THE LATE MR. HONE HEKE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume 18, Issue 13892, 18 February 1909, Page 5

THE LATE MR. HONE HEKE.

NATIVE CEREMONIES. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Feb. 17. The Kaikohe correspondent of the N«w Eealand Herald telegraphs that the remains of the late Mr Hone Heke, accompanied by the Hon. J. Carroll and a number of southern natives, reached the settlement of .Ngawha yesterday afternoon, where a large gathering of natives awaited the body. This morning the cortege, an imposing procession of 500 people, came oii to Kaikohe, the birthplace of the lamented chief, and where preparations for what will probably prove to be one of the largest tangis held in New Zealand in recdnt times were in progress. Cooking places, eating houses, and two enormous marquees for sleeping quarters have been erected, and close on one thousand natives are already in camp. The approach of the cortege was heralded by a volley of continuous gunshots from tho look-out party situated upon a knoll near the roadside. As the funeral party obscured in clouds of dust, drew near, a haka contingent marched out, and, after giving vent to their grief in ferocious dancing and loud lamentations, escorted the sad procession to tho marae enclosure, where a raised platform had been constructed for the reception of the coffin. At this point women of the different tribes, dressed in black and decorated with leuves, rent the air with heart-rending Avails, and then tribe after tribe knelt and paid their respects to tho departed chief. The ceremony was of a most impressive and affecting nature. No definite arrangements have yet been made regarding the date of burial, but tho final rites will probably take place on Sunday. To cure any kind of headache in twenty minutes- take Steams' Headncho Cure. Gives positive relief and leaves the head "clear as a bell." No ,bad effects, no narcotic drugs. 2