If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. a .Maori in Wanganui the other night paid a hearty compliment to the Indian hockey team. Wrapped about his head was a vast turban, which he wore as though to the manner born. “I tell you they have learned all there is to know about the game of hookey," he was heard to declaim, in answer to someone who criticised his headgear.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3769, 8 June 1926, Page 9
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