The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-05-26
New Guinea.

As the Queensland government have taken a
step towards Eie pu-eible annexation OF New
Guinea 10y the British government. the infurma
iirn with re'rretc e to the i-lund and II intabIt-
ants Contained in IL letter Addressed hy the Rev
". u. Lawes TO the Brisbane Courier, dated
lrsu Put Mr""-hv. will ie found ni Interest al
IL pt,sent moment. Mr.. Lawes claims for him
-sl- -". va e.Htrs-S~. from their ten. :e>ide"ce
y. Ncs Guinet aH,i thor,Gsh kauVlef-s II native
eu,taln-. On the labor q~avsi'a ie ~TIie>:
" n re natives clearly understand ,iat tnef
arc PEI. e taken away ter II p 50 50 ia sons. aud,
kuu~i ga that. are within. Fr a = "a mission.
would ut no obstacle in the way We know.
ipweie,, thss az, NJ ust . tts. sud s.Iuuld
be treating c;r ptuifc guIairiy ATT! dishUaestIy If
We dad not say so. IL aust be remembered that
the natives along this c0a-t know nI English, and
no SJuIh Sea interpi eJer IL OF any use. Our ves-
lei. tue E.Tan&uwau. II better known, and tire
natives have mlre confidence Ia US than IN any
other white men, hue We cannot get buys 20
leave their lumrr Tea work On our Vessel 1t they
kuIw they are to be more than three noons
away. "a the Trarl--hell and heche-de-mer sta
tiunr in Torres STRAITS men are greatly needed,
hut nI native from this part al New Guinea (n"r,
~ far H. | KIN W. trnm any part Of New GuInea)
IL {" be fund Among their motley crews. One
native hoy went with Mr. q Idle To Sydney a few
years ago, but the teacher here had TO becone
iu>ia2e L. his tIIeud- Tor his sale return, and Ind
rear,n tn wei, hun hack hong before te came.
VI NlFA'tA AAC LN~N LLAA Aoh ~ ''NtA
-lrne unIIyes al TcSte Island had shipped IN y
brciie-de mer vessel (Captain Miller =, | think).
hut they were weeks. not uU'Ins. away, aud
scarcely cut Of sight ut their own lrland. Nothing
We could "fer lad, uc u single native, where we
are best known. Ia leave in uu. vessel At he knew
lie ws- nut tn rec New Guinea again Tor a year.
Ler il he clearly understood that no natives are
likely To he obtained here as Vulnerable men
rtinuld get rhem, aud much trouble and danger
will be HTaided.
Or the rnudIIiOn and habits Of the people ia
the past. Dir. Lives kays:-"l IL was part of
their business nt Port Mire-by To rob and plum
der. just as they had II warrior chief aud II
hunter chef, 50 hrd they II rubber Chief. lie il
still living Ia The village, though his occupation
IL gone Passing canuer were pIundered INLAND
pnrIies who came To the Coast To trade had every
thing taken lrnm them. All thIs has passed
away, hut the mem 'ry Of it lives. Only two
months ago cannes belonging To villages un either
side oi the tarbrr returned from the west With
sage. and waited for night TO Iars this place,
because they feared "A revival -! the past. There
is II gpmd deal Of petty piIierIng still, b t the PEI
pile are ashamed uf il. They have learnt tu re-
-rect the rights of property. The character
which this cr'ast bore Tor cruelty and raVagery
was deserved though exaggerated. L teIr great
est honor aud glory was murder. TIE tattoo
marks an the chests of the men rhuw how proud
they were ui what -h"uld have been their s.ame,
tor There are the medals al honor w1In only by
thUse who have SIZED human hErod."
they are n1w, however, advancing towards
civilIzltinn. are we ruid that - lite is now re-
- eccted and strangers are perfectly rate ut nj
mt-i all the Villages along the coast. may be
reminded ut the III Irsncre of ChiuAm"n at AlInIa
i lew Years ago. TIER skulls dansled from the
duhu there. and are IL warming tn foreigners that
he prop e will stand nI tri6inG with their
women. Men dniug H. the CLliuamen did would
he lyncIed M the sheets of Bri-baLe. Comm0-
dnre W,ls,i I, in the Wolverine, cuuli not blame
tie people tor what was really II righteous retri-
hutiun. Il E ,sli-hmen take the liberties these
men did. there skulls are likely to ornament u
duhu too"
+ tr,gress Of the natives in knowledge is
thus referred to-. 100 children attend school
at Pnrt M"rrehy twice every day. During the
past year $50 children have attended the schools
ia this district. This - exclusive OF S ruth Cape
and the S'ati0ns In China Straits, which would
hrIng tie number up It, l 900, ut least. OF New
Guinea children under instI uctiOn. We had Ii
stations occupied between Cape Possess on and
Cape Rntnev. two AT South Cape. and fur At
The En-, End under Mr.. NJ Farlane's suIerin-
Iendeure. These are 81 maIy centres OF peace
and i:ht. they are occupied by S ruth Sea
Islanders. cnuntrymen many Of them al Rustoka.
who received u iesiim 'nial from the Queensland
government .r his kiudners III the dIggers. lie
represents the average SIuth Sea Island teacher.
and the testimony burne by all classes To his Cha
rar'Pr would apply equally tn his cniiragues. We
have reason Ia believe that Christianity. the root
ut all true riVilrZtIiIn. il beginning to be felt a.
II power III NV Guinea. q eater success has
attended our missionaries on New Guinea than
on many o. the South S-a Islands in ulden time
i'll iniS now ChrisIianiz-d. Tine nucleus of n
Christian church has been found. At four
d ffeIent rtntinns we have men and women hap
tiz-d on ii per>0nal profession of faith in Christ
Mr.. Lives refers To the importance uf annexa-
ton - At present the natives along the coast
are tnvnrably d,-pn-ed towards white men. but if
they have cause To feel assricved aud Il feeling of
husiIlItv il created the door ~ New Guinea will
he closed t. the white man. IL W aid surely he
- shnrt-risirtrd plIIcy that would lend TO that
Whether New Guinfn he annexed nr not. no one
who knnwr anything nf it can question its import
ance tn OueeurItt. I'd -"-SUdneV Herq2.