THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1880.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 138, 29 May 1880, Page 2

THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1880.

DtVLVßScßVfcn—Thoßev. Dr. Turner of Jloltia, will (D.V.) hold divine gorvico Jti tho Koroign Church, Aido, to-iuocrow [Sunday; at 10 o.tn.

Municipal Court.—Since our last report the following cases have been disposed of before His Worship, It. Hetherrngton, Esq., Municipal Magistrate :— : On the 17th inst., James Keiruedy, for appropriating eleven bottles of champagne, with ivhieh he generously treated his friends, was Renteuced to fourteen days imprisonment with hard labour. James will find that oven water is a nice drink when one is mending roads in a temperature of about ninety degrees.—On the same day Mis. Hetherington contributed" to the Municipal Treasury S3 for allowing a horse to disport himself unattended on the public road.—On Monday, tho" 24th, the Court presented quite a busy spectacle, the effects of the proceeding Saturday night's libations. His Worship's time was fully occupied during the greater part of the day as may be judged from the annexed list:—Otto Boldt, for being much too hold, drunk, and disorderly, was fined 510. This same gentleman, for a violent assault upon the police, was mulcted in the sum of S2'\ We think Mr. Boldt ought to be quiet for some lime after that.—Charlie Ten;; and Keyset", two Chinamen, for being drunk ami disorderly, fighting iu a public place, were each ordered to pay Silo.—l'ain.ii, n subject well-known" to the police, was miiieucal to two month's imprisonment with hard labour for a particularly dnriug theft.— Agisaki, for the wilful destruction of a valuable pig was ordered to pay tho value of tho animal, viz., S2o.—-On the 25th, Edward Hunt, for being drunk and disorderly had to put down §;">. —On Thursday, the l!7th, a visitor from Manono, was, wo suppose, in consideration of his ignorance of the new-fangled arrangomnnts in Apia, let off easy with a lino of s."> for assaulting Mr. Ilnycs .it Mr. Williamson's store. Wc may add that all the tines imposed in tho above eases liavo been paid.

LuPEOll.'s E.NTERTAIXMEXT.—It is not often tiiat we are favoured with any kind of amusement in this out-of-the-way part of tho world,'and when about a fortnight ago there arrived here by an American vessel a variety entertainment company, having with them a troupe of performing dogs, the younger portion at least of the white population and tho natives were all on the qui vivo. Tho first performance given by (he newcomers was held in rather an unsuitable building, and although the tricks of the educated clogs were well seen and highly appreciated by a crowded house,! the gymnastic feats of Mr. Lnproil audi the trapeze acts of Mdlle. .Madeleine' did not show to much advantage. The subsequent performances, given at tho Hotel Zur Stiuit Hamburg, where there is ample space, have, however, afforded Mr. Lnproil ami Jldlle. Madeleine a good opportunity of displaying their "uai «.. lu.j i— —* '.__,..". - «.;,v r.i —r'cTT'-"? -'Hve-onh .p."c--i.sinn .have gained loud plaudits lor th: ;r worn, V |iil display of strength .and agility. The tricks and manetivros of the trained do<ns are really amusing and instructive, and show to what perfection tho lower animals may be educated by patient care added to kindness, an indispensable rapiisnto in training all animals. Mr. Lnproil, in atldition to his other gifts, is a condone of no mean order, and his laughable farce entitled " Tho Barber's .Shop" tickles the natives so much, that it will do an enervated foreigner good to hear and witness the genuine outbursts of laughter which are called forth by the liberal application of,.soap-suds to the face of the unfortunate who "oes in for an easy (!) shave.

G. L. Houstoi-.n, Esq.—The following culled from the .North British Dailv MnH (ajournal published in Glasgow, .Scotland) of 10th March last, may he interestm" to those of our readers who had tho pleasure of knowing Mr. Honstoim during his residence here.— " Paisley : The news of the dissolution was the chief topic of conversation in town yesterday. ' V'.-nn"-Paisley'—whoso political tendencies have a leaning towards Gmiservntism—m>ht be seen at the Coffeo Room door and elsewhere in small groups earnestly discussing the probabilities of success of a Tory candidate for the burgh in oppddtiou to Mr. Holms, and their general opinion was that thoy could not" inn a Conservative with any chanco whatever of victory miles.'; there were two Liberals in the field, inasmuch as their utmost strength would be only about 1000 votes, i [n tho earlier part of the forenoon the: friends of Disestablishment went on the move, and Mr. Stewart Clark, of Kilnritlc, was waited upon bv several gentlemen who espouse the Liberation cause, with the view of ascertaining it* he was inclined to contest the burgh with Mr. Holms, but his answer was a decided refusal to do so at the present moment. Several rumours of other gentlemen being ready to put themselves in nomination are afloat, but they are seemingly tho coinagfl of fortilij imaginations. The gentleman who is said to have boon asked to come forward in the Conservative interest is Air. George Ludovio Houstoun of Johnstone.

