CORRESPONDENCE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 53, 26 October 1889, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

k j Tffl?niWß FEVER SCARE. J ♦ TO mK EDItOH. . I i Kir.--To allay »'i» feart or uuneces-' l] i>arv alarm with regard to typhus'. I; fever exiting at present in Apia, I r' if) notify the public th;it the > matter ia not so ee. iooe *s at lirst , r.'por't 1 , T reo«i»p«l information last Wednes • I d»T from the German officials elating ! . t'j-.t »n!y three deaths h.iti l occurred . 1 withiu th» !a-t Qva weeks, tin-l there ( , was iM'ii only two of ihe u.cu of, y ILIUM*. Sophia ill with typhus J f, fever Captain Hcrbing has vary • j kindly r-nioTo 1 hia nick men Iroin the I i lli'iiinii Tlonpitnl to MuiinllU I'oi'lt n« II a protection i faction, ami fo> . the safety of the reafflents of Aoia —I » am, ota, W. II; a kl> <. U.B. Vice-foii-ml. TO Til 8 RDITOR Sit.—A report if current in Apia to • thu clL.'tt that tlia British Consul (CM. id« «'out login; granted a clean Mil of' f healtii to the barque Eugenic, uhi.ii left this JHjrt last Wednesday. N.iw. sir, a* the ('oi..uol knows full well [ ' that typhus fiver va< i:i too town, I , an i has beei in communication with 9 the other (V>'isitls <oi the very s tii]et>>, i. with the iff >ol that the tie. man llos- - piti«l null putteiila hav" heon rcnurc 1 . I from Apia. 1 can hardly <•.-« lit too - statement, and would, -i n It iriidin--, like to tea in joar r\iturdiy's ;s>>.ju iui oiu iritir i!eniitl to th * foo!i«!i in I lidicatoua report. —I at;:, etc.. P i Ti-t'i iui :■)«• : " . [Ou receipt of the alujk'f letter our j r reporter madu inquiries, au>l luai nel l> j that the captain of the barque Fug* lie j n | got a clean bill of hnalth from t!ie 0 ! llritith C! ..is'i'a'e Hie in. n i;ig before j . the runi'i t w-c* tin u'ated il».i* fever. > was abro.:il. The V.ujeuit* hi . beeu j • three days trying to get. out of the. I harbour, an I only eu>ceed»«l on Wed-: , nesday. We have be.ir.i that C'.'iouel j do Oot»tlogon sent.a '' R<lgeul« on Tuos»lay, deeii'iu< the ! '• raptato to owns ashore ; but the cnpII ti»u» »ii " fly," and ramaiaed on '1 i board the ship The Consul has no : i) : police, and eoutoque.uly the t.et'pie r . i was aliowel to leare. --Kn S.X. j 1 T:IK GEKMAN KoSI'IT.VL l\ T>> Ttil «mr >B J self obnoxious by what ) havo to nav, e I veuturo to .<e.:l y u r'.ifKe f.>w lines. • An old maiitn ha« it. '• When fh'<! • cat's away the mire 'till play." Tlte I ! truth of thiis up»e:>re v« y forcibly now, , by t!ie way tliiugs tire toiug on, or ' I rather in vie to go on, li i,-j the nbc . senoe of governmeiit. 1 refer t>> thi.igs II ! in general, but will touch upoo mie , e | only in particular. This is the cure-1 s ; l.iwnes* of ibe jve.iple *if tie German 3 I war»bip. ITenven knows ,t !.