The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-10-22
THE SOUTH SEAS.
Voyage OF the Star OF Devon German
Annexation-The Missionary
Steamer Other Matters.

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Bark Star of Devon, Capt A. Low
ell, sailed from Honolulu, July "a,
1886, bound for Jaluit, Marshall
Islands, and other islands Of the South
Seas After very fair passage (consid-
ering the time of Year, she arrived at
Jaluit on the 18th August, 20 days
from Honolulu.
On arriving at Jaluit found the I'm
perial German Government had sent
three German men.ofwar, with Dr.
Knappe (who was formerly Vice Con
sui for Germany at SAMOA on board
as special commissioner, and had taken
formal possession Of the Marshall
Islands.
DIR. Knappe during his stay called a
council, at which all the representatives
of the several business houses took
part, when several laws we're made,
and by them approved, and went into
force at once, but they are subject to
approval of the Imperial Government
at Berlin.
The laws. now in force relate to entry
and clearance for all vessels dong bust
ness at the Marshall Islands At ia
luit a list of freight and passengers is
demanded, with the date and place Of
departure and date of arrival, name
and tonnage of the vessel, owners
name, etc.
They have also law forbidding the
sale Of intoxicating drink to colored
people with the sole exception ;of
beer), as well as a strict law forbidding
the sale of dynamite or other explosives,
guns, arms, and ammunition generally,
to natives.
Mr.. n. Grosser is the representative
pro tenn. at Jaluit, and by this law is
agent for shipping and dischargng sea-
men Of vessels Of any nationality; has
power to settle disputes between off
GERS and crews of vessels, etc, and in
the case of civil or criminal offenses, he
sits as Judge with the cooperation OF
two others, one German and one to be
; the nationality of the offender or GRIM
inal, as the case may be.
A small fee is charged for shipping
or discharglng seamen, as also port
$ dues for all vessels-a very trining
2 amount, however.
$ All masters of vessels not complying
: with the aforesaid regulations are liable
: TO fine of 200 mark-$so U. S.
No doubt this annexation by great
e power will be good thing for the
E islands after it gets started, as there viii
:. be law to appeal to and justice metec
' out to both native and foreigner.
e There is some talk about putting :
IS poll tax on the natives, and to issu,
4 trading licenses to all firms and indivl
@ duals or vessels DESTROYS of transactin1
IS business at the Marshall Islands. Thi
a license to traders will, it is thought, no
d exceed $Ioo per annum to each firm
E, trader or vessel as the case may be
n DIR. Knappe is highly spoken of Oh
e all hands, and by all reports gave gen
a eral satisfaction, and the general feeling
d is in favor of his being appointed a
is High Commissioner at Jaluit.
d At date of leaving Jaluit no new
e. had arrived from the Caroline Islands
1t but there is a report current at Jalui
le that four governors are appointed, on
III for Ruk, one for Bonabe, one for Var
is and one for Kusaie, each Governo
i'll having with him a posse of twent
lg soldiers or policemen, and Catholi
he priest The names Of the men-0fwa
he that were at Jaluit are, the "Bismark,
Admiral Knorr; tine "Gneisenau," an
the "Olga," and they proceeded on Ia
ter the annexation business) to Ne
8, Britain, to settle up old disputes wit
SIS the natives there, who by all accoun
want somebody to look after them.
20 Whilst they we're at Jaluit, the ma
in who killed Fred Ackland at Jaluit
May last, was duly tried and convicte
To-. of the crime of murder and sufere
h the penalty, viz, hanging, and it h;
by made quite an impression on the mint
of the natives who are pretty good c
ar the whole but will bear correcting NO
th and again.
The natives throughout the gror
no are very bitterly opposed to the anne
ed alton business, chiefs as well as cor
mon people, and would rather S,
rb- England or the United States take pc
ks session, but really wish that all natio
,ot would leave them alone. They will a
knowledge that in former times, wht
ed they were wild, they had been ba
att people to strangers, but they say, "N
mi have not done any harm to any peop
vas or ships of any nationality and ha
*. traded alike with all, we're they CT
man, French, English or American
any other" and they now fail to S
why stranger should bounce in a,
take possession of their lands, al
cal make laws, ETC., without their conser
en- Some of the chiefs have signed
PIX paper stating their willingness to q
100 cept German protection, but Others a
solutely refused, and still keep to tht
cts cid ideas of how and by whom tn