THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1880.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 4, Issue 168, 16 October 1880, Page 2

THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1880.

r*l.ota—Tim lover* of p.-ilolo, and I tV*po:tnf fMehinp lhe.«o Hide worm* t ■which risn Annually from the reef*, nro i 10m nded that it will he necessary for » them to Vie out at tlio reef openings He- e | fciu daylight "ii Friday next in order to tl .grad v t wir .tastes. ' p

Natjts Amiaj.—\ s“'tlc- , hxho. arrived fiiia Si“isli doting tit*- latter J*itt of the weak, has kindly furnished us with the following information concerning the native war now being carried on upon that island:—On Friday, October ' Stli, the King Party took three fort ’rom the Old Party, during which the 1 latter lost twelve killed and n large number wounded, .some of whom have since died. One of the killed was a ,woumn The King’s forces had six killed nod seveial wounded. A report ] that Tuis had been one of the killed on i the King’s side Ims proved to be false. [ On Sunday last the Safolulafai people j occupied the bush and roads in order ; to surround the Old Party and preyen! | them from going to the Salailna d.strict. ‘The King endeavoured to make peace, negotiations, bat the opposition would not receive his overtures. In consequence of this both parties arc determined to fight to the bitter end It had been rumoured that the Itu-o-Taae | people—supporters of_ the Old Party—were coming round in thirty canoes, os also a large land force, to take Amoa, but up to the time our informant left they had not put in an appearance. The Amoa people feel confident ot being able to fight their own battle against the i Itu-o-Tano if they do show up. Pftu.ic Meeting.—The public meeting called for the purpose of electing a now ' Committee for the Apia Cemetery, on Saturday evening lost, wie, postponed till the following Tuesday evening, in i consequence of the illness of the eonI vener. On Tuesday last, at S p.in., i several of the foreign residents met in the Foreign Church, Apia. Mr. Trond was voted to the chair. It having been i explained that the term for which the i existing Committee had been elected had expired, and for various reasons mmeof the i old Committee could again accept office, an entirely new Committee, comprised of the following gentlemen, was rinded : Messrs. Trood, ,1. Davis, AV. C. Dean and Netzlcr. Whilst it must be admitted [ that a. considerable improvement has been ! made by the former Committee in con* 1 verting what was wild hush into the ! present semi-civilized cemetery, still there is a great deal more to he done in order to give it a civilised appearance. 1 The ground should ho divided out into squares with say six-foot, paths around J them, ami fancy shrubs planted tbrough- ‘ out the ground, Ac. This will require ; money, and as the new Committee will , start with only about S3d they will not ' be able to do much with that. We would ! suggest, however, that as the public have not been called upon to .subscribe anything i towards this laudable object for a matter ! of nearly three years, the new Committee were to do this that our little community, which is noted for its liberality in such . matters, will come down handsomely. Has thk Comkt anything to do with , IT ■ —Recently most extraordinary and unseasonable -weather lias been experienced in various parts of onr globe. This, Professor Proctor says, must he expected as being consequent upon (lie fact that certain mcteorieal bodies arc getting inti close proximity to the son. Be that as it may the Now South Walt** pc. p'e have lately been experiencing mid - summer - weather in the middle of winter, and we aro getting wot, muggy, unhealthy i weather at that period of the year when i cool breezes and eclubvions weather gone-1 rally is experienced. During the past! week the weather lias been so extremely muggy and unhealthy that several eases of dysentery and other sicknesses have made their appearance in onr midst in consequence. We have only about a month to go before onr usual “wet” season sets in, and should this kind of weather continue till (ho cud of that season, we prophesy, if ho can stand up to it, that there will he plenty ot work for our local medico at least. | Oin Mrstctp.M, Bo.\nr>.—Until the I tax collector presented himself to the tax payer during the past week or two, with the request that he would pay the current quarter’s rates, little or nothing has been heard from that ri speeled b. dy forsometims past. However, we can fnrgivethcm for the ennui displayed of late, for we know Unit no man will do more than he is actually obliged during tim existing state of the weather. But so soon as they feci themselves sufficiently able 10 cope with the business of iho Municipality, we suggest that they should make another trial to bring forth a |Trcspass Regulation. Wei say another because we are given to understand flint the members of tbe Hoard have already passed one or two such regulation* through their department, j hot for some reason, at present unexplained, they Were thrown out by the Consular Membeia, of the Board. Tim necessity which exists for a regulation of this nature must life admitted on all sides; especially is this felt upon enclosed ’ [ lands. Ihe natives aro becoming sodarim* nod impudent that they will not take a high road if by breaking through or sealing tT fence they can make a short cut. Privacy in one’s own house is a thing scarcely to be looktd for. Wo urge upon iho Municipal Board (he necessity of is-uing as soon as p-ndble a regulation of the nature we have mentioned, beemisc if something of this kind is tot soon done it will he necessary for those who have cliche ■ d land? oiti i r to hftvo n revolver always on hand, 0,keep a good dog with tbarp teeth ,In such ft ease an mu* complication* ••■mild ensue between tin* foreig-er’* hinniv sr, 1 that of tlm tiv* passer’s, which it w* aid he well to lives'.

Accidental Bkoc vino. —On .» mor-nr.g last the r.-pmtn of the scsaiw Elise aad i very nairow escape "i.ii au life through hem.* acciueath’ wounded by a ball from k . alie particulars are that the captain look hh> revolver, » few days ago, u> Mr. Schuyler, engineei it the boats.he Hamids and I'niutagetGcsellsolmft, to hoe some slight icpah • effected. Upon the ifim atng above men.; , tinned liif captain called to take his revolver away. The engineer, in order to demand i ate that the revolving gear : v.as in goad trim, commenced pulling the trigger, when, to tin; surprise yf both I parties, one of the chambers discharged a I bull into the captain’s left shoulder, striking his collar hone. Dr. Funk was soon in attendance and quickly extracted tiioi hah and iK-sse-i the '■‘•-mud. whicit, for i tunnteiy, .s not a Very .icier • "no. had j ; it struck an incli -oe'er down, cue doctor! rays the accident would have proved fatal. The bull, when extracted, was i found to be somewhat dented whore it: struck the bone. Notwithstanding tho | frequent warnings given by the number j of accidents which happen through tho j ' careless use of firearms, it is astonishing i that men will not be more careful in j trying those dangerous weapons. It ■ would be just as easy and far mold sale to point the weapon to the ground, ns it is to level it at a man, and it would he far wiser for tho man pointed at to get nut of the road than stand looking at the weapon. Municipal Court. The following eases have been dealt with in the above Court, before It. ] lethvrington. Esq., Municipal Magistrate, and ileisuke, I Native Magistrate, since dUtb Septem- ! Iter:—On .September iWtb, Puputolo i was sentenced to pay a fine of So or go to gaol with hard labour for six days. | The latter alternative was accepted.—; Mataipule was ordered to restore to Us j owner a horse which ho was charged with , illegailv detaining.—Tupu.bnd to contribute the sum of to the Municipal Treasury for selling a snider rifle. —On October Ist, Semima, Alrosa, and .lack each paid a flue of >l, $2, J 2 roll, rc.spoetivelv for assaults committed by j them.—Poipaiga ’paid a fine of for | a breach of Regulations 17 and lid.— j On the 1 dill. Tuimaln, for allowing his j horse to stray, was fined ST. which he I paid. The same defendant was charged with tho destruction of property, but the ease was adjourned for lurthev evidence.