The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-19
MORE FROM SAMOA.
Another Side of the StOry-COrrespOn-
dence of Sydney Paper.


dence of Sydney Paper.
The special correspondent of the
Sydney Telegraph, writing from Apia,
October 10, gives Samoan news of kind
that has not previously come this way.
The writer says that the presence Of two
English war vessels in the harbor had
led the insurgents to believe that Eng
land would espouse the side of their
King, and there is no doubt the pres
ence of the warships has been used by
some of the disaffected white residents
of Upolu to incite the supporters OF Ma
taafa to further rebellion" Some fifteen
real Britishers were not consulted, this
correspondent alleges, in a petition pre-
scented to Admiral Fairfax asking that
one of the war ships should be allowed
to remain for the protection of English
residents. "This is another way" he
comments, "the would-be rulers of
Samoa show how matters political ought
to be conducted" The Admiral decided
to leave the Lizard in the harbOr till she
could be relieved by some other vessel.
have been ashore" guarding the pro-
perty of the Deutsche Handels Company
the policy of Brandeis, the adviser to
King Tamasese, has been one of peace,
preferring to wait the outcome of events
without any further loss of life. On ac-
count of so much shooting from boats
and on shore recently, to the danger of
the white residents of the beach, Rear
Admiral Fairfax left instructions with
Captain Policy, OF the Lizard, that should
any firing take place from any boats
within a certain radius of the beach,
Captain Pelley was to fire over the boats.
If no notice was taken of this caution, he
was to Immediately fire at and sink
them. To prevent any shooting from the
seward by the Tamasese party, Brandeis
has removed the whole of Tamasese's
forces, lately at Mulinuu, to a place
called Saluafata, a portion of the Atua
district, some fifteen miles to windward
of Apia. This move practically removes
all immediate danger to the residents of
the town.
"While the followers of Tamasese
were snugly ensconced at Mulinuu
Point the traffickers in firearms were
loud in their anathemas against the adj
wiser to Tamasese for not letting his
men out of Mulinuu to meet their OppO-
nents away from any German property.
There is no doubt opportunity is every
thing; but when a section of traders
wish to see this splendid race of natives
fighting one another, simply to enable
more ammunition to be blown away, it
is time that pressure should be brought
to bear at Washington to prevent the
American residents of Samoa from sup
plying the natives with firearms. Eng
glishmen and Germans here are liable
to severe penalties for such a grave
offense."
The letter represents Tamasese's
forces, since removal to the Atua dis
trict, to be modified and numbering
nearly 3 900 men, who are we'll armed and
have an excellent supply of ammunition.
A talking man" from each side has
gone to Savai, to compete against one
another for securing the following of 500
warriors there. "WhicheVer side the
Savai contingent decide on taking it will
make great difference should the OPP
posing forces come to close quarters.
Mataafa, or the new King Malietoa, is
described as very sensible.and thought
full man. He wrote a characteristic let
ter to the German Consul, Mr.. Becker,
announcing that, as he now ruled the
town and land of Apia (neutral territory,
he had appointed the pilot and the Judge
and was about to write their commissions.
'But one thing" he continues, chat
binders me from closing upon all these
matters for the prison house and police
these days, l must be very careful, be-
cause there might be something which
may prop against the feeling of the Ger
man Government, as the gentlemen of
your Government is judge and pilot for
this reason l do these things first asking
your Excellency's permission" He
signs, 'MalietOa, King of Samoa" to
this humble note.
The Telegraph concludes in a pro-
German strain as follows: "There was
a little excitement along the beach last
Friday morning when it was discovered
that during the night the Tamasese
party had left Mulinuu. The Tamasese
flag was hauled from the flagstaff. In
its place the red, white and black mer-
camille flag of the German nation was
hoisted, much to the CONSERVATION of
the townspeOple. In few weeks, how
ever, l expect to see the Imperial flag of
Germany floating gaily at the flagstaff
at Mulinuu. When this is done the
Samoan difficulty will be at an end, and
not till then.''