The Samoan War
[>BB TTNITKD PBBBB ASSOCIATION, j Auckland, Sept. 8. Further; details of the Samoa n war state that the Germans have been carry* ing on high -handed previous to the culmination of the embroglio. On declaring war the German Compdore landed a force of 250 men each from the war vessels Olga, Carols, and Sophia, in all 700 men,, and took possession of Samoan Govern* ' ment House. They broke into the Miss aion House of the London Missionary Society, ami several. pother housei.; The German flag having been hoisted, a force, of about 400 men, with fixed bayonets headed by a band, marched through the town, nnd returned to Government Hou.«e when the majoriy of them were sent back to their ships, leaving a guard and patrol parties on shore. On August 25th the Carola returned to Apm with Tamasese on board and he was saluted by the Commodore's ship and installed as king. A massacre is feared, and the schooner Lily, which arrived in Suva, was despatched by the English and American residents of Samoa at the cost of 1000 dollars to secure a man«of»vvar.
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Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 35, 10 September 1887, Page 2
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188The Samoan War Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 35, 10 September 1887, Page 2
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