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Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 58, 30 November 1889, Page 2

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' TBI *ti«« w»W now Ihirly ttoed f »«y.|to .dortirwfrm whieh mwy of Ommi~ M to hear thin last nix W<iffcV Pontine food trim f^noraJJjr inrrlnri ont nil over tho Inland* •ft* the pMoo •rmncwiK'nUfnUwil kw> labiro the extending pariioa. with* im prinrir*lly Hro***! tkroayh fho influence of Athnim 1 and tf* «wuK' h«a row haimJpeA rf*n!t*. Two, | taMiaVkAvw) otlwr native article* . 4# dirt, mtfkbftV fnr the roooirci: '.'twin* of>tto native* are now avail. 1 ahl*. tW wilt hn wtkmot new* toi UM.'r^rtftktA.rtnJUn^loni^ - one! Win Wnim**rk*uir* *»«««- |araey aatafrrd by dutiatioas «f ft»;.nHH M *.t»iim e twi,ea . in SamoaHw»\ mnt ■nwtrnolcwifv report* fWtitotntW clonic* with t ,*•** tto jh*ttt«tloa hi U» jjj faga, WRith in rtntnpttM mn»t IftiaWi eonfnmnff and incx. Wffnt •"•fWf*■avh'ntn here HHUr diatrraa, Rami «tom

he native* were Nut In want of any urtbor Kupplie*." The question of mhtffar t£tf naive/ Were listre** at <h»* time, and tho/xplatm-' Mil Im) accounted for by the n«»ws.j which were, unqucsUonaMy in distieso, and newH from other districts i»f[ft Jiore favoornble rhnrac,tejl No i doubt tho report* of destitution were a Tittfe exaggerated; hotl still there hat ttot'ii n conoidotablo amount i.f poverty existing in many localities, to ♦ho resident* ol which a supply of rice or biscuits wan very acceptable. It in now well known in Apia that in quite t nnmher of villagca the natives have lieen cmiipcilod to cut down the young cocoa nuts, which went then the only food available, ami in some places even cocoa-nuts were, not procurable. In Mieli places, at least, roiiHt- have existed sonic trying times, v hich. we mo glad to nay, are now pawed. ! The natives of Sam >a should ever . nMuember with gratitude the liU-rv nlity of the colonies, who eame to Uieir aid tlte moment Ihc reports of Snmonn distress reached them, and who showed such a disposition to extend their contributions if needed ■ Such a friendly action should never be forpotten. The relatione of out Islands with the Australian colonics and New Zealand arc gradiiftly extending, and thoir generous eotvlue 1 in our distress should still f«irthci cement a friendship. The Austra liaa colonics have done greater ser vice to Samoa than even relieving our distress. They have tmen Uh direct' means of opening the eyes o 1 Great Britain to the state of Samoa and it M prohaUy throngh the per severance of the Colonial Proas that the British Oomnment snpp ,vUrf the United States stthe Berlin Conference in scenring the indopendonee of these island*. The t ! mo i not far distant when we will be etil moie closely , oonnaetod eomtnet • eially, to the adjnntage of hnth and *rc»nd the Unite* States, holdi th< Ooionu* in grateful remembrance