OBSEQUIES OF WIKI KEMP.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1465, 13 June 1912, Page 4

OBSEQUIES OF WIKI KEMP.

BUlffliD BESIDE 'ffißFy PATHER, !l)i Telci.rapli-Siieciai C-orrbsp'oiiilenU' ' Wantsanui. .hmo J5. I !'e- funeral of the lato W'iki ftcepa : : l«7!!tiiw.i tiic Native tri lies i«; this took placo ■ in tj.iß M.a.oi-j cemetery .at l'utiki. -lilic- Was .bui:i.;d beside her ian'i'o;irs iatli'pr, tlie-iii'te .M.IJOI- Kffß. ( Ivciiip). It was not vxppcted tiiiit ihe tiiue aiid place J. e ' w -9\'-.ld- Ji.e decided -iietifi'e .' 'ishipni.iiig, as .the' fjue'sfidn. tif 'wii'eflier--Mil;i shniiid lj« imnod at I.evin or l'u*ii;i ' w}K -Still iiciiig- .deiiatyil' yesfefdefy 'iifternniiji:; .However '{as oiiti'iuii'tod :Vpsfe«laVl news was vccciv-i'd of. the deatli oi' To \:i •Mairangi,. a Hawked !!:•>• chieftaincy, n'iiij; as her swi iukl other .j:eiiitive.s : «•!,» were ' n tJ>iiti k'i,.iiat'u i;aUy ;desilied ■.!o. : retii rii Mmeiliately, t lie. debate was l)i-oug!it to a, .eiopS; itt.osi'eey. with the[decisioiii.thht: AViKi; I'-ej'.li.a ■■.H.lioii!(l .be iiUriod at' l'utiki ,oii' tlie: next :aftetaio6ii if'.Wediiesdii'j;lit. i a'xJ'o.(Si . Tlie. ouestiqiv. -iif ; ; s!ie; fihpiiid bo :burica iTeeoii'diiig to .the'Sihcient pi Kbuisvn: Catholic.' rito-' was -alsff ;disciissed; and, . : ;.s : s!ie . .rec:enlly : .;liad: been : received iiilo tlie i?.«:iu»n ( a'holie 'Uhui'ch, it was(Jatboli^.service- sliqulii be licld.

. Though (he notice.given of -the funeral \viis-' necessarily short, a. lirge. nmnber of. the general pnb!.i<; inado their way to Piitiki to ivitness' th(i prpcecdiiigs,- \vhiclv, ; considei'lifg' : tlVci raul: of the. (ieparled ehieftaiiie'ss, who of;' a sinijile rbaiact..'i . ': The nrnvhi of .tho diffor.-n l . unit; which wero. t.0.. lake p:irt- in the fuiienl p;i., ' ce.ssior, was greeted with hakas l.y aVband ol' ivoincn grouped in front of the., verandah .h.ori.se, nnd. this : ; :w!ig.-:c:!£) of. tho few survivals . of old-timo. eusioiii tlmt were v, itnefs'cd. .I.qud wailint' arose as tlie coiiin" was lieiiig. sealed, y,'d ilien a short and simple service was conducled ih tho Xative tr nfr>i« by th« Kov.. Tather. .Do Lae, of Otaki. Abimt;2.lio o'clock'tiw ■fuiiernl' '^'rpc^sibfi-,. , moved.'::;ofl7 ; : : headed ;, the Garrison Band, •playing th« ''llend Miifch" . from "Saul, and.'the-'Marist \Brothers';.-IC'adets:marching.i..ivith : i-cveried. aims. A band of .Convent girls followed, sond ' tlieii eanioT ilie; cassoekod altar:boys': j;rece(!iiig.t!ie cleivy—.Uesn KegnauU (I'roOrderK l Dean-.--HoH«y .-•■(AYaiigahui), aiicl. the-Rev.)! (Hiruiiaianta, Wang.inui Kiver), •Do Jjk; : ihem were tli:!,'relatives, of deceased, and if.. dense body of _i>'«iiv«- wearing, the Alaofi. embleni cf mourning—a wre.U'h of b'refii.. . : v 7> ; K-' : - ' Somewhat-'to'.tlio; s lirpri sp: f of;' t li'o? jin hi ic;"[it was. seen ..that there two coffins Jjei>ij.;carr; bded : -;;.oiv.\th6.::: Ulaoris.:;>it ; Ur'anspire<l>that' a:'-'distaiit; rcla-.. : " ti vo'.-' .of'- 'W i k i:'.;Keopa,* sV/' rv-HSv i\a nit d :'iiiveTia,V : !vana:jgar(-a; :had died here a couple' :«f days. ago; ft; pnd ; itMlißd-:;l>eei)'::'dpei(iedi:to:'bury|iier'at;tbo; same time as'hcr distin'guislied relative. . 'l'he ])rocc. ; sion .vvas. but. a f/-w. minutes in reaching the buiial. .croiind altached io the 'Native church -at l'utiki, where 'the': obsequies'.were- concluded, Dean ; l!eg-. - uault'.ollioiftti)i?;'assiste(ii.bv) ptheri clergy." The simple but' iinpn ssivo servicoSoon .over,--' and ; . theiiv.-loud:-'wailings, froin the Native wonien grouped, around., the grave proclaimed 1 bat \vil.i Kwpa had. Ix'en.liiid'to her last''.rest'.- '