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It is a satisfaction to find in the matter of the Hawaiian Board for this month, extended reports from the Missions in Micronesia. Capt. Garland's interesting report is given of the voyage of the Morning Star; Mr. Channon also reports the work in the Gilbert Island Training School. A most interesting account is also sent by Miss Hoppin of her visit of inspection to the various stations in the Gilbert Islands. Lack of space prevents our giving any portion of this report in this number. Our readers may expect a treat in the full body of the document next month. Shall we not regard the prosperity of the work in Micronesia as an especial favor to our highly endowed Church in Hawaii ? A great opportunity now opens widely before us to extend and build up Christ's Rule over the needy people of Micronesia. The need and opportunity in Ponape is especially set before us. And with a training school in Ponape, teachers can be supplied for Ruk and the groups beyond. Let our loyal hearts generously DR. PEARSON'S GIFTS. it enjoins mutual consideration and help; it directs new workers to new fields rather than to those already occupied. Then there is the great work of the development of the native churches, the elevation of Christian communities into Christian nations dependent for their vitality not upon an infusion of foreign influence, but upon the growth of indigenous life. Inevitably connected with this is the problem of education. Is instruction in science and art a legitimate sphere for missionary enterprise? "Other problems will come up; the relation of the Christian Church to the nonChristian religions, with their strange mingling of the false and the true; the relation to be held to governments, whether of the home lands or of those lands where the work is done; problems of Bible translation and the preparation of a Christian literature. "More and more as the work of preparation for the Conference goes on, there comes the sense of another power dominating, guiding, and which cannot but bless. It is to be more than a conference; it is to be a communion. Clearer and stronger as the years have gone by there has grown -a mighty sense of fellowship among the workers. It has manifested itself on the foreign field, where men and women of very diverse beliefs and methods have united in prayer and counsel until all have been blended into one, and men have caught a glimpse of the unity for which the Master prayed." Dr. D. K. Pearsons, of Chicago, who in the last ten years has given to colleges and charitable institutions gifts amounting to $2,500,000, is about to deed away the remainder of his fortune, $1,500,000 in all, in similar bequests. A half million dollars to be given among fourteen colleges, will begin to be distributed on March 1. Mt. llolyoke, Berea, Colorado, and McKendree Colleges will receive $50,000 each. Dr. Pearsons is just ending his eightieth year. This eminent public benefactor is wise in three respects. One is in using his great possessions for the public good instead of for luxury and ostentation, or for enriching relatives, who will be better men and women without wealth. A second exercise of wisdom is in administering his own estate while he lives, instead of leaving it to be fought for after his death. A third and most excellent thing is in his choice of colleges to be helped. It is too much the fashion to enrich with gifts great Universities having costly buildings and lttxfirious appointments which hinder true education. Dr. Pearsons wisely selects humble and struggling country colleges, which are centers of elevating and refining culture to the common people. It is such institutions that graduate immensely the largest percentage of soundly educated men, who are hard and faithful workers and best serve God and their fellow men. One million dollars distributed among twenty worthy country colleges JUSTICE JUDD. will educate ten times as many serviceable ILLNESS OF CHIEF men as the same million given to Harvard It is with the greatest concern and symor Vale. pathy that we learn of the hopeless decline in the health of our excellent and honored ECUMENICAL MISSIONARY CONFERENCE. Chief Justice, A. F. Judd. He has been for nearly a year past in the Eastern States seeking benefit at Clifton Springs and In New York City, from April 21st to elsewhere, but his malady has steadily inMay Ist, is to beld an Ecumenical Confer- creased, and he is expected soon to return ence on Foreign Missions, participated in home with Mrs. Judd. The Chief Justice by delegates from all the Evangelical For- resigned his office several months ago, but eign Missionary Societies in the world. the resignation not having been formally The Hawaiian Board sends the Rev. Or- accepted by President McKinley, and no ramel H. Gulick as its delegate. It is the successor having been appointed pending desire to provide for a great advance in the expected reorganization of the Judicithe opening century. The Independent ary of the Territory of Hawaii, it became a serious question at the recent session of says: "The discussion will cover topics of the Supreme Court whether his office was mighty import and great interest. There vacant or not, and whether his seat could is the question of Comity. Comity is a legally be filled by a temporary occupant. The Hawaiian Board of Missions have simple word, often misunderstood. It indicates the courtesy that should govern the also been deprived of the valued services action of those who are working together of their President, in which office Mr. to the same end; it forbids interference Judd has most usefully served for many with or detriment to one another's work; years. . . . . . �26 LETTER FROM DR. A. H. SMITH. Pang Chuang, Shantuhg, China, Feb. 10th, 1900. Rev. S. E. Bishop, D. D., Dear Sir:—Although we are in a way "fellow-citizens" of the same expansive Republic, we do not seem on that account to be brought much nearer together. We diligently pick up any crumbs which fall in our way as to what is going on in your honorable Corner-of-Creation, and study the columns of The Friend, and the reports of the "Cousins' Society" for additional information. When the new cable shall have been laid, the quiet seclusion of your Island world will have passed away. I remember that Charles Nordhoff accounted for the phenomenal intelligence and refreshing naturalness of the Islanders on the theory that "they have never frittered away their minds by reading contradictory telegrams." It is much to be feared that within a few years your intellects will cease to be what they once were! You will have seen in the papers something about the strange storm of trouble which, beginning in this province, has for more than seven months been leisurely creeping along in its path of ruin, not unlike one of the lava-Hows that have threatened Hilo. Unfortunately the parallel here fails, since our lava-flow has not stopped on the top of a stone wall, nor stopped at all, but despite all efforts to interpose a barrier seems to be preparing for a greater and a wider mischief than ever. There are many conspiring forces to bring about this state of things. When the war with Japan was ended, we all hoped that China had "learned a lesson." ()n the contrary she learned nothing, and forgot nothing of the useless things with which her capacious memory was stored. "Reform" was never more than a toy to be used as a plaything, except for brief months of the year 1898, when His Majesty Kuang Hsu tried to do more than