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HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY,

BOOKBINDING

"DAILY FRESS" OFFICE.

The only office in China having European

PUBLIC COMPANIES

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 1901

THE PITCAIRN ISLANDERS.

A Parliamentary paper was issued on the 27th August by the Colonial Ofles (Cd. 754) containing "Further correspondence rolating to the condition of the Pitcairn Islandera," among which is an interesting report made in March Icarus.

taught workman. Equal to Home Work. A DIVIDEND of 323 per Share for the last by Commander Kaowling. of H.M.S.

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W. J. SAUNDERS,

Secretary, Hongkong, 10th October, 1901.

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R. G. HECKFORD,

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In a despatch addressed to Mr. Chamberlain siener for the Western Pacifle informed the on July 6, 1898, from Fijl, the High Commis- Secretary of State for the Colonies that "there is no prospect of the suggested communication [between Pitcairn and Tahiti) being established unless the inhabitanda of Pitcairn can be in duced to undertake the cultivation of certain products for export, but that the Mission of the Seventh Day Adventists, to which denomina tion the islanders belong, is about to take stopt for the improvement of their condition. I hare deferred for a month or so forwarding tho Consul's despatoles, in the Lops of being able elders of the Mission of the Seventh Day to obtain some further particulars from some Adventists who were expected to call at Sara, but they have not done sc"; and enclosed the following despatch from Her Majesty's Consul at Tabiti, dated April 15, 1893 ----

tank close above the village. There is another large well farther to the westward, and there is generally plenty of water:

your,

an average have called at the Island each

"(e) During the last four years S3 vessola on but the islanders generally seem to see very little of the crows of merchant vessels. In mest cases the master only of the vessels lands

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for a short time, the ships searesly ever anchor- THE (Gambier Islands) Mr. McCoy endeavoured to ing. During his stay last month in Mangareva between the two islands, and one of their vessels arrange samothing in the way of a regular trade has since called at Pitcairn, taking away large quantities of busons, pumpkins, nail arrow. will be able to maintain this trade. root. The

loading men here think that they

to the landing-place at N. W. anchorage. The

(There is now a very fair road leading New adult males have to give all their labour during the sarly part of the day-viz, from after au early breakfast at 3 a.m. until 2 p.m.-to works for the public good, directed by the local Parliament of seven. At the present time 23 between building a new church adjoining the prosent schoolroom, & new whaler, and the men are available, and their labone is divided

necessary boat work, shooting of goats, &e. p.m. is the dinner hour, and the remainder their own business of gardening, &o. of the day to people employ themselves about women of the

The many of the smooth and paint escornuts, plait do all the house work, and and decorate meat-lags, &o.

2

The

known. The typhoid of 1894 was brought (g) Disease appears to be still almost un here by a shipwrecked crew, and no other epidemic has touched the Island sives. leading people prefer to continue, as hitherto, without medicines of any sort. One small boy outs on the cliffs Thursday October-Chris has been recently killed by a fall whilst chasing

ap, son of the man of the same name, and son of Fletcher Christian, master's wate island, aged now 83; two other men are over of the Bounty is the oldest man on the 75, and the oldest woman is 72. None of the weakness of old age, and all sum thorough- these old people suffer from anything beyond

contented and happy.

Will reference to Your Excellency's des- patch of the 28th of February last, desiring The expression of my opinion, te to the port between Pitetirà and Tahiti, I have the honour sibility of establishing regular communication to report that, while the Pitcairn Islanders continue to produce nothing suitable to the requirements of this market, the suggestion contained in Commander Torkassy's Report anot in any way be mot from this end; but that if the Pitcairn people could be induced, suitable commodities o-direct trade with Tahiti and aided, to cultivate vanilla, coffee, and other

would be immediately establishes, to the pos- sible advantage of all concerned. I am further of opinion, in view of the few facts I have been able to gather on the subject, that some new enterprise is essential to the mora! and physical well-being of the Pitcairn people; and, in addition to the above articles, I would rely commend the increased cultivation of coconuts, and their subsequent fabrication into cap,

(4) The early loss of the frout teeth in tho which is now worth at Tahiti close on £9 per too. per jaw continues amongst many of the About two yours ago, Mr. McCoy, the President islanders, but the teeth of numbers of adults, of the Pitcairn community, confided to mo bis 59 woll as of the children, are without a few, desire to purchase, or baild, a small vessel for

