POPULAR KNIGHT.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20331, 14 June 1934, Page 11

POPULAR KNIGHT.

Honour for Fiji Chief Justice. NATIVES LOST IN LANDSLIDE. (Special to the “ Star.”) SUVA, June 6. The announcement by hits Excellency that Captain Maxwell Anderson, C.8.E., K. R.K. (retd.), had. received the honour of knighthood has been received with general pleasure. The Chief Justice has endeared himself to all classes by hie strict impartiality on the Bench and by his bonhomie in private. He ift keenly interested in sport and its an enthusiastic philatelist. Prior to coming to Fiji he was Attorney-General in Gibraltar. Suva celebrated the King's Birthday by a parade of the troops and constabulary on Albert Park. It was reviewed by his Excellency the Governor, as Com-mander-in-Chief. There were also present at the parade the returned soldiers, boy scouts, girl guides and nurses. Many of the Punjabi constables wore medals and Later the Governor held a levee at Government House, and in the afternoon there was a garden party. Overwhelmed by Hill. The very heavy rains during the past month have taken toll of much property, especially* the rice crop, blit unfortunately they aleo caused the death of three people. Govindan lived with his wife and daughter happily on his farm situated on the south end of the island of Ovalau. High above the homestead rose a hill, and under its. shade the farm waxed prosperous, and Govindan was regarded as a rich man. For weeks rain teemed down over the island, and minor landslides were frequent, but no one dreamed of a general slicing of the mountain. During one night recently the whole of the hillside ftlid off the rocky foundation, upon which it had stood for centuries, and the mass of rock and earth completely overwhelmed the farm house, and dragged it for some 200 yards over the flat. Govindan and his family were buried under some 15 feet of spoil, and it took a week to dig out him and his wife. So far the daughter has not been found. The only living things to escape the avalanche were two cows. Wedding at Leper Station. A ceremony which was the firftt of its kind took place recently at the leper ■station, the beautiful island, of Makogai, when Miss Elizabeth Sinclair, a daughter of a member of the Governstaff at Makogai, and "Mr. Joseph L. Bower, son of the late Captain and Mrs. Emily Bovver, of Vagadathi, Levuka, were married. The prettilydecorated chapel was filled by friends, and the Rev. Father Oonnett "officiated. Many visitors went over from Levuka for the ceremony.

At certain seasons whitebait in millions visit the southern rivers of Viti Levu, and on a recent Monday Fijian women hawked round Suva large tins filled with delicious whitebait, while over 50 huge tin receptacles filled the fish market. Any kind of container was used and large washing tubs offered tempting vision*, to all who like the delicacy. The fish sold at nominal prices, and there were few houses in Suva without whitebait that day. It has often been suggested that there is a splendid chance for canning enterprise here, for the supply is unlimited.