, 1877-09-24
FIJI CHARACTERISTICS.
Ceremonial Dances 1tuw Geography u
Stutlteta.

stu,ltea.
a CORRESPONDENT writes rs follows from FIJI:
"lt VIVA amusing in tho morning TO watch
NV ,., eoa".i, u,'p'e stsea."as ,'ao ."c 'o"n :"
large anu emall part'es-ill ealocs Or along tho
paths on tho banks Of the rlycr. They had their
smart datypr .frcsscs lied up #, buntl1cs, some
with their faces already painted, and their hair
aano n IN tnpn, IN ,hc ,.,sic.. ~ov no..I,,ic All
uonc up ~ earpa ~ t"e oo'1cst way Pots'ole' All
tic time tho hills tnatIsc WOODEN dt.imt) were
maiinE great row In tho Square, and when all
oo"n ahueF eanonv ol ,la.. "ng!l .t. naa pee''
Tt w ~ e.tec"as ~, run '"e e"n. 1H1t ca''cs1
scliool-cbil'lrcn. They passed us IN single flc,
themselves up in tho centre OF ,bcf square.
E..,, Iii, =. J.. ,..aI ,,sI,., .,S 10y So.
t+ 1,u,, p'SS.u "se 49,. ""1 Is"u
fsnm the bln'c' llon thes ahWound thefn-
their writing u, states. Then ca1ne a dance on
t1,c .mcnc., Thcv rrtrc,l ,1at1c ,1,vl,1rt1 ,nto
h,n,,. ar, ,,o "as,a ,sw,-,1 T., ~, ~ t1ono.
oauas' aHu Ing" ea"e 'os"asa III ~ . boft o1 oaece'
moving In the must perfect time, and chanting
m thcv ra,ue. All thctr mnycmpntx urrr f,rarc.
mi .n, lin ,rav tn which t1,c t,ne n onc Inn a.
roi| h ras III ~ nj a,n v ti,o.c 'o IN ir"ns
ond ti,cm M takcn IN. thinI towsr. bv thpsu nc,
Im, ~. rrrv cfferc,Irr II hnvc I'm" viii
mo IL ,,: -. ~, T, ass ,nrosan
f.,r t1'n nrrn.t.,n.i Whcn thrv hi cnn',, rjnan
rnn',nI, on strnot tIar iii sat ,,nsrn mi hnTon
rc.sSranSy lcssnr. III T,1e nntiyn t,nrI."r @ raiicI
mi ~ manc "f ronniry ns scrton;s, i'rt.
nt,,i mi m" n tIc ci,t,1rnn IN inss ,na,nt tv
hr.!,t, in ri,nnt tTertn,,jn m mntanit if,rfain
IL ! KtnT,]nn,, rim tiir,i hif,i,rr son;n nshcr
,sn-.,. .Shcrn t,,it"i.' !. "t, nn +ho,, ,rt3'
swnsi,v notio, n shc,r foiirs nni 1 rhx,tmra1
c,n,,n,n1, ~ hands inv n c,ro1,,1
snmritsnes nufnti1,r IN Gne sf,,n. sn,ncttmcss
nm fnn ,thcr. ard snmctirr. 1ninin~ l,nm1s
o.,.h"aG tbnv I'll n".i H. c,,su, ~ scrnttro
o Il. s n e,c f t F,
En.nrc: nj IN nj scitni reocrnnhv t,,rrcI inin
rapc sanY n III way tcs gcut nt
t],rn,~3, t,rnrjv Mi iho tt,untres II; Eur.,5,c.
HTkcn % san!e tho M event Of Tic div. % iba rreat
i,a,.cc Fron r1r l,tfst,dIrn rnaIs 1.ehs
inm mi nj thn rnrr,cra @ of the .o,aec 1c remr
TN hnnd. of ,ncf t,rrssct1 In slIknsi n art
~ ItiMs,f nr"n~ "ns, t.afo@n1 i""vo, VTt'o.s
.. kt o. n.GGn , an enotcM h % sse'es !ness
thtr. ,nc ahorc ann1i,sr. nnti rrnc,,i;,r hc1nw,
sh"ir trcrs> Tbe n,cn wsrc vrrr flmEc sn"rs.
