People
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Prince John (better known as Prince Tu’ipelehake), second son of the Queen of Tonga, with his charming wife and their children, left Nukualofa by the November Tofua, en route to New Zealand and Australia, on a lengthy holiday.
Prince John was formerly Governor of Vavau, and was received there with much ceremony when the Tofua called. ♦ * * Mr. R. Sanders, formerly of the Fiji Administrative Service, who has been Government Secretary in Tonga in recent years, has left Tonga on overseas leave, and it is presumed he will return to the Fiji service. He has been succeeded in the Government Secretaryship in Tonga by Mr. W. W. A. Miller, from Fiji, who formerly saw a good deal of service in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony.
Mrs. Mary Croudace, former well known resident of Western Samoa, who has been living in New York for several years, is returning soon to Apia, to take charge of the Casino Hotel there. Mrs. Buckle,
Charming Miss Marina Norbert, receptionist at the Australian Consulate office in Noumea, will marry M. Jacques Laplagne, teacher of English at the College La Perouse, Noumea, in Decem ber. Miss Norbert, of Adelaide, where she attended the Adelaide High School, won a year's New Caledonian Government scholarship to Noumea, and did so well at her studies that the Government extended the scholarship for a further year.
Photo: Fred Dunn.
who has been the hardworkii manageress there for the last t\ years, Is returning to New Zealan " * Most of Apia’s leading citizs] were among the 800 persons who, ( November 13, saw Rosita Co< married to George Fepuleai, secoi son of the well-known family Nofoali’i, Western Samoa.
Both are popular members of tl younger Apia community and, f( . marriage, the Cathol Cathedral was decorated with ma and tapas. Father E. McVicar o ficiated; Mr. Charles Hellesk gave the bride away; Messrs. Sai Atoa and Fred Samson we] groomsmen. The full capacity < Tivoli Theatre and Catholic Ch was needed for the reception.
Archdeacon C. W. Whonsbon Aston left Apia in November afte many years as Anglican Chaplai and a period of devoted work whic culminated in the recent dedica tion of the beautiful new Churc: of All Saints, He was farewelle: at a number of functions, amom them a party at Vailima wher the High Commissioner (Mr. G. F Powles) paid tribute to his work Now, as Dean Whonsbon-Aston he has taken charge of Anglica, Chuch affairs at Levuka, Fiji.
Photographed after their marriage in Po[?] Moresby in November—Mr. J. Gayton and h[?] bride, the former Miss Connie Watts. T[?] ceremony took place at the Church of England —Papuan Print
Mr. L. Fepuleai, now settled in Christchurch NZ, his fiancee Miss H. Magon, and Mu Anthony Palepoi, manager of Sina Plantation were among those aboard "Tofua" bound fo Apia in November.
Photo: J. P. Shortal
Well-known planter and business man, Mr. Harry W. Moors, has re turned to Samoa from a flying visit to the United States. He met members of his family and numer ous former residents of Western Samoa, amongst them Mrs. Mary Croudace, of New York, John and Lou Kruse of Boulder City, and former Administrator Sir Alfred Turnbull and Lady Turnbull at Stanford, Connecticut.
Mr. A. D. Leys was re-elected Mayor of Suva for another term in early November; also re-elected for another term was the Deputy Mayor, Mr. C. A. Stinson.
In Auckland in November were; Mr. J. M.
Finnegan (left), who operates an importing and jewellery manufacturing business at Rarotonga; Mr. David Graham, lately Union Steam Ship Co. manager at Rarotonga, who will now take up a similar position at Apia; and Mr. lan A. Forbes, government printer in the Cooks, on vacation.
Photo: J. P. Shortall.
A marriage of special interest in Port Moresby in November was between Mr. N. Johnston and Miss Nancy Ure, at the Ela Church. Miss Ure is the daughter of the Rev. D. E. and Mrs. Ure, well-known mission leaders in Papua. —Papuan Prints.
