Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 125
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[Page 125]
Suva is small – smaller than Glenn Innes a lot – smaller than Cairns - The white population is say – 2000 but the native Fijians & Samoans amount to 80,000 I am told - There are also some 50 000 coolies from Madras & Calcutta - They are indentured by the Government & hired by the planters - Fiji is a Crown colony Brown predominates everywhere – numberless women – native & Indian parade the streets the Indian women with ornaments in their noses & ears – one ayah had 3 in her nose & 5 in each ear - Flat ornaments & a ring in her nose & fancy your ear pierced in 5 places on both sides - The native men & women are a fine lot very lazy I'm told but then most races are - Fighting & man hunting is forbidden & all else is tame compared to that - Well I walked about & examined the shops Indian – Japanese – Chinese – Natives huts – Mean white places & eventually got back