A PAINFUL SCENE.
AT A MAORI FUNERAL. Auckland, February x. A painful scene occurred at Waahi on Tuesday at the funeral ot Whiu Himeana, a well-known Huntly native. Just as the coffiu was being lowered into the box prepared for its reception, and dust was being added to dust, the elder of the two daughters of deceased (Mrs Tawera), iu a paroxysm of sorrow, flung herself upon the coffin, and demanded interment beside her beloved father. Convulsive fits followed, and after she had been lifted out of the grave drastic and, to the European mind, dangerous remedies were tried, the effects of which, while they mitigated the convulsions, did not restore consciousness. At 6 p.m. Mrs Tawera was still unconscious.
The sad scene had a very marked effect upon the large number present, and brought the obsequies to a sudden and painful conclusion.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1002, 3 February 1912, Page 3
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143A PAINFUL SCENE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1002, 3 February 1912, Page 3
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