Holidays In Tonga.
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Crown Prince Spends His Holidays In Tonga.
Prom Our Own Correspondent.
Nukualofa, Jan. 14.
THE Tongan Crown Prince Tuboutoa arrived at Nukualofa by the De cember “Matua” to spend his Christmas holidays, having completed his first year at Sydney University, where he is tak ing Arts and Law courses.
After only four years study at New ington College, Sydney, the Crown Prince, at the age of 18, matriculated with honours in 1936; which, for a European, is in itself a creditable achievement. As the Prince is the first
Tongan to enter a University, Tongans are justly proud of his scholastic achievements, and this was more marked when a radio was received from Sydney, a few days after his arrival, advising that he had successfully passed his first year’s examination.
In the ordinary course of events, Prince Tuboutoa will take the final examination for his B.A. degree at the end of next year, and will continue studying for his LL.B. degree after that.
Having graduated in law, he will pro ceed to England to spend a year or two in one of the Inns of Court before re turning to Tonga. With his promise of high intellectual attainments, it is natural that Tongans are confident that the future welfare of their little King dom will be safe in his hands.