Islands

Pacific

Monthly

November, 1948

Vol. XIX. No. 4.

tobllshed 1930.

transmission by post as a newspaper ]

Fiji had its 74th anniversary as a British colony on Sunday, October 10, but Cession Day was celebr ated on October 11 this year. To mark the event, youth gatherings were held at all centres. In Suva, European, Fijian, Indian and Chinese school children took part in a display at Albert Park. Photo shows the parade as cadets from Queen Victoria School passed the saluting base. The Governor of Fiji spoke on the Significa nc e of Cession Day which marks the occasion when, on October 10, 1874, Cakobau, who had become known as the King of Fiji, ceded his country to Queen Victoria. —Photo by Fiji Public Relations Office