“GREAT BIRD FROM BEYOND”
MAORI WELCOME TO FLYERS “SPIRIT OF ANCESTORS LIVES AGAIN IN YOU” (From Our Own Correspondent) . KAITAIA, To-day. The romantic turn of mind and poetic phraseology of the Maori was charmingly shown in the following telegram sent by the chiefs of the Northern tribes to Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smith: “Welcome, welcome. Great Bird from beyond the far horizon. Our ancestors guided by the Southern Cross conquered the seas to reach Aotearoa. Now you and you? - companions have conquered the airtrack to New Zealand. Clearly the spirit of our ancestors lives again in you. Kia Ora, Eru Ihaka, Henare Kingi, Herepeti, Rapihana, on behalf of the Aupouri, Rarawa and Ngatikanu tribes.” GOOD-BYE HAWERA A CLOUDY MORNING Press Association HAWERA, " day. Only about 200 peon ere assembled on the Hawera ....eecourse at six o’clock this morning to witness the of the Taoiuau flyers for Auckland. . The weather was cloudy toward the north, with a stiff north-west breeze. The three planes finally rose at 11 minutes past seven, setting a course due north.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 463, 19 September 1928, Page 1
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