Creating Scene
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Samoan Faipule Fined For
From Our Own Correspondent.
Apia Dec 23
A LEADING Samoan Faipule, Auta gavaia, of Palauli. Savaii, who is a member of the Samoan Parliament and a leading orator of his district, re cently invaded the office of Mr. A. Schaaf fhausen, of the Public Works Department, and demanded gelignite for fishing pur poses. Meeting with refusal, he created a scene in the office, using obscene langu age and threatening the official with his walking stick. He seemed to be under the influence of alcohol and had to be forc ibly removed from the office by police.
Charged with the use of threatening and insulting language, whereby a breach of the peace might have been occasioned, the Samoan chief appeared in Apia High Court, and was sentenced to two fines of 10/- each.
Mr. W. Potter, a well-known Madang planter, who had been for 17 years at Boroi estate, died at Bogia mission sta tion, New Guinea, on December 13.