New Masonic Lodge for Suva
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From Our Auckland Correspondent.
SUVA, June 25.
MR. R. L. MUNRO, senior repre sentative in Fiji of the United Grand Lodge of England, laid the foundation stone of a new Temple and hall for the Lodge of Fiji in Suva on June 20. Freemasons from all over Fiji were present.
A jar containing coins dated 1894 was removed from the foundation stone of the former lodge building which was nearly 60 years old.
Papers, also contained in this jar, had disintegrated. The coins and other articles bearing date of 1953 were sealed in a lead container and placed under the stone of the new building.
The first two of eight Sunder land flying-boats to be stationed at Lauthala Bay, Fiji, arrived from England on June 13, via Cairns and Noumea on the final section of the flight. One immediately took off again with His Excellency the
Governor and Lady Garvey for Levuka. The Sunder lands will eventually replace the present Cata linas of No. 5 Flying Boat Squad ron, RNZAF. Another eight will be stationed at Auckland with No 6 Training Squadron.