ten Emperors of experience could have carried out in a lifetime, and he was only one man after all, and had an Empire and an aunt against him. The former he might have managed. The latter easily managed him. Lately we hear that after a year ancj a half of such an interregnum as no one ever heard of in the comparatively varied annals of the four thousand years immediately preceding this year of grace, a new boy Emperor has been picked out by a string of Imperial decrees emitted in the name of the young man who is the only rightful heir to the throne. What the effect of this will be, it is impossible to say. If three years are allowed to elapse before the new Emperor takes his seat, the suspense will be a period of high tension, which might easily snap what is now none too strong at best. Meantime we have to face the appalling fact that scores of counties in Chihli and Shantung THE FRIEND are in practical rebellion, and have been so for many months. The late Maiichu Governor of this province was removed toward the end of last year, and was replaced by Cen. Yuan Shih-k'ai, who was formerly "Resident" at Seoul, where for many years he had the King of (urea under one thumb. Since then lie has been promoted to high military positions, and had a camp of ten thousand foreigndrilled soldiers near Tientsin, most of whom he has brought with him to Shantung. 1Jtit he is only "Acting" Governor, and there is no disguisisg the fact that he has been hampered by orders at first secret and later openly published, not to put down this great rising in a too rigorous way, so as to involve the "good" with others less so. All Chinese by ''immediate intuition perceive at once what such orders mean, and the result is one of the most disappointing failures which we have ever seen even in China—which is a somewhat strong statement to make. The murder of an Anglican missionary at the close of the year, was the natural outcome of the lawless violence encouraged and patronized by the late Governor. This horrible crime has been the unexpected means of bringing Great Britain upon the scene in a prominent way, whereas her former interests were limited in number, and far inferior to those of the United States, France and Germany, who have had an enormous number of losses inflicted Upon their missionary constituents in a wide extent of country. A Roman Catholic priest told a missionary in the capital of the province that in his field alone there had been between five and six hundred families pillaged, ten persons killed, and fully five thousand made refugees. When it is considered that the country thus visited extends for hundreds of miles in different directions, a rough idea of the extent of the probable losses may he gained. Our single station of Pang Cliuang has had perhaps forty families either looted, or fined large sums of money as a ransom for their houses, and we have had four chapels plundered of everything, two of them being wrecked. Yet our losses are moderate compared to those of the London Mission, a day to the west, who have had about a hundred families pillaged, and the American Presbyterian Mission, with headquarters in (hi Nan Ftt, has a list of damage of nearly the same extent. The "Great Sword Society," or "Boxers" as variously called, are confident that they are secretly supported from Peking, and are only encouraged by the fatuously feeble efforts made to stop them. The country is full of troops, but the principal leaders are neither seized nor threatened except in empty words, the meaning of which they well understand. It has long been promised that in "the third moon" when the weather is mild, there would be a general rising to sweep all foreigners out of China into the Eastern Sea. There is little doubt that the imperious Old Lady who carries the Government of China in her skirt pocket, would be glad to see this difficult program carried out. Humanly speaking the only salvation of China "from a wide spread anarchy appears to be in coercion by those very Powers which she at once fears and detests. If they compel her to observe the treaties, she may yet be saved, thanks largely to the demand of the United States for written guarantees that there shall be no withdrawal of trade privileges. ()n the northern side of the Empire sits an embodied (ilacier relentlessly moving downward toward the Sea and the Sun. She has perhaps thirty thousand troops within striking distance of Peking. ( )ther Powers have practically none. If a general turmoil should ensue, Russia might easily play the part which the Manchus did two hundred and fifty years ago —rescuing China from her enemies to keep it herself! Very sincerely yours, Arthur 11. Smith. HENRY WATERHOUSE, JR. Our community deeply sympathized with the afflicted family of this beloved young man. We heartily adopt the memorial words pronounced by President W. C. W'eedon of the Honolulu Y. M. C. A. "Henry Waterhouse, Jr., son of Senator Waterhouse, of this city, was born February 17, 1875, hence lie had just passed his 25th anniversary when on the 22nd of February, in New York City, he passed from the presence of his earthly friends, and entered upon that journey from whence no traveler e'er returns and today we glory in the hope that he mingles with the millions who "have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb," for he had a firm faith and an abiding trust in Christ, the son of God, and that same Christ hath said "He that liveth and abideth in me shall never die." Our young brother was reared here in the islands, getting much of his education at Punahou, but finished it at Princeton, returned from there to his island home a little over three years ago. He at once went into business with his father and became a member of the firm of H. Waterhouse & Co. He was faithful, attentive and painstaking in business, and his cheerful, genal, lively disposition made his presence welcome in business and in social life. He was a warm supporter and contributor to our association. He was but recently united in marriage to Miss Grace Dickey and was at the time of his death, with his wife on the way to a trip through Europe and the Holy Land. He has gone to a better country, and leaves behind him a rich legacy of example and trust for us who yet remain to accept and follow. May our Heavenly Father comfort the hearts of the dear ones that remain, support and strengthen his chosen partner and bring �THE FRIEND us at last into the great circle of His organizing, and establishing again such a shameless nest of vice as they maintained eternal family." on Pauahi street. These gentlemen have been in earnest conference with the memMAY THIS PROVE TRUE. bers of the Ministerial Union, also with business men of the city, in order to secure Religious bodies, great and small, seem the total eradication of this possible if a of sacred to be experiencing baptism enof Japanese highbinders. It is hoped gang terprise. They are mobilizing their forces that this may be accomplished, and that as if making ready to enter the coming much may also be done for the diminution century under that invisible Leadership of the social evil in our city, in which a and rides forth to Con"conquering which French element appears to be conspicuous quer." There is a notable decline of con- among those of darker races. While the a for and growing passion unity, troversy, of this particular work of total extinction an urgent demand tor the application of is scarcely to he expected, much truth to life, or for bringing all human the devil be done to relegate it into holes and affairs into harmony with the higher may instead of boldly flaunting in the spirit. The sense of stewardship over the corners, as it did on Pauahi street. open Lord's goods is placing large and willing offerings at the disposal of church extension boards or in the treasuries of educaDEADLOCK RELIEVED. tional and philanthropic institutions. Best of all, perhaps, is the spread of good-will The financial deadlock of this Governand neighborly helpfulness among all ment which was stated in our last issue. classes.