The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-12-06

League Of Mayo. Charles s. Parnell and Edmund
Dwyer Gray and several other prominent gentle
men were present. Resolutions were passed pro-
testing against the recent attempts OF the Govern
ment to stiae the voice Of Constitutional agitation
and drive the people into acts of violence; also
calling upon. the people OF Ireland to maintain
the attitude Of self-control which has hitherto char
arterized the movement, and TO carefully abstain
from giving the Government any excuse for inau-
gurating a policy of coercion which the meeting
feels convinced they have in contemplation.
South PAcuIc.-The Sydney Erening .Nsws of
Oct. Is says
H. NJ. S. Dane, which arrived yesterday from the
Islands, brings news from New Britain, from which
ii appears that the native chief Tarllll, who was
one Of the leaders in the massacre Of the Rev. George
Browns teachers, has again become hostile to Brit
ish and mission interest. He recently burned down
a large mission house on the island. n. NJ. schoon-
er Renard, which was at the Duke Of York Island,
proceeded down the coast to TarllIIs village, and
be was requested to come forward and give an ex-
PLANTATION of bis misconduct. He, however, refused
10 do so, and the RsnGTd thereupon landed an
armed party, consisting of two fully-srmed boats,
one boat with a rocket apparatus, from which
several shots were discharged into the village.
Two houses were burned down, and some of the
plantations destroyed. During the visit OF the Re
nGri, the German steamer -dlice sold the natives
some Snider rifles and ammunition to fight the
English boats crews. The natives met and they were
very insolent to the Renard people, and the chief
sent a challenge to fight them. The locality at the
time was the scene of a human feast, and the newly
picked human bones were thick about the place.
The Renard has completed a survey of the whole Of
Blanche Bay, and the Duke of York Archipelago.
After leaving Blanche Bay the Dane went on to
the New Hanover and Admiralty Islands (these are
about the best known of any Of the islands opened
up for commerce.) The natives are q fine warhke
race. and appear well skilled, not only in the man
ufacture of their weapons, but are also no mean
adopts at carving masks and other ornamental
work, many interesting specimens Of which were OBJ
tanned by the officers and men of the ship. Unfor-
~tunately, their murderous and plundering propensi-
ties (nearly the whole of the crews Of wrecked and
castaway sailors being invariably eaten) has pre-
vented traders from visiting these islands. the nu-
merous coral islands and shoals that abound rem
dering navigation extremely difficult. Much vslu-
able photographed information has been obtained
by the Dame, under the auspices of Lieutenant
Bower, no opportunity being lost of making a COM
plete survey Of the islands passed. The officers had
few opportunities of landing, in consequence Of the
savage nature of the islanders. The Ddn9 returned
to Marina on the 18th September last, where, on ac-
count Of the murder of one of Captain Furguson's
men. the perpetrators of which the natives refuse to
give up, the blue Jackets were landed, and the vii
lage destroyed, one native being killed, and two or
three wounded in the encounter.