Pacific Islands Monthly

Vol. XXXII, No. 2 (Sep. 1, 1961)
1 September 1961 · uncorrected OCR from NLA scans

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Pacific Islands Monthly

SEPTEMBER, 1961

I VOL. XXXII NO. 2.

te News agazine )f The South i Pacific

ESTABLISHED 1930

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THE COVER: It's Show month in Papua-New Guinea this month. The big event is at AAt. Hagen in the Western High lands, where they are putting on their first Show ever. It promises to be something special, and even the Papua-New Guinea Legislative Council, which will be sitting in Port Moresby about that time, is taking time off for it! Our cover photo was taken at another Highlands' Show earlier this year —at Goroka. That's not a new kind of animal the little girl is using as an ornament, but a plastic toy. Which probably goes to prove that all little girls like toys, whether they live in the wilds of New Guinea or the wilds of Sydney suburbia.

Photo: Larry Chin.

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Contents

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No. 2. Vol. XXXII.

SEPTEMBER, 1961

PEOPLE 5

Nobody Guilty for Rabaul Shootings 15 West Samoa Will Encourage Invest ment 15 New Step Towards NNG-P-NG Union 16 Fiji Sugar Inquiry Report 17 "Monte Carlo of the Pacific!" 17 Two P-NG Assistant Administrators 17 Some Plain Speaking in Fiji Council 18 Government Help for P-NG Unions 18 High Commissioner Visits GEIC .. 19 New Food Helps Vavau Recovery 19 Asian 'Flu Hits Honiara 20 Fiji Co-op Turns Itself into a "Com munist Party" 20 Professor Davidson Badly Hurt . 21 Reprisal Threat by Indonesia 21 Cook Islands Tighten Their Belts 21

COMMENTARY 23

Editors' Mailbag 24

SYDNEYSIDER GOES WALKABOUT 21

Will the South Seas Get Ex-Kenya Tourists? 27 Chief Judge C. C. Marsack Writes a Book on West Samoa 31

TERRITORIES TALK-TALK, with Tolala 35 Pacific Churches Move Closer To

gether 39

CANBERRA COMMENTARY 42

Overcoming Fiji Flood Problem 45 A Night at Port Moresby's New Drive in Theatre 47 Mt. Hagen to Have a Zoo 49 How Britain's Growing Troubles May Affect South Pacific 50 South Pacific Could Create a Taste for Reading 57 Big US Collection of New Guinea Insects 59 Is Kenya a Lesson for the South Seas? 63 Port Moresby's Integrated Club is a Success 71

MAGAZINE SECTION 73

Pacific Shipping 99 PACIFIC REPORT: The Month's News from the South Pacific 115 Deaths of Islands People 141

TRAVEL TALK 142

Shipping, Airways Timetables 145 Commerce and Produce 153

People

pp. 7-15

(Vest Samoa was reminded of some its early history in August when it i a brief visit from Mr. J. A. inberger, now working in Pago *o as a technical representative h the tuna factory. He is the at nephew of Colonel A. B. inberger, who arrived in Samoa 1873 as American agent, and k a great hand in the mixed Itics of the time, becoming a gmaker. In 1875 he made himself mier until he was disowned by

I US.

»ie arm of coincidence is long on asion. When Viscount Maugham, hew of the famous British e * lst > Somerset Maugham, was in ln August preparing to write a \ script on the tragedy of the 'fu' a former owner toe ill-fated ship, Mrs. Dorothy entzen > of California, USA, was

[?]ied at Dravo, about 19 miles from Suva, September 2—Mr. and Mrs. Colin Levy, Levy, a Sydney chemist, flew to Fiji for Wedding accompanied by a Sydney friend, Don Uhrig, who was best man. The [?] will make their home in Sydney. Mr. [?] until this year, was employed at the mill at Labasa, Fiji, and he met his [?]e, Taina Laqere, daughter of a retired [?]l teacher of Dravo, at Labasa Hospital, [?]ere she was a registered staff nurse.

Photo: S. A. Whippy

*on a holiday visit. Mrs. intzen’s late husband, Mr. Milton Jacon, owned Joyita from 1934 941 in the States, until Joyita requisitioned by the Navy and a to Pearl Harbour for patrol I Mrs. Lorentzen gave some esting details of the Joyita, fil ing how she was named. It ars that Joyita was built as a ry yacht in 1932, in California, Mr. Ronald West, a movie :tor. West’s wife was named 1, and so the yacht was christened a —Mexican for “Little Jewel”.

[r. Julian Amery, now British ister for Air, who last year made allop around the South Pacific n emissary of the Colonial Office, a brush with a Spanish bull-ring nid-August. His wife (a daughter Prime Minister Macmillan) was there and got slightly hurt when bull-ring at Jimena de La Fontera apsed; two other Britishers were :d. Mr. Amery, like all members he British Cabinet, took his August days no matter what crises loomed tmost of them seemed to be tak a hand at killing something— ftish pheasants, English trout— & Spanish bulls. * * * aking their cue from the Mayor Suva (Mr. C. A. Stinson) who intly urged that the time was \ tor women to be elected to Suva

[?] and Mrs. Eric Riel, aboard the Matson "Monterey'' in August en route from [?]y to the US. Mr. Riel is well known [?]e South Seas as South Pacific manager United Press International for many years. [?]e has been transferred to the US.

Council, several Fijian organisa ' in August looked into the bility of getting Miss Esiteri lala to stand as a candidate for Council elections in October. It bund, however, that she did not the necessary 12 months’ intial qualification for acceptance, returned to Suva only last iry after studying at New md University, Armidale, NSW, i she became the first Fijian in to graduate as Bachelor of However, Suva people think will be hearing a lot more of ompetent young educator in the

ia’s weekly Samoana reported in st that Mr. K. Funnel, of the Broadcasting Service, led to New Zealand in August I having prepared a series of tiews and a programme which is e aired on West Samoa’s In idence Day. Mr. Funnel noted is departure that he could find le willing to express their ideas t Samoa’s future in general con tion. but many were unwilling we them recorded.

I * * * grateful patient of the Colonial Memorial Hospital, Suva, in ist, expressed his appreciation in ry practical way—by presenting of $1,000. He is Mr. Hyde «s, retired Californian geological 1£ er, who was passing through ; in the Mariposa but became ill was taken to CWM Hospital. He iched that he was so well treated

the "Soochow" in August en route from to P-NG was Miss D. M. Tonkin, of Australia, who will take up mission work Eastern Highlands. She has worked West for several years but this is her [?]ip to P-NG. She is a qualified nurse and teacher.

Photo: Pat Robertson

so impressed with the medical ing being provided for Fijians he would donate a thousand irs (worth £4OO Fijian) to the ital. The money will purchase al equipment for cardiac in gation.

ster Merle Carter, a New and nursing sister, with the iodist Mission in Western BSIP, gainville and Buka, P-NG, retired ntly after 14 years of service tly at mission hospitals on gainville. Sister Carter who came [he field immediately after the ges of war, trained many native in hospital work and introduced lern methods.

When the Cook Islands’ Legislative sembly was debating proposals for rat catching campaign, the Hon. eora Ira (Rarotonga) suggested a unty of a penny a rat tail in the pe that “a large number of rats «ld be killed”; and the Hon. Kau

miliar face to Pacific travellers through [?]a, Fiji, is Miss Paddi Lowry, who looks interests of a travel agent there. Paddi from Victoria and went to Fiji in 1951. ater went to Perth, West Australia, but all of Fiji was too strong, and back she went again in 1960.

Photo: A. J. C. Foster

[?]rd the "Soochow" in August, on their way [?] to P-NG from Sydney after long leave Australia, were Mr. and Mrs. L. H. [?]orson. Mr. Halvorson is at Mt. Hagen [?]s Transport Officer, Western Highlands.

Photo: Pat Robertson

pu (Aitutaki) said that poisoning \ better, because the people of jtaki had taken cats to one of r islands in an attempt to eradi > the rats and when the people re ied several months later they ad the rats had killed the cats.

lighteen-year-old Tifitifi Liufau, shy American Samoan girl who i flown to Honolulu for treatment ;a defective heart in June, has re led home—on the way to recovery, tifi’s plight was discovered by a d Samaritan in the form of Vincent itiluomo. a Hospital Corpsman ti the US Coastguard, who was ting Pago earlier this year, and a ilic fund launched in Honolulu de her trip possible.

When the Administrator of Norfolk and, Mr. R. S. Leydin, became ill early September and required gent hospital attention for a heart edition, the RAAF made a special K)-mile flight in a giant Hercules ansport from Sydney to pick him up.

I* Leydin, his wife and a doctor ere then flown direct to Melbourne.

[?]rd the "Tulagi" in August for a round to the Islands, including Norfolk, New ides and the Solomons, were Mr. and S. L. Graham. Mr. Graham is Brisbane [?]ager for Unilever, and he was taking a [?]k at Lever's BSIP plantation interests.

regular South Seas traveller is Mr. Raymond [?]er, a hardware store owner of Beecroft, [?]ney, who was making yet another trip to Islands on the August "Tulagi" from Sydney. [?]. Beer says he travels regularly because he enjoys the Islands atmosphere.

one Guilty

pp. 17-141

For Rabaul Riot Deaths

one was guilty for the ths of two natives under

ice rifle fire during native riot

in Rabaul on July 30, the -oner, Mr. Winkle , found in %ust. )LICE action in firing was reason ably taken in proportion to the ition which arose during the riots, Winkle added. [e said that no one could help be impressed by the “courage, Dtion to duty, and civic-minded ; of those who were officially cemed with quelling the riot and ;e who voluntarily helped to quell he inquest lasted four days and rd evidence from 20 witnesses, hey told how Sepiks had started ing against the Tolais at the laul market on July 29, and how Tolais had carried on the fight next day. (P/M, August, p. 17). he evidence described a major h between police and Tolais at eap, outside Rabaul, followed by other clashes in the town during ch native police fired their rifles.

Ordered to Fire hiring the inquest it was revealed t Sub-inspector William Thompson, was the man who had ordered ive police to fire their rifles during rioting. Scottish born Thompson had anti-terrorist service in laya. He said he had given the er to fire on two occasions and I ordered the natives to “fire on ” (in the air). Police officers had ually pushed up the barrels of tie rifles before any actual firing ;an.

When the Rabaul markets opened August 12 for the first time since i riots, native police, carrying riot :ks, mingled with the crowds of )iks and Tolais. There was no üble.

Rabaul estimates that the riots )bably cost the town more than .000 directly and caused wide 'ead indirect losses. It upset the live trading economy and disrupted siness.

A big portion of the money was ent by the Administration in flying 'lice reinforcements from Port oresby to Rabaul, and back again.

(Continued on p. 139)

perty damage was about £2,000, nly for damage to Government or vehicles. . missionary priest, Father Joseph ichl, who in August was acting Catholic Bishop of New Britain, the Administrator, Sir Donald and, and the New Britain District imissioner, Mr. J. Foldi, in a ■hour conference in Rabaul, that a long time before the riots the li tribesmen had been planning attack New Guinea mainland yes in Rabaul. Father Reischl is iest who has been warning about vival of a native cult of German is called Ingiatt, or Iniid ( PIM, ch, p. 7, April, p. 129), alleged be a “secret Government of ir”.

“peace feast”, designed to heal hostile rift between the Tolais mainlanders took place in early ember in Rabaul without incident. was held in Queen Elizabeth c but attendance was surprisingly 11—organisers’ estimates ranging i 400 to 1,000. he majority were New Guineans, ough four Tolai Councils, Rabaul, ladidir, Vunamani and Reimber mn, purovided most of the gifts bod. The feast was organised by 1 Tolai and mainland leaders act in co-operation. he ceremony did not consist of ting but of an elaborate exchange pfts between the two groups.

Foreign Investment

pp. 17-18

West Samoa Will Welcome Foreign Investment

From a Wellington Correspondent During a nine-day visit to New Zealand in August, West Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Mataafa made it clear to New Zealanders that he had a mind of his own and that traditional ties of friendship were not going to prevent him from saying what he thought had to be said. But, although at the begin ning some people thought Mataafa seemed to be about to overstep the mark, everything turned out all right in the end and his visit ended with no doubt that Mataafa knows Samoa has a lot to thank New Zealand for.

MATAAFA, accompanied by his wife Masiofo Fetaui, his Ministers of Agriculture and Education (Asiata Lagolago and Tuatagaloa LT), arrived at Auckland on August 1, by an RNZAF aircraft from W.

Atthe airport Mataafa told Press-

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Samoa was constructive and that New Zealand’s 40-year occupation was tKicis. of New Zealand both in the UN Trusteeship Council and within NZ, was justified.

Having said that, he then went on

to say that among the us to attain that which haye P sought above all—our in- And our association with nded ”.

N^ a J afa said that one “extremely

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t.birth rate

the world’s highest andl this a population problem m the opportunity to Ma Samoa’s restrictions explain that West =>amoa s

During his visit to Wellington, the Prime Minister of Western Samoa Fiame Mataafa, signs the NZ Prime Minister's visitors book while the Prime Minister (Mr. K. J. Holyoake), and Mrs. Mataafa, look on.

Photo: NZ National Publicity Studios

on entry permits for missionaries had “been misunderstood” abroad.

Restrictions had been imposed on all creeds without discrimination, and he added: “I join with many of my countrymen in questioning the need for great mission activity in Samoa.

“We have been Christians for a century and more and I would think the missions should want to use Samoans in spreading the Gospel in those areas where a European might be handicapped. The London Mission ary Society, the Methodists and the Seventh-day Adventists already have used Samoans to good effect in New Guinea.”

Mataafa also told Pressmen at that Auckland airport interview that the American Samoans did not show the slightest jealousy at West Samoa’s impending independence on January 1. The Americans were generous to the East Samoans and the “happy co-operation in American Samoa be tween Japanese tuna fleets and a major American cannery brings prosperity to all. There is little grievance”.

Mataafa said Samoa would wel come overseas capital, particularly from Commonwealth countries.

When a Pressman reminded him that Samoa had discouraged a NZ ice cream factory from establishing itself in the Territory, Mataafa replied: “That was before my time”.

Visited Old Friends Mataafa and his wife flew to Wellington on August 4, and the official party paid official calls, and attended the second rugby test be tween France and NZ, At a parliamentary luncheon for Mataafa, the NZ Prime Minister, Mr.

Holyoake said: “For the past 15 years New Zealand has followed a policy of encouraging a gradual growth towards self-government in Western Samoa. It has done this in close collaboration with the Samoan leaders. We recognise your continued need for assistance and we are will ing, if you wish it, to do what we can to help you in the future. In dependence is a fine thing, but it means little if a country cannot look for assistance from its friends”.

Mataafa earlier had expressed his appreciation of New Zealand’s assis tance in a speech at a reception held by the Pacific Islands Association.

Remarking that there were men pre sent who had served Samoa well and made a great contribution to her future, Mataafa continued: “I wish to thank the New Zealand Govern ment for all that it has done for my people and my country. As we grow

nearer and nearer to independence, so do we wish that our respective countries should grow closer and closer together”.

On August 9 Mataafa was guest of honour at a reception given by the Minister of Island Territories Mr.

Gotz. Prime Minister Holyoake and the leader of the Opposition, Mr.

Walter Nash, were among the guests.

In his speech of welcome Mr. Gotz recalled how he had coached the Prime Minister of Western Samoa in rugby and boxing at primary school.

He also recalled several other guests as children, including the Prime Minister’s wife.

And the Prime Minister of Western Samoa recalled Mr. Gotz as a very strict rugby coach and one who in sisted on his players being punctual at practices. (See “Samoa’s Economic Plans”, p. 137.)

Weather

p. 18

But Will Apia Weather The Weather?

West Samoans lately have been taking a close look at Apia weather records in the hope of getting a clue about the state of the weather next January 1 to 5 —the days when West Samoa’s independ ence celebrations will be go ing on at full pelt.

Their conclusions: The chance of getting even one fine day in this period is one in six. The celebrations could be a washout meteorologic ally speaking anyhow.

Since 1944, the average rain fall per day during the five day period in question has been .63 inches. On January 5, 1944, Apia received more than four inches of rain, with a total of more than seven inches over the five days.

Apia’s weekly Samoana re ported in August that when the festivities were being planned on a high level the argument that the whole spirit of the celebrations would be lost if they did not take place at the time of granting of independence and that God would take care of the weather, won. There had been considerable opposition by those who felt it would be better to hold the greater part of the celebrations in June when the weather was almost certain to be fine.

Samoana commented that many Samoans predicted the organisers were “just inviting a flop.”

New Step

p. 18

Towards A Union

From a Port Moresby Correspon Probably the most important lution to have emerged from third conference on Austr Netherlands co-operation, just eluded in Goroka, is one callin an exchange of native membe Legislative Councils.

THE resolution, submitted b] Dutch, and approved by the ference, seeks to have native mei of the P-NG Legislative Counci the New Guinea Council attend other’s Council meetings, taking on the floor of the House.

The resolution, like all others to be approved by both Govemn although there is no doubt, of cc that the Netherlands Coven: would approve it since it sponsor If the scheme is approved it be an important event in the po’ exchange between the two Territ for one assumes that the native i bers will hear more in each c Territories than what happens 1 said in the House. Members wi into private homes, and attend ous functions, thus making another link towards the eve emergence of a political uniot tween NNG and P-NG.

Conference Closed The third conference, which held behind closed doors, can be without any doubt at all, to be a cess. Relations between the Territories are extremely good on the personal and official pla: Leader of the Australian deleg was the Assistant Administrator J. Gunther, and leader of the 1 delegation, Mr. H. Veldkamp, 1 Director of Internal Affairs.

Two native assistants from Territory attended the talks foi first time. For P-NG they Evertius Romney, of the Public vice Commissioner’s office and Tatauro, of the Department of culture; and for NNG, F. Juf and F. Torey, both Assistant F Officers.

The next conference is likely 1 held in Hollandia next year.

The P-NG Administration i extend for one year the period w which P-NG ex-servicemen may z to the Ex-Servicemen’s Credit B for a development loan. The applications would otherwise e; on November 6.

Of Fiji

pp. 19-143

Main Points Of Fiji Sugar Report

By Radio from Suva

the report of the Fiji Sugar miry Commission, just released, kes no attempt to apportion the me for the many troubles in the ustry in recent years. The report i that the Government, millers, \e growers and mill workers must i in respect of one period or an er, share the responsibility.

HE inquiry was ordered at the end of last year by the British lonial Office at the urgent request the Fiji Governor, Sir Kenneth iddocks, in an effort to sort out the raomics of the Fiji sugar industry which is the mainstay of Fiji )nomy.

The Commission comprised Sir ilcolm Trustram Eve (chairman), [. C. J. M. Bennett and Mr. I. S. heatley. It began its sittings in arch, after Mr. Bennett and Mr. heatley had made an extensive tour inquiry in the Fiji western district gather background facts.

The report was released in Sep nber simultaneously in London d Suva.

Its most important recommenda >n is one for the setting-up of a l gar Advisory Council, with an in ipendent chairman, which would we the job of advising the Govern ent, the millers, the growers and e mill workers.

The Commission also recommends

(Continued on p. 141)

[?]rman of the Fiji Commission of Inquiry the Sugar Industry, Sir Malcolm Trustram Eve.

Photo: Rob Wright

the establishment of a Sugar Board, who would help arrange annual quotas.

On the matter of quotas, the Com mission suggests Fiji could be given a bigger share of the international market if Australia and South Africa, which had substantial and expanding home markets, and markets in neigh bouring areas, were willing to surren der part of their quotas.

“This would be an act of great generosity to small neighbours,” it says.

The report recommends that Fiji should be allowed to export to the UK 50,000 more tons of sugar every year.

It recommends a ten year contract to expire in 1970 (the Commission included 1961-62, which have ad hoc agreements).

The Commission suggests farm quotas should be fixed on a tonnage basis instead of an acreage basis, and suggests penalties for burnt, stale, dirty cane.

It also suggests suspension of the sugar price Stabilisation Fund levy, as it says the fund is large enough at £3.2 millions for normal require ments.

The Commission also recommends that the sugar milling activities in Fiji should be handed over to a wholly owned subsidiary of CSR, based either in Suva or Lautoka, in stead of being a Fiji division based in Sydney.

This was the only change of im portance which the Commission sug gests in respect of milling activities.

Of The Pacific!'

pp. 19-140

Honiaria; 'Monte Carlo Of The Pacific!'

From a Honiara Correspondent

A big increase in native gambling following its legalisation recently is causing serious concern in Honiara. The critics are now calling this town the u Monte Carlo of the Pacific

GAMBLING with dice among natives is now in the open and big dice schools of up to 60 people are being held frequently in Honiara labour lines, with large amounts changing hands. Gambling on a less organised scale is going on in plan tations and villages throughout the Protectorate.

Solomon Islanders have always been gamblers, but with their legal freedom they are hitting it hard.

Wagers of up to £5 are being made and wins of more than £3O often occur in a night. Mr. K. H.

Dalrymple-Hay, governing director of Mendana Enterprises, which owns the Hotel Mendana, says one native in two days is reported to have won £1,500, and another who had just received £l5O for his copra lost the lot, “plus the new white calico which he was wearing when he entered the school”.

“The gambling goes on to daylight, and the natives are too tired to work and those who do come in are pop eyed and useless,” said Mr. Hay.

Mr. Hay said local gambling now had to be seen to be believed.

“The Bishop of Melanesia said in the Legislative Council that people could become ‘poker machine ad dicts’ but apparently he did not think they could also become ‘dice addicts,” said Mr. Hay.

"Thriving"

Bishop D. Styvernberg, of the Catholic Mission, said he felt the new legislation was premature and too liberal. Gambling was now thriv ing throughout the Protectorate.

The latest developments follow operation of the Gaming and Lot teries Act, which was passed in the Legislative Council in June.

The Government explained, when introducing the bill, that its motive was to remove discrimination against natives. The old law had prohibited islanders from gambling but left everyone else virtually free to do as he pleased. The bill would make the law the same for everybody.

The bill, when introduced, per mitted the continued use of poker

(Continued on p. 138)

machines, but only in private places.

The bill made it legal for everybody to gamble in many other ways sub ject to certain conditions, including the fact that the game had to be equally favourable to all players, that

all stakes had to be returnee; players as winnings and that no ( ment was required for a persoc take part in a game.

The bill was passed, withri amendment proposed by the Bii of Melanesia, Rt. Rev. A. T. which outlawed the poker macH The Government and most menn supported this amendment, but! not object to the other sections..; As a result of the defeat oti poker machine section, the made were removed from the barn Honiara’s two hotels and fronn Guadalcanal Club, Honiara, Auki Club, Malaita ( PIM, lull 21).

There was an outcry, as the m ines were being used only by I peans, but now many of those ; supported the gambling section the bill are obviously having s© thoughts about the results in direction.

“This time Gubmin ’e stopim 1 man, ’e lettim boy!” is the vies many Melanesians around towni that they can throw dice, butj Europeans can’t pull the arm poker machine!

Bishop Hill recently deliven lengthy sermon about the evili gambling.

Francis Bugotu, MLC, who inspector of Melanesian Mil schools, said he was personally concerned about the state of tt as a result of the new gambling “I do not think anyone shoull satisfied with things as they ares I feel that something must be in the immediate future,” he sail Mr. E. V. Lawson, MLC (whr not support the anti-poker mae amendment) said there had ah been gambling in Honiara but was heard about it now that of it had been legalised. ; islanders were doubtless losing than they could afford but there nothing new about this.

“But it is ridiculous to have the slot machine in the Guadall Club illegal and allow what amr practically to uncontrolled ganrt elsewhere,” he said.

A leading Honiara storekeeper!

A. J. Blum, said trade had not i affected by the new law. “The I spend less but the winners s more!” he said.

Legal dice gambling in houssj now the apex of entertainment! the natives. The most popular! game is simple but sudden. Pl(‘ back numbers one, two, or t against numbers four, five, anoi with the minimum stake at as although sometimes wagers of v £5 are made.

Two P-NG Assistant

p. 19

Administrators

Papua-New Guinea is to have a second Assistant Administrator — Mr.

H. H. Reeve.

THE Territories Minister, Mr.

Hasluck, in announcing this in August, said Mr. Reeve’s appointment would ease the burden of the Admin istrator, Sir Donald Cleland, and the Assistant Administrator. Dr. John Gunther. Dr. Gunther will now carry the title of Assistant Administrator (Services). Mr. Reeve will be Assist ant Administrator (Economic Affairs).

Mr. Reeve’s present post of Treasurer and Director of Finance will be taken over by Mr. A. P. J.

Newman, the Executive Officer of the Treasury Department.

There will be some other moves, and new legislation for thern will go to the September sittings of the P-NG Legislative Council. A new Depart ment of Information and Publicity Services will be set up and applica tions called for a Director.

Mr. H. H. Reeve.

Lord Cobham On Tour

p. 20

Viscount Cobham, Governor-General of New Zealand, stands on the dock at Suva in August as officers and men of HMNZS “Royalist” cheer him at the end of his South Pacific tour. Lord Cobham can be identified as the figure without the hat. With Lady Cobham he visited Tonga, West Samoa, Pago Pago, and the Cook Islands aboard the “Royalist”, and left the ship in Suva to fly back to NZ. His visit to Suva was treated as informal but he was given official welcomes everywhere else. The visit took three weeks during which the vessel covered 3,000 miles. In Apia Lord Cobham conducted the first in vestiture ever on the island by an NZ Governor-General when several hundred people saw Lamamea Matatumua receive the OBE and Papalii P. F. Asiata receive the MBE.

Photo: Rob Wright

Some Plain Speaking

pp. 20-143

In Fiji Council

From a Suva Correspondent One of the most far-reaching bills ever to come before the Fiji Legislative Council, the Land Development Bill, won unani mous support in the House in August. But there were bitter recriminations when the Council discussed an overseas aid scheme later in the session.

IN the Land Development Bill the Fijians made a positive move to allow other races to occupy and cultivate their lands. They regarded it as a measure which would develop the Colony and advance it towards prosperity.

A natural consequence was the need to set up an authority to develop land on sound economic lines, but where to get the best men for this was the problem. The scheme has to be carried out properly or it is doomed to failure from the start.

The question of obtaining suitable men came up later in the session when the Council discussed an over seas aid scheme under which the United Kingdom Government will subsidise inducement allowances to expatriate officers. While there was almost unanimous support for this proposal, there was opposition to the methods of implementing it.

Fijian and Indian members clashed several times during the debate about the inducement allowances,

(Continued on p. 140)

Ravuama Vunivalu said the scheme must be accepted because in any crash “localisation” of the Civil Service the Fijian would be out of the running. Fiji had been handed over in trust to the British Crown and till the Fijians were ready to take their place with the Indians that trust would continue.

