OVERLAND THROUGH FIJI.
SIR G. LOCKHART'S TOUR. M \ ~■- ■■■} , _■';■ .- ■ 3Mi., "' EXPERIENCES AT BAIT. '. The charm of Fiji as a holiday resort - was enthusiastically discussed by ,'Sir/ Graeme LockharL on his return by , the * 7;; Tofua yesterday, after spending two / months in the Islands. >" ~'"„_'.>.'* Many interesting, experiences befel.'•'■,*;,.'''.Y party with which Sir Graeme travelled by 7; V steamer, horse, riverboat, and motor-car, '" across *ihe island from Viti Levu Bay to Nausori and back to Suva. At VvVJotua-, the party were entertained at a native/; reception, at which six " scantily dressed young ladies arrived in their best leaves. and hibiscus." The programme . was. ';'. largely composed of vigorous action songs. -,
Sir Graeme also spent a week at Bau, an island where a Methodist missionary is tihe only white inhabitant. The dietwas almost entirely of fish, which seriously upset one of the party. There was no ■neat or bread. Otherwise the time was spent pleasantly fishing and swimming.,. 4
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18710, 16 May 1924, Page 8
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154OVERLAND THROUGH FIJI. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18710, 16 May 1924, Page 8
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