Pacific Islands Monthly

Vol. XXVI, No.11 (Jun. 1, 1956)
1 June 1956 · uncorrected OCR from NLA scans

Pacific

p. 1

ISLANDS

Monthly

JUNE, 1956

Vol. XXVI. No. 11.

lished 1930

Register 1 iui^ yy /v ' as a newspaper]

THIS is a reproduction of an outstanding painting by Brett Hilder, of Esther, the wife of Papaolo, who lives at Mussau Island, New Guinea.

They have one child. Both belong to the St. Matthias Group, near Kavieng.

Papaolo is a teacher in the service of the SDA Mission. Esther is a woman of striking appearance. The painting was bought by James Stilman Rockefeller, Junior, of New York.

sipping Time-Tables

pp. 9-11

sailings are approximate and may r ary by as much as two weeks.

ydney-Papua-N. Guinea

Malaita sails from Sydney for il, Kavieng, Lombrum. Lorengau, k. Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney.

Sydney sailing approximately July Malekula sails from Sydney for Pt. by, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus. Wewak, hafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai, y, Melbourne, Sydney. Next Sydney ;■ approximately Aug. 11.

Bulolo, modern liner, sails about six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, by, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Manus, l, Samarai, Moresby, Brisbane, 7. Next Sydney sailing July 7.

Mangola. cargo only, sails from 7 for Brisbane, Cairns, Pt. Moresby, ai, Rabaul, Madang, Lae. Pt. >y, Brisbane, Sydney. Next sailing; f July. ils from Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd.

Ige Street, Sydney.

Sinkiang; Departs Melbourne July i Sydney Aug. 3 for Pt. Moresby, ai, Lae, Madang, Kavieng, Rabaul’ t. Moresby, Newcastle, Melbourne.

Shansi: Departs Sydney July 7 for tie, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Sydney.

Soochow: Departs Sydney June 30 •isbane, Rabaul, Kavieng, Madang, ydney. ils from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., ge St., Sydney.

ir East-S.W. Pacific-

Australia

g S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) ’uning: Departs Japan July 27 for

Hongkong July 28-Aug, 4, Rabaul Aug. 11, Madang Aug, 15, Lae Aug. 17, Samarai Aug. 21, Pt. Moresby Aug. 22, then Sydney and return direct to Japan.

SS Fengning; Departed Japan June 8 for Hongkong June 16, Kavieng June 27, Rabaul June 2S, Madang July 3. Lae July 5, Pt. Moresby July 10, then Sydney and return direct to Japan.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents i, 6 Bridge St., Sydney.

The Australia-West Pacific Line motor vessels Aros. Citos, Delos, and Milos main tain a three-weekly service between Japan and Australia calling at New Guinea ports and Honiara and Vanikoro, BSIP, southbound.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty., Ltd., 63 Pitt St., Sydney, or Islands agents (R. Tebb, Lae; Town Transport, Rabaul; A. Strachan, Madang; BSIP Trad ing Corp., Honiara).

Sydney-Dutch N.G.

Three weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silin deong. Sibigo and Sinabang carry passen gers and cargo from E. Australian ports to Hollandia and Sorong. DNG (with Biak

and/or Manokwari if inducement), thence Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence Aus tralia direct. Next sailings: Sinabang from Sydney June 30; Silindoeng July 22.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George St., Sydney.

N. Zealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

MV Tofua maintains a service from Auckland to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland. Next sailing from Auck land: July 17.

MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva. Nukualofa, Apia, Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Next sailing from Auckland: July 5; on her return to Wellington, on July 25, she will be with drawn temporarily from the service.

Details from all offices of Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ.

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The regular passenger vessel Mhui Pomare resumed the , monthly AuckWnd- Cook Islands service in April.

Full details on application t / NZ Government Department of Island Terri

tories in Wellington, or to any office of the Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd.

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI-

Rabaul, Etc.

MV Tulagi, 10 passengers, leaves Sydney for Norfolk, Vila. Luganville, Hohiara.

Tenaru, Yandina, Gizo, Bougainville ports, Rabaul. Sydney. Next Sydney sailing first week in August.

MV Muliama, 8 passengers, leaves Sydney for British Solomons ports approx.

monthly, ports varying with cargoes. In early June, she was in dock in Sydney, with the next sailing date as “tentatively early in July—for Pt. Moresby IP-NG) or Honiara (BSD”.

Details from Burns. Philp & Co., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti

Vessels of Messageries Maiitimes Line, coming from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea

and Sydney, and return by same rou (At present on this run are the mot< ships, Tahitien, Caledonien and Res! gent, t MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritinu maintains about monthly passenger sa ings between Sydney and Noumea a the New Hebrides. Next Sydney saili June 29.

SS Neo Hebridais-11, 1,266 tons, rna tains an irregular cargo service betw( Sydney and Noumea, and four chal trips per annum to Wallis Is. via Su Owners: Soc. Miniere et Maritime Hag Noumea. Sydney agents: H. C. Slel Ltd.. 115 York Street.

Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacifii

Ports-Sydney

Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-passei liner Southern Cross makes four rod the-world voyages per year, two w< bound, then two east-bound, calling Suva every trip, and at Papeete (exd in hurricane season i. Present voya Arrive Sydney (from Southampton,!

Sth. Africa! July 6, Suva July!

Papeete July 21-22, arr. Liverpool,!

Panama. Aug. 15. Next sailing Ii Southampton; Sept. 13.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, e

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s Thorsisle and Thorshall maintain! regular service from Pacific Coast N< American ports, with sailings over 31 days. Some ports depend on carj offering. Thorshall: Sailed San Franc June 22, Papeete July 6-7. Pago July U Apia July 14, Suva July 17-18, Laul July 19-21, Noumea July 24-26, Hon] July 29, Lae July 30-31. Thorsisle: € San Francisco Aug. 3, Papeete Augjj 18. Pago Aug. 23, Apia Aug. 24-25. £ Aug. 28-29, Lautoka Aug. 30 31, Nou Sept. 3-5, then via Suva and Apia

ti San Francisco at beginning of ber. tails from General Steamships Cor tion Ltd., 432 California St., San cisco. USA, and Island Agents.

SYDNEY-NORTH AMERICA, VIA

PACIFIC PORTS

e four cargo vessels, Waihemo, una, Waikawa, and Waitomo, owned operated by the Union Steam Ship of NZ Ltd., maintain a monthly ce across the Pacific, from Sydney ancouver and USA ports, via Suva, )ka, Nukualofa, and Apia, as cargoes Occasional calls are made at Fan- Island. They have limited passenger amodation. Next sailings. Wairuna, •21; Waikawa early August.

J.S.-PAPEETE-PAGO PAGO-N.Z.-

AUSTRALIA

tson-Oceanic Line of San Francisco tes a regular five-weeks passenger service from Los Angeles with the ira, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma, ern terminal ports vary with cargoes ng. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago and Suva, depending on cargoes.

SYDNEY-FIJI-V ANCOUVER

ific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub y of W. R. Carpenter & Co.) operate ■vice three times yearly with the ton, 98-passenger vessel Lakemba the above route. Accommodation ;irely First Class, two-berth cabins, sailing from Sydney, end of Septem -Ith calls at Suva and Lautoka. ills from American Trading & Shin to. Pty., Ltd., Sydney.

HONOLULU-PAPEETE

242-ton auxiliary schooner Te Vega, can-owned, operates a luxury pas service to a regular schedule, with at Marquesas and Line Islands as ed. Details from Darr Lines, c/o H. Davies & Co.. Honolulu, or ssements Donald, Papeete.

Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA

p. 9

Sailings of Orient

Line Passe

nger Ships.

1956

ORONSAY

ORCADES

ORCADES

ORONSAY

ORSOVA

SYDNEY

depart 13 July 5 Oct. 11 Dec. 25 Jan.

AUCKLAND

arr/dep 16 July From 8 Oct. 14 Dec. / 28 Jan.

SUV A

arr/dep 19 July Panama 11 Oct. 17 Dec 31 Jan.

HONOLULU

arr/dep 24 July 16 Oct. 22 Dec. 5 Feb.

VANCOUVER

arrive 30 July — 22 Oct. 28 Deo 11 Feb depart 31 July 11 Sept. 23 Oct. 29 Der. 12 Feb.

SAN FRANCISCO arr

2 Aug. 7 Sept. 25 Oct. 31 Dec. 14 Feb. depart 3 Aug. 8 Sept. 26 Oct. 1 Jin. 13 Feb.

HONOLULU

arr/dep 7 Aug. 16 Sept. 30 Oct. 5 Jkn. 19 Feb.

SUVA

arr/dep 14 Aug. 23 Sept. 6 Nov. 12 Jan. 26 Feb.

AUCKLAND

arr/dep 17 Aug. 26 Sept. 9 Nov. 15 Jan. 1 Mar.

SYDNEY

arrive 20 Aug. 29 Sept. 12 Nov. 1? Jan. 4 Mar.

Airways Time-Tables

pp. 11-14

TRANS PACIFIC SERVICES

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

(First and Tourist Class available all Services.)

BY PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS

With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths* Mon.. Fri.: Sydney, Nadi, Canton Is., Honolulu, San Francisco, Seattle, Port land.

Wed., Sat.; Sydney, Nadi, Canton Is., Honolulu, Los Angeles.

Tiles., Fri.: San Francisco to Sydney (same route).

Sun., Wed.: Los Angeles to Sydney (same route). * DC4 from Auckland connects, arriving Nadi Mon., Wed., Fri., departing Nadi Tues., Thur.. Sun. DC4 shuttle service once monthly connects Nadi and Tafuna (American Samoa).

BY QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS

(Super Constellation Service)

NORTHWARDS

Tues.*, Thur.* and Sat.*: Sydney, Nadi (Fiji), Canton Is., Honolulu. San

Francisco— with Sat. service extending to Vancouver.

SOUTHWARDS

Thur * Fri \ Sun." : San Francisco. Hono lulu’, Nadi (Fiji), Sydney. Sundays service begins at Vancouver. (Note: Crosses date-line en route). * TEAL DC6 services between Auckland and Nadi connect at Nadi Tues. and Sat. northwards; Wed. and Sun. southwards.

BY CANADIAN PACIFIC AIRLINES

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft) Every Wed.; Sydney. Nadi, Honolulu, Vancouver, Amsterdam.

Every Sun. leaves Vancouver for Sydney by same route.

Every Fri.: Auckland. Nadi, Honolulu, Vancouver, Amsterdam.

Every Tues., leave Vancouver for Auckland by same route. (Note; Crosses date-line en route).

SECTIONAL SERVICES IN

PACIFIC

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Service by Qantas Empire Airways (Skymasters)

NORTHWARDS

Mon., Tues.. Sat., Sun.

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 8.00 p.m. Brisbane, 10.45 p.m.

Brisbane. 11.45 p.m. Moresby. 6.35 a.m. (Tues., Wed., Sun.. Mon.) Moresby, 7.35 a.m. Lae, 9.00 a.m.

Thurs.

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 8 p.m. Brisbane. 10.45 p.m.

Brisbane, 11.45 p.m. Townsville, 3.30 a.m (Friday i Townsville, 4.15 a.m. Cairns. 5.30 a.m.

Cairns, 6.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby. 9.20 a.m.

Pt. Moresby, 10.20 a.m. Lae, 11.45 a.m.

SOUTHWARDS

Tues., Wed., Sun., Mon.

Depart: Arrive; Lae. 10.30 a.m. Moresby, 12.00 noon Moresby, 1.00 p.m. Brisbane, 7.35 p.m.

Brisbane, 9.00 p.m. Sydney, 11.45 p.m.

Sat.

Depart: Arrive: Lae, 7.00 a.m. Moresby, 8.30 a.m.

Moresby, 9.30 a.m. Cairns, 12.20 p.m.

Cairns. 2.35 p.m. Townsville, 3.45 p.m.

Townsville, 4.30 p.m. Brisbane, 8.15 p.m.

Brisbane, 9.00 p.m. Sydney, 11.45 p.m.

3. P-NG Internal Services

Operated by Qantas LAE-HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea)

(DCS)

Alt. Wed. (June 27, July 11. 25. etc.).

Departs Lae 10.30 a.m.. calls at Madang and Wewak, and arrives at Hollandia 3,00 p.m. Every alternate Thursday (June 28, July 12. 26, etc.), departs Hollandia at 9.30 a.m., and. with calls at Wewak and Madang. arrives Lae at 3.40 p.m.

LAE-MANUS (DCS)

Every Wednesday.

Dep. Lae, 8.00 a.m.; Finschhafen. Rabaul, Kavieng, arr. Manus 3.00 p.m.

Returns Saturday (dep. 8 a.m.). via Kavieng. Rabaul and Finschhafen. arr.

Lae, 2.55 p.m.

MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) Via Yule Is.. Gerema. Kikori, L. Kutuhu; Alt. Fri. returning same day (June 22, July 6, 20. etc.).

PORT MORESBY-RABAUL

(Catalina) Alt. Tues. (June 26, July 10. 24, etc.) Pt Moresby, Samarai, Esa’ala, Losaia, Moewe Hbr., Talasea, Jacquinot Bay.

Rabaul. Returning via same ports (ex cept Losuia and Esa’ala optional) alt, Thu. (June 28. July 12, 26. etc.).

NEW BRITAIN-BOUGAINVILLE

(Catalina) Alt Wed.; Rabaul. Buka, Kieta. Buin. (June 27. July 11, 25. etc.). Returning same day.

LAE-MADANG-WEWAK-MANUS

KAVIENG-RABAUL SERVICE

(DCS)

Mon.. Thur.; Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m.. Madang arr. 7.35 a.m. Manus is., Kavieng. Rabaul. arr. 3.40 p.m.

Fri only; Dep. Rabaul 8.00 a.m. direct

Madang, arr. 10.50 a.m., Awl Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. 4.35 p m

CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

(DCS)

Friday: Lae (8.30 a.m.) to Wapenamund calling at any of; Goroka, Nondui Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen. Baiyer i Wabag, Wapenamunda. Return to L arriving 6 p.m.

LOWER HIGHLANDS

(Beaver) Fridays: Lae (7.30 a.m.) to Goroka, ca ing at any of Nadzab, Kaiapit, Kainantu. Goroka, Arona. Arrival ba at Lae depends on stops made.

LAE-BULOLO-WAC (DCS)

Dep. Lae; Mon. 7.30 a.m.. Tues, 2 pJ Wed. 11.30 a.m., Fri. 2.00 p.m.

Dep. Wau.; Mon. 9 a.m.. Tues. 3.30 pi Wed. 1 p.m., Fri. 3.30 p.m. Bulolol omitted on these flights which take; minutes, Wau-Lae.

MADANG-GOROKA (DCS)

Fridays: Depart Madang 8.00 a.m., arij Goroka 8.35 a.m., returning same d; depart Goroka 9.05 a.m.. arrive Madj 9.35 a.m.

NEW GUINEA-NEW BRITAIN

(DCS)

Fridays: Depart Lae 12.55 p.m., Fins! hafen 1.45 p.m., arrive Rabaul \ p.m.

Saturdays: Depart Rabaul 10 a Madang 1.25 p.m., arrive Lae 2.30 p Sundays: Depart Lae 12 noon, Finschhij 1 p.m., Rabaul 3.10 p.m.

Tuesdays; Depart Rabaul 5.45 a.m., Fins hafen 8.10 a.m., arrive Lae 8.45 a.n

SERVICE BY MANDATED AIRLINE

Scheduled Flights with DCS Aircraft Mon.: Depart Lae at 7.30 a.m. for Gor< Madang, Wewak, Madang, Rabaut remaining overnight. Depart Lae a.m. for Goroka. Wau, Port More Wau, Goroka. Lae.

Tues.: Depart Rabaul at 6.30 am.

Madang, Wewak, Madang, Goroka. ] Wed.: Depart Lae 7.30 a.m. for Gon Wau, Port Moresby, Wau, Goroka, !

Fri.: Depart Lae at 7.00 a.m. for Madi Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul remaining overnight. Depart Lae a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Port More Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Sat.: Depart Rabaul at 7.00 a.m.

Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Mad Goroka, Lae.

4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guine

By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. (Super Constellation Service) A weekly service between Sydney Amsterdam with a call at Biak (E and Manila (Philippines).

DCS aircraft link Biak with Hollai Sorong, Merauke, Tenah Merah, Manokwari.

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

By Qantas with DCS Aircraft. (Three flights every four weeks) Mon. (June 25. July 2, 16, 23, 30) dep. 6 a.m.: Finschhafen, Ra Buka, Vella Lavella, Yandina, Ho; (BSD. arriving 5.25 p.m.

Tues. (June 26, July 3. 17. 24, Honiara dep. 7 a.m.: Yandina, Lavella, Buka, Rabaul, Lae, arr 3.35 p.m.

6. Faris-Saigon-Hourne*

By Transports Aeriens Intercontinen DC6B aircraft depart Paris every 2 t (June 19. July 3, 17. etc.) for ( Karachi, Saigon, Darwin, Nov Leave Noumea on return June 23, 7, 21, etc.

. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

By Ansett Airways Pty., Ltd-, With Sandringham Flying-boats. ■n flight each Tuesday and Thursday.

8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters Sat. returning next day after urn-flight Norfolk-Auckland.

. Sydney-New Hebrides

By Qantas, with Skymasters ng - boats were replaced by Sky rs in 1955. Service now terminates ntouta (New Caledonia) until Vila 'New Hebrides) airfields ready, table below).

10. Sydney-Noumea

By Qantas, with Skymasters rhree flights every four weeks) June 20, 27, July 11, 18. 25 1 Sydney ■ 11.30 p.m., arriving Tontouta 7 . Thurs. • June 21, July 5. 19, 26) Tontouta . 9.30 a.m., arriving Sydney 3.20

Auckland- Norfolk Is.

TEAL, by Qantas (charter) Sun. return flight Norfolk, Auck l Norfolk (see 8 above).

[2. Auckland-Sydney

asman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft. ’ri„ Sat.: Dep. Auckland 9.30 a.m Sydney 1.00 p.m.

Dep. Auckland 4.15 p.m., arr »ey 7.45 p.m. ily: Dep. Auckland 6.15 p.m. arr •ey 9.45 p.m.

Sat : Dep. Sydney 10.00 a.m.

Auckland 5.00 p.m. ,? at-: Dep Sydney 3.00 p.m, Auckland 10.00 p.m.

. Christchurch-Sydney

isman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Dep. Christchurch 5.00 p.m., Sydney 8.40 p.m. .. Dep Sydney 8.00 a.m.

Christchurch 3.10 p.m.

Christchurch-Melbourne

sman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Dep. Christchurch 5.00 p m arr mrne 9.30 p.m. ” *p. Melbourne 7.30 a.m arr tchurch 3.00 p.m.

5. New Zealand-Fiji

sman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft. a 6.i5 D pm Auckland >l5 «-m.. arr. and' 3° e 0 P p.^ adl IOM ai "-

16. Fiji-Tahiti

'man Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft. normally fortnightly, with extra > as required.

Suva Friday 9 a.m., crosses date arrlves Satapuala (W. Samoa) 3 pm departs Fri. 2 a.m.

arrives Aitutaki (Cook Is.) 7.30 a.m., departs 9.30 a.m., arrives Papeete (Tahiti) 2 p.m. Departs Papeete Sun. 7.30 a.m., arrives Aitutaki 11 a.m., departs 1 p.m., arrives Satapuala 5:30 p m., departs Mon. 7 a.m., crosses date line. arrives Suva Tues., 9.55 a.m.

Leaves Suva June 22. 29. July 6, 13, 20.

Leaves Papeete June 24, July 1,8, 16, 22.

17. Fiji-Tonga

Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft.

Irregular Service.

Dep. Suva 6.30 a.m. Arr. Nukualofa 9.50 a.m. Dep. Nukualofa 9.50 a.m. Arr.

Suva 4.55 p.m.

Next flights: June 20, Aug. 9.

18. Fiji Internal Airways

Fiji Airways, Ltd. Drover and Rapide Aircraft.

Suva, Nadi, Suva; Two flights daily except Sun., Mon., Wed., one flight.

Suva, Nadi; Tues., Sun. (additional to the above return flights).

Nadi, Suva: Mon., Wed.

Suva, Labasa, Suva; Daily except Sun.

Suva, Taveuni, Suva; Mon., Wed., Fri.

Suva, Savusavu, Taveuni, Savusavu, Suva; Mon.

Suva, Savusavu, Labasa. Savusavu, Suva; Tues., Thurs., Sat., Sun.

19. French Oceania Inter-

Island Service

Regie Aerienne Interinsulair (RAI), with Amphibious Catalina Twice weekly service to the Leeward Group.

Wednesday; Papeete, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Papeete.

Friday: Papeete, Huahine, Raiatea, Papeete.

Booking agents in Papeete: Messageries Maritimes.

20. N. Caledonia-Loyalty Is.

Internal Service

Socieite Caledonienne de Transports Aeriens (TRANSPAC), with Rapide aircraft.

Noumea (Magenta), Lifou (Chepenehe), Noumea: Tues. a.m.

Noumea, Mare (Tadine), Noumea: Tues, p.m. \ »'i Noumea, Mare, Lifou, Noumea, or Noumea, Lifou, Mare, Noumea, alternatively, Thurs. a.m.

Noumea, Koumac, Noumea (with con ditional call at Plaine des Gaiacs); Fri. a.m.

Noumea, Lifou, Ouvea Is.: Wed. mornings.

Noumea, Polndimie, Noumea (with con ditional call at Houailou); Fri. p.m.

Noumea, He des Pins, Noumea; Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

21. Micronesia

Trans Ocean Airlines.

Using Grumman Albatross twin-motored amphibious flying-boats, operates a service throughout the Trust Territory of Micro nesia in behalf of the US Govern ment. Details from Trans-Ocean Airlines, Agana, Guam.

From Brown R. Area

p. 14

MORE PAPUAN TIMBER

TENDERS for a permit, under tl Forestry Ordinance of Papi and New Guinea, to rermr approximately 50 million super fej of timber from approximately 40,0( acres in the Brown River arj (about 20 miles north of Pd Moresby) will be called late I October.

This is the second large area til opened by the present Governmeij the previous one having been tl Busu River area near Lae. The su cessful tenderer at Busu Riv forest has now established a lari saw-mill to supply timber for loc requirements and is producing su stantial quantities of peeler logs i Australia.

The Administration now is buil ing a road to the new area ai a bridge across the Brown Rivi Pending completion of the brid| initial supplies of logs will be ava able on the Port Moresby side i Brown River.

Under the permit (for 10 year the permit holder will erect a sa mill to cut 4 million super feet] logs per year; and initially, the oi put will have to be placed on t local market.

[?] Speeches

p. 15

[?] LEGISLATIVE

[?]UNCIL

[?] ief Points from [?] Speeches

E administration will again this year purchase the rice crop of European rice growers in the kham Valley. The price has yet e fixed. i tons of seed rice was provided the Markham Valley growers he Department of Agriculture, seed was not responsible for fact that “red rice” (rust?) •red. The cause of that was the seed was put into ground had previously grown rice. * * * ive and furlough conditions in »apua and New Guinea Public :e are long overdue for revision, were introduced at a time the Territory was remote and bad conditions of living and i prevailed. Under present conditions it is estimated the cent, of the PS is absent from [Territory at any one time.— Fairfax-Ross. * * * most effective and fairest of getting a more even spread collection of internal revenue) be the introduction of in taxation—and probably the

Select Committee on Finance had considered this. — H. H. Reeve, P-NG Treasurer, speaking on the Report of the Select Committee on Finance. * * * The Committee at no time con sidered income taxation as an alternative means of revenue col lection. — E. A. James, Member for Papua, and Chairman of the Select Committee.

The Commonwealth Bank of Aus tralia has given £7,000 towards the establishment of a training estab lishment for personnel of native co-operatives. The co-operatives themselves had contributed £5,900.

The basic training at the institution was in simple book-keeping and storekeeping. * * * Employers and the Administration were most concerned about native labour desertions. Deserters were most common in the Rabaul- Kokopo area and to a lesser degree in Port Moresby. Sepik natives were the most notable offenders in the Rabaul-Kokopo area and most desertions were due to refusal to pro ceed to place of employment after arrival in Rabaul from place of re cruitment. Only under regulations which applied to vagancy was the Administration able to p roceed against deserters—but when raids by police were made in Moresby in late May for this purpose, the police were much criticised.— A. A. Roberts

Director of Native Affairs. * * * No bill has been so important to the Territory as that relating to the Native Labour ordinance. It is essential that it be as perfect as possible before going to the Council as it cannot then be amended except by reference to Canberra. It is essential that representative groups of employers should be given oppor tunity to study it before it goes to Council so that its provisions can be studied.— B. E. Fairfax-Ross.

Over 40 per cent, of expenditure goes into Port Moresby but there is not one mile of good road in the area. The abortive business of fill ing the thousands and thousands of holes in the roads was part of every day life. There was great need of some sort of road that would stand up to use for at least six months.— E. A. James, Member for Pavua * * * Western Highlands labour should be available to employers in July.— A. A. Roberts, Director or Native A ff airs.

Seaside Home For Sale

p. 16

ON THE CENTRAL N.S.W. COAST

A LARGE Private Home, consisting of Two Houses, with Many Amenities, is for sale at Avoca Beach, on the beautiful Central Coast of NSW. It is 9 miles east of Gosford. and 65 road miles from Sydney GPO.

This establishment is built on Five Large Allotments (nearly 2 acres in area) on the western side of one of the arms of Avoca Lake, a few minutes from Avoca’s ocean beach, Post Office, Shops, etc.

The houses are surrounded by lawns and gardens, which slope down, in an easterly and northerly direction, to the water’s edge. Much of the original bush, including a fine grove of turpentines, has been preserved.

On the remaining two blocks there are a garage, 24 x 12. made of cement blocks; and a large dam which at present irrigates the gardens and lawns of the whole establishment, through a 21 hp electric pump, extensive network of 11 in. and I in. pipes, and butterfly sprays.

The grounds (entered by a private drive) are well laid out with law ns, gardens and many fruit-trees. Climate is mild in winter (sheltered from cold westerlies, so that bananas and pineapples are grown success fully) and constantly gets the cool northeasterly breeze in summer.

This property is for private sale, as one unit, for £9,500; or it can be divided into 2 units—viz:—the 3-bedn house (built on 2 sections, and with 2 extra sections, garage, etc.), £6*500; section, for £3,500. (The two extra sections, on which are garage and dam. officially valued recently at £BOO

Inspections may be arranged by contacting N. and M. HUNTER, Land and Avoca Beach, N... (Telephone Avoca Beach 52); or by Telephoning the Sydney Agent—Mr. Hughes, MA 1395.

A glimpse of the Lake, seen through the trees from the terrace, at the front of House No. 1.

HOUSE NO. 1

On two blocks of land; One la timber house with 3 ft ea[?] white, with green tiled roof, Econo - steel frame. Compris[?] Lounge with modern firepli[?] built-in bookcases, picture wind[?] with dining - annex leading three double bedrooms, one [?] built-in wardrobe; sun-room; trance hall; green-tiled bathr[?] with shower recess, toilet; [?] modern kitchen with s.s. sink, plate electric elevated stove; by in fitments; modern light fitt and Venetian blinds through some floor coverings; nume[?] built-in cupboards, etc.; tastel [?] decorated. In basement: Works and laundry, tubs, wash machine, shower. Car-port. Ter and pergola in front of house, [?] wide steps leading to gar[?] cemented paths and yards. peak hot water, connected [?] kitchen, bathroom, laundry; a matic pump servicing house [?] 5.000-gal. cement tank, and [?] gal. galvanised tank. Septic [?] Telephone, with extension to se[?] house. An electrically-driven [?] bench for firewood. Optional chase: Deep-freeze unit in kitc [?]

HOUSE NO. 2

A second house, complete, on one section: Timber, on timber frame, with Wunderlich metal-tile roof. Com prising sun-room, large lounge-dining room, stone fire place, built-in book-cases, picture windows; two large bedrooms, one with built-in wardrobe: modern bath room, with toilet; large kitchen equipped wih s.s sink; modern slow-combustion range, which supplies con tinuous hot water to bathroom, kitchen and laundry; back porch; many built-in cupboards; Venetian blinds and light fittings; side terrace and steps; stone terrace in front. Cement paths. Laundry with tubs, etc., copper and shower in basement. Also in basement, an area of approx. 30 ft. x 12 ft., with cement floor, lined and ceiled, louvre windows, fireplace, suitable for con version to holiday flat. Three 1.000-gal. tanks supply house by gravity, with electric motor-pump as booster when required. Septic-tank. Jetty and dinghy.

Contents:

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Pacific Islands Monthly

No. 1 ] Vol. XXVI

June, 1956

Editorial; Significant Changes in Britain’s Atti tude Towards SE Asia .. 17 Still More Tourists for S.

Seas 19 New Guinea’s Beer Makes Big Profits 19 Fiji Battalion Comes Home from Malaya 20 Editors’ Mailbag 21 There was No Kau-Kau Racket 22 Deadwood Threatens Useful ness of SPC 23 Official Reticence Over Christmas Is. H-Bomb .. 24 Ex-Territorian As NT Ad ministrator 24 P-NG’s Top Brass Go to School in Sydney 25 Birthday Honours 25 Norfolk Is. Has Centenary 27 P e n n e y’s—BP’s Merely Change Nature of Invest ment 29 Territories’ Talk-Talk .. .. 30 Nuisance-value of Unofficial Members Saves P-NG Legco from Failure .. .. 37 Tahiti Argues About “July 14 ” 39 Santa Gertrudis Cattle for Islands 41 Inquiry at Last—ls there Gold in BSIP? 43 NG Missions—One More Joins Merry Throng .. .. 47 Suva’s New Automatic Telephone System in Operation 51 Set-back to BSIP Cocoa Scheme 54 Two Tahiti Leaders Visit Paris 58 37 Countries Meet to Discuss Sugar Problems 59 Death of Notable Fiji Man- Sir Henry Milne Scott .. 61 Whaling for Levuka .. .. 66 Current News Items from Our Correspondents in P-NG 69 UNO on Indian Education in Fiji 77

MAGAZINE SECTION

Tropicalltles, 81; Whatever Became of Jerry, 88; Transplanting Pearls and Coconuts in Pacific of 1906; Book Reviews . . . . 87 This Month’s News of Pacific Shipping and Cruising Yachts 93 Better Radio Service for Fiji 102 The Poole Case—BSlP Re sidents React to Australian Newspaper Sensationalism 103 Suva’s Working Classes May Demand Higher Wages .. 117 Defence of the Samoan Matai System 121 P-NG Administration Herds Its Official Sheep in Matter of Oaths of Allegiance .. 129 Fiji As Happy Example to New Guinea 130 French Plan N. Caledonia- N. Hebrides Airservices .. 132 Noumea Indignant Fleet ing Impression by Fast- Flying Journalist 135 Fiji Loses Top Agriculture Men 137 Chained to Office Chair — McCarthy Attacks in Paper-War 138 Apia Police Pay Recovered From Schoolboy 139 OBITUARY; J. P. Samuels; Mrs. M. L. Rudling; W. A.

Boucher: Mrs. Elizabeth Muir; Sir H. Milne ScoH 145 Help Needed for Dying P-NG Gold Industry 146 Three Pacific Towns Have Automatic Phones 147 New Whaling Industry Should Give Norfolk Is. a Boost 149 Why and Wherefore of World Coffee Price 157 Police Break Up Noisy Indian Meeting With Tear Gas .. 158 Anti-Y aw s Campaign in Solomons 160 Population Problems in N.

Caledonia 163 Cook Is. Tilapia Are Tasty 164 Forgotten History Levien and Wells to Bulolo and Plywood 166 Commercial, Markets 168

[?]ditorial. ..

pp. 19-20

NIFICANT CHANGE IN BRITAIN'S

ATTITUDE TOWARDS SOUTHEAST ASIA

IRE has been a remarkable aange in the attitude of ritain towards the problem of ding the European countries * South Pacific —mainly British inst the pending overflow of ition from Asia.

'be, the new viewpoint has in contemplation for some But it became suddenly mani /hen, very recently, Ceylon— to regarded as staunchly i voted overwhelmingly in of an anti-British Govern lin a few days the British fiven their marching orders— yere told that they were fin ely to get out of Trincomalee, Jritish naval base on the ast coast of Ceylon, which anly second to Singapore In :ic importance. ras sheer bad luck for Mr.

Marshall, the loquacious First 3r of Singapore that he was way to London, to demand ore independence, when the election results were an d. The British Government ly found itself preoccupied jmething much more imnort in the tender feelings of the r-less Red Chinese popula- Singapore. may presume that, against :kground of the Ceylon volte esponsible British statesmen ng last—took a look at the rhey remembered, belatedly, tie most completely British the British Commonwealth, le Old Country’s most im overseas market, lies in the Pacific, in Australia, New I, and the ten large British ies among the South Pacific (Canada is now deeply Jnited States influence, and Africa with Afrikaaners in idle, is being driven away the Empire). then, it is safely assumed, e in London, with some anlike vision, said some ke this: since the Suez Canal we have maintained a vital communication with the Pacific—through the Med an, through Suez and the a, and through the Indian :o Fremantle, Sydney, New and the Islands. We pro hat line by bases at Malta, Suez, Aden, Trincomalee, re and Australia, see what has happened. We owed ourselves, since World

War II (where we were among the victors!) to be driven out of Suez and Trincomalee, and we are being openly and insolently challenged in Cyprus, Aden and Singapore—with signs of hauling down the flag in Singapore, also.

“Are we sick, or mad, or what?

Or are we now prepared to abandon the whole of the South Pacific countries to United States pro tection?”

THE Pacific Islands Monthly has been deeply interested in this strange situation. Ever since the end of World War II and the development of the Moscow-in spired movement in Asia and Africa in favour of nationalism and against “colonialism,” and the surrender of China to Muscovite Communism, and the abandonment of the East Indies to the unpredictable and quite untrustworthy Indonesians, the PIM has pointed constantly to

the growing threat to the security of the European countries in the South Pacific.

The strange breed of post-war idealists has insisted that we are in no danger from Asia. “We can have confidence in our Asian brothers,” they cry. “Give them our trust, and our Colombo Plan, and plenty of American money, and teach them to love us, and they will never harm us.”

All people with any knowledge of human nature, based on history and on racialism, must reject that argument with contempt.

Anyone who studies the avail able accounts of the clashes be tween Europeans and Asians—the Boxer Rebellion, for example, and the Indian Mutiny, and the crimes committed by the Japanese against their helpless prisoners—knows in his heart that if ever the Asians gain power in the South Pacific area they will seize every South Pacific country, and eventually ex terminate the European commun ities.

A year ago, the publisher of the Pacific Islands Monthly visited Indonesia, Singapore and Malaya, and had a quick look at Ceylon. He was so disturbed by what he saw and sensed in those countries that —although he was on holiday—he took an opportunity of describing

But, Uncle Sam, I fully expected you to join MY table!” (After a long period of fliting with the United States-and especially after President Soekarno had been so lavishly feted in the chief American cities-the Indonesians were badly shocked by the intimation thay USA had no intertion of supporting Idonesias's claim to Western New Guines.)

to certain leading men in England (and especially a section of the Conservative members of the House of Commons) the danger to the

News appears on pages 12 and 13 this issue.

British countries of the South Pacific which he had seen develop ing, and of urging both public men and newspapers to take a more realistic view of the situation in Singapore and Malaya. His opinions were either treated very lightly, or openly jeered at. , But, now, what a change!

Cyprus and Aden and Singapore have been told, formally and officially, by the British Govern ment, that Britain will in no cir cumstances withdraw from those countries —her naval and air bases there are vital to the protection of (a) her line of communication with the British countries in the South Pacific and (b) her huge oil-wells and pipe-lines in the Middle East.

ANYONE can see that the par ticular incident which has awakened the dreaming British, and stiffened them at last into a clear-cut declaration of defence policy, is the retreat of Ceylon from the front line of British Common wealth partners.

India and Burma left us yester day; Ceylon is gone to-day ; Pakistan will go to-morrow. That is Asia inscrutable, unpredictable, but (so far as Europe is concerned) always dangerous.

How embarrassing the loss oi Trincomalee is, can be seen in the sudden discussion of a plan to -tufn Cockburn Sound, in West Australia, into a base for the British Navy.

MEANWHILE, Mr. Marshall has returned from London to Singapore, to make a public exhibition of sulkiness, and an an nouncement that he will retire altogether from public life very shortly.

Malaya, for the moment, is quiescent: but President Soekarno, of Indonesia, has been touring United States, enjoying the adula tion of the irresponsible and sensa tion-seeking American press, and talking the usual high-falutin’ non sense about Indonesia’s great destiny, the evils of colonialism, and his unconquerable determination to get possession of Western New Guinea (although he was told in mid-May that United States would not support his claim).

The situation in Southeast Asia is explosive and dangerous. If Britain carries out her undertaking to hold on in Singapore—and she now can do nothing else the British authority very soon will be openly challenged by the Singapore Chinese.

The latter are mostly descendants of the Chinese camp-followers who followed the British into the island when Raffles purchased the un

savoury swamps from the local Rajah, and spent millions in the establishment there of a great port and exchange mart. They have no more claim to Singapore than the Indonesians have to West New Guinea.

There will be similar trouble in Indonesia, into which the Chinese are infiltrating in a steady stream, to take the places of the dis possessed and banished Dutch.

The Chinese are on the march now. They soon will be followed by the rehabilitated Japanese—who never will rest until they have wiped out the humiliation they suf fered in Tokio Bay on August 15, 1945.

OUR danger comes not from the Indians, or the Indonesians, or the Malayans, who represent no military menace, but from the Mongoloid peoples who—as Japan demonstrated in 1941-45 —can wage modern war in such a way as to challenge the Europeans.

That is why this sudden stiffen ing of the British attitude towards Asian nationalism is so important and, up to a point, so comforting.

It may mean that, after all, we of the South Pacific are not to be abandoned by our kinsfolk in Europe, and left—although only be cause we represent the southern flank of America’s defence —to look to America for defence against Asia.

DESPITE the strange posturings of Messrs. Bulganin and Kruschev, there is in the world no reassuring sign of the coming of that peace and security for which all humanity yearns.

The Cold War goes on.

There have been changes in pro cedures and tactics; but the primary purpose of world Communism — and especially of the Muscovite gangsters who have their strangle hold on Russia remains un changed. By subversive activity through Socialist and Leftist organ isations they are weakening the ■Westerners’ economic structure; by ceaseless organisation they are building up anti-European nationalism in Asia and Africa; and by very cunning propaganda they are trying to induce the Westerners to reduce their armaments and for get their defensive plans.

THE only Powers remaining which have not partly or wholly succumbed to Muscovite propa ganda and their own aching d;sire for peace are United States, British Commonwealth and Germany—and the Muscovites now are working very hard on Britain and Germany.

If the three Nordic Powers only will stand together and defy Russia, and resist all further en croachments on their security which may be made in the name of nationalism, the Western world may survive.

But if they do not stand togetfl and if Britain makes any furtl retreats from her hardly-won bai of defence, then the Western wo is doomed, and we of the So] Pacific will definitely face a thn of extinction under hordes of within the next half century. 1 That is why the formal announ ment on May 21 by Mr. Seh Lloyd, British Secretary of St for Foreign Affairs, has so mi significance. Here are its ex words: Britain must retain certain pi tions of strength at any cost. Th include Cyprus, Singapore and Ac Britain depends on her overs trade and connections. With j flung lines of communication, il essential that we retain cert positions of strength, at whate cost. It would be a breach of fc with the rising generation for ui cast away those oversea possessi which are vital to our strategic l terests.

Sudden Death of Sir Alpo[?]

p. 20

LATE NEWS

Sudden Death of Sir Alpo[?] Barker

SIR ALPORT BARKER diet*

Auckland, NZ, on June 14, a 82. After being engaged in newspaper and printing industrj Fiji for 50 years, and filling m public offices, he sold his busii in March last and retired to 1 Zealand. His death was unexpe< —he seemed in good health w in Suva in March. He is surv: by his daughter (Mrs. Mollie Ryi of Suva, and by his second wifd whom he was married in 1952.

Atomic Radiation Blamed

p. 20

Sea-Mammals' Death

SAMARAI, June 1

TURTLES and porpoises are d; in hundreds in the D’Ep casteaux islands and off coast of Papua. Theories ofj cause range from atomic radia to an undersea volcanic erupj and the release, through corros of poisons from a ship sunti wartime.

"Vasu" Abandoned

p. 20

SUVA, June 3 CAPTAIN J. Darling and 16 j abandoned the Burns Philp tonner Vasu north of Tong! voyage Suva-Apia with p Qf rg products on June 13. RNZAFj ing-boats from Lauthala Bay HMNZS Lachlan diverted to se for survivors. (Vasu, font owned by Tasman Steamships! was purchased by BP in mid-1| All survivors picked up by Lad June 15.

Attracting Americans

p. 21

More Tourists! [?] South Seas Are Attracting Americans

NUMBER of tourist organisa tions have formed a corporation —as yet nameless— with head ters in Honolulu, to promote st traffic throughout all the fic Islands which lie between b and South America and Aus i. e Honolulu Star Bulletin, of 8, says that William H. Gentry, erly an executive director of lawaii Visitors Bureau, is man ; director; that the organisa vill have offices in 14 countries; Central Travel Bureau of Mel le, and Air Tahiti, of Papeete, nterested; and that "package geared programmes” will be >y special agents in Fiji, Samoa, i, New Zealand, Australia, la, Hongkong and Japan. nnent : The tourist possibilities e South Pacific Islands have neglected for a very long When real development comes, iy come overwhelmingly. This r vague report from Hawaii be the beginning of some

-1 WITH 40 PASSENGERS

arty of 43 businessmen, writers hotographers stopped at Pago May 26-27 on a return leg of Hawaiian-Tahiti Air Cruise, charter was of a DC4 and by Mr. Richard Kimball with ates Lucien Parish and James nford. They contracted with arty at $l,OOO each to make ip. The party left Honolulu ay 21 and returned on the Four days were spent in . The passengers were trans from Bora Bora to Tahiti ?turn by seaplane, only female on board was

Stewardness Barbara Jones. Mr.

Kimball is also owner and manager of the famed Halekulani Hotel at Waikiki, Hawaii, and has been try ing to promote Palmyra as a tourist resort (PIM, May, page 57).

He plans to continue making these trips but will probably by-pass Tutuila, however.

One of the passengers was the actor Jon Hall, who was going to Tahiti, with two associates, in con nection with the world premiere of his latest picture, which was filmed m Tahiti.

or and Mrs. R. B. Lowe, of Eastern reef Mr. Kimball on arrival at Tafuna Photo: pan American Prints.

Indian High Commissioner Entertains

p. 21

A group photographed at a reception given by the Indian Commissioner in Fiji, in the GPH grounds, Suva, while the South Pacific Conference was sitting, in May. The Com-

missioner (second from left) and Mrs. Bhatia (extreme right) are seen standing with HRH Prince Tu'ipelehake, of the Kingdom of Tonga, and his wife HRH Princess Melenaite.

Indonesia Releases

p. 21

Prisoners

INDONESIAN judges have been ordered to release all prisoners who have been awaiting trial for long periods and whose guilt has not been convincingly proved.

This has been done, it was explained, because there is a shortage of prison space and a shortage of judges.

But the official statement said nothing about the 13 or 14 Dutch men who have been held for some two or three years, without trial, in Indonesian gaols—it is not known whether they are affected by the order. The most bitterly persecuted of the Dutch prisoners, Leon Jungschlaeger, former head of the KLM, eventually escaped from the Indonesians by dying from a cerebral haemorrhage a few weeks ago (May PIM).

T The golfing season recently re opened in Tonga. The Tonga Golf Club has a membership of 30 mem bers.

Big Profits

p. 21

New Guinea’s Beer Makes Big Profits

NOT many people took Joe Bourke seriously when, some ten years ago, he argued that a brewery established in beer drinking New Guinea might pay well. But he kept plugging his plan; and ultimately he, and his friend Yeomans, and two or three others, established the South Pacific Brewery Ltd., in Port Moresby.

In the year ended February 29, the Co. made £31,313 profit after providing just under £lO,OOO for depreciation. And it is a country free of income tax.

Majority of shares are now held by a Malayan brewing com pany.

Most of P-NG’s seasoned beer drinkers now drink the South Pacific brew, and its quality has won it legular customers even in Queens land.

There are breweries now in Papua-New Guinea, New Caledonia and Tahiti. One or two people in Fiji have been giving the situation there a lot of thought. Fiji already imports much beer from Australia and New Zealand; and Indians and Fijians (both communities increas ing steadily in numbers) are

increasingly becoming beer-drinkers.

SECOND CIGARETTE FACTORY

FOR SUVA

Fiji may not have a brewery, but it now has two cigarette factories —W. D. &H. O. Wills, which pro duces “Star” cigarettes was estab lished there last year; and now Carreras Ltd., whose cigarettes will be known as “Crown” brand.

Fiji's Battalion Comes Home

p. 22

With 3 Years' Service Behind Them—

FROM MALAYA

THERE will be no lack of warmth in the welcome which Fiji is preparing for the return of the First Battalion, Fiji Infantry Regiment, due by ship in Suva on on Monday, June 18.

A long list of official ceremonies has been prepared, from a formal welcome by the Governor, to a spectacular march through the streets, and Fijian feasting. But the real feeling will be in the greetings which the soldiers will receive from the crowds of people of all com munities who will gather spontane ously along the line of march.

The offer by Fiji over three years ago of a battalion of trained jungle fighters, to help restore order against the Red terrorists in Malaya was a gesture of goodwill to Britain that was noted through out the world.

The manner in which the Battalion comported itself in Malaya, in the jungle and on the sports field, has added greatly to the reputation of the Fijians as soldiers; and all communities in Fiji are very proud of them.

But nothing has stilled the long ing in Fijian hearts for the return of the young men. The fact that they return with honours thick upon them will give a keen edge to the popular welcome. It will be an occasion not soon forgotten.

The Suva welcome will be f<pl lowed by a whole series of District welcomes. A PRO statement says that the men (several with wives and families) c<bme from the fol lowing places; 134 come from Tailevu Province, 59 from Rewa, 34 from Naitasiri, 91 from Ba, 31 from Nadroga and Navosa, 18 from Serua and Namosi, 31 from Ra, 83 from Cakaudrove, 36 from Macuata, 39 from Bua, 123 from Lau, 62 from Lomaiviti and 69 from Kadavu.

THE transport will arrive early in the morning of the 18th. There will be brief official ceremonies —mostly military—at the wharf.

The troops will disembark later in the morning and form up in the open space at the main docks.

They will then march through flag-bedecked streets to Albert Park.

En route, they will pass the Town Hall, where the Mayor of Suva will receive a salute.

In Albert Park, on a special dais, the Governor (Sir Ronald Garvey) will be waiting. The high chiefs of Fiji will be seated on one side; and, on the other, will be assembled the leading citizens and officials of all the communities. The formal and official welcome home will be given by His Excellency.

There will be the traditional

Yaqona ceremony, the presentation of a tdbua, and a token Magiti (Fijian feast). The real Magiti— the preparation of which takes a lot of time —will come later in the day, in the Battalion’s camp. Two Mekes will take place.

The Battalion thereafter will march to its camp, which will be open to visitors from 3.15 p.m. to 5 p.m.

On Sunday, June 24, there * be a drumhead service at Albl Park and on Monday, June 25. t Regiment’s new colours, provid by the Defence Club, will formally presented by the Govern in a full-dress ceremonial parade Between June 18 and 28, j military and Government authorit will be very busy, arranging fori transfer of the men to civilian I and providing suitable equipm for their new occupations.

On June 28, the men will be to return to their villages, and] another round of welcoi] ceremonies and feasts.

And Poses Some Questions For Fiji's Government

ALTHOUGH there are less than a thousand men listed there, it is probable that nearly 2,000 young Fijians actually have experi enc e and campaign conditions in Malaya.

Therein lies what now will be come the most important factor of the Malayan adventure: What will be the social effect of Malaya upon these 2,000 young Fijians, who will become probably the backbone of the future Fijian civilian set-up in Fiji.

They have seen a large section of the world, and they have received a lot of training in addition to mil itary training. Will this be a help or a hindrance to the Government,

in conditioning Fiji for the alrej developing socio-economic struj between the various communil (Fijians, Indians, Europeans, Europeans, Chinese) ?

Will the young Fijians settle W quietly in Fijian life? Will they p fer the old village ways, or will t! help the Government in the int duction of a more individualij way of life, so as to prepare ] Fiji community as a whole for] new living conditions of the futq Once the Malayan veterans ij settled back in their homes, foregoing will appear among j Fijian administrators’ Number < questions.

Do You Remember ?

p. 22

From PIM of 20 Years Ago.

THE same things exercised the

minds of Pacific Islands resi dents 20 years ago—the inter national situation, the price of copra, even fashions (tube-like dresses that came high to the neck and low to the ankle). Gold and speculation about gold were the ex

ceptions. Eclipsed to-day (except

in BSIP), it was a big factor in Islands economics in June, 1936.

Here are some other items which made the news in PIM of that date: A whooping-cough epidemic which had been raging in Apia and surrounding districts of Western Samoa for a month, had already caused 500 deaths. sjs % ❖ KPM shipping line announced that the new 4,000 tons "Maetsuycker" would replace "Van Rees" on the Saigon-Java-SW Pacific service.

The new ship was named for a former governor of NEI.

Sir Walter Carpenter made "an emphatic public statement" that his firm would com mence a Sydney-New Guinea air service at the end of June (using a Gannet twin-engined plane) despite the fact that "so far I have not been successful in obtaining the Federal authorities' permission". He said that he would carry the matter as far as a Royal Commission into aviation in New Guinea "if . (The Sydney-New Guinea service did not, in fact, start in regular operation until 1938). * * * Sir Murchison Fletcher, who had been

governor of Fiji since 1929, left the C( to become Governor of Trinidad.

"The well-known Salamaua Hotel, establi by Mrs. Allen Innes, has been purchase! a group of three."

A Fiji trading company gave, in a circ a number of reasons why the price of ( was low. Some of the reasons: Import re! tions by licence, duties and quotas; restrii in production; restriction in consumption; tension of barter business; disregard of sanctity of commercial contracts by go ments; currency devaluation; fear of ij fear for the gold bloc.

V 'i' ■ ■ A vessel had been chartered by a pari the BSIP to search for gold in Malaitaj the same time a somewhat sour note from Guadalcanal: "Work proceeds Guadalcanal) without fuss or excitement.! shows which were marked by excitemeni seem to have petered out".

Eric de Bisschop, who is currently bui a raft in Papeete in order to perform a re!

Ron Tiki (see May PIM) was, just 20 ago, building another strange craft (tw« ft canoes joined by decking) in Hawaii, and a companion aimed to sail the P to prove the origin of Polynesians. (T\| years on they are still trying to prove j of course). sjc ❖ Say that again! From our fashion n "A siren in silver —slim, svelte and sop cated—envelops her beauty in a wra| startling loveliness evolved from lame tafff a dreamlike material with a softly crun tinfoil air but which, alas, is most unsuifj tropic climes."

The Editors' Mailbag

pp. 23-24

»ling Brook . . .

Donald for Ever

m a London reader comes an clipped from one of the dailies 1 thoughtfully marked by our r. “Not from Daily Telegraph cerning the incredible Mr. dm MacDonald, currently High lissioner in India and lately •nor-General of the Malayan i.

I readers do not have to have id out to them that what goes SE Asia is of vital concern ;m and that no less so are the •inations of the MacDonald, s the clipping: il at the prodigious tale of Mr. i MacDonald. for a single instant since 1931 has JcDonald been out of a Government >r 25 years, in all the wash and swirl ic life, he has bobbed up corklike in lush public office or other, nal, Coalition, Socialist, and Tory es have come and gone. Mr. Mac is still in there, pitching. resounding list of his appointments; mentary Under - Secretary, Dominions Colonial Minister (twice); Dominions ; Health Minister; High Commissioner ida; Governor-General of the Malayan Commissioner - General for South - East nd —now —High Commissioner in India.

I that while Mr. MacDonald has done e some service, the State has certainly ’. MacDonald some service in return, the public purse during this quarter he has picked up in salary and ex llowances a trifle under £200,000. interesting to note that while W. Robson, publisher of PIM, London last year he addressed hering of Conservative MP’s iring the course of the address 2d to Mr. MacDonald, in so words, as one of the British ities in Asia. It is recorded he MP’s didn’t like it.

itive Stammerer

former Commissioner of Lands Solomon Islands, Mr. A. H. i, sends an interesting note in r to an item in the Mailbag y: eply to Mr. Arthur Robinson s “Do Natives Stammer,” say that, in almost 3a years issociation with natives in all of BSI Protectorate, I en ired only one instance of a stammering. This was one i, of Ugeli Village, on the Coast of Rendova Island. y in 1919 I recruited Bakalu of a squad of native axe-men rk with me as Government r6r. At the time he was 25 years of age. and of m»ost al appearance, in that his

. . ... features were distinctly Semitic.

Also, unlike other natives, he was rfprumfj 1 n„ hlrl' and of a Although my medium of speech

SfIeSSTM informed M

his stammer was equally pronounced when speaking his own native language. He remained in my employ about four years, during which period his stammer did not vary. ...

Tahiti S Flag:

A . . i.i

Origin Unknown

Wtrv Hrv rp 0 y- • i.■ I s f P P i T ® hltl . u f the Austrian flag—red, white and blue, in parallel as their 4 visitor to that desirable isle. Cannot they get a flag of their own?”

Not knowing the answer to that one, we sent it along to Oscar Nordman—he knows everything.

Replying, Oscar uses the Tahitian equivalent of “Slowed if I know.”

He thinks that it may have been wished upon Tahiti, long ago, by some early navigator of Austrian nationahty.

“Anyway, there is only one flag that we want here, and it is the blue, white and red, the famous Tricolour of France,” says Mr.

Nordman. “Tahiti is an integral part of France—so what do we want another flag for?”

Daru Club—One

World or Two?

In the last mail, somewhat de layed, comes a flea-in-the-ear from the Western Division of Papua: “In the February or March PIM we read of the Daru Club. Don’t get any false ideas about that— there are only two Europeans push ing. that and both should have more sense. Like all these others who come and go, they start off these new ideas leaving behind only trouble and discontent. I smiled at the words: ‘Europeans may attend.’

On Daru, unfortunately, at times there are Europeans we could do better without. The old-timers are all shocked at a certain government man who, it is alleged, told his wife she must dance with the natives in their Club. Haven’t they enough sense to see that far from pleasing the lads, it only embarrasses them?

Poor old Papua!”

We stand corrected—the author of the letter is an authority on Western Papua and if he says that the Daru Club is not all sweetness and light, then we certainly take his word for it. At the time that the offending item appeared, the Daru Club was presented to us (by PRO, Port Moresby), as a most in teresting and encouraging experi ment in race-relations, and we wished it well.

The fact of the matter, of course, is that social relations in the Pacific are probably more confusing these days to the unfortunate wayfarer who (to mix a metaphor) has a

foot in several camps, than ever before.

The female portion of the Editors represented in this Mailbag, once— let her confess it—trod a measure with a Fijian in a taralala and feels none the worse for it. Certainly, she was pushed into it, under cir cumstances beyond her control, and felt a confounded fool while per forming—but this was not because said partner was a Fijian but simply because the gathering-nuts-in-May jog of the taralala is about as futile a pastime as anyone could imagine.

However, while knowing that dancing a taralala in Fiji does not necessarily damn one socially, she does know that if she tried the same sort of thing at Daru she would probably be crossed off the social-register. It is just one of those things. And while there is no valid reason for these nice dis tinctions, it is well to remember that local usage and custom is not purely a matter of European pre judice our correspondent would probably sum it all up neatly by saying that although the Fijian was not embarrassed, the Daruan cer tainly would be. Both sides have to be educated to it before social in novations are accepted.

