DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1932, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

NOTABLE VISITOR

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WELLINGTON. December 14

Hon. Mr Tugi., Premier: of Tonga, who is accompanied by his son Prince Taufa, arrived from Auckland 1 this morning 011 a short vi#it to' Wellington. Aii official call was made at Government House, .and the visitors had morning tea with the Prime Minister and. Cabinet Ministers.

TONGA HAS A "CREDIT BALANCE

WELLINGTON, December 13

The Hon. William Tugi, Prime Consort and PrilUe Minister of Tonga, today met;* members -of-Cabinet, who must have e,uvje'd':dds''countiy, which, 'he says, -has ’thesmare. di.s l tihistion of enjoying credit "balance of £140,000.

NOTABLE WEDDING

WELLINGTON, December 13

The marriage? lias taken place of the daughter of Mr Wins,’on Chiirch- . chill to Mr Bailey, son of the South AiYicah mine ’magnate. Silk hatted and smoking -a cigar 1 , Mr Winston Churchill, accompanied his daughter to Saint Margaret’s Westminister. The chiirfill was crowded with notables, including many Cabinet Ministers. The bridal cottple, 011 leaving were greeted with 1 terrific cheering. Thousands broke the police cordon aiid rushed’ forward/ The couple fled up a path •alongside the ’ church, and 'twice entered a Oul de sac in efforts to avoid the' crowd. They were finally surrounded by hundreds of cheering women, and had to wait while the mounted police cleared a path for the motor car.

FOUND DEAD

ASHBURTON, December 14,

Geoffrey Williams Deal, aigej 66, married, was found floating in a creek on his farm at Eiffel ton yesterday evening. Marks on the bank indicated that he had slipped when he went for a drink. He had been subject to fainting turns. The body was found by his 1 son, who went in search for him at i.clnsk.