Yv.r Axotukk Knto.—Tliaso Samoans nra surely'a discontented and ungrateful peopjo. Not. satisfied w-itli having a Kinprovided for them, a section will imii-sls" in having ono of their own choice, if having been nimoiired in town this wook that a mooting nf delegates from I nil parts of the Groanassoinhied in Attm on Wednesday, for the purposo oF electing a King in opposition to Iho present | iuamasaga Monarch. We Imvo not yot learned who (ho Sovereign elect is, but Niirelv Sfoliotoa and his Govern nt should titko some stops toproroht these 1 aspirants to royalty continually croroiinal up, ■ ' "

Ax Explanation- and Apology.—ln our last issue ws were inadvertently drawn into the publication of an extract from the San Framisto Weekly Bulb-tin of Ttli April, reflecting on Mr, Dawson, U.S. Consul. We beg to sny that «'o much regret making such ;i mistake. Wo would fuither beg to statfi that so far as our knowledge ot Ifr. Dawson goes, and wo hare known him siuco hisa ivoat here nearly two years ago, none of the allegation;) made by Lord are true. Thai we have no personal animus against Mr. Dawson will he apparent to any me who may have read a paragraph in tho local t'oluinns of our issue "of Btn insla, t, headed "Disturbance at Lelopa." In re gard to t!:o person namod Lord who makes the charges against Mr. Dawson, though ho was residem in Apia for w-v nil mouths, we have no knowledge of I ■ > ■ sterling qualities ascribed to Itim by tiie article in tho Bulletin. Tho only thing that.werecall by which Lord distiuguishc I himsalf while here was an assault up n the U.S. Consul in the latter* own u'fiee. and which highly incensed thoeommur.iiy, and might have resulted in an application of Lynch law but for the well-know;, adhesion of our people to the forms of tho more regularly constituted authorities. Claims Commission*.—At (he Courthouse, Matafele, on tiie 17th, I Oil), and 21st inst, in accordance with an advertisement which appeared in our columns, the Commissioners (Captain Zembseh, Imperial German Consul - General; T. M. Dawson. Esq., U.S. Consul: raid .1. 11. Graves, Esq., tier Brittauic Majesty's Consul) appointed for the investigation of claims preferred by foreigners for damages done to their property within the neutral territory during the late civil war. held sittings. We uru nor, in possession of a full list of the claims or award?, hut we imderstan 1 that Mr. F. Cornwall, of Fasotootai, was awarded five hundred dollars as compensation for produce stolon from his land at Fa'enla, and fifty dollars for a valuable cow which was maimed, while hostilities were in progress. Courtis Christi.— This festival of the Roman Catholic Church wan observed with all the Customary ceremonies at the Church of th-j II.C. -Mission, Apia, on Thursday last. , Uxfoiituxatk.—Wo seem to have tbeen specially unfortunate in out- last 'issue. Already, us will be soon from 'our colums, we have, in justice to a (•gentleman hero, deemed it. our duty to make au explanation, and now it would {appear that another gentleman feels hiintsclf aggrieved by a reference made in •..our last week's edition. We did no! refer to tiiis gontlemin in our article. IVe have already stated thul we cor.-si-Jlcr that tho act with which he was fcharged in IH~, i was tho act of the coni; jform of imprisonment to wiiiji he w-.n iimtoncod he sufibrcd for the e.ommuuitv. Ho ha- Her am. . S[ . : s m , should be considered sul'kieut bv all p-r----soris. SAMO.IX PoVItRTY !■-.-< 0,,!'.-.'..;•■-;..:.• ■■' informs us thai at "V a-: 1 ' ■ :• iow-i i the Ice end of Savaii, on th-'o/lebr.! : p. of a r.ntivo marriage a few week* . property to the value -f ri, '. !*«; !iJ.-. 820.000 ch:»:-..- ■■! is;, |«. ~• ; .;„„ ,-„ 1.; :imm. ; , : . . '' ~. ' , ; ! ," .', the grand t'o'.ai v. .;:,-, iU ,! iV cr..;' '. princess. Who shall 'iv :'..- S.iu: •: :■- arepo-.r?