The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-08-26
THE ANTIPODES AND SAMOA.

Storms and FIoods-More Annexations-
The AdmiraPs ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and Italian Representatives at
LOggerheads.
BY the Zealandia we have news from
Sydney to August 9TH, and from Auck-
land TO August 18th. The items are un-
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.
ID. b. Ms Ships Rapid and Calliope
were at Neumea, New Caledonia; and
several islands have been annexed in the
South Pacific by Great Britain, and upon
which had been hoisted American flags
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 left
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 at the Tivoli Hotel on We'd
nesday next, the 14th inst. A large
number of tickets have already been
applied for, and the Tivoli room will be
well filled. We understand that SINH
lar compliment is awaiting the Admiral
at Honolulu, for which place he leaves
on the 10Th inst
War again, yet no dollars flying about!
War between two great Powers, COM
menced in Apia, yet in which we can
take no hand! The news is indeed
startling Germany and Italy are at
loggerheads. Angry words have passed,
blows have been exchanged between
representatives of the two great Powers.
The Consul of Italy has been struck
whilst in his official uniform by bloated
capitalist of Apia! Shades of Garabaldi!
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
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 narrated to admiring
auditors in the highways of beer drink
ing, he is man of muscle. He smote
| the German in return. But the insult
| to the uniform must he avenged Rome
| and Berlin must settle 1t
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 a model community, as
tar as law and 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 i'm
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
| otherwise.
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 Ian
cashire Lass did not cover expenses.