POSITION AT SAMOA

CHINESE MAY CAUSE TROUBLE

ONE HUNDRED RUSH THE GAOL

REPULSED WITH CRACKED

HEADS.

I AUCKLAND, .Sept. 30.: I The Chimese at Samoa appeared 'o be under the impression that tha change of Government wiped out the offences of iany of their fellow countrymen who> were in gaol, and finding that such was not the case, they tried to cause trouble. The facts as related by a member of the expeditionary force to his relatives in Auckland are that. there ara over 3,000 Chinese in Samoa, and the writer expresses the opinion that they may cause trouble to the authorities. He adds: — "It would not occasion any surprise if they were to break out into a revot. On the third day after our arrival, about 100 Chinese made representation

to the Governor (Colonel Logan) asking that now the Island had' changed hands, the Chinese prisoners should be released from gaol, and on receiving a refusal they made a rush to open the door by force, but were repulsed with a few cracked heads."

The spirit of the force is shown by the feet that the writer states : — "Naturally we were all sorry we had no scrap," but he adds the consolation that "We are folding- the flag- just as well, althoug-h no gflory came our way."