Ogden Sun | 1905-08-01 | Page 1 | Tin Discovered

TIN discovered of good quality on the aland 0 tahiti i papette Pa peete tahiti july as via jaaj francisco july 31 the french nar na r fete commemorative of the fall of the bascue was observed in athly place by the residents of french with more than usual enthusiasm three days were devoted to the festivities and during that time the population of papette Pa peete the capital was increased by fully visitors and the city looked remarkably clean in new coatings of whitewash and greeny paint early in the month governor jullen with his family made trips in various inviting the natives to attend the celebration as a token of their loyalty to france and offering them free transportation from the outlying islands the result exceeded his expectations the evening of july was devoted to music and dancing the chanting of native songs and the singing 0 plaintive tunes in chorne by members of various tribes muscle dances by trained athletes were also a feature greatly enjoyed by the american tourists present on the morning ot july lath the gunboat belee pelee fired a salute of twenty one guns and the government officials and foreign consuls were received by the governor there were exciting boat races la the afternoon and a grand hall at the government house after much fun and frolic tho festival was terminated by a fete the illumination of the harbor and a display of alre works the fourth of july was celebrated by a picnic given by consul doty to a number of visiting americans tin of good quality has been die covered in tahiti