The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-03
SAMOAN NEWS
Hosting German Fla
March lst
The Imperial PocIamatl0nOl Wilhelm
--UnI9ue Speech By hataaid.
Items IN Brief

Samoa lIould to March llI
THURSDAY On ls U M0rH. sd. h'
long remembered by cine p.ope or
Samoa "a me day On wui.1 Ic ln-
pCr.al German Flag Va hus..d; .ne
day OF whitA She una pu.gd rule uI
Germany cOmm,nDed over ,hp islam l.
OF Upolu, ManOno, ApolIm1 and sh-
vail
The first Indication that anything
out of the ordinary course was auou
TO happen was at a. M, when thc
ships in port ran up Their bunung.
and almost every house and place OF
business in town displayed their
National Flag.
At 9 O'Clock a detachment Of blue
Jackets was landed from S.M,S. Cor
moran" and formed in front OF the
German School. The procession chen
formed headed by the Band from the
"Cormoran," the bluejackets, follow
ed by the members of the Concordia
Club with the children from the l.. NJ.
s., the Marist Sisters, Marist Brothers,
and the Wesleyan Schools, all dressed
nicely and carrying banners, led by
the Apia Brass Band in Kakhi uni
forms-truly n pretty sight-marched
to Mulinuu.
This was followed ny the natives
from all parts of the Islands, who had
come 10 witness the ceremony. We
should say that fully 5000 natives
We're present.
Governor Solf then read the follow
ing Imperial proclamation:
We, Wilhelm, by the Grace of God,
German Emperor, King of Prussia,
etc, etc, hereby declare and make
known to all persons
The Governments of the United
States or America and OF Great Britain
having renowned all their rights in
the islands of the Samoan Group sit
uated West OF the III degree Wes'
| Longitude Greenwich;
We hereby in the mamie and on be
half OF the Empire place these Islands
under Our Imperial Protection and
| Rule
In Witness whereof We have here
| unto set 0ur hand and the Imperial
seal.
Done at HubertusstOck Castle on
the 18th day of February, 1900.
| (Signed) WILHELM,
| Counters, COUNT Won BUELOW.
After the reading of the proclama-
ton the Governor snid:
BY order OF His Majesty the EN-
peror, | now deca.re these Islands TO
be German territory, and the German
| Flag which | now receive from the
hands OF the Imperial German Acting
| Consul, and which henceforth shall
wave over 1.-THE Islands as token OF
German Sovereignty, |, assisted by the
| Commander OF S. NJ. S. 'Cormoran.
now solemnly hoist.
| At the close of the ceremonies Ma
taafa spoke as follows:
| wish to declare my gladness and
| great thankfulneSs on this very day.
| Thanks be to the God of heaven foT
! his continual love to our Samoan ISL
andS. Great thanks to His Majesty
| the German Emperor in that he has
declared the taking care of Samoa UNI
| der his rule. Thanks that it Is now
made known and is now come TO pass
| CHAT there Isl a Chief (who is) Gov
| ernOr of Samoa.
Thanks to the Sovereign Lady OF
Britain. And thanks to the President
Dl AhtIIti. TOT uIlty lIdFt maui anu
| appointed this agreement which is ap-
pointed and which is known certainly
this day.
We obey and pay respect to the rule
of His Majesty the German Emperor
| also speak of the great benefits 70
he derived by the Samoan children in
the future with the grand schools We
now have in Samoa. | am sorry of the
dear departed oncs who are not pres
ent to behold this glorious day.
Samoans, Tumua and Pule. love
naturally Gone another); cease from
variance place (before YOU the say.
ing of the Holy Scripture, the root OF
my address blessed are the meek fol-
they shall inherit the earth" May the
Kaiser live. May the Governor live
May all Samoa be happy.
At the termination of the ceremony
the detachment formed and marched
passed saluting the Flag.
The News IN Brief.
The corner stone OF a New Yves
leyan Church to be built On Matafele
has been laid. Permission to build the
same by the Governor being one of his
| first acts.
We learn that the first Gaze TO be
heard under the new Court laws Is
brought on by two prominent traders
of different nationaliLies, and that the
trouble is the charter of vessel.
We learn that Governor on Friday
morning paid visit to the graves oI
| ~ n trrhA II IN