Local and General News.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 31, 18 May 1889, Page 2

Local and General News.

" The trial of tbp boy who killed the Sainoeu Malaga will commence nest week;. in holding the enquiry is neeeeßaty, on account of the absence ofthe witneaaee who w»r«pw«eflt.wh»ti»aotw««oooiwitted; and alnfl fp* the Wrote of bringing to Apia the chlefVSifrt*. the Ullage thTdeeetted-Vaonge>l to, , The ketch Nukomroo which wm conaiderahlj damaged in tho horri»t Mataotu." - Thf IN ukonuno belonged to the German, firm, end was bought a alip enjeted 6pw*ft*Ub MaUuto store, when tSVAjMow being put in oader again 4fcw b the *eeood jnfcquabat wMejrwnre abepdcond;

last fortnight a Isrge quantity yi amtannituu has been recovei e 1. tfjihe site where the old Govern-} 'meet Bouse stood has the appear- , ante of a navy yard; the largo gun* j from the Trenton mil! Vainlaliaj [together with the caniige-., uro arranged in two linf, .ill getting a I enetof paiut. A lot of -;ora mil, other gear art- aUj piled ot tit"! groond. j . The Alert v'tivh went U>Bp»V".y ! theNipsic to Tutuila, will jejaain thi*Jintil t!...- arrival of Mj6-.it . ui.iil. -in.l 'thai ratm >; 'wiik tiie m.dls f., Aphv y*Jg tl\pse, who I ■\»u i r t., the 'lujffiels in ; abd* about Apia, hi.ve u<4lM£oHy i |o their homes, as huvu\nhu the j

greater portion ot 1 umafcsospeoplc. Tatnasaseand iilVw <if his'iuoo are located in the A tun district, and Mataafa, with .••.!-ni :)()(»(,,• tf)<> of theTuamosnga, are in a village near I Apia. The {••:!;!■; of peace by niu-' tujlagrecmor.t appeal a to have been. kept in good faith by both parties.; Nunibers of Takiaso*e's people have ; been in Apia since Sunday 'nit un<l; as far as we can ascertain uuve in no manner been molested ...- iuto.feted with. MataiV> people have followed the instructioii' i'-ued byjjroclamattou .to the 1< This i viry,, jotuiaotory end cuisipieOiy shuts the motJtt-'* of «tr evil who were MU#odtive that ilataafa'e proclanißtioawould not be carried outingood faith. Weholdadiffererit opinion. Taniasese and his patty must be "now satisftrrt thai, airy} fartherattempt *on their part tank-'! same the-government of SatuO*;i would be* Useless. Tiny have suit I fered enough already and will neveM again takd the field again-t Mataafa. : .'Tn our opinion the native; wars in ended. U'p luivn .;r>i>n the lihuis t»f ft fcw i

/we iiavo seen in*' ]»aus l>i ai>w > story building now in course of et< tion for Messrs. E. W. Unrrami <' .. auctioneers, on the sito where their late business premises s{ •■• I. T : :c design n ornstnoutal, :uid th. ipn>.\-' her in which the building i by; erected b of a very l s" ; st!U!ti.! character, The buiiuing.i* .about: forty feet square, with lofty ceilings in both stoiya The upper story! wiil beoceupkrd;by th* ptoprtflters ' aa a private i'tn>idi-nce. This whok' , front of the lower'ooOi to a depth of about twenty-iiv K-« will be used a* au auction room,' ;it the: back pf which we thji*o!lifc i, i.. 3*tiu : architect, Mr. Pun!, has mado suitable arranged .en's fur va»tilatioui throughout. Wiuii ii ; toileting is. compßted-H *vjj| :>• an aiua to Apia. Tho of Messrs. K. W:.Gurr and Ofcdsjrvvv MKCMS. ©ionr «ftsrmiMttg tuwusmmt, Mr.j H. J. Mpoiv,, lm« purchased from Mr. Biirclibitnh, Cue liqu'dator # pfH the flrnvpf" M< r*. H. M. Ilogeahd] Co., the. Island of Sophia. Thdj island hat been in the possession of | Messrs. Ruge and «>>. sine* 185*0, j and since thai time lias been worked ■ by labor fitni the mdghbor*ng J

