PACIFIC ISLAND NEWS.
KING GEORGE'S GUARD. ;y,.L' (pi TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) v. ~ Auckland, Decombor 10.; A Tonga. correspondent reports that on the occasion of '' King Edward's Birthday , celebration' in Tonga tho Guards were dissatisfied with a certain uniform, and when ordered to, fire, a salute appeared on',parade' in tatters, having ripped their uniforms'in -a disgraceful'mariner.' . ' The British Commissioner called' upon the ' Prime Minister'for. ah; explanation] ' and .the 1 ; latter moved that ■thc'King's .Guard' lie dis- : banded." With''the "exception of the King and. one. unofficial member, Councillors voted unanimously, for; djsbandment'."' '' . -FANNING ISLAND.''.'/. "T.','.;. ■■■•• -■"./• -!>'i Auckland, Decp.mb'er- lO! - The."Fiji Times," reporting the sale of Fanning Island, says :—"Humpnrey Berkeley has' 'purchased.' the islands •• from -'-Father Rougier. Tlio; purchase is considered a bar-" gain.". ' ' . - ' •
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 66, 11 December 1907, Page 8
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122PACIFIC ISLAND NEWS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 66, 11 December 1907, Page 8
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