Fijian Lost In Nz

Disaster

PVINING at the Marton railway \J station, en route to spend Christmas with his family, our few Zealand Representative noticed , Fijian boy also in the dining oom. He was about to speak to im when the warning bell sounded, nd the two trains moved off —one dth Aisea So Vakalala, north ound for Auckland, the other euthbound. Soon afterwards there ccurred the worst railway smash i New Zealand’s history, as the lorthern express nlunged to de duction in the Tangiwai River, akalala, 20-years-old, popular and remising student at Palmerston forth Boys’ High School, went to is death with over 100 others.

Aisea was the son of Sisa Vaka ila, a Fijian magistrate stationed t Navuso. and his home was at favuievo, Bua. He was on his way ome for the holidays.

Mr. W. Gordon, of Koronivia gricultural Station, Fiji, and Mrs. ordon, left Fiji for New Zealand irly in January on pre-retirement iave.

Miss Daphne Jane Fullan Qf uckland was married to Mr.

Btefano J. Stephen Schwalger of Western Samoa at the Pacific danders’ Congregational Church, uckland, on November 6. A large amber of Western Samoa people ere afterwards entertained at reception and sivasiva, given bv le bridegroom’s uncle and aunt, fr. and Mrs. K. P. E. Fuimaono aala.

Arrivals in Auckland from the Cook [?]lands in December included: Mr. and Irs. Wakefield and family, who returned o NZ after Mr. Wakefield completed his erm at Rarotonga as Official Secretary; e now goes to Air Department, Welling [?]n, after leave. Mr. Maurice Baker, [?]irector of Agriculture in the Cooks, on acation. Mrs. Temutoto and Mr. M. e from Rarotonga. Mr. and Mrs. oster and Miss Daisy Coster. Mr. Coster as formerly manager for Union Steam hip Co. at Papeete, he has now retired.