— Youth's Companion. has been relieved by the action of Ires. Mckinley, who has authorized the Counof State to make all necessary approcil THE TIDE OF WAR TURNED. priations. The Council is now engaged work. Not often are events so spectacular or in that enactment of the Bill organizA final stirring as those of the past few weeks in of the Territory of government ing the South Africa. The enormous predom[awaii is occur some time in to expected I month, inance of the British forces has at last pre- this an early appointafter which vailed over the superior marksmanship, ment by the President of a Governor and mobility and adroitness of the lloers. Lord of the Territory may be exRoberts has corrected the faulty strategy other officials This no doubt be speedily folwill pected. which sought to relieve Ladysinith and lowed of patties in view organizations by Kimberley by direct attack on their im- of an election of a Legislature to take pregnably established besiegers. By strikSeptember. ing directly at the enemy's capital, he com- place perhaps in pelled the besiegers to rush to its deliverance, though too late. A DOUBLE-BILLION COUNTRY. The allied Presidents, Kruger and The total foreign commerce of the Steyn send to Lord Salisbury a manifesto which is pervaded by a despairing wail. United States, for the year 1891;, accordHis reply, in calm words, is terrible in its ing to the Bureau of Statistics, amounted sternness. Unless outside help intervenes to $2,074,345,242, while the total money the two African republics will lose their in circulation on February 1, 1900, independence and be governed as British amounted to $2,003,149,355. The total provinces. With whatever side our sym- resources of the National Banks on Depathies lie in the original controversy, it cember 31 were $4,475,343,924. and the is a satisfaction to know that P.ritish rule deposits in the savings banks aggregated is now everywhere a beneficent one. On $2,230,366,954. making the total rethe whole, Great Britain is in the forefront sources of the hanks in the United States of the battle for Liberty and Light on this considerably over six billions of dollars. globe. Her rule will especially he hailed by the dark races of South Africa and by MISS BINGHAM'S BEQUESTS. their missionary teachers. By the will of Elizabeth K. Bingham. of an estate valued at $5,000, $1,550 out THE JAPANESE PROCURERS. are left to benevolent institutions as folShortly before the burning of China- lows: American Hoard, $1,000; Hawaiitowwn, a bold and violent system of rob- an Board, $200; Gilbert Island Bible bing was organized by the band of Jap- Fund, $100: Woman's Hoard, $100; Sailanese wretches who lived upon the foul or's Home, $100; American Seaman's earnings of their numerous victims. They Friend Society, $50. This action of our departed and beloved visited Japanese storekeepers in a body sister them is such as Christ must approve. goods terrified into contributing and and money. The fire temporarily broke 1 low much worthier it is to help on the up the gang. Professor Richards and kingdom of God than to leave all to enother workers for the depressed classes rich relatives as so many wealthy Chrisare anxious to prevent these men from re- tians blindly do. 27 Vol. 58, No. 4.] EBULLITION OF CRIME. With the increase of incoming population from the Mainland must be expected a considerable immigration of the criminal class, producing an unwonted growth of crime in Honolulu. The nth of March was marked by very brutal murders, committed by two drunken desperadoes in different localities. Each of these men fatally stabbed one victim and severely wounded another. A burglary of unusual completeness was also committed on the 16th by an evidently experienced robber. With closer relations to the civilized world, Honolulu must meet and control its desperate criminal element. The police expect to employ experienced white reinforcements to meet the need. WATER BY TUNNELING. It is intersting to learn that our sleepy Waterworks Department are at last awakening to the fact that an abundant water supply can be secured for Honolulu by tunneling into the mountains. Our sugar plantations throughout tire islands have been acting on such knowledge for years. There can lie no doubt that tunnels run at very moderate expense into the base of the precipices on the east side of upper Nuuanti will yield a copious supply at all seasons, adequate for all the higher levels of the city. ()ne great advantage of this tunnel water will be that like the water from artesian wells, it will need no filtering, and the call for expensive filter-beds for the valley water will be obviated. Now let us have twenty tunnels in Nuuanu and Manoa valleys, and a dozen more wells in the lower city. Then water will be abundant and cheap at all seasons irrespective of drouth. But the waterworks people will have to wake up and get out of their ruts. INCREASE OF POPULATION. Custom House tables show an increase of population in Hawaii during 1898 and iB<M) as follows: 30,5! Increase of Japanese 7, Increase of Chinese 2,1 Increase of all others Total increase Population in Sept. 1896 Estimated increase to 1898 43-41 109,0; io,a 162,4! Present population The Portuguese population may 17,0 roughly be estimated at ( )ther whites at I2,Oi Asiatics at 94.01 28,0 Hawaiians at 11,0 Part Hawaiians at Counting Portuguese and half of the Part-Hawaiians as whites, the white population may be estimated as forming about one-half of the non-Asiatic portion of the people of these Islands. �28 THE FRIEND THE TOPEKA CAPITAL. [April, 1900. tutions" during the absence of the Presi- baseless. Blount's inquiries were ex parte dent on an Eastern trip. This is a high and secret, wholly devoid of all the elements of a just and fair trial of the case, The public, both religious- and secular, honor for a youth of 23. President Cleveland treated although are looking on with the greatest interest at the experiment of the excellent Mr. The case of Mrs. Serrao at Hilo appears them as such a trial, and based upon them Sheldon, in conducting a daily newspaper proved not to have been one of plague, by his disgraceful decision in the Queen's upon strictly Christian principles. He ap- the entire lack of any cases following it. favor. pears very certain to learn his own limita- Rats would surely have spread the infections as not being an expert in that busi- tion had any been present. It was unUNSOUND HIGHER CRITICISM. ness. Like any other business, both long doubtedly a false alarm. All parts of the Islands outside of Hoexperience and special aptitudes are essenThe Lutheran Professor Weidner of tial to success, which no mere excellence nolulu, except Kahului, are greatly to be Chicago says of the divisive criticism repof intention can secure. Without these, congratulated on their total exemption resented he might as well try to run a Chicago hotel from the pestilence. Certainly their quar- Briggs: by Wellhausen, Driver, and as a daily