GERMAN PROCEEDINGS AT SAMOA.

Press, Volume XLI, Issue 6054, 10 February 1885, Page 2

GERMAN PROCEEDINGS AT SAMOA.

[PBKSa ASSOCIATION TKLHQBAM.J AUCKLAND, February 9. A Samoan correspondent, writing under date January 28th, saye, after the mails which were brought from New Zealand and San Francisco had been delivered from the schooner which brought them on shore from the steamer, a force was seat on shore from the German man-of-war in. port, and it paraded the etreet of Apia, in order to intimidate the Samoans. Next morning four boatloads of men landed and took possession of the piece of land where the King resides, and erected a flagstaff and built a sham redoubt. Webber, who is at the head of a big German firm here,, sent a number of colored laborers to do work while the men who were landed from, the man-of-war furnished the working party protection by posting sentriee aQ round. This parade went on till sundown. It ie stated here that the arrival of Jons Lnndon has been the immediate cause of this flutter, and at any rate the authorities here requested London to take his despatches to that portion of the Natfree who are most likely to be influenced by the Germans. He started for an interview with an interpreter in a whaleboat one night, and they reached their destination next morning. Lundon had a long con* versation with Mahu, the king-maker. He told Lundon, in the presence of a large meeting, that he would go to New Zealand with him, and would eign the petition drafted by Tole at Groy's request. The petition was sent to Lundon eighteen months ago. Persons in whose employ he then was forbade him to get any signatures, them Lundon gave Mahu the petition. He said he would get missionaries to translate it. The Fleetwing schooner will leave in five days from now with a deputation from Parliament and the King to New Zealand je annexation. Hope you will support their mission. The Fleetwing ought to be in Auckland about the 20th February. She will carry the Samoan flag before leaving. A resolution will have been passed in the Samoan Parliament, and approved by the King, praying for annexation to New Zealand.