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Title: New Guinea Author: Charles Lyne * A Project Gutenberg of Australia eBook * eBook No.: 1400631h.html Language: English Date first posted: February 2014 Date most recently February 2014 Produced by: Ned Overton. Project Gutenberg Australia eBooks are created from printed editions which are in the public domain in Australia, unless a copyright notice is included. We do NOT keep any eBooks in compliance with a particular paper edition. Copyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check the copyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributing this file. This eBook is made available at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg Australia Licence which may be viewed online.GO TO Project Gutenberg Australia HOME PAGE
Arrival of H.M.S. Nelson at Port Moresby—Assembling of New Guinea Chiefs—Presenting to the Head Chief an Emblem of Authority—Proclamation of the Protectorate, and hoisting the British Flag on Shore The Native Village and the Natives at Port Moresby—Curiously formed Houses—Native Manners and Customs—Interesting Sights—The Village School—A Trading Voyage—A Village in the Trees Visit to Hall Sound—A Lovely Island—Interesting Experiences of Savage Life—Picturesque Dress of the Native Chiefs—A New Guinea Queen—Proclaiming the Protectorate at Delena—A Mission House and its Inmates—Photographing the Queen Influence of the Rev. J. Chalmers among the Natives—Landing through the Surf to collect Chiefs—Reception by the Natives—A Frightened Chief Arrival at Motu Motu—"We want no Clubs here"—A Repulsive-looking Savage—Exciting Battle with the Surf—Native Women and Girls—Curious Mode of Feminine Adornment—A Singular Village—A New Guinea Beauty—A Motu Motu Dandy—The "Noble Savage" Delusion A Second Visit to Port Moresby—Excursions Inland—Similarity of the Country to Australia—The Native Plantations Departure for Hood Bay—The Reefs on the Coast—Native Village of Kerepunu—Remarkable Houses—Native Diseases—Climbing Cocoanut Trees—Beating the Native Drums—The Finest Chief in New Guinea—Ceremony of hoisting the Flag—Exhibition of Native Warfare—"Sneaking Murderers" Queensland Labour Vessels—Escapees and Returned Natives—A Tragic Story The Man-catcher—Death of a Noted Chief—Amazon Island—Enchanting Scenery—The Chief of the Village—Natives in Mourning—An Interesting Ceremony Argyle Bay—A Charming Coast-line—The Native Villages Driving a Bargain—Thievish Habits of the Natives—Native Burial—Suspicion as to the Real Object of the Protectorate—Some of the Results from the Visits of the Labour Vessels The Mission Station at South Cape—Cloudy Mountain—Attack on the Mission Houses—A Terrible Time—Signs of Cannibalism—A Horrible Present—Decorated Human Skulls—Picturesque Native Graves—The South Cape Canoes Returning Native Labour to their Homes—Remarkable and Affecting Scene—Joy to some Homes, and others left in Sorrow—How the Labour Vessels entrap the Natives Dinner Island—An Enormous War-canoe—Evidences of Fever—Cannibal Signs again—Rescuing a Girl from Cannibals—A Shocking Scene—A Labour-vessel Incident—The Killerton Islands—Wounded Natives—Challenging H.M.S. Swinger In the Midst of Cannibals—A Cannibal Feast—Cannibal Chiefs on Board the Nelson—An Interesting Interview Teste Island—Remarkable Upheavals from the Sea—The Last Ceremony on Shore—The Commodore's Concluding Address—Homeward bound General Observations—The People of New Guinea and their Productions—Opportunities for White Settlement—No Signs of Gold—The Climate—Fever—Hostility of Natives—Missionary Experiences, and Results of Missionary Labours |