WHERE COOK FELL.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1924, Page 3

WHERE COOK FELL.

historic spot in iiawaii

Al CK LAND, Sept. 1-7 How many people are aware that there is a tiny speck painted red oil the otherwise very American Hawaii, and that this little hit of British territory marks the spat where Captain Cook fell? Sir do,cph Carnitliers. exPremier 01. New South Wales, who arrived in Auckland by the Alnkurn today from a visit to Hawaii, says iL is only a little spot, some |9lt hy Kill, and was vested in Great Britain he I'.-re tie islands were ceded In the

Foiled Slates. T here i, a fine monument. kept in good el'.lol out of a vote made hv the British Government, hut the la’iding-phn e is in a very Had state, being quite neglected and overgrown. Sir .1 oM'pli ( arml her, and his companions placed on the monument it wreath ol I'.n-.li'h roses and etiealvptus leaves In ti e memory of the great navigati r, on I ‘hall ol the people Australa. and New Zeahmd.

When he got hark I i Honolulu. Sir Joseph pointed mil In Hie Governor the neglected state ol llm lauding, and pleaded with the American authorities to put up a ilrivnl jet t v and nthri wise improve tile spot. Governor Wal lace heartily improved the idea, and pnimi'wd that if Sir do- -oh would pul Id- suggestion, in writing they would lie lot w arch'd to Ihe I l" "I Failed Stales. This wa. done.

Joseph showed the (on e,pou terne to kilo 1101 l Mark Cohen, who would probably repres.'lll the matter to the New Ze.lle.n4l Oovernmenl. Sir Joseph promised that towards the cost of what he had suggested the American authorities should undertake there would he com rihnt ions from these southern seas and also from. England. If the proposals could he carried out, it would mean that nil sections of the English-speaking race would join in honouring the memory of pos-ihly the greatest circumnavigator I lie world had et el' seen, ami who had created in these southern ,eu- these rising do-

minions. Tim pconlt* of Hawaii ha»l takon tlu* matter up onllmsmstintTly, -aid Mr Joseph, and a number os 1 hem had subscribed the funds nccesMiry lor the holding annually of at thmonument to synchronise with the celebrations held at Kiirnell. New South Wales, the place where (<•»■* 100 k posses, ion ol Australia in I --9. While lie was in Honolulu. Sir Joseph Carruthers was able to do a service to the memory of the great British navigator. Wrong derogatory to tlm great man’s minor) were prevalent, and these Sir Joseph was able to tlisnruve with the aid ol local evidence, lie delivered two or three addresses on die subject ami quite carried his and an address he delivered to the Hisiorieal Society has heen printed for wide distribution.