“The time for such change is not yet,” Ravuama asserted.

Ravuama gave a word of pn to Indian civil servants who had b promoted and who had proved U worth. Those civil servants wo l do well in any country, and they\ longed to a race who had a loi< tradition than the Fijians, he szb “But,” Ravuama asked, “is itJ to the Fijian all the time to pleadt own case in his own country? ' whom do we look? We are a bemr lent people, and our very system life is built on the theme of benu lence. But it is unchiefly in Fi' eyes to plead one’s own case.”

Mr. A. I. N. Deoki (an In«i member) opposed the overseas scheme, but he was not necesss; against having overseas peoplee assist the Colony.

Mr. Deoki then turned to theme of self-government, claimed that many people had wn ideas. If he wanted self-governm it did not mean he wanted to su his connection with the United K) dom.

“Let us all get together and like one. I feel like that myself,” said.

Ravuama:: It’s all very well 1 ing like it—but do it.

Mr. Deoki: I am doing it. If inside and outside this council, people know it. If some of countrymen have not done the n things in this country, it doe< mean that a great majority are that.

Dr. Sahu Khan, also speakings the overseas aid scheme, claii that, unfortunately, extraneous i ters were brought in, and they not make for the peace and harim of the Colony.

“Two Fijian members have occasion to raise their fingers point specifically to the Im people,” he said.

“It does no good to any pes in this Colony who tries to doc level best for peace and harm among the different races for so one to raise matters for whichr particular race is in itself resj< sible.

“We, the Indian people—am speak on behalf of all the Im people—are here as much at invitation of the British Governn as the British Government is hen the invitation of the Fijian peop< “We feel it incumbent on us, ing that our homes are in this ' ony, that we should be loyal to < Colony and do our level best fon peace, progress and harmony of I Colony.”

Ravuama: By doing what?

Dr. Sahu Khan said he wtv answer the question, but the Speas;

Maurice Scott, said he could ire it. peaking on the adjournment ion, Ravuama Vunivalu told the ise he had deliberately invited the th of the Indian members when poke on the overseas aid scheme, bad wanted them to say what was attitude of Indian people on ■ right to claim posts in the I Service for which they were ified. e said there had been no re se, which meant that the Fijian le did not know exactly where stood in regard to the opinion le Indian community on Fijians le Civil Service. fiat, to us, is a perplexing tion because the other day [dur iiscussion on the Land Bill] we ly agreed to pass an Ordinance g Indians and Europeans, and as without land the right, if are qualified, to enter lands and rate them,” Ravuama said.

Jt have shown them the way to t, but without any positive as ice from the Indian community • how they would react to our ?ed policy in regard to the

Governmen

pp. 20-142

HELP FOR

P-NG UNION

from our Canberra Corresponds: One of the functions of a Papua-New Guinea Labour partment—a director for w is now being sought thn public advertisements—will t help native workers to 1 unions.

TERRITORY Minister Paul luck said this in the Hous Representatives in August, whem ing the background to new la laws which are to be introduce the P-NG Legislative Council a session beginning September 19., Mr. Hasluck also gave some teresting figures on the native 1 force. He said, for instance, that one man in nine was working wages. The total indigenous ’ force in paid employment 70,000, in a total population 1,850,000, with a total male 1 force of possibly 600,000.

He said there had been little: in the number of wage-earner recent years, because labour had used more efficiently as the cos it had risen.

Most Self Employed Another factor was the declic gold mining and oil exploration., The big increases in gainful c pation had been in self-employr mainly producing cash crops. T 1 were far more self-employed m workers with cash incomes there were wage-earners. This pai of occupation seemed likely to tinue.

More than half the 70,000 v earners were engaged in primary duction. Then came government ployment, 14,000, personal sen mainly domestics, 4,600, building construction, 4,000, comm 3,500, manufacturing, 3,000 transport and storage, 3,000.

Mr. Hasluck said that the marked change in the employ l pattern in recent years had been growing numbers of urban won who now totalled 27,000 of the 70 wage-earners.

These urban workers would the ones mainly interested in the: labour laws.

The Minister said that the Go 1 '

(Continued on p. 139)

it was dedicated to the principle freedom of association. Spokes i for the native workers had made lear that they wanted to develop r own unions in their own way separate from any Australian 3ns. Australian trade union lers who had visited the Terri ' agreed with this.

Tie Minister warned that there ild be risks in forming native ans. These included:— I Tendencies for workers’ groups 3e tribal rather than occupational; I The possibility of social, re gional or denominational groups ir taking up industrial claims, with same risk of incompleteness or lusiveness as tribal groups; I “Stand-over” native leaders nipulating unions for their own poses; and • “Tame-cat” unions (subservient an employer).

The Minister said that when draft legislation was introduced in the Legislative Council in September, debate would be adjourned so that the community would have a chance to express its views.

The legislation would regulate the conditions under which “organisations of employers and workers” would be recognised, provide for negotiation, conciliation and arbitration, and make special provision for essential services.

The Minister added: “Labour relations in the Territory mean a lot more than an argument. They are an inseparable part of a great crealive undertaking.

“Labour policy cannot be de-

veloped in isolation from other acti vities in the Territory. . . .

“Provided wage rates are set at reasonable levels and are related to the productivity of the work force, both private employers and Govern ment will be able to give increased opportunities for employment, “We need to seek and exploit every opportunity for developing export industries. They alone can take the place in the future of the public spending financed by Australian taxation which is at present so large an element in sustaining local spend ing power and providing employ ment.

“These export industries will have little or no control over the price at

which they sell their product, and so will have to produce at a cost that enables them to compete in world markets. Labour will be a big element in that cost.”

High Commissioner

p. 21

Visits GEIC

he Western Pacific High Com moner, Mr. David Trench, in '-August made his first official 1 to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands my. !e called first at Ocean Island be j going on to Tarawa, and made last call at Funafuti, after visiting •r islands. In the top photo Mr. nch inspects a guard of honour police at Ocean Island. Among things he saw on Ocean was the le ( right ), marking the camp site A. F. Ellis (later Sir Albert) m prospecting for the phosphate ch laid the fortunes of the island, little before the High Commis ler’s visit there was another event importance, at Betio Harbour, ‘awa, when the ‘‘Pacific Enter ic” was the first overseas vessel to ?r after harbour improvements been made. oto below is by S. F. Edwards and F the others by David Lopian.)

New Food Helps

pp. 21-22

Hurricane Sequel

VAVAU RECOVERY

Prom a Vavau Correspondent Now, just six months after having been devastated by a

major hurricane which raged

through the group for 40 hours in March, Vavau is well on the way to recovery.

VISITORS are amazed at the amount of rebuilding which private home owners have done. In spite of having no outside help and few financial assets, most local families are once more comfortably housed. Dwellings are, for the most part, smaller, because there was a heavy loss of timber and roofing in the storm, but they are, on the whole, better built than were the old houses which they replace.

The feeding problem, which will not be finally solved until the December yam crop comes in, is the most press ing one at present. However, with the recent handing over of the distri bution of relief foods to the Medical Department, everyone is now getting a fair share of whatever is available.

Under Tevita Puloka, head AMO at the Vavau Hospital, a fortnightly distribution of powdered milk sent by the Government of New Zealand is being given out to babies, the sick and the aged. Because few Tongans include rice in their normal diets, many of them were confused when they got their first share of the rice sent by Australia.

Intelligent Help

Realising this, AMO Puloka instigated group-wide rice education.

Copies of a few simple rice recipes were distributed to the various villages and were also read out over ZCO, the new Tongan broadcasting station in Nukualofa.

Nurse Meleane of the Vavau Hospital and Secretary Tui’ifua ’Utoikamanu of the Vavau Langa Fonua Women’s Committee, con ducted demonstration cooking classes at the hospital and at various local committee meetings. Their work has been valuable in aiding the people to get the greatest possible benefit from the help they have received from overseas. , .

Miss Katelina Keti, a Vavau woman who is at present a member (Over)

of the Pasadena, California, household of John Eliot, a former Governor of American Samoa, was, with Mr. Eliot, responsible for sending to Vavau a shipment of “MPF”, Multiple Purpose Food, the wonder low-cost vitamin meals which were developed by scientists at the California Institute of Technology and have done much to relieve famine conditions all over the world.

Under Nurse Meleane, who is in charge of the new programme for feeding hospital patients, various ways of using “MPF” to supplement native foods, are being tried. It is hoped that a later shipment will make it possible to distribute “MPF” to schools and to some of the outer islands whose people were the greatest sufferers from the hurricane.

This photograph of Neiafu, the main town of Vavau, Tonga, was taken a few months before the hurricane.

There are now a few gaps in the landscape.

Asian ’Flu Hits

p. 22

HONIARA

From a Honiara Correspondent A serious outbreak of “Asian flu” which has hit Honiara has affected at least 70 per cent, of the native population, and the streets of Honiara have been almost deserted. rRTY policemen are off duty and there is hardly any Honiara business which is not carrying on with a greatly depleted staff.

There has been one death.

Worst hit section of the town is the hospital. It has been left with only a skeleton staff, and a public announcement has been made that only urgent cases can be treated. Yet all beds are fully occupied and beds have had to be made up on the floors for patients.

The epidemic has not so seriously affected Europeans and Chinese although they have not escaped.

A flu epidemic had also gone through the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony in July, spreading to a number of islands and affecting a big propor tion of public servants at head quarters at Tarawa.

Apimeleki ramatau

pp. 22-142

Down With The Old Traditions!

FIJIAN CO-OP. TURNS ITSELF

INTO A "COMMUNIST PART

From a Suva Correspondent Fiji people had a shock one day late in August wh they discovered that a “Communist Party” had been form in the Colony.

Apimeleki ramatau

MATAKA, a former clerk in the medical Department—and a relative and close associate of Mohammed Tora, whose name often crops up in industrial activities—f ormed the organisation, which he calls the Bula Tale (“Come Back to Life Again”) Communist Party, in four villages in Nadroga Province, South West Viti Levu.

Just how closely connected it is with international Communism—or whether it really is connected at all and not just a unique local version— nobody yet knows.

Once the news became public pro perty, the Government said very little.

A spokesman did comment: “The history and deeds of Communism are well enough known for the people of Fiji to judge for themselves whether there is Communism or not. Where there is Communism there is no free dom of choice. The flight of refugees from Communist countries in the last two and a half years is an adequate answer. It has been referred to as ‘voting with the feet.’ ”

The Suva branch of the Fijian Association, which has become in creasingly vocal through its pre sident (Ravuama Vunivalu, MLC), in recent months, and the Fijian and Rotuman Ratepayers’ Association (of Suva) were quick to condemn the new party, whatever it might really repre sent. They denounced what they called “a move along lines which were not in keeping with the general opinion of the Fijian people”.

They issued a statement which said that the Fijian people had known

many similar movements in the: and they knew too that unscrup influences in the community hs times, been quick to exploit ignorant. The new party woul have responsible Fijian followin The Fijian Teachers’ Assoc behaved something like the a which hides its head in the sand, publicly condemning the new it said the party’s advent shoull have been given Press and publicity.

Perhaps the teachers imaginec if no one said a word about Apin and his party it would quietly up and die.

Local European comment has; restrained—older residents recall

(Continued on p. 140)

Apimeleki Ramatau Mataka who has the Bula Tale Communist Party.

Photo: S. A.

there has always been a tendency towards some “movement” in this area of Fiji. The last one (in 1959) was called “The Blood of the Lamb” but it faded out like its predecessors.

This is the first time that a revival group has declared itself Communist.

About all this, Apimeleki says simply that his new party will abide by the laws of the land, yet will be a “third government”—in addition to the Central Government and the Fijian Affairs Board.

Apimekeli makes it clear he has no time for the present set-up of the Fijian Administration. “The present leaders do not care to visit the villages and they should resign in favour of others who do care,” he said.

The interesting point in all this is that the so-called Red movement started as a movement among a group of villages, but nobody had any idea about its supposed Communist lean ings. In fact the very existence of the movement in the villages was gener ally unknown in Fiji until August.

When it did become known its Com munist slant was made public.

Started in January The movement had its beginning in January this year when Emuri, Togovere, Kab i s i and Vagadra villages, Western Districts, banded together to form a co-operative society under the name of Bula Tale Association, with Apimeleki as pre sident and Apenisa Degei, of Kabisi, as secretary. A major plank of its charter was that it would not re cognise the laws and regulations of the Fijian Administration (the authority for the “dual”, purely Fijian system of government).

By jettisoning Fijian customs, the Bula Tale Association sought to established a co-operative system that would allow its members to live equally, but under conditions of dis cipline. They all had to eat together, not smoke tobacco or drink kava or liquor and they had to work as directed by the leader.

People who have visited the co-op. villages say the village day begins at 6 a.m. with the beating of a lali (Fijian log-drum); 7 is compulsory bathing lime for all villagers; 8 to

11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 are “com munity work” times. With tea at 6 p.m., curfew for bed is 9.

Cooking chores are done by rota tion of members. Everyone eats the same food, in the same dining hall.

Produce from communal planta tions that the men work on during the day are weekly taken by the As sociation’s own truck to its two markets, one at Nadi and one at Lomawai. Proceeds are partly banked and partly split into four equal amounts for member villages. All the villagers’ needs (soap, kerosene, and such) are issued free on a ration basis by the co-operative store in each village. No one buys anything.

Apimeleki said the Association members had ceased to adhere to the traditional obligations of religion— though they still believed in God.

Discontinued, too, were the usual feasts and relative-obligations asso ciated with Fijian marriages and deaths.

Fijian Affairs' View Cautiously, as it learned of the Association’s aims, the Fijian Affairs Department tried to channel its activ ities along the well-worn track of the regular co-operatives. Ratu K. K. T.

Mara, Deputy Secretary for Fijian Affairs, had several conferences in Suva with Apimeleki and advocated amendments to parts of the Bula Tale Association’s constitution that appeared to conflict with the Colony’s laws.

In an official statement about the situation with the Nadroga co-op., Ratu Mara said on August 12; “The main theme of the Bula Tale Asso ication’s constitution is economic de velopment, and I have advised pro vincial officials to try to guide it along lawful paths rather than try to suppress it.”

A fortnight later, on August 24, Apimeleki publicly declared that the name of the organisation was changed to Bula Tale Communist Party and that it embraced about 1,000 mem bers.

Apia Accident

p. 23

Prof. Davidson Badly Hurt In Apia Accident

From an Apia Correspondent tfessor J. W. Davidson, Pro r of Pacific History at the ’alian National University, Can , and constitutional adviser to West Samoan Government, was isly injured in a car accident Apia on August 16.

K. some time he was in a danger 3us condition in the Apia Hos but by late August was showing signs of recovery. jfessor Davidson was visiting Samoa en route to the Pacific ce Congress in Honolulu. He alks with officials on some of the inery of independence, which be granted to West Samoa on iry 1. Professor Davidson has one of the “fathers” of the new titution of Samoa. e accident occurred shortly after issor Davidson had left Apia for fanua, where he was to catch a for Savaii. He was riding in a •n waggon (the wrecked vehicle to above) when it and a bus col head-on on a corner about five out of town. Professor David reived severe chest injuries; Dis- Schools’ Officer Norman Webb Manual Training Instructor

k Mac Lean, who were also

ngers, received concussion and injuries. The driver, Alosio, fed a dislocated hip and other in 5, pfessor Davidson (pictured) was in hospital in early September.

Photographs: Samoana.

“Reprisal Threat"

p. 23

By Indonesia

From a Hollandia Correspondent Indonesian pressure on the Japanese Government has affected Japanese interests in Dutch New Guinea.

TIE Indonesian Government has told Tokyo that if it continues its economic activities in this Territory it could result in economic reprisals in Indonesia.

As a result of this threat, Mr.

Shiro Nakamura, director of the Japan-Netherlands Salvage Company, Tokyo, who has already signed a con tract with the NNG Government to salvage war wrecks from NNG waters, has postponed his plans. The contract was worth more than 25 million guilders.

Papuan businessman Herman Womsiwor, who is also a member of the New Guinea Council, thinks the Japanese markets might be tapped through other Asian countries, but he will not say which countries.

Tighten

pp. 23-143

Cook Islands Tighten Their Belts

From a Special Correspondent New Zealand’s current finan cial difficulties are reflected in the Cook Islands, regarded as one of her “Tropical Provinces”.

J The Cooks’ Legislative Assembly

is having a hard time trying to stretch inadequate finances, DURING the present session of the Legislative Assembly, the Secre tary to the Government, Mr. L. K, Pitt, stated that the total value of agricultural exports from the Cooks was less than £300,000 annually, while the New Zealand subsidy was £600,000.

The backbone of the economy was the subsidy, and not agriculture, as was generally believed.

The subsidy was increasing far quicker than agricultural exports, and the agricultural income was less to day than it was 50 years ago.

The Secretary produced figures which showed that a far smaller population, about half of the present one, produced about twice the amount being produced today.

Sales Tax Up So, in an effort to boost local revenue, the Legislative Assembly have: • Introduced a sales tax of 5 per cent. This affects biscuits, chocolates, confectionery, all jewellery, all motor vehicles except tractors, motor cycles, power cycles, all photographic goods, cameras and accessories, all radio grams, record players and tape re corders, all radios over £25 in value, watches, and all toilet preparations except soap.

The sales tax became effective from August 1. It is aimed at “luxury lines”, although on an island where public transport is limited to one taxi and a few privately-owned trucks, it seems doubtful if power cycles and motor cycles could be termed luxury items. • It has been proposed but not yet passed, that an additional 5 per cent, tax be imposed on income de rived during the 1960-61 financial year. If passed, this will affect most of the European minority and ai handful of Maoris.

(Continued on p. 141)

The tariff of Hotel Rarotonga been increased from £6/10/y to £7 by the Legislative nbly’s Finance Committee. All boarders at Rarotonga’s only are Europeans, and the ity of them are Government >yees seconded from the NZ : Service.

Spending by Government De tents is being closely watched, a some cases severely restricted.

I to shortage of funds it will now be possible to complete on outer islands’ reef passages, is one of the more “urgent” that have been outstanding for 50 years. hough the necessary machinery t last been obtained and stocks (serviceable aircraft bombs are and for blasting, there is in ent money available to freight nery to the islands concerned. - bombs, given free of charge few Zealand’s Armed Forces, lave to be destroyed this year ley are becoming dangerous ?h old age and consequent cal breakdown. No future sup of bombs can be made and *r quantities of commercial ex es have proved ineffective in ast.

Commentary

p. 25

Second Assistant

□ Good Idea

E appointment of a second Assistant Administrator in Papua- Guinea is an interesting develop j, all the consequences of which ably won’t be obvious right away, lere certainly isn’t any doubt there is work enough for two at that task, which is virtually of adjutant of the big Territory, whether or not the two re sibilities—that of “Services” and nomic Affairs”—are so sharply ed that friction can be avoided, ins to be seen. hat happens, for instance, when Assistant Administrator (Services) he wants to exercise his responsi and build an important five road link, and the Assistant Ad itrator (Economic Affairs) says that it is all right by him )t that he has to exercise his re sibility and refuse to make the available. > doubt how efficiently the tasks >e integrated will depend to some it on the personalities of the ;rs of office. Not to mention the malities of Administrator and ster, for there have in the past some fascinating moves, counter is and cases of volte-face in the t echelons due to personality es and it’s probably asking too i of human nature to expect s to be different, e post that will probably come rf it best of all will be that of inistrator. ie holder of that onerous task •NG since the war has been in extraordinary and unfortunate ion of being both a Governor i Premier. As Governor he is en to the dubious honour of ally opening buildings and shows; king the salute at parades and of ! host at numerous Government e receptions. But these are things have to be done nevertheless.

Premier he is entitled, some i, to the vocal criticism of the at his handling of local political ions, and this is something he 0 expect, too. the past if the Administrator had ak Assistant he found himself be fore of the Premier and less of governor. Since the appointment h. Gunther, whose energy has 1 a lot of the Administrator’s

burdens, the Administrator has been more able to act as Governor.

Now the creation of this second post of Assistant Administrator, plus Sir Donald’s recent knighthood, will help consolidate his position.

And this is as it should be, for the Territory is big enough now to have a Governor, whatever his title, able to act as a Governor and not as a political Aunt Sally. ☆ ☆ ☆

Kieta Has Strong

Claims for Headquarters

THERE does not seem to be any doubt that when Bougainville gets its new overseas port it will be at Kieta. There have been such go ings-on in the last few months that it looked for a time to many people that Kieta might miss out to one of several other places, including Waku nai, farther up the east coast.

Kieta has the best harbour in Bougainville, and last year, the Administrator Sir Donald Cleland, promised that Kieta would also have a wharf—the first overseas wharf in the island. This was after the Bougain ville Improvement Association had pressed the matter strongly, and pointed out that the Kieta sub-district was one of the largest producing areas in the Territory. Apart from copra, cocoa production in the Kieta area has been increasing rapidly, and in July the first exports ever of rubber from Bougainville were made from Robin McKay’s Aropa plantation (F/M, August, p. 7).

Native cocoa producers in the Kieta area have more than 100,000 trees planted (many of them coming into bearing) and European planta tions have more than 900,000 trees, which means there are more than a million cocoa trees in the Kieta sub district.

In copra production Bougainville is only third to New Britain and New Ireland.

Some of the confusion as to whether or not the Administration would stick to its promise of an overseas wharf, was created by moves made by the Administration to look for a new site for the Bougainville district head quarters.

At the moment it is on the small island of Sohano, which is too small.

Last year they were planning to shift the site across the strait to Buka, but that idea was apparently held up while officials looked at several other sites. One of them was at Wakunai, which already had a first class air strip and is capable of having a wharf built there, although there would be little room for expansion. If a second ship arrived it would have to anchor in the passage and then move out again while the ship at the wharf left.

Ramun Bay, on Buka, which is a possible site, is surrounded by swamps* but apparently land can be made available as a headquarters. And Buka is also the highest populated area in Bougainville, which is another reason for using it as headquarters.

However, it is a long way from being the centre of the island and Wakunai would be a better spot.

Buin, in the south, can be developed, but it lacks a port.

Kieta people feel that since Kieta is to be the port there is no reason why headquarters shouldn’t also be there, as in German times.

The Administration attitude ap parently is that there is not sufficient land, but local people won’t agree.

They say land is available—certainly a lot of it on steep hillsides, where costs would be greater. But houses on the harbour hillsides would be far better than located in some humid swampy area such as Ramun Bay.

There is also hydro-electric power available within a few miles of Kieta.

Surely Kieta people are right in suggesting that the headquarters of the Bougainville administration should be at the port—Kieta. ☆ ☆ ☆

Islands Students Need

Australian Help

THE Fiji Scholarships Committee in August was about to consider a large number of applications for 1962 Government-sponsored scholarships.

But only one-sixth of the applicants had a chance of getting one because the finance won’t stretch any farther than that.

There are this year more than 500 Fiji students studying abroad —about 126 of them on various scholarships and about 400 paying their own way.

A glance through the list of scholar ship sponsors will show that Australia provides a poor example—in fact, a disgraceful example. If Australia prides herself on being a South Pacific nation she should be showing far more interest in helping the people on her doorstep—those in Fiji and in other Island territories, too.

The Editins' Mailbag.

p. 26

History of a Steamship

Company

Mr. N. L. McKellar needs some help. He writes: “As you doubtless know, the AUSN Co. has ‘folded up’. I am writing the history of the company—not for profit, but because of a love of ships and an interest in shipping generally.

“I am seeking information about the association of the AUSN with Fiji. You will recall that in the years gone by, the AUSN used to run, firstly, the Suva, and later the Levuka on the Fiji trip. Now the Suva was built in 1906; there must have been earlier vessels on the run —the only one I can find mentioned is the Tenterden.

“Has any reader anything in his files which might throw some light on early steam connections with Fiji? I know that Nicoll’s Fijian was running there in the 1880’s; I have heard that Jas. Patrick (or his father) ran there even before Burns Philp.

“Any help given will be gratefully received and duly acknowledged. Be assured that if any PIM reader does lend me any notes or files they will be accorded the respect due to them; having (I am told) the largest private shipping library in Australia, I am almost a fanatic so far as re cords as concerned!” Mr. McKellar’s address is c/- Tamworth Base Hospital, Tamworth, NSW.

UN Wants to Hear From

The Man on The Spot

“Kassa”, of Palmwoods, Queens land, is more than happy at the se lection of Sir Hugh Foot as chair man of the United Nations Mission to Nauru and New Guinea next year {PIM, August p. 20). And he has equal respect for a previous mission chairman, Sir Alan Burns. He says both Sir Hugh and Sir Alan have had long years of distinguished colonial service, and when speaking about them even the most critical members of the Trusteeship Council realised that the word “colonial” was not to be considered a dirty one.

The point “Kassa” makes is that while Britain and other countries know that men like Sir Hugh and Sir Alan can do remarkable work in turning a now outdated colonial em pire into an association of free peoples, Australia will still “have

none of the idea that the experienced colonial administrator is the right man to be either her representative at UN, or as a director in Canberra”.

He thinks that the credit for the enlightened administration of Pacific territories is principally owing to the men who happen to be there on the spot and that this should be recog nised by the Australian Government.

UN members themselves would like to hear directly from the men on the spot.

With all of which we heartily con cur. And what do Mr. Menzies and Mr. Hasluck think about it?

Those Musical

Norfolk Islanders

The letter on Norfolk Island’s Council difficulties from Council President Mr. F. J. Needham, in the August issue, brings a reply from former councillor A. B. Bathie. A Norfolk correspondent had reported in April PIM that general opinion was that the “Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera regularly being per formed at Rawson Hall was rapidly developing into a tragedy”, and Mr.

Needham last month pointed out that

the “opera”, far from being a tragedy, was in fact receiving a great deal of popular applause.

Writes Mr. Bathie: “Had your correspondents troubled to make some enquiries, they would have been told from many quarters the produc tion was a local rock ’n’ roll version of ‘The Declaration of Human Rights’ performed perhaps to the tune of a Russian Overture. I am

sure that if Mr. Needham’s proo was to present the original dl cratic version to the strains of vance Australia Fair’ it w achieve harmony, rhythm, an united Norfolk Island!”

What Happened To

Those Islands Girls?

Rob Wright’s picture of Dt born author Leonard Wibbi temporarily “beachcombing” in which we used in the July strikes a chord in the memoi Mr. Neville Chatfield, a regular 1 contributor under the name “Supercargo”.

Writes Mr. Chatfield: “I ii diately thought of my old 1 Leonard Whibley, of Niutao, Islands, who was a cultured En man, and brother-in-law of Arundel, who was the head c phosphate company which cont: Ocean Island, Maketea and hz interest in Nauru.

“Why Whibley came to Niu never knew nor did I ask, b arrived there I think in 1901. met him in 1903 and got to him very well, for I visited the every two to three months. He I think, in 1910.

