FROM BRITON TO GERMAN.

• *•-:•- ■■?■]* T^~~ — *~ — : — -. ••• ' ' 'GERMAN PROTECTORATE OVER SAMOA. HOISWG THE IMPERIAL EAGLE. APIA, March 7. Thursday, March 1 (says the "Samoai Weekiy Herald"), will be long remembered by the people of Samoa as the day on -\rh_c_: the Imperial German flag was hoisted — the day on which the undisputed rule cf Germany commenced over the islands of Upolu, Munono. Apolima, and Sa.vaii. At ...nc ■o'clock a detachment of bluejackets \va* lan .4-rA;-fi'om H.I.G.M.S. Cormojr,in anu formed in front of the German School. Tin procession,, then formed,. and head ed by .the band from . -the i Coi tooran,.' the .bluejackets.. . followed, b fhe members of the Concordia Club with the. children from, the L.M.S., Marist Sisters', Mariist Brothers', and, the Weslej-ian 'schools, all nicely dressed and carrying ban hers, led v by the A£ia Brass Band in.kharki uniforms,' marched to'Mulihuu. " This was' foUcwed by the natives from all" parts oi tho islands, who had come to witness tkt ceremony. We should say that fully 5000 ua-tivfis were present. Tbe Governor, Dr Solf, Captain Emsmann (of H.I.G.M.S. Cormoran). -with the German Consul Girunow, his Lordship Bishop Broyer, with Vice-Consul Knippingr. Captain Tilley (of the United States transport Aberanda), Father Meyer, the Rev J. W. Hills, Consul-General O-sborn (United States), H.B.M. Consul Hamilton Hunter, w;th several officers, took up their positions near the. flagstaff. The Governor then said m German, of which the following i__ a translation:. — • • - ! "To all now present, Citizens of Apia, i I "J- ab J tttnts of Samoa,— l fulfil the honourI able duty of making known to you the Im- , Penal proclamation by virtue of which his I r L J - 3 1 S J . t ' T ,*- h he, c Em peror, in. the name and on I wsMli-of the Empire, has been pleased ;to declare the islands of Upolu, Sava-j, Ma'nono \ and Apohma to be a. German colony." | -. „ IMPERIAL PROCLAMATION. ~ l._ The Eng.ish translation wording of the * Irtii^ial -proclamation was as follows:- --| ■ We, Wilhelm,; by the grace of God Ger- : man Emperor, King of Prussia, etc , etc . hereby declare and make known to all nersons: v I "The Government.-; of the United States -of America and of Great Britain, havina re Tamo? 1 ? their rig ht in -the fata3TsS_ bamoan Group situated west of the 171 }**■ , west longitude Greenwich Ueg iof t^V^' J , n the name «nd on behalf ?«n mpi ?' ? laco these is] ™^ under our , Imperial protection and rule I "In witness whereof we have hereunto set. oxny hand and the Imperial sea! ° 17U, dJ , v'n a f?y b6PtUMtock ' Ca^e'on the .17th day of February, 1900. (Signed) Wii j SPEECHES BY THE GERMAN OFFI- ' n , n CIALS. . „ !- 0 . imt Grunow said in German «f ™i,- i this is a translation • «tv "' . whlch ■ W :■&£?%_? __*gfi* M?i«y handed to Dr Rnlf „„ i A _. .°* (Fla<r is I TheGov"Lf^rioU^^ E ~™-> ' man:— "By orfpvnn- said in Ger- > Peror I nor? declare /hi' M" 3^ the Kl»---man teiritoV an] t£ cJ^^ to be Geroow receive from thrh?T a Y wW <* * Gel-man AL^Con JP ds J* *f? : forth shall w^eoveTtLe^ T^"* henqe■of German So4SS,t?, I* S, £ V°^ .commander of the Sor^™^ ; - A -SPEECH IN SAMOAX *£££'$___• gr»- -• -native's present »ft„ w v x" nu ™ ber of Father Meyer? hetfess "d S' C^!? b - V I the Benediction. The R ev f V^T 6 I chairman of the L \l< £l , Hllls ' drejjed- the na^v^afd iafce s" T t cinldren of the L \T S ,„,i « pra > ers - , The Km ««»mp.i.i-__eM tai by Mr ™ M_ffi^« » nas lost his life and lies buried, and where 1 Germ.n S Th nd ' S Ge / ma t n md *& remain fS /o TVOl '? S Qlour most Gracious j .Emperor, and Sovereign have been fulfilled Our comrades who lost their lives fighting Thfffl°% Wrt hen r f €forth German sdh The islands are German, and will regain to be Gei-man. To 5, Majesty our most gracious Emperor and ■ oHhIT We ° We th ? favo «able settlement of tje Samoan question. Let- us train our children and grandchildren in such a way thaf their fear of God, their faith?ufi LtWl m P eror ' and love of the i fatherland may last un to their dav of I Emtt God /^\ "3 *™Z be 7 love°d ' Emperor and his house. Long live our '• Sracious Emperor and -Sovereign " | ; FERVENT SPEECH BV*_tf ATJtfp K Mataafa then rose, and speaking in the Samoan language, said: -I wish to declare my gladness and great thankfulness on this ;very dav. Thanks be to the God of Heaven for His continual love to oiir •Samoan Islands. Great thanks to his Majesty the German Emperor in that he has declared the taking care of -Samoa under his rule. Thanks that it is now made known and is now come to pass (that* there is a Chief (who . » Governor, of Samoa. ! Ahaiiks to the Sovereign Lady of Britain. And thanks to the President- of America. J. or they have made and ' appointed this agreement, which is appoinred and which is known certainly this dav. We obey and: pay respect to the * rule of his Majesty the German Emperor. I also speak of the greatbenefits to be derived by the Samoan children in the future with the grand schools we now have in Samba. . I am sorry of the de.jr departed ones who are nofc present-to behold this glorious -day, Samoans, Tumua, and. Pule lova naturally (one another) ; cease from variance. I place (before you) the saying of the Holy Scripture, the root of my address, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." May the Kaiser live. May the Governor live. May all Samoa be happy. THE PROCEEDINGS ON THE SECOND I DAY- ; MATAAFA AND TAMASESE SHAKE | n HANDS. On