"BELONGINA NEW FELLER MASTER."

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2279, 13 October 1914, Page 6

"BELONGINA NEW FELLER MASTER."

; ThY circumstances under which the '.'•' flag was hoisted on September . 13 at Eabaul-(New Britain) after it ' had been occupied by the Australian . 'Forces, under. Brigadier Holmes, are ■ interestingly described by. the special. . commissioner of the "Sydney Morning Herald." "Four companios of troops Were present, and the population.attend- .. Ed in full strength, from the Burgo- ..; ' moister .and. other notables, clad in : !.spotless ducks, down to the natives, '.- who looked picturesque with their red loin-cloths and rich black skins. Chin-.-.eso smirked amiably in the crowd, nr- : bane Japanese rubbed their hands with evident satisfaction, while not a few 'Japanese women wore to be seen in full array of kimonas, bright-obis,' and but-terfly-tinted paper parasols. Even a sprinkling of Malays, heavy-lipped and '"'lustrous-eyed, watched with keen curios- , ity tho progress of .events. -,"■-■ Following tipon the reading of the ordinary proclamation a special version ■was read for the benefit or the natives. Its quaint language reveals the fact that pidgin English is the only medium of communication between tho Germans and.their subjects. text ran: — "All Boys belongina all place, you savvy big fellow Master he come now; '\. -he new feller Master, he strong' feller : 'too much, you look liini all ship atop place ;■ he small feller ship belongina him; plenty' more big feller he stop place belongina liim, now he como here .to take him all place; he look out good you feller, now ne like you feller, look out good along him. Supposing other feller Master he been speak you, 'You 310 work along new feller Master,' ho : gammon. Supposing you work Mod with this new feller Master, he look out good along with you, he look out you got plenty good feller kaikai (food); he no fighting black feller boy along nothing.' .'.,' "You.look him new feller flag; you savvy him, he belong British, English; he more better than other feller; supposing you been making paper before this new feller Master come, you finish time belongina him first, finish time belongina him you like make new feller faper long man belongina new feller faster he look out good along with you, e give you more money and more good ' . teller kaikai. Supposing you no look nut good along him, he cross too much. "British, English, new feller Maeter he liko him black feller man too much, ho' like you all tho same you picanin along him. You got black feller Master helongina you, you look out along with him,, he all the same Police Master, he look out place along with you, you 'no other foller black man other feller place,' you no-kaikai man, you no steal Mary belongina other feller man. Me finish talk along with you now; by-an-liy ship belongina new feller Master ho come and look out place along with you; you look him man belongina place belongina you, you speak him all the - same" Me been talk along with you now now you give three feller cheers belongina new feller Master." It-is added that the cheers were* given with surprising vigour.