Papeete
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Coronation Celebrated in Papeete
MANY business houses in Papeei were gaily decorated on tl Coronation Day of Quee Elizabeth 11.
An elaborate reception was he] at the British Consulate by Consi F. Devenish, His Excellency Govei nor Petitbon, representatives of th French Navy and Army, goverr ment departmental heads and lead ing citizens attending. The part 1 in typical Tahitian style, laste throughout the night.
IF Mr. George Hanson, formerl well known in New Guinea as on of the owners of Samo plantatior in Namatanai, New Ireland, an now a resident of the Gosford dis trict, NSW, has undergone a delicat operation to one eye, in St. Vincent’
Hospital, Sydney. He has spen some weeks in complete darknesj but the specialists appear confiden of success.
IF Major Ratu Edward Cakobar MC, who took over command o the First Battalion, Fiji Infantr Regiment in Malaya on June U has been promoted to Lieutenan Colonel. Second-in-command ii Major H. J. G. Low, MC, Lieutenan Col. R. A, Tinker, whom Lieutenant Col. Cakobau succeeds, is spend ing a short time in Fiji before re turning to his new appointmem in New Zealand.
IF Mr. Sultan Ali, headmaster of ar Indian high school in Ba, Fiji, was the preacher in a Methodist Church in Queanbeyan, NSW, in June. The local newspaper described him as a “gifted speaker.”