Tonga's Premier Retires

Prince Tugi To Act As Head of Cabinet

Nukualofa, Sep. 7.

IT has been officially announced (by Queen Salote) that the Hon. Ata.

OBE, who has held the office of Premier of Tonga since 1941, will proceed on leave immediately, prior to retire ment.

The Queen has announced, also, that the following new Cabinet appointments have been made, with effect as from September 1 HRH Tugi to be Acting Premier, and Minister of Education, Hon. Akau’ola to be Deputy Premier, and Minister of Lands and Minister of Health.

Hon. Tu’iha’ateiho to be Minister of works, Hon. Ulukalala to be Minister of Police.

HRH Tu’ipelehake to be Governor of Vava’u.

Prince Tugi, who is to act as Premier, has been Minister for Education for some years. He has many friends in Sydney, where he took a degree at the University of Sydney some nine years ago, and where he was personally popular. He, of course, is heir to the throne of Tonga.