The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-12
NEW zEALAnDERS
PLEASE AUDIENCE

An audience of 500 persons greeted
| the appearance OF the New Zealanders
at the Weber Academy last evening.
The Weber Academy band. under
the direction of Prof. L. w, Nichols,
rendered several selections which
called forth considerable applause
The company, composed Of Mr and
Mrs. Rawei and daughter, made their
appearance singing a native song To
the accompaniment of guitar played
by Mr. Rawei Mr., Rawei began his
lecture. the scenes he described being
pictured by stereopticon views. The
speaker proved remarkably entertain
ing. having keen sense of humor and
great ability as a lecturer.
He began by telling of the beauties
OF New Zealand. He said in part:
MY country is sometimes called the
land OF ferns because OF the beautl-
full foliage which is found In every
part OF Il There are no wild animals
or poisonous insects there. so II is
safe for the children to wander at will
through the forests, and there is no
need to worry about them. There are
many beautiful waterfalls among the
mountains, which greatly enhance the
beauty of the country.
THE women, as you see. are fairly
good looking and possess excellent
characters, and OF the girls l may say
that IN no land have | seen greater
innocence than they possess.
las there are no Wild animals the
birds are tame; Indeed. there are
some that have no wings at ALL and
beautiful clothes are made OF the
feathers OF this so-called wingless
bird, One OF the oldtime customs
was to carve all descriptions of char
acters on the wall doors and porches
Of their primitive houses This was
done with flint and shell cblsels. and
shows remarkable skill The oharac.
ters are distinctly Egyptian and
many traditions prove that the people
of New Zealand are OF Jewish origin.
"Tattooing was another old Gus
tom, many OF tho men being tattooed
all over their bodies. This was done
with fine chisel while the victim was
held tightly by others, and then col
orlng powder was put into the wound.
The married women are tattooed on
their chins. SO that no mistakes shall
be made, and by the way I think that
would be a good thing TO do In this
country"
Several songs were sung by the
troupe. after which Mrs. Rawei took
up the story. She also is we'll edu-
Gated and very entertaining She
gave very interesting talk about the
terrace lands and geysers of the coun-
try, which she said were of vast value
10 the people. as they eliminated the
danger OF earthquakes and wlthal
Wore among the scenic wonders of
the world
She also told how the women made
clothing out Of the flax plant, grass.
bark and fibres, showing each kind OF
cloth as she described IL In closing
she gave a very interesting desorip-
tion of a Now Zealand marriage
Miss Rave! favored the au~
dience with very humorous recitations
entitled Essay on Duck" and
What Little Boy Got for Peekln'."
The little lady is just out OF an Indiana
school and is certainly a promising
young American.
Mr.. Rawei then described some of
the modern cities OF New Zealand.
some OF which have 4 population OF
from sixty to eighty thousand people.
and In which municipal ownership of
public utilities prevails.
Sunday is also kept sacred. no work
being done on that day.