THE PROPHET RUA.
WARRANT FOR ARREST.
A MAORI KAISER
[Per Press AesocuTros.] AUCKLAND, January 2D
The Maori prophet-Rua Kenana, who at various times has caused disturbances in the Urewera Country, was sentenced at Whakatano to a fine and nine months' imprisonment on charges of supplying liquor to Natives. Rua did not appear to answer the charge, and instructions were issued for his arrest. It war, stated that Rua had assumed the title of " Kaiser," and had promised the Natives a great time when the country was in the bauds of the Germans, with the result that it was practically impossible to get the Maoris within his influence to enlist.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17079, 31 January 1916, Page 5
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109THE PROPHET RUA. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17079, 31 January 1916, Page 5
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