SAMOA

Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1930, Page 5

SAMOA

SETTLEMENT EXPECTED

MR SLIPPER RELEASED

(By Telegraph—Press Association).

WELLINGTON, .March 9

Prior to his departure from Wellington yesterday, the Prime Minister announced the receipt- of advice from the Administrator that at the meeting with the Mau on .Saturday (Friday Apia time), the Mau presented a list of 17 points, to which the Administrator replied in general terms. Subsequently 20 “wanted” men voluntarily marched in a body to the police station. These men are in custody.

In these circumstances it is anticipated that the cruiser “Dunedin” will leave Apia shortly. In the meantime the body of 260 police at Trentham will be held together, pending a final settlement in Samoa, which now, appears to he probable.

Hon Mr Cobbe lias left Apia- by the Tofua, and is clue at Auckland on March 17t-h.

Mr T. B. Slipper, solicitor, has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of New Zealand against h ; s sentence, and has been released on bail.

CONFERENCE OVER. APIA. March 7. The conference between the Admin istrator and the Man has finished. The Mail still adhere to their determ’nation not to forego their Alan organisation. The truce is to he lifted at eight o’clock on Saturday morning. To-day at 2 p.m. three hundred of the Al.au and the Head Chief Famnuina marched through Apia from Araimoso to the police station at Apia and surrendered the eighteen “wanted” men to he dealt with in court on Saturday morning. The Administrator proposed a meeting in about three weeks’ time, with four of the chiefs, Mntanfn. Malietoa. Faumuina. and Tuimalealifano, and others, to discuss matters in the territory, which is quiet at present.