Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1955Vol. XXVI, No.3

French-Samoan

p. 88 · Read in the full issue

Page 8888

Tradition

Firmly Upheld

EVERY year a French nsi vessel on the South Pao station makes a pilgrimage the scene of the massacre of h men of the 1787 La Perouse expc tion at Asu (or Massacre) Bay/ the north coast of Tutuila, East?

Samoa.

This year an interesting tradii was brought to light when C»( mandant Servent and men of sloop Tiare made the visit in S tember.

The massacre was due to a n understanding, and ever since people of Asu village have carefl tended the graves and monurrr erected there. This time, in acco; ance with a tradition that French Navy shall find him in Eu[ pean clothing, the chief of made a request that his tattea French naval officer’s coat and . be replaced.

Commandant Servent gave assurance that this would J arranged.

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