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(Continued from page 3) wherever these white men got into the Islands at least in the west, whore, as has been said, the natives were wilder- uiter disorder prevailed daring the first three or four decades of the century,
The fret attempt to remedy the dis order was made by Protestant mission- aries, who, under the auspices of the | London Missionary Society," made their way, often with their wives and children, into this Alsatia of the South Seas, and did their best to civilize the natives and to protect them from the beach-combors. The missionaries, like the beach-combers at an earlier date, were on the whole better received than might have been expected, and for a somewhat analogous reason; the boacb-combers had been wel. comed for their skill in the use of carnal weapons and the missionaries were now received for their skill in the use of spiritual weapons. But, unlike the beach-comer, the missionaries put to good purpose the influence which they attained over the natives and-in varying degree in different parts of the Pacific-acquired an authority for which in sorne cases they were hardly prepared. Moreover, these first mis- aionaries were without support from their Government and before they had well established their position, French Roman Catholic priests appeared in the South Sens, and wore energetically supported by their Government. Thus began an unseemly and unequal struggle between the two Churchos-practically for the control of the Islands.
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* posscasions in the South Seas, when, in 1842-44, they took the Tahiti, Marquesas, and Paumutu groupe, all in Eastern Polynesia, ostensibly to enttle the disputes then raging between the Protestant and Roman Catholic miwione. In 1553 the same Government took the large and naturally rich island of New Caledonia, in the Western Pacific, for a convict station: Next, they ad vanced a little further north and took the Loyalty Islands, here again driving out the Protestant missionaries. From New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, French influence and French settlers spread to the New Hebrides, thus laying the foundation of the claim afterwards made and partly established to those islands also.
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By this time throughout the South Sea Islands the social conditions which had prevailed before the arrival of white mon changed. had greatly
Eastward carious series of native constitutions und kingdoms had erisen, chiefly under mis- sionary influence; and even in the more backward western islands, where the natives showed themselves less apt to give up the old club-law for any con- stitational system which the missionaries had beach-comber could devise, the
soine what gradually given place to anore reputable class of European traders.
of American subjects, the United Statem Nothing was even yet produced indus trially in the Islands, and the natural
very important Government, formally annexed them, They have since been very thoroughly and produce, bêrbo-de-mer, pearl-shell, and changes have taken place in the commer scientifically developed and effectively NOTHING BETTER FOR THE after a time coconut oil, was insufficient cial and international circumstances of fortified. The hold of the United States to attract merchants in a large way, Fiji The Commonwealth of Australia except perhape in the case of the Ger- and the Dominion of New Zealand have in the Pacific was further strengthened by defuite recognition, under the mons; and Germany was not yet in a come into existence. On the other site the position to pretend to political sway in of the Pacife British Columbia has Samoan agreement of 1899, of its right and coaling ibe Pacific.
The special energy of the become of enormously enhanced import to the important harbou Hamburg firms had, however, largely ance as a port of communication with, station on the little island of Tutuila.
One other Power has lately begun to monopolized the trade of the western Australasia, not only from Canada bus islands-such as it was--and the repre- also, owing to the making of the Cana take greater interest in the game of in- diari Pacific Railway, from Europe. The ternational relations in the Pacific. sentatives of these firms bad obtained a
trade across the Pacific from San Fran Jepan at the close of her war with Russia cisco and the western coast of the United in 1905 became entitled to watch the States has very greatly increased. The course of affairs. It was then too Inte for approaching completion of the Panam her to find unowned islands to seize, but Canal has excited expectations of further it was not too late to spread her interests As a pebble dropped into a super- saturated solution starts active crystalli. great changes in the use of the Pacific; and her people throughout the islands, the transcon- snu even to the distant American coasts. and the completion of zation, so in the late seventies of the last tinental railway to Valparaiso has arous In any further struggle in the Pacific, century an event happened which led to the gradual introduction of law and ordered expectation of other similar changes. Japan from her island home up in the intes the South Sea Islands, which were All these changes, and others, have great north-west corner of the ocean will be able, and is almost certainly prepared, by that time overfull of ungoverned whitely increased the interest of the men, of many kinds and many races, and world in the Pacific, and incidentally to take an active part. all living in one way or another upon the have increased the importance of the is lands. Recently, therefore, the various natives. Suddenly it was discovered that cafton, which owing to the American war Powers have shown a keener appreciation To sum up. The British Empire con-
of actual and impending changes,
Ger- was scarce in the markets of the world, could be profitably grown in Fiji, where many, having become a Great Power, has trols, either as possessions or as protec Europeans were already especially numer. begun also to crave for a fair share of torates, the more important of what used otte. and where British subjects from New distant colonial possessions, and the fact to be called the South Sea Islands, South Wales, Victoria, and New Zealand that German firms had long sines cap- especially of those which should naturally
outposts and guards to the vero in a majority and of preponderating tured the trade with the natives of many influence. Here, since the British Gov. of the islands seemed to warrant their of Australasia. These possessions, differ MITSUBISHI GOSHI KWAISHA, Government in pegging out claims in the in this respect from the Pacific hold-
(MITSU BISHI (0.) assume ad Facile.
