TONGA REVISITED 152 CHAPTER XII THE KING AND HIS MINISTERS 167 CHAPTER XIII VAVAU 182 CHAPTER XIV BETWEEN THE ACTS 194 CHAPTER XV FAREWELL 211 APPENDIX TONGAN MUSIC 218 INDEX 229 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACE PAGE "Ship Ahoy!" 6 The Church at Alofi 14 A Street in Alofi 14 The Royal Procession 26 King Tongia 38 Hoisting the Union Jack over Savage Island 40 The Queen of Niué 46 "Decently clothed from head to foot" 78 The King and Queen take their Seats 118 A Grave in Tonga 134 Uiliame Tungi, the blind Chief of Hahake 164 George Tubou II., King of Tonga 170 A Tongan Girl 178 The Church built by King George I. and the Government Offices wrecked by the Cyclone 186 The Land-locked Harbour of Vavau 192 The Colony of Flying Foxes at Kolovai 202 J. Mateialona, Cousin of the King and Governor of Haapai 212 The Otuhaka 222 Map of Niué _At the end_ SAVAGE ISLAND CHAPTER I THE ISLAND AND ITS PEOPLE "To Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, the first kingdom of all the kingdoms of the world. "We the chiefs and rulers and governors of Niué-Fekai desire to pray Your Majesty, if it be your pleasure, to stretch out towards us your mighty hand, that Niué may hide herself in it and be safe. We are afraid lest some other powerful nation should come and trouble us, and take possession of our island, as some islands in this quarter of the world have been taken by great nations. On account of this we are troubled, but we leave it with you to do as seems best to you. If you send the flag of Britain, it is well; or if you send a Commissioner to reside among us, that also will be well.