DESECRATION OF GRAVES.
' . ' . • J ■ .'{ k j:T j /, V (By, Telegraph.r—Press Association) ■ v. C'l'.t'PlJ* "tSl' , Napier, Monday. Information litis been received that the graves of th'e'Hapukafamily '.v at Te Hauke has been desecrated, . an|';'the'-ipolice, to , investigate the matter.VThOTiitivos aro jin • a grpat sfato of exoitepjnt and consternation, FourMarge'con* creto slabs, each weighingabout four from • ■ the vaijlt, and soyeral coffins yew •j----rudely disturbod,, evidently with the ••• ■v. idea of r obtaining tho >,treasure sup- , j: posed to, be buned with tho chiefs,' but the thieves' were 'disappointed and nothing was'Wmpved.'' Tho last chief buried there' ' was Wataane Hapuka, about four years ago, and' \ the marMders'had to ramovo .two . top coffins before they could get at that containing the body of another :> old chief who was buriod 16 yoars ago. The affair is at present' a mystery,, but bq long a time has lapsed since'the vault was visited , :•:> that it is feared tho culprit will remain undiscovered, , Hone Hapuka ■ tho present chief, says he is deter- , mined to liavo tho vault properly . j cemented over. |
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4880, 19 November 1894, Page 2
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172DESECRATION OF GRAVES. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4880, 19 November 1894, Page 2
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