PALACE OF ISLAND QUEEN.—Tonga is the only independent island kingdom left in the Pacific. A British Protectorate was established in 1900. Queen Salote, who was educated in Auckland, succeeded her father, George 11., on April 12, 1918. Her husband is Premier of the tiny State and her subjects number 24,000. There is a British Agent and Consul stationed at Nukualofa. Photograph shows the Queen's palace. A member of the Tongan police force can be seen doing sentry duty in the right foreground. There is a chapel attached to the palace and behind the large tree on the left is the door leading to the throne-room.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 816, 9 November 1929, Page 19
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105PALACE OF ISLAND QUEEN.—Tonga is the only independent island kingdom left in the Pacific. A British Protectorate was established in 1900. Queen Salote, who was educated in Auckland, succeeded her father, George 11., on April 12, 1918. Her husband is Premier of the tiny State and her subjects number 24,000. There is a British Agent and Consul stationed at Nukualofa. Photograph shows the Queen's palace. A member of the Tongan police force can be seen doing sentry duty in the right foreground. There is a chapel attached to the palace and behind the large tree on the left is the door leading to the throne-room. Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 816, 9 November 1929, Page 19
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