LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Samoa Weekly Herald, Volume 2, Issue 94, 15 September 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Letters from " Civis " and " Sailor's Friend" are held over until next issue.

Mr. W. L. Cn.VMDERS returns to the United .Stares by the Mariposa in November. The Taviuni was to havo left Auckland on Monday the 10th, so she need not be looked fur before Wednesday next.

The barque Curry Treffenberg, Captain Sundbanm, left last Sunday with about '2OO return laborers for various islands.

The swimming contest last Tuesday was won by llullel, who succeeded in wresting tiie first and third heats from his adversary.

Mrs. Rosenborg, who has been spending some time in New Zealand, returned by the Monowai, looking greatly benefitted by tho trip. At the tempornnce meeting the other night the Kev. Mr. Carno in the course of his address informed the audience that lie boils to Lager beer.

Our American and Hawaiian exchanges informed us that the newly formed Republic of Hawaii lias been officially recognised by the United States, President Cleveland having written to that effect to President Dole.

Tie.- Billiard Tournament is Hearing its end. There now remain in Messrs. Seraun and Delivers with two games each, and Messrs. Skeen, Greiner and Emnituei .vitli oue. Messrs. Swunn or Enutftuol will most likely supply tho winner.

The libel case brought by Mr. Cumpboll, Into collector of customs. ngninst Mr. AVhitcoinbo, secretary to tho (lev.'rntuent of Tonga, broke down .tui'Ttb'!. "• tlie prosecutor beingcotnpu'.l"'!. I f'' : evir'onoo had been heard, to withdraw tho charge.

The M motvai came into harbor about 3 o'i'loolc on Thursday last, seteral honi behind time, owing to having PU?om)tcred bud weather. She brought tine., pastirncom and 170 tons of cargo for her" Slut continued her journey on tho following day, taking about 150 tons of copra. We hear that Mr. Groiner, the OerttlOß Land Commissioner, has applied for leave of .tb ee.co, n n loxporUs to leave .Samoa in I)""'iu)k i\ Although Mr. drainer will b. jrreoUy missed, both In the Ooiunii" "0 and socially, we !rn»t lie >.-ill obtain his leave, as hi': health is by no iucmU'J good. His iimnv frtwids here will be glad to know that OopUla Dirk-ford, formerly of the K iiiiu.iiil.il, lei- been promoted, being HOW in charge of one of the large new vessels, tho Oihrnltnr. <'up' in tiri-ul'.ll. who won in charge of the Cordelia when she visited Samoa, has also received promotion.

H.M.S. l'ylades will ieave England on October Ist to relievo 11. M.S. Curacoa. Tho ill-fated Itingarooma was to have left Noumea on tho loth instant to relieve tho Curacoa iu Samoa. At the Supremo Court yesterday the argument iu connection with tho Tanugamamono laud claims was continued. Two Samoaus were sentenced to 'JO days' imprisonment for stealing bananas.

Action is being taken by the Tresident of the United States in regard to Mr. It. M. Sewall and his letters on the Saraoan question, and some spicy disclosures are expected in regard to Mr. Sewell's Samoan career. It is common talk that the Aana rebels are again organising. Mr. Mabeu, the surveyor to the Land Commission, who went down there pome days ago to survey some lands, was forcibly preyented from so doing.

On last Monday morning tho death of 1.0 Mamea, Government interpreter, was announced. Le Mamea, who was one of tho most intelligent of Samoan chiefs, will be remembered as one of the deputation which went to "Washington during the administration President Haves, and negotiated a treaty with the United States.

The much talked of yoclit Tolna, with tho Count and Countess Festetics on hoard, took her departure for Fiji last Tuesday, after au eventful career in Samoa, during which time the notoriety attuched to her whole stir* roundings lias not been a croditablo one. After great difficulty a scratch erew was obtained to take the vessel to Fiji, where it is intended to ship another one.

Much indignation was generally felt anil expressed l>y all classes anil nationalities on shore at the mean and cowardly attempt to bring the members of the Variety Company of the Curnooa into had repute with those who have derived so much pleasure and proSt from their entertainments. AVo regret not having the name of the author of such a malignant paragraph at our disposal so that we could do him full justice by publishing it, We have no doubt he has been sent by his comrades to the "Coventry" he so richly deserves. The members of the Samoan Land Commission, together with the whole of the staff will pioceed to Savaii on Monday nest in the schooner Sootu They will opou their session at Iva at 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning for the disposal of claims in and contiguous to that district. Upon finishing their Iva session, they will proceed to Matautu, from which placo they will return to Apia on October 3rd in 11.M.5. Curacoa. Magia and Mulifanua claims will then bo decided, and the Commission will then go to Falealili, opening their session thoro on October 15th.

The following lettor was received by a gentleman in Apia in reference to tho drowning of the man who fell or jumped overboard from tho Mariposa on her last trip from this port: "Honolulu, Aug. 23, 1894.—The ' man overboard wan our steerage, steward, Henry Chalk, 39 years, a native of England. He was still alive when brought on board, and Captain Tleyward, the surgeon and others worked at him for over two hours, but it was no use. Wo buried him next morning at 11 o'clock. He was supposed to have a wifo in London. It was very good of the Curocon'a boat to help our boat out. I write this as you and others might like to know the facts."