Which just shows that the Pacific is not yet—in the words of the late Mr. Wilkie—One World.

Missed Opportunity

In Suva

“Why does not someone give Suva a highclass restaurant and dance-floor?” asks an old friend, recently in the Fiji capital.

“Apart from a little drinking and storytelling in the Grand Pacific Hotel Lounge after dinner—all very gentlemanly and ladylike— there isn’t a darned thing for any one to do in Suva in the evenings.

It’s like a tomb!”

We agree heartily—and we do not know the answer. Why does not someone establish a good restaurant and dance-floor in Suva, through which passes a steady and growing stream of traffic, from north to south, and especially between the islands east and west?

In Noumea and Papeete—which, compared with Suva, are w x ell aw r ay off the tourist traveller’s beaten tracks—there are various places where people may dine and wine and dance under very good condi tions.. and keep it up until 2 am it desired. Noumea is well equipped, m that respect—excellent food and service, and happy dancing facilities. • In , there is absolutely noth kms- Yet the demand is theie, there should be no difficulty m providing the accommodation— i^ n f®d not be within the city; and the Fiji-Indian community can pro vide first-class waiters. One of those enterprismg French restaurateurs could do very well in Suva

Last Month This Young Woman Made Sydney News...

p. 23

this is Mrs. Lila Matalau, of Matupit, near Rabaul, NG, whose smiling face became well known to Sydney newspaper readers when the called in both going to and coming from the South Pacific Conference as a member of the New Guinea delegation. The "blonde from Rabaul", the newspapers called her, with the usual amount of flapdoodle. (See Tolala's "Talk-Talk", this issue).

Anyhow Lila came up smiling, whether she was on top of the Town Hall being photo graphed with Sydney's Lord Mayor, or in a kindergarten watching young Australia smear paint on drawing paper.

Australian News and Information Bureau Photo.

There Never Was A Kau-Kau Racket

pp. 24-143

Official Makes Strong Denial

Allegations that there was, or had been, a conspiracy in the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea to rob the Administration and the local natives in order to enrich small groups, was “cate gorically denied” by Mr. H. H. Reeve, P-NG Treasurer, oh May 31.

HE was speaking “to the adjourn ment” in the Papua-New Guinea Legislative Council and referred to two articles that had appeared in the local Port Moresby newspaper, the South Pacific Post.

On May 16, the Post had stated that a closed panel of settlers in the Goroka area bought kau-kau (sweet potatoes) from local natives at 5d per pound and sold it to the Government as labour rations for 2d per pound: that the panel had cornered the market to the exclusion of the newer settlers of the district; and that the Administration was losing about £25,000 per year over the “racket.”

On May 23, another article on the same subject was, according to Mr.

Reeve, so presented in the paper that it appeared that Mr. A. A.

Roberts, Director of Native Affairs, had endorsed what the Post had originally said. Mr. Reeve intimated that Mr. Roberts had not meant what he appeared to mean. (The Post subsequently stated that the statement attributed to Mr. Roberts had been checked and approved by him).

Mr. Reeve went on; “Irresponsible allegations must not be permitted to mar the harmony of the Terri tory. . . The Administration would be failing in its duty if it allowed one section of the community to profit at the expense of another. . .

This newspaper has a monopoly of news dissemination in this Terri tory and therefore has a duty to report accurately. Such baseless allegations (as those concerning kau-kau) could have a disastrous effect on the native people. . .

Terms used in the original article were ‘racke t,’ ‘rake-off,’ ‘self appointed closed panel,’ ‘outside tenders not accepted.’ There is no foundation whatever for the use of these terms.”

These are the Facts

APIM representative, who was in Goroka in early June, was able to ascertain the following facts about the supply of kau-kau to local Government departments, such as Police Depot, etc.: In the early days of Goroka’s establishment, the local natives brought kau-kau, the local staple

food, into the settlement and si it direct to various departments! rations. However, as the town a the district grew, the natives, folic ing their usual pattern, turned] with kau-kau only when the sp; moved them, and consequently j Administration, in order to I regular supplies, was forced to] out with tractors and trailers ale the roads to collect the kau-kau the spot at villages.

This required time and labour a the then District Commissioner, fe ing that he could employ his st on more profitable work, put j matter before the Farmers’ a Settlers' Association and throl them was able to arrange for c( tinuity of supply at 2d per pou delivered Goroka.

Some settlers bought kau-l from local natives; some produi it themselves but in any event 1 Administration got all the kau-1 it required, when it wanted it, a price it was prepared to pay a with someone else doing the won ing.

In early 1955, in order to regulal supply, a panel of three —none] whom was a kau-kau supplier grower himself —was appointed;; job was to arrange for sped amounts of kau-kau to be suppl by individuals at specific tiro This seemed to work well—and far as the F & S Assn, is aware,, settler was disgruntled; whether not he was a member of the Asi ciation he was, at some time, gi\ his chance to supply kau-kau. T system, according to our informal far from excluding the new settlers from participating in ks kau supply actually helped th because the older settlers, once th permanent crops, such as coffee, 1 gan to be profitable, no longer w interested in side-lines.

The panel system at any r lasted only a few months and sh July, 1955—almost a year ago—pul tenders have been called for sup of kau-kau to Administration ( partments. These tenders, we und stand, are let for periods of t months, and as the accepted pract is not to tender below 2d. ] pound, and as there apparently; still some effort made to see tl everyone who wishes gets a chai of participating, the only net result

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change that we can see is that yone concerned is involved in t more paper work, le minimum price paid to ves at pick-up point is Id. per id; this covers glut periods* as much as Ud has been paid imes of scarcity. There is, so as we could ascertain, nothing ither the panel or tender system reclude natives from still carry ;heir kau-kau into Goroka, where various departments (Police, ur pool, native hospital, etc.) buy it direct, presumably at full price. In fact about £2,000 ,h of kau-kau is bought per im by the Administration in way. Through the tenders, t £20,000 worth per annum is based. ither is there anything to stop ; native tycoon putting in a er, or purchasing a lorry in h to go around collecting kau from his lesser brethren. In in the very nature of things, is probably what is eventually j to happen. European settlers le Highlands are all establish permanent assets —coffee, live :, etc.—and will in time be y to leave the catch-crops, such egetables, fruit, p?a-nuts, etc., ie natives. the meantime most of the es are content to allow some to call around to collect their jce; in this way they can dis not only of their kau-kau, but of their passionfruit, vege s and peanuts. e mystery as to who took it themselves to start this ilous rabbit running remains ved; some local Goroka opinion ; to the belief that it stems the natural jealousy of the Df the Territory for the High ;. We have no opinion about but we are convinced that the e affair is a simple business igement worked out in lonsense manner in order to ome purely local difficulties; there never has been anything -hush or underhand about it; that the natives far from be sxploited, are having their inadequately safeguarded, e European settlers are quite 'ally annoyed at suddenly find hemselves (without just cause, ley believe it) central figures Territory-wide sensation —so i so that they are currently g legal advice as to what action ke. But what has hurt them is the allegation that this is first sign of dry rot in the ilands) European-Native re iship.” don’t perceive signs of any

thing of the sort. The relationship between Europeans and natives —the vast majority of the latter still completely primitive—could scarcely be happier. The theory that the native and the European settler should go forward together, work ing for and building an integrated, contented community, is subscribed to actively and not given mere lip service as it is in many other parts of Territory.

of S. Pacific Commission

pp. 25-145

ENT WARNING FOR

GOVERNMENTS

[?]eaddwood and Stupidity Threaten Usefulness of S. Pacific Commission

From a Special Correspondent The time has come for all the Governments concerned to look iely and critically at the South Pacific Commission. They must ide —and soon —which way the Commission is to go; whether its sent drift into unreality and bureaucracy is to continue, or whether s to be given new life to match the stirrings evident everywhere

mg South Pacific peoples.

S year’s South Pacific Confer ice made the urgency of the eed for re-examining the Com >n only too clear. The Con te has out-grown the Com m. ; Conference members spoke igly sometimes. They were ered, to begin with, by the liliar trappings of a formal tational conference, their feet were on the ground, knew what they wanted. They the things of significance to And so, shorn of the verbal »ings which were apparently lered necessary, the resolu got down to fundamentals: he need for better and safer ng; he need for technical train dapted to South Pacific re lents; he need for teachers who stand South Pacific conditions ow South Pacific children live link; he danger of upsetting village >o suddenly and too drastic he importance of custom and

craftsmanship in the lives of South Pacific peoples; • The moral and physical threats of alcohol.

All these things are of basic im portance, but all need hard think i n g, understanding, knowledge, imagination, experience, courage, and, in many cases, money, if they are to be translated into practical action.

THE Commissioners sat down to consider the Conference’s re commendations. It was not an edifying performance.

They really didn’t think they could do anything about shipping standards. Some resolutions were referred to Governments for con sideration. Others were to be dis cussed at the Commission’s next meeting. Others would be dealt with by the Commission’s Research Council.

Then, having passed the buck comfortably, the Commision dis cussed the Research Council and made an astonishing decision.

The research programme is co

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ordinated, guided and stimulated b the Deputy Chairman of the Re search Council. This post is ncn vacant: and the Commission de cided that the job should be give] for an indefinite period to th Secretary-General.

It was a revelation of the cynid attitude of the Commission toward the research side of its activitie and of the increasing power bein given to the Noumea bureaucracy This power has already lost th Commission some of its most vain able staff.

In particular, it has led to th resignation of Mr. H. E. Maude, th only senior staff member (excel Dr. E. Massal) with any first-han knowledge of the Commission tern tories, and a man who combinj sympathetic understanding with! firm grip of South Pacific realitie The valuable Social Developmej Section which Mr. Maude has bul up in Sydney has been largely d( stroyed, and a new officer with a impressive academic record but n practical knowledge of Soutj Pacific peoples is to be given th impossible task of building, in th ivory tower atmosphere of the Con mission’s Noumea headquarters cut off by infrequent and cost! communications from the rest I the South Pacific—a new organise tion to touch and influence the liv( of the peoples of Territories froi the Cooks to the Marshalls, froi the Solomon Islands to Tahiti, ] IN Suva, for the first time, th Commission met the peoples I the territories, represented ] members of the South Pacific Col ference, face to face.

The Conference Chairman, 3 Ronald Garvey whose practid knowledge of the South Pacific ca be matched by very few and who! knowledge is accompanied by undd standing and imagination—knew th possibilities.

He said, “Let battle begin.” Hon ever, this was not the day of battl but only of polite preliminaj skirmish. But, for those with ey< to see, the threat of future battl if the Commission continues on ii present course, was plain.

There was one interesting passaa A Conference delegate drew a( tention to the section of the Agrel ment creating the Commissiq which says that the Commissifl will draw as many of its staff i possible from the Territories them selves. Had this been done, 1 asked.

It was evident from the Secrt tary-General’s reply, or attempts reply, that he had never heard 8 the section concerned.

Well, he has heard now; and ne)

; the question is asked the imission will have to be pre ;d to say just what it has done it advertising vacancies and ing for staff in the South ific. lis was Just a straw in the wind; as an indication of direction, as significant. to the next South Pacific Conference are going to be much better prepared than r predecessors have been. This ’s Conference asked that the ida and preliminary papers ild be in delegates’ hands a in advance, and introductory ts within six months later, udy groups are to be set up delegates will come w r ell briefed, with their ideas well marshalled their questions well prepared, mmission members accustomed itaphorically—to dozing in their chairs, untouched by reality, staff members whose world re ;s around wordy minutes passed room to room in Noumea, are e to get a rude shock, t is that necessary? Are the srnments of Australia, New md, the United Kingdom, ce, the United States and the erlands so lacking in resource imagination and administrative that they cannot match with rile, realistic organisation the it stirrings of the South Pacific les, who are eager for help in ting themselves to the modern 1? e first need is for each metro m Government to examine dy and honestly its own atti towards the Commission. There )een a good deal of apathy and ism in the past. There is no for either, now. e Pacific, in contrast with so 7 other parts of the world, still up to its name; but this will necessarily continue, if the »cratic powers fail the peoples nds spread over this vast ocean, itical area for Australia and Zealand and the United States indeed, for all the democracies. 5 Governments concerned should approach the South Pacific Commission w ? ith imag m and generosity, sy should look critically at representatives on the SPC. ey should get rid of hide-bound als and ex-officials who live for files and regulations, and nothing of people and their as and ambitions, ere is no place in the Com 3io n, either, for academic ists or narrow-minded, pinch- V men without vision who are by fancied slights, e Commissioners who should ipt, and added to from among like, are those who have d themselves in the territories

and who have retained both energy and imagination. Such men have earned, and will continue to earn, the respect and affection of the South Pacific peoples.

When the list of Commissioners has been overhauled, the new Com mission should in turn look critic ally at the permanent staff. Any deadwood of careerism and window dressing should be cut away and new life thus infused into a now far from lively body.

A Commission and staff re-built on these lines would give the leader ship and the inspiration and guid ance which those who believed in the Commission in its early days hoped it might give, and which can help South Pacific peoples to grow

to nationhood in willing and friendly" partnership within the free world.

"New Guinean"

p. 25

But its's Not Official

PORT MORESBY, May 31.

THAT monstrosity of a term “New Guinean” seems in danger of becoming the semi-official appellation of the natives “on the other side” who for reasons of state or prestige don’t want to be known as Papuans.

The choice is that of the two New Guinea native members of Papua- New Guinea’s Legislative Council, Simogun and John Vuia, who might have been expected to have had more sense.

What the local natives are to be called if they are not to be called by the slave term, “natives,” has not been discussed officially by the Legislative Council, but in a pre liminary conference of unofficial members, which the three native members attended, the two NG rep resentatives chose this abomination.

On their own heads be it. It is to be hoped that future generations of civilised savages will rise up and curse them.

Some of the unofficial members of the Council are scrupulously using “New Guinean”; most of the official members ignore it—and also Mr. Minister Hasluck’s alleged directive that the term “native” is to be used as little as possible and only in an adjectival sense.

Nor has any term as substitute for native been used in any of the official papers that have been churned out by the ton for this meeting of the Council.

At the Indian Commissioners Reception in Suva in May

p. 25

[?]mong the more important of the many receptions arranged in in May, while the South Pacific Conference was in session, was organised by the High Commissioner for India (Mr. Bhatia) and Bhatia. In this photograph, the Commissioner is shown with of his guests. In the group, from right to left, are: The

Commissioner for India (Mr. Bhatia); the Rev. Stanley Cowled, OBE, MLC, Sir Hugh Ragg; Mr. Len Usher, Public Relations Officer; Mr.

H. Maurice Scott, MIC; Mr. R. W. Robson, publisher of Fiji Times, Pacific Islands Monthly, etc.

Photo by Fiji Public Relations Office.

Coyly Reticent

p. 26

Christmas Is.

H-Bomb

OFFICIALS STILL

COYLY RETICENT

QFFICIAL hush-hush still sujr-

rounds Britain’s H-bomb

proposals as they affect Christ

mas Island, although Sir

Anthony Eden announced on June 7 that Britain would make a nuclear test equivalent to an explosion of 1,000,000 tons of TNT “in a remote part of the Pacific” in the first half of 1957.

The device will be exploded high in the air, probably from a Valiant jet bomber.

An official announcement that Christmas Island is to be used as a base for the tests has yet to be made although hundreds of “reports” are circulating freely.

Troops have been reported embarking in Singapore on the Devonshire for Christmas Island {Devonshire is the troopship on which the Fijian battalion returned to Fiji); army technicians are re ported having been flown by Qantas from San Francisco “for an undisclosed Pacific Island destina tion”: other troops are reported coming from some place else to establish a missile tracking station.

In the meantime no authentic information is available in Sydney as to the fate of South Pacific Air Lines who planned a Honolulu- Papeete air service to begin this month, and for whom* Christmas Island was a vital staging point on the route.

It was reported last month that talks were being held in Washington between US and UK officials in respect of several million dollars compensation that SPAL was claiming for confiscation of its landing rights on Christmas.

SPAL is an American company and both Britain and America had approved its plans for the island.

Fuel depots, radio and weather stations and passenger facilities were nearing completion, then, without warning. Britain apparently decided on Christmas as a base for its nuclear experiments, and ordered the company to quit.

In Western Samoa in May a joint session of the Legislative Assembly and the Fono of Faipule protested in a special resolution against the explosion of ah H-bomb at Christmas. Later in the month the protest was brought before the visiting United Nations Trusteeship Council Mission; the Mission ad mitted that durjng its visit to the

Territory of the Marshall Islands it had received a similar protest from the inhabitants of that group in respect of US H-bomb tests in that area.

No one, of, course, will take the slightest notice of the protests of 100,000 Samoans and no doubt tfre nuclear tests will go on. But it' is about time that the ridiculous secrecy that surrounds the whole Christmas Island project was scrapped and a few plain facts officially announced.

With the United States and the United Kingdom* now experimenting in the area, vast sections of the Pacific have become forbidden territory.

We have to be realistic about these things but no one need pretend that it makes the inhabit ants of the Pacific Islands — traditionally remote, free and secluded —particularly happy. It makes them even less happy when the whole thing is surrounded by half-truths and mystery an atmosphere in which the fears of simple people can grow unchecked.

A clear and simple statement as to what Britain intends for Christmas Island is overdue. One may assume that the Russians are completely au fait with what is about to be done; therefore a little enlightenment for those most concerned —i.e., those who live there abouts —would be in order.

John Ryan, of the SRC

p. 26

Although over 100 delegates, from a score of Pacific countries, had to be transported, organised, housed, feted and instructed in Suva for the Third Sooth Pacific Conference, the arrangements ran practically without a hitch.

The Conference

people gave most of the credit for this to the hardwork ing Deputy Secre tary - General, Mr.

John Ryan, and his equally hardworking assistant, Mr.

Collins.

Mr. Ryan arrived in Suva a couple of weeks before the Conference began; within a few days, he and Mr.

Collins went to earth at Nasinu,

right on the job; half way through, Mr. Collins was carried off to hospital, with pneumonia; and about May 3 Mr. Ryan came back again into public circulation, looking a little wan, and thinner—but with consciousness of a job very well done.

There have been rumours that John Ryan is not happy in Noumea and probably will return to the Australian Public Service. Most SPC people cannot imagine the Pentagon without Mr. Ryan—he has been a very efficient back stop there to the three Secretary-Generals who have held office since the Commission was set up.

ft A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Kerswill at Namanula Hos pital, Rabaul, New Guinea, on May 13 (Mothers’ Day). The Kerswills formerly lived in the .New Hebrides and BSIP.

Ex-Territorian as NT

p. 26

WITH MINISTERIAL

APOLOGIES.

Ex-Territorian as NT Administrator

PAPUA-New Guinea’s top-ra: ing public servants, who h became used to administri plums going to ex-politicu superannuated Generals and ot outsiders, were cheered on Jun whqn it was announced that!

J. C. Archer will succeed F. J.

Wise as Administrator of t Northern Territory.

Mr, Clarrie Archer, 56, is an] Territorial having administered

prppriated properties in thel

Mandated Territory before the I set up the war-time Producl Control Board on a civilian tj after it, and more recently has b First Assistant Secretary to thel partment,.of Territories, CanbeE For six months last year hel acting Administrator of the I while Wise was on long leave. The Northern Territory has Legislative Council which 1 turned out from the same mould that of P-NG and local reside seem even less pleased with it tl their island , neighbours are v theirs. Mr. E. A. James, of P-s Legco, has gone on record call his Council a “glorified debal society.” But last year—while!

Archer was in the chair—a gen man by the name of Ti Brennan, Rum Jungle Member! the NT Council, said theirs wa “democratic swindle.”

It seems, therefore, that I Archer is not going to have thi all his own way: however, m; friends across the Coral Sea will watching his career with intei and will wish him luck. He receii the OBE in the Birthday Honou

NOT A PRECEDENT

With the announcement fi Canberra came this Ministe Admonition: The Government wished it td clearly understood that the select was made because of the per si capacity and the specialised expi ence of Mr. Archer. The post Administrator of the North Territory was not an appointrh in the Public Service and wasl open to public servants in I normal line of promotion.

It is to be regretted that j Minister thus felt called uponn apologise because Canberra 1 appointed to this job a man whji experienced in such work.

Why are such jobs “not opeq public servants in the normal ] of promotion”? What is wr: with the British Colonial Of system, under which the most J six able Colonial Governorships I open to the outstanding men of..

Service.

Png’S Top Brass Goes

p. 27

se Crazy Idea his?

BACK TO SGHOOL

PORT MORESBY, May 31.

REGARDED with cynical amusement by the P-NG Public Service higher-ups themselves, the to send 15 top-ranking Admin ion officers to do a month’s 5 at the School of Pacific Ad tration in Sydney appears to even less sense than most srra brainstorms, one—not even the candidates selves —knows what these 15 n are going to be taught; why are going; or who is respon- They have been told that are to prepare themselves to 1 a short course, late June te July, and as it is in the e of a free jaunt, most of them repared not to reason why. 1 member of the expedition Iready received a school cap, cally embroidered with the > SOPA across the front; the > are accepting congratulations friends philosophically. ie members of the school— as Mr. L. Dwyer, Director of ilture —are already on recrea eave; they will have an extra 1 added to leave, presumably, s, such as Mr. H. P. Seale, ct Commissioner, Eastern mds; Mr. R. R. Coles, District lissioner, Southern Highlands, Ir. Claude Champion, will fly from New Guinea. Mr. D. E. nis, Director of Lands, will I the course and then stay on ive. have been informed by another listration VIP (who happens i be going) that during their l at SOPA, the “students” will ;tured by Mr. H. H. Reeve, Treasurer (presumably on e). In order to do this, Mr. will leave Moresby by air on day; lecture at SOPA on the y; and leave for Port Moresby ight, again by air. have been assured on a stack lies that this is the truth — n still scarcely believe it. A ir letter from Mr. Reeve to gentlemen concerned would bout 5/-; return airfare from Sydney over £BO. They have him often enough, anyhow— ild it be that he is with g some dark secrets concern gh finance that can be im only from the safe distance iney? :■ .. i ~!• : ..

Elizabeth English, Samarai, arrived in Melbourne on n early June.

Birthday List

p. 27

Honours for Pacific Residents in the Birthday List

FIJI recipients of Birthday Honours were; OBE—Mr. H. A. Ragg, recently retired from Directorship of Public Works.

ISO —Mr. D. F. McCaig, ED, who has been Superintendent of Prisons Since 1946.

British Empire Medal —S ist e r Maria Sesarina, of the Makogai

hospital.

Colonial Police Medal —Superintendent F. S. Wigley, of the Fiji Police.

Certificates of Honour w ere awarded to Mr. A. H. D. Phillips, who helped to rescue Pilot McCook and Josua Raitilava, for his work in Fijian technical education.

AMONG honours announced in Australia were the following, who received OBE’s, and are of interest to P-NG: Mr. J. Ahearn, now of Melbourne, Vic., but until a few months ago a well-known Territorian of about 25 years residence. He is an official of the Vacuum Oil Company and before the war was their represent ative in Rabaul. More recently he had been seconded from that com pany to Australasian Petroleum Co. executive duties in Port Moresby, Mr. Ahearn was very civic minded

; and did a great deal of • voluntary

community work.

Matron Alice Thorhurn, who is senior matron in the Papua-New Guinea Department of Health. Her headquarters are in Port Moresby but she has the. oversight of all Administration hospitals in the Territory. She went to New Guinea in 1935 and served in various hos pitals there as matron. She was oh leave from Rabaul hospital when the Japanese invaded New Britain and so missed internment.

Mr. J. C. Archer, who also re ceived an OBE in the honours was, a week later, appointed Adminis trator of the Northern Territory. He is an old Territorian but of recent years has been First Assistant Secretary to the Department of Territories, Canberra. (See else where) .

KNIGHTHOOD FOR CSR CHIEF

A Knighthood for Mr. R. E. Knox, chairman of the Colonial Sugar Co., the major corporation in Fiji, was announced in the Birthday Honours at the end of May. fl Mrs. J. Tudor, editor of Pacific Islands Monthly, visited Port Moresby, Goroka and Lae, late May early June.

Acting Chief Justice Opens Session

p. 27

The Acting Chief Justice of Fiji (Mr. Justice Hammett) is escorted to his chambers after inspecting a police guard of honour before the opening of the May criminal sessions of the Suva Supreme Court. This was the first criminal session in Suva over which Mr.

Justice Hammett presided, after his present appointment.

Mr. Justice Hammett, is 39. He became a solicitor in England in 1938, and was called

to the bar 10 years later. He was a magis trate in Nigeria from 1946 to 1952, and Senior Magistrate in Fiji in 1952. He was elevated to the Supreme Court bench in Fiji in 1951 He became Acting Chief Justice early this year when the Chief Justice (Sir Ragnar Hyne) went on leave.

Mr. Justice Hammett served as a commis sioned officer with the British Forces in the Middle East and Far East from 1939 to 1945.

Strange Bit Of

pp. 29-30

PITCAIRNERS

NORFOLK ISLAND

PACIFIC HISTORY

STRALIA’S Governor-General Sir William Slim), Territories linister (Mr. Hasluck) and us high officials went to Nor land this month to take part debrations which insist that )lk Island was established as itish Colony exactly 100 years and not, as some imagine, as iglish penal settlement in 1788. is a curious story. Cook dis ed Norfolk in 1774, and re i two unique features. It was 3d with a straight and iful pine, found nowhere else i world; and there was no sign he island ever before had been i by human beings. 1788, Governor Phillip sent mant King, with a party of ;ts, from Sydney to establish ivict settlement on Norfolk; i few months later, away over ; east, the mutineers who had away with the British ship l .y, with a dozen Tahitian established a settlement on Pitcairn Island, and destroyed jssel. hin the next half century, were two developments, folk Island became a large t colony; gained a reputation “prison hell on earth”; and

anally abandoned—completely

853. 1808, the American whaler , calling casually at Pitcairn, nazed to discover a bright and community of mixed English fahitian blood, presided over triach John Adams, sole sur of the Bounty mutineers.

Pitcairn community grew st, and it appeared that there ;re too many for the little 15long island.

British ship Lucy Anne went Sydney and shifted them all liti in March, 1831. They were appy; and six months later 11 returned to Pitcairn in the ;an brig Charles Doggett. r numbers still increased, so 3W Governor decided to solve oblem by transporting the lot m to Norfolk Island, fertile, epical, already partly-tamed lilt upon, and now completely ipied. ship Morayshire took 194 off Pitcairn in 1856 and them on Norfolk—and it is ntenary of this event which Australian officials, and the kers —especially the Pitcairn —are now celebrating. The ners are putting on a well sed show, in which they re

peat, as faithfully as circumstances permit, the landing of their forefathers on the Norfolk coast in the Morayshire boats on June 6, 1856.

Not all the Pitcairners stayed on Norfolk. That old nostalgia worked again: and in 1858 two of the Young families got back to Pitcairn in a passing ship. Others soon followed —altogether about 40 people returned.

There now are about 300 people on Pitcairn and 700 on Norfolk — mostly descendants of nine Bounty mutineers and the 12 Tahitian women who cast themselves away on Pitcairn in 1789. There are only seven or eight family names still

among the old families on Norfolk and Pitcairn—names of the Bounty men, with one or two others who joined the Bounty settlement soon after it was discovered—Christian, Adams, Quintal, Young, Buffett, McKay, Nobbs, are probably the best known, TTTOWEVER, whether Norfolk’s XI history dates from convict settlement—like Australia’s—in 1788, or from Pitcairn settlement, in 1856, does not matter very much; 1856 is a very important date in lovely Norfolk’s life, There is one fundamental differ ence between Norfolk and New

South Wales. Liberated convicts provided a large section of NSW’s early settlers and pioneers. In the case of Norfolk, however, all that was left of the convicts when the Pitcairners arrived were the fine stone buildings they had constructed —still there, to-day—and the bones of hundreds of the wretched men who had died there from malnutri tion and brutality.

NORFOLK TO SEE PITCAIRN

Pastor L. C. Naden (Secretary of the Australasian Division of Seventh-day Adventists) and Pastor N. A. Ferris, MBE, are at Norfolk Island for the centenary celebra tions. Pastor Ferris, recently re turned from a period of missionary service on Pitcairn, has koda chrome pictures of Pitcairn, which he plans to screen on Norfolk.

Unilever: £56,000,000

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Profit in 1955

r'.E Unilever combine will spend about £U million in Sydney shortly—about £900,000 for an office building and £300,000 for a glycerine recovery plant.

This is pin-money in comparison with the £5O million world programme of expansion which this company of international providers is planning.

However, Unilever can afford it.

Profit for 1955 was £56 million— nearly £l6 million more than in 1954. Turnover was £1,894 million.

There was just one thing though —directors note that the Australian tea business showed disappointing results.

Too bad. Better stick to soap.

Moresby

p. 30

Departures from Moresby

Recent departures from Port Moresby included that of the Adminis trator, Brigadier D. M.

Cleland (left), and Mrs.

Cleland for three months leave in Western Australia; and (right) Mr. E. V. Crisp, Chair man of directors of Steamships Trading Co., who left Port Moresby with Mrs. Crisp on April 28 for a holi day in Japan.

Photos by Papuan Prints.

Eastern Highlands’

p. 30

PREVIEW:

First Agricultural Show

riTHE first Eastern Highlands agri- J. cultural show was held at Goroka during Queen’s Birth day Week-end —and a story and pictures about this most unique of all shows will appear in the PIM in July.

A full week-end programme, in cluding the show itself, a three-act play, a golf tournament and a grand ball, left visitors feeling pretty limp by dawn on Tuesday, June 5, but the hardy Highlanders still “hosting” with unflagging energy.

Chartered aircraft brought visitors from Lae, Wau, Bulolo and Port Moresby; and about 10,000 natives

in picturesque dress (and undn arrived per foot. Kainantu ■ the sub-district exhibit, with Chii

getting a special prize. Oi

trophy winners were: (A) President's trophy (livestock): J. L. L (B) P. W. Reilly and Co. Ltd. trophy and plantation produce): J. Brough. (C) tings' trophy (vegetables): G. Wallace. (I Gillespie & Co., Ltd. trophy (flowers); Mr Greathead. (E) Mandated Airlines ti (children's exhibit); Master lan Mills.

Qantas Empire Airways trophy (cookery): R. Bell. (G) Gibbes Sepik Airways, Ltd., ti (needlework): Mrs. J. Barrie. (H) Ten Airlines, Ltd., cash prizes for natives.

Farmers' and Settlers Association cash for natives. (K) Burns Philp and Co., trophy (arts and crafts): Mrs. J. Pun (L)Goroka Sports' Club trophies for all events.

In addition there was a special prize by Mrs. G. Greathead) for the most su( ful exhibitor in the Sports Club building.

In the wood-chop Messrs. B. Blackley R. Collins each forfeited to the other.

A. Wakefield won the Goroka 100 yards s| Mr. Danny Leahy, Jr., the "horse ben< race; and Mr. B. Cleland, the motor-cycle relay.

Algerian Wine [?]

p. 30

BAD NEWS FOR

NOUMEA!

Algerian Wine [?] a Mena "

NOUMEA, May 2

A DISTURBING report has t circulated about the wine wl most orthodox French fam: have regularly on their tables h This wine comes mostly f: Algeria: and, as it is loaded \ alcohol to preserve it during I long journey, it has been propo to place a surtax upon it.

Now it has been stated pub) by Mr. Lenormand—local Deput; the French Parliament, and him a chemist—that this Algerian v contains a poison, “cyanure,” that for the last ten years past, people of France have refused drink it.

The alarmed Council has deci to get a report on the whole ma from the health authorities Noumea.

age Nature

p. 31

[?]nys: BP’s Merely age Nature Investment

)M statements made by the ihairman, Mr. James Burns, at le annual meeting of Burns and Co. Ltd. on May 24, it le clear that, in planning the of the chain-store concern, eys Limited, to G. J. Coles ed, the senior South Pacific iany is only changing the e of its investment, and does jropose to sell its assets for as had been suggested in some srs. eral years ago, following its of spreading its interests over ier field, Burns Philp & Co. ased the well-known Penney operating a chain of stores, y in Queensland. The big Co., then, has operated Pennys isfully. en the probable sale to Coles mewhat similar chain store isation) was announced, some entators assumed that BP’s turning investments into cash, to buy more ships—it being mown that many Australian mies, owing to the peculiar ilian taxing system, find it lit to finance development, or replacements, out of profits, it now appears that BP’s pro to take Coles shares, rather ash, as their price for Penneys. means that BP’s, in their n, are merely contemplating ig the form of their big in ent. Instead of operating ys, they will allow Penneys to with Coles, and thus get their from Coles instead of from ys, without the direct respon -7 of operating the chain of is Philp still are faced with roblem of replacing shipping ;ir South Pacific services, and lairman (see elsewhere) made ;ual outspoken comments on tuation.

J. Macpherson

p. 31

Recalled to UK

leader of the 1956 UN usteeship Visiting Mission, r John Macpherson, had to off part way through the n’s visit to Western Samoa 3-May 11) and fly back to n. Lady Macpherson had 3 seriously ill.

Rolz Bennett, of Guatamala, 3d leadership for the rest of sit.

Territories Talk-Talk

pp. 32-136

By Tolala

“So Many Gods;

So Many Creeds . .

Those words of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, wTitten well over half a century ago, are appropriate to the Mission situation in P-NG. Only recently there was a “feature article” in a Sydney paper, quoting Prof.

A P. Elkin as saying: “Very soon —and the sooner the better the Australian Govern ment will find it essential to take some action regarding the spiritual welfare of more than a million NG natives.”

The article goes on to emphasise the Professor’s apprehension of what eventually may arise from the “number of different religious de nominations grappling for the souls of the natives, with conflict ing teachings that left the native mind unsettled.”

“These missionaries,” said the Professor, “men of high and ad mirable purpose, are creating a serious problem by the warmth of their competition.”

The confusion caused in the minds of the natives by a multiplicity of sectarian enthusiasts is evident, and the benevolent Administration —ever so eager to safeguard the material interests of the natives—is carefully side-stepping any action to protect them from mental and spiritual confusion.

True, in earlier years, Sir Hubert Murray instituted a system of zon ing for mission activities. For a while it was successful; but in those years there were only three or four mission societies operating in Papua.

To-day there are over 20 different societies registered in P-NG, all competing for the souls of these primitive people.

It is over twenty years ago since I first advocated the zoning of missions in TNG. But nothing has ever been done, although official dom has agreed that “something” ought to be be done. It is time the gentlemen in the Homburg hats took off their kid gloves and started to get tough with the missions; as tough as they get with other sections of the non-official community.

The native is a realist; and when

he becomes a religious enthusiast! is chauvinistic in his actions. R ligious fervour takes the place] the old customs and rites he h been forced to abandon. Who kno whether these sporadic outbursts] so-called “cargo-cult” do not sU from over-zealous Christian co verts?

Mention of sectarian bitterm rife in 1936 in “Do You Remember (May, PIM, p. 22) recalls s memories of the war waged I tween two leading Christian c nominations in TNG.

Is this bitterness to be allow to go on, uncontrolled?

Possibly such criticism comi from a man of Prof. Elkin’s to nage will start something. Le hope so. ( See also page 47 t\ issue) .

Neo-Melanesian

This is an age of high-falut names. Rat-catchers are n “Rodent Exterminators,” servii stations become “Lubritorium and now our well-known “Pidgi is called “Neo-Melanesian,”

I read this in The Rabaul Ne (the Pidgin paper of the Dept.

Education roneo-ed in Rabai which, in its issue of May carries the heading, “Standard N< Melanesian (pidgin) Orthograph

article deals with the stand ing of Pidgin spelling, as »d by Dr. R. A. (“Hands Off n’ j Hall, Jr., and further in jated by Rev. L. J. Lutzbetak Vlr. T. A. Dietz. (And no puns ; “lamp walk-about,” please!) is well that some move is be lade to bring uniformity into he weird and wonderful at ts at Pidgin spelling. Some e variegated spellings of this 2 franca of late years have loxed me. add further to confusion, I iccording to a recent article, the Bible Society for Australia he SW Pacific has translated, s about to publish, St. Mark’s i\ in this “Neo-Melanesian,” issociate it from Pidgin Eng vhich has a master-slave taint it.” (Why all this shuddering “master-slave” business where i is concerned, I cannot stand). s means that the Bible Society lave established one style of ig before the official style has decided. i Bible Society translates the “Gospel” as “Quid Nius Bilong I cannot see all other fcian denominations agreeing to to start with. If unity could tained by all religious sects in natter half the battle would m. But then, if there were there would be no sects! n at Vaucluse * iydney columnist draws atten to a No Parking sign in ng Road, Vaucluse (Sydney), ven different languages, in ig pseudo-Pidgin, to wit: “Car ire bin sit down along here.” is suggested that this posh b is expecting an invasion New Guinea. ecting? , . . For some time Vaucluse has been the home veral NG folk to my know —off-hand I can name Tom ans, Tommy Zoffman, Tony 1, Jack Thurston and the Forsayths. But none in ng Road. is a Pioneer? n a P-NG outstation comes that Honour Rolls in memory meers in each district are to npiled. A worthy thought, in :or thus historical links in the ory’s chain of progress may implete. Few of the old ; still remain, and it may be of a headache to keep an

ir Roll all-embracing and

ntic. Many a pioneer is not it honour save in his own :t, and pioneering and honour leeds worthy of perpetuating >t always analogous, hese modern times standards

tries change, and one-time rs might now be termed aous exploiters” or even ialists.” Particularly in TNG, ames will be a cosmopolitan ion. Perhaps it would be to call it a Pioneer Roll.

And Why Not Peace Officers?

Apparently conditions are not too happy on large estates in P-NG, w r here divergence of opinion among

native employees cause some un happy incidents at times; and the situation is not improved on isolated estates where official visits are few and far between.

The trouble has always been there; but, as civilisation advances

[?]ECENT RABAUL WEDDINGS: Above, Mr. and Mrs. John Walsh [?]tre) after their marriage at the Catholic Church on May 3. [?]wn with them are (left to right): Mr. K. Coyne, best man; Mrs.

Sheppard, matron of honour; and Mr. E. G. Emanuel, who gave bride away. At right, Mr. and Mrs. D. Sheppard, who were ried at the Church of England on April 14. The bride was

formerly Sister Peg. Cooper.

Mr. John Walsh best man.

Miss Iris Cooper was bridesmaid and Photos by C. H. Meen.

with such speed, the prestige a authority of the white diminish like ratio.

A suggestion has now been ma —and a very good one, under t circumstances—that certain plai ers of balance and good repi should be appointed Peace Offic and have the authority to d summarily with riots and such-1 when, and if, urgent action is i quired.

The suggestion so far has oi reached the “considering” stage the Administration, but it is to| hoped that it may be put into efh It would be a welcome gesture the part of the Administration show a friendly feeling towa; other whites placed in unenvia positions and create a better und standing and better team-work 1 tween two sections of the n( native community.

For Those in Need

The Rabaul Town Advisory Co mittee has decided to form a si committee to “deal with destit people”—which, I presume, mei rendering assistance to deserv cases.

Such an organisation is not r in Rabaul. Back in the mid ’Thirties there was a live-tn organisation (quite unofficial) up, and known as the TONG (Territory of New Guinea i Society). Freddie Schmahl, translator in the Lands De originated the idea and many good deed was done without bl of trumpets or beat of drum.

Good luck to the new Commit —with the hope, of course, that tl dc not have too much work to Two Minds With But . . .

From the ABC one learns t during the May session of the P-] Legislative Council suggestions w put forward by a nominated \ official Member—Simogun, of Sepik. He suggested: • That the indigenous people NG should not be call “natives.” • That pidgin English should abolished. • That native observers should allowed to attend Legislal Council meetings.

This, to one who has heard ; worthy Simogun Peta in action the floor of the Legislative Coun seems out of step with his us original ideas as expressed in Coi cil. Does this Member from Sepik have to borrow his ideas fr Canberra? It suggests that he firing Ministerial bullets. Surely can keep our native members f of political intrigues: or is pa lobbying to be part of their edu tion towards a civilised world?

Is it the Voice of Peta, but words of Paul?

C. 11l le outstanding feature of the h Pacific Conference, to me, ied to be the very natural de ition of Tuli L. Le’iato, from rican Samoa, who attended the erence. He was attired in a ionial lavalava (not laplap, ie) bare to the waist excepting i lei. ds appears to be the most ral attire for Islanders from r where in the Pacific and shows not every nation is anxious >ut the indigenes into Euro clothing. Why, why cannot example be followed by other tones? How much better d our natives in P-NG appear leir natural costume of a mere ava (with a lei, if you so de it) than togged up in stolid pean clothing? They lose more half their dignity apeing Euro s.

ial Islands (?)

b Third South Pacific Confer seemed to receive more city than its predecessors. The by of subjects discussed in ,ed me particularly. Problems le Ancient and the Modern

world were carefully discussed in detail. There was no doubt, a clash of cultures and some difficulties for these half-civilised people to under-

stand our western views of peace while exploding atom-bombs for warfare, and of pushing them

(Continued on Page 133)

Mr. K. Skyring, of Rabaul, was recently married there in the Church of England to Miss Pamela Roach. This photograph, taken after the ceremony, shows (left to right): Mr. B Roach, best man; Miss D. Willis, chief bridesmaid; Mr. and Mrs. Skyring; Lynley Woods, flower-girl; Mr.

Rex Brown; Miss Mary Johnston; Mr. and Mrs. E. Roach, parents of the bride.

Photo by C. H. Meen.

nd while we held nuclear ex nents. me Micronesians registered ssts against the explosion of ern bombs and war-heads on or their atoll homes. And who blame them? bat about changing the name . Marshall Islands to Martial ids? lat would the reaction of ;ern powers be if Communists ed out similar war-like tests ig a primitive people? lampre i to say we would call it ility.

ital Inflation

)m the modern proving-ground le Marshalls to the Marriage :et in Melanesia, ule one crowd of delegates was ssing H-bombs, another was ? its grievances about the pre day high cost of brides.

Papuan said that where previ £Aloo was paid the amount re d now was £A7SO, and the groom’s family had to pay for vedding feast as well, very similar example of in n was given by a delegate from few Hebrides. native woman delegate from

Rabaul (described in some reports as a blonde) told a different story: In her home, brides cost only £AIO, she said, and added, “everybody was happy.” Prince Tungi of Tonga said conditions were even better in Tonga where “brides are free and it costs nothing to marry them—but they are awfully expensive to keep.”

I could not help but think that these near-sophisticates from New Guinea were shouldering a big re sponsibility in speaking for the many thousands of their people who had not as yet reached such a standard of sophistication.

But it’s the same in Indonesia and these other near Northern neigh bours of ours: There are only a few who do the thinking and the masses have to follow. Self-government;

Nationalisation: Independence. . .

On with the dance! And, when you come to think of it, are we Westerners so very much different?

The Blonde Belle

From Rabaul

But the blonde from Rabaul wasn’t so dumb as some of her prototypes in the more civilised areas of the world. It was her hair which made the headlines, not her bust line.

A Sydney afternoon newspaper splashed her and her friend, a Papuan lass (Hildegarde Naime)

across their news pages under the caption, “Fuzzy Wuzzy Blonde is a Real Bottler!” It appears some energetic newshound had seen these two SPC delegates “shivering in the foyer of the Australia Hotel” (no less!) and high-lighted the Rabaul matron’s “blonde” hair, which was explained as “coming out of a bottle” —i.e., peroxide. Said the dark-haired Papuan lass: “The

Rabaul girls use it a lot. In Port Moresby, we don't touch it.”

Our old friend Keith McCarthy— in charge of the P-NG draft —explained that girls with blonde hair were the fashion.

Bleaching the hair in parts of New Britain, New Ireland, and NG mainland has been an age-old custom, but only in comparatively recent years has peroxide been used. Lime, or “kubang” (obtained by burning coral) was the original application and had as its purpose the cleansing of the hair from lice.

As civilisation progressed, many natives preferred fair hair and someone —I know not who —discovered that peroxide gave the same results as “kabang,” so far as bleaching was concerned, though perhaps not so efficacious in eradicating the "mus-mus.”

It w r as not long before trade stores realised the value of peroxide and placed it on the shelves with beads and mirrors.

Bits and Pieces

Congratulations to Matron Thor bum, Jack Ahearn and Clarrie Archer on their Birthday Honours’

OEE. All well deserved. . . . En gaged: Elizabeth Nettleship, popular daughter of Ken (late of the Rabaul Customs) to Robin Louth, of Lon don, England. . . And to Janet Gallagher, of the Moresby Hospital staff, and daughter of Mrs. Clarrie

Archer, engaged to Frank Campbell, of Victoria, but domiciled in Moresby. . . Passed on; Henry Eric Petterson, at Brisbane, on May 16. . . . Charles Leslie Baldock, at Kogarah, NSW, on May 25. . .

Arthur Henry Buckland, at Moresby, on May 26. . . Mena Hallett Kingsley, at Moresby, on April 11. . . Three Jap divers have received permission to survey wrecks in Rabaul Harbour

totalling 150,000 tons. English ai US firms were not interested. . 1 Petrol will be delivered in rubq bags to the NG Highlands by aj commencing next month. . . Wad ington professor of Anthropolojj Rev. Dr. Martin Gusinde, intends? four-month survey of pygmies j NE New Guinea. “Where no whi man has ever set foot.” (The hap] hunting ground!)

isance-Value of Unofficial Members

pp. 39-41

G LEGISLATIVE CL.

MEETING

isance-Value of Unofficial Members Saves the Council from Failure

PORT MORESBY, May 31.

The May meeting of the Papua and New Guinea Legislative ;>uncil produced nothing of great importance in the way of legislation; it it did have two evening “circus performances,” for the entertain ent or enlightenment of the local inhabitants, who attended in large imbers.

IS was the idea of the President (Acting-Administrator Wilson). and events were ed at these two evening bouts s to spare the customers the s regular and deadly business of tiing out machinery bills (in re n to straying dogs or to rant barbers, or amendments existing legislation). Instead, bers paraded their pet subjects ig “adjournment.” is May session, postponed from :h, has been sandwiched into :ek before a holiday week-end, its real purpose has been to supply until the end of the icial year. iginally it was to have been ‘important” session, extending 10 days or so, but there has nothing in this sausage line legislation to hold up

proceedings for more than these four or five days. Most amicable part of the proceedings was the presentation of the report of a select committee on finance—such report being generally acceptable to all.

Bills dealing with native marriages, land, and that hardy perennial, the new Native Labour ordinance, which were all supposed to make an appearance, have apparently been lost in the Canberra maze of red tape. At all events, they are missing from the agenda, without apologies.

FOUR official members have been absent on other business or on leave, and so has the regular President, Administrator D. M.

Cleland, who also is on leave.

This, in theory, left the unofficial

members in charge of the Council.

In practice, this was adequately taken care of by the President’s vote, plus his extra casting vote.

In one instance (see legislation was got through the Council by virtue of this casting vote, and one presumes, from the methods used to ensure that the official will prevailed, that if one of the official members had been run over on the way to the Council by one of Moresby’s crazy lorry-drivers, some means would have been found for suspending proceedings entirely.

A bomb dropped on the Council “chamber” (the local Red Cross hall) would probably have been regarded as a small price to pay

for keeping voting power out of the reckless hands of the 12 good citizens and true who make up the unofficial opposition.

SO members in the torrid heat of a fitful SE season melt in the fanless local hall and go through the motions of a fully adult Parliament: A Clerk of the Council in his black gown; a Mr. President to bow to; and imitation Cabinet Ministers to introduce bills by some apparently arbitrary roster system? whereby Mr. K. McCarthy, who has no Latin and little legal knowledge, finds himself floundering in the legal terminology of a Wills Ordinance: and Mr. T. Grahamslaw, Customs chief, introduces a Bill for licensing barbers’ shops.

And the Bills are read a first, and a second and a third time; and they “go into committee” and those in favour say “aye” and to the contrary “no” (and, of course, the ayes have it!) What emerges after all this is that probably Papua will, in future, have the same Ordinance in relation to mad dogs or intinerant barbers as New Guinea.

As a matter of simple truth, the Council after five years of life has not emerged from* its status —as one member put it —of a glorified

debating society; and the total practical result of its deliberations on the administration of P-NG has been almost the same as if the Territory were ruled by edict from Canberra, without the formality of thrusting measures through the Council.

FEW members would, howev agree that abolition of t Council would be anything V a retrograde step. The machim —over elaborate and sligh ridiculous for the sort of totalitari set-up that exists here today there; and may someday be t

is of soiree system closer to locracy. In addition, it affords fficial members opportunity of ng their views, even if they invariably over-ridden; and isionally it drives official nbers into the very unhappy ition of having to state publicly r intentions and their policy, or the nuisance-value of its fficial members, then, the ncil can be regarded as worth keep, OOTNOTE: One of the most aordinary angles to government this Territory of Papua and r Guinea is the desperate savours that are made to frame slation that will take care of ua, which is a Territory of tralia, and at the same time :orm to what the United Nations steeship Council thinks fit for Trusteeship Territory of New nea. The emphasis on divided Ity—i.e., to the Crown in Papua, to UNO in New Guinea —is h greater today than it was re World War 11, when NG a Mandate.

Ly 14 Nearly Out

p. 41

HEN the Assemblee Territoriale, under the influence of Messrs.

Pouvanaa a Oopa, Jean tiste, Ceram Jerusalemy and rs, decided that the July 14 jtille Day) celebrations should cancelled in Tahiti this year, e was a rare outburst of in the famous old ich Territory. r the better part of a century, 14 has been Tahiti’s great lal festival, and it has become jasingly popular. It is visited, year, by an increasing number yerseas visitors. ie revelry—and especially the fe dancing and singing—are ned upon by the Tahitian malists, not because they it to dancing and singing, but use they do not like to see ■ people “making monkeys of iselves” for the entertainment ie Europeans. d w e v e r , the conservative ents led by M. Alfred Poroi, for of Papeete and President ie July 14 Festivities), made a t appeal to the Governor to aside the Assemblee itoriale’s decision. In this, were supported by M. Gayon, stary-General. e Governor granted the jst, and July 14 will be rated as usual.

ist Interests Say Tahiti's

Guardians Are Too Strict e announcement that the on Line has abandoned all of erecting and operating a st hotel in Tahiti, largely

because of local regulations, has angered some people interested in the development of the tourist traffic there.

It is said that the chief reason for the hold-up is the insistence of the French administration that, if such a hotel is to be provided, it must be staffed by Tahitians.

The Company’s view is that, while Tahitians are very charming people, they usually are unsuitable as hotel servants, and cannot be trained. The Matson officials therefore decided that as they cannot take their trained servants to Papeete, they will keep their tourists aboard their own ships (luxurious floating hotels) in Papeete Harbour, and allow the travellers extended opportunities to wander ashore.

That way, of course, the travellers are comfortable; but they will leave very much less money in Tahiti.

M. Walter Grande, of Papeete, President of the Assemblee Territoriale, before he left for Paris early in May, said he would make the strongest representations in Paris against the attitude of the Government officials. He would ask the National Assembly to liberalise the various laws and regulations, so as to encourage the free entry and departure of all except undesirable people, to allow the Matson Line to bring in their trained hotel servants if they wished to do so. and to permit anyone to tender for big public works like the projected air strip, oil tanks, etc.

Anta Gertrudis For N. Guinea, Fiji

p. 43

IS FOR ISLANDS

[?]LE INDUSTRY

inquiry made recently by IM. as to what is being done ) establish the cattle industry the chief Pacific Islands, (ally by medium of the Santa udis breed developed in the Ranch in Texas, North ica, has brought some sting information, ee Santa Gertrudis bulls, it the Risdon Santa Gertrudis at Warwick, Queensland, purchased by Messrs. W. R. nter & Co. Ltd., of New ia, and are being crossed with born cows there, with a view veloping a cross resistant to and heat. They are reported doing “exceptionally well.” ee Santa Gertrudis bulls rly purchased by the Govern of Fiji, also are doing well i. manager of the Risdon Mr. H. D. Douglas, said he ieard that the Fiji Govern wished to import 12 Santa idis heifers direct from USA, he object of breeding a pure :rain for that Colonv. Mr.

Douglas said that the King Ranch (Aust.) Fty. Ltd. had introduced the strain directly into Australia, and it was not its policy to sell any of its heifers.

The Risdon herd now includes 165 imported cows and 150 Risdon bred females.

A grazier of Ingham, North Queensland, Mr. R. L. Atkinson, who has been experimenting in Australia with the Zebu cross, has acquired 23,000 acres at Gusap, in the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea. He now plans to send SOO Zebu-cross cattle (including some of the Santa Gertrudis strain) to this area—whether by plane or sea has not been decided.

The area lies at about 1,400 feet above sea-level. Mr. Atkinson says that the Administration soon will give his area access by road from Lae.

Mr. Atkinson says he recently toured the Goroka district by jeep and called on Mr. Steve Baxter at the Highlands experiment station to see his horses and Shorthorn herd. He will establish

a commercial herd at Gusap, initially of 1,000, and will seek markets at Lae and Goroka.

Tonga's Independent

p. 43

STATUS EMPHASISED

MORE and more, little things ssrve to emphasise the fact that, although Tonga is within the British Commonwealth, Tonga is an independent kingdom, living her own life.

The two Tongan princes, Tugi and Tuipelehake, although present at the Third Pacific Conference in Fiji, and prominent in the pro ceedings, were not Delegates—they were official observers from Tonga, present by special invitation.

Now, it is noted that, although Queen Salote is a devoted friend of Queen Elizabeth and wears Eliza beth’s decorations, Salote has de cided to create her own Tongan Order of Chivalry.

The decorations comprise a Tongan star in three classes to be awarded for services to the King dom, a Tongan medal (military and civil divisions) in two classes, and the Queen’s certificate of commen dation for bravery.

Much-Travelled Simogun

p. 44

“FIT ONLY FOR PIGS”

More Complaints From Much-Travelled Simogun

SIMOGUN, native member of New Guinea Legislative Council who has now seen everything from a Royal Ball at Canberra to the South Pacific Conference in full blast, is beginning to feel his oats.

On the opening day of the Legis lative Council meeting on May 28, he complained that the house that native members of Legco were forced to inhabit during the sit tings, was. in effect, little better than a house for pigs.

This is the second time within the year that Simogun has com plained about these quarters (last time he said that they “stink fin ish”), but this time he was an swered (more in sorrow than in anger) by Civil Affairs Director Lonergan who said that the house had been cleaned thoroughly under the personal supervision of the local District Officer: that complaints about food, and lack of efficient native servants for the native MLC’s were unjustified as it had been arranged for them to get, if they wished, their meals from the Kone dobu Administration Mess.

Simogun has recently, of course

—with the rest of the official P-NG delegation to the South Pacific Commission—had his education broadened still further by staying en route to Suva at the Hotel Australia, Sydney.

This little piece of Australian ex travagance would at one time have caused something like a riot in

P-NG but now produces not but a few raised eyebrows ar couple of censorable epithets. P has been democratised very qui It is only 10 years ago since Co] Murray rocked the local citiz by inviting a few Papuans to a : —an event which now seems off and in a dream.

[?]Omons?

p. 45

WERE GOLD THE

[?]er on Year-Long Job

HONIARA, June 1.

FH the arrival in Honiara of Mr. John Edmonds and Mr.

Edward Robinson (seconded the Bulolo Gold Dredging Co. w Guinea) the Clutha Develop- Co. (a Placer unit) now has fenced operations at Gold , on Guadalcanal, in the ions.

Alan Blatchford, Chief gist to the Clutha Develop- Company, arrived in Honiara in May and expects to remain ipproximately one month, ing operations.

Company will build a pilot from the Tinahula river road to within one hour’s walk of Ridge.

