WESTERN SAMOA

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1932, Page 3

WESTERN SAMOA

LONDON MISSIONARY'S . IMI’RESSIONS. . - ■ LONDON, October -22. The Ro'v, Reginald Bartlett, 0.8. E- -- missionary- of' the London ■Society,' whb' was lately 'it PaP ua an d ■ nddtesod thefN<rrwich Mtotarlians" Oh thb;' .subject “’Recent '-Troub* in Samoa.” ’ ' v ' ' " : '.' '■ " ' ', • “It seemV to me,’ 1 fy<3 - ‘ - ,ia there is no work bn sound, ‘ more practical, .and of moi’o common 'sensU tlfah the work that !■= being' done' ‘by ’ o'Ur gl'oat missio/ary societies.” He thus -describes the. c'lfmax of the "‘trouble s' w th : the- Maun A young' SaniOafi} a‘ complete stranger; came #' tli6 mlssioh HW wns'a fecret messenger W a hy the Mau to ' carry 'mefesagek frohv one-.camp to an Other. “I ttalt to "help’ y ou i” he/'s-ald to Bartlett,' "Mcnft-se" ybu once he.pm me.” Tie'"took 'Mr Bartlett to camp -after camp ok'the' Samoans, - who- were sick, hungry, . arid ' mlsemble.' 'But they would' not come in rind make peace with the , ''Govefnm>nt. i '“I saw Obmmadoi'o Blake of the cruiser' DuiiUdin,” said Mr lAurUett. “He told! me- ‘the Goveimment has' giveii me ; an impossible task. Hera are my m..r iries' searching -week in and week out trying to .catcfe"the ‘Mau rind can-t Uven get -a si-ghf -of them. Mymien are - getting laAi'olute’y -sick • of - ‘ «a-moa. Tliete' is only One thing iny marines want and - that- fife to, geV-ri-fcay .from jTamoa-' and I nriveri - -see it 'Again as long ' fis they Kv«J« 7T v -• > '*«->* ' . 1 ' Mir Bartlett went on -to fey that arrangements -were ■ afterwards made' b} the 7 Minister for Defence to. send out a second expeditionary force from New Zealand.''ln the -meantime-, the young. ..studelit9: rit ’Th¥dv.M.S.- College carl' ed tp’riftptthb "Samoari Vamps- and begged if£heni : ‘^“c6lfie r ’f'ri. j'lnA-day «f<* sthdentk-pulled 'thb little Mission boa,' for ''fV'^burs'’oid’ end.- 'travelling ' round--.fhe coast' 'auid • getting- into' touch .w th •• tlie' ”Met6’ ■calfcijr's'' through th'-se villages; 1 “Orf. t'he :: of 7 the ■' of the j expeditionary ‘ f'dree ' '-from New Z«a----j larid,” 'contiri’ued- Mr Bartlett, “we ! ,were able to make ouj* way to Vafiima, whli'o Bobeft' iLouis 'Sfeverison lived, and hinded fit?’ 'secreE ! paper to th Government; toritained •• the name: ( of 35 of the ontistandmg leaders of th'1 Mau who ' had given ' their word -thfe ; they 'would come in and' m-et th'- ’ Government :on ' the morro w. W.c asW 'th p m t-o stop Sending the second expeditionary force. - It never sailed. All the ; Mau came ' in, met Mr ' Gobb,' arid the iGomrribdbwj, end peace - was.'made.’ (Applause). ' The •Commodore; said : '•'> shaTll /be sailing to-morrow '‘rind you look -out; for as v Wf, pass 'We 'shaH dip : the ' flag ' to' the 'LIM.S.”. (Apolati.se).; 1