The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

States. The young heir-apparent accom-
panies his father and will go to school il
California for several years, and later or
will finish his education at Yale or Har-
ward.
The education of his son is not the only
thing that brought "the King" to San
Francisco, however. He is deeply inter
ested in the proposed cable between Aus
tralasia and America, as cable station is
to be built on Tanning Island. The British
commissioner who traversed the South
seas in search of resting places for the ca
BILE arrived here on the steamer Alameda,
but after remaining few days proceeded
TO British Columbia and Canada to COM
plete arrangements with the Canadian Gov
ernment. On his return he will meet Mr..
Greig, and arrangements for leasing por-
ton Of flaming Island will be consum-
mated.
Mr.. Greig arrived here on the schooner
Mary Dodge, and brought enough copra
with him to pay all his expenses while he
remains in this City. He is tall and very
good looking, showing only slight traces of
the South Sea Island native blood that is
IN his veins. His wife is a native Princess
and very wealthy in her own right, but
the son takes more after his father than
his mother in appearance.
The original king" of Tanning and
Washington islands died in San Francisco
about two years ago. He was Scotchman
who left home to seek fortune, and finally
took possession of his island kingdom in
the name of the Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland. He prospered, and during a
visit to the United States purchased the
brig Geo. H. Douglas. He loaded her with
provisions and trade, but died before
the sailing date arrived. His remains were
placed in lead coffin and carried to his
island home, where splendid mausoleum
has been erected over them. His son then
took up the reins of government, and is
proving himself a wise and considerate
)ruler. While his subjects are not many,
they are enough to keep him busy. Fan
ming Island, his home, has only about
twenty-five inhabitants, while there are
over 200 on Washington Island.
When seen aboard the schooner Mary
Dodge yesterday the Kings" first ques-
tion was, "Tell me what you know about
Sir Audley Coote and if he succeeded in
making arrangements for the landing of a
Pacific cable on the Hawaiian Islands? p"
When informed that the engineer had
gone to Canada he remarked, ''Well, will
see him on his return"
will the cable company purchase
ground for cable on Tanning Island 2"
was asked, and the answer was prompt:
"No, sir, they will not. A portion of the
island may be leased, but I'm not selling
an inch of ground to any one. Any cable
from Australia to America will have to
pass over Tanning or Washington islands,
and while / will be glad to see station
there, nevertheless, no facilities will be
granted unless they are paid for. Accord
ing to what the engineer told me, the cable
will start at Sydney, New South Wales,
and, crossing the continent, will traverse
New Zealand. From Auckland it will go
to Levuka, Fiji, and from there to Apia,
Samoa.
''Its next resting place will be Tanning
Island, and there 1 hold sway. From
Tanning Island the line was to have been
laid to one of the Hawaiian group, but
whether a landing was secured or not l
don't know. One thing is certain the
cable will be laid whether Hawaii is
touched or not.
THE only little excitement we had on
the islands for year past was the arrival
OF my brother-in-law, Captain Reid, and
his family. They came over on the
British bark Onyx from Newcastle, N. S.
w. The vessel went on to Honolulu with
load of coal, and returning will load
copra at Washington Island for Sydney.
My sister and her husband will return on
The ship. AS soon as my business is set
tied here | Will make for home at once.
may go to Honolulu, and take a sailing
vessel from there, or l may charter