THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
SYDNEY, August 14.
The Rev Mr Goldie, chairman of the Solomon Islands Methodist district, declares that the administration of the law is not creditable to British rule; in fact, it is a travesty of justice. Some of the most decent natives arc sent to gaol without trial, the only evidence against them being the uncorroborated tittle-tattle of the favourite of a magistrate, while other guilty rascals, the favourites of officials, are left at liberty. The most arbitrary methods prevail, even in regard to Europeans. Punitive expeditions are led by young hotheads, who traverse villages, burning and slaughtering indiscriminately. Mr Goldie believes that the Solomons are destined to become the most important commercial centre of the Pacific.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3101, 20 August 1913, Page 23
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119THE SOLOMON ISLANDS Otago Witness, Issue 3101, 20 August 1913, Page 23
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