ROYAL CRUTSE.
MI'XnOI'KXK. Feb. 9. A wireless message from the l!e----ikhvii states: A day ahead of time, hut punctual as to the hour, the ship swung in the harbour of Xukubiva. steaming to its anchorage without slackening speed until the last few minutes. The French Administrator officially called, and he was received in due formality, with a salute. Later in the afternoon, the Duke and Duchess of York returned the call, and they found a colourful gathering awaiting them on the beach. The Mnrquesans, arc among the most handsome of 'the Polynesians, and this fully bore out their reputation. The men wore mostly in snowy white shirts and trous' and the women wore gaily lined gowns and flower chapletted heads. They stood respectfully as the Poyal party passed on a walk down _ the village street to the famous Mission where P. L. Stevenson was once known. The Duchess, on returning to the ship, was presented with a bouquet by the smallest brown child
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 February 1927, Page 1
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163ROYAL CRUTSE. Hokitika Guardian, 10 February 1927, Page 1
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