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...stationed near the Tongan capital, Nukualofa, during the war. My artillery outfit was part of a task force consisting of Naval and Army units . . . and your fine account revived many pleasant memories...
Last week Elizabeth, ruler of 50 million British subjects, stopped off on her voyage to Australia to pay a return visit to Salote. As the visiting Queen stepped ashore at the Tongan capital of Nukualofa, it began to rain once more. Both Queens smiled broadly as Salote this time opened a large green umbrella and raised it over both their heads...
...been a busy week for the Tongan Queen, whose 48,000 devoted subjects are possessed of almost every virtue except a fondness for hard work. The benevolent protection of the British navy and the lush abundance of the 200 or more islands which make up Salote's kingdom make physical labor largely unnecessary. On reaching manhood, every young Tongan gets a grant of eight acres of land from the government. On that land he can spend the rest of his life raising coconuts and bananas with a minimum of effort. As the British Queen's visit drew near...
...spirit under control and supervising all the details of preparation. She saw the last of a spanking new coat of paint slapped on to her white Victorian-gingerbread royal palace, oversaw daily rehearsals of the entertainment program, including the plaintive nose-fluting solos dear to the heart of every Tongan despite the fact that their music is limited to three notes. There were triumphant rustic arches, bearing the legend "I Love You" to be made for the royal route of march, tapa cloth banners to be cut and painted, pigs to be killed, pineapples to be picked and the Royal...
...banquet-4,200 suckling pigs and 2,100 chickens-the Tongan Prime Minister, Queen Salote's elder son, college-bred Crown Prince Tongi, made a glowing speech of welcome. Then, in high good humor, Elizabeth of Britain and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh settled back to eat the rich fare with their fingers, while wildly gyrating laka laka dancers whirled to the music of nose flutes...