SAMOAN SITUATION.
AN IMPROVED OUTLOOK,
DISBANDMENT OF POLICE, , DISAPPOINTED TRAINEES. ______ j (Special to Times.) WELLINGTON, Monday. To-day the 228 men who were taken into camp at Trentham to train for military police work in Samoa were disbanded. Needless to say the public are gratified by this very tangible proof that the conditions in Samoa have materially improved and that tha civil authorities are confident of their ability to deal with the existing conditions. Many of -the trainees, however, are frankly disappointed thai their training was not supplemented by a trip to the islands, which had beeD the main attraction of .their preparations to a considerable number of them. The officers speak in high terms of the behaviour and bearing of the recruits and no doubt the authorities will keep their eye upon sa useful an auxiliary body. The administrator and the Minister associated with him are entitled to a great deal of credit for the tact, firmness and good commonsense with which they extricated the Dominion from an extremely difficult position. The Hon. J. G. Cobbe showed himself exceptionally well equipped for the role oi mediator and emerged from bis delicate task with xvell deserved kudos.
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17979, 26 March 1930, Page 4
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196SAMOAN SITUATION. Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17979, 26 March 1930, Page 4
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