Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-21
The FRIENDLY ISLANDS.
Where Door Yards arc Swept Elch
Month but Houses Not at All.
ExnerIen ess OF the Elders Death OF
sister Margaret Durham's Chiid.
other Matters.
MU'A, TosuArAnU, TONGA,
February ~, ls0i.

MU'A, ToSuATAnu, TONGA,
February ~, 1894.
Editor Dcserst NswG
some time has passed since you have
heard from the Friendly Islands, aud
thinking your many readers who arc
Interested In missionary labors, among
whom We have friends that time will
not permit us writing personally To,
would desire 10 learn something further
| take this opportunity OF writing you
anu hope you will deem those lines
worthy o, spaos IN your paper
For the past few months we have
had very hot weather Al Christmas
and two or thfes weeks following, Il
was almost educating, What little
wind there was came from the nottn,
aud while II was very uamp, often
bringing with II showers OF rain, II whs
exceedingly warm and oppressive, lt
was the most Hulify weather We have
had siacu landing mere la July, 1891.
There were also heavy rains, such as
We read about IN New Zealand, during
tho latter part OF January anJ the flfst
week OF the present month; but Mt tubs
writing the regular southeast trade
wind Is again blowing anu we hops
for some good weather, 80 that travel
ing will nOi be 40 disagreeable.
Since you last heard from Us, there
has been considerable chauge Ia gov.
eminent oiilces, the most important Of
which was the resignation Of Hon.
]. u. Tukuaho and the appointment OF
a man from Nava'u 10 succeed him.
This was done by the young king, who
became dissatisfied with tue manage
ment Of aiiAirs and thought chanle
would be tor the better; but the people
Of TOugatabu arc not well satisfied
with what has been done. The new
premier, however, Is endenvorng 10
show himself as being In favor OF i'm.
proyement, by putting Ia force I'm ma.
tive fashion, which, by tie way,
IL hRphnzaru style) the sanitary
clause OF the law. This OF CUuuU
makes him unpopular among SONS
classes, and 1 uU not think n bdugs
MIN much applause from tho "whituun
living here. speak from my own
way Of thinking Hnd not from what
have heard others say. While | am
III AhHNl " khbN AAWu AAh "a NhANNH VIZ
f0Tcement Ut the same, no the people
will receive all the benefits Of cloanli-
ness, peace ana good order, ! do not
like to see mock made VI every thing
In that direction 30 that Instead OF II
being benefit TO the people It proves
disadvantage, For exam sic, tue door
yard VI every home must bo swept AMI
cleaned every month, but the
inside Of the houses are not cleaned
from year 20 Year. and the
smell OF some OF them Is worry
repulsivo indeed. The tltn remains
inside the house, being covered from
time to time by u new cOCanut'leai
carpet. Thus decAying matter is.lott IN
the sleeping rooms ~ breed disease, No
wonder the rate OF decrenteIs very
heavy among the rOngaus.
Again, II one person tears the. cloth,
ing OF another, whether with evil
intent or not, he may be fined nily
dollars aud imprisoned three month";
but a man can whip his wife because
she will not roll his cigarettes for HIM,
and kick ner out into the strickland tive
law does not handle him; the people
applaud him.
There are those who think they
merit great praise lor introducing
civilization (so Called) aud Christianity
(mlse), ana framing laws for the pa.
dives " be governed by, but from all !