SHOT BY THE POLICE

Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1930, Page 11

SHOT BY THE POLICE

SAMOAN NATIVE WOUNDED ELEVEN ARRESTS MADE. MAU MOVING WESTWARD. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Jan. 24. The following cable from the Administrator of Western Samoa has been received by the Prime Minister: “Operations yesterday resulted in the finding of the camp of the main body of the Mau near the watershed of Faleasin. .The camp had recently been abandoned and the Mau had moved west,, so we are continuing to restrict their area. Eleven were secured on minor charges, but no head men have yet been captured. I regret that one native was shot by the police, yesterday and the. wound is. believed to be .fatal. I ; .fully,, realise the importance of the matter and am making full investigations and will report further, later,” . - VARIOUS STATEMENTS DENIED. REPORT FROM ADMINISTRATOR. Wellington, Last Night. _ The-text -of various statements recently made at Auckland in re&pect of the riots in Western Samoa by Mr. Hall Skelton and his associates has been conveyed to the Administrator, of Western Samoa and. his replies thereto are a series of denials of their accuracy. The replies have been, issued by the Prime Minister. ■ “With reference to the allegations made by one Polley,” said the Prime Minister, ■ “the only answer that it is necessary .to make is that from affidavits in-the possession, of the Administrator it iis clear that despite his assertions Polley’did -not see the riot at all; Mr. Hall Skelton has, of course, never suggested that he was present at the scene of the disturbance.”