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SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1932,

A Colony That Died When Young

Charles Enderby's Rule At The Aucklands.

TWO

24

YEARS AS GOVERNOR

AN EARLY EXPERIMENT IN

PROHIBITION.

Discovered by Abram Bristow, master of one of Enderby's whalers, the "Ocean," on a voyage from Hobart Town to London

Jumped at the chance for a job; by way of Cape Horn in 1806, the Auckland Islands were for three

years the home of an Enderby colony in the South Seas,

Powdered their nose,

Put on nice clothes, Ready to vie with the mod..

Chicago. The Villa, "A deft lady-killer, Bart Williams, the artist of note:

He said, "I don't paint... Now ladies, don't, faint,

A ruse was the "ad" that I wrote.

Chicago. the jail.

A man, strong and hale, Telling the judge of his reason:

"It was only an end To get a girl friend." And, the judge said, "In quod

# weason."

News In Brief.

Charles Enderby landed at Sarah's Bogom or Port Rosa on December 4, 1849, and carried on for over two years as Lieutenant- Governor of his little colony.

He tried prohibition, amongst other experiments, but the little settlement had no luck. The Aucklands were abandoned, and häve had no really permanent inhabitants since.

to go quietly.

For nearly a century the ers would not allow the prayers for Enderbys were the leading British him (Charles Enderby) owners of South Seas whalers. Lieutenant-Governor to be read on.. Samuel Enderby, the founder of the Sundays. They had "forcibly eject firm, worked through agents in the ed me from my house and signified North American colonies till 1775. their intention of removing me from for the year before the outbreak of the the island in irons," if he refused

Revolution,

In 1775 he fitted out his own

"Gross Insults”. whalers on the Thames and sent A little later the Commissioners them direct to the whaling grounds.stated that Enderby had threatened Of the 801 British vessels, making to shoot Mackworth, whom he bad. Mr.T. P. K. Kemble, the local 2158 voyages, fitted out for the himself appointed as magistrate and Isolicitor, was summoned before Mr whale fishery between 1775 and acting-Commissioner,

Schofield at the Central Police Court 1844, over a fourth belonged to the Charles admitted the threat, but. their disposal party committees yesterday for obstruction, with his Enderbys or to Bennett and Co. said that it was the result of groša....... The China Mail. have been too often tempted into car in Daddell Street. He admitted

Charles Enderby thought that he insults and contemplated assault.. expenditures which were not only the offence and was fined $5. could do better by founding a colony He' added kindly:-"I was glad to Hong Kong, Saturday, Aug. 30, 1982 needless but varged on the scan-

on the Aucklands to act as a centre find a plea, however, inefficient A young Chinese woman. Chan" and depot for whaling.

(insufficient?), for not carrying the dalous. Economy will be the order Kwan, 20, of Sai Kung Road, fell The oil and bone would be stored threat into execution." Approaching Elections of the day from the very beginning when she alighted. from a Kowloon at the Aucklands, and picked up by In August, 1852, the place was Motor Bus Co. vehicle,, which was vessels chartered from Australasian abandoned.. Enderby went to In The United States. of the campaign to ite end in motion in Nathan Road and sus- ports.

Wellington (N.Z.) In the schooner“ Among the early endeavours of both tained head injuries yesterday Sir James Clark Ross, the Antarc-Black Dog and wrote at great length. parties will be an attempt to dis-evening:

tic explorer, had been much taken to the Secretary of State for the with the Aucklands. ·

Colonies, who declined to intervene. Maori Settlers, ・・

On August 5, 1852, the vessels.

Interest abroad in the American

cover the state and tendency of After throwing two half bricks at Presidential elections, held every public sentiment.

