Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 119, 22 May 1894 — And the World Moves On. [ARTICLE]

And the World Moves On.

When Adrairal Bowden-Sm:t’u! ■ |says that he sball send the Cn;aeoa to Apia to t »ke away fr>*m the natives the artns they hive been fightiug with, it is evidcrat that we need not eoneem onrselvcs over the news that thcre irebellion in Saraoa. Two ori three of Malietoa’s raen—offici.»ls! in uniforra—have been shot in! Aann. A Germau store at M :1eanna has been raided for amn u-i , nitiou. the British flag has been torn down from a shop -keeper’s > tlag-j>ole in Savaii by Governf meut trooj>s and the shops eleim- : ed ont, and two or three wonndod • natives h«ve been brought in to 4 the hosp t»l at Apia, but these : thirigs are bnt trifles inPolynesia. For sorae raonths now the ueigbbonring state of Hawaii has been i wi*.»iout a recognis«ble ruler, the » Qneen having been‘ deposed. and i tbe Americans, who have beon ‘ appealed to, are still at a loss ‘;what to do, but to the wor!d at t large there is uo aj>parent differ- . enee. Mail stearaers eall and ' rnn agnmnd at Honoluln, prsi sengers land, dine at the Hotei in an atuiosphere j>erfuraed bv : flowers behind curtaius of boug«invillea, and drive to ihe 1 Pali, as usual. In Samoa, 3Ir. Robert Lonis j5teveuson goes on 1 smoking cigarottes by the million i and writiug novels by the volume ' as usual. The iutrigues of Mata ! afa and the rising of youug only iuterrupt Ihe scratching of his j>eu to pro\ de . his iiuaginution with snggest ve iucidents, and it is possible that 1 ttie encouragemout he gives to revo!ts and insnrrect:ons raay be 1 (as was the case with (he {>euiiyf a- liner who pushed his friend n-] to the Tharaes) to facilitate thej raanufacture >>f coj>\. It shonld be meotioned that theNavigator’s . Group consists of nuraerous auds containing a large uuinl>cr • uf male (?) iuhabitants, who from tirae iraineraoriaI have iir»d no j>astirao but fighling. lf Uie Samoan wants to kill there rre only Samoaus to fire at. Would the British be the peieeahle race they are if tliey eouhl uot shoot grouse in August, partridges »u Sej>teraber, phensants in Octobor, gallop after f»>xes iu the winter and look on at the coursing of t!ie , hare iu the chdly days of spring' Afteruoou tea and sorae Bght ■ articles of clothing have beeu ) ! ’.iitroduced into Saroo« for tnei benefit of the ladies. but we bave not heard of any approj)riste time-kiiliug sport having been acclim«tised for the men. Mr. Steveuson does not seem to pl iy g»?lf. and flat grt>nnd is scarce m Polynesia. The white resi dents of Saino«. who disiike • h«ving their flower gardens trcdden down and rifle balls sent whizzing into tbeir verandabs, onght to find some way of oeenpying the Samoans. Tbey e.ia not aiw«ys have a fleet of w rJshipsin port to inspire awe «nd i repress the excitement whū'h - comes as a relief to ennni. Were there no Mataafa the jpolice employed by the lawful King wouhl provoke aome other cbief into ; breaking the peaeo, so that thoy. might enjoy the pleasure of|i shooting the cneiry down by»i proc!amation. It i? wel! knov a i ! that many a Coliiugwood distur >-: ! anee arises from (be catur.il j. ! desire th.it a stalwart conslabieh : has for exercising his muscle and| i tying hia baton.— A\tctralasian. <