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SAMOAN NEWS
Hosting German Flag
March lSt.
The Imperial Proclamation Of Wilhelm
Unique Speech by Mataafa.
Items in Brief.

Samoa Herald 20 March 18th:
Thursday. the Is, Of March. Will be
| long remembered by the people OF
Samoa as the day on which the In
per.1l German Flag was hois-ed: the
. day Of which the ndispu.ed rule OF
Germany commenced over the Island
OF UpOlu ManOuo, ApOlima, and Sa-
vail
The first indication that anything
out Of the ordinary course was about
10 happen was at a. m, when the
ships IN port ran up their bunting.
and almost every house and place of
business in town displayed then
National Flag.
At 9 O'Clock a detachment of blue
jackets was landed from SINS. Cor
moran and formed in front of the
German School. The procession then
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. VI
s., the Mar,st Sisters. Marist Brothers.
and the Wesleyan Schools, all dressed
nicely and carrying banners, led Dy
the Apia Brass Band in Kakhi uni
fOrms-truly a pretty sight-marched
TO Mulinuu.
This was followed ny the natives
from ali parts of the Islands. who had
come 10 witness the ceremony. We
should say tina fully 5000 natives
were present.
Go leTnOr 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 renounced all their rights in
the islands of the Samoan Group sit
Ulted West of the III degree West
Longitude Greenwich;
We hereby in the name and on be-
half of the Empire place these Islands
under Our Imperial Protection and
Rule.
In Witness whereof We have here
unto set Our 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 said:
BY order of His Majesty the En- |
ppror. / now declare these Islands tol
be German territory, and the German
Flag which / now receive from the 4
hands of the Imperial German Acting
Consul, and which henceforth SHALL
wave over the Islands as a token oil
German Sovereignty. /. assisted by the
Commander of S. VI. 5. '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 for
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 I'M
der his rule. Thanks that it is now
made known and is now come to pass
(that there Isl a Chief (who isl Gov
ernOr of Samoa.
Thanks to the Sovereign Lady Of
Britain. And thanks to the Presiden
of America. For they have made and
appointed this agreement which is an
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 tol
be derived by the Samoan children in
he future with thes grand schools we
now have in Samoa. am sorry of the
lear departed ones who are not pres
INT to behold this glorious day.
Sanoans, Tunua and Pule. love
naturally Zone another); cease from
variance l place before YOU the say
ng of the Holy Scripture, the root Of ,
my address Blessed are the meek for ,
hey shall inherit the earth" May the
Kaiser live. May the Governor live. y
Nay all Samoa be happy. n
At the termination of the ceremony I
he detachment formed and marched !
'dssed saludng the Flag.
The News In Brief.
The corner stone Of a New We :
cyan Church to be built in MatafeIe ,
las been laid. Permission 10 build the 7
anne by the Governor being one Of his 5
irst acts. "a
We learn that the first case To be
leaTd under the new Court laws is
'rought on by two prominent traders c
II different nationaliJies, and that the C
rouble is the charter Of a vessel.
We learn that Governor on Friday p
morning paid a visit to the graves OF Z
he German sailors who were killed q
{ the fight with the natives on the :
Nth Of December eleven years ago. =
his was one of the first acts of the +
Governor after the flag went up. He r
laced two wreaths on the graves