RATANA AT HOME.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 22 August 1924, Page 10

RATANA AT HOME.

OVERWHELMED WITH CORRESPONDENCE. CONCERTS NOT A SUCCESS. WANGANUI, Aug. 21. News to hand from Rat-ana by the English mail states that the trip to the Old Country lias been an eyeopener. Up to the date of writing his partv had given eight concerts, hut, added Ratana, “we must have struck London in a lean time, iudging by the attendance at two of our concerts.” Whether it was the poor state of the people or whether they wanted something for nothing he could not state. U ■ subsequently hired TCins; George's Hall and gave a free show, and the attendants could not cope with the rush for seats. Peter Moko. Ratana’s secretary, also wrote stating that the strain of the work is great. He and Ratana simply flop down on their seats for sleep in , e ,. €ai ’^. v .hours of the morning, after c.ealins: with bags full of correspondence from all over the globe. The gieat proportion of the correspondence is soliciting spiritual belt), and the remainder is in regard to' politics and imitations to parties. Ratana has no idea when he will he able to cope with the inundation of correspondence or answer his numerous invitations When d was known that Ratana would be ai living in the Old Country about •nine correspondence started to pour into the post office, and a special room "i he set aside to accommodate the accumulation. A cable has since been received from iatana stating that he would arrive in Edin.iuvrrh on Tuesday. and would leac.i Belfast on Thursday.