Death Of M. Jardonnet

HP 1 *?, on T Ap s^ of rii ??, Of S tieni i e Jard 9 ni \ et > , a French pioneer who arrived in Ta^J I^l T °Yp r 60 , y ,s ars a S°- M. Jardonnet became general manager of Raoulex & Son. That company, how ever, was re-organised when its principal, m. Raoulex, died while Papeete was being shelled by the German cruisers “Scharnhorst” and “Gneisnau,” on Sep tember 22, 1914. M. Jardonnet was highly esteemed in Tahiti—he spoke well of everyone and had no enemies, - - ■ -- Guns were fired from the saluting bat tery in Nukualofa and there was public rejoicing on May 3. when a son was born to the Crown Prince and Princess of Tonga. (See page 3.)