Beware The Fijian Wrecker!

When a visiting Fijian cricket side began a New South Wales tour January, Australians were as much interested in their yaqona drink habits as their cricketing prowess. The tanoa (yaqona bowl) was \ most-photographed member of the Fijian team, and many were the stor told in the newspapers about the powers of its contents. Most writ were under the (incorrect) impression that it was a potent brew w powers of intoxication. It was a “wrecker”, said one report, describe how at one country town in NSW an Australian batsman had master the Fijian attack, and then made the mistake of joining them around i yaqona bowl. Despite advice from the locals not to touch it, the batsm Wiped it down, returned to the crease and had his stumps skittled by l first ball! y

The Fijian visit cricket team (t[?] brings on the field Sydney a tanoa yaqona (kava) as refre[?] ment—not as a wreck Left, Frederick Val[?] tine greets his cou[?] Mrs. George Little arrival in Sydney.

Photos: "Sydney Mo [?]

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