 The ship sailed for Aitutaki, and on our arrival we found there a man named Soma,* who had been ashore three months from a ship. He told us he had seen Tuanaki. The Missionaries and the captain were sent for to meet Soma, who said, ' Two years have passed...  The Journal of the Polynesian Society - Page 143de Polynesian Society (N.Z.) - 1911Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1908 - 1084 pages
...279.) We learnt from Tamarua that Tuanaki was supposed to lie south from Rarotonga, and that their ancestors used to visit the island. It took them two...we got ashore we found no one about on the beach, so the captain said to me, ' Go inland and search for the people. If you find them return here.' The... | |
 | William Wyatt Gill - 1916 - 134 pages
...279.) We learnt from Tamarua that Tuanaki was supposed to lie south from Rarotonga, and that their ancestors used to visit the island. It took them two...we got ashore we found no one about on the beach, so the captain said to me, ' Go inland and search for the people. If you find them return here.' The... | |
 | John Macmillan Brown - 1927 - 490 pages
...published in 1916 by the Polynesian Society, the report of a sailor of Aitutaki on the island is quoted : " Two years have passed since I saw that island. We...we found it, our captain searched for the entrance and then lowered a boat, into which he descended — there were seven of us. No one was on the beach.... | |
 | Lewis Spence - 2002 - 280 pages
...by the Polynesian Society, the report of a sailor of Aitutaki on the islands is quoted. He says : " Two years have passed since I saw that island. We...we found it, our captain searched for the entrance and then lowered a boat, into which he descended — there were seven of us. No one was on the beach.... | |
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