THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1879.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 114, 6 December 1879, Page 2

THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1879.

* Cleanliness is next to godliness;" so 4 says an old and oft quoted nda.;e. I: visitors to our town judge us by this quotation they cannot possibly arrive at »i any other conclusion than that we must *• be a very godless community. Our streets are in a most filthy state, being I, overgrown by rank vegetation, trie back t. roads are strewn with decayed vegetable mutter, and the refuse from the various kitchens and back yards which abutt on L to them. The beach and vegetable i- growth that borders our main street avo used by the native population in the place of water-closets, and are frequently the recipients of dead pigs, dogs, cats, aud other animals, the odour arising from which is anything but agreeable to a pei-son's olfactory orgau whilst travelling along the street. Independent of the injury this state of things must do us in the eyes of strangers, it certainly cannot be at all conducive to good health. During the past month or so there has been considerable sickness in our midst, but who can wonder at it ? Our only surprise has been, impregnated as the _ atmosphere frequently is by the foul r odours arising from the causes above roll ferred to, that we have not, ere this, been visited by a serious epidemic suoli as •t typhoid fever, and doubtless the reason why we have not had such a visitation '• has been the exceptionally healthy cli- |{ mate with which our town is blessed. 0 It does not follow, however, that because we have hitherto experienced immunity •- from any maliguaut sickness that we will 11 continue to do so if we neglect all sanitary measures. We have upon previous '" occasions cautioned the public as to tho n eviis that might naturally be expected to ? . arise from the existence of the nuisances d above mentioned, and have urged some •' united action for the purpose of removing , s them, but up to the present time no attention has been paid to our advice. ■ e Xow that the Municipal Board is about g to commence operations, we hope, for the sake of humanity, that the first regulaie tion they promulgate will be jons referring to sanitary arrangements. r . DItL'NK and Disohdkki.y.—On Monday last, before T. M. Dawson, Esq., U, j_ S. Consul, Neutral Territory Magistrate , e for the week, a native named (Jhnrler sr was fined 53:25 for being drunk and disorderly. i- Violati.no tiik Liquor Rbcclatiox. ii —A sailor from the John Williams was •d fined §5, on Monday last, before the Xeutral Territory Magistrate for tho week, = for supplying a native with intoxicating liquors. Tub Weather.—During the past week the weather lias been very unseasonable, the wind being principally from in the north-west, accompanied by heavy !i- thunder, lightning and rain. j" Raffle.—By reference to our atlvernt tisiug columns it will be seen that a i athY j. will tako place at the International a Hotel, to-night, for a beautifully crochet- ;; worked counterpane. Tho proceeds of r- the laffle are to go to the Convent School, N where the article was worked. Rv.Motß.—lt has been rumoured about „ town, during the past few days, that when the Savaii natives were being taken homo • some ten days ago about three hundred of thoin hid in tho bush in tho vicinity of Aana, and that ten boat loads of men , came across fi-oni Savaii on war intent. I 3 From the fact, however, that some hun--20 dreds of the King's men returned from _ the scene of the late war, and that the King's schooner has returned to harbour, ■j yesterday we do not think that hostilities 17 arc very imminent. H Christmas is Comino .'—ln a couple s of weeks more we will have tho Christ3, mas holidays upon us. Wo hope that some of our sporting frionds wilt exert '; themielvet to get up some amusement jj in order to diversify tho usual monotony M which exists in our little town. The .j, men of (ha Bismarck have been doing Ui a considerable amount of rihV practice it during the past week. How would it be is to challenge them to a coutcst at tho (1 buttss.