« Ku, . i enough to h.ven hospital in the centre ' 'of tkn town, iiud that hospital full of : _ fere'- patients; but when it emus to burning the el ithes sed Ve! ..f the • I fe«er srioken men in front o. die ' hOMtet so th;it the wind ivafts t'«e e | fumes into door* anil window* u» ail i *> j houre of the claj and night, it i« time ' 11 for K.tmeone t> " to the uv \»i»n." i 0 ; Two men of 'S'h vensel b.-vo 1 ,toly f j been csrried orf by typhj*. Miid eacfi | c ! time, with admirable preciatwrt ead I promptitude, their etli-cth have i <•• n se» 1 fire to not 70 ftet from our public road. ' „ I The fumes seomed not to annoy the I ' ! dermar.s : the wind was not their wa--. ! I havo no idea what o'ln-•« think of 11 this, but hope I am allowed to suggest r | that it i.4 an audacious out' age o i the • 1 I rights of Apians (l presume wo have • \ mmt nines the Borlin (Conference). • j I take this tueana of making uiysnlf ■ lieard for the simple ronson tn.it 1 do • i not kaow how to gain access to the ' s presence of the person or persona in • ' chargo of the hoepital f I Btill vonturinjc to Impe u.y words r ' will cause no ill-falling 1 n:r. <>•<•., r ur.K r Ajii, Oct , 21, ISBO. ! s I - _ . - ... f THE CREW op THK PLYINO i f | VENTIB. I j to Tmi «ditob. j ! it Bib,—ln your iwee of ths 19th' 1 II instant you stats that the seven ship- ' . • irrscke.l sailors fron Penrhyn Island ■ ' arrived at Nfolua on Monday, the Hth ' • j instant, and that " they state tbatthsy . , I received vary aoant courtesy indeed, i! from the missionaries at Msluo. ' As Ij I am the only missionary at present ' i! reaidaat in Malua this statement ean ' • I only rsfar to a*. 1 ' I The statement appears to be nude ' on the aathority of the distressed man ' j themeelvea, and yet they must have '' j known that as I was absent front! ! Malua, and in fast only srrivad fast in ' tirare to see the nan chrpsrt far Apia, I' and had to go ont to then in my boat • , in order to apeak with them at all, it ' waa no* mask I could do tor them. Usroneaatolr my vito and tomUrj' ware also absent frosa home, and * • therefore there were only ostites in 1 XJalaa whea the b.«t'» crew arrived * there. \ hat I did waa to go to the * i

• - I—l -■ = —— -•• „ i maw- who were eeated in their |>.,„ and soUaflr aUrtiog for Apia, u : thorn, xlwy rofHed to uiy eaquin , V ■■Wlfti: «M that they lIIIJ su cient food with them, anil if tbot!. would eerra thorn they would pinto l«awaat once fo? Apia. I thfu »,„; a stndaat of i he Institution, who p,, sosms a good koowlodge of EiiglUi. an! who was already in the boat, th.< ■ 1 should ho jfUil if be wo'iid accui... I'.niv tiio mon to Apia, aud help the:,-. •n eve. v way ho coull. All this I a::» H.-.-u.-oj he did. W«>.o I could not J., H.s I had uu!jr that moment arrived. • nid 4bey refuted to go aahore agai ' thinking, as I ulso ''id. thut it woul! j If quit* eaar to reach Apia « the on. I tide. ft is eutisfiitto.y to know that t'w autives here did what they eon!' to nm!i« up (or aiy üb'euoe, and t. at tin; native tutor and monitca of <:„, Institution bi-gged tho sailo'-s to into the weutTierbotrd house of n native tutor, and await my nrri. .' f. o:n Apia. Tlio ahoro is a sin;;.!.. statement nf f«i:t whi«'h, in the in'.nus - ] of truth, should take ilia place of t . pii ! >lis!u<d by you.