EMPIRE DAY FESTIVITIES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2187, 27 June 1914, Page 2

EMPIRE DAY FESTIVITIES

IN TIE SOtOMOX ISUNBS. (IJ.v a Correspondent.) t Although tire eastern islands of the bohmou group are hath gfogrrifiireally aiiw poJiteiUy kuoivu as i»e Brit-reti Solomons, ana nitlmugii the British Col-1 o-Jiial (Mice, ttoruugh n,s represesit-ativt's., j «?xeMsBS ttio legifcUititts authority, mak- [ ing roguhitieiis regatdiag iiisientwrccl k-b----inur, tatid it'UHto, the wifl'j ote. \ n\* I tiwugii it adi.iiims.tem jastiou, awl ffiiig George's head appears oil iis st&wjK, | iroing .-hi a protectorate, in a strictly j ioya-1 se;iso Ins Jiojostj- King yeeffto is wit territorial ijerareigii ot these islands, ah-st they are .net included in Ifci- j mix damtoions over the s«t. 'Hie Bri-1 tisk coiurefttion is jnst a sort of "Hands j olfj" policy <u,ntil sueh ttttie as tta Colonial Offlco finds it convwiiosit to go owe step lurUwr. This ftict., kowflvflr, iid not drier the j wiiite residents, British, and tftlrcrvise, ] from oefebrating Kuipite Da.r, ein!?iii.t* "Hod Sitve tlic Kiiigi"' making patriMis Sjwqclws, nnd otlnij-wiss; JTutuJgiug in what the Yaiskces caß ism." file Loagoo of f rontierfime.li m , - fatigt'd to setebrati; tile day as betittad ■ the patriotie occaeioa. 'Xim jja'tfiorac league is an tmsiiitial, frtasi-mfiitary orgMiisatfen, \n\b m a vhh Jiaa tjw rtopriinatar ot Authority lesteifqd, on it. '!:!« celelraniieii, tlio first of it? W)id, f ) took plato <vt ,lta, a'.large iitimtfttkn be-1 loiigiiig 'to the Ltyer facile i'fantaxiQUßj i Lifflitcd. oil t ; ht islßiwl of' fiuadaloanar.: 'I'll© Slolanesiaii MissiOtt, whjftb, Ms had ■; a rnusii longer aiitl niore ijltimate coil- ] necttan with tin siski-wl tlinit tli6 @ri* ! tWi Soveriifflent, always -spell J;i» nalfto of the island in tM« wary, bwfe in O-Siciat dncuntents it k eiyK.od Ciiid'alcanal; I'ho ] pfoimkrticm of tttis kJanii, wWtii is sikiftfc i Jw JfiiJes .long and some 40 ittiites' witie;, { is about 150, almost cntiifcly males, ; Th© niissiwi sttiajHof arrire.il. qii the, Friday evMiuig, b-i-inguig a sftall patry'. of wiiitft. setttos pieked up in tlio SOiittj i>iid by E> p'dock <jh Stfturdft* liJofftiHg the Ciffvflfiimont' steaaier. arrived wltl.i ■ tte iSritish Bisiilent aim! Jks, Woof}fetij, ami a ftiillier eo.i).t;iis?eHi> frßm Wage, the en-pita* pf t.ke gr.oifp, Sijltooji-' ere, sloops, kistete, and tjtotor lauiJcli.es ■ to tiie mi,if).lrof of ekve» breiight fair- : thur parties fretii other islands, -'somecflffling sisty mites, fli* trf, Frofltioi'Snjciiu ftfitiiii; as host*,, pjovMed: luftclieott i;i wo of tho big slte.di oil tl«r pl;j.nt«it.ien,. Iu the alteiuod.n tiioro jvas rifio shooting niaieh ni, a rang© ,j>roviasd by the Lev*r Cel»pans' 1 s jejjrc'sen- | tfltire, Ho British JKefi-iacßt «aw it sih-Bi- cap- to be ■Goi.ij.pefed t<?r» and :» : .■«c&nd t-rbpfay ffas giveii by tltts loagiic-,' 'tiie shaot.j.iii| was jifit of 'a vera muj, otdef. _ Tjie wt-ni-JisDicn w-otud tirui (lijiitutty iii s«Mjriag tlic iuore eovetfid of I tte rrfliithiMit iwis»ji. _ Tiiptt) being very Hniited' .acemmpßclettoii in timo st>arsdy popiiiatctd ))taco«, jnosv. -of tb© viSititig iailics were tiwofn* eotia-W oft Iwai'd |iio missiwi sieftjiief. On Jjis etimtug a«li9j'c fi-aiii. tb.e CidVerh-irKin-t. steamer j Sir. tt'ecidfc-r4 the- Britili? ResidcHt, svas recofopcl h' t'ho Jjoistiag of tbo Imion .Jiic'-kj and a gutirct he-iwwr, consisting *>f a pofeso *i tafitivc iiolfc'j, Tiiuk-r Capthin CiinjisbeU, pWtit of PoWct. This jjiiari of ik/mmr' K«> . sisted of fft'civp ' srcil-tiamcd .iiiitirci-, : smart, ffelj set up mjoi?, .iw-oicsd witli jlarttefe ijiid tic ri44aslvi<ted lang bevQiurts; Thbir <Vesis eo,ii' sisted of a attafe (teiii clotliji «f Wialireofourcd xiaWt'O) hekjt uj* by a scadct 'bfelt, flftd tliey Mtfusa a Hack" fcatlio,;- ivatstr belt. tt-isJi lcaMi&r sditfidgt) .pguch. Tijoy wow hnre-feoteil iwid Wfr-foditlcdi . 0:n Sirtyfrfay e\.Miw% the Bistop. -o£ MeJanoS'la dtitertafiißd at di.iinov oh fe.QajjtF t|ji«i. iuissoJA aiWi Mte,'.' WotolfoiwJ, "tlic' ASsistajit Cwffliafe sioner., W.id (itep-rs. 'Oμ StAduy (iiltty" M) a'fibuM pSWdp .t.o.p : k'p]:acc in ft'fc it!q : rning,.nl srtijoft tlis Bishop 'I»earfipcl, faHtfiS-ed'V a toeeMiig of tho ka|Uq, ajjd rt noon.' tlw jeagUa agaw *'.ntofitfl:i : n?4 tie: i'isitoj's at lundjcei, ' At this hrachettn ft* Uritish Ileskleht psupptjlrtad% the Bish&jj tip Jfeh-iieaia,, tfife sistijftt CoWflwssioitoft the pfitisii j : .«%e.,. the captain •■cohl.ni.alvdlng Hi; leaKffe } CWef ef %lieej mid ethers. Tte oMFni.aii, In pfojs.osiiiK Uie toast of King ■'George-,' alhidcd to ,iijs years* residanee in tljeso tlrough Ivo hits oßh been s-tstoen sews British TOpwsei)tet;iv«. Vilmii iiifftrst arrivftd in tl]e gi-rowp there wcnft'fetity ten' wliffce r-asitlcMs, now ilrerfe. uro'riviyr Bftveft 'lutßffred, <is. ivlidto nliaftt, tjijrty arc females. Tiioi'o toing sevoJity person** preseii-t at tiie kiijclvoovt, sixty- teen til.vfl ten sndiflSj tkis-.svas t-be.Vrgcst iiwinfeir >»f irlitfr pwplo *vev .brtiigljt fa tiie Sffloßi'Oii.lskHes.