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• PROPOSED SACRIFICE OF A - ' HUMAN VKPMM'. •.?> ; (UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.) i ■ , ; . j ; Auckland, Match- 23. : The Maori prophetess at Kawa Kawa has fixed the -beginning of the milleniuin on the 28th instant . pro wds daily wait on her and fully credit her prophecies; At'Hokianga a tbhunga has arisen' who states that ' Christ's ' mediation is biily for the pakeha and that unless" the Maoris accepf his plan of snlvation they will perish* Burnt offerings qf dogs, cats, and owls have been made. These burnt .offerings arennly preliminary and typica} of a grand'sacrifijCO which is.; to take 'pfacCwitllin i few flays on an a)t:ar irt»'w hmldfrig according to a design atfopted m the timea-of Mosea. 1 ' Th« victim ; ap- .- pointed is a well-featur«<l girl, daughter of the :high. priest, liiinHelf, who is a conHHiituig party,, Blm having tht».. willing: ness to, dioifor, (ho hem-lit of- , the raco and people. The police visited jtlic settlement and conGrm tho stateifretit made regarding the extent of the hallu Icination. Steps will bo taken to prevent
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 94, 24 March 1885, Page 2
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171Native News. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 94, 24 March 1885, Page 2
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