THE SOLOMON ISLANDERS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 59, 7 December 1889, Page 3

THE SOLOMON ISLANDERS.

. i i«>i .■ fVMatt ATtMCITIaVJ |M THI : " u " OWM'P CItITIKKOFII .M S IMYAI.I.<T A uma* from «'iijrf*ii \V.»klh»wM< who baa oharg" of n tr.diii;; <wh»»ii< r. th* fc— Planar, habmahtp In V* i <n IMIy sad Wium-m*. • I H.i i-ity. *i« ratmvod in town *ay» the ilyimn Morning llor.dd. giving hind p'OlimNil of tho por|«>trati<>li of one furl If I ■tradilM <mi timers, anil the prm-liei-of maalhaliant l.j- Ik* oa'irea of one of »th* Solomon laland* fliu pni"ii-id:iri t« limm! are thai tlm Kninta Ki -l*«»r li id fallaa in lompnny with the •>ln r lhlornrl*o, frtMii wl.i.-h it waa glmmed thai tan luartateorer. an A.M. •« '«.nnl Um Rnt*rnri«»,n.«mod NoUoi.hnd l«oen kllM MM naten, t-nroth'-r with ilir-» othara, aativo*. Nitron ix given an n aativo of Norway, about .to n( ago, and pnoa.*>iilK wono yar*' i>\. porlohre of the inland trade. Tim nmntwro seem* t-> bnvo been prniiieditntnd. N«l*on te-nr* the repu'n'iu i «.f huiuga *' ; " • conduct wl mmi, nnd It -ft n|.|i6*rod to he. uii'l win in fm-l, mi the i>«Nt torina villi tit-• Solom -n i -ti\;i-|.-r-» at tb« |ilhc« a jv>riod'Vftlly enlh 'I at by tho avhoonor Kut*rt>ri*-. Fewi the information t«» hand, i* nj»|i< iir- '.lmt tho nativaa eanio off, an in i-iMt.aiMry. fruoi (it ia l«*linvo ! ) Hammond I -taiid. nwr Kuhiana. in the Sol hiumi Onuip, ami ropto—mted that th-v wanted to diapnan of anmn copra. N>-l-ort and « of the native crow of llu> Kutoiiiri»c i wero thiu induced to land in the ship's boat, and proceeded ui> to Mm villas* at which the eoprn w«» reported to lie •dowd. WhiLst in tin* art of looping t>» |iiik up a handful "f tlm euprn, Nolnoti •»•, it i* n'atiil, f-llt~l liy a Mow on tli« hack of tlia lu»u<l from nn nxo or tomahawk, an-l lx>foro hi* «-row of .1 natitro "bnya" could regain thn Ihiml they wore nmilnrly mii»niTiil. It is tli«i repnrtMl thit tho l-o.lii>* w«n> r»aatrd and oatfn. Tiio 1 tter from Ca|4ain Wnndhnnna furtifr ni<-iiii"ii* tuatll.M.a. Rojaliat hn.l M-i!od thn (rroup, ami (laptniu Hand, on l<tirniiijr tl«« partiouUrK of thf iiuh-.l.hh. xludhxl tho Tillapra at whh'h tli« iioriM-tn'urp *»ro r*|»»rt«d to» li>itf» tikon n-fiif o. Tint l<4t««r iilho <• •ntiiitio |Mirtii-uluri< of tho 11id of a H'doiuoti imluiml ihiol - ntwd .lohn«oii. ih«Min'i»«nnni'*S«mo. li.liii».ii vn« tnlci'ii Homo tiino ill* B»yidi-t. f-r tin* miird-rof •» K'iro(■••;in. hidoniritiir to Sydney. nnni«»l T. mtoll". and various inqiiiiii-n h«w Imn-u tiimlo an to wlutt (in.l Imitii dunwith him. Mr. O. J. \\'it» rhonw, w( tliitritt, !{•••«• |oiiiiNi«i« jiirtty w»ll, ♦h« ••hiof lutvitur m.*n!i« *vi'rul vml* tn Sjdm'y. JlditiNon m l«tdii««sl to ii**nit Gnulidt mliii-ntton in An- kKnd. hnrtuK limn, it in .4 iil-mI, tuLon ihi'Wwiwvyntnnjn l-v Itislioii Pot* t<-*m.. ll.' n|Hiki' Kiii>li»li. wi'll. mid uu niK.iribd iw it duporior man anions iiiao.ain'rjrmon. Thoinurdorof which lim wa* fiNind K">lty w;w iM.q».'tmt«d pnraly out of mvon(»», owinir, it is •laid, to tho niunlor.-d man hurinc Mnrorail lit* nmn«.-tinn with th« village of Motn, .Mfi-r which tho ihi.'f .T..hn-oii nilod. Fnati ('jiptain Wo>kllioum»'h l-tt»T it i* n»Trtaincl that ufti-r fully invMli|tntinir the rhatvn nKiiiha: thio •otni • t-tvilinrd «ava|f ■. Jolniaon won taken tor Motn, and ih.T»> lianie<«l. A« t.i tho <*aitin«iHit< i;.»trtfititt»* I liy tho HolnrmHi txlund.-r-.,>->hh-in«|uirv Waa niiido from mi* or two ..T th» n*d tMnVtaut'|*rMMHit intiydw-'y I* nhonld lie renwinlH'rod tlmt tha'trado fr«nn thi* pivrt i« oonfinod to ordinary tradif — tho barter i-hi. fly of wearing upp.ind, i.i'inmi. ami aiinilar trooda, for loprn, awl auuh pnaluola an tho n ttiro* |m>JHtro. Thw»> la no tralHc in " lahonr " or |itantatiuna or othw wn|4oyimait. Ilonm it ia that a aufHoiont asplunatkw of dio motitroa of tho Mandnra ia nought for. ITpnn thi» h«t««l tho toa'iimmy of tho trador-. hern now wloXo oi|w>rion<M ou'ttloa thoui th»in to «|>oak with authority, aaaai to ho nnnnimon* that tho rnainarMi aro mmmito.l ontinlr fr«av a hioodthiraty aay.tgery 1 h»ri»h»d Hy tho nativoi not only thn whiti<a. tint auainat anytmo, , whito or IdWk, thnt uhniwM to fall into th«-ir hunda uin.riiioil, ami aro thu« »aloly in thMr power. «'aptnin Oahlo. a w«4l • known nhipnuiMo- trudinit nut of thia port. M|alhat "aknll huulinji" ia m fin aa it ever waa with mnny o< Iha tribaa. Ho alao aywtiaaw • caw (• point that • nwulo r of - hoya " (naUvaa) ill tfco rutploy of whito mon, on tWmaiiina of a immmi and wkx wava arnant whan tho —Hi nil mod watvi«uftkaf aOhriatktn b«Hal,pro taataj mm iMaaakfof that ftoy ohoaiikw panaiMkd to ana tha kodlai fa* §a*4> QaajajlkaliaaL aaaardfwg M onafcaaiiaJM■ arftiaitad kftfkoa* I ■> kVaaf mm tmm hj r» •« HvkStna at Ikm ■ • «•• ajjfeaj||BjajajaajßjßjßajMV - ft Jpj* iMfeaj Hajitwi ■■ WH V ."*• •JB'ajaj #j