DEATH OF A NOTABLE CHIEFTAINESS.
Ykistebpay Sir George ; Grey ' received ; a letter from Kaikohe, " Bay of Islands 'dU-! triot, .informing him of the '? death of HarUba " Hong), a 5 woman of ' illustrious descent as' the Maoris count lineage. She was a daughter ! of the great Hongi,. and married the equally famous Hone Heke, who led the first war against the Europeans which led to the sacking of Korarareka and the fights at Okaihau, Ruapekapeka, and other places. Hongi was called';" The,: Napoleon of New Zealand," &nd was the leader of the merciless raids from the Bay of Islands which devastated a great part of bho North Island. .v > m ■ : ' "t i
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9403, 9 January 1894, Page 5
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