LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, 2 November 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

A tsssporary'fuot bridge ha« been thrown over th* Tei'itaao Rwer. Although a not very sightly piece of work, it will be a very groat convenience to the publte. The bridge kai east n»«*nt §.>&. Bti.l hsshnen pZiAjßt . out of the funds of th* MuniotpidUy; , wiii.h have bi*n lying in the Itritish , (5 Kisidste for *om« time. . Our oonsjeni.il frisntl, old Tom Schmidt, m h.it-k again in hi* old quarter*, th* Occidental Hotel. This . house has done a good hu*iuess far ysNie. sad if Mr. Hehmidt gots anything like bis former custom, he will f hive ro oewtsion to grumHte, sad no business mania towu dsaorves better 1 public itntronnaj*. A new line <d steainerAU'ihontt't be eatsldishsd batweea Xmiraon, Now ITe> hrides and Tahiti. .The ve«8~l* will , run nnder the Freiirh flag, and will '<e , tubsi'lised to the esivnt of £7200 per annum. FratuM I'outrilmtinjr £3200 1 mid Noumea snl Tihiti £-2000 esch. 1 The service, it i* undergo hl. will ho I * tnonliilr ono. the tn» its connectin'r nt ' Xew ' '<de«lonia with Ne ■»>dories Msri- ■ tiw.-s sfesmem trud'ii.- to Sy.ltK-y. 1, A euhstaaUsl two-storiw) bullinz i« in ioiM« of t -oi'uui for Mr. John * Devi*, the photographic arti»t and , pae'ntaster. The u-illurv, on the l Bppsr floir. is well Unlit"!. and ownninnl* n fine view of the hnrhour. TSie > lower fl -it will he »■;!»<! fur i««»t , pJßce work, and will be fi'ted n;> ii» s much moro tn<Miuer f-«r the J rewiring on*l 'lelivurin/ of the mails . than wn% nffo.-ilel in thutdd Imildrngi ■, Mr. William Bureksr-h, Mie ir-nt!" man who is & buinisirator for r Pngte and 0o.'« (••tati<. hi* been lint f up with f»«vt!r'.fnr ahonf fhre« week*. On Tuewlnv li«t w« were biformsd that Mr. Bnn-kardt wh» nraeh l»elter, t* hut on W»<lsie*'Uy li««>tnV a roL't »li jht , relaj.*e. and hi* fri--n 1* vcevo WucJi concerned sh-iut I ho result. Their I faiirs were. ' be are «?lal to ho-tr. . g*onndle»«."'Mr. Ilnrrk:tidt ulent woll that nieht. nnd has sin<« than lieen slinii'ly iuiproving. '• The last month we havu hj id severe 1 g sflditbv«« to rurr lkhtek« sod msIoo»s. there beins; now -eler» n hnn*os <li* e nsasiag li«|aors ever their twrs. W« * hone r>on to see a littlemor# ettentior ( ] paid to the requirements of the r>nV He i«» this psrtienlar Hue. A* pre*enl * there is no arranffemsut Jt Any man who can rent an ••II ehantv fix up a door on two smotv barrels 4 and put • few lwttbsi of gin on th< 1. »h»'f, po*»« as a hotelkeeper. 'fhii kind of thing m>m\i oulv b*'Ulerate< in s new g«ldfielde ru*h, hnt shoub I- not be countenanced in a settled 00m « munity. v A nrivste latter reeeiveil in New Ton land from Ban Fraeeisen from s wellii 0 formed enrrespondent. «ay«:—" Then |f is a very Mmnir agitation on foot u saWofse Amerienn utewmsliip lias* a 7 a nslio'ial dafenes aeninat Brinsh *f it ffreesiv* pnlioy. and this reeling ha •t l>eefi intensified by the UteM(lan*dt*a Pacific Mibsidy, aa smhodis 1 in aTreas it wry niinam>'>' A great renrsseatativ ,] en N»enrs> en ♦be a«b)aet of stsamshii subsidise snd a* Australtaa eabl* wil "* meat here on the 99th inet. It 8* pro y be We that Oongte*s w'M isest iaOate bar, bntthat is unei>rtsin. I hsrsi n> ** ir. kuhaidbwd bj Coigtafa :r '' tn ■out'hist i«»ue we referred' 9* th to >rbvm*V-**k, AeoaaMoflaaeem m Masaseaaavla oaf ksml. It sppsat M . from the ifitoiwkgfvea (a Court tea osjf r*a* an anvsjete* bhsssssi ox lassi m asMsjeat wwn sasa avvsjoi bw>ss> isssasi at *"" ,I J

