" TO THE KING ! " : FROM THE COOK
ISLANDS
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Your readers who are interested to know where the toast of " His Majesty " was drunk in the milk of the coco-nut must refer to Lat. 19° 10' S., Long. 16° 17' W., where the island of Niue is set gem-like in the tropical waters of the Pacific. From Alogi, the port, the Governmental party went by winding roads, bordered by coco-nut palms, to the little village of Hikutaveke, where the natives were having a dancing and singing festival. A feast of fish, octopus, fowl, pork, yams, taros, and bananas had been steamed in the native oven and awaited the visitors, many of whom had served in the Great War, and later with glasses charged with the clear, refreshing, and vitalizing liquor of the coco-nut, the health of our Sovereign, King George V., was drunk with musical honours.
Your valued publication the Spectator comes to me via New Zealand, and is much appreciated.—I am, Sir, &c., Tufukia, Niue Island, Cook Group, B. BELLAMY. via Auckland, New Zealand.
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