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COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL 
Tokelau or Union group, and not a great distance from 
the Kingsmill Islands, is situated the Phoenix cluster. 
Most of these we have named are of the usual type of 
lagoon island, are scantily populated, and produce little 
else besides guano or a few tons of copra. 
Caroline Island was annexed in the year 1868. The 
few settlers raise stock and plant coco-nuts. Suwarrow, 
which is visited by the French, and has stores, a wharf, 
and a pearl fishery, is of importance as possessing a 
lagoon affording splendid anchorage. Manahiki or Hum¬ 
phrey Island has a population of 6 0 0 or more, who, as in 
many of these Pacific islands, are kept in a state of ex¬ 
treme submission by the native missionaries, aided by the 
Turi men or legislators. “ If a Turi man suspects a man 
of having taken liquor,” writes Mr. F. J. Moss, “ he will 
stop him and order him to ‘ blow/ so that he may dis- > 
cover if his breath has lost its normal sweetness. The 
decision then come to is conclusive, adopted as a judg¬ 
ment by his fellow Turi men, and the culprit fined 
accordingly. A curfew drum is beaten at eight o’clock, 
and after that hour if any one is seen abroad the Turi 
men are down upon him with a heavy fine next day. . . . 
The people must extinguish all lights and go properly to 
bed. . . . Their lovely moonlight nights bring no enjoy¬ 
ment to these people. At Funafuti and other islands the 
Turi men go further. They march round the village 
during the night and quietly steal into the houses to see 
if all is right. It was found that the house-dogs barked 
and gave notice of their approach, so they forthwith 
decreed the destruction of all dogs on the island, and again 
became masters of the situation.” In other islands the 
use of tobacco is strictly forbidden. Such a system, as 
Mr. Moss observes, must inevitably result in bringing 
out the worst points in the native character, and a 