“He had a very handsome wife of good family in Niutai her he had two very daughters, Lucy and Felicita.

“Poor old Whibley never dl good at trading, for he felt i derogatory to open up his trade; to supply the natives with the quirements until he had his fast and a rest. And it was s not done to open it in the mid the day because of the heat the time I first met him he was one might call a very nice cu beachcomber.

“In 1908 at Ocean Island J. T. Arundel, and in the cou conversation while inspectin; ship the Ocean Queen (aftei wrecked at Makatea) he ask* about Whibley and his family told him about his two beautifi daughters and what a sha thought it was that they shoi brought up in Niutao.

“Shortly afterwards Mr. A had Lucy picked up and taH Auckland. I believe she was wards trained as a nurse : Queen’s Hospital and I have; wondered what became of children who spoke delightfu feet English. I wonder if a PlM’s Gilbert and Ellice Government friends would what became of Felicita, and land friends what became of

Mr. A. B. Bathie.

Sydneysider Goes Walkabout

p. 27

On the right the White Hunter, who's other wise a coffee planter. Tree Tops can just be seen through the trees, which they call a forest. In common with a great deal of Africa—Kenya has poor indigenous forest— Australian eucalypts grow well.

Elephant

pp. 27-29

Take Me For An

The Outspan Hotel, Nyeri, Kenya.

Probably one of the most surprising things that this tourist nket—pardon me, safari —through Kenya has taught us is that •/- {E.A. or Stg .) will keep an elephant in water for a year.

>SER amounts will keep lesser inimals, so that though elephant ino may be for the high income :ets, you will have no difficulty iding one to suit your pocket— lions through buck and wilde , down to warthogs and baboons.

I all part of Kenya’s current i Our Wild Animals” campaign, i is the result of a couple of ns when the rains have partially I. In the more arid game re s, such as Tsavo and Amboseli, rild animals are dying in hun i for lack of water. The money :ted goes to finance reticulation ater into some reserves and just carting it into others, t last night there was no need tnyone to shout an elephant a - This is part of the so-called e Highlands, getting up towards foothills of Mt. Kenya, and it ill green and lush with corn, £ and acres of sisal. We spent right in a tree about 11 miles here, and from midnight it in torrents. The elephants, have more sense than tourists, d out of it, wherever elephants on such occasions and we saw er hide nor hair of even one.

Tree With a Trick to It The business of spending the night in a tree has a trick to it. The tree is the excuse for Tree Tops, an establishment constructed of rickety timber, malthoid and papyrus stalks in two stories and a roof deck, 30 to 40 feet above the ground. The tree hasn’t much part in keeping it up— long spindly timber poles do that— but the branches of the tree stick through the structure at all points, willy-nilly, and give colour to the notion that it is a tree-house.

Slightly over 20 persons can be stacked into it and we had our full complement. It has bedrooms of a sort, a big living-dining room, an ob servation deck and balcony; and even a “Ladies” and “Gents” with flushing toilets and H & C.

It is not, of course, the original T.T. This is a second edition, opened in 1957; the first was created in the mid-1930’5. It had only three rooms and was the brain child of a Lady Betty Walker, a sprig of the aristo cracy with a fully developed financial flair. She charged £Stglo per person per night, a fee that, then as now,

included dinner and the services of a White Hunter.

It was this T.T. that the Queen was visiting on the night in February, 1952, when King George VI died.

Over two years later it was burned down by Mau Mau at the height of the “Emergency”, and only the stump of the tree in which it was built now remains about 100 yards away from the present establishment.

The present T.T. is run as an ad junct of the Outspan and—let’s face it—it is pretty touristy. If you want to see African animals and hunt with your camera, you would probably be better served by the more arid game reserves where you are unrestricted in movement as long as you don’t get out of your car. Once into Tree Tops you must put up with the game that elects to come and wander by the swampy pool and take the salt lick.

Many of the small animals—-wart hogs, buck and the like—live in the near-by bush; but the rhino and elephant live in the Aberdare Ranges

and since the beginning of At time they have periodically down to the vicinity of T.T. to the soil that contains a naturall The large swampy pond, at r visitors to T.T. gaze so fixedly, in fact, been created by the lai tongues of countless generatioi these wild animals.

But when I had the choice c way I was to spend this day night of our short time in Kem was probably the promised T Hunter that tipped the seal* favour of Tree Tops.

White Hunter! It seemed toi jure up notions of Livingstone Stanley and all the lesser H who have come after. Men who: shot elephants and traded their down to the coast to exotic ] like Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam Lorenzo Marques. Defended selves from wild Zulus and Mau; or, single handed, bea hungry lions and rogue elepi not shooting till they saw the T of their eyes. It all seemed to piece with white topees and E Builders and the dear, dead da] yond recall. God knows there’s of it left, and this was for ir We drove the 80 miles or s from Nairobi to Nyeri in the noon and checked in here for It would, the customers wen formed, be unnecessary, in fao possible, to take even a small case to Tree Tops. Everyone herded into an elongated cupl presented with an aircraft cab( and told that only “wash t were vital. We’d sleep in our cl so that if any interesting game along during the night the se: could wake us immediately.

Many of that party had not in their clothes since kinder days, but they rose to the oc; with only minor whinges.

We were then ushered intoi open-sided vehicles called safar and were joined by the capit capital H, White Hunter.

A White Hunter, I Presume I’m not an authority on thii ject but this one looked just s= more self-conscious about the adventure than we did, alti dressed for the part. He wore shorts of the variety known in tralia as Bombay Bloomers; a jacket; a beat-up old hat and ■ boots. He was equipped with aj sized rifle done up and fastened: in an elaborate canvas contain It was a sobering thought ths he and it stood between us an off-chance of being gored by aE

ampled by an elephant. I hoped he was quicker on the draw than ed likely, and that he wouldn’t ogged down and fumble with all i buckles and fastenings, bund out later that he earns an st extra buck as a White Hunter lore than on two days and nights iek; and that on the other five i a coffee planter. In fact, this ing after the night in the tree, ouldn’t get rid of us quickly gh as this is the beginning of lush coffee picking season, ere are about 1,000 yards be i where we were decanted from ars and the steps into Tree Tops. f second tree along the path has igh bush ladder up it and there mall circular brush “hides”, at gic points. Should the occasion the Hunter lurks therein, de ag us to the death, while we tall timber. ce inside the house, the hours gil begin. This is, as near as i it, on the equator. But the 0 ft Mt. Kenya is ahead, the iares behind and we seem to a sort of wind-tunnel between, es, we now are at 6,500 ft [ion and the atmosphere is Arc- Jp on the observation deck, the whistles through my cotton 1 and I hastily add a thick er I’ve brought and then a et provided by the establish ring mid-afternoon several ies of wart-hogs appear to w in the mud of the swamp and base one another around the and their foolish, stringy tails the bob at the end, are the neter of their passing feelings, [ling limp in the lower registers, rise to a stiff 90 deg. above their at the peak of their various ions. e wart-hogs were joined by •hogs, by buck and wildebeest, la and baboon, all but the last ing around underneath the s, licking up the salt, rolling in mud, oblivious of the gawking, Ta-clicking humans 40 feet above heads. The baboons—horrible s with their obscene, bald •ms —came up the fire escape were fed biscuits by Mr. and White Hunter; and at dusk • a herd of 70 buffalo and one white rhinoceros that looked, a Tree Tops-eye view, like an ■stuffed slightly grubby sofa, idering around below away from infuriating scent of humans, fer dinner, the White Hunter, se bonhomie with tourists was a veneer at the best of times, had one idea—to get everyone off to

bed as soon as possible. He said persuasively that we would be wakened for three rhinos, or for one elephant, and most people took the bait and faded off, secreting themsalves in the recesses of that strange budding like rolled up stockings slipped into the pockets of a hold-all.

My cubby-hole was just large enough for a folding camp bed and two large tree branches. The walls were of papyrus stems and it all smelled like a hay-stack (or a Fijian bure or a New Guinea kunai house).

I removed only my shoes, as instructed, and got under the blankets preparatory to sleep—but that was as far as that idea went. As things turned out, I haven’t had so much free nocturnal entertainment since the days of Mrs. Stewart’s temporary post-war hotel in the old AW AS camp at Lae, NG, when we all slept in a “long-house” with sisalkraft partitions between.

Papyrus stalks and sisalkraft have this in common they provide privacy of a sort but no sound-proofmg and my sleeping habits have never been equal to four accomphshed snorers and a chronl ' cougher. I spent a big slice of the night back m the upper storey with a large African in green shirt and shorts, a red fez and a pink blanket who, after the rain began at 1 a.m., got progressively more miserable.

This was the watchmen who was sup-

posed to be watching for those three rhinos or one elephant, The night might have been more profitable for both of us if we could have met somewhere along the lan guage front. We could have dis cussed the current political situation j n Kenya, or the future of colonial iSm generally. As it was I sat and looked at a magazine and he sat and looked at me, obviously wondering why in creation anyone who had the chance to lie down and sleep should prefer to sit up; while he, who was practically out to it on his feet, should be compelled to do it.

Take-off time from T.T. is 7 a.m., and it was stin ra i n i ng as we were convoyed by White Hunter in parties of six down to the safari cars . j t j s said hereabo ut, of course, that the Royal Eij za beth climbed into Tree Tops that f ate ful afternoon of Feb ruary> 1952, a Princess; and de scended therefrom the next morning a Q ueen so to report tha t no such mm h ' sis occ P urre d in my case, climbed to T.T. last afternoon reasonably pressed and n eat. I de scended this morning looking like X n, at Pd s i ept j n my clothes, • . • Tops ® X f P u nt once ; n probably tempted to W c v a nev a lifetime-so. here: is your Sydney sider, C ?J. Darkest Kenva White Highlands Y

Will The South Seas Get Ex-Kenya Tourists?

p. 29

The flood of American tourists which for years has put the real money into Kenya tourism has, since the Congo trouble, dwindled away to a trickle. Americans are more susceptible than most to crises (there are 10 to 15 per cent, less of them in the UK this year because of Berlin), and just at the moment all Africa is tabu.

There is a hope that the Pacific—particularly Papua-New Guinea— will gain from Africa’s misfortunes, Africa, of course, has a lot that P-NG has not—good hotels, roads that while not always good, make the interior accessible; and above all, animals. The easiest way to entertain a tourist is to set him to watching for wild game, and even the most fractious will go away happy if they see an elephant or two, or a brace of lion curled up in a roadside bush.

No one seems to go to Africa to see the Africans, and this is where the Pacific comes in—people do go there to see the native life, and in fact the Pacific has little else to offer tourists. In some parts of P-NG the unspoiled native life is unique—but it is going to become less unique as it becomes more sophisticated, and once the P-NG natives become as uninspiring and uninteresting as the town Africans, no one is going to travel far to see them either.

It’s a pity that P-NG can’t do what the African governments have done with their wild animals—created vast parks or reserves. But could you imagine the howls that would come from the General Assembly of UN if large areas of primitive NG were set aside for wild human life —with cunningly contrived tree-houses here and there so that the over civilised rest of us could sneak in and take a look unobserved. — Sydneysider.

How Will Samoa React

pp. 33-35

To Independence ?

How nationalistic will the West Samoans become after independence next January? After 15 years in the Territory, West Samoa’s Chief Judge C. C. Marsack thinks it’s still an open question. But he can give some clues as to the possible trends of Samoan thought.

[E does it in a nicely-timed book, I Samoan Medley, which was jased in August, and is recom nded to South Pacific readers who nt to learn something authoritative >ut the people who next January I become independent. West Samoa I be the first territory in the Pacific mds to have passed through a iod of colonial rule and gained full lependence.

Mr. Marsack, a New Zealander who tained his law degree in Auckland 1914, was appointed Chief Judge West Samoa in 1947, after a long reer in New Zealand as a barrister, icitor and later magistrate.

Extracts from Samoan Medley, ten out of their context, might give 5 impression that he is unduly itical of some aspects of Samoan fe, but readers of the book will be ft with no doubts that Judge Irsack is firmly on the side of the ■loans, whom he obviously under tads and for whom he has a great ting and respect. Thus the book is i important and intelligent piece of iblic relations for West Samoa, and r ailable at a time when it will do the ost good.

On the matter of nationalism, Judge farsack points out that Samoans we no violent racial antagonisms, it if other countries are to taken 1 a guide, an outbreak of “intensely itional feeling” might well be ex ited after January.

The professed aim of Samoan oliticians is to get rid of European ifluences as far as possible and to istore the Samoan way of life.

'Crtainly every effort will be put

forward to make the country as self contained as possible—restricting to the bare minimum the importation from abroad of public servants and employees of private firms.

Nevertheless, he says, the pre liminary phases of the approach to independence have been moving along “rather more smoothly than had been generally expected” and there was promise that the change-over might not cause any violent disruption in the life of the country. He does not

feel that the fundamental Samoan hospitality towards the stranger will alter to the extent that visitors will be made unwelcome.

Judge Marsack seems to think that what it will all add up to is that it will be a long time before the Samoan casts aside his customs in favour of the modern way of life.

“They have a real pride in the past.

The present feeling among Samoans is that the matai system at least is not to be disturbed,” he says.

Judge Marsack gives a word of warning: There is a very definite move towards making Samoan the official language after independence, and if this is done the country will find itself in great difficulties. The Samoan language is not able to express many ideas and conceptions, and not only would Samoans find it impossible to express the wishes of the Legislative Assembly in legisla tive matters but they would find “the outside world has no intention what ever of learning Samoan”. (Over)

Attractive visitor to Wellington in August was Mrs. Mata'afa, wife of the Prime Minister of Western Samoa, who was educated at Master ton, Wellington and Auckland. During her stay she was entertained by Mrs. Holyoake, wife of New Zealand's Prime Minister. In this picture Mrs. Mata'afa is sitting with Mrs. Holyoake and Mrs. J. R. Hanan (wife of the Minister of Maori Affairs). Standing (from left) are Mrs. D. M.

Wheeler (sister of Mr.

Gotz, Minister of Island Territories), Mrs. J. M.

McEwen (wife of Sec retary of Island Terri tories Department), Mrs.

A. Campbell (wife of Director of Education), and Mrs. R. Walker (wife of General Man ager of Fruit Distri butors Ltd.). Also present but not in this picture was Mrs. F. H.

Corner, wife of the Deputy Secretary of the Dept. of External Affairs.

Apia, here seen from the harbour, is a pretty town.

Judge Marsack has these comments to make on general matters: On Tourism: „„ . „ . . , Omcially, Samoan politicians frown on tourists, and when tourism not long ago was debated in the Assembly the general view was that though tourists would not be actively discouraged, no Government inducement would be offered to them to come along and to enjoy themselves.

Private citizens who reaped the financial benefit could do their own publicity and propaganda and make their own arrangements for tourists.

He thinks there is in fact little for

the tourist in West Samoa under the present regime except the great beauty of the country itself. , There are no hotels of the stan dard that tourists are wont to look f or , recreational facilities are few, the surfing beaches are some distance from Apia. The climate, though not excessively hot, is excessively humid and can be relied on to create a thirst of Falstaffian proportions: yet those who wish to quench that thirst with something more palatable than water are just unfortunate, unless they have friends locally or are prepared to risk a heavy fine in purchases of illicit liquor.”

On Liquor Laws: Judge Marsack is critical of i liquor laws which make it neo to pretend that liquor is needi' medicinal purposes, so that peans and some Samoans have it on a ration system. He doi for many years to come every* West Samoa will have access forms of liquor. The Samoan le he predicts, “will be most re! to pass any legislation which to discriminate against the Sa: in favour of Europeans who w drink”, and if they reach the elusion that it is not in the ii of the average Samoan to hav access to liquor, “they may decide that the European mus; the same prescription, howeve: palatable he may find it”. The facture of home brew beer ini Samoa, which he describes “major industry”, he thinks wil tinue to flourish.

On Samoan Character: Not for nothing, says the a is the Samoan referred to £ Irishman of the Pacific.

“In his normal relations wi fellow the Samoan is an odd ir of courtesy and cantankerous he says. “He is easily offendec if the proper steps be taken, j easily placated. His innate coi shown alike to visitors, friend; the stranger who crosses his pat in it no trace of servility. I courtesy is properly acknowl and returned, it never far weakens. Hospitality is more t tradition with the Samoan, it instinct.”

The Samoan has two n characteristics which set him from men of other races, acc« to Judge Marsack. His dignit his response to discipline. He “It is unfortunate that this h£ always been appreciated by placed in authority over him German Governors, for their fully understood at least the ne* discipline, and in this respect never relaxed. With the resulJ they are universally spoken of the deepest respect until this c

On Stealing:

The author says it is ha: reconcile the Samoan’s open-hi generosity with his propensit; thieving. Very possibly the root is that the doctrine of indi ownership of property is a nev to the Samoan and even y imperfectly understood.

“Although these predatory are well known throughout the

the political leaders are apt to i little sensitive if the subject is ly discussed, especially with le from overseas. When serious I of theft before the High Court becoming increasingly numerous, High Commissioner made a dcast address over the local radio >n 2AP calling attention to the r is in the matter of instilling nples of honesty into the mem of the their respective families, politicians were horrified. They i convinced that much interest attracted in Europe and America ill Samoan radio broadcasts, and ■esult in this case would inevitably most damaging blow to Samoa’s tation in the capitals of the Great ons. The matter was even made bject of debate in the Legislative mbly,”

Chastity and Sex: enerally speaking, says Judge sack, chastity is not, in Samoa, :ed among the more deserving les, and no girl married or not, any reluctance in admitting that has already “had a husband”, ise the local euphemistic phrase, he author illustrates: “There is on ird in the files of the Education •t. an application form filled in I Samoan girl seeking a post with department. To the question “sex” answer was, “Once, at Falelatai”. r et despite the matter-of-fact hide adopted by Samoans on ual matters, cases of rape and anpted rape are numerous, much re so in proportion to the popula- I than in any country of which ge Marsack has seen the criminal istics. He says he cannot explain nd once again the Samoan justifies reputation of being completely Predictable. He says that, neverthe criminal assaults against white wen, “the class of sexual crime rch I am informed is common N &w Guinea and elsewhere in the is happily almost unknown West Samoa.

1 Missionaries::

Judge Marsack gives the missions for their work in West Samoa

but is also very critical of some developments He says a big portion of the acts of violence, disturbances and assaults “so rife in Samoa” arises out of rivalry between the different religious “v: y s ‘, , He says the Samoans are charged substantial sums for the privilege of embracing the white man s religion.

There were more churches in West Samoa in proportion to the population, probably, than anywhere else in the world, and the building of new ones “may well be considered a national hobby”.

In the education of the young, says Judge Marsack, the work of the

missions is unanimously favourable, Mission-trained children are normally ‘he best behaved and best-educated children, at least in the junior grades, Q n p o ||tics: , * . ..

One of Judge Marsack’s concluding remarks in Samoan Medley is that as a mem ber G f the judiciary he is not SU p pose( j to know anything about politics. But nevertheless he does not understan d just why “it should cons i dered necessary to have a p ar iiament of 48 representatives to manage t he political affairs of fewer t j ian ioo,ooo primitive people”, Others have wondered, too. (samoan medley. Published by Robt.

Hale Ltd. Australian price. 22/6.)

Judge C. C. ck, author of look 'Samoan Medley".

Territories TALK-TALK

pp. 37-39

With TOLALA

It would seem that P-NG is being subjected to a gentle wculation of tourism propaganda, according to the local news apers up there. And goodness knows it's about time they ealised the potentialities (wonderful word!) which have lain 'ormant these many years and require only the studied tech ique of an expert PRO to extract a few millions of money rom the pockets of tourist-hungry folk from far and wide.

i I have already pointed out in rthese columns, tourist money is money and is not the same old id note circulating locally. Ergo: something to be fostered to the ;st extent. NG German times, when the i “tourism” was unknown, there ; two popular “health resorts” in colony: One at Toma on the elle Peninsula, the other at slberg, back from Finsch Haven the mainland. Both were well onised by Europeans recovering i fever or other ailments, he Toma resort, started by the ' Guinea Compagnie and situated the heights above Varzin planta in the Kokopo area, was sub ;ed by the German Government there one could obtain fresh milk meat and cool breezes, luxuries ;h were hard to come by in those » of no refrigerators, little ice and ! weeks between steamers, ut now—with the vast regions of Highlands settled—there are un possibilities available. So here’s d luck to the promoters. And t tourism become an important or in adding to Territorial revenue lout, if possible, having too bad influence upon the native people.

Fimely

ognition

t was good to read about the imony at Lae (and why not by?) on August 6 when the two 3’s were named “Leahy Brothers” 1 “Mustar” by the owners of the lective names. And the South ■ific Post graciously gave due ignition to the work of these neers when, in an editorial, it )te: There seems to be a growing bareness in the Territory of the teed to give these pioneers the ullest credit for their efforts. t takes time for this “awareness” be realised and the deeds of

pioneers recognised; sometimes —too often—not until they are dead. And who wants to wait until he’s dead before knowing his works have been appreciated?

It is a good sign, as the editorial indicates, that the B4’s and the Behinds are coming closer together.

It shows a trend for “togetherness”, as important a factor amongst the non-native people as tribal “cohesion” should be such an important aim amongst the natives.

Time tempers the envies and jealousies of the present plodders for the deeds of the pioneers and brings their actions into proper perspective.

But what we must ensure in this present day is that the record is according to fact and not embellished with their fictional romance or in correct data. Due care must be given to the spelling of proper names lest the errors of the present be handed down to future generations.

In this respect, for instance, in the captions beneath the photos of the Leahy Brothers in the same issue as the editorial above mentioned, appears the name of lan Grabowsky, the so capable pioneer general manager of Guinea Airways, but it is spelt in correctly. And incorrect spelling of proper names is too often perpetrated —and not only in New Guinea.

Where is That Rendezvous?

A couple of months ago 1 men tioned having been on a pub crawl in Sydney in search of old New Guinea faces. I repeated the search in late August—but without much success.

To be sure I met up with Arthur Browning in what is somewhat naively called the Sportsman’s Bar in the Hotel Australia, elbowed by pale faced youths, dressed in stove-pipe trousers and pointed shoes, together with various members of the PMG’s Department. (Over)

Weddings and travellers are in this group of pictures from P-NG. At top, Mr. and Mrs.

Jim Hobson, after their marriage at Ela United Church, Port Moresby. The bride was formerly Miss Marie O'Brien. Centre, Mr. and Mrs. J.

Sloot relax on the deck of the "Soochow" on their way back to NG after holidaying in Sydney. Mr. Sloot is Curator of the Lae War Cemetery. Bottom, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Flynn (she was formerly Miss Mavis Pellatt) after their marriage at United Church, Boroko, Pori- Moresby. Below, Sister Barbara Potter and Sister Alison Newton, of Melbourne, aboard the "Soochow" en route to Port Moresby in August where they intended to stay with Miss Newton's sister, Mrs. V. Waselewsky.

Photos: Papuan Prints and Pat Robertson

Arthur, of course, was welcome entertainment in himself and it was a pleasing interlude. A call to the “Explorers’ ” Bar in Martin Place seemed to disclose adventurers from Pitt Street and even as far as the wilds of Killara. But nary a New Guinea face did I spy.

At Pfahlerts Hotel I drew another blank, but did peruse a New Guinea Register, and the last signature written but a few moments earlier was that of Michael Leahy. Here, too, I was able to purchase the latest P-NG paper and PIM. And the location was the Colonial Bar, which caused a shudder lest some Afro-Asian members of UNO should drop in and draw incorrect conclusions.

Another spot, which unfortunately I had not time to visit, but which is in the running as an Island meet ing place so I’m told, is The Castle reagh Hotel, comer of Castlereagh and Park Streets. This will have to wait until I next visit the Big Smoke. ... It could be that all the lads from P-NG have gone on the dry. But I don’t think so, somehow.

Beyond the Black

Stump

At the moment, as I write, I am far away from bars of the Colonial, Explorer or Sportsman type, far from the roaring buses, tired-looking busi nessmen cultivating ulcers and short skirted women with stiletto heels. (No! The businessmen are not cultivating, necessarily, the short skirted women, thank you).

I am living the Quiet Life in a truly rural atmosphere where there are neither ulcers nor stiletto heels; over 20 miles from a railway, where cows and timber are the main topic of conversation. And, as mentioned last month, it is not easy to get away from P-NG associations even here.

In the local pub (no chromium plated fittings; no stove-pipe trousers and callow youths) the name of New Guinea came up and I was asked: “D’you know a cove named Stokie?”

I hardly expected to hear of John Stokie away up here Beyond the Black Stump at Krambach, but it appears he had attended a Country Party political meeting somewhere about these parts and asserted his personality and impressed the locals, even as he impressed that well known author, James Michener, who wrote in his Return to Paradise : “One of these men (John Stokie) became a notable hero, though he looked and walked like a polar bear, a great hulk with a bullet head . . . they let him go back into the bush as a Coastwatcher. The Japs sent many

expeditions to capture him, buc set up a good system of spies; eluded them for three years. .

He was decorated by several go T < ments”.

With such dogged determinate an attribute we might hear mon John Stokie, who now lives S(< where up around Grafton, I be!

One must, at least, have an outst ing personality to be spoken of respect in a pub beyond the E Stump.

An Armit

Postcript

A letter recently arrived front old friend in Papua which thi quite a bit of light on the caree Lionel Percival Barton Armit, w was discussed in June Talk-Talk. informant, a Papuan resident many a year, tells me that Armi • At one stage was ARM at I (in the Northern District), w some trouble arose amongst Chirima people. Later he was lieved by W. H. H. Thompson; • Was sent as ARM to Abau the Central District) and was 1 during the “so-called uprising” was relieved by Monty Bastard 0 was DO at Aitape in the rm ’Twenties. “The name’s not Bas but plain Bastard”, Monty told! once when I met him at Matapas ’24). • After Abau Armit was rec: to Port Moresby and put on cle work for the remainder of his P' Service days. He was in the se; for about 40 years. • The small block of rubber' owned by Armit and his broth© law, named Lee. They did not it and was eventually acquired bv Sogeri concern.

My friend adds: “Both Ai. (LPB and his brother ‘Fatty’) si grammatical Motu and were am the very few Europeans who si the language perfectly. If not here they must have come here young with their father, Cap Armit . . . who was the abs*« antithesis of his sons. It all struck me a queer thing that should be able to write advei stories for Adventure magazine v timidity was his main trouble”..

No doubt a modern psycholl would be able to answer that on From Poland I notice in my June scree suggested that Alice Innes (amo others) as being a probable solw

i Armit mysteries. But she is far ;ld at present.

Fhe other day came a very artistic itcard from the same lady showing spacious Plac Konstytucji in irszawa (which is Warsaw to you i me) with its stately buildings.

