SAMOAN TOUR

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1933, Page 6

SAMOAN TOUR

A FOOTBALL MATCH

CITIZENS BALL.

(Special to Press Assn, of radio), APIA, April 23

The first year •of Yaw’s injection campaign, which will be spread over three years, ha..; jost been completed and the result;; are its good as could be expected. Over seventy-four thousand injections were given by native medical practitioners, working under the direction of Doctor Ernest Hunt, chief medical officer in We stern Samoa. The campaign is being conducted by the Western Pacific Health Service, in conjunction with the Rookfellbw Foundation in Western Pacific, with headquarters at Suva. Their Excellencies visited Apia Hospital on Saturday morning and were greatly interested in the splendid work of the institution.

Ruo'by football, as rdaved in Samoa, was witnessed by Their Excellencies on Saturday afternoon. The groir’d. unfortunately, was in bad condition owing to recent heavy rains and tile temmeratui rviis eigbtv-fiv-e degrees in the shade. Tho visitor* wwo welcomed bv Father D/emel, who expressed the hope that when Samoa was ready to send a team to New Zealand. they would have t'i-. assistance of the administration, perhaps to the extent of granting them free passages in the Maui Pomare.

Lord Blodislee paid a tribute to the standard of play and spirit of sportsmanship shown. He would make it clear to the football authorities in New Zealand that tho game wr:;

developing on the right lines. He hoped tlie Samoan Union would make a satisfactory arrangement with tfjre Maui Pomare for passages, and that a team of Samoans would play loading teams in New Zealand. The referee in the senior game. Brother Bernadinc. was formerly of Christ-, church.

The citizens’, .ball at night was a brilliant .success. '-There was a large a t third a 11 c<>, t!iorouglily -ropresen-tative of the community.

Torpedo Lieutenant "Ryan of IT.AT.S. Diomede; is remaining at Apia to undergo an ono'-atiort for aomndieitis.