Nukualofa Club Members, 1914

This is an historic photograph from the collection of Mr. August Hettig, of Nukualofa, Tonga. It was taken on the occasion of the open ing of the Nukualofa Club on May 15, 1914, and shows the original members of the Club, from left to right in each row, as follows. (Back row): Mr. Dan Flood; George B.

Riechelmann: G. E.

Heenan; Captain Jury; R. L. Donaldson; W.

Ostermann; Jack Clements: J. M. Master ton; W. T. Goodwin; G.

E. Zuckschwerdt. (Middle row): August Riechel mann, junior; R. l.

Skeen, (Chief Justice); George Riechelmann (late of Hiapai); W. G Bagnall; H. A. Monk; Vug u s t Riechelmann, senior; W. Tarr. (Front row): L. B. Levin; H.

E. w . Grant (H.B.M.’s Agent and Consul); H.

King George Tupou, II; A. B. Wallace Minister of Works);

Tuivakano (Premier);

ipu (Minister of Lands).

All are now dead vith the exception of

Mr. Flood, who lives in Auckland; Mr. A. Riechelmann Jnr.; Mr. Bagnall, n Auckland; Mr. Ostermann, in Auck-

land: and Mr. Henry Cocker, who was not in the photograph. Mr. Wallace was Minister of Works in Tonga in 1914 and

became hon. secretary of the Club. When he retired he went to Ireland where ho died last November.