Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 November 1963Vol. 34, No. 4

News In Pictures

p. 11 · Read in the full issue

Page 1111

Two natives of Papua-New Guinea were on hand to explain features of two exhibits displayed at the Melbourne Royal Show in September by Australia's Department of Territories and the Administrations of P-NG and the Northern Territory. Here one of the natives, 21-year-old Masi Kotauga, an assistant patrol officer in training, describes a model "haus tambaran" to a young visitor.

The route from the Royal Palace at Nukualofa to Tonga's Parliament House was lined with about 4,000 schoolchildren on September 25 when Queen Salote drove to Parliament to close the 63rd session of the Legislative Assembly. Some of the children—probably the biggest number to attend such a function—are seen below.

Photo: Hettig.

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