The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-08-27
THE ANTIP0DES AND SAMOA.

storms and Floods-More Annexations-
and Italian Representatives Rt
Loggerheads.
By the Zealandia we have news from
Sydney to August 9TH, and from Auck-
land to August 18th. The items are I'M
IMPORTANT to outsiders, and are chiefly
confined to local matters.
As is usual at this season, floods and
storms have prevailed-doing more or
less damage to shipping, and flooding
low lying cities and towns on the banks
of rivers on the coasts OF New South
! Wales and Queensland.
| Ii. &. Nj S Ships Rapid and Calliope
were ut Neumea, New Caledonia; and
several islands have been annexed in the
South Pacific by Great Britain, and upon
winch had been hoisted American hags
previously.
The Zealandia also touched off the
coast of Tutuila on August 18th, and re-
ceived mail by which Samoan files to
August 10th reached this office.
From these files it would appear that
Admiral Kimberly expected to have lett
Samoa on August 18th; but he did not
come by the Zealandia, for some reason
not stated. The following are few of
the latest items from the Samoa Times:
A dinner will be given to Admiral
Kimberly ut the Tivoh Hotel on We'd
nesday next, the 14th inst A large
number of tickets have already been
,D,,l;o1 So ,pI tho V;vNli r,D,,, ,-;lI no
well filed. We understand that SINH
lar compliment is awaiting the Admiral
at Honolulu, Tor which place he leaves
on the 18th inst.
War again, vet no dollars flying about
War between two great Powers, COM
meneed in Apia, vet in which We can
take no hand The news is indeed
startling. Germany and Italy are at
loggerhoadS. Angry words have passed,
blows have been exchanged between
II representatives. of the two great Powers.
The Consul of Italy has been struck
whilst in his official uniform by bloated
capitalist of Apial Shades of Garabaldil
Was it for this the red shirts poured out
their blood in their endeavor to free
Italy? Did Cavour scheme in vain?
Italy's official representative, in his uni
form, struck by Germanl All Rome
must shudder at the thought. Perhaps
some OF our readers were quite unaware
that such mighty being as an Italian
Consul existed in Samoa. But it is so.
He is man OF means and OF mark And
also. as he has narrSted to admiring
auditors in the highways OF beer drink
ing, ne is 4 man of muscle. He smote
the German in return. But the insult
10 the uniform must be avenged. Rome
and Berlin must settle it!
There are other rumors on the beach
of robberies and attempted robberies. |
Matafele seems an especially unfortu- |
nate locality in this respect. We do not |
believe in all these outrages. The lively |
Imagination OF the stranger multiplies |
them. Yet if there were a few robberies |
it might more thoughoughly impress our
foreign population with the desirability |
OF contributing toward the support OF |
Mataafa's police.
Apia without any form of government |
at present is yet model community, AS
tar as law aud order are concerned. |
Life and property are safer here than in |
the Colonies. This is owing to the con-
duct of Mataafa's followers and the inn
partiality Of the magistrate he appointed
to rule the affairs of the municipality
There are more marriages coming off
in our first circles, faa Samoa and
Colonel de Coetlogon has been very
i'll this week, but We are happy to say
IS now better, and can wrestle with his
work.
The proceeds of the sale of the Lam
cashire Lass did not cover expenses.