Interesting Fijian Wedding

AN interesting wedding of popular peo ple took place on November 26, in the Church of England at Lautoka, Fiji, when Filimone Rokotavaga Rasiga tale, a Native Medical Practitioner, at tached to the Lautoka Hospital, married

Alanieta Siganisucu Koroibulileka, a nurse attached to the same hospital.

The bride was dressed in white voile, and carried a spray of cream roses, while the bridesmaids made a pretty picture in pink voile, carrying posies of pink roses. Mesulame Ravuki, Native Medical Practitioner, of Nadarivatu, acted as best man, while Ratu Alivate Dovi was groomsman. The hymns were sung in Fijian.

A heavy rainstorm caused some in convenience, so that the reception was held in the “newly-weds” new home, inr stead of in the shelter which had been prepared in the grounds of the hospital.

The health of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by the Rev. C. S. Bwll and that of the bridesmaids by Mr. W. R.

Scott.

Mesulame, responding to the latter toast, pointed out that the wedding was unique, in so far as it was the first native wedding to be carried out in full European custom.

The guests included Mr. and Mrs.

Harper, the Matron of the hospital, Miss Hughes, Mr. J. H. Tiffen, Mrs. N. A.

Perry, Mr. R. B. Fyfe and Mr. Sykes.

The wedding group.