oon er ▁showed the ▁position ▁of ▁Christmas ▁Islands ▁and , ▁as ▁We aver ▁took ▁all ▁the ▁s ights ▁himself , ▁no ▁one ▁on ▁board ▁but ▁he ▁knew ▁where ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁going . ▁ ▁The ▁Col on ist ▁put ▁into ▁Hav ann ah ▁Har bour ▁for ▁prov isions ▁and ▁afterwards ▁visited ▁several ▁islands . ▁We aver ▁contin ually ▁bo asted ▁that ▁the ▁clear ance ▁of ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁fict it ious ▁and ▁often ▁repeated ▁to ▁the ▁officers ▁the ▁tale ▁of ▁the ▁hidden ▁wealth . ▁ ▁Additionally ▁We aver ▁had ▁told ▁various ▁stories , ▁as ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁important ▁business ▁for ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Government ▁of ▁a ▁private ▁nature , ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Raj ah ▁Bro oke ▁on ▁some ▁island ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁an ▁island ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁immense ▁quantity ▁of ▁p ear l ▁shell s ▁ready ▁collected , ▁and ▁waiting ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁High ▁Commission er ' s ▁Court ▁at ▁Su va , ▁F iji , ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁before ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Henry ▁Sp encer ▁Ber keley , ▁Chief ▁Jud icial ▁Commission er , ▁Captain ▁We aver ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁h anging . ▁This ▁sentence ▁was ▁then ▁comm uted ▁to ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁life . ▁ ▁Captain ▁We aver ▁later ▁returned ▁as ▁a ▁passenger ▁of ▁the ▁ste amer ▁N ork o owa ▁from ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 6