . : :.. - ..f their -tatT. -■..•.: ••: «:■ • - -■■ *« ■ uniform. Ati •< _• th.- j-.-nt w:. The Premie? .the Hi. IT r. ■". <• * • v.- . Mr Mam P.-marc ■M.mM.-r in r],.,-;.- ~f ,he < .-. V Mar.d- . the H-i W. No. «..rthv >!"-,.-•• : ■ I K\Tf-i ..; \:fV:- ;,: .'. Mr. •'. IV «.tav. V: •!• - •*-• :• ta-y < : i '\;rr.,i AtT.r>ai:f. .. and three :•• nt th. < ••••"*. MareK th- -. no i il' > that fa. • d t'ii" P. yal pailv. " v \ :rtu. <■! lh.it: Ik up The' -mi.'- " «.ii,]" ■ f V. w »»jaj..l. The ( ... k Mand.-:* «. - i <— nt-d U >.r M.-.u.. ami t:i, -..:• ...-.?: !y Mr. 1.!. ( y. Make.: ihen load T!.. <",...'.. Inland-"' nddro-- at..] !"•••'•:'••• t.*d the *-an.<.an T. keh :i '•:• up. I hi pit':- w,:, th :i p'.-.-t.t.-d and the IV;kr .iii<i I >-;• h— -h."-k hand* with the was a }..".nd —■• - i a-"•»<•! ' .•..':'"• • nt Kiy l.v Ma..:i la'l-.-it. ?• ih.- !'ai •■! ■•ii-ar.*' raj] ' ;h< :r i«iii - Ma< •;. !;• ■> J "f "hr' n„- j':. • , a ■■■■- .:.:!<-d "T«.u.~ wliicb :- j..-.:u<i ;ii ..: -■: th.- i-'.aud- <--! the rrT'-uj.. aiid it v. a- ;i hiy inlaid with joarl -h<-U ;:•••'. -,h<- Man biki • T- :1.0 }')-,:.'...-' th- (V-.k 3.:ai.c-:-' -me a .-f ' -.rt ..;M»-l , >ci!. inia i ] w;"h Ml-..r. t!.i. al~. i« ,n« vK ]]v «.j Maori «..rkji'.a-.-i .:•. '! ■•■• .s-ntral r.f t h<-r.-:-r. -■:.:■ I ■'.. -lia:,- Ma.-ri." «".;..':i :• :].. f.n ::.>■ fl.-ral rtiV'™ . f ■':..• w.-nu-n . i i —■ ;»-'aii'.-. a flowrr \v..rn on .'nv j.art of i l ..- i«dv low-, t than t"i. Lead ' Allh...uch ll.i H. -:.:..-- .an twr ~'\ora! r-'-.f- "'. jh .irl«. not :>■ dmniond-. she »a» jrreatlv ideated with :iii- iiiiciimnii.il ■!' ::..• repaid - f j.f-..idc so far a»ay. and the era-.••'.:-manner in «!::.'ti 'he re<x-i\ed it will no doubt 1-e handed down in many a (-Tr-ry win n the delepaTe' pet l>ark to --.innv Karotonpa. Mahietoa. rhe ;, Kxtl-lonkinff Sanioan. who was one ~;" i}ie delegation. i» himwlf <•:" royal r.mk .n Ir.s nv. n country, and' ... i- Makea. while their companion* are all of rhiet'y rank, and the miiet dicnitv of i).; wiio'e ceremony appealed \erv much to their innate fitne's of thine <'n '•.i< h rvrca-ions it i<- inland etiquette for the person* receixinjr the homape and to make pots in return, and tiii«. morninp the D-.ike and I>urhe-.« ' ; presented each of ilie dusky dele- I pate? with a fine walkinp stick, silver- i mounted, and Ix-arinp the royal arms. j Xothinp could ha\e H.-cn mere suitable., for the war.d is nuiie symbolical of' j rniwer amonp the Islander*, in fact amonrr almo*-: all native races. Tne delegates were t.«i i-olite to difplav anv ■ of tie j-ipns which would Y>c r\-' peetcl air.onp : *r.ilarlv ; situated, but there was ro mistalir.p ; e sa-t "iia- :hev were \ rrv much ini-;.re-,d U ,i, : r,,-. ; , Ti , n \ irA Z7( ,, )} appro. ;.■■.-.] rhe hai;ds-.m. ]'re*e-n - » jlk-\ rc,. ; ird -■•. :":■<■ ".an i- ~f ■'-'■ «."ii • : Their Sro,-.- ,-•'.: FROM THE COOK ISLANDS >•< -■ ■•*■-. v.->y v: u]..ii'.i>»! - 'i ;:r :•: K-: w :•- . u v. ~j v ::K _ '■: - - • :• ny v. .-•> ... i. .■ .* :., - '.'• .\. v "•/.'•.-.,.'.:' " M.■•• \ i i■"- v . ■ •>, I" - ' 1 • • - J ■ ■,-,!-. \ - ■ ' ..(-■. ;■ K . 7■■ ■■:■:■ - . Mt: ,;• •. ■-...■ •- - :■ , ■ "■ ■ 1 ;••■ 1 ' A: ». . :-.l K, • .."• ''-.. "./' ;""■;; T : '• ■.' \ ■>■/ '•- ■ v- '•■■■■•»'■ \- . - \! • , •.• . jf, • -:,"• •' . •- V ■ :■• \i . ■ ' '•--■ -. ' • li". M... .-, •; , K ... . - !- " iv :■. .• • ■ " • i ....... • i -•:.:' I! .< .- ■ • ".,*■ '. f -■ } ..r- <• ■ . : '• \HV \ \! : UM'- V" \. , ' "" v '•:: <> i v . <..\ %\ m •-. , . :•- ■ v- . i;. .. .- : v \Ve«*.?:n Ssntoan Grtctiaej;. z :.,-..- .'_'..'',, '"'.'/ ' K - ♦ •-• \ "' ! • • •. -. . ; ■.'••-• . Uh •- ■■'.'.■•■ . .:> ' 'sr - . ?.7' ■: • ■„- . ..,' ta :.r K.-s t-i r.s 5 , l or at i E t c

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