AUCKLAND KISWS NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10956, 10 November 1897, Page 2

AUCKLAND KISWS NOTES

(Fito^i Oun Own Corkesfoxdekt.) Ai.Tki.anp, N .V'-rnber 8,

A JfAOKI .AODfiKSS TO TDK Q3l-ES

The aildres* which the Arawa tribe a*. R^orua are senrVng to the Queen is a fine work of art prepaid by Mr T. Rr»n, the well-known artist, who has f-uitab'y.engrossed the text and embellished the address wibh jpeeimens of j Maori arb in the way of carving. "The address is surmounted by mythological figures taken from M»orl carving*. ■««» at the footi there w a pretty view of Lake Rotorua and JVlokoia Islxnd with a d< coratfid and plumed war canne in the foreground. Tbe address, .which is ; unique in its way, U in" Maori, but a transition sin,..d by tho principal-Arawa chiefs ace mpanes ifc. ■ The tuUlresß was-firsr. moMe-l »t a M-mri-Jubilee.mealing at Bosnia in Jiitie. Trarslateditis as follows .—" Rotoraa, «w Zsa'Mid/June 22, 1897. To our Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria (Kia tn Matou TapMru Ariki Ida Kunei W.kitcl-ia), who nas, by rei»on of the Power over har, arrived a*; the sixtieth y«« 65 ' her. reiga on the throae of England.' Tl.i^is• * menage of loyalty and congratulation from jour children, that is the Arawa trihr, residing hfre at Rotorua. At a -g-eat meeting hers.this day the as'emblage uttered thoughts to the end that a memorial or sign ('.tohu') should b.e erected, so that our descendants may fcu-p the occ&sion in remem'nrance.' The Arasva people wrre stead fast-Jo you in the days of the_ M»on War and the tribe continues bo to this d»y. Great is the joy in-Soar hearts that you have been protected by Gad to this day, and we will pray that you may long liva. to wntch over your people. That is a«. G?d save the Quean." (" Kte Atua tohnoicia t- Kunei.")

ANOTHER JUBIMSB. . ■ . The surviving ■Koyai|"NewiZeal»nd Feticibles and their rloECendants. ; cft!'br!ite tsi-morrow (the j Prince of Wales's Birthriiv) the jubilee of their landing at Howick in .1347. A cammiUee has been appointed in ordtr to take steps to fltingly cpl»-bra!e the anniversary. According to the programme arranged there will, be pporfcs, dinner, and a public ball. Tiie jublUtions will be principally by the deseen.-lan's 'of tbe men of the veteran ba'talion, for DeUh has laid bin heavy hand on mo\t of tiiem, only fclv.uli bix men liviug out of eight divi*ionß of 600 men. Ths oldest is James Hawson (OiWibuuga), 87 ye*M of age, 4th Regiment, and tbe last survivor of Major Kenny's division. He' was in the Sikh campaigns under Lord Gough. la Howick there is only one surviving, Thomas Heath, and bub two of tbe earviviiig matronsMr* Hea'h and Mrs Frost. There are some pensioners and their wives in other pensioner settlement!) at Otaliuhu and Pa«mure, Hrftb, who has just come out of the di-tiricb bos;>ifaj, where he underwent an operation, attained his eighty-Hiird birthday on Friday \*A He served in tbs'operations on 'tha^ coast of Svna in 1836 under Admiral S^opford in H M.S. H-.sli»gs,"'and wa? wounded..; He was, discharged invalided in 1848. Heath obtaimd whet is known as the Britaiiuia, war me:!a1-, t.bs first medal issued in the Queen* reign. He is still, notwithstanding bis great age, in fairly good health. A special invitation was sent, by the committee to the Hon. Colonel HauUain, ths only surviving, divisional officer, who is vow aboat 80 years of age. .