The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-22
NEW zEALANDERS
LOOKED AT TER
ALL CONQUEBING FOOTBALL
LULU DURING THEIR STAY.

A more remarkable crowd of athetes
and, wthal, a more modest one, than
the New Zealand Rugby Football
champions who passed through on the
S. S. Sonoma yesterday it would be
difficult indeed to find A big jolly
unaffected lot they were, big enough,
as may be imagined, for the team aver
aged 1872 pounds in weight and jolly
enough to take all things philosophical
ly even when they were not pleasant.
THE trip down." remarked one of
the All-Blacks on their arrival ooh, it
was good enough but, my word! How
that ship does roll I'll bet a quid she
rolls when she's in dry dock"
Fortunately all of them are good
sailors and if the company pulled down
anything on their meals it is a Won
der.
Fred Waldron L. de L. Ward, p. F.
Cleghorn, Supervisor Jack Lucas and
Harry Armitage were the local cice-
rones who took the visitors i'm hand.
The team which left New Zealand in
July last all came back this way with
the exception OF two, who, for business
reasons, We're unable to take in the
American tour and went home by
way of the Suez Canal. Those here
yesterday were ]. Corgett, w. Cum
ningham, f. Newton, G.. Nicholson,
]. O'Sullivan, A. Mcdonald d. Nc
Gregor, j. Duncan, w. j. Stead (vice
captain), G. II. Dixon (manager), d.
Gallagher (captain), ]. Hunter, G.. Gill
lett, F. Glasgow, w. Mackrell, S.
Casey, H. ]. Abbott, G. w. Smith, H.
d. Thompson, H. G.. Mynott, e. e.
Booth, G.. Tyler, r. G. Deans, other
members of the team, who did not take
the Sonoma are w Johnston, c. Seel-
ing, r. Harper, w. ]. Wallace, F.
Roberts and w. Glenn.
After the trolley ride out to the
Moana, during the whole course of
which the New Zealanders were loud
| in their admiration of the beauties of
Honolulu, the luncheon arranged for
was served in the main dining room.
Captain Berger and the band were sta
toned outside and through the meal
discoursed English, Scotch and Irish
airs much to the qualification of the
visitors. The band had to leave early
away so Captain Gallagher marshall
ing his men on the lanai gave the sig
nal for the now famous New Zealand
war cry as an honor to the band. Never
since the days of Kamehameha the
Great has such a cry been heard on
the shores of Hawaii. The lusty lung
ed football men stamped in unison and
flung their arms as do hula dancers,
while they shouted their song.
No wonder they won their matches!
That war cry would strike terror into
any brave heart
With ready appreciation Captain
| Berger called for his men to sing
aloha Oe" which they did with excel
lent effect and then, standing the band
played God Save the King" the loyal
New zealanders singing the British
anthem and then cheering the band.
Returning to the dining hall, L. de L.
Ward was asked to give a few words of
welcome, which he did in excellent
! style. He explained that the absence
of the Acting Governor was due to the
late arrival of the Sonoma and the con-
sequent lateness of the luncheon, the
Acting Governor having another i'm
pOrtant engagement. He drew atten-
ton to the motto on the souvenir
badges, the Maori and Hawaiian words
"T<ia Ora" and aloha" which mean
practically the same thing and said
that he knew now that when any Ha-
waiian said Aloha to a New Zealander
the latter would reply with "<ia Ora
c. II. Dixon, manager of the ALI
tod Oh,
remarks. The work of the Promotion
Committee in having the comfort of
visitors looked after he especially eX-
tOlled and said that he would heartily
endorse the foundation of such an in
stitution i'm his own home. This he
said was the first place that began to
look like home to the team and the
boys would ever remember the kind
Il ness shown them.
Luncheon having concluded the visit
ors entered the car again and paid d
visit to the aquarium which they APP
peared to enjoy very much. A trip VI
Manoa valley and a run into town
finished the entertainment and the
visitors then had the freedom Of the
town until at-nidnight the ship pulled
out for the long run to far off New
Zealand.
mr. ~ T-VT