Cyprus Girl Comes To N.Z. To Marry
AUCKLAND,. Dee. 28. After being among a group of Oypriots- who were stranded in Darwin pn Boxing Day, Miss Christina Pieri arrived by flyingboat today to face another ordeal. She speaka no English and.no one .could be found who speakg her own •languagA -When ;sh'e arrived ;at. -Meehanife 's'Bay,-- airways :officials.- were confronted with the task of eondiicting h-eit through ' thei lmmigration, - eustdihs • and health anthorities withb'xlt the behefit of an- 'ihtefpreteiv' • Nothing was knowm- • about Miss ' Pieri -except t'hat she was c'Omirig to "New'-Zealahd fo be maxried. ' Her fi'ance, Mr Piei'is- Zandi, of Weil^ ingtbn, was not ihformed that she *was coming until. today a-nd he cduld xiot be in Auckland to meet h'er.'They have not seeh ' each other f qf '10' years." Finalfy Miss Pieri Js fianc'e telephoned froln Wellington to .see if" she had arrived. Arrangements were made for her to travel to Wellington by train tonight;
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Chronicle (Levin), 29 December 1949, Page 6
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