This is a study a Customs Inspector who had

On a little clearing at Port Ross, currying the Enderby settlers sailed searched him," a: Chinese was four years. is always widespread, which can be made with slight ex-signed before Mr. Wynne-Jones were the remains of a hut. This from Port Ross. One, main gayet but this interest has been greatis

pense. The materials for it are at Central Police Court yesterday Ross says, had been occupied for to look after the few things left heightened this year owing to the furnished by the press, by carres and given que month's hard labour some years by a deserter from a behind and to kill seals. As the

whaler and a Maori woman.

vessels made sail he' holsted and tremendous influence that the elec-pondence from well-informed per- for disorderly conduct,

In 1842, a couple of years after lowered the British flag. tion will hold on world affairs.sons, by travellers who, particularly |

visit of Ross, some of the The Maoria were left behind, but The street of Shapkiwan Rond the As no settled United States policy at this time of year, maintain running in a south-easterly direc- Maoris, who had moved from Port a little later their relations at is available until after November, great flow and exchange of opinion tion, alongside the nullah, parallel Nicholson to the Chatham Islands, Chatham Island gave the Hobart whaling Town whaler, Lalla Rookh, 100 tons. when the polling is held,, interna-between different parts of the na- to Ormsby Street and terminating persuaded the master of tional negotiations are left in the tion. To form a positive judgment at the entrance to Illumination brig to take them to the Aucklands. of potatoes to remove them to that

Terrace, has been named Wun Sha After some fighting, they settled warmer región.

Most of the colonies settled in air. The delay is unfortunate, but, upon this kind of data is always Street.

[down to grow turnips, potatoes, and cabbages.

New Zealand. - 'A grandson of one in the circumstances, unavoidable, hazardous. Particularly is it so

Sealed tenders for the erection The Enderby expedition consisted of the Enderby settlers, H. T. B. Even a European conference is this year. Candidates and politica) |

now on the staff of the inconclusive pending American managers who are told to-day of the of a clinic at Tsim, Tsa Tsui, and of the ship Samuel Enderby, on Drew, is

for the improving and strengthen-which Charles Enderby voyaged, New Zealand High Commissioner in participation, as the United States sweeping majorities by which they ing of the main roads in the New and the brigs Faney and Briak, London. holds a dominating position owing are going to carry this or that Territories and road conditioning which were to go whaling for the

Personal Pärs. at. Sha Tau Kok are invited in this, Southern Whaling Company. The to the war debts question. The State do well to be cautious or week's Government Gazette.

settlers numbered 51.

Having believed the Aucklands to Mr. and Mrs. Blair left for main fear of foreign observers is skeptical in crediting the glad news. that domestic issues, more particu. Their informants may be reporting A motor accident resulting in be uninhabited, Enderby had a Manila yesterday per the s.3. Em-

head Injuries being sustained by an shock when he found 70 Maoris press of Japan. larly Prohibition, do not obscure in good faith, but what is true, elderly Chinese woman, occurred there, but he found these earlier

Mr. C. C.. Black, of Furness Co. the more important issues of world or appears to be true, how may be last night at the junction of Caine settlers peaceful and well disposed.

Lost Cattle.

(Far East). Ltd., was among the problems, such as international utterly reversed by next week. Road and Shing Wong Street. The

down by trade, war debts, disarmament, American voters are notoriously woman was knocked

Writing to Earl Grey ba-July 1, passengers sailing for Manila from.

per the .s motor car owned by Mr. E. A. 1851, Enderby mentions that he had Hong Kong yesterday monetary systems, etc. The cam- subject to sudden and sweeping Harnelk, and was admitted to the forbidden the use of ardent spirits Empress of Japan. paign has not yet advanced suff changes of political conviction and Government Civil Hospital," whether on shore or on the vessels.

Brother Aimar, was among the ciently to give any clear indication intention.

Spirits, he said, made it most diff landing passengers arriving in Hong Just now, almost all The cholera epidemic is still cult to maintain order, of the probable result, the out-political observers, even Republicans raging in North China, $43 cases

Enderby's subjects ashore then Kong yesterday on the Suwa Maru standing feature so

Brother Aimar from Singapore. far having when they tell you" privately what being reported from Shanghai for numbered 94 Europeans and 57 New is the head of the La Salle College, been, as one New York critic ob they think, concede that the drift the week ending August 13. Zealanders. In the case” of “both

Kowloon. served, the vast amount of talk is strongly in favour of Governor ing the same period, 126

Thirty-one deaths occurred. Durraces there were a good many and ballyhoc associated with the Roosevelt. The reasons for it le were reported from Nanking, 97

cases women and children.

