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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 61, 30 November 1878, Page 2

Divine Service.—To-morrow bein the first Sunday in the month, the Rev Dr. Geo. A. Turner will (d.v.) bold divine service in the. Foreign (.'lunch, Apia, at 7.30 p.m. Thanks.--Mr. Julius Warns .1-1 through the medium of our columns, to tender his most heartfelt thanks to Ills numerous friends and acquaintances who attended the funeral of his infant daughter, Albertine, on the 10th inst., and also for the many marks and expressions of sympathy which have been shown to his wife and self. Hk;h Commissioner's Court.—-The adjourned case of Dunlop v. Cornwall was concluded on Tuesday last, in the High Commissioner's Court, l>efore It. S. Swanston. Esq., Deputy Commissioner, ami Mr. W. K. Agar, Assessor. The examination of witnesses, and the address of Mr. Hetheringtnn, who appeared for the klaintiti; occupied the Court nearly all day. and judgment was deferred until tine,, o'clock on Thursdav afternoon last. When the Court met on Thursday it was announced that in consequence of the amount of evidence, and number of documents to he examined, it would he necessary to again defer judgment till three o'clock on Thursday afternoon next, sth December. MntDKR, at Vailki.e.—On Monday morning last a most brutal and bloodthirsty murder was perpetrated on the Vailclo Plantation. It appears, from what we can learn, that one ~f the Line Island labourers engaged upon the plantation became jealous of his wife. In consequence of this, about four o'clock in the morning of the above-mentioned day, he armed himself with a big knife and made tie-attack on his unfortunato victim. The woman was most fearfully mutilated, having no less than thirteen cuts independent of stabs. Her stomach was cut open, the right thumb andfore-arm were nearly severed in two, besides terrible gashes ami stabs upon various other parts of the body. Before anyone could get on to the spot the fiend had completed his horrible butchery ami decamped into the bush. We believe he has since been captured, but what will be done with him we have not heard. Riotous Conduct.—On Tuesday night last a number of half-castes were at their old games again. In the first place they set upon a few German sailors and unwarrantably assaulted them. After this they went along the street in a most riotous manner, winding up by partly pull : ng down the house of a Uanitonnan who i known as the Rarotongan Consul. A this worthy dignitary has caused pummonses to be issued against these a ■• ■■ r mil marauders, we hope the various gentlemen, whose duty it will be to adjudicate upon the various cases, that hoodluniisni, larrikanism. or whatever it max be termed, will not be permitted to pass unpunished. Since the above was in typo Charles Cowley, a British half-cisto, has been brought before the Deputy Commissioner, and fined £5 for the part he played in pulling down the Rarotongan house. In this case Mr. R. Hctheruigton appeared for the prosecution, Assault and Battery.—The rase of Ah Sue v. Dunlop, for assault and battery, was heard before the Deputy Commissioner in the criminal jurisdiction of the High Commissioner's Court, yesterday. Alter hearing the evidence, which went to prove that the assault was committed, the defenda . v n« fin • lin the very moderate sum of V. with CI 13s. costs" Mr. rietherington forp emtio,,. Indecent Exposure.—One night in the beginning of this week, during the absence of Mr. Asiuail from his house, one of the Samoan rowdies who nightly infest our streets, knowing there was no one at home but females, entered the house and deliberately divested himself of whatever article of clothing he had on, and made other indecent exposures. Mi\ Axtiian having laid information before the acting German Consul, that gentleman has had the culprit arrested. We hope that the. authorities will trouble the scoundrel to remove what clothing he may have on his back, nnd then cover it for him with the cat-o'-nino tails.

Robbery.—Wo learn that on Monday morning lust, when the carpenters, engaged m Die Factarel von J. C. QodeffVoy mid Sohn, wvnt to their too] chests, they found that tlii! host, and the greater j.iirt of tlieirtools bad taken unto themselves legs. The individual whoholped himself thus unasked, would appear to be well acquainted with caqioutor's tools, and the presumption Is thai we have not only native thieves, but foreign ones also mi or midst For the sake of the losers, ami those who may become losera, by this gentleman's ligTit-fingarod pniotiee<, wo fiopohissin will .soon tind bim out, and that he will receive tho j unlshmoil be deserves.

Oob Kiials.—ln ooMqaonea «>f theii heavy ruins which we have hud during ! i the past weak Or so, our roads in BUB} puce* lmvt) been transformed into mini* tare lake-s. There u one spot, between ! the British Consulate end the International Hotel, wlu-re, it this rain keeps up much longer, one of our local watermen might add to his financial petition ami the comfort of his fellow-citizens, were he to start a ferry. Refractory Sainoans and half-castes night he profitably employed on the roads just now. GiiVkunmkstal..—We Lain that the Taimua and Faipule, who have lady been on a visit to the country, are going to meet for business ou the 10th of next. month. It is reported that they have and will return fully determined imf only to make law but'l ei to v Ihei we have tl:i- determination, .-. -i- '.> to il .. ;\ iiati' ■ ■! . thai if ioni ■ r,,n.l ; rt. inj in d fi.ii'i! giving ol in an •. ■• 01 lead to ■ :•;' i them 1 . 1 .Ct ■•• ... than uie ..:' our fellowcitizen:, say. during the past week, that they have a revolver always ready forthe first native who attempts to molest them. Alarm of Fma—Al about half-past three o'elook on Wednesday morning the inmates of the International Hotel, Matafele, kept by Mr. Charles Bell, were aroused from their slumbers by theory of " Fire." In an instant everyone rushed out of their bod-rooms to ascertain the locality, which was m> difficult matter as bedroom No. 1 seemed to be in a mass of Hames. The occupant, a gentleman from the lee end of the island, bad read himself to sleep, leaving the kerosene lamp burning. From some unexplained cause the lamp exploded, and the ignited korosenc spread nil over the Hour in a great blaze threatening destruction to tho whole of the building. But through the prompt elforts of the proprietor and the other inmates, the fire was got under without doing more damage tlian scorching the floor and walls. Had the tire got a few minutes more hold before it wits discovered, it is more than probable that the whole of the establishment must have, succumbed.