AN HONOURED GUEST.
Governor-General Welcomed To Suva And Pago Pago. IMPRESSIVE SALUTE FIRED. SUVA. August 3. The Governor-General of New Zealand, Viscount Gal way, and Viscountess (ialway arrived at Suva this morning and landed at H. 4.">. They were met by the Colonial Secretary and received by a. guard of honour from the Fiji defence force and native troops in colourful scarlet tunics and white sulus (skirts). Their Excellencies proceeded immediately to (ioveinment House, where they are "guests of the Governor, Sir Harry Luke. Officers of H.M.S. Achilles report that much hospitality was shown to Lord (ialway and Lady Galway at Pago Pago, where they stayed with the Governor, Captain Hanson. On leaving Pago Pa-M) impressive salutes were exchanged, tins' formation of the hills causing a triple echo. The guns of the Achilles answered the shore batteries. Pago Pago and Suva are the only places at which Lord (ialway has been received as an honoured guest, not as an administrator. He landed this morning dressed in a morning suit instead of uniform.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 182, 4 August 1939, Page 7
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172AN HONOURED GUEST. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 182, 4 August 1939, Page 7
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