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The chiefs of Savaii, and of part of Upolu, with the lesser isles of Manono and
Apolima, elected Malietoa their king. The isles of Auna and Atua remained loyal
to the SAMOAN HISTORY. 57 Tupua family. They were, however, conquered by
56 ...
The chiefs of Savaii, and of part of Upolu, with the lesser isles of Manono and
Apolima, elected Malietoa their king. The isles of Auna and Atua remained loyal
to the SAMOAN HISTORY. 57 Tupua family. They were, however, conquered by
56 ...
Page 73
To-morrow we are to leave this lovely isle Tutuila and cross to the great isle of
Upolu, on which is situated Apia, the capital. This group, which in our schoolroom
days we were taught to call the Navigators Isles, but which its inhabitants know
as ...
To-morrow we are to leave this lovely isle Tutuila and cross to the great isle of
Upolu, on which is situated Apia, the capital. This group, which in our schoolroom
days we were taught to call the Navigators Isles, but which its inhabitants know
as ...
Page 74
British Consulate, Apia, Isle Upolu, Monday, 24IA. We arrived here yesterday
morning, and I confess that, having heard so much of the beauty of this place, I
am rather disappointed. It is not to be compared with Levuka 1 from a picturesque
...
British Consulate, Apia, Isle Upolu, Monday, 24IA. We arrived here yesterday
morning, and I confess that, having heard so much of the beauty of this place, I
am rather disappointed. It is not to be compared with Levuka 1 from a picturesque
...
Page 131
Even at the moment when the teachers were landing on the island of Savaii, the
mountains of Upolu, on the other side of the straits, were enveloped in flames
and smoke, which told that a battle had been fought that very morning, and that
not ...
Even at the moment when the teachers were landing on the island of Savaii, the
mountains of Upolu, on the other side of the straits, were enveloped in flames
and smoke, which told that a battle had been fought that very morning, and that
not ...
Page 134
... isle of Manono, and the great isles of Savaii and Upolu, the missionaries were
received with extravagant joy by teachers and people ; and by the high chiefs
with more nose-rubbing than was agreeable ! They heard with delight that all the
...
... isle of Manono, and the great isles of Savaii and Upolu, the missionaries were
received with extravagant joy by teachers and people ; and by the high chiefs
with more nose-rubbing than was agreeable ! They heard with delight that all the
...
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| Title | A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Women: Transnational Networks |
| Author | Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming |
| Publisher | William Blackwood and Sons, 1882 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 6 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 365 pages |
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