 In February 1892 , Sperber left for another overhaul in Sydney . While en route , she had to stop at <unk> in the Gilbert Islands and send a landing party ashore to punish locals who had attacked German businessmen there . The overhaul lasted from 3 March to 3 May , after which Sperber went on another tour of the islands , including the Marshalls , Butaritari , and <unk> Island . At <unk> the Deputy Chancellor , Georg <unk> , came aboard the ship . Sperber was back in Apia by 17 May , and she remained there until 1 November , when she left for another tour , which included stops at <unk> , Herbertshöhe — the capital of German New Guinea — and Friedrich Wilhelmshafen . Another period of dockyard work at Sydney followed from 6 February 1893 to 18 April . In the meanwhile , unrest in Samoa broke out , under the leadership of King Mata 'afa Iosefo . He was arrested , however , which caused the movement to disperse ; after she returned from Sydney , Sperber was tasked with taking Mata 'afa into exile on Jaluit Atoll . 
