QUEEN OF TONGA
Twenty-Five Years’ Reign Completed
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of Queen Salote to the throne. of Tonga fell yesterday. The Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, has sent to the Premier of Tonga the following message:—' “Please convey to Queen Salote. the sincere congratulations and good wishes of ..the Government and the people of New Zealand —Maori and pakeha alike — on this happy occasion of her Majesty’s silver jubilee. “We in New Zealand so closely bound to the Polynesian people of Tonga have greatly admired their wholehearted war effort under her Majesty’s inspiring and vigorous leadership, and we are pleased to think that this new period of the Queen’s reign opens upon a time which is ushering in a new conception of the unity ami mutual co-operation of all peoples.' Her Majesty has also been asked t? accept, as a token of goodwill an inscribed inkstand, beautifully made, of silver and paua shell, mounted on a totara knot base.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 14, 12 October 1943, Page 4
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161QUEEN OF TONGA Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 14, 12 October 1943, Page 4
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