—l am, ate., J. E Nhwclz* Missionary L.M.S. '.' llllH. 'Jot. 2.1, 13«*. TH fi FTTTURE OF SAMOA. To ". IIE 81HT0... your last Trek's is«iie y. , express i«>g,et tliut al»>nt tiie ci.iKi.Hiijrry wli.h :tovr nccupieatho .tttu :io l of our i is rW-omtn:, « ir.ivenui'er*tiw cud ilsiee tn!n in ■ »ft»tiJi« iliat actu.l s i'gui>t on of l.i was will soon result, unlets oilier i i m.i e [i "o:if.ihlo orcopittioiis for »•>•; , laU.n. Nad cupitul «f »non found. t.n '. ' speedily adopted. Tour vris.niig -i I is 110: I n> soon. I T.'ierr i' no doubt lh.it tin'- v • , ; crop of cup :i s ill realise nut r00v«f!,... | lw'j-:;ii: .% r.« much a« luatyeiir'a tro iMtil rhei rl;»*«lueof Lis! ysar's r»i>-i : iv.,s ;u. ill smaller than that of too y«., ! b?'or<'. This small stun litis stiil i.. '<•<• . iviwvd iinongsi the a.<hie minih-, | o.' i i liviiinah, *> that st presont »'u.> suoiial in-tineof our shuts jMjpolation i., ;! ai .l!jr ouc-hfllf what it was in 1884 and 14U3 An itirreuseil ntt'nber of mf-hli i its timl t:n.:»-r« i re now to divi le „ M i<ii!i > .i/'i'i t .!uiqr. 0 f Itiisineas. T.io inv t.i!il« :• units are l(ii-iii>ss null.n ■.!<•■ u.e 's nml .i genersl <lo< lino in t!i • \a!:iH of roperty throughout the eo-m-------try. TTa J Htnea nro r>t.>•.«» ujinn «,, ths iiko »>.' -,-. hich we hj iv». ni»v»«i- exiien- ; onroil bi« 10-iHition pi».|| • Imvn >»o.> . iirolilod wit!.out long nu I d .iibtt'ir .x------->M»rimenHn-r. Tlio roine.lv his h»* , nil »lio t'iit« »*fo!» ijk. and is so now It i- r.n.ii'v ii the powe of our rm'iv population to tenfold t!n-ir • pre«eiit auniinl income by {»<• e.isiMj» 1 tiie conru oiit;int Lv litiuging thotMntinV of r.er«i of rl«-h laud under eulli- , vi.l «m » Tiiis i>iPß-s vori. u ter>ii »he I'nll men of tvhiiiti n • < m< \% ha« r». r rea'is-d. At ;>io.eni «it!i fimi'v is ' fvvrunt f j mt with fms or tar.,' i> .. litilf '| '.itfr :n-re tmd <«k. r-ar :i f ■»• !>»i itin.i* a d hr-'iidf nit in 'i»> vinintiy | of fhei Ii nines, pet'o-ui ili« wHol" in". • I 'i't>- of in ] iv.iti.in an " b.irviHitHi'; ! ••• t«e*n j...,.', 7..; c ii.:u„ in the liu.i~i to eat and - ffs &> "i a fonoorci- k«t ni»t««j» r»r o'iii. rfiver tini fto««iih«iis«tl»oac , 'oo'A diamUa'.heii | puptla at 7 or » n.m , and al!ow Ibmn j the whole .lay t» annl IndulTe u i th«« same indolent onoupati>os a* ,\>, thoir parents. s-;,J ni ,fi v « tn n ,.:, f .... i o alsoeniiya liis w.ll - C a,- ied n.|.n*«. ' 0 tr of all the "ilynesian wr.-«. .T«t tbov are almost the lea t a-!v.i:v.