Rarotonga Wedding
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Rarotonga, Mar. 12.
Mr. valentine g. a. f. savage, school teacher, was married on Feb ruary 16 to pretty Miss Eliza Tutana Snow, in the L.M.S. Church, by Rev.
Mr. Challis.
Two “Umu-Kai Maata” (Big Feasts) were given in their honour. The feast at mid-day was given entirely by Mrs.
Stephan Savage, step-piother of the bridegroom, assisted by her many Mani hiki friends. After the guests had done ample justice to the super-abundance of good food, they were entertained by song and dances given by the Mani hikians. The ball given that night, was, by the untiring efforts of the two families, another huge success. Young “Val” is the son of our well-known Stephan Savage, recognised as one of the authorities on the Maori language and Polynesian mythology. His nearly completed dictionary of the Cook Island language will be the standard work on that subject. The bride belongs to an old Tahiti family, which is related to the Royal Family there.