THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1870.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 103, 20 September 1879, Page 2

THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1870.

Acciiox Sale.—We have Uen requested to call tho attention of «ur leaders to the advertisement in -.another column, anuounci»g tint, on iThursday ant, J. E. V. Alvoixl will hold a mowtt'ir unreserved sale of geneml merchamliie The auotioneer informs ua that this will bo a splendid opportunity for fathers of large families with small purses to lav in a stock of the necessaries of life, and that persons about to be married oanuot do better than look after tho drapery about i to be slaughtered by his hammer. I

Lackawanna Minstrels.—Last night ••a very good minstrel entertainment ma men on board the U.S.S. Lackawanna, by a number of her cv>w. A very oxtensive programme was virv creditably gone through. Thiough of Captain Chandler, a goodly number of our] fellow townsmon were "present, together with a fair sprinkling of ladiu. Owing I

to tho lateness of the hour upou which the cntei-taiunieut concluded we are unable to give a fuller report in this issue, hut suffice it to say tint everyone went home well pleased with the evening's amusement thus afforded them.

The War Commenced.—Yesterday a messenger arrived in town from the south side of the islaud and brought the information that the civil war ho loug talked •f had at last commenced. From what we can gather it appears that a skirmishing patty from the old Government made an attack, about S o'clock on Thursday afternoon, upon the Malietoa party encamped at Smniu. The Malietoa party entered the bush for the purpose of surrounding their antagonists. Seeing this the old Government party retired to Iliili. The information at present to haud is very vague, but as hostilities have commenced, we have uodoubt but that something definite will bo known in a few days.

Arrest of General BARTU.rr.—This gentleman was brought up from Aana on Thursday on warrant from the U. S. Consular Court charged with being in the service of one party of Samoans and inciting theia to h'gfat against the other party. The proceedings w«ne commented at the American Consulate yesterday by the counsel for the defendant applying for his release on the ground that the charge laid is no effeuee against the United States Statutes, and that the Court issuing the rder of arrest lias tin jurisdiction. The arguments lasted all day, when the Comal adjourned the

further hearing until thin morning. The defendant wa« admitted to bail on hh> awn i'eeogtisanccs. Messrs. It. Hutherington, Lord a»d C. H. Eaws.n appeared for the defendant.

Signs of War.—The long-expected party from Bavaii, for whoso arrival the old Government have been su long waiting to commence the war against the Tuauiasnga party, lias at last arrived, or at least a portion of it. This, according to Satnoan custom is an open decimation of war, and hostilites are .expected .to commence at once. From a humanitarian point of .view we sincerely hope that the Consuls will not allow their proclamation to become a dead letter, but that they will use every effort to prevent such a war, —a war, if it should break out, that promises to be one of the •bloodiest that liauioa has ever kuuwu and one that will spread desolation and famine all around, to say nothing of the stagnation it will .cause in trade. Moreover " having exacted and received from Malietoa a promise not to begin the war until the tltfje great Governments can lie heard from," it is undoubtedly the bouudon duty of the Foreign Representatives to use every means at their command to prevent the opposite party from commencing a war " which can in no way bo condusivo to the welfare of Samoa or Sanioans, while it cannot fail seriously to injure the interests of foie'guers in these.islands."

Bottling Brandy.—We -.would advise those persons who ore in the habit of bottling inferior brandy, and trying to pass it off for Heunessy's "one star," to take care and not use bottles that have previously held kerosene without first thoroughly washing them; ami (further, not to .place a key brand gin capsule on the top of the bottle, for such things make the fraud too palpable, ami may be the means of getting the sellers into trouble. We give this piece of advice because.a.gentk;inan who was,desirous of bottle of.brandy, called into one of the licensed houses for that purpose. Upon a bottle being presented to him, bearing Hennessy's label, lie asked whether it was one or three star, and the vendor told him it was. one star. In the .meantime, ho hart caught sight of the capsule, and noticed it was one off a key brand gin bottle. Thinking there must be something wrong about the contents he had the bottle oponed, so ius to test it before making the purchase. IThe bottle having been epened, the strong smell of kerosene satisfied the gentleman referred to, that the whole thing was a fraud, lie has informed us Unit the next time he finds anything of the kind he will charge the parties so offending with fraud. .