The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-27
Paradise of the South Sea
Islands.
The SpaniardS Remove the Tabu.
Faithful Work Of Mission
aries Bearing Fruit.

Before l proceed with the Caroline
Islands trip, | would like to say few
words about Kusaie, the place / con-
slider to be the Paradise of Microne-
sia."
1t is here that the training schools
of the Gilbert and Marshall islands are
located. Another place in Micronesia
could not be found to fill the bill better
for institutions of the kind than this
same island of Kusaie
Here it is that nature has been
such as breadfruit, taro, sweet potato,
yam, oranges, lines, cocoanuts; in
fact, everything which grows in a
tropical climate is to be found there,
while the sea around it is full of all
kinds of fish. In the mountains can
be found pigs, chickens and an abun-
dance of pigeons. Nothing is lacking
to contribute to the comfort of man.
Beef also can be gotten here, this, how
ever, in limited quantity.
The climate is all that one could
wish for The natives show more signs
of civilization than any island in Mi
cronesia. They are kind and hospit-
able. A stranger cannot go hungry
here. If he does, it will be because he
is too lazy to help himself. The Ha-
waiians and Kusaians are twin broth
ers. Their ways show great similarity
The king of this island is man OF
about 81 or 5S years of age. He has
travelled a great deal in his life time
having been in whalers and merchant
ships as a sailor; to America and Eng
land, and having lived in Honolulu
several years. He has been a sailor
among the islands of this group in
some of the coasting steamers, so he
speaks the Hawaiian language quite
fiuently.
When all the heirs to the throne had
died out, it was found that he was in
the Hawaiian Islands. His people kept
sending for some years back. Finally
he went to his island home in the
Morning Star, and is now Lord of all
he surveys" He is married to young
chiefess of Is or 10 summers, a very
handsome woman.
In reference to the place where the
mission station is situated, | would
say, it is delightful spot, placed as
it is some two hundred feet above sea
level. The two schools are about a
quarter of a mile apart, and each has
its own landing place.
The girls school is situated further
up the hill by about quarter of mile
hn cnhnn1 Miss Dalnopr
who has been on the island some years,
has charge of the Marshall Island
school, while Miss Wilson, who has
also been there some years, has charge
of the Gilbert Island school.
These two teachers are well quail
fed for the positions they hold, if the
behavior of the scholars morally and
spiritually is any criterion by which
to go. l doubt if any scrool for girl:
on the Hawaiian Islands can make 6
better showing than the schools Oh
Kusaie. Certainly they have taken
great pains to bring the girls up tC
the standard in which we find them.
There is only one fault I find will
the mission station. It is too far from
| the anchorage. There is only one othel
anchorage nearer, this being the sta
| ton; but it is not very safe one
| It is called the Morning Star anchor
| age. 1t was there that the old Morn
| ing Star was lost
Another drawback is that one can
not get to it unless it is high tide
This maks it quite incOnvenient, es
| pecially if you are in a hurry TO ge
away for Rouk, the end of the route.
On the weather side, where the olt
mission station is situated, is a fin'
harbor only four or five ships lengths
| from the shore. 1t was here that Mr.
/ Snow, the first missionary on the isl
and. first taught the Kusaiars.
| For some reason or another DR.
| Pease, when he was in charge of th'
mission. moved from there to the pres
ent Site Taken from an ordinar!
mans point of view, l think it is /;