The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-09-22

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Naple hut,ces rpm Tan iig SHIN al, an,
nouhee enat tne pri.ish stean,snip
Aeon, mn,e" Ma' ions iiiss,ne, IN
shiieu lroIll ,nls PoIe Oh .he 's. ~. ~, -
yuiy LOT aueN'anu anu oyune2 "a, nia
I t' . a tas .ae gu s Isl eli
,sianu an" M iSl T. ~ ...; Id.
minus sie san aaa 1917 nL - -
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mug is''"N'
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niis s.n,, l''"nu 10 I'm. i ."' az
mus u'lee'rs SUN ~ ilon '..,. a 4La
Juse ueio" hs is 49, .n'
u, -, p'.iu,'an s'e'P1 IN 80,
s,onaiis sail' anu "neie tno ~,
,aoie Son,pahy mas ssa'lon NJ
uispaten ~ noC saw "nen .no I ,i
was wiecAeu, anu :. my nay oeen
some 'line ago As tne - % naisihu
wn,cn passeu .h'ougn mere ie" uays
s,"I I'm ~ III. a.; W. 40 Al,
az a M, su .n'9 ~ anu -, -
lore uiu NO. 70 near Nh,is.nhns iS'ah'.,
Poss'"iE enan ~ "ns iveC " gan
spne nems oi IN 'n ie, Me-, wSeu Steamer
.ne'' any IN a., i M. , M pa'1
80, WI" ~ oeen Diousn1 W iio
1870 o., 80 "lOppe' az .
's,,"! ~, ,I"a .s sou'n'
ny .""' 'no o'ea"'oi "piSh
Pn'1eu llpnpl"i NJ, AZ o,"o p n.i 'uly
| - p.V "h'In uisPiasvu no ,sha's, was
.ne Aeon' nc Ness,i ieio san rrail-
e,sco on 'u'y anu pe,hg tramp
a'o'''Si' 'nv w u"Ss "ouiu JusV aoou1
nave nrought 'ner abreast inns islahd;
p"t WY sue 'Spoulu pass mere at an
y inSs.eIFi as sne Ilu h9t ulspiay
siSh"ls, "hu Ilu Iot WISH 10 DC report
Gu, Presuinupi!, II rs llhely that the
Ngssei "as i" no piliN,a' ii mat yes
SCI was tne aeon, ana she proceeded
eou'n .o"aru 9aiiioa, IL can pe uhder-
ssoo1 noW the icon may nave STRUCK
'he ,hrlstiias lsiand ree'S'
lne luz ol the aeon became mat
yer ol international anxiety, lot Eng
,lsn vessels We're instructed to keep a
lookout LOT her IN the south seas Ad-
! Ihir"l 9wlhpuIhe received INSTRUCTIONS
SEARCH ana tne gunpoat Annapolis
AZ ago iaSo was seht OUT TO trace
nes up
'oienu!s.s resara CHRISTMAS isiand as
"h uPra'seu corai atom, ana interest,"
cen.ereu IN ~ up 10 rev years ago
as navihg theh never peen lnhaplted by
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cameo Snrlstmas Island is not
aitoee'Ier uehhite' IN 1000 the wan
uer'nS DariPler Oh hoiiahd sighted TINS
small WOODED island, and since that
uate IL mas appeared on Dutch maps,
out IL was not uhtll lsoo that BRUSH
surveying Vessei succeeded IN hndlng
an anchorage ana IN landing and par
tlaliy exploring the island. The fol-
lowing year H. NJ 3. Egeria made fur
tner explorations. ana the conclusion OF
.he commander is lhterestlng: Man
mas never iiNed on christmas Island,
| nor would IL De pleasant residence
as apart from tne tact that there Is
no water the rams sinking INTO the
limestone rock, the extreme discomfort
Oh ioeomo.lon ana the absence OF any
harpor whence any product could De
shlPped VIII ue'er any settier from
seehihg nome lhere until otner moro
iaNorapie spots are occupied Wlthi1
zen years alIer inns prophecy the lslano
sau u Popui"tlpn Oh ooo sous, ana
from the Phosphate ueposi,s Iouhd on
II Iactoiian stream OF gold IS moving
lht0 the Pockets OF brltish Shippers.
me island is situated IN south lati
, tude lo degrees 20 minutes, east longr
luue 70 uesrees - minutes. Its dis
4 covery, dating from the Challenger eX
, peaitlp1, cost me britlsh Government
: $l,ooo'ooo' me expectation was tins
umv onnnHoS 80 .m Sun Inaa,
o was granted DIR. John Murray and Mr.
e Clunies Ross, jointly, at yearly renta
i OF 9'oo' me is,anu Is ABOUT Ten mlie'
! Forty to fftv sonare niles The ISLAM
e rises out of waters deeper than thos,
t which surround any other tropical is
iuhu' i1owh 10 the wafer euee th'
, tion The nIateau is one lone success
sion of phosphate blocks, VARYING il
1 depth down to forty feet.
. me lack OF anchorage was hnalls
+ Fnrds ,moor;nos an5 ,horo Ios hao,
D built a short RAILWAY to carry phos
5 phate to the landing. In 1901, in ad
: ditlon TO me Populatlon there were
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