148 INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



Shortland, Fauro, Choiseiil, Ysabel, St. George, Gower in the German part; and 

 Mono, Vella Lavella, Ronongo, Narovo, New Georgia (Rubiana), Buena Vista, 

 Florida, Guadalcanar, Malaita, Ulava, San Cristoval in the English portion. As 

 the map (l3) does not give the line of demarcation between the portions allotted 

 to Great Britain and to Germany, the official bounds may be given here. South- 

 ward and eastward of a line joining the undermentioned positions these islands 

 belong to the former, northward and westward to German}'. 



A. Lat. 8° oo' S. Long. 154° 00' E. E. Lat. 8" 50' s. Long. 159° 50' E. 



Since the above was written the Solomon islands have been repartitioned be- 

 tween England and Germany as a part of the arrangement by which the former 

 withdrew from the Samoan group. The convention was signed at London on the 

 14th November, 1899, but proclaimed by the High Commissioner for the Western 

 Pacific at Suva, 6th 06lober, 1900. It transfers from Germany to the Prote6lorate 

 of the British Solomon islands the following: — 



Choiseul, and the small islands depending thereon; Ysabel, and the small 

 islands depending thereon, including Ramos and St. George; Shortland, with 

 Morgusaia, Alu, Poporang, Faise, Onua and Ballale; Fauro, with Oema (island 

 and atoll), Ovau, Asie, Illina, Nusave, Niellei, Nusakoa, Beuaua, Nufahana, 

 Munia, Piedu, Masamasa and Cyprian Bridge; Tasmau or Niumanu atoll, com- 

 prising Niumanu, Loto and thirty-seven others; Ontongjava; El Roncador or 

 Candelaria reef; Gower or Inattendue. 



SongO, a low coral islet at the entrance to Na Tandola harbor on the west coast of 

 Yiti levu, Fiji. 



Soni, a high island of the Hudson group, Fiji. 17" 44' s., 177° 07' 40" E.O 



Sonsol = Sansoral of the Pelew islands. Not Sonsoral. Sonsol with Fauna forms the 

 group of St. Andre. 5° 20' N., 132° 20' E. 



Sophia, Mattin.son, Independence or Rocky, of the Ellice group ; 2-3 m. in circumfer- 

 ence; wooded. 10° 46' vS., 179° 31' E. 16. 



Sorol or Philip, of the Caroline islands, was discovered by Captain Hunter in 1791, 

 who called it Philip. Consists of two small groups 5 m. apart ; 20 inhabitants. 

 06 N., 140 03 E. 



Sotoan, see Satoan, Caroline islands. 



South, islet Caroline atoll. 10° 00' 01" S., 150° 14' 30" w. 



South, islet of Ruk, Caroline islands. 6° 57' N., 151° 57' 30" E. 



Sovu, three uninhabited rocks off the northeast coast of Vanua Mbalavu, Fiji. The 

 most westerly has a peak 230 ft. high. 



Sowek, a small group on south coast of Korido, Schouten islands. o°45's., 135° 25'E. 



Spear, a group on the northeast coast of New Guinea. 8° 58' 30" vS., 149° 10' E. 



Speiden, see Tavarua, Fiji. A name giveu \>y Wilkes for the purser of the Peacock. 



Speiden, see Nuitao of the Ellice group. Spelled also Spieden in Ex. Ex. 



Spencer Keys, see Ngoli, Caroline islands. 



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