VALUABLE NATIVE CURIOS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1287, 16 November 1911, Page 6

VALUABLE NATIVE CURIOS.

AN HISTORIC FLAG. On his recent visit to tho Urcwera district Mr. W. D. Lysnar was made tho recipient of eouio valuable Native curios by tho Maori chiefs (snys the "Poverty Bav Herald"). Tho gifts came quito unsolicited, and add materially to the extensive collection Mr. Lysnar has been making for some years. Perhaps the most interesting gift was a largo British ensign, 12ft. in length, given to the Natives by tho Government for their lovalty and assistance to tho Crown in tlia early forties, together with throe muskets. Tho flog, which has been pierced by bullets in several places, went through practically the whole of the Urowera campaign, and it is to the flog 111*. Natives associate their success. In tho first instance a party of thirty men werebesieged by a thousand Huuimus, whom' thev held at bnv all day and eluded that night, carrving off tho flag. Next day they were joined by the European forces and tho flag was carried triumphantly through the rest of tho oampaign. The Hag is named "Tangihnruru." Tangilinruru was a great Waikato chief who took possession of a Inrgo portion of the Urcwera eleven generations ago. He was alfo given a now famous greenstone, "Awhee Kaitangata" (nuv.t cater). It is about 000 years old, and has undoubtedly been uschl* foi carving up humnu flesh. Amongst other gifts was a kotiafo, or mere, formerly belonging to To Kooti. Mi'. Lysnar'also secured a photograph of and an interview with nn old Hanhau, a man estimated to be 112 voars cld,~living UC.OX Galatea,

THn GOVERNOR. An kxtmnokd tour in tiie SOUTH. (I!y Tclocrnnli.—Press AsßOclittfon.l Christchureh, November 15. I'lb: Lxcelleney Hie Governor leaves Chrwlcliiireh on J'ri<)ay on mi extended lour lliloiH''- the Soulh Island. Jin will visil. Cheviot on November 17; Knikourn, NovemW IK; Kokerangu, November 10; Ni'ixm, Novcinlier 20; Motucka, November "1; iVlhjii show and Imnmiot, NovciiiIht 2J; Westpiirt, November 2.1 and 21; (ircymoutli, November 2ii and 2G; Kumarn and' ll'ilcililiii, November 27; ];.'iku Knuicri, I'os'i, and Lake Mahinapua, November 28. lie will return to Christ-cliiu-ch on November 21), and leave for Diinediii liy Hit' Mokoia. lie will ntl"nd the Duiiodin show oh November !W, drive In I'ortobcllo on December 1, and return to Christchurch Ijecembcr 2.