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Title: Dictionary and grammar of the language of Saa and Ulawa, Solomon islands
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Ivens, Walter G. (Walter George), b. 1871
Subjects: Saa language Ulawa language Missions -- Melanesia Melanesian languages Melanesia
Publisher: Washington : Carnegie institution of Washington
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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h- 2i6 yachting in MELANESIA. east trade-wind, and on one occasion we actually made a minus quantityin the 24 hours run, so far as actual mileage was concerned, though wewere in a better strategic position for getting south. Coming from thehot tropics, we felt the cold; our blood was thin and malaria insistent;supplies were apt to run short and we were perchance but poor expo-nents of Christian or even of Spartan fortitude. Captain Bongardremained in charge of the ship till 1897, and then he was succeeded bythe mate, Mr. Huggett, a very old servant of the Mission, whom Mr.Hammond eventually succeeded. The present Southern Cross arrived in 1903. Originally she had sailpower as well as steam, but the sails were taken off and the mastsreduced in number and size. Her tonnage is 500, her speed 12 knots,and she cost £21,000. Captain Sinker commanded her for nearlyten years and wrote a descriptive account of his first voyage to theislands, which is entitled, By Reef and Shoal. IVEXS PLATE 3
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Ilwlo bv l\\ill!i\ Iloliirl A. Sea-going Canoe, Malaita. B. Model of Canoe used for Bonito Fishing. L lawa. C. Matema, Reef Group. THE QUEENSLAND LABOR TRADE. The first laborers imported into Queensland from the Pacific Islandsarrived there in the year 1864. They were imported by CaptainTowns, of Brisbane, for work on the cotton plantations. In 1847certain pastoralists of New South Wales had requisitioned ships toprocure natives from the islands for employment as shepherds anddrovers. Two ships were employed, the brig Portania and the schoonerVelocityy and their object was described as trading for cannibals,and when the so-called cannibals could not be obtained by fair meansthey were to be taken by force. These two ships called first at theLoyalties and obtained 30 men, who were far from being cannibalsand who certainly had not the least idea of the agreement under whichthey were supposed to serve, but thought they were out on a pleasuretrip to see the world. They next procured men fr

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