May 15, work was started with dedozer. When completed, the vill carry heavy vehicles from ra. assist in the development, Gov nt will bridge the Nalimbu the only major obstacle e route, as soon as possible, ning of the route will mean .t saving in porterage, an ex e item in the Protectorate, s anticipated that the Com i initial operations will take '. Until then, it will not be le to ascertain whether Gold is, in fact, an economic pro n,

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

ACTIVITIES

logical Survey activities will ss intensive during coming s owing to the departure on of Messrs. P. A. Pudsey n and R. Thomson, on May June 5, respectively. or Geologist, John Grover J activities on Guadalcanal lally to the Clutha Co. in ition) is at present attending ference in Canberra in con i with the geological map f Australia and Oceania and ) on leave in December. Mr. rover recently visited Rennell Bellona Islands (about 120 south of Guadalcanal) to ex the possibilities of phosphate snces. )ka (NG) residents have 1 an Ellen Pitt Memorial ittee (Mrs. Pitt died in Mel ; a couple of months ago).

Neilsen of Goroka will re ionations and suggestions as it form the memorial should

Attack Vegetables

p. 45

BALANCE OF NATURE

Driven From Palms, Rats Attack Vegetables

PAPEETE, May 30.

TO protect the coconut palms against rats—which creep up the trunks and attack the young nuts —the French Government of Tahiti insisted that all the palms should be banded with non-corrosive metals.

The result was that the rats — unable to cling to the smooth metal bands—could not climb the trees; and the output of copra from the Territory perceptibly increased.

The defeated and hungry rats thereupon sought a new source of food supply, and have attacked the sweet potato gardens in such num bers as to become a public nuisance.

The community’s reply is to at tack the rats through a system of wholesale poisoning, so as to reduce their numbers. This is having some effect—but obviously the campaign must go on indefinitely, if the rats are to be held in check.

II Mr. and Mrs. Igor Allen, and their adopted Tahitian daugher, Ramine, who lived at Puunauia, Tahiti, for many years, have now settled down in their new home at Wailupe, in Hawaii.

[?]NZ Pilot Marries TEAL Air Hostess at Suva

p. 47

t To ease traffic pressure provided by the increasing numbers of motor vehicles—the Caledonia, on May 4, unloaded 43 new cars from France —some of Noumea’s main arteries have been made one-way streets; and already there has been a marked decrease in accidents.

Traffic lights at intersections are proposed.

[?]idrew's Church, was filled with friends wishers, on May 5, when Miss Lesley [?]yne, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. [?]ayne, of Suva, Fiji, was married to

Flying Officer Robin McGrath, of Motueka, New Zealand. The bride was an air hostess with TEAL on the Coral Route (from Suva to Tahiti), and the bridegroom is a Sunderland Pilot in

the RNZAF, stationed at Lauthala Bay, Suva.

The couple will live in NZ, when FO McGrath's tour of duty in Fiji is completed at the end of this year. Photograph (by Caine's Studios) shows, left to right; FO Neil Anderson (best man), the groom and bride, and the brides maids, Miss Barbara Hoskin and Miss Caroline Mayne.

Singapore Situation

p. 48

AND CHRISTMAS ISLANDS

PHOSPHATIC rock, a fertilise! extreme importance to Austrl and New Zealand, comes fr four tropical islands—Ocean 1 Nauru, in the Central Paci Makatea, in French Oceania; I Christmas Island, over in the Ind Ocean, south of Java.

Except Makatea, the deposits] worked by the British Phospli Commission. Under arrangem with the British Government, ] Christmas phosphates were traJ ferred to the BPC in 1948, and 1 atoll has been occupied by the B staff ever since.

But, normally, Christmas Isis still is a dependency of the Brit Colony of Singapore. Mr. W. ' Webster, former Australian Cc missioner on the BPC, very has pointed out that, as the Chin seem likely to take Singapore of the pusillanimous British hai it would be very wise if Austrs secured suzerainty over Christn just as she did over the nea Cocos atoll a couple of years i There is no indigenous popi tion on Christmas —only the pr< ous phosphate.

THE Trans-Pacific crossings I

p. 48

New Trans-Pacific Liners Become "Big Busines

the big Orient liners, wh began very cautiously—th were no liners left on the Austra North American run when t Orient Line tried out the ide£ couple of years ago—has develo] into “big business.”

As will be seen in our shipp columns, the Orient Line now running Trans-Pacific on almos regular schedule; the huge South Cross also makes the trans-Pac crossing regularly; the P and O I is manifesting a lively interest; i the Orient Line now announce! 40,000 tons, 800-ft vessel, of knots, for the Australia-No America-Panama-Britain run. i The South Pacific communi have only an academic interest this remarkable development— ui ports like Suva, Noumea and Pap« are included in the schedules. : Then it becomes Big Business s for the Islanders —for these “luxury” ships, and the folk i come ashore from them are i crazy to spend money on anyth “cute.”

Suva seems to be a “must” most of the itineraries, and S already does very well indeed fi the ship-borne tourist traffic.

T he Merry Throng

p. 49

Missions

[?] More to Join T he Merry Throng

PORT MORESBY, May 29.

TVES of the Trusteeship erritory have an equal right ith Europeans to chose their brm of religion—and the Ad tration is there to see that ;et it —so said an official mem f the Legislative Council to ri reply to a general conten by some mission and other ers that the number of new ns setting up in business in territory could lead to con . in the native mind, if not e. extraordinary number of new •ns that have been allowed be Trust Territory of NG since nd of the war—especially to lighlands area, where there robably a dozen varieties of ns now competing for souls — iscussed as a result of a new troduced to allow yet another n to operate in the NG High s this time the Swiss elical Brotherhood Mission, to on from headquarters near iking on the proposal, the Rt.

Rev. P. N. Strong, Anglican Bishop of New Guinea, said that there was a gentleman’s agreement between different mission bodies in Papua before the war—referred to gener ally as the Comity of Missions — under which each mission had a definite sphere of influence. This had been introduced in Sir William MacGregor’s day and each govern ment thereafter had supported the policy. Since the war, the policy was still adhered to in a general way. However, the Administration’s policy as far as the Trusteeship Territory was concerned was apparently that the more missions

there were the better. He did not for a moment suggest that there should be restriction in choice of religion but he did think that the present policy was likely to create confusion and that there should be another attempt at Comity.

The Administration reply to this is that as a Trusteeship Territory no Christian mission can be refused permission to operate in New Guinea.' (Official members always referred specifically to “Christian” missions.

Does this please the Asian mem bers of the Trusteeship Council?)

The New Attraction at Korolevu Beach Hotel, in Fiji

pp. 51-52

is photograph (by Stinson) is seen the oint of one of the most interesting nents of the South Pacific tourist hotel in recent years. is the interior of the famous Big hich was added this year to the Koro iach Hotel, now a well-known holiday jn the southwest coast of Viti Levu, ;vu is the conception of Sir Hugh Ragg, of Northern Hotels, Ltd., which now nd operates a string of good hotels ic south coast of Viti Levu, 65 miles Suva, in the borderline country be the heavy jungle of the wet zone, bare hills of the dry sugar areas, there ies of lovely bays and beaches, cooled always by the southeast breezes, ago, Sir Hugh Ragg acquired one of caches, and there, since 1950, in a grove beside the sea, he has built a hotel. It consists of central reception ing rooms, conducted in modern style, long line of 25 independent bures (or aterial houses) each equipped as a t, with electric light and refrigeration,

i and lavatory.

s central amenities there now has been

added a gigantic bure, 100 feet long, with ample lounges, dancing-fioor, and a bar across one end —all planned as a recreational room.

It is right on the edge of the beach, within

a few yards of the softly-breaking waves.

Holidaymakers can relax in their own bures, under the palms, or in this huge new structure, which has been most tastefully finished and

decorated with native materials, and native art.

In the foreground are seen (right) Sir Hugh Ragg; and, with him, his daughter and son in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Clark, who have shared with him the major job of creating this attractive tropical hotel on the hitherto wild but beautiful coastline, and building up its remarkable popularity as a holiday resort.

No traveller passes through the South Pacific Islands to-day without demanding at least a day or two at Korolevu Beach —and that was the way Hugh Ragg originally planned it.

They Are Leaving

p. 52

N. Caledonia's Plantations

NOUMEA, May 28.

THE Governor of New Caledonia, addressing the local Assembly, pointed out the lamentable situation of the agricultural industry in the country.

The number of workers in the industry diminished by 60 per cent, during last year, and the sons of farmers no longer entertain any ambition to follow their fathers. All are seeking well-paid jobs on the mines or migrate to Noumea, where work is plentiful.

The Governor stated that it is high time a remedy was found for this situation. The task of rejuven ating agriculture will be a long one needing much study, much

money and plenty of goodwill. The first steps are being taken in a stabilisation fund for coffee and copra.

The Governor added that many coffee plantations in NC are old and should be renewed. By reason of excellence, the NC coffee occupies a privileged place on the Metro

politian market, and efforts mu be made to keep this advantage. n Dr. Richard Seddon, Senior Lei turer in Education, Otago Unive: sity, NZ, has been appointed Soci Development Officer of the Soul Pacific Commission in succession : Mr. H. E, Maude.

[?]Va’S New Telephone

p. 53

[?] Automatic!

SYSTEM

J’TER an inevitable period of storm and trouble, in which some usually busy people came : to madness, the Suva Tele ne Exchange on June 1 was led over to automatic equip .t. lere was a formal ceremony, in )h the Governor (Sir Ronald vey), declared the new allation open, and the night e stage ended. le new installation did not e before its time. Suva, after war. grew very quickly from status of little country town that of City; but the public ices were a few steps behind, ir example, even as the auto ic telephones come in, all s of electric power are in the es of changing equipment from ;t to alternating current a -class headache for both City icil and consumers, r years, the Suva telephones been a by-word. Most com its blamed the manual opera -it seemed always to be tned that, when “central” did answer, or conversations were ped off in the middle, the ators were lazy, or “nattering.” ie real trouble was that the ds at central were so over ?d with connections and with that it was quite impossible the girls, at peak hours, to efficient service. In retrospect, subscribers will agree that the ange operators over recent ; gave courteous and willing ce, within the limits of their limited equipment.

E whole Suva comrmmity uffered much in the change »ver in late May. There were ds when whole sections of the were cut off completely, mately, the Queen’s Birthday ay came on May 31, allowing officials to cut off most of the hones while they completed the the circumstances, the PMG Marais) and his staff gave rable service in the last two three months, under most ult conditions. ere were still a few troubles to oned out, after June 1. t, in Suva to-day, any ar telephone subscriber, if i by surprise, will be found g back gazing upon his natic telephone with a beatific . He appreciates this modern ment, after what he has through—even though it costs a startling sum (so much per compared with the unlimited

service he got under the old system, under the one annual subscription.

New Guinea Women's

p. 53

CLUB OF SYDNEY

MOVIES showing the new Memorial Gates erected and opened last year at Rabaul, New Guinea, will be screened at 8 p.m. on June 15, at the Club Rooms, 77 King Street, Sydney, by the New Guinea Women’s Club.

On June 28, club members and friends will gather at the Cenotaph, Martin Place; this will be followed at 10.30 a.m. in the Club rooms, by a memorial service to those men

who lost their lives in the Monte video Maru in June, 1942. Padre Mcllween will conduct the service.

Morning tea will be served later.

Annual meeting of the Club will be held at 77 King Street, at 10.30 a.m., on July 19.

Protection Of Trocas

p. 53

NOUMEA, May 30.

IT has been decided that the Trochus fishing season this year will be closed on August 31 in stead of October 31, as is usual.

The season opened on May 1. Next year the minimum size Trocas allowed to be taken will be in creased to 9 centimetres instead of 8, as it is now.

No Trade Discrimination

p. 55

i annual Red Cross Fete held jniara, BSIP, on May 5, was d by the High Commissioner. included afternoon tea, old ss (very popular with the ;s) and numerous novelty A fancy-work stall was id by work done by inpatients e T.B. ward at the Central tal. The Fete raised approxi y £3OO.

big shark, caught apapae beach, when opened sound to contain sortment of un cans of both [?]s and West beef, and a fresh rting this our correspondent re perhaps a little gantly, an occas hen a similar shark was cap rom a passenger [?] which he had serving. The had followed the

[?] since a Jewish passenger had fallen [?]rd early in the voyage. In the interim tems tossed overboard had included a gged stool and a case of over-ripe "Imagine the consternation of all on

board," says our correspondent, "when, upon opening that shark we found the Jew sitting on the stool selling lemons!"

Photo: Max B. du Pont.

Things That Could

p. 55

HUMILITY IN

THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Things That Could Be Better Said

A FAIR measure of unity and efficiency is noticeable among the growing ranks of the Cook Islands’ Public Service in that group to-day and indications of appreciation have come from unexpected quarters.

In contrast to this is the low rating the public servants bestow upon themselves, as revealed in an election circular recently received: For election as European Member of the Rarotonga Island Council, a candidate must not, among other things, be “a person of unsound mind, a bankrupt, a convict, or an officer of the Cook Islands Public Service.”

Cocoa Scheme

p. 56

Set-Back to BSIP Cocoa Scheme

rE Kolombangara Cocoa Scheme, under which the BSIP Government in partnership with Lever’s Pacific Plantations, hoped to embark on a cocoa growing project, has met with an early set-back and som?8 change of plans has had to be made.

The change is due mainly to the discovery that soils on the proposed site when tested scientifically were unsatisfactory for cocoa.

The Government and the com pany will now proceed indepen dently to put in a series of trial plots of cocoa in different parts of the Protectorate and information obtained from these trials will be pooled.

Whether a major joint scheme is proceeded with will be influenced by the results of these trials.

If Eliuda Laen a native Methodist missionary of New Britain, who was trained at the George Brown College and since has worked in New Britain and the Duke of York Islands, is at present doing Methodist deputation work in Vic toria. He is described as “a fully trained pastor-teacher, who speaks English well.”

New Phosphate Ship

p. 56

THE new motor ship La Pallice, built in France for the Com pagnie Francaise des Phosphates de I’Oceanie, of French Oceania, is due in Papeete in July.

Captain Argot and Engineer Colombani and 17 members of the

crew sailed some time ago, fro Tahiti, and now are on the vess Mr. R. P. Bird, after years! charge of the Commonwealth Bai at Madang, New Guinea, is n( manager of the Bank’s branch Wyong, NSW.

Den Funds Still Coming

p. 57

[?] Dollar Romance

TO LIGHT

E extraordinary effect of World War II upon the economy of the French Colony of New donia is shown in figures re ly made available by the Gov lent Exchange in Noumea, hen World War II commenced, France was occupied by the nans in 1940, the economic it of the two French Territories le Pacific was very bad. They ! entirely shut off from the lerland and most of their rets disappeared overnight. iey were helped generously by British Commonwealth; but in ; days the British themselves ed a good deal of help, en came Pearl Harbour, and it id as if the New Caledonia d be entirely overwhelmed. But Japanese advance southwards slowed up by American resist in Philippines, and British and h resistance farther west, ere was just time for General i’s division to get across from •ica and become established in Caledonia. thin a few days, everything in Caledonia changed. Thence ,rd, instead of being desperately the New Caledonians got r and richer—on United States rs. When the war ended, New lonia was “rolling in it;” and nillions of dollars hidden away 1 sorts of places. ;r since, those hoarded dollars been trickling out into circula- There have been deficits be i NC’s earning and NC’s im , but NC did not suffer. The always have been filled by ng into NC’s hidden hoard of •S. The NC Government Ex ie reports that, in recent years, following sums in US dollars come to light in New lonia:

ich suggests that there are a lot of dollars tucked away e French Colonial stocking. fie’uli’uli Tupounuia has com -1 his B.Com. degree in New Qd and is now on the staff of d Revenue Department Nuku , Tonga. Sione Tapa has re d to Tonga after completing a graduate course in tuberculosis e Suva Medical School. He o to Vava’u in charge of the ;al there.

1 $ .. .. 108 000 J 1 j 119,000

Reconditioning

p. 57

Henderson Airfield , BSIP

HENDERSON and Munda air fields in BSIP have been surveyed with a view to pre paring estimates of costs involved in rehabilitating them for use in the New Guinea-BSIP air-service.

Both fields were put in during the war Henderson, close to Honiara, being now part of US Marine Corps history—but they were allowed to fall into disrepair.

The cost of bringing them up to Civil Aviation standard for DCS

aircraft will be paid out of Colonial and Welfare Development grants.

It is likely that work on Munda will proceed first. There is a slight dip in Henderson Field and the Regional Director of the Dept, of Civil Aviation has to be con sulted about it. t Recent departures from Nuku alofa, Tonga, are Capt. and Mrs.

A. J. Miller and daughter, Jan; and Mr. W. H. Harrington. Capt, Miller and Mr. Harrington have finished their term of service to the Tongan Government. Capt, Miller returns to New Zealand, and Mr.

Harrington returns to England.

Beef Shortages Likely

p. 59

[?] LAND

[?] IDLE

E warning given by the Fiji Agricultural Advisory Council ;hat a beef shortage was likely ; the consumer cause to wonder , with so much talk of de jment, so little is being done pen up suitable grazing land h is at present unused, e new road from Sawani (on :e’s Highway, 12 miles from .) which will go through to dawa, will open up a large area litable land. ttle farming has been advocated sople well acquainted both with >ral work and local conditions, teing a form of development suited to the Fijians, is the sort of occupation that Id appeal to them and, under 'vision, good results might be ned. Grants would be neces for fencing, and for the neces buildings. would be a practical and >mic form of development, as as ensuring supplies of fresh for a rapidly expanding popu i—apart from the Indian com ty, which does not consume

US Anthropologists in NG

p. 59

t The Hon. Ahomee, Governor of Vava’u, Tonga, has given a stretcher

trolley for use in transporting hos pital patients from their wards to the operating theatre or treatment rooms. This valuable piece of equipment was formally presented by the Governor to Her Majesty Queen Salote, who has had it sent to the recently opened Sione Gnu Hospital in Vava’u.

Photographed at Rabaul in May, before they left to spend six months in a native village at West Nakanai, New Britain, are American anthropologists Mr. C. Valentine and his wife.

A short while ago they spent one period of six months in the same district doing research work, and then went to the National Uni versity, Canberra. They expect to return through Rabaul from West Nakanai in November.

Photo: C. H. Meen.

Two Tahiti Leaders

p. 60

Are Visiting Paris

Administrative conditions in French Oceania are more or less subject to the ebb and flow of political conditions in France; and the frequent changes of Gov ernment in Paris are watched with anxiety by both official and com mercial leaders in Tahiti.

As is well known, there is a sharp line of cleavage between the parties in Tahiti which elect representatives to the French Senate and Chamber of Deputies, and to the local bodies in Tahiti.

The Hon. Alfred Poroi, well known public leader in Tahiti and present Major of Papeete, left by TEAL in May, on another visit to Paris, to place before the authorities in Metropolitan France certain aspects of administrative and commercial life in French Oceania. M. Walter Grand, president of the Assemblee Territoriale, already is in Paris.

The French authorities at least will have plenty of information, and maybe will have also the oppor tunity to judge between two dif ferent viewpoints.

If Sister “Taffy” Jones, well-known Territorian has been transferred from Rabaul, New Guinea, to Port Moresby, Papua.

H Mr. M. Alexandre, Comptroller of the Superior Appeal of the Tribunal of French Oceania, until his recent retirement, has been officially appointed Honorary Recorder of the same Tribunal.

T; Miss June Corke, Brisbane, ai Mr. Lindsay Tomkins (Po: Moresby), who were married tl May 26, spent their honeymoon] New Zealand and Fiji. Their futu home is in Moresby.

Cheap Labour Countries

p. 61

[?]TION CONFERENCE

[?] IN NEW YORK

How To Hold Up Price Of Sugar From Cheap Labour Countries

I some years, the world’s igar market has been more or iss controlled by international ment, especially within the h Commonwealth; and this, in has given some degree of mess and security to the my of the sugar-producing ries. this position always is under ; of disturbance. There are countries with a large and tig population, with low living ards, which always are :ening to produce more sugar iry low rates, and to flood world markets with cheap This is especially true of and other West Indian Ter s. ain, under the International Agreement made in London 53, buys sugar from certain tonwealth countries—Fiji, for )le —at a fixed price somewhat world parity; and thus main in her sugar-growing countries idard of living that, otherwise, fall. Britain, in return, tries lintain in her sugar-growing ories a market for the goods 'actured by her home indus- This is regarded as the iers’ reward for paying higher world parity for sugar. it is not easy to hold this sition. The British indus al rmsses naturally murmur t an Agreement which makes pay higher than world parity gar. was the situation discussed n May when the represen of 37 nations interested in met at United Nations head rs in New York to examine "ects of the 1953 Agreement, gates did not seem to make progress. The irresistible of public demand for cheap was up against the immovable if sugar-growing governments wished to protect the stan of living within their own ies. ralia’s delegate, Sir Percy ir, declared that, without ’orm of international restric n sugar exports, the world :s would be flooded with with “catastrophic” results, lia had loyally adhered to agar Agreement, and urged he Agreement be expanded, itionally. 3 easy for Australia. She refuses to admit overseas and her 9 I million people 3 a home market which keeps Queensland sugar industry

prosperous, and her sugar workers on a high living standard.

But it is very different with coun tries which have a huge capacity to produce sugar with very cheap labour, and no home market. Cuba, for example, told the conference that she still was trying to co operate, as she had promised to do in London three years ago—but

“on the question of restriction of production, our country has reached the limit”.

Cuba is the world’s largest producer of sugar. If Cuba takes the lid off production, other sugar producing countries must suffer.

A week later, the delegates still were seeking ways and means of inducing sugar-consuming countries to buy more sugar at an inter nationally fixed price.

U Mr. W. H. Percival, of Rarotonga, suffered a badly burned leg in a motor-cycle accident lately, and went into hospital in May for a skin graft.

[?] Milne Scott, QC,

pp. 63-65

VERY NOTABLE

IN IS DEAD

[?] Milne Scott, QC, [?]er Statesman of Fiji

EATH and retirement have been wiping the names of Fiji's elder statesmen off the Fijian slate y thoroughly in recent years, th the passing of Sir Henry ►tt, the little band which in toed Fiji’s history in bold letters ;e the turn of the century, for succeeding generations to read, e nearly all gone, he future of the country rests ti a younger generation of Euro ns, Fijians, part-Europeans and ians. A new line-up of patriotic i—with perhaps a new view it. enry Marks, Maynard Hedstrom, *ry Scott, Hugh Ragg, Alport ker, J. P. Bayly, the older tellos—there never was any bt about where they stood, and it Fiji meant in their eyes. They ►ed to build it as a 100-per-cent, ish Colony, and as a bulwark of vidualism and enterprise. They wed implicity in the flag which r fathers planted, and which f themselves protected. r ith the passing of Sir Henry

Scott, on May 20 —only a month after his 80th birthday—the old order is nearly finished. He had not taken a prominent place in Fiji public life for a couple of decades: but always he was there in the

background, a strong influence upon Governors and Departmental heads, whether they liked it or not. They may not have accepted Sir Henry's

advice—but none could ignore it, or him.

HE was a Kai Viti —born in the Colony only 18 months after the Fijian chiefs had ceded it to a reluctant British Crown. His father, William Scott, arrived in Fiji as a cotton-planter long before Cession; became qualified as a lawyer; and in 1874 he established the law firm of William Scott and Company; and Harry, naturally, was destined to carry on the law practice after his father died in 1898.

He not only built it up to be the biggest and best law business in the South Pacific Islands—he also, as a result of his forensic skill and outstanding business ability, be came personally a very rich man.

He had remarkable success as a lawyer; and, as a commercial man, he was associated, through various

Sir Henry Milne Scott.

channels, with the growth and de velopment of such major corpora tions as Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd. and Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd. For thirty years, there was scarcely a major move made in Fiji, in law, in commerce or in government, with which Henry Milne Scott was not connected.

His sense of public duty was re markable. He attained, and occupied with credit, practically all the public offices available to a civilian in Fiji. He was a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, and Mayor of Suva on many occasions and for long terms, and he was very proud of the worthy service he gave to the Colony, with out stint and in many fields. For decades, he was Fiji’s most prom inent civilian. He earned, over and over again, the Knighthood which was bestowed upon him in 1928.

In his later years, after he had retired from more active public duties, he took personal charge of the organisation which controls the Leper Hospital at Makogai Island, off Levuka, to which are sent lepers from the surrounding archipelagoes.

The care which he gave to the supervision of this establishment and his intense personal interest in the welfare of the unfortunate people gathered there, and his in

sistent demand that governments, press and public should give to Makogai all the help that lay in their power, were typical of him.

His Makogai record will remain always as a monument to the best

qualities of a truly great man. ] No one with positive qualities, strong will and a stubborn mind his own can escape criticism a: enemies: and Sir Henry Scott h his share of both. But none deni

outstanding qualities, nor failed give him respect. Fiji is a sr country for his citizenship; Fiji will not be the same with his dominant personality. ; was a stern mentor, but never ig. As a strong young man in young Colony of Fiji, he ured life to the full. He was a 3, athletic type; he shone in il activities of all kinds; he no hesitation in sampling all of pleasures that Fiji and Britain Australia had to offer. He a famous sportsman, cricketer, big game fisherman. In his years, he was called upon to e many people, in his public in his professional spheres; but judgments and decisions were :ed by a tolerant understand and softened occasionally by a humour. 1900, Sir Henry Scott was led happily to Miss Nellie Weir say, daughter of the Chairman he Methodist Mission in Fiji, hey had four children —the Hon. [aurice Scott, DFC, who, apart a distinguished war career, had been a member of the law firm, now becomes head of William ; and Company; and three hters, all of whom are now He took silk in 1912.

Henry became ill about the ming of this year; and it soon ne apparent that his powers failing. But, such was his nitable spirit, he refused to d himself as an invalid. Even [arch last, when he found it difficult to walk, he insisted he be taken to Sydney, where alists soon would put him on eet again, so that he could be •man of the Third South Pacific srence, to start in late April, duly went to Sydney’s St. ;nt’s Hospital. But the alists there could give him only ?ath sentence, and he was ;ht home by Mr. and Mrs. ice Scott, in early May, so that uld spend his last hours in the ;ry he loved so well, lumerable tributes to Sir y Scott, as citizen, lawyer and ) man were paid to his memory month in Fiji, Australia and Zealand. isea Tikoilau, brother of Cor- Sefanaia Sukanaivalu, Fiji’s Victoria Cross winner, is to go andon for the Victoria Cross ;nary Celebrations in June. He lever been away from Fiji be but arrangements have been for him to be met in London r. J. S. Thomson, an adminis e officer from Fiji who served tie Solomons with Corporal laivalu in the Third Battalion, Infantry Regiment. Mr. ison is at present seconded to Colonial Office.

Study Of Sources

p. 65

NOUMEA, May 31.

TTVHE scientific fishery vessel of the J. Institute Francais of Oceanic, Orsom 111, (ex-Bateman’s Bay), is busily at work in the New Hebrides, with two scientists aboard, The men are studying ocean currents, species of fish and plank ton.

For the next international re

search campaign (to take place be tween August 10 and end of Sep tember), the Orsom 111 has been area including the New i£ 1J *’ and extending to the Marshalls - The fishery section of the Institute is making a special study of tuna in the waters around New Caledonia, Attention is being given to the pos sibilities of tuna fishing as a com mercial enterprise.

ssengers to New Caledonia in May

p. 67

Amongst passengers who sailed on the "Polynesie" from Sydney on May 12 were (left right): Captain Charles Legras, harbour pilot at Noumea, who was farewelled by his wife; have been in Australia on leave, but Mrs. Legras will return to Noumea later. Messrs E. [?]ewin and G. Miller, buyer and manager respectively of Kerr Bros. Pty., Ltd., Sydney, who on a six-weeks' business trip to Noumea, Vila and Santo.

norial Maternity Hospital

p. 67

At Teop

E late Rev. D. C. Alley, a pre var Methodist missionary at reop, Bougainville, NG, and one he victims of the Montevideo u sinking in 1942, has a memorial is former mission territory. It e maternity annexe of the Don r Memorial Hospital at Kekesu. hospital was built and opened 152 to replace mission buildings ■oyed during the war years, but

the maternity annexe was first used in August, 1955.

Sister Rewa Williamson, a New Zealand nursing sister, who is train ing native nurses at this hospital, has praised the work of two native carpenters who put up the maternity annexe with a little supervision from the Rev. G. G. Carter, the present missionary at Teop. These car penters, Vasupeori and Kaokaku, were trained during post-war years by two New Zealand carpenters who spent some years erecting mission

buildings on Bougainville.-

AJS.

Possible New Industry for

pp. 68-69

FIJI WATCHES FOR WHALES

Possible New Industry for Old Levuka

FJI may have a whaling station, if investigations now being carried out by W. R. Carpenter and Co. (Fiji) Ltd. justify such an enterprise.

The firm’s managing director, Mr. W. G. Johnson, stated in May that the establishment of the in dustry depends mostly on counts of whales, now being carried out. The present investigations were intended as a check on data gathered in 1949 by Mr. Harold Gatty, who had supplied details to Carpenters.

Mr. Johnson said that little could be expected, in data, from the present watch, during May and June; but he thought the count might be higher in July and August. Observers generally agree that there are more whales in these waters in those months.

Mr. Johnson said that if a suf ficient number of whales could be taken seasonally in the waters now being watched, Ovalau seemed to be the logical place for the estab lishment of a coastal station. This would create an influx of capital

and employment, which would benefit Levuka and Ovalau island.

Levuka, once the capital of Fiji, and now a decayed tropical port, could do with an industrial shot-in the-arm.

Whales had been seen recently on

the south coast of Viti Levu, j the Makogai Channel, near Ko] Island and in the Lau Group. Bi those sightings were isolated.

“We are trying to find 01 whether there is a reasonably n liable stream of whales passir

e to the shore within an estab ed season,” Mr. Johnson said, i area being watched is between Jau, Wakaya and Batiki. There watchmen on the unattended thouse at Wakaya, and a watch point has been established at elevation of about 200 feet, in uka. From there, with the aid exceedingly powerful binoculars panese wartime relics, the pro y of Ratu G. K. Cakobau) the between Ovalau and Wakaya ithouse is watched, except in ivourable weather, iptain W. Sinclair is in charge he men employed on the various ehing duties, and uses the liary vessel, Sigawale, for odic trips to Wakaya Light se, with relief men and stores. > ship also patrols the waters /een Ovalau and Wakaya.

[?]habilitation of Lepers

p. 69

FORE he left recently for France on leave, Dr. Ferron, the medical superintendent of Hansenian Sanatorium of 3S. New Caledonia, appealed to Caledonians to help rehabil discharged patients. •. Ferron said that there was mdency amongst employers to ;e to employ these people, even gh they had a clean bill of :h, for fear of causing trouble agst the rest of their staffs. >wever, he said, Hansen’s ise was much less dangerous a great many other diseases were taken as a matter of se. ie doctor said that discharged ;nts were naturally hyper tive about their affliction and heir discharge they needed the uragement of the community.

GENEROUS NEW ZEALANDERS

e allocations were recently made by spers' Trust Board of New Zealand to (lowing institutions;

. and Mrs. Arthur Walker, of land, recenly paid a visit to ;i. Mr. Walker was born there ears ago—his father was the Mr. Arthur Walker, and his er formerly was Miss Sophie man.

1 Leprosy Hospital, Makogai, £ South Solomons • Melanesian 2,000 lican) Mission 3,500 (Catholic) Mission 3,500 list Mission . 3,500 h Day Adventist Mission . 1,000 i Hospital, Tahiti (erian Mission-Cottage Hospital, 500 Hebrides Fund for Leprosy els — British South Relief Solomons: 4,000 elanesian Mission 4,000 arist Mission 4,000 ethodist Mission 4,000 :w Building Fund 3,000

ALLOCATIONS . . .

£33,000

36 Years in the Solomons

p. 69

THE Rev. J. R. Metcalfe, leader of the Methodist Mission in BSI and Bougainville (TNG), with headquarters at Rovi a n a, New Georgia Group, completed 36 years of service in this mission dis rict some months ago.

Mrs. Metcalfe, who was Sister Ivy Stanford before her marriage, can boast of having even longer service —she has entered on the 40 f h year of her own association with the Solomon Islands mission district.

For much of their mission service Mr. and Mrs. Metcalfe were stationed on Choiseul Island.

Mr. Metcalfe succeeded the late

Rev. J. F. Goldie as Chairman of the Solomons mission district a few years ago when Mr. Goldie had completed 48 years of association with the central BSI. As a team o* mission workers the Rev. and Mrs, Metcalfe may well equal or even eclipse in years of service to BSI the noteworthy record of Mr. and Mrs. Goldie, who began then pioneering service to the mission among the headhunters of New

Georgia in 1902-3.-

AJS.

t Visitors to Noumea may be interested to know that files of the PIM and the “Pacific Islands Year Book” ar? available for perusal in the Foto Art Studio, Qantas Building,

Ucation In Fiji

pp. 79-80

[?]ISDIRECTED HOWL

[?] ON INDIAN

( Contributed ) HEN an Indian delegate told a United Nations Committee that while European schools were 1 provided for” in Fiji the same not true in the case of Fijian Indian schools, he was some t astray in his facts, ice again is also noted the con ncy with which Indian spokes attempt to line up the Fijians them, in with their complaints, futility of this the Fijians have e quite clear. is interesting to recall that President of the Fiji Parents' Teachers’ Association, a Euro i organisation, recently made a lar complaint—except that it ted that the two European nmar Schools (the only Euro l secondary schools in the ny) had been consistently fed of funds. his 1955 annual report he ;d that, in 1954, £55,000 had been t on capital expenditure at ;n Victoria School, £40,000 on i Kadavulevu School (both ,n boys’ schools) and £43,000 on

Adi Cakobau School for Fijian girls. In the same year, £128,040 had been spent on various Indian schools.

He said his Association did not object to that expenditure. It was not complaining about what the other races got, but about how little was spent on European and part-European education.

A REPORT issued in 1946 said that the Girls’ Grammar School at Suva was rotten, that the building should be condemned, and that the Boys’ Grammar School was inadequate. Nothing has been spent since then on either school, and it is now very difficult to obtain ad mission to either.

The heavy Indian birth-rate —out of all proportion to the agricultural and industrial resources of the Colony—will continue to aggravate the problem, resulting in the mass production of clerks and shop-assist ants which cannot possibly find an outlet.

Those parents will be wise, in this age of specialisation, who will give their boys a trade which will always ensure employment and the oppor tunity of starting out later in life with their own business.

WHILE one sympathises with the Indian parent with several children, for whom he seeks education —a laudable ambition—the

question which arises is, Who is to pay for it?

If Mr. M. K. Raghu Ramaiah, the Indian delegate, had gone more closely into his facts he would have found that the European popula tion —which, per head of popula tion, pays more taxation than any

other race—receives the least re turn in the way of education.

It is unfortunate that the United Nations is so readily available for the broadcasting of statements which, as in this case, have no real foundation in facts and of which, as also in this case, there seems little opportunity of making re buttal at the source, and at the time.

Any survey of educational ex penditure in Fiji, particularly when considered in conjunction with taxation paid per head of population, suggests that any racial discrim ination made in Fiji in connection with education is directed against the Europeans.

Anzac Day at Honiara

p. 80

ANZAC Day in Honiara, BSIP, was celebrated by a Dawn Service followed in the evening by a dinner attended by ex members of the Commonwealth and Imperial Forces.

Guests were the High Com missioner, Mr. J. Gutch; Mr. A.

MacLeod-Smith and Captain W.

Curtis, ADC. Two original Anzacs live in Honiara—Mr. S. Evans, a building contractor, who was present at the dinner, and Mr. A.

Johnstone, who devoted his time to producing the excellent meal enjoyed by the fifty guests.

Special Training

p. 80

Young Police Get Special Training

AMONG Islands police officers who returned in May on the Orsova from England, where they underwent special training at the Hendon Police Training School, were Detective Inspector George Krishna Nair, of Suva; Sergeant Lawrence Kibule, of the Solomons: and Corporal Neti Beretitara and Inspector Ngalu O’Brien, from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.

II The popular American Consi in the South Pacific, Mr. Daniel 'V Montenegro, on his way fro: Noumea to his new post in Berli passed through Tahiti in Marc Referring to his association wil Tahiti, he expressed his deep regn at parting with “this South Pacif Paradise.”

II At Orange, NSW, late in Ma Miss Patricia Stibbard was marri< to Mr. W. M. Knight. They w: be residents of the Baiyer Valle in the Highlands of New Guinea

parking Waters

p. 81

And Some History

VHERE can be few spectacles in the world more impressive than the opening of the Suva Yacht ub on a fine cool day in April.

Scores of yachts and motor-boats reer over the sparkling blue and gen waters of the lagoon; the ether-ship of the day, HMS Viti, izzling the ancient wharf, supplies rough her lines of flags just the jht notes of exotic colour; and in e background is the lovely little and of Nukulau, its white sands tted with bathers, and the green rf under its coconuts accommo ting dozens of parties of lazy mickers.

There is history there. This was e island where Mr. Williams, lited States first consul in Fiji, Dk up his august residence nearly century ago. Undisciplined Fijians 1 not much like the Europeans’ trusion, so they burned down his use, and treated the family aghly. The outraged Americans ereupon insisted that King Cako u should pay damage amounting as it not?) to £9,000, and Cako u, in his embarrassment, begged •itain to take over the kingdom id pay the bill.

Out of that incident, eventually, me Cession and the Crown Colony Fiji. But I searched Nukulau in in for even a stone to show where e Consul’s house once stood.

All now is westernised. Ratu Iward Cakobau, great-grandson of e old King, and much honoured the Colony, lounged there in a ck-chair, and discussed the )lony’s affairs in a well-known liversity accent with the Colony’s )p Brass. And along the sparkling .th of green water, between the chts and the shore, there bobbed line of beer bottles, cast overboard all their emptiness—but still un

hamed.

RWR.

Patunga Tupou Tare, of Raro nga, Cook Is., about 50, went fish g in his canoe during the night March 27. He was accompanied r another man in another canoe, 10 remained fishing near Black ick, while Tare left him and went wards Arorangi, a village some iles further down the coast. The Rowing day the police found his ,noe smashed to pieces inside the ef at Arorangi. Tare’s body was covered at sea some distance from ie reef. It was stated at the in lest that Tare was in the habit of eeping while out fishing and his ;ath is believed to be accidental.

Former pupils at schools in barters Towers, Qld., held a re lion in Lae, NG, recently. A dinner > the Hotel Cecil was followed by dance in the adjoining hall.

Tropicalities

pp. 83-84

AGAZINE SECTION

IE ON THE DEEP—WITH

GEISHA

seems that there is going to be a hot time in old Rabaul in the next few months —according the Sydney Mirror, anyway, cast is that yachting and ing generally will become liar. while back Rabaul citizens ted hotly whether a Jap salvage would be allowed into Rabaul Jean up the old ships sunk ag the war that have been curing the foreshore and our ever since. Some people against it but the majority led sensibly that as no one was interested in doing this it was better to let the Japs on with it. order to do the job properly as agreed that the Japs would to be allowed ashore but that would have to live aboard the ige ship and that they should trevented from having contact the natives. a bit of free embroidery to the Mirror says that they have to stay on the ship all time but infers that they will be bored because they will j their own Geisha girls along.

SHUAFOOU’S SWIMMING

MAILMAN

ME clippings and illustrations :rom the Sydney Morning herald of a 1912 issue, sent to y Mr. C. Buchanan, of Victoria, es pretty conclusively that Mr. •les Ramsay was not the first iming mailman of Tin Can d, or Niuafoou, in the Tongan ip. (PIM May). ie illustrations were from tings by Miss Gardner King, dbed as a “well-known English t” who passed Niuafoou in a boat; one of them shows a le of natives swimming out the assistance of poles and ving the incoming mail in d kerosene tins, ys the SMH : “The arrange :s for the mails are most irkable and probably unique. r are delivered and taken up a month by the USS Co. The ner stops half a mile from 3 and puts up a flag; then a figure carrying a long bamboo with the island’s mails ;hed to it lets himself down the to the sea and swims out to vessel. A string is let down and mails are drawn up. In the

meantime, the foreign mails, with some periodicals, papers, etc., have been sealed up ready in a kerosene tin and this is thrown overboard.

The man attaches it somehow to his bamboo pole and swims ashore with it.”

What had given rise to this interest in remote Niuafoou, was the fact that on October 7, 1912 volcanic eruptions had broken out around the island is no less than 13 places.

THE SOUTH SEAS IN

CARTOONS

r:E role of the comic-strip or cartoon book in present-day life cannot be ignored and even the Church is harnessing it to its work.

In a note from the Rev. Father Edward A. Tremblay, well-known Tongan missionary, written from Georgia, USA (where he had gone to escape the northern Spring) he tells us that he will shortly bring out a cartoon book for teenagers called Grins and Chuckles in the Land of Upside-down.

Father Tremblay says that it will deal with the amusing side

of life in Marist mission areas in the Pacific.

LESE-MAJESTY

A GREAT deal of unconscious humour appears in some of the press sheets of the various Pacific Islands territories, probably because, due to limited space, all sorts of information such as weather, mails, advertisements and news items are put in all together.

However, we have wondered what story lay behind the somewhat stark item that appeared in the Cook Islands Press News of April 9: LOST: Would person who removed collar from Mr.

Nevi H’s dog please return same to avoid further trouble.

Mr. Nevill, it should be pointed out, is Cook Islands Resident Commissioner.

MISSING—THE 12,576 th

ELEPHANT

MRS. RALPH BEDELL, wife of

the Secretary-General of the South Pacific Commission, who recently was in Suva during the South Pacific Conference, has an unusual hobby she collects elephants.

She has been doing this since she was a small child and on latest census has 12,575 of them, from elephants made of soap to jewellery made like elephants. So far she has no live elephants but even this seemed a distinct possibility some time ago.

In the course of duty, the

Bedells met an Indian Government official to whom Mrs. Bedell described her hobby, adding that she had just about every variety except a real Indian elephant.

"Ah," said the official, the gleam of Eastern generosity lighting up his face. "You would like one? I probably can arrange it."

Hastily reviewing the somewhat limited facilities of Anse Vata, Headquarters of the SPC in Noumea, as they related to elephant husbandry, Mrs. Bedell had to assure the official that it just was not possible—the first time she had turned down an offer to add to her collection.

HONOLULU TELLS ALL

fT\HE way we read it, the Hawaii X Hotels Association and the Hawaii Visitors’ Bureau are, June 4-9, going to lay bare the secrets of hotel-keeping the Ameri can way to less fortunate Pacific hotel proprietors.

This information comes from a Fiji Visitors’ Bureau pamphlet which praises this effort to raise the standard of hotel accommoda tion, meals and management.

This is well enough as far as it goes, of course. But the trouble is that the first basic requirement in the South Pacific is the hotels themselves; the know-how can come later. Such hotels as now exist can be divided into two classes —those which are owned and/or operated by people who, knowing they have a commodity that the public must have, could not care less whether the customer likes what he gets or not. And the others who honestly desire to give service.

The former are probably quite incapable of learning anything from anybody: and the latter, in relation to the peculiar economic background of hotelkeeping down here in the southern hemisphere, have likely gone as far as they can go.

But we agree with the FVB that it is a nice gesture from Hawaii, anyhow.

FREE AD DEPT.—AIR BORNE

BREW

ONE or two favourite stories emerged from the South Pacific Conference and the one, going the newspaper rounds in May concerned a new cocktail allegedly popular in Fijian circles. It is one of those neat little stories that probably would be a pity to spoil through misjudged cynicism, or the view that it does not fit in any too well with native character.

It is attributed to Fiji’s Governor, Sir Ronald Garvey.

Sir Ronald says the brew is composed of methylated spirit cold tea and chewing-gum, and is called "Fiji Airways.” The reason for the name; After the second one you take off.

When Papeete Was Clearing Station for Rum Row

p. 83

Cargo-shed bank-up? Yes and no. This old, resurrected photograph dates from 1934 when some Tahiti folk were lamenting the end of Prohibition in America. They previously had been making a good income out of acting as bootleggers' despatching and receiving agents.

In March PIM, 1934, this appeared; "The three masted vessel 'Marechal Foch' now owned by the heirs of the late Pere Rougier . . .

has just returned to Papeete after delivering the last load of whisky to the bootleggers' mother-ship off the Mexican coast".

The photograph shows a Papeete warehouse of that time where clerks are checking out this last consignment of bootleg whisky. The lettering on the cartons says, "Walker's De luxe Bourbon".

Leslie Love—Condominium

p. 84

Welshman

LES LOVE, chief of the Radio Service of the New Hebrides Condominium, whose voice, speaking English or French, has become, thanks to the radio-telephone, one of the best known in these islands.

He is a Welshman, born at Newbridge, Monmouthshire, in 1902, and ran off to sea as a cabin boy in the "H. H. Asquith" of Cardiff, which was sailing for the Americas.

Baltimore, then through the Panama Canal to the Chilean ports of Tocopilla, Mejillones and Iquipui, loading copper sulphates, to New York, then off to Mediterranean, tramping to Algiers, Oran and Naples, before returning home to Cardiff. This should have cured any one of the sea, but Les had made up his mind to become a ship's radio operator.

He took a course at the Cardiff Radio College, and was later able to join Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line as a radio operator. He visited Australia in "Nestor" and "Ascanius", fell in love with the country on his first voyage.

After some time on the Eastern run, he decided to settle in Australia.

These were depression years, and his new love was a hard mistress. He humped his bluey around central NSW, doing any work he could find—helping in shearing sheds, sucker cutting, cattle droving. After 16 months of this outback life he was able to get into radio engineering work in Sydney, but in 1937 he decided to take a look at the South Sea Islands, going to the New Hebrides as radio operator of BP's "Mirani".

On the outbreak of war in 1939, he joined

the Condominium service as radio operate Vila.

When France fell and the hot bloo France officially turned to Vichy water, French and British in the Hebrides sh have gone to war with each other. Inst Governor Sautot declared for de Gaulle Free France, amid streams of radio traffii In 1940 Les Love married Noel Kennedy 1 Narrabeen, NSW, and their children Billie, Anthony and Gillian. Les hold: Diploma from General de Gaulle for his service; and also the Queen's Coronation M(

BRETT HILL

Pim Crossquiz

pp. 84-90

ACROSS

1. —What substance obtained from the whale is a valuable perfumery fixative? 7. —What was the surname of the dis tinguished English actress associated with Sir Henry Irving? 8. —What is the conventional five-lobed flower first adopted as a badge of Royalty by Henry VII? 9. —Who composed "II

Travatore"? 10. —A great dog? 11. —Who taught Oliver Twist how to pick pockets? 12. —What is the surname of the authoress of "But Gentle men Marry Brunettes"? 13. —What is a Corbeagle? 15. —What bird, now extinct, existed in Mauritius up till about 200 years ago? 17. —What word means to change a ship's course by turning her head away from the wind? 18. —What are Seraphims and Cherubims? 21. —ln mythology, who was the Titan who bore the world on his shoulders? 22. —What is the dwelling of a North American Indian called? 23. —Which city in Massa chusetts do you associate with a tea-party? 24. —What was the name of Borodin's Prince in the opera of the same name?

DOWN

I.—What adjective applies to anything that existed or or happened before the Flood?

2. —Who founded the Boy Scout organisation? 3. —Who was the famous soldier and patriot who bought about the union of Italy? 4. —Who wrote "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"?

NA *1 Solution oi 0 . 7 5 88 5. —What famous London theatre has I burnt down and rebuilt three times? 6. —Of what country is Damascus j capital? 14.—the ownership of what territory is puted by Pakistan and India? 16.—Who first clearly formulated elaborated the theory of evolution? 19.—Which tenor is considered as one

the finest exponents of the music of Puo and Verdi? 20. —What Egyptian goddess is the wife sister of Osiris?

Whatever Became of Jerry?

pp. 85-93

By C. P. WARE

’S been ten years since I saw Jerry I hope he’s all right married and prosperous. It ild be good if he were contented, I doubt if he is. erry was one of the first men to i our fighter-squadron after it ired to New Guinea m 1942. it was when we were still losing war in the Pacific The Nips ie over daily to clobber Port resby. Their ground troops were v a few miles away, up on the intains. All our equipment was ked up, ready to go. 0 a lot of people, the atmospheie impending defeat gives a strange isure Trivialities lose their ins tance. Only honesty seems to bt er—aside from survival. It was t way with us and it was that >py anarchy that Jerry shared ti us. Always afterwards he was reminder of the carefree days 3 n we were getting licked, erry went with us when the sel relied our way and we began ; t slow progress to the North, sn, suddenly, he was barred m going any further. ’hat was at one of those air bases the Ramu-Markham Valley— > forgotten the name. We were tut to make another highly secret ve. The transport planes were dv to carry our camp eqmp nt; our P-39’s had been checked ; for the ferry trip; our families 1 our girl friends had been given • new APO number, and Tokio se had dedicated a complete (gramme of Harry James hits to and assured us that we were mt to be exterminated, again, ie n the Engineering Officer Iked into the pilots’ tent, his ibrin-yellow face longer than Jerry can’t come,” he announced.

Ve dropped our cards. “What the 1?” we wanted to know.

He’s not allowed to. Wrong bal territory or some damn ng.” *.nd that was the first time we d to face the fact that Jerry was 3 apuan native. [E came from a coastal village L near Moresby. He was short, thick-chested with the inevit [e fuzzy hair and wide, calloused ;t. He had been hired as laundry y for the squadron and had done ; job, just like the rest of us, • two years. 3eing a mission boy, Jerry spoke Dd English with just a trace of sas drawl which he had picked up mewhere. I remember when a w pilot once tried out Pidgin tglish on him. The flyer was all [med with it, having had it drilled ;o him at the replacement pool

down in Australia. The sight of a real “boong” was tempting—a chance to see how Pidgin would work.

He pointed to a plane doing acro batics far up over the area. “You lookim lik-lik balus,” he said to Jerry.

Jerry cocked an experienced eye at the “little bird” and replied, “Man, somebody shore wringin’ out that P-40.”

Jerry lived in a GI tent that sheltered, besides himself, two 50gallon drums in which he cooked our clothes, a bicycle and an umbrella. I don’t know where he got the last two items. New Guinea was a queer place for a bicycle, but two or three evenings a week Jerry would mash his big bare feet down on the pedals, shoulder his umbrella and go skittering off

through the mud to visit Snowball, who was the laundry boy at a neighbouring squadron.

We’d often meet him when we were coming in from the airstrip after an evening patrol, half a dozen of us crammed into a jeep, “Hi, Jerry,” we’d yell.

He’d slide off the bike, clutching his umbrella, come to a rigid brace and throw us a quivering British Empire salute. And he’d shout, “Whatcha know, Joe?”

He wore khaki shorts and an Australian army shirt, bleached almost white. His clothes were always clean. So was he. He shared our outdoor showers, made from punctured belly tanks, lined up with us to get his share of bully beef fritters, dehydrated potatoes, bread, peanut butter, lime juice and a vitamin pill, and he kicked about the food the same as we did. He went to the movies with us and jumped for the slit trenches with us when there was a red alert.

He wasn’t a big Hollywood hero

(Continued on Page 90)

" Whatcha know, Joe?', he'd shout, throwing us a quivering salute

who saved the CO’s life or a thing like that. He was just] same as the rest of us.

Well, not quite. He never that essential dignity of the Pap —the grace of movement, the so purposeful manner. And there i the little formalities in his relatl ship to us—like the saluting b ness—that he never forgot.

I gave a Japanese uniform Jerry once—green pants and a ti which I’d picked up after the I tralians took Lae. It cost m bottle of whisky and then it woul fit. I thought Jerry might wea: at least for the sake of a pict But he never even tried it on.

“I’ve washed the hell out oj but it still smells of Nip,” he plained.

He was proud of it, just the S£ It went into his tent along j the bike and the umbrella i from then on I always found extra towel or shirt or sometl in my laundry when I picket up. I don’t know who lost out Our first move from Mon was to an isolated mountain v£ called Tsilli Tsilli. There wa dirt airstrip which we were J posed to defend hacked out of valley trees. On every side \ bald hills of waving kunai g] eight, ten feet tall. Camp was r in the jungle so it would be ou sight.

Jerry never liked it there. Tl were only two squadrons am handful of infantry. The Japs \ all around. There were no me or Red Cross trucks with tea coffee. The jungle smelled of; and death all at once and ta in whispers and ruthless and dis calls. The food was lousy, tooj The camp was right on a na track. One day a whole tribe pa through the area. They were all naked, scarred by tattoos, with 1 splinters stuck through their n( The women were loaded like j mules, with bundles wrapped bark and burlap. The men man in the rear, each one carryiq cluster of spears. One gr< guarded a weary looking albino j pink hair and flour-white skil guess he was a sacred tribal session.

Jerry watched the along with the rest of us. Bui seemed pretty dubious about When the albino passed by, J went back to his wash tubs. J wouldn’t tell us why the sigh these hill people depressed j but even we could tell they I very different.

Back at Moresby, when you pa a work party of “boongs” strii along, aloof in their dignity, y usually shout out, “Hi, boy!’ them. Then they’d dissolve

white grins and wave their betes at you and yell back >ily. But when we tried it on party there was no response, r faces never changed ex sion. ter Tsilli Tsilli, we went to sab, where everything was dif it—a huge, open river valley, :ing hot, but cheerful. The was alive with the sounds of an power—B-25’s taking off, mering the hot air into a jelly jverberations, Liberators growl into formation, fighters snarl distantly as they patrolled, e were people everywhere, ricans, Australians and “boongs.” :ab reeked of success. :ry loved it there. His smile omed and his tongue tried out the new catch phrases like )ba hubba” and other equally i expressions. was there that rotation began ist to affect us. Emaciated, -yellow veterans who had been the squadron for years began it their orders for home. We delighted to see them go. It it that we all might get those i orders some day (“Home by ‘fifty-five”). But when they around to shake hands with r , they noticed a shallowness is grin. They reminded him his own life with the squadron as temporary as it was ant. m after, we had to leave Jerry id.

“Who says he can’t come with us?” the CO demanded.

The Engineering Officer shrugged.

“The native authority, or what ever it is. He’s not allowed out of a certain zone.”

And when we moved on North, Jerry wasn’t with us.

I suppose he was sent back to Moresby. I can picture him climb ing soberly into a C-47 in his bleached shirt and clean khaki shorts. But I doubt if any im patient transport pilot would have taken along his bike and his umbrella. They weren’t squadron property any more.

We didn’t brood about him. We were too used to changes in per sonnel. We wondered briefly if he would be put to work doing laundry for another outfit. But we dis missed the thought. It was sort of distasteful.

I wonder now what happened to him. The accumulation of his pay could have made him a rich man in pre-war New Guinea. But inflation was already on the way during the war, “Boongs” who had once worked for half a cigarette a day now demand three or four shillings.

Jerry’s collection of trinkets and money wouldn’t have given him much head start over the rest.

And the intangibles he had acquired—the Texas drawl, the slang, the sense of belonging to a family of thin worried hard-work ing white men must have left him

only a burden of discontent when he returned to his own people.

Jerry ran the laundry pretty well.

Socks were sometimes lost and buttons came off as they always do, but he was as good at his job as any of us were at ours. He wasn’t dramatic or heroic or a camp comedian.

I hope he’s okay.

V Mr. T. R. Cowell, Assistant Resident Commissioner in New Hebrides, goes on long leave, in June, and Mr. M. M. Townsend, MC, will act in that capacity during Mr. Cowell’s absence. Mr. R. J. S.

Hutchinson on transfer from Gilbert and Ellice Colony probably will be appointed British Agent in the Central District. t In the four months, January- April, 1956, New Hebrides exported 10,206 tons of copra, 288 tons of cocoa, and 18 tons of coffee. The respective figures in the 1955 period were 9,913; 121; and 85.

