A message from Apia states that the 68 Samoans belonging to the! native organization called Mau, who. were called on to meet the admini-strafer at Mulinu yesterday, have out 1 letter giving certain reasons for not appearing before the administrator.
Mau adherents have _entiroly abandoned—the Palgata and Vaiwauga districts as required, but they are assembling at Leavivaa and Sotosolo.
No Mau uniforms were seen at. Apia today. The situation is Yesterday it was reported that, 'a8 a consequence of the murder of policeman during the outbreak at) Apia on December 30, the New Zealand Government had decided to adopt a firmer policy in Samoa, and ary to assert the Jaw and maintain order, Official notices were posted the chief centres of Samoa requiring all Samouns, not usually resident within certain areas, to Jeave them and to return to their own homes before January 11. Twenty-eight persons, whose arrest for various offences had been prevented by the organization Mau, were yesterday called upon to surrender at Apia before noon on Sanuary 11, The cruiser Dunedin, carrying a seaplane, left Auckland for Samoa Awe days ago.
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