TELEGRAMS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 68, 8 February 1890, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

FpitOM LATEST COLONIAL PAPKH« ") , ' L II SAMOAN AFFAIRS, j SAMOA-TRISOO CABLE. j THE SAMOAN CONVENTION. PROCEEDINGS PUBLISHED. Lomdoh, JanOafyTH. It is Htatad that * eyndfeate of Get man, Dotrh, and American eapitahata sm makme nnnngerofwlw to ' lay a cable from Ran Pranetan to the harhenr of Tittnila, or Paco Paso, in the bland of Samoa, which harhoer wan recently arqoirad an a coaling station hv the United State* GorernmcnV. Samoa being now in regnlar mail communication with Naw Zealand, it ia reckon*! the | eahle would he largolv need by Australia, and ultimately a eabbv | from Samoa to New Zealand would i ha laid. 1 Jan nary £O. , The convention conclndeil heI twaen the British, United States, I and German Governments regarding i Samoa hen been pobHihed in New t frame emffto antonomy and rer engnmas ICatietoa aa king. The' ' three poven ahaU appoint a Chief [ Jaetlenand Mint an agreement i the Khlff of Sweden ahall create a Ooawmwdoß ef three representatives \ of each Power, appointing one to examine the regiater of title* and I had*. Theeowrentfon provides for . the ertaWiahment of a Municipal i Connefl at Apia, of wbieh the three i Powers appoint a President t Janaary H. The eonTentkm agreed to by the . rapresftitatives of Great BrHain.| Gmiry.end the United ttrtsa. at' • tUennfrVeneeheWat BerHaeome, months age, wlwUviewe«sfbmwf . aesMleme^eftlMeonikniattlalsae^ • of those enaawlM —mt with • respeet to Samoa, has been eebI mHtod to the United Steam Senate » jar mnnmelney The ucrnf majoa ■US • eontrol and hi aery earn any i between them

InK CA.MUBH ■ ■ tcjfl >) i' Jeawery Tfc v j Tnm merebanU are d(ftinimiit*r all Sng* Beams* from their service, and in i very possible w«y the patftion of Englishmen in Portugal U n?ade as unpleasant m the oiienmstenon permit Portuguese ladies vcfoso to vhit the ladies at the English Embassy. Enyluihmon ere insulted, and in theceSe-of traders their goods «re boycotted. The letting new*pepen in Liehon implore the Porta* puese people to moderate their feel* ins of rancor for fear they any bring down upon themselves more severe reprisals front Greet Britain. Mr. George OUon Petre, to* Englinh Envoy at Liehon, ha*\fe via* of the threat* made eeafaslt BajEsW residents, aimounced thai he Wfll summon the Brltlah fiiutdron to the Tago* unless the display of violence abates. Z a It is reported that the Btttet residents in Portugal are aMfJMf to Lord Salisbury to treat to Ostein vo attitude of the Puitasmesa ac loniently as possible. A meetincr of Pbrtogiisoa. hae been held in Pari*, at which eyeeehe* wnrc made denoonehKf tho •* phney" of the now attempted to be pot Ipon them. ■■,.-.. It la lagtowliiK to he doubted, whether the PwUguese official* in flonth Africa wffl obey the fnetroationa sent them by the late Government directing thefr withdrew** from the disputed territory. Urn believed that Portugal has made a pretence of yielding to the ultimatum of Great Britain meeehr in order to sain time, with the eMset of appealing to the power* for their intervention. The Portuguese propose arbitration. Tt is apprehended that ermrider- , able trouble may yet be oaiwloiicod .before the dißenlty which has ■ arisen between Great Britain and Portnoal, regarding the control of the Upner Zambesi territory in South Afrk*i*sotiafactorily settled. shown streng disposition to oppose the surrender agreed to by the late Cabinet, nncWfcey are now pressing Lord BaJish«ty to sanction the reference of the question to the decision of one of the great powers as arbitrator. • Lbbon, January £6. The Minister for War has au thorieea the amy to'subserihe to the National fhsfenee Fund. British traders at Unm and other places are making an' appeal to Mr. Gladatone for his intervention hi the dispute between England and Portugal Kronen and German com msrdal travellers are swarming to Portugal January M. A committee has been appointed I here to raise a defease fund for the •patch boat, the Enchantress, has sailed for Puianaiath.