Sydney were half as well laid out re would be no traffic jams or king problems.

Mice Innes writes: “This splendidly ve little country is beautiful— vat summer. We came from SR into the smiling countryside I cheerful kiddies swimming and ling in the Vistula and farms very II run and vegetables plentiful here. [ all most interesting—contrasts irywhere. . . . Hope to see you in cember. . . . Allen and I enjoy i better health”. ?IM readers can look forward to ne first-hand information about the jpenings and conditions behind the n Curtain from the facile pen of ce Innes later on, I hope. re's a

jgh!

fhe Territories Dept., according to vs reports at the end of last month, 1 overspent £20,000 on its publicity ostly in Papua-New Guinea, which ulted from a direction by the nister for Territories”. [ suppose there are few other leral Government departments eiving more adverse criticism than rritories, especially when UN sions are sitting. What other dium has the Dept, available other n publicity in which to counteract h criticism?

Far too little is known by the rid at large of the magnitude of Btralia’s job in P-NG. So such actions by the •position are truly ill-timed and act a dis-service to Australia as a lole.

Speaking personally, I am only too ill aware of the fact that there is [ extravagance as regards the itribution of publicity matter. Time d again I have asked for literature )m the Dept, and have been assured was put on the mailing list for oeral hand-outs only to wait in in, until I assumed the only list i which I had been placed was b Black List!

And, incidentally, let me here ex ess my appreciation of having re ived, at the end of July, the Hansard the First Meeting of the First ssion of the Fifth Council held om April 10 to April 14, 1961. ais was most welcome in view of y whinge in a previous PIM.

Tony's

Valedictory

“Tony” Anthony’s farewell talk to the Port Moresby Rotary Club last month was a compact summing up of over 30 years’ observations of an orderly mind in both TNG and Papua, and many of his remarks and deductions are well worth recording and (which is more) remembering.

It was not a talk filled with innocuous platitudes, but full of good, con structive criticism and delivered in

Tony’s usual quiet and impressive manner.

The search for a suitable name for the combined territories was brought into the limelight by the speaker and he suggests Papanga. Another sugges tion, from somebody else, is Papguin.

Both quite good, but savouring a bit of a commercial firm’s telegraphic code address. I would suggest the selection of a name be left to the native people themselves. It would be a good test for their powers of co-ordination.

Closer Together

pp. 41-44

Pacific Churches Move Closer Together

From Rev. L. D. Fullerton, in Suva A vital new era in the work of the Christian Missions in ■ Pacific has just opened up with the announcement of the of Pastor Vavae Toma as the first full-time secre y in the Pacific for the International Missionary Council.

pASTOR TOMA, of the Samoan A Church (London Missionary Society) will work through his regular contacts with Pacific churches and with overseas conferences to act as a strong bridge between the Paci fic Church and the outside world.

This big new task is a direct result of the recommendations of the Samoa Conference, and is proof enough that that first conference of Pacific churches really was a land mark in the history of the Pacific Church. And this is merely the be

ginning.

At this moment there are also dis cussions going on to put into motion another important recommendation of that conference—establishment of an £85,000 Central Theological College, here in Suva. The College will serve the South Pacific (as does the Central Medical School in Suva) by providing a higher academic level of training to meet Pacific Church requirements.

The Samoa Conference brought together 74 people, made up of 57 delegates from all over the Pacific (35 of them were Pacific Islanders) plus experts and observers from the International Missionary Council (which organised the conference), the World Council of Churches, the East Asia Christian Conference and overseas mission boards.

This brought together, conse , quently, Church leaders from the

Pacific Islands, Burma, Indonesia* England, Switzerland, America* Hawaii, Australia and New As the conference proceeded delegates became increasingly deter mined to find machinery that would carry on the work of the conference and help the churches in the Pacific to think, plan and act together.

“It is amazing that it has taken us so long to find each other,” delegates said, in effect. “We must now stay together.”

An idea of how important is the work yet to be done by the Pacific Church can be gauged by the fact that, although accurate figures are difficult to obtain, it appears that one third of the population in the Pacific is still non-Christian. The majority of these non-Christian people are not Asians but Pacific Islanders (in Papua-New Guinea, the Solomons, the New Hebrides, Micronesia), who are in the process of accepting the Christian faith.

Young Population

Also, the Pacific is predominantly a young population. In general, 45 per cent, of the Pacific peoples are under 15 years of age. This is the mark of vigorous growing Islands societies with a future.

The Samoa Conference took these and other facts into consideration and at the end took two steps: • It appointed a Continuation Committee “to carry forward the studies and discussions begun at this conference, and to consult with the churches regarding the development of co-operation among them.”

The chairman of the Continua tion Committee is the Rev. Setareki Tuilovoni of Fiji. The members are: Rev. A. G. Horwell (New Hebrides), Rev. L. Alafurai (British Solomons), Rev. M. A. Ledoux (New Cale donia), Mr. Stahl Mileng (New Guinea), and Mrs. Fetaui Mataafa (West Samoa).

Unforunately, the chairman,

A study group at work at the Samoa Conference which, as this article indicates, proved to be a landmark in the work of the Pacific churches. More than 70 mission representatives attended and 43 different languages were used in saying grace at meals!

ireki Tuilovoni, shortly proceeds the Union Theological Seminary, v York, for a year’s course of nsive studies. The next meeting the Continuation Committee will held in Noumea in March, 1962. las been appointed for a period t exceeding five years”, i It asked the International Mis ary Council to appoint a regional etary for the Pacific to “be a ig link” between the Pacific •ches. Pastor Vavae Toma was a iral choice. He has been a mem of the staff of Malua Theological ege (he did two years post dated study at the Congrega il College in Auckland). He was Jtary of the Samoan Church be his new appointment. He proved e an exceedingly able local organ for the Samoa Conference, and be most warmly accepted by Pacific churches. lat Samoa Conference focussed ition on some very important is which call for further study action. irtly as a result of my own ex :nces at that conference I am convinced that: There is tremendous leadership dial amongst our Pacific Islands le. I have been nearly 20 years 'iji and my appreciation of my 5c colleagues has grown greatly the years, but I was much im ;ed with the quality of the 35 ds delegates to the conference.

A great deal of thinking has to lone in the Church about a lot

ontemporary issues—particularly

influence of rapid social change, iage and family life and the

stian ministry.

: many points during conference tes one could not help feeling: I Church just hasn’t thought its through this issue.” Criticism made by Islands delegates, in ersation and in debate, that the rch is tied to the chiefly system, .to the traditional pattern of ; ty, tied to the past. ie Church has to become much 5 flexible, and it is a healthy that this kind of constructive :,sm is now being so vigorously The pattern of church life in Pacific is distinctive. The Paci *s s till “a homeland of the r ch”, to use a phrase of the Rev. s-Reudi Weber, of the World ncil of Churches. There is prob no other part of the world where [ch and society are still so :ly mter-related. The Pacific rc “ has its own contribution to e to the world.

The Pacific is passing through a 1 social revolution. Reports made

to the Samoa Conference suggest that the rate of change is greater than all of us have generally realised.

“The Coconut Curtain has been raised and life will never be the same again,” the Rev. Bernard Thoro good, of the Cooks, observed.

The conference saw a touch of irony in the fact that the Rev. Itubwa Amram, of Nauru, who was to have addressed the conference on the effects of rapid social change in the Pacific, was prevented from attend ing by a strike in Nauru. Rapid social change had caught up with him, and “he gave a very good ad dress by not being here,” one delegate commented.

Undoubtedly the influence of

towns, industry, press, radio and films reaches into all corners of the Pacific—producing confusion and a “new paganism”. For instance, tourism now comes in for some vigorous criticism. Conference dele gates from Tahiti won a sympathetic hearing when they expressed their fear that large scale tourist develop ment would have a demoralising in fluence on Tahiti.

One delegate from New Guinea protested against “people using Paci fic peoples as objects for observa tions”. “We are human beings,” he said. “We don’t want tourists staring: at us.”

The conference resolved to ask the International Missionary Council fo

nominate some specialist (possibly an American) to make a thorough en quiry into the influence of the tourist industry on Tahiti and similar situa tions in the Pacific area.

The possibility of a South Pacific University—a matter which has been discussed by others from time to time —also got an airing at the Samoa Conference and it is unlikely that the Church is finished with the matter.

All educational questions pro duced vigorous discussion, and when this matter of the university came up, delegates were about evenly divided for and against a university at this time.

But later, the conference recorded its conviction “that higher education should be available within our Islands environment” and urged the “Governments in the Pacific, through the South Pacific Commission, to consider the establishment of a South Pacific University.”

The Samoa Conference took four years of planning, but there is no doubt the future results are going to be worth it.

West Samoa was to hold a Terri tory wide census on September 25, the seventh—and the last under NZ administration.

Churches On

p. 41

The March

Beyond the Reef” is an impor document that will be liable throughout the South ific this month. It’s the title the report of the Ist Con nee of Churches and Missions he Pacific, which took place the famous Malua College, U Samoa, from April 22-May mder the chairmanship of Dr. n Havea, of Tonga, Beyond the Reef,” published London, contains the main resses, resolutions and an luation of that important con 'nee and deserves to be widely f* Price will be 4 /- Stg. & this article specially written U PIM”, one of the conference ’gates, Rev. L. D. Fullerton, tirman of the Fiji/Indian tr {cf of the Methodist Church Fiji, reports on some impor f developments that have taken :e as a result of the con ;nce. In a concluding report, ; Fullerton will discuss more y developments in the move y ards a Central Theological ll *ge for the South Pacific.

Canberra

pp. 44-47

COMMENTARY

From our Canberra Correspond'] The advance of Pidgin a expense of English in Papuaj Guinea is deplorable, Li back - bencher William W worth said in the Hous

Representatives.

Mr. Wentworth damned Pidj clumsy and inexact, lackirr literature, restricting in its con and separating the indigenous ] from the white population.

He urged a crash program! teach English as a living lan instead of being taught “as L; taught in Australian schools”.

Other proposals he put fc included incentive pay for government servants who qu in English as opposed to Pidgi a task force of retired people to P-NG to teach English i villages.

Territories Minister Paul H told Mr. Wentworth that, whi Government agreed with objectives, the fact was that could be mastered in a shor sufficiently to enable people tc municate on simple matters.

Another factor was the pers of the missions in perpe; Pidgin as a written as welll spoken language.

The natives themselves wan learn English and large grouj been known to leave a mission where teaching was in Pidgin in of one where it was in English The Minister accused Mr. worth of very much exaggerat:: picture by suggesting that Engli making no headway and that was. * * There may be a warning J South Pacific in the annual re; the Commonwealth Film Cense C. J. Campbell.

Deploring the ever-increasin.j towards violence in films, he; to the disturbing effect on the of young people, “who may wr the impression that crime, imrr and violence are the dc features of Western civilisatio He adds: “That impression ever more readily absorbed by

Lsia and Africa if the films are jited in those countries”, r. Campbell could easily have red his sights on islands nearer ;, where there has been some ism of film censorship recently p. 47). ie picture he drew after seeing i theatrical films and 9,173 TV was not a pretty one. Here i few of his comments: hemes dealing with the sordid of life are the basis of an ever ising proportion of films. Fewer ’ewer deal with the more whole and happier subjects.” any are so pre-occupied with nd violence that they are com v unsuitable for children . . . q no State are children legally j admission to adult films.” oducers exploit violence by ng in detail, and with great m, extreme brutality ac anied by a callous indifference t suffering of the victim.” . Campbell has made a point, one of the most compelling of ropaganda media is to portray xn civilisation as “Western” n, who is to be blamed if [ing peoples get a completely picture of the world beyond their shores?

H*. t of the biggest proportionate ,ses in Government spending this vill be on Territories Department

Sty.

5 vote will rise from £34,000 7,000, reflecting the swing away the pinch-penny attitudes which iriy marked this aspect of Gov :nt spending. nittedly, the fault probably lay with the Treasury than with 'erritories Department, but the to influence world opinion has strengthened the department’s t Assistant Secretary (Finance Economics), Mr. C. E. Reseigh, ie cat out of the bag at an ry by the Parliamentary Public Jnts Committee into the over ing of the Department’s publicity told the committee that Terri- Minister Paul Hasluck had £d the increased spending “in l ght of world circumstances”. other words, Australia has ened to the need for telling her 5 what she is doing in the Teri t the break-down of the figures 'Mr. Reseigh quoted suggests the biggest slice of the extra y is being spent on persuading a hans and the Territory people

A film and a booklet on the open ing of the re-constituted Legislative Council cost £12,000, and the printing and distributing of a speech which Mr. Hasluck made a year ago on Australian policy in the Territory cost £1,500.

Another £720 went on printing and distributing speeches made at the opening of the Legislative Council. * * sk Tear gas or bullets to quell rioting, excited mobs?

This thoughtful suggestion was put forward by a Country Party mem ber, Mr. David Drummond.

Tear gas bombs, if issued to native police, would disable without any

lasting ill-effects, and could be used in such situations as the recent riot ing between Tolai and mainlanders at Rabaul.

The Minister admitted that ways of controlling riotous mobs were under consideration, but said that he could not say for certain whether tear gas was one of the methods under examination.

But in Port Moresby the Admini strator, Sir Donald Cleland, dis missed the tear gas suggestion as impracticable.

He did not say why. * * * Papua-New Guinea showed up rather better than the Northern Terri

in two sets of education figures :h the Minister for Territories lied to the Deputy Opposition ler, Mr. Whitlam. the face of detailed questioning Mr. Whitlam, Mr, Hasluck had idmit that only one aboriginal 1 was at secondary school in the : the 540,000 indigenous children :hool age in P-NG, 2,987 were ving secondary or technical ation.

Iministration primary schools had primary pupils, subsidised on schools another 82,515 and bsidised mission schools 76,490. r. Hasluck put the number of pean, Asian and mixed races ren in P-NG at 4,000, of whom were receiving secondary educa in the Territory and another were being assisted with idary education in Australia. * * * e Minister for Territories hotly d in Parliament a newspaper t that his Department was sed to a proposal that Pacific is Regiment rankers should have ipportunity to qualify for com ans. nsultations between the Army territories Departments had been harmonious, and the Territories rtment’s attitude could be gauged he recent decision to enable ;s to rise to commissioned rank j Royal P-NG Constabulary, le Army announced nearly 12 lis ago that native soldiers would lined at the Officer Cadet School ictoria but nothing has been of the scheme since. A report e Melbourne Age claimed the iories Department was opposing love because it thought natives ft yet ready for commissioned I * * * t Minister poured cold water on Jgestion by Mr. Bandidt (CP, island) that a delegation of i members of the P-NG Legisla- Council should be invited to the Federal Parliament, ur endeavour is to make no ction between native and other bers of the council,” he said. * * * e Federal Treasurer, Mr. H. E. on the eve of departing for eas, had to listen to a few barbs the Opposition, who said they i he would return promptly this and not make any stops for fishing, as he did last year in Mr. Holt, who is a keen fisherman, said his main pur at Papeete had been to “look the matter of landing rights,”

Overcoming

p. 47

FIJI FLOOD

PROBLEM

From a Nadi Correspondent This year floods have been less damaging than usual in Viti Levu. Almost every year the road around the island goes under water for periods of from hours to days.

CERTAIN points such as Semo near Sigatoka, Nadi and districts, Ba, Tavua, Raki Raki go under regu larly. And this happens sometimes after only short rainfalls.

A look at the map shows that all these points are near the mouths of rivers. A look at the bridges show that engineers of that time allowed ample latitude for sudden rises.

History records that when most of these bridges were built vessels of quite respectable dimensions used the rivers for cargo carrying, and that this traffic was of considerable volume.

Obvious inference, when nowadays nothing bigger than a small launch can get up most of the rivers of Viti Levu, is that the silting of the en trances causes much of the flooding, and also over the years, has resulted in much loss of land use.

Experts say also that lack of care of upper river drainage channels has added to the problem.

What is the Remedy?

Dredging of all the previously navigable rivers would undoubtedly relieve much of the flooding and by deposit of the silt would also reclaim valuable acres of land. It would be

first class agricultural land.

A dredge would be fully employed, and would cost about £250,000.

When probable results are measured against this cost, it would appear that a dredge for Fiji would rank far above some of the present Gov ernment projects. Floods every year cost in the aggregate millions in lost time, inconvenience and actual struc tural damage to buildings and roads.

Bridges are often overlooked in discussions on Viti Levu roads, but many road bridges today are danger ous.

There are dozens of bridges which are only wide enough for one lane of traffic, and these also happen to cross the roads at the wrong angle.

This is because they were built by the mills as railway bridges, and they still carry train loads of cane. These double purpose bridges are relics of the early days of the sugar mills, when the mills were allowed to build bridges on condition they were also used for road traffic. But cars were virtually unknown then.

Today the bridges are a constant drain on the mills, which have to maintenance them, as well as being a danger. Many people wonder why the mills haven’t asked the Govern ment to build their own bridges.

And why can’t the Fiji Govern ment build its own bridges—in the interest of road safety if nothing else?

We are always hearing the cry, “No funds”, and the Government then gives an estimate for the cost of the bridge which is out of all proportion.

Bridges don’t have to develop into major work schemes. They could be simple, and there are contractors in the Colony who would welcome con tracts for simple bridges. Recently I was shown the costing for a bridge spanning 33 ft, which was almost half the cost of a similar bridge built by the Government a year or two ago.

This Fiji bridge shows one of the problems of road users. The bridge was built for rail trucks and road users are a secondary con sideration, so that cars have to make a sharp turn to cross it.

C of E Makes Big

p. 47

NG Mission Drive

The Church of England in Aus tralia in early September launched a drive to obtain an additional 62 missionaries and £50,000 to boost its mission work in New Guinea in the next five years.

Tht Church said that it has only about ten years left “to consolidate its work before international politics bring about major difficulties.”

The Dean of Brisbrane, the Very Rev. William Baddeley, left for New Guinea at the end of August on a fortnight’s fact-finding tour.

Baby Sitting Comes

pp. 49-51

EASIER AT SOUTH SEAS’

FIRST DRIVE-IN

From Renata Cochrane, in Port Moresby

In London, Paris and New York fortunes are being spent these days in creating a South Seas

atmosphere. Girls, suspiciously un-Polynesian,

undulate on a tiny stage while hidden fans set up a rustle of the Trade Winds in dusty palm leaves, and exotic phoney perfumes drift across the tobacco-laden air.

While the great capitals of civilisation do their best to attain the charm of the Islands, Port Moresby has recently opened with fanfares its

streamlined, asphalted, piped-in, organised,

American-type drive-in picture theatre. We have just paid a visit to it.

IT’S called the Skyline Drive-In, and white overalled Papuans with musical comedy caps were lined up to wave us to our parking space with the aid of long, important-looking torches. We found no scent of frangipani, but there was the comfortable smell of fish and chips, coffee and hamburgers.

We could buy them at a modern glittering snack bar

and take them to our car or have our steak and barbecued chicken at small tables set out on a brightly lit patio.

We could even have a bottle of wine or a glass of beer with our dinner! (However, the police were not in favour of this, so the licence was granted for a temporary trial period of only two months).

The Port Moresby Skyline is the first drive-in picture theatre in the South Pacific. It’s operated as a partnership of Far Northern Theatres, of Cairns, and D. C. Watkins, of Port Moresby, and it’s an £85,000 project built at the old war-time bomber base of Ward’s Strip. It was opened on July 7, and takes 300 cars a “sitting”.

There is no dressing up at this theatre. Mum comes in tight pants, dad in a beach shirt and shorts, the children in pyjamas. But the well organised family also takes a bottle of mosquito repellent. For Waigam swamp is not far away and mosquitos

all concrete and spick-and-span uniforms at the South Pacific's drive-in theatre, opened in Port Moresby in July. The giant [?] overlooks once busy, now overgrown. Ward's bomber strip, a of the Pacific War. There is a restaurant on the drive-in site, [?]e employees take the cash from the customers, and adjust the speakers used by car drivers out for their night at the pictures.

no respecters of capital invest t m will probably find you are i doing your baby sitting in :of that giant screen. Most of :ars are festooned with cushions pillows and one by one the small s that bobbed up and down so edly at first subside and drop of sight. By the time interval es only the bigger children are to go with dad to buy an ice n or a cold drink, hat do you see on that giant hair screen? bthing very new, for drive-in Motors tell you their policy is to r only second releases. They to attract the family audience, mum and dad can catch up on ilms they missed while they were '-sitting. Admission price for the Iren is only 1/6. isitors will notice one difference, re are no native people among the ence. They won’t take their ey, and you can’t invite them, >ly because the law in the Terri insists that all pictures to be vn to the native people must be ed by an Administration censor, here are some people who think films passed by mainland censors fid be good enough to show to in P-NG, and the powers

that-be are doing their best to have the out-dated and frustrating circumstances altered. But like the drink question it is a problem that is con stantly being shelved.

When the show was all over our engine roared into life, in company with all the others, we put our loud speaker carefully back on the stand outside our window and began to head for home. The road in that area is not the horror stretch that it was (before the drive-in people came) but you still have to be very careful as you skirt Ward’s Strip.

Behind you, the bright lights go out on a good night’s entertainment,

Hagen Will

p. 51

Have A Zoo

New Guinea’s first zoo will be ened at the Hagen Show in e September.

During the last few months lives in the Western Highlands ve been busy collecting a great nety of local animals for the 7, and so far more than a ndred have been brought in.

The main attraction will be a play of a variety of Birds of rad is e.

There are several tree climbing ngaroos, opossums, flying lirrels, carpuls, ant-eaters, ere is also a big reptile section \ich includes a 10 ft python.

The Hagen Zoo will not close er the Show but will be kept a permanent feature in Hagen, e surplus of animals will be it to Zoos throughout the rid.

The Zoo in Copenhagen, Den irk, is interested in taking over ne of the animals and will •ange a special display of New linea fauna.

To Tokelaus

p. 51

A no ther Mercy Mission A no th er Mertc y Mission To Tokelaus

For the second time in two months a medical team from the Apia hospital in late July was flown to the Tokelaus to perform an emergency operation. In the July operation a RNZAF Sunderland flew Dr, M. H.

Heycock, SMP Maua and Sister Davis to the Tokelaus for an operation on a woman suffering from a bowel obstruction. The operation, lasting 30 minutes, was a success, and the patient was brought back to the Apia hospital.

How Britain’s Growing

pp. 52-58

Troubles May Affer[?] S. Pacific’s f[?].

A Summary from R. W. RJ

LONDON, Aug

What actually is happen

Britain today? Is she in the of a profound change, whio soon and sharply affect thr

of all European people

South Pacific, including Au

and New Zealand?

IAM one of many thousam are asking that questio xiously today.

This is only my personal o for what it is worth. But at am an old and experienced oh I have known Britain well fo' 40 years and all my life I har a student of national psych and international affairs. W have ventured on forecasts I have been far wrong. My firs? ing that Japan would invai South Pacific lands, for examp] published ten years before; Harbour.

I am of opinion that the Empire—which, 50 years ags the most powerful institution i world—is in process of colli think that the great majority 50 million people in the Britfij are as bitterly resentful oft changes as the 25 million Europeans in the Common: but few of them understand! causes or consequences, and tr not know what to do.

They have a feeling that tl; being “sold down the river” bd Government incompetence a* incredibly stupid diplomacy United States; and, if the Coc should become hot, and nothin pens to stir the masses to gerence, they may show the sas willingness to fight that the showed when Hitler invaded i early days of 1940.

Although the fate of three ; Commonwealth countries is? decided by events here in now, the British Governmenr which there seldom has been i tory one more unimpressive s imaginative—appears to be all the major decisions. Them evidence of serious consultatiol the Governments in Cas Ottawa and Wellington.

iese are the things that actually »oing on, as I write this despatch, I give them in what I regard as order of importance in the as lent of this situation:

ritain's Economy

; Very Sick

ie income which Britain now de from her overseas sales of s (which are regularly pub -1) and sales of overseas services i as shipping, banking, in ice, investments, which are not shed) is now far short of the ts she needs in order to pur -5 overseas her vital supplies of stuffs and raw materials. a far-reaching credit squeeze, !i includes a “pause” in all wage , has just been introduced; and lation still is quivering under the t. (Trade unions everywhere are ing out that there is no corres ing attempt to limit profits and ends, and they generally are pre ig for battle.) lis unfavourable trade balance not come suddenly. It is the in ble result of the dissipation by in, in World War 11, of about 10,000,000 in overseas invest s, the annual income from which a mighty effect on British stan -5 of life. itain might have recovered some from this vast dislocation of domestic economy, had it not for (a) the heavy costs of itaining defences and (b) the burden of maintaining her Wel

State.

iese two factors have added so li to the cost of producing manu ired articles for export that dn, slowly and steadily, has been )d out of many markets which srto she enjoyed. Unless Britain get more profitable overseas she must reduce the welfare fits she now distributes to the ses. That inevitably means poli retaliation and the introduction a Socialist Government—which Conservative classes greatly fear.

Ithough played down and hidden he politicians, this possibility has i in sight for many months; and Macmillan Government plans to iter it by stimulating British agri lfe (so that more foodstuffs may grown here, and less imported) by joining France, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Luxem > in the Common Market (which ae plan under which all frontier lers , trade and otherwise, will finally be removed).

2. What Is Behind The Common Market The proposal that Britain should join The Six, in order to recover some of the European trade she has lost since the Common Market be gan to function two years ago, has been the subject of lively and most bitter controversy between small fac tions. The vast majority of the British people seem lethargic and indifferent towards both Commonwealth and Colonial Empire.

There can be no doubt whatever that Britain’s adherence to the Market will greatly dislocate her trade with the Commonwealth. The produce of Australia, New Zealand

and Canada, which now enters Britain under reciprocal tariffs, must be displaced to a degree by the food stuffs of West Europe; which in turn means that Australia, Canada and NZ will reduce their buying of British-manufactured goods. It seems only too plain that what Britain may gain on the Common Market swings, she will lose on the Commonwealth roundabout.

Why does not Britain try to develop and strengthen her Commonwealth and Colonies, and ignore European ties and demands?

It is likely that considerations other than trade are forcing Britain into alliance with The Six. (Over)

e poor, blind Anglo-American ssmen” who allowed Stalin to lish his Communist Empire be the Iron Curtain after World II could not see what was com- By 1957, Russia was strong gh to defy the Western Powers, s then, Communist thrust and aganda have pushed back the is and influence of the West all I the line—in Europe, Asia, ‘a, even Central America, alin’s successor, Khrushchev, by oying everything short of ac war, has been winning every e—and especially since America, uez in 1956, forced Britain and ice to abandon their first retalia attempt to stop the march of the hy, then, does Russia now revive Berlin issue, and deliberately

threaten war? The British are cowed, the French shackled, and the Ameri can squawk around the world does nothing whatever to stop the march of Communism. The answer, of course, is Germany.

