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HIS KNEES, WERE SWOLLEN WITH RHEUMATISM.

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY.. DECEMBER 20: 1990.

THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.

Lecture by Mr. F. Stubbs.

On Saturday night Mr F. Stubba, [P.8.0. s. gava ibo fast of his lectures, in Hongkong, addressing the Uni- versity students this time on his travela in the Sandwich Islanda. The chair was taken by Professor Forster and there was a good atten. | dance of students and friends.

The Sandwich

EX Hawaiian Islands, as the Americans called them, said the speaker, consisted mainly of eight good-sized isleads in the North Pacific. They were all of volcanic origin; in area about equal to Wales and were very beautiful. The climate was always warm, somewhat humid, but not' unhealthy. The population was ļabout 250,000, samus tou,bOD OF aliens were Japanese, and the rest | Hawaians, · Chinese. Kureans, Americans, British, etc.. The islands were discovered and explor ed by Captain Cook, the British navigatur, in 1774 and by him (named after the Earl of Sandwich

He was hospitably received by the natives, but on returning next Fear, a quarrel arose, and he was killed. At the time that Cook discovered the Islands there was a larger population than there is to [day. The people were naked and, | had no sense of shame. The will of the Chiel was supreme, but the [common people were extremely poor, and had DO security

for

their lives, their families, | their property. If the shadow of FA CommƏD 1030 fell on a chiri, or if he went into s fehiei's compound without being asked, or if he stood when he ought [to prostrate himself, be was killed. Even the lecturer had been in part- of the Pacific where men" had to [caw on their knees in presence of la chief. The Islands bad been governed by these petty chiefs unti the latter part of the 18th Cen tury. They were united, in 1705, under Kamehamela 1. a great warrior, a skilful ruler, and a broad minded, generous man, who, however, had a violent temper audi used to best the Queen until abe Med. Hotelulu was then describ

was

, with its forts and navy-yards. It was a good thing the lecturer ard the Sandwich Islands were in the hands of a friendly Power.

Surf-bathing

described nad some wonderful swizeraing no the dirudies of the early Τύπο Councils. The Hawaiians Wete

most gea- 2:0:3 people. and frequently alapted orphans, without any pay- ment. The position of women is those days was not an enviable DRA. Polygamy and infacticide were practised. Sexual morality was low: wives were exchanged. On several occasions the Hawaiian Monarchs begged England to take the Islands under her protection, but she refused. America ulti mately annexed them. Intoxicat- ing liquors had been introduced and were a curse to the natives: now. Lowever, the Islands were probable "dry, When Mission aries first went, the natives wore) little or no clothing, and saw no barta in nakedarss. After all, dress was very much a matter of custom. and affected morals but httle. We must remember that

| the conventions and babits of dif. | terent peoples varied, sad must not

expect all to see things as me de.

Origotal thought some Euto- peso customs such as dancing, "This continued off and on for etc.. indecent. The Missionaries! three or four years, the pains in sometimes interfere with the my legs becoming so bad at times dress

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that I could hardly get about at people unduly: nevertheless they all; in fact once I was compelled were true friends of the natives to give up work for a month and did good, delivering them Naturally I worried a great deal from the tyranny of the Chiefs, the and became much depressed. presta, and their superstitions. "It chanced that I picked up & The principal products of the Most of the treatments for booklet about Dr. Williams Pink Islands were sugar, pineapples. Rheumam are directed at the fills, and this brought to my cofea, and Iruits. the symptoms and only temind the fact that my sister had

Many amusing stories were given, porarity relieve the pain and received much benefit from taking illustrating the early bistory of the stiffness, if they give any relief these fills some years previously. country, the curious customs and at all. It is by driving the rheu. I decided to see if they would do ideas of the natives, etc. A visit to matic poison out of the blood, my Rheumatism any good, and, the great crater Haleakala and the which whilst purifying they also to my intense delight, found that active volcans Kiluco were also enrich, that Dr. Williams Pink after taking the contents of only depicted; the latter exhibited a

marked literal lake of fire and brimstone. Pills prove so permanently effec. one bottle there was

As I coutinued The lecture was warmly received, tive as a remedy for this malady, improvement. The testimony of Mr. B. D. the treatment the swelling in my and in concluding Mr Stubbs beg-

LANE, CRAWFORD Rodrigo which follows is but one joints and glands subsided, and ged the students not to shut the

WATSONS by degrees all pains and stiffness Transcendental, of thousands received

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me principally in the jointe, As a remedy for disorders aris- make life for their fellows easier especially in my knees, which ing from vitiated watery blood or and happier. This would be one of became very swollen and in-disordered nerves, and as a tonic the satisfactions of old age, to know tensely painful. The glands on for the whole system, Dr. they had done good to others. He each sides of my neck were sore Williams' Pink Pills for Pale wished them good-lock in every way. been wailing for his boat, he has his brief visit to Hongkong and the and swollen so that it was only People have been pre-eminent for Thanks were accorded the lec.given eight or nine lectures and kindness and hospitality he has with difficulty that I could turn over thirty years. They are turer and Professor Forster, the addresses, seeking in this way to be received from British residents: my head. At the same time I obtainable from medicine vendors secretary for his trouble, and to the of use to the community. He has also with the excellent work he has suffered with flatulence and had everywhere, also post free at students for their appreciation. lectured in a dozen different coun- seen at the Y. M. C. A. and other coolizual pains in the abdomen, $1.50 per bottle, $8 for 6 bottles Mr. Stubbs leaves for Singapore tries, and visited and written upon Institutions, and with the courtesy from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co, and the Dutch Indies on Tuesday.nlmost every quarter of the globe, extended to a fellow journalist by 96 Szechuan Road, Shanghai. During the fortnight that he has He expresses great pleasure with the Press.

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