Tutuila Visitors to Niue
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Niue For LMS Centenary
Prom a Special Correspondent IN connection with the Centenary of the London Missionary Society, which is being held to commemorate the arri val of the Samoan Missionary Paulo, the Niueans resident at Tutuila, American Samoa, chartered the Manua-a-tele to pay a visit to their island.
About 80 people spent four days on Niue visiting relations and suitably paying homage to the memory of Paulo.
Amongst those who made the trip were Colonel and Mrs. Rollo V. Ladd, of San Diego, California, at present visiting Tutuila, and Mrs. Max Hallack and Mrs.
Mele Pritchard.
All pronounced the venture a great suc cess and an approach has been made to the American authorities to allow the ship to be chartered for a similar trip next year.
The main celebrations will take place on the arrival of the London Missionary Society’s vessel the “John William VI,” with some 40 representatives of the Samoan Church. This party will be led by the Rev. P. Knightley and will include most of the leading LMS churchmen from Upolo and Savaii besides some descendants of Paulo.
The celebrations will continue for four days and will be characterized by meet ings which will include the entire popu lation of the island, for the whole community are adherents of the LMS.