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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3097, 7 January 1889, Page 2

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Supreme Court Sessions. Wellington, Monday. At the Supreme Uourt Criminal Sessions this morning, the principal point in the Chief Justices address was, with reference to the case where the constable shot the man White in the wrist,"when endeavoring to arrest him upon a charge of horse stealing. White presented the gun at the constable and then endeavored to escape under its cover, as he turned, the coiistable fired at the gun with the intention of disabling it or making White drop it, He hit White on the wrist and the man was then secured. The Judge laid it down, tb.it the constable under the circumstances was quite justified in what he did. John Young, a Grand Juror, not being presont when his name was called was fined £5. ; Harcourt, a common juryman, for a simila ■ offence, was also fined J65.

White's trial is now proceeding, Maud Martin has been acquittf for passing a valueless coin,

Acquittal of HoppyWellington, Monday. In the Supreme Court this morning no bills were returned against William Hoppy for indecency. ■ j . ,- ; • ! .'' Fatal Accidents, Oamabu, January 6. John Dowhurst, who has lately been acting as a private tutor at Omarama, fell out of an upstairs window at the Criterion Hotel early this morning, and died shortly afterwards, •;■-:''..'.-.. • ■"• ' ■ A ; mnn named Alexander Beattie was found drowned in tho Awembko 'Creek yesterday afternoon. No particulars as to the occurrence are yet to hand, Auckland, Menday. A two-year-old daughter of Mr Fred Horsmann of Wuitukerei was accidentally drowned in a creek to-day. Still in Suspense. Wellington, Monday, The Cabinet meeting wuiob was to have been hold to-day to decide Judgeship 'and-.Railway Commissionership, will not be held owing to tiio absence of soyoral Ministers who are expected to arrivo to-morrow. A Troublesome Crew. Auckland, Wednesday, • Three of the crew of the Swedish barque Arskar (which had trouble with her crew at Samoa and came to Auckland with'a now crew) refused to sail again, and were,-sentenced to 12 weeks' imprisonment ■ to-day, The men. alleged that tho forcastle-was not fit to live in, and taat the barque was worse than a pigstye, ' THE SAMOAN WAR. Exciting State of Affairs.

5 (Per b,B Mariposa.) t ' AucEtiAND, Saturday. » News by the mail steamer shows j that great excitement prevails' in SLmoa consequent upon the engage- . meu't between the Germans and i Mataafa's army. The Captain of the i German warship ( Olga, having inti- • mated ihathe wo'uld .take'peaceful i Bteps to put'm end to the native war, the British and American: warships did "not interfere with his movements.- On Tuesday, 18th Decern-, her, the Olga, having previously carried 200 of Tamasee'ssoldiers into position near Mataafa, landed 120 more-German soldiers who were joined by plantation'soldiers from New Britain. Mataafa's force being now between Germans on one side, and Tamasso's army on the other, retired before the Germans, who then fired, killing; a Samoan '.. chief and. his son, The Samoans returned the lire when 20 Germans were killed and "80';. wounded, New Britain boys-bolted, and the Germans with their' numbers sadly reduced, had no) alternative fob retreat to the boats of the Olga* They afterwards ;shelleil Mataafas position, but only three were killed and two : wounded. : One of the • Germans i killed was a lieutenant, and another officer was wounded;,": rlapoan loss not i assert ;thatthey.were,flred, ; ,upon and ■ are'determined to.iorush.'Mataafa, The British and imerioan - : warships < are getting in fighting trim, and a ' gun from the Nipsies has been placed I in front of the' United. States con- ' sulate with a party of blue, jaokets'on < gjard. On.' the 22nd December, the I German Con;uT issued a proolama- 1 -.turn calling mi ~Mataafas..people; I to -bring-j their : arnie ;%>< bpaid '-• of one-i'oi \m^Gmm i !

lf^biß^i9.'vjibt-:iol)eyed ; flli6":prb- ■ ■ the "warship'would slieU-; tl]et;town s;ipp6sed;torbe,vAt b6 the three Cbtistils, Leld preGerman Consul proposed tliis,-but'the others disagreed,■■• Mataofos .lias received a, summons from the German Consul to .surrender on; board ;.theGerlhan;wttrshipi. "His Ijfo is promisetTtobe liberty; is' not'guaranteed,' This lie refused to do, and the Olga -there: upon-steamed' off io Mataafagalete and Jjombarded : the ■ .tbwh,:' throwing about thirty shells,, after.whioh a party of sailors landed and burned the town. No insistence was offered. The British consul issued a'circular to the British resideutsadvisiug thqni to s'eu'd their wives, and ; children :on board H.M.S. • Eoyalist or to the British Consulate. Many \ availed themselves of this opportunity by going on board .the Royalist, but the ineu remained behind; to look after their property, ■ The town of .Apaiau is in a terrible state of Al} the closed and spina of the"Germans, are taking i refuge in the German warships.