1924 in Tonga

Notable events in Tonga in 1924 include:
*Queen Salote joins the Wesleyan Church, and the Free Church of Tonga ceases to be the official national religion. [http://www.janesoceania.com/tonga_historical/]
*Tonga national rugby union team plays its first Rugby test match, defeating Fiji at the capital NukuOkinaalofa. [http://www.teivovo.com/history/1924-26_tonga_ties.html]
*Visited by explorer Rollo Beck in July/August. Of Nukuʻalofa he observes "Tapa making and mat weaving are principal occupations of the women while the men do most of the field work" [http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/rollobeck/rollo3.html]
*Methodist missionary A. Harold Wood comes to Tonga and becomes principal of Tupou College.