Friday (says the correspondent of the " Sydney Morning Herald ") the Governor ! received a loyal address from the London ; Missionary Society, and also a valuable present of books, including the " History of the London Missionary Society," a handsomely bound copy of the Samoan Bible, and numerous other books in the Samoan language, written by the missionaries for Samoans. After this the schools and college students assembled, and walked in procession from Apia to Mulinuu, Mr Hills being marshal of the procession.' It -w«s a most imposing sight, and the most imprei sive and dignified of all the events that took place. To begin with, the students and -pupils numbered some 700, and they had carried out the instructions, so that all appeared in white, Malua having a small black tie, Leulumoega a black sash, the district schools a red sa'sb. The three German colours blended well in the schools. The banners of tbe L.M.S. were excellent. First the L.M.S. 1830, white; then (2) the L.M.S.. three doves and olive leaf on. a blue ground, beautifully worked by Miss Ffrench and Miss Jolliffe ; (3) the German nag ; (4) the Malua banner, inscribed with the date*. 1844, and motto, "For Jesus and His Church/ and the names of the founders, the Revs Turner, Hardie and Nisbet ; (5) motto, "All we are brethren (jn Samoan) ; (6) Papauta banner with several emblematic designs; sun, cross, crown, etc., and motto. "The Warrior band for Jesus " : (7) the German flag •- (8) the Leulumoega banner with emblematic coat of arms, Bible, spade and hammer ; (9) the Ger-

imtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm p. _ '■-<...,. ,1 I man flag ; (10) the Malua district school ban--1 r.-r; (11) the Faaialejeeaga distri.t- ' school banner ; .-.' >(-12) FaleaUli district school bitnheri (13) , .Matautu district school banner ; and 1 (1.?) the Apia district school banner. The day school belonging to the Misses Armstrong joined in and followed Papauta in the procession. The Governor was receiving Samoan siva-s ;.?>ng dances) etc., but on the arrival of the L.M.S. he ordered the space to be cleared, md Mr Hills at once marched his immense li.:e and formed into a solid square, after murching past the Governor. Then Miss Schultze mounted a chair, and led off the i chorale, "Lobe den Herren den Machtigeii Eoenig ds-r Ebren." Following this came the German National Anthem; " Heil diir i«i Siegerkranz," both of which were excellently rendered -by the .three^schools. and- mission, forming a "choir of 350 voices. Then 3lr Hills called.for " Hochs to Kaiser Wilhelm,'* which- were 'the loudest and best given during.the whole of the proceedings at Mulinuu. ihe Govternor stepped'fbrward and thanked Miss Schultze, , and -then -ithe .procession re-, formed. and .returned to the mission com-* pound. The Governor is to-day meeting tlie principal chiefs a»d exp'.a'iiiihg hib policy*t<.them, although he told us that the Emperor had not yet made known the policy to be pm-sued in Samoa. Mataafa and Tamasese shook hands beneath the flag, and the former made a speech on the occasion. So for ever departed oamoan independence. A SAMOAN FEAST. The Samoan " Weekly Herald " says : At 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon a Samoan feast was given to the natives, when a> number of speeches were made by the chiefs, and -an address presented to the Governor, who replied in a suitable manner. DEPUTATION TO THE NEW GOVERNOR, Earlier in the morning a deputation from the Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, consisting of .th? Rsv Oolin Bleazard (chairman), Rev M. 'Bom brick, and a number of native pastors and teachers, waited upon Dr Solf, the Governor, at his residence, Mulinuu, to offer pongratu'.ations to him upon his xippoihtment Ho the Govir norship of the group by the Emperor. The deputation expressed the hope and prayed that the Almighty would' be pleased to grant the Governor physical health and strength, and also impart to him wisdom and ability • to so govern those people and this group, that they, the deputation, might be able to rejoice in soon seeing the inhabitants of thess fair islands dwelling in quietness and prosperity. The Governor made -a suitable reply, in which he expressed his -thanks to the deputation and his pleasure at meeting representatives of the Society. He a!so expressed the wish that the difficulties and differences of the past would be forgotten and forgiven, and that all would be found working for the benefit of the people in matters moral, spiritual, and educational. PRESENTATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR. A procession representing the Wesleyan Missionary Society, composed of the English missionaries, Revs C. Bleazard and M. Bembrick, the native ministers, catechistsj teachers, and students of the institution at Lufilufi, marched to Mulinuu to the Governor's residence, and after presenting a gift of food t-o him the students sang some hymns and songs. One or two exercises in drill were gone through, also a new song composed specially for the occasion was sung tc one of their hymn tunes, and was rendered very nicely. ADDRESS TO THE GOVERNOR. The following address was presented by the missionaries of the London Mis_ionarv Society to his Excellency Dr W. H. Solf", on his appointment by his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Germany to be the first Governor of Samoa :— " Your Excellency,— We, the missionaries of the London Missionary Society