OCCUPATION OF SAMOA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 83, 3 September 1914, Page 8

OCCUPATION OF SAMOA.

PRAISE I'KOM LONDON PRESS,

Times-Sydney Sun Special Cables. .Received 2, 5.00 p.m. London, September 1. All the papers warmly praise New Zealand for the seizure of Samoa. BRITAIN

'iEuiWKA&iiS.

EXPEDITION A 1.1. WW .i.

By telegraph,—Prege Association. Wellington', Wetlneeaay. The following official, statement uas been placed at the dimposaJ of the Pre.ii Association by bK» Kscullency title Governor:—

A telegram from, the senior naval officer of tlie Mew Zealand division to the Governor on September 1 says: "i beg to tthank yaw- iKxeellency for the kind message, whifch J. hare - coiilmimicaied to all concerned.—Marshall.''

A telegram from General Logan, 'o tie Governor on August 31 stated: 'i have Hie honor to inform. your Excellency that the expedition under any command, occupied Apia on August 31 wiitb tthe assistance of the stops of the allied! ileets. The Governor vf Samoa has surrendered himself to me and is being sent away with the prisoners to Fiji. 1 am glad to be able tlo inform, your Excellency that tJierc .wan no apposition and that there have (been no-! serious casualties since the expedition started and that 'tSio 'health of lite troops is excellent.—Colonel Logan," A telegram from the senior naval officer of the naval division ,to the Govenuor reported that "the expedition arrived at Apia on August 20 (western time). In view of the overwhelming force the Governor 'had rao choice but to give in without opposition. The landing' of the troops was ecanmenceil albout one o'clock p.m., anil waa carruxt ■out 'Wilili great- expedition, reflecting great credlit on the population, concerned. The British Hag vww hoisted on shore at 12.30 Jum. Colonel Logan took- over the comtrol from the Gorman authorities at 2.30 pjiit At 8 a.m. on August 3ft 'the Union Jack brought from New Zealand' was officially ihoistcd an.l a proclamation read in the presence (if navM and military officers naitive chinls and local residents, etc. A saJute wis fired by H.'M.S. Psyche. The German Governor was scut, with the prisoners to Suva. The German wireless station fs at . present liors de com,bat, but it is expected to be in use • shortly. The completion! of the installation taken from New Zeala-nd is expected te>-nvor-row. The new Administrator (Colonel Loigan) visited 11..M.5. Psyche and re-eftn-ed a safoite of thirteen guns.— Marshall,"

A LETTER FROM NOUMEA.

' Auckland, Wednesday.

An Auddnmler with th« Expeditionary Force writes from Noumea, on August! 22: —"Ye have arrived' tore with thn •stiiiaidron. The. Moivow&i, with troops aboard, wont aground and had ■to be lightered again. TivU cauasd quite ia delay. Wc leave '-as Boon as sh? is floated for Fiji and Samoa; then (or the fun. Crows' slept at the gvuia; a,U tine way down, Twit ejime across nothing. The Gcrtwww cut t!he ««We Jicro wtiie daya ago. We arc scouting for them now. The Fr'endi 'here- ehwred as loudly, and were grwvtly excited.