35. Native of New Georgia wearing Sunshade; a sort of crownless hat made of grasses: it can be worn at any angle • 104 36. A Rubiana Native, Solomon Islands • 106 37. A Stormy Day in Rubiana Lagoon, Solomon Islands • 108 38. Cooking the Meal, British New Guinea • 110 39. The Reef near Simbo, Solomon Islands • 114 40. Native Archer shooting Fish, British Solomon Islands • 116 41. Searching for small Octopi on the Reef at low tide, Samari, British New Guinea • 118 42. The Home of the Crocodile, British Solomon Islands • 122 43. A Shrine or Tomb of a Chief at Simbo, Solomon Islands • 126 44. Solomon Islander playing the “Ivivu” or Flute • 130 45. A Tapu Virgin, British Solomon Islands • 136 46. Beneath a Banyan Tree, Malekula Island, New Hebrides • 142 47. The Rapids, Williams River, Island of Eromanga, New Hebrides • 144 48. Mount Marion, the active Volcano, Island of Ambryn, New Hebrides • 146 49. A Village in Santo, New Hebrides • 148 50. Chief’s House, Ambryn, New Hebrides • 150 51. The “M’aki” Ground and the Jaws of the sacred Pigs, New Hebrides • 154 52. A Memorial Effigy, Malekula, New Hebrides • 156 53. Drum Grove at Mele, New Hebrides • 158 54. Leaving Santo, a View of the Mountains, New Hebrides • 162 55. A Sacred Man, Aoba, New Hebrides • 164 56. The Stone “Demits,” or the Souls, with their attendant wooden figures, Malekula Island, New Hebrides • 168 57. Old Cannibal Chief whom the Artist met on the Island of Aoba, New Hebrides • 172 58. Type of Man from the Island of Tanna, New Hebrides • 174 59. Finishing off a Canoe, British New Guinea • 176 60. Old War Canoes, near Malekula, New Hebrides • 178 61. Havannah Harbour, Rathmoy, New Hebrides • 180 62. Passing the Reef, Aoba, New Hebrides • 182 63. The Island of Samari, British New Guinea • 184 64. A Trader receiving Cocoa-nuts, Aoba, New Hebrides • 186 65. Copra Boys off to the Shore, New Hebrides • 188 66. The “Blackbirders” in the Solomon Islands • 190 67. A Yam Shed on the Island of Tierra Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides • 192 68. The Artist’s Guide on Malekula, New Hebrides • 196 {1} PART I BRITISH NEW GUINEA {3} CHAPTER I Chiefly historical—Concerning certain discoverers, their aims and ambitions—The story of New Guinea, the Solomons, and New Hebrides, and some things that might be altered. In these days when distance hardly counts, when the cry is heard that new outlets are wanted for capital, when there are thousands of unemployed crowded in London, and people are anxious to find adventure, eager to see new things, to conquer new lands, exploit new industries and gain more knowledge, it is worth while turning our attention to the South Sea Islands.