As in 1918-39, Germany has made the most extraordinary recovery from the devastation of World War 11, and the Germans never will rest until they regain East Germany, torn from them by the Reds in 1945.

Anyone knowing the history of Teuton-Slav relations over the cen turies knows that Germany sooner or later will challenge Russia. It is coming much sooner than Russia ex pected. Germany, given a little more time, can herself destroy the Soviet Empire, and free all the Central European nations which have had the Communist yoke fastened upon them since 1945.

Russia knows that. So she is acting swiftly to stop Germany. Hence Ber lin.

A united Western Europe, plus USA, can defy Russia. But Western Europe must be united. That is why Germany, France and United States especially USA —are forcing Britain into the Common Market. That is why Britain, politically bemused and economically embarrassed, cannot re sist the pressure, even though it means that she sacrifices the British Commonwealth.

Seen close-up, here, it is a truly horrible prospect. As many critics here frankly point out, we are in deed reaping the harvest of the Suez debacle of 1956. We—Britain and the British Commonwealth—are be ing obliged to strengthen Germany, so that German hatred of Russia may be used to break the Communist

Germany—in other words, by allow ing German reunification It is a dim hope-—no one can guess how the Red Russian mind works. But we can be

sure Russia Jo

jf thinks she can get away with 3. Disintegration of The Colonial Empire

BrUaln’T'once great cXS'empire

ds apac °_ under the double ‘hrust of American anti-colonialism, since > 945 - worki "8 directly upon colonial

FIJI CEMENT

Work on Fiji's first cement factory, at Wailekutu, near Suva, is now well advanced.

Fiji Industries Ltd. will be the operators. In the foreground, at left, the oil fired kiln is being assembled, and at the rear two concrete silos for the storage of the cement begin to go up. The lower photo, taken shortly after, show the 54 ft high silos completed. They were both done in 45 hours' work, spread over five days, using special hydraulic jacks hired from a Sydney firm. The moulds for the concrete were raised inch by inch as concrete was poured in from the hoists seen in the picture. Fiji Builders Ltd., of Suva, did the building job, with a man from the Sydney firm supervising use of the machinery.

Photos: Rob Wright and S. A. Whippy

;s, and indirectly, through ington, upon Whitehall, have ained pressure against the Brit ule over subject peoples, no r how unfit they might be for ivernment. ultaneously, the Muscovite mnists, as part of their world campaign to weaken Britain, ►rnerstone of Western European th, have never ceased their sub s activities throughout the i Colonial Empire, i results speak today for them- The colonial organisations of countries—France, Portugal, m, for example—have been rly affected; but the main drive een against the British, i success of the Communists— by the Americans, and by the ;ed thinking of the more recent :erial appointees to the British ial Office—has been phenomen this moment, in hitherto quiet peaceful British Colonies like ast African group, and British a, and Zanzibar, and Mauri there is growing political un ranging from direct threats t British property to outright m most of her Colonies, Britain rawn economic strength. Trade Jbly follows the flag. Not only Britain sell goods to these es . she also has received sub unseen revenues in her profits l PPing, banking, investments, in 'e, etc. 1 is in process of losing all that, lt the moment when the only

thing that will save her domestic economy from collapse is an injection of new overseas revenues.

In the past six years, I have personally visited India, Malaya, Singapore, Ceylon, Kenya, South Africa, Mauritius, Zanzibar, the West Indies, in addition to frequent calls upon all the South Pacific countries; and I "rf.r. ( l e^ P r t » WbereVer 1 C °V »’ of talking to the common people , f™ PPO ß d v t( £ be i achm f or freedom from British rule, and demandmg self-government.

In not one instance have I found any general demand for rapid constitutional change. On the contrary,

these colonial peoples—and this was especially the case among the Afri cans, whom I visited in July—are quite happy to continue the process of quiet, gradual social and political evolution, so as presently to reach the point where they may take over their own government, B ut this I do know: This far reaching change in Whitehall policies anc j practices is lowering British prestige every day throughout the world, and causing the most acute embarrassment to the trained men of the British Colonial Service, who hitherto have been the mainstay of the British Empire. (Over)

4. Effect on the British Commonwealth And, now, to the loss of morale suffered by the British people through the decay of their position in Wes tern Europe, and the disintegration of their great Colonial Empire, there is added the resentment of the British Commonwealth nations at the British move to enter the Common Market.

If ever there was need for a British Commonwealth Government, or super-Cabinet, it is seen today. Why should these badgered and bemused British Ministers have the power to commit the whole Commonwealth to

something we instinctively dislike and suspect?

The Commonwealth nations in dividually are not strong enough to stand by themselves in a turbulent world—especially a world which pre sently will be rent by the demands of Asians and Africans. Yet, having lost their ties with Britain, where will they go?

Whether a shooting war comes or not —and pending events in relation to Germany represent the keypoint of that alternative—the countries of the South Pacific are faced with far reaching changes which must alter the shape of our political future and

our individual lives. Britain, ministrative incompetency an indifference and inertia, is re herself from European presti Commonwealth leadership.

Who now will lead our Pacific world? America? Ye in Berlin, Lyndon Johnson patting babies, bellowing ; cliches and shaking a thousand distributed hundreds of b: pens engraved “With the 1 ments of the Vice-President United States’’!

Yesterday, the London newspapers gave little space troubles of Britain’s Coloni pire, but much to a discus whether the plus-fours of Minister Macmillan, grouse-f with the Duke of Devonshire, creases in the right places.

For a parallel of these thir Gibbon’s Rise and Fall of the Empire.

Canoe At The Festival

p. 57

Festival

e big new double canoe recently :hed at Kabara, in the Lau ds, is to be seen at Suva's 1961 •cus Festival in September, will be one of the main Fijian :tions at the week-long festival, double canoe (the larger of its \ulls is 42 ft) will take visitors for >ur cruises. It was built recently e Fijians in a revival of an old Double canoes are rare these [ The full story of the building bunching was published on p.

' the August “PIM”. ze for the winner of the Miss zus title this year will be a 42 raise with Matson to Honolulu, I rancisco, Papeete, Auckland and y■ ! festival this year promises to » biggest ever and publicity will ibtedly draw many overseas ’S.

PLAIX speed

p. 58

Australians who pione cattle-raising on the plaim New Caledonia in the early of the French Colony have their mark on the language.: J. K. Hollyman, of AucH University, reports in a n issue of the University’s Ga: He says that such wordJ station, stockman, stock (for stockwhip), stockyard, co, paddock, run, meuster muster) are current in usage.

He adds that the Austr influence has been so la “that the New Caledo stockman, whether Melane Javanese or European in 01 still utters when exasperate! ritual Australian term bagrite!”.

Large Prints Sought

p. 58

FIJI LEPERS

Anybody got any fairly lar —preferably of well-known j —which can be used for coj budding artists among the Islands lepers in the Co Makogai, Fiji?

Mrs. P. J. Twomey, wife secretary of the NZ Lepen Board, who recently visl colony, is making an api them, together with any canvasses and silks which can in therapy treatment for lepe Lepers’ Trust Board is in S Street, Christchurch, NZ.

The South pacific Could Create A

p. 59

'More Colourful Than The Wild West'

Fashion For Reading

By Olaf Ruhen

These is indeed a spate of books which, as Tolala says, :al in a quasi-scientific manner with various kinds of research, it a dearth of good fiction.

iST writers seem to regard the Territories and their inhabi (of whatever origin) as speci to be put under the microscope, r than as communities in which nterplay of character and inci- Is interesting and rewarding and >e used to fortify a theme. In words, they have not yet found the raw material for good en iment, and I feel that this is a is loss. ireover, the few writers who are nibbling the edges of this field I be materially assisted if their ers were greater. Writing is one ision in which the benefits of Jtition are not offset by any factor. example, the American Wild was never, even in its best days i 1860 to 1890), as promising 1 as New Guinea, but the con interest of thousands of s in all branches of literary made it highly acceptable to lading public. Puccini wrote an about it, G.B.S. a play of

sorts, Aaron Copland a ballet—no branch of entertainment overlooked it, and public interest became a pub lic demand.

The writer is, after all, interested mainly in the impact of circumstance upon character. New Guinea not only provides circumstance of a fresh kind, but in that locale, characters can be realistically isolated to con centrate dramatic effect, to make them occupy the centre of the stage without stretching the credibility of the audience.

Besides the writers mentioned by Tolala there are a few others. There’s Jon Cleary’s North of Thursday, for example. I’ve writen a score of short stories that have enjoyed a public in excess of a couple of hundred mil lion; Jack Lusby has written a lot of excellent stuff, and now Edward Tindall is entering the field. But New Guinea residents of promise have dropped out—Jack and Lance Wilkin son, for example.

What the field needs is an ex pectant audience waiting for produc tions to appear. And this can only be created by the efforts of hundreds more writers concerned with this area. The reception of such efforts will be improved with every book that is written.

More Itinerant Writers However, the itinerant writer must play, I think, the initial part. There are not enough Hugh Caves making brief visits and going home to in terest their circles of readers. With out the Hemingways to write of big game hunting in Africa, the huge convoy of books on that subject would never have begun to roll; the lively reception of one book creates a demand for others.

The writing of fiction not too re mote from truth is a wonderful way of dealing with time that might otherwise hang heavy in an isolated existence, and it can prove reward ing indeed. It’s been pointed out be fore that Beatrice Grimshaw had a larger income than the Administra

tor. Like Tolala, I’m unable to guess why more of it isn’t done.

One reason, though, may be the fear of criticism. This looms much larger than the criticism itself, which, if it appears at all (and in my ex perience it hasn’t) can be shrugged off.

The whole Pacific area, it seems to me, is one for which a fashion in reading could be created, and if this should happen it would be a happy situation all round, for readers, the writers, the tourist agencies, the ship ping companies and everyone else.

For the creation of interest is de monstrably followed by a huge in crease in trade and opportunity— the white hunters of Africa never had it so good as they did after the novels appeared. And their clients thereafter frequently found invest ment opportunities while they were on their travels.

New Writers?

p. 59

Where Are The New Writers?

“Tolala” (Gordon Thomas) in his regular Talk-Talk column in June “PIM”, asked that question.

Where were the writers, he said, of the type who wrote so prolifically of Papua and New Guinea before the War.

“Where are those imaginative, scribbling personalities in P-NG whose writings are stirring the emotions or selling the Territory in New York, London or even Sydney?” asked “Tolala”.

“You occasionally pick up a volume dealing in a quasi scientific manner with someone’s research in the more distant regions of the Territory. But there is little fiction writing; no romances. None of the Lionel Armit short stories or the Beatrice Grimshaw novels. The drift seems to have gone to the Polynesian groups and itinerant writers who tarry a while, absorb the atmosphere and pass on.”

On this page Australian author Olaf Ruhen supports “Tolala”, but carries the matter further.

Mr. Ruhen knows his subject.

Besides being the author of “Land of Dohori” (tales of New Guinea), “Naked under Capricorn” and “White Man’s Shoes”, his name is well known to millions of readers of the “Saturday Evening Post”, which for a number of years has regularly published his short stories with a New Guinea background. He lives in Mosman, Sydney.

N.G. Insects

pp. 61-63

Wide U.S. [?]esearch On N.G. Insects

By a Special Correspondent ere do New Guinea insects Tiey go to America! Hono- Bishop Museum now has

orld’s largest collection of

juinea insects, brought to

after nearly six man-years irk, and the collection is

\ bigger every month.

ne the Museum established its 1 field station in New Guinea— J. Mr. Josef Sedlacek is the t entomologist there. Mr. sk lives with his wife and their r-old son in a house on the Road rented from Mrs. makes field trips with the m’s Land-Rover and for the ;w months will work down to el before visiting other parts of ritory. The station might later ved.

Sedlacek, an Australian citizen, Uected in many parts of Aus md has worked for the Bishop 111 in Antarctica, New Zealand

and New Caledonia. His son, young Josef, is also a keen collector despite his age.

The New Guinea work which has resulted in the Museum’s huge collec tion started in 1955 when Dr. J. L.

Gressitt, chairman of the Museum’s Entomology Department, spent three months in the Territory and a month in NNG.

Earlier surveys on Polynesian and Micronesian insects, which had largely been carried on by the Bishop Museum before World War 11, and by the Pacific Science Board and the Museum after the war, had showed the urgent need for the work in the New Guinea area. It was required to clarify the relationships of Micro- Polynesian insects and also because an increased knowledge of New Guinea insects was vital to agriculture and public health.

Dr. Gressitt since then has made other visits to New Guinea and also visits to the BSIP and New Hebrides.

Other P-NG workers who have been fully or partly supported by the Bishop Museum since 1955 have in cluded Mr. E. J. Ford, Jr., of Honolulu; Dr. D. E. Hardy, of the University of Hawaii; Dr. John Smart, of Cambridge University; Dr.

Elizabeth Marks, of the University of Queensland; Dr. C. D. Michener, of the University of Kansas; Mr. T.

C. Maa, of Taiwan; Mr. C. W.

O’Brien; and Mr. William Brandt (CSIRO, Canberra).

Mr. Brandt, whose work in New Guinea has also been supported by the Department of Territories, has the

On The Job in P-NG

On the job in Papua-New Guinea, catching insects to be added to the world's largest collection now at Honolulu's Bishop Museum, are Josef Sedlacek (left) and Dr. J. L. Gressitt and his wife, Margaret (below).

Mr. Sedlacek is now resident entomologist at the field station established at Wau recently by the Museum.

He is here lowering the corner of an insect trap, watched by a native assistant, Dahma. The insects fly into the net and are caught in the corners. Dr. and Mrs. Gressitt were photographed during their climb of 13,414 ft Mt. Giluwe, in Papua, in June.

This tent was pitched half way up. Dr. Gressitt is chairman of Bishop Museum's entomology department.

;st collection of New Guinea ■rflies and moths in the world, >ugh the Bishop Museum has the st collection of insects. The st collection of New Guinea >nflies is at the Leiden Museum, sides the people named, numbers hers have worked in New Cale i and New Hebrides for the ;um. . Gressitt and his wife have just aed to Honolulu after spending months on Fulbright Fellowships 5 University of Queensland, dur vhich they visited P-NG. In and June this year they collected rious parts of the Territory, and ed Mt. Giluwe, Papua’s highest tain. ■eady more than 100 entomo s throughout the world are ing the Bishop Museum’s NG ition, and the result of all the •ch so far has largely been pub -1 in the journal Pacific Insects, [ the Museum established in Other articles are in prepara and some will be published in plementary series Pacific Insects \graphs, which will contain ;s too large for the journal, long the many papers and mono s to be published is a biblio y of New Guinea entomology, ressitt and Dr. J. J. H. Szent , senior entomologist in P-NG. phase of the Museum’s lology programme is an attempt ove that most of the dispersal lects to the islands was through e transport in air currents. 1957 trapping on ships at sea een carried on, staff of more than a dozen is ng on the collections, illustrat esearching and editing, th more than 3,000,000 insects ted during this period of ex *d activity of the Museum’s tology department, this is one ) most comprehensive zoological fs ever taken. ien engaging native staff in P employers should make certain were not already agreement irs otherwise they might lay ielves open to a fine of £lOO, Hr. F. D. C. Caterson, the Terri- Secretary for Labour, in July. e reminder was given to em rs following complaints made by ge employer of labour in the 1 area that agreement workers leaving their employment and employed in Port Moresby as 1 workers. Often the new em rs did not provide accommoda -18 required by the ordinance.

Hoodlums Active

p. 63

IN SUVA

The activities of the hoodlum element at the Lami Bridge, about two miles from Suva, have been causing concern. In June a well known local civil servant was assaulted by some young Fijians after an accident near the bridge. The civil servant, driving a car, had hit a young child, and went to give assistance. After the trouble he managed to get back into his car and drive away.

The latest incidents were about the middle of August, after the police received a report that a group of men had stood in the middle of the road near the bridge obstructing

traffic. The men, or youths, were shouting and using obscenities at passing motorists. After one incident three youths were found sitting round a bucket containing a mixture of methylated spirits, water, lemon and sugar.

One man received a month’s imprisonment, and the remainder got off with fines of £2/10/-. Some people thought these were lenient.

The stage has almost been reached when residents of the Lami area prefer to stay at home at night, rather than go into Suva, and the same applies to Suva residents who might contemplate an evening with friends at Lami.

On the bright side, the police plan to build a station at Lami for six men—in one or two years.

Is Kenya A Lesson For

pp. 65-71

The South Seas?

From Judy Tudor, after a visit to Kenya Not all—or even the majority—of the 400 white East ifricans who embarked for UK at Mombasa on the ship on vhich I recently travelled to London, were fleeing the country, 'ut sufficient of them were to make it significant.

[OST of those who are going can alford to go. At least they have fare, and possibly a pension, or ital, or both. Some went to Kenya [he first place on short-term cen ts, and to these it is now a good e to quit. Next year about 350 te Civil Servants will be leaving lya, Uganda and Tanganyika, for d; 1,000 will go the following year, 'hese are the lucky ones. There many who can’t leave because r entire capital is tied up in their 1 or in business in Kenya, and in present state of political un ainty, there are no buyers for ier.

Tie ramifications of local party itics split not only the majority Africans (further split by I affiliations), but also the 60,000 opeans who might be expected to g together in these dark times, 'here seems to be no uniform te Kenyan point of view, or, if is, it would take a life-time in country to understand it. lowever, the similarities between iya today and what is brewing in te of our own South Pacific terri ies particularly in Papua-New mea—is so obvious to be of demic interest, if nothing else.

Kirne of the settler class of Kenya v descend into the third and fourth Orations, with roots that go as deep

into the soil as Australian roots go down in Australia.

These people have about as much personal responsibility, no more or no less, for the original alienation of the land in Kenya as have the

When the British leave Kenya they will leave behind Nairobi, which in a postwar building boom has de veloped into a bustling beautiful modern city. descendants of the settlers in Aus tralia who were granted land in the 1800’s land which very probably “belonged” to some wandering aboriginal tribe.

Prior to 1900, what is now known as Kenya had the sort of history we in the Pacific know well: It was visited by adventurers, explorers, missionaries; portions of it were, at various times, offered by Sultans and others to the British Crown which re fused it; and it was the subject of various gentlemen’s agreements be tween Germany and Britain.

Finally, it became the province of the Imperial East Africa Company, one of whose aims was to suppress the slave trade. Perhaps because of these partly philanthropic aims, this chartered company did worse than some, and got into difficulties. In 1895 the British Government finally agreed to purchase the company’s rights for £250,000. In the same year it renamed the territory the East African Protectorate and began to build the railway from Mombasa to Lake Victoria, which was designed to provide access to the headwaters of the Nile.

A Vital Railway It was the railway which provided Kenya (to use new New Guinea terminology) with its “expatriate’’ population. Indians were imported to work on the line and many elected to stay; their descendants, plus later importations, number about 170,000 today. , The railway was completed in 1901 and the first European settlers arrived the following year, as a result of the deliberate policy of en couraging white settlement to help

for, or at least justify, the ex f of the railway. 3 until recent years, this en jgement of white settlement con d but some times more vigorously at others as, for example, World War I. A European »ment Board was set up by the ra Government and still functions, iugh the number of customers it these days cannot be many, ost of the holdings were granted 999 years lease, with payment id over 10 years, plus annual 1; and most of the Europeans d in the Highlands. In 1919, a nated area, irregular in shape with Nairobi roughly at its e, was set aside for them and squently became known as the e Highlands, setting aside the area, the Gov ern of the day laid the founda of many of the troubles that accrued since, but the founda were laid in ignorance and the results have been twisted out of to suit the purpose of nal and internal pressures for government and as propaganda inti-colonialism.

Land Problem hen the Highlands were thrown for European settlement, they , by all visible signs, uninhabited, irge proportion of the land had aged to the Masai, and Masai ;-names still persist. They sionally grazed their cattle there their chief disposed of it to r European interests, lere has, however, been no ble from the Masai, who go their way and be damned to everyone, the howling about frustrated land ts and aspirations has come from Kikuyu who never inhabited more some of the fringe areas, and, it is said, had left these some before the European era when e was an outbreak of smallpox, ike all other problems in Africa, i easy to over-simplify the land ition. All sorts of side issues now e into it—some which go back the ancient past; some which i developed through the years as ters of expediency. ; is not, for example, true that the best land in Kenya is held by opeans—l have seen land recently ?ood as you would find anywhere he world, and it is firmly held by uyu tribesmen. But it is true that entry of large companies as land flers in Kenya has complicated igs from the point of view of get -5 a fair deal for individual white lers. n the last few years, the idea of

the White Highlands as a preserve for Europeans has been scrapped. Some European properties have been acquired and Africans resettled on them, thus creating another side problem.

As things stand at present, African titles to this particular land, like all European titles, are guaranteed by the Crown. But when self-government comes, as it will probably within this year of 1961, they will of necessity have to be guaranteed by the then government—and not one leader of any political party in Kenya has given any indication that there will then be recognition of any titles of land now held.

This insecurity of tenure is the crux of the present panic in Kenya.

It has made land virtually unsale able and has stopped the phenomenal building boom that has created Nairobi city in modern design and architectural flights of fancy in the post-war years.

Some building is still going on there, but only as a slop-over of the boom that stopped short with most other European trains of thought after the Lancaster House talks of over 18 months ago. The British Gov ernment finally showed its hand then, making it clear that Kenya was to go the way of the rest of the old Eng pire. The decision had been taken

g before, and although the en iched interests of thousands of lers had been embarrassing, in ' ultimate analysis, they were

ged expendable.

'he white residents of Kenya to ’ are far from united either in pose or opinions; but most of n are bitter. hey are bitter about the British rernment which has “given them y”; they are bitter about the lion of the outside world and the is information media about the ase of convicted Mau Mau leader, 10 Kenyatta—a release that has :ially “pleased” the British Gov nent, the British Parliament and present Governor of Kenya in ; of the latter’s hard words about subject matter only months ago. enyans see Kenyatta, the man onsible for the blood-bath of the jrgency, a white-washed martyr; r say they can now expect to see day when he is knighted or nier of Kenya, or both, and as i, dining with the Queen at Buck -lam Palace. The idea makes them Multi-Racialism? [any are bitter with each other, individualists each has met the ent situation in an individual mer. Some still cling to the idea multi-racialism, although it be es increasingly difficult for them lo so in the face of some of the ;ments of the wilder boys of local can politics. thers, who see no future for ti-racialism in a society composed 66,000 Europeans, less than ,000 Asians and over six million icans, expect violence worse than Congo when independence comes ith the conflict not only between opean and African but between lean and African where tribal igonisms go deep, lany who are financially unable eave the country pin their hopes he British Government finally see the light and compensating them )rding to the terms of the petition has been placed before Parlia it. ome who don’t pin their hopes in thing of the sort, and can’t see other way out of the mess, are )lved to dig in and stay put, 'ing that when the present African ■air merchants are actually run g their own country, the realities J responsibilities of government 1 temper the nonsense that is being £d at present and that common se will prevail. )n the surface—the tourist’s eye w—all is much as before. In spite

of the current drought, the game re serves have the same number of wild animals. The hotels are good; the servants are willing and polite; the food is excellent. The Africans look decorative, happy and contented, and guides point out new housing develop ments, schools and hospitals that have been constructed for their benefit.

The Europeans go briskly about their affairs and have learned not to discuss their troubles with outsiders.

The local newspapers headline African unemployment and economic recession because the inflow of de

velopment capital from overseas has petered out, and they contain a lot about local politics, the significance of which entirely escapes the visitor, who is more interested in the fact that giraffe are cute and lion cuter.

I spoke to a newspaperman in Nairobi. He had been there eight years, and likes it. His wife loves it and their small son thrives on it.

But his contract is up next year, and they are going back to the UK. Why, seeing that there must be need of newspapers even after independence?

There may be need, he said, but if the new rulers of the country ran true

ie form of other newly “liber * African states, the Press would nuzzled in short order.

Iditionally, he hates the tensions ; false racial interpretation the i advanced Africans with whom ad to deal put on innocent Euro s’ actions. It was no place, he to bring up a child—even with the possibility that independence bring violence. was he who said that professional were cutting their losses and get out; and that several score doctors threatened to go in a body, leav things, as they put it, to the :ans with their “third-class de ' three settlers I spoke with, two bewildered, apprehensive and ■ in the knowledge that economic they were in a cleft stick. The was determined to look on the it side—in effect, to dig a hole pull the rest of his farm in after to ignore or discount the pre political situation, in the hope if he didn’t think about it the tion might cease to exist.

Affection for People i the ship between Mombasa and try I saw a lot of one Kenya ly going to England for good, had elected to resign from the nial Service as his job with the /a. Government had folded up, as been Africanised, as they say \ [Papuanisation, in relation to j and NNG, means the same ; and is just beginning to be one ie popular words of new thinkers tat area.] ie was Kenya-born, the daughter )ne of the early settlers. They : four children all born in Kenya, they were leaving behind her r, husband and six children who \ working the original family i and holding on because, lomically, they had to. s with most East Africans, they : a great affection for the African )le and a great sadness at leaving r homeland. In order to cheer a up and to prove that Africa is the only country with problems, ive them a few copies of PIM to 1. Each came back at different is and said that apart from places names, a great deal of it could e been lifted in its entirety from iya papers of two years ago. To n, of course, that spelled one ig only: the writing on our walls, tt this stage of the game I am prepared to agree or to disagree, I thought back to over a year ago sn, in answer to a direct question native members of the P-NG Legis

lative Council, one member came back with the answer that after self government, European settlers could stay only if they had been nice to the natives.

At the time it seemed so politically immature as to be funny, but even a short visit to East Africa is sufficient to convince me that even more im mature statements than this, and even more childish visions of power and glory, have a way of becoming most terrifying facts in Africa.

And if Africa today, why not the Pacific tomorrow?

New Nng

p. 65

AIRLINE?

A group of Hollandia busi nessmen propose to launch a new West New Guinea airline, Melanesian Air Services, using single-engine Cessna 185 air craft supplied by a Sydney firm.

The airline will have public capital of £125,000 Australian — one-quarter of which will be supplied by the businessmen.

A spokesman for the group said that members of the W. New Guinea native population would be given a chance to participate in buying company shares.

The first Cessna was due for delivery by the Rex Aviation Company of Sydney at the end of this year.

The airline would begin opera tions on a charter basis, he said.

Home The Hard Way

p. 71

The Presbyterian Mission in the New Hebrides reported recently the story of a New Hebridean pupil of a Presbyterian high school at Onesua, who found difficulty in getting home to his village in North Ambrym. He finally made it by getting aboard a Chinese boat, which dropped him at the southern end of the island. He then walked the 50 miles to his village! Commented the mission: “He was not very anxious to return to school”.

