During this period they meet the semese or fighting men of the tribe, “from whom they receive every incentive to become warriors.” Finally there are certain endurance tests that each heapu must pass before he is considered eligible to become a semese. “Of these the most important tests are, chewing upe (the root of the ginger plant), and drinking the urine of the semese chief.” The wind-up of the whole affair is the feast at which the heapu at last becomes a full-fledged semese and is entrusted with its mysteries; but this mystery feast is really an anticlimax and frequently disappoints the candidates.

The two parties differ about the actual request, Keegan claiming he was told, by reason of the departure of Davis, to take over the function of teaboy. The employer says he merely asked Keegan to perform that function on the one occasion.

She added that the relationship between bigs and littles is what each pair makes of it, and that a lot of the pairs often get dinner together and become close friends.

On Monday, Borrell renewed his attack, rejecting Vienna's claim that reviving naval operations would create a pull effect encouraging migrants to try to cross the Mediterranean by offering the prospect of rescue if they got into difficulties at sea.