AN ISLAND ROMANCE
MARRIAGE OF A FIJIAN PRINCESS. SENSATION AT~THE ISLANDS. A Mastertomlitan wliio was recently on. a visit to Fiji tells an interesting sittory of, the romance attending the marriage of a Fijian. Br in cess. The young lady—Riatu Latla—who is 18 years of age, is the daiugihter of a wealthy chieftain, now deceased. For sever all'' year.si past she has been, receiving her education at tb<e Wtamgarjni GViu'ls' Crilege. It had been, arranged by her guardians tiliat she should marry a waa.l/tihy chieftain off t(h© Islands, but the a-i-a-atngement did not, apparently, meet with her appravall'. &- few weeks back slie was intirodu'ced to a yicung. man- in> Auckland at one time held a position! in a baiii'k. Wlhiether a muituaT affection sprang up it- is difficult to say, but it is nevertheless a- fact that, aftea- a few days:' a.cquadailtance, tlie young couple became uaiiited at the Registry Office. Tiie prinwes's then, leifti feir Suva, teavimg "her European' 'lilusbaaid. iir. Auckland. Quite a s-en.'-siation; was caused ami Fiji when it was ajinoiumoed that Ratu. iLala had married im Auckland'. Steps are, it is said, bding taken to test- the validity of 'tOw> marriage. The husiband, im the meantime, intends' proceedilng to Fiji, to claim h-isi bride.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10520, 8 January 1912, Page 5
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208AN ISLAND ROMANCE Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10520, 8 January 1912, Page 5
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