Transplanting Pearls and Coconuts

pp. 86-87

in the Pacific of 1906

An item about the "Upolu" in the ships section of the RIM in February caught the eye of Mr. C. Buchanan, now a resident of Melbourne, Victoria, and he has kindly sent this story about the voyages of the ship for Lever ■ Brothers and some colourful reminis- cences and photographs of the Islands ' as they were then, 50 years ago.

PERHAPS a little of the early history of Levers in the Pacific may interest the readers.

Lever Bros, entered the Islands when they formed a company known as “Levers Pacific Planta tions Ltd,” and bought Captain Svensen’s property in the Solomons.

They also bought out, about the same time, the interests of the old Pacific Islands Co., with the exception of Ocean Island.

Levers purposed to form planta tions in the Solomon Islands for the growing of coconuts and other islands products.

I joined Upolu in 1906, and was on board her for 4i years before being promoted to Asst. Manager in the Solomon Islands. She was then known as the happiest ship sailing out of Sydney. To get the BSIP plantations going we made regular visits to Apia, W. Samoa, to collect seed nuts, as the local BSI coconuts were considered too small.

When we took over the Pacific Islands Company we had a regular beat Suva, Niue, Suwarrow, Manihiki, Flint, Christmas, Fanning, Apia, Swain’s, Phoenix Group, Ellice Islands, Gavutu, Sydney. But, gradually we cut these visits out as the Solomon Islands plantations started to pro duce.

In 1911 Levers sold the Upolu and brought out the Kolam bangra from Scotland.

The round trip in the Upolu

which lasted 11 to 12 weeks, cost in those days approximately £47.

Nonetheless, people were not interested in this bargain round trip as the Union Company had the Atua and the Tofua running from Sydney to Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Auckland and return.

During this phase in the Com pany’s development we planted pearl oysters in Suwarrow; but it was not a success and this island was sold with Christmas Island and the Phoenix Group to other interests.

In 1907 LPPL, brought a number of axemen from Australia to direct the felling of timber on the plantations and the good logs were shipped to Australia for use by Levers.

In those days there were not many Europeans in the Solomons.

Men like Captain Svensen, Colonel Younger, D’Olevera, Harding, and Gill had carved out plantations in different parts of the Group; then there were traders like Wickham at Roviana; Risby at Savo, Markham, Kuper, Wheatley and others.

Burns Philp had their main store on Makambo, while Levers had theirs on Gavutu. Who of the old-timers will forget Captain Voy of the Moresby, or our skipper, Captain Charles-Mill Menmuir; Captain Buchart; or the sailing of Capt. Sandy Macphail, from* the Bampton reef, 700 miles to the mainland, in a 16 ft. lifeboat to

tell of the wreck of the Malekul We in the Upolu were told ' call in and salvage as much .

Malekula’s gear as possible. I st have the barometer.

Already at that time su< missionaries as the Rev. J. i Goldie (who died last year), tl Rev. Mr. Sprott and Dr. Ivens, we already established. So were tl Catholic Fathers, and the R€ Charles E. Fox, who still has t headquarters there.

Recruiting then was bo difficult and dangerous.

Malaita was the worst spot, b Malaitamen, then as now, were tl best workers.

The method used to get laboi was for two boats to go in. Oi would go in to water just shallc enough for the recruits to con out; and the other boat wou cover. The same method was us< in landing time-finished labour.

Treachery was rampant and tl recruiters had to be on the ale all the time.

Gradually the natives becan more civilised as it became knov that they got a fair deal from tl white European, either Recruiter i Government Resident.

It may be of interest to no that Scotch Whisky in those da; was retailed at 30/8 a doze:

Left: Markham's house and store on Ontong Java in 1909.

Right: Ontong Java "King" and attendants.

te a difference to to-day’s es. jmmercial radio communica was unknown in those days, while I was aboard the Upolu cperimented with it; and later n I was stationed ashore at utu, I made a larger set which lequently was mentioned in the man log books captured at aul. l 1914 the first wireless station erected on Tulagi—but it did operate until after war broke ti my set I heard the signal mt for all British ships to make the nearest neutral port and ported this to Mr. Barnett, who then Acting Resident Com ioner. Legally I should have shut n my private station but Drdered me to keep going and dvise him of developments, le day war broke out in 1914. as able to inform him of this le Kolamhangra was due in she called me to hold the HMS ark until she arrived. Sealark alongside and coaling (we were Admiralty Coaling Station), l all was bustle to get her ed with coal. She made a iezvous with one of the Aus an destroyers where she sferred the coal from the decks sailed on to Sydney. She was itually sold to Capt. Patrick, afterwards formed the James ick Line of steamers. She was athed with

; copper, and deli e v e he >ped her and m what he e from the >er he bought first steamer interstate c. le outlying ids of the mon Islands ■ e visited

by Upolu. At Ontong Java, the late Harold Markham was our trader; he had rather a lonely task there for a few years, until the Methodists stationed a missionary there.

Ontong Java graveyards with their coral headstones were immaculate, probably due to the custom whereby the widow or other relative had to live there for a long period of mourning, cleaning the grave each day and putting fresh white sand on it when necessary.

The natives of Santa Cruz, were then regarded as being very treacherous; none was allowed on board but we were able to trade for arrows which were poisonous, and woven bags (they were taught to weave by Mendana in 1595). Our trader here had a very thin time of it.

We visited also the Polynesian outlier of Tikopia, where the people believed that they had descended from a blown-away canoe load of Samoans; the Ellice Islands and the Tokelaus in which Swain’s (now American Territory) was then incorporated. It had been occupied by Mr. Eli Jennings, of American- Samoan descent.

Fanning was even then a cable station, with a lagoon entrance that was at certain times dangerous— the water ran out at great speed.

Christmas Island was not held by

Levers for very long. It was too far to go for the meagre amount of copra that it produced—although so far as I personally was concerned Christmas was the best shark fishing spot I have ever found.

There was a certain shallow area off the atoll where I fished for Pelau —a variety of schnapper which tastes like crayfish when cooked. However, on one occasion as fast as I caught one of these fish a shark would make off with most of it, so I began to fish for the sharks and caught 23 in 45 minutes. I cut off and dried the fins and tails and subsequently sold them to a firm in Sydney at 8d per pound, which was considered good money in those days.

At Suwarrow. Levers in 1906 started to transplant pearl oysters.

We went to Thursday Island and received the live oysters packed on trays something like eggs. All the way to Suwarrow we kept salt water pouring through them and finally planted them in the lagoon.

But the scheme was deemed a failure and later abandoned. At this time there was a monument to a supercargo on Suwarrow—he had been murdered on that atoll which in all has had a tragic history.

In 1911-12, Levers got the contract for American Samoan copra and I spent one of my happiest years there handling the deal for them.

The “Upolu”.

[?]ff at Gavutu in Mr. Buchanan, centre. Mr.

Chaperlin extreme

A Scot By Absorption

p. 87

MUCH QUOTED RATU

CAKOBAU IS

THE following story of Ratu Edward Cakobau, of Fiji, is quoted from Red Shadow Over Malaya, by Brigadier Henniker, CBE,

DSO, MC.

At the time Ratu Edward was Second-in-Command of the Ist Battalion of the Fiji Infantry Regi ment, serving under Brigadier Henniker in Malaya.

“Edward Cakobau was a tall up standing man wearing the Military Cross ribbon, won in the campaign in the South-West Pacific.

“He was by profession an officer in the Administration of his own country. He would have been a leader in any company, but amongst his own people he was also a hereditary Chief and enjoyed an authority that could not be disputed.

“Ted Cakobau introduced a now well-known story by announcing in the club that he was a Scot ‘by absorption.’

“When asked to explain, he spoke as follows: Tn the days of my great-grandfather, a sailing ship, outward bound from Glasgow, was wrecked on one of the islands. The survivors struggled ashore and my forefathers ate them; since when Scottish blood has always run in our veins.’ ”

Son of Famous Painter

p. 88

A recent picture (sent in by Oscar Nord man) of Emile, the part-Tahitian son of famous French painter Paul Gauguin. Vast quantities of fact and fiction have already been mingled about this artist who has been the subject of movies and articles. A former resident of Tahiti, Mr. Alexis Massarnoff, has a book in preparation about Gauguin—and it is believed to reveal new aspects of the artist's life in French Oceania.

Nuts!

p. 88

Gh, would that the peanuts were finished, Oh, would that the peanuts were done, Oh, would that the peanuts were finished, Before I have eaten each one!

CHORUS:

Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my figure to me, to me, Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my figure to me!

The peanuts they grow in the garden, The peanuts they grow in the sun, The peanuts they bake in the oven— Pardon me for just taking one!

CHORUS:

Bring back, bring back, etc.

The peanuts can’t go on forever, But woe and alack for my sins, When peanuts don’t grow in the garden Peanuts, alas, come in tins!

CHORUS:

Bring back, bring back, etc.

NOELLE MASON.

A Day Out With Canberra Anthropologists

pp. 88-89

By GORDON RUSSELL

PACIFIC Islands folk on leave in Australia, when a little frayed by life in the major human jungles, will find their equanimity restored by a visit to Canberra, capital city and political and cultural centre of the Common wealth.

No pall of gas monoxide lies over Canberra’s streets; nor is heard the clamour of trams, the screech of brakes, the roar of railcars, the muffled oaths of frustrated com muters.

Here the modest traffic purrs serenely on, well spaced, and jay walkers meander with impunity.

No garnish note obtrudes, the air is crisp, the vista park-like, the tempo a la Pacifique.

The civic effort devoted to keep ing this model city clean, aesthetic ally, communally, and commercially, was brought to my notice forcibly.

Passing a substantial building of severe lines, I read over the portal, the words: “Gate to Hell and In fidelity.”

A new cult, perhaps? No. Just a local picture house discreetly an nouncing its current double-feature programme.

Here, in this 40-odd-year-old, ever-growing garden city, is manu factured most of the ammunition that is fired, by the P-NG Admin istration, at its two million subjects.

Here, too, some good work is be ing done in basic research on social problems peculiar to the mixture of races that co-exist in all the islands territories of the South Pacific.

The Australian National Uni versity was founded 9 years ago and embraces four major schools of scientific research —the John Curtin School of Medical Research, and the Research Schools of Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Pacific Studies.

Many top flight scientists have been attracted to the ANU and already it has achievements to its credit that have received world re cognition.

Perhaps of most direct interest to Pacific Islands folk is the Re search School of Pacific Studies, embracing the five departments of Anthropology and Sociology, Geography, Pacific History, Far Eastern History and International Relations.

Most of us have encountered one or more anthropologists in our time and there is a tendency to re gard them as rather odd types, somewhat divorced from reality.

There is nothing odd or remote about the anthropologists at the

ANU.

In the Department of Anthro pology it is normal practice for a graduate to spend a year at the University in prenaration for his

assignment, then a year or long “in the field,” and a further yei preparing a thesis on his findings Should his thesis qualify him f the PhD degree, he can then app for a fellowship in any Universi that promotes his subject. If h interests lie in the Pacific, he mi apply for, and may be accepted, a Research Fellow of the ANUJ In such case his work will coi tinue much as before, with wid interests and increasing contacts so much field work and so mu< preparation of material for practic application by administrations j any reputable organisation coi cerned with advancing the welfaj of Pacific peoples.

Frequent seminars provide for full exchange of ideas between st£ members.

Field work is taken seriously. ] acquire the necessary knowledj atmosphere and background, t! graduate or fellow must identi himself completely with the peop to whom he is assigned. For year or more all “mod. cons.” a eschewed and for him (and perhai his wife, too) it is the simple li] It is then, as one wife put I that one feels like a goldfish in bowl —one’s every action and i action is public property.

Disastrous results can follow t imposition of Western concepts a: methods upon a primitive peoj unable to assimilate them.

THIS is well illustrated in the ca of the natives of the Mada; District in New Guiena, wl exposed to a succession of contra ing Western impacts, evolved I remarkable “Cargo Cult,” a rid( of social anthropology that si occupies the attention of Dr. Pel Lawrence, an Englishman, and Research Fellow of the Australii National University.

In simple terms, these people, w! believe that their own limit material resources were furnish by their gods, became acquisiti for the white man’s apparently i exhaustible wealth, or “cargo.” I Regarding white men as deiti from initial contact with a Russij noble, in 1871, they were soon d: illusioned by the harsh exploitatii of the German settlers that f( lowed from 1884.

Rebelling against the yoke, tb were transported to New Brita and later brought home aga when Australia took over Ni Guinea from the Germans in 19 More confusion of ideas follow with the Japanese occupation 1 World War 11.

Seeking always a share of I white man’s “cargo,” they ultimati

t faith in both Christianity and the Administration. 70-day they have turned back to iir old gods, and, to rituals dified by their conflicting ex ■iences, seek the “cargo” direct. >r. Lawrence, at grips with this ial conundrum, is now bound •th on his third, and likely final, 11 of field work with the Cargo i. lr. R. Bulmer, another English n, has recently returned with his e from field work among the Iyer Valley people, near Mt. gen, in the P-NG Western High ds, an area opened up only a r years ago.

Comparatively untouched, these iples are at present receptive to stern ideas and white settlers, their traditional laws, customs i ways of life, as established by ! anthropologist, are respected their new white neighbours, rich rards for all parties should re b. )r. J. D. Freeman, a New Zea der, and Senior Research Fellow the ANU, has done anthro ogical work in Samoa and Sara s' and will likely return to Samoa An. He is at present deputising Dr. Stanner, Research Reader Anthropology, now on study leave rseas. he Department sustained a severe ; recently in the death of Pro sor S. F. S. Nadel, on January who had occupied the chair of hropology since 1951. rofessor Nadel, an Austrian n British subject, was an nowledged leader in his field I it is said that social anthro- Dgy came of age as a science with publication of his volume, The nidations of Social Anthropology.

Ed. Note: Cargo Cult is not, of rse, confined to Mad a n g trict. Outbreaks of it or similar vements have occurred in the : 50 years in many places from Dua to the New Hebrides and the omons. It has received a great ,1 more attention since the war— eral anthropologists are currently king it their pet study—probably ause it fits in with the post-war iception that what even the liest Melanesian thinks and is is important).

Ir. J. K. Brownlees has been jointed British Judge on the nt Court of the New Hebrides, til recently, he was a Commis ler for Lands in Nigeria. He .lifted as a barrister in 1932, and sequently served in various cial capacities in the Solomons, was Secretary to the Govern at of Tonga, with judicial duties, ore going to Africa. He was ex ted to arrived in Vila, with his e and two children, at the end May.

This Month's New Reading

pp. 89-90

Landing-Craft War

SOME critics, writing of the American edition of Away all Boats (by Kenneth Dodson) said that it was the American Cruel Sea —except that Dodson gave the more impressive performance.

Neither this reviewer nor British readers will take that view— although the book is excellent in its way and of particular interest to Pacific Islands residents who had anything to do with war-time US beach-head landings in the Pacific.

This is pure Americana: No other nation gets honourable mention; and only two dishonour able mention —the Japanese, for obvious reasons; and Australians, for their everlasting mutton. One gathers that the US Navy suffered considerably at Australian hands in this respect.

To compare a book about the American Navy with a book about the British Navy makes about as much sense as comparing the USN with the RN; they impinge at certain points along the line, and there all comparison ends.

This is the story of a new type of Navy ship, Belinda and the men who sailed in her. Belinda was an attack transport—she carried the Marines who made landings on Pacific Islands every where from the Solomons to Okinawa. She carried the boats that took them under bombardment to the beach-heads, and removed them, wounded or dying, or job completed, off those blasted beaches.

The central figure of the story is MacDougall, who joined Belinda as a commander of the landing craft, becomes successively navigator and executive officer and in the final stages of the story when the Captain is incapacitated, takes com mand of the vessel. The tempo of the story quickens as the war moves north towards the Japanese islands and becomes intense during the battle for Okinawa when Belinda receives near-mortal wounds from Kamikaze suicide pilots. The story is rich in action to such an extent that one over looks one unique fact—the book must have created some sort of an American record in that it is virtually devoid of sex.

The picture of Captain Hawks— seen mostly through the eyes of MacDougall—is evidently intended to portray a brilliant man with weaknesses added like currants in a bun simply to create the idea of eccentric human-ness. Whether or not the author can be said to have had complete success with his Captain, depends on whether or not one believes in the American self inflicted theory of “toughness” (which some of the less vigorously

endowed might regard as sheer sadism). At all events, Hawks had plenty of weaknesses —ranging from sail boats (which he had built for him in the midst of battle) to monkeys and whisky—although his extraordinary indiscretions usually in the end, turn out to be brilliant strokes of genius.

The inescapable conclusion to be drawn from this book is that Americans are still by and large little boys with little-boy admira tion for a swaggering braggart.

Against this background therefore.

Hawks makes sufficient sense— even if he does not precisely fill the role of Navy commander as imagined by people who are prosaically British. (Published in Australia by Angus and Robert son, Ltd. Australian price, 21/-.)

Love in a Heatwave

IF life can be said to consist of a lot of superficial froth with an underlying stratum of tragedy then The Heatwave (by Jane Gillespie) can be said to be true to life.

Jane Gillespie is the sort of writer who brings a certain type of literary critic out in a rash of adjectives . . . “exquisite charm,” ‘‘subtle delicacy,” “delicate perception,” etc. So if the more rugged of her readers would like to give some of her characters a swift kick in the pants that more or less evens the score.

Ronald Curtis, a writer and a widower, has two small daughters aged 10 and 9 and an unmarried sister who helps look after them.

The whole family is to spend the summer in a cottage in the Welsh mountains.

At the last moment Ronald (who is always referred to in the book as “Ron” and thereby seems to take on some of the attributes of a similarly named character in the BBC show Take it from Here ) decided not to go to Wales but to stay in London for a while on a little private dalliance with Daphne.

He thinks that the children will be safe in the cottage with sister Lesley.

In the meantime, Lesley, thinking that “Ron” will be arriving at the cottage in a matter of minutes, leaves in a hurry to chase a secret lover to Ireland.

In this way, the two children are left in the isolated cottage entirely alone for several weeks. At the end of this time, “Ron,” having found out what the reader has suspected all along—that Daphne is a congenital virgin, anyway—arrives in Wales; at the same time, Lesley, for reasons that are far from clear, returns from Ireland.

(Continued overleaf)

They find that a considerable amount of damage has already been done.

Jane Gillespie is at her best when writing about the children and although their reaction to the situation is not the reaction of every child, with these two super imaginative brats it is completely credible. Ron’s haverings with his deep-freeze queen also can be swallowed. But few readers will emerge with any real under standing of what caused Lesley’s precipitate flight to Ireland, and her equally precipitate flight back to Wales. Perhaps it was conscience, but if so, no valid reason is ever given why Lesley and her swain should not marry in most respect able fashion instead of peregrina ting all over Ireland uttering unfinished sentences in varying tones of anguish.

If a little more realism could be infused into Lesley’s part of the proceedings, the story would, nonetheless, be the basis for a very good play or movie scenario. (Published by Peter Davies. Australian price, 15/-.)

What Stalin Said to

Hitler Makes a Thriller

rK importance of the role of coincidence in life was probably undreamed of in Horatio’s philosophy but not in that of Christopher Landon in his Hornet’s Nest, a story of suspense, some ingenuity and international thugs against a background of sub arctic summer.

Shortly after Heskin, an English bank clerk, had robbed his bank he was involved in a train crash.

Lying next him in the wreckage, and on the point of death, was his double, by name Bergman. Before Bergman died they changed identities and Bergman had gasped a few unintelligible words — “Nordkapp . . . under Hornet’s Nest.”

Thereafter, Heskin was involved in a game of chance that took him to Norway and to Marianne Rasmussen and a fantastic chase in and out of the fiords to the tip of North Cape where the half-submerged Nazi battleship Tirpitz plays a part in the story.

The crux of the mystery—to which Marianne and Heskin each hold a clue—is the whereabouts of some papers which Hitler entrusted to a henchman when things were getting desperate for the Nazis in 1945. These papers told of the secret relations between Stalin and Hitler between 1939-41 and — according to the author, anyhow— if sold to the right people would bring riches for life.

Marianne and Heskin do not, of course, have it all their own way and as well as having to find where the papers are hidden must engage in a running battle with a gang of international desperadoes.

The story has a surprise ending— apparently put in to appease those who believe that in cases like this Crime Should not be Permitted to Pay. (Published by Heinemann. Australian price, 13/3.)

Voices on the Wind

11THEN, centuries ago, the Maoris f ▼ of Polynesia set out to explain themselves to themselves, they created a host of god-like creatures endowed with qualities adequate and fantastic enough to account for the mysteries and miracles of life on this planet.

Born storytellers, the Maoris saw to it that their legendary heroes, while god-like in accomplishment, were also very human in their frailties and their appetites, and many of the adventures credited to them embody incidents of capriciousness, indulgence, guile and playfulness that were thought to be, after all, as natural to gods as to man.

Ultimately, deities were almost two-a-penny and each tribe and family had one or more to whom to appeal to for success in day-to day affairs.

But such super-gods as Tane, Tangaroa, Maui and Rongo were paramount in the earthly affairs of almost all branches of the far flung Polynesian family, and the tales of their deeds and the chants in their honour form a consider able part of the Polynesian mythology preserved to this day.

It is of these major Polynesian gods that Katherine Luomala writes in her well-named Voices on the Wind, recently to hand from the Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu.

Miss Luomala, part-Polynesian herself, knows her subject well and this book, with fine imaginative illustrations by Joseph Feher, is rich fare for those who are already Polynesian-mythology conscious, or for anyone who relishes colourful “once-upon-a-time” material.

Reviewed Briefly

YEAR AFTER YEAR: A collec

tion of Leon Gellert’s nonsense pieces which have appeared in re cent years in the Sunday Sun- Herald, of Sydney. Gellert is by way of being an Australian Stephen Laycock, with a puckish wit that is international rather than Aus tralian home-brew. Fans will be happy to have some of their fav ourite Gellert offerings in per manent form —such as how to bank and unbank, cope with love-lorn dachshunds, cure insommia, etc. (Published by Angus and Robertson, Ltd.

Australian price, 15/-.)

THE BISHOP WITH 150 WIVES:

There is a epilogue by Papua’s Andre Dupeyrat to this story of missionary work in Northern Aus tralia by the former Bishop of Darwin, His Excellency Monsignor F X. Gsell who as a young French

priest went to Australia 50 yea ago. His 150 wives were the smi girls he bought from their parer on Bathurst Island to save the from being sold as child-brides mates that had been chosen 1 them by their elders. In nati custom, they thereupon became t “wives’’ of the Bishop, who had the brought up in the mission sch( until they were 18, when they con return to their tribe and choc their own husbands. Bishop Gs is now retired, living near Sydne: (Published by Angus and Robertson. tralian price, 16/-.) COONARDOO; A reprint of t Katharine Susannah Prichard not first published by the Sydn Bulletin, then Jonathan Cape, 1929. This story of the relatio ship between childhood playmat Hugh, the son of a station-own and Coonardoo, the aboriginal gi and the tragedy that develops c of it, has come to be regarded as classic of the great Australii north-west. The story is start realistic in the manner in which t black-woman, white-man proble is presented against the backgrou: of thought current in the 1920’5, (Published by Angus and Robertson, I Australian price, 16/-.) DEVIL’S BRIDGE: This novel Mary Deasy is of an engineer w] managed to get himself into t sort of graft and politics that ex: only in the United States. T story is one of very mixed emotio and tragedy—all of which pivot ( the fact that above all else L Sanger wished to build this pa ticular bridge.

The time is the early 30’s for : particular reason, as it could easily have been to-day; the cha acterisation is good, although t. calm acceptance of political co ruption as sometimes deplored b a part of life even in the be families can be regarded as a stran; reflection on the American scene. (Published by Heinemann. Australian ori 18/9.)

Acific Shipping And Cruising Yachts

pp. 95-128

[?] Month's News of—

ANOTHER ON WAY TO

TAHITI

•om Balboa comes advice that 44 ft American yacht Meridian there headed for Galapagos, quesas, Tahiti and Honolulu on .1 15. Skipper Dick Stafford is mpanied by his wife Abbie, Carol Rice, whom we presume jmale—although one can never e accurately when it comes to irican Christian names, le yacht, which is “just cruising i schedule”, left its home port, apolis, Maryland, about two s ago. Some time was spent tie West Indies and six months tie Canal Zone.

iNN AND FELICITY ANN

r those who inquired—informa indicates that Ann Davidson her Felicity Ann have quit >ing, and that the former is living in California. More in tation is being sought.

SHIPS THAT SLIP IN

THE TYPE

badly trained typewriter can e untold havoc, even amongst experts. A wool-gathering type ;r belonging to a PIM “expert”, December typed Inspire instead nhur Rogers and so created the

position where we had the former cruising around the New Hebrides with a crew of girls, instead of attending to its legitimate business in the Cook Islands. ( Inspire was recently bought by Mr. Dick Brown, of Rarotonga).

This has giv~n the editor of the Cook Islands Review, in March, opportunity to indulge in a little

deserved sarcasm.

The author of that item, J. P.

Shortall, is cur rently in the Cook Islands. He prob ably has that ignorant type writer still with him.

NEO HEBRIDAIS

II SOLD

The Neo Heh ridais II will, after its present voyage to Aus tralia, cease ser vice in the South Pacific. The ship has been sold to Chinese interests

and will be delivered to the new owners almost immediately, Sale was arranged by owners, Societe Maritime Hagen, during a recent visit to Japan by M. Jean Hagen.

The ship loaded scrap metal in Sydney, then goes to Santo, New Hebrides, where more scrap metal will be loaded. The ship then will go direct to Hongkong, where she will be turned over to her new owners. The New Caledonian crew will be repatriated to Noumea.

The ship recently made a 28 days’ voyage to Wallis Is. and back

"Neo Hebridais 11", sold to the Far East.

to Noumea. She carried 252 passengers on the return trip seven of them Europeans and the rest natives. After leaving Wallis, 17 stowaways were discovered; their passages were paid on arrival in Noumea and they, with the majority of the native passengers, will go to work in the New Caledonian nickel industry.

TRES DAMAS JOINS

BAMBRIDGE EMPIRE

The small Chilean motor-vessel Tres Damns was sold to Mr.

Anthony Bambridge, of Papeete, recently for 400,000 Pac. fcs. (about £A2,850). It was previously owned by Mr. Auturo Prieto.

Mr. Bambridge will use her to take supplies to and bring back copra from Flint and Caroline Islands, the copra plantations on which he acquired when he bought out the S. R. Maxwell interests in Tahiti. At the time of the pur chase, there was still an unexpired portion of a 40 years’ lease to run out. Now, however, Bambridge in terests are running both Flint and Caroline. Mr. Lionel Bambridge (brother of Anthony) is managing Flint, which has a labour force of 25; a foreman runs Caroline where 15 men are working. The copra goes to Papeete for export to France.

KAUMOANA GETS PRIORITY

Gallois and Cie, of Papeete, who purchased the Chinese junk of

chequered history, Cheng Ho, tem porarily suspended expensive refit in April. The same company re cently bought Kaumoana, which has been lying in Papeete for over a year, and has switched work to her. She will re-enter the Tuamotu trade.

Two new engines are to be added to Cheng Ho eventually.

SYDNEY YACHT IN PAPEET|

The Sydney yacht Eolo arrived] Papeete, Tahiti, on April 25, afl a 27 days’ trip via Auckland. Hed seas and gales were experienc near the Kermadecs.

This 57 ft cutter has a 30 ] Vosper engine and 2,600 square of sail. L. A. Gulson, own skipper, has a crew of four —Pie

Derek Bayliss, L. Jphnson George Bateman. Destination ssau, British West Indies.

W SHIPS FOR PACIFIC

3,000 tons answer to air trans ion is being planned by the t company for its UK-Pacific i. Plans for the ship—when :—are for a speed of 27 knots, i of about 800 ft and five 5S a year to Australia includ :he round trip UK - Suez ilia - NZ - Pacific - Panama hip of 40,000 tons will be the ;t passenger ship in South c waters. Has Suva, for ex 1, ever accommodated a ship at size? h cost of shipbuilding in ean countries is emphasised he decision of the Union i Ship Company of NZ to have new T drawer a (which will go lslands fruit run with , Matua and Navua ) built in Kong where Taikoo Dockyard Engineering Co. has got the It is expected that the ship ie ready for delivery in 1958.

-SQUEEZE IN THE PACIFIC

ause they seem to be going to out on their salmon fishing i this year, Japanese fishing are likely to be seen more y than ever in those parts of acific where they are still free ive. atever might be our attitude janese, the great international se that is being put on these efficient of all fishermen, in traditional fishing grounds e Pacific, could affect us all r or later. ler Japan’s surrender agree with the US and Canada, it ebarred from a gigantic wedge :an—almost half of the North c—which is rich in salmon allibut. Jap-hating Rhee keeps 60 miles of the Korean coast; Communist China shoos them they approach nearer than liles from the Chinese main tralia, Fiji and most other c islands—who do nothing fishing grounds other than e close inshore—b e c o m e •ical whenever a Jap fishing

boat is sighted from afar. The Japs of their own accord avoid the US nuclear test areas as they would

a plague—and probably will soon be as anxious to avoid the British H-bomb areas near Christmas Is.

Bitterest pill of all, however, was the Russian reprisal when the Japanese broke off peace negotia tions with them in March —they closed to them parts of the North Pacific through which the salmon pass on their westward spawning migration. The Japs have already missed part of this four-months’ season.

The fishing industry is vital to 90 million Japanese; not so vital to the rest of us. The alternative to what we are doing does not have to be a free and open go. Probably the smartest thing is to do what Eastern Samoa is doing invite them in to do a job for us. But

Suva's smart pilot launch, which was in May and is now back in service [?]erhaul. There was recently some public on as to why this launch is painted Suva's harbourmaster ended the dis by stating that international regu-

lations stipulate that the hull be painted black and the word "Pilot" be painted in white letters.

RIGHT:The MV "Ovalau", which maintains a daily service between Levuka and Natovi, on the Suva-Levuka bus and launch service.

ar no other Pacific territory s disposed to follow Eastern aa’s example.

US FISH EXPERTS ON

THE JOB

e United States Fish and Wild hips John R. Manning, Charles Gilbert, and Hugh M. Smith been on the job constantly h-May making their Spring c-up on the habits of tuna and Dceanographic matters gener both north and south of base onolulu. suits on the whole were poor the Service is now extending ivestigations so far up into the

North Pacific that observations of whales and fur seals have become almost routine.

Only surprise of the voyages was when the Gilbert caught four small salmon near Midway Island—which is a great deal further South than normal salmon fishing grounds.

Judging by the names of some of the key personnel on these ships, Japanese know-how is heavily en listed on Uncle Sam’s fish business.

PACIFIC VETERAN COMES TO

END IN CHINA

The ex-Polynesien, which since August, 1955, has been sailing under the Chinese flag, home-port Hong

Kong, has been lost off the Chinese coast.

This veteran entered Pacific waters in 1938 and saw service be tween Sydney-New Caledonia-New Hebrides until replaced last year by the new Polynesie.

She rendered superb service to the islands during the whole of the War and seemed to bear a charmed

phies won during ailing season were [?]ted at a social ng, on May 11, [?]e Aquatic Club, Moresby. In our graph Mr. W.

Ms hands a trophy Mr. W. Kennedy Judge Gore looks Photo by Papuan

life. She will be long remembered in New Caledonia and the New Hebrides.

ERIDAN FOR BREAKING-UP

The MV E rid an of the Messageries Maritimes, well-known in France, New Caledonian, and Australian traffic, has been towed to the ship breakers in France.

Following her initial post-war voyage to Sydney with migrants when she was described by Sydney newspapers as a “hell-ship”, Eridan made her turn-around at Noumea and left uncivil Sydney alone.

LONGEST WAY HOME

Survivors of the Arakarimoa disaster were still in the Solomons early June, two months after their arrival.

Supplied with clothing by the local Red Cross organisation, they are at present being cared for by the Roman Catholic Mission at Tenagi, five miles west of Honiara.

They shortly return to the Gilberts with the High Com missioner when he tours that terri tory (scheduled for this month).

As the Gilbertese in question left Tarawa for (as they thought) their 20 miles voyage in December, probably they will consider it is none too soon.

IN HONIARA—TO SLIP

OR FLOAT

Whether Honiara will have a slip-way or a floating-dock (or

maybe neither) is still a matter of argument in the BSI Protec torate.

The Government is at all events anxious to have something, so that BSIP and GEIC ships do not have to go outside the WPHC for re pairs. However, as the Protectorate appears to be away out on the end

of a limb as far as Colonial grani are concerned, local plans fre quently come to naught.

A former Marine Superintended was in favour of a floating-doci but this was howled down by soraj local residents who claimed that! slip-way would be cheaper to coni struct and maintain. Experts con|

d by the Government said that b is not a really suitable place a slip-way near Honiara and therefore the cost of a ing-dock would be very little ie Government has now to go d with preparations of detailed 3 and specifications for a float lock —but is still determined to a little each way: If cost of floating-dock is found to be i greater than anticipated, construction of a slip-way will i be considered. has, of course, been suggested ie past by certain cynics, that be BSIP drawing-up plans is md in itself.)

RT MORESBY NAME FOR

NEW SCOW

aposed name for the 56-ft i scow now being completed Steamships Trading Company Bjarne Halvorsen, Ltd., in ydney, is Koki. e original Koki is a few miles of Port Moresby where most le local lakatois have a more

;ss permanent anchorage.

C’s Koki should be launched be second week in June and go north in July.

AUCKLAND-SUVA RACE

e Auckland cutter Wanderer 3uchanan) was first across the bing line in the 1,300-miles land to Suva yacht race on 24. Thirteen yachts set out Auckland on May 12, and par arly in the early stages he race, encountered heavy her. Wanderer was able to keep I while most of the other aits were hove-to. Matuku ed the finishing line second. mderer was later officially de d the winner (corrected time landicap 7 days, 14 hours, 34 ites); Nina, was second; iku, third. ur yachts withdrew during the and returned to NZ. . but one of the entries was New Zealand—the exception Daydream, a cutter owned by J. Fletcher, of Sydney. Day m had been some months in land. ptain J. A. Lawler, vice-com )re of the Royal Akarana Yacht , which organised the NZ end be race, left Auckland in his nile Ngaroma a couple of days the yachts, acted as an escort radio ship during the race, ral of the yachts had radio ver-transmitters and kept in ict with the Ngaroma. The rest ed Gibson Girl sets for emerg )S. ning and other arrangements he end of the race were in the Is of the Royal Suva Yacht While the yachts are in the full facilities of the Royal Yacht Club will be available lem. A number of the visitors to cruise within the group be returning home.

The complete list of entries follows: Matuku, cutter, L. Lidgard (Kawau Island) ; Aoma, kech, G. R.

Smith (Christchurch); Daydream, cutter, J. Fletcher (Sydney); Kehua, ketch, L. Clements (Whangarei); Taurangi, cutter, K. Mildon (Auckland); Lady Pat, ketch, Thomas brothers (Auckland), Eidlewiss, cutter, M. Goodman (Auckland), Nina, ketch, J. Moody (Auckland); Reliance, cutter, W. F.

Rushbrook (Auckland) ; Wanderer, cutter, T. Buchanan (Auckland); Kismet, cutter, W. Paterson (Auckland); Ranginui, ketch, M. Whitten (Auckland) ; Glennis, cutter, J.

White (Auckland).

VIXEN, AFTER TWO YEARS

The 13-ton auxiliary cutter Vixen,. j n which American Jim Stark sails alone, arrived in Papeete on May 13, a ft e r two years’ cruising in the waters around Panama, the Gala pagos Islands and French Oceania, ■K'Tr r rr , ‘H - r hart

KETCH WHITE HART

The 15-tons ketch White Hart r from Vancouver, en route to New Zealand, was in Papeete in May,. after many months spent in cruis ing in French Oceania. With the owner-skipper, Tony Reeves, is his wife Bridget, their small son Michael (3), and Mrs. Peggy Shaw and her daughter Robin (7). They

led to spend at least a month ihiti.

DIANE IN

SUVA

e 43-ft yacht Diane, from Eng is in Suva in the course of a I wander. The 64-years-old r, Mr. Norman E. Young, CB, , MC, retired in 1954 from the of Comptroller-General of the ;d Kingdom National Debt e. During his career in the 5h Treasury he travelled on cial duties to Buenos Aires,

Hongkong, Rangoon, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, Bangkok and New Delhi.

On his present voyage, Mr. Young has travelled by way of the West Indies, Galapagos, French Oceania and Tonga. He plans to go to New Zealand.

MO AN A MOVES ON

The small yacht manned by a French crew of skin divers and fishermen, Moana, left to continue its round-the-world trip late in May. It came to New Caledonia some months ago from Tahiti on

its way from France and now goes on to New Guinea.

JELLICLE MEETS TONS OF TUNA

Lieutenant-Commander “M ik e”

Bailes’s little English “Folkboat” type yacht, arrived in Rarotonga on May 16, eight days out of Moorea, and departed again for Auckland several days later.

This yacht cleared Balboa on December 24, and arrived at San Christobal, Galapagos, 11 days later. .There Gabriel de Sousa, of Madeira, signed off to join a local German owned fishing vessel and Bailes continued alone.

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accompanying photo he old AUSN SS [?]irra" was sent in [?]. Lew Priday. The of this ship's drift old by Mr. K. P. in April PIM. Mr. version is slightly [?]t to that of Mr.

He says: "The [?]ecasteaux Reefs of New Caledonia the successful out of a strange chase 05. The steamship ra', 2,664 tons, of

two days out from Noumea on the [?] Suva, lost the blades of her screw in weather. Drifting through the New es, by nightfall on March 7, she was so to the south-east point of Erromanga he crew took to the boats and pulled to Dillon Bay. Next morning the vessel [?]en drifting in another direction, where the crew pulled after her in two boats

and boarded her by noon of the 8th.

"The steamship Induna' had in the mean time called at Dillon Bay, and her Master decided to go in search. She came on the 'Pilbarra' on the 17th, off the d'Entrecasteaux Reefs, and managed just in time to take her in tow; and they reached Port Vila on the 21st."

This is the Norwegian motorship "Chris Bjelland", 341 tons, 150 ft long, which carried the Norwegian Archaeological expedition to Easter Island. The party is led by Professor Thor Heyerdahl, who drifted from South America to French Oceania on the raft "Kon Tiki", a few years ago, in an endeavour to prove that the Eastern Pacific Islands were populated from South America. This photograph was taken when the ship was in Papeete in May.

She is returning to Norway via the Marquesas Islands and Panama Canal.

etween the Galapagos and the :quesas the yacht was closely at ied by a huge shoal of tuna, raging 10 lbs in weight. They e ravenously hungry and easily m by hook or harpoon, and pro id unlimited fresh fish for half the 42 days which the passage *Juku Hiva occupied. The yacht ie a spendid 6i-day passage Papeete, arriving April 1. ieutenant-Commander B a i 1 e s Sneering branch of Royal Navy) to report back in London for i by August 1. The yacht will offered for sale in Auckland.

RE RADIO HELP NEEDED BY

SMALLSHIPS

IE safety and convenience of small ship mariners in the South Pacific will never be 3uately served until the various nd Administrations agree to blish one or more standard ing-frequencies on which all the n coastal radio stations keep :h—even if not continuous :h. t a London conference in 1952 i-shore radio frequencies were ;ated for use in each British th Pacific administrative area, ifferent frequencies were

assigned to each area so that communications in one region, e.g., Fiji, would not interfere with the ship-shore communications of another region, e.g., the Solomons.

This plan made no provision whatever for a vessel journeying between the various administrative areas. Not only is it impossible for such a vessel to contact all the main stations on a single calling frequency, but such a ship-master is forbidden to use the frequency of the area from which he hails while sailing through other areas.

As R T transmitters in small craft are required by law to be crystal-controlled in frequency, such a shipmaster would have to possess a large selection of crystals, plus full information on all the frequencies in use.

A separate standard channel for distress and for such itinerant vessels would avoid all this. The international distress frequency of 2182 kc/s is supposed to be such a channel. This flow frequency is unsatisfactory in tropical regions, due largely to heavy static at night.

What is desperately wanted is an agreed higher frequency—and a proper watch on it.

Even on the regional frequencies (Over)

there is no continuous watch i most areas.

However, it appears that this nd will be changed, as far as Fiji concerned. Under a new arrangj ment there, after Suva Post Offic station, which maintains coni munications with local vessels close down for the night at 4 p.n (0400 GMT), Suva Radio (whid provides a service for oversea vessels) will maintain watq throughout the night on th regional frequency—4o73.9 kc/sj until the Post Office station resume duty at 9 a.m. (2100 GMT).

Suva Radio and Post Office wi also between them maintain J continuous watch on the 2182 kcj distress channel —even though fel vessels in the Fiji local fleet ar equipped with that dist r e si frequency.

NOUMEA RADIO SERVICE I

Noumea Radio now listens fd R/T calls on 4100 and 8200 kcl until traffic is cleared, answerirf respectively on 4386 and 8776 kcj according to the following plan 4 mc/s watch at 2000, 2330, 033 and 0500 GMT, and 8 mc/s watci at 2300 and 0400 GMT. There 1 no 2182 kc/s watch.

Weather forecasts (in French are available over the Noumea broadcasting station on 3355/603 kc/s at 0000 GMT, a full weathe summary at 0115 GMT, and J further condensed report at 015

GMT.

Many of James Salmon's friends assembl[?] in Papeete recently to witness the launchi of his new motor schooner "Cap des Palmes It is named after a converted cruiser on whi Mr. Salmon served in World War II. [?] photos show, top, the new vessel going do[?] the slipway and, below, Mr. Salmon greeti[?] his numerous well-wishers.

In Fiji

p. 104

Better Radio Service In Fiji

OVERSEAS radio reception 1

Fiji should be much better] the end of this year, accord to the manager of the Fiji casting Commission (Mr. K. I Collins). He said that it was hoj presently to have a new transmil m operation at Lautoka, at a c of £21,350, which will cover trai mitter, other equipment, and st quarters.

A major advantage will be bed reception of BBC, and Austral! and New Zealand news and otl relays for rebroadcast in Fiji. ] The Western Districts, the Yas was and parts of Vanua Le would have as good a standard] local reception of FBC programrj as Suva and southern Viti Ld Mr. Collins said.

Education comes into the picti] too, for school broadcasts will] improved, and full alternati language services with reasona!

Colony-wide coverage in each! two simultaneous language broa casts will be possible.

The new installation will alll use of Radio New Zealand’s rebroa cast from London as an alternati receiving channel.

The Lautoka transmitter v provide a full, independent emer ency service if the Suva transmit! is damaged by earthquake hurricane.

Currents

p. 104

BOTTLES TO CHART PACIFIC

r:E currents of the Pacific Oce are now being mapped some 12,000 bottles cast ove board from ships last year. Eai bottle contains a precise notatii of where it was thrown into tl water, and a request that it 1 returned by any finder.

A US research organisation, t!

Scripps Institution of Ocean graphy, believes that as many ] 300 of the 12,000 bottles will ! recovered. Some will be lost ai some will drift onto remote beach where there is little chance I recovery.

One bottle, nut into the sea ju south of the Equator, near the we coast of South America, w returned by a Fijian who found on a beach of the island of Vam Levu. It had travelled more the 2,000 miles in under a year.

When the positions of recover! bottles are oharted, otherwl unobtainable knowledge of tl directions of currents will 1 obtained, the scientists state.

ction of BSIP Residents to

pp. 105-115

[?] FROM THE

[?] MURDER CASE

ction of BSIP Residents to Australian Newspaper Sensationalism

By CIVIS

:he PIM issue of February t the attention of readers was mght to “the full treatment nsationalism” that the “sen -hungry Press” accorded this One example of this treat and of the vicious lack of isibility that accompanied it, bodied in the sentence: “By ation also, the newspapers le BSIP Judicial Commisioner 3 position of having to find guilty, and to hang him. natives, it was alleged, de ?d no less. (A couple of tamen were hanged some time or moirder).” lumably the Administration le three Assessors at the trial act as the Commissioner’s

j accomplices!

i naivete from commentators l-advised would normally :e only amusement, but un ately the implication is ex gly nasty. Though I am not

a Government servant and am not personally acquainted with the Commissioner, I think the whole affair reflects grave discredit on Australian reporters.

The trouble with such reporters is that they are not only sensation hungry, but also very ignorant, The mere mention of “Malaitamen” conjures up in their minds a picture of undisciplined savages who “have always sought a head for a head”. It has not occurred to them that Malaita natives to day are not exactly the same as they were 30 years ago. A visit to Malaita would do them good, Before a man becomes a Judicial Commissioner he has passed his legal exams and then given years of service. It is a pity that the Australian Government does not likewise require all reporters to Pass a stiff exam before being en titled to practise, Again, although the British

ions is administered by the d Kingdom, it is a Protec and so has no religion by sstablished. Given the Fr ances of the Poole case it is nely unlikely that there was ollusion between the Anglican m and the Administration in “to keep it quiet”. Anyway it have been futile of them itely or even together to try ish up” something which could e “hushed up” anywhere, re was no “indiscreet silence” le part of the Protectorate nment observed up this way. 3 Australian papers did not earlier what was happening, probably due to the fact that irere too absorbed in the floods, ;orms, fires, strikes, and rac ssults. Over Honiara radio the murder and the trial 3d ample coverage, and —let noted —the date and place of rial announced long in ad far as the PIM article was •ned two comments struck me t being in accord with the lituation: t is unfortunate that some 1,000 miles from Honiara — according to the newspapers) thing, clamouring Malaitamen not chosen for this trial”, be conduct of the whole un r affair leaves doubts in all inds: Did Poole get justice?” iara is now the headquarters

of the WPHC, and the hearing of such a case should be at the High Commissioner’s Court in Honiara, all preferences for “far away places” notwithstanding! Of course, if only to stop Australian reporters making fools of themselves, and to prevent their rash allegations about Judicial Commissioners, it might be considered necessary in future to hold a Court elsewhere should there really be a noticeable state of native unrest and tension.

At the conclusion of the February article PIM gave an extract from a Honiara letter which said, among other things, that “there were no disturbances and the proceedings both inside and outside the court house were characterised by an almost church-like quiet”. It is unfortunate that such information had not reached PIM before the article was written, as PIM would not have felt it necessary to criticise “a Honiara trial.”

The great majority of the natives in Malaita are now Chris tian: the overall population being estimated at about 45,000. Con sequently the “life for a life” mentality has largely dropped out.

Since the failure of their “Marching Rule”, the Malaita natives in general “couldn’t care less” about politics. They live their village lives, spending their time gardening, fishing, making canoes, etc. Some travel a little, some always are away working on plantations. They

leave finer points about politics or justice to their Malaita Council President and to their local Delegates to that Council.

That is why few attended the trial, and why it was not such a burning issue as the papers would have one believe. Even if a big group had been “justice conscious”, they would have had to make a long journey by sea to Guadalcanal and once there, would have found themselves without enough food.

A trial in English, even though Pidgin was also employed at times, would have been over their heads.

So long as the victim’s family and some other educated natives were present, the other natives were satisfied.

In the case of heathen natives and also of some nominal Chris tians, there are still traces of the old revengeful spirit, but the village of the murdered lad is an established Anglican village and has had some years of consolidation in Christ ianity. Honiara radio recently

quoted the High Commissioner after his return from a tour of Malaita. He said he had been edified by “the Christian restraint and fortitude” of the dead boy’s relations.

As regards the two Malaitamen who “were hanged some time ago for murder” and whose execution (according to the papers) was part-cause of the native campaign for Poole’s death, the reporters have again mingled fact with fiction. These two men came from a village not very far from that of Poole’s victim, but their village is largely heathen.

In the case of heathen natives the fear of subsequent Government investigation and probable use of qapital punishment has proved a sufficient deterrent from “seeking a head for a head,” even by the safer but more prosaic method of secret poisoning.

For that reason the old vendettas between families or tribes, which would normally continue till both sides were equal in their tally of murders, have virtually ceased.

The murder by the men men tioned, come suddenly after a couple of years of protracted quarrels. Murders happen the world over: here it was the result of a last quarrel in which bitter anger had been fomented.

To illustrate present heathen mentality, the immediate relatives of the hanged are still maintaining

certain signs of mourning. They dare not kill, but they are waiting for a death to take place naturally in the victim’s family who happen to live elsewhere. When that occurs. they will consider it “quits”; the signs of mourning will cease and they will have a small celebration!

The important fact to noti though, is that to the rest Malaita the hanging of those t men was a matter of no conce What happens was that 1 natives simply recalled that rec< execution, and waited to i whether Poole would be treated a better or any worse. In gene

were pleased when they heard the trial was to be heard in ira. They recalled how things done when the WPHC head ers was in Suva. Natives r of murder were summarily and hanged at Tulagi, they whereas Europeans were taken to Suva or Sydney. They had beard of any of these being ;mned to death, sy would not have believed it, ay, had it been said that there m execution. To their minds a white man is taken out of 3 rotectorate he is free of the i penalty or soon will be. The i penalty, they feel, is for es only—at least as far as the ctorate is concerned. ►m? their viewpoint the Honiara of Poole reflected great credit British Justice. If as PIM rlined “British Justice made lines” in an unfavourable sense istralia, it “made headlines” in od sense in the Protectorate, i is, after all, as it should be it is a Protectorate problem, ce it was announced that had been condemned, but he had appealed and his case i go to a higher court in disillusionment crept in. e remarked, equivalently: i! Here we go again. He is ) Suva. What did we tell you; ite man living here will never anged. In our custom before, family wanted to prevent a »al murder they paid dearly in y and pigs. This man’s ves and friends have got him Iji where we cannot see him?. will use much money to see >esn’t die. Wait and see!” seated Malaita natives adopted ore sensible attitude. They ited the fact that the Appeal to be heard in Fiji, and in ; said. “Our white officials have to the same universities as the officials of Fiji; they have 3d the same Law. Why could fie three judges necessary for preme Court of Appeal have brought to Honiara, and the ratus for a Supreme Court set here? The ordinary people i feel then that they knew was going on, and they I be more likely to appreciate wisdom for any reversal of the decision.”

ONDLY: Did Poole get justice i Honiara? Reginald Poole ame freely to work in this Enjoying its benefits he d have been, and as it sned was, prepared to accept judicial procedure. _TWhen opportunity was offered, he availed himself of his itutional Right of Appeal). b point to notice is: There d not be in a British ctorate one system of justice white murderer and another black, particularly when there

are nearly 100,000 natives and only a few hundred Europeans—other wise the name “Protectorate” is a misnomer.

It is for this reason that I do not think that the following PIM comment had much relevancy: “If the trial had taken place in most Australian States the sentence would, as a matter of course, have been commuted; there certainly would have been an appeal; and it is possible that the original

verdict would have been different, anyhow.”

The earlier words: “Did Poole get justice?” give a reader the impression that PIM feared a European was being sacrificed for the sake of natives and Protector ate peace. If such had been the case, then FlM’s strictures would certainly have been called for.

But actually it was not so.

In a treatment of any problem in a Pacific territory, any reference

istralian practice can be misleading or irritating to The Solomons are not yet, robably never will be, an ian territory. The Aus ; have their hands full as Again, Australian States are 3 only exemplars of British , which should be recalled in y of a United Kingdom y. death sentence passed on a orate native “commuted, as

a matter of course?” If there were no excusing factors such as self defence or extenuating circumstances such as extreme provocation, and if the native was found sane according to McNaughton Rules, was there -‘certainly an appeal” to a Suva Supreme Court of Appeal? When for a native, as for Poole, it was found that “at the time of the murder he knew the nature and quality of his act, and that it was wrong according to law,” has

Samoan

Commended

Nineva Tupua, boat swain's mate second class, USN, of American Samoa, received a com mendation signed by Admiral Felix B. Stump, Commander in Chief Pacific and US Pacific Fleet. The citation was presented to Tupua in April for his rescue, in Hawaii on February 11, 1956, of four-years-old Richard S. Harvey, II, son of Commander and Mrs. Richard S. Harvey.

The boy fell from a pier and was drowning.

Presenting the com mendation to Tupua is Vice - Admiral M. E.

Curts, Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet.

the verdict been “different” from a condemnation?

And it must be borne in mind that, often, native murders are the direct outcome of a strange, ferocious anger quite as mind clouding as any neurosis that advanced homo-sexuality can produce. Many who have worked among natives maintain that at such times they are far less sane than any European similarly provoked.

Before the murder Poole at first attempted suicide to free himself of the neurosis his unnatural practices had induced. Although a suicide is often said to have taken the easy way out, that is not really so. A certain warped courage is required, and at the time Poole was not quite up to it. Then he decided that “murder would achieve the same result.”

As the BSIP Govt, newsletter of March 15 says; “He therefore killed the boy to achieve his own death.”

Would Poole have been so quick to kill an English schoolboy? It is very easy for an inexperienced European, seeing the typical black features of a different race all about him, to look on any native as “just another native.” But the point that can be missed is that no fellow human being is “expend able” for one’s own utility.

Now that the Court of Appeal has pronounced him guilty but insane, and directed that he be

detained in an asylum, we can be glad for the poor man. Asylum specialists may be able to help him retard any developing schizophrenia.

He may conquer his vice that has dragged him down, and in repent ance he may emulate “the Christian restraint and fortitude” of the dead boy’s people.

Did Poole get justice in Hon Yes. The full apparatus of a Commissioner’s Court was put operation. He was able to o the services of a special lawyer ; into the Protectorate to conduc defence; an expense, inciden far beyond the means of a m The BSIP Administration even

he lengths of getting the iatrist to the NSW Govern to interview him and later give pert opinion. Would such an se have been so readily :ed for a native? would hardly appear that had to hang. Before the appeal was heard two very snt medical advisers came out the United Kingdom to r iew the accused. What native . have had such opportunities led him for his defence? I “opportunities” since it would r that all the above ilists, as well perhaps as er psychiatrist retained by

Melanesian Mission, decided

in so far as the definition of ity laid down by McNaughton was concerned, Poole was

Editorial Note

have had several letters :rom BSIP residents on the Poole case —all on the same —Poole was sane; he should hanged because he was guilty i ecause any native resident of who found himself in a r predicament certainly would hanged. atever may have been inferred :M’s article of February, PIM lot, in fact, concerned as to Poole was “found.” What did rn us was the discredit into the whole BSIP administra vas thrown by the sensational itation of the case in Aus n newspapers. The admini an may have been quite less in this —but that was the

JSUIt.

Givis points out—this was of Australia’s business. But alians made it their business, jut of ignorance and against ackground as presented by the bandied the whole thing for weeks in incredible m. correspondents are of the ►n that Poole was technically -if they can accept child ?r as a post-prandial exercise, are welcome to that opinion, is prepared to accept the Court of Appeal’s verdict: but insane. are open to correction on the r of the Government’s and Mission’s “indiscreet silence.” was, of course, no reason he matter should be advertised d; nor was it. In the period 3stion, November-February, we in communication with the ,1 whom we understand was isible for the BSIP Govern- News Sheet; however, the first ation of the affair that we rom this official source was in ary after the finish of the in Honiara. Our first details e crime were at sixth hand

and emanated from a confidant of a member of the Melanesian Mission.

The first intimation that Aus tralian newspapers had of the affair was when Mrs. Poole left London by air to fly to her son.

Possibly, if she had not undertaken this so-called mercy flight, the newspapers would not have turned the business into a circus, as they certainly did.

Subsequent events —such as the cloak-and-dagger appearance of the two psychiatrists from Britain, and the trouble taken to see that Poole’s departure for England was made in secret —simply has added

to reporters’ impression that the authorities were being “cagey” if not downright secretive.

