Late Makea Held Life-Saving
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Medal
From Our Own Correspondent
Rarotonga, Feb. 7.
The late Makea Ariki held, not only the 0.8. E., and the Jubilee and Coronation Medals, but he also had been awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Medal, for saving life. Some years ago, in a heavy storm, an elderly native fisherman was blown out to sea in his canoe. The Makea, with his crew, in a motor launch, went out to the rescue, and after a long and hard fight against moun tainous seas, the fisherman was saved.
The late chief, who was 65 years old, is survived by a widow and two married daughters, Mrs. Love and Mrs. Cowan. Among messages of con dolence received were messages from the Governor-General of N.Z. and Lady Galway; Prime Minister Savage; Queen Salote and Prince Tugi, of Tonga; Lady Pomare; Sir Apirana Ngata; Mr. Langstone (Minister for the Cook Is.); Mr. Robinson, M.P.; and Mr. Turnbull (Acting Adminis trator of Samoa).