Integrated

p. 73

Club Is A Success

l an AAP-Reuter Correspondent in Port Moresby simple, 20 word vow is the en e to membership of Papua-New ea’s only multi-racial social a non-political, non-sectarian i isation founded two years ago [ "experiment in integration” .

E vow is: “I promise, no matter vhat circumstances may arise, I will work for the unity and jpment of all races.” own as the Contact Club, its >ers come from all sections of Moresby’s polygot community, Hess of race, colour and creed. ;re are doctors, teachers, Ad tration officers, churchmen, i employees, clerks, plumbers, aters, shop assistants and many I. Fittingly, their motto is tur all men”. borrowed club rooms, members :k, white and brown—come to ■ regularly to mix with and un nd one another, to share each s point of view in frank and ibited discussion on the prob and complexities of their grow )untry. ijects such as land reform, !, discrimination, national unity, lyment, workers’ problems, ling and federation with West Guinea are dealt with in often 1, but never spiteful, debate, er they gather in groups over a f tea and biscuits—liquor is not id because native members, by are denied it—to talk about intimate things such as the 1, fishing and other sports.

Mission Lead atact was formed in 1959 by Australian missionary, the Rev.

Parkin, a 42-year-old family with four children from the tide suburb of Kilkenny, hen I came here from Australia 58 there wasn’t a single organ n that was open to all members e community,” he explained in lodest timber and fibre home at to, an outer Port Moresby sub atives were only then being ac d into mixed sporting teams but ie field they were still outcasts, hings have improved consider smee then. The general bulk If white population here does ; nun the native like it used to.

Many whites now realise they should —and must—get along socially with the native.”

Contact now has 60 members of which a little more than 65 per cent, are native and mixed race. The club’s five man executive includes two natives—Pastor R. Moa, of the Lon don Missionary Society, a vice-presi dent, and Lepani Watson, an auxiliary division officer of the Ad ministration.

Other prominent native members of the club include Reuben Taureka, a member of the Papua-New Guinea Workers’ Association, Albert Kiki, president of the Kerema Welfare Association, a leading native social organisation, and John Guise, the elected native representative for Eastern Papua in the Legislative Council. Taureka is also an MLC.

To join the club an applicant must be proposed by two members and his membership must be approved by the executive. To date no prospective member has been turned away.

“We could very easily swamp the club with Europeans,” Mr Parkin said. “There is no shortage of pros pective white members. But we try to keep the majority with the native members, not for any sinister reasons but to give the coloured members encouragment to take part in discussions.

No Confidence “It has been proved time and again here that many natives do not have the confidence to speak their mind if they have a white-dominated audience.”

According to its founder, Contact has proved an undoubted success.

“It was started purely as an experi ment in integration, and I believe it has worked wonderfully well. But we are still only scratching the surface,” he said.

“We meet only once every four weeks and this gives us little time to really do much. What we want now is to build our own club rooms, and we have started raising funds for this. The Administration, which gives the club plenty of moral support, has said it will help us if it can, but any donations we can get from the public are very welcome.”

Mr. Parkin said Contact wanted to build a community centre with club and recreation rooms, tennis and basketball clubs and a swimming pool. “We want to give the people somewhere where we can meet on a common footing, somewhere where there are no discrimination rules to bar membership to anyone,” he said.

“There is nothing at present in the whole of the Territory that fills this urgent need.”

Magazine Section

pp. 75-77

Pacific Islands Monthly

MING VOYAGE ENDED IN

MASSACRE, SHIPWRECK

By Robert Langdon

On the eastern end of Kangaroo Island, 70 miles south of delaide, South Australia, is an unpretentious tourist resort that 'joices in the name of American River. It is the only place me in South Australia, as far as I know, that has a Yankee ivour about it.

\CE names have always had a fascination for me, and, as a i Australian, I had often won- I how American River got its cently I did some delving g old records to find out, and shed up unearthing a story of arly 19th century Pacific about issacre in Tonga, a shipwreck le coast of Fiji, and a cargo of ikins! e story began in 1791 when George Vancouver, in HMS very, put into King George’s 1, on the southern coast of :rn Australia. ncouver, who was on his way e South Pacific, found a great >er of seals at King George’s 1 which he duly described in a on his voyage that was pub l in London in 1798. ncouver’s description of these caught the eye of Capt. Edmund ing, an American sea-dog, who amassed a large fortune during al voyages to the Pacific begin in 1792.

Fanning, who was ever-alert to make a quick dollar, decided to send a ship to King George’s Sound to gather seal skins, and the 120ton brig Union was fitted out for this purpose.

The command of the Union was given to a Capt. Isaac Pendleton.

Pendleton sailed from New York in October, 1802, and reached his destination, via the Cape of Good Hope, four months later.

The Union was riding at anchor in one of the many bays of King George’s Sound when the French navigator Capt. Nicolas Baudin put into the sound in his ship Le Geo graphe.

Baudin invited Pendleton to dinner on board his ship, and dur ing the meal, Pendleton complained that he had been disappointed to find only a few seals in the sound when he had expected to find them thronging the shores in thousands.

Baudin replied that Pendleton had arrived on the coast at the wrong time of the year, but he said there were plenty of seals on a large island to the eastward which he had sur veyed only three weeks earlier.

The island that Baudin referred to was Kangaroo Island.

Pendleton pricked up his ears on the mention of this and asked Bau din to give him a chart of it.

Baudin obliged, and threw in a chart of Bass Strait for good measure.

Off to Kangaroo Pendleton sailed for Kangaroo Island at 8 o’clock next morning. He anchored a few weeks later at a place which Capt. Matthew Flinders had called Pelican Lagoon, but which subsequent sealers named

American River in honour of Pendle ton’s visit.

Seals were as plentiful in the vici nity of his anchorage as Baudin had promised, so Pendleton put a sealing gang ashore to kill and skin as many as possible while he continued east ward to Bass Strait on a reconnais sance voyage.

After collecting skins at several small islands in Bass Strait, Pendle ton returned to Kangaroo Island to spend the winter.

During this period, the Americans built a small vessel as an auxiliary for sealing.

This vessel—a schooner of 35 tons—was built of local timber and materials aboard the Union, and was named Independence.

Bottle Message

When the winter was over, Daniel Wright, the mate of the Union r sailed the Independence to King George’s Sound to make a new search for seals there and to leave an account of Pendleton’s doings in a bottle for the benefit of other ships belonging to Capt. Fanning.

Meanwhile, Pendleton sailed in the Union to Sydney and Norfolk Island for stores and repairs.

On returning to Kangaroo Island

Capt. George Vancouver, whose discovery of seals at King George's Sound, Western Australia, prompted the voyage of the "Union" described in this article.

in May, 1804, Pendleton found that Wright had come back from King George’s Sound without encouraging news, so it was decided to make for Sydney again.

The two vessels reached Sydney at the end of June—the Union hav ing on board a cargo of 12,000 seal skins.

It was now winter again—the wrong season for seals in southern seas—so Pendleton had several months to “kill” before he could complete his cargo, which he had fixed at 20,000 skins.

He was wondering how he could profitably fill in his time when he ran into a Sydney merchant called Simeon Lord.

Lord suggested that Pendleton should leave his 12,000 skins in his store and then go to Fiji for a cargo of sandalwood for the China market.

Lord added that he would provide plenty of articles of trade with which Pendleton could make friends with

the Fijians.

Pendleton agreed to Lord’s plan and entered into a contract with him.

The Union, accompanied by the Independence, sailed from Sydney on August 29, 1804.

Pendleton, however, did not go direct to Fiji. He first went to Nor folk Island, where he illegally sold 15 casks of rum and left the Inde pendence to go south in search of new sealing grounds.

He then sailed for Tongatabu in the Tonga Islands to engage a native who could speak the language of the cannibalistic Fijians.

The Union arrived at Tongatabu on September 30, 1804, and the Tongans immediately fixed on a plan to seize the ship and murder her crew.

This plan was inspired by a white man and a Malayan who had been stranded in Tonga a couple of years earlier.

On the morning of October 1,

the Union was boarded and rounded by large numbers of s ingly friendly natives who persuj Pendleton to go ashore.

Pendleton and seven armed landed in one of the ship’s bo Trouble on Tonga As soon as they were out of j the natives in and around the i became troublesome.

The mate, Daniel Wright, hard put to clear them off bu succeeded in doing so.

Four hours later, he saw thn his spy-glass that Pendleton’s was lying broadside on in the H of the natives.

Pendleton and his men were to be seen.

Scenting more trouble, W cleared the decks for action, b was not until next morning any natives came near the ship Two canoes then came w hail, and the natives in them cated by signs that Pendleton am men had been murdered.

On the third morning, the na returned with the treachc Malayan and—to everyone’s s ishment—an Englishwoman c Elizabeth Morley.

Both the Malayan and the lishwoman invited the Americas English to go ashore. But the w-\ also made surreptitious signs ; they should not.

On the fourth morning, se: canoes again came off frorai shore, from one of which the ayan again urged the Americas land.

•anwhile, Elizabeth Morley, who in another canoe, called out Pendleton and the others had murdered. She then sprang into water and swam towards the n. ight ordered his men to fire on atives, and, under cover of their , he took the woman on board, then directed the cables to be put out to sea; and reached y without further incident. route, Wright learned that >eth Morley had been spared le Tongans when they mas l the crew of a ship called the of Portland in 1802.

Sydney, Wright recruited re nents for the lost members of nion’s crew, and on November 804, the Union sailed for Fiji another American vessel, the American, to fulfil the contract Jimeon Lord. ir Fiji, the two ships parted my. The Union was not seen months later, however, the I of the Fair American re in Sydney that he had heard natives on the small Fijian of Koro that the Union had wrecked on that island and II hands had been lost.

"Independence" Again

nwhile, the schooner Indepen had left a gang of sealers at des Island, south of New Zea and had returned to Sydney oin Capt. Pendleton, n it was learned that Pendle d been murdered and that the had been lost, the skipper of dependence decided to throw lot with the captain of another :an vessel, the Favorite, and to Antipodes Island to pick i sealing gang and the skins lad collected.

Favorite returned with 60,000 kins and the news that the ndence had been lost while ling on discovery of advan s situations for procuring seal”, entire crew of Capt. Fanning’s had thus been killed off, so was no one to dispute the >hip of the 12,000 seal skins Pendleton had deposited in i Lord’s store. d Lord did with these skins is recisely known. But it was ards reported that he had them aboard a ship bound overseas port; had sold them; ad settled comfortably in Eu >n the proceeds.

For Fiji ?

p. 75

Two Films For Fiji ?

Two films may be made in i soon—one based on Russell reman’s novel of cannibal vs, “Long Pig”, and the ond on the ”Joyita” tragedy 1955, when 24 passengers and 'w were lost from her without ce.

Viscount Maugham, nephew Somerset Maugham, was in f in August doing research ’ the “ Joyita” film.

N. Guinea Gets New War Plaques

p. 76

Eight new stone memorials are to be erected by the Australian Army in Papua-New Guinea to take the place of 27 memorials at present dotteo around the Territory. The 27 were installed after the war on the instructions of the Commander in Chief of the Australian Military Forces? the late Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blarney.

The 27 memorials are in the form of “notice boards” commemorating important events of the war in the Territory. Because many of the panel:! are in isolated areas little visited, they have been neglected.

The eight new stone memorials will record the events described on the 27 original panels. The memorials will include new bronze plaque:; which will incorporate maps of the areas in which they are installed!

The maps will be drawn by the Army Survey Corps, but the memorial:! will be erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

The eight new stone memorials will be erected at Lae, Gona-Bunat Wau, Wewak, Madang, Finschaffen, Milne Bay and Kokoda. Material:! for their erection will be shipped to New Guinea by army transport an space permits. At left is one of the existing plaques, this one at Madang

They’Ve Banished The Bosom

p. 76

Christian Dior winter fashions are reported to have banished the bosom from women's shapes. But Dior is far behind Honolulu and Fiji, where the muumuu has done this, and other things, for some years. ’ At one time in Fiji, use of the muumuu called forth a query as to “when?”. But nowadays it is so popular that nearly every teenager wears one, and as a badge of approaching maternity it no longer carries any weight.

A slimmer edition, the Fijiana, produced by an old Fiji identity, Miss Doris Mune, who runs a shop at Lautoka, is somewhat slimmer, with side slits after the Chinese fashion and very becoming. It made its debut at the mannequin parade at Nadi Festival, and is already being worn around town. —AJCF

Whoosh! They're Up!

p. 77

Jet assisted take-offs have arrived in Papua-New Guinea.

The wartime invention looks like being standard equipment for freighter aircraft in the vast Territory, where airstrips are sometimes short and oddly placed, and where operators are continually flying between strips at 5,000 to 7,000 ft. in the Highlands. The Territory has managed to avoid in stalling JATO before, because freight weight regulations have been fairly liberal. The Territory’s aviators have been looked on as pioneers.

But recently the Australian Department of Civil Aviation has insisted on higher standards, which means that freighters have not been able to take the same pay-loads. JATO will help them overcome the problem in emergencies. Both Trans Australia Airlines and Mandated Airlines are equipping their DC3’s with the JATO rockets.

The photographs show a TAA New Guinea DC3 blasting off, and a close-up of what the rockets look like. They cost £3OO each. Below is a TAA Bristol Freighter now also being used in New Guinea to help over come the freight problem. MAL are expecting theirs in September.

When The Recruits

pp. 78-99

There Was an Entire Band and a White Wife

WENT HOME

By “Supercargo”

An article appeared recently in one of the Sydney daily newspapers concerning early recruiters of Islands labour for Queensland, and an impression may have been made in the minds of some readers that all recruiters were blackbirders, men who were unscrupulous in their methods of recruiting the labour and so harsh in their treatment of the “boys” as to put them on starvation rations and otherwise so ill-treat them that they died.

I SUGGEST that those who were recruiters of this calibre were few in number —just as there are few solicitors who rob their clients, or company directors who fleece their shareholders.

I remember taking part in the re patriation of many of those boys after the Australian Colonies had federated. It was decided that ten ders should be called for the repatria tion of all the native labour which had been brought to Queensland to work the sugar plantations. They had come mostly from the New Hebrides and the Solomons.

Burns Philp were the successful tenderers and I think it was the SS Moresby which lifted the first batch from Port Douglas, on September 14, 1906. The ship landed them at Gavutu, in the Solomons, at the end of October.

Various other vessels of the BP fleet completed the job during later months.

The vessel I was on at that time was the SS Titus. We loaded 250 natives at Pinkenbah about Decem ber 8, 1906. At Vila we transferred the labourers to the SS Ysabel, which had the job of landing them at the various islands. The instructions were to get them as near as possible to the exact spots at which they had been picked up in the first place.

We made a second voyage, during which we had the job of landing them at their islands ourselves.

Troubles!

I remember we had with us a dear old retired sailing-ship master, Cap tain Cater, as Government Agent, and he wanted to be landed at Pen tecost—the last island in which we were landing labourers. There were no white traders there, so Captain Cater and I visited the Mission sta tion to see if he could get accommo dation until the next BP vessel called to pick him up. The missionary was away and we discussed for some time with the lady missionary in charge as to the propriety of the dear old captain staying on in the circum stances.

Although he was 75, honour won, and there was nothing else for it but to take him on the whole trip, to the Gilbert and Ellice Group.

Among the labourers aboard on that repatriation trip was one man who had been recruited in 1866. He was an old man. He came from Mer lav, and on arrival .we noticed a couple of natives, come out of the bush. The old fellow looked, and then asked the captain to steam round the coast a, bit. that. if. he saw- some,. rocks-Avtufeh' he

used to swim to as a boy he know it was his island.

Well, he saw the rocks at was delighted, and we steameo; to the landing spot and dropped Also among a remarkable of passengers was an entire Sat Army band. They went back ti homes in the New Hebrides.; used to play every day at their • meetings, but half an hour aftes ing, all instruments had company with their owners. . uniforms went, too. Natural!! hard for a native to refuse a ; on his return home after a 1m sence among the bright light* as a matter of fact, this pn< applies to whites, too.

We also had aboard one labourer with a white wife. Sr three children with her. TH born was a half-caste, the appeared to be white, and thd was a half-caste. We land© family at Vanua Lava.

The white woman was noth perturbed during the voyag when we arrived and she there were no whites on thea and that very few vessels < there, she seemed concernes

(Continued on p, 97.)

The author took this photograph of one of the repatriation voyages early in the century starting out from Pinkenbah, Queensland. The vessel is the “Beaver” and the return ing labourers are dressed in suits and hats collected during their sojourn among ike bright lights.

Two passengers in one of t[?] patriation voyages of 1907 we Charles Read and Mr. Otto The difference in their heights 1 ft 7½ in. “Supercargo” too photograph on the wharf at p[?] bah before departure, as he e[?] in this story.

some emotion when she asked : was a post office on the we made our last voyage bourers from Pinkenbah, in 907, we had as medical offi well-loved port doctor at Syd '• Charles Read. We had to medical man during our re in voyages and Dr. Read a holiday. oon as we had left the wharf 2y we found we had one diffi le was 6 ft Si in. tall, and n’t have a berth he could We put him in the chart where there was a settee an around two sides of the coincidence on that trip we i Otto Flood, who was going 0 the Gilberts to join his D. Flood, an old-time super- Jtto was 5 ft 1 in. tall, and wharf at Pinkenbah I took tograph reproduced on p. 76 wo of them standing together.

Flood was later an officer Ps, and was personally in wth the OBE by the Prince ps when he was in Australia “ Renown. Dr. Read was 1 m the Greycliff disaster.

yesterday

p. 79

In the Cook Islands veteran

official Stephen Savage, regis

trar of the Native Land Court,

had just died; in Suva there

was a shortage of electricity be

cause of the war; the APC oil drill was down on the Vailala

River, Papua, for 4,620 ft., and

American air strength in the

Pacific was reported to be grow

ing. This was the picture as

“PIM” saw it in September, 1941. : Here are some other extracts from that issue of 20 years ago: The news from New Guinea was not very satisfactory. Native morale was “deteriorating”, said a Rabaul correspondent, “because of the lack of a policy which will control the sophisticated natives in the towns and ensure better con ditions in the future”. Also the NG Administration had finally decided to transfer HQ from Rabaul to Lae and now found itself faced with the task of providing much more than the £250,000 it thought it needed to meet the cost of transfer. A Lae correspondent pointed out that if the Govern ment had moved the capital as it had been advised to do immediately after the 1937 Rabaul eruption, it would not now find itself in trouble. As it happened, the NG war was soon to intervene and prevent the transfer, anyhow. * * « The Bishop of Melanesia wrote to “PIM” agreeing with the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies who had recently stated in the House of Commons that the term “nigger” should never be applied to South Pacific people. The Bishop also urged the discontinuance of the equally offensive term “coon”, which he said was often carelessly applied in the South Pacific. In a footnote to his letter, “PIM” agreed and said the “somewhat tough lads of the Morobe goldfields are the chief offenders in using that objectlonal term”. * * * In Suva the Government had run short successively of bank notes, postage stamps and silver coins and now it had run short of pennies.

Inconvenience in retail shops was reported to be considerable, and the Treasury was continually issuing statements urging people to keep the pennies moving. * * * There was some political snarling in Fiji about the cost of the Fiji Government ship “Viti” and of the manner in which she was allegedly being used by the Governor, Sir Harry Luke. But a correspondent reported that wartime security forbade him from saying exactly what the “Viti” was doing, but if the critics knew, he said, they Would realise that recent expendi ture on the ship was completely Justified.

He Finds Sydney

pp. 79-80

Peole Shy

The writer of this article, Mr. S. M. Mudalier, is a I\-year-old, Fiji-born Indian, who arrived in Sydney from Suva in June “to better himself”. In Suva he had a job as a clerk, and in Sydney—despite the fact that he has slender means—he hopes to complete an accountancy course, lasting three years, which will better equip him for the future when he returns to Fiji— as he must, under Australia’s immigration laws. Mr. Mudalier has a wife and three children at home in Suva, but his wife and he feel his sacrifice is worth it. There is a great longing for education and improvement in Fiji, and there are far more applicants for scholarships than can win them, which is one reason why Mr. Mudalier has not got one. Figures released in Suva in August showed there are at the moment 126 students from Fiji studying on scholarships in eight countries, and that another 400 students are studying privately, paying their own way as Mr. Mudalier is. Of the scholarship students, 56 are in NZ, 31 are in Australia and the others are widely distri buted in places such as India, the UK and Trinidad. A very small proportion of the scholarships are given by Australia, and the Commonwealth Govern ment, which spends millions annually on the Colombo Plan for Asia, could do far more to help the South Pacific Territories. Meanwhile we publish Mr.

Mudalier’s short piece on his impressions of his first visit to Sydney not because they might be representative, which they probably aren’t, but because they are of interest as a fresh view-point.

By S. M. Mudalier

“I am thinking of returning home to Auckland,” said a visitor, to me, in Sydney’s Pitt Street. “Here in Sydney the people are unfriendly.”

I KNEW what he meant. This was my impression of Sydneysiders at first. But now I’m beginning to find out what my friends have been tell ing me—that Sydney people are shy to talk to strangers because they think an approach may be misunder stood.

I like Sydney. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t see some peculiar things, or that there are some things that I don’t like.

Sydney is too large really, too hec tic, perhaps too cosmopolitan. It’s a progressive city where west meets east, but it lacks sufficient recrea tional areas and good roads and in this it loses out to Auckland. Auck land’s spacious parks and look-out points are its main features.

Certainly Sydney’s good sandy

beaches make up for a lot, and the harbour and famous Harbour Bridge, are magnificent. The visitor notes with interest the numerous ferries dashing about the water.

I found the citizens of Sydney are rather crazy on horse racing and all outdoor sports.

And I found that Sydneysiders mostly talk in riddles. As a foreigner I have often been puzzled by some things. But I was surprised—and de lighted—to learn from one Austra lian who had just returned home after seven years in England that he also was puzzled by some of the con versation!

There is no doubt that Anaa are easy-going people and that standard of living is comp y high. They are not toe ► nch ;nor too p ? or “ the , J^ e J* , y distributed among the workers, But because of these good living conditions in Sydney, I think that, as in most Western countries, the people here are not too inclined towards re hgion.

And at the momen , i thing of an unemployment ensis with many people out of work, there

has been a certain gloom, and some people are now resorting to begging tea money on the streets (or is it for beer?). I have been dispossessed of quite a few florins myself.

Another feature wh v h is a novelty to me in Sydney is tl presence of high fences and walls m many of the homes and mo: t homes are large and beautiful. But neighbours are separated from each other. This is u.ilike New Zealand, where beau tiful gardens and low trimmed hedges not only dignify the houses but give a friendly atmosphere.

Perhaps these fences, and the shy ness of the people to talk to strangers in public, helped give my Auckland friend the impression that Australians are aloof.

I was surprised that you don’t see any aborigines in the city. Unlike the NZ Maori, they are not allowed inside public bars for a drink with out a permit. But for others drink in Sydney is in plenty.

Australia takes an active interest in Asia, and plays a big part, through the Colombo Plan and other schemes, in helping there—while also main taining her own way of life.

But she is a Pacific continent, too, and she could introduce a bright new era of help and assistance as a bul wark for her South Pacific neighbours —with fascinating Sydney the hub.

NOT INDIA. But Fiji, with the classical pose being provided by Miss Akbar at the recent Nadi Chamber of Commerce Festival.

Senior Citizen

p. 80

OF PAPUA

HOBART SPILLER of Papua

has survived an unusually long time in the Islands, despite the

dangerous and unhealthy con

ditions which existed in the dim

past of the early days.

HE was born in 1886 at Napier, New Zealand, where his family were old residents. After local school ing he joined the Napier Harbour Board, whose nine employees were known to visiting ships as the “Nine Hungry Buggers” because of the ini tials NHB on their caps. After a few years he struck out to seek his for tune, arriving in Sydney late in 1908.

He joined Burns Philp and was sent to the Solomons in the Moresby (Captain Francis Bayldon) in February, 1909.

Hobart spent five months at Makambo Depot, where he went down with malaria. He was carried aboard the Makambo, but recovered on the voyage to Sydney.

His next job was purser of the Makambo for one trip, before being transferred to the Moresby. Captain Bayldon had left the company, and the new captain of the Moresby was William Voy. The ship stranded at

the Mile-and-a-half Passage and J passengers were taken to Lii Island while the ship was reflos In those days the two ships use»; work through the Solomons to W<' lark and Samarai, and called at O' town each trip.

In March, 1910, Hobart went BP’s Samarai branch, but left a later to go to planting up ;he 0 flicts. In 1914 he went Soum toe list, but was rejected as being skinny, and returned again Samarai.

Here he found two fleets of p* ing luggers from Thursday Isll unemployed since the collapse ofi shell market, and some of them ’ temptingly up for sale. He bought the 32-foot Petrel and T into trading, recruiting and other 1 jobs. In 1916 he was able to ses a property up the North-East o of Papua called Menapi, whichl sold in 1957. While developing: property he went down with a bou blackwater fever, but recovereo Samarai.

In 1920 he was married at To( ville, but his wife died at Mes five years later. Their son, B was taken to live with relative; Northiam in Western Australia he was 10, after which he wem boarding school at Chailers Tov During the war the same son beo a navigator and a DEC winner,, is now married and living in BrisH In 1942 Hobart was evacuate; Australia, where he worked withi Allied Geographical Section at bane. He transferred to Milne with the US Army, and got rel© at the end of the war to resume plantation and trading before m other traders were able to get e:; lished.

Hobart sub-leased Menapi in and spent a year in retiremem Brisbane, but felt drawn bacM Papua.

He now lives in Port More where he bought a house in Au Drive, Boroko, with convenio and comforts undreamed of inr early days in the Islands.

Hobart has done some trips art every few years, the first being to East in 1937 in the old Nellore.. has visited New Zealand three tt since the war, and in 1953 he vir England and Europe. He’s ven for his 75 years, and may yet live his mother’s longevity. She in New Zealand a few weeks?

before her 100th birthday.

BR

HILDER.

A Brett Hilder Profile

Young Ancient Mariner Celebrates

pp. 85-86

THE MONTH'S NEW READING

Young Ancient Mariner Celebrates 50th Year With A Book

Brett Hilder has based his life on the proposition that any e can do anything at least once: Gain an Extra Master's rtificate; carve a wood figure; paint a picture—each was a oblem to be attacked, overcome and beaten.

OUPLE of years ago, an English lublisher suggested that he write k about navigation in the South c, and it was no surprise to who knew Brett that he duly iced a manuscript, this time, the original publisher lad a change of plans but that d only a momentary change of the author found himself another iher and Navigator in the South will appear in London in Sep ;r. As the title indicates, it is a nal narrative, and no treatise on ation as an exact science.

