THE MAORI KING-MAKER. REMOVAL OF BONES.
VVkj,l,ini;to^, Sept. 13. Naxi\ hs fiom Wellington and other paits of the colony aie proceeding to the North to takepait in the ceiemony of removing' the bones of William Thompson, the Maori King-maker, from their present restingplace at Matamata to Mangakawa, the tinal depository of the remainb of Ngatihaua warriors. Tawhiao it to preside over the proceedings which are to be earned out with great s>tate and pomp.
At the lienui Ironworks, bay* Lhe " Taranaki Herald,' things are being put in order for the bmelting-. On the Smartroad Mr Oldtield has between 20 and 30 hands employed cutting wood for the charcoal kiln that is now in course of erection at the works. The "Philadelphia Prefab " says that the Emperor of Russia and the King of the Sandwich Islands drink regularly to excess and are victims oi delirium treme>it>.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 299, 15 September 1888, Page 5
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145THE MAORI KING-MAKER. REMOVAL OF BONES. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 299, 15 September 1888, Page 5
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