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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
Address by Mr. Gilberi
"Twenty Minutes ill the Solosnid "n" lht,
tme title of an r ddrass delivered nta:tle
Pleas oat Sunlday Afternoon at theCeiti?il
Methodist Misseion Hall,yestcrdnyby Mr..
tO. II. Gilbert. all en joyalyb isong;recitiil
was give) by Miss Frailshii· Lisa; "nod.
Mrs. "C. ."lowald contributld riolii
~OsIn.
l'rls S,,! ........ 1l51a 1l5." .,0)1 Alh.: Ijilert.
\v10-a 1) o1011) of sojall, sod.,large islands
about 1200 miles north of'.-A'strhilio . It
had beeun his pleoure to visit the islalt?ds
rccently. After describing tie V6yoge
from Australia to oe of tile largest is
lands, r. Gilbert said he had never seeni
nl0 weork harder thans did 1iOl1e natives
whso unloaded a cargo from a hoot to tle
ship. At a smaller island of tile group
lie Illet a 0nan wlho showed keen interest
in tIle second Test mlatll.
Referring to thle conduct of the natives,
Mr. Gilbert said there 1had) been a marhedl
reductioll in the acts of violence sinelC
the islands had been oInder British control.
During the time of his visit, tihe planters
weroe eaperienciog a leln period. Copra,m
wlhichl usalllly brollught £25 a ton, wan
being sold for as low as £7 a ton. Tile
plantotions were rons on modern line.
The native assistants were medically exam
ined each week.
Sailing to MIolaita, Alr. Gilbert, Ilnd
otlhels, Ivent ilnlllldl, whbere there avas
denose jungle oUlntry, 1a11d "picturesque
scellely. A straolge feature, of the:is
lonls. hIb sa1idt1 was tltat on being up
prolelhed tley- appelred to be one luge
area of .lund. but it wvs sooof eseen that
the steamer hlnd to thread ito wary.through
anItw'ork of ehbnnuel.'. Illtl.tbese , chan
nels were myriads of uiulti'goloured fish
amon01 tile coral 'riefs. Oeli' 5nother, islnlldl
he saw a voleanlo over lOgg0ft: hihll..Tite
scenlery in "the vicinity: iona's nlmbst islde-:
scribablc. " On the. setulni voyhgo; t!he
bout called io ·lt''Rtilibul,'. New? Guiules.
ere scwos osen:ea well-uitl-olt tolil, . wit
wvide streets." Tile 's tives, irrespieti'e of
their .standard of ii, ing,:.loved to 'lave a
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