Local tad General Newt.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 20, 2 March 1889, Page 2

Local tad General Newt.

We have been informed that a cricket match will be played this afternoon, at the Crieket Ground, Matautu, between a team from H.M.B. Calliope and one from the local dab. Wickets will be pitched at 3 o'clock and players are requested to be punctual in their attendance. The following players will represent the local club:—Cerr, Chatfield (2), Carruthers, Davis. Denvers, Doughty, Fletcher, Gurr, Martin, and Tattersall. Emergenoy : Taylor, Tait, and Bea. On Sunday last about three o'clock the American schooner Blue Jacket, Captain Kenah, sailed into the harbor with a signal of distress flying. A boat's orOw from the U. 8. 8. Nipsio) with Lieut. Hawley in charge, was immediatly sent to meet her. The master of the Bine Jacket informed Lieut. Hawley that he lost both his anchors at Saluafata that morning. The chains parted while at anchor there. The schooner sailed astern of of the Nipsic, where she was supplied with an anchor, and then went to her anchorage. Shortly afterwards the schooner was found to be dragging, when she was supplied with a second anchor from the schooner Lily by the English and American Pilot, Captain Douglas. Captain Kenah states that he experiencea strong winds from the N.E., and a heavy sea. On Saturday night one of his hands fell overboard but the schooner was rounded up and the man was saved. She put into Saluafata for shelter on Sunday where she lost her anchors. S^

On Saturday evening last the outside I guard at the German stores noticed a | Sainoan native passing close by with j a satchel across his shoulders. The i guard called out to the native to come i back. The native evidently frightened ( ran away, as also did another Sainoan native and a woman, who were in the j vicinity. The guard fired at the SaI moan, and immediately two or three ' more of the German guard, who were ! inside, rushed out ami fired after the ! runaways. The two men escaped, we I believe, unhurt, hut the woman was wounded in the arm but not i dangerously. This is the second j time that tho guard at tho German \ stores fired their rifles; th» first time about six weeks a-o, when we are j told, the guard only fired in the nir to j frighten the two men that won then j passing, so we took no notice of the (circumstance, but iu this instanco no such excuse can be made. One woman was shot at and injured. Conduct such as this ma ; be justifiable perhaps under martial law or in time of war ; but are we under martial law, or is there the slightest appearance of any war movement iu Apia. Wo certainly fail to see any. It is a common practice for natives to e-irry a satchel, not necessarily containing ammunition. Many other commodities are carried such as matches pipes, tobacco, etc., etc. We suggest that whether thin firing is ; justifiable by law or not it should be j discontinued. It answers no purpose ! except probably to agitate Mataafa's J people. It is fortunate that no lives I were lost. The U. S. S. Yandalia arrived in harbor on Saturday, 23rd ult. She 1 left Sail Francisco on the 21st January, arrived at Honolulu on tho 2nd Feb., left there after coaling on th« 7th of Feb. The Yandalia carries 8 guns; six 9 inch, one 8 inch, and one 60 lb. rifle. The following is a list of her officers : —Captain : 0 M. Sehoonmaker; Lieuts. : J. W. Cnrlin, Kx- ' ecutive Officer; J. C. Wilson, Navigator; A. E. Culver, F. B Heath ; En- | signs: C S. Ripley, J. 11. Gibbons; Surgeon: H. P. Haivey; P. A. Surgeon : F. J. B. Cordeiro; Paymaster: F. H. Anns; Chief Engineer: A. S. Greene; P. A. Engiueor: H. Webster; Ist Lieut, of Marines: F. E. Sutton ; Naval Cadets: J. A. Lejeune, L.A. Stafford. H. A. Wiley; Paymaster's Clerk: J. Rocho. The U.S. Vice-Consul paid his official visit to the Yandalia on Wednesday, and was received with the usual honors. In the Sen Francisco Examiner of the 27th January, appears a very interesting article written for that paper by Captain Mullao, of tho U. 8. S. Nipsic. It is very pleasant rending, S'ving particulars of native customs, eir node of warfare/ ceremonies, kava drinking, funeral customs and traditions of the islands. Political matter is entirely omitted. The artiolo, whioh ocoupios six columns, is illustrated with really--good likenesses of the chief Aai. Cent. Italian and other figures and soenee. H. I. G. If. 8. Ebor returned from Tutnlla with the San Francisco matt: < on Wednesday evening. Quite a rush jjj was made for the two poet. oAom to j AmAotTmat referenee to Ramon 1 '

affair* have been received with (Mat 'satisfaction. By former advices we leaned that Prince Bismarck had demanded the right to nominate the. future King of Samoa, aad other prilegee in favor of Germany, bnt by advices received by the mail on Wednesday we learn that a conference has been unanimously agreed to by the three pavers on equal terms. This, so far, seems very satisfactory. It is also satisfactory to fiud that the condition on which the conference is based is the autonomy of Samoa. We find that tho proctaniatit n of martial law by the German Consul and Capt. Fritee, of H. I. 0. M. 8. Adler, was unauthorised by the German Government. This will of course necessitate the removal of the German Consul from Bamoa. In other columns we publish the principal telegrams and other matter relating to the Samoan Islands. On Wednesday, the 13th ult., the day before the gale in which the barkentine Constitution was wrecked in Apia, a whaleboat containing Mr. Carl Stefllns and air. Luxem, and we believe one other white resident and a Samoan, left Lotofaga, near Faleulili. for Apia. The boat was seen going outside the reef on Wednesday evening, and must have caught the full force of the gale that night. The news of their having left Lotofaga on Wednesday was known in Apia last week, but we did not refer to the circumstance in our last issue, hoping that the men would turn up. On Wednesday lost Mr. Wiilfe returned to Apia from Faleulili, but he heard no traces of the boat or its occupants. We regret to say that very little hopes are entertained of their safety. Still it is possible the boat may have been driven to sea. Mr. Carl Stetfena, who was more generally known as the "Professor," was engaged at the Tivoli Hotel in Apia. He was very much respected. He was, n really good pianist, and rendered good service in nearly all our public entertainments. Mr. Luxem was formerly one of the crew of H. I. G. M. S. Oigii, but loft that ship two years ago. Since then he has been managing Mr.' Wiilfe's station at Faleulili. Both men' we believe, were Germans. The other' man, who is supposed to have gouo with them in' tho boat was a German carpenter.