ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) Apia, January 22.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 341, 9 February 1889, Page 6

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) Apia, January 22.

On arrival of the Richmond the Germans mu&b have received instructions from their Government re Samoan affair?, for they issued proclamations stating that, by order of the Impel ial Government, the German Consul had declared war upon Samoa, that martial law is in force, and that all vessels oie liabloto be searched. Io is likely that the Samuans now tliafc wai has been declared npon them will fcjke the initiative, and attack the Germans, destroying their property, and peihapsmake a raid upon Apia. The least- expected always seems to happen in these unfortunate islands. We are glad to hear that the Royalist will be relieved shortly and by either the Calliope or Rapid. The Royaliot will proceed to Auckland and probably remain there for some time. The German account of the shelling and bui ning of Laulii is a shameless perveision of the truth, and the particulars published in tho Auckland papeis on authority of their correspondents have been strictly correct. Business remains in a very unsettled state, and on one day stores were closed, as the Germans were expected to make a raid on the town, Tiade has neatly been ruined by the unsettled condition of affairs which has prevailed duiinc tho last &ix j I months, and it is time something was done to biing this uncertainty to an end. Looking over the German proclamation, you will obseive how peculiar the wording is : " By order of (ho Imperial Government, 1 hereby proclaim a &tate of war for the Samoan Islands." We incline to believe that they had no instructions from their Goeminent to proclaim war, and that they are using thobe proclamations to bluff both English and American Consuls, so that they may have an excuse to search the Richmond for munitions of war. Ceitainly a state of war does exist for the Paraoan Islands, but we did not require Dr. Knappe's proclamation to acquaint us with that fact. If such is tho case tho Germans certainly deserve credit for their &maitness. They put armed men on board the Richmond, and examined all cargo landed, without piotost from oither the British Consul or Captain of the Royalist.