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Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 August 1939Vol. X, No. 1

Official British Reception In Tonga

p. 62 · Read in the full issue

Major E. B. Ayris, of Wau, was relieved by Mr. B. W. Sherman at New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd.’s native hospital early this month when he went on furlough.

Mr. B. W. Taylor, headmaster of Namuka Government School, Fiji, and Mrs.

Taylor, are now spending long leave in England.

Mr. N. D. McWilliam, Patrol Officer in the New Guinea Administration, who has been stationed in the Bena Bena Dis trict, arrived in Australia by the July “Neptima” on furlough, Mr. E. Serafini, engineer, of Rabaul, arrived in Sydney on three months’ fur lough by the July "Nankin”.

Photographs taken at the Garden Party given on June 8 by the British Consul In Nukualofa, Tonga, in honour of the King’s Birthday.

TOP LEFT: Miss R. Crocker, Mrs. G. Good acre, Mrs, Tate. TOP RIGHT; Mr. O. Sundin, Mr. W. Ostermann, Mr. F. Schober, Mr. A. L.

Armstrong (British Consul at Nukualofa).

LOWER LEFT: High Chief Ahomee, Miss T.

Balu, Mrs. Tubou Fanua, Mrs. J. Shudder, Miss Fetutuki Oneone, Mr. J. Shudder. High Chief Kalaniuvalu. LOWER RIGHT: Mrs. A. L.

Armstrong. —Photos by Hettig.