▁a ▁lost ▁wh ale bo at . ▁Del arg y ▁established ▁friendly ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Sa ib ai , ▁trad ing ▁goods ▁and ▁sharing ▁a ▁fe ast ▁with ▁the ▁Island ers . ▁Pear ling ▁bases ▁were ▁never ▁established ▁on ▁Sa ib ai ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁European ▁p ear l ▁and ▁be che - de - mer ▁operators ▁began ▁rec ruit ing ▁men ▁from ▁Sa ib ai ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁their ▁lug gers . ▁ ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island ers ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁London ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁( L MS ) ▁mission aries ▁at ▁Er ub ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁as ▁" the ▁Com ing ▁of ▁the ▁Light ". ▁After ▁visit ing ▁D arn ley ▁Island ▁and ▁T ud u , ▁the ▁L MS ▁mission aries ▁led ▁by ▁Rev . ▁Samuel ▁Mc F ar lane ▁and ▁Re ver end ▁A . W . ▁Murray ▁travel led ▁to ▁M t ▁Corn wall is ▁Island ▁( now ▁D au an ▁Island ) ▁and ▁Sa ib ai ▁islands . ▁Two ▁South ▁Sea ▁Island er ▁lay ▁past ors ▁named ▁J osa ia ▁and ▁S iv ene ▁were ▁appointed ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁mission ary ▁teachers ▁at ▁M t ▁Corn wall is ▁and ▁Sa ib ai . ▁L MS ▁mission aries ▁revis ited ▁M t ▁Corn wall is ▁and ▁Sa ib ai ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁and ▁found ▁that ▁J osa ia ▁and ▁S iv ene ▁had ▁been ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁Island ers ▁and