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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 April 1950Vol. XX, No. 9

Fiji Officials At Queen

p. 13 · Read in the full issue

Salote’S Birthday

Celebrations

From Our Own Correspondent SUVA. March 15. rpHE Acting High Commissioner for the I Western Pacific (Mr. G. D. Chamber lain), with Mrs. Chamberlain and with Mr. Hill as ADC, have returned to Suva by plane from Tonga after attend ing the celebrations in honour of the 50th birthday of Queen Salote.

An inscribed silver salver was presented by Mr. Chamberlain on behalf of the WPHC as a birthday gift to Her Majesty.

The Acting Governor of Fiji (Mr. A. F.

R. Stoddart), accompanied by Ratu Ed ward Cakobau, MC, as ADC, and by Messrs. L. G. Usher (Public Relations Officer) and R. Wright (PRO Photo grapher) also went to Nukualofa for the celebration.

As a gift to Queen Salote, from the Government and people of Fiji, Mr.

Stoddart presented a tortoiseshell writing set, each piece bearing the Queen’s letter monogram in gold.