Acclaim For

Leaders

From Polynesia

P[E Queen of Tonga, arriving on the Orient liner Orontes, in Australian ports on her way to lydney, en route to Auckland and lukualofa, received a very warm welcome in the Australian capitals, loth officialdom and the people in lie streets went out of their way ) give special greeting to the woman ho made history at the Coronation f Queen Elizabeth ll—first, because tie was the only other Queen in le Coronation and, second, because le so markedly captured the ad oration and goodwill of the Lon on crowds.

On her way out on the liner, the tueen’s party comprised her aughter-in-law, Princess Mataaho ungi and her companion and secre iry, Mrs. J. E. Windrum. Queen alote did not mix much with the assengers, and dined mostly in her wn suite; but both the Princess ad Mrs. Windrum were popular ?ures in all shipboard activities.

Queen Salote and her party Tived in Sydney on August 22 — here they were warmly greeted r many personal friends —and they jparted for Auckland on the fol wing Wednesday.

While in Melbourne, Queen Salote lent some happy hours with Dr, id Mrs. A. H. Wood, at the ethodist Ladies’ College, Mel turne. For 13 years, prior to 1937, r. Wood was principal of a mgan College, in Nukualofa, and e Queen’s three sons were among s pupils. All six children of Dr. id Mrs. Wood were born in Tonga, id one of them, Miss Janet Wood, is returned there as a missionary Also on the Orontes, returning om the Coronation, was Samoan igh Chief Tamesese and his at active wife, Mrs. Tupua Tamasese, id they also were much liked by e passengers. Mrs. Tamasese was mewhat indisposed on arrival in dney, and kept generally indoors; t the High Chief made many 11s and met many old friends.

No better advertisement for the Brits of these young Polynesian itions could have been devised an the visit to London, under ese conditions, of the leading ople of Tonga and Samoa.