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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17909, 13 October 1932, Page 11

The village of Mmirca, Lake Rotoiti, was last week the scene of a Maori tangi for the late Mrs. R. Tnmatahi, a. ehieftainess of the Mourea sub-trihe ol the Ngati. Whakaue, who died on October 1, at the age of 70 years.

The thirty third anniversary of the commencement of the South African Wai occurred yesterday. The hostilities began when the British Government declined to consent to the demands for the withdrawal of British forces, contained in President Paul Kruger s ultimatum of October 9. 1893. The refusal was notified three days later, and the Transvaal Government declared war. A British armoured train was attacked on ihc same clay. The war ended with the stoning of the Treaty of Vereeniging, on May 31, 1902. Ten contingents, oemprising about 6400 men, were sent from New Zealand, the first force leaving nine days after the declaration of war.