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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 69, 25 January 1879, Page 2

.U. S. Consular Court.—lu the Urn ted States Consular Court, on Tuesday morning last, before Thomas M. Dawsou, Esq., United States Consul, Mr. Jonas M. Coe brought an action against .Mrs. Emily M. Hayes, widow of Captain Hayes, to recover money loaned her on promissory notes nearly tive years ago. The Court held that the husband's estate was liable for the payment «if the notes, and ordered each party to pay their own costs. Mr. li. Uetherington appeared fur the plaintiff. Destruction of Property.—Tho case

of Sakai, a Samoan, was heard in the United States Consulate, yesterday, before T. M. Dawson, Esq., United States Consul, and Samoa, a Taiinua. The case was for injuring the fence around tbe American flagstaff, for which the defendant was ordered to pay $lO and repair the damage.

Rev. S. 11. Davis.—By tho Daphne, which arrived in harbour 011 Sunday last, the Rev. S. H. Davis came once more amongst us. This gentleman is a member of tho London Mission Society, after several years' labour on Savaii lie left on leave of absence, for England, some two years and a half ago. He returns 10 Samoa, apparently in good health and spirits, notwithstanding that he has been shipwrecked 011 one of the Fijian reefs, whilst trying to make the passage from Levuka to this port in the Lady of Palmerston.

Sir Arthur Gordon.—Notwithstanding several reports to the effect that Sir Arthur Gordon was likely to be removed from Fiji, we learn that ho will return to his post with greater powers than lie held heretofore. The following is an extract from a private letter received here by the last mail:—" Sir Arthur Gordon has had a very warm welcome at home, and will return with power to do anything he likes."

RomiKKY,—On Thursday last thahouse of ilr. U-. Dedden, at Matautu, was entered by a Samoan, and property taken therefrom to the value of §IOO. Oomplaut has been lodged in the British Consulate, ami wp hope, for the sal;p of his suffering countrymen, that the British Consul will use nil his power to compel the authorities to bring the thief to justice. Hitherto it has been the practice of the so-called Samoan authorities to treat British complaints with a certain amount of contempt, whilst those of Germans and Americans are at once atteu.led to, and the culprits brought up and punished. There is certainly something rotten in'this state of affairs, and the Boorisr it is seen to and rectified the better for! British subjects and the peace of the. community. The .British -Government! have taken a good deal of trouble to provide for the punishment of their subjects in these parts. It is high time that they took some steps for the protection (if their countryman as well as the "poor aboriginal." " Charity begins at home."