The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-14
LATEST NEWS FROM SAMOA,
Rumors of More Disturbances
Among the Natives.
TIL. President Acting as Chief
Iu-tfce Deadly Volcanic
Eruption.

During the last week, says the Her
aid of December 1st, disquieting ru-
mors have been ahOat as to the pro-
posed warIike intentions Of the rebels
of Aana and Atua, who nave lately
sent a letter to Apia announcing their
intention of once more starting the
war, and of reoccupying the forts at
Luatuanuu, lately destroyed by the
warships. This information IS by no
means unexpected, and the action has,
no doubt, been hastened by the fiasco
i'm connection with the visit OF the
Land Commission to Lufiluh. When
fine natives of that district saw that
their resistance to the Commission
was allowed to pass, comparatively
without notice they, OF course con-
cIuded either that fear prevailed, or
that the guns of the warships would
not be turned against their present
defiant action.
Chief Justice Ide, accompanied by
the Misses Ide, proceeded to Auck-
land by the Alameda. They will
stay at Rotorua for some time and
then proceed to Sydney returning to
Samoa by the Mariposa, which ar
riyes on January 31st. It is under
stood that during his absence the
President will act as Chief Justice,
but there is a very strong and unani-
NOUS public feeling against such
course, it being reasonably contended
that the mere fact of the Chief JUS
tice taking q short holiday, does not
create q vacancy as contemplated by
the Berlin Act.
A rumor reached Apia November
3Oth that a fight between the con-
tending parties had taken place at Le-
faga and that one or more had been
killed. 1t is Lot yet certain whether
the quarrel was political one, or In
reference to disputed lands at the
place in question.
Mrs. Winfred Cusack-Smith wife of
II. b. Cusack-SmIth, II. NJ. Consul
and Deputy Commissioner at Samoa,
died at the British Consulate Novem-
Der 18th of malarial fever.
The visit of the Land Commission
to Lufilufi ended in failure as was
generally expected. The people of
that place would not allow the Com
mission to hear any claims.
DESTRUCTIVE VOLCANO ERUPTION.
Advices from the New Hebrides tell
of a terrible volcanic eruption on
Ambryn Island on the morning OF
October 18th. The eruption occurred
from Benbow mountain, the hot
streams OF lava running through the
dense forests to- the sea. Many ma
tives we're rescued by III. NJ. ;. Dart.
There was a continued fall of volcanic
dust following the eruption, and IL Is
feared many natives will starve on
account of the destruction of all vege-
tation.
IN THE NEW HEBRIDES.
SYDNEY, Nov. 2S.-News from Nou-
mea states that II. NJ. >. karrakatta
has arrived from the New Hebrides
group, after Smelling the native viii
lagos in Tanna, as punishment for the
recent outrages committed on traders.
The volcanic eruption at Ambrym
continues, and shocks of earthquake
are frequent.
UNDER THE QUEENS REGULATIONS.
SYDNEY, Nov. 2S.-H. NJ. $. Walla-
roo has at last arrived at Samoa. She
broke down after leaving Fiji and put
back to- Suva, where the repairs took
several weeks. The Curacao, whose
time has expired on the station, and
was at Samoa waiting for the Walla-
roo to relieve her, has arrived at Auck-
land. The Ringdove arrived at Suva,
after a special cruise TO the Solomon
Islands with Sir j. b. Thurston. Sir
John found a strong similarity be-
tween the Solomon Island dialects
and the Fijian. He also found the
natives savage to degree. The
High Commissioner found that the
traffic in firearms by foreign vessels
is still carried on to n large extent.
The Melanesian Mission steamer
Southern Cross was spoken in the Sol
ONION Group. She expects to be at
Norfolk Island early in December.
Upon his return To Fiji Sir j. Il.
Thurstrn issued an official prOclama-
ton, whereby all persons in the
southern islands of the Solom on
Group are under the Queens Regu-
iations. The northern islands of the
xitb up are under a German protecto-
otter ~