O. F. Nelson In Reply.
pp. 31-32 · Read in the full issue
Long Letter In Honolulu Journal.
COMMENT upon Samoan affairs, that is mostly sweeping and some times fierce, is contained in a long letter to the editor of the Honolulu “Star- Bulletin”, by Mr. 0. F. Nelson, pub lished on December 7.
Mr. Nelson challenges statements made in the “Star-Bulletin” by Mr. A.
M. Gurau, and, incidentally, traverses the whole field of Western Samoan politics. As Mr. Nelson in November took legal action against Mr. Gurau, based on the latter’s article in the
Honolulu paper, the publication of this letter on December 7 is surprising. It most clearly is sub judice—so much so that we cannot here summarise its most interesting points, much as we should like to do so.
The actions (two) which Mr. Nelson took against Mr. Gurau—one based on statements he was believed to have made in the “Pacific Islands Monthly”, and the other based on an article contri buted by Mr. Gurau to the Honolulu newspaper —were adjourned in Novem ber until January 25, 1938. The editor of the “Pacific Islands Monthly” has sent to Apia a sworn declaration, to the effect that he, and not Mr. Gurau, wrote the words published in the “Pacific Islands Monthly”, and complained of by Mr. Nelson.
Miss Geraldine Hogan, daughter of Hon. Gerald Hogan, Crown Law Officer in New Guinea, and Mrs. Hogan, arrived in Sydney by the December “Marella” after an absence of two years, the first part of which was spent with her parents in Rabaul and the last 10 months with relatives in Singapore.