September 3, 1939, I sailed id to Nordup near Rabaul with it Henry in a small sail boat, afternoon we were joined by tin Brett Hilder of the local I Maiwara, his wife and two children. Brett was alleged to ery young for a Burns Philp er of that era—but a powerful, t, red beard disguised the fact, ably that was the idea of it. lat night, Mr. Chamberlain made istoric announcement that Britain at war with Germany—a state- I that seemed to us more exciting ominous at the time although, the rest of our generation, it was oment that changed the tack of lives.

'nest went to the Middle East with

the 6th Battalion and was killed in the evacuation of Crete. The rest of us found ourselves in Melbourne, Vic toria, in the early part of the war and it was at this stage that Brett decided to draw and to paint.

This seemed to be a calculated risk on his part, based on the fact that it was in the family blood. His father, J. J. Hilder, who had died when Brett was very young, was the famous Australian watercolourist. His brother Bim was a commercial artist, and there were various other artistic types in the family. By a simple process of mathematics, it might be assumed that there were sufficient of the right kind of genes in the Brett make-up to make the job possible.

His wife, Tilly, and I were his early models and then, as now, he had less success with his female portraits than with male—or at any event, a singular talent for adding years to a woman’s life. We quickly resigned.

With many people, painting might have been a flash in the pan affair but the Hilder enthusiasms aren’t waning ones. His painting technique has improved out of sight as the Hilder Profiles in PIM have shown over the years.

A few years after the war he had a one-man exhibition in Sydney and although some of the local arty critics were less than pleased with the result, it was pretty typical of the man that a large proportion of the paintings— mostly heads of Melanesian natives— was sold.

Anyone looking for the arty craftiness or the gimmick in his writ ing will be similarly disappointed. His style is characteristic of dozens of Master Mariners who have recorded their adventures permanently. Per haps it is the early writing of log books —or reports to the owners who want facts and not rhetoric —which in clines them to the plain literary ap proach, but in a world given over to gimmicking writers it makes quite a change.

Brett joined Burns Philp as one of that Line’s first cadets in 1928 and his story therefore covers the period of BP latter-day history as well as that of the South West Pacific.

He was on Malabar —although on leave at the time—when she com mitted suicide on the rocks south of Sydney in 1931; and on Montoro when that vessel evacuated the people of Rabaul after the May, 1937, vol canic eruption there. He has helped the master’s of sister ships get them selves off reefs and has had brushes with the same Pacific navigational

Loading copra at Washington Island —one of the illustrations in Brett Hilder's book. Below is a flying fish.

hazards himself. He has served in the “big” ships of the Line—big meaning vessels between 3,000 and 7,000 tons gross; and on the BP small vessels like Maiwara and Muliama whose gross tonnage is in the hundreds and whose seaworthiness is in inverse ratio to their ability to roll and to bounce.

In his first 10 years in the Merchant Navy he had several excursions into the Naval Reserve, got his Extra Master’s ticket, and his first command —his sole MN sortie out of the BP service—in a Red Funnel trawler across the Tasman into New Zealand waters.

After the war, BP became agents "for some of the River ships and as Chief Officer in the River Hunter he spent 12 months in the iron ore trade between Newcastle, NSW, and Whyalla, SA, with a diversion to carry wheat from Western Australia during a drought in the Eastern States in 1948.

Adventure Offered When war broke out in 1939, Brett was a Reservist and as such was called up immediately by the Navy but at that time it seemed that the RAN’s role in World War II might be a dull one and that more adventure offered in the Air Force. RAAF needed navigation instructors des perately and the Hilder fight to get transfer was epic. The Navy Office never knew how that gun was loaded, but one Hilder sacrifice was necessary: There was no place in the RAAF for a beard, red Van Dyck or otherwise.

One night I had a date to meet Lieutenant Hilder, RANR, outside St.

Paul’s, Melbourne, and at the ap pointed minute was “picked-up” by a beardless youth in a Squadron Leader’s uniform. The famous Hilder whiskers were gone and so were a dozen Hilder years.

With the same tactics employed against Navy Office he set about easing himself out of the static office of navigation instructor by learning to fly. In the last years of the war he was a Wing Commander, fully air borne with a Catalina squadron in North Australia.

After the war he returned to BP service, in recent years as master of Malaita —probably the ship love of his life—and as such has become one of the best known characters from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, down through New Guinea, the Solomons and New Hebrides to Norfolk Island and the Australian coast.

It is against this background that he tells his personal story in a book that covers all the boundless en

thusiasms of this most unusual unit of the Hilder clan.

In his time—and his 50th birthday is this year— he has collected every marine certificate any sailor can as pire to; he is one of Australia’s most highly regarded in the field of naviga tional science. He can discuss higher mathematics, the basic sciences, astronomy, meteorology with the ex perts. He is interested in the history of languages, genealogy, conchology.

A few years ago he decided to do a little wood carving and has produced some first rate pieces. His enthusiasm for painting and drawing never wanes.

He is a very good swimmer, enjoys bountiful good health and boundless energy; is direct in approach; an

egotist (he calls it being snol and has a slightly bawdy wit.

No book written by this could fail to contain somethir anyone who shares even one multitudinous interests.

The book is made immensely valuable by the author’s own and white drawings—those o ships in which he’s served or of which he has admired will prc be a considerable attraction to lovers everywhere, and particula those in the South West 1

Islands.

JT.

(NAVIGATOR IN THE SOUTH

Published by Percival Marshall & C< London, whose Australian agents are and Watt Ltd., Elizabeth St., Mell Australian price, approx. 32/-.)

Islands Reefs Those You Like

pp. 86-87

And Those You Don't

It is not often that, after reading a book on the Solomons New Guinea, one is left with a nice clean mental taste, wi thoughts of cannibal orgies, sex or ivory-towered solutions ton on the need for assimilation or future native welfare.

SUCH, however, was my experience on finishing Coral and Colour of Gold by Roy Struben, a South African and an ex-RN officer who, with characteristic British under statement, tells a simple tale of his experiences in avoiding coral reefs in the BSIP and seeking gold reefs in TNG.

In 1929 he was invalided from the RN and three years later itchy feet and economic conditions found him searching for an auxiliary schooner in Sydney, Brisbane and Port

Moresby. On arriving at the place he wrote: “Here I was pi into a strange new world”. Co ing he says:— My arrival embarrassed me, took the advice of my cabin m young Australian miner, as to was being worn in those parts went ashore in a white tropica and my old uniform sun-helmet, hearing a citizen hoarsely in ‘Who’s the fireman?’ I crep a store and emerged wearing a and sixpenny straw hat, fur

An early picture of Edie Creek's Day Dawn mine.

ying coat, tie and helmet. My ling friendship for Fred Deckert just survived that Aussie joke. ere he met up with ‘Ma’ McGrath, he Lower Pub, various miners \ bar, pyjama-clad “breakfasting »oached eggs and gin-slings. They ) melancholy after their holiday Ldney”, and Errol Flynn, arriv from his coconut plantation and Ding his father “Plantation doing tididly. Please send £100”. rom Moresby he went on to arai where Arthur Bunting gave good advice, then later stayed e time with ‘Ginger’ (Don) le, his charming wife and three -daughters at Gilli-Gilli. [ was in Rabaul, however, that net Bob Crookshank who was then ter of the Durour and it was who put him on to the Navanora n in the Solomons, which had i put up for sale by the govern it. He offered £4OO, which was jpted. he vessel was eventually re-fitted, :rew obtained and the one-time officer started off on the some it hazardous career of copra hing around the Solomons, lany old identities are named and venture proves more or less a cess. His experiences were the al, everyday happenings of an mds skipper, but they are told in unusually interesting style, ie wins a gold claim at Edie :ek (which he spells “Edi”), one nine on the site of the police post Kaindi. So off he goes to the (robe goldfields, leaving Navanora the care of Ernie Palmer, and later b Crookshank.

Struben’s proxy for the ballot was )nel Shoppee, then a pilot in Ray rer’s Aerial Transport Company at iu, and he eventually finds himself on the fields. His claim was next Harry Darby’s El Dorado lease.

Looking for someone to man his lim, until he could work it him- L Struben approached Gresswell d his wife. The latter agreed.

He writes; The idea of a woman gold-miner was new to me and 1 wondered how it would pan out, but I need not have worried for she proved a winner, handling her team of natives splendidly. She was very small but very determined.

Naturally he visits Flo Stewart’s pub at Wau. There he meets up with Eric Weine, “Tiger” Lil, Otto Rossiter and many others of those balmy days and his descriptions of the “goings on” make nostalgic read ing for the old-timers.

The working of the claim and his prospecting for new ground in un explored territory, based on reports from Baum, all add to the interest.

In 1935 he is back in Europe.

In 1957 he returns to his island haunts for a visit where he finds the Winds of Change have been blowing

strong.-

GT.

(CORAL & COLOUR OP GOLD. (Faber

& Faber, London. 26/-.)

"Hookey" at lett, was one of the more famous killer whales of Eden. Most had names, and the locals could identify them. The illustration is from Mead's book.

Populations Of

p. 87

The Pacific

WHEN in 1957 the South Pacific Commission decided that a handbook should be prepared as a guide to people in the Islands en gaged in demographic work—the study of population—they gave the job to Dr. Norma McArthur, of the Demography Department of the Aus tralian National University, Can berra, who is well known for her Islands work.

The result is Introducing Popula tion Statistics, which will be a valu able book for officers of Islands ad ministrations who want to know something of demographic problems and principles. Dr. McArthur fre quently uses population statistics from Fiji to illustrate her meaning; thus people in Fiji will find it of special interest. The book is published by the Oxford University Press un der the auspices of the SPC and the ANU. Australian price is 37/6.

Whales Of

pp. 87-99

Remarkable Whales Of Eden

When Sydney journalist Tom

Mead during World War II made a visit to Eden, on Twofold Bay

—a magnificent, but neglected

harbour on the far south coast of New South Wales —to investi gate the rural manpower situ ation, he heard the remarkable story of the killer whales of Eden.

HE wasn’t sure he believed it all then —but when he went into the story he found it another case of truth being stranger than fiction.

It took him nearly 15 years before all his research was completed, but the result was worth it and South Pacific readers will be fascinated by Killers of Eden— the story of the killer whales of Twofold Bay.

Mead is not the first writer to tell about the peculiar whaling methods of Eden, but he is certainly the first to give a full story, and to tell it in a fashion that makes easy and en tertaining reading.

Mead’s book perhaps contains some myth masquerading as fact, but this would be unavoidable since the author would have to rely on a great deal of hearsay evidence. But none of this would effect the basic story of the book, which no doubt can be accepted. W. I. Dakin then Pro fessor of Zoology at Sydney Univer sity, in discussing the Eden methods in his Whalemen Adventurers (1934), admitted that he had been suspicious of the reports he had first got, but after investigations on the spot he began to take a different view. He was satisfied that one Eden killer, Old Tom, was more than 80 years old. 4 , It is an unusual tale. Animals have often been credited with human in telligence, but rarely has it been claimed for marine creatures—ceta ceans, to give the killers their correct classification —although they are known to work in unison. The Eden pack made Twofold Bay a base each whaling season for almost a hundred —the only place in the world

e it —men used them to hunt s. wadays men hunt whales m big, •ful chaser ships and kill them explosive harpoons fired from The time is past when men put a in oared boats, when they ed to the whales with hand n harpoons and killed them by with lances, and never again he world see men using whales ch whales as George Davidson thers did at Twofold Bay. ! first whaling from the Austra nainland was begun at Twofold in 1828. Benjamin Boyd, who to build a great city on the wes hores of Twofold Bay, at Boyd , considered whaling from the i good enough proposition to e in it extensively later, s story of Benjamin Boyd, and essel, the Wanderer, occasion breaks the surface in Mead’s but the main tale is of the ig Davidson family. >rge Davidson died in 1952, 1 man. He gave up active whal i 1932. Davidson’s father had the killer whales before him. winter, year in year out, they d in the bay and remained un e summer. The killers would ly round up a whale like sheep herd it into the bay, where the f “Rusho” would go up from halemen on Boyd’s Tower, who [ take to their boats and give The whalemen knew the killers ime, and the killers knew the iques of the whalemen. ; killers would head the whales throw themselves over their loles, forcing them up. The i would have their reward when 'hales were lanced and buoyed; would be allowed to feast un ited—ripping out the whale’s es —until the natural gasses i the whale to the surface once i and the whalemen towed it in. £ book is illustrated with photo s, including some of the

5.-

SI.

[iLERS OP EDEN. Published by and Robertson. 28/6.) e Soldiers 9

onen Of

rberl

ERE are two schools of thought about Xavier Herbert’s first r novel since Capricornia —those say it is absolutely brilliant, those who say it is absolutely nprehensible. I am one of those find Soldiers’ Women incompre ble. is incomprehensible to me as to Herbert should have taken 500

pages to write this mixed-up story of Australian women’s reactions to the war and to the absence of their men folk.

Herbert doesn’t identify the city where the action takes place, but it appears to be Sydney, There are few men in the book, and those that are are mostly American servicemen brought in by the Yank Invasion.

There are brothel keepers, soldiers’ molls, straying wives, lesbians, all talking, all taking up page after page of endless dreary detail Those who insist that Soldiers’

Women is a brilliant novel appear to be able to take in their stride Herbert’s peculiar, almost gushing, flowery style. But 500 pages from the beginning I still found it irritating.

West Australian-born Herbert, a one-time Protector of Aborigines in the Northern Territory, won fame with Capricornia before the war.

Seven Emus was a very short short novel published in 1959 and not well received. He was talking about the plot of Soldiers’ Women during the war, and had been working on his masterpiece qver since.

Obviously this is a book readers must make up their own minds about. Those who found Capricornia to their liking, as I did, probably owe it to themselves to read Herbert’s

controversial follow-up.

SI.

(SOLDIERS’ WOMEN. Published by Angus and Robertson. 30/-.)

Pacific Airline

11 ram a THERE was once a vogue for novels about airlines. Ernest K.

Gann, a one time pilot, achieved great success with his novel The High

and The Mighty, which revolved around a possible forced landing in the Pacific. Now in A Cry to Heaven, Scotsman James MacGregor has tried to imitate his success.

A chartered airliner leaves Hono lulu ostensibly on a flight via Can ton, and Noumea for Sydney with 10 passengers aboard, Brunewald, the owner of the American airline, Air safe, is aboard with his girl friends; an actor who played Tarzan on screen; and as rich an assortment of mankind as you would find in a psychiatrist’s waiting room.

Author MacGregor, having isolated his characters in time once the air craft is aloft, then sets about turn ing on the tension, with the discovery

ime cheesecake photographs in ;wald’s briefcase. >n the passengers discover to dismay, that Brunewald has no ion of taking them to Sydney, as virtually hand picked them— pped them—in an effort to stop -bomb test in the Pacific near iokimoko Atoll. inewald, disclaiming a political ion, merely maintains that he rdered the crew to fly the plane * Test Zone, as a token protest 5t further H-bomb explosions. the plane circles the area, r McGregor, using a literary de ls old as time, probes into the of his characters, and reveals to be a murderess, another a homaniac, a member of the to be homosexual, like Ernest Gann, MacGregor to create any tension on board irliner, and the average reader’s st will be lost well before the

)f his book.-

AF.

CRY TO HEAVEN. Published by nann. 20/-.)

0 Novels Of

i. Australia

lOUGH the eyes of five-year )ld Elizabeth Ingefell, author :es Margaret McGuire attempts create the Australia of 1901 in irst novel September Comes In. •ugh she has done research in ffort to make the background ntic, the novel fails because it action of any kind. It has no interest than a faded photo -1 in an old family album. ic could almost make this novel ;t book for a course in “What’s g with the contemporary Aus n novel?” r it is no more than a genteel oot of English Romance Fiction, its Aunt Emma Woodstocks, Drdshire tea sets, and Captain -Bossinghams. le story opens in Adelaide, at the of the century, when Elizabeth’s ly moves from the Outback to seaside. ielaide, perhaps once the most capital city in Australia, con is of the fact that convicts were r transported there in Colonial , is revealed as having a class cious Edwardian society apeing inglish betters. trough Elizabeth, we are taken ummer garden parties, on a ride stage coach, see the Royal Visit the occasion of Federation and on an Australian picnic, ut author McGuire has failed to her characters “reality”. Adelaide r have been Edwardian, but some

of its population no matter how refined still possessed ambition and greed or a sense of humour and a sex life.

If Miss McGuire meant to write a satirical novel I feel she has failed through being too close to the object of her satire.

Another novel this month set in South Australia is The Living Come First by “Jack Danvers”. Dealing lightly with the assimilation problems of half-caste aborigines, the novel concerns the murder of the daughter of a station owner in the Outback. As the prose style is obviously feminine, we suspect “Jack Danvers” to be Camille Caseleyr, who holds the copyright of the book.

Two half-castes, Jack Austral and Cherry, are brought to Kurdnatta cattle station as children and grow up as one of the family. The station owner’s daughter, Thelma Craig, treats them as brother and sister until she goes south to Adelaide and mixes with “white society”.

She returns to the station, prior to going to the University, and shows her distaste for their old relationship by carefully avoiding contact with Jack and Cherry, Jack, a sensitive and intelligent young man, resents this slight and goes to Thelma’s room to talk to her. An argument flares into a scuffle, a mat slides from under Thelma’s foot and they both land on her bed,

he with his hand on her H Thelma accuses him of tryiii rape her, and says she will tes father.

Knowing that this would cos? his job, Jack cannot believe th;j could be so cruel. Thelma tell;! she will wait until her return to < aide before writing to her fatH tell him of the assault.

She never reaches Adelaide.

Police black trackers are bn to her parked car, to see if the; pick up the tracks of the killer.. it appears that three people visited the scene since the killiJ However, the ending is marrr probably the most improbable

tion imaginable.-

AF.

(SEPTEMBER COMES IN, 21/-. :

LIVING COME FIRST, 17/6. BotM

lished by Heinemann.)

Arc Teenagers

People ?

npO future historians charting A downfall of Western man.j of the most interesting phenoc of our time, may well be the evoli of that unseen nonentity, once « a “child” into the vociferous ager . . . the big spender in our bag free enterprise system w by clothing manufacturers, n companies and the makers of : ointment.

Between You, Me and Gatepost, a handbook for teensi by US recording star Pat Boone, i shed some dismal light on the cu nightmare.

Twenty-six year old Boone, w contribution to literature sists of Twixt Twelve and Twet slangy, Salinger type treatises tweenagers, now offers a book v includes chapters entitled “Gettii Touch With Parents”, “Can Thr Love”, “Dating Daze”, “O Steady” and “Are We Old Em To Marry?”

Boone suggests that teenage 11 should ponder on the question “W marriage interfere with my gn before looking for a minister, himself was married at 19.) He produces some eyebrow rr statistics for this side of the PI when he says that recommended ! for homecomings in the US2 childen are: Ages 12 to 14, 11 ages 14 to 16, midnight; ages 18, 1 p.m.

Presumably, by the time the; are 21, they don’t come home as But Pat’s is a message of hop<c he tells the enthralling story off Mickey Mantle, a teenage basr star with the New York Yankees, , came His Problem.

seems that when playing this ive form of cricket in Boston, y “struck out five times in a and cried like a baby. Mickey sred so much that he was ted to the minor league. But iddy told him straight “If that’s e guts you’ve got, you don’t ; in baseball”. ;r that Mickey didn’t blubber ire. He worked until he was again and Boone says “that is American horse sense made f Mantle a champion”, thinks the challenge to youth ’sixties is, not sex, but how id a nuclear war. His advice ive faith in God and our lagers, he says, should laugh as icet the challenge of peaceful tition with the Russians . . . ie all American way for meet ings head-on. And it’s the ous way”.

es, eh.

AF.

(VEEN YOU. ME AND THE

3ST. Published by the World’s 18/9.)

> Stories Of

rate Lives

SCORE, by Miss Storm meson, and A Private View, 5s Joyce Howard, have some n common—they both tell the if the private life of a man.

Score is set, as the authoress nywhere in the world, but as her characters states, “I don’t it once whether I’m in Greece, , North Africa”. Most readers ump for Cyprus, chief characters in the story • Richard Ormston, Governor colony, his wife Sophie, his Caroline, and his son v. The last named has a girl Sarah Leng, and Sir Richard nistress, Anne Boyd, story tells of revolt against spying power, of ruthless mur d sudden death.

Richard Ormston, the unhappy t of his mother’s upbringing, an who has never put a foot in his whole career and always s right word for the right man ; tly the right moment until he :ed with the dilemma of iy Boyd, Anne’s husband, be tested as the leader of the He allows Boyd to be tortured. 1 Jameson has written so many te novels that her admirers are Suffice it to say that this novel her skill at its best—ingenious, J n .g and beautifully written. nvate View is the story of a kfe, told in a series of cleverly

constructed flashbacks. Alden Moore is old and lives in an Old People’s Home. He is content and at peace despite the occasional clamour and unease Of his fellow-inmates.

As he reflects on his life, through one bright spring day, he relives his failures and successes while working at an orphanage, his compromises with love and his unexpected fulfil ment.

This is Miss Howard’s second novel—the first was Two Persons Singular —and in it she allows free play to her warm compassion without becoming sentimental. It is quite a small novel (224 pages) written in

an easily read style and the sort of book you hate to leave once you

have started to read it.

EN.

(LAST SCORE and A PRIVATE VIEW

are both published by Macmillan. Each 20/-.)

Writer With

A Gift

THERE seems no limit to the manifestations of Miss Muriel Spark’s arresting talent as a writer who has the extraordinary gift of being both extremely funny and ex tremely serious at the same time.

Her novels and short stories have

a striking reception both in the *d Kingdom and the United s, and she has recently attracted b with some radio plays specially ;n for the BBC. They are best ibed as dramatic narratives and of them are given in Voices at and interleaved here with six stories. e four plays are very clever— :ularly The Dry River Bed. Miss : uses all the tricks of the trade it her effects, but no one can ; her for that when the resul production is so finished and led. ? Danger Zone was difficult to but would be delightful to listen a radio play. ; six short stories are gems of ity. The character drawing is tating and Miss Spark’s ear for

;ue is superb.-

EN.

ICES AT PLAY. Published by illan. 20/-.)

Good New

riller

fH The Dead Past Miss Jean Scholey makes her debut as a ir-writer. The book is exciting ery readable.

District Commissioner in Tan ka is faced with the murder of landering adventurer from Dar daam—a case of murder for y, or for diamonds? pects are plentiful, in fact all lain characters come under sus i at one time or another. And e clues are there to detect the murder if the reader is wide 5 and not content to have the ry solved for him at the end j book. j climax on the wharves of the East African port, in which the is set, is cleverly executed, ether a colourful, swift-moving use story with characters and round to match an ingenious

EN.

E DEAD PAST. Published by nann. 20/-.)

e Junior

okshelf

ONG the books for the young md the younger available at your shop now are Let It Rain, Every - Is Somewhere, The Roan e r, The Andalusian Guitar, and Valeriane Series. instated from the French, The lusian Guitar by Saint-Marcoux, d make delightful reading for ntelligent 14 year old, curious t the customs of foreign lands, nio, whose father had been killed

in a Corrida des Torros, and whose grandfather had been crippled by a bull, has a burning ambition to be a bull fighter. In Spain, this usually occurs in Andalusian boys who see such a profession as the only means of escape from abject poverty. He succeeds in killing 100 brave bulls.

Let It Rain is by Dorothy Koch, with simple colourful drawings by Helen Stone. It tells the story of a rainy day at home in an imaginative mood for the benefit of kindergarten aged children. Everything is Some where is a companion piece, written and illustrated by Vasiliu, which

draws the distinction between toys and animals and flowers and things that one can touch, and the things that one cannot, such as rainbows.

Everything is somewhere but only God is everywhere is the theme of this attractive work for the same age group.

The Roan Runner is an adventure story for older children. Written by Jane and Paul Annixter it tells about the boy Clem, the Roan Runner, a young stallion, and Poojer the dog —all of them a devoted trio.

And there is a bright new set of small books about Valeriane. There

is a set of six just issued, eac;c a letter of the alphabet promr displayed in their spine (lett; to F in this release) and we pi( the set will eventually incluoj alphabet. Valeriane meets s engine, goes to a carnival, gg sea, etc. The pages are small, < ful and thick, and the type They would make a nice set 1 four-to-six-year-olds.

(THE ROAN RUNNER, 15/6. I

RAIN, 13/3. EVERYTHING IS

WHERE, 13/3. VALERIANE SERI,

each. THE ANDALUSIAN GUITAii

All published by Heinemann.)

What’s New in Paper H

There is a first class select' mysteries and thrillers in the> batch of paper-backs, including by Agatha Christie, Ngaio Peter Cheyney, Erie Stanley C and Alistair Mac Lean. Thev one book in the following tith isn’t recommended.

THE SITTAFORD MYSTED

Agatha Christie, was first puj in 1931, but this tale of the; seance which rapped out a murder is still fascinating. (For

THE THIRTEEN PROBLH

another of the earlier models* Queen of Crime, but Miss ♦ gives value for money by pre 13 short mysteries in the on© Miss Marple does the dea (Great Pan).

POIROT INVESTIGATED

Agatha Christie again (of cou in the same nature as the n one—ll cases of myster: detection between the same Hercule Poirot does his usus job. (Great Pan).

THE LABOURS OF HERO

by Agatha Christie, is anoti Poirot —and this time we hr tales of detection. They different, and some are ai You’ll pick some of the sod (Fontana).

SURFEIT OF LAMPREYS

detective contribution of Zealander Ngaio Marsh, mist, the macabre, and Lord LampK his family get mixed up murderous doings. The story\ beginnings in NZ and mo London. (Fontana).

LADIES WONT WAIT, bd

Cheyney, is the Cheyney bl< desperate men and dangerous 1 Michael Kells, secret agent, is a chase across Europe. The by the way, are all “lookers”.

Pan).

IE CASE OF THE MOTH

EN MINK, by Erie Stanley ner, is another classic in the ner tradition of hard-hitting, talking, woman-shy Perry Mason jrs. Fans won’t be disappointed, at Pan). [E SECRET WAYS, by Alistair .ean, was first published a couple ars back as The Last Frontier. ael Reynolds has to kidnap a ist from a Russian scientific rence, but in Hungary he gets gled with the beautiful, dis ig Julia, which makes the job . (Fontana).

E EDUCATION OF

M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N is one onard Q. Ross’ hilarious stories man’s battles with the English ige at the American Night ratory School for Adults. Even determined not to be amused Ive in after the first few pages yman’s incredible murder of . (Great Pan).

JC MEDICINE, by D. C.

