THE SAMOAN WAR

Temuka Leader, Issue 1827, 11 December 1888, Page 3

THE SAMOAN WAR

ATTOKAKD, Dec. 10. Advieei, from Samoa to November 27, Itata that Tamasese's forces are ne««lysnrwunded by those of Mataafa. The lator attacked arid eaptnred the outor fortifioationi. driving tba defender! into the main fort with aloss of 26 UUed and 40 wounded. Matarfa's loss was 1» killed and 20 wounded, jhe German warship Eber arrived a few daviMO, and has anchored off the eoait near fuDMeie'i camp. The United States warifaipi Hipiio and Adams have juit gone to Waame locality. Wild rumours are afloat •i t« the intention of the conference of German. English and American CoWa, Siting Ch! war, held at the Brituh Ooninlate. The German representative pronoted that the Consul* unitedly uie their ififtuenee to have the war postponed for a month, the Government to go on as una). •The British and American Consuls would nlf agree on the conditions that Tameieie •Bd-Barr Branders were removed tou the Government. The Conference endedi tfrthons StaffT*" •K" embnt ' H.M.B. Lizard is dettchment of Mataaf a's warriors buraed three village*, driving the Tamaieae men before them. They sent a number of heads to Mataata .. trophies.. The Jamas... num, ia completely hammed in, and an attack on *Uii^iaiiusin»ftt.