-l •n tivilsa'ioi, iha rsiiaois for w!.Vii ■ re plainly tlio wnnt of a good urovr. iluenf. which woul! make erlmwndinu* and ji«:ii.sh it. and the Mle •*■ of theop'c which in all raroa,Wiw:\.bitwn. or white, ti.ead« niaoblaf nud c6;:teutiott. Wcreou* people mow indnajriout and -uil.it : ona to better fioii ooodition. tboy wotrld haro mor* to for | n the •rent of a war, and they would thin'* more sertoualj Wfore oagaging in anr strife, the result of which might aM n the deairnotio. of all that they had wnrled hard and long to accumulste * • nd tnniatiiin. In t'.ie aiztiea wheu cotton wits . b ingi n* »n extraordinary high prloa tho uM. vws throughout the eottnlrv en - g*S°d in ill eafleatloq and grow n conndan.W» hut when the prlca of this nrodoet fall to fU usns' ral.ie ila aultivatioa to Samoa vaa diaoontinoed, not tbat ft did do* OrW pnv well to produoa It, bat baratma mnc!> mora wotk waa raqaind to ofctafo tlio money that our laay niUrta had baeu Mcuatoaad to gat with litde «wr;ion After the graal gate of 1885, Mr. Weber, tbaaaaaagw of thaD.IF. a»d P. 0., aouglit to agaia ravrta ha eultir«t»o. Head vaa nrataltaoalT distribute h 7 vJzjnrssEJ* w" rot now, aulaw the laduaiaiial Is u» e stai,tT > a«dtha ilialnatowot* '

• • in».U k. de ■ i U (lottoa it iii.»t M-iU' ■"■*!•»** I in thee* islands. It require* i.<> leolantiug. After beiu- -«i out I' ail' l.*»-.»-two good «rope wilt* yaur, i. nd hn* on II to he p.unod. «-i-.-,i.-l. and j'iuk* 1 . It euoieq/iently iipponri lh.it our natives ara nut willing to wo-k for the •amo remuneration aa do the people of I2g>pt, India, Bfid lh* Southern r}'at*» of America, where thia »imi .staple, grow.i under gwatai difileuhios, supplies tho greu'n. jut .f ?!.<• iuconeof I'm peop'o—iu!lliijn» i:- number und of "..vo - .ago i itelbv■:;• i- f.i." in a.irmice of the Vnn»a n Ground n.;!s. ; 11 a-.iic!a oci-npyin;; Ihe attouti■>■ uf Mi. n, a-in f ".no!.- .11 the West < 'n.»»t . I At o. and tVnn. can be g: - ( rr.i lore n•■■'. ; .»•}■«;• .1 for maikot with »■ ni'i'n •».» o .-• pp. tnd their jiiOi! "1 < m nr.-i • •.> .H.Jorfully abuitd.v.i*. Vui.t. . m !.. •',. 1 n ';,> jdantf anu i n f'.iin ' : 1 ,»•■*, ia altojrotho. ne,>- ;.«!. ;pv 11 moa! of 'ho 'in-ill Miu: \to re.-ii i * forou.-uw;: < i«.i-i'.p'ic.i !»u ;-> !«. bro"g!it here f•> .1 v \ -x ''.-.''h:.'. Oai"*')". »e,»e:" l i! <h .1 u ' ,; «'„':' of nltugttllfl'. '!;.•• s::i»f :*' 'I f lltnru o' <• .fe" nl' C'»m:i i j ii.. l..ugi ■■ i-. :!i.. expctthton'al ■:;•■:►». '■*>•! wo know tin! Mi.;ar rune ..' (••:< p'.'p.ii -j-j!..' will th.tu in m >t r <■>.:•...■. end without ejtjip hvo ii.ig 'm.i, J :,:i tea, cloves, c. an 1 .in, ivt •v - , o*nuts, ami 'n'.ijr. Iwi ' ! !>•• |i'tlit'ilily growu b«:o iri'y fee' assured . but thine ;uul «>tU<'.- kin Ire.i i id : tibia 1 aqairiog""/'#ri»»f- :m«' cafnta/tod' ■.•eloji tliem oro'. '.f not'ii' ". ht c* 111,1.; n.'r jiulitic ■' 11' iI « 'ci.,! i't!"itirs ire til•• 'r establish*-! (>•■ << bet.ei '-'Ot! >~ t!ian '»» •.new.it. dtp ' : i • ntU'acclii r. and S.-woi i ' ■ ' ''nue »•»:•.•! s'i!! Xo i«.