Samoa Herald.
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G. W. Griffith Assumes Editorship.
From Our Own Correspondent.
Apia, Jan. 20.
FROM January 1, “The Samoa Herald” appeared under the editorship of Mr.
George W. Griffith, Mr. W. Tarr hav ing resigned his position on the paper.
The new editor hails from Australia and has had considerable experience on newspapers in Queensland, New South Wales and New Guinea. Mr. Griffith was introduced to Samoa by the proprietor of the “Herald,” the Hon. Alport Barker, of Suva, Fiji, who paid a short visit to Apia for the purpose.
Mr. Griffith announced his future pol icy in the issue of January 13 and in vited the co-operation of the public, pro mising a neutral and open-minded deal ing with all the difficult political, social and economical questions of the moment.
The first few numbers of the “Samoa Herald” under his editorship are in at tractive form and if he succeeds in in ducing local talent to colloborate more effectively and actively with the enter prise, his success will be certain and well-earned.