LABOUR FOR SAMOA. 1920

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LABOUR FOR SAMOA.

(By Telegraph—“ Times” Special.)

Five hundred indentured labourers recently arrived at Samoa, having been recruited by Captain Cartel from Canton. They were medically examined under the direction of the Chinese Commissioner and the British Government officials at Hong Kong before embarkation.. Several Chinese officials travelled to Samoa by the same steamer as labourers and some will be employed as interpreters. No fewer than forty Chinese who had not been engaged by Captain Carter endeavoured to stop on the vessel, in the hope of getting to Samoa.

LABOUR FOR SAMOA.

RANGITIKEI ADVOCATE AND MANAWATU ARGUS, VOLUME XLV, ISSUE 12170, 4 OCTOBER 1920 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/RAMA19201004.2.33?query=chinese%20samoa

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OPEN DOOR TO SAMOA

CHINESE DESIRE, The late Chinese Consul in Samoa. Mr Lin Jun Chao, arrived in Sydney on his way to Oliina by tho Ventura last week. The Consul did not wash to discuss the political situation in China, but was of the opinion that there was a-big future industrially ahead of Samoa. At present the Chinese there were only ofi the indentured labouring class. He advocated an open-door policy for the Chinese. He wanted to sec Chines© merchants permitted to do business there. The condition of the labourers was better now than it was some years ago.

OPEN DOOR TO SAMOA
NEW ZEALAND TIMES, VOLUME XLVI, ISSUE 10650, 24 JULY 1920
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Looks like the ships went direct from Apia to Sydney?