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

main Villages. namely OHuu1a, ON the
.est T3mtrua. ON the south Hld lyirua,
op the ca4t ro4st TIE white popuIl.
ton consists of seven persons, namely
three traders, one 10 dun society miH
si1rary and three women, O' iue later,
two are the yil. and Ndni E.fl OF ilc
missionary and the other vile to one OF
the traders. The missionary church
cdifcs. concrete building with
thatcHad roo, IS situated ou rising
ground neat the shore and looks quite
imylsing from tuc $500, Do BE- said fu one
of the finest aud largest Nuu,s. a Wur.
shin on the South Sea Islands. Inc
London missionary society representa-.
tive ON this island apparently EI4 % 800
bus own way. SO other fgH ilus Gee.
nomination Is represented here. NOT
even tine Catholics; hcrg. iln ullNi-
ants are governed under .Uu..1 aHli
pine. ana so iggcd aud iyuuIuH were
some OF the church laws nI rules bee
ing enforced q few yeats a.. tIat com.
plants were finally made iu Hg luiHu
tcsiIun, iu ElrutonEa, whom D.i.. I.H.,
visited the ISLAND DO person aud rii.g.yd
q change oi local government affairs.
he found. ON bis arrival IUNt lYI mae
tive missionary policemen were Dm.
ployod To preserve order among a
population ot u little mli. than 1000
souls. and that in trying iu correct
errors 100 the morals uI tlH people Sac
female offenders were punished much
more severely than their Wtls pJfl-
mouf-. and that too boo ms1uuf tult
would naturally cause tle heart ui eve y
British and American ..i 90 nufu
with Indignation. Mr. Mos. tIu British
resident caused O. law Goo Ur passed cute
ting the number OF policemen down to-
twelve, and thus compelled fa1 able.
bodied men 90 seek other employment
Complaints were also made against the
London society missionary who was the
insli.at1r of tie almost uHUUIu and
blrbafous punishment inflicted upon
the women oil the island WHU wJs Ua.
pcgtgd OF proven guilty 0. loose habits
and boo due course OF time tIH mission.
airy was called away ard % different
man appointed 20 bee Ns successor.
The Inhabitants OF MaHg1l seem 10 DE
OF % NarIiku and puusyaumc uspusi.
lion, each ul the three Villages or ut.
tive districts have their own local self.
governments and DO not recognize %
common head; nor do they seem to-
attach much importance iu tun iHagf1-
ton insuguated under tuU aupC,cs of
ihg British resident, though they Eencr'
ally send tneir respective members 90
the karulonEan parliament The trad.
cfs, who came on board ih. Richmond
gave the natives o very hard name
morally; and also said tHI, they lacked
,hg hospitality aud h.H.hsJucIuH -
which gru. rally cnaur.gH.s tle in
hlbIBnls Of The South Sen islands, and
that they are very selfish and aylugIaus
indeed The products exported from
MlugJia HrH mostly cobra and oranges
Steamers only call Two ur three tWgs 90
year. aud that dufiuE the orange tea-
sou mostly; while small sailing vessel.
constantly ply between chat AND llg
rc.gnbOu1g Islands.
Early iu 1875, Elder Noah Rogers
visited Mlugua as Llugrjay saint
missionary lie came from tHg Society
islluds AND found the language of the
! Miusaini somewhat different 10 that
! spoken on lahitc, however. Doe could
understand them. and as tho,c $50. na
/ white missionary on lhg island 90 ihJ
/ time, Elder Roget, offered 90 arry and
| teach them, Lut Dc was informed IU
/ twp LONDON society Ui siouaHss DO
| l1hilc .McssU. plau and Bait uat
| written 10 the natives ON Mlngsia warn
ing them against receiving any mission
ares or tgngh'u unless they hfuugn
letters OF recommendation from them
! Consequently. they had passed law q
the effect that no white man should lv
among them Thus Elder Rogers wa
compelled 90 leave without having
hearing, aud Dee proceeded eastward q