AN EMBARRASSED PRINCE.
j KISSED BY MAORI MAIDS. (Br TelesraDh.—Prct!3 Association.) 1 Auckland, June 21. At tlio Maori welcome to the captain aud officers of the battleship Jfew. Zealand, at Russell, Maori, maidens effusively slapped Prince George on (lie back. One pretty Maori girl threw her arms round the Prince's neck and kissed him on both cheeks. The Princo was greatly embarrassed, and beat a hasty retreat. * Captain Halsey was an amused spectator until the same young lady made straight for him. Ho looked for an avenue of cscape, but found it impossible, and met his fate bravely. Amid a scene of unrestrained merriment, tlio soft brown arms went round his neck, and tlio triumph of the damsel was complete. The officers lined up as tlio Maori 'party walked past, shaking hands. t Several Maori maidens singled out Princo George, and stopped long enough to kiss him as they passed. This time he went through tlio ordeal unflinchingly, though lie was evidently relieved when the unrehearsed ceremony was over.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1783, 23 June 1913, Page 4
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169AN EMBARRASSED PRINCE. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1783, 23 June 1913, Page 4
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