Flag Raising

Samoa Celebrates Flag Raising And Queen’s Birthday

APIA, June 16 JUNE 2 and 3 were days of cele bration in Western Samoa. The irst date was the fourth annivers iry of the raising of the Western Samoan flag. And June 3 was cele irated as the birthday of Queen Elizabeth 11.

Samoa’s flag-raising anniversary

took place on the malae at Mullnu'u and in the presence of a large gathering the flags of Western Samoa and New Zealand were again raised side by side. wptp made v>v the Hish

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the Hon, Malietoa Tanumaflli, the members. , All stressed the part youth must play in the future of the Territory, particularly in relation to self-

government and Mr. Gurau spoke of the progress already made dur ing the few years since the Samoan flag was first raised on the malae.

On June 3, official functions were held at Central Office and at the High Commissioner s residence, Vailima, in honour of Her Majesty’s birthday and during the afternoon Apia Turf Club held a Queen’s Birthday race meeting at Apia park. The main event, the bamca Cup, was won by Mrs. C. Carruthers’

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The Burns Philp Motor-vessel Muliama put in to Brisbane with engine trouble in early July, on her way from Sydney to Honiara,

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