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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 16 April 1910, Page 6

King George Tnbou IT., the hereditary monarch of Tonga, who is In trouble with his people just now o 1 Wallis Island, reigns tinder a Briti*'; Protectorate, proclaimed in 1900. He is a tall, well-built parsonage, with n good Western education, acquired it: Australia. A few years ago, chafing under the restraint imposed upon his administration by the, British Commissioner in the Pacific. Sir Everard im Thurn, he determined to petition the King of England, and temporarily left his kingdom for Auckland, wheiv advice was available to place the representative in proper order. Kiiif George's administration of the finances was considered by the Britisj Commissioner to be greatly at fault, and the King's administration becam • so badly at loggerheads with the representative of the suzerain power that blip Tongan Prime Minister wa deported, and an independent perso placed in charge of the Treasury. KinGeorge reigned in isolated state fo several weeks in Auckland, adv'sed by the Kev. Mr Watkins. th e head o' the Tongan Mission, and he returne' io his island domain disappointed i r not obtaining from th» English authorities- the" support for which h had hoped.