FROM THE TEXT
I was delighted to get this little bit of confirmation of Rarotonga history. My
old friend and I had had a late sitting the previous evening, and I got some
useful information from him. In return, I was able to tell him much of Maori
history (in my imperfect Tahitian), in which he was greatly interested. But to
most of my questions the answer came, 'Ua mo'e, “It is forgotten.”
I was delighted to get this little bit of confirmation of Rarotonga history. My
old friend and I had had a late sitting the previous evening, and I got some
useful information from him. In return, I was able to tell him much of Maori
history (in my imperfect Tahitian), in which he was greatly interested. But to
most of my questions the answer came, 'Ua mo'e, “It is forgotten.”
In Samoa I saw several of from forty to fifty feet in length, pulling
twenty-five oars; some were double-banked like the old Roman trireme.
twenty-five oars; some were double-banked like the old Roman trireme.
This collection of titles is called fa'alupenga, and I was amused to see
that my friend carried with him a volume in which the titles of the various
chiefs were entered, and which was referred to before we landed at any village.
that my friend carried with him a volume in which the titles of the various
chiefs were entered, and which was referred to before we landed at any village.
I did not visit this heiau, but from a short distance it has much the
appearance of an old Maori pa crowning the hill on which it was built
appearance of an old Maori pa crowning the hill on which it was built
The story of the karaka tree has, I submit, been cleared up
7 Since writing the
above, I have seen Mr. O. Stuebel's “Samoanische Texte, unter beihülfe von
Eingeborenen Gesammelt und Übersetzt,” in which he makes Malietoa Laupepa (who
died 22nd August, 1898) to be the thirty-fifth in descent from Veta, and
Tamasese to be the fortieth from the same ancestor. Mr. Stuebel was German
Consul in Samoa for some years, and has published a number of Samoan traditions,
some apparently copied from this Journal.
above, I have seen Mr. O. Stuebel's “Samoanische Texte, unter beihülfe von
Eingeborenen Gesammelt und Übersetzt,” in which he makes Malietoa Laupepa (who
died 22nd August, 1898) to be the thirty-fifth in descent from Veta, and
Tamasese to be the fortieth from the same ancestor. Mr. Stuebel was German
Consul in Samoa for some years, and has published a number of Samoan traditions,
some apparently copied from this Journal.