THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1880.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 138, 22 May 1880, Page 2

THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1880.

Tin-: German Parliament Ims rejected the hill submitted bj the Government authorising n guarantee, of three per cent, upon hali-a-million sterling, subscribed by a company to take over Goddefroi's business. The sehemo had gained the approval of. Prince Bismarck, and became a Government project.. It limited the guarantee to £'lo,ooo at inost for twenty years, the subsidy being for an amount not exceeding 3 per cent.., and payable only ill such proportions as Would give the company a dividend of 4J per cent. Upon the fttitli of the Government endorsement, the capital of the company was subscribed twice over. What its position will be now we do not know. Probably, however, a new effort will be made to get the bill through, Prince Bismarck is not the man to be discouraged by a first failure. In rejecting the proposal, the rulers of Germany are true to their traditional policy I of dislike for any project tending to draw | away population from the fatherland to embark in colonizing schemes. If the company fail altogether, a larger share of the South Sea business will pass through colonial channels, and the ascendancy of England in the Island trade will be se-cured.—Auckland-Evening Star, April 20.

DivikkSehvice—The Rev. Dr. Turner, of Maliia, will. (DA".) hold divine service in the Foreign Church, Apia, to-morrow (Sunday) at 10 a.m.

Mi;ansi:.ss,—Smno time ago thorn was started, in connection with this journal, a post-ottice for the receiving and forwarding, of mails. AVe understand Hint since the office was opened general satisfaction Ikis been given to tlio residents of this place by the manner in which the postal arrangements have been conducted. The charge made in excess of the rates from the Colonies is Unruly sufficient to cover tin? expenses incurred in working the oflico. As we do not receive a fraction for incoming' mails, which are at times very heavy and frequently entail one or two hours work, wo consider that the foreign residents here should, whenever practicable, forward their mail matter through ns. We are led to make these remarks us it, has come to our knowledge that severll people hero who receive their incoming letters, etc., through olir office, induce the captains or supercargoes of outgoing vessels to take their mail matter to the Colonies, presumably to save the small charge which we make to cover our postal expenses. This is notably the case of a certain oflieinl here, who, after inquiring at our office when a mail for Auckland would he made tip, to save sixpence, asked the captain of a vessel, now on the point of her departure to the Colonies, and by which we send a mail, to deliver for iiii'u a letter addressed to a partv in Auckland.

Scare in A\axa.—When the first intimation of the punishment, inflicted on the Atu.'t people by the iMnne reached Aftna considerable excitement prevailed, mid .this excitement was intensified and took the form of indignation when definite news w«s received of the destruction of houses, churches, and fruit-trees by the Driiro assisted liv contingents of tlio '.Tiuisuiiiinga warriors. With this news also Minn a rumour Unit the. 'Daiine iutended paying a visit to Anna to treat thu people of that district to n. dose of shot and shell. This was too milch foj native ondni'ttlice, and u start was at onc'o nindn tn pack tip and remove valuables to a nlace of safety. The Anna folks aro not frightened for Mulit-tnn and his gang, oven backed by tlio sebnonw-of-wnr Lnetitin,, but they have a decided respect'for a Power whose vessels, lying ill most out of sight, con destroy their dwellings and .their content*.

I TIIK PI.ATANTIO.VS—(.'iIItOtI pinlilllgOll Honiu of the plantations on this island bus ulroady commenced, and thorp aro indirntiunn nf n capital yield. This crop is {rum a month to six wpoks earlier llittg in avorago years, ami if (ho pioking is successfully conipletotl another crop tuny 110 hail before tlii' rnins not in. Last year on several of tlio plantation!) only onp picking was secured, tho excessive moisture rendering the second crop almost valueless, Copra is also expected to iiink'j it good yield, tlio cocoa-nut trees L"iiip: healthy nml woll loaded with fruit,

H.B.Ms.lship Cormorant, This vessel, whicl arrived in our harbour on Tuesday lit* from Auckland, took her departure folgavaii on Thursday morning, bound %i some political mission. We undei-stnK that Jlalietoa, accompanied by mhe. usual number of hangers-on, mVonml Her Majesty's shin by takiiA passage on board her to Savaii. Engfcid's navy in the past has performed glrioua and honomnblij acts, hut. the of this ego will have to record thflklii-r liritt.-in'io Majusty'.s vessels in thcteouth Paei tic were mostly employed, dnrikr tho latter pavl of the nineteenth centum, in convoying from placo to place as hntktnrod guests oiled savages (seme of thomSdailtliti" til be Kings !j and recently lihenriw felons. QuKEx'S BniTHfJAY.—We hafb Wen requested to notify that, Saturday»next, the 20th inst., being fixed as tlie official holiday on the occasion of Her Brittanic Majesty's birthday, tho offices of the British Comml and the High Commissioner's Couit in this plaee will be closed. H. M-. lU-ge, Esq.—This gentleman, who has been absent in Europe for nearly two vears, returned to Apia, per Matautti, on J inlay last. Mr. liugu who left us a bachelor, returns a benedict. We have much pleasure in Welcoming him hack -to the Group, and we trust that, ho and his good lady will rind many happy days in store for them in Apia.