Coronation

Representing Pacific at Coronation

FIJI will be represented at the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on June 2, 1953, by three members of the Fiji’s Legislative Council, They are Mr. H. Maurice Scott,

Ratu George Cakobau and Mr.

Vishnu Deo.

Mr. J. A. Johnstone, MBE, of Honiara, and J. C Vouza, GM, Dis trict Headmen of Tasimboko, Guadal canal, have been chosen as official representatives of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate.

P. Binatake Tokatake will repre

sent the Gilbert and Ellice Islan colony.

Arrangements have been made 1 the representatives to travel to Lo don by air, leaving Sydney on Ml 23, 1953, and returning from t United Kingdom by sea approximate one month later.

While in the UK they will treated as distinguished visitors ai will be given seats in Westminst Abbey for the coronation ceremon Mr. J. A. Johnstone is well kno\ to Islands residents, has been in tl Protectorate for 30 years engaging commercial and mining activities a during the war serving there with t Americans. District Headman Vom as Sgt. Major Vouza, was awardl the George Medal for refusing to gii information when taken prisoner 1 the Japanese, in spite of beii bayoneted many times by li questioners.

Binatake Takatake is a descendai of Ten Binoka, High Chief Abemama, Kuria and Aranuka. t was appointed Assistant Admin: trative Officer in 1950.

Mr. Ronald G. Garrett, plant tion inspector for Burns Philp Co., was in Sydney on leave fro?

Rabaul, NG, in November.