244 Triumphs of the Gospel in Fiji. 
many severe privations fell to their lot. An English vessel 
trading to the Friendly Islands, called at Lakemba, bringing 
supplies, but when about forty miles out on her homeward 
voyage, was wrecked. Soon after, four of the sailors, en- 
deavouring to escape in a boat to the leeward islands, where 
they hoped to sight a passing vessel, were captured by some 
cannibals belonging to another of the Fiji Islands, killed, 
and eaten. The others, however, succeeded in reaching 
Sydney, and securing a passage home, after some months ot 
weary waiting. • 
The story of the early days of missionary effort at 
Lakemba is one full of touching sacrifice. They lacked the 
commonest necessaries of life for months together ; and a 
ship chartered by the society to convey stores to the mission 
stations in the South Seas, including Fiji, refused to go any 
nearer to them than the Friendly Islands. The stores and 
letters were accordingly left there, and after some delay, a 
Tongan canoe carried over the letters, and the information 
that the much-needed stores were awaiting the missionaries 
at a place about four hundred miles distant. How greatly 
needed these supplies were, may be inferred from the fact that 
pigs were not obtainable, owing to their having been placed 
under tabu for two years ; that trunks, wearing apparel, 
and prints had all been bartered away for food ; and that 
in Mr. CargilFs household, of crockery utensils, all had either 
been lost or stolen, save one broken tea-cup. At last, after 
many months of discomfort and privation, an opportunity 
offered of getting the stores from Tonga, and with much 
thankfulness did the missionaries endeavour to replace the 
vanished stores of food, clothes, and furniture. 
2. OnO. 
The story of the entrance of the Gospel into Ono, fur- 
