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Show OLD TEMPLES OF TAHITI WILL BE UNCOVERED PAPEFTF. Tahttl. July 31 The ancient lore of Tahiti Is to be resurrected resur-rected and the ruins of the ternplea I of the South Pacific Islanders ordered or-dered destroyed a century sgo by' Christian missionaries, are to be uncovered un-covered by excavation. Efforts to, gsther th relics of a forgotten worship wor-ship are being vigorously prosecuted here interest centers upon the great central cen-tral temple of Maraa at Aleburu. on Tahiti island, where human sacrifices were offered to the bloodthirsty god of war, "oro." So completely were the wishes of the missionaries carried car-ried out that nothing remains aav trace of the foundations of this ax-tensive ax-tensive temple. Excavations are expected ex-pected to bring to light some Interesting Inter-esting objects, which. II is hoped, will reveal th purposes and uses of this aatctent structure. Mara. hll being the rblef temple of Tahiti, was not the oldest or th most important In the islands The temple at Opoa. traces of which still remain on th island of Kalates. was the sacred csntar of religion in the It waa at Mara that Captain Cook ' witnead th ceremonies of human sacrifices chronicled In his Voyages." Voy-ages." The natives while professing Christianity, Chris-tianity, and manifesting it by most' active church at'rcdanc. have a deep! gcance will come Instead of candy. CUn children' suck the pur juice from ih sugar' cast for their enjoyment |