tongan scholarships
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WE are informed by Maka Lisiate, of Nukualofa, that the Tongan organi sation called Kautaha Fetokoni’aki Society is proceeding with its organisa tion It has raised £420 in 14 months, and is trying to raise £3O per month, to support Tongan scholars. . In a general meeting held in March, it was decided to allot one scholarship to a Tongan who would be apprenticed to practical engineering in Fiji. It is hoped to award other scholarships to Tongans, for education in New Zealand.
Our correspondent says that the Society is going "ahead despite adverse criticism, and hopes to get the support of the Tongan Government.
F/Lieut. F. R. B. Denton, RAAF, has been accepted and appointed by the Board of the Methodist Overseas Mission as Lay Business Manager in Fiji. He has now secured his release from the RAAF, and, with Mrs. Denton and .their small daughter, will soon be leaving for Suva.