THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 51, 25 November 1918, Page 5

THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

BRITISH RILE BEST FOR THE NATIVES CONDOMINIUM NOT A GOOD SYSTEM London, November 21. Sir Charles Lucas presided when Sir Evemrd im Thnrn (formerly Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner of tho Wtiturn Pacific) read a paper on the Pacifio Islands at the Royal Society. Sir Evevurd said that personally he never doubted the islands would not be allowed to revert to Germany. lie wondered why Australia and Now Zealand were worried on the point. There was a lot of wrong-headod thinking that it would bo selfish to keep what had been taken, but he was egotistical enough to think the natives thrived tat under British "sii , . Everard im Thnrn favoured the islaude remaining under tho Colonial Office for the time being. ■ Lord Denman said all were agreed that they wanted no German islands m the Pacific. Out of common gratitude for the sacrifices made Australia should get Now Guinea and tho adjacent islands, New Zealand should receive Samoa, and .Japan should keep tho islands north of the Equator. Ho condemned tho proposal for internationalisms the islands. The condominum had not proved a Rood system for governing natives.—Aus.-iNA Übie Assn. AUSTRALIA'S ATTITUDE PEAISED. (Rec. November 24, !>.5 p.m.) New York, November 22. The British mission entertained Messrs. Smvden and Whitehead at. dinner. Prominent oicials at the dinner prnisecl ■Australia's attitude in insisting that the Pacific Islands should not be returned to Germany.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.