The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-31
. THE SOUTHERN SEAS.
OF BRITISH WAR
\ - Ar LITTLE KNOWN ISLES.
<.eae Natives, Wearing Long
1nenras, Discovered ut One Place
1ae~afea-Ceime Checked by strong
Sailors Experiences.

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80 steamship Warrimoo arrived this
ss.fax from Sydney, y. =. w. yelling
"a. suya, Fs5l ard Honolulu.
zS.scrdirr to news received by the War
s.-. her malessy's warships continue to
s.-;. ~xrasixx experiences In Southern seas.
Ss vunf,sar Go.dtlncn. ahseh recently re-
eSssd 10 Sydney. took part la afiTiexing
! ss@1 frznnds. Cherry Islands and other
..--.e All that has been published But
" rhesYy Island some gigantic natives.
S.ssluw kong beards came on board and
1ned some surDriSe
NYA&se were no women 70 lie seen about"
- 81 officer. ''euf the great stature OF
%s raen. some seven feet in height. was
naxkable."
- ri In the Solomons. there was trout
p ara the ships party burned a village
S1,srfsedy ard killed pigs Here two na-
- eere arrested two brothers, charged
sSvirh Killing their father and were handed
- 10 Chef Commissioner G. N. Wood
"a
! m Rubaana natives were found to be
! $50 hunting ON an extensive scaie. and the
SsS6nnch went on 10 lock for an alleged
! Sasnd cisrsed as yutiii island. but was not
sS.ersesfui in finding IL. While at Simbo
$500 charged with killing seven or eight
Grn<n Eas arrested and was finally land
= q the hands OF the resident commisslon-
- This old warrior jumped overheard
keu the Goidfineh, but the method In his
na4s<ss breugh: him swimming back TO
- rkip He brandisned Il crowhar bout
| ma returning 10 The snip and few about
a. decks in an extraordinary way. but did
- 40 any damage, though the marines
~ 10 caution him occasionally.
ravage Natives of Mitre IsiRnd.
Nairx island, which was annexed on the
ar1e was found 10 be uninhab..ed BIZ, at
tudd Island. which lies off Guadaicanar,
fae 6c!omons, The natives were very
eenereus and very savage. Here. the
tennen. quite destitute Of clothing, came
I'm from the bush to do the trading.
0cpfttd by parties OF men carrying Snider
M, but equally unclad.
| I'M s. Ringaove has also returned to
Gduey from her trip through the Union
npup When passing Nuku Mono island
shes Wss noticed strange fag. flying there
place Of the Union Jack. A party land
Z and hauled the nag down. though the
nlfses (women chiefly demurred 10 the
iah-handed proceeding.
News IN brought from New Guinea that
~ eommandant. Capt. Butterworth. with
| strong force Of armed constabes and
Mage conssables. surrounded the bush
yIlxge OF Gaiiiupu To arrest the murderers
4 ~ III fx~ebatists native OF lana4 tilF
| ntiyes rushed on the constabIes. throwing
nears and stones at Them. and .he con-
| gables were forced 70 fire Two OF the MUIR
Seress we're arrested and sentenced 10 death
" Judge Winter
Demonstration In samoa.
coliEgwood bay natives were attacked
n the bush tribes, who killed Chief Mai
INA and fifteen Of his followers. The resi-
tenf magistrate has asked for assistance.
news from Samoa states tina: the Ger
nan and British warships have landed par
ees OF blueiackets. With the expectation Of
making demonstration in consequence Of
ns large numbers Of natives congregating
q Nnllnuu. They marched through the
MAin street and back again 10 the place
= embsrkation. No news about the elec-
~ Of a king was received.
View French Naval station.
Word comes from New Caledonia that II
= - Intention Of the French government
y make Noumea the naval headquarters
u the French ships in the Pacific and A
hge dock and workshops are 10 be es,ab-
Mned there. Mr. Hartford, formerly Brit
n consul AT Noume.i, has been transferred
1aaiia in a similar capacity.
incarnation from Fiji IL that late Acting
eesonlsl Secretary Hon. James Stewart
~ Bern appointed comptroller Of customs
y British Guinea
n View OF the unsettled state Of affairs,
y exlraordfary meeting Of the ;pgsS4a-
We council was held To pass volunteer
sFainaice, which had heen under consider
au0a. which Was disposed OF after Il dis
aass'on Of one hour and forty minutes. The
sE feyer appears 10 have attacked the
ruin OF FIJI with some severity, cas- IL AM
Ssafs lhat lot or young mefs with anne
ties whetfcd hy wari:ke accounts received
n ne last mail had h9sleged the recruiting
eneNnf FOE enlistment under the new
~dinanre.
shtpwrecked sailors story.
rive years on an unsnaa hitcd island was
vent ns an unfortunate shipw rocket sail
Y Capt Mcintyre. of the .,ark strafh-
syte. which was AZ Port Melbourne when
ns Australian mail left. reports thar on
Npssmcer y. while sailing close % the. ISL
10 Of Tristan da Cainha. he was bage., hv
esaI Which pui of from the island The
mas contained Capt. Shaw. or the missing
sHp Senhuntiy. four lslg-cazta islanders
yea another white man. who was shin
sseeAed on tho island i've years ago. and
- been living there since. Cart shaw
sasei mat the C;lenhuuflv Sprsnw a leak
"a fsandered on june ! while ave miles
aessat sron Tristan IA Jsunha TIE crew
nasacs the shore ard wag well received
soss intended to return 10 England AZ the
nv opportunity,
Aae'her Pacific island has disappeared.
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