The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-08-11

having thirty adult members in any
township is entitled to piece of land
from the Government on which to
build its place of worship. Further
under the favored nation clause o. The
treaty with Great Britain, / am en-
titled to all the Concessions that have
been made to the French bishop as a
citizen of the French Republic. The
Tongan Government however has, APP
parently, no sense of the obligation
of law and treaties. In reply to my
request for a suitable site, the offer
was made me of a piece of land out
side the town, in the bush! This kin
Of dealing is thought very ciaver by
the foolish King and his Premier. 1t
other matters. "A request from the
British residents for a site on which
to erect Queen Victoria Memorial
Hall has been treated in precisely the
same way. 1t is sad to see this last
Independent Kingdom in the Pacific
bringing upon itself the inevitable end
through the contempt on the part of
the King and his Premier for the first
principles of good government.
Other measures that have been a.
dopted to throw obstacles in my path
are pretty in the extreme. When
visited Vavau It was arranged that
should be entertained by the Postmas-
ter an Englishman whom had known
in the Hawaiian Islands The Tongan
government furnishes him with a house
as part Of his salary. The steamer ar
rived there shortly after midnight. At
a. m, whilst busy with his mail, the
Governor of Vavau came to him with
message from the King. TELL Mr..
R to remember that the house he is
In Is not his own" which, put into
plain English, meant III you entertain
the Bishop, expect to be dismissed
from the Post office" So found lodg-
ings elsewhere.
In the same spirit His Majesty has
endeavored to deprive me of my inter-
prefer. The young chief of whom l
have spoken, who was so useful to me
when l arrived is the heir to consid-
cradle property. He has been indi-
rectly warned that unless he keeps
away from me the inheritance win pass
to younger brother. Under the con-
stitution the King has no such power,
as far as | can learn. But that Is
nothing. Natives have no redress IL
wrOnged by the unconstitutional pro-
ceedings of the King. Spies are en-
ployed to report If he comes near me,
or attends church. This is the religi-
Gus liberty secured by the constitution.
Happily, / have made such progress
with the language that this device has
not caused me much inconvenience.
All / require now is to get my transla-
scholar before sending them to Auck-
land TO be printed. A fortnight ago
sent off the Communion Office, and by
next mail the Collects will follow.
found DIR. Bakers TRANSACTIONS COM
plete, and requiring careful revision.
In the Nicene Greed there was the
equivalent of "homoiousios," instead of
"homoousios." So incapable are the
sects of teaching the nations the true
faith of the Church.
This brief sketch, which must now
bring to n close, will, / trust, make 1t
clear to all who read 1t that work
has been begun which the opposition
i meets with only serves to strength
an. If 1t We're not that many are for
The present deferred from joining, the |
movement might have been uncontrol- |
able, and there would have been dang |
sr OF many features brought in from |
In its Pacific development /