The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-07
SOUTH SEA BUBBLES.
interGstIns Account OF the "Trip oI
II. II. VI. y. Corm0rant, from HO.
nOIuiu to COquimbO.

CONCLUDED.
There are l25 people on the ISL
and, SO males, ca females, and the
magistrate says that it would sup
port 200 more. They trade with
passing ships for kerosene, calico,
and other necessaries. Boots are
worn only on special occasions. One
duty of the magistrate is to see that
no one sells more than he can aclu-
ally spare. lie calls the heads to-
gethcr aud gets an estimate of their
produce. | have the bill of supplies
to our ship. / find male and female
names among the suppliers from
Thursday Christian with his 2 fowls,
10 lbs. sweet potatoes, and bunch
Of bananas, to Maud (may be q
widow, who supplied 10 lbs. pota-
toes, l pumpkin, and IL oranges,
the whole bill less than SIC, which
represents days work of the COM
munity in gathering and bringing
Off TO the ship, let alone the plant
ing.
About three years ago Seventh
Day Adventist came among them
and converted them to those tencts.
They seem to be very rigid in their
religious Observance, and are a
good people.
Sometimes the magistrate has to
| administer the law. Not long ago
nearly all the women on the island
were punished, their crime being
that they were in the habit OF
quenching their thirst from cocoa.
nuts which did not belong to them
Their defence was that they did moi
"carry away" the nuts, quoting the
words of the law. But his worship
decided that drinking the milk Wa!
carrying away" and they were
all punished by having to scrub tn,
ratings round the church and schoo
house. History says that this wa
done with light hearts and laughter
but is silent on the subject of cur
tain lectures.
| Mrs. w. of Honolulu has lon,
been in the habit of sending usefu
presents to these people. This yea
she remembered the little twi
girls whose father deserted them, i
fact he never saw them. The graf
tude Of their mother was very great
Arrived at Easter Island got
July. The Chilians have taken pc;
session. The governor, an infantr
captain, came ON board. 1 see tina
he has asked TO be superseded, las en-
istence there is unbearable. Man
stone implements, peaceful and wal
like, are found here. The collet
ton are those of Mcssrs. Saline
and Brander of Tahiti, part owner
and long residents. or the image
one can only express wonder. Pc
sibly this was the highest point
Pacific continent and the Mecca
surrounding nations, pilgrims eau
ing the statues TO be made in men
DRY of their visits. There are sa
to be about two thousand, large ar
small, scattered over the islam
formed Of grey compact lay
; known as trachtyte, formed too |
the aforesaid stone chisels and axe
They all terminate at the hips, az
both sexes are represented. Pa
master B. measured the distan
between the tip and bridge of t
nose of one of the largest, al
e found it to be one hundred al
: three and half inches. Herewi
s two photographs. More than h;
the trunk of the vertical one
buried. Those who remember t
statue of X, who is sitting on t
s nose, may gather some idea of
4 sizes.
d At this island our shipmate Qu'
ter-master Bubyer died suddenly
e heart disease. We buried HIM
G the S. f. corner of the island on t
evening of our departure, on 2,
, July, and fired three volleys o,
v him. Arrived at Coquimbo G
/ August. w. j. III.