In the Islands
REPORT BY ISLAND TRADER.
ON GERMAN SAMOA.
THE NATIVES RESTLESS,
(Received 10.35 a.m.) Sydney, August 25.
Captain Allen, an Island trader who arrived by the Ventura, describes a recent visit to German Samoa. He was informed of the declaration of war and told to clear. Apia (the chief tow* of Upola) is not fortified, and rifles have been distributed to the German residents. The natives are restless, and it is believed that if fighting occurs the Natives will attack the Germans, as they do not like German rule. Communication between Apia and Pago Pago hag been out off.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 6, 25 August 1914, Page 5
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101In the Islands Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 6, 25 August 1914, Page 5
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