I lc Alii Lomitusi O le Samoa Times i Apia.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 99, 23 August 1879, Page 2

I lc Alii Lomitusi O le Samoa Times i Apia.

Alii c, —Ua on faitnuina o lo tala sese ua tau ai Um igoa i lo pope tain ai o 1c aso Hi o k> nmsina nei lava, on to faasilusila touu atu on to lei faia lava so talo pepelo faapea i luma o Taiimia ma Faipule. Na o Loituala ua ia faia le faauiatalaga i la mutuu malaga na i Apia, na te lei faia foi so tala pepalo i lima tala. On tele i faia foi so tala pepelo faapena : pci ona tusia i lo pepiv leua ua tana i i bigu. ()u te lei faia lava ni upu faa le fuaalo i alii vaa o uiamiao, ou te lei sail foi ma on faia ui upu leaga faapena ia le i latou i iua pei o upu fatufua ua tusia i le pojia leua ua taua uei. (.•u te fai atu uei foi ua inatua moui lava lau iiiau leua. O au uei, Alii e, U lau aiuiuuiia usiusitai, MK. Lk if IMKA. Aaua, Aokuso 21st, KS7t». to Tin: i:iiitor ok the Samoa times. Sm, —I have read the misstatement ! mentioning my name iu the newspaper of the Kith of this month. 1 now inform you truthfully I never made such a false statement as this in the presence of the Taiimia and Faipule; Leituala it was who stated the facts of our trip to Apia, and ho made no untrue assertions iu his statement. I also have made no such untruthful statements as appeared iu the paper mentioned above. I have never used any disrespectful language to the captains of ships of war. 1 did not come to make use of bad language us named to those on board, like the words causelessly written in the newspaper already named. 1 now repeat that this is the absolute truth what I now state. 1 am, sir, Vuur obedient servant, MK. Lk Mamka. Aaua. August 21st, ls7!>.