Aboard the Union Company's sleame Atua, which arrived from the Friendl; Islands this morning, are fifty "boys. who have travelled aboard the vesse from Suva, the first port at which, th Atua touched after leaving Sydney. Th natives of the Tongan Group, who ordi narily work the cargo at the port ii those islands have been more thai usually troublesome of late, and hay shown an inclination to do very little 1 and then only at exorbitant rates o 1 pay. In consequence it was decided t engage all the boys nt Suva and carr; . them through the group -and on to Auek ,' land. Although feeling -the cold a littl 1 on arrival, the natives were evident! delighted with their voyage, and wcr . anxious to get ashore and do the sight? ' Ladies' and maids' raincoats, macs : cravenette and long tweed coats at re duced prices.—Bridgman and Bridgman' i winter sale. Open late Saturday.— (Ad. • - Men's and boys' raincoats, oilskin * J macs., and tweed suits, greatly reducec 3J —Uridgman aud Bridgman'a sale.{Ad.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 166, 12 July 1912, Page 6
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