islands of El'iii' group, who bavuj been engajrd pihfttiitg cpcoainvHf eotne oi which uro' how Waarin«,'. The island a iunds in turtle ..f fine quality, and v\ 'a. Ii can l« eajgghl in large quantities. It is fie |hteatloo, we bt-li.-w, i Mr. M ->rsU> continue plan tin- uiidi !;•■ island is covered with cocoa ;mt fri < s.- Mr. Moon has. fh ■ tlircH masted sehoon. V liu ■ l» couviw Mr. Jas. *U«kic end 10 lalon-i* to the island, v.V; ikuuiiiK month*' eappVy of food and other necessaries. .<uitiano of considerable i value wssldto I* on the" Island,,! may turn tut remunerative > to Una The i-lAud is W» 11, watered, baa good soil and i- higher than the general run of romli«»ljf, and in consequence trendfinit and bananas flourish. Tho cost of fueding labor will bo thcrcfi*e consulorably' reduced. The island is o "r* three tnilea in circumforencn, and iv lake of brackish water covers a portion nfits'areoi A.goodimclt".r_age i» to be found on the south-West] sldo, Hie Udorers who are now on" the island ircTAcc.-irfiirp to r>rangoinent wi'h Mr Buruhba«li, to ho offered" a free nnssagc to thoir homes by Mr H. J. Moors. Tb» U. B.S. Sip- ic«jßi*hloft the .barV' on Tli • Uy the 9th Inst.,' itnde • viy ri tW IJ. 8. H Alert, fijtur''! I ';••-- <t«v ilir IMb, w , A'< ■•.' in.aJ.iuid.iiiu" When theships were signal led tho natives were greatly excited, fear- *}. ... .7 ,J 4- . tC...

in}; that tbev were- the German*! imii-ol'-war that were coining, audi oo U. B. ship* in the harbor; bat, ! when the I.f.iek fi-inels wore sight- J led their fears w.-.e allayed. As! [soon as.tlui and Alert came ' inside the lif. ...r < oats from the j shore were eager to get; ! the new? of is ea ■* of their ts- | turn to Apia. It su-pears that the I temporary rodder did .not act.as well as i ;i I'trvaM. Whqp thevea-" {m! got - >;.;!ldnf ov f 200 mile* on J the «•::-. i A tekhudttie temporary mi.1.1 ,' . thrift Aid {had to .be taken oil > m\l fo repairs. -The I sea was calm, bWjJbi Nipsic wan j roiling terribly.. ••This no doubt I wh* •...-.•«:.•.:.•:i»-i'liyrtho loss of the Nipple's keel, xthieh was • broken .ill' when tit.- immil wba nsbnra.

i'lie repairs to the rudder delayed the vessel some 30 hoars. When it' was again put in Us place the Nipsic wan found making water much faster than before and considerable doubt was. outei Uiiicd that the ves- j : sel could! Maud the it avy strain j in the event vt hor encountering a heavy soty A.c.uv,i!t .tii.n washeld i on the Nipsic with tlio captain of j tiie Alert and s„uu' r-f his ameers, when it was determined to either j returnto Apia or go to Tonga! It! Was r.l'i i wards acrri-od to come to! Apb, w hcru tliey arrived oa Wed-.j ttefchi) morning lout. All the time,j ttp"|lipsic was at sea shewn*steer,- | log Wildly, nnd the r.!?itig of t|»e ' .ypselwwi i.i-oliahly the oansej of i this. Witat tlio vessel would have pofrtlred if -he was caught hi soma' tocjlne gales which are. occasionaliy i ejjjcountercd on the New. Zealand jxoast, in the state she waa in, with ! a temporary rudder, winch certainly I ; cttutd Jii>t be depended on, with her , i:v-1 •_• •<r.:\ and the vessel in a leaky i eon.'.iti n it is of course impossible! :■> ir!i, itii he determination of the ! t.v ..-.;. ..«-!«.,„„ Af »).». :

twoi .j ;., , and s« uie ot their of-1 lit •*••' :• , i r. tti Apia is certainly i 1:1 ••,ti'v>;,.... i ;.;.»l'al>ly the wisest'! i i;.i'« ;.'.. y . uilij have taken. It*! i. 11- ■:..: ing to all parties, after J .' irons !•• ihathaa beeu taken with i ! r Mj.lv to her away, and wo .. . i■( Jut tl;--attempt tu a lailnhj; but if anything was to ha;>ji'ii iio the v«--ael on her jou ney j which would be the canbe of more of life it would be a terrible • ending to a great misfortune. On the j evening of the Nipsic's arrival iu Apia she was a i.: *d out and steam-. c.l tor TutuiLjt U*t'-'or again in cun4 , v,.v of th< /Uitw, .here the Nipsif, will romaiii For further instructions^ I Captain tf'dli»n has requested to be, ! detaehed. Tula Admiral Kiiuberlygranted, ..ni Lieutenant. Lyon bf the I' a. B Trenton has takenUhe etHim: :nul >if t-Ht Nipsie. Captain : Mull in ret .hi ■■■>?- to the United^tasieti libj\the mail boat <*• a in Tutuila on I'.Satu day next. Mullan ,'ji|s gnitied, n In • t of friends in' kg [to a liy Ws quiet, unassuming t maimer, and by hi* general conduct' I under trying circumstances in tho ! late war. VV» wish biui exery ' &UCCOSB. • '