The crux of the discontent of BSIP residents over the Suva verdict seems to be (see our italics, paragraph one, above) that a native murderer would not have had the same legal aid as Poole, and therefore it was not quite cricket for Poole to accept it. But Poole was simply availing himself of the provisions made under our British system of justice and surely he cannot be held at fault here simply because (according to our BSIP correspondents) through monetary considerations, a native would not

ile to import counsel for his :e or, through him, to appeal ligher Court. night be more to the point to ask: Why haven’t Solomon lers in the past been afforded ill protection of the law which tiers accept as an inalienable ,ppears to us that it could be i that there is a difference en murder as a result of a i feud, and murder of the variety. In the former case, gmedy and punishment may we say may, advisedly) be led as a matter of domestic ; but in the latter it is a r for the ordinary processes Ltish law. And, according to law, if an accused cannot to engage counsel for If, the Crown is in duty to do so for him. If this is e case in the British Solomon s, and natives accused of 1 offences are not adequately led surely this is a cruel thing , matter for the Protectorate iment to remedy as speedily ssible. , finally, reverting to native We do not know the istances that led up to the ig of those two Malaita s (which event has been ,ntly dragged in to show that should likewise have been d) but dt the risk of annoying SIP readers still further with ; Australian comparisons, we

would like to refer to a small item appearing on page 133, May PIM.

It refers to the fact that in April, Judge Gore of P-NG sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, three native murderers of Menyamya where a very lively inter-village vendetta was in progress some months ago. This verdict carried on the “Judge Murray” tradition under which natives were educated rather than punished in gaol—and frequently were later sent back home as the village policeman, Nonetheless punishment is made to fit the crime in NG, too—and readers will perhaps remember how a native was hanged in Lae a year or so ago. This native had seryed a term for murder; and was serving a second term for another murder when he committed the third, this time of a native warder. Clearly in that case the murderer was a menace to society, incapable of learning that crime did not pay.

Power For Rarotonga

p. 115

T> AROTONGA’s electric power resources were trebled late in April, when two new 150 kilowatt diesel units were put into operation. About half of this additional power will eventually be required to operate the projected produce cool store. Recently the three small 50 kilowatt units have been operating to full capacity at peak hours. This situation is now relieved.

Reverend Anthropologist for

p. 116

THIS ONE SEEKS

UNIQUE PYGMIES

Reverend Anthropologist for New Guinea

r:E Rev. Dr. Martin Gusinde, 70, Professor of Anthropology at Washington’s Catholic Uni versity, will make a four-month study of a “unique” group of pygmies in North-East New Guinea, accord ing to a report from Washington in May.

The reporter said that “no white man has ever before set foot in the region;” that Dr. Gusinde, “an ticipated meeting bands of head hunters,” but would “try to gain the savages’ confidence and avoid trouble.”

There was nothing to indicate whereabouts in Northeast New Guinea Dr. Gusinde expects to meet his “unique” pygmies and bands of headhunters. We were under the impression that the feet of white man had covered Northeast New Guinea pretty thoroughly in the last 20 years. * Miss E. A. L. Brown, MA, of the Tonga Hifh School staff, returned to New Zealand in May. She an nounced her engagement to Mr. B.

Lodes, of the UK, last January.

In Memory Of "Smithy"

p. 116

ON June 3, exactly 28 years had elapsed since Kingsford Smith, on his pioneer flight across the Pacific, performed the amazing feat of landing the monoplane Southern Cross in Albert Park, Suva. To mark the occasion, Mr. R. A. Hewlett,

Secretary of the Fiji Visitors BurJ sent a wreath of Fiji flowers tol annual “Smithy” commeSmorati in Oakland, California. The wrd was carried by Mr. John Ulml Qantas, son of the famous Chal Ulm, who was Smithy’s rid hand man on so many of his not! flights.

[?] Tree

p. 117

ches of a [?] Tree

[?] LINK IN POLYNESIA

IDELIGHT on the history of le well known Brander family, : Tahiti, is supplied by Mr. 5 R. Clark, of Waiau, Puta e, Auckland, NZ.

Clark began tracing back his 7 tree, and ascertained that eat-grandmother who married i Clark, at Elgin, Scotland, in was Emelia Brander; and she brother, John, who had gone e eastern part of the South c 100 years ago. article by W. H. Percival, of onga, in a NZ newspaper, said the Marsters family obtained Tston Atoll from a Mr. John ler, a merchant of Tahiti, a ime ago; and Mr. Clark is of n that this John Brander is his grandmother’s brother. An old r record (which actually goes to 1650), shows that a John er, of the South Pacific Islands, 3d Titau Salmon, and that daughter married a Herr ach. mart’s Encyclopaedia of Tahiti, hed 50 years ago, mentions orman Brander, who was born peete in 1864 and educated in nd and Paris; and Mr. Tati n, son of Mr. Tali Salmon, tarried Chieftainess Arutaimai.

[?]enomenal Numbers of harks

p. 117

harks in BSIP Waters

FIKS in unusual numbers were jhted during March and April ong the Guadalcanal Coast, Several large black sharks >een. These are locally called ” and are said to attack iers on sight. Many Guadal natives say that they have seen them before, although lave heard of them from the en. ee fatal attacks by sharks ed during March, and a 3r of reports of lucky escapes been received. rambaligo village, on Guadal some natives were playing t near the beach, and the an hit the ball into the sea. n was running into the sea ;ld the ball, when a large k suddenly appeared and wed it. not known whether the shark it off a neat, one-bite catch, i only witness was in a hurry away.

Joudrain has been appointed i District Agent in Southern :t New Hebrides, during the ;e of M. Berthault, who is on leave.

New Hotel

p. 117

For Noumea

t A representative of Wa 11 i e Canneries Limited, of New Zealand, is to visit Rarotonga, Mangaia and Aitutaki, in the Cook Islands, in

June, at the invitation of the NZ Government, to investigate the pos sibilities of processing perishable fruit in the Cook Islands.

The newly completed Nouvata Hotel, built by M. Charles Monin near his Bairritz nightclub at Anse Vata, Noumea, New Caledonia. The new hotel is con venient to South Pacific Commission head quarters.

Photo by R. Lau breaux.

iva's Working Classes May

pp. 119-120

ENT WARNING ABOUT

[?] PRICES AND SCARCITY

iva's Working Classes May Demand Higher Wages

From a Special Correspondent

SUVA, June 1. is time that High Authority realised that the low-income le in this City of Suva —and are the great majority—are being adequately fed. This is direct result of the facts that, commoner types of food —esilly proteins—have increased in while wages have not moved 11, or very little, is desirable that men doing y work should have a really nu re diet. Under present condi ; they cannot afford it. Tak- Public Works Department staff standard, the average wage of -skilled men is £5/4/6, and of filed £3/4/2. The average is nd £4/10/nts have gone up cruelly. A •ied man on a labourer’s wage

frequently pays £1 for a room. No matter how economically he buys, he cannot provide food of quality on the £3 or £4 per week that is left.

In the markets these days a small bundle of dalo costs 5/-, and the fishermen ask 5/- to 6/- for a fish of moderate size. One part-Euro pean man told me that he bought dalo for his mother because that was the food she preferred; but that for himself he bought Euro pean potatoes—brought in from New Zealand to sell at ninepence per pound, and therefore cheaper.

AND that is the aspect of this matter of food and wages which does most urgently call for Governmental attention. There is said to be black-market racket eering in indigenous foodstuffs. It

is scandalous that the industrial classes in a rich and fertile country like Fiji should be forced to pay such high rates for common food — prices so high that it is cheaper to buy overseas potatoes.

The coastal flats and river valleys of this country should be able to provide food in abundance for ten times this population.

Employers here protest strongly at the idea of a gen eral wage rise. They cannot have it both ways.

If they cannot induce the Gov ernment to take action to reduce food prices, wages will have to rise.

The production per capita may be low. as employers say: but what can you expect of manual workers who try to live and work on bread and tea for breakfast, bread with some little flavouring at noon, and a of vegetables, with a very little fish or meat, in the evening.

I noticed that Walu Bay workers buy, from a travelling van, for one shilling, a small portion of curry and rice, but there is very little meat or protein in it. Dr. G. Hemming, who is in charge of John Bayly’s Health Clinic at Walu Bay, has commented upon the low nutritive value of most of the food available to these people.

I have spent some time among the working people now, and I can

assure you that discontent with the position they are in is rife, and in creasing. The authorities would be wise to deal with the situation with out delay.

IT is not a matter of raising wages, to buy the restricted quantities of food—that will only increase the demand and raise the prices higher. It is a matter of (a) find ing out why insufficient food is being produced; (b) to what ex tent prices are being affected by

market-rigging, and (c) wl

should be done to quickly and su stantially increase food prod) tion.

It probably will be found thal major cause of this very unsat factory position is the failure! the people to properly use the lan and that this failure in turn] directly linked with the unava ability of suitable land.

From my own observations,! would say that the position is grd ing worse every week.

Moresby Engagements

p. 121

;ocial club, named the Kieta has been formed in Bougain- New Guinea. Office bearers President, Mr. C. W. Kim y, hon. secretary, Mr. H. F. ting; hon. treasurer, Mrs. V. ; committee members, Mr. K. ;r, Mr. R. McKay, Mrs. E. lorley. They plan to lease a le block of land and erect a id club building, with amen or members and their guests. 30 members are in sight. A louse will be built by voluntary of members. Some timber eady in Kieta for building ses, and construction should as soon as lease of land is id.

Beatrice Dalgliesh (above) recently ed her engagement to Mr. Kenneth Both are residents of Port Moresby.

Miss Isobell Kelly, who announced her [?ent recently to Mr. E. Gray of the Dept., Port Moresby. They expect [?]ry next year and have a European [?]on.

Photos by Papuan Prints.

The Voice of

p. 121

LOUDER AND

MORE OFTEN

The Voice of the Solomons

OFFICIAL abhorrence for the blast of publicity that the Solomon Islands have been receiving from overseas newspapers was evident when the HCWP, Mr.

John Gutch, told BSIP Advisory Council members in late April that “recent experience has shown that we cannot always rely on others to present an objective and accurate account of us.”

He was speaking of a grant (hoped for) from the Colonial

Development and Welfare Fund, which, if realised, would allow the Protectorate to improve and expand its local broadcasting service.

It is proposed to build a trans mitting station and studio and appoint a full-time Broadcasting officer who would be responsible for installation and maintenance of equipment as well as the presenta tion of programmes.

This sounds as though it will be a full-time job. t Bougainville’s first native Girls’

High School is reported to be flourishing. Already there are 30 students enrolled at the school, which was established by the Marist Mission at Asitavi at the be ginning of this year.

Fence of Matai

pp. 123-124

[?] to Govern [?] Samoa Fence of Matai [?]tem

Letter to the Editor El letter, “Self Rule for Western Samoa, but not Democracy,” in rour April issue, from a special ispondent, requires explanation elucidation. e views expressed are solely jersonal views and opinions of Morgan, and are not shared by responsible Europeans or )ans. Nor do the four elected pean members of the Legis j Assembly associate them -3 with any irresponsible state s made by Mr. Morgan in the lative Assembly, at joint >ns with the Fono of Faipule, efore the Trusteeship Council ng Mission. die Mr. Morgan usually claims he represents the views of a rity, he suddenly changed his on and, before the joint session i the Trusteeship Council on, stated that he represents ‘vast majority” of the people imoa. He has moved amend s to motions in the Legislative nbly and later voted against wn amended motions. While sating strict economy in Gov ent expenditure, he (unsuc illy) moved that the remunera of members of Legislative As ly be increased from about per year to £1,200. ir article dealt mainly with the ion of universal suffrage and latai system. Many opponents le Matai system (and among Mr. Morgan) conveniently x)k the fact that the Matai n, a time-honoured custom of Jamoan people, does not deny ed persons, men or women, a in political matters. The i, or head of family, is demo ;ally elected by a majority of amily, to represent the family look after the family’s in s in village and district affairs, )eyond that in elections to the of Faipule, the Samoan dis representatives and, on a r level, to the Legislative As •y. ; Matai is also responsible for management of the family Should the Matai, in the )n of the family, fail to repre the family in a proper way or ?ainst the family interests, the y can depose him and elect other member of the family in :ead. So every young untitled »er of the family is in fact a tial Matai.

The Mau rebellion, in the late twenties and early thirties, was brought about by the attempt of the then Administrator, General Sir George Richardson, to abolish the Matai system and interfere with Samoan tradition and customs.

The administering authority, New Zealand, and the United Nations Trusteeship Council, have agreed that the present political set-up, based on the Matai system, should continue, and that no change should be forcibly imposed on the Samoan people.

The demand for universal suffrage should come spontaneously from the Samoans themselves, when they have reached a stage where the young generation has acquired suf ficient knowledge and education to realise the advantages of universal suffrage.

One of the reprehensible actions of the European member of the Legislative Assembly (Mr. Morgan) was when he, as a European repre sentative, tried to advance his per sonal views on the subject of the Head, or Heads of State.

This is considered entirely a matter for the Samoans themselves and of no concern whatever to the Europeans: and it has been strongly urged that this matter should be left to the judgement of the Samoans without interference by Europeans. (Over)

At the Constitutional Convention, when the subject was discussed at length, only six of the 170 members of the Convention voted and spoke against the appointment of the two Fautua (H o n. Tamasese and Malietoa) as joint Heads of State; and these six members subsequently withdrew their objections, so that the resolution on the subject was unanimous.

I agree with what your letter writer stated regarding the precari ous economic situation of the Terri tory, and regarding extravagant Government expenditure.

When we look at the post-war picture of the world, we find that many of the countries which were given self-Government faced enorm ous difficulties but gradually over came them, and these young countries are learning from experi ence and putting their political and economic structure on a solid basis.

It has been stated at Trustee ship Council meetings that self government, even if it does not function smoothly in the beginning, is still preferable to no self-govern ment at all.

The possible violent repercussions with which your letter-writer at tempts to frighten New 7 Zealand exist only in his imagination.

I believe in the commonsense of

the Samoan people and in their keen political acumen. I also believe that the interests of the European community, which are amply pro tected in the Trusteeship Agree ment and will be fully safeguarded in the constitution of any future

Samoan government, will in n( way be adversely affected by thi establishment of self-government.!

I am, etc.,

A. M. GURAU.

Apia, 21/5/56.

Operative Store

p. 125

[?]E OF RISING COSTS

a Residents Form

SUVA, June 1.

E increasing cost of living is naking itself so sharply felt imong all classes that even the jr-paid Europeans are seeking i of combating it. ie Suva Co-Operative Associa has been formed under the rmanship of Mr. Stan Mayne, ;al optician, and premises have opened in Waimanu Building, ibership has already risen to ly 100 and sufficient volunteers been available to ensure the being open for business in the noons from Monday to Friday, on Saturday morning. present, stocks are being ined mostly from local ware es. It is hoped to supplement * purchased by direct imports, embership grows, ods are sold slightly below ;nt retail prices and the bulk le net profits will be returned lembers in the form of cash ends, at the end of each trad fear.

ON THE NOSE!

How a Gibbes Sepik Airways Norseman plane finished up when it made a forced landing on a beach some 12 miles from Aitape, New Guinea, a short time ago. Pilot Roy Shaw handled it skilfully and the two European pas sengers (Cpl. Hanley, of the PIR, and Mr. L. C.

Naughton, of the Public Health Department) and several natives were uninjured. The plane was later towed to the nearby, little - used Malol airstrip and, when repaired, was able to take off.

Ting Ready To Film

pp. 125-129

[?]L ANOTHER ONE!

"TYREE" IN TAHITI

iM director John Huston rrived in Tahiti from USA in Jay to make preparations for liming of his new work, Typee d on Herman Melville’s classic) July. egory Peck will be the star, liming will occupy some months, the end of May, in Tahiti, Mr. on was arranging locations, seeking “beautiful young lesian girls—singers and danc to appear in the film.

Itorial Note : The search for itiful young Polynesian girls’’ ibly indicates the character of production—all considerations ;rted to box office demands, s have been a dozen films made big scale since the war, either about the South Pacific; but me has given the wide world a glimpse of real conditions in South Seas. The emphasis rs is on sex and hula-hula and our, because the mob wants it way. Yet there are enough n and beauty and human in i in the South Pacific Islands eate a true-to-life film which d please the customers. It is matter of vision and director-

ROTONGA RADIO SERVICE

here is no routine R/T watch, sels are contacted by pre inged schedule only, with ■otonga replying on 2182 or L kc/s, with 4402.7 kc/s also liable if necessary. Local vessels 2182/2162 kc/s for short-range king round the Southern Group nds, and the 8.2 mc/s band for tacts from the Northern Group, eds are usually round 0330 and

) GMT.

iter-island communications are 'ied out on the shipping [uency of 2012 kc/s, so an out vessel equipped with that [uency may make initial contact i Rarotonga by breaking in on t frequency, which is in use nt rvals throughout the day. No liar 2182 kc/s distress watch is ntained.

K TUG BRINGS ANOTHER

BARGE FOR PAPUA

tie British ocean-going tug desman tied up in Port Moresby May 5, at the end of her second ige from the United Kingdom Papua within 7 months, le brought with her this time ew barge for APC and cut 11 s off her previous trip when towed two barges the 11,200 3S from the United Kingdom 3 apua. r adesman, with her crew of 15, id out of the River Tyne in erly cold weather on February and berthed in Port Moresby i the temperature in the 80’s, came by way of the Suez Canal, n, Djakarta and the Torres lit, and averaged 11 knots for journey. le Master of the tug, Captain per, said he struck good weather t of the way and there were incidents. By the time he gets ie, he expects he will have elled more than 25,000 miles on present journey.

[?]an In Ships

p. 129

[?]ore Security In [?]antations [?]an In Ships

[E way in which Australian shipowners are penalised by Australian taxation (which es them at a heavy disadvant in competition with shipowners >ther countries) has often been rred to by Mr. James Burns, irman of Burns Philp & Co. Ltd. did not fail to describe the pre situation, at the Company’s ual meeting in May. e emphasised that the Islands ping lines now were under vy handicaps, and not making igh profit to provide for the re ement of old tonnage. That

could only be done if extraordinary profits were made after taxation— and such a thing was not permitted.

The Bulolo, built in 1938, could not now be replaced for £2 million; yet, under present conditions, a ship like the Bulolo could not make £1 million profit in 25 years, under today’s conditions.

Liners for passengers and cargo

combined were a thing of the past in the company’s trade, said the Chairman.

The aim was to lose as little money as possible by running plain cargo ships to serve island interests The most remunerative part of the business, on capital employed, was the plantations, of which the company owned over 40, he said.

Allegiance To Queen

pp. 131-132

inistration Herds Official Sheep

ALLEGIANCE TO UNO PUT BEFORE

PORT MORESBY, May 30.

Twelve top ranking Papua-New Guinea public servants (including : Assistant Administrator) do not consider it necessary that they, the terms of the traditional oath, should “well and truly serve Our yereign Lady the Queen”; they think that to “well and truly serve r Majesty the Queen” (Queen unspecified) amply covers the lation.

[S Battle of the Oath, between fficial and unofficial members f Papua-New Guinea’s Legis ; Council: — Created a “first” in the ry of the Council; Caused unofficial members’ pressure to rise; High-lighted the cynical ler in which official sheep jump the legislative hoops prepared hem.

And showed the three native Ders solidly behind other icial members. 3 form of oath to be taken in loyal Papua and New Guinea ;abulary was discussed in the cil in 1955. As New Guinea UN Trusteeship Territory DUgh administered together Papua, an Australian fcory), it was decided that it mfitting that subjects of this tory should be called upon “to nise the Queen as his eign.” The Council got over its own satisfaction by pro l two oaths—“to truly serve lovereign Lady the Queen”; or to render true and loyal e in the office of member of loyal Papua and New Guinea abulary.” ; Governor-General’s assent withheld from this Bill because s considered advisable to have me oath. ; current legislation deals that oath —viz: “well and serve Her Majesty the i.” . R. BUNTING, nominated nember for Papua, said that le did not see why a British zt should be denied his right ke the oath in its traditional Mr. E. A. James, elected >er for Papua, said that he d entirely with Mr. Bunting went further in that he ed the bill in its entirety. It quite apparaent that the mor-General’s advisers, in olding assent, had not taken consideration the feelings of Punch which had debated the ast year and had agreed on wo forms of oath. He said the Bill as passed in 1955 d be reintroduced.

The Rev. Mr. Ure, mission member for Papua, said that the words “Elizabeth II” should be inserted in the new oath after “Her Majesty the Queen”—as the oath stood, an alien, for example a Dutchman, could regard it as being another Queen.

Other speakers—all unofficial made it clear that they resented having what was regarded as a

birthright trimmed down to size to fit the tender susceptibilites of the UN trusteeship Council.

However, ignoring the arguments of the unofficial opposition, the President of the Council put the matter to the vote and, scarcely before the loud “noes” had died away, declared the poll for the “ayes.”

Unofficial members called for a division whereupon the official members to a man—although some individuals had difficulty in getting their hands above their shoulders —voted for the exact wording of the Administration edict.

Four official members are absent from this meeting of Legco, and as all the three native members voted “Our Sovereign Lady,” the count of hands resulted in 11 ayes, 12 noes.

The President (Assistant Admini strator Wilson) then cast his vote which made the score 12 all; he followed this by exercising his prerogative of a casting vote bringing the final count to 13 for;

12 against. It is understood tih this is the first time the Preside has made a casting vote in tl way.

It might have been imagined! course, that on such an issue! least one official member with sense of history or merely for hell of it, would have cast his V( with the unofficial members.

It is difficult to understand h the P-NG Administration c reconcile the incorporation “Royal” in the name of I Constabulary when it is apparj that the official view is that N Guinea members should sh allegiance to UNO and not!

Queen Elizabeth 11.

It is obvious from brushes of! kind that occurred, that Austral! persistence in keeping the t Territories as separate entiti while trying to administer then! a joint territory, is going to becd more and more legally complied as time—and masses of laws-i on.

Example

p. 132

Fiji as Happy Example To Papua-N. Guine

SO far as the delegates frj Papua and New Guinea w| concerned, there could hj been no happier choice of place! the Third South Pacific Confers than Fiji.

This is the opinion of Mr. J.l McCarthy, who went with the de gation to Suva in April as an offi(| adviser. In a brief report to I P-NG Legislative Council in li May, he said that the P-NG na! delegates were naturally drawn the Fijians and were quick to noi the happy relationship that exia between the Fijians and the Ed peans. In this way they saw li Papua-New Guinea might one I be.

He said that the delegates h learned a great deal from tlj Fiji visit and had returned with greater appreciation of what I P-NG Administration and otM are trying to do for them. 1 delegates had more than held th own and if possible, the won representatives had shown up e\ better than the men.

In conference, delegates hj spoken to the point and only wH they had something to say. TE had learned about other Pacific tel tories but at the same time real! that they had something alsol give. In the matter of co-operati societies, for example, it was obvil that P-NG was far ahead of otl territories and what P-NG haca tell other delegates about t| strength and scope of themovenu in the Territory had amazed i latter.

[?]nch Plan Air Service

p. 133

For N. Hebrides

NOUMEA May 28.

E French air line TAI (Trans its Aeriens Intercontinentaux) is announced the purchase of !3 plane in America, is plane is destined to open a :e, Noumea-New Hebrides, in near future, probably towards nd of June. It is assumed that plane will be based at Ton , aerodrome. is service is regarded as a blow antas, the company that has all the pioneering work in communications in the New ides. e wonders why Qantas did not ago adopt this solution of a light plane based on New lonia for a New Hebrides ;e.

[?]imea-Vila Via Tanna?

p. 133

>VES made by the New Caledonia airways company, Transpac, in April, are in eted as another attempt by small company to establish a l- needed air-service between lea and the New Hebrides.

April one of the company’s i. Captain Lafargue, was ining an airstrip on Tanna, af the most southerly of the Hebrides group. If this strip be used it may be possible t over the difficulties associated using Dragon Rapide aircraft le long haul between Noumea Vila. vards the end of last year spac started on unscheduled ;e between New Caledonia and and Santo in the NH. But ission to continue was later Irawn by the aviation >rities —it was claimed, possibly some justification—that the ice involved was not suitable lapides.

Solomons' Triplets

p. 133

ARE WELL

PLET boys were born at anga Langa Lagoon, Malaita, a May 7, to Kwaiosea, wife of ni. The boys are named Peter, and Philip. Kwaiosea has msly given birth to two sets uns. Mother and babies are e Fuambu Mission Station, as present somewhat of a feed roblem. All are well. ;er Ethel Brent, of Queensland, joined the staff of the Ba tal, Fiji.

ive?walmlla P r?a ble Sr. W GSnK:

p. 133

UGLY HEALTH PROBLEM IN

PAPUA N. GUINEA

Addressing more than 100 delegates on the second and final day of the Australian Academy of Science, on May 25, in Brisbane Dr. J. T. Gunther (the P-NG Director of Medical Services) said that the 1.7 million native population of Papua and New Guinea had a desire to work with the whites to a full development.

But the natives, he stressed, were too sick and indolent, under nourished and unhealthy.

ive?walmlla P r?a ble Sr. W GSnK: said that it was halting the * pro gress of the native and the devel opement of his country.

New Guinea, emphasised Dr.

Gunther, should have an Institute of Medical Research to cope witn all the work that remain ed to be done in overcoming the territory's disease problems.

Dr. R. H. Black, of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medi cine, Sydney, said Papua-New Guinea could well support an In statute of Medical Research.

[?]Seting Impression By

p. 137

[?]mea indignant

[?]AST-FLYING WRITER

NOUMEA, May 28.

E Australian Press is under fire n New Caledonia. Both political lides have attacked and the ing broadside was fired in the assembly, the Conseil Generale. e leader of “Big Business” ;d that a protest be made ally to the Australian Consul, j passed on to the Australian rnment, against “the campaign ist French work in the Pacific” le Australian Press, e motion was passed unanim ; “applauded” (according to the paper) “by the members and )üblic present.” e second attack was made by ‘Opposition” in the form of an le published in the roneo sheet znir Caledonien, publised by Deputy of New Caledonia, Mr. ice Lenormand. The article signed by the publisher, this was caused by an article shed in Sydney Sun Herald of 22, written by veteran lalist Jack Perci v a 1. Mr. val came to Noumea as itive officer aboard Sir Gordon )r’s Sandringham flying-boat, subsequ°ntly wrote his un ions of Noumea. . Lenormand says the article “grotesque” and that it made Australian press ridiculous. He res that Mr. Percival, in less 300 lines, assembled more in rs than all the journalists who up to now written about New lonia. . Lenormand is especially out l by statements that Noumeans 1 all their time drinking ipagne and red wine whilst ling “Tahitian belly-dancers.” protests against the suggestion there is any Communist organ *n here or that there is any lility of Japanese labourers ig here. ere is no truth in the state that Japan has any designs ew Caledonia. If there are any ns shown anywhere one would re that they are those of Aus ,n “Big Business.” e article concludes by asking 3 Sun Herald article does not t the ideas of certain circles astralia, jealous of New Cale bs prosperity and seeking an e to meddle in New Caledonian s.

Lenormand informs Aus ns in general that if New onians are willing to enter into n tourist and commercial re s with Australia they are 7 resolved to remain attached ance and the French Empire, attachment to the French

community is the guarantee of their liberties, present and future.

Your correspondent must express regret that some journalists who fleetingly visit New Caledonia give the world ideas of the country based on very superficial impresisons.

Whilst in Noumea, Admiral Jouan, formerly commander of French naval forces in the East, declared that when France was free of the problem of Algeria, it was certain that an effort would be made to in crease French forces in the Pacific.

The accent would be on the aero naval branch. He mentioned that the harbour of Nepoui, on the West coast of NC, would make an ex cellent aero-naval base, especially

as it is in close proximity to the big war-time air-field Plaine des Gayacs.

Where Lies The Future

pp. 137-139

Editorial Note Where Lies The Future Of New Caledonia?

NEW CALEDONIA is getting itself steamed up quite unnecessarily.

Much of the old sense of re sponsibility has disappeared from Australian daily journalism. Ninety per cent, of the stuff which now appears in Australian week-end newspapers is exaggerated and over

jred rubbish, which no well rmed person takes seriously. Its f purpose is to entertain, le New Caledonians’ sensitivity he subject of Australian terri il ambitions is interesting, how lere is every likelihood that all Territories in the South Pacific be seeking new alliances before y years have passed, so as to protection against Asia. Both lin and France—the former by :tant choice and the latter ir duress —appear to be slowly drawing from their Imperial msibilities. t Australia, at present, is not e picture—even if the industrial ns wished to push her into it.

Australia wanted any more ftc Islands territory, she only to lift a finger and Solomon ds and New Hebrides would be ;r lap in quick time, for nurture protection. t, so far, Australia has resisted plea and argument. She in that, in Papua and New Guinea, )lk Island and Northern Terri -all costing her an astonishing >er of millions per annum—she ill the “colonial” responsibility /ants. present, it looks as if the e protection and development le 14 or 15 Territories, now y associated under the South ic Commission, will lie in some of self-governing federation, e in the care of an international —although, after what we have of the United Nations Trustee- Council, we would not wish a fate upon the South Pacific is.

[?]griculture Men

p. 139

[?]ji Loses Its Top [?]griculture Men

CH the impending retirement of Mr. C. Harvey, Director of griculture, Fiji will have lost ri the space of a few months ;wo senior executives of that rtment. Both are men with a leal knowledge of the Colony ts requirements. ; other loss was the departure r. B. E. V. Parham, Deputy tor, who has gone to Western a as Director of Agriculture, a has gained a man who is 7 experienced in tropical agri *e and its problems. i Colony is thus faced with jossibility that two new men •e appointed from overseas for vo top positions. With the new of a unified Colonial Service, considered likely that experi men now serving in Fiji will to accept transfers to other es, in order to obtain advance le, for family reasons and to climatic and health con

ditions in other territories, prefer to see out their time in equable Fiji. In the case of New Zealanders and Australians, they thus remain closer to their homelands and family connections—and closer to the good educational facilities in New Zealand and Australia.

It is a policy which may suit the British Colonial Service, but not necessarily the various Terri tories, each of which has its own economic and racial factors affect ing practical agriculture in the pro duction of food for consumption and export.

SRC Delegates from P-NG Visit Canberra

p. 139

the [?] and New Guina delegation to the South Pacific Conference (which was held in Suva in April-May) gof VIP freatment from the Department of Territories which played host in Sydney and Canberra before the delegates returned home. Here the group is shown at the War Memorial, Canberra, where Simogun prepares to place a wreath on the memorial stone.

Australian News and Information Bureau Photograph.

McCarthy Counter-

p. 140

CHAINED TO

OFFICE CHAIR

McCarthy Counter- Attacks in Paper-Wa[?]

PORT MORESBY, May 31.

A PLEA by Mr. J. K. McCarty in the Legislative Council, fi less paper-work for Distrij Services personnel and greater ui of native and Asiatic clerical sta to relieve the situation, was agree to heartily by other members the Council—even though they r alise that under existing circun stances nothing is likely to be dor Mr. McCarthy said that on mai outstations —which are frequent one-man shows—the ADO or Patrc Officer is so tied down with his ii numerable clerical duties that 1 frequently does not know what] going on in his district. He is, j effect, chained to his office chai and is forced to allow his first ai real duty—that of administering] the wants of a large native populi tion and some Europeans—to suff( Proper clerical staffing was tl answer to this problem—but j everyone was aware, clerical office we re difficult to recruit and ev| more difficult to hold.

The Territory should not contim ally look to Australia to solv Q tt difficulty. The cost of erecting residence for a married officer w now between £6,000 and £7,00 there was cost of recruitment, cc of travel for the officer and 1 family, cost of leave every 21 mont and sometimes the cost of repatri tion when the recruit was unsui able. All of this was in viole disproportion to what the Ten tory could afford.

The solution was in traini] Asians and natives for clerical wo: and seeing that they were afford opportunities for eventual prom tion to better positions.

At present, lack of basic educ tion created a position where the were few suitable applicants offe ing. But far greater efforts shou be made by the Administration search for suitable people.

Some local banks were now trai ing natives in clerical duties ai this was a move in the right dire tion.

Education was the only found tion upon which any scheme I native training could be built, ft McCarthy said that he was oppos to the removal of native studer from the Territory for seconda education in Australia. He sa that the removal of th e se you; people from their natural enviro ment was wrong and that seconda schools for them should be bu in Papua and New Guinea.

[?]om School-boy

p. 141

[?]bia Police Pay [?]covered [?]om School-boy

lE mystery of the missing police pay roll (see PIM for April and May) deepened rather than red when the greater part of r as recovered from a 12 years Samoan schoolboy in May. le pay roll of £2,439 in Samoan ency disappeared from Apia on March 28. The Zealand CIB was called in a reward of £250 offered for ■mation which would lead to the ;t of the thief. twever, on March 13 about 0 of the missing money was d in the suitcase of the olboy. He was packing to go 2 for the school holidays and money was discovered by the an relative with whom he lives Apia. She later took the and the money to the Apia e station. e boy said that he found the jy done up in a zippered ic bag used for carrying a ing suit. He had been looking urabs when he found the bag een the saluting guns at mtu Point and the Pilot on. He had taken it home jut telling anyone about it and (quently spent £4. ortly after the theft an ymous note in Samoan had left at the Police Station saying the money was buried ;en the saluting guns and the Station. A search failed to e it—evidently the schoolboy already removed it. iding clue to the mystery is considered to be the bathing n which the notes were found, a bag sold with a well-known 1 of swimming suit. Police are »us to find out where it came and who may have owned it ously.

Atu Dovi Married

p. 141

ru Dr. J. A. R. Dovi was married early in May to Losalini Uluiviti, of Suva, Fiji. ;u Dovi, who is a brother of Sir Lala Sukuna, was until tly Deputy Secretary for Fijian •s. He then returned to the ;al Department. He left late Aay for New Zealand on ion leave.

Dovi is also well known in the ions, where he served for a er of years as a medical officer alaita.

Paul Bloomfield, of Tonga, ompleted his teacher-training rdmore College, in Auckland, s now on the staff of Tonga School. There are four Tongan its at Ardmore this year.

Marketing in P-NG

p. 141

Control of Copra Marketing in P-NG

r[E request of the Papua-New Guinea planting interests, that some form of market control of copra should be introduced when the British Ministry of Food Con tract expires at the end of 1957, has been agreed to by Australia.

The other copra-producing coun tries within the MOF contract— notably, Fiji, Western Samoa, Tonga and Solomons —are expected to take similar action within the coming year.

The Australian Minister for Ter ritories (Mr. Hasluck) announced on May 23 that the new system of

marketing P-NG copra would be controlled by a Board constituted generally in the same way as the present Copra Marketing Board.

The matter was discussed fully with representatives of producers, at a Conference in Rabaul.

The Copra Marketing Board Ordinance will be amended to pro vide for an increase in the merr/oer ship of the Board from five to six, with two members representing NG and one representing Papua copra producers. Copra will be sold “only in the best interests of the copra producers”, The present F-NG Copra Market ing Board is to proceed immediately with necessary initial arrangements for the marketing of copra after 1957.

Brown Owl, Tawny

p. 143

Owl and Brownies

r:E Girl Guide movement had a big night in Bulolo, NG, on May 10 when Mrs. A. V. G.

Price, Brownie Adviser from Fort Moresby, visited the town on official business.

The First Bulolo Brownie Pack had organised an evening’s enter tainment for her, under the patronage of Mrs. A. E. Gazzard.

Later Mrs. Price presented all enrolled Brownies with the recently gazetted State badge—a red Bird of Paradise on a blue ground. The local Association followed up by making a presentation to Tawny Owl, Jill Brissender, in appreciation of the way she had carried on the job during the absence on extended

leave of Brown Owl.

G.A.H.

from Fiji

p. 145

Another Million Buttons from Fiji

PACIFIC PEARL SHELL

PRODUCTS LTD., of Levuka, Fiji (owned by Mr. A. G.

McCown). shipped a million shell buttons and blanks away on the Crion which left Fiji on May 11.

Total shipment of shell products was 22 tons. In addition, packages of buttons have recently gone by parcels-post from the factory at Levuka to the UK, NZ, East Africa and West Germany.

Deaths Of Islands Peddle

p. 147

MR. J. P. SAMUELS

he death occurred unexpectedly Sydney on April 30 of Mr. John vis Samuels —better known as ck” —a well-known, post-war ritorian of Port Moresby. [r. Samuels had been station lager for Qantas Empire Airways Port Moresby since 1951; he ed the company in 1943. e was born in Edinburgh 44 rs ago and is survived by his ! and two young children. He been in hospital in Sydney for hort time and at the time of death had expected to be harged and return to Port esby within a matter of days.

MRS. M. L. RUDLING

s. M. L. Rudling, widow of the Mr. T. G. Rudling, and srly a Tonga resident, died ~nd on May 28. Mr. ng was well known in Tonga Elector of Customs, at Vavau.

Rudling was 69, and the mother fht children, most of whom are mts of New Zealand.

MR. W. A. BOUCHER

W. A. Boucher, a prominent ess man of Auckland, died in o, NZ, on May 28, very sud was well known in Tonga, be his firm, Speddings Limited, been agents in New Zealand be Government of Tonga for g time.

VIRS. ELIZABETH MUIR

J death occurred at Suva on 9, of Mrs. Elizabeth Muir, a known personality among the residents of Suva. Mrs. Muir to Fiji with her husband the Mr. James Muir, 42 years ago,

fropi Both were born in

Lancashire, England.

Mrs. Muir helped her husband to run his bookshop at the Corner of Pier Street and Renwick Road. In conjunction with the newsagents business they ran a kava saloon for Europeans.

The premises became well known as Muir’s Corner, and round about eleven o’clock it was patronised by many of Suva’s leading businessmen accustomed to a morning bowl of kava. At Muir’s saloon much gossip was to be heard of cutters due, or overdue, the prospects of a “blow ; ’, and what “they” were saying “on the beach.”

It was a valuable source of information for a newspaper man doing his rounds, and for the visitor in search of local colour.

Mrs. Muir was a sincere woman who was highly respected. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs.

Edith Williams, of Suva, and two grandchildren. A son Jack died in December, 1955.

SIR HENRY MILNE SCOTT

See story on page 61, this issue.

t Miss E. M. Priest, Methodist Mission nursing Sister at Mendi, S.

Highlands, Papua, has become en gaged to Mr. Denis Daniel, of the Commonwealth Dept, of Works.

They will marry later this year and return to the Territory. t At the meeting of the Pacific Islands' Society in Sydney on May 24, guest-speaker was Mr. F. C.

James, who described a tour though Japan and illustrated it with coloured films. Films of Bali and Indonesia were also shown during the evening.

Mr. J. P. Samuels.

Photo by Papuan Prints.

Gold Industry

p. 148

DYING AT 35

Help Heeded for NG's Gold Industry

PORT MORESBY, May 31.

THE persistence with which tl Director of Lands evaded tions on the rights of nati' miners in relation to the laws of the Territory at the Led lative Council meeting in the la few days, gives the impression thi the official conscience is not qul clear on this subject.

Natives in P-NG who engage ! gold-mining have not got to tal out a miner’s right or to pay royal on gold won. Neither do they ha to fill in the forms and returns ths are forced upon European mine] giving particulars of their workin and the amount of gold produce Most native miners would be ii capable of filling in the necessa returns, anyhow.

According to the Director of Lanj in a very guarded statement, I natives have “certain privilege and there are “good reason (which he did not state) for thd However, the system as it stad is open to anomalies and abusd (See page 75, this issue).

That the present mining set-i as it relates to the different ml under which Europeans and nathi work, has not brought greater pr tests from the community is a gd indication of the unsatisfactd level to which gold mining in tj Territory has dropped.

There is small inducement to prospector these days. Alone amd commodities, gold has remained! a fixed price while working and I other costs have soared. On top] that, the Administration takes J pound of flesh in the form of a per cent, royalty and by imposij customs duty on all mini!

machinery imported.

In appealing for a better deal! the small miner and prospector, IS George Whittaker, Member for Pi Mainland, said that the royalty h been imposed in the first place ba in the 1930’s to pay for a propod Wau-Salamaua road. The road hf in fact, never eventuated —the Anj built the road from Wau to La during the war without cost to t NG Administration —but the royal itself went on.

Mr. Whittaker said that t royalty should be dropped in t case of small miners; duty should j remitted on mining equipmei that assistance should be given] prospectors: that all patrols ir new country should be accompanj by an experienced prospector; a: that rewards should be given I new gold finds.

[?]ree Towns Have

p. 149

TOGETHER!

[?]ree Towns Have [?] utomatic Phones

E three chief towns of the Jouth Pacific Islands —Suva, Noumea and Port Moresby— are all equipped with auto : telephone exchanges, and all brought into operation within v months. rt Moresby was first—the ns of that steadily-growing ipolis now are so accustomed ils modern amenity that they st have forgotten the horrors e manual exchange. /a’s new installation came into ition on June 1 (see elsewhere), imea’s new automatic installa which cost 50 million francs, formally opened by Governor aid at noon on April 28; and :ame very smoothly into tion. 4,800 calls were recorded e town within 24 hours. The vith which country connections are made has resulted in a i fall in internal telegraphic ess. Noumea’s auto phones linked at once with the sas radiophone service.

GG Shares Move

p. 149

at Last

; the first time in many years, le Stock Exchanges have been towing some interest in the ► of New Guinea Goldfields yly, little by little, the Com under the patient and per ng management of John D. ;n. has battled through its var difficulties and now, for • three years, it has been pay steady 3d. per share on the lares —not much, but enough >w shareholders they are not ten. , as earnings and liquid re s have improved, the Directors •esolved to repay shareholders ;r share, reducing the value h to 3/9. If the 3d. per share nnum continues—it may be than that—that will be equal per cent. For those who t at the long-ruling price of id who now get 6d. returned, nual 3d. is really worth some- The Exchange quotation for moved immediately after the ncement from 2 - to 2 6.

Company, in April, got 1,010 fine gold and 1,205 oz. of silver Golden Ridges, 106 oz. from is and produced 240,650 super )f timber from its timber

Burns Phip (Ss) Co. Has

p. 149

ANOTHER GOOD YEAR

IN the year ended January 31 last, Messrs.

Burns Philp (South Seas), Limited, registered in Suva, made a profit of £126,850, compared with £113,138 in the previous year.

With the big balance from last year (£62,000), the company maintains its usual dividend of 10 per cent, and adds another £50,000 (£25,000 last year) to reserves. it is noted that this very healthy section of the great bp empire now uses in its business, apart from £750,000 of subscribed capital, no less than £1,230,547 of reserves and surpluses. Of the total working capital, £392,045 is in real property and shipping, £1,160,628 in merchandise, £573,000 in book debts, and the n, 0 ,!!, .n share, *nd .nwstm.nt, The company has just lost its chairman and old-time director, Sir Henry Milne Scott, by death. The other directors are Messrs. James

Burns, Joseph Mitch-ell and P. T. W. Blac* of the Head Office Board, Messrs. M. H. Kel son and R. C. Kerkham, of the Suva establish ment, and Mr. G. R. Simpson. !i Mr. Stanley P. Baird, of Bison, South Dakota, arrived in American Samoa recently with his wife and two small children, to assume duties as assistant to Attorney-General Peter Coleman in the Legal Affairs Department. Hospital Surgeon Dr Janis Pone, with wife Talentina and son, left for the US after complet ing four years duty in American Samoa. Mr. George Peterson, En tomologist for the Government, re signed after less than one year’s stay and also returned to the US.

New Whaling Industry Should

pp. 151-152

GIVE NORFOLK IS. A BOOST

Norfolk Whaling Co. Ltd. —which is at present establishing a haling station on Norfolk Island—anticipates that it will commence )erations late in July or early August. The company has offered eference shares to Norfolk Island residents.

E company is registered in Norfolk Island with a nominal capital of £200,000. the whole he ordinary capital being held Anderson Meat Industries, Ltd., icy. No public issue of shares be made. osing date for applications for srence shares an offer •icted to Norfolk Island resis —was May 30. However, i a FIM reporter interviewed A. W. Anderson, managing ;tor of Anderson Meat istries Ltd., the number of crence shares that will be ;d was undetermined at that , as it was not then known vhat extent NI residents had prepared to invest.

IDERSON MEAT INDUSTRIES

LTD. commenced operations in :he whaling industry with the Dlishment of Byron Whaling Pty., Ltd. in 1954. early June the whaling on on Norfolk was 90 per cent.

Dlished; and the remaining 10 cent, to be done represents y equipment transported to the fi only recently; it will be tiled by end of June, it the operation of the station rds the end of the current ing season (May 1-October 31) nds largely on the completion he season’s operations at the n Bay station which, subject r eather conditions, is hoped to h about July 20. Thereupon, lical staff and a chasing vessel be transferred to Norfolk id. ie quota allotted to the Norfolk Ltd. is 150 for the approaching season, and it is anticipated this number will be taken in a range of approximately miles from the shore base on. For the 1956 season, the m will be using the Byron I, averted Fairmile, owned by the n Bay Station and operated r charter. A new 126-ft diesel :1, complete with oil tanks for in lighterage and transport , is under construction for NI, will not be available till 1957. rom observations made by msible executives, whales able to the Norfolk Island an more than equal those able on other stations through- Australia,” Mr. Anderson d. e Norfolk installation is jarable with any other similar jn and embodies the most ;rn equipment available in the

world, such machinery being supplied mainly from Norway.

The plant included a Kvaerner cooker, which has an approximate capacity of 25 tons of raw materials, and can comfortably handle three large-sized and four medium-sized Hump Back whales over a 24-hour period.

Oil from the cooker is pumped through to two 750-ton storage tanks, and the balance, representing oil solids, passes through a refining process, de-sludgers, oil separators, etc., until the oil is recovered, the remaining solids being processed and dried for use as meal, available for stock feed or fertiliser.

There is a strong demand for whale oil in Australia, but most of the station’s production will be exported abroad through Australian ports, or shipped direct to Continental ports from the island.

There is a fair local demand for meal on Norfolk Island, and the surplus will be exported to Australian and overseas ports.

An adjunct to the whale oil industry will be the saving of whale meat for use as pet food which, while a common practice on

overseas whaling stations, has never been adopted by other Australian enterprises. (A few months ago an American business man visited Australia to try to buy whale meat to feed mink bred for the fur trade on US fur-farm«).

Anderson Meat Industries recently sent a senior officer on a lightning visit to the US and UK to examine these markets.

The Byron Bay station will be saving whale meat for this purpose

during the forthcoming 1956 seas this being a dollar producing expd but shortage of time precludes ] implementation of this scheme Norfolk this year. contracts for pet food will obtained for both stations for 1! and 1958, and it is estimated tl the Norfolk station will earn in 1 vicinity of £50,000 additional ov all revenue from this alone.

The shipping of oil from Norf Island is presenting difficulties i present but, if necessary, i station can use a vessel now bei fitted out to transport oil to 1 mainland in economical quantit: However, the company would pre to have the whole production lif by overseas vessels or tankers a while no definite arrangements hj been made to date, several la: shipping organisations i interested.

The company is confident t] either directly or indirectly, 1 station will absorb the whole of 1 available labour on the island. 1 station will employ approximat 70 people directly, and for the fi season at least, a number of th will comprise technical staff a trained operators brought from 1 mainland.

The manaeer of the station Mr. T. Hamilton.

Whaling has been a subside industry at Norfolk Island on a off for years. From Ball Bay, the eastern side of Norfolk, 1 islanders used to harpoon whales hand from 30- f eet open boats. 1 in 1949 the South Seas Whaling a Sharking Co. introduced a laur and a whale-chaser with a harpo gun. However, the comnan activities were dogged by ill-li and were finally abandoned.

So Sda Mission Natives

p. 152

THE BIG NAMBAS

APPEAR FRIENDLY

GO HOME

IN July, 1955, the newspapers i ported trouble on the nort west coast of Malekula, in N Hebrides, where the seemingly u tameable Big Nambas had kill one or two other natives and ma threats against the lives and v lages of those living in this an In conjunction with the Gc ernment, the Seventh-day Adve tist Mission evacuated their a herents from a number of villag and took them to Acre, where th remained temporarily.

On May 22, Pastor O. D.

McCutcheon, President of t Seventh-day Adventist Mission the New Hebrides, reported fc mally that the Big Nambas had pa £l,OOO compensation for the dan.-i they caused, as stipulated by t Government, and the evacuees a now being returned to north-wc Malekula—loo having then be* transferred.

Fiji Indians and Empire Day

p. 158

TWO young men fom Fiji, Messrs.

Edward Caleb and Daniel Mastapha, Fiji Indians who are studying for the Methodist ministry in Adelaide, were in Broken Hill, NSW. on Empire Day. In response to an invitation, they issued an Empire Day message, in which the following loyal sentiments were ex pressed : “On this Empire Day we wish to bring to you people the sincere greetings of the people of Fiji. This day reminds us that we are all members of a vast family. . . The

people of different races live to gether harmoniously and happily in Fiji. At present there is a growing desire for higher education among the younger generation. The need is seen for training young indigen ous leaders who can adequately and wisely meet the challenge and problems of the present and future. . . . We in Fiji, welcome with glad hearts, any strengthening of the bonds which unite the different countries of the Empire.” t Commercial statistics recently issued in Noumea, New Caledonia, show that there is one storekeeper for every 12 persons in Noumea and

one shopkeeper for every 25 perj m the countryside. Commenting this, PlM’s correspondent says t] every month sees more shops go up, particularly for Indo-Chiri whose greatest ambition appears be to serve behind a counter. 1 t Two natives in Lifu IslJ Loyalty group, sawed at the trl of a palm which a gale had bid over. Its high mass of roots 1 leit a deep hole in the ground. Tti three children were playing neal Suddenly the trunk parted, and] root mass fell back. Two of ] children were thrown clear, but was swept into the hole, and kil as the mass of roots and earth i on top of her.

[?]ynesian Association Meets in Sydney

p. 159

recent social gathering of Polynesian ion in Sydney were these young men, left. from Nauru, now studying ring in Sydney (left to right): J. Olsen,

A. Dick, G. Star, L. Stephen, and M. Star.

At an evening entertainment, these lads held their own very capably with songs of Nauru.

At right, engaged couple, Mr. Hugh Aspinall,

formerly of Suva and Solomon Islands, with fiancee Betty Williams, of Lithgow, NSW.

They were presented with a wedding present by members of the Association.

[?]Y And Wherefore Of

p. 159

WORLD COFFEE PRICE

future of the world’s coffee arket has been under review veral times lately. The follow s The Economist’s summary 26) ; ee is in surplus but prices are The paradox is easily ned. plies of mild coffee and high- Brazilian coffee are barely ate; it is the low grade ian and robusta coffees that are ful.

Central American crops of coffee are almost sold out, g Colombia as the only sub al supplier until the new crops te available in October or ibouts. Colombian coffee has :ly risen by $6 to about $79 per os f.o.b. ire is little high-grade coffee j Brazil, and prices have re ;d steady at about 480 s a cwt, for extra prime, h types are near the top prices Is season. i announcement of the long ed currency “reform” in Brazil emoved for a time fears of a nation of the exchange rate offee, and buyers may now te with more confidence, ile Brazil is able to dispose of gh grade coffee without diffi it is faced with a substantial ise in its total carry-over this When the season ends on 30 it is estimated that private > will amount to some seven in bags of 132 lb, compared just over three million bags a ago; in addition the Govern holds about three million bags, han half of which is believed of exportable quality. ; trade is naturally reluctant nance a larger stock and is mg the Government to relieve part of the burden. 3 increase in the carry-over is

more than enough to offset the sharp reduction in the 1956-57 crop, so that total supplies over the two seasons 1955-56 and 1956-57 should still be ample.

Droughts Break at

p. 159

ATOM-BOMB

WEATHER

Droughts Break at Samar at and Lae

SAMARAI, the picturesque small island off the SE point of the Papuan mainland, usually has a more than adequate rainfall but in the past year has been subjected to several periods of acute drought.

The most recent spell of dry weather ended at the end of May, when about 7 inches of rain fell and replenished tanks that had been dry for weeks. The rain also caused

the cancellation of the flying-boat service.

Lae, across the border in the NG territory, also had a record dry May; virtually no rain fell until the end of the month, when about three inches retrieved the position. This is unusual for Lae, which has any thing up to 200 inches a year—last year’s record dry year produced 156 inches — and which should now be entering its “wet” season. Due to the location of the Huon Gulf and the very high mountains immediately behind it, Lae and its immediate coastal fringe has its wet (or wettest) season May to August when the rest of P-NG has its “dry” (or “dryer”) season.

Odd things have happened to South Pacific weather in the last year or so and there are a lot of people still unconvinced that “them atom bombs” haven’t got some thing to do with it.

Police Break Up Unruly Meeting With Tear Gas

pp. 160-161

Confused Cane-farmer Politics in Fiji

The mild disturbance which took place in Nadi early in June as a result of which (a) the police used tear-gas to break up a mob of Indian demonstrators, and (b) certain Indian agitators have been howling at the police is merely an incident in the everlasting squabbling which goes on in Indian cane-farmer politics.

THERE are at least half-a-dozen organisations of Indian canefarmers, each employing paid organising secretaries. Some are moderate in character, and seem to maintain peaceful relations with the

CSR Company (which has a series of industrial and cane-buying agreements with the Indians), Others, like the Kisan Sangh. more or less influenced by Messrs. Nat Chalmers and A. D. Patel, keep the

economic-industrial pot stewidj and seem to live on agitation. ] These various organisations seen to fight much more savagely agains each other than against the Euro pean institutions.

THE row at Nadi appears to hav something to do with the Ramq krishna Mission —Sangam-Mah Sangh set-up.

The Maha Sangh, which is re garded as a moderate and respon sible body, and of which Mi Krishna Reddy is the legally appointed general secretary, a meeting of members in the Nal picture theatre. The proposals I the Reddy section apparently ar opposed by the henchmen of th Swami and of Mr. A. D. Patel, am they crowded noisily into th theatre.

Mr. Reddy had anticipated trout! of some kind, and asked for poliq protection. When he went to th meeting, he was accompanied b Mr. E. C. Woodward, represents the Registrar of Industrial Associi tions, and Mr. John Amputch, rep resenting the Labour Department! both attending as official observa of the proceedings.

The meeting which they faca contained a large, hostile elemea Mr. Reddy asked all those who wel not hona fide members of the Mali Sangh to leave.

Hostile persons shouted angrfl at him. Some of them wav! receipts for subscriptions paid t the Swami-inspired opposition boa which also calls itself Maha Sangl but which seems to have no offici? standing.

The argument developed furiouslj and it was apparent that the meej ing was getting out of control.

Assistant-S uperintendentj

Colclough, who is in charge of th Western District police, then steppa in; told the non-members of Ml Reddy’s party that they had no been invited to the meeting am should not be there, and he quiet! and tactfully requested them t leave.

They howled at him. Some yelled “Go on—turn the machine-guns oi us!”

MR. COLCLOUGH saw that 1 was impossible to separate th two parties, so he had a fei words with the organisers of th meeting, and then announced tha the hall would be cleared of ever! one. He would give them fhj minutes to depart quietly.

Mr. Reddy and his immediate followers, with the official obser! ers, then left the hall. The demors strators remained and kept oi shouting defiantly: they indicate that they welcomed the chance t* become martyrs in the struggle. I The five minutes expired. Ml Colcough gave the signal. Hi

; tossed two tear-gas bombs the centre of the hall, i demonstrators left, in a :y hurry, by every available -the would-be martyrs in the er, the anti-Reddy mob held t of meeting outside the hall, elected what they claimed to new lot of officers, and cir jd the list for publication. journals, including the Fiji ?, obviously confused by this icle of one group of Indians ng another, published the list it were authentic. : Indian Nadi newspaper, acific Review, which is con ■olled by Mr. A. D. Patel, came with wild scareheads, com ng that peaceful citizens had attacked by brutal police, lough tries to create another Hole” seemed to be its main i. Since then, Mr. Patel and bllowers have been holding lation meetings, and protest gainst the dastardly interfer by the police in the peaceful s of the Indian trade unions. ; simple truth, of course, is a crowd of hooligans tried to up a meeting that had been rly and lawfully called; the ners asked for police protec and the police stepped in to we law and order—and did it y and tactfully, opos of the howls of this n of Indians against the ►ean regime, it is amusing to : that in that same week the in India had to use tear-gas times, and finally to use fire in an attempt to quieten mobs i were rioting in the presence r. Nehru. idents like that at Nadi show, cler rly than anything else, these immigrant people as yet nfit for the responsibilities of nal government—and even of government.

peete Hotel Moves

p. 161

3 ORTS from Papeete, Tahiti, idicate that the Matson Com any has scrapped—for the pre nyway—the idea of building a in or adjacent to Papeete, mour has it, however, that Beachcomber, well-known arant owner of Hawaii, is in -ed in purchasing Les Tropiques, jach-type hotel just outside ete. His offer is believed to be 1,000 Pacific francs, (about ),000) but it is said that the nt owners want 18,000,000 fcs. s. J. C. Thomas, a teacher in 'ree Wesleyan Church of Tonga, ned to Nukualofa recently furlough in Australia.

suggested Plan

p. 161

For N. Caledonia

NOUMEA, May, 25.