Mrs. Nancy Phelan, whose amu ing and interesting book, AU Holiday, was reviewed in the PI in November, has recently returni to Sydney after a year abroad—ii eluding five months in Turke Yugoslavia and Greece. SI travelled by bus, boat or donkey ai stayed anywhere it happened to si —from luxury hotel to Turki! farmhouse. In fact, it sounds lil a real Nancy Phelan “do”—and nc she intends to write a book abo it. If it is up to the standard Atoll Holiday, there is a treat store for her fans.
At Trinty School Chapel, Sydne on November 10, Miss Jennifl Pritchard, only daughter of Mr. ai Mrs. Guy Pritchard, of East Lino field and Popondetta, Papua, m married to Mr. Robert Alan Cai, of “Wilga” Station, Hillston, NS T A reception for 85 guests was he afterwards.
Mr. W. P. Dobbin, District EducD tion Officer, Morobe, New Guinw and Mrs. Dobbin, have been
Mr. and Mrs. S. Talagi, Toke, and Brenda turned to Niue from New Zealand by [?]
November "Tofua". Mr. Talagi, a governm[?]
dentist at Niue, had been undergoing a months' course at Wellington.
Photo: J. P. Shortall.
Mr. F. Unasa, of Auckland's Samoan color went home to Apia on vacation aboard "Tofoa" in November. He is employed Hellaby and Co.
Photo: J. P. Shortall.
leave at Surfers’ Paradise, Queens land. When they return to the Territory in early January, their daughter Bridget, who has been do ing a teachers’ training course in Sydney (and at will return with them. ♦ * * At an investiture at Government House, Port Moresby, on November 26, the following Territorians re ceived honours bestowed upon them in the Queen’s Honours Lists, earlier this year: H. L. R. Niall, District Commissioner, Morobe, who received the insignia of the CBE; Matron Alice Thorburn, Senior Matron in P-NG’s Nursing Service, who re ceived the OBE; Stanley Hinton Christian, Principal of the Malaria Control School, which he established at Minj, who received the MBE; and Frank George Hoeter, of the P-NG Police Force, received the MBE (Military Division) in recognition of his work with the PNGVR since 1951. He holds the rank of captain.
Superintendent Ron Clammer arrived in Brisbane from Rabaul, NG, in November on pre-retirement leave. He said he might build or buy a seaside house at Caloundra, north of Brisbane. ♦ ♦ * The Rev. E. Walter, who has been for some years with the Lutheran Evangelical Mission in Lorengau, Manus, New Guinea, sailed for Germany from Sydney in early De cember.
Captain H. C. S. Slinn, who in November was appointed to command the 28,000-ton P. and 0. liner "Himalaya", which recently has gone into Pacific service in addition to the UK- Australia run. Gloucester-born Captain Slinn, 56, served in 21 P. and 0. ships before this appointment. His wife is an Australian, and they live in NSW.
Mr. H. T. Kienzle, well-know planter of Mamba Estate, Yodd Valley, Papua, has been plannin for years to erect a memorial to th Papuans who formed the Carrie lines on the Kokoda Trail durin the war. As part of this plan, re cently two bronze plaques were com pleted by a Melbourne sculptor. Th memorial will be built of local stor at Kokoda. Mr. Kienzle won th MBE for his own work on th Kokoda Trail. As a Captain 1 ANGAU, he was in charge of nativ carriers and responsible for keepin the line of communication opei across the Owen Stanleys.
The George Medal, given only f<’l outstanding gallantry, has awarded to Mrs. Edith Gladf Collins, of Suva, Fiji, widow of M/ David Collins (a well-known admin istrative officer, who was drowns last year at Kadavu). A Fijian mas last May, entered a house whee Mrs. Collins and her four childrn were sleeping, and attacked hrl Fijian house-girl with an axe. Mil Collins tried to stop the man, am was very severely wounded, am then she seized him again when I attacked her children, and ww again injured. The house-girl ww, killed and the Fijian was afto; wards tried and sentenced to death The Chief Justice, when hearing t:j case, warmly praised Mrs. Colliri courage. * * * Back in Brisbane on 1e a w Tonga’s leading churchman, R<tf R. A. Woodgate, did a good piece s publicity work for the Kingdom, di> scribing its 56,000 people as “amo:o the happiest in the world”.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Preuss and children [?] turned home to Apia by the "Tofua"
November after leave in New Zealand. M Preuss is well known to Apia movie theat[?] patrons.
