MAORI TANGI.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13449, 22 November 1907, Page 5

MAORI TANGI.

Press Association. PUNGAREHU, November 21. No incident; of great moment occurred at Parihaka ■ to-day. and though probably 250 persor.a have arrived, the numjber ,i« • wVcb below •expectation*, and tli«: Tb . Whitis are greatly disappointed. Profuse welcomes in (rue Maori fashion were CXr tended to visiting parties, whoso expires- . fiions of Inuiettts were mO«t '• pathetic. Amongst 1 his evening's visitors are Dr Pomme, and Mr Ilira. Parata with the Waikariao nn riven. . . . The funeral will (oka place at 1 o'clock to-moriow in the open square in front of 'IV Whiii's hov.se. A hrick I omit is being built which was the subject- of a great korero thk morning, the TohnifPist hold-, ing that Te YVliiti should he'buried like a.doer thrown into a. hole after the manner of th v teachings of the prophets for tAke last, 47 yeyir,. U has not yet decided on the maimer of Imria], biib-.th© Rev. Mr Had don, native \Vesleyan, i:ioimiy, endeavoured at a meeting "tOnifjht to have the funeral''according" "fo Christian rites, pointing out that 'othpr urrangenunte are ncco'rding to the piikehn. . wavs. o?he> utmost discipline and good! ; order prevails anionic* the ' 1000 persons present. No liquor is in evidence*.