inens Of humanity: somo had thcir taccs
nlaekcIc!i or p;antsd black and rcd, a.ld tlsir
,rh5tc I tsnns. A. t3arinnis Of fuwcrs ind icaycs
hmm, r.,r1l thcir nrci.s. nni tiny hail rarfrrs
n arnct, oi csyss n sIs
and eg ,;: s:ffee fs s1ss
mi, aI,n,t sixty children tukiur mart In Il. Tho
,4, s'o p;ra n,,3rome.l eari, ,t,pr n ~ thc ue"'
:motn' ~ fnr,n' M n9t1 mjxtnrr NJ - marrt nni
aass anu atcr ys5os syey an
rici in III nn.i. This The euH nf tMe first aTt
n H." M mcft mart liz irim,s foxns nsnsrc,iri tn
ri, Nv, q hnnnt,n trrc. nnir VIVA IT.. m in thc
n,iild,0 % If thn so,,nre. nnti on tia tnn II #
mai" 1T f,mskr,l rosnnntfs fill nj Mi. Tim tw,,
a"n .ris " n,vn,,ceI o,, sc.,ur,i ~ tnn,it sn
th.,, nn.s"nI,rr. w.rc srnt o,,t rom c,her
party, e sev. suppose. t!.at ali xss sais: they
s,r't,hI MI ,nak,nfs Toso iiSc living fnT
sW,tG - 0rc"t ',raI ~ d,ncnr lin min t,oiv m.
nrnann1 lin trtc. n,ui ',,to ~ them .ljm;, IN
shiIe @ tic i!tsio flying .fo1cs circied
rv. viii ,1e1i,,', ~ 1he sirt,. VI III" frnit
t,x T., ill.,. t.sc hun. i.v hta ccs usi aann"si
III anna. when another climbed nftcr htin. h,,d
tiey bit, and seratccti, ind sqnaic, tust Us big
Sa.s @ ao,,a" o.,n NJ n,n,,t iii ~. h,,,,- nIti
an" a1 "o' csr hs,,sc t,'rrs was = .l, I% na,1ss
~, .s. a. wn,9tt.rf',cv.rr s,ritah ~ tIrIr
p'a ao 'n. n. ma1 IN nrIe mi tov es o,t y cxsr
~ in F%rn,,,r'l' Thrrc wss ,nnsfraI ~.
tno g,onn ~ ,,.irc Sr,,,ns and h' ,ia,s h,1s a
Son. n,"xci hv ahnnt tmcnty W r.drc."cI nid
ses!v;c.nc''. vra. s,uo ,,uh ,,,ucc ri, ,,r,rc =,
o1 one G.st ~, .rs x,ere sto
u mspt oned, by nantatlons Of Cana,las and bread.
it % tha oaa ,sw ~, nGtT Sae q to q ,
tone anh ' nua II]'H IT, tt sme Iau1 ~ a
t' Es!'n, .tI2, III a'ivsnco', s,,t
nn,., irhtw- -strnn,, ,,nrsi,jn,. thrs" eh,re"st
aoout .nr. =, .ds ~ .t"u -,
nsMea W.sn s"G.a aWs' ~ tao WI " eaanu' ~
!nto !aa...s eaapss ~ tl,o Hna, " w,tn tne M
sa ia s-@ nns;tcs s9ne,an..; a.e., ~,
lssae' M -, - 'no WV IL. .ee appsnaeaed eas1'
hiSS. oJtS fre,s, so .;,1 a,'e.
swung tnsr ooatea . tsGta sao 70 saG, tasasun9
anu paEf}'ns VII theI speats, Mhsn "ere nsM.
Wan sboGt t~eye yars
rum saca o.nes, eaen ooay WMee!ea away s s!o.Il
dstane. aSer boy q abous
!ne SANG satengtM ~ onth .no oshesa' W.
t1eiso aoIs anu as1cu am ~ VIII etuoss tm.a
teSe, II WILL. ,.I osss ,ia,,ss ou ua ~ct1 nanGa's,
"@ @ Wnd e, , anI pHstnnsss1u'' @". ano ".n .me',
nGc' wc".mana a !SlioMh' ~ ,1s1h' ,,,.s 1ney Meas
~ en4ets VI en ~ .'sa o.s"; a'.e !nssse te.".s
~ tn.s aa"e" Ut ~t cseh FL ds"o'gf v'aa W ."a't "
III tne s'; ;s,', t ,ta"1s % .,iia, ~ IT,, -,
panaa"uT tca hd,:. VIZ psSSn1 nnS ySm ws A IT,
stHpa. lnets nooaea atss' lae9s Mete elaaatc at
pa1le1 oiash aM reu: a' , 'n.,s hsis t.t, wcae
naas a " on ono ~ ca x} }xhae @ aI cssnr sec o1
bFo~ht OF III sone eaess VIVA. & ! nau "eser seel!
bslorulot Gt'sM r. pinS: 'n.y han sasnes "
Mnate tappa. ~ tM.s@ .1 a""s 'a,mna au'a eIne