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CAI^E MAY HERALD, WEPNRSDAY AUGUST 18 1907

Kitcic until in Strange Powers Exercised by the

Tribal Priests.

DAZED AN ENGLISH BISHOP.

full Wuuwli-dse of which W« . acquire The Maori J.rlcal tuhuUKU. un he waa called, rr of oiau,v powen which » .xplalucd hr tupootlam. la luelhoda of |UV(riidlDC tc -ouitm from the eoda Were lue to i-ruft. Veutrllo^ulslB ra.llced by the (nil

inenlnl luBucnc* um>

poO uoalaii waa a 14a to make tha vlrtla while man hatWra that what ha aaW waa a frtwh awn leaf, yet It waa la leallty atOI a dry brown one. The end of the laat of the tolxnifaa waa bulb alusutar and |mitbelle. On that terrible ul«bt In Juno, ISM. when the Pink aad White Terracea were loat to New Rea land and darkneaa came orer the land. Tohoto woe aleepln* at Walroa vlllafe. He waa burled

i the

a day a

I It i

He <

'err

the rulur

feeble after bln lon« oonflnemen bole that miwt hnee been for a time scarcely leaa hot than an oeen, and be waa black wltb the aahea. from the Tob-noli' erutitlon Yet had be bean left alone be inlclit bare recoierad.

t him to the bwpltal at ■re. probably In lenorancc arrednefa In which the

head la heM amonc Maorla and eapedally thai of a tohunsa. She white and mat toil hair and beard were cut off.

moat terrible and decradlns

thine that could bar# happened

hoto. Ilia personal tapu

.-r. wtih'h con only be exidalned. aaya n .MrT.T>i«>udent of the I'all Mall Oairtte, by pruceaaes Into which we are only now beslunlns to bare any InMany white men are familiar with aome of the outward forms of the observances of the Maori priests, but ot the Inner mcanine and orlfln of their ritual we know noth Inc In the teachInx- banded down to tboae cboaes atiione their direct descendants under circumstances of crest secrecy the pupil waa put to several test* In ordet to prove his proficiency. First be had to take In bis hand a hard, smooth and round stone and, repeatlUK a karakla. or lucantatloo called a boa. to shatter the atone Inte fracmenta. and that only by the mental operation of wllllnc. without any physical effort. To all the priest's operations the karakla was a necessary adjunct. It supplied to the Polynesian mind an outward alcn connectlnc cause and effect. The old time Maori believed. Indeed, that the karakUr. the form of words u»ed. wrouefaf the de aired effect, and the efficacy of this Incantation depended on the absolute fidelity with which the formula wmi

pronounced.

If the pupil was successful In the atone test be waa next made to try hi* powers on some animate object, such a* a flying bird, the process belli* the siune as before. According to the Maoris, the bird wss always killed If the pupil was proficient Or be ml*hl boa a fleeing enemy and cause him to lie seized with all those agonies of retardation which we are all familiar with when suffering from nightmare. Then came the final test the pupil tielug ordered to exercise the power of willing to death aome near relative of his own In order to show that fa) the exercise of bis powers he could rise superior to the feelings of natural affection. This waa the dread makuku. and It Is well known that If a Maori believed be was thus bewitched he was sure to die. Here we see the effect of hypnotism and suggestion con veyed by telepathy. Sometimes a priest who considered himself deeply affronted has been known to will tc death a whole family for the act of one Individual, and all. even the baht at the breast, have wilted away. / The tobunga was even credited with the tower of Influencing the dead. Tb« present writer was a witness ot the following Incident: A branch of tb« Aranas, the tribe of the district of Kotorua. being at war. had suffered defeat, and one of thetr braves had been brought borne dead. The van qulsbed sought at once to find out by some omen connected with the dead chief whether they would be success ful In their next encounter. Tbs tobunga was reqnssted to pro Are the desired omen, the peopl* squatting In s ring about the bier. Advancing a few paces from the deed body, the priest began to recite a powerful Incantation. Intent on miking the deceased give aome algn. the eye* of all presentj^etiig fixed on the slain warrior. Presently the corps* wss ot> served to move slightly to one side, op which a great cry of Joy rose from the people. The movement was Interpreted as a algn of future victory. Tills feat was often performed by tb* tobunga of olden ilmea. Tohoto waa the last of the old tnbun gas. The number of bis years could

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Ope May County, will meet on TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1IWJ. the place wber* tb* next election In

»r di.trici will be beW. al oo* o’rloak

the afternoon, and remain In araaion

itll nine o'clock In the evening, for the purpoe* of making np from the cauraaa

g hooka two liata or rrgiaura of U>< ,mee. rnddriita and alreel number If an; all Ibe persona in tbelr respective *|ec

>n dialricu entitled to the rlghta of snffnute therein at the next election, or who aball personally appear before them foi that purport*, or who shall be ah own to

■ all-factIon of aocb Board of Hewlett) S leet tone to bare legally voted In tbai ID dlatrict at the laat preceding elec

tlon i herein for member of the General Awemblr. or who aball be shown by tbi affidavit In wriUngof aome voter In tha-•leetic-n district to be a legal voter therein

And also, on the said Tuesday. Rep lent 10. HWf. and betwt —

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. a primary election of o.. otloaa of political part lea. noniioatioo*. or for both, a litre be provisions of “A further snp

re.., that

_ Elect loI have their final meeting on TUESDAY. OCTOBER ®rn. I»C. Ibe piece of tbelr former meeting. a< __ 1'remain lo aemlou until nine o'clock h tbe evening, for the purpeae of revlalm and correcting tbe original regUura. ot adding thereto tbe names of all peraour eotltlcd to tbe right of suffrage In that alectloo dlatrict at tbe next election, who aball appear in person before them or who aball be shown by tbe written affidavit ol aome voter in aocb election dl-triet to be a legal voter therein, and of

Cape May 3 Wildwood Two Large and Comfortable Lanocbn

“MAT” gad “EAT I.“

sss&ejt,

his r

and. careless pea ranee, be wot* his hair long, l vl*lted him several times, hot so extremely sacred was his person bold that It waa only after repeated de lays that 1 waa allowed to ess -him Indeed, be considered that whits ph» pie were not fit to associate with, al they had do system of tapu. nor AM they regard things which were taps to the Maori with any reverence. 1 ’was deeply interested in his manlfes latlona. partly for tbelr strangen— and partly perhaps because I bad my self nsvlmllated many of tbe -Mao*! anpersiltloDa by the mere force at propinquity. From tbe first be bad resisted all ef fort of tbe mlsalonaries to Induce him to atwndnu his ancient faith for Chris ttanity ’ V he still bad a large fo* 'lowing who for hts.iMke rwignlre Christianity, ms waa greatly (Wired. New Zealand - ! grsotest HUbop laid siege to the oU 'heathen at Makois. that tree clad MW in Lake Return, to which the - *"

la ted. and this, preying oo hi* tAnd.

killed him.

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