The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-07-13

them, as 1ney nave not mucn 10 barter
away. After dinner the usual crowd
went ashore for their meeting with the
shore people. Mr.. Walkup stopped on
board to settle with the teacher who
belongs to the other station; also, to
take account of stock he had on hand
for the balance of the teachers in the
group. At 5 p. m. Mr.. Channon and
crowd returned to the ship.
Stopped there all that night. They
have there, as elsewhere, a nice church,
and by all accounts, they find it in
flourishing condition. AS far as civil
liZation is concerned, however, they
are behind the Marshall Islanders. All
through our trip there did not see one
wearing the garment they used to
wear % years ago. They were all nice
ly clad in European costume. Outside
of the church people, they still adhere
to their old "paus."
Next day at 1870 a. m, weighed
anchor and steamed out of the lagoon.
Maiana was the next place to visit
Found after rounding the southwest
end of Tawaia, wind favorable for our
next island, some so mile away to the
southeast. Stopped steaming and made
all sail. Daylight next morning, 80 of
December, raised land y miles OFF,
bearing south-southeast by compass.
Came up to the anchorage, $3.50 a. m,
and dropped anchor. There is lagoon
to this island, but the water in the
passage is too shallow for vessel like
| the Morning Star to enter. Small YES
sells, such as the Hiram Bingham, or
any vessel of her size, can go in. We
had to anchor outside the reef-an
| open roadstead-a safe anchorage on
the west side of the island, when the
trade wind is blowing. If the wind
shifts around to the westward, it is not
very safe place to lay to an anchor.
An hour after anchoring, Mr. Mahihi-
la, the Hawaiian Missionary located
here, came on board. One of the school
girls, a chiefess of this island, and
her husband, school boy, both be-
longing to the training school at Ku-
sale, were given permission to go
ashore to see their folks. Lowered
small boat and took them ashore.
One drawback about this anchorage
is its great distance from the mission
station. Looking at the Star from Mr.
Mahihila's house, she was hull down
which meant good deal of ''elbow
grease" for the boats crew.
When the boat went ashore with
freight for Mr.. Mahihila it was low
tide. She could not go over the reef
and consequently, she had to go some
distance to windward before she coult
get into the lagoon. 1t took her very
nearly three hours to reach the station
being stuck in the boat passage fol
more than half an hour or So Mr.
Walkup was the only one who went
ashore there. Mr. Channon did MOI
deem it necessary to go ashore, as the
teacher and those he wanted to SEE
! had already come on board.
Mr. Mahihila told me on board thai
/ the work was not so far advanced a:
: he would liked to have seen it. He ant
his Gilbert Island helper were doing
' all they could, but, according to him
the natives are, as whole, hare
crowd to deal with. This is more es
pecially true of those who are living
, in the neighborhood where the Roman
: Catholics are located The methods
these people have of dealing with tn,
natives, are more to their liking. 1ney
are not as strict as our people are
. consequently, it suits them better
a Nevertheless, Mahihila tells me the!
, are still holding their own. The OLE
members of his church are true to thei
r VOWS. In regard to new members, il
$ 1896 he had only a few to add. Be
= sides, his Gilbert Island helpers, h,
!. has also one Hawaiian native, Wit
S helps him. He was formerly seconC
r mate of the Morning Star with Captain
e Garland. Hahihila says he is a goot
d help in the work.
! We stopped here all that day ant
: night, and a good part of the day fol
lowing. At 1870 p. m, weighed ancho
O for Apamama, our next port. Wealth
U cred the island before dark and KEEP
t off east-southeast; 1890 that evening
s came very near running into tn,
i steamer which trades among the isl
o ands of this group. She was on he
/. way to Butaritari from Apamama.
p HARRY SWINTON.
r ITO be Continued