KEEN observers of the activities of the group of elected repre sentatives of Tahiti and New Caledonia in the French Parliament -they comprise two Senators, two Deputies and two members of the Union Francais Conseil-say that the Statute of Government the group is demanding is really a demand for local Parliaments.

The nlan for New Caledonia en™lges a Parliament of 30 members—lo from Noumea, 10 from?

country districts and 10 from the the Loyalty Islands. From the 30 there would be formed a Govern ment of 9 members.

Critics say that if this plan is given effect to it would result in New Caledonia being governed by Melanesians. ■Rrvnnt ivianaaer Com ' .K! Lae NG arrived nn leave in m Cairns, Qld., on sick leave, in early June, t Mr. A. Timperley has ai lived at Samarai, Papua, where he becomes District Commissioner. Milne Bay Distuct.

Yaws Campaign

p. 162

Where UNO Helps

IN SOLOMOM

HONIARA, June 1J

F|R- Freidrich C. Tross, and I 1." J. Ramirez, with Mr. G.

Maxwell (Administrati Officer), arrived in the Solomc on May 8 to commence the flj Yaws campaign in the Protectora The campaign has been arrang by the World Health Organisatii at the request of the BSIP Gc ernment, and will be the respc sibility of Dr. F. Hollins (Chi Medical Officer) at the Cent Hospital, Honiara.

Commencing early in June, t) pilot project will first visit Srm Malaita, where a house-to-hou survey will be taken. The obje« are to eradicate or control 13 disease, and prevent future spres Altogether, about 5,000 Solora Islanders will be examined—apprc imately two-t birds Melanesia from Small Malaita, and the i mainder from Rennell Island, mosi Polynesians.

It is the intention of the proje party to train three teams fro the medical staff of the Cent Hospital, to participate in the cai paign. The campaign by the WE party will last approximately fa months, and will be continu throughout the Solomons after thj departure by the three train teams.

After about a year, a WE official probably will return a:, visit Small Malaita and Renni Island, to assess results.

Preliminary examinations of smi sections of the community had coc firmed, said Dr. Tross, that Yaj was a major public health proble in the Solomons. It was oft] accepted as something normal a:, inevitable, but. if allowed to go uj checked’ it could result in a max economic problem.

In the past, campaigns failed ft two main reasons—first, because expense and, second, because befc penicillin there was no suitable dr* which could be administered to < large population in an easy ws so as to ensure maximum curatii results.

The advent of penicillin change the picture dramatically, said E Tross. The present long-a ct i n compounds make it possible to eff© a cure in practically all cas«< with only one injection.

The new drugs, plus the fact thr there are two sub-agencies of UN (WHO and UNICEF) which as offering technical assistance a n material support to any country help combat a public health problee like yaws, TB or malaria, have mau it possible to carry out control an eradication campaigns on a lan scale.

Wedding

p. 163

Old Suva Landmark to Go

[?]lter Horne's famous old in the main street of closed at the end of May, the lease expired, and it to be immediately de [?]ed, to make way for a [?] building. Thus ends a with Suva's earliest days. [?]ter Horne left Glasgow in with his wife and family, world wander, and made a casual call at Suva, to [?]h the status of capital had transferred that year Levuka. They liked Suva, stayed; and the store that

Horne built forthwith —and which was then of the leading softgoods establishments — [?]eing torn down. alter Horne died in Sydney many years and the store then was carried on by son, Thomas, well known for several

decades in the social and business life of Fiji. “Tommy" died in Sydney soon after the war. The business then was owned by his sisters, who soon afterwards went to live in Scotland.

Photo by Jack Thornton.

Rabaul

Wedding

At the Rabaul Methodist Church on March 31, Miss Kerry Bailey was married to Mr. S. R. Cook. Our photograph shows (left to right); the groom and bride; Mr. C.

Bailey, father of the bride; Mr. J. Adams, best man; Mrs. D. Han ley, matron of honour.

The service was con ducted by the Rev. J.

Atkinson.

Photo: C. H. Meen.

New Police Chief for Fiji

p. 164

t Governor Toby, of French Oceania, accompanied by the Attorney - General, his private Secretary and the administrator in charge of the islands, visited the Tuamotus and the Marqucas Islands in May.

t At an estimated cost of £20,000, a new dormitory is now under con struction at Siuilikutapu College in Neiafu, Vavau, Tonga. The two story frame structure which will be able to accommodate approximately 200 girls is the most recent unit in the Wesleyan Church’s extensive building programme there. Although the project is being supervised by Mr. A. Pearson, of Australia, who was in charge of building the big church in Nuku’alofa, wiiich was opened in 1952, all the labour is be ing supplied by the people of Vava’u, who are likewise responsible for the entire cost.

t Sister Mary Justin, SM. former I; in charge of the Convent of th*.

Sacred Heart in Neiafu. Vavau Tonga, who has been in ill-healtl in Tongatapu for the past fev months, is on her way to Australis for further medical treatment ant rest.

Fiji's new Police Commissioner, Mr. R. H. T Beaumont, formerly Deputy Commissioner Sierra Leone, inspects a guard-of-honour upon his arrival in Suva on April 27. From left {?] right, Sub-Inspector Uraia Moku; Deputy Commissioner R. O. Hassall; Superintendent A.

Pyster; and the Commissioner, in civilian clothes.

Photo: Public Relations Office

Another Tongan Boxer

p. 164

The above photo is of Siosifa Kivalu, [?] Vava'u, the present heavyweight champion [?] Tonga, wearing the belt presented by J. [?] Hutchison, of Vava'u, to the Vava'u Boxing Asso[?] ciation. Both Kitione Lave and Sione 'Johnny' Halafihi are residents of Vava'u and have don extremely well; Mr. Otto Sanft, chairman [?] Vava'u Boxing Association, hopes Siosifa wi[?] follow in their footsteps. Siosifa Kivalu in tends going to New Zealand to box, shortly

Indo-China

pp. 165-166

PULATION PROBLEMS

N. CALEDONIA

Returning Vietnamese to Indo-China

NOUMEA, May 25.

T long last, the local authorities in New Caledonia have awakened to the danger to the ole Territory that lies in the > g e and rapidly growing com mity of Indo-Chinese, rhe latter was “dumped” here m > war period by the breakdown the repatriation provisions of the lentured labour laws. The labour could not be returned to Saigon 1941-46. and were allowed to (There are now over 4,500 of them 458 men. 379 women, and 2,879 ildren on January 31. 1956) and 3y are increasing with amazing ;ed. It is regarded as incredible it 379 women should have had 97 children—but it is so.

Mter the war, there were large nmunities of both Javanese and nkinese —now called Indonesians d Vietnamese—in New Caledonia; d local authorities were not in

tent about repatriation because

was hoped they would help to anter the marked shortage of K>ur. „ Fhe insistence of the new Indo sian Government on the return the Javanese to the homeland ide the retention of the Tonkinese parently even more desirable.

But the Tonkinese proved not so luable. In both New Caledonia d New Hebrides they do not wish labour—they much prefer to run dcabs, and keep little stores, and aerwise engage in private trading.

Fhis has given the NC authorities •iouslv to think. They have noted, ;o. that while the Javanese, since 55. have dropped from 3,450 to 31. a good many Javanese are turning to NC—they do not like e new Indonesia.

Many of the remaining Javanese ve sought French citizenship, and eir children, born in New Cale nia, are accepted as genuine haoulis” (name, from the prevail g eucalypt, given to local-born).

NOTHER factor is that Indo le. Chinese are of less interest to the French as fellow-citizens.

Dithern Tonking now is Viet inh, a Communist, anti-European ate; and the Saigon area now is iet-Namh nominally anti-Com unist, but demanding full inde -ndence from the French.

There is an organiastion called Tietnam union for peace and iendship with France,” with head larters in France, and a branch it has appeared in New aledonia.

Newspapers and public men, discussing the population situation here remind the community that New Caledonia now has a population of 74,874 as against 64,459 in 1955; this included 35.092 Melanesians (of whom 21,939 live in New Caledonia and 13,153 in the dependent Loyalty Islands) ; that of persons of European status, twice as many are born each year as of native Melanesians, and twice as many Vietnamese as Europeans: and that there have been certain anti-French manifestations among the Vietnamese, and an attempt (so far, unsuccessful) to form a Communist organisation among them.

A meeting of the Conseil General of NC, late in May, after full con-

sideration of the P' ob ' e ™'. unanimously that the of the Vietnamese population be repatn ated “as soon as possible, The great majority of the Indo- Chinese wish to remain here, and they almost certainly will fight the decision, and various legal comph cations probably will ensue, Most New Caledonians heartily endorse the decision. Newspaper writers say that the removal of the Tonkinese will improve the socio political position, and may assist the housing situation, now acute, An interesting development is the arrival in NC of Tahitians, seeking employment. The Caledonien, in early May, brought 158 passengers from Tahiti, and they included 90'

labourers for the hydro-electn station to be built at Yate.

It is said that the economic pos tion of Tahiti is alarming—n. enough industries to support the ii creasing population.

New Food Fish In

p. 166

TILAPIA ARE TASTY!

COOK ISLAND

JUST eleven months after the fir -25 pairs of Tilapia fish were re leased in a pond up the Tuku vaine valley, Rarotonga, Adminli tration officials and members « the Island Council met in May t assess the worth of this allege "wonder fish” as an item of diet.

They were not disappointed.

According to fishery experts, or pair of these prolific fish can, unde ideal circumstances, produce 10,0 C offspring in a year.

There may not yet be 25,0 C Tilapia in the Takuvaine pond er there may be more. Certainl the pond contains a very larg number of fish ranging from abou 9 inches downwards to possibly quarter inch in length.

Fires were burning in the viciniti of the pond when the Island’s lead ers assembled. A powerful pumi soon discharged most of the water and the fish were seen to be takini refuge in petrol drums which ha>. been set in the bottom of the pone Attendants then moved in wit! nets and, within minutes, about 5* of the largest fish were landed gutted, and sizzling in large pant of fat, while the expectant am hopeful multitude looked on.

Even the most optimistic expected the fish to have that earthy, eel: flavour usually associated with pom fish. South Pacific Commission”

Fishery Officer. Mr. H. Van Pol who arranged the transfer of thj fish from Fiji last year, had not led anyone to believe that Tilapis were a particularly tasty fish.

When the cooks declared thenu selves satisfied, the first sputtering pan was brought to Makea Nur Teremoana Ariki, and she was pre; sented with the first fruits of thu pond. Quickly she served the othei; fish, with portions of breadfruit, on taro leaves, to the expectant officials The verdict was immediate ano unanimous—delicious!

With word abroad that Tilapis are as tasty as most sea-fish, the primary object now appears to be< to encourage the establishment o:< many more ponds before the pre-; sent ones are stripped of their pro-i duce.

Already, Rarotonga has a numbei; of public and private ponds. There are others on Mauke, Atiu, Raka hanga and Aitutaki, and one will soon be established at Manihikii

Wedding of Rabaul Interest

p. 167

At the Church of England, Rabaul, NG, recently. Miss Ann Leslie was married to Mr. N. stoft. Our photograph shows (left to right): Mrs. M. Higgs (matron of honour); Mr. S.

Iliams (best man); Mr. and Mrs. J. Leslie (parents of the bride); the Rev. Mr. Hatters; groom and ide; Mrs. G. Friedlander (matron of honour); Lorraine Briggs (flower-girl).

Photo: C. H. Meen.

A Big Marlin Got Away

p. 167

SUVA May 20

LL fish that get away ate large L ones, but the black marlin that got away from Mr Martin ilmer, between Wakaya and ;vuka is still a big fish, according those who had time to estimate . size Mr. Volmer was trolling for dinary fish, using a via via leaf ihich is a giant spider lily) for dt. This is commonly used by jians.

They had the marlin hooked for ily a short time. The line had > chance of holding him—and he snt.

Mr. M. Stewart, now visiting Suva, was there last year with Mr. James Brodie, fishing for marlin. He is an experienced game fisherman, and from the estimated length, he says the weight would be round about 1,300 pounds, which would put it in the record class.

Mr. Volmer’s report to Mr. Harry Terry, Fiji representative of the International Game Fishing Asso ciation, was in response to a request for any information that can be obtained regarding catches of marlin that are hooked. Informa tion is sought about localities, and tthe migratory habits of the fish, [with a view to establishing big [game fishing in Fiji waters.

tl Mr. M. M. Greenwood who has been Crown Counsel, Uganda, is being transferred on promotion to the post of Solicitor-General, Fiji.

He was educated at Haileybury College and Cambridge, had war service between 1939 and 1945 and has served in legal posts in Uganda since the war. He was called to the Bar in 1952. He is expected to arrive in the Colony with his wife about July. t Residents of Nukualofa, Tonga, are again enjoying the benefits of a full electrical power service. New engines have recently been installed in the power station; there have been power restrictions for nearly 12 months.

Gold - Bulolo - Plywoo

p. 168

FORGOTTEN NEW GUINEA

HISTORY

Levien - Wells - Guinea Gold - Bulolo - Plywoo

r[ERE is an interesting little t of New Guinea history wrappi up in the prosaic annual repc of an Adelaide company, Guim Gold, NL, just received. It r ports the death of the chairmi of the Co., Mr. C. V. T. Wells.

Cecil Levien and Charlie Wei were fellow officers in World W I. Wells afterwards stayed at hon in Adelaide and became professional accountant. Levi, went to New Guinea, and was District Officer in the Morobe ar when the old Australian prospectc —Sharkeye Park and company found their Bonanza at Koranga., Levien resigned from the Admi: istration in 1923, went into tl mountains and worked alongsi.

Park for several years, washing 01 a fortune in gold.

After Edie Creek was discover! in 1926, and the Urquhart fren developed (ultimately leading New Guinea Goldfields Ltd.) I began to study the Bulolo Riv Flats.

As a result, he got leases ov those flats; and he went Australia with what was describ« as “Levien’s madheaded scheme fl dredging the Bulolo flats wii dredges flown in by big planes.”' Eventually, he found his way his old friend Wells, in Adelaid and Wells believed him.

With two or three friends — tl late Mr. Jeffries, and Mr. W. P.

Lapthorne, still going strong, we among them—Mr. Wells forrm Guinea Gold NL. Out of thi enterprise there came Placer Lh Bulolo Gold Dredging Limited, ar Guinea Airways Limited—each famous money-spinner—and no Commonwealth New G u i n e Timbers Ltd., which is taking ov\ as BGD fades slowly away.

Guinea Gold was like som«thir out of a dream. It never had paid-up cash capital of more ths £37,487; and each year, for years, it has received dividends excess of its capital. Even to-da it receives between £30,000 an £40,000 pa from its BGD share and it costs less than £l,OOO pa run it.

C. V. T. Wells dropped right ox of sight just before World War I when it was discovered that I had the dreaded Parkinson Disease; but he died only last yes He was responsible, with Levies for the huge Bulolo effort whio. opened up the Morobe dredgin industry, which now has led to tK, plywood pine industry—but fo to-day even know his name.

Index to Advertisers

p. 169

= 1 161 & R. Ltd. . . 134

M.L. & F. . . 114

ta-Vite ... 70 »ton Equip. . . 50 st. Cotton . . 53 st. Air Sales . 33 W.A 48 nott, Wm. . .128 paxadrene . .165 pro 122 rraclough, J. . 102 iker, W. Jno. . 45 nk of NSW 55, 107 ink of NZ ... 77 ithell, Gwyn . . 9 axland-Rae . . HO undell-Spence . 164 0. 138 adford Mills . 96 aybon Bros. . 118 ay & Holliday 132 eckwoldt 41, 54 eden, W. S. . 94 el la Ltd. ... 60 istol Myers . . 63 oadway Motors . 9 unton & Co. . 49 inting, A. H. . 113 itterfly Museum 125 P. 67, 78, 96, 108 idbury-Fry ... 40 ipricorn Charters 93 irlton Breweries 80

irpenter Ltd. . 140

lina-New Guinea 45

L.A.E 163

)lgate . . 79, 126

dman's Mustard 141 jlmans Fr.

Cream ... 134 jlonial Meat . . 68

jlyer W's'n. . . 110

jmmonwealth Bank . . . .129 joke Bros. . .149 ■ammond Co. . 112 fstex ... 145 affodil Marg. . . 2 angar, G. & M 167 avison Paints . 154 e Havilland . . 16 ettol 137 onald Ltd. ... 66 ouglass, W. C. 123 unlop Rubber . 30 cono Steel ... 5 t. Donald ... 70 veready ... 142 veryday Prod. . 117 arrer, Wm. . . 121 ranke & Heidecke 65 r. Phosphate Co. 136 rigate Rum . . 113 ardner Eng. . . 100 arrick Hotel . .10 ijlbey, W. & A. 160 illespie Bros. . . 57 iillespie, R. . . . 1, 34, 105, 152, 158 ilazebrooks Paints 150 iordon's Gin . . 66 1. (Suva) . . 13 iraham Books . . 75 irove Ltd. . 38, 106 lalvorsen, B. . . 98 lalvorsen Sons . 95 lampton Court . 47 lardman & Hall . 52 larvey, John . . 37 larvey Trinder . 130 tastings Diesels 116 lawley's Ltd. . . 36 tellaby Ltd. . . 71 lolbrooks Ltd. . 103 lome Plans ... 31 tome, W. . . . 161 1. & R 47

I.A.C 32

International Harvester ... 72

Is. Industries . . 39 Is. Transport . . 98 Johnson's Wax . . 90 Kasper Refrig. . . 69

K.L.M 12

Kennedy, Capt. . 106 Kerr Bros. ... 157 Kiwi Polish ... 62 Kolynos ... 156 Kopsen & Co. . . 4 Lanchoo Tea ... 11 Madang Slipways 92 Maclntyre, T. . 147 Maize Products . 117 Marine Spares . 105 Mcllrath's ... 35 McNiven ... 44 Mendaco . • • .168 Millers Ltd. . .118 M. H. Ltd. . 26,119 Mungo Scott . .145 N. & R. • • 42, 135 Needham & Co. . 58 NG Aust. Line . . 6 Nile Products . . 56 Nixoderm ... 133

N.Z.N.A.C. ... 3

Pan Pacific Service 38 Parker Pens ... 64 P. I. Line ... 8 Papuan Prints . 114 Piccaninny Wax . 46 Prager, F. H. . . 141 Property For Sale 14 Qld. Insurance . 109 Qld. Milling . . 109 Ransomes Co. . . 162 Refrig. Inst. Co. . 78 Rice Growers' Co-op 159 Riverstone Co. . 120 Rohu, Sil. ... 53 Sails and Covers . 97 Seppelt & Son . 124 Seward Ltd. ... 54 Shaw Savill ... 7 Shell Pty. Ltd. 43,59 Sleepmakers Ltd. 133

Spruso Co. . . . 28

S T.C. Co 91

Stapleton, J. . . 77 Stewarts-Lloyds . 58 Stinsons Studios 122 S. P. Brewery . 103 Sthn. Pac. Ins. . 73 Sullivan Ltd. . . 73, 115, 139 Suva Motors . . 51 Tait, W. S. . . 125 Thornburgh College 52 Thornycroft Co. . 94 Tilley Lamps . . 99 Ti Hock & Co. . 146 Tongala Milk . . 148 Tongan Photos . 91 Tooth & Co. . . 74 Tractor Sales . . 155 Turners & Growers 50 Tyneside Eng. . 11l United Insurance 65

U.R.D 149

Vacuum Oil . . 144 Valiant Rum . . 61 Vanderfield & Reid ... 143 Vincent Bros. . . 151 Ventura . . 97, 168 Vi-Stim ... 162 Vincent's APC . . 29 Warnock ... 74 Webster, David & Sons ... 153 Westfield Meats 104 Wilhelmsen, W. . 8 White Rose ... 62 Wills Ltd 76 Woolf, J. C. . . 121 Wright & Co. . 101 Wrigley's ... 129 Wunderlich Co. . 131 Yorkshire Ins. . . 57

Islands Produce

p. 170

(Unless otherwise stated, quotations are in Australian currency. Aust. £ equals approximately 16/- Stg., NZ, or W.

Samoa; 18/- Fiji; 20/- Tonga, Solomons & WPHC areas; 140 Pac. Francs; SUS 2.23.)

COPRA

Price negotiated between British Ministry of Food and British South Pacific Territories for 1956 was £ Stg.sB/10/- FOB main ports—a reduction of 10% on the 1955 price. Stabilisation funds and other charges reduce the actual prices to pro ducers to those given below, per ton:

PAPUA - NEW GUINEA:—Hot Ai r

£ A62/10/-; FMS (Sun-dried) £A6I/15/-- Smoked £AS9.

FlJ!:—Plantation £FS7/5/6 for top g ™ S £FS7 : nioister grades £ F55/18/- to £FS4/2/- minimum.

W. SAMOA:—Basic price of £836/14/4, which varies according to distance of producing district from Apia.

E SAMOA:—Adjusted with free-market fluctuations. Recently $89.60 (£A4O approx.) per long ton. Periodic bonus, if average proceeds exceed Government buy ing price. y P??i L /?^° NS l ;r Honiara/Gizo: Hot Air f aS v MIX f d HA / pM £AS7; FM £ A52/10/-; Yandma: 5/- higher M?v^i H ? B^ S; Buying P rice ™se on May 11, to 7,000 Pac. francs (£A49) de to Ve ß e nnn V p la/Sant °, but receded in June to 6,000 Pac. frs. (£A42). 8 OCEANIA : —ApriI; Top grade f- 3 X P + \ francs per kilo (£A6O/12/- per °" g B t ° n) , ln f tore ’ Pa P e ete: minimum ?£A<Q f «Ar^ WeSt * gr ? de 5 ‘ 35 PaC - franCS (£A39 per long ton). £T?6/5/- : A Grad6 ’ £TS2/5/ - : B Grade - OK IS - : —Local price is based on • £N i? s it' /14^4 (£st S-58/10/-) per ton f.0.b., in bulk. tv,9°,9? A /~ Isl A ands P rices are based on the rate for Accra cocoa which, on June 8. was £ Stg.2o3/15/-, c.i.f.

P.-N.G.: Good grade, £A23O, ex wharf Sydney.

W. SAMOA: June 8, £Stg.2oo, f.o.b.

Apia.

COFFEE;—p.-N.G.: Top grades 5/5 lb. s y dne .y; Fr - Oceania: 75 francs per kilo, unhusked.

PEANUTS:—p.-N.G.; In shell, large, well cleaned, 1/7 per lb. del. Sydney; kernels, 1/3 lb. del. Sydney.

RUBBER:—p.-N.G. price is based on Singapore rate, which on June 11 was' ?9°« -»oi a llB . B, Spot ’ 80 Straifc s cents

(28.32 d Aust.) per lb.

VANILLA BEANS: Victor Karp, Tulk & Co., Sydney, reports that no supplies are available until new crop is ready, about August. Nominal prices June 12 were- C.i.f Sydney, Tahiti White and Yellow label, processed, standard packs, 61/- Green, 60/- per lb. ' RICE (Australian):—Price adjusted May 1 each year. P.-N.G.: Dry brown and dressed, 112 lb. bags, 5 tons and over,

£62 per ton, f.0.b.; under 5 tons £62/101 Vitamized and enriched whit 112 lb. bags, 5 tons and over, £6B/10 mL °» f,O T'i Ul i der 5 tons> £69 P er ta Other Pac. Islands: Dry, brown, etc. £ per ton, f.o.b. Sydney or Melbourne. o*f E -f RL SHELL.— Prices between Torr f‘ ra !* producers and otto Gerdau c (USA) for 1956 still not finalised— Gerds representative at present in Australia co; ductmg negotiations. Manihiki: Lagoo closed. Penrhyn. No quotation by Sydm Tuamotus: approx. £A1.300, loi ton, for raw shell on beach, Hikueru.

TROCHUS:— Market uncertain—June ■ quotation for: New Hebrides, N.G. a* 8.5.1. between £4BO and £5OO per to; according to grade.

GREEN SNAIL:— SW Pacific in ctn, Sydney, £440-£450, subject fo’rejects

LONDON AND U.S. PRICES

Copra:—London, June 8, Straits c i sUs y i e s? ™ £st g- 6 6/i5/-; Philippine $U.5.157.50, c.i.f. Pac. Coast, del. weight in C K C ?i! lUt i London , June 8: Ceylo; m bulk, 1% FAA. £Stg.96/15/-, c.if p. cTi S per lt ton bUlk ’ 31/a% FFA ’ £St^-93 ’/ 5 / Cocoa:—London, May 18: Gold Coa Coffee f -’r (bU H yerS) £Stgl93 toi Coffee,—London, May 18: Uganda R< f n S h a \f rad u 10, prom P t shipment £Stg.2 npr b '<*n M t^ basa " Santos > extra prime, 490 per 50 kilos, in bond.

St? 29 b / e H : ~A L T ondon ’. June 11: s P Qt buyer d ; * Ma y Cl -*- 5tg.223/ 4d . ; oct.-Dec

Islands Mining Share[?]

p. 170

FIJI

Aug., ’39 June, ’55 June 12 ’£ Emperor . . . b9/ll sl4/blO/3 Loloma . . . S25/6 b23/9 b27/-

PAPUA-NEW

GUINEA

Bulolo . . . bl24/b47/b45/- N.G.G. Ltd. . bl/10 sl/9 b2/2 Oil Search . b3/ll s9/bl4/ll Ent. of N.G. b3/s2/- Oriomo Oil ! b5/~ s4/6 b6/6 Papuan Apin. b4/ll s3/b3/6 Placer Dev. . , b68/6 s295/bl01/6 Sandy Creek . , bl/5 s9d s6d

Exchange Rates

p. 170

FlJl.—Through BANK OF NSW, ANI BANK and BANK OF NZ. Australia o Fiji, basis £lOO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2/fi Selling, £ All 3. Fiji-London, basis £lO London: B. £llO/12/6; S. £ll2. NZ-Fiji basis £lOO NZ; B. £lll/11/9; S. £llO/4/;' SAMOA.—Through BANK OF NZ. Aus tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Samos B. £ A123/12/6; S. £AI24/10/9. Samoa; London, basis £lOO London: B. 100/7/6 S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO NZ B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Fiji, basi; £lOO Samoa: B. £111; s. £llO.

PAPUA - NG.—COMMONWEALTH BANT

(Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Kavieng Madang), BANK OF NSW (branches; Pf Moresby, Lae, Bulolo, Rabaul, Madang Samarai, Goroka; agencies: Wau, Boroko Kokopo) and ANZ BANK (Port Moresbyv quote exchange rate Australia-Papua-NGc 10/- per £ 100.

BSI.—COMMONWEALTH BANK (brancc

at Honiara) quotes exchange rate Aus* tralia-BSI: 10/- per £lOO.

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific franca; most valuable of the three franc groupq in French Union, are used in New Calea donia, New Hebrides, and Fr. Oceania* FRENCH BANK (Comptoir Nationa D’Escompte de Paris) in Sydney quotes* Selling 140 Pac. fr. to £Aust.: 177 Pao fr. to £ Stg.; 63 Pac. fr. to US $.

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SIMPLEX MARINE ENGINES

Simplex small craft engines are the finest engines for use in tl Pacific. Heavy duty 5 h.p. and 10/12 h.p. suitable for boats to \ ft. long. Fitted with thrustmatic reverse gear, waterproof impul starter, magneto, bronze carburettor and every modern mari] feature. Also made in 3 h.p. and a fine flexible 4 cylinder 20 h.

Simplex engines are made in Sydney and are fully guaranteed. Spa parts always available.

RENTA MARINE ENGINES

The world’s finest marine engines 4 and 6 cylinder 35 h.p., 50 h.p. and 84 h.p. Precision built in Sweden. Fitted with every marine feature. Spare parts available. Performance and satisfaction guaranteed. Ask for catalogue.

CQR ANCHORS

Three times the holding power or one-third the weight. C.Q.R.

Plow anchors now made in Sydney. Available in all sizes 13 lbs. to 170 lbs.

PROPELLERS

Two or three blade 6” to 30” diameter.

Machined if required.

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(A British Company incorporated within the United Kingdom ) ss mi m m ... rc. ■ m

NEW GUINEA AUSTRALIA LINE

Passenger and Cargo Liners

Regular Services between AUSTRALIA and NEW GUINEA M.s. SHANSI Sydney Brisbane Port Moresby Samarai and return.

M.S. SOOCHOW ... Sydney Brisbane Rabaul Kavieng Madang Lae and return.

Melbourne Sydney Port Moresby Samarai Lae Madang Rabaul and return.

M.S. SINKIANG

JAPAN HONGKONG NEW GUINEA

New Monthly Service between JAPAN, HONGKONG and NEW GUINEA (Returning via Australia to Japan Direct) 5.5. FUNING \ Japan Hongkong Madang Kavieng Rabaul Lae 5.5. FENGNING j Samarai Port Moresby.

Calls at Kavieng are on alternate months, or subject to inducement.

Calls at Samarai subject to inducement.

Through bills to and from U.K., Continent, U.S.A. & Japan.

For further details please apply to agents, or refer to the weekly advertisement in the South Pacific Post

AGENTS

PAPUA: Steamships Trading Co. Ltd.. Port Moresby. Samarai. Cables; Steamships Tt . Kaviene NEW GUINEA: Colyer Watson (N.G.) Ltd., Lae, Madang, Rabaul. Cable: Colyeram. New Guinea Co. Ltd., K.a\ g Cable: “Camohe”. .. , BRISBANE: Wills. Gilchrist & Sanderson Pty. Ltd.. 400 Queen Street. Cables: Wilgilsand.

MELBOURNE: John Sanderson (Shipping) Pty. Ltd., 11l William Street. Cable: Syndicate.

JAPAN; Tokyo. Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe: Butterfield & Swire (Japan) Ltd. Cable. Swire. „ bu 1712 GENERAL AGENTS AUSTRALASIA: Swire & Yuill Pty. Ltd.. 6 Bridge St., Sydney. Cable. Swireship .

EASTERN MANAGERS: Butterfield & Swire, Hongkong. Cable: Swire.

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nking the Pacific Islands with |

nking the Pacific Islands with

Europe , West Indies , New Zealand

Australia and South Africa

The Shaw Savill Tourist Class Liner

S.S. SOUTHERN CROSS.

The 20,000 ton round the world tourist liner, Southern Cross carries no cargo and is a floating hotel devoted entirely to the needs of her 1,160 tourist class passengers. With air conditioning installed in every cabin, passengers rest in cool comfort even during the hottest weather. * *Cr «v »« *•*»! ti4t »*« *** »»u »M* ■ : u *M (

UM FARES: TO ENGLAND

Suva via Panama £lO5 stg. via South Africa £132 stg.

Tahiti via Panama £lOO stg. via South Africa £l5l stg. i Call is Subject to Weather Permitting for full particulars apply: FIJI Any Branch or Agency of Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd., Head Office: Suva. Cable address: Burnsouth.

TAHITI

Etablissements Donald Tahiti, Papeete.

Cable address: Donald, Papeete.

PACIFIC ISLANDS TRANSPORT LINE

Owners: Thor Dahls Hvalfangerselskap A/S Sandefjord, Norway Motor Vessels "Thorsisle" and "Thorshall"

Regular Freight and Passenger Service between Pacific Coast Ports of U.S.A. and Canada and

TAHITI SAMOA FIJI NEW CALEDONIA

NEW HEBRIDES NEW GUINEA

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORPORATION LTD.

General Agents 432 California Street, San Francisco 4, Calif., U.S.A.

PAPEETE—Etablissements Donald Tahiti. APlA—Morris Hedstrom Ltd.

SUVA —Morris Hedstrom Ltd. NOUMEA—Etablissements Ballande.

PORT VlLA—Tomptoirs Francais des LAE—Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd.

Nouvelles Hebrides. SYDNEY —Birt & Co. (Pty.) Ltd.

Introducing ... M.V. 'Milos

The latest addition to the Australia-West Pacific Line fleet ft m t • i JS M « » »« « TnrW*

Irani*

With the addition of the new M.V. Milos to our Pacific-Far East fleet which already comprises the sister ship “DELOS” and the modern motor vessels “AROS and “CITOS”, we are in the position to offer the fastest regular passenger-cargo servi9e from Australia to the Main Japanese Ports via Manila and Hong Kong. On the return voyag these vessels call at Hong Kong, Manila, Sandakai Madang, Lae, Rabaul, and thence to Bnsban Sydney and Melbourne. „ .

Bi-monthly calls are made at Honiara anl Vanikoro on the southbound voyage.

Further particulars may be obtained from: MANAGING AGENTS IN AUSTRALIA: WILH. WILHELMSEN AGENCY PTY. LTD.. 63 Pitt St.. Sydney. Phone; BU 630 Branch Office at Melbourne: 51 William St. ’Phone: MB 2840.

AUSTRALIAN AGENTS: Brisbane & Adelaide: Gibbs, Bright & Co British SolomQ ISLAND AGENTS: Madang, Mr. A. Strachan; Lae. Mr. R. Tebb; Rabaul, Town Transport Ltd., Honiara, British S Islands Trading Corporation.

FAR EASTERN AGENTS: Dodwell & Co. Ltd., Manila, Hong Kong & Japan

AUSTRALIA-WEST PACIFIC LINE

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C ' Beet S£ %,

LONDON-SUVA

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C <* For Sailings and Further Particulars Apply To:—

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June. 1956-Pacific Islands Month!

Fly to Europe

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and save £

Interested? Of course . . • especially when you travel Super Constellation by KLM, the World's First Airline. Your saving by this direct route may be up to £lBO on the round trip to London. o Your local travel agent or KLM will gladly tell you all about this moneysaving route. • KLM also provide direct services from Biak to Manila and Tokyo as well as Bangkok and all ports en route to Europe,

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Fic Islands Monthly June, 1956

Of pjj.Hotel °° U F’ Suy

FOR SALE

“PRACTICAL PLANTING.

TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA”

By Albert Richards.

REVISED EDITION.

ON SALE RABAUL STORES, AND

INGUS & ROBERTSON. SYDNEY

LTD., SYDNEY.

be au .:f°u nds -«a te ,• p ? c & h ?r b Zr lo oki„ e 'a’ s Of pjj.Hotel °° U F’ Suy is Spe, the th< s °d a i y ra Pd centre

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A Product of Pacific Publications Pty. Ltd., Techniptes*

House, 29 Alberta Street, Sydney. (39 Alberta Street is 10 yards from the intersection of Goulburn Street and Wentworth Avenue.)

Caledonia, Tahiti . £l7©

s iTibuted in AUSTRALIA,

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lowing PACIFIC ISLANDS:

kustraiian Territories: Papua.

Norfolk Is. Cocos Is.

Lust. Trust Territories: New Guinea. Nauru Irltlsh Crown Colonies: FIJI Gilbert & Ellice.

Itish Protectorate: Solomon Is. ’ltlsh Protected State: Tonga.

Z, Territories; Cook Is. Niue.

Z. Trust Territory: W. Samoa. ich Territories: N. Caledonia French Oceania. lo - French Condominium; New Hebrides.

Territories: E. Samoa. Hawaii.

Trust Territory: Micronesia irollne, Marshall & Mariana). h Territory; W. New Guinea.

Publisher:

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The Beaver

Specially designed for

UTILITY TRANSPORT IN UNDEVELOPED AREAS

THE BEAVER SHOWING WING ATTACHMENTS

Posts for building stockyards are shown being carried on supply-dropping racks of a De Havilland Beaver.

The posts are 11 ft. long and 8 in. approximately 130 lb. each. in diameter and weigh

SUPPLY DROPPING

PASSENGERS

SPRAYING or DUSTING

CARGO

ALL-PURPOSE AIRCRAFT

The Beaver is designed for the special purposes of utility transport in undeveloped regions. It is specif ally suited for work where the simplicity of a single-1 engined lay-out is preferred. Needing only 55 8 ftJ with a full load for take-off, it is ideally suited foj areas where limited space is available. It has a cruis-| ing speed of 143 miles per hour and a service ceiling of 18,000 ft. 1,800 lb. of supplies, building materials, fencing, etc., can be carried externally and may be selectively dropped by pilot-operated electric* release gears.

Operating as a personnel carrier, it can transport six passengers. Seatj can be installed or removed in a matter of minutes.

Spraying or dusting attachments enable liquids to be dispersed ovel 10 acres per minute with a coverage of one gallon per acre dusts at a rate of 2.7 acres per minute with a coverage of 225 lb. per acre| The doors of the Beaver are of ample width to load large and bulky objects such as 44-gallon drums and big crates. The aircraft can be used to transport livestock.

We will gladly furnish complete information about the Beaver

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Morris Hedstrom Limited

Head Office: SUVA, FIJI Established 1868

General Merchants, Importers and Exporters,

Shipowners, Plantation Owners,

Commission and Insurance Agents

SERVICE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS

Through our Large Establishments in Suva and our Numerous Branches, we distribute a wide and comprehensive range of General Merchandise and provide almost every kind of service. Our departments and associated businesses include:

DRAPERY

MOTOR SALES

AND SERVICE

TOBACCO

TIMBER AND HARDWARE

BUILDING ELECTRICAL

GROCERY LIQUORS

CONFECTIONERY DRUGS

Branches Throughout Fiji, Samoa and Tonga

There is a Branch or Agent of Morris Hedstrom We are Sole Agents ii British Drug Houses Ltd.

"Chula" Copra Dryers.

Electrolux Ltd.

Ford Motor Co.

General Electric Co. Ltd.

Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co.

B. A. Hjorth & Co. (Primus Products). imited in every Town in the Three Territories, these Territories for Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd.

International Harvester Export Co.

Matson Navigation Company.

Max Factor and Co. Inc.

Pacific Islands Transport Line.

Ransomes Sims & Jefferies Ltd.

Vacuum Oil Co. Pty., Ltd.

Yorkshire Copper Works Ltd.

Morris Hedstrom Limited are LLOYD'S AGENTS in Fiji and Samoa.

IN AUSTRALIA:

MORRIS HEDSTROM LIMITED,

(Incorporated In Fiji.) Asbestos House, 65 York Street, SYDNEY

IN GREAT BRITAIN:

MORRIS HEDSTROM LIMITED,

Barclay's Bank Buildings, 73 Cheapside, LONDON, E.C.2

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Sale!

PACIFIC

ISLANDS

YEAR

BOOK

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NOW

ON

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Price: 35/-

Add postage. packing. etc. (Within the British Empire, 1/9; Foreign, 3/3) when ordering direct (in U.S. Currency, $4,50, including postage).

PACIFIC ISLANDS YEAR BOOK, 1956

The Seventh Edition of the P.I. Year Book, the South Seas’ most valued reference book, was issued at the end of May. Copies now are being despatched to fill all advance orders and the book is now on sale at all leading Booksellers in Australia. It will be on sale at the main N.Z. Bookshops and Pacific Islands stores late in June; or copies may be obtained direct from the Publishers.

The 1956 ( Seventh i Edition contains 480 pages and numerous maps. In addition to providing authentic information relating to Administrations, Geography History Industries, Trade and Commerce (full statistics and lists of main Trading Firms) the new Year Book has a number of Special Sections, such as: Notable Developments in the 1945-56 period: Description of the Airline and Shipping Services in the Pacific; Radio Network in the South Seas; The Islands as a Resort for Tourists; Directory of' Pacific Missions; Lists of Public Servants in each Territory; History and Chronology of the Pacific War (1941-45); Islands Port Facilities; General Subject Index and Detailed Index of Place Names in the South Seas, etc.

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trated (for tropical con-

struction) is available for

£B/8/- including airmail

postage.

STANDARD PLANS

Other standard plans as illustrated in leaflets (drawn for NSW construction) £B/8/- complete, providing 5 copies plans, 3 copies specifications. aS'SM in *

PACIFIC ISLANDS

HOME PLANS SERVICE

A DIVISION OF THE SYDNEY SUNDAY TELEGRAPH-GRACE BROS. HOME PLANS SERVICE.

BOX 142, Post Office, Broadway,

Sydney, Australia

SansTo your own design Plans will be drawn to any design submitted at the cost of Twenty-five shillings per square (100 sq. ft.). Minimum fee £lO/10/-. As a working basis to arrive at the ideal plan we will prepare a Ground Plan Sketch for £l/1/- from a client's rough sketch or written instructions. Sketch Elevation to show outside appearance £2/2/-.

LEAFLETS

Five leaflets showing a selection of different designs for all types and sizes of homes; 35 home plans 2/6, 34 home plans 2/6, 33 home plans 2/-, 30 home plans 2/-, 20 home plans 2/-. Please add postage. Each leaflet weighs 2 oz.

ADVISORY SERVICE

Free advisory service on all aspects of home planning, building, fitting and furnishing.

Co-ordinating with Grace Bros. Homemakers' Bureau to give clients estimates for ail P.C. items, bathroom, kitchen, electrical, furniture, soft furnishings, etc., etc. Colour Advisory Bureau available for interior decorating advice, painting methods, paint quantities supplied free with every standard plan.

ANNOUNCES

It will shortly file and issue a Prospectus for an issue at par of

currencies from 3 months

to 20 years at your option.

INTEREST CURRENCY

7% 5 to 20 years 6J% 4 years 6% 3 years Interest per annum, payable quarterly, free of exchange.

INTEREST

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CURRENCY

24 months 12 months 9 months 4% 6 months 3J% 3 months Interest per annum, payable quarterly, free of exchange. 41°/ 6J% per annum (compounded) 4to 20 years Interest automatically re-invested annually — principal more than DOUBLES in II years.

Debenture Stock

LONG

TERM

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SHORT

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6r EXISTING DEBENTURE STOCKHOLDERS will automatically receive, as from Ist July, 1956, the increased rate of Interest applicable to the unexpired term of their Debenture Stock holding.

Australia's Leading Hire Purchase Organisation. Established over 25 years. Assets

exceed £40,000,000.

Requests for a prospectus, when available, may be made to MEMBERS OF STOCK EXCHANGES and all Branches of the E.S.&A.

BANK LIMITED and

INDUSTRIAL ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION LIMITED

BRISBANE SYDNEY MELBOURNE

ADELAIDE PERTH

HOBART

Australian Aircraft Sales

FOR ALL TYPES OF AIRCRAFT

from Austers to Executive and Transport Types

IN STOCK

A large range of Army Jeeps and Blitz Waggons

AIRCRAFT

OVERHAULS

Enquiries invited

JTRALIAN AIRCRAFT SALES—

Head Office: 40 Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross, Sydney aphic Address: “AIRSALES”, Sydney Phones: FA 7659, FA 9712

1 4 I 1

VS&I

0' m m m .. * 6° * V O 5i s*

l-VJOV Alt-Soason

vA(tCO) comfort

m Xi

upa Luvres

Windows or doors Agco Supa Luvres offer the most modern, most practical form of glazing an opening since building began. Views are completely unspoiled by heavy woodwork . . . ventilation is controlled to suit the conditions with never a draught . . . security is guaranteed by the automatic locking system, whether Supa Luvres are open or closed.

Furthermore, all Supa Luvre models have cream baked-enamel finish. . . . Supa Luvres connectors which dispense with use of upright timbers . . . tight closure of glass . . . glass blades of all sizes obtainable from stock, whilst the De Luxe models have the exclusive Positive Gear Box Drive which by simply winding enables you to easily wind your luvres to any desired opening or to draught-proof closure and can be supplied with special metal fly screens in 180 sizes, which do not interfere with the operation of the luvre.

Representatives for Pacific Islands:

ROBERT GILLESPIE PTY. LTD.

54a Pitt Street, Sydney, G.P.O. Box 7011, Cables: “Robergill.”

McILRATH'S —Sydney’s Leading Grocery Home

FOR QUALITY PRICE AND GUARANTEED SERVICE

Pecks” HUNGARIAN GOULASH,

16 oz 5/11 can Diced Beef & Veal flavoured with Tomato Concentrate, Capsicum & Paprika).

Pecks” BEEF STROGONOFF, 16 oz. 5/11 can Shredded Beef with a cream & Mushroom sauce).

Pecks” CURRIED CHICKEN, 16 oz. 8/6 can

Pecks” KIDNEYS COOKED IN

WINE, 12 oz 7/6 can Mcllrath’s” FRUIT SALINE, 7 oz. jar, 23/- doz.; 16 oz 42/- doz.

CNOS FRUIT SALTS. 4 oz jar,

41/- doz.; 8 oz 69/- doz.

Nestles” PURE CREAM, 4 oz. 9/- doz.

Jew Season’s CHOICE CURRANTS 2/- lb.

Jew Season’s CHOICE SULTANAS 2/- lb.

Crown” SOAP, cases each, 50 x 2 lb. bars, 95/- per case. 5 case lots 92/6 case CHOICE DRIED APRICOTS .. .. 5/- lb.

Big Sister” CORDIAL EXTRACT, 4 oz. bottles 26/6 doz.

“Kia-ora” ASSORT. CORDIALS,

26 oz. bottles 45/- doz.

“Mcllrath’s” CELEBRATED “YOGA”

TEA (Ceylon Superfine ) .. 6/11 lb.

“1.X.L.” BAKED BEANS or

SPAGHETTI, 4 oz., 7 9 doz.; 8 oz., 12/- doz.; 16 oz 21/- doz.

Rosa” PURE HOUSEHOLD SOAP,

24 oz. Bars 22/6 doz. ‘RINSO” 17 oz., 22 - doz.; 32 oz., 40/- doz.; 48 oz 60/- doz.

“FLYBANE” THE GUARANTEED

FLYSPRAY, i Gal., 11/6; 1 Gal. 21/- ea. , full range of general groceries at lowest rates, together with full supplies of Penfold’s. Lindeman’s and other leading rands of Australian Wines; also leading brands of Scotch Whisky, Rum. Gin, Brandy and Liqueurs together with Tooheys ’lag Ale and Resch’s Pilsener available at competitive in bond prices. All prices f.o.b. Sydney, and subject to Stocks nd Market fluctuations—no additional charge for ordinary and packing.

Vhen placing your orders remember our SERVICE DEPARTMENT will purchase at lowest rates any other goods such s kitchenware, hardware, clothing, medical supplies, etc., that you may require and charge nothing extra for the service.

Mr 11 PATU'C DTY ITH 202 pitt Sydney ' Austro|i ° IVIIILIIH 111 ft# I I I • LI !#• Cable Address “Rotunda”, Sydney.

LIGHTEST in its class

Coventry Victor FULL MARINE UNII

With “O.K ”

Epicyclic Type Forward and Reverse Gear Box with 2-1 Reduction

LIGHTWEIGHT

EFFICIENCY!

5-7 h.p. £345 7-9 h.p. £375

358 lbs

• (approx.)

378 lbs • (approx.)

9-11 h.p £4lO

408 lbs

• (approx.) Generator & Starter £5B extra.

(F. 0.8. BRISBANE EXPORT PRICES)

WRITE TODAY for full information on Coventry Vic engines, lighting plants, marine auxiliaries, etc., and t literature ard expert, helpful advice!

HAWLEYSi

FT

LTI

43 BOWEN STREET, BRISBANE Telegraphic: ''Covic" Brisbane. , So'e Distributor for Territory j of New Guinea: COLYER-WATSON (New Guinea) LTD., 1 Rabaul, Madang, Kavieng, Lae.

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formation

The Pacific Islands Society

(Founded 1937) Visitors from the Pacific Islands to Sydney, or persons Interested in Islands affairs, are invited to communicate with the Honorary Secretary of the above Society which was formed to constitute a social and cultural centre for those Interested in the Pacific Islands.

Regular meetings and social gatherings, with lectures, are held at the Feminist Club Rooms, 7th Floor, 77 King St., Sydney, on the fourth Thursday of each month, at 8 p.m.

Address for correspondence:—

THE PACIFIC ISLANDS SOCIETY,

Box 2434, G.P.0., Sydney. (The President may be contacted by telephone at XJ 3205.)

formation

ISLAND TRADERS- —Are YOU obtaining your supplies of Eastern Merchandise and Native Trade Goods from the Right Source at the Right Price?

If you have not already done so, we suggest that you contact, without delay, the

CHINA-NEW GUINEA MERCANTILE COMPANY LTD.

36 Connaught Road Central, Hongkong,

This company is one of the pioneer suppliers of merchandise to the Pacific Territories and offers traders the benefit of over thirty years experience in the trade.

EXCLUSIVE TRADE GOODS, such as trade shorts, shirts, singlets, torch cases, trade boxes, suitcases etc., etc., are being made in the company's own factories and are obtainable at keen and attractive prices.

If you want the RIGHT GOODS at the RIGHT PRICES you must go to the RIGHT

HOUSE!

Why not WRITE NOW for quotations and samples which will be forwarded free upon request.

Reliability and Good Service Assured Always.

Designed for those with an eye on the time . . .

I ELECTION

Reliable Swiss Watches

;X An unsurpassed example of Swiss precision watchmaking •x designed to please all who demand quality, accuracy and style.

SHOCKPROOF • NON-MAGNETIC ® WATERPROOF

Election watches are obtainable in 9 ct. gold, rolled gold and stainless steel, from your leading store at a price :j;j to suit every pocket.

Wholecale distributors for N.S.W.. Queensland, and ;j.; Pacific Islands: B. M. BACON & COMPANY, BOX 4610, G.P.0., SYDNEY.

Wholesale Jewellers

mi m

GROVE

BU«IDW€S

I' & 11 1 »r.

tWTO-

W. H. GROVE

& SONS LTD.

Established 1896.

P.O. BOX 490, AUCKLAND,

NEW ZEALAND.

ISLAND

MERCHANTS

REPRESENTING

MANUFACTURERS

THROUGHOUT THE

PACIFIC ISLANDS

In Fiji as:

W. H. GROVE & SONS

(FIJI) LTD.

Office and Sample Room Bank of New South Wales Chambers, Suva, Fiji.

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"Delana" Marjarine

Uniform With International Standard

An Island Product for Everyone I

MADE BY

ISLAND INDUSTRIES LIMITED

) Delana has a Delightful f ) Dairy Product Flavour f ) and is Really Economical. (

< "DELANA" IS SOLD IN >

S i lb. Pats—l lb. Waxed / ) Punnets, which keep in ? j beautiful condition in hot f ) weather, and also 1 lb. (

) tins. (

EXPORT ENQUIRIES WELCOMED

By

ISLAND INDUSTRIES LIMITED

P.O. BOX 299, SUVA, FIJI

CADBURY’S

BOURNVILLE COCOA

STAYS FRESH

especially packed for tropical conditions

Cadbury’s Bournville Cocoa is packed in hermetically sealed half-pound tins, incorporating a convenient lever lid. Replaced straight after using, the air-tight lid keeps Cadbury’s Bournville Cocoa fresh to the

last spoonful

REPLACEABLE

LID

Cadbury’s Bournville Cocoa is the most economical food drink you buy, with 120 cups of delicious cocoa from pound. It’s more than just a beverage ; Cadbury’s Bournville Cocoa is a sustaining food drink, choc-full of nourishment. Cocoa is delicious hot or as an iced drink , and is equally flavoursome made with fresh or powdered milk. &

COOKING

Cadbury’s Bournville Cocoa forms the basis for all successful chocolate cookery. You can be sure all your recipes have a real chocolaty flavour and an appetising colour and aroma that is hard to resist.

A LB

NET

Wholesale supplies may be obtained from

CADBURY-FRY-PASCALL PTY. LTD.

212-218 YORK STREET NORTH SYDNEY

An order placed with your usual buying agent will receive our prompt attention 829/FP

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Fic Islands Mo Nth I, Y June, 1956

Wm. Breckwoldt & Co.

SOLE AGENTS:—

Rabaul, New Guinea; Suva, Fiji; Honiara, Apia, W. Samoa.

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Biackheath Colleges

PRESBYTERIAN AND METHODIST SCHOOLS' ASSOCIATION

THORNBURGH

AND

BIACKHEATH COLLEGES

CHARTERS TOWERS, NORTH QUEENSLAND

For BOYS AND GIRLS—PRIMARY-UNIVERSITY

Courses available:—ACADEMlC, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, HOME SCIENCE.

MUSIC and ART OF SPEECH taught.

AGRICULTURAL SUBJECTS TO JUNIOR:—Farm Engineering, Tropical Agriculture.

Excellent sporting facilities, swimming pool, good climate. , . Prospectus from the Principal, G. E. Thomson, 8.C0m., or Secretary, City Mutual Bigs., 90 Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland.

0 £ & V* £ o * O Over 60 Years Experience as

SHIP OWNERS - ISLAND MERCHANTS

IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS

Merchandise Purchased For Clients From All Parts Of The World At Best Factory & Wholesale Prices.

Cocoa Beans, Coffee, Trocas Shell And All Island Produce Sold on World Markets At Best Prices.

Original invoices supplied—Quotations on request.

DISTRIBUTORS OF:

Trade Blankets—Hurricane Lanterns.

Bicycles—Sewing Machines.

Bush Knives—Cotton Piece Goods—Copra Sacks.

Fishing Lines.

And All Trade Requirements.

Take Advantage of Our Branch Office : NELSON & ROBERTSON PTY. LIMITED, Stanley St., South Brisbane— Cables “Ivan,” Brisbane. or our N.G. Representatives RABAUL HOTEL & TRADING CO. LIMITED, Rabaul, New Guinea Cables “Ivan”, Rabaul.

SOLE AGENTS FOR:

Skandia Marine Diesel Engines.

Archimedes Outboard Motors.

Aster Canned Fish.

El Trust Shot Guns.

Van Zweiten Canned Fish.

NELSON and ROBERTSON PTY. LTD

PLANTATION HOUSE, 197 CLARENCE ST., SYDNEY. BOX 5316 G.P.O.

Cables: “Ivan”, Sydney.

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Shellmiimoror Oil

Acid Action is the main

cause of engine wear

THE FIRST FEW

FATAL MINUTES

It is in the first few minutes when your engine . starts to warm up or cool down that you need the protection of Shell X-100 Motor Oil. In these four or five minutes, acid action attacks and “wears” your engine more than hours of running.

DEADLINE

150 DEGREES

150 (*) Until your engine temperature reaches at least 150 degrees F., acid condensation takes place. Shell X-100 will neutralise it.

1 MILE IN EVERY

3 YOU DRIVE

1 U 3 The average motorist drives one mile out of every three with an engine temperature below 150 degrees P.

Excessive “wear” takes place unless Shell X-100 is used.

Acid action, not friction, is the major cause of engine wear. While your engine is warming up or cooling down, combustion gases condense on cylinder walls to form corrosive acids. These acids attack your cylinder walls, causing 90% of all engine wear. Acid-neutralising Shell X-100 Motor Oil was developed to Arrest this Acid Action.

Change now to Shell X-100 Motor Oil and stop the ravages of acid action in your engine.

SHELLMiIMOroR OIL

The only motor oil specially developed to ARREST ACID ACTION.

