American Samoa
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Prom Our Own Correspondent
Apia, Apr. 20.
GOVERNOR E. W. Hanson, of Ameri can Samoa, has been promoted to the rank of Captain in the U.S.
Navy. During his short term of office, Captain Hanson has been well liked by the people of Eastern Samoa.
The U.S.S. “Ontario”, with an Ameri can naval station party on board, is to visit Apia in May. A team of 8 men and women tennis players is to compete for the Inter-Island Tennis Championship and the Ernest Reid Memorial Cup, which
was won last year by the Western Samoan team.
Last year’s copra exports from Ameri can Samoa amounted to 800 tons. The only other exports from the territory are mats, baskets and other island curios.
The American Naval Administration has imposed a sales tax of 3 per cent, on all dutiable imports in Eastern Samoa in addition to the import duty of 15 per cent. The proceeds will be used to in crease the copra price paid to Samoan producers.
M. Harris arrived in Rabaul. New Guinea, by the last “Neptuna”. She is a Methodist missionary.