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Otago Witness, Issue 3870, 15 May 1928, Page 26

A mere was laid at the feet of the Rev. James Aitken, moderator of the General Assembly, when he recently’ visited a Maori pa in the Taupo district, and inadvertently the -moderator committed a breach of Maori etiquette (says the Auckland Star). He merelv bowed and looked pleased. It was explained to him later that he should have grabbed the mere, chased the warrior who had laid it down, and hit the latter over the head with it, that .is, provided he oould catch him. Whilst efforts were being made in a garage in Taihape recently to raise a car a burly Maori stepped up, and, putting his back to the car, gripped the spokes of a wheel and raised the back wheels off the ground. The manager gasped at display’ of great strength, and when he ejaculated,. “ By Jove, did you know that there are two big women sitting in the back of the car?” Hori replied in most casual tones, “Py corry, I think ’e be pretty heavy, orrite.”