Taking of Samoa

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 87, 8 September 1914, Page 4

Taking of Samoa

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Per Press Asociation. ' ''\ mi. , Wellington, Last .Night \ " , 1 following j,, t i, e ° * >*. , ton!- MiniStCr ior Welling. 5

Sir, i ihave the honor to report timi. : having accompanied Ule A'e w ZeJfnA expedWonary lorce to Samoa, anfw ■' m« witWßßcd its mcewml j•; Si'T 410 41,8 I *&S£nSßZiT*ft' 01 (Jerman oauiwi, Ewa aWn J" oWto^8 B some agsistance to' the oflw „ d ! r i»8 the , 0 7voL andtion I have now the hJ° r , lnioTm ' • the report of^^^ A el,inßtott after Naming 15 ' ' coaat of tho -North l,!i °. ta3 l-en» »«rn«»S« lktii. there fchn / A ,? w August lor an appoJud" , 'W- 178.30, KX\TIC t ± atships were to be met h-v til roo P* eort from .New Zealand watoT^-® 3 " -Twertwsffiß &~saraarfsr£t ,a course was act fnv A cer w &cii .Oaledoniia. Owiik' tn. H u :? nea -New '■U* ot the r that I cruisers frfcharnrfiorst ami an •™ •"« unknot, toe ZTf!! to steam eaeli with LtfoL J ' a * and iiijh u A' 17th, lsth ■ .0-1 degrees <»a&t i> c £h „ *,i . oail^ c2w' , '^ a l"i„H e r ,st , 20tU ships, with Wmr escort tlwt raoiTijii.r enta-Pd th,! i i ' * 68010 iaslic wdome 'it tu enthusand V Bettl<, • t'mor, tho O.C. was enuWed f n °° V " ioi a route mareli of !M W itl lou t a 4s JUm ° f Au b -t a n a ji} I !" fe Md "tlie' Mfc ba,ttle cniiser !*wn.o fo.^'Ld"t ing to the SF ° W " t»S ptfSSt & S3R». ft '' ij,."' 1 . Has 2 having in 11. " i ' troo l»Jup all tiie ships leftXi §I>t *l"' tJifr a®«i stamed to a ' aMllom .?0-sout!li-eastern en,j ' n f i ndM yj°' U6 off thafleete, with the eS "oH- !i i 1 ,ed 1 ft « Mt U?2!i2Z j tlie survey k o „,i if ° from boa.rd to asas? in tn i Wcl ' e on I " ®, e 'ft kndug "t and a numbtsr nf c, ™ {rQm "ervicos would I>% "" ''loan chiefs, whoso tad Z after * ta «rfmg enißb 27tt, !n the m^r° a - 0,1 ' ship 3 having tal-nn ; somc of the bor for Am in i< " sl « r - August 2Sih 'owL r® & ?" moa - 0n ' part of tihe. dnv'-s ririfM r °, Ug wea t)i«r, d«nod» bit M-ad « ad t0 ha a,wndiorcgoivr kSTZS o D,en ' in tlle '" out. Oil August Oftth^ l ; < ',f essfull .V cstiTiea tinned L 1 " ,VMthw «°«- «"d the t/oovs !n Ca O". rifles, airamimiition «n(| f ' C \!;f ■ ' witJl ■and one «P their stations k vi^lftT, on> the following, di awl thoX WaS si S' I,te <I. of tho island of Tn„l & ons tiw «*•» the mZn° Xl*th, swept I,v £to£ t,„ I?™? t«'«i undfer a tog oft'rut IZ'f ' sent asJioro wiUi I ™ Pa.tev deain.tuWr* <\3 Q -A^ttiirtho terrlxoritv" I &ur render of ivhelimiig force at aa° oVer " &po>saif Urn C GoteZr U HT V sywsrt !»»'% ss ,1» di^oTaLwe'T 1 * tlwt no rmstanHo a L,,T CndW but ofl'ered. ft laiull|1 3 would bo 71 V 1 Co? Pt ! y T ,and(tho officer sa-sj e Sv? s "a. Sdi^Tnd°"pro f ov<i ~«t camp wao 01^ '» and markabl «" ' n sinwle iif o ,„,] _ ltfl out tho was of <!ent than a h°/ C 1 " >U8 a<:ci " Jul fading, and TJua sacce^ territory - t,O" , O" 0t GoriUi w» owned.* Cd cn ' dlt e » all con-

■Ooionel Logan with hi. t ~ quickly inßtollcd at rfL 1 f ta * was vwnnienfc and all- tho • T ' of Go " mnn residents ia u,. c ' lla an<l G«r* brought before liirn n ia i f re ,,P' rom P l;| y '-rovernoy ' IS) Acelleney tno on troopship iro.° that imghb wCteTtly S * l oao * Me wTs oan tiime) at 8a» f l ,,® 1 ' Sain " Wils 'l'oistied. miti 'full mvift ntlsJ ' flaa ™>ny, and a rowil I, L " l>llta >T cereof the Payche \}l Sulute the w «mony was S, os6

Kbc Wrth* Colonel Logan infills n was rcu <l by that IheVk' aai «*$ » *»v«ie toSTk£ motv occupy for jj- vV •', n & kcorgo V., man tm-itwies si «* «<*- the Samoam <.}„<>„' ~.' Isl ;» 1 d of of tlto occupied toiTjf at- * 3nll al»tiiiits rna t 0 lit 6 c°m-a-i mi.arhx be » V p» 1,? dl directions firing of th» . filiation,* nm. B J,V? > us an.f cum^ ne proclaims! cir " °i war with Jfijeten, ,° , e 'loelaration .lesS" 1 ;:r f «hat and 1 .Belgian „ff. * ,Jla Bn-tish. od a memorial to "il thff " S W'" t'ns fact and exi>rpcism» <i ! x e to tin «• in Alio ovient 0 f ' hope that treatment vcniia be im- m + <lff . Slim ' ilai * reaKtaiita % ® *tn to r.ennaij j'-rie Ci«' he 0 f°r ( : p i c 4 n tern ' to^ t>"nu of departure of ps „ 1! ' ) ' to tJi.v had been x-Jucl *«• t "ad the rorem of' *»" "tare to fiaish of «,! •"" y f, ' ol « *> I loft Apia in t^ l( r ius ''- T «i|> nved i„ vVajLJ , 10 and ar(?t isl!;"&r b - th hn ,os;. juncture tio place-on ™ IPTcsenfi Sardrnc this ° ] <' anythiuo res%,. 6 dements cf k c StZr