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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 161, 28 August 1880, Page 2

flu Saturday last the schooner Edith from Auckland, via Varan, entered our harbour. Captain Hughes reports having experienced very rough weather on the trip up. The three-masted schooner Mathilde arrived in this port on Sunday la»t from Sydney after n very smart passage of fifteen days. Notwithstanding the tempestuous weather which Captain Nisson reports having met with, the Mathilde came into harbour in splendid trim. • til Thursday H.M.S. Kmerald arrivod in our harbour from Fiji. She brought to (his place U.K. Sir Arthur Gordon. Governor of Fiji; Captain Knollys, Aide-dc-Camp to His F.xcellencv: and Ilomilly, Esq.. His Excellency's Private Socrctai'y. The steamer Sudsoe took her departure from this port for a cruise through the T'iusr.l Hronp on Sunday last. The schooner .Mntbilde left our harbour for Miitautu. Snvaii. on Tuesday. She will load with copra and return to this port. Tin) «;ihooucrs Fakaofu and Fogolon have been making their usuul inter-island trips during the past week. Tim schooner Elizabeth left this harbour for Fiji, via Mulifuuua, on Saturday last. The 1,.M.5. barque John Williams returned to port from a cruise yesterday. She will remain in harbour for a few days, and thou proceed to the north-west. The Admiralty hnve issued the following notice with reference to the missing training s'lip Atalnnta :—A reward of £'J(H> will be given by the Admiralty to the first person who >;ives such information as may lead to any definite knowledge being obtained of the cause or locality of the 10-s of Her Majesty's ship Atulantn. or who finds the lirst traces of any part of her hull or equipment,