Local and General News.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 17, 9 February 1889, Page 2

Local and General News.

The TJ.8.8. Treaton, Admiral Kimbwley. and the U.BA Vaadalia left Monongahela were alao to leave about the same time. We may expect them oa»f» aba* t th* 20thiaataat. . i j • ''H'KDB! O&ope-urtived from WeiImgtob ote fiateiiM laat to relieve H M .B. Boyalist. The change eeems to have given general natisfaoiiou to He* Majesty** subjects in Samoa. The Boyalist left for Auckland at 6 o'ctock on Monday morning. The Itollojring& a li»t «f nmoera of the CalKope :-Captain r H.C.Km. ; Lieutenants. Bob*. K. M'Alpine, Henry Pearson, Arthur W. Carter, Montagu 6. Cartwright, Henry G. Monoktou; Fleet Surgeon: Valentine Duke, B.A. M.8.; Surgeon: Alfred Oropley; Chaplain and Naval Instructor,: Bev, A. C. Evans, W.A.; Btsff Paymaster: Beechey Bbgera; Staff Engineer: Henry, G. Bourke; Engineer: Wm. MOton ; Assistant Engineer■: Jas. B. Boffeyj, Assistant Paymaster: Tom Beamau; Lieutenant B. Marines: A. E. Merchant; •"Gunner 4 : Ohas. O. Martin; Boatswain : Wm. Marshfield; Carpenter: Geo. T. Grant; Midshipmen: Hon. H. L. A. Hood, Frank Brandt, Wm. 8. Nicholson, E. J. 'Prendergest, 8. B. Drury-Lowe, Jno. C. Gloesop, John G. Hopkinaon, Cecil H.For. Yesterday we paii a visit to the cemetery for the purpose of inspecting the tombstone oreeted over the grave of the fete Oapt. Bistett, who was accidentally shot in the fight on September the 12th. On entering the gate we were struck with surprise at the wretchedly delapidated state of the cemetery grounds. Bank weeds are allowed to flourish all over the laud, Wrecks of old fences, which have been allowed to decay* over several of the graves, are spread about in all directions. Some of-the: flag-stones and othw top covering of the graves have sank, having the appearance of having been occasioned by an earthquake. This state of things is not only diaored-; itable to the persons who nave charge of the cemetery, whoever they may he but also to the friends or, relations of j the dead, whose grief for the departed ■ only lasted long enough to put a wooden structure over their remains. The ] cemetery ground in Apia is adisgrace to Christianity. In all other civilised j nations it is considered the first duty ; of Christians to adorn the ground j where their departed friends rest. j Whoever has charge of the cemetery i grounds should at onoe go to work, ' Soar the weeds, remove the rotten ! wooden palings and rails, and geoer- ; ally improve the grounds so as to make them, at least, look respectable. * The late Capt Bissett's tombstone, and a few* others, wUcH Have been kept in good Older, is the only redeeming fsa- ; tore in the Apia cemetery. ,, Our newspaper' having been suppressed by Oapt. Frits* of H.I.G.M.S. idler,' sinae the date of our last publication, the 18th ult., we were,of oourse unable to publish the eztraordinaw even/a, sjhwh took place sinoe that date,. Our space will only permit us to give a ahvi* summary in this issue. Aftevthe declaration of martial law boats from the German warships ao-fhrliarWeoatdk* all msei* and boats arriving in Apia, The Richmond, which arrived from Auckland on the 18th ult,.was immediately token charge of b+ an*.officer and boat's craw frctn the Adler. An order Was given to dw oaptofn,th*4all goods must be landed at'the • German firm's : wharf and storedJnJhe German firm's storey there to be examined by ofßosrs ■ m< harbor. I All the British residents had to submit S to this, and all JUsnkgu, we belisve, be taken anywhere but to his premises. JaWaa&BTtSb%C¥ deck of theßiehmond. Oapt Mslufa if tk# U4J.B. Ninaie, alao demanded to>im aftaf Shfe r«- i

what in&uim In im liberated we •abject, a Mr. Hell, m taken from a canoe because he did not newer the ! hail from a German boat On "Wed- . needay moraing, 23rd qlt., ooneider-; able surprise wea caused by the ap-'| pearanoe of the Union Company's; steamer Wninui outside the harbor, j On her arrival at anchorage the was; immediately boarded by an English and a German boat's crew. Some die- j cusrion arose between the two officers : as to the right of the German officer to exHtaina the cargo. However this was immediatelyput a atop to. by the 1 Captain of the Wainui stating that ho had no cargo, and that ho came here, chartered by the German Consul in '• New Zealand, with potato despatches to the German Consul in Apia. When this news reached shore all sorts of rumors ware spread as to what those private despatches contained. The ] general impression was that Germany had sent orders to annex the islands; but late papers from New Zealand only a few of which could be found, contained telegrams which would not support the impression. Shortly after the receipt of the despatches the German Consul, accompanied by Mr. Sleeter, visited Mataaia's camp for an interview Mataafa did not meet the Consul but deputed some of his chiefs to do so. The Consul's object was evidently to secure peace between Germany and Mataafa, with considerable reservations in favor of Germany. No satisfactory arrangement was come to and the Consul retired. • The contents of the despatches are still a profound secret outside the German authorities but the general feeling here is that the Wainui was horriea'ly despatched for the purpose of putting a stop to the declaration of war issued by previous instruction. Herr Biundeia, the late Premier of the Tamasese Government, left Samoa on Tuesday last by the steamer Lu beck. Herr Braudeis exercised while in power, absolute authority over some of the native* of Samoa and *he Government of the country. We are not permitted at present t- enior into political questions. On some future occasion we will review Hew lirundeie' 1 j career an Premier of Samoa.- We j take the liberty of aAaert'nig that the ' removal from, Samoa of the. lat» Premiei will remove one of ihcolij.-otion-able features in Satuoan difficulties.