Tonga Buys A Spitfire
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From Our Own Correspondent
Nukualofa, Dec. 4.
A BIG bazaar, held to-day in the pub lic square, Nukualofa, in aid of the “Tongan Spitfire Fund”, in which large quantities of foodstuffs, mats, tappas and other Tongan produce were sold, realised £l7O, which made up the balance of the amount required for the fighter plane.
The way in which the Tongans have responded to these various war efforts is remarkable, since their main and almost sole means of income is copra, which sells now at 100 lbs. (more or less) for one shilling.