For The Coronation
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Islands Parties En Route
DURING the month, representa tives of the South Pacific Territories, bound for the Cor onation, have gone east and west along the main routes to Europe— some via America, some via Aus tralia. Practically every English speaking Group will be represented.
From Papua-N. Guinea
Twenty-five members of the Papua-New Guinea Police—well irilled, smartly marching men, and i credit to their officers and their mit —left Sydney in the New Australia on April 11. They marched
brough Sydney’s main streets on be 10th to lay a wreath at the tenotaph, watched curiously by sns of thousands, who seemed to pprove of them.
From Fiji
Sir Lala and Lady Sukuna, re resenting the native community f Fiji, spent a couple of days in ydney before joining a P and O tier. European, Indian and Fijian ficials have gone the other ay; a small party of Fijian soldiers ave gone on an Australian troop rip; and other Fiji soldiers go irectly from Malaya.
From Tonga
Queen Salote of Tonga departed om Tonga by the March Tofua, nid scenes of devotion and fare ell, to join a liner in Auckland, id go by the Panama Canal to □ndon. She will return via Aus alia. She is accompanied by Prin ts Mata’aho, wife of the Crown rince of Tonga (Prince Tungi) and j Mrs. J. E. Windrum, wife of the ritish Consul and Agent in Tonga
From Western Samoa
The selection of Hon. Tupua Tamasese and his wife, to repre sent Western Samoa at the Corona tion of Queen Elizabeth, has been generally applauded. Hon. Tamasese, one of the High Chiefs of Samoa, has been prominently associated with the public life of the Terri tory for many wears, and he is held in high regard.
Other small parties of officials— mostly native Islanders, such as the Solomon Islanders—have gone by ship.
From Cook Islands
The Cook Islands will be repre sented by the Makea (Hon. Nui Teremoana Ariki) who is accom panied by her husband, Mr. Tau Cowan.
The Hon. Tupua Tamasese, one of the [?]ading High Chiefs of Western Samoa [?]ho, with his wife, will be the principal [?]presentative of the Territory at the [?]oronation of Queen Elizabeth II, in [?]ndon, in June.