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Show ISLAND PARADISE IN PACIFIC FOUND Descendants of Mutineers and Tahitian Women Have Ideal Life PAPEETE, Tahiti, Aprin 17. The connection with civilization established establish-ed through the opening of tho Great Circle sea route from Panama to Australia Aus-tralia may nffect the communal life of the 250 residents of Pltcairn, until recently re-cently one of the most lonely places in tho world. For more than 100 years the islanders, island-ers, descendants of whito mutineers ai d lahitian women nnd devout members mem-bers of the Seventh Day Adventisl faith, have lived harmoniously in what the rare visitors regarded as a sort of Utopia. Whenever a ship is sighted, the whole population turns out to gathoc vegetables, peaches, oranges and mangoes man-goes and by the time the ship has come in, all Is neatly packed in baskets bas-kets and stowed aboard the two or tlirco whaleboats at the landing plact at the foot of the cliff. Whatover of provisions or clothing is taken in in exchange for their produce is Immediately, Immedi-ately, on the return ashore, brougnt t. the court house and there, under th direction of the magistrate of the is-lf.nd, is-lf.nd, divided equally among tho forty families. Recently the queen of England sent among other presents ."or the islanders, a phonograph. No little difficulty was met in deciding as to whom tho caro of the Instrument should be given. It was finally settled by selling at auction auc-tion the privilege of use. The ownor-chlp, ownor-chlp, however, remains undisputed as tbe property of.jhe community. The islanders are a very devout people. peo-ple. Besides church services on the Sabbath they hold regularly morning tu d evening prayers In each household, every house having a little harmonium to assist in the song services. Justice is dispensed according to the English law under th.e presidence of a magistrate who reports to the British consul at Tahiti and he in turn to the high commissioner of the Pacific at Fiji. oo |