Smyrna times., 1938-06-16
(iaIIIEs BRING HI3IG
ISLANDS, FAME
..tant AS Useful
',,s, n h the Trans-At-
- lantic Travel
NV IN PACIFIC

1sd i'll sItsough the Samoan Is
pial ! t sl.--I United states-Ne 5,,s
p IS II route, long have been en.i m
i'llaa .rong the Pacific posses
rt'ni !, 'a ~ United States, King
y e, Z Ii Ike Wake island q II tne
y Tlrs'9alc,i;co-China route, was asto IN,
2 t,.a5 and Of little use Delore
sil'l'. .sos a IS 4 stop for the re-
I. s.s iights # the in-fa'ea II
Clipper }, -. H. Nation
u l.a, ~ icN society, brings the
l.s ssss tro weeks closer to the \
1.4si States. The schedule c iI
!. \ tsree.day jump from Honolulu
% s1-T reef, 1867 miles south
4 Honolulu, is the first stop
lloO mile outward tlght
E,Taii. There, four-mast-
',,.saorsr Trade Wind, serves as
s.tirg airport. The vessel IS
I'D with a radio station
|'..s.r bureau. and refueling facil-
II. Limited land on the tiny reef
Y, b ne possibility Of mooring
| Il sa.ng hotel in its coral lagoon.
bigh ground, however, prom
n, eventual improvements such as
| station and storehoases.
plrse at Page Page.
| asrt 1900 miles south Of King
IL seti. propellers will pause at
Ia Pago bay, best and safest har-
N IN the Samoan archipelago.
|s,n pago pronounced Pango Pan
Ia i on rugged Tutuila, one Of
n vicsnic Islands which make up
|.=ricsn Samoa, lying east Of Brit
Il Sanoa's chain Of eight. An i'm
|zza volcanic crater forms the
|srsr Of Page Page. Important
s.ay as a naval base, American
|Sna is administered by the Ma
n apartment; the commandant Of
|Fsn Pagos naval station functions
|uvvs1or. Samoan treaty Of 1873
|rniei 70 the United States the
4; % establish at Page Page a
King and supply station for her
III and commercial vessels.
fn0ans, purest Of Polynesians,
b.. ibis relief station wisely cho-
II Gente.Voiced and easy-living,
~ very characters spell out re-
atm No echo Of the high-pow-
r motors drone is the Polyne-
zaalect called the Italian of the
Since tradition names Sa-
n British Samoa, as dispersion
|tEia q he Polynesian race over
re PacSI ocean from Hawaii to
|A'R llaild, il is not surprising
Y md N excellent type in Page
faA Light brown Of color, Of splen-
~ physique, and Of regular fea-
'1s nay maintain mental and So
n I Standards that are high among
s'ns peoples. They are simple.
Y. honorable, hospitable
~ out brave fighters when neces-
aE
. natural in such a climate
ae wants are few that Samoans
~ IKE 70 work. Their food Is
10y produced: breadfruit re-
!, - % cultivation; bananas, taro.
4 JAMS demand little more than
ing Pigs and chickens are
u s...' " reserved for banquets
Fishing Is Not work.
Z, Aaough reluctant to toll in
rsT, ~ SOunIry, Samoans will
a.. I !. ali day while sea-
~, !, !ae women, too, enjoy col
N, y slainS and catching shellfsb.
e. i !. men spend a whole day
i uSn along the reefs.
rn -' !. enthusiastic are both
u. n :. women about song and 7,
RrI5ss 400, sooert Louis Stevenson de-.
l.s.,ti1 asl | steps as vulgar and M
Dr.. s,-,i y. out the dancing Is never
ma before foreigners,
Saa " Y "a factories in American
ucrt s rs chief product and on II,
riaisys s0sfa' is prepared b The
{ rr. .s out satisfactory method nod
a,s 4 ~ The cOconut meat Ton o
siai, va.,. - sun 70 dry. Women's
sl., 'sa'e these mats with sword I
'Fron I iron nom the pandanus plant
aslaas1, S Sa1a'' solitude to New New
! pD,o,isss gateway and greatest LII !
s5.o,s .sa''na'ely 1900 miles ~ t .sS
e r,a, U route. Auckland y rs 4
s''Srs bos entrance to a veritabi !
: sD oOese Of natural phen "a ~
ssat, iiSoo'lng geysers, , srooIiDr
s'rapeutis, and md boiling springs rrlesi1 q
u i snb solae. Forest-ciaatd1 n htII I
q ts l,'e !. trees and bush 1 s n,tls'
Id i ti an is the natural ari0 o5tis;
3 j tS Il most most productive C cou3.
l'a d a. p so'ld. On the tra Si,
y ''''' With an excellent si, I l. hsr :
y. I 'ern-clad mi. auckland was
! ~ p'ain Hob,oy Two years
aS,s q govern. arrived, and
tr,, nag over ~ raised the
\, Here u. :, settlement Of
IN goVernnsn.. "ew Zealand's
sn,s.'Sine Capital :. l' VI yelling
NJ ArQ Wifb - 1904. Mo-