U.S.A. and Central Pacific
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Annexed?
U.S.A. and Central Pacific Islands
4 report has reached London through the Hawaiian Publicity Bureau that the United States has annexed Baker, Howland and Jarvis Islands in the Pacific in connection with the United States trans-Paciflc air services.
The moving figure is said to be Mr.
Samuel Wilder King, Hawaiian delegate to the United States Congress.
It is stated that Mr. King “colonised” the islands by settling small groups of United States citizens of Hawaiian birth on each island.
It is also reported that Mr. King “colonised” Christmas Island for the United States.
The Sunday Express (London) draws attention to the possibility of complica tions in regard to Fanning Island, owing to Burns, Philp and Co.’s controlling interest.