Magistrates

Two New Tongan

From Our Own Correspondent Nukualofa. August 8.

AFTER a lapse of several years, the Tongan Government has decided to re-establish the posts of Police Magistrate at Niuafo’ou and Niuatoputapu —the two mmost northerly outposts of the Kingdom, more commonly known as “Tin can” Island of philatelic fame, and the Keppels, respectively.

The magistrate at Vava’u, Tu’uhetoka (who will be relieved by S. Taimani, one of the two Magistrates at present in Tongatapu) is to be transferred to Niuatoputapu.

Conforming to its new policy of filling the posts of Police Magistrates from quali fied practising Tongan lawyers, the Gov ernment appointed T. Maile Tonga, a lawyer and member of the newly-formed Tongan Law Society, as well as a Repre sentative for Tongatapu in the Legisla tive Assembly, to the new post at Niafo’ou.

Mesdames Adams and Sterling, two refugees from Thursday Island who have been living in Brisbane, had the good fortune recently to win a substantial cash prize in a newspaper competition.

Mrs. Adams, who is a widow, intends using the money when setting up home again on the Island.

Mr. Gorton, who was British Consul in Tahiti for many years, and who latterly lived there in retirement, died in Tahiti a few weeks ago.