Western Samoa’s Coronation
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Awards
From Our Own Correspondent APIA, June 30.
AT the official Coronation Cere mony at Government Central Office, Apia, on June 2, the fol lowing awards of Coronation Medals to residents of Western Samoa were announced by the High Commis sioner: Guy Richardson Powles, High Commissioner; Tupua Tamasese, Faut u a; Malietoa Tanumafili, Fautua; Joseph Darnand, RC Bishop of Samoa; Charles Croft Marsack, Chief Judge; F. J, H. Grattan, Secretary to the Samoan Govern ment; Tualaulelei Mauri, Member of the Executive Council; G. F. D.
Betham, Member of the Executive Council; Emily Richmond Smyth in recognition of outstanding contribu tions to social welfare; Alesana, Head Teacher at LMS Malua Col lege; D. R. Eden, General Manager New Zealand Reparation Estates; C. L. Williams, head of the Meth odist Mission; P. Kightley, London Missionary Society; Gatoloai Peseta Sio, chairman Fono of Faipule; L. M. Cook, President Returned Servicemen’s Assn.; H. Gow, presi dent Chamber of Commerce.
Tokelau Awards
A. E. B. Macdonald, resident Catholic Priest in the group, Manuele Preira magistrate and faipule Tokelau Islands.
H Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Paul of Apia travelled to Tahiti in July for the National fete celebrations.
II Private Semisi Vulivosa, Ist Battalion, Fiji Infantry Regiment, was wounded on July 1 when a truck in which he was travelling was ambushed in the Yong Peng area of Malaya. He was evacuated to the British Military Hospital, Kluang.
Mr. C. L. Cheng of Suva made a trip to Sydney in June to visit his sons David and Cecil who received their Bachelor of Engineering De grees while he was there. David is on the staff of Malley’s Ltd., electri cal engineers, and Cecil has joined the staff of Chloride Corporation, Newcastle, The boys were educated in China before attending Sydney University.