newspaper. The function of the antine against it has been most rigous. "But these theories have not as yet been Preacher or Prophet is not to specify the established,—they are in fact nothing but precise duties of men in each occupation. EX-QUEEN AND CROWN LANDS. speculation. We grant that there has been They cannot know or understand the mula most remarkable display of minute tiplicity of facts affecting them. The The ex-Queen Liliuokalani has spent scholarship on the part of those negative preacher is to proclaim and enforce gen- over three years at Washington appar- critics, in the discussion of words and eral principles of righteousness and purwith the object of seeking some com- phrases in which they have often lost ently ity. Theapplication of those principles he must necessarily leave to each man to ap- pensation for the loss of her former in- themselves,—but, after all, the most of it from the.crown lands of Hawaii. is mere fanciful conceit. A scientific preply to his own conduct as in the sight of come was over $50,000 a year when she sentation of their marvelously complicathis omniscient Judge. There are, of That dethroned, was and is now more than ed theories, divergent as they are, is to course, obvious and glaring violations of twice that amount. She has recently most thoughfut persons a sufficient those principles which the preacher is to found in the Senate an ■ardent champion answer, and a demonstration of their falexpose and rebuke. In fearlessly doing Senator in Clark of Wyoming, who sity. In nearly all cases their analysis is this he will find enough to occupy his wished to be paid $250,000 for resignher subjective and opinionated and rests upon strength and wisdom. ing her claims, which he asserts to be certain preconceived views which have no valid. He also insists upon the fact as in- settled and sure basis. For several years BOW WONG ASSOCIATION. dubitable that she was dethroned in 1893 this negative school has been making by the forces of the United States. Clark's rapid progress, but the tide of battle is turning in Germany, in England, and in A serious agitation in stirring our proposition was 1 ejected by the Senate. Before repeating our former contradic- this country. We need but refer to the Chinese community. A charter is asked from the Gevernment for a Chinese So- tions of the above two assertions, we labors of Zahn, Rupprecht, and the writciety with the above name. Among its would say that it seems only befitting that ers in the Bewcis dcs Glaubens, in Gersponsors are some of the oldest and most the Government of Hawaii should bestow many,—to the work of Cave, Douglas, Elresponsible Chinese in the country. On a moderate pension upon the former Mon- licott, Girdlestone, Leathes, Sayce, and the other hand the Chinese Consul stren- arch of this country. Irrespective of her Lias, in Great Britain,—and to the writuously protests against the grant of a personal merits or demerits, we would do ings of Green and Bissell in this country." charter, alleging that the society is one this as a tribute of respect to the ancient of a "highbinder" and disorderly charact- and very noble Hawaiian Monarchy. The There were sixteen deaths in Honolulu er. The friends of the society allege that last survivor of that long line should be in February from consumption. Ten of treated with deference and sympathy, now these were Hawaiians, the consul's hostility is wholly on account who compose only of its connection with the Reform party that the battle is over. one-fifth of the population. Tuberculosis The was Senpoint correctly made by opposed to the Empress. Meantime is the greatest single cause of mortality Leung Chit-so and his Reform efforts are ators in opposition to Mr. Clark, that the among all classes here. It cannot be long claim revenues upon the of the obtaining an extensive advertising. White Queen's crown lands expired with her loss of the before all civilized countries will learn to sympathies are with him. treat it as one of the most dangerous of Since the above was written, it is cre- office whose dignity they were set apart the communicable diseases, and to employ dibly reported that the constitution of the to maintain. That office being abolished, special precautions against its contagion. society contains a provision that injuries they reverted to the public use and benefit. received by members shall be retaliated Neither Liliuokalani nor any other indiPROPHYLACTIC SERUM. by the rest. This implies lawless vio- vidual possesses any claim to them. Commissioner Blount was sent here in lence, and should forbid incorporation. Inoculation with bubonic plague pro1893 for the purpose of proving that Liliuokalani was dethroned by U. S. forces in phylactic has become a very popular thing Le-ung Chi-tso, ex-editor of the Chin- support of a conspiracy between Minister especially among passengers ese Progress, is one of the two reformers Stevens and Americans in Honolulu. He in Honolulu, the Islands, who hope thereby to for whose heads the Empress of China of- found witnesses here to assert that, but leaving escape quarantine. Rather oddly, there fers the reward of 100,000 taels each. Chi- took great care not to examine Mr. Stev- was a great rush among Japanese for the tso has for several weeks past been in Ho- ens or the officers of the Boston, who treatment. The application is attended nolulu. A solution of continuity in his have proved the contrary. No one with a couple of days' partial illness. This neck appears to be unlikely at present, s would denies that Dole, Thurston & Co. had the serum is different from another kind sympathy and moral support of Mr. Stev- which is used to cure persons already Hiram Bingham, Jr., of Honolulu, who ens in resisting the Queen's lawless stricken with plague. While prepared is pursuing post-graduate studies at Cal- course. But that he or the Boston took from the products of the bubonic germs, ifornia University, has taken President any part in dethroning her is untrue. Her none of the germs themselves exist in B. Ide Wheeler's classes in "Greek Insti- claim to compensation on such ground is these remedies. �Vol. 58, No. 4.] 29 THE FRIEND PLAGUE STILL PRESENT. HOSPITAL FOR INCURABLES. WEAVER THE CROOK. Despite the efforts made for its extermination, scattering cases of Bubonic Plague have still continued to make their appearance. It is now three and one-half months since the first one. There have been seventyone cases during that time. Rather strangely, every case during March has been reported on Sunday. The business of the city is suffering severely from the rigid quarantine maintained in order to prevent a spread to the other islands of this group, as well as to other parts of this island. Great inconvenience lias also been caused by quarantine most needlessly imposed at San Francisco upon vessels and cargoes loaded here with the greatest precautions, and even upon cargoes loaded at clean ports on the other islands. The Plague is believed to be now present in San FYancisco, but in consequence of infected goods imported directly from China. We in Honolulu, live in far less fear of plague than of typhoid fever or of consumption, each of which are causing many more deaths among us. Steps have been taken for speedily establishing a hospital for consumptives and other persons suffering from incurable diseases. Minister Young has proposed to be one of five persons to give $20,000 each for the endowment of such an institution. Minister Damon also gives $1,000. It is said that the other four men are in sight. It is proposed to call it the Victoria Hospital. The need of such provision for suffering invalids has become growingly manifest. Our numerous men of large wealth have abundant opportunity for such generous use thereof as will gladden and ennoble their own souls. ()ne rejoices to see them so employ their money instead of spending it in ostentation and self-indulgence, or in mere lust of accumulation. Honolulu in recent years suffered from the successful operations of two depraved wretches known as "Rev. William Hammond," and his successor "Julien D. Hayne," each of whom had his peculiar methods and made many dupes and victims, especially women. A third gay deceiver conducted operations here last year who was known as "Commodore Weaver," of the yacht Noma. He posed as a wealthy gentleman, entertaining freely, and borrowing money, ending by a bottomry bond on his vessel. He was last heard from at Auckland and Sydney. Hayne is*n the penitentiary. Hammond has been near it. Weaver is still flourishing, but must be near the end of his rope. The world is growing inconveniently small for his tribe. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. Tne Marine Railway section of the city presents scenes of great activity. Seaward is a new quarantine wharf just completed on the harbor channel 400 by 250 feet in dimensions, with warehouses 400 by 150 feet. East of this the sewerage works are being constructed, and the seven acres enclosed for the Honolulu Iron Works are beginning to erect the new and immense steel and iron buildings just arrived to fill the space. These will be the most complete and extensive works of the kind west of the Rocky Mountains except the Union Iron Works. In the same vicinity, on the town side, are the ten acres of the U. S. Naval Reservation, where much work has been going on in the filling in of the shoals, the erection of two or three acres of high coal sheds, and the excavation of a large slip for war-ships, with preparation for wharves. Six superior business buildings are now in various stages of progress on or near Fort street, besides two in the same vicinity just completed or near it, and two more about to begin, ten first class buildings in all. PACIFIC CABLE. It now appears probable that Congress will order that the Government shall proceed immediately to lay an ocean Cable to Honolulu, in anticipation of its speedy to Guam, Manila and Japan. )lulu is the only city of half its size remains outside of telegraphic comcation with the rest of the world. Kision OAHU RAILWAY PROSPERITY. The net earnings of the Oahu Railway for 1899 were $212,238.50, which is a gain of 11 per cent on the stock outstanding. In 1899 there were carried 197,148 tons of freight, as against 126,426 tons in 1898. Earnings on transportation were $281,-525.60 as against $149,396.02 of the previous year, or 88 per cent increase. Passenger earnings for 1899 were $107,681.25, as against $59,259 for 1898, an increase of 81 per cent. Those who remember the deep embarrassment and low credit of this railway ten or twelve years ago, may congratulate the courageous and persevering promoter and manager, Mr. Dillingham, and perhaps regret that they did not invest in the enterprise. Pipe laying for the Wailuku water works is making active progress. The source of supply is far up the stream in lao Valley. SALVATION ARMY MOLESTED. Some serious friction has arisen from the police arresting persons in attendance on the street services held by officers of the Salvation Army. These noble workers have the hearty sympathy and esteem of our citizens of all classes. Emphatic protests have been made against their dis- turbance by the police, which is not likely to be repeated. The German Government was formally established in Samoa on March ist. It to have been cordially welcomed COMMERCIAL PROSPERITY OF HAWAII. appears by the native people, whose intestine disturbances are doubtless now at an end. The immense growth of commercial RECORD OF EVENTS. prosperity in these Islands for one year and a half after their annexation to the March ist.—Honolulu's • rainfall for United States, is quite clearly shown in the tables of Exports and Imports as fol- February was but 1.14, and for the past four months, our usual rainy season, it lows : Exports. was only 4.30, a deficit of 15 inches from Imports. $ 7,164,561 $15,515,230 the average amount for the period.—An896 16,021,775 other white "suspect" case, which event8,838,203 897 11,651,891 17,346,745 ually proves other ailment, does serious 898 19,059,606 22,628,742 damage to prominent business interests 899 in 1898, after Annexation, our imports and continues the plague anxiety. increased 32 per cent, and in 1899, 63 per 2nd.—The police neatly capture a street cent, having more than doubled in two robber.—Honolulu Microscopical Society organized, with Dr. Sloggett, president, years. In 1898, exports increased 8 per cent, and E. C. Shorey, secretary and treasurer. and in 1899, 30 per cent. sth.—Sad news received of the sudden The excess of growth in imports over death, in New York, of H. Waterhouse, that of exports was caused by the large in- Jr., on the 22nd tilt.—Annual meeting and crease of population, and of supplies for election of officers of the Hawaiian Relief their needs, also by the great amount of Society. 6th.—The Board of Health offers a remachinery and building materials imported for new plantations. The item of ward of $100 to anyone not an employe of machinery alone increased from $859,000 the Board for every genuine plague case in 1898 to $2,089,000 in 1899, reported. �30 Bth.—An employe of the Electric Light Co. sustains serious injuries by falling through the skylight of the Love building. ioth.—The week closes with a red record of crime. Two stabbing affrays occur in which one man was killed and four others seriously wounded, one of whom has since died. Both assailants were secured by the police and to avoid an excited crowd threatening vengeance they were moved from the police station to the prison. nth.—Another knife threatening case occurs in which the would-be assailant is badly beaten by a party of natives and then put under arrest.—Another plague case makes its usual Sunday appearance. 12th.—Yacht Rover, with Captain and Mrs. Fithian on board, arrives from a cruise in the South Seas, en route for San Francisco.—Prophylactic serum is first brought into use by tests therewith on Drs. Wood and Day. 13th.—Residence of E. Faxon Bishop, Nuuanu avenue, is totally destroyed by fire with nearly all its contents at an early morning hour; a clear case of incendiarism. 16th.—The Council of State met at the call of the President to consider needed appropriations for the coming biennial period. —Col. W. F. Allen is elected a member of the Council in place of Jno. Phillips, deceased. 18th.—A cutting affray between two Japanese, at Kahuku, occurs over a card game, results in the death of one and flight of the other. 19th.—A fine six-inch stream of water is struck at Luakaha, Nuuanu valley, by blasting in an old tunnel. 21st.—Steps toward the establishment of a hospital in this city for incurables takedefinite shape, with promise of liberal financial aid. 23rd.—Advices from Maui report the arrived at Hana of a boat's crew from the ss. Cleveland, disabled some 320 miles to the northward of Maui. The Claudine was sent out by Mr. H. P. Haldwin to search for her and if found bring her to this port for repairs. 25th.