ings of any other nation except the distant
United States islands of Hawaii, have 00 AL DEPARTMENT Accordingly in 1884 and 1895 Germany been developed into the position of a pro- had been formed by the attempt failed, She took also the adjoining islands, the able colony. -
natives took what she wanted of New Guinea. perly organized and commercially valu-SOLE PROPRIETORS TAKASIMA,
Included in the British
real power over the natives, of which Germany at a later time reaped the benefit.
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HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SATO, dict between European and native in-known as New Britain and Now Ireland, able harbours at Fiji, at Varau in the SHINNEW od KAMIYAMADA terests, party because cotton failed to but are now, under Germaan rule, called Friendly lelands, in the New Hebrides, pay after the close of the American war, Neu Pommern and Nea Mecklenburg, as though in this case the possession is han and partly for a third reason.
the whole group
of islands is called the pered by being held in undivided share
Germany also with the French, and, The Fijians being quite unaccustomed Bismarck Archipelago.
though and unwilling to labour except for their about this time acquired the Marshall scenes not generally recognized, in Fan- own support,
it had been necessary to in Islands away to the north-east; and, with ning Island, the mid-Pacific station of troduce alien natives from the New a foresight afterwards justified, she Preife Cable Board. It must, however, Hebrides and other distant islands as la- spread bor influence into the Solomon not be overlooked that none of these har-
Islands. bourers for the now planations, and this
Finally, though not till the bours is fortified, and indeed, that our labour trade had in some cases been car clote of the century, Germany, by agree islands generally are not yet as well tied on with so much disregard for the ment with Great Britain, took the large organized for defensive purposes as their welfare of the labourers introduced, as to but still quite undeveloped island of intrinsic value and their position in rela- have created a notorious scandal. In all Bougainville, the northernmost of the tion to Australasia and to Canada seam these circumstances the British Govern- Solomon Islands, thus rounding up her to warrant. ment had no alternative, but to assume position in the Bismarck, Archipelago,
Bis-
control, the antive chiefs, or those who By the same agreement, moreover, she gat As to the position of the other Powers were assumed to be the chiefs, ceding the sole control of Samoa, except that Tutuila in the Pacific France holds Now Cola inlands to the Queen of England. A Brior Pango-Pango, with its excellent har donia and some other islands in the West- tish Crown Colony was at once created, bour, was left in the possession of the orn Pacific, and Tahiti and adjoining the only one which has ever existed in the United States. As against this Great islands in the Eastern Pacific, but seems hardly to regard these possessions serious- South Beas. Careful and proper regula Britain inter alia secured practical tions were established for, the introduc session of the Friendly Islands, including ly. Germany possesses a strong and well. tion of indentured labourers, not only the natural harbour of Vavau, the fincat defined naval baso in and about the from the islands from which recruits had in the Pacific, as well as the Solomon marek Archipelago and an eastern out- post in Samos She regards these very previously been obtained, but also from Islands except Bougainville.
seriously for their strategic value, but the British East Indies. Toe Governor
seems to feel no great interest in their At the end of the contury, the United development as commercially valuable
Colonies.
The United States hold the
their utmost to develop these both commercially
base from which to
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VESSELS EXPECTED.
THE AMERICAN MAIL
The P.M. str. Munchuria arrived at Manila on the 1st July, is expected to leave Manila for Hongkong on the oth July, and to arrive at this port on the 7th July, at daylight.
The T.K.K. str. Chigo Marn left Hong- lulu on the 21st June for Hon is expected to arrive at this port on the. 12th July
The P.M. str. Nile left San Francisco on the 22nd June, for Hongkong, vis Honolula, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, and is due to arrive at Hongkong on the 19th July,
THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL,
The E. & A. str. St. Albans, fromr Sydney, etc., left Manila on the 1st July, at 6 p.m., and is dus here on the 4th July, at 9 a.m.
The N.Y.K. str. Farata Maru (Austra- lian Lino) left Bydney for this port via ports on the 15th June, and is expected here on the 4th July.
