Tongan Jail-Breakers
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Caught In Lau Islands
THE four Tongans who broke out of jail near Nukualofa. Tonga, on November 29, and put to sea in a stolen cutter have been caught.
They were found at Moala, in the Lau Group, Fiji on December 23 by the Roko Tui Lau and later sent to Suva. They were charged there in January with having landed in Fiji without passports.
One of them, Mahe Tupou, made a similar escape and voyage to Lau about ago. He was fined £5O by the Suva Court, in default six months im prisonment. The three other prisoners were each fined £3O, or four months im prisonment.
The Roman Catholic Mission in Lae, New Guinea, has started a scchool in the township for Chinese and Malay children.
Three Sisters, a resident priest and a Brother are on the staff and school is held in several ex-RAAP huts.