ISLAND NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 223, 20 September 1893, Page 8

ISLAND NEWS.

From the Bismarck Archipelago and British New Guinea, tiie schoonor Ivnnhoe reached Sydney on September 13th, with a full cargo, consisting of copra, pearlaholl, island curios, and gum, tho result of her trading operations among the islands. The Ivanhoe mob the trading schooner Throe Cheers at New Britain, and she reported all quiet at the outlying islands. The Three Cheers had visited the Fead Islands, where, it will be remembered, Captain Stallis and several British traders were murdered by natives. According toaccounts given by a native who was captured, the traders were murdered by being held under water until thoy were dead. Tho German mail steamer Lubeek, of the North German-Lloyd line, had commenced running to New Britain, and when the Ivanhoe was there the captain heard that Judge Schmiol, the Governor of tho Bismarck Archipelago, had left in tho German mail liner for German Wew Guinea. The Ivanhoe called at the Laughlan and Louisaide Islands, and tho also traded for a while on the north-east coast of New Guinea. The steam yacht Merrie England, with the Governor, Sir William Macgregor, on board, was mot at the'Loughlnn Islands. The Governor was making his usual tour of the islands. During,the course of his stay at the Laughlan Islands, a native found guilty of murdering a native policeman was hanged, whilst several othors concerned in tribal disturbances were deported to Samarai. Ib seems that the New Guinea Government are now sending all prisoners to Samarai,

where they are employed in filling m the swampy country, with a view of improving tho Eanitary arrangements of the Samarai has always been a noted hob-bed for fever. The Ivanhoe brought down three miners from the New Guinea ffoldfields. They report thab the men on the fields at Sudest and St. Aignau, numbering about 100 all told, are only making a fair living. So far there have been no large finds. Fever is very prevalent on the goldfields. Encouraging reports are given of the mission work in Ivew Guinea. The Ivanhoe called off the London Missionary Society's station, and also the Wesleyan Mission station. The missionaries reported all well. The Rev. MiFellows, attachod to one of the_ mission stations, was making preparations to return to Sydney when tho Ivanhoe left.