The Administrator of Samoa today addressed the 400 members of the illegal Mau police, who were sentenced on March 1' at Apia to six months' imprisonment each on charge of intimidating other na. tives who dealt with - Europeai jap-keepers. The prisoners! spokes. man said that the Mau felt that their grievances had been met, but. they required time to consider the Administrator's words, before definitely answering.
The Administrator's talk _un-' doubtedly removed many misunderstandings and the outlook' now in. Samoa is brighter than it has been in the past twelve months.
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