—Spreckelsville reports having had a heavy cane fire on the 20th inst., which swept over 530 acres. The large mill, as also Paia, will endeavor to save as much of it as is possible.—Two suspect cases crop up to maintain the Sunday record. 26th.—Miss Mary Krout delivered the first of her course of lectures at Pauahi Hall, Punahou, which was well attended by an interested audience. 27th.—Concert at the Y. M. C. A. hall for the benefit of the Hawaiian Relief Society was well rendered and largely attended by an appreciative audience.— Armstrong Smith resigns from his school work to go abroad for medical study.— Uncalled for arrests of persons in proximity to Salvation Army street meetings THE FRIEND. a breeze in town not comforting to the Police Department. 28th.—Wholesale business houses join in the movement for monthly settlement of accounts instead of quarterly, as heretofore. 29th.—A sick Japanese suicides in an empty house at Kamoiliili.—A number of citizens meet and take preliminary steps for the organization of the "Republican Party of Honolulu."—Mrs. F\ J. Lowrey holds a Japanese loan exhibition for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid Society which successfully appealed to the art taste of Honolulu's charitably disposed. — Fatal accident to a Japanese, from blasting, at the Diamond Head reservoir. 30th.—A Chinese scavenger attempts to behead his wife and end his own troubles with a dose of rat poison, but lands at the police station.—The Council of State appropriate $240,000 for the Hoard of Health needs in suppression of the plague.—The Cleveland arrived at Hilo under sail on the 28th with a broken shaft. 31st.—And still another slashing affray takes place whereby a white man has his nose cut off by a negro.—The week and month closes with yet one more plague victim. create MARINE JOURNAL. PORT OF HONOLULU.—MARCH. ARRIVALS. 3—Am ss Mariposa, Houdlette, rrom the Colonies. s—Am brg W. G. Irwin, Williams, from San Francisco. Itr ss Coptic, Rlnder, from San Francisco, ft— Br ss Gaelic, Finch, from Yokohama. 7—Br bk Aldebaran, Douglass, from Newcastle. Am schr Roy Somers, Solteln, from San Am sh Dashing Wave, Lancaster, from Tacoma. Br sh Grenada, Putt, from Newcastle. 29—IT s s Pathfinder, Perkins, from Molokal. 30—Br ss Moana, Carey, from the Colonies. Br ss Gaelic, Finch, from San Francisco. 31—Br ss Doric, Smith, from Yoxohama. Am. schr. Allen A Iverson, from Eureka Am schr. Lottie Bennett, Rasuiussen, from Port , Townsend. DEPARTURES. I—Br sh Cnamplon, Jones, for Royal Roads, Am hktn Arago, Perry, for Astoria. Am schr Okonogan, Reusch, for Puget Sound. 2—Am schr lOnmia Claudina, Nelson, for Mahukona. 3—Am sg Mariposa, Houdlette, for San Fran- cisco. 4—Am schr Annie M. Campbell, Friedberg, for the Sound. s—Haw bk Manna Ala, Smith, for San Fran- cisco. 6—Br ss Gaelic, Finch, for San Francisco. Am bgt. Harriet (J., Wayland, for Mahukona. Our. lik H. F. Glade, Haeslop, for San Francisco. Br sh Invorncsshire, Peattie, for Portland Or. 7—Br bk Conway Castle, Evans, for the Sound. Am schr bonis, Genberg, for San Francisco. B—Am schr Mary E. Foster, Thompson, for San Francisco. Am schr G. W. Watson, Peterson, for the sound. 9—Br hk Berwickshire, Blanche, for the Sound. , Nor bk Solvelg, for the Sound. 10—Am sh Lucille, Wiohberg, for San Francisco. Am hk Ceylon, Wilier, for San Krancisco. 14—Jap ss America Maru, Going, for Yokohama. Am hktn Archer, Calhoun, for San Francisco. 15—Jap ss Hongkong Maru, Fllmer, for San- Francisco. Mr ss Warrimoo, Phillips, for Vancouver. Mr Hh Glennesslln, Prltchard, for the Sound. 111-Haw bk Santiago, Engaels, for San Fran- cisco. Am schr Aloha, Fry, for San Francisco. Am schr F. E. Sander, Svenson, for the Sound. Am schr F. S. Redficld, Jorgensen, for the Sound. Francisco. 17—Am bktn S N Castle, Landfeldt, for San I' S S Pathtinder, Perkins, for Kaunakakai. lit—Br ss Aorangl, Hay, for the Colonies. Am schr Roy Somers, Soltein, for San Fran- cisco. 20—Br sh Aspice, Bremmer, for the Sound. 21—Haw bk lolanl, Sweetser, for Hilo. Br sh Lancing, Chapman, for the Sound. 22—Am schr Ruby A. Cousins, Walton, for San !•'ran cisco. Br ss Hloemfonteln, Blellock, for Kahulul. Am ss City of Peking, Smith, for Yokohama 24—Am bk C. B. Kenny, Anderson, for San Francisco. Am schr Endeavor, McAllep, for the Sound. from Port 25—Am ss China. Frlele, for San Francisco. Townsend. 26—Am bktn Amelia, Wilier, for Eureka. 9—Am schr Ruby A. Cousins, Walton, from San Ger bk Arnold, Peeken, for the Sound. Francisco. 27—Br bk Forthbank, Young, for the Sound. 10—Br lik Helen Denny, Mahon, from Newcastle. X—U S trnsp Meade, Wilson, for Manila. 12—Am schr Yacht Rover, Flthlan, from Samoa. Br bk Drummulr, Armstrong, for the Sound. 13—Br ss Bloemfontein, Blellock, from Seattle Am ss Mariposa, Houdlette, for the Colonies via Hilo. 211—Am sh Geo. Curtis, Calhoun, for San FranJap ss America Maru, Going, from San Francisco. cisco. ya schr. Rover, Am eh Fitl.ian, for Hilo and 14—Br ss Warrimoo. Phillips, from the Colonies. San Krancisco. 15—Am ss Australia, Lawless, from San FranAm brg-. Wm.G. Irwin, Williams, for San Fran cisco. B—Am Francisco. schr Endeavor, McAUnp, Jap ss Hongkong Maru, Fllmer, from Yoko- hama. Ift—U S 8 Pathfinder, Perkins, from Maui. 17—Am sh R. D. Rice, Carver, from Yokohama. Haw bk lolani, McClure, from Kaunakakai. 18—Br ss Aorangl, Hay, from Vancouver. Am bk St. Katherlne, Saunders, from New York. 20—Am sh St. Francis, Winn, from San Francisco. Am sh Henry B. Hyde, Scribner, from Norfolk. Va. Br sh Hilston. Joslin, from Newcastle. 21—Br bk Palmyra, Keller, from Newcastle. Am schr Eric. Roos, from Tacoma. 22—Am schr Orient, Sanders, from San Francisco. Am ss City of Peking, Smith, from San Francisco. Am sh E. B. Sutton, Carver, from San Fran- cisco. cisco. U 8 ti-iispt Meade, Williams, from San Fran- cisco Am. schr Orient, Sanders, for San Erancisco. Italian Cruiser Calabria, Albert, for Yoko hama. Am bktn Jane L. Stanford, Johnson, San Francisco. 30—Br ss Moana, Carey, for San Francisco. Br ss Gaelic, Finch, for Yokohama. 31—Br ss Dprlc, Smith, for San Francisco. for MARRIAGES. „ BRAND—DICKEY-March 11th, In Honolulu. Harry Brand and Miss Emma J. Dickey, Rev John C. Hay, pastor of the Christian Church, officiating. RHODES—BRAZIL—At the Methodist parsonage, Honolulu, March 29, by the Rev. G L. Pearson, Mrs. Mary A. Brazil to Charles Lincoln Rhodes. BIRTH. 25—Am bk S. C. Allen, Johnson, from San Fran- CARTER-In this city, March 18, to the wife of F. W. Carter, a daughter. cisco. Am ss China, Frlele, from Tokohama. 