->i hp i»'iii>u .t'-'. '.' ■ .i. •': v'! i* brought. n:i 4 o; "-'s'p.i'.u ■■ i'n:ti»« f -io ~ i'(ld out exp >r , .i ■ t\". •■' •■ •.;;'*«••! »« • iiupi>tV«. Ai» it .« .110 .1;'. •»'.:'• 1..M1. •- ihile to penif'dx wi'h the out-i'i • «•• !■'. .vid to roaliso tbat ''To »i» i ' «• "1 •« :> v • hebiO'i.'' it rwwtir* :.i in« i"t' '> i»» "I the tre rj Cat duti<.-. •■: w <■•• »p»ntu*n> thnt i'» •<> be, •• , \ •' «• . !i w»'.iu,u ■-> inn ■'■■■, ui!l !'» t) ii'i-1 -onip n«>ni>. af ^ r t's* .'l-' . ■■•:- (pe.'hpps by ■j' •! .'»1 *lll of tn:.**;. *:i'l of r'r.•-:: :!k ■ '. !•'■" in «'■ ii" ..:'.(.-( 'r.'.. m.iii.nei M.»iin<; Mi- ■ : i ni . • . '- •• ■!.■•- i -• of "-e'li'i <<«],. . >•: . of c..i. v 'i.ini ; -.• i-..l :. . '.:».. ~m »l|L'll ' l«" l * ''■ ', ' ' ! ' ' '' ; liftirliP ••'. Mi •--• ;>• • - ••• >'n! ■■. ■: ■ thn o«w.>: ■■ 'in' 1 ii" .'■•.-: ■!■ .11 i:m'i;p t" 1 r-• ■•■ ~., • ii'.'.KM'i :■ ••.:•'. »" molar; 1 «.0 ,i«\ ' 'ii , '■• •' .1 >rin.it>->* i on 1 .'. •' ]':•■ • M-:.K-»M -■'-••- '••.f:!:oJV,:i , Ciufeit'iui' -ii Sin ■•»'• ■''*'' * ''■ ; u ' • '••■' one of tiie t*r'i»ta : trliuntdiaof ■••!» ■[.■•. 1tioii. : nd i«'i *ubj"Ct»hirli 1 .inli«b-'»>r di«H."n«e-l k"!iP'iit«ii ■••<*■ V ,v ■ ii:*'!'" better k:i"o' 1. "- "'•' ' i- »'» t Monatio.ia ibem i- pi----'••'!' " • ~,» i '- lv proud til. t •!»>.•. i!f >iii •" * « ' 'vvi:...i with am■« •■■-- ".''!■ ■■><:■' -• '•' mutii:.••te iuf Mi-- »i'i' ' 'ii-'i it.tvn :,et-n li-mouiulilo .0 -■• '. ni Out of " <'■:" ■ • ' '.l 1 nv.u.v ffn n- u VOXIIM'JU") and 1■ •■ .-• > .• -• ! "»l f I Mil Aof "rent 'OIIKI ■ j"P!l • ' 1» '■" t.»-»n fni.ly wttled '.- t-io !-„' ■••' l'ilinn»l on | »' 1 " p • 1 kuu.li., **. \\-. 1 ' •• mo-: • •"•""I nn b«nofi ted, t 1 r.v-i.v. «•« ■ 'i ■»■> |' ieiWe, new diepucs*) (Jfowi n i«( of .!iu old ono. o. now in 11 •« t'is may oro-iT-jce liV« re-"''-- We 1 av r»»t a§ K-:-«d t'nt -V". ii' i 1 fen ■• <■*_ •-.' ..Mr iipit Oovern'.iiaut, ;•• 1 1 uiu.li of i-udl- - ii w l»en.'. .'illy and • .••- fully pt-'ia! \pd hi: d«t«m..i:ted m ' jit »hj !'.(< liu f ifo-n-e. That nil th- detail nill be exact!hutUble for tiio ialatuU cm ban ( y ho o»;)ecte.! ; but. >v n»*-''" «»* •"<! wellconsidered .-.'l- '. «>■■ ".uy. when tha prOMTtime erriren. bo a»d»» t» aofton ami alto, such proti-io-n a« it may hereafter appear an* .;ot adupted to . Exagieiu'od and ill-eouaidaroil a'akme-it of i-onj. platnti and wanta plways fail in their •ffeet, und deiiroy many a muse which may indoed hare mora or Icm laeiit if tMj ****■ IV.»ouaUy. 1 biok that the to'id abolition of OurMUlar ipfluence tu titeiat»rnal atlaitsof th* oountiy abouUi ba brouglit -boat. Dinputea aboubl be aettled on tUo apot eonolusively foreignera inteadiag to reeide here ahonld, eo to apeak, pooaider lllfwim haiuralited. aod the lea* «• Eh el Hm «*■ •* »*• &«****: ?' of aha Anwieaaß) Or of the Kngliah2Jto toSTth*better it will Ee (of all of »•, aod the nearer wa will be toward* brl»4^at 1 »^> ut . «*• £ frioadb teohai* *»•>• *x'»»«d mom we *H, I hop*, 1_» .»Tw 1. eWw ™ L '