Robert Towns, the Sydney agent Heywood, B.A... B.Sc. (Oxon), to The appointment of Mr. G. S. P.. campaign. Prior to November, of on the surface. There is an im- from Amoy, 47 from Calcutta, 26 of the Enderbys, had chartered the be professional assistant at the course, a great deal of quiet work mense body of discontented citizens from Dairen, 25 from Macau, and Artemisia to take down 30 cattle,

eight from Canton. The death 400 sheep, and four horses, August 10, is announced In this Royal Observatory with effect from of in organizing, will be done,

who, as a rule, incline to hold the rate was highest in Amoy 40 vic- The Artemisia's cattle were put week's Gazette. which the public may hear little party in power responsible and to tims being reported, while 25 over the side and awam ashore. An Committees have to be appointed vote against it. Already there is deaths are reported from Macau.

there were no fences, they at once In accordance with Instructions and co-ordinated. Plans must be noticeable a more hopeful attitude,

disappeared into the thick bush and from the Secretary of State for the Mr. William Yinson •Lee, of

were lost. When the Lieutenant Colonies, His Excellency the Officer, laid. One certainty the campaign It la chiefly mental, as yet. But Shanghai, who passed through the Governor wanted some beef for Administering the Government has engineers of both parties are when people in various walks of life Colony at the beginning of this Christmas no one could find any of been pleased to recognise Mr.. facing. They will have to do their and of different viewpoints begin month with his daughter Arline, en the cattle. So he dined on mutton. R. J. F. L. Ohl as Vice-Consul for

route to the Philippines, was enter- Enderby varied his period of the Argentine in Hong Kong. work cheaply this year. Campaign readily to cheer up at even slight tained at tiffin by Governor-General office with a visit to Hobart Town, funds will suffer like everything signs that the sun is going to break and Mrs. Roosevelt at Malacanang where Sir William Denison received DANGEROUS DRIVING APPEAL else from the depression. Even through the clouds, it may indicate Palace, Manila, on 11th instant him with something like viceregal

ALLOWED. rieb men, if there are any left, will a sort of general movement, or mass!

Others present were Mr. Roosevelt's honours.

two sons, Theodore and Cornelius The whaling however, went on

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find campaign contributions one of paychology, which will have sur who had just arrived from the badly. A voyage to Sea of Okhotsk An appeal against the conviction. the easiest things to cut down. prising political consequences If It United States, and Mr. Ventura, was moderately successful, but the and fine of $40 imposed on Mr. Instead of the lavish scale on proceeds to a culmination. It is, of Secretary for the Interior Mr whaling in the far south was dig-James Chor recently for dangerous Yinson Lee and Misa Lee Intend appointing. A sealing gang of 14 driving, was heard at the Central which the Presidential campaign courss, mainly on the basis of such remaining in the Philippines until men was sent to Macquarie Island, Magistracy yesterday, Mr. Horace of 1928 was conducted, there will faint beginnings that President the beginning of September. but did little good.?

Zo appearing on behalf of the de-. be but the most meagre allowance Hoover's chances in the election are

So in December, 1851, George fendant. Dundas and Thomas R Preston After the re-hearing of the case, for necessities, with most of the thought distinctly to have improved usual luxuries severely eliminated during the past two or three weeks.

SELLS CHINESE VEGETABLES came to Port Ross B-special-com- Mr. Schofield withdrew the convic

Conero missioners to look into things. And tion and rescinded the Ane. Mr. This will not be a bad thing for However it turns out, the campaign

Me Alongside of in January, 1852, Charles Enderby Lo submitted that the car was the country. In other Presidential promises to be one

one of unusua

the Portland wrote to Earl Grey that he had driven on to the pavement near the Chin Hueng Port resigned his commission Central Theatre on a rainy evening Bells This Maine-Lientenant-Governor and was leay to drop passengers, did not consti

tute dangerous driving. nese vegetables and fug shortly

elections of recent years, far too interest. Its whole course may much money has been collected and followed as a fascinating experimen spent With such vast

cracy on the grand scale,

Portland,

Mr. Lo OL any regulation to cover the action.

He asserted that the Commission- I pointed out the absence