SAMOAN DEPORTATIONS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 16 January 1928, Page 2

SAMOAN DEPORTATIONS

- EXCITEMENT AT APIA (By Eloctrio Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association) APIA, 13th January. . Apia was simmering/With. excitement. tq-flayAuf; conriectiofri' with' .itcris. 7' Yesterday 1 300 Samoans to: Apia from Savnia and demonstrated along the beach front. Men openly'car : ried cane cutters and knives, and a few bora- guns, which were fired in the streets, also in front of the Administrator’s building. At noon everything was quiet along the beach. The Tofu a leaves at three o’clock this afternoon.

DEPORTATION A QUIET AFFAIR

APIA, 13th January. The deportation of Mr Nelson and Mr Smyth this afternoon was a quiet affair, yesterday’s ebullition apparently having exhausted the enthusiasm. Mr Gurr is remaining in Apia a week or two, when he may go to San Francisco, but will certainly be deported. Messrs Nelstin and Smyth were farewelled by the leading merchants of Apia at tho office of Morris, Hedstrom, Ltd., and at the embarkation in the afternoon 1 a.Samoan chief wished Mr -Nelson a goodjourney: to “Carry on tlnigocd work.' - There is a general feeling of relief in Apia that tho threatened thunderstorm was only a rumbling. '

MESSAGE FROM. ADMINISTRATOR.

WELLINGTON, This Da.y

The Hon. Downie Stewart, Minister for Finance,, advises that tile Administrator .at Samoa reported?by!radiogram, dated Apia, 13th January, as?follows ‘.‘Nelson and Smyth left for Tofua '• today. Parties of- Man natives came from Savaii the previous, day and made a demonstration in Apia; Loyal- natives asked tho Administrator to bo allowed to assist in case of trouble but were requested to remain at their villages.. A small number of natives were on the wharf when Nelson and Smyth left. There was no demohstration. “Tn Nelson’s farewell address to Mau naliyes on the wharf lie said. ‘Rely on me. lam going to win a victory for Samoa. I ask you to stick toi'tho Man —sticlc to it.—stick to it!’ A Samoan orator replied: 'We will try Ito carry out. your wishes, keep tho peace, and carry on the Mau forever.’