2ft—ltal cruiser Calabria, Alberts, from San DEATHS. WATERHOUSE-In New York city, Feb 22nd of pneumonia. H. Waterhouse Jr., a native of this city, aged 25 years. BROWN-At Waikiki, March 18th, Foster Oilman, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Brown JAEGER—In this city. March 22nd, Albert Jaeger a native of Frtedenberg, Germany, aged 54 Diego Am bkt Echo, Bellsen, from Caleta Buena. Am sh 8. D. Carlcton, Amesbury, from New .York. 28—Am ss Mariposa, Houdlette, from San Fran- cisco. years. �THE FRIEND Vol. 58, No. 4.] HAWAIIAN BOARD. HONOLULU, H. I. This page is devoted to the interests of the Hawaiian Board of Missions, and the Editor, appointed by the Board, is responsible for its con- tents. Rev. Q. P. EMERSON - - Editor. The Morning Star arrived in San 1-Yancisco, March 7th, after a trip of forty eight clays from Kusaie. Miss Betilah Logan is expected from Sydney, April i ith. by the "Miowera," to pass this way on her voyage home. We are glad to report her health as restored. About $3,500 have come into the treasury of the Hoard within the last two months, leaving about $8,000 yet to be raised before the 15th, of May. In meeting the monthly and quarterly payments, when the salaries of our missionaries become regularly due, the treasurer is authorized, in case of an empty treasury, to borrow, to a certain extent, from the Hanks; but borrowed money has its price. Last year over $90 interest was paid on borrowed money. Will not our friends, by their promptness in giving, try and save us this extra expense. A REPORT OF THE 17TH VOYAGE OF THE "MORNING STAR" TO MICRONESIA. Sailing from Honolulu August 17th, 1899, we had light winds and calms and It seems though that while we were after their work and teachers, and thinks among the islands he changed his opin- that If they cannot look after them proion, and has now given a written permit perly, they would better step out and let for the Star to touch at Namerik, Ebon some other society take it up. The first part of the voyage the boilers and Pleasant Island before entering ship at Jaluit. This he says is "for all time." gave much trouble. The pumps attached did not work well. The condenser tubes It will save the Star many dollars. Pleasant Island will always be an ex- were found to be in bad shape. They are pensive island to visit. It is 400 miles out copper, the tinning is worn off leaving of our way from whatever point we start. the copper bare causing galvanic action This year 1 took nine days from Dr. a sort of fight in the dark between saltRife's allowance in which to visit that water, copper, and the inside of the boilisland and reach Kusaie, owing to light ers, in which the boilers come out worst. winds and very strong easterly currents. Ibis is no doubt one great reason why It proved only half enough, and we reach- the boilers are so pitted. Most of the ed Kusaie nine days behind time. We time this voyage we have not been able had a rough and trying experience at to make over 4 knots under steam, the Pleasant Island landing Mr. Dc la Porte working in that department has been unand his goods. There is no harbor nor satisfactory which is not the fault of the anchorage; thus some of his goods were present engineer. I should judge that the landed several miles from the place where machine as a whole is not m good condihe will build his house. Arrived off Ku- tion. On the downward trip, the ship sudsaie, November 17, but too late to enter our usual harbor so ran into the N. E., denly began to leak more than usual, reharbor for the night. Next day, started quiring us to pump A hour out of every for Lee Harbor 12 miles distant, but after four. This did not last long, the remainbeing out an hour and blowing away a der of the voyage we pumped on an avemainsail and a staysail, we put back bare- rage 15 to 20 minutes four times a day. ly getting to anchor again. The next A leak has started in the starboard s.de (lay the gale blew still harder and being since leaving Kusaie, though which water Sunday too, we lay at anchor, both an- conies through skins and all, wetting a lot of stores and boxes sent up by the mischors down. Monday being calm, we started once sionaries, before it was discovered. The more for Lee Harbor and got within hatch has been battened down most of the five miles, then struck the head wind and time owing to water on deck. The deck current again, and finally had to go north has not been dry since leaving Kusaie; it 40 miles to make that five miles of west- leaks forward and aft, it has been tinkering, getting to anchor next evening at 7 ed and patched for several years past. The working of the upper deck and o'clock, sending a boat ahead to feel the way through the passage, 36J hours do- house is about as has been for a long time. ing five miles. At Kusaie, November In the cabin, conversation and reading of21 st, we found the mail we had left there ten came to a stand still to wait for creakhad not gone to Rttk; but Capt. Melander ing and groaning to stop. It is hard to say how far and fast desailed for Hongkong while we were in port and would stop at Ruk and wait for cay has been going on out of sight. Outthe mail and orders of our missionaries. wardly and in the working of the ship, 1 therefore wrote Mr. Stimpson that the she appears no worse than a year ago, Star would not go west of Kusaie this though occasionally a bolt draws out — some westerly winds, arriving at Kusaie September 14th, after 28 days' passage. Great was the disappointment at Kusaie over the change in plans for the Star's movements, and unanimous and vehement was the opinion expressed in regard to the future touring among the islands. The Kusaie Mission say, "let us do our trip. This I believe is in keeping with the work (touring) thoroughly; let us have instructions from Honolulu. the Star until the work for the year is The Gilbert Islands trip was made with finished, whether it is eight months or a very little trouble, Mr. Channon could not year. Then let the Star go home to return go so sent a substitute to look after the as soon as she is ready." At Kusaie we work, while I looked after the paying of filled water tanks and boilers and took on salaries in money and goods to the Teachboard Mr. Dc la Porte's goods which had ers. They were glad enough to see the been stored there. Also took on board Star, for they had been told by the Dr. Rife and family, Misses Hoppin and Priests and Others that she would not Olin, and the Marshall Island scholars come again and that the mission had been (74 in all), and were ready to sail Sept- abandoned. ember 21 st, but could not get out of harI guess it did begin to look so to some bor owing to heavy head sea and wind. of them. It will not do to let the touring The next morning we got out all right, among the islands be slighted, it is a very being helped by a squall from N. W., and important part of the work, and if for any sailed with a fair wind for the Marshall reason the Star cannot go, some other Islands. vessel should be sent down. I believe We had permission to touch at Ebon and Namerick before going to Jaluit and we did so; but, when we reached Jaluit, the Commissioner said it was a mistake and could not be allowed in the future. 31 somewhere showing bad wood. Several sails have worn out and blown away during the trip. All the principal sails in the ship are second rate—Of the most important we have but one of a kind. Therefore, the bill for sails will be large for another voyage. March 13. We arrived in San Francisco, March 7th, 43 days from Kusaie; only steamed about 40 hours on the trip, and have 75 tons of coal in the bunkers. The mizzen mast head is broken short off at the cap showing a rotten mass. It is a wonder the topmast did not come down on our heads. We are still at anchor, waiting instructions from Boston. I have a small lot of wood on board which I find it hard to sell. the missionaries have written very fully I will let you know if anything new comes about that. Mr. Campbell the English up. Yours truly, Commissioner was in Sydney. He left G. F. GARLAND. word for the Morning Star people that he is dissatisfied with the way they lookI 'To Morning Star Committee �32 [April, 1900. THE FRIEND. GILBERT ISLAND TRAINING SCHOOL shall islands a council was organized at will go out single. The other two will rethe call of the mission church. The Ku- main in school another year. REPORT. saien churches and pastors assisted, and The special interest this year has been (By Rev. J. M.Channon.) was to the la Porte ordained Mr. minin dc the "Kabovvi" or literary society. While one of unusual