■aianaar M*P"*alMai* ***■ iwfwint ftYottt • Idllll #h ft ItJMWM ♦^•f^^W. W* havaamd* MqtlriM, aad w* l« Jnrra-d Kv • gantiaman from th* Ha--hho Islands thai frhi* ww w*»a) roafrWof n«iol a* at ne twoor »hr*a yaar* •go, and thai b* *a« th*n afTrot'd with lepros*. .or a dieaas* Having tha . ' app**ran** of leprosy, Our informant state* that it wua th* intention of ti>o Hawaiian Government to a> r««t him, . and as twin* him, but ilia man, %*' are told, ra-aptd rWnllawaii, and cama on to fl-ira v» ■ ThJS naopl* here Jid not know that ha waaaflifted whit ' ohcr titan a akin disease. Of coat** waaiiin'4 any whalhia disease actually i is but the subject i* of 100 aariona a ■ aharncier to remain a day without t' o f fullest medical investigation. If it 11 * i'ot lepn * v thon th* rnmourt ara mniiii feetly unfair to tha man himself, and if r. it ia leprosy not a m >m°ut should ba .' J Inat to *ake measures t<» prevent tha i j ii.rea 1 of a diaaaie that ia both infeci tin is and incurable. ' 11 Some interacting' particulars are to j! hind wh*«*h anew how the natives of 11 aotue Uxulitiua in the South Pacific r I I "lands maneg* to retain lhair strength . j an 1 number of population, arhil* inl j hahitanu of other island* are fait , | d ring out. Rtnti«tit« compiled hv th» r ! Frwttch Ooloniil Govern mo »t, and pub- ! IMiad -lately ia ' th- Tahiti .toutnnl t \ I Mfloiol. show rh it during th* year t«"W the "umbo** of tha Som"** i j Islands native*, at l«.ist thoao of which . a «vn«u« ooml-I bo taVon. had aliithtly . i< cicish liiiu;iinti«r, thed«at';sn>titiW- , tug 3*3. while tli.. hl-ths .'\r<re 403. TJhia increase, howcv*>r, a>ii"ii^*oma g th> u«Jin.l«oftv<>|»l». ii very alight. In t the Tittle Q.i>iil«ior. »r M»'nra>ew* Qrwp, *.»uth of the Tu itnotna, and under Vmneh ruia, tha nvire* »eem to be dving o-it at an et»r<»m«lv rapid r rate, for the death* l.mt voar wore a j tw'co those of th* birth;. In the Mn •- * : fjtie*!-*." to». ilia n*>iv**"nre fa*t lisnn. * ! (M>»iiii'T from their lio.m'ifjil jal»t«, ' for !'IH dn.vh* lurt y*ir *•*• *"* flat *| *« *-!aiti-t a? lirths. In the Tnawitn ' |or Tiiw Aivhipolns >. tho ponultition I j I'emi to tajaji keep oi erah ba'anre, * j fir t'm I'inhi Int veir wero 59 t «hil« " j tha da tha navthawl'So. Id «'a'iii«' , «-?1 -:i with th.* intar-ia'aad i ' etaant c-jnioiiiiocat'on with tha New ». ; Tlebiidea (l'*.inp, fir which n ri \ anbaUty of JCIOOO ot annnm \m» jii-l '. 1 h«H>n r.ite-1 by Parliament, lo tba pro- ;| j ui'itom. tM "A." T ,B.V. C.mimny, W« -. < Ichri that it ia io'eadml to ran a imal it I »t»am«r am n»jr ini»W»tdi m<*nti»nrd !i i Tli- hnnt will oill at a>l tiie i4ao<li r i <if iheXijw ll«br.d aQmup, commnni -. ' with the mUni'in *t i!i na. pickII I tii{»-up \i 'n-uii/t'rn nud eir^u, n ; .t eitlior Anrityra '"• Haran I hj ih ItarJKMir wiiii th<> mouthly »ervic< ( , ! of tha A.TJ.H.N. Gompaay from Byd .." j nay. »Tha »r>lot'd for thi ihtag-iabtnd aorvico is tht« Trujraninj >* : at preaent tradiii)* ••» tin* Qneonalaml 1 eoaat. Sha u an inn strew ateame: j with a nat re£i*t<*r of 140 t«n*. aad i " ' srroa' maaaurement of 203 ton*, am ' waa luilt at Mo'itr-me in l*T7 ' Wi» ia |iro|iellad hy e v/uie* of 30 h.|i '" 1 'Mi Trugmdui is axpected to ari;iro i< J* Bylna» ah irtly. wlmra aho anil b* '• docked for an overhaul t» maVa he . thorouchlr adapted fur the new aor r. »ioo, which trUl bo inaugurated ahou ' th* e.id of Dwcembar. Captain Kiai wilt hare conimaadof the Tru<?auini . . It is atatad that one of tha rosulta a »- thattearaaajatea will kathatacnaaideT in able nofttea of the trad* of Mh* Nai f fiabridaa froup sow finding ita wa» t te NoHtMa. will rarer* to Sydney.—D.T.