THE EUROPEAN WAR.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5352, 8 February 1916, Page 5

THE EUROPEAN WAR.

SECOND EDITION.

TROUBLE AT FIJI.

MACHINATIONS OF GERMANS.

NATIVE RISING PROBABLE.

Electric leleuianh — **» -.s Association. n «... Auckland, This Day. hip correspondent of the “Star’ says ihe native unrest existing is beginning to give concern to the • Europeans in a greater degree though there are some well-meaning people who ridicule the idea of a native rising. One or the most prominent business men of Fiji, who is friendly with many chiefs, after « two months’ trip to the Sigatoka district. issued a challenge to the Government to dispose any one of five statements .one of which is that several attempts have lieen made to wreck the Colonial Sugar Company’s train. Strong comment is made on the irecdom allowed the German traders and on the fact that not one of the scores of Germans has’ lieen interned. Ihe correspondent adds: "lo chat extent Gorman machina- . , arG behind the native unrest it is oifheult to estimate but a few people in Fiji are now inclined to think Inat the Teutons are the inspirators or tlie native prayers for German victories, the native belief in many districts that the Germans are bound to win arid the disrespect on the part, of tlio natives for tho (•ovprnmeTit of Fiji.