Samoa.
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Land Dispute In
One Native Dead.
From Our Own Correspondent APIA, December 30.
A SERIOUS dispute occurred in Ma tauto Uta, Western Samoa, on the night of December 13 and resulted in the death of one of the participants and severe injury to about a dozen others from knife, spear and axe wounds.
An argument about a native land title led to the fight, during which a native, Tuaimato, received a fatal blow from an axe.
Eleven Samoans were charged before Chief Judge Luxford on December 22 with being concerned in the affray. Tolo, one of the men, is charged with the murder of Tuaimalo. Two others were sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment: and charges against the others were dismissed.
Eteuate, who was sentenced to three months for having possession of an au tomatic pistol, said he bought it about four years ago from a man on a ship for £10.