School Pupils Of

Over 30 Years

Awkward Situation In Samoa

From Our Own Correspondent.

APIA, June 2. fPHE mutual hates of local politics have A invaded even our education system, and it now appears likely that the Post- Primary School, opened recently by the Administration, to provide our young people with a link between the primary schools and the University, will be wrecked.

It was originally intended that the school should be available for boys and girls of European status, up to the age of 17 and it was also intended that the more intelligent Samoan children of school age should be admitted.

However the Mau and the Mau leaders got busy and protested to the New Zea land Government against the fixing of an age-limit for the school. The open ing of the school was postponed several times and, finally, the age limit was withdrawn. The result is that among a large number of native pupils admitted are a number of adult Samoans, some of them over 30 years of age, and some married. European parents, quite natur ally, have refused to send their young daughters to the school in these circum stances.

Mr. W. R. Humphries, Resident Mag istrate of Port Moresby, Papua, arrived in Sydney by the May “Macdhui” on long furlough. Mr. Humphries is be ing relieved by Mr. K. A. Woodward, who has been Resident Magistrate at Misima Island for the past year.