BAD DROUGHT IN TONGA.
FIFTY DEATHS FROM STARVATION. “NEVER IN SUCH A BAD STRAIT.” Flit Press Association , Auckland, September 30. The “Star’s” Tonga correspondent writes on September 17: —“We are going through one of the longest droughts in the history of Tonga. There, have been fifty deaths in Vavau through starvation and bad water. “The King held a big meeting, at which every taxpayer was present. All were-urged to assist with food, etc. “The Government intends supplying food, but there is so much delay that the relief in many cases may he too late. The Premier intends to visit the worst places to alleviate distress. • “Tonga was never in such a bad strgit as at present.”
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 27, 30 September 1915, Page 5
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116BAD DROUGHT IN TONGA. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 27, 30 September 1915, Page 5
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