THE SAMOA JARNT

Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1920, Page 3

THE SAMOA JARNT

AT BAB All. (r’EB PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPVIUOUT.I APIA, March Tl. Hie Parliamentary party arrived at Habii on Thursday and wore welcomed by the deputy administrator

Williams, who for twenty years, under successive occupations controlled the Island. His Is an unique personality, and general regret was expressed at. this , probable early retirement. ' ’ In the morning there was a ceremonial of kav-a, drinking, and speeches of greeting. Sir J. Allen replying, hoped that before long the islands would belinked up by wireless telephone. Tlio party visited the lava bed, a width of nine miles. The crater was visible seven miles inland. The volcano until 1911 was intermittently active and did much damage to the plantation. The lava flowed out to sea over the barrier reef. The volc.no is now quiescent. The party observed the remains of the upper storey of a church which had been overwhelmed by Hava. 11l the afternoon the native feast took place at Tlloro with dancing In the evening. The pnrtv then retu’-rod to Aniii. whore the sliin dmened its pilot and said farewell. The Mokoin then departed for Ton<m, and wlil now I reach Auckland on the 23rd. Robin and Garland arc aboard.