MAORIS IN LONDON.
Fifty Maoris of the Arawa tribe, who are taking part in the Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace, arrived in London on May sth. Prominent among them was an old j grey-bearded chief, Mita Taupopoki Ibv name, and all the members of ’ the party are sons and daughters ’of chiefs. Among the friends who i awaited the Maoris’ arrivel at St. ■ Pancras was Mr. T. E. Donne, representing the High Commissioner •of New Zealand. The old chief, j immediately recognised him and | • saluted him warmly after the Maori : fashion by rubbing noses. Mr. i Donne had to repeat the ceremony ! with all the ladies. Mita Taupopoki, speaking in Maori, said they J hail arrived in a strange land. ' which was nevertheless the Home beyond the Skies, the land which ; they had all longed to-see, for it was the home of their King. Lodgings were found for the party at : Sydenham until the Maori village , now in the course of erection at ■ the Crystal Palace has been com- | pleted.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 157, 19 June 1911, Page 11
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172MAORIS IN LONDON. Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 157, 19 June 1911, Page 11
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