stationed in- the Islands of Upolu and Savaii, gladly embrace this' early opportunity granted us by your Excellency to offer our heartiest congratulations, to you on your appointment to fill the onerous and important position of first. Governor of these islands recently added to the possessions of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Germany. We desire 'to express our deep satisfaction that the three Treaty Powers have arrived at a definite conclusion, and settled the future government of these islands*, thus terminating a mo_t unsatisfactory and disastrous period of social and political unrest. We may remind your Excellency of the statement made by us before the High Commission dn May* last to the effect — 'That in our opinion the Berlin General Act had failed to establish a strong central authority in Samoa that could command the respect" of the people. . . . and that any possible native Government would be powerless to cope with the difficulties which the absence of Governmental control dn the greater part of Samoa for so many years has created.' " We heartily welcome your Excellency not only as the honoured representative of his Imperial Majesty, but as the inaugurator of a Government -which shall bring law and order and be for the great- good of all sections of the people within your Excellency's jurisdiction. We need scarcely express the hope that in all the future relations between your Excellency and the representatives of our society in Samoa this most desirable end may be promoted and accomplished. We would especially call your Excellency's attention to the fundamental rule of our society that its agents are required to maintain a position of strict neutrality and non-interference in all political matters. This principle we have endeavoured loyully and faithfully to maintain, and we desire to assure your Excellency that this principle will continue to guide us in all departments of our work. The great object of the society's, work is the evangelisation of the Samoan people and the Christianising of . their customs*, and institutions.. To promote "tliis pbj pet large: educational institutions iave beert long established fcr the nvental and . moral . advancement of; the youngi and an extensive church organisation instituted for the spiritual welfare of the people in general. . . Our native .pastors and tjeachers are bound by the s^e^ regulations as - ourselves in regard to hon-interfererice i in politics, and this fact was clearly demonstrated in the recent conflict which unhappily divided the country by the acceptance in both camps of their spiritual ministrations, and by a general mutual respect for their persons andi property. "We have appended to this address a statement of the nature and extent of the operations of the London Missionary Society in the Group. We feel sure that your Excellency will give to this . statement the attention its importance merits, and that you will thereby form a first estimate of the work which has been done in Samoa, and which for upwards of a century played so important a part in the amelioration and development of the Islands of the South Pacific. We venture to beg your Excellency's accpetance of the two volumes comprising the history of the society, and), also a selection from the numerous books w-hich have been written by the society's missionaries .in Samoa for the Samoan people, including a specially bound copy of the Holy Scriptures in the Samoan language. . "In conclusion-, we would again assure your Excellency that it will ever be our aim to give loyal and hearty support to the enactments of his Imperial Majesty's Government in all the measures which, in your wisdom, are made for the advancement of this people. We believe that ail the religious and educational work Avhich is done in all countries wherever the society's missionaries are at work, and which we hope still to carry on in Samoa, will assist in furthering the aims which the Imperial Government ds known to have before it in all lauds of the German Empire. We assure your Excellency that.it will be our constant endeavour to inspire in the people a spirit of loyalty and - enlightened co-opera-tion in the maintenance of law and order. " May it be given to your Excellency to inaugurate for Samoa the peace and ■ pro- j sperity so long desired by residents of j , these islands. ]

- — v "With our loyal assurances we are your Excellency's humble servants.. . ; *'On behalf .'of the Samoan' distript committee of 1 the London "Missd-cnary Society (signed), J; W. HILLS (chairman), J. E. NEWELL (secretary)." The proceedings of the day were brought to a olose by a ball held in the Apia Publio Ball. During the evening (the " Governor was entertained ahd presented with a cordial address prepared by the ball committee. During the festivities on* Fnday the Govenor, Dr Solf, paid a high tribute to the London Missionary Society when he remarked :— " I am sure that a society that can bring lorward at such a short notice such a fine "body of clean -looking and wellbehaved young people must be a. good element in any land." Our Samoan correspondent writes : — " By the next visit of the mail steamer we, r ,Tutuila atid Manua, shal. be entirely American, ' Stars' and Stripes ' flying, wharf finished, and United Stet.es laws. . ;T*he officials here, naval and otherwise, a.re very agreeable, and I have no doubt that we here, onyTutuila Manua, will pet on 'very well with our- .new friends and. rulers."