RAROTONGA.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 141, 16 June 1893, Page 4

RAROTONGA.

TEE NORVAL AND ITS CAPTIVE

CAPTAIN,

(FKO3I OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT,)

Rarotonga, June 7. We aro looking out for the man-of-war expaotod to call hare on her way fco Penrhyn to see into the Norvol affair. The vessel and her captain have now been six months in the hands of tho natives, who aro very determined, and will nob release her till they are either paid back their money, or till a man-of-war comes to look into tho matter. Theso Maoris aro like yours in Now Zealand, a dour determined lot whoa they take it into their heads, and never satisfied unless they give a Rowland for an Oliver, never mind how long and patiently they waib to do so. Bufe when they have done that they boar no more malice, and are quito ready to laugh over ib and make friends. EXTRADITION OF THE TAHITIA» REFUGEE. The Tahitian Maori official whose extradition was applied for by the French Gov-oniment has been sent to Tahiti. Thoio ia no place to confine people hero, and they can only ba secured by keeping them in irons. To this Air Mobs objected, as ths man was only awaiting trial. So hia word j was taken to surrender himself when the Richmond camo, bub a sharp lockout was kept upon him at the same time. The Richmond camo in _on the 29th of May. bucMr'faati was missing, and as he had the strongest; sympathy oi fcho nativea who did not liko surrendering a fellow-countryman, ib Tvaa expected iie would not be forthcoming. Howover, tie j polico soon discovered his whereabouts, I and ho was shipped off in due course. I Some of the white people have mado them- j solvea conspicuous in this aflair by urging | Makoa nob to send him away in tho .ibnenfio of a treaty with France, but Mr Moss would not listen to | this, and Makea, acting on his advice, determined nob to allow this man to be a source of trouble between her people and tho French Government, and to lob her Islands, with the English flag flying over them, bo a refuge for all who fled from justice among our neighbours. The pressure put upon her not to consent was considerable, both among the white men and her own people, and t-lie aflair created J a considerable stir among us, as you may I suppose. j MISSING SCHOONER GOLDFINCH. j Nothing more has been heard of the misa- ' ing schooner Goldfinch. A Chinaman gore. | ouc ono clay that lie had seen a vessel with j jury rig at the back of the island. Boats! j Were manned and put off at once, but uu-1 fortunately no vessel was to bo seen. The native relations of these on board have gtoe j into mourning, but many «£ us have not: yet abandoned hope of their getting to bcyno island. As far as we rfln learn, there waro twelve natives as well as the fivo1 white men on board. She had also a cargo of copra, and. Ib is believed, a good many i doliar3 in specie. i ILLNESS OF MRS LAWRENCE. I Mrs Lawrence, wife of ths Rev, W. | Lawrence, has been vory1 ill, and we have I all been very anxious about her, for she and her husband are both held in universal esteem. Mrs Lawrence has been suffering i from orysipolas in the arm, and the fever attending it made her vory weak. I run happy to say that the fever ha 3 now left her and that all danger is past. The expected man-of-war would have coma very j opportunely, if she ia to come at all, for we I have no doctor hero. Mr Lawrence ha 3to do tho doctor's duty not only for his own family but for all the island.