ISLAND NEWS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 94, 19 July 1879, Page 2

ISLAND NEWS.

I'.v the arrival of Ihc schooner Hello I Jlrandon from the Line l.shiuds. savs the ; Auckland Weekly News, of .May 24th'), | we are placed in possession of several ; il fins of news, i' ir which wo are i idebted : t i Captain Uohinson : | Captain iSchluter, of the schooner <>losega, the person who was shot in r'ebru!niy at Juliiit, by a luiigsmill native, is 'now convalescent, ami doing well, The j particulars of this outrage we have be- ■ lore recorded. Il was brought about by | intrigue on the pari of the Samoau wife ' of the captain with the native who committed the outrage. The native was subsequently killed by those sent to capture him. I The inter-tribal war at Mujcro, Marshall Group, had been suspended for some time, in consequence of a lack of a in- ; nition. It was. however, resinned about the time of (he arrival of the schooner i Belle Brandon, and the day she left blood was shed for the first, time, two no- : tives having been killed and two women ! wounded, who were engaged iu earrviii" ■supplies to the front. At (he lungsmill Group, Apinng, two tribes were preparing for war, and several hundred men woro collected uajrer for the fray. The island of Itntumnll, which a few months ago was (he scene of a religious war between the W'csloyan and Catholic section* of ll imuiii'ly. in likely to be embroiled once more -one of (he chiefs nlluuiptiug to usurp the government of the whole island,' wnich is being resisted by other tribes, ami there was every llidieition that lighting Would upeodilv ensile.