Wedding of BS1 Interest
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Western Samoans Go South
11HE eldest daughter of Captain N. W.
Macdonald, Miss Dawn Macdonald, was married on December 14, to Com mander J. G. Batchelor of HMNZS Bellona. Mrs. Batchelor, before her marriage was a member of the Western Pacific High Commission staff, and the wedding took place in Suva. Capt. N.
W. Macdonald is the master of the Protectorate Government’s vessel Kuri marau and is well known in the British Solomon Islands.
Biggest Policeman?
Western Samoans offer Sub- Inspector Fitisemanu (at right) as their candidate for the world’s largest policeman. He is 6 ft. 3 in. tall and weighs 520 lb. He has been in the Western Samoan Police Force for 21 years and re cently received his promotion to Sub-Inspector. —Superflash Photo.
Among those who left Western Samoa on MV Matua at the end of 1950 for New Zealand were: TOP ROW: Mr. Kurt Meyer, an authority on cocoa and one of the few German planters left in Western Samoa; he is holidaying in New Zealand. Hena Tapuaka, one of Queen Salote’s attendants who travelled with her to New Zealand. Mrs. A. Vercoe says goodbye to her friend, Amelia Smith (right), who returned to NZ where she has been living for 15 years Mr. Lester Cook, of the W. Samoan Adminis tration, who left for six months’ holiday in New Zealand.
BOTTOM ROW: Mr. and Mrs. Dick McFall, who are holidaying in the Dominion. Mr. Emi[?] Schmidt, who will live in New Zealand. Miss Mary Prichard who is visiting New Zealand. —Superflash Photo.