CARDINAL CERETTI
WARM WELCOME AT FIJI Press Association—By Telegraph--Copyright, SUVA, November '_'l. (Received November fM. at 10 a.m.) Cardinal Ccretti had a vonderfi.il reception from tbo largest cosmopolitan crowd that ever gathered at Suva wharf. He was entertained at dinner by the Catholic Young Men’s Society. The Governor of Fiji, tbo Mayor of Suva, the Chief Justice, Colonial Secretary. .Bishop Nicolas of Fiji, the Bishop of Tonga, and all Suva’s principal citizens were present. Cardinal Ceretti afterwards attended sendee Jli the cathedral, and received addresses of welcome. Then there were native ceremonies by Fijians, Samoans, Wallis Islands, and Gilbert Islanders in the convent grounds, which were electrically lit for the occasion. The weather was perfect.—Australian Press Association.
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Evening Star, Issue 20032, 24 November 1928, Page 5
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