Photo: J. P. Shortall.
Dr. D. W. Beckett, medical super intendent at the Pacific’s well-known Makogai leper settlement, Fiji, went to Tokyo in November to attend conferences on leprosy, including a world congress on the disease. * * * Mr. G. L. Tuita, Governor of Vavau, accompanied by his family, travelled to Auckland in November and will be there on vacation for several months.
With traditional Fijian ceremonies, followed by the presentation of a yaqona bowl commanding officer of the Fiji Military Forces, Colonel G. P. Sanders, was farewelled in Suva in November. He is retiring bo New Zealand.
Colonel Sanders’ successor is Colonel R. W. Foubister, 48, of the Royal New Zealand Signals, who has been Chief of Staff of the Northern Military District, NZ.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Moore travelled to Raro tonga in the November "Maui Pomare". Mr.
Moore takes the post of Deputy Court Registrar there.
Photo: J. P. Shortall.
Among the guests at a gathering of the Poly nesian Association in Sydney in November were Angeline Yager and Ronnie Sharkey, both of Norfolk Island. —Tele-Photos.
Meanwhile Lieu t.-Col. R. A.
Tinker who served with the Fiji Military Forces from 1949-53 and commanded the Fiji First Battalion in Malaya for part of that time, has been appointed Chief-of-Staff, Southern Military District of New Zealand. * * * Cameraman F. Vail and director S. Toogood, of International Film Productions Ltd., were in Tahiti in November shooting travel-film material in colour for use mainly in America. The pair travelled on to New Zealand per Monterey. * * * Rear-Admiral J. M. Villiers, NZ Chief of the Naval Staff, visited Fiji in November, and inspected the Fiji Royal Naval Volunteer Re serve, which was established in 1955 He reported good progress.
Japanese publishers have shown-, an interest in Elsie K. MortonVi Crusoes of Sunday Island— which ii a history of the Bell family of thtr Kermadecs, published a year oo two ago. There is likely to be s Japanese edition. * » * Dr. Emilio Pampana, director oo WHO’s Malaria Eradication Division* is to retire after 11 years in thd organisation. New director will bd Dr. Carlos A. Alvarado, of Argenn tina, former Director-General oo Health for North Argentina.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Orchard—the bride wa[?] formerly Miss Jenny Ferries —after their marriage at the Lutheran Church, Lae, NG.
Photo: Otto Brabant
A party of 17 Sixth Form New Zealand students, aged between 17 and 19 years, comprising four boys and 13 girls, and accompanied by one master and one mistress, will leave Auckland by TAI on December 22 on a visit to the homes of students in New Caledonia. * * * Mr. Paul Coloun, garage pro prietor of Luganville, New Hebrides, recently successfully salvaged a 60-ft workboat which was wrecked in the Banks Group a year or so ago.
Mr. J. W. Gregory, OBE, who travelled on MV Citos from Honiara in November, intended to go on to the New Hebrides, but became ill in Sydney and has now returned to London.
He is an expert on Customs laws, has been in Honiara, BSIP, for about 41 months, revising Customs laws and Tariff, and advising on re organisation of the Colony’s Customs Department. (See p. 17).
He retired in 1947, has since that time been attached to the Colonial Office, London, and has spent most of his time in his capacity as Customs expert in British Guiana, the West Indies and other British tropical possessions. * * * Captain L. Killman, master of the MV Citos, entertained 30 guests in cluding High Commissioner Sir John Gutch and Lady Gutch, when the vessel was in Honiara. BSIP, in November. The guests enjoyed the Swedish Smorgesbord, and the Aquavit that went with it. * * * Mr. K. Dalrymple-Hay was in hospital in Honiara in November for a brief spell, but has now re turned to directing his many busi ness ventures, including his new hotel, which recently has been completed. Interiors of lounges and bar are in native decor.
Among the passengers homeward bound for the Cook Islands in the "Maui Pomare" in Novem ber were: Mr. N. Turua and Maria; Mrs. A.
Mitchell and Andrea; and Mr. Harry Napa.
Photo: J. P. Shortall.