FOTUNA.
An island where two Samoan teachers were massacred in 1842. “ I saw a man lately who had been five weeks on the island of Fotuna. He was most kindly treated by the natives there. A sickly foreigner left this island some time ago for Fotuna, and is residing there at present. It is said to be a very prolific island, and most of the vessels engaged in the sandal-wood trade call there for pigs. The island appears to he quite safe for foreigners to live on, and I should think that native-teachers would not be In danger. TANA. “ The accounts from Tana are all favourable. Straggling foreigners are constantly living there. Oh, that there were Missionaries for this island I The door will never be more open than it is now. The poor natives are crying out for a Missionary; and they cannot tell why they do not get one. “ I know not what is to become of these islands if something is not speedily done. The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few. The prospects for these islands are certainly not bright. But let us hope for the best. God is all-wise, though sometimes mysterious in His doings He can bring light out of darkness.”
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Samoan Reporter, Issue 11, 1 July 1850, Page 4
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209FOTUNA. Samoan Reporter, Issue 11, 1 July 1850, Page 4
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