THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1879.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 106, 11 October 1879, Page 2

THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1879.

A M*u» Roaxm-Boattnn* b#V w** Tfesmfey to bat with aid Tu*«kvy totsomemun.omta.rtibttacevsditior tntertd the Foreign Church a* Apm, which j* used during (be weak m the I'rotMtant School house, for tht

children of forefo took therefrom torn* thirty pieces o| plain and fancy sswlng JN«k,on*nie«he gW* were at work for the Christmas examination. Some considerable property of Mm, O'Byroa's was amongst the plunder; she hj therefore not only a heavy saffsrer "throngs these eeoriligioue ruffian*, tut I hat'to bear, with her pupil*, the great disappointment of not being abletoeihibit, at-tha oionimatton, the numerous Tki»»ooto7thoia dastardly SXffai J^ caareaaiv* hot aecurU,* t»lu. a,Warred from th* This is a good chance himejlf ay recovering tha itolaa property ui Mat the miserable bouri, before tha Neutral Territory Court to be feat* Wife, It the police are successful w* MMfaf wifl receive the grateful thaaks ej tie gWa wto ere, at preeent, HmU* taaailWt, at tha forthcoming extwitrifw at Christmas, they work upon which they vara so iodoatriouely and bopefally working.

Dffmc ahd DisOe»ku.y.—On Monday morning laat a native woman named Jnlaeteua was brought before Th. Weber, Bear., Imperial German Coniul,—the Neutral Territory Jfittfstrate for the weak, charged with being drank and disorderly on thepreviou* Saturday night. She was fined $lO, or twelve daya imprisonment Fine paid. T» Wab—On Saturday laat a collision took plaea at Safats, on the south aide of Upolu, between tha two contending parties, when, it is reported, both parties had one man killed •nd four wounded. On Sunday afternoon 'a fight took place at Binamea, on ■tha .north side of Upolu, between the Xing party and tha old Government party, which resulted in the latter being completely routed, and losing three heads and having one wounded, whilst the loss on the other eida was only one woman, •who we* waiting upon her husband, being lilted, and one man wounded. Since that time, so far at we, have been able to learn, no farther actions have taken place, the King party not caring to act on the offensive, it being considered by Samoane to be unlucky for tha party who hi* obtained tha moat heads to force on further engagement*, whilst the other party, it would aaem, art quite scared at tha number of heads they have already lost whilat they have not yet succeeded in taking any from their opponents. A BUkdboo* or Fin.—We have received copies of a new annua) relating to Fiji, called the *• Fiji Planting and Commercial Directory, 1879," and have to compliment tha compiler oa the arratjgameot of tha little work, and the amount of vary useful and interesting »f ormetien which is contained is iu sixty pegs*. Tha irat chapter is devoted to a censsdse account of the early history of Fiji, followed by brief ohaptars on its geographical position, climate, abstract af aseterofogtcal observations at Bna. ■Hewn, aid Livuka for laat year, the area af Fyi. Crown lands, mineral*, products, titles to land, labour, roads and communieat:oas, tha capital, cattle and sheep, character of the Battlers, manners and customs af residents, tie markets fur Fs, hew to get to Fiji, judical, agricultural prsapaoti of Fiji, health statistic*, progress of tip .cokey, estimates for cotton, coffee |ejj laausanl plantations, a bat of the i laHp aajajatani of religion, of tha CirU eaJHiahiaasjts. and of the fesig* sa*id«Bia aoanged acoording to lawgiatsji'lfeiaoaa. Altogether, it is »my compact and interesting hand book w> fftji. and we are glad to learn that it is ta.be pobliahed annually. The Directory » vary neatly got up and printed, oontains 60 pages of reading matter, and tt of wall-displayed advertisement*, and mjMJßtad aneTjmhliahcd by Mr. G. L. Wfthe. Fiji Timeeoffice. Luvuke. We heartily join in tha hope expressed in tha preface that tha work will receive " tha support not only of tha resident* in, but af all well-wishsrs to the Colouy tJ Fyi"