Ordained in Rabaul
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Two Native Priests Ordained in Rabaul
HISTORY was made on Sunday, November 15, when the first two New Britain natives ever to be raised to the priesthood were ordained.
The Rev. Herman Paivu of Tapo village was ordained by Bishop Scharmach at Vunapope; and the Rev. George Bata, of Malaguna Village, was ordained by Bishop Vesters at Vuvu Teachers’ Training College.
Both priests passed through mis sion primary and secondary schools as part of their training, and later concentrated on philosophy, scrip
ture, theology under guidance from Australian and American priests in the Solomon Islands under the direction of His Lordshop, Bishop Wade.
Both priests speak fluent English.
If Following furlough in New Zea land during which they made an extensive motoring trip through the North Island, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Protheroe returned to Nukualofa per Tofua late in November. On his return to Tonga, where Mr.
Protheroe is manager for Morris Hedstrom & Co., Mr. W. J. L.
Philpott, of the company’s Suva office, relieving at Nukualofa, was to return to Fiji.
Island-bound from New Zealand by TOFUA in November: Captain E. W. Harness, Harbour Master at Suva, and Mrs. Harness, returned from leave in New Zealand. Mr. H. D. Phineas, Miss Phyllis Jeffs, Mrs. N. Yandall, Miss J. Phineas—and Mrs. Yandall’s children — returning home to Tonga. Mr. and Mrs.
E. Hickford, Diane and Lynda for Niue, where Mr. Hickford relieves Mr. Scar borough as Radio Superintendent. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Ragg and Kathleen re turning to Suva, where Mr. Ragg is at— tached to the Fiji Police Force.