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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5492, 25 October 1929, Page 2

The first member of the Maori race to be elevated to the dignity of archdeacon was instituted in that office on Sunday. He was the Rev. Hori Raiti, of Huntly. The service was conducted by Bishop Cherrington in St. Paul’s Cathedral, Hamilton, before a very large congregation of Maoris and Europeans. Mr Raiti was presented by Canon J. L. A. Kayll, and was instituted Archdeacon of Te Tai Hauauru. The Rev, K. A. Karaka, of Morrinsville also was installed as canon of the cathedral.

This week’s number of the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review ‘ is essentially a local one, <vith the very latest current events graphically illustrated. The centre pages feature the latest happenings in England, the Bath Horse Show, London air squadron, finish of the cricket season, athletic tournament at Stamford Bridge. Followers of the turf will be interested in the page of A.J.C. Spring meeting snapshots with photographs of the winning New Zealand horses. From Dunedin comes a fine series of Dunedin Jockey Club’s sprirfg meeting photographs. “Tranquility” is the title of a beautiful page scene at Lake Arrowhead, while other very attractive features are alluring fashions and a saucy frontispiece of pretty Kathryn Crawford, the film star.