"SCHEDULE.
"All that portion of the southern shores of New Guinea commencing from
the boundary of that portion of the country claimed by the Government
of the Netherlands on the 141st meridian of east longitude to East
Cape, with all the islands adjacent thereto south of East Cape to
Kosmann Island inclusive, together with the islands in the Goschen
Straits.
"Given on board Her Majesty's ship _Nelson_, at the harbour of Port
Moresby, on the 6th day of November, 1884."
The die has thus been cast. Already rumours that seem to have some
foundation are in the air that the protectorate is soon to become
annexation. It should be the aim of all to see that, by the force of
public opinion, the last portion of the heathen world that has come under
English protection shall have, as the years pass, many and solid reasons
for thanking God that He has so guided its destinies as to unite them to
our great Empire.
CHAPTER I. EARLY EXPERIENCES.
Somerset--Murray Island--Darnley Island--Boera--Moresby--Trip
inland--Sunday at Port Moresby--Native funeral ceremonies--Tupuselei--Round
Head--Native salutations--Kerepunu--Teste Island--Hoop-iron as an article
of commerce--Two teachers landed--A tabooed place--Moresby and Basilisk
Islands--South Cape--House building--Difficulties with the natives--An
anxious moment--Thefts--Dancing and cooking--Visit to a native
village--Native shot on the Mayri--Mr.
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