Te Pipiwharauroa 137

No. 137

1909/08

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 137, Gisborne, August 1909.

‘As clouds deck the heavens, so feathers enable the bird to fly.’ [cf. Nga Pepeha 352 but also He Konae Aronui p.13]

‘KUI! KUI! WHITIWHITIORA.’ [The cry of the shining cuckoo.]

THE TRUE MARKS OF A CHIEF

The words of a dying man are words of authority; if he is a chief and a truly good man then the tribe will hold on to his last words. There are two reasons for treasuring his words. First, because they are words that will grow in your heart. And the man who is dying has no deceitfulness with him; the things that concern him deeply are the things that will help his people after he has gone; these are what he will speak about. Secondly, as is the man so will be his words. He is a chief and a good man. His words are his final gift to his people.

Te Pipiwharauroa 101

Te Pipiwharauroa 101

No. 101

1906/08

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 101, Gisborne, August 1906.

A MURDER AT THE RACE COURSE.

We have often pointed out that one of the evils of betting is that people’s hearts are hardened. Some people bet, one of them loses £10 and is sad, the person who won the £10 from him is happy and feels no compassion for the one who had the £10 – his heart is hardened. The one who took from him the £10 gave him nothing for his money – no property, no horse, nor warmth [werawera]; however he, by luck or theft has profited. When Christ was hanging on the cross, gnawed by pain, the soldiers gambled for his clothes – they had hearts of stone, they had no compassion.

Te Pipiwharauroa 87

Te Pipiwharauroa 87

No. 87

1905/06

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 87, Gisborne, June 1905.

TOGO

The most famous man these days is Admiral Togo of the Japanese Navy. He has been called the ‘Japanese Nelson.’ Nelson was England’s greatest fighting admiral in former times. He it was who saved England and defeated the French and the Spaniards. It was Togo who first attacked Russia and began to make Russia stagger when he encountered the Russian warships at Port Arthur. It was Togo’s idea, to ensure the safe landing of the soldiers in Manchuria without them being troubled by Russian warships, that he should block the entrance to Port Arthur.

Te Pipiwharauroa 64

Te Pipiwharauroa 64

No. 64

1903/06/1

(Maori Version at NZETC.)

[1] Te Pipiwharauroa, He Kupu Whakamarama, Number 64, Gisborne, June 1903

THE TONGUE

(Psalm 141.3)

The tongue is a part of the body which can do great good or great evil; the tongue is very small but very powerful. A person’s words are like a match which sets something alight; much firewood can be consumed by a small fire. Words fall from the mouth but they fall for many days. The words of a good person are like seeds which bear fruit even after the death of the speaker.