MD, must hardly be out of overs—yet here it is. The is based on the American ’$ study of the healthy ain folk of Vermont. He comes th cure-all medicines in the of apple-cider, vinegar and but who wants to be like the nt mountain folk, anyhow?

Pan).

I SINS OF RACHEL CADE,

harles Mercer, tells of an :an nurse’s missionary medical in East Africa. But she gets sd, at different times, with the and one of the missionaries, )es some sinning on that ac )efore she sees the light. There ippy ending. They also made a film. (Fontana).

SN’T ALL MINK is Ginette ’’s story of how she graduated shop-girl to director of the house of Balmain. She admits 11s very expensive things to ch people, and there is noth 'll about her account of it. oentions that Balmain has »g lists of customers—the hetic and the “not so nice”, na).

KINGDOM OF THE

T, by Lucy Walker, is a novel he Australian outback. Judith n’s uncle leaves her a share ►attic station, and the other ’ a man > doesn’t want her out the nearest neighbour is es off. But Judith comes, ■ • (Fontana).

AGAIN SANDERS, is Edgar Wallace’s Sanders of the river.

Commissioner Sanders is all things to all men, and even the Africans love him. Well, they did in 1928 when the late Edgar wrote this adventure story, but what they would do to him now we would hate to guess. (Great Pan), THE DUPE, by Robert S. Close, tells of the barque Laconda and what happens aboard when it is bound for the Horn with a tyrannical mate aboard. Australian Robert Close now lives in Europe after the Australian censors made it unreasonably hot for him a few years ago because he pub lished Love Me, Sailor —a book which by today’s standards is kindergarten stuff. (Great Pan).

THE GREATEST RAID OF ALL.

by C. E. Lucas Phillips. This is the story of the British raid on St.

Nazaire when the Normandie Dock was destroyed. No less than five VC’s were gained in that remarkable action, which is here told with the full flavour of its impudence and daring. (Pan Giant Illustrated).

STAIN OF SUSPICION, by

Charles Williams. Murder in a Florida town. More violence threatened, A fast-talking knight in shining armour goes in batting for the girl in the middle of it all. (Great Pan).

MY FRIENDS THE MISS

BOYDS, by Jane Duncan. An eight year-old of the Scottish Highlands tells of a vanished world of the time of World War I. Into that atmosphere come the six Miss Boyds, townbred sisters. (Great Pan).

DUNKERLEYS, by Howard Spring, is a novel with magazine publishing as a background. Publisher, editor and contributors are all involved, and Spring is in good story telling form. (Fontana).

THE LOSERS, by Clifford Irving, was made into a film. It’s a thriller of sorts, with one woman’s sexual interests the main prop. (Great Pan).

FIESTA, by Ernest Hemingway, was the novel that made his name, but it was called The Sun Also Rises.

The setting is one of frustrated love in Spain. (Great Pan).

AN INFAMOUS ARMY, by

Georgette Heyer, is a Heyer historical, with the Battle of Waterloo adding some stupendous, super-colossal,

reen colour. And, as a matter ct, as history it’s not bad. 3iant).

DENARY AT JALNA, by

de la Roche, is one of the >aks family sagas. They ly have a family tree—when is first published in hard covers 8 it was the fifteenth book.

Giant).

SELIQUE, by Sergeanne It has taken two paper-back to tell the life of Angelique angle, half devil, wholly !” Book one tells of her child md of her marriage to the Comte de Peyrac, who arouses iy and her mind, but who is way from her to keep an ment at the stake. Book two, the nameless and penniless [ue’s climb back to the court King through a world of ; and lust. (Pan Giant). iopies are all from William Collins s) Ltd. Each 4/-, except ue Book I”, 7/6; “Angelique Book “The Greatest Raid of All”, “It Mink”, “Sins of Rachel Cade”, iry at Jalna” and “An Infamous all 5/-.)

Pacific Shipping And Cruising Yachts

pp. 101-115

The 40-ton, twin-engined Manava, operating the New donia-Loyalty Island trade, sank off Mare Island on August liter hitting a coral head the previous night.

E Manava, owned by Captain H.

J. Helme, had in June gone to the :ance of the motor ship ntaire when it also sank off Mare t, July, p. 101) and Manava’s following that of the Volontaire ;s the freight transport situation e Loyalty Islands a serious one. ic Manava, about 70-ft over-all, formerly the New Hebrides Con nium patrol vessel Don Quixote. was sold to Noumea last year, nally she was the Brisbane luxury er Idle Hour. hen Captain Helme bought the 1 last year he converted it to a tit and passenger carrying vessel rendered a great service to the Ity Islanders. Captain Helme is known in the South Pacific as a experienced seaman, le Manava on August 13 was be lt Mare and Lifou Islands in the Ity Group, and was in sight of !. She hit a coral head at about p.m., badly holing the hull.

Desperate efforts were made through out the night to save the ship.

Captain Helme had radioed his plight and the native-owned cutter Tuno was sent from Mare to the aid of Manava. Passengers and crew were taken off and the vessel sank at 9 a.m. on August 14.

The Territory Assembly had earlier discussed the loss of the Volontaire, which sank after striking a submerged object.

The Assembly decided to make the Government subsidy for islands and coastal shipping attractive enough to entice a company to build a ship fitted to the needs of the traffic.

Ships on the New Caledonian register are either too small or too big to undertake the services properly.

A Noumea report says the loss of the Manava so soon after the Volontaire should get some action on this matter.

0 VEILOMANI SINKS: During

a severe storm off Cape St. George, N.

Britain, on August 12, the inter-island vessel Veilomani opened up and took in such an amount of water that she sank ‘like a stone’ within minutes.

Captain Fred Mathias, 11 crew mem bers and eight passengers all reached shore on Lambom Island after 13 hours swimming in life-jackets in gale-swept seas.

Captain Mathias sent a series of ‘Mayday’ calls which went un acknowledged and just before the vessel sank, crew saw lights of another vessel less than a mile away. Several rockets and flares were fired but no help was forthcoming.

The Bougainville Company’s freighter Kilinailau ex Southern Cross, under Captain Peter Fenwick,

headed for Lambom Island after a radio message was received in Rabaul asking mariners to watch out for Veilomani in the Cape Saint George area, on August 15.

A search party put ashore by Capt.

Fenwick on Lambom heard news that survivors had reached the shore.

Their survival in such heavy seas and subsequent trek across the Lambom mountains was described by Capt.

Fenwick as “nothing short of amaz ing”.

Kilinailau brought the survivors back to Rabaul on August 16, where Captain Mathias received medical at tention for a leg injury.

The Veilomani, 65-ft with a 16-ft beam, with twin Gardner diesels, was built in Sydney after the war for the Seventh-day Adventist Mission and sailed to New Guinea early in 1947 shortly after her launching. The Mission sold her a few years ago.

• MISSING IN BSIP: When the

MV Halamon and the MV Toby were reported overdue at Vanikoro, BSIP, in late July, a full scale search was started, involving diversion of

[?] SUNK. The "Manava" (left) when she was Brisbane's "Idle [?]", and the "Veilomani", when she was owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Mission.

in J. J. Helme, of the "Manava", which sank in August.

r BSIP shipping and a request in air-sea rescue plane. The two i were sighted off Santa Cruz jay they were due at Vanikoro, the Halamon seemed to be try ;o tow the Toby. But they were seen again for six days, when h seas were hazardous for small Is. A RNZAF Sunderland flew Fiji, but while she was refuel at Santo en route the Halamon sighted coming into Vanikoro. •eported she had towed the Toby teller at Utupua Island after the had lost a propeller. Both ships sheltered at Utupua until the ler moderated. The Toby, which wed by the Kauri Timber Com , Vanikoro, was later retrieved. mon is Chinese-owned. Mean the Western Pacific High Corn oner, Mr. Trench, had had to 1 to Auki by the Maureen to :h the first of three fishing ves for the SPC’s boat building >l, because his usual ship, the I Queen, had joined the search he two missing vessels.

LONG DRIFT: The New

ides ketch Trebakor, owned by A. Houdie, drifted for 12 days le New Hebrides in July after developed engine trouble. The tassengers aboard used up the xe provisions in the first six days, spent the next six without food e the ketch was sighted by a lese vessel heading for NZ.

Japanese supplied the drifters food and towed the ketch to lapanese tuna freezer at Santo.

Trebakor had left Erromanga on 12 and engine trouble developed Tate, where the drift began.

MANOORA FOR PILGRIMS:

Australian passenger liner oora, 10,952-tons, and last of the ralian coastal passenger ships, ht by the Indonesian Government 5e renamed Ambolompa. Earlier rts stated that the vessel would sed as a troopship; however, it w said that she will carry pilgrims 4ecca each year. A 39 man nesian crew flew to Sydney from arta and later left for Melbourne August 16 to take over the old . Price for Manoora was reported Jng £375,000 and the Indonesians she is good for at least 10 years -island service.

THE MUSICAL MARINER:

ough better known to PIM ers as Captain L. C. “Bob”

Iton, “the musical mariner” as he aiown on the waterfront took mand of another “slow boat to to” in August. He is to deliver

the 722-ton NZ coaster Pakura, ex Sunny hill, ex Maja to her new owners, the Australia Pacific Shipping Company in Hongkong. Captain Boulton, who plays the fiddle, took the old island trader Maui Pomare to Hongkong on April 5 (see PIM, April, p. 7, May, p. 112), with the coal burner, Herekino in tow. Australia Pacific Shipping Co. also bought these ships.

Pakura, manned by a Chinese crew flown from Hongkong, left Auckland with empty holds but after developing a serious list returned to take on several hundred tons of sand ballast.

• NEW VESSEL: The GEIC’s

new vessel Nivanga, now being

finished in Hongkong, is expected in Tarawa towards the end of the year, Captain Warrington-Strong left Tarawa for Hongkong at the end of June to standby during the latter stages of construction and a crew is soon expected to travel there to pick her up. The name Nivanga derives from the name of an Ellice Goddess of Navigation, • SOLD AT LAST: Union Steam Ship freighter Kaponga, ex Woodland (built 1949), 2,772-tons, which has been laid up off Chelsea, Auckland, NZ, since November, 1958, has been sold to the Hang Fung Shipping and Trading Co. Ltd., Hongkong. The vessel will be renamed Nam Feng

i Wind) and will be used to timber between the Philippines pan.

IMALL FIRE: Quick action by rs using fire extinguishers pre a small fire spreading on board O-ton Ai Sokula when berthed ller’s Wharf, Suva, on August amage to the inter-island trader was undergoing refit was only

lARBOUR MASTER MOVES:

Harbour Master, Captain C. has now moved into his new ice on Pilot Point, from where able to see ships approaching my direction. The house was ly occupied by Mr. C. Brew, lie Service Commissioner.

VHARF FACE LIFT: Suva is

le only port to improve its ance lately, for completed in for the arrival of the NZ lor General on August 12, were rements to the wharf and ns shed. Old galvanised iron I has been replaced by iium and road sealing and tree ig has been carried out.

MAIDEN VISIT; Pacific Trans -td.’s SS Lakemba, made her ill at Apia, end of July, when rought passengers and a deck of timber consigned to Morris om Ltd. The 4,800-ton vessel 9 passengers aboard many of complained about the lack of linment there and the local system. It has been suggested all shipping companies and be supplied with a leaflet ex

plaining the “points” system in Samoa which could be distributed to pas sengers.

• GEIC IMPROVEMENTS:

Work on improving some reef pass ages in the GElC—funds for which have now been approved to the tune of £72,500—wi1l probably begin in earnest next March and take about nine months. A team of Royal Engineers, consisting probably of two officers and six NCO’s, will undertake the work. a schedule for the work released

in Tarawa says the team, after arriv ing in March, will go to Nui in April to improve the boat passage there, while their ship lands explosives at other Gilbert islands. Nui has been chosen as the first island to start work on because it is the most suit able for experiment. In May the team will split and go to Nanumanga and Tamana to blast both passages.

They will improve boat passages in Arorae and Bern in June and July, blast new boat passages on Hull, Gardner and Sydney in September- October, improve the passages at Aranuka and Marakei in November, and return to the UK, the work com pleted, in time for Christmas.

The GEIC Administration says it knows very well that islands other than these have good claims to con sideration when it comes to improved passages. But finance is the thing, and the Colony wants to get as much work done at the minimum expense.

In the light of experience gained from next year’s improvements, a pro gramme of work on other islands may be drawn up.

Meanwhile, Betio Harbour, Tarawa, has seen the final stages of con struction work completed, and re cently a big crowd welcomed the oil tanker Pacific Enterprise when it successfully berthed alongside Betio wharf. It was the first entrance into the harbour of an overseas vessel. • SMALL SHIP: Newest addition to Fiji’s fleet of pleasure vessels is the Adi Beti, sold by the Public

IMPPOVEMENTS. Dredging has begun at the north end of Suva's wharf, in preparation for the work of rebuilding and enlarging the dock area.

Photo: Rob Wright

ks Department to Mr. Robbie >er, of the Hot Springs Hotel, isavu, who plans to run the Adi as an excursion craft to islands ly to Savusavu, which is on Vanua HARD WORDS. West Samoa’s Uy Samoa Bulletin, in its usual ue style, had some critical things ay about the behaviour of some the ratings aboard HMNZS alist, whch brought Viscount ham, NZ Governor-General, to i in August on a farewell visit.

Bulletin commented that it could no reason why the 200 ratings descended on Apia shouldn’t 5 had a good time, but it couldn’t why the men should smash a s of glasses in one club, or why nember of the Shore Patrol ild himself be “completely inated” and try to break down the r of another bar. “We welcome visitors,” said the Bulletin, “but liganism of this nature, particuf from one supposed to be in :ge of the keeping of discipline shore, is lamentable. There were vis and fights among the Shore ■ols themselves. When harassed :ials of the RSA managed to t the troublemakers, fights started i in front and behind the RSA arises . . . and in closing we canhelp compare the behaviours of softly spoken Chinese crew from Chengtu, in port at the same

time, with the barbarous behaviour of some of the crew of HMNZS Royalist” um/CDrD ccomrce.

•. HOVERCRAFT SERVICES.

A Liverpool, England, company has applied for licences to introduce the first hovercraft services (the British designed Hovercraft moves on a cushion of air) linking a number of towns in Britain besides services across the channel. The firm, Star ways, plans to spend £Stg.soo,ooo on the project if licences are provided The cross channel service would link Penzance and London with Dover and Calais, and Harwich with Rotter dam and Antwerp. A model of a Hovercraft ferry designed to carry 500 passengers and 200 motor cars at 100 m.p.h. across the English Channel was the focal point of pub- He interest in the British pavilion at the Sydney Trade Fair in August,

© FISHERIES COURSE: Mr.

Ron Powell, Cooks’ Fisheries Officer, was one of the lecturers for the nine weeks’ course in commercial fishing techniques which began at Tulagi, BSIP, on August 23. About 25 islanders from the BSIP, NNG, P-NG and the New Hebrides are attending. The course is being con ducted jointly by the South Pacific Commission and the Food and Agri culture Organisation, The Fisheries Training centre is conducted along different lines from

the SPC-FAO fisheries training course held in Noumea in 1956. The emphasis is strongly on the practical aspects of fishing, and for each hour that trainees listen to lectures, they will spend days at sea or on reefs learning by actual practice, under the guidance of four instructors, how to make, use and maintain a wide variety of fishing gear. They will also study techniques for preserving fish by salting, drying and smoking.

Three fishing boats have been specially built and equipped for the Fisheries Training Centre by the twenty-four island trainees attending the SPC-FAO boatbuilding course now in progress at Auki, in the Solo mons. These boats are 25-foot cut ters, each equipped with a 12 h.p. air-cooled diesel engine and auxiliary sail. Handling and maintenance of the boats, and elementary navigation, will be part of the instruction given at the Centre. © LESSON: As a result of an accident with a police punt in rough weather off Savusavu, Vanua Levu, Fiji, in July, police punts in Fiji will in future be used only in calm waters and rivers. Assistant Superintendent Peter Harrison, 35, and Constable George Kumar, 28, were flung into the sea when their punt, driven by an outboard motor, was swamped. They were nearly two miles from the shore.

The Superintendent managed to get ashore and reach a village, where he reported that the constable, who could not swim, was still hanging on to the fuel tank of the outboard motor. Villagers went out in a launch but meantime the constable

[?] SLIPWAY. The Vacuum Oil Company's 720-ton tanker "Pacific Enterprise", and W.

Carpenter's inter-island ship "Ai Sokula", are the first large ships to use the new a slipways at the same time since the slips were opened in July. "Pacific Enterprise's" [?]e port is Lae but she moves around the South Pacific. Her master is Captain B. J. tridge. The "Ai Sokula" (Captain Robert Croaker) operates from Suva to Vanua Levu [?]ts and Taveuni. First ship to have the honour of using the slipways was Tonga's "Aoniu". slips were built at a cost of £650,000. The slipway on the left can take ships up to 1,000 tons and the one on the right up to 500 tons.

Photo: S. A. Whippy

ON THE "WARIA". The two men in a small boat who left Lae, NG, in May to sail to Perth ("PIM", July, p. 110) got no further than Port Moresby—in the boat, anyhow. The "Waria" developed engine trouble in Pori Moresby and Charles Hyland and Lee Hall flew to Australia from there. Mr. Hall, who is employed at Lae, returned to Lae aboard the "Soochow" in early August, and this photograph of him was taken aboard.

Photo: Pat Robertson

anaged to reach the shore. Both ?ere injured by coral.

NORFOLK PLANS: An officer 2 Commonwealth Department >rks spent a fortnight on Nor land in August investigating the sealing of roads and the ility of establishing a harbour, fer, he was more concerned he roads than the harbour, and lopes that the visit might mean mite move was at last being to give Norfolk a port of are likely to be unfulfilled, roblem of where to put a decent i place of the present landings igston and Cascades, on oppo ses of the island, has been 51n 8 official minds for so many

years that it is difficult to know when plans were first mooted. Recently there have been hopes that a plan involving hot air (PIM, June, p. 105) could be adopted but this is likely to be a last resort, as it is very expensive. The recent official visitor will make a report on the subject of possible sites for a harbour but there are no plans to get the subject finalised once and for all, and it may still be years yet before any firm proposals are made.

• RABAUL VISIT: The Nor-

wegian bulk-ore carrier MV Trefonn arrived in Rabaul in August to put ashore for burial a seaman who died

of a heart attack. The new 13 000ton motor vessel was on a vovaee f ro m Svdnev to rhirm whpn *

"an died Ld th? SCa ‘

mans fam.ly m . ~y . , a , r f^ ues J t * l ® t he f hou d no * bun^ d at sea but should be cre P iatet i °r buried ashore at a convenient port,

. •.GEIC RECRUITING: The MV

Sinkiang is this year engaged on the annual recruiting and repatriation of GEIC phosphate workers at Ocean Island and Nauru. She began work in July under charter to the British Phosphate Commission. This year 480 workers are being recruited for

yment at Ocean and Nauru, and orkers are being repatriated.

X)NG SAIL: Fiji’s newest i canoe—the 42-footer built re al Kabara in the Lau Group— ; seen in Suva for the Hibiscus il in late September. She will led the 155 miles from Kabara a, bringing a group of islanders vill perform dances. Greatest t will probably be in the canoe (PIM, August, p. 45).

"ISH CANNING PROJECT:

to start a fish canning industry uka, the former capital of Fiji, evealed in August. A company nominal capital of £250,000 is iring the project, of the directors, Suva solicitor, laurice Scott, said Levuka had hosen as the site for the cannery ie it had good wharf facilities, ccess to the fishing grounds and igs near the wharf suitable for iery. He said the fishing ships be Japanese-manned and the s would be Japanese but there be employment for local said shares would be available public and it was not expected here would be any difficulty in I capital. He added that he not say when the company I start operating but fishing s were coming from Japan to o the details of the scheme.

SAD SOUVENIR: Recently on the shores of Lifou Island * Loyalty Group was a bottle ining a message that had been n overboard by lone navigator Clabaut in May, 1960. The

message in the bottle asked the finder to send the paper to the French naval newspaper, Cols Bleues in France.

The bottle, the 86th thrown overboard by the late Guy Clabaut took a year to reach land although it was close to land at South 22 deg. 20 min, and West 174 deg. 41 min. when tossed overboard. At the time Clabaut was making his solitary way around the world in the tiny yacht Eole and suffered great privations on the last stage of the voyage to New Caledonia.

He arrived at Mare island in the Loyalties in an exhausted condition and was flown to hospital in Noumea.

He failed to rally and died in Noumea in August, 1960. His body has since

been returned to his homeland, Morocco. His yacht still lies at anchor in Noumea’s Bai de Moselle. • LAUTOKA WHARF; Letters of protest have been sent to the Fiji Government over the fact that the £H million Lautoka Wharf can still only accommodate one overseas ship at a time. The Government shelved a plan that the north face of the wharf be dredged to 24-feet, although the contractors were still on the job at the time. Lautoka Chamber of Commerce has been asked by the Government to make a “case” for the extra dredging, which would allow ships like Matua to berth at the north face instead of having to lay off in the stream and be discharged by lighters.

The Chamber is reported to be annoyed by the Government’s answer, and also by a strong rumour that shipping interests are not particularly interested in bringing cruise ships to Lautoka, because of the alleged danger in passing a ship tied up at the CSR wharf.

Captain J. Mullins, doyen of Fiji pilots, told PlM’s Lautoka corres pondent, that except in very bad weather, there was plenty of room for any ship, cruise or otherwise, to come to the new wharf.

• FRENCH ARE COMING: The

Commander in Chief of French Forces in the Pacific, Rear Admiral Martinez, will visit Suva in the French warship Francis Gamier for four days of the Hibiscus Festival on September 19 to 22, Some 170 matelots make up the complement of

KING UP. This is how the "Maria del Mar" looked in August on the reef at Santo, [?] she went aground in March. Captain Frank Sadler, master of BP's "Tulagi”, told [?]" that her back appeared to be broken. The evidence of it seems to show in the photograph.

FAREWELL. Goodbye Sydney! said these Papua-New Guinea nayal ratings when they took the RAN Lighter MRL253 from Sydney to Manus Island, NG in July. Sixteen of them had arrived in Sydney a few weeks previously with a lighter from Manus. ("PIM", August, p. 99). Photo: Sydney "Daily Telegraph"

the French warship which launched in 1936, and has s of 36 knots.

News of Cruising Ya<

© TURING A, 40-ft ketch, by Messrs. J. Crooks, P. Baxt J. Hargreaves, all of Southlan was due to sail from the B 1 Auckland during August on t leg of a world tour. The kes been built during seven years time project for the voyage wh take three years.

• BLUE PETER: 63-ton

can yacht with owner Bill ] his wife and a two-man Phi crew, last reported as being a : sight in Hollandia {PIM, July, was reported in Wewak at t of July. She later went on to ; and then headed for Rabaul, some trouble and was towed Madang. Blue Peter was I Hongkong, entirely of teak, ai Rabaul she intends to sail fon

• EX MOON FLEET: A

note from Wewak, NG, tells Joe Pachernegg is thinking a on a tour again. Joe am Madang at the end of 1959, a out from Suva in the staysail si Moonfleet, formerly the Ko Hawaii, and began work as fessional seaman. He is ms the MV Rouna Falls, Wewak, renamed the Moonfleet, Q Says Joe: “It’s a name which right out of Homer’s Odyss means the old ocean himself, put a fair amount of work i and she is now almost comple constructed—re-fitted and re

is plenty of room in the 39-ft islander. Now I am making to depart in March next year pan, Hawaii, Tahiti, and perhaps ith America, the Galapagos and )ly Europe. But . . . sail a Df that size alone? Certainly I am looking for a crew now. ne or two red-blooded fellows, ;llows with the right sort of iasm with a few quid in their who are prepared for dis rt, but are willing to do things o places”.

CAPELLA, 43-ft ketch, sailed Roslyn, Long Island, USA, on •0 on a 12,000-mile voyage to Marshall Islands, where she will id to transport Roman Catho ests, medicine and food among ed mission stations. Her pre owners, Mr. and Mrs, Jack will remain aboard to operate lip for the Jesuits. They will erve as lay apostles in the Mar 'ella (meaning chapel) has un ie a four-year refit to make her to operate for a number of without repairs. She is diesel ed, with Neoprene sheeting the entire hull, with fibre glass the cast iron keel of the boat, to will have its own radio

station, built by Binns to receive and transmit commercial traffic. Call sign is WKBG. Route to the Mar shalls will be through the Panama Canal, via Galapagos Islands, Mar quesas, north of Tuamotu Archi pelago to Tahiti, on to Rarotonga, thence to Tonga, Suva, through the Ellice Islands to Tarawa and on to the destination at Majuro Atoll, in the Marshalls. • PATSY JEAN, 28-ft ketch, from Opononi, NZ, cleared Raro tonga for Hawaii on June 10 and after stops at Aitutaki and Penrhyn arrived at Christmas Island on July 9. Patsy Jean is under charter to

Allan McQueen and Brian White of Rarotonga and with them is Amosa Marsters, a Cook Islander. Brian White is believed to be looking for a new boat and is keen to see the catamaran type popular in Hawaii, suitable for ocean cruising. • SIREN, rebuilt trading ketch is being operated around the Cooks by Patsy Jean’s owner Don Silk, and former crew mate Bob Boyd, in an effort to accumulate funds for fur ther cruising. • DUCHESS, a schooner owned and skippered by Mr. Ferris, arrived in Honolulu early in August, 31 days out of Bora Bora. (Over)

[?]hernegg, in Wewak, aboard his staysail [?] "Okeanos" (formerly "Moonfleet") [?]he hopes to take on another cruise far. See page 110. Joe is master MV "Rouna Falls", seen at left, with the "Okeanos" on the right.

RAMONA, sailed by owner m McDougall, also arrived in ilu, in August, 22 days out of iva.

REKKA, a yawl skippered by Cuzwell, accompanied by his daureen, arrived for a short Honolulu before returning to linland in August where Guz lans to sell Trekka and build ing larger.

VESTWARD HO!, 53-ft yacht cruised the South Seas a few igo has been sold in Honolulu (oung preacher who plans to is large family to the remote )f the Pacific to spend his time ting the natives. He has never »t on a boat before. Westward a highly developed racing le, will make an unusual sight the copra schooners.

MARIE CELINE, a schooner y in Tahiti, has been sold to Barkhorn of Honolulu.

PRANS PACIFIC RACE, the

yacht classic from Honolulu, ed outside entries from the Navy, Japanese Government rom Canada. Australian-built Peer Gynt, owned and skip

pered by Gordon M. Morrison of San Francisco YC finished 10th in her Class and 40th in the fleet of 41. Winner of Class A, was the 66-ft cutter, Nam Sang of Newport, while Class B was won by Ichiban, 50-ft sloop; