Laperouse On Reef In
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New Hebrides
From Our Own Correspondent.
VILA, March 9.
ARRIVING at Vila from Haiphong on the night of Saturday, March 2, the s.s. Laperouse drew a little too closely in.
She was due to leave as soon as possible after getting a medical clearance, to dis embark a contingent of Tonkinese labour at Santo.
Unfortunately when lifting anchor she swung round and was caught fast on the reef, where she was forced to remain until high tide at about 3 a.m. the following morning.
Rev. Jiotame Faubula, L.Th., a tutor of Tubou College, Tonga, and Tollo Lau pue, of Western Samoa, have been in vited by the Methodist Mission Board to visit Australia. Assisted by two young Fijians, they will do deputation work in the various states during the present year.