Tamasese’s Death
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Samoan Mau Commemorates Tamasese’s Death
From Our Own Correspondent.
Apia, Dec. 30.
DECEMBER 28, the fifth anniversary of the death of High Chief Tamasese was commemorated by a large procession of the Samoan Women’s Man, in black dresses with white stripes, the Man uni form. The procession, preceded by a brass band and wives of the leaders of the Mau Movement, Tamsese (daughter of Mr. O. F. Nelson) and Faamuina, marched through the main Beach Road, of Apia to Tamasese’s grave, upon which a large number of wreaths were laid.
In December, 1929, Mr. Smyth, one of three Mau sympathisers who were de ported from Samoa, returned to Apia at the expiration of his banishment period.
The Mau’s greeting to him took the form of a procession, wherein were several natives for whom the police were search ing. In an attempt to arrest the wanted men a riot was caused, in which a white policeman and eleven Samoans, including High Chief Tamasese, a prominent leader of the Mau, were killed.