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NOTES OF THE DAY DAKUWAQA THE SHARK The Very Idea!

DE VALERA'S BLUFF?

established

GOD OF FIJI

LEGENDS WHICH HAVE BECOME VITAL IN LIVES OF NATIVES

By B. J. HAMILTON

YOU CAD By Edward Kolly, Bovenlan

AH! Rah! Rah!

RA

We notice from the newspapers that the local schools and colleges com- Itsmence their next terms in

General O'Duffy has not been arrested despite his defiance of the Government on Sunday when he addressed 12,000 Blue Shirts publicly. It looks like a very sad lapso on the part of the Govern- ment. President de Valera has

A Bort of super- The waters surrounding the Fil dash botween, their canoe and military law, under which anybody Islands aro abundantly provided with outrigger, and bursting then asun- can be arrested on suspicion, and Ash of all kinds, and sharks of the der he would devour the hapless the middle of September.

shovel nose and hammer head varlo wretches as they fell into the water, How well we remember brought before an officer who is empowered to infllet any punish-in truth veritable "tigers of the seas" and carry the news ashore, ment from a shilling fine to the and every year exact their toll of great stares of food would be sent to

human life: bat, formerly, when his temple to appease his wrath, the How many times she spank- death penalty. There seems to be considerable scope between these eyaging between the various islands | priest always dropping the shark'sled us because we used to

was done in canoca, the loss of Hfe hare into the cave.

On one occasion, as any Natewa wag it from Oxford, or when two extremes for making the was terrible.

On one occasion, when great native can vouch, ho even drove a

ashore, we were caught kissing the punishment fit the crime. But double canoe went to pieces a fow European offender's cutter what is a crime in Ireland nowa-miles off the passage into Suva har-and, letting the crew escape, dovaur- days? In the bad old days the bour, only three were saved out of ed the white man, and put his revered girls, Oxford in those days

had hand on the little ledge in the cave, being a co-ed school.

Dakuwaga's invariable faw had a good deal more formality put off from the shore to the rescue. DR it won

160 passengers, though boats

We were born in Melbourne in 1 than it is to have now, and even All the rest were devoured by sharks custom to place part of the victim the most drastic methods were not On another occasion, when a canoe there, in order that the priest might 1904, and in 1906 we arrived in ao summary as this. However, if from an outlying group of islands was know whether it was a European, London, broke, and indebted to of Kadavu, half casts Tongan or Fijian who had the P. & O. line for our board and wrecked on the the Irish ke it this way, pre- about 300 lives were lost from a aimi-been last sacrificed, sumably they may have it. But there lar cause. Again half the population FRIENDLY WITH NATEWAS.

their la always a suspicion, when these Dravuni who had stayed in ecf Cakaudrove or Natowa ho was al menced our studies.

With Dakuwaqa's own people of

ties, are plentiful. These sharks are always allowing one or two to cacane

when our dear old Alma Mater.

of

I

could

room.

But we found our way out to Oxford, and immediately

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com-

Editor: Impossible. You were only two years of age in 1906,

Eddio: There is considerable difference of time between Melbourne

ennoes overnight inside the Solo exceedingly drastic methods are

were caught in a sudden gale, and

of ways friendly and in thele niglit adopted, that there is an incon- the next day the broken remains of raids he would swim in front of their venient number of people who are their canoes was all that was leiteanoes as pilot, so that they to tell the tale. Naturally

terror opposed to the existing regime. and fear prevailed and the primitive ter safely to the desired point by Perhaps that explains why the Fijian sought for means of profitint-the phosphoresence of his walce,

Dakuwaga had the power of making Blue Shirt lender is still at large. ing the devils which inhabited to himself into any alzò he liked, from and London.

waters and made his sea journoys two feet to forty, and was said to fraught with extreme danger.

have a red back, while his belly was agilstening, white. He also appear- ed occasionally as a water with distinctive black and white band markings.

THE BATHING CLUBS

vernment's announcement

and fast since 1931. There are indications that it has moved much farther and faster than the Government. The thought of the nation has developed served upon the clubs, steadily in response to the march

now are

the

•

to quit

a

THE LEGEND.

when

took the

anake

*

In addition to turning out tho

We went to Cambridge, and stroked their crew to victory in the bot-race, but our heart was not in the game. Everywhere we wont wo

came across Bovril and Oxo posters

Oxford turned out some bril- Now this is the legend of Dakuwaqa

liant mon in '06. Those were the or the Shark God of the Fijians. The

days when Bernard Shaw, W. G. The immediate problem of the wife of a Natewa chief gave birth

Before setting down native stories Grace, Al. Jalson, and several

Hongkong the relating to the Shark God, I would well-known

taipana Chinese bathing clubs at North to still born child, and the body was

buried in a shallow grave on Point hus been set aside by Go- bank of a creek. Soon after the body like to relate of an incident which were in our class.

