| Show fijians also have their T h el r blue la laws W S aid religion by charging tourists for dances leuka FIJI islands the natives of kaji line their sunday bunday blue laws las and keep them too the drinking plates plaes ure are closed tight on sunday sunda the are de deserted arted while every bod ba attends religious services er vices for sei eral hours pausing only for lunch the lueke meke meke or natle nathe dance lance Is no longer glen eh en nith such ree reverence rence do these south sea island era ers hold their rellious teachings and that they arc are induced only with gre greit it difficulty to bhe an exhibit hot of former fornier barbaric rites and ceremonies before tourists the aupke meke hoe has been no leiger ie Is it ghen gisen hut but tourists must pay from frota 4 to for each dance at all the proceeds go to the church when CO 60 american americans who were tour ing the south seis recently came ashore to be entertained by the n ettive dancers they found the village streets deserted here bere not even beneath the coconut trees wit WIH a ribian to be seen beegal of the wre UK re timid women omen in the party toed I 1 their fear that the mitties es vere mere lulling billing and about to rush upon theiu them and kill them all I 1 anally a broad shouldered native was 1 I as spin set n one of the I 1 ike americans asked him u where here hig his chief and pe pie were ere I 1 I 1 you per perfect feti sir he replied in good I 1 anglish it has ha been man eira since ajl was wa ruled by a chief ajl f aiji 1 Is a british colons sir the people are attending religious services ser NiceR he replied to the managers question qu atlon about the absence of the people two to hours later the sandy street streets of the i lalage were cron crowded deti with native returning from church for lunch they look 1001 little notice of the tourists and at 1 0 clock returned for religious services 1 hen asked to gill che e a meke mele meke the answer anner to all entreaties was sim slat ply the sabbath Is for worship and rest not for pl plea although only 40 years ao ago Ca kablau the preat great cannibal king reigned and the killing and eating of human beinar was then a common practice 95 per of the native Inhabit inhabitant antil of the FIJI blands islands are christians today according to missionary workers |
