Nui atu te hiahia o taua taitama kia kaua e tohea ia hei hōia, ā, hore rawa i whakarangona tana inoi. He ture hoki tērā nō te Wīwī, me uru ngā tāngata katoa, ahakoa rangatira, ware rānei. Puta ana te pūaroha o ngā whanaunga, o te tokomaha, hei aha? Kāhore i tirohia. Nō te whakatūturutanga kia tū taua rangatira hei hōia, ka whakamomori, kitea rawatia ake, e takoto ana, kua mate kē (KO 16/2/1885:4). / That youth was adamant that he should not be forced to be a soldier, but his plea was ignored. The French have a law that all men must enlist, whether they be aristocrats or commoners. His relatives and many others expressed their concern, but what did it matter? No notice was taken. When it was confirmed that that aristocrat must serve as a soldier he committed suicide and when he was finally found lying thee he was already dead.

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