The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-06

they sit IN ring, where they dance, sing
and play au manner of games, and seldom
break Up before midnight On these ISL
arGs they have much rain IN the months
OF November. December. January ana
F,< bruar-y and sometimes il blows heavy
gales equal 10 the West India hurri-
canes, from the southwest These COM
monty prevail in January, and, durins
the remainder OF the year the rade-wino
blows steady from north 10 northeast,
Sometimes very strong.
ISLAND WEATHER
The hard gales from the southwest the
na tiyes call n1omoJoo tulumuku1. previous
70 the gale the sea sets in heavily from
the southwest with dark gloomy weather.
the mountains are covered with dense
clouds and the tempest IS preceded by
dead calm for one or two days, during
which time the canoes are not allowed
10 go on the water The gale very often
blows down the houses, tears trees UP
by the rotos. and does much mischief by
side, 10y which means the fish escape. Al
Woahoo the tide flows thirty minutes past
four. fun and change. rising about seven
feet
5 IN my tour with Mr. Manning (saanini)
W.. visited the ruin OF q large stone house.
o. fort, which had formerly belonged 10
( : great chief; II had a double fence OF
human bones around IL: these were the
homes Of his enemies killed in the war
before the Islands were visited by Euro
p<ans The bones OF this great chief are
said 10 be s1ill IN the house; the natives
arr afraid 10 go near IL, preferring 10 go
3 round of five or six miles TO passing IL
M Manning had an island in Pearl NV
er as before stated. which we also visit
! ed Il is about two miles IN circumfer-
fenCe. having large cave il the center
+ Il Is covered with goats hogs and rao-
y
sistiag OF man. his wife and three chill
fdren. with two servants. all belonging 10
Mr. Manning
We remained on It two days Oae eve1-
ing after supper the man gave u an &C
tccunt Of q singular affair. which occurred
70 him when he first got charge OF the
island He was one night awoke by some
person calling him by name. and
telling him 70 attend 70 what he said. he
locked Up. and was much terrified on b.
holding the pale form Of the late King
Pereoranee fPsieioholanD before who tod
him him as he valued his life 50 must ne
perform what he euioinesi: which was 20
go to the cave, where he would ind MS
bones with the bones Of several great
chiefs: he was 70 take them from Themes
and convey rhem 10 place OF safety, cut
Q. the reach Of 8 chief Tsreacoo, wEc
would come the next day with . party
Z, search the island for the bones OF TIE
King GlL- G@E4-4s-r IL ENI2A-N- --- @-@---
arrows - shoot rats with tthey thias
there Is q charm II human bouss- and
never any other sortA-
The next day. according 20 the grez1lS-
ton the chief came and searched ths -
and: the man told him that as the Island
and an that was On il belonged 70 white
man OF whom Tausanezh Vas very fo-s5
he ought not ID come there 70 searrs, fo-
here's when there WAS many On us
main island The chief took no HoESe=
hut se1<che6 and took several h111l@S o.
bcrss with him though not those Of tn
king and chiefs TersaeOc departed sTe
On the ensuing night The deceased kznl
and many chiefs appeared 20 rte man
and thanked him for what L. had done
assuring him that the white MAJ wotile
protect him and that he shS1l1 o7e dzs
become q great man