SAMOAN NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3110, 5 February 1879, Page 2

SAMOAN NEWS.

(Pxfi H.IJVL's Warship Aeiadnb.)

(Pee Puess Agency.)

Auckland, Tuesday. H.i.M.'s warship Ariadne, which arrived in Auckland yesterday, brings private advices from London to state that Governor Gordon, of Fiji, returns with increased powers. The Kev. S. W. Davis, of the London Missionary Society, has arrived at Samoa. The wife of Captain Turnbull suddenly recovered her sight after ten years' blindness. Her recovery was caused by the shock sustained in falling down a flight of siairs.

Intelligence has been received of the death of Captain Haseneflug, formerly of the German warship Augusta. A Peru Island native has been captured for the murder of bis wife.

In a quarrel between natives revolvers, knives, and axes were used, and two men were fatally wounded. , Intelligence has been received that at Pentecost Island the natives killed a European and two natives of the schooner May Queen. -

The crews of the Beagle and the schooner Sybil landed to punish the murderers. The mate of the Sybil came suddenly upon three natives. The third aimed a violent blow at the mate's head, which he partly warded off with a Snider, receiving a severe scalp wound. The mate drew his revolver and hit the native between the fyes, but the ball glanced off. The savage aimed a second blow, and the mate warded it with his left arm, which was thus disabled. Assistance came up, and fired two balls into the savage's side, but he escaped into the bush. Next day the natives reported his death. At Espiritu Sancto the natives fired on the schooner Mary Anderson, but without effect.