The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-05

June 9th arrived Penrhyn Island.
There are about $50 inhabitants.
This island was depopulated about
20 years ago, by Peruvian black
birdcrs. There are several cases of
leprosy on the island, no isolation.
Gave papers and few toys to the
white trader, Mr.. Woonton. The
inhabitants ring the curfew every
night at nine. After that time
providers are "run in" to calaboose,
a building near the village fitted
with two pairs of leg irons placed
directly in front of the judges seat,
so that when his colored worship
arrives in the morning the prisoners
have long waited his arrival with
their anklets on. The prisoners are
generally male and female. These
islanders are expert divers. They
will dive with a baited hook, catch
| fish, re-bait the hook, catch sec
| ond fish, and rise TO the surface.
This operation was shown us at
former visit. When school of /
porpoises is sighted they get sea-
ward of it in their boats, and by |
keeping up din on the bottom |
boards and by diving they brighten
the school to the shore, where they
are hauled up by the women and
children, and then feast follows.
| Arrived at Rarotonga June 18th.
The products of this island are cot
ton and coffee, the latter growing
wild, but at no greater height than
eighty feet above sea level. see
that, according to Blacks atlas, this
island has about the same mean tenn
perature as the Sandwich Islands.
The natives say that the coffee plant
came in with Christianity, and re-
cognize it as q blessing insomuch
that man may easily earn from
two to three dollars day by pick
ing it. There is trade springing
up in dried bananas. These are
skinned and dried and done up as
our sailors do their tobacco. To me
they are great dainty, equal to
, dried Smyrna figs, and not unlike
them in taste. The laws of this ISL
, and prohibit the landing of intoxi-
cants, but the police seldom detect
smuggling, for it pays them better
to get man with plenty of liquor
inside of him, fined, half the fine
going to the police, the other to the
. chief. Thus the chiefs are luke
E warm in carrying out their own
laws, for if they did their revenues
would be diminished. Seeing that
liquor is killing these amable peo-
pie it is to be hoped that the wishes
4 of English statesmen, anent the nom
= supply of liquor to the South Sea
Islands, may be fulfilled. should
like to give word of praise to the
> Rev. Mr.. Hutchins, the missionary.
= He is not only the spiritual pastor
/. but also the school master. His
a school opens at q. M, his fore
d moons taken up in teaching the lit
e tie ones, his afternoons in training
o catechists, and this for salary
which half-inch schoolmastel
- would reject. He is ably seconded
=; r by Mrs. Hutchins, a Welsh lady
whose heart is in the work. l sent
@ on shore to Mr.. Hutchins, portion
from each of Honelulu's givers, anC
g l make no doubt that he vii
apportion them so as to give the
Id greatest pleasure to the creates
number.
ne Left Rarotonga on the 14th JUNE
II having on board III. M. the King o
Atiu, husband of Queen Makea o
~ Rarotonga. He is fine, burly
ie dignifed gentleman; he has suffi
ID ID cient knowledge of English to en-
40 able one to hold conversation. HI
evinced the greatest interest in tn
Of Sandwich islands. l think the &C
ne count of the Hawaiian band mos
re took his attention, but he was yer,
at enquiring as to produce and reve
r. nue.. H. MS observations on tn
ny subject of Cinnamon were That the,
m landed with nothing, and soon own
W ed several stores, and in return TO
NJ this increase of wealth to the China
y, G men the natives had the leprosy
w. III. MS visit was in connection wit
in the opening of a large, new ston
church, native built. There was t
!, be procession, one importan
na feature of which was large banne
YER having fairly good likeness c
sh Queen Victoria painted ON it, sui
les rounded by motto, the work of
as resident Englishman. Also tn
r. high ones of the people were to al
M. pear in cooked hats embellishe
on with the Union Jack. And ther
was to be feast.
Arrived at Hervey Islands Let
June. Gave some books, pictures
ot brooches, pencils, shovels, etc., fc
the youngsters and explained tn;
n they were from Honolulu.
Arrived at Tahiti goth Jun'
~. There is great deal of leprosy
" this island, and no isolation. Visi
ed the public square on band nigh
M pretty scene, but the band mast'
;" had one side of his face bound NJ
we learned that he was leper, al
y" that he taught the bandsmen /
re- blowing each of their instrument
-he Many of the cocoanut trees ha'
m lately been attacked by blight, su
rst posed to be the PhyllOXera, impOT