News from Samoa.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3403, 7 January 1890, Page 2

News from Samoa.

Auckland, jau 0. Kewß from Samoa ,under date of December 28rd states that, in 'accordance with tho proclamation of the three: Consuls; dated November Bth, the Samoans took the necessary steps .to .declare..Malietoa Laupepa King of Samoa'; 'A-' meeting' was held on the 7th", at which all districts iii Samoa were represented by chiefs appointed for the. purpose, and at tbe meeting, Mataafa resigned the title of King of Samoa, whioh had been temporarily bestowed on him, and llaliet.oa - was chosen by : the representatives to again fill that position. Malietoa's flag was hoisted on tho morning of the sth inst., when tLe American warship Adams sainted, but the guns of the' German ship Sophie remained silent though her band played " Hail Columbia." Shortly after the Consuls had. been notified that Malietoa w»s reinstated as King dfSamoa they issued a proclamation stating from this time tho Government, of Germany, Great Britain and the United States of America recognise that chief as king, and urging the : two parties hitherto opposed to each other 'to effect as soou as possible a reconciletion, and to both assist in obtaining a permanent and peaceable government- for' Samoa.- Tho three Consuls called oil the King anil congratulated hini : . on • bis reinstatement, whilst the officers of the, Sophie and Adams also visited Malietoa. Four of the chiefs of Tamasose's party met the King at his house, He roceivsd thorn ltindly, the chiefs saying that they were satisfied with the turn events had taken, and that they and their.people were willing' to acknowledge Malietoa as king, and let the war between.them be ended.

The English novelist, 'Robert L. .Stevenson, witli his wifo and stepson have arrived at Apia, Samoa, from the Line Islands; A Herald corresdondent says: Mrs Stevenson and hor son, I go on to Sydney by the Lubeckj but we are likely to have'Mi- Stevenson with us for a month or so longer, He seems to have struck quite a rich vein in some of the Islands lie has visited. These islands are (he last resort of many of the desperate characters that have stamped their personality on Pacific Island history. I believe lie lias had a .stirring time amongst some of tbeolilbeachcomborssheltered' there. . The German warship Alexandrine is at Apia, from Sydnoy, and will shortly leave for Auckland,

Fatal Accident. " Dmoix, January G. ' A little boy. seven yearSj was killed by the tramway iii the north end this afternoon, The boy was in the act 1 of crossing King-street to join his father, a baker, who was stauding with Ins carton the opposite side, when a car 'lmocked the boy down, ran over him, and .killed him. The driver sang out to tho boy when lie saw him, hut tco late. The whole occurrence look place in' the view of the father, who was unable to do anything. 110 absolves everyone from blame in the matter.