THE SAMOAN AWARD.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 148, 23 June 1904, Page 5

THE SAMOAN AWARD.

NEW ZEALAND CLAIMS. [I'IUtSS ASSOCIATION. 1 LONDON, 22nd June. in tho House of Commons Eurl Percy, Under-Secrotary for Foreign Affairs, stated an exchange of views regarding King Oscar's Samoan award had takon pl.ico between tho throb Governments intereKled, and a further examination of tho claims was proceeding to see howfar Hid uwartl covers them. It was further stated Unit New Zealand claims aro on the mune footing as thoso of other Britishers. Tho award given by King Oscar was published at tho end "of 1902. It arose out of the civil war which took place in Sfimoii m 1898 and 1899, owing to the livnl claims to tho kingship of Matnafa. and Mnlteroa, and w hich reHultcd in the joiut protectorate by Great Britain, Germany, nnd tho United Htntes over tho islands being dissolved. During tho military operations in the cour6e of tho civil war considerable darnnge wna done to tho properly of tho Kuropoan renidonts, and King Ofcht wm appointed arbitrator (o decide. The first ((ueittion to bfi decided wuh whethor tho military action taken by Brit tali nnd American officers was or was not warranted. Tlis Majesty hold that that action was not warranted, nnd that the British nnd United Plntos Governments wore responsiblo for tho losses. The extent to which tlio two Governmeuls wero losuonnible is now being: considered.

(Received June 23, 9.17 a.m.) LONDON, 22nd June. Tho Daily Mail's Niuchwang correspondent reports that tho Japanese artillery ambushed General Kondratovitch'a force of 8000 from Wafangkun in v ravine, iiiuo mile* Houth-cn.st of Kajpmg.