THE TROUBLE IN TONGA.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1481, 12 February 1887, Page 2

THE TROUBLE IN TONGA.

Wellington, February 11. Admiral Tryou, m bis reply to the Premier's telegram re-tending a mat>-of-war to Tonga, states thit us soon as th« cyolone seaion ia over he will despatch a ▼easel there, Auokl\nd, February H. A representative of the Ntw Zealand Herald (ntetviewed Admiral Try on re Tongan Bffalrß, to-day, 'I he A Jmiral said "I have really no farther information about the state of affairs at Tonga than has been made public As to what steps are to be taken thorn does not nppear to be any urgent necessity for action. When the aohooner Mullo left thinga were quieting down, and the ouly chief who could be eald to by In rebellion was m custody The natives from Habaia a;;d Havau who hud com« to Toog», who ceuined to be disorderly and to go about firing their uunu wore returning. There seemed to be no danger of any life being lost, bo that th re ia no need of immediate actioa on that aooount. The Consul will be there by this time, and the OonaulGeneral la fully informed of all that h*u inkaa place. As a matter of course aid mately a man-of-war will have to be sent down, and the whole aubJHCt will have to be investigated, with what hearing on the p sition of Tonga I do nit know, but there is no huny »b uft.hut, bo far hb I can see. I have replied to «ir Kobin St jut and imformud him of vrbut I think ©n the quhjoot, ACOWAND, Febunry 12. Airjv^d — Th. l-t*t>dtt muil amnr Janet Nio'H Hhe J.-f t loo^» a ft»t'.»gh HHfore the at' muted asHaasmiuioo nf th* Premier, |.>u<- h is etU-d th«t vrhoo she wan there it was well uoder^tood that an attack was meditated, it beiug openly talked of by the natives that Baker wat M) be killed, ,