§ SIR T. ESMONDEI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies if he has any information whether, as is stated in Reuter's telegrams, war is imminent in Samoa; and, if so, between whom, and for what reason?
§ SIR E. GREYThe latest telegrams from Her Majesty's Consul point to an approaching conflict between King Malietoa and ex-King Mataafa. Her Majesty's Government have ordered a man-of-war to Samoa to co-operate with the naval forces of Germany and the United States in the endeavour to secure to the Samoan people the benefits of peace and good government.