The I.G.M. str. "Coblenz left Sydney, on the 30th June, at 11 a.m., and may be expected here on or about the 22nd July.
THE CANADIAN MATI
The C.P.R. str. Empress of Jupin arrived at Shanghai on the 1st July, ab 3 am, and left again at 7 p.m., same day for Hongkong, where she is due to arrivo on the 4th July, at 10 a.m.
THE GERMAN MAIL.
The I.G.M. str. Prinzess Alice, carry- ing the German maila with dates from Berlin of the 12th June, left Colombo on the 30th June, p.m., and may be ex- pected here on or about 10th July,
MERCHANT STEAMERS.
The A, L. str. Kocher loft Singapore for this port on the 29th June, and will arrive here on the 4th July, at daylight. The H.A.L. str. Alesin loft Foochow on
the 2nd July, a.m., and may be expected here on or about the 4th July, a.m.
The str. Seangbee left. Rangoon on the 3rd June, for Hongkong via Penang and Singapore, and is expected to arrive here. on the 6th July.
The N.Y.K. str. Awa Maru (Amorican Line) left Kobe for this port on the 28th June, and is expected here on the 7th July,
The str. Polcevera left Singapore for this port on the 2nd July, p.m., and may be expected here on or about the 9th July.
The T.K.K, str. Kiyo Maru left Hono- lulu on the 23rd June for Hongkong, and is expected to arrive. at this port on the 28th July,
The Swedish East Asiatic Co.'s str.. Feddo loft Port Said on the 20th June, and is expected to arrive here on ahout the 9th July.
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The str. Glenlogan passed the Suez Canal on the 11th June for Hongkong vis Straits.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. Maurang, from Sandakan, is due in
Hongkong 4th July.
Onvang, from Chinwantao, is due i
Hongkong 5th July.
Kumsang, from Calcutta, is dus in
Hongkong 10th July.
BHIRE LING. Carmarthenshire, from London, is dus in
Hongkong 20th July.
BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
Mattra, from Moji, is due in Hongkong
6th July.
Fazilka, from Rangoon, is do in Hong-
kong 14th July.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The Mogul Line" str. Atholl from United Kingdom left Singapore on the 2nd July, and is due here on or about the 8th July, a.m.
The CPR. str. Empress of India. left.. Yokohama for Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., on the 2nd July, at noon.
PASSED THE CANAL.
Juno 7th- Aki Maru, Hitachi Mara, Pera, Polynesien, Sachsen, Teucer, Atreus, O. J. D. Ahlers. 11th--Atholl, 14th- Bohemia, Glenlogan, Indrades. C. Ferd. Laitz, Palawan, Ping Sucy, Yarra 19th-Briegavia, China, Poly- 21st-Armand Dekic, Jason, Meinam, Memnon, Miya... · saki Maru. 25th- Braemar, Balow, Matoppo, Candia, Carmarthenshire, Peshawar, Fondalin, Yangtze 28th Ernest Simone, Nubia, Arcadia, Barom Driesen, Schuylkill, Feleve, Patricia. and Benvenue, Borneo, Calchas, Flint- shire, Lutzou, Yeddo, Kioto.
over all the islands not already under the States, long reluctant to own land ont Hawaiian islands, and have done and are HUNG NGOI BAN control of another civilized government, side the continent of America, took pos- Thus the British interests in all the tropi- session of the Hawaiian lalands, the fur- cal Pacific islands, excepting the Cook thest of the South Sea Islands from Aus- having arrived from the above Porta, Consignees Islands, which were attached to New Zea | tralasia and the nearest to the American ally, as an important od strategic Is the oldest and still immesenrably the best phemus, Prinzese Alice.
land, were onca for all centred in Fiji. coast. These islands had been the scene exercise their proper share of influence in The existence of this Crown Colony of the most successful of the remarkable the Pacific and to reach the Philippines. under the control of the English and not native monarchies which have from time Japan owns nothing down south among of any Australasian Government seeras al: to time been set up in the Eastern Pacific, the islands, but she watches everything, and steadily increases her interests every first sight an anomaly, but for fairly ob- In 1893 this Hawaiian Monarchy had where The water secrns again super-be obtained at the Office, 101, Das Verur Row vious reasons it is undesirable, at present, given place to a native Republicaturated; and one wonders who will throw Bentral, Hongkong 131, Fleet Street, London either to burden Australasia with the very unstable character; and in 1898, in charge or to give Fiji and its dependen- order to secure greater stability in islands the pebble-and when-which will restart or from the different; Agents.
process of crystallization. Pimes Documents translated from or into Classical vies self-government as part of a British so close to the American coast and so full
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