Tonga Honours Sir Maynard And Lady Hedstrom

11THEN Sir Maynard and Lady Hed ▼ ▼ strom passed through Nukualofa, Tonga, en route to Suva in June, they were entertained by members of the Nukualofa braitch of Messrs. Morris, Hedstrom, Ltd. The local manager, Mr.

J. B. Protheroe and his wife were in charge of the arrangements.

The entertainment took the form of a picnic which was held at Sopu Beach —

and a Tongan picnic is something pecu liar to the little kingdom.

There was a luhch of Tongan cooked sucking pigs, yams, chickens, ducks, cray fish. and a sweet called “faikakai mei” prepared in the native fashion from bread-fruit and a brown coconut sauce.

Tongan orators spoke eloquently in wel coming the guests.

The party at the picnic spot. Sir Maynard Hedstrom is shown standing in the centre; Lady Hedstrom is second on his right.