The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-26

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Storm experienced by Hon D. Gilman fifty
years ago and interesting because OF the light thrown by the
navigation and of communication the Islands of the
One Of the two historical articles is entitled The Reversal of the
Hawaiian Flag, and effort discover the origin and design
of the flag and particularly why the stripes the order
from which the American mind would naturally expect them
paper by Harold Balou of shows considerable
search and interesting contribution to the literature of the Ha
The third article by DR. w. D. Alexander entitled "Econo
mic and Political Changes British Polynesia Like all OF Dr. Alex
andes work shows not only careful research but the quality OF
mind observa Of and responsive to- those philosophical and psyche
logical principles which under human action In addition has that
convincing note that satisfying quality which comes from the tact
that the writer has distance but with eyes
toned to the racial and political atmosphere OF the Pachcat of
OF purpose paper Dr. Alexander says
of the southern branches OF the Ponesian during the last half
century OF the worth and quality of his subject he says
Polynesia affords excellent field for study mpo
problems social evolution Although the experiments made
Now that the last Ponean kingdom viz that of Tonga
to be Independent state the be fitting time to
retrospect neighbours widely
different they are other inherited character
stcs or from the force OF external circumstances.
Dr. Alexander the Maos New Zealand Cook and
other Islands annexed New Zealand and OF Tonga where several
persons including Bishop and Mrs Willis who formerly resided in
Honolulu have their home and their work Each of these he
with sufficient data concerning their emoogy and history to
give the reader the key their relationship then discusses their
civil poy their land nure and such their social customs
most directly connected with these.
the Of the discussion Of these he draws strs
pOrature of characters in the dramas these southern
pie characters which have doomed large but ndstnct various
the disconnected of politics and history
which have come to the larger world as the result OF the friction and
enangemen OF the land grabbing and power seeking nations in
distant southern Among these
H. heroic figure the Maori the Hon. Mahuta Tawiao
POaau WherOWheO member of the Executive Council and also
of the Upper House of the New Zealand legislature
Another striking pOratue is that of King George IubOu the
unher of the Tongan and for than forty down
times the strong controlling mind and character among
his people, and the guiding star Of their destinies.
Rev Shirley Wademar Baker OF whose reads
like fiction Basil Thomson
dent Tonga who has been the purifying in ongan affairs
of late years. sketcFed with stroke.
In connection with Rev. Shirley Baker and the land
PRODUCED Tonga Dr. Alexander quotes Baker saying with truth
Il anticipated the doctrines OF Henry George
Dr. Aexander paper clearly mind the unity of history
the nsepabe relation between human and human
all parts of the world 1t paper that should be read everyone
who would have just of the which have brought
about conditions the Pacific Ocean, which leading
the when the Pacific will be greatest theatre
worlds action.