Williamson's Dramatic Company in "Secret Service."

Otago Witness, Issue 2565, 13 May 1903, Page 40

Williamson's Dramatic Company in "Secret Service."

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Mr J. P. Simon and Mr Wong Tape at the head of respective teams. In the centre, Rev. (Photos by M. N. Coupee.) W. Hay, pastor of the Church. PICNIC AT BETHUNE'S GULLY, N.E. VALLEY, ON EASTER MONDAY: SCHOLARS, TEACHERS AND FRIENDS OF THE HANOVER STREET BAPTIST CHURCH MISSION.

MERTON CREAMERY MILK SUPPLIERS' FIRST ANNUAL PICNIC. (Photos by Mrs Le Lievre, Evansdale.)

Mr A. Hamilton, Registrar of the Otago University, kindly supplies us with the following particulars of this Chief's career, by Mr J. Percy Smith: — "At the time of hiß death WiTemu Mai hi Te Rangikaheke was the head chief of Ngati-Rangiweweki of Te Awahou on the north-west side of Rotorua. Rangd-wewehi — Pupuru — Pake — Manu-waero-rua — Kahutia— -Te Rangi-ka-heke — Wiremu Maihi Te Rangi-kaheke— born about 1820. He was a great friend of Sir George Grey's, and was the writer of nearly all that part of "Nga Mahinga," which relates to Te Arawa tribe, and the translation of which is published in "Polynesian Mythology," by Grey. He was not fully informed when he wrote this (aboui 1849-60), and therefore the old men of Te Arawa blamed him for giving incorrect and incomplete information. At one time he was a native catechist under Bishop Selwyn, but "fell from grace" and had to leave. He was quite one of the great chiefs of Rotorua, and fought on our side during the war. He was a very amusing old fellow, very fond of joke. One evening, at Rotorua, old Wiremu was telling Mitchell and I some of his adventuTes. After relating how he ran away with another man's wife, and was kicked out of the church in consequence, he said "If it had not been for that, probably I should have been a bishop by this time!" This brought down the house, for old Wiremu at that time was a good deal given to the wine bottle, and to the charms of female society — not at all the character we usually associate with a bishop. He was a very entertaining man, full of story, songs, traditions, etc., but a great beggar. I don't know if he has any offspring left. Thi« is about all I can remembeT of him, though I had known him since 1860. I cannot give any note of his death, but it was about four to eight years ago.

In the first group — Mrs Grill and child, Mrs M'Kenzie, eon., and Kr Chas. M'Kenzie, of Lady Barkley. In the second group— Mr IX M'Kenzie (at the rear), of Lady Barkley, Mrs M'Kenzie, sen., «ni Mr Andrew M'Kenzie and child. (Photo* by Cameron, Winton.)