M-NIVENS

diLICE CREAK

Now airfreighted by QANTAS to

the PACIFIC

Write to-day for particulars of this new air service. McNiven's famous Ice Cream forwarded to you in special airfreight containers including disposable cans tor bulk Ice Cream. o ROCKETS ON A STICK • BRICKS • FRESH FRUIT SLICES COMETS ON A STICK

« BUCKETS • BOOMERS (ICE BLOCKS)

If NIVENS "BEAUTY CONES AND WAFERS"

The largest selling Ice Cream cones in the Southern Hemisphere

MCyiIICUC 'RAINBOW OR PLAIN DRINKING

-WIUIU STRAWS"

Quality Drinking straws in gay, attractive colours.

Thoroughly tested to withstand a lengthy immersion in hot water, fruit juices or aerated drinks.

Ask your Store for supplies or write to your agent

McNIVEN BROS. LTD.

47-51 Salisbury Road, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia Telephone LA 3781-8

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NYLON NIGHTIE (with panties)

VETERINARY

INSTRUMENTS

For Sheep and Cattle can be Supplied Immediately

EARMARKERS.

SPEYING INSTRUMENTS.

BULLRINGS. FIRE BRANDS.

EMASCULATORS.

W. JNO. BAKER

PTY. LTD.

3 Hunter St., Sydney, N.S.W.

Now You can own a "PIXIE"

the sensational new HIP-LENGTH

NYLON NIGHTIE (with panties)

PIXIE, the hip length nylon nightie that is winning so many Australian Hearts is now available to Island Residents.

Bewitchingly brief and so very very Cool, PIXIE is entirely different from any other nighties available.

It is a whisper of sheer loveliness, edged with nylon lace and carefully fashioned to flatter your charms.

PIXIE is available in snap drying nylon in colours white or black. Price only £3/10/- (Aust.) complete with tiny matching panties.

Men! PIXIE will make a delightful gift for your favourite lady.

It is available only direct from John Harvey, Clip out coupon and post now prompt delivery assured.

To JOHN HARVEY, 13 Griffiths Avenue, Bondi Beach, Australia.

Please forward Pixie nightie (with panties). Colour I enclose being full price for garment.

Mr - Hips ..

Name Mrs Height Miss Waist .

Address

PIM 6.56

A 4 Tl*\«

UNO

Piccaninny

PRFPADFH WAY

PREPARED WAX

FLOOR POLISH

FOR LINO, FLOORS. FURNITURE. LEATHER e MOTOR CARS "Twice the shine in half the time"

Piccaninny imparts a glow of youth and Beauty to floor surfaces that might otherwise soon begin to show their age. There is nothing more perfect for linoleum or natural wood floors.

Piccaninny's tough wax skin protects surfaces from tropical moisture, wear and tear —saves you hours of work and gives Twice the Shine in Half the Time!

ASK FOR

PICCANINNY

BROWN STAIN FLOOR POLISH

For Jarrah, Cedar, Stained Floors & Woodwork Piccaninny Polishes are manufactured by

PICCANINNY MANUFACTURING Co.

254 Pittwater Road, Manly, N.S.W., Australia. j

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for YOU if Qualified!

Hotel Hampton Court, King's Cross, Sydney’s popular licensed hotel.

Attractive accommodation for 250 guests. Single and double bedrooms, bed and breakfast. Rooms with private bath available. Tariff: From , 37/6 per person per day In the Heart of King’s Cross, Sydney.

Write or phone FA 7081 (10 lines) Telegraphic Address: Hampcor, Sydney

There is a Big Future

for YOU if Qualified!

H.R.I. Successful Career Training Covers: Accountancy Secretaryship Cost Accountancy and Factory Organisation Banker's Institute Examinations Practical Banking and Securities Local Government Examinations Bookkeeping (all grades) Farm, Station and Dairy Bookkeeping Effective Correspondence Private Secretaries (for ladies) Commercial Shorthand (Pitman's) Business Fundamentals Advertising Salesmanship Retail Practice and Selling Wholesale Softgoods Course Hardware Distributors' Course Ticket and Showcard Writing Business Administration Merchandising Management All Business Subjects Merchants, Bankers and business organisations are always seeking the fully qualified man. YOU can be that man— successful—prosperous, with a bright future—simply by studying at home in your spare time. The Hemingway Robertson Institute will gladly assist you in your ambition.

Since 1897, H.R.I. has been preparing ambitious men and women for all business positions. Our tuition is simple, practical and modern and whilst being up-to-the-minute with the latest, the H.R.I. training method is certain of success.

Under 11.1t .f. You Make No Experiment To H.R.1.-—Please send me informative literature, FREE! ame Interested in.

I I Address A ge bo 19

Hvminyti'tty Institute

I S Consulting Accountants - Professional Tutors 126 BANK HOUSE - BANK PLACE - MELBOURNE Offices all Capital Cities, Newcastle and Launceston

Simplicity Only six controls, no technical skill required.

Complete

Service A.W.A. provides a complete equipment ready for connecting to the battery. Full details given on aerials.

Reception High - performance receiver tunes over a useful portion of the short-wave band, to provide general entertainment.

Battery Power The 5A works on a 12 Volt battery.

Only 3.2 Amps, drain when receiving.

Size In one attractivelyfinished case, x 20". 16'

SPEECH

tr ricis« T

COMM«NIC»UO'

'JrPrnadio SI

R AD|o t r *

T *IE P h © Itf

ON LAND

The A.W.A. Teleradio 5A breaks down the barrier of isolatioi in outback areas. In the remote islands of the Pacific, or in th many undeveloped areas of the world, the 5A can be an invalu

able help.

AT SEA

Small ships engaged in any trade can benefit by fitting the A.W.A 5A radiotelephone. There is a widespread network of shor stations available for speech communications. Trained operator are not required.

The Teleradio 5A uses fhe most modern valves and desig features to provide simplicity of operation ari efficiency Further information gladly given % * ? . m Manufactured and Guaranteed by

AMALGAMATED

* Telerad o, regd. trade-mark, TSo. 34699.

WIRELESS (AUSTRALASIA) LIMITED

47 YORK STREET, SYDNEY £S ,.5*

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Flour,

PLAIN AND

SELF RAISING

CU/c fc*c

ESTABLISHED 1868

Agents for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa;

C. SULLIVAN (PACIFIC ISLANDS) LTD., Suva,

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Wanted I

TURNERS & GROWERS LTD.

auctioneers FRUIT & PRODUCE merchants

AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND

WE SPECIALISE IN THE EXPORT TO THE TROPICS

OF NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE, POTATOES, ONIONS,

APPLES AND FRUITS IN SEASON

All Inquiries to our Export Organisation;

Turners Supply Company Limited

Box 1370, Cables: Auckland, N.Z. “Tusco,” Auckland

-a b i a i 8 a i I j.

DISTRIBUTING j

AGENTS j

WANTED i

m £3 !E 33! '.13 TS: 2HI S, ul jE ZE 3. SI KIT Ekl

''PORPOISE'' HOOKAH NO. 1

Available with or without Low Pressure Compressor.

Basically the equipment consists of a low pressure compressor (150 P. 5.1.) on the surface, feeding air to the diver through a small bore hose. This hose is attached by means of a coupling to a strong webbing harness worn by the diver and from there to a “demand” valve situated at the diver’s mouth.

THE DEMAND VALVE, a sturdy but sensitive apparatus admits air to the diver only as he inhales, and always at the equivalent pressure of the surrounding water.

THE HARNESS, which weighs only 2 lbs. complete, is constructed of the highest quality heavy duty webbing, and has all brass fittings.

THE AIR LINE is supplied in 60 ft. lengths with interchangeable screwed couplings, which do not require sealing washers.

THE AIR SUPPLY may be drawn from any low pressure compressor, high pressure storage cylinder or manual pump.

Alston Safety Equipment Fty. Ltd., distributors throughout the Southern Hemisphere of “Porpoise” Compressed Air Diving Equipment as supplied to the Armed Forces, invite enquiries from companies interested in its sale and distribution throughout the Islands. The “Porpoise” Hookah range incorporates the latest developments in compressed air diving equipment and gives the diver long periods underwater with maximum manoeuvrability. With this equipment the diver is free to walk or swim as the conditions require because he has a minimum line drag with no buoyancy factor. An important safety feature is that he can ascend or descend at will without the services of an attendant or adjustment to his air supply.

COMPRESSED

AIR

BREATHING EQUIPMENT

Distributors throughout Southern Hemisphere:

ALSTON SAFETY EQUIPMENT PTY. LTD.

917 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin, S2O, Victoria, Australia Telegraphic Address: “ALSAFE”, Melbourne.

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Suva Motors Limited

Motor Engineers and Machinery Merchants Victoria Parade, Suva Naviti Street, Lautoka Distributors in Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa, for Nuffield Exports Limited

• MORRIS MINOR

• MORRIS OXFORD

• MORRIS ISIS

• RILEY PATHFINDER

• M.G. MAGNETTE CARS

• i ton and £ ton Morris Vans & Pick-ups • Morris 3/5 ton Commercial Trucks • Nuffield Diesel Tractors and Attachments • Genuine Morris Parts and Accessories *1 Write for Illustrated Literature and Details :

SUVA MOTORS LIMITED

Box 250, Suva, Fiji

WE OFFER AT SPECIAL PRICES

NEW

Engines, Lighting Plants and

other Equipment.

NEW

J.A.P. Air Cooled Industrial Engines: Model “80” 1 H.P. 2 Stroke “2S” U H.P. 4 cycle “3” U H.P. 4 cycle “4F” 2 H.P. 4 cycle “4/3” 3 H.P. 4 cycle WOLSELEY 3 H.P. 1,200 Rpm. Petrol/Kerosene Industrial Engine. Ideal for any farm use.

SPECIAL PRICE £6O.

COVENTRY CLIMAX

Replacement 8 H.P. 4 Cyl. “SM” Engines for 2.75 KVA Generating Plants, complete with carburettor, starting handle, but less magneto. Price each. £5O.

Industrial 4 Cyl. HSM. Engine Unit complete with carburettor, magneto, precision governor, tools, spares.

Price £lOO. 8 H.P. “HSM” Unit built into mobile 2 in.

Pumping Unit ideally suitable for agricultural spraying or fire fighting, etc.

Price £l5O.

GENERATING SETS. 2.75 KVA Coventry

Climax portable units. 240 Volt Single Phase £2OO 240/415 V. Three Phase . £2OO 110 Volt Three Phase £lBO SIMPLEX Single Cylinder 4 H.P. Industrial Engines complete, Radiator or Tank cooled.

From £9O.

COVENTRY GODIVA DIESEL. 5i H.P. @

1,500 Rpm.

Price £175.

SIMPLEX lighting Sets: 300 Watt 12 or 32 Volt .. 1000 Watt 32 V. Air Cooled 1000 Watt 32 V. Water Cooled 1500 Watt 32 V. Water Cooled £ 80 £165 £175 £225 MEADOWS Generating Sets. 9 KVA. 240 Volt Single Phase 50 Cycle) 240/415 Volt Three Phase ) 35W SIMPLEX Centrifugal Governors for accurate speed control of all Internal Combustion engines. £B/10/-.

MARINE CONVERSION SETS. Complete sets or individual items suit— Ford 10 Holden Chrysler 6

MARINE ENGINE COMPLETE. Simplex

Conversion of 6 Cyl. “Holden” motor complete with Reverse Gear, Water Pump, W/C Manifold, C.I. Sump, etc.

Price £375.

WICO MAGNETOS AND SPARES. Good

stocks magnetos and spares suit most engines.

All Prices Quoted FOB Sydney. Inspection of any item invited at our factory.

HARDMAN & HALL

161 Missenden Road, Newtown, Sydney, N.S.W.

Cables: “SIMPLEXENG” LA 3597, LA 5973

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Australian Cotton

“OUR HANDS MAKE GOOD ARMS.”

For your Fishing: and Shooting Wants Consult Us Lithgow .22 Cal. Repeating Rifle .. £l9 19 6 1 Post Lithgow .22 Cal. Single Shot . .. £l2 6 0 f Extra. (Prices Subject to Change Without Notice.) R O H U 143 ELIZABETH STREET, SYDNEY.

% COTTON WASTE

STOCKINETTE <

% INDUSTRIAL CLEANING CLOTHS

UPHOLSTERY & BEDDING MATERIALS

Quality raw materials, improved techniques and the modern equipment of a large factory combine to make AUSTRALIAN COTTON products the first choice of Australian industry. When you require Cotton Waste, Stockinette, Industrial Cleaning Cloths and Upholstery & Bedding Materials, always specify

AUSTRALIAN COTTON.

Service is prompt and efficient. f

PANY U/WlTt

AUSTRALIAN COTTON

MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.

90 O'Riordan Street, Alexandria, N.S.W.

Wm. Breckwoldt & Co.

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xaMr:s;ra

rent News Items From Our Correspondents In Papua-New Guinea

ITAL MURDER IN RABAUL

ir.tpr.civp manhunt in Rabaul S oHowmg the sc °V^ ry Adeline ° f nn thpßaha lif iolf rourse

11 > ?PH tn g thpTrrptt

inday. May 20, led to the & rrest redenck Smith, a half-caste iployed labourer, aged 20.

xaMr:s;ra

made to bury the body. Nearby,

SjjL h^nmfS^?nmn^c^us

hiich d suffe?i 9 ne f?om sTverl injuries and he held for trfal Y Smith is held lor trial.

KOTAS BACK AT HAGEN

e first Dakota plans to land

May.’ The

, a Qantas Dakota, carrying • Captains O’Malley and Miller, several landings, and both they were pleased with the tion of the runway.

VE WOMEN COUNCILLORS

;ive women are coming more nore into Territory local gov-

eminent. Four women were among the newly elected Higaturu Local Council. There are women on two other councils—in the Milne Bay area and in Rabaul - There are ten Local Government Councils in the Territory> and arrangements are be ing made to esta blish them in the riistriot and in IMadans New

AIRSTRIP NEAR KIETA

The Bougainville Advisory Council has been told that £so ’ ooo has been allocated for an airstrip at Reboine, near Ki eta. Reboine had an air strip in pre war days, but the new one will be on another site, for aircraft up to and including Dakotas.

MORE NON-NATIVE SCHOOLS

The Director of Education (Mr Groves) reports there are now 22 full-time Administration schools in the Territory for non-native pupils Two were opened last week—at Sohano and at Wewak. A second teacher soon will be appointed to assist Miss Henry at the new Wewak Primary School.

NAVAL RESERVE FOR NATIVES

The Papua and New Guinea naval reserve of the Citizens Naval

Miss Mitzi Evans, of Port Moresby, blows out the candles on her 21st birthday cake on May 19. Photo by Papuan Prints.

Force will be extended to include native volunteers. The reserve was formed a year ago to provide means of training naval personnel for small ships in the Territory in time of war. It was formerly limited to men who had had naval service.

CARGO CULT UNREST?

A party of six native police has gone to the Gulf Districts to inquire into what may be a mild outbreak of Cargo Cult in two Kerema Sub district villages.

Patrol Officer K. L. Fitzgerald was forced to fire a shot over the heads of natives on May 21, when about 250 of them rushed him after he had arrested the ringleader of the outbreak.

Native Affairs Director Roberts says the Cult appeared in this area about six years ago, when one native induced the villagers to construct a three-storied building, which was to be a store-house for expected cargo. The building still stands.

Reports reaching Port Moresby to May 30 said the situation was not serious. Care was being taken to ensure that people returned to normal living as soon as possible.

Mr. Fitzgerald reported that his arrest of the alleged ringleader led to an exhibition of hostility and threats, which caused him to fire the warning shot. This had the de sired effect and the group dispersed.

HANDICRAFT DISPLAY

Handicraft work from all parts of

the Manus district is on display at the District’s first education and agricultural exhibition at Baluan.

Sporting events associated with the exhibition include the longest canoe race ever staged in the area. The course is around Lou Island and is restricted to two and three-mast ocean-going canoes.

DROUGHT IN LAE!

Lae had an exceptionally dry sp during May with eight days straig without rain. It is the longest d spell on meteorological recori which go back to 1945. Most peoj had to resort to rationing wash! days, and there was a consta queue of trucks, tankers, drums a

ts at the water hydrant. At i end the drought broke with I of several inches.

CARNIVAL

arnival atmosphere surrounded Dening of the Finschhafen Golf 3 new swimming pool recently, j pool is 85 ft x 35 ft with a paddling-pool for youngsters, has lights installed for night ning. j pool was socially opened when President Smith pushed ADO Bunting off the diying board, was the signal for all present ve in and swim to the tem y bar, which was erected for ight in the centre of the pool, schhafen now has a nine-holes course, a swimming pool and nis court.

NEW FIRE ENGINES

laul and Lae have both taken ;ry of brand new fire engines, ig about £5,000 each. )-Inspector Donnelly, put the engine at Lae into service late !ay and then flew to Rabaul ipervise the servicing of that s new engine. The engines £ the latest model, and carry il foam-making equipment for ad petroleum fires.

»UA DEMANDS ITS FLAG

other move seeking the re duction of an official Papuan was made in May at a meet f the Port Moresby Town Ad / Council. Papua had its own before the war but it has not used since. The Acting Ad itrator (Mr. Wilson) wrote that s not proposed to use the pre flag as an official flag for the

Paoua section of the Territory of Panua-New Guinea.

Councillors pointed out that there was no such thing as a Papua section of the Territory of Papua and Npw Guinea. Papua was a separate Territory and, along with all other Territories, should have its own flag.

The Council suggested that this — the 50th Anniversary of the foundation of Papua—would be an appropriate time for the Administration to make a public announcement on the matter.

LANDROVERS DEEP IN CENTRE

Two new Landrovers are on the way to Mendi, in the Southern Highlands; but it is far from a matter of just driving them there.

They were first flown in to Minji, and assembled there, and then

driven to a point south-west of Mount Hagen, where they were taken to bits agam and carried by natives to the road leading to Mendi. H At _J^ ls assembled and driven into the Southern Highlands Headquarters unaer their own power ADO Hardy (Mount Hagen) took charge of the operation in the Western Highlands area, and ADO Clancy (Mendi) took over in the Southern Highlands A road to link the two Head quarters is now being put down, with teams working out of both Mendi and Hagen. There are a few miles to go, however, before the two roads join; and this is the section over which the Landrovers were carried.

One of the vehicles will go to the Administration and the other to

special display was made in the non tive section of the Flower Show at the [?]oss Hall, Port Moresby, on May 19, s. C. Sheedy—shown here with her [?]ra accreditation shield. She will shortly [?]t Papua at an Interflora conference in ia.

Photo by Papuan Prints.

Roman Catholic Capuchin iion. eanwhile, a new light vehicle has been opened between iag and Compiam Patrol post, a ince of 40 miles. Local natives, rvised by ADO Robb (Wabag) Patrol Officer Whitedar (Com i), built the road.

CURIOUS GOLD-MINING

POSITION

orobe District Advisory Council

is seeking the introduction of measures in the Legislative Council to ensure that the Mining Ordin ance applies to natives as well as to Europeans.

The Council was told at the May meeting that unless some form of control was introduced over native mining, bloodshed could result.

Mr. Nichterlein said that under the present set-up, the way was wide open for gold stealing and

illicit gold buying. Native miners need not register their claim; they were not limited to the area they could peg; they did not have to de clare the amount of gold they won or where it came from; and they

[?]izes won at the [?] Port Moresby er Show were ed upon Mrs. A. [?] at a function on 19. Here the [?]ant Administrator, R. Wilson, presents [?]phy, while Mr. de looks on.

Photo by Papuan [?].

did not have to pay any royalty.

Yet they could claim Common wealth Government assistance.

Mr. Nichterlein said uncontrolled mining by natives could destroy much valuable information about surface geographical features. The ignorant native could easily cover the cap of an important ore body.

“Natives have encroached on each other’s and also on Europeans’ claims, and unless some form of control is introduced, bloodshed could easily result,” he said.

Supporting Mr. Nichterlein, Mr.

George Whittaker said that laws should be brought in to control native miners as well as Europeans.

“There should be one law for every person in the land,” he said.

The Chairman pointed out, how ever, as the other side of the pic ture, that a European could peg out a claim on land which was being mined by a native, and the native had no recourse.

The Council asked that the pro visions and regulations of the Min ing Ordinance apply equally to natives and Europeans.

MORE AND MORE CATTLE

The way in which the beef cattle of Papua and New Guinea have in creased was described recently by the Australian Territories Minister.

Mr. Hasluck said the Territory

was now importing meat worth about £1,500,000 a year. At the same time, Papua and New Guinea had many regions suitable for cattle raising.

There were now about 10,000 cattle in the Territory, and this number

was increasing steadily. The freigh ing of cattle to the Territory wa being subsidised, and although th number introduced under th i scheme so far had been small, ther were many applications for th subsidy and he expected it woul

lit in a big increase in good lity cattle. he Department of Agriculture, May 25, denied a report that general quality of Territory le was equal to average quality Australia. To ensure that

quality was maintained and im proved, the Department was insist inp. f u rf) minEr in under sche me te TnsDected in the subsidy scheme be inspected in Australia by an officer of the De partment.

FLOURISHING NEW INDUSTRY

In one fortnight in May, Com monwealth-New Guinea Timbers Ltd. shipped 1,200 tons of Bulolo

produced ply-wood.

MV Thorshall, on her first voyage to Lae, took 530 tons to USA. The remainder went to Australia.

NEW AIRCRAFT FOR PAPUA

A seven-passenger aircraft, similar to the one used by President Eisenhower, touched down in Port Moresby on May 14 at the end of a flight from Paris.

The plane—a twin-engined Aero Commander —carried the Secretary of Bahamas Helicopters Limited and Director of World Wide Air Services, Mr. Knute Flint, on an inspection of World Wide’s operations in Papua.

The prototype of the Aero Com mander was given entensive tests in the United States recently before Congress passed special legislation allowing President Eisenhower to use the plane on short flights.

Previously, all his flying was done in four-engine aircraft.

The red and white Aero Com mander that touched down in Port Moresby had at that stage flown three-quarters of the way around the world in three weeks.

It took 6i hours to cover the last leg of its Paris-Port Moresby flight —from Biak.

(Continued on page 151 )

A mannequin parade in aid of the Country Women's Association was held in the Red Cross Port Moresby, on May 23. Photographs show, left, Mrs. N. F. Moloney modelling a smart ing gown; and, right, Mrs. lan MacDonald wearing an afternoon frock.

Photos by Papuan Prints.

sfG PUBLIC SERVICE MUST

NOT BE ABOLISHED

ie Executive of the Territory lie Service Association, in a ial press statement, has clarified the sake of all officers its atti i on the question of the absorp of the Territory Public Service ;he Commonwealth Public Ser le statement said the associa was entirely opposed to any l proposal and would contest by y means at its command any e in this direction, ie statement continued, “A re delegation to Canberra made Association’s attitude quite clear Ir. Hasluck and at his invitation, Executive is preparing a detailed ement on the question for sub ;ion to him.” ie statement went on to say that Minister assured the delegation although the matter had been ussed. no definite suggestions or es of any kind were in train, that no action or decision would taken without the Association g given every opportunity to ent its case.

WS DC TO BE CONTROLLER

OF PRISONS

anus Island’s District Com

missioner, Mr. W. M. English, has been provisionally appointed Con troller of Corrective Institutions in the P-NG Department of Civil Affairs.

Mr. English, who is at present on leave in Australia, was selected from among nine applicants but his appointment is still subject to appeal.

Mr. English joined the Adminis

tration as a Cadet Patrol Officer in 1937 and during the war was awarded an MBE for his work with the Coastwatchers. After the war he was appointed to Talasea, then to Kokopo, and finally to Manus Island, in 1951.

The establishment of a Corrective Institution branch within the Ad ministration was announced by the Minister for Territories in February following a report to the Govern ment by the Controller-General of Prisons in Queensland. (Over)

These smiling citizens of Rabaul, New Guinea, were the chief par ticipants in a wedding ceremony which took place at the Methodist Church, Rabaul, re cently. From left to right they are Mr. L.

Chee, bestman; Mr. Y.

L. Leo, groomsman; Mrs. Leo, nee Margaret Chan, the bride; and Miss Nelly Hui, the bridesmaid. (Photo by C. H. Meen).

s will mean that prisons in territory will be taken out of lands of the Police Depart-

ILLEN PITT MEMORIAL

general meeting at Goroka, be Eastern Highlands, has nted a committee to receive and accept suggestions for a I memorial to the late Mrs.

Pitt—known to most every throughout the Territory as ;. Pitt, one of the most re id and well-liked women in i-New Guinea, died some is ago in Australia. ; Honorary Secretary of the littee is S. Neilson, of Goroka.

)ONESIAN INFILTRATION

INTO DNG

Suva, Fiji, on the last day of the Netherlands Commissioner s SPC, Mr. Van Bourge, told ;ers that the Netherlands had ve evidence that the Indo i Army was operating a school botage and espionage on the . of Amboina with the purpose ;acking West New Guinea.

Van Bourge said that a • of an attack against Etna in 1954, an Indonesian Lieu t, had told Dutch officials in idia that he had on that on received his final instruc in an audience with President rno before taking command 50-man expedition. The in ors had carried written orders ining that their assignment to incite natives and to kill itchmen they found.

Van Bourge said that in 1953 ndonesians had attacked Fak in south-west New Guinea, mortars and machine guns fought two days before they captured. Then came the 50attack in 1954, composed y of Indonesian regulars.

Van Bourge said the in its’ leaders had been im led for terms of three to eight Both groups, he said, were red and there were no casu

lECTING PAPUA AND NEW

GUINEA BY ROAD

, first road connecting the territories of Papua and New is now under construction e Highlands. ?ady 24 miles of new road have constructed out of Mount i in New Guinea, and another iles have been surveyed and d. s will take the road to the r of the Southern and Western ands, where it will link up the newly-constructed road to i, in Papua.

Villages along the way are build ing the road, working under the direction of Native Affairs officers.

AID FOR BLIND TEACHER

On May 2, Mrs. D. M. Cleland presented to Miss Georgina Thoresby, a blind teacher at Hanuabada, LMS School, Port Moresby, the first

Talking Book machine to come to the Territory. Along with the radio went a stock of some of the world’s best sellers, including Kon Tiki and Goodbye Mr. Chips, as well as several copies of Reader’s Digest.

The books are recorded on long playing microgroove records, each side of which plays about 20-30

The Aviat Club in Port Moresby held an "Hawaiian Night" on May 18. These Moresby Hawaiians are, left to right: Mr. W. Curtis, Major and Mrs. A. Davis, Stg.-Major J. Gee, Miss R. Brown and Mrs. E. Galvin. Photo by Papuan Prints.

minutes, and were recorded in E land by BBC announcers.

Miss Thoresby, who has fc blind since birth, has never alia her afflictions to stop her tat part in cooking and sewing cla; as well as teaching members of London Missionary Society Hanuabada.

A Red Cross Officer in I Moresby explained that the Socie Taking Book Library was stai in 1950 for the benefit of Blin Ex-Servicemen. Miss Thorei however, was given a Talking B machine because of her outsta Ing work among the native pec of Hanuabada over a period of ye About 66 records are needed record a book like The Count Monte Cristo, but the aver fiction or travel books require c about 8-10 records.

The title and record number printed on each recording in Bra As Miss Thoresby finishes one be she will receive another sent pc free from Melbourne.

BATTLE OF THE AIR-STRIF

A recent Native Affairs patrol the Chambri Lake area of the Se District found the native pec there so anxious to improve tl economic position that they v building two airstrips almost i by side.

One group decided that an a near their village was the best £ while the people of an adjoin village decided on a stretch of Is near their village.

After conferring with the pat the villagers agreed to abanc work on one strip and pool tt efforts in completing the other.

The patrol, led by Patrol Off] Faithful, was given a rousing ception at every village. Mr. Fait! described it later as being in nature of a Royal Progress, every village without exception, said, the people lined up on eit side of the path leading to resthouse, holding flowers or lea while the patrol stood through 1 verses of the National Anthem.

At the patrol house, the pec of one village had provided eve thing down to expensive bath sc for the patrol officer.

Mr. Faithful said in his rep to headquarters that the people the Lake area were determined establish local industry. Alrea six villages had experimented w rice growing, others had firr established themselves in timber-getting business, while oth were now preparing to w alluvial gold.

As well, the villagers were c< structing an all-season road Ambunti.

TRUSTEESHIP COUNCILLOR

JONES REVISITS TERRITO]

Australia’s special representat

;he United Nations Trusteeship ncil, Mr. J. H. Jones, recently isited the Territory prior to at ling the 18th Session of the ncil, which starts in New York it mid-June. ie annual reports of the Trust itories administered by Aus a will be examined at this on The report of the recent ,ed Nations Visiting Mission also be tabled. r. Jones, a former Director of rict Services and Native Affairs P-NG, reached Port Moresby May 4, and visited most New lea districts in the following weeks.

TV HAMS?

NG amateur wireless operators to confer soon to decide whether will establish a television

on for experimental purposes,

iculars of amateur TV licences ie granted by the PMG’s De ment have now arrived in Port isby. the coming meeting, the beur operators will discuss de of the licences before deciding her or not they will establish ation. The President of the Jr Branch of the WIA, Mr. F. N. n, indicated this week, how that in the event of the branch ling against it, he would estab a station himself.

RGO CULT IN KAINANTU?

was announced May 8 that a al Native Affairs patrol recently stigated a mild outbreak of go Cult” near Kainantu, the manifestation of this in the srn Highlands.

Administration official said outbreak, although mild, and tively deal with by Petrol er J. R. Colman, followed the ral pattern of most such occur- JS. appeared to have started as a t of suggestions by a native oyee at Aiyura to a native from na. This man returned to his ie, gathered some of his people her and told them that many things would come to them f they conformed to his ideas, is own house, he put down two es containing water and flowers, placed a stone between the es. Each day he placed a plate :ooked sweet potatoes besides Dottles.

“man” was supposed to visit house during the night, eat ood and leave money in return, len no wealth arrived, he re ;d Aiyura and was told if he his people waited patiently would all become wealthy, ring the period of waiting, how- Mr. Colman’s patrol arrived. ;arly questioning was met by a ission from one of the native

leaders who said he was disgusted with himself for being deceived, especially since he discovered that a rat was removing the food he put out at night.

Mr. Colman said in his report that the situation had returned to normal at the village and the people themselves understood and appreci ated the Government’s intervention in the matter.

BGD DREDGE CAPSIZES

Bulolo Gold Dredging Company’s large Number 7 dredge sank at Bulolo on May 13 and is now on its side. All on board escaped un injured.

A Company spokesman in Lae said later it was thought the dredge would be a major salvage job. There would be a serious loss in gold pro duction.

AT LAST—MOBILE CLINIC

DELIVERED

At long last, one of the six Mobile Clinics brought with the money raised as a Coronation gesture (Queen Elizabeth Trust Fund) was officially handed over to the Dis trict Medical Officer at Madang on May 12.

The short ceremony took place in the Bates Memorial Park before a large crowd of local people and visiting native officials.

The Clinics arrived in the Terri

tory about a year ago and for months stood idle waiting for in side fitments to take the hundreds of bottles and other goods necessary for a Mobile Clinic. It was not until there was a public outcry from Madang, in particular, that things began to be done, but only at a painfully slow rate.

The Administrator then entered the fight in an effort to get out to the people the goods they had paid for in cold cash —but still it dragged on. No one seemed to be interested in the fact that natives as well as Europeans had poured hard money into the Trust Fund and expected something in return.

Now, at long last, one clinic is at Madang, and not before time.

BROOM MILLET A NEW CROP

Successful experimental crops of broom millet have been grown at the Agricultural station at Bubia, near Lae, and at Kapageni, in the Fago district, Papua.

The yield at Bubia worked out at approximately :i of a ton of dry fibre to the acre. The millet, landed at Sydney, is valued at from £lOO to £2OO a ton, according to grade.

An official of the Department of Agriculture in Port Moresby de scribed the experimental crop at Kapageni as “quite satisfactory” but said that all details were not yet known.

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Type RZ6 Six Cylinders. 125 b.h.p. at 1,600 r.p.m.

Write for publication MMD. 1893 for full details.

Box 2622, G.P.0., Sydney. FF 4224 Cables: “Thornmotor”, Sydney.

Morris

MARINE ENGINES %SS?i,

“Vedette" 4-cyl. 8/20 h.p.* "Navigator" 4-cyl. 12/30 h.p.* "Commodore" 6-cyl. 30/60 h.p. * Available from stock.

Halvorsen has a Morris Marine Engine to suit your launch, cruiser or auxiliary. All models available for either petrol or kerosene—with or without reducing gears.

Spare Parts Available from Stock for all Morris Marine Engines

LARS HALVORSEN SONS PTY. LTD

BUILDING YARD: Waterview Street, Ryde, N.S.W. Phone WY 3248.

BOAT HIRING AND SERVICE: Bobbin Head. JJ2489. (Telegrams: "Halvorsens," Sydney.)

BUILDERS OF HALVORSEN BOATS

LH.23.62

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BRADFORD COTTON

f MILLS LTD.

VICTORIA: 414 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE

NEW SOUTH WALES: PARRAMATTA ROAD, CAMPERDOWN

SAILS & COVERS

LTD.

Box 415/ Auckland, New Zealand Largest Sail Loft in Australasia.

We also stock all widths and weights of canvas.

Tarpaulins supplied at short notice.

ARMSTRONG - VENTURA

Marine Diesel Engine

Itmp

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SOLE AGENTS:

• Economical running. • Easy installation. • Light weight. • Compact design • Easy starting

• 20H.P. 1500 R.P.M.

• 2:1 Reduction. • Full Force Feed Lubrication.

PRICE £A575

C.I.F. Pacific Port.

VENTURA TRADING CO. PTY. LTD

Cable: “Ventura, Sydney” 247 George Street, Sydney, N.S.W.

SERVING ALL PARTS OF FIJI

Carrying Passengers and Cargo

S.S. "AI SOKULA"

Motor Vessels: "KOMAIWAI," "TOVATA" (t/s) All equipped with Radio telephone. Operating to time-tables published in the Press and announced from VRH Broadcasting Station.

ISLAND TRANSPORT LIMITED.

Managing Agents: W. R. CARPENTER Or CO. (Fiji) LTD.

SUVA, FIJI.

Telephone: 114—6 lines. P.O. Box 299.

56 FEET COPRA VESSELS

t Photo shows 56 ft. Gardner Diesel powered K class Copra Vessel built by us for Steamships Trading Co. Ltd. of Port Moresby. Hold capacity is 2.000 cubic feet—2s tons of copra below decks on approx. 5 ft. 6 ins. draft.

These vessels and also 40 ft. Army Workboats are in regular production in our Yards with choice of engine.

We also build PEARLING

LUGGERS.

For further particulars please write to:

BJARNE HALVORSEN LTD

John Street, Berry's Bay, North Sydney, N.S.W.

Cable Address: BERRYSBOAT, Sydney.

\ V

irons

smoother

faster!

'/ \ \ ★ easy to use. ★ DRAUGHTPROOF - USE IT IN OROUTOF DOORS.

★ NO WIRES OR FLEXES.

★ COMPLETE AND SIMPLE HEAT CONTROL

★ BURNS 4 HOURS ON ONLY *rd PINT

OF KEROSENE.

If you have any difficulty in obtaining TILLEY Prcducts, please contact your nearest representative for further information.

REPRESENTATIVES

FIJI:

Mr. K. WITHERINGTON, 2 Burns Philp Buildings. SUVA

AUSTRALIA & NEW GUINEA:

T. H. BENTLEY Pty. LTD. 123-125 William St.. MELBOURNE. C.l

Gardner,

MARINE DIESEL

ENGINES

ANOTHER FINE VESSEL M.V. "MAGI"

BUILT FOR THE INSTITUTE

OF ECONOMIC SERVICES,

PAPUA

By

CAPRICORN CHARTERS

Maryborough, Q'ld.

Powered with

GARDNER MARINE

LW Series

6 CYLINDER ENGINE

72 BHP at 1200 RPM

All sizes: 24-36-48-60-72 BHP Available from Stock and Short Delivery.

SALES SERVICE SPARE PARTS

From r : , ■: 3

FERRIER & DICKINSON PTY. LTD.

SOLE AGENTS FOR PAPUA-NEW GUINEA & SOUTH WEST PACIFIC ISLANDS Herbert St., St. Leonards, N.S.W.

Telegrams: “FERREOUS”, Sydney Telephone: JF 1215

mm shafts am lo n g e r service Monel* shafts are renowned for their rugged strength, stiffness and freedom from whip. These characteristics are very important since a good, stiff shaft reduces vibration, transmits more power to propeller and thereby increases speed and efficiency. Of still greater importance is the fact that Monel retains these properties indefinitely, because Monel cannot rust and is not corroded by fresh or salt water. That is why a Monel shaft, stronger than others when new, is still in perfect condition after years of continuous service.

Further information on Monel propeller shafting will gladly be forwarded by: WRIGHT & COMPANY PTY. LTD., 81 Clarence St., Sydney.

Sole Australian Distributors of Monel :: :: Phone: BX 1211 (Six Lines) •Monel is a registered trade-mark covering a rich nickel alloy, mined in Canada and rolled in Great Britain.^

(ScirraJoufyli

Ship Brokers Shipwrights Marine Engineers

New Beach Road, Edgecliffe, Rushcutter's Bay, Sydney,

Australia

FB 2542, FB 4347. Cable Address; Backoff, Sydney. h«ltf erV n eS ? re . available as Agents in all matters relating to COMMERCIAL OR PLEASURE St aSK. ,, «Tf , SS.r ,he hi9hes ’ a,hical s,a " dards and « - We are anxious to have new listings of Vessels lying in the Pacific. 1. Trawler 3 yrs, 57 ft. x 16 ft. x 6 ft. 2 ins. Kauri Ketch riff £10,750 nt ord6r ’ 4L3 Gardner ’ 20 Hp - Ruston. ’ln survey! 2. Trawler. 65 ft. x 17 ft. 6 ins. x 7 ft. H.D. Diesel Holmes built, 40 odd tons, ideal freight-trade, etc., in survey.’ £11,500. 3 ' 20*HP ’ SkL* it 3 . ft - 6 ins .- x 6 i- 4 - 6 in - 72 H.P. Gardner.

T?-y H £s 800 St ° ’ all g6ar ’ 6tC ” radl0 ’ very gOOd > ln survey. 4 ‘ ? 10 i ft *Js. in> x 4 ft * Beautifully built work or fish r° at 0 8 cyl - Thornycroft Diesel, near new, vessel cost £5,000 less 2 yrs. ago, much gear, etc. Echo sounder. £3,750. £ 8 f 4, x 15 ft. x 4 ft, 6 in. 5 yrs, large deck space, work Asking 4 £5500 LlSter ’ excellent order ’ suita ble Island work. 6. Steel Landing Craft, 40 tons, excellent condition, twin diesels, in survey, new door, etc. £lO,OOO. 7. L.S.T. available. Twin triple expansion steam, near new condition, loaded 5,000 tons, winches, much gear, etc. £BO,OOO. 8. Dory Workboat, 26 ft. x 8 ft. 6 ins. x 2 ft. 6 ins. Twin diesel, excellent buy. Try £1,150. 9 ‘ J 7 i 1 fV® l i ls * x , 5 ft - 9 in s- D. E. Ketch, diesel, £3 000 5 ’ ld6al Islands ’ Plantation, etc. Launched July, ’53. 4 ®- f® xl4 x 7 Staysail Schooner, solid, strong, diesel, 600 males range. Located Suva, £2,800 Australian. 11. 36 ft. x 12 ft. x 5 ft. 6 ins. D. E, Sloop, very solidly built, diesel power, ideal Plantation owner. Asking £3,250. 12 ‘ SLS* nI 1 8 in ?; x , 5 ft -. Diesel Ketch, frig, bath, oven, loKrfn nttmgs, suit plantation work, has cruised extensively. 13. 38 ft. x 9 ft. 10 ins. x 4 ft. Ketch rigged motor sailer, 30 H.P. diesel, 6 berths, licenced. £2,750. 14 ‘ 40 Twin 100 H.P. diesel cruiser, well constructed, Mahogany. £3,750. 15. 45 ft. x 12 ft. 6 ins. x 6 ft. 6 ins. Working cutter, large interior, convert cargo ideally, petrol power £1,950, offer. 16. 300 Tons ex A. V. Wooden, twin screw cargo vessel, price offer subject inspection. 17. Plywood Dinghies and Skiffs built to order by us. Available from £5O. 18. 40 ft. x 11 ft. 4 ins. x 4 ft. Kauri 1i ins. coppered, 4L2 Gardner, diesel, all prawn gear, nets, etc. M.S.B. Survey. £2,G85. 49 - J B i- ft V 1 Clinker R u *lt Launch, 5 H.P. Simplex. W.house shelter 2 berths, roomy, cockpit. £375.

We are Agents for Shipbuilders, and can supply plans, prices, etc., on application. Also at approx. £14,000, 60 ft. shoal draft, steel copra vessel with Gardner 6 cyl. diesels and large hold, capacity, specially

designed for plantation work.

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Holbrooks Worcestershire Sauce is the best sauce for soups fish, roast meats, grills, gravies and all made up dishes.

The best food tastes even better when seasoned with HOLBROOKS

WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE.

IN ANY LANGUAGE

STANDS FOR QUALITY AND ECONOMY

J ■

Look for this

m i

CORNED

y&W ffuamntie rfClua&tu

'SALISBURY" canned meats, SPECIALLY PACKED tor the PACIFIC ISLANDS are the popular choice, ALWAYS.

CORNED BEEF SAUSAGES & TOMATO SHEEP TONGUES CORNED MUTTON STEAK & KIDNEY PUDDING OX TONGUES MEATREAT LAMB & GREEN PEAS SANDWICH PASTES MIDGET (Cocktail) SAUSAGES Also "WESTFIELD" Brand

CORNED MUTTON

CORNED MUTTON WITH CEREAL

DRIPPING AND LARD

CORNED BEEF

CORNED BEEF WITH CEREAL

KEGGED MEATS

WESTFIELD FREEZING CO. LTD.

Postal Address: Private Bag, C.P.0., Auckland, N.Z.

Cable Address: Filalora, Auckland.

MARINE SPARES

Suppliers of all marine equipment, spare parts for diesels, benzine, outboards, etc., new and secondhand.

Prompt service. Marine Spares, 57 Railway Parade, Marrickville, N.S.W.

Gfikpidfati Smiee

Buying Agents for all Pacific Territories

and Authorised Agents for

"AGCO" SUPALUVRES • "POPE" PRODUCTS

BLACK & WHITE SCOTCH WHISKY • MASSE BATTERIES

• "COLEMAN" LANTERNS AND STOVES

• "LOTUS LAND" INNER SPRING MATTRESSES

Island Produce Sold on Commission

ROBERT GILLESPIE PTY. LIMITED

54a Pitt Street, Sydney Cables: ROBERGILL G.P.O. Box 7011

CAPTAIN W. L. KENNEDY

(Established 1931)

SHIFBROKERS, BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE

63 Pitt Street, Sydney.

’Phone: BU 3797. Cables: “CAPKENSydney.

LISTING:

world no D^^ E 5O0 CARG ° VESSEL ’ about 600 tons dwt., 9 knots, in Class and STEEL TWIN DIESEL MOTOR VESSEL, engines aft, 140 tons dwt., well maintained, in Survey and working. £18,750.

STEEL HARBOUR TANKER, built 1952, diesel engine aft. carry 50 to.xa petroleum products in 4 tanks, quick discharge cargo pump, all controls to wheelhouse, £15,750.

STEAM TUG, built 1946, Lloyds Class, I.H.P. 1,150, £50,000.

NEW 50 FT. X 16 FT. x 4 FT. 6 IN. Cargo hull, excellently built, accommodation aft, mast, derrick, etc., ready for installation of engine. £6,500 or builder will finish to buyer’s requirements complete with 6LW Gardner marine diesel for about £ 9,000.

FISHING VESSEL, launched two months, 41 ft. x 12 ft. x 4 ft., built of hardwood with wheelhouse, 3 H.P. marine diesel installed new, £3,375. 21 FT. WORK LAUNCH, well designed and stoutly built, near new twin Simplex marine engine, £675.

We shall be pleased to obtain independent Surveys of any craft we offer and subsequently arrange delivery either on ship’s deck or sea as desired.

W. H. GROVE & SONS LTD.

Established 1896.

Islond Merchants

16-18 FANSHAWEST., AUCKLAND.

Telegraphic and Cable Address: “Grove,” Auckland. P.O. Box 490, Auckland, New Zealand.

Entrust your requirements to the firm with more than 60 years practical experience in the Island trade.

REPRESENTING MANUFACTURERS

THROUGHOUT FIJI, SAMOA, TONGA, NEW HEBRIDES, NEW CALEDONIA, SOLOMON ISLANDS SOCIETY ISLANDS, COOK ISLANDS, NIUE, PAPUA,

NEW GUINEA, ETC.

SHIPPERS OF ALL CLASSES OF NEW ZEALAND MANUFACTURES AND PRODUCTS SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR THE ISLAND TRADE WE HANDLE ALL KINDS OF ISLAND PRODUCE IN FIJI as : W. H. GROVE & SONS (FIJI) LIMITED.

Office and Sample Room: Bank of New South Wales Chambers, Suva, Fiji.

Going places?

Your trip will be much happier if you know that every detail has been settled in advance — but there is no need to do it yourself. Much time and trouble can be saved by letting the Bank of New South Wales Travel Department assist you.

What the 64 Wales” Travel Department offers you Whether your journey is in Australia or overseas, the “Wales” will gladly plan itineraries, make transport bookings and hotel reservations, arrange travel finance, and, for trips overseas, advise on passport, visa, and taxation clearance procedure.

Travel finance The modern way to carry money safely is by Bank of New South Wales Travellers’ Cheques, which are readily accepted by all banks and by principal tourist bureaux, transport offices, hotels, restaurants, and stores.

FIRST AND LARGEST TRADING BANK OPERATING IN AUSTRALIA.

NEW ZEALAND. FIJI, PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA

BANK OF

NEW SOUTH WALES

These services are available through all branches of the (INCORPORATED IN NEW SOUTH WALES WITH LIMITED LIABILITY) A5447a

burns rmr (south sea) co. im

Registered Office: SUVA, Fiji.

Code Address: “BURNSOUTH.”

GENERAL MERCHANTS AND SHIPOWNERS

BRANCHES;

Fiji:-

Suva.

Levuka.

Lautoka.

Labasa.

Ba.

Sigatoka.

Tavua.

Rotuma Island.

Norfolk Island.

Samoa

Apia.

Pago Pago.

Niue Island.

Tonga

Nukualofa.

Haapai.

Vavau, Agents for:— Queensland Insurance Co. Ltd. • Burns Philp Trust Co.

• Shell Company (P. 1.) Ltd,

ALSO AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FOR:

Ltd, Ardath Tobacco Co Associated British Oil Engines (Exp.) Ltd.

Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd.

Ferguson Tractors (Exp.) Ltd.

Hercules Cycle £r Motor Co. Ltd.

A. J. Caley & Sons (Confectionery) .

Charles Hope Ltd.-Cold Flame Refrigerators.

Huntley Gr Palmers Ltd. (Biscuits) .

International Harvester Co.

Jantzen (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.

Joseph Lucas (Exp.) Ltd.

McAlpine Refrigeration Ltd.

McLeay Duff Gr Co. (Whisky).

S. Maw Son Gr Sons (Surgical Dressings).

Mullard (Overseas) Ltd. (Radios).

O'Cedar Ltd. (Oils &■ Mops).

Reckitt Gr Colman Ltd.

S.F. Appliances Ltd.

Slazengers (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.

Standard Motor Co.

Stewarts Gr Lloyds (Aust.) Pty.

Ltd.

Shipping, Customs and Forwarding Agents

Shipping Agents for

THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO.

LTD.

(Regular First Class, One Class and Tourist Class Passenger Services from NEW ZEALAND

PORTS to UNITED KINGDOM, via PANAMA.)

SHAW SAVILL & ALBION CO. LTD.

(Regular First Class, One Class and Tourist Class Passenger Services from NEW ZEALAND PORTS to the UNITED KINGDOM, via PANAMA; and

via AUSTRALIAN PORTS and SOUTH AFRICA.)

PORT LINE LTD.

(One Class Passenger Services from NEW ZEA-

LAND PORTS TO UNITED KINGDOM, via

PANAMA.)

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES

(Regular First Class and Tourist Class Passenger Services from FRENCH OCEANIA to MAR-

SEILLES, via PANAMA.)

BANK LINE LIMITED

BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION

CO. LTD.

Also INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES for

QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS LTD.

TASMAN EMPIRE AIRWAYS LTD.

Agents Throughout the World.

QUEENSLAND

INSURANCE

CO. LTD.

(Incorporated 1886 in Australia) Assets Exceed £9,000,000 Head Office:

QUEENSLAND INSURANCE

BUILDING, 80-82 PITT STREET,

SYDNEY.

Specialists in South Sea Fire.

Marine & Accident Insurances Apply to:— FlJl.—Branch Office: J. F. Drury, Manager.

Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.

VlLA.—Burns Philp (N.H.) Ltd.

Comptoirs Francais Des Nouvelles Hebrides.

NOUMEA.—L. & W. Johnston.

NEW GUlNEA.—Manager for the Territory of Papua and New Guinea, R. D. Kennedy.

Resident Officer at Rabaul: K. R.

Taylor.

PORT MORESBY—SAMARAI—LAE

—MADANG—KAVIENG—RABAUL.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd.

PAGO PAGO.

Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.

G. H. C. Reid & Co.

OTHER SOUTH SEA ISLANDS

Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.

Also to any of the Company’s Offices in Australia or N.Z.

SEAFOAM

DOMINION

SILVER SPRAY

TOPIC (Gluten Rich)

MILLED FROM PRIME SELECTED QUEENSLAND WHEATS.

QUALITY ENSURED BY CAREFUL BLENDING AND TESTING IN OUR MODERN

LABORATORY.

ENTOLETED FOR PURITY AND KEEPING QUALITY.

FLOUR, MEALS AND SHARPS IN ALL PACKS, INC. TINS AND DRUMS.

Flours

THE QUEENSLAND CO-OPERATIVE MILLING ASSOC. LTD., Sth. Brisbane.

BLAXLAND - CHAPMAN

MARINE ENGINES • WONDER LAUNCHES • PUMPING UNIT

• ENGINEERING PRODUCT

I* Engineered for heavy sustained operal with minimum upkeep, “8.R.” products ideal for Island service.

For Marine Engines, open or V 2 ca launches, pumping units, engineering j ducts, contact the Sole Pacific Distribuh

KERR BROS.

PTY

LTD.

Cables: “Carefulness,” Sydney.

4 O’CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY.

Box 3838, G.P.O.

for service

GENERAL MERCHANTS

Ship Owners. Exporters of Island Produce. Plantation Owners

and Managing Agents.

Agents for

The China Navigation Co. Ltd.

New Guinea Australia Line The Hong Kong New Guinea Line Distributors for Plymouth Cars, Fargo Trucks Humber and Hillman Cars Commer Trucks Willys Jeeps, Trucks, etc.

V.B.W. Tools Coventry-Victor Engines Bentall Coffee Machinery British Ropes Ltd.

Pental Soap Lombard Insurance Co. Ltd.

Union Assurance Society Ltd.

G.E.C. Refrigerators Primus Appliances Erres Radios Vaughan Radio-Telephones Sherwin-Williams Paints Lodge Spark Plugs Nordex Hardboard Ushers Green Stripe Scotch Whisky

COLYCR WATSON LTD.

RABAUL, MADANG, GOROKA, LAE

Associated with COLTER WATSON PTY. LTD., Sydney, COLTER WATSON & CO. LTD., Wellington, Melbourne, Brisbane, Fremantle Auckland, Christchurch.

A f/l Q ¥

the greatest aid te

better Copra

Practical experience has proved that, where “CHULA” Copra Dryers are used, better quality

Copra is produced when dried by

this scientific process. No discolouration, free from mould, thoroughly

and evenly dried throughout, Copra

can be produced the whole year round—irrespective of the weather.

By the way, are you growing RUBBER? If so, let us supply you with the latest Huttenbach Rubber Machinery. Further information

gladly supplied on request.

PUNTAno*

Agents: PAPUA: The B.N.G. Trading Co. Ltd., Port Moresby.

NEW GUINEA : Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd., Rabaul, Lae, Madang and Kavieng.

FIJI, SAMOA, TONGA : Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Suva, Fiji.

SOLOMON ISLANDS* K. H. Dalrymple Hay Esq., Honiar

The Ultimate in Radio Communication

Recent development has enabled us to ofler this wonder of the radio age. A compact crystal locked transceiver whtch has features not available in other types of receivers and also incorporates facilities for the remote operation of the transceiver, thus permitting the unit to be installed in a safe and dry location.

SHIP

TO

SHIP

m

SHIP

m TO m

SHORE

m

CRAMMONDS CTR 12- £llO

Vessels ,! qui g pec l with this transceiver have communicated with other fishing boats nver ann miles. The broadcast band is provided and the two working freouencips ,k P h RcvJw k ve / 600 crystal controlled and therefore do not require tuningPrlsf swVtPb £ y £f hmg u boats are matically changes from receive to transmit when pressed. Operation is from h l2 vSt D P C °ah &»rse e^x vent harm from salt spra; Here is the New Model CTR 8 This is a more variable transceive than the CTR 12 and is designed fo ocean going small ships requiring day light transmitting, also for bushfin control and other services where i set is necessary that can stand up t< the worst conditions. Ranges up ti 750 miles. A six valve triple wav< receiver, using one stage of radii frequency amplification, in incor porated in the CTR 8. "Press to Talk' switch in microphone. 12 volt D< operation. Price complete with micro phone and loudspeaker, £179/10/ (ex fac. Brisbane).

★ Easy Terms

YOUR ENQUIRY

WELCOMED

GUARANTEED 12 MONTHS

CRAM MONO

MANUFACTURING CO. PTY. LTD.

103 Wickham Sh, Valley, Queensland. f

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Foi those who prefer

A Better Rum

».*.y &***■

frigate

RU

A. H. BUNTING

LTD

SAMARAI and POPONDETTA

LAE and GOROKA

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MERCHANTS SHIPOWNERS

EXPORTERS, PLANTERS SHIPPING, CUSTOMS, AND

AMARAI & POPONDETTA

LAE

Vacuum Oil Co. Pty. Ltd.

South British Insurance Co.

National Mutual Life Association.

Webley & Scott Ltd.

Ekco Radio.

Davison Paints Ltd., N.S.W.

South British Ins. Co.

Ekco Radio.

Webley & Scott Ltd.

Davison Paints Ltd.

IMPORTERS AND

INSURANCE AGENTS

GOROKA

Vacuum Oil Co. Pty. Ltd.

Mandated Air Lines.

South British Ins. Co.

Ekco Radio.

Webley & Scott Ltd.

Agents: BUNTINGS BISCUITS

LTD. RABAUL

Scottish Crram

M

WHOLESALERS

RETAILERS

Enquiries Invited

AND

P.O. BOX 16

PORT MORESBY

PAPUA

Cables: "PAPRI"

Specialising in:

EVERYTHING PHOTOGRAPHIC

EXCLUSIVE GIFTS

ORIENTAL HANDICRAFTS

BEST SELLING NOVELS

Voigtlander Cameras.

Futura 35 mm. Cameras.

Sixtomat Exposure Meters.

Metz Flash Units.

Paillard Bolex Movie Equipment.

Territory Representatives for: Gevaert Films & Papers.

King Regula 35 mm. Cameras Metraphot Exposure Meters.

Pelikan Products.