We remember the Wills' twins that had been buried, a heavy fresh came happened to Mr. Colman Wall during

and the

carly period of his sojourn in Fiji. well, because in 07 wo the clubs are to be permitted to down the creek, a the spirit of the Seated with European friend on a Justed for both W.D. and H.O. BRITISH POLICY continue on the present yearly child untered into a log which was bluff on the island of Nagara, near tenures. They would do well, rolled along by the flood until it Suva, below which lay a shallow reef

the river. The comparative quietness of however, to give consideration to stranded on the bar at the mouth of which connects the island with the brilliant men we have already men-

fishing net and baskot entered the After a while, getting tired of in-hand, he saw a Fijl woman with tioned, Oxford also turned us.out. the warning that the shipping and

We were expelled following a political life in Britain would industrial development of the action, the spirit passed over to a

water from the opposite shore. It complaint by Professor Einstein, seem to suggest that the public Colony must have first claim upon sandy spit on the adjacent island was a matter of 'dally occurrence as who informed the Head that wo are well satisfied with the poll- the area they occupy. We under- and soon after, seeing a canos ap- the people from the village of Mau had written a treatise on the cies of the National Government. stand that a Permanent Com- proaching, entered a log that lay regularly use the reef for fishing as

even. The well as a ford; but what surprised Darwinian theory when he asked one on the Theory of mittee has been forced by the alongside an old earth Yet public opinion has moved far clubs to consider the question took the log and used it as roller or was to see a shark swimming behind Relativity.

cando came alongside and the people these two watchers on the bluff above for when it again arises. It might be slide to haul their vessel on to the the woman at a distance of five or six Stories of our all-round athletic suggested that there la a much

the yards. The woman looked behind. of shore. Next morning

Fijiana were launching their canoe, once or twice, and evidently enw the Prowess at Oxford had appeared in all the papers, including the safer course open than that

shark and the watchers expected a Is they heard a volce saying "Do you waiting until notice

not know me?" and they began to catastrophe. The woman waded on Critic, and we received tempting jump around (Kurabui) wondering unconcernedly though the water at offers from Cambridge to desert the

old Oxford campus. where the voico came from. A times was up to her armpits.

At last, when the water became of events. To-day there is in- CHINA AND JAPAN

length

finding it proceeded from the log, creasing consciousness of

realized that a spirit must too shallow, the shark swam away, be concealed there, and they besought and the watchers went down to the fact that the remedies needed

his beach and met the woman. She said The constant talk in Japan of him to become their God. On

log sho had seen the shark but was not not merely different

they from those needed less than two

a comiug rapprochement with China consenting

the enclosed spirit to the little the least afraid it would attack her

of our old Alma Mammy. years ago, but in some directions appears to lack solid foundation, plot off their own village and built as she said it was her Vu or ancestral and advertisements to remind us. unless it be expressed in terms of there a house (Bure) and placed the spirit and it never was known to

Besides, Cambridge was not co- exactly opposite. Then it seem-Tokyo's own desire to ond tho

log behind

a sacred Tapa meddle with her people, but it was

known to readily attack strangers.educational, and we longed for the ed that an essentially "conser- China aventure where it resta

This incident is vouched for and company of the other sex. vative" policy was necessary to and concentrate upon other acute Now under this islet is a cave cale avert the consequences of problems. When Mr. Wang Ching-ed Qam Ni Kanaca, with sees tides Socialist finance. Economy, bewei succeeded Mr. Lo Wen-kan as under water, though at low

the top of the arch is bare, and in the fashion. Its spread Foreign Minister, temporarily,

centro of the islet is a hole look- caused a tightening of purses, hopes were expressed that Japaning down into the deep water of the a reduction of consumption, and would get what she wants, Mr. cave, having on one side a small ledge Wang belog credited with ability awash with the tides, and they built so, of course, a further diminu- to listen to reason. Apart from the Buro Kalou (temple house) over tion of employment. The Bank what "reason" might imply, those this hole.

mind and the effect of the play of mangoes?"

"Where women goes," wa of England was as cautious as hopes have been damped by an in-

fear and other strong emotions on that

Apswered promptly. the Treasury, and money, tightly formal statement from Nanking Now sometimes the spirit, in re- primitive mind before we can

So we left, taking our Oxford held, ceased to fertilize industry. indicating that foreign policy do sponse to incantations, would enter preciate the circumstances adequate British financial credit was com- not express the personal attitude into the priest and give oracles, ly. The subconscious memory of the

In any case, we could not have pletely restored. But British of the Minister but is subject to sometimes he would appear on the Fijian saturated with pla legends bugs, fraternity plus, and other

man, but he preferred must also be understood, and last, relics with us. on the Supreme mainland as industry was worse off. The the sanction

held out much longer, because our difficulty is that a Government Council. This sounds a little dis-above all to enter into the body of a hut by no means least, the desire expressly appointed to carry out couraging, as friendly feeling to-hugo shark who lived in the cave common alike to European and nati chit account was stopped at the

Lelow his temple, and in this shape to appear as a central figure in the a policy of caution is not one accept her proffered bargains is not ho roamed not merely the neighbour-imelight often tempte men to make tuck shop. peculiarly fitted to show daring very

ing scas and channels, but as far as themselves the hero of adventures, common in Kuomintang the adjacent groups of Tonga and which they have heard from others, and initiative. But daring and circles. Indeed, the Japanese Samoa and was honoured and feared and which invariably have gathered initiative are what British public General Staff, about Christmas of the dwellers in these islands to themselves new marvels as they opinion to-day demands. The last, was reported as issuing as the great Shark God. He always have passed from mouth to mouth.

In the early days of British Ad- feeling is that Britain is now in statement that for the security of fiercely resented any insult offered

(Continued on Page 10.) position to display these qualities Japan, the Koumintang must be to himself or his pricat, and whon ministration in Fifi s-Bull or native

he caught the offenders at sea would! In her policy both at home and destroyed, abroad. The soundness of her

came

warda Japan and a readiness to

finance being now amply demon-THE HUANG FU TALK strated, many urge that she is strong enough to depart from

but

methods of extreme caution: It will also have been observed There are those who think that that the tendency to make much of the conversations between Britain should not wait for a rise of prices in America, but General Huang Fu and Mr. should give a lead to the world Arlyoshi has gradually faded away.. The Tokyo Foreign Office by forcing higher price level expresses itself on satisfied with among all countries on

the the

result of the talk, sterling basis. The same cur- "Japan's policy is entirely depon- rent of feeling which is impa- dent upon the attitude of China." tient with the essentially "con- The phraseology may mean servative" policy at home leads nothing at all and it may mean also to strong criticism of a Gov-quito a lot. In themselves, they ernment which is felt to be too seem to suggest that Mr Ariyoshi conservative (in the political could not permit himself to bo sense) in its policy abroad, highly optimistic. in Els report to

Tokyo... There is no nation in the world

which is more determinedly NEW PUBLIC WORKS pacifist in its attitude to-day

than Great Britain. But that Additional works costing over! attitudo, it is felt has not been afx lakhs are being undertaken by adequately expressed and the the Public Works Department and a resolution mystery of the Four Power this year pact" has caused irritation. In authorising-the expenditure will regard to Japan, public opinion bo submitted to Legislativo would have strongly supported Council to-morrow. Bome very important projects contemplated the Government if it had takon include the re-surfacing of the up a much more emphatic atti Shatin Causeway-Taipo Road at a tudo in Its denunciation of the cost of $7,000, the now 100-foot Manchurian war, and the three rond between Causeway Bay is to tening line adopted toward Rus be apedded up, and $80,000 in to sla met with by no means un bé spent on the Magasino Gap proval in the House Ronda These, additions to the gged y'overnment: Budget are doubtless al reflection happy/state of the Colony's

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·BECAME A SHARK.

is related here to illustrate the state Finally, we could stand it no of the native mind on such matters. longer. We were studying botany

TRUTH OF THE LEGENDS.

in the clasa-room one day when Most of the legendary stories of Professor H. G. Wells suddenly Dakuwaga are very ancient, and to snapped at us: merely state they are untrue is "Attention, Kelly", he said, "In crudo way of getting out of dificulty. It is necessary to study the native what part of the world do you find

ал-

The doors of Oxford and Cam- bridge closed to us, and the Public Schools beneath our dignity, you. cads, there was only one thing left to do.

So we became a remittance man, immigrating to the colonies.

But our heart is still at Oxford. At night, as we lie under the stars, the sheep roaring around us, and the hyenas crawling into our sleep- ing bag for warmth, our minds often return to the old campus.

We can still see the gang-saving the day at the last minute on the cricket field, stalking into the speak oasies at the dead of night, and, drinking their gin neat. Two- fated ho-men, who were quick on the draw as they reached to their hips for the flasks, and pink-kneed co-eds. Those were the days.

Alma Mammy! Maminy! Wo can almost hear the cheer loaders na they sway the yelling thousande at the cricket field:

"Oxford, Bovell, Bah! Bah! Bah"

"This is the lie in the

RAW! RAW RAW!

WATER, WATER, WATER -This water shortage in Hongkong is really getting serious. What wo mean is, if a man gets out of bed before 9 a.m., ho's still got to take his bath. Why can't the authori tles turn on the water while we're all at work. As There's another thing, too. Our headache was complaining about the lawn getting all hot and wither dd yesterday, so she rang up the water authority people about it.

Now that these restrictions are in force, when do 17-put on my hose?' she asked. Wakkalua