TONGA NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12708, 10 November 1904, Page 6

TONGA NEWS .

— ■■—«y ' ■—■ a. --- .■.-..-. -— : . —: — ' ' :'-.'"■.: ■'■'-■■''—' -■'■"-"- ?~-~l~" ;::'•'■■ ■■- ■'. ■-:/■■■ "-■■'- 1--.- : ■:■■"■"''.' ■■■,?' ■■■' :■-.■'■■.">''■ '■' ■',-*.'- :, V *. : ■-.. ■</--:'0 '■'::;■ '■-Vi^*-' ; [from OTTOOWN COBBESPONDEtfT.] , ' ■■ '..■■'" '.■■'■' ■~,.' , i : Nukualofa, November 5. | On Saturday, October 29, Mr. Bezley Lc jer, , an old and well-known resident of Tonga, > parsed away after a short ilLiess. He arr 1 rived in these islands soma 30 years ago, \ . . and.has resided, in Nukualofa ever since. '"-'"-^i > Deceased was buried in Maofaga, the funffi- [ rot service being conducted- by the Rev. J. ' B, Wilkin*, the head of the Tongan, lb«B ' . > Church, who gave a short address to those . - . assembled at the grave;, in which he re-- ; ferred to deceased as a useful man, and (ma " well respected, by all who knew him Be- | ceased, who was 66 years of age, leaves a » widow and family. He was well known, in. > Samoa, where he carried on bis trad-; as a : \. builder aiid contractor in the early days, Knd many friends there will regret "to. hear i of his 'death. His funeral, was attended by i the British Consul and the leading citizens.. i of Nukualofa. > , , ' _ H.M.S. TORCH.. '~ , H. M.s. Torch left Nukualofa on Wednee--6 day, November 2, and called at Vavau, md i then proceeded direct to Suva. Cbn«ul |. Hunter was oa board, having been seat. for [" by the new Governor of Fiji to discuss is- ' land matters. Mivß L. Skeea is Acting- [ Oonwul during bis absence. " . 1 o. ' - ' ,t - •''' *' \ ILLNESS OF KING GEORGE. ». King George 11. has been seriously,, iB , ' lately, but i« now recovering. An abeoasi in the head, close to the ear, gave' him great trouble, and tfc> weeks ago Dr.: McLesnan performed an operation, tsbereby ,-- probably■.saving His Majesty's life."' A»- .' ' 1 lapse, caused the doctor great anxiety, and v » ho.had made all preparations to take the . = King to Sydney by the Hauroto, but to hie ,f *. relief the King took a favourable turn. ■■- : |. ? ". - -l ! „ VT C ? PHA " ' '-' J The Norwegian barque -Silas left Vavao. '.fl*^ i last month, under charter to .Vjnes,vU.tting;|Pi^ f Bind. Perstoti.. Limited, with Ja. little over :: " J 1000 tons d- copra on board, bound! for ': ; Eim> p e - >l. ;., , . - r THE REV. DR. MOULTON. ' The Rev. Dr. Monlton,head of the Wwleyau Church here, left by.hhfrlaet.steaihW t' for Sydney Mm. Monlton and the Miws * : i Moulton accompanied him. Dr.. Mculton, - ■'; ; • has teen ttfljag for some time past, a » change was impsratire for him. The Bey. •" » W. P. D. Brown »at present in ohaxgST' , !; , ======-4===-. . ' : ■' '■ .... , ■ . ./. ™ ■ .... . ~-' :■;.::. ■■',"■'