Tangi near Manakau
4 The Maoris living at Waikawa, near Manakau, are holding a big tangi over the native, Jvira Pupuka, who committed suicide by shooting ■himself on Tuesday morning. Fiftytwo telegrams wore despatched to all parts of the island on Wednesday and Thursday, and relatives and friends will lie present from north! and south. Streams of natives were wending their way to the Waikawa meeting - house yesterday.. The widow lias beeti in a terrible state of distress and protesting against the body Hieing taken from her house to the meeting house. The coroner took the evidence of witnesses at the inquest in the open air.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 September 1911, Page 3
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106Tangi near Manakau Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 September 1911, Page 3
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