THE SAMOA TIMES. "Swoon to no Master, or so Sect am I.' SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1878.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 57, 2 November 1878, Page 2

THE SAMOA TIMES. "Swoon to no Master, or so Sect am I.' SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1878.

Divine Service.—To-morrow being tlio first Sunday in the month, tlio Rev. Dr. Geo. A. Turner will (n.v.) holt! divine service in (he Foreign Chapel, Apia, ut T.r.O p.m. Ukju Commissioner's Court.—The ruse of Ilegina v. Lcnehan, a British halfcaste, was licanl in 11.8.M. High Commissioner's Court, before It. S. Swonston, Esq., Deputy Commissioner on Thursday, hist, the 31st ultimo. Tlio charge of drunkenness and riotous eonduot and assault was fully borne out by the evidence. The Deputy Commissioner, after warning the prisoner that a repetition of the offenoe would bring upon him very severe punishment, fined him s2f), and in default of payment two weeks' Imprisonment Complainant's uosts were niado payable out of tho tine, a peek being given its which lo pay the fine. .Mr. iletheriugton appeared to prosecute. Auction.—Wo have been requested to call special attention to the auction to he held at the .Samoa Hotel ou Monday next. On account of the In riff* number of lot-,, the snle will commence at l<( o'clock a.m. sharp, i

Praisvwor.THY Cokduct.—We are given to oadantand that Mr. Bmtnoel r'ordmandei has male up his mind t ■ diaoootinue supplying natives with intcaaetting liquors, We dneenity kope tlmt the one or two ethon who make ■ practice of supplying natives will profit by this example HO go ami do likewise. We a* happy to state that this avaricious practise ol supplying liquor to natives is only confined to one or two individuals, and the sooner they emigrate the hotter. Attempt at Suicide.—On Tuesday afternoon last a native, living in the vicinity of Matautu. had a quarrel with his mother. After this very uu-sonlike conduct, he felt that it would he Letter to die than live at variance with his mother, so he obtained a gun and discharged the contents into his breast. No sooner was this rash act accomplished than he felt a desire to live. He was accordingly brought to Dr. (i. A. Turner, under whose .skilful treatment he is likely to live, we believe, to be a wiser if not a better man. Mil. J. 11. WaISKKH.—Mr. .T. 11. Warner, who arrived horo last week in the Sudsee, taking his departure again in the Anrurita, was a member of the Defence Commission in Australia, of which Sir William Jervois was the head. At the last general election iu England, Mr. Warner unsuccessfully contested the borough of Leicester, in tho Conservative interest; he has lately been chosen as a candidate for the county at the next election. It is well that a few members inf the House of (.'ominous should have a little personal experience of the South Seas.