Local and General News

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 21, 9 March 1889, Page 2

Local and General News

We understand that the base hall tontus of the U. S. men-of-war Yandulia and Nipsic will play a match game on the old Cricket Grounds on noxt Saturday afternoon, the 10th. Both clubs number among their players some excellent men. and the friendly rivalry between the two vessels ensures an interesting game. Such of our citizens as had the pleasure of witnessing the last game between Slayers of the IT. 8. 8. Nipsio will, oubtless, be frlad of the opportunity to see an exhibition of this typically American sport between teams more equally matched. Lieut. Carlin of the Vandalia. who in times past had the reputation of bcinjr tho best ball player at tbo U. 8. Naval Academy, has the management of tho team of that vessel, we believe that on the .day of the game he will guard first bag. Play will bo culled promptly at 2 p.m. In a telegram which appears in the Sydney Evening New* we notice the death of Mr. Peter Lalor, late speaker of the House'of AssomMy in Victoria. In 1854 tho editor of this paper, then a lad, was well acquainted with the deceased gentleman who was miuing on tho old Mopoke Lend in Ballarat. Mr. Lalor took n h-ading part in those days in opposing the iniquitous license foes and the degrading manner of collecting them. He was chairman of of many of the grent meetings, held on Bakery Hill, at ono of which 500 licenses were destroyed. When the' diggers formed into open rebellion against the lioanse fee Mr. Lwlor was appointed commander-in-chief of thai •' rebel" forces, a stockade was formed and other entrenchments made; diggeni were drilled anfd formed into coin* panics in all about 400 strong. In the meantime the Government proclaimed martial law, the soldiers and police keeping in the upper township and the diggers in' Ballarat ptopjf. :*A rumor was spread in the camp that sixty soldiers worn iteming up from Oeslong. C«pt. Magill, one of the, •«reber r lesders, was sei.t with 150 men to meat the soldiers. This weak-

eued LsJor's camp, and that night the soldiers of the 40th attacked the stot-kads. There* was great daughter oh boA -aides. ' Cart. Wise of the 40$h was killuJ, uud about 16 others. The rebels' low was something n»ore. Mr. Lalor lost his arm in the fight, and took refuge in the bush. The stockade was taken by the soldiers. Several arrest* wero made, but all wero acquitted in Melbourne. The obnoxious license fee was abolished, and Ballarat was allowed two members to represent that district in Parliament, Mr. Humphries and Mr. Peter Lalor being elected without opposition. Siuc<j then up to tho time of his rosignatior, some two years ago when the Government granted him a sum of money, Mr. Lulor has been a member of Parliament, for many years Chairman of Committees, and of lato years Speaker of tho Legislative Assembly. A uiore worthy or honorablo gentleman wo have never known.

Mr. Ormsby, who has just arrived from Leone, Tutuila, informs us that the gale of February 14th did considerable damage in that district. A number of native houses were blown down, cocoanut and breadfruit trees suffered severely. The cutter Emilino which left here the day before the gale had great difficulty in reaching Fagasaa where the master and tho owner, Mr. Young, who was on board, run her ashore to suve their lives'. She is a total wreck and most of the cargo has been savoi. Tho threatening war attitude of the followers of Tainaseso and Matoafa has been stayed. Both parties held a meeting and determined not to commence fighting until the Samoan matters had been decided by the three powers. Taniasese's people had two of Mntanfn's chiefs in prison whom they had intended to send to Apia, but ou condition that the chiefs would not be removed Mutaafa's followers have agreed to stay proceedings. Mr. Ormsby informs us that the Catholic priest would not bo allowed to soo ono of the chiefs that is in prison .

The necessity for the establishment of some authority in Apia is everywhere apparent. Tli" s notary ronditiou of tlm town ia totally neglected ; (he stench arising from tha decajod matter and refuse bordering tin our thoroughfares is disgusting and sufficient to crpalo a fi-wr Why nut mako some temporary lymngi-ment until somopermunt'iitaiithoiity i-u>s;.iMi.-,lioil to regulate tlio rt-tjiiir«mi--n:« of the town ? The present tolerated .system, the embers i.f tho delimit Tamnsese Government, i» .simply a f.o-'-o. No person tnkp» tho slightest iiothe «>f of tkoiu. It is iiii;U'iiliHiit on our townspeople to attend to tfiis inunediately. During this particularly hot season every enro should he taken to keep tho town el eon. If sickness should be ocrast-ined through sanitary neglect \V" might los<i mure lives than wore lost in tho war.