The past year has been interest for quiet Kusaie. Though we have had no letter mail for over seven months we have had several vessels and visits from strangers who have given us glimpses of the outside world. We began the'year by having a whaler wrecked on the south side of the island. This was quite a source of excitement for the whole island for several weeks in many ways. The sailors had to be cared for, the vessel broken up, and finally get rid of the crew. In this we did not fully succeed as several sailors remained in spite of all our efforts, a burden and temptation to the natives. It is a sad but true fact that some of the most serious hindrances to mission work come from without, from the unchristian white man. We would ask nothing better for Kusaie than that she should be left forever alone by all traders and governments. A thousand missionaries instead of fifty thousand soldiers would civilize and Christianize the Philippines as well and in far less time. About the time of the wrecking of the whaler a party of English tourists visited us and two of the party, Mr. Bishop and wife, stayed at the mission while their vessel returned to Jaluit tor one of the party who had been left there sick. Mr. Bishop and wife were quite welcome guests. Mr. Bishop gave each of the schools a fine whale boat when leaving. Another visitor not so welcome was a very heavy sea for several days on our side of the island, which destroyed our wharves, beach, and several native houses, killing some breadfruit trees. We were glad however not to have any wind with it. Further to the west the storm was very severe almost destroying one or two islands so that the inhabitants had to be taken away by passing ships. It was the beginning of this season of bad weather that wrecked the "Logan" while in the Mortlocks. The Star came the last of April and besides her usual freight and mail brought Mr. dc la Porte and wife who were a pleasant addition to our little band for several months. They were full of zeal and anxious to take up their special work on Pleasant island which we were forced to abandon in '94. But the change in the Star voyage compelled them to stay with us several months. Mr. dc la Porte being here enabled me to comply with the Hawaiian Board's request to visit Ponape and Ruk. Mr. and Mrs. dc la Porte stayed with Mrs. Channon in my absence and Mr. dc la Porte took charge of the school. Mr. dc la Porte had been formerly in the Gilbert islands under the Peniel mission and so had command of the Gilbert language. Just before the Star left for the Mar- istry. It was an occasion which deeply impressed the natives as well as one of great rejoicing to usas we looked forward to the opening of Pleasant island again. Perhaps the most important event, at least far reaching in results, is the coming of the German Protectorate. The Star on its return from Honolulu confirmed rumors that Germany purchased the islands and on October Bth we were visited by a German man-owar, accompanied by a steamer with two German commissioners for the group, and the High Commissioner of New Guinea who is also in control of the Carolines. They made but a short stay at Kusaie, hurrying on to Ponape. Dr. Hahl, the Commissioner of this portion of the Carolines with his colleague, Dr. Senf, visited the mission and expressed a wish that one of the missionaries should go with them to Ponape as an evidence of good will and promise of toleration to Ponape natives on the part of the German government, but the absence of Dr. Rife in the Marshalls made it impossible for me to go, besides no way could be arranged for my return from Ponape as the vessels were hurrying on to the west. The Commissioner, Dr. Hahl, was a very pleasant man and gave every assurance to us that no hindrance would be put in our way of work, acquiring land, etc. At last the day seems to have come when Ponape can be reopened, and the duty is an imperative one for the Board to enter at once into the field while the door is open. Trade and outside hindrances are sure to come (several firms are already starting at Ponape), and if the remnant of our work is to ue saved and the evangelization of the islands accomplished, now is the time. A year will make every difference. The attitude of the Germans may change, now they rather wish our good will to assist in quieting Ponape; a year later when they have accomplished this alone they will be independent and less gracious. The Catholics will be sure to follow; they are already settling firmly in the Marshalls. The interest and longings of Ponapeans themselves cannot be always ignored and unanswered. Will not the churches do their duty to neglected and tried Po- Mr. Walkup was in charge he organized a society for practice in parliamentary rules that the teachers' meetings and meetings might be conducted properly and orderly. From this beginning has grown a full fledged literary society with regular programs of debates, orations, essays, critiques, etc. Once a quarter a special meeting is held and girls from the Girls' school are in attendance. A few years ago we would have thought all this quite beyond the powers of Gilbert people, but they have shown themselves quite apt and enthusiastic in carrying it out, and of course it is a means of developing them in many ways. The religious life has grown as well. The school have assumed the support of a teacher and his wife in the islands. A large part of their contributions they earn by cutting wood or growing bananas. While the school has been gradually growing in size the grant from the Board has been steadily diminished. Fortunately the islands have had a few years of rain and the boys receive more help from their friends. The rest of the deficit we have had to meet by depending more and more on native food of our own growing. We have just cleared a large piece of low land and planted 500 cocoanut trees. This will however not yield for several years. The sap of the cocoanut trees sometimes boiled down to thick syrup is a chief article of food in the coral islands. Mr. Walkup largely increased the banana plantation so that now we can cut 50 or 60 bunches a week. This with babai, a coarse variety of taro, and breadfruit in its season are the staple articles of food. Rice is only given when for some reasons the other food falls short. The great problem with native food is in the fact that it cannot bekept but a few days after it is gathered, so that a succession of crops have to be planted a year beforehand so planned as to be ripe when wanted. It is not the easiest thing to do and and do all other work needed, so that we sometimes find ourselves short of food with 40 or 50 mouths to feed. The school for the coming year will number 45 adults and 8 small children. church nape? SCHOOL WORK. "Who knocks so loud?" "A little lonely The work of the Training school has sin." been very gratifying the past year. The "Slip through," we answer, "and all hell school has numbered 38 and a class of 9 is in." was graduated, the largest in the history of the school. One of these, a half caste "You don't mean to say that ministers' (white), I have retained in school as 2nd assistant. He is a bright promising boy. children fight?" "O, yes." Five were married to girls from the Girl's "Who whips?" school and will be added at once to the "Mamma." islands. One other teaching force the in 0 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1900) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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