SAMOAN AFFAIRS.
, AN AUSTRALIAN OPINION. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received May 2, 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 2. Referring to the cabled Pan-Ger-man newspaper comments, Mr W. M. Hughes, Acting-Prime Minister, declared that there is no doubt that the destiny of Samoa is of considerable interest to us. "It would be clearly a source of Continental danger if the island is in possession of a Power strongly hostile to our interests, to be used by that Power as a naval base. "But subject to that I never heard any suggestion seriously put forward that Australia should annex Samoa. Missionary circles are surprised at the statement that missionary enterprise in Samoa is strongly anti-Ger-man. An absolute donial is given the statement, also the assertion that missionaries have said or written anything in support of the assertion that the aspiration of every Englishman is to see the group joined to Australia or New Zealand.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10228, 3 May 1911, Page 6
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152SAMOAN AFFAIRS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10228, 3 May 1911, Page 6
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