WAKAREWAREWA, ROTORUA

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2413, 27 December 1887, Page 2

WAKAREWAREWA, ROTORUA

The Ahmiiiai. am. Buitish Fleet.— Quite a Hatter was caused in this kainga the other day on the receipt of your paper announcing the fact of the arrival of part of the il•—t <■: British men-of-war in Auckland. The flutter was amongst the hundred and one hun-lsome half-ca-tes in this neighbourhood. Of course, bad-castes like all other girls have a weak spot, and their weakness is a man* 01-war (.nicer. Now, the Committee of Management of this place have a pride like most other people. They are proud of their natural spring.: and their geysers, but above all they are proud of their half-caste waldnes, and naturally guard them with a jealous eye. So, when old Huns llopone was era-dug the bridge the other day and saw Mm. oraslhe visitors call her. tier Little men, with a newspaper. and di' .u—ing its contents with a score of other nice locking half-caste girls, he smelt danger. Hind, I may tell you, served in the Auckland police in his younger days under " Black Charlie," so he made straight tracks for that paper as the girls were having a bath, and neither in the water or out of it, and having no place to conceal it. After a lierce wordly light Himi h- cauie the possessor of the paper, and what did he see? Waikato Times. Dec. •Jo. Arrival of the Fleet. Mr) Men and MO3O Officers. •So while llemi is sounding the gong to cal! the committee to discuss this new danger I will tell you how it happened that the half-caste girls of this place obtained! the pride of place amongst the dusky beauties of New Zealand. A short time ago a three-feathered Rangatira from Napier was over here and boasted of the beauties of Napier. Tapapokcand other natives 1 ere spoke in favour of tiie women of Wakarewarewa, and invited his inspection, which he did, and if for no other reason than pure gallantry admitted lie was beaten only it mast never be mentioned or in any way reach bis own settlement that he bad admitted so much. He sent at once for a cask of beer to ' tigers as a self-inflicted fine. (As this is a temperance settlement that cask of beer had to he discussed by the committe, who ordered it to be rolled into the creek, hung upwards, and a guard placed over i; to see that no one took it away But somehow it was taken away, and some of the committee have appeared absent-minded at various times since.) By this time Himi llopoue had got the committee safely housed to discuss man-of-war topics. After the sensational article had lieen read Wirlmn said lie did not sec anything to be alarmed about, but Himi said if he had served in the Auckland police under Black Charlie in the olden days he would sec enough tor alarm. But Wirimu said notwithstanding Hind's caution he thought they should invite the Admiral and captain, provided they brought the wa'uinc pai with them. Here a commotion was caused by the Little Queen, Mira, who, contrary to custom, had got into the meeting house to hear the discussion, and who called oat “ Ka pai Admiral and captain, he oi ano ; kaore tc wahine pai Hanoi taku aroha atu kite atamirira." Here Himi was ordered to expel the interloper and they further discussed as who to invite. Mira again put her head into the door and called out “ Ko nga apiha anake kaliore te wahine pai, waiho atu.” Hind at once gave chase, and fell into the arms of his angiy wife, who wanted to know why he was chasing half-caste girls in that manner; in fact Hind put in a bad quarter of an hour. In the meantime the committee hail resolved to invite the Admiral and all the officers of the fleet, that is, provided they brought their good ladies with them. All the baths are to be cleaned out and the place pat in apple p e order, and as this is a strictly temperance settlement it is to be honed none of the visitors will think of bringing a pocket flask with them. iVhen it became known that the offiec-is' wives were to be invited the impressible Mira and tV- rest of the girls sang out in c milts “ Kauai t iku aroha ki nga apiha He oi ano. (Correspondent.) In this instance Aroha is of course, meant to exp ess respect.—Kb. \V. T.;