Tonga Islands by G. G. Stewart

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. · May 9, 1912

Tonga Islands

By G. G. Stewart

FROM Nukualofa, Tonga, Elder G. G. Stewart writes: "We have had a very hard gale since we have been here. One little girl spoke of it as 'half a hurricane.' None of us care to see the other half. The ground everywhere is strewn with green coconuts. Many trees were broken down; one of the large ones in our yard was broken off at the ground. Many natives' houses were blown over. We are glad that so little damage was done to the mission property. The bananas suffered a great deal, the outhouses are all down, the wash-house was moved off from its foundation, and one sheet of iron taken off from the veranda of the mission house; but we are thankful that greater damage was not done. The wind continued to blow very hard for two nights and one day. The weather is now pleasant. There was a long dry spell here, but plenty of rain fell just after we arrived, so things are looking well."