The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-04
BAREFOOT ON THE HOT ROCKS.
Marvellous Feat Of a Fijian Who Pro-
fessed Supernatural Powers

MaLFeiGuS eat OF pan " no ~
rs-..5 c---.--,+,---7 r7----.-r
IL no part Of the broad British domain
were there weirder ceremonies II con
uec4fo0 With the roroua-4o1 of Edward
Z-TT r,ro7,,7l,- H., - s., N. Genital
'.-''-- a"
u ne - 'NH soioAS ot / I'LL ne COT
nation festivities there lasted week,
says . letter from Honolulu. in the
New York World The POlyueslau
counts the importance OF celebration
by -he length OF time il lasts Mingled
with church services and chEIdren's en-
tertainments. boat racing. and horse
racing. dinners by his exceIIency. the
administrator. and a grand bail al the
admin strator's official residence. was q
grand exhibition Of she ceremony Of VII
aYillairevo. or the PoTynesian fre-waIk-
Ing
This ceremony attracted chiefs and
people from az parts cf Fiji. II was
given . prominent place on The program
OF the celebration. II took place near
the government house. and was attend
ed BY his eyccUenCv The administrator
Nr. Aflardvre and nearly all tho 90
eminent officials OF the colony and most
OF the leading white residents II w.
performed by an old native Fffian
known as Ku-euf. much venerafrd for
his supposed supernatursI movers ava-,
among the proselytes OF rIla WESLEYAN
Church. the leading religious dfuou7in.,
lion in Fiji whose membership is mum
erOus enough 10 furnish a choir OF sea
voices IL the vocal parfs of the corona
ton celebration
The ceremony tool. 77afe on tho even
ing OF June 25.-Caref91I rrar4rarf,,r flz5
been made fo- # q, tba g--os.,,5. 49,
The GoverumCur. House n door, trench az
hole about twenty ees- Jo-e -,,o7,-. fsar
wide. and eight fee- doom u-ae Jfrg an6
early il The forenoon Of tho lle[- If +ba
ceremony this was fIIed nearly f,,u ri
keawf wood e1lr II, aord-too7 Is,,,y+1,.s
This is the cfIsfo-77s77 ,,e-,.oo,7 90 r7fij
and burns vim an intense ~ -,
this keaV-j wood y-are T,fia5 on i-,,-,e-,sr.
Oua1tff, of lava -~,.l,s ,-.---i- =: -,
from thar Of . -oo5-s=zz-7 g-.7s--,,eI,-,
TO that Of a br7sra1 haskell
The nua7,+i-t-- ~ ~ 49,. ~ -.,,~.
WAS 50 adfue+ef -17a- v-Ea, rI,.s ,.,.-7r,.[,-.s
had r-e7z I7,-rs-z a., +f,., - ia
an tho nit -,aarl[ 70 n Iez-s1 Of ~.
s,l1-ra,rn7l,. e7g-,-7,7 -T4. -,--,e,-,r-,5 -.
lighted shortly before Teor "a a. -
1EororrF77z- hoe - ero-Tqs. ~ q ,,,l,.-T-
al night At which tine me re-arro-,,-
Nc u +s7-g No. - ~
al fo--- zfzes ar lF5s+sy-,s r-d-T, 5+s
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sor- IL 3sv.5-I,rri or eI,-.-t s1-i~+ -
.saira ca.t~r 10th Over +r-s he v-o-.
a somewhat LONGER si-frr rrsda ~ +,,.s II
miami s4rT1nr IN . r=-5fe aborr MS
waist and j7a1-frg loosely dow. on his
head he wore . sort OF loose rbanIer
also made Of n leaves rl7a leaves benr-
IN t9Wn over his bo.tv and sb0u7Gers
core-fn,g -ben nre+-v we1 he wore no
ofber e,er15l-lte Fsfz feaf vrs~a errfraIz-
No. er5 -F,rr,rb rT.s -ofse nj iiz 80
,-era -bi~I- and br7rv froz7 }-s-frr- sr,ra
l.sraf5ota5 All Efz life he uze5 M
ureDargtft.T az snv kind an them In
~ hands he carried a bgr5Ia 1f Il
It7ves loosely 4fad ND INFO q s1-t Of
sbaaf fhe ends OF Tfe leaves falling
fre,1y ont from the retaining cords ar
are end As he APPROACHED the ferv nil
men win long dieces Of wood stirred