U.S. Warship Visits Papeete
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From Our Own Correspondent.
Papeete, Mar. 24.
COMING by way of Samoa and Aus tralia the U.S. cruiser “Louisville” arrived at Papeete on March 14. The United States Consul (Mr. George C.
Cobb) gave a reception to the officers; and the Captain and his staff dined with the Governor. The warship sailed on the 16th for Hawaii.
This is the first time in several years that a ship of the U.S. navy has anchored in Papeete Harbour. Shortly after the Great War the “South Dakota”, with the Admiral commanding the Asi atic station on board, called for a few days. The greatest occasion was in 1925 when the flagship, “Seattle”, of the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. navy and two cruisers paid a visit.
The last to call at Papeete, before the coming of the “Louisville”, was the cruiser “Chicago”.
Suva Police officers met at the home of the Commissioner of Police, (Lt.-Col.
J. E. Workman) on March 18 and pre sented an inscribed chiming clock to Sub-Inspector C. W. Tucker and Miss K. Jacomb, whose marriage took place the following day.
Miss Phoebe Mills, 8.A., of Queens land, arrived in Suva, Fiji, on April 7 by the “Monterey” to take up teaching at the Methodist Mission’s Ballantine Memorial School for Girls.
Mr. C. A. Leembruggen, Acting Com missioner of Lands in Fiji, been provisionally appointed a nominated member of the Legislative Council.