Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXI, Number 44, 9 Malaki 1938 — HAWAII BOYS ARE LANDED AT ISLANDS Work to Be Started At Once Preparing Islands' Commercial Airbases British Ship Reported to Be Speeding to Islands to Plant Union Jack [ARTICLE]

HAWAII BOYS ARE LANDED AT ISLANDS

Work to Be Started At Once Preparing Islands' Commercial Airbases

British Ship Reported to Be Speeding to Islands to Plant Union Jack

WASHINGTON, March 8 — Nine Hawaiian youths have been landed at Canton and Enderbury islands to back ■America's elaim of ownership.

The interior department announcod today that the USCGC Taney landed five Hawaiian colonists at Canton Sunday, and four at Enderburv Mohday. The colortists will start work preparing the islands' commercial airbases, and also collect meterologieal data whieh will be reported daily to Honolulu by radio, and eonstruct a lightliouse on eaeh island. U. S. Flag Planted Bōth landing parties from the Taney planted the Ameriqaa flag before departing, but the ppssibility of a clash with two British o£ficials occupyiiīg Canton preduded a statemen| by Secretary CordeU Hull that the united States and Great Britain understand each*other''s attitude in the Paeilie islands, ! Asked \vhether the United States had given Great Britaia advan.ee notice of Am.eri.ca oeeupalion of Canton and Enderbury, Secreiary Hull replied in general terms that both governments have £airly aecurate vie\vs o£ eaeh other*s posiuoa and attitude. Interior and ?tate department officials disclairaed knowledge of reporti that a BriUsh ship is speeding to the islauds from New Zealand with the intention of piant?ngi the Union Jack.

««HAW STIRR£I> Bi L. S. A£OYE ! LONOON, March 8 r»--President Roosevelt*s move lo and Enderbury isi&Rds todstf stirred house of eomaaōm. Arthur Hen<derso», Laborite» snd Koland Robinsoß. cy>nservative, gave notsce thai they will ask Pnme Minister Ncville Ct»mteerlaln tomorrow whai Ww f©wmment b deins "to jxreserv« British righte." The !slarKte haw beeti claīmed Briti#t territorv b,v ord<?rs iu ihe «Mmeil

N AEI Wt£SS PICTtRES S, ANNEXATIGN ; BfiRUN, March 3 £t r>dir. £o| thc w*ast gxiard cutter to planl tbe l-ru.cd Staies f!ai; at «*cL Canton is3ands \vss īnteqpx-eted as prwf of th< read'.{K*ss o» Uie l*aited SW«s to take y)vii «f«t» «*t mk ktcr, Na?i p;eHu\xl Am«as radn£ the So«lh n »;ahioss a:\rc\a', ;c<; nK\t