New Theatre For Nukualofa
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From Our Own Correspondent
Trrro • NUKUALOFA. March 10.
His is the latest project of one of our most energetic Tongans, Maile Niu.
It is the framework of his new picture theatre which, when finished, will seat about 500 people.
Maile Niu already owns an ice-cream bar, a taxi service and a large store in
the country. He is also a Tongan lawyer.
The picture show will fill a long-feit want. The only “pictures” in Tonga at present are those supplied by the Educa tion Board, from a mobile movie unit.
These are usually screened at school houses holding only a few people.
The King’s Medal has been awarded to a Chinese half-caste, Sacquis Kenyan Ah Non, for his services as a radio spotter in New Guinea in 1942-43. He was born in New Ireland of a Chinese father and native mother. The citation says his work as a wireless operator had a direct bearing on operations in the Sepik- Wewak-Annaburg area as his information enabled the location of Japanese forces who had occupied the areas.