Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-29


each Of the larger Islands aud each
tribe uas at war with It's ncignuuG.
loo Is'I, Mr.. John Williams, "a London
society missionary came tom taiattj,
one OF tlc society Islands, Co AiWiak,
and t8bished mission there. From
that island miss1 uafy labuIa were cN.
tended o the other members OF tuc
group, and by 1926 nearly l|l had cW-
huCad Christianity as taught by the
London society missionaries, ana men,
women and children Nucked Co The
schools To- learn reading aud writing
soon al u they began TO adopt European
habits. some OF which were good auu
Others bad. Among other things they
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European dress, from European giUih.
Bui while they had u0urshud aud multi.
pHCl BOO numbers under hCathCrism aud
iu tlC midst 0I war. they soon com
WUuCei TO decrease alanmiuEN last
under the new conditions OF living.
Various causes have been as IguCu TOT
iha, When the missionaries Ira' came
the population was estimated no 10000
Thus. during the seventy year when
have elapsed since that TIME, they have
dWindiuI down to one half OF that num-
b.r
Fearful that The island might De taken
possession OF boy the French urGgrmaua,
Tue natives sought the protection OF
Great britain. ll 1855, MaEgl lIhau,
ihc auEi yliuu or queen of AyaruN, uhe
" The three UiuiCig OF Elr Tonga,
visited Auckland. New Zealand, and
there .aW Mt alliance, the minister 1i
native affairs, 80, agreeable 90 Me
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uuu 100 che Cook islands To- the lmp.ub'
government Always Uu hand Co cE-
lend hrr possessions aud influence.
Great Britain readily responded o. tbe
request UI tug native queen iuf imperial
protection, am on the ggfh OF October
iHai, the British NHw was nlIsicu ON the
islands, which were thus placed under
British professionals. THE natives were
assured that neither their laws and cus'
toms then Too force nor the governments
OF their aiihis .chicisI would 800 amy way
Doe IulcfieTrd with. This agreement uda
ever since been complied with, lu DEE
cembrL iSyl, Brush resident was
appointed 900 the person OF Nlr Frederick
]. Mos. who, since April ltgL Whgl hc
uually entered upon the uulies of his
office, has done great work in b halt
OF lhC people. Ills office Is 90 advise
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