NIUE ISLAND TROUBLE.
NOT REGARDED AS SERIOUS.
FEW NATIVES AFFECTED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Sunday. No further advice has been received by the Minister in Charge of the Cook Islands, Dr. M. Pomare, in regard to the reported trouble at Nine. The unrest is not, however, regarded as serious. The suggestion that it is anti-European in character is not entertained by the Minister. It is purely a native trouble. Returned soldiers who are supporting the
administration are regarded as having a very healthy influence owing to the experience they gained in their service away from the island. It is thought thai the trouble is among only a very small part of the population. The general- body of Niue Islanders are lovable people, well disposed to the administration, i
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17794, 30 May 1921, Page 6
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129NIUE ISLAND TROUBLE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17794, 30 May 1921, Page 6
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