SAMOAN EPIDEMIC COMMISSION

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13933, 11 July 1919, Page 2

SAMOAN EPIDEMIC COMMISSION

'(Press Aj^wciation.) ' AUCKLAND, Thursday, The Sanxcaai Epideraio Ooaiwniissrlicwi mh at, Auckland to-day. The Chairman said tihiiiib the evidence already tokom d:d show* without a shadow of a doubt thait the Talun© brought tho epidemic to Samoa.. There were six ct eight people om tha vessel suffering from influenza.. One giirl died "the daj following; bar arrival and her mother d(ie3 shortly afterwards. The evidence they wished to obtain) from Colonel Logattii now was chiefly why, th"c message from Pago Pago offering assistance! was igmored. Colonel Logam here sttaited tihaitl he recollecited the teilegVaiml. but not its offer 1 of assistsamco, which assistaciCft he thtaiughiti migihit haive referred IK> the wife of the Amerdoani Con.'nil' a.nd not tlo tih© whole of the paftienltis. The Cha.inna.n ask'wl Colomiei Lofgam, wiileitiher he, haivirg consotred tiho tetegT&m from Pagot Paigo and weighed every word, did notb reaililse it an offer of help "Color.eil Loganii answered thin* hei did nloit. He read ilb aa cemsioir. It, being 0 in ;tlie nature of , am offioiai doaiiTnont of offer of help it vslhould hm& coimiei to ham, Colonel Logan 1, direoti as adminiistraitor.