Samuel June Barrows
Samuel June Barrows 1845-1909, American clergyman and reformer, b. New York City. He was a pastor in Dorchester, Mass., and later edited (1880-96) the Christian Register, a Unitarian weekly. In 1895 he was appointed by President Cleveland to represent the United States on the International Prison Commission. The following year he was elected to Congress, where he worked for prison and civil service reform. He helped draft and secure passage of New York state's first probation law (1901). He wrote many reports and articles and several books.
Bibliography: See biography by his wife, Isabel C. Barrows, A Sunny Life (1913).
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Tongas capital Nukualofa to get its own council.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 6/3/2009; 411 words
; 03 JUNE 2009 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ---- The Tongan Government...town council in the countrys capital, Nukualofa, reports Radio New Zealand International...2006 and we do have to build up the Nukualofa area. So were looking at merging this...
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Nukualofa reconstruction a tonic for Tongas business community Chamber.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 11/18/2008; 518 words
; 18 NOVEMBER 2008 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ----- The president of the Tonga Chamber of Commerce...welcoming the beginning of construction of a new business district in Nukualofa. The capitals CBD was largely destroyed in riots, two years ago...
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Tonga confirms Thaksins Nukualofa visit.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 7/9/2009; 393 words
; 09 JULY 2009 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ----- Tongas Prime Ministers office has confirmed...reports Radio New Zealand International. A government spokesman in Nukualofa said his visit was privately arranged and included no meetings with...
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Police confirmed six dead in Nukualofa riots.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 11/17/2006; 700+ words
; 17 NOVEMBER 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - Police in Tonga have confirmed at least six people...headquarters of Shoreline and Tonfon companies along Taufa'ahau road in Nukualofa. They're believed to be the first known casualty of last night...
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Tonga seeks Chinese assistance to rebuild Nukualofa.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 2/23/2007; 401 words
; 23 FEBRUARY 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - Tongas finance minister, Siosiua Utoikamanu, has...Chinese officials in a bid to seek assistance with the rebuilding of Nukualofa following last Novembers riots, Radio New Zealand International...
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Manukau town planners still likely to be sent to help in Nukualofa despite opposition mayor.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 1/23/2007; 471 words
; ...provide staff to help plan the restructure of Tongas capital. Nukualofa was devastated by rioting in November and Manukau mayor...other interests to complete the relatively small scale task in Nukualofa, Sir Barry said . You have got to remember that Manukau has...
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Probe into Nukualofa riot continues.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 12/11/2006; 398 words
; 11 DECEMBER 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews)- Tongan police say investigations into last months riots are continuing. According to a government survey, a total...
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Police charged mastermind of riots in Nukualofa.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 1/10/2007; 364 words
; 10 JANUARY 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - Police in Tonga have charged a business person in connection with November's riots last year. Radio and TV Tonga...
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ADB approve a grant of US$11million for reconstruction of Nukualofa.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 5/21/2008; 465 words
; 21 MAY 2008 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ---- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US$11.3 million grant for the reconstruction of Nuku...
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Australia and New Zealand contribute funds to kick-start reconstruction of Nukualofa.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 12/17/2007; 556 words
; ...business district, razed to the ground in November last year. An agreement to formalise the contributions was signed in Nukualofa last Friday between the two countries and Tongas Prime Minister, Dr Feleti Sevele. The Private Sector Reconstruction Facility...
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Nukualofa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Nukualofa , town (1986 pop. 21,300), capital and chief port of the Kingdom...handicrafts are exported. The royal palace and government buildings are in Nukualofa. In 2006 the central business district of the town and some government...
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Tonga
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...atolls, but the w group are volcanic, with some active craters. The largest island is Tongatapu, the seat of the capital, Nukualofa , and home to 66% of the population. The n islands were discovered by Europeans in 1616, and the rest by Abel Tasman in...
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Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...competition. Although deregulation allowed the company to add service to the South Pacific (Pago Pago, American Samoa, and Nukualofa, Tonga), and was able to fill its planes more than any other airline, the amount the company made per passenger was not...
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