SAMOAN AFFAIRS
QUIETER CONDITIONS PREVAIL. MAU ACTIVITIES RESTRICTED. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, May 14. Fifty-eight Royal Marines from the Dunedin and the Diomede, who were replaced by the New Zealand Military Police, returned from Samoa on Sunday by the Tutanekai. The officers accompanying the party were Commander Godfrey of the Diomede and Captain Bowring of the Royal Marines on H.M.S. Dunedin. Reports from Samoa indicate that the conditions were considerably quieter last month and that the activities of the Mau had been noticeably restricted. The natives were considerably impressed by the arrival of the Military Police, but the reception of six New Zealand constables sent to Apia recently was less cordial. They were openly insulted in the streets and one constable was forced to take strong measures with two natives who approached him in a threatening manner. The native who questioned the constable’s authority attempted to attack him and was knocked down, as was another native who joined in.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19280515.2.15
Bibliographic details
Southland Times, Issue 20487, 15 May 1928, Page 3
Word Count
160SAMOAN AFFAIRS Southland Times, Issue 20487, 15 May 1928, Page 3
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Southland Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.