THE SAMOAN PARTY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12011, 13 March 1920, Page 5

THE SAMOAN PARTY.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received March 12, noon Apia, March 11 The Parliamentary Party arrived at Sabaii on Thursday and were welcomed by Deputy Administrator Williams, who, for twenty years under successive occupations, controlled the Island. He is a unique personality, and general regret is expressed at hia probable early retirement. In the morning there were ceremonial kava drinking and speeches of greeting. Sir J. Allen, replying, said he hoped that before long the islands would be linked up by wireless telephone. The party visited a lava bed, a widt.h of nine miles. The crater was visible seven miles inland. The volcano until 1911 was intermittently active, and did much damage to plantations. The lava flowed out to sea over ' the barrier reef. The volcano is now quiecsent. The party observed the remains of the upper storey of a church which had been overwhelmed by lava. In the afternopn a native feast took place at Talolo, with dancing in the evening. The party then returned to Apia where the ship dropped her pilot and said farewell, and the Mokoia departed for Tonga. She will now reach Auckland on the 33rd.