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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 141, 19 June 1880, Page 2

DivineService—The Rev. J. Marriott, of Malua, will (D.V.) hold divine service in the Foreign Church, Apia, to-morrow (Sunday) at 10 a.m. Municipal Court. Since our last report the following crises have been disposed of by this Court.—Ou the oth instant, W. J. Hunt, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined $lO, with the option of twelve days' imprisonment. Fine paid. —On the 7th instant, Tawese, an old offender, was sentenced to twelve days' imprisonment with hard labour for being drunk and disorderly. —On the 14th, Tuato and Luatuu, the ringleaders in the disturbance which occurred at Mulinuu on the 17th inst., a notice of which appeared in our last issue, were brought up for trial. Tho Court fined Tuato §3O, and sentenced Luatua to twenty-five day's' imprisonment with hard labour. These judgments have not been carried into effect the decision of the Court having beeu appealed against. The result of the appeal has not yet transpired.—On the 16th, Manipole, who bad absconded from custody early in April last, was ordered to complete bis sentence, and further servo one week, in irons. Solonionn, on the 18th, was fined SI for allowing his horse to stray on the public road.

CaptukeofEscaped Prisoner—About the beginning of April last, a native named Manipole, who had been sentenced by the Municipal Court to thirty days'imprisonment with hard labour for an aggravated assault, after being two days in custody contrived to effect his escape. Though the police made frequent inquiry after the runaway, up till Wednesday little or nothing was known of his whereabouts. On that day, however, the fates seem to havo been against him, as the polico having learned that their man was at Mulinuu, proceeded thither, and, using a little strategy, effected a capture. Closely following on his arrest the prisoner was brought before the Municipal Court and sonto a week's imprisonment, to be served, with tho unexpired portion of his previous sentence in irons.

Tiik Weather.—During the pastwoek the weather bos l>een of a most unseasonable character. Wednesday and Thursday ' were particularly unpleasant days, tho rain falling in perfect torrents, much to tho detriment of cotton picking and copra: making, two industries which wero.pjogrowiiig favourably ..during tho previous fortnight. Tho elemental disturbances were particularly disagreeable to tho crowds who came into town to attend tho "fono" held on Mulinuu on Wednesday.