MAPOON

[s. 453] : A settlement on the W. side of Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Station of the Federate Churches of Australia, with (1900) 2 mi ionaries, 1 with his wife; 1 woman mi ion Station also ary, 1 Sunday school, 2 day schools. of the Moravian Mi ions (1891), with (1900) 1 mi ionary and his wife, 1 woman mi ionary, 1 place of worship, 1 Sunday school, 1 day school, and 8 profe ed Christians. A MAPUTA: settlement in Portuguese East Africa, situated on the River Maputa, about 25 miles from its mouth in Delagoa Bay. The territory between Maputa and the Bay is called one of the most pestilential districts of Africa. Station of the South African General Mi ion (1898), with 1 mi ionary, 1 native worker, 3 outstations, 1 place of worship, 1 Sunday school, 1 day school, 1 dispensary, and 3 profe ed Christians. MARAKEI. See Gilbert Islands. Maralcesh Marslmiaii, Josliua MARAKESH: A town in Morocco, N. Africa, situated about 120 miles E. of Mogador, the southern capital of the Empire. Station of the South Morocco Mi ion (1891), with 3 mi ionaries, 2 with their wives; 3 women mi ionaries, The 1 day school, 1 dispensary, and 1 hospital. place is also called Morocco by Europe ans. MARANHAO. See Sao Luiz de Maranhao. MARAPJANE. See Neu Halle. 454