SAMOAN ADMINISTRATION.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13858, 19 April 1917, Page 4

SAMOAN ADMINISTRATION.

VALIDITY OF GERMAN LAW.

(I'er Freaß Association,) AUCKLAND, April 18,

The Supreme Court was 'to-day askijd "to make absolute a deeraei '.nisi for -ft writ of haeus corpus to one Gasler, at Auckland, to procure the discharge of Albert Joseph Arlow. who was convicted at Samoa and sentenced .under German law while Samoa was;in occupation of the British. The . contention was that the Court at Samoa was improperly constituted. His Honor Justice Stringer said he supposed until peace was proclaimed, or until the annexation of Samoa was proclaimed, German law was the only law that could be recognised in Samoa. He reserved" his decision. .•.■.,-