Some families, in which up to the present thero the sanction of Her Majesty's Principal Secret into test love of tasth. No one amokos trading purposes, and is dus conrus I obtained as bean practically no intermarriage, still

tary of State for Foreign Affairs to issue to

or uses intoxicating liquor. him the necessary papors, and authority to By eat exception, in robust health, and full of (4) Men, women, and children seem, with the British ensign afloat; but. to his inability to raise sufficient, funds, the goar. Thanks to the care of the elected

owing doubtless question appours to have fallen through, and 1 Mr. McCoy as President-full employment is Parliament-consisting of seven members with have heard nothing farther of the matter. found for every one. Consequently, although a Mr. Michele, of the be all it should be, the islanders contented, and The discipline sooms, to Gambier Group, occasionally visits Pitcairn, the day's work often, to my knowledge, such thence to Mongarewa, where they are dispose astonished, on more than one ocassion, ayself and ships a little arrowroot, sud a few pig, us would astonish many a British labourer, as it of locally, there is absolutely no through traffic and the ship's company. Their religion re to-Tahiti, and our communication with Pit-mains that of the Seventh Day Adventiste, cairn is confined to Her Majesty's ships The Saturday services are well conducted, and of the Pacific Station which, at long inter the strong religions feeling which was oues so- vals, visit this port on their way to Valparaiso marked a charsotoristic of the islanders appears via that Ieland. I am informed, however, after the check it received some few years that the Seventh Day Arivantists, whose mis- sionary vessel has recently called at Pitcairn go-to bave again gathered strength. and Tahiti, offered

MThis Day Assured Charge AS CHIEF their plantations at agad to give employment on

MANAGER.

By Order of the Board of Directors. -

R. SHEWAN, Clairman, Hongkong. 27th Septemhio, 1901. 1245

JOHN BROWNHILL, DECEASED. MARY BROWNUILL, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all Persons, Firms, or Companies having any Claim or Claims against the Estates or Effects of either of the above named deceased persons must send in the particulars of their rospective R. HAUGHTON & CO.,

Claims on or before the Sth BAY OF NOVEMBRE Naval, Military and Court, 16, Queen's Rond, next to the Administrator and Executor JAMES

Opposite Kahn's Curio Store.

ROBERT MUDIE, whose address is at the TOBACCONISTS

Office of C. WENS, Solicitor, 36, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, after which said dato the esid Administrator and Executor will pro- ceed to wind up and distributo both states.

Dated this 8th day of October, 1901. [2563

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To Mr. tact, bly, seconded by the other elected mund ta ef, aby to a few young men of Pitrairn, in order that Parliament, I ccnsider is due the general im. they may obtain a knowledge of the cultivation Island since the date of the Royalist's visit. provenant which must have taken place in the and preparation of those productions most suitable for trade purposes, and that the misboth Honolula and Tahlt that the islanders It was common talk during our recent visit to sionaries of that sect, to which the Pitcaian people belong, are themselves giving some attention to the question of opening up the flesired communication by way of Rarotonga and other of their missionary stations in this region. Whether anything will ultimately be done in the matter is difficult to determine at this juncture; but there can be no doubt that steps in this direction have already been taken, and that if fands can be found, and the sanction of the Missionary Board obtained, the service will be established within the next twelve months by vessels sailing under the American

ag,"

And also une dated April 21 :---

"With reference to, and in continuation of,

my despatch of the 15th instant. I have the honour to report, for Your Excellency's in formation, that the Superintending Missionary of the Seventh Day Adventists resident in this district has communicated to me

the following:-

"Rajaton, April 19, 1899.

"It has not yet been decided that the Pitenirn will return by muy of Pitcairn Teland and Tahiti that will be decided when they reach Fiji, it she has not already been sold. If they do not return this way, Mr. Gates suggests that we charter a schooner hers, and send it to Pitcairn after scan of the people. We can then soud them some vanilla vines, and instruction as to how to care for the ranils If the Pitcairn should be sold, we hope to furnish the Pitcairn people with a small ressol with which they can market their produce.""

On March 31 last, Commander Knowling, of His Majesty's ship Icarus, sens from Houelul the following report to the Admiralty on visit he had just paid to Pitcairn Island-

PORT DR. BIRTH'S DOCUMENTARY bring some of their people up here to receive

THE Undersigned, being closely connected

with the leading MILLS

LAND and PUGET SOUND, are always pre pared to book orders or any specifications at LOWEST RATES.

STEMSSEN & CO..

Hongkong, 14th February, 1801,

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No. 252, DES VEUX ROAD WEST, Hongkong,.

Haro always on hand a Large Block of

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T. E. C.. -Card of Daily Prens Office, Hongkong, 9th October, 1901. (2667

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were rapidly deteriorating in morals and phy- squs, & condition of things which my officers judging-bellore does not hold good at this and myself after the best opportunities of time; and, on the other hand, looking to the Present flourishing state of the Island and ita people, it is difficult to understand how reports to their detriment can buve got abroad.

before the murder case which preceded the "Mr. McCoy had been away for some months Royalist's visit, and he admits that he found on his return mnel that needed improvement.

"A strong hand is naturally required at the head of this unique community, and fortunately Mr. McCoy is likely to be at the front for many years to come. The names of the present follows:-Mr. James R. McCoy, President; Mr. seven members of the local Parliament are as baries Vieder Young, Judge: Mr. Benjamin Stanley Young, Judge; Mr. Gerard Bromley Christian; Mr. Ernst Hayward Christian; Mr. Moss Young; and Mr. George Francis Warren, Secretary.

future may bring to the Island are, I think, (.) The principal difficulties which the neur

three, vix.

(1) The absouce amongst the men of early middle age of a fitting successor to Mr. McCoy.

(2) The surplus of females in the present and rising generation, a difficulty naturally accentuated in a small and secluded community. Any arrangement which would include the removal and oare of some of these youthful females of whom some of the grown up ones would now willingly leave-would be a work of useful philanthropy.

islanders to make use of a sort of language of (3) The tendency growing amongst the their own, which, I am told, is a clipping of English words, and which is, at the best, a already of making some of them appear slow of species of pidjin English. This shows signs comprehension when addressed in English

() Much rain has fallen on the Island of

AMERICAN PINE and FIR, BANGKOK AN experienced man of business to act allowed Mr. James R. McCoy, the chief magis late, but only one day during our stay was wet.

TEAKWOOD, HARDWOOD, &o, &a'

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An Inspection is respectfully, solicited.

Hongkong, 5th September, 1901.

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The wind blew generally from the NE., with little strength, but bringing a long swell and often a confused ses into both anchorages, making landing at N.W. anchorage impractic able, and in Bounty Bay only possible under an istander's pilotage The current at the anchor- ages was generally westerly, and at timon roached a strength of 14 knots.

(.) I arrived in Bounty Bay at 5 p.. on. 21st February, 1991. A boatload of islanders (men) came off, bat in view of there still being Reveral cases of dengue fever in the strip, I only as COMPRADORE from next Chinstrato, on board. He reported all well in health, Fall particulars can be obtained on applica. 126 people on the Island, the alalt females ion to the undersigned.

being rather in excess of the males. Arranged By Order of the Board of Directors.

to land next day, and then proceeded to NW E. W. RUTTER,

anchorage where there was loss swell. Anchored there-losing an anchor which was afterwards Manager. Hongkong, 31st July, 1901.

recovered-for the night, and landed at Bounty Day the next morning. After this I command cated with the Island each day, myself and fow officers landing, but by the surgeon's advice what rany, I think prove to be a somewhat (.) During the visit of the Icarus, and at no islanders were allowed on continued more or lessheavy in both anchorages,

The swell critical stage of their existence, I found the so we stoud of and on, or lay to off the island leading islanders always grateful for muy re- during the remainder of our stay.

cognition of their recent improvements, and for advice as to their future conduct, and I feel higher authorities would strengthen their hands sure that suob-recognition and advice from the and be of much value to the whole community."

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(b) Mr. McCoy has only recently returned to the Taland, he having very pluckily piloted a burning ship to Mangareve, beaching her there rather than agres to her captain running her, as he wished to do, on the coast of Pitcairn.

(c) Supplies of the following things are abundant

(i) Poultry and goats. The latter the islanders will either shoot or drive in from the hills, and the young goats, of which we took a large number, are excullent. There are two herds of these, each numbering about 100.

**(ii) Coconuts, bananas, pineapples, marat and water-melons, limes, oranges, mangoes, pumpkins, coffee, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, In- dian corn, and arrowroot. A strong blew in August last, followed by what is duxoribed as a tidal wave, and which swept away a portion of the Best House in Bounty Bay, did mach damage amongst the oranges, almost destroying this

crop, and also blew down large Your's sumbers of banana trees.

There is an abundance of water in Brown's well, which is nearly in the centre of the Island, fed from the high hills around, and which has not been known to run dry since the present inhabitante' return from Norfolk Island. A [2411 | watercoarse leads the water from the well to a

No. 43, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL. Telephone No. 829.

Hongkong, 23rd September, 1901.

In a despatch dated July 2.th enclosing a pressed to the High Commissioner for the copy of the above report, Mr. Chamberlain ex-

Mission of the Seventh Day Adventists has Western Pacific his wish to learn whether the taken any stops of the nature indicated in your despatch of the 6th July, 1899, for the in- provement of the condition of the Pitcairn Islanders."

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