Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-15
Scarcity of Ships Kept Honolulu
Entomoiouist in interior
~. Of Nigeria ~.

All Is not ease and comfort in the
life OF an entomologist Hunting fol-
parasites in Africa may be fully as
arduous and perilous as finding the
north pole. This fact is stated y
John c. Rridwell, who gave the Star.
H Bulletin the first account Of his "AperE
ences on the Dark Continent search.
ing for parasites inimical to the .aieli.
n teTranean fruit fly. ~.. .... "
Although Mr.. BridweIl left Africa
May s Of last year and arrived IN Ho-
| nolulu December 10 on the Makura,
from Sydney, thus finishing the final
| leg Of journey around the world, he
has not yet fully recovered from an
attack of African malarial fever con,
tracted while in the jungles of Nj
geria. and which for time endanger-
ed his life ......- .........:.~
Seen at his home On Parker street,
Manoa, the well-known entomologist
| told of his adventures. They were
| both numerous and thrilling, ranging
| from participation in the events which
occurred when news Of the outbreak
| Of war reached the west coast of
Africa, to leaving Nigeria on collier
for Cape Town, and seeing the mo-
! bilization Of Boer farmers, ex-veterans,
to drive the Germans out OF German
East Africa. .... ...s*...-.. ~. r..
Left Here In June, 1914. ...>
1--WE left here, d. T. FullaWay, en-
tomologist OF the L. S. agricultural
experiment station, and ], on June 3.
1914" said Mr. Bridwell. I'VE went
to San Francisco On the Matsonia,
thence to Washington, to get our ere
dentials for travel in Nigeria, and
then to New York We sailed from
there June 20 on the Olympic, TO
London. 49,.
In London | got together the sup
plies necessary and after Mr.. Fullaway
returned from Portii, suburb of Ma
pies, where he visited Dr. Silyestri,
formerly employed by the board OF
agriculture and forestry here on an
expedition similar to the one we were
beginning, we sailed from Liverpool
July s on the .Tarquah. That was
just after the assassination of the
archdnke of Austria, but no one Dream
ed war was coming. |"
Lagos, Nigeria, was reached July %.
There was no excitement then, but in
a few days the two entomologists
learned that all the Woerman liners,
German boats, had been ordered out
of the harbor, by the German. gov
eminent A little later a French and
British force succeeded in capturing
every German vessel on the west coast
of Africa, as they were rounded up at
Duala harbor The value of the ships
taken was estimated at S5,000,OOO.
Head Into interior.
Fullaway and Bridwell went from
Lagos up-country 90 miles to Oloke-
Meji, headquarters of the British for
estry work in Nigeria. They were re.
ceived there most courteously hy the
authorities Oloke.Meji is on the line
Of the Nigerian railway, a railroad
running 1000 miles into the interior.
1--WE settled down in our bungalow
July 81" said Mr.. Fullaway. I'm a
short time we ran short of supplies,
and wrote to a trading firm in Oloke-'
Mej for some. They answered they
could not fill the order, as prices had
gone up 100 per cent owing to the out
break of war The government soon
Communicated all goods in Lagos,
however, and we we're quickly sup
Piled" III ....~. ...~
The entomologists at once began
collecting specimens of such parasites
as they deemed might aid the fight in
Hawaii against the fruit fly. They
were assisted In every way by Assist
ant Forestry Chief bennett, who is an
ethnologist of note, and author of
the book, in the Back of the Black
Mans Mind" -: IL. r. r..
Got Valuable Specimens.
This went on at Oloke-MeJt until
August is, when Mr.. Fullaway start
ed from there with the material col
lected jointly by Mr.. Bridwell and
himself, including number of speci- |
mems of the Tetrastichus parasite,
which stings the fruit-fly maggot when
it is nearly grown From the material |
collected by both men, Fullaway bred
out the Diachasma Fullawayi.
Here the war began seriously to up
set the plans of both scientists. Full
laway learned at Sierra Leone that the |
steamer he had planned to take to |
reach Teneriffe had been ordered |
home without stopping. He was COM
PEELED to take freighter to get to
Teneriffe ......: .~...: II.
Before Mr.. Fullaway left we agreed
that | was to send the materials
collected to him at Teneriffe, said
Mr.. Bridewell But as steamers no /
longer coaled there, owing to war con-
ditions, / had to abandon this. | kept |
on with my part of the work, however.
according to Instructions, breeding. /
parasites and obtaining others.
in mid-October, having had no
word from Fullaway, cabled to Tene.
rife. and was informed by the Amer
lean consul that he had left. This I
was not according to our plan, which
was that we were to meet at Tene-
rife and proceed to South Africa.
Went On to Key West.
Il remained at Oloke,Meji until near
the end of October, 1914. without get
ting any word from Fullaway, whom
fD.inI boI crono nv, m KQV West |