Hermes Typewriters. 35 mm. COLOUR TRANSPARENCIES OF PAPUA-NEW GUINEA

NATIVE HANDICRAFTS & CURIOS

PHOTOGRAPHS & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS ABOUT

THE TERRITORY

SOUVENIRS OF PAPUA & NEW GUINEA

It’s all a matter

of BALANCE

I i Distributors; AUSTRALIAN MERCANTILE LAND & FINANCE CO. LTD., in blending that makes

Scottish Crram

r i whisky outstanding 35a York St., Sydney. Cables ‘Merchyork’. Phone BX 60t

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Juwel

The new German Portable Typewriter

with all the latest improvements

0"

Made in Germany.

FULL KEYBOARD—STRONGLY CONSTRUCTED—

IDEAL FOR OFFICE WORK

Available with Standard or Leather Case, in 5 models from £lB/0/0 Sterling, F. 0.8. HAMBURG

ENQUIRIES INVITED FOR SOLE DISTRIBUTING

RIGHTS IN AREAS WHERE NOT ALREADY

REPRESENTED

Sole agents for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands

C. SULLIVAN (EXPORT) PTY. LTD.

379 Kent Street, SYDNEY

■X-

WITH

CATERPILLAR

Only when the lush but useless jungle Is cleared can the rich toil of New Guinea and the Pacific Islands be used to produce money crops of cocoa and coconuts.

The mighty 191 horsepower Caterpillar D 8 Bulldozer pictured here is at work clearing the 1,000-acre estate of Macßoberttons Ltd. This plantation, situated on the fertile silt of the Markham Valley, is covered with thick rain forest, but the D 8 Tractor pushes, pulls and stacks in windrows all the trees, roots and brush at the rate of ly acres per day.

And behind the inbuilt strength and performance of this mighty D 8 Tractor stands the Hastings Deering Organisation, with engineers, mechanics and a parts service second to none.

Not all clearing jobs justify a DB, but from the D 2 with 43 h.p. to the D 9 with 286 h.p. you can be sure there is a Cat-built Tractor to meet your clearing needs cheaper than any other method.

HMSfOIiMG

HASTINGS DEERING

(NEW GUINEA) PTY.

LIMITED

Milford Haven Rd., Lae, Konedobu, Port Moresby

SERVICE AND PARTS

by a trained staff devoting their energies exclusively to tractors Caterpillar and Cat are Registered Trade Marks of Caterpillar Tractor Co., U.S.A.

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Storekeepers

KFROSENE

OPERATION

with the

KF.RO/rOIS/T

adaptor

★ IT'S

CONVENIENT

★ IT'S SPEED*

★ IT'S SAFE

★ IT'S CLEAN

Slips easily into your chip heater. There’s no pumping— just strike a match and light the wick. The KERO-FONT provides a continuous flow of steaming hot water in a few seconds for a luxurious hot bath or quick shower.

Obtainable from Leading Stores.

Town and Country.

Manufactured by:

EVERYDAY PRODUCTS

PTY. LTD., SYDNEY.

STOREKEEPERS

Make more room for display of the lines that give good profit margin with quick turnover lines like Kream Cornflour.

Dandy Starch and Cameo Custard Powder.

Widely popular, uniformly high in quality, these three lines make friends— and make money!

KREAM CORNFLOUR

DANDY STARCH

CAMEO CUSTARD POWDER

BAKERS!

We are manufacturers of "AMAZOL" —the highest quality DRY VITAL GLUTEN Our large stock assures continuity of supplies.

For further information write: MAIZE PRODUCTS PTY. LTD. (INC. IN VIC.), 552 HARRIS STREET, SYDNEY

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Every Branch of Engineering and Buildh

Construction

Sawmillers and Timber Merchants; Shipwrights and Sailmakers; Joinery i Furniture Manufacturers; Upholsterers; Plumbers; Electricians; Hardw Merchants; Motor Dealers.

Agencies: Chevrolet, Bedford, Vauxhall, Nash Motors, Land Rovers and Rover C Firestone Tyres. Frigidaire Refrigerators. G.E.C. Radio Sets. Priestn Excavators. British Australian Lead Manufacturers Pty. Ltd. Atlas Assura Co. Ltd.

There Is no need to send to Australia or ?

Zealand for Repairs or Replacements. We « give yon a sound Quotation and gnaran First-Class Workmanship.

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QUALITY DIESEL SETS

This plant is designed to give the utmost economy in operation and maintenance combined with simplicity of operation. The alternator is coupled to the Lister LD, 3 HP, air cooled diesel engine running at 1500 r.p.m. All standard domestic appliances can be operated from this plant within the alternator capacity Write for further particulars on our diesel electric sets from 1 KVA to 60 KVA capacities.

BRAYBON BROS. PTY. LTD.

27-33 WASHINGTON STREET, SYDNEY.

Cables: “Braybonian”, Sydney.

The Sign of Quality Products as well as motors up to \ HP capacitor start.

2 kVa 240 VOLT OR 110

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Inquiries Are Invited

Concerning the Distribution and

Sale of All Types of

Merchandise in the

Pacific Islands

WE ARE AUSTRALIAN AGENTS FOR—

MILLERS LTD., Fiji.

8.5.1. TRADING CORPORATION

G. & E.I.C. WHOLESALE SOCIETY, Tarawa.

MAX HALECK, Pago Pago, American Samoa.

Original Invoices Supplied. Quotations on Request. ★

MORRIS HEDSTROM LIMITED

(Incorporated in Fiji)

ISLAND MERCHANTS

Asbestos House, 65 York St., Sydney.

Box No. 2512, G.P.0., Sydney. Cable Address; “MORSTROM”, Sydney.

BANKERS; BANK OP NEW ZEALAND, SYDNEY.

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CANNED

MEATS

Order NOW 7 /rom yowr Nearest Supplier

IMPERIAL CANNED

MEATS

16-oz. Vegetables and Steak. 16-oz. Beef Steak Pudding. 16-oz. Irish Stew. 16-oz. Steak and Kidney Pudding. 16-oz. Steak and Tomato. 16-oz. Pork Sausages. 16-oz. Beef Sausages. 16-oz. Oxford Sausages. 16-oz. Cambridge Sausages. 16-oz. Vienna Sausages. 8-oz. Vienna Sausages. 4-oz. Vienna Sausages. 12-oz. Taper Corned Beef. 6-lb. Taper Corned Beef. 12-oz. Camp Pie. 12-oz. Trim. 12-oz. Hampe. 12-oz. Luncheon Pork. 12-oz. Meatreat. 12-oz. Lamb Tongues. 12-oz. Calves Tongues. 12-oz. Lunch Tongues. 2-lb. Ox Tongues. 12-oz “Ox and Palm” Round Corned Beef with Cereal. 12-oz. “Ox and Palm” Taper Corned Beef with Cereal. 6-lb. “Ox and Palm” Oblong Corned Beef with Cereal.

"BERRI": FRUIT

JUICES

16-oz and 30-oz. Orange Juice. 16-oz. and 30-oz. Grapefruit Juice. 16-oz. and 30-oz. Apricot Nectar.

"PEEK FREAN":

ASSORTED BISCUITS

AVAILABLE IN

4-LB. TINS

Country Life Assorted.

Assorted Creams.

Bourn Vita Creams.

Cheddar Crackers.

Crackerette.

Ginger Buttons.

Honey Snap.

Kruncheons.

Lattice.

Vanity Creams.

Wilton Creams.

Vanilla Wafers.

Vita Weat.

Wheat Crunch.

Digestive Ovals.

Dairy Milk Arrowroot.

Treasure. 8-oz and 16-oz. Vita Weat. 8-oz pkts. Wheat Crunch. 4-oz. pkts. Letta Bag. 4-oz. pkts. Ginger Buttons.

"RIVERMEDE":

DAIRY PRODUCE

12-oz. tins Butter. 16-oz. tins Butter.

Vs-lb. pats Butter. 1-lb. pats Butter. 56-lb. Bulk Butter. 12-oz. tins Cheese.

CANNED FRUIT

“Moray “Moray “Moray

"S.P.C.”

“Huoncry”

Crushed 16-oz. and 29-oz.

Park” Apricots. 16-oz. and 29-oz.

Park” Peaches. 16-oz. and 30-oz.

Park” Pears. 16-oz. and 30-oz.

Fruit Cocktail. 16-oz. “A.J.C.” Cherries. 16-oz. “Huoncry” Raspberries. 16-oz. “Huoncry” Loganberries. 16-oz. “Huoncry” Gooseberries. 16-oz. and 30-oz. “Huoncry”

Solid Pack Apple. 6V4-lb. “Huoncry” Solid Pack Apple. 16-oz. and 30-oz.

Sliced Apple. 30-oz. "Huoncry’

Apple.

"TONGALA":

MILK PRODUCTS

14-oz. Sweetened Condensed Milk. liVz-oz. Unsweetened Evaporated Milk. 14-oz. Sterilised National Milk. 7- Tubes Sweetened Condensed Milk. 12-oz. Chocream. 8- Reduced Cream.

"FLAIR": CANNED

FISH

8-oz. Fish Cutlets. 12-oz. Fish Cutlets. 4-oz. Whitebait.

AGENCIES

FISH CANNERIES OF TASMANIA PTY. LTD., Tasmania. (“Flair” Canned Fish).

GARTSIDE PRODUCTS PTY. LTD., Victoria. (“Gartside” Canned Vegetables).

TONGALA MILK COMPANY, Victoria. (“Jersey Cow” and “Mont Blanc”

Condensed Milk). PORT HUON FRUITGROWERS’ CO-OP. ASSOCIATION LTD., Tasmania. (“Huoncry” Canned Fruits and Jams). MAIZE PRODUCTS LTD., N.S.W. (“Kream” Cornflour. “Acme” Starch. “Cameo” Custard Powder.

“Dandy” Crystal Starch). PEEK FREAN (AUST.) PTY. LTD., (Biscuit

Manufacturers).

W. ANGLISS & CO. (Aust.) PTY. LTD., "Imperial House", 255-257 George Street, Sydney. 'Phone 80534 Branches.—N.S.W.: Riverstone Meat Co. Pty. Ltd., 255 A George Street. Sydney. QLD.: Redbank Meat Works Pty. Ltd., Stanley Street, Sth. Brisbane. mm

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William Farrer Pty. Ltd.

TYPEWRITERS

NEW AND RECONDITIONED

DESK & PORTABLE MODELS

Late models with standard keyboard and operating features.

£l5, £l7, £2O, £25 to £4O

Suitable for every typing purpose in busy office or home.

Every machine has been thoroughly serviced in our old-established and wellequipped mechanical department and is positively free from defects.

They stand the closest inspection and severest test.

Buy with the utmost confidence

TWO YEARS' GUARANTEE

Special attention to Island inquiries.

We pack and despatch anyhere.

If writing please state the purpose for which the typewriter will be used and the price range.

J. C. WOOLF TYPEWRITERS

PTY. LTD.

Typewriter Engineers

310 GEORGE ST., SYDNEY

WILLIAM FARRER PTY. LTD.

Flour Millers

1 BERESFORD RD„ STRATHFIELD, N.S.W.

m] FINEST till

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Cable Address: “Butterfly”

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Stainless Steel Spokes.

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Available in De Luxe and Standard Cycles.

Call and See these First Rate Bicycles, or Write to Stinsons for free

pamphlets

Sole Distributors:

STINSONS LTD., SUVA, FIJI (P.O. Box 130) See Your Local Agents:

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Ltd.

VAVAU, TONGA —O. G. Sanft.

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SOOTHER

TROPIC TROUBLES

to suffer many tropic health troubles and discomforts when e here, ready to help you. 'ASPRO’ is a most valuable medicine There is no need 'ASPRO' tablets are in the tropics because it has so' many use's—for feverishness, the pangs of rheumatism, heat and humidity headaches, lassitude, nerve pains and nerviness, sleeplessness, colds and 'flu, 'ASPRO' is equally effective. Take two 'ASPRO' tablets with •your favourite drink to overcome heat enervation.

Another feature which makes 'ASPRO' the desirable method of treating tropic troubles Is its SOOTHING action. Irritability accompanies so many discomforts that 'ASPRO,' In addition to giving swift relief, has a soothing, calming effect. There are NO unpleasant after-effects to disturb you.

TWO IMPORTANT POINTS:-

The purity of ‘ASPRO conforms to the standards laid down by the British Pharmacopoeia—a guiding authority of the Medical Profession. ‘ASPRO tablets can be taken as often as necessary without FEAR of harm to heart or stomach. \ X NS Ml i

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‘ASPRO 1 IS SWIFT. CERTAIN and SAFE for—Headache, rheumatism, all nerve pains, irritability, neuritis, lumbago, earache, sciatica, toothache, sleeplessness, feverishness, sore throat, periodic pains, cold* and flu, mornings after." Even a child can safely take ‘ASPRO—directions on every packet N.G.7.

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Fountain

V it r' it ■ *

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;' you r Cakes Scon net

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SPECIALLY

PACKED FOR

THE ISLANDS!

Fountain Brand Self-Raising Flour is triple-sealed for protection against tropical conditions! So you can always be sure that Fountain Brand is Fresh whenever you buy a packet!

ROYAL SHOW

COOKING AWARD!

First prize in the scone making section of the 1955 Royal Easter Show was won by Mrs. McLelland of Grevllle Street, Clovelly, who used only Fountain Brand Self-Raising Flour! You, too, should use only Fountain Brand Self- Raising Flour and make scones and cakes of prizewinning quality! Fountain Brand Self-Raising Flour for lighter cakes! Finer texture!

More delicious flavour!

W. C. DOUGLASS LIMITED

BOX 512 G.P.O. SYDNEY,

AUSTRALIA

CHATEAU TANUNDA

BRANDY

■tl»e Versaf #/e

OrinK

Serve these favourites :— T Chateau Tanunda Brandy with water or soda. •At Chateau Tanunda Brandy with Ginger Ale, crushed ice and slice of lemon. •fr Chateau Tanunda Brandy with pure orange juice.

Also Brandy Crusta, Cafe Royal and as a Liqueur.

Ask for “CT” then it must be

Seppelts Chateau

Tanunda Brandy

»kt & U»!K-

CHATEAU TANUNDA BRANDY . . .

from all retail stores throughout the Pacific Islands. Wholesale supplies through B. Seppelt & Sons Ltd., Box 163, G.P.0., Sydney.

A PRODUCT OF THE HOUSE OF SEPPELT

EST. 1851

HP.V

\OVb

AMERICAN DOLLARS

FOR

COLOURFUL BUTTERFLYS

We will pay from $7.50 to over $300.00 for 100 perfect, first quality unmounted specimens, wings closed with good antennae, and packed only one in a paper envelope.

Collectors anywhere in the world, get in touch with us, send sample parcel. We pay promptly. Can use quantity, common or rare. Also colourful day flying moths and Saturniidae moths.

Yours for the asking A free copy of “The Butterfly World News”, an interesting pamphlet on collecting, packing, etc., for the beginner.

Butterfly World Museum

295 East 98th Street, Brooklyn, 12, N.Y., U.S.A.

SINCE 1890, SUPPLIERS

TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

AGENCIES:

anadian Salmon, apanese Textiles, apanese Fish, Crab & Oysters •utch Herrings & Sardines. >utch Canned Hams & Meats, •utch Condensed Milk, ritish Mining Hand Tools, ritish Garden Tools.

Etc. from a,n * E Ur , ope , Sth. M rica Associated with W. S. TAI7 (Hongkong) Co. 66 & e

YEARS

From Japan Po ri to

THROUGH

. TAIT &

CO

PTY

LTD

To the Nev,

SYDNEY

Hebrides To New Caledonia r All Your

quirements

W. S. TAIT & Co. Pty. Ltd. 8 Spring Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia

DOCTORS PROVE PALMOLIVE

CAN BRING YOU

i Uk m

IN 14 DAYS

The very first time you change from careless cleansing to the Palmolive Beauty Plan, you’ll actually see Palmolive begin to bring out beauty while it cleans your skin. And in 14 days or less, vour skin can be softer, smoother, vounger looking.

NOT JUST A PROMISE

BUT A PROVED BEAUTY PLAN

Here’s all you do. Gently massage Palmolive's extra-mild, pure lather onto your skin for just a minute twice a day. Then rinse and pat dry.

REGULAR BATH SIZE -

SUPERBATH

proov

l hese compie;

Pavements in

C? . brigi

com S V less oiliness C? Mid softness

'l smoothness

V fe *f r ,%W sy. blac

V Complexion

core Use Palmolive . . . It's so mild—so gentle . . . That's why Palmolive is by far the Largest Selling Toilet Soap in Australia

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This Month's News of Pacific Shipping

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This Month's News of Pacific Shipping (Continued from Page 101)

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Commonwealth

The C.S.B. Serves YOU

KAVIENG

RABAUL

* •nwewak

NEW GUINEA N,

Imadang^vs

“ > '-v GOROKA*

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LAE

ULOLO

HONIARA^

i PORT '

MORESBY

All Around the Islands

The Commonwealth Savings Bank offers you every type of savings bank service at the following Islands Branches:—Port Moresby, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Bulolo, Goroka, Kavieng, Honiara and Norfolk Island.

In addition, the same complete service is available at 57 agencies in Papua-New Guinea, at 5 agencies in the Solomon Islands and at Fanning Island, Lord Howe Island, Nauru, Vila (New Hebrides) and Kingston (Norfolk Island).

The C.S.B. gives you every encouragement to save. It pays interest on all accounts and transfers them anywhere FREE of exchange.

You can also withdraw any amount from your account at your own Branch without notice.

Save for the future with an account in the

COMMONWEALTH

BANK

Modern in Service—Old in Experience

1 PL His jTA# Home of

Qrnotts a- Biscuits

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Healthful'

& C** >4

Talk about digestion;

Feel happy after meals Chew P.K. Gum.

Pleasant chewing aids digestion.

Freshens mouth sweetens breath,

Healthful'

Refreshing!

F 5 Delicious!

As Insurance Brokers we are free to place your business where the best rates are obtainable for the widest cover.

It is our obligation to you to analyse every angle of your business and to advise you on the type and range of cover you should have to safeguard your interests.

This advice is based upon the experience of our experts in all branches of insurance and ensures that every need of your business is expertly in-

vestigated.

When the proper insurance cover has been decided upon for your individual needs we are able, as insurance brokers, to obtain for you an insurance cover that will be advantageous to you.

For Better Insurance Service

HARVEY TRINDER (N.G.)

LIMITED

Insurance Brokers

PORT ROAD, PORT MORESBY

Box 104 P.O. Fort Moresby Agents PORT MORESBY & SAMARAI . Steamships Trading Co. Ltc LAE A. Scott. RABAUL .. .. A. Hoppei HONIARA RsV P F ' Leydin ' BULOLO .. .. A. Carte! ’ E V. Lawson. GOROKA .. .. V. Co;

MOUNT HAGEN MANUS ISLAND

N. J. Camps. N. McKauge MADANG .. .. Madang Marine Workshops Ltd.

Insurances at Lloyd's and Companies

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Sinks

WUNDERLICH SINKS

ouHhine 5 them all

ll\\V \ V s V The brilliant NEW range of Wunderlich Stainless Steel Sinks combines every modern improvement in sink design. Glistening high-shine finish, inbuilt quick-drainage falls in bowls and drainers, anti-spill beading on all sides, and one-piece practical size round cornered bowls. Available with timber backing for easy fixing over new or old copboarding or unbacked, if required. See the NEW Wunderlich Sinks at your hardware store, Phone MX 2411, or write to Wunderlich Ltd., Box 474, G.P.0., Sydney, for illustrated price list. he

NEW

STAINLESS

W. STEEL

SINKS

62 $2

SEE THEM AT YOUR HARDWARE STORE

Cost of packing and transport to wb depends on the number and size counters required. A quotation for pa ing will be submitted promptly request. v ii m m ■ ill ...

This Modern Displa

Counter will Help

to Sell More Good

in YOUR Store!

(and it's specially built for Export) As smart as those in leading Australian Ci stores, and built by a firm that has be making fine store and office fittings for o\ forty years.

Another view of the “Brahol”

Export Counter case, showing width of counter space.

Moreover, it is specially built for export that it can be readily securely packed, assembled by anyone, from simple di tions, in an hour, with no tools other th a screwdriver. Retailers all over the woi have learned the selling value of mode display equipment, and this “silent sale man” will soon pay for itself in increas sales.

BRIEF SPECIFICATIONS:

To help you get an accurate picture of the “Brahol” Special Export Glass Counter Case, here are the main specifications: Overall size is 4 ft., 6 ft., or 8 ft. long x 1 ft. 9 in. deep x 3 ft. 3 in. high.

BRAY & HOLLIDA

Made from first-class well-seasoned Queensland Maple or Silver Ash, hand French polished to natural colour.

PTY. LTD.

Glass parts are y 4 inch British plate glass.

The inside is lacquered ivory colour, and the recessed base is lacquered burgundy.

There is a pair of solid core sliding doors, and one glass shelf, 14 Inches wide, on adjustable nickel-plated brackets.

Storage space below Is 11 inches high.

The plate glass front is 22 inches high.

Makers of Fine Store and Office Fittings for over forty years. = Brahol House, 66-74 McLachlan Avi

Rushcutter Bay, Sydney.

Telephone: FA 4121 Cable and Telegraphic Address: Brahol

FOOT ITCH

Helped IstDay

Do your feet Itch so badly that they nearly drive you crazy? Does the skin crack and peel? Are there blisters between your toes and on the soles of your feet? If you suffer from these foot troubles the real cause Is a germ or fungus which you must kill to get rid of the trouble. Fortunately it is at last possible to end these foot troubles, Tinea and stubborn cases of Eczema, Ringworm, etc., with an American Hospital Discovery called Nixoderm. Nixoderm stops the itch in 7 minutes, kills germs and fungus and in 24 hours the skin begins to heal clear and smooth. Get Nixoderm from your chemist to-day under positive guarantee to return your money if not satisfied

Correct Sleeping Posture

for a Lifetime!

—yours with the latest American-styled

MATTRESS!

Here Is the PERMANENT NON-SAG

CONSTRUCTION of a famous American name In sleeping comfort . . . a special tempered steel wire spring unit reinforced at every point by a flexible steel edgeband that can never sag! . . . Keeps your mattress new! On this mattress correct

Famous "Sleepmaker"

sleeping posture will always be yours It’s like downy nothingness to sleep on, does wonderful things for your health, vitality and looks not for years but for a lifetime! Invest in “Sleepmaker” rest.

SLEEPMAKER GIVES YOU A

10-YEAR WRITTEN GUARANTEE

Innersprings available

If unable to obtain-

BURNS PHILP

"Sleepmaker

IN ALL PACIFIC ISLANDS

contact our Agents for the Pacific Islands: All Branches of (N.G.) LTD., BURNS PHILP (S.S.) CO. LTD., BURNS PHILP (N.H.) LTD.

Mattresses are made by Sleepmakers Pty. Ltd.. 74 Wilson St., Newtown. Sydney.

French's \

CREAM SALAD

MUSTARD

Not just good . wonderful! In tact, it’s the flavour that makes French’s the largest-selling Mustard in America. You’ll like its ready-to serve convenience, too, and the recipe for a speedy Salad Dressing printed on the lid

available at all stores

LATEST NOVELS

HONOURABLE ANCESTOR, by Robert Standish

The central character of this memorable novel, Giles Savernake. goes to China after the 1914-18 war with a vague idea of atoning for the guilt of an ancestor who amassed a fortune by selling opium to the Chinese. 18/9 (post 9d.) BEYOND THE BLACK STUMP, by Nevil Shu The scene of Nevil Shiite’s new novel is a large sh< station in Western Australia. He brilliantly evo the atmosphere of the sun-parched outback as he t the story of a young American who is sent there drill for oil. 15/- (post 7

AAR HAAASSH CLEAVE, by Richard Llewellyn

This new novel, by the author of How Green Was My Valley, was inspired by the defection to the Communists in 1951 of Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess. It tells the story of a respected official of the British Foreign Office who was inexorably driven to betray his country. 15/6 (post lid.)

HARRY BLACK, by David Walker

The story of Harry Black, ex-soldier, ex-prisoner war and unsuccessful husband, is set in contempori India. It is a novel of violent action, of divic loyalties, and of human love, as Black has \ analyze himself and meet the challenge of his c future. 15/6 (post 11 For these, and all the books you want, write to . . .

ANGUS & ROBERTSON LTD.

89-95 CASTIEREAGH ST. SYDNEY.

66-68 ELIZABETH ST. MELBOURNE, C.l.

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Territories' Talk-Talk (Continued from Page 35)

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Archimedes

utility motors of world-wide reputation Archimedes now introduce motors of an entirely new design sturdy utility motors with the most modern refinements of really practical value. They are available in twin models of different ratings at the same price a new Archimedes idea which makes it easier to choose the right motor for different types of craft.

Propulsion Power * Durability Fuel Economy . have always been typical features of Archimedes motors. These new motors have a large cylinder capacity and moderate r.p.m. Their sturdy construction enables them to stand up to the specified performance. Gear housing and propeller are of bronze = 100 °!o resistant to seawater and very resistant to shocks and blows.

Archimedes outboard motors are available in a range of 8 different models - from 2 to 10-12h.p. all of them designed for continuous run at full load.

NELSON & ROBERTSON PTY. LTD.

Plantation House, 197 Clarence St., Sydney

Cables: “Ivan,” Sydney Teh: BX 2871 (10 lines

FOR SALE

• • • u Material: Steel Date of construction: 1935 Place of construction: Nantes, France Builders: Anciens Chantiers Dubigeon Class: Lloyds 100 A 1 Last survey. October, 1952 Register gross: 398 T Register Nett: 178 T

D.W.; 250 T

Bunker: 32.478 long tons Draft loaded: 11’ 5”

Cubic capacity, grain:

14.126 cubic feet Cubic capacity, bale: 13.066 cubic feet

Oiseau ties J^ieS

r>

STANDARD CAPACITY

ENGINES & EQUIPMENT

Length: 160’ 9”

Breadth: 28’

Depth: 12’ 7”

DECK ARRANGEMENT

Number of holds: 1 Number of hatches: 2 Size of hatches : 19’ 1” by 13’ 1” 16’ 5” by 13’ 1”

Water ballasts 6: 64 long tons Fresh water: 49 long tons One screw.

Diesel: One Sulzer.

Builders: Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire—Ets de St. Denis —St. Denis (Seine). FRANCE.

Built in 1935.

Power: 370 B.H.P.

Revolutions per minute: 280/300.

Cylinders: 5.

Winches: 2 electric.

Steering gear: 1 electric.

Windlass: 1 electric.

Speed: 8 knots.

Diesel oil consumption; 330 imperial gallons per 24 hours- Electric light: 220 v. D.C.

Wireless.

Sails and Inventory.

Freezer Space: 2 tons meat; 2 tons vegetable and fruit.

Crew accommodation: 18.

Passenger accommodation: 7.

Saloon.

Cable: "Phosphates", Papeete

COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DES PHOSPHATES

DE L'OCEANIE

PAPEETE, TAHITI, FRENCH OCEANIA

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Dettol

For your

protection

On cuts and scratches; in the sick room from which infection may spread; for first aid and children’s injuries; for feminine hygiene, use Dettol. x.

When you use Dettol you follow the example of most doctors, hospitals and nursing homes.

DETTOL

The Safe Way Safety

REGD

Fly in Slumbered,6 luxury!

* The chair 8.0.A.C. designed for the sky. 8.0.A.C.

MIC

FIRST CLASS SERVICES ACROSS THE WORLD

Fly the most luxurious way of all— by 8.0.A.C. First Class “Majestic.”

Not only does 8.0.A.C. offer you excellent food and wines and really personal service . . . you’ll enjoy the foam-soft luxury of relaxing “Slumberette” seats. They’re wonderful to sit up in . . . blissful to lie back and dream in . . . scientifically designed to give you maximum comfort all the time. Adjust your “Slumberette” to the reclining position and your favourite armchair becomes superbly restful !

But find out for yourself—just ask your Travel Agent to book you 8.0.A.C. First Class “Majestic.”

Australia, Indonesia, Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Europe, Britain, U.S.A., Canada, Central and South America, Bermuda. world the All over

BOM

takes good care of you Information and reservations from all leading Travel Agents and Qantas Empire Airways Ltd. (8.0.A.C. General Agents for Australia).

BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION WITH QANTAS, TEAL & S.A.A.

ASS AU

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S>oiodate

- PRONTO -

makers of the famous TROPIC-MATIC WATCH, specially made for moist, humid climates, have pleasure in introducing the

NEW AUTOMATIC

ONE WINDOW CALENDAR

S>oiodate

20 microns, Waterproof, in gold-plated or chrome steel-back

models. FULLY GUARANTEED.

// Sole agents for the Pacific Islands:

C. Sullivan (Export) Pty. Ltd.

379 Kent Street, Sydney.

Sole distributors required where not already represented.

U.-0 / / / 5 9 >: m mm.

SPECIFICATIONS;

Capacity 7.3 cu. ft.

Shelf Area 13.1 sq.ft.

Weight approx 420 lb.

DIMENSIONS:

Here’s the big-time Electrolux witl big-size features! Giving a full 7 cu ft. capacity, plus handsome appearanci and utterly dependable refrigeration, tin Electrolux LT.731 is the logical choiq for the larger home. The ever-sileu freezing unit is guaranteed for FIVI (5) YEARS has no moving parts Choose perfect refrigeration . . . choosi ELECTROLUX, the name world-famou for efficient service. • A convenient, full-width, frozen storage compartment. • Four easy-release trays for ice cubes ice cream, frozen desserts. • In-a-Dor shelves for milk, beverages small packages and eggs. • Specially designed twin vitalisers keef fruit fresh and green vegetables dewy crisp. • Upright tall bottle storage for all yom needs. • Oven-baked enamel cabinet extend with seamless porcelain enamel liningi • Thermostatic control* of cabinet] temperature with 9-point cold regulator * Not on Kerosene.

See your local Electrolux agent now:

NEW GUINEA CO. LTD., Rabaul,

Madang, Lae, Kavieng, Kokopo.

ISLAND PRODUCTS LTD., For

Moresby. 5.C.1.E., Noumea.

R. C. SYMES PTY. LTD., Honiara.

W. R. CARPENTER & CO. LTD.

16 O'Connell Street, Sydney.

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No Kau-Kau Racket (Continued from Page 23)

V.B.W. Tools

I 4 :

COLMAN'S

of course!

PHI

A GOOD MOTOR DESERVES

A GOOD TOOL

m r Ask Your Merchant For

V.B.W. TOOLS

"THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY"

EVEREADY

rr

BRAND

batteries

HAVE LONGER LIFE

GIVE BRIGHTER LIGHT . . .

1. 20% more power 1 2. Metal sealed for

your protection!

3. Recover power between uses 4. Protective rolled top 5. Built for tropical conditions »i vs.ws.% Anywhere . . . when it’s dark, you need an “Eveready” Flashlight powered with dependable “Eveready” “Nine Lives” Batteries. Always insist on “EVEREADY” Brand Batteries . . . they’re backed by over 50 years of research.

EVEREADY

"Eveready", "Nine Lives" and the Cat Symbol are registered trade-marks of Eveready (Australia) Pty. Ltd., Rosebery, N.S.W.

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Speedy Shipments

% lo a OF

BUILDING

TIMBERS

JOINERY-MOULDINGS

DOORS-WALLBOARDS

We can effect quick deliveries to the Pacific Islands of Oregon, Pacific Maple, Canadian Red Cedar, etc., and all types of Wallboards including Timbrock, Cane-ite, Gyprock, etc.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED FOLDER OF OUR PRE-CUT

READY-TO-ASSEMBLE HOMES, MADE FROM WHITE-

ANT RESISTANT CYPRESS PINE.

DELIVERY ARRANGED TO ANY PORT IN

THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

YANDERFIELD & REID LTD.

Head Office: Leichhardt St., Glebe, Sydney N.S.W.

MW 2601 (10 lines). • cables vanreid, Sydney

Enjoy the comfort

of good light

i m 1 I f s/ ■fc:

rsfsy

- >v -Cl —* f

Mobilite

'NHAMMABI

A clear, white light only comes from good lighting fuel. Mobilite is the ideal domestic lighting and heating spirit, specially made for use in all types of "petrol" lamps, irons, stoves and heaters.

Mobilite

LIGHTING AND HEATING SPIRIT

LM563 VACUUM OIL COMPANY PTY. LTD. (INC. IN AUST.)

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Stop Kidney

PoisoningTooay

If you suffer from Rheumatism, Sleepless Nights, Leg Pa ns.

Backache, Lumbago. Nervousness, Headaches and Colds, Dizziness Circles under Eyes.

Swollen Ankles, Loss of Appetite or Energy, you should know that vour svstem Is being poisoned because germs are impairing the vital process of your kidneys.

Ordinary medicines can't help much, because you must kill , ® L s' erms which cause these ifotibles. and blood can’t be pure till kidneys function normally.

Stop troubles by attacking cause with Oystex—the new scientific discovery which starts benefit In 2 hours. Cystex must prove entirely satisfactory and be exactly the medicine you need or money back is guaranteed. Get Cystei rom your chemist or store todav

MUNGO scon PTY. LTD.

Established 1894

AUSTRALIAN

as U 4

BMI

SYDNEY

AUSTRALIA

FLOUR MILLERS

SUMMER HILL, NEW SOUTH WALES

Cable & Telegraphic Address:: SUPERB, Sydney

Features that make

better home baking

in the tropics certain

ALWAYS FRES

m marts.

AIRTIGHT CONTAINER

dAKINC

CONSTANT FULL STRENGTH

To give your cakes and pastries extra freshness and lightness you must be confident that the ingredients you use are fresh.

That’s why you can be sure of first-rate results with Aunt Mary’s Cream of Tartar Baking Powder. It never deteriorates and is always dependable. You also cook with the added advantage of adding the rising agent when you do your mixing—that is the right time—the best time for sure results.

tiunt MaU/1

Cream of Tartar

BAKING POWDER

ALWAYS ASK FOR AUNT MARY'S

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House Shoe

A

MADE

k V TO paint'

LAST

In the tropics you needT paint that lasts . T, a paint to give enduring protection against torrential rain and blistering sun. Make sure of that protection for your home or property by insisting on “Horse Shoe” R.M.

Paint ."T, the paint that’s made to last. Ask to see the wide range of attractive colours available in handy-sized tins or 5 gallon drums.

HOUSE SHOE

MINTS

“Horse Shoe” Brand Products are distributed in Fiji by

W. R. CARPENTER

& CO.. , (FIJI) LTD.

Sole Manufacturers Thomas Macmtyre& Glasgow. Scotland

AJ

MOW famous Swss P wces ®

HEWI anl hereNOW..tam üßiSto

PBOt>uc —

Expertly

Most Processed in Modern Milk Australia's

Factory

HA TONGALA Sweetened Condensed MILK prepared from pure, creamy cows' milk, keeps its wonderful flavour right to the bottom of the can.

TONGALA Evaporated Unsweetened MILK is richer, creamier, and retains all its smooth, farm-fresh flavour right to the last drop. + TONGALA Condensed MILK in TUBES stops waste. Ideal for picnics, boating, camping. Keeps for a long period—stays fresh.

TONGALA Natural Pure Whole MILK Use straight from the can. Sterilised for added purity and << long-lasting qualities.

MONT BLANC Full Cream Powdered MILK contains all the original butter fat, milk sugar and proteins of full-cream dairy milk. Dissolves quickly and completely.

TONGALA MILK PRODUCTS LIMITED, St. Kilda Rd., Melbourne, Vic.

CONDENSE 0

<MILK

"•"Mia milk products u -1 ”

Melbourne 0

CREAM

FULL

CONDENSED

SWEETENED

MIL

it*

7 OZS. NET WEIGHT

M ft

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Cooke Bros.

ATTENTION

All Musical and

Radio Dealers . . .

COOKE BROS.

(Q’LAND. PTY. LTD.)

(Completely owned and controlled by Queensland Interests) Est, 25 Years.

SUPPLIERS TO THE

TRADE ONLY

Capitol Records —Peter Pan Radios —Hohner Accordions —Borsini Piano Accordions—Social Plano Accordlons—Cookslea Portable Gramophones—Cookslea Mandolin Banjos —Violins—AßC Sapphire Needles— Songster Gramo and Pick Up— Nylon Radiogram Needles. Hawaiian and Hill Billy Guitars. A complete range of instrument strings and all accessories.

COOKE BROS. (Q’LD.)

PTY. LTD.

454 George St., Brisbane.

• Over the years our Island customers have been completely satisfied with speedy service and the personal attention given by our experienced Staff. • Orders from the Islands for everything electrical are increasing month by month and you too can receive the same prompt attention. • We are familiar with tropical requirements, so let us advise you on anything in the Radio and Electrical field Receivers, Tape Recorders, HI-FI Speakers, etc. • Place your orders through Shipping and Confirming Houses or direct to—

UNITED RADIO DISTRIBUTORS PTY. LTD.

175 Phillip Street, Sydney, Box 3456, G.P.O.

no no

MOULD

FUNGUS

SPHEft

t Satin 1

can form on your walls when they have been painted with Spred Satin. This is because Spred Satin contains special anti-mould ingredients called fungicides which combat mould growths.

Remember too, that Spred Satin dries quickly, leaves no painty odour. Spred Satin can be washed, even scrubbed without harm.

You cant go wrong if YOU use the world’s biggest selling interior paint. . .

Spred

G Satin

MADE BY GLAZEBROOKS

Makers of Silicone Tanox, Permoglaze Enamel and Rusta-Resta Roof Paint Approach its direct or our Representatives for the Pacific Islands:

DEMKA AGENCIES Pit Limjto

2-12 Carrington Street, Sydney, N.S.W.

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News from Correspondents in P-NG (Continued from Page 75)

Workboats

r - • % ft. raised deck model (mast extra)

VINCO LAUNCHES and

$ Standard models (all types) or built to detaiL $ Any size 12' to 26'. 9 Any type or make of engine fitted. ® Inspection of work by your Sydney representative invited. • Literature, prices, etc. by return airmail. • Also available "Vinco" marine engines 2\ H.P., 4 H.P. £r 8-10 H.P. (twin) inboard.

VINCENT BROS.

947 Victoria Rd., West Ryde,

Sydney, Australia

Cable Vincoproducts

X <3 / -L mm m m

TNI

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40 WINKER'

/awexspx/A/a

Representatives for Pacific Islands

ROBERT

GILLESPIE PTY. LTD.

54a PITT STREET, SYDNEY

FOR SALE

25 K.V.A. DIESEL ELECTRICAL

GENERATING PLANT

240 volt, 3 phase

Switchboard and Voltage Regulator included USED ONLY FOR ONE WEEK, AS NEW inspection:

DAVID WEBSTER & SONS PTY. LIMITED,

Annerley Road, SOUTH BRISBANE, Q'LD.

D 1 V SON

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of

tyain it»

fo'itke

C jW|WC<)

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immtnviHti

ENAMELISEO PAINT

Excellent gloss retention with long protection for all exterior surfaces.

VELUSTRE

High quality oil based paint gives proved exterior durability.

VELVENE

Velvet finish water paint for cement, brick, plaster, etc.

VIKYLITE

The highest quality full gloss enamel, will stand abrasion and repeated washing.

VELTONE

Conventional type flat oil paint for all interior surfaces.

DAVCO

One coat metal paint.

Anti - corrosive, lead free, suitable for all metal surfaces.

SUEDE

New type alk y d flat enamel for inside or outside, perfect matt finish.

DAVIS N

Obtainable from:— Brown & Woods Ltd., RABAUL.

Madang Slipways Ltd., MADANG.

Norfolk Trading Coy., NORFOLK IS.

K. H. Dalrymple Hay, HONIARA, 8.5.1.

A. H. Bunting Ltd., SAMARAI.

Buntings, LAE, GOROKA, POPONDETTA.

DAVISON PAINTS LIMITED

Box 24, P.O. AUBURN, N.S.W.

Sole Agents for Territories of Papua, New Guinea, New Britain: LES CLARK & SON PTY. LTD., 27-29 King Street, Sydney.

USED TRACTORS AND

EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT

International UDIBA Diesel Powered units, 125 rated H.P. at 1,600 r.p.m., suitable sawmilling, pumping, winching, construction, etc., this unit is new — Price £2,200.

International DS9 Tractor with Dozer Shovel, good mechanical order, ready for work—Price International TD9 Tractor bare with Bosch Fuel Pump, very good con- jrn dition —Price t I International TD9 tractor with Hydraulic Bullgrader, excellent condition #..% -%r\r\

—Price JtZ,ZUU.

International TDIB Tractor bare, good working order —Price £1,750.

Goodwin Universal Grader with Blade or Plough Attachment, as new - ££QQ

er : £l/750.

Price Scoops; Fowler Crane Price . c “ vd £350

cu ; yd ; £350

4 HMP li capacity

5 HMP 1 '

capacity 4 SNP 3-4 cu. yd. ». cn capacity "Movemore" mobile 3- 5 ton , practically new £2,750.

Bellow Seals for Final Drive and Bottom Rollers of Caterpillar Tractors, good stocks available; it will pay you to write for latest new price list.

TRACTOR and PARTS SALES

POST COUPON NOW

I Please mail me a free list of used equipment for sale. This is the machine I am particui larly interested in:

93 Parramatta Road,

Granville

Name Address

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Xovyhos

BRUSHING AFTER MEALS IS BEST-BUT

If you can’t brush your teeth after

every meal-use KOLYNOS!

JUST ONE BRUSHING GUARANTEES YOU POSITIVE

‘ROUND-THE-CLOCK’ PROTECTION FROM DECAY AND BAD BREATH BECAUSE only Kolynos contains the priceless new cleaner and

decay-fighter, S-15

Do you, like most busy people, find it impossible to brush your teeth after every meal? Then by all means use Kolynos!

Kolynos Tooth Paste is the only toothpaste that contains science’s newest cleaner and best decay fighter the fabulous “S-15”. Just ONE brushing with Kolynos in the morning destroys germs that cause tooth decay and bad breath. It promptly removes the enzymes that produce acid-causing cavities. Kolynos sets up a most healthy, protective condition in your mouth that lasts “roundthe-clock”. It gives you better and longer defence against decay and bad breath than any other toothpaste.

The exclusive Kolynos foaming action gets into crevices and grooves no other toothpaste can.

Cleans even dull dingy teeth to a sparkling new whiteness.

KOLYNOS TASTES BEST

* J Kiddies love the delightful taste. So easy to get them

t 0 brush with Kolynos.

: k ■**> Only Kolynos is guaranteed to: I. Kill Germs that Cause Both Decay and Bad Breath. 2. Get teeth cleaner whiter than any other toothpaste.

XOVYHOS

denTai. c ream * ■

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Clyde "Drypak"

THE ULTIMATE IN CAR, TRUCK AND TRACTOR

BATTERIES

WILL NOT GO FLAT IN STORAGE

NO CHARGING NECESSARY IN TROPICAL AREAS

WILL ONLY COME TO LIFE WHEN ACID IS ADDED Write for particulars to Sole Pacific Islands Distributors —

KERR BROS PTY. LTD.

4 O'Connell Street, Sydney P.O. Box 3838, G.P.0., Sydney. Cable Address: “Carefulness”.

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Wimb/ea \on

‘^“jfSdrhxae

Cuts all grasses

Clean and fast

Here's a lawn mower that stays sharp, is easy to push, is light in weight, with a handle that cannot work loose, is chromium plated for all weather protection, has rubber tyres and full 14inch blades.

Representatives for Pacific Islands:

ROBERT GILLESPIE PTY.

54a PITT STREET, SYDNEY

LTD.

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Ask for . . . look

BUY THE BEST

The Ricegrowers’ Co-operative Mills Limited of Australia, is owned and controlled by the actual growers of the rice milled. / y) * /

BRAND

Ask for . . . look

for ... and get your rice from the men who grow and mill it . . . the men whose whole reputation is wrapped up in the grade of their product. That is why you can always depend on the consistently high quality of “Ricegrowers” rice.

“Ricegrowers” Brand Rice available All Year Round through your Sydney Purchasing House or Agent. Specify “Ricegrowers” Brand Rice and have the best.

RICEGROWERS' CO-OPERATIVE MILLS LIMITED

Export Sales Division 468 Wattle St., Ultimo, Sydney. Phone MA 6339 6418—A

There’s More Value in the £ than you may think Any *Gilbeyman opening his bottle of Gilbey’s will affirm that fact. For, where else he will ask, may little more than that sum be spent so well and profitably?

Where indeed? Every bottle serves well over two dozen full strength cocktails or long drinks. No expensive ingredients are needed. Just one bottle of Gilbey’s and your own selection of soda, tonic, mineral waters and a few slices of fresh fruit and you have a complete Home Bar ready to serve the needy or greedy, swiftly and economically.

-for the Perfectly Balanced Budget

Giibey's

* Astute Economist

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-ttatpaint

Star-studded

the *

senior

refrigerator !

tiiil

m rnrrr~ ic Adequate freezing power for tropical conditions. if Big full-width freezer. if British sealed unit with exclusive forced-feed lubrication. if Special spacious chill drawers. if The shelves glide out on nylon rollers. if Recessed door shelves for extra finger-tip storage. if Butter conditioner keeps butter at just the right spreading temperature.

For information contact

AUSTRALIAN

ELECTRICAL (£3) INDUSTRIES

in any Capital City. lE/11/151

WALTER HORNE & CO. LTD.

We deeply regret having to announce the closing of our retail store and clothing factory, primarily because the lease of the property reverts to the landlord on 31st July, 1956.

The business was begun in Fiji by the late Walter Horne some 70 years ago, and has been carried on by his son, the late “Tommy”

Horne, and his family ever since.

Over these many years the business has been known widely and favourably and it has held its place in the commercial sphere of the Colony's activities.

It is desired to convey sincere appreciation for the patronage of customers and the confidence of suppliers over the years. We express regret that these associations must come to an end.

The Proprietors,

WALTER HORNE & CO. LTD.

Suva, Fiji. 29th May, 1956.

Gland Discovery

Gestures Youth

in24Hours

Sufferers trou low of rigour, nervousness, weak body, impure Mood, falling memory, and who are old and worn-out before their ttme will be dehfbted to learn of a now gland discovery by an American doctor.

This new discovery makes It possible to gulckly and easily restore rigour to your glands and body, to build rich, pure blood, to strengthen your mind and memory and feel like a new man in only • days. In fact, this discovery, which is a home medicine In pleasant, easyto-take tablet form, does away with gland operations and begins to build new rigour and energy In 24 hours, yet It Is absolutely harmless In action.

The success of this amazing discovery, called Vl-STTM, has been so great that It is now being distributed by all chemists here under a guarantee of com- Elete satisfaction or money back, a other words, VI-BTTM must make yon feel full of rigour and energy and from 10 to 20 years younger, or return the empty package and get your money back.

Vl-SrITM costs little, the

WF2 (CS A 2 guarantee

W protects

Restores Meata* as* Wtslftj

ansomcs

<R

Modern

Peanut Machinery

We offer today machines for picking and shelling peanuts which are in a class of their own.

Pickers are available for capacities of and 1,000 lb. per hour, while the hand sheller illustrated will produce up to 75 lb. of welldressed nuts in the same time. Our latest sheller, \3O in. wide, has a capacity four times as great.

Illustrated literature of these and our wide range of maize shelters, ploughs and other implements, etc., will be sent on application.

DISTRIBUTORS:—

MORRIS HEDSTROM LTD., Suva,

Lautoka, Ba.

Made by RANSOMES SIMS & JEFFERIES LTD., IPSWICH, ENGLAND.

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I Clae-Holden

Two famous names combine to give YOU

• RELIABILITY

• POWER

• ECONOMY

When the name "Holden", renowned for economy and performance, is combined with the reliability and experience of "Clae" the result could only be the finest Australian-built multiple cylinder engine available. This robust 6-cylinder combines many exclusive features including a "Clae Bulldog" Reverse Gear, closed circuit; 6 Volt Starter Generator, and Regulator, Heat Exchanger Cooling or salt water cooling and is available with Direct Drive or 2:1 reduction. Other Clae Marine Engines from 3 h.p. to 30 h.p., one to four

cylinders.

CLAE ENGINE PTY. LTD.

31 Hoskins Avenue, Bankstown, N.S.W.

Fiji Distributors: Burns Philp South Sea Co. Ltd., Suva, Levuka, Lautoka, Fiji Islands.

New Caledonian Distributors: Auguste and Paul Mercier, 3 Rue de la Somme.

Noumea.

P.I.M. 6/56

AN ENAMEL WHICH

ALMOSTS PAINTS ITSELF ON!

Pammalac costs you less than any other Ist class enamel available to-day. A hard gloss interior enamel and very quick drying. Pammalac is undoubtedly the easiest-toa PPly interior enamel.

Available in a full range of colours matching Pammastic.

GLOSS ,

en*h £L <t, "» wall, and

BLUNDELL

PAMMALAC

KERR BROS. PTY. LTD.

4 O’Connell Street, Sydney, N.S.W.

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|Y| Achinery

SUPPLIERS OF ——

EVERY KIND OF

Australian

English

Continental

|y| ACHINERY

|y| ACHINE TOOLS

Marine engines

ETC.

AGENTS FOR

• ‘HAMBURG’ Coffee Fulper. • ‘HANSA-M’ Hullers, Polishers, Separators, Graders & Driers. • ‘COLOFEX’ Rice Hullers. • ‘CHASE’ Electric Motors. • ‘JYOTI’ Hurricane Lanterns.

• ‘STERLING’ PAINTS.

• ‘METRIC’ Swiss Watches. • ‘PERLON’ Fishing Lines, • ‘LIGNA’ Bentwood Chairs.

0. BIERI & ce.

PTV, LTD.

3 YORK ST., SYDNEY,

AUSTRALIA.

G.P.O. Box 5197.

Merchants, Importers, Manufacturers Representatives, & Buying Agents.

WHEN WINTER COMES —come also

O**'COUGHS V COLDS V FLU with

port wine noses

* ** sniffling, snuffling, stuffed-up nostrils (causing headaches, antrum sinus, migraine), gravy eyes, gluey and sore throats, etc.; all of those are related—in so far as they are the result of swelling ot the mucous membrane of the upper breathing passages. Our advice is to use Landy-fast, atom-ized inhalant ASPAXADRENE (reg. Vic. Health Act 1393—Pat. 79576) rightly called “penetrate* in a hurry.” Sprays right on to the trouble spot, bashes the mucous barrier within seconds and so automatically decolourizes the proboscis, opens up the nostrils and lets the fresh air in. unclogs the clogging catarrh and uncongests the congestion causing all the troubles enumerated above—and more. , ASPAXADRENE (the answer to the asthmatic’s prayeri is the most used atom-ized inhalant in the world. (Testimonials —not /just sales—from over 50 foreign countries, including behind the/iron and bamboo curtains!!!) Seconds acting—time tested —safe pjoven axadrene. To help prevent the onset of the above—use Aspaxadrene as air-borne ctions enter the system through the nose and throat —and the eyes.

Complete outfit 28/G —liquid alone 12/6 —chemists anywhere. y> ft Obtainable at Chemists (T. W. Johnston & Co., Pt. Moresby, Papua, Swann & Co., Suva, and others) or island stores.

A. H. Crundall, Box 58, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.

Classified Advertisements

Per line, 2/-; Minimum, 6 lines.

ACCOMMODATION

NORFOLK ISLAND, “Burnt Pine" Real Estate Agency. Cable Address: "Adage, Norfolk Island”. Properties for sale In peaceful surroundings and beautiful climate of Norfolk Island. All enquiries promptly attended to.

FRENCH PENSION with French cooking.

Apply: 6 South Avenue, Double Bay, Sydney. Phone: FB 3549.

KANIMBLA HALL, 19-29 Tusculum St..

Potts Point, 5 mins, city, next Kings Cross, modern, 9 floors, harbour views, restaurant, S.C., furn. serviced suites with separate Lounge, Bed & Bath Rms. & K’ettes. Refrig., H.W. from 2V 2 Gns. daily for 2; from 4 Gns. for 3. Under new management. Write or Phone PL 3014.

Telegrams; “Kanlmblahall”, Sydney.

HOLIDAY FLATS, comprising lounge room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, refrigeration, radio, cleaning service, etc., 5 mins, city centre. 12 Springfield Ave., Potts Point, Sydney. Tel.: FA 6301.

PENFRIENDS

DON’T BE LONELY.—Men and women all over Australia are finding happiness through my Friendship & Matrimonial Correspondence Club Someone wants to be YOUR friend. Select and confidential.

Write TO-DAY. No obligation. Locker P, Dorothy Pope Friendship Club (regd.), Box 182. Haymarket P. 0., Sydney, N.S.W.

HELP yourself and another lonely person to a full life. Be introduced the modern way by correspondence. Members In Australia and overseas. All ages (from 18 on), faiths, nationalities and walks of life; cities and country. State age, sex, languages, etc., and write for free information brochure to be sent to you, in plain sealed envelope, to: Milton’s Friendship Club (Regd.). Dept. 5. Box 2871, G.P.0.. Sydney. Strictly confidential—No obligation—New Australians welcome.

WANTED Contact correspondents, philatelists, hobbyists and Pen Friends throughout the Pacific. Island representatives wanted. Members in almost every country of the world. Write tor specimen copy Club journal “Island Life” and application form, to Secretary. South Sea Islands Correspondence Club, Natuvu, Fill To

POSITION WANTED

YOUNG AUSTRALIAN, 22 years of ag « ke . Position as plantatic trainee in the Pacific Islands. Some sma craft experience, conversant with tl maintenance of vehicles and electric; 16 U l?Stnn _f lea . se reply to; Advertise

Australia Street ’ Launceston, Tasmanl

FOR SALE

FLEETS. 30 ft. diesel workboat built as Tasmanian Cray boat 1948, £2,000. 36 ft. general purpose vessel, in new condition, £4,200. Fleets, Water St. East, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

WATER SUPPLY EQUIPMENT,— Vapour

compression distilling units (2 only).

These units produce distilled water from salt or brackish supply at the rate of 1,200 gals, per day. Evaporators by E.

Badgers & Sons, Boston, Mass. Units powered with “Continental” engines are complete and as new throughout Enquiries to K. D. H. Hay. Honiara Guadalcanal, 8.5.1. P.

PIGEONS. Long distance Homing pigeons, Fantails, Pouters, Jacobins, etc. All birds are the best of their breeds and show quality. Prices vary according to quality.

Can be sent anywhere in Australia or overseas. Also WANTED wild pigeons and doves. Enquiries and orders to R. Flew, 54 Cheltenham Road, Beecroft, N.S.W Australia.

STATIONARY ENGINE “Ruston Hornby” 3 H.P. completely reconditioned. £45.

Automobile Engine Reconditioners Pty.

Ltd., Cnr. Parramatta Road & Melbourne Street, Concord. UJ 1792.

DRIVE YOURSELF CARS

DRIVE YOURSELF CARS.—At your service in Brisbane. Lloyd-De Laurier Pty.

Ltd., Rowes Cafe Lane, Edward St., Brisbane. Queensland. Phone: PA 1091 Enquiries Invited.

BOOKS

ALL BOOKS AND JOURNALS ON AUS-

TRALASIA AND THE PACIFIC BOUGHT

AND SOLD. Catalogues issued and sent free on application. Correspondence invited. Berkelouw, 38 King St., Sydney.

Telephone: BX 1243.

ANY NEW BOOK (English), which is in print now, posted to you in a few days.

I also find rare and out-of-print books to order. Large Pacific clientele. Banking accounts at Sydney and Wellington. Write Philip R. Boulton, Bookseller, Westbury, Wilts, England.

HANDBOOK OF PAPUA & NG, 1954.

320 pp and maps; containing all details about the administrative and commercial organisation in the two territories; includes directory of all European residents and business firms and of the leading Chinese residents. Price: 15/- (plus 1/-

posted). HANDS OFF PIDGIN ENGLISH!

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ASSOCIATED COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC:

IN NEW GUINEA: IN PAPUA: IN FIJI: New Guinea Company Limited, Island Products Ltd., Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Suva.

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