NEWS FROM SAMOA.
November 20th inst. the North German Lloyd's steamer Lubeck,Captain Schmolder arrived at Sydney from Apia and Tonga The Rev. Mr Moulton, for many years a missionary stationed at Tonga, and Mrs Moulton, have come up to Sydney to attend the Wesleyan Conference. Things generally at Samoa are quiet. It is understood that the Germans have withdrawn the sentries from the old Government House, and practically speaking there are no sentries whatever now at Apia. The German men-of-war vessels Olga and Adler were in the harbour, but the Adler had been to Tutuila, so it was said, to arrest an insubordinate chief. H.M.s. Opal had left a fortnight ago for Fiji in order to communicate with the High Commissioner there. It is understood that the American and English consuls still refuse to recognise Taraasese as king. Generally speaking, things at the island are very. quiet. The weather has been favourable, and vegetation of all kinds seems &t present to luxuriate, as is instanced by the fact that the Lubeck has brought a larger amount of bananas than she has ever brought on one trip before. , „....,.,.,-,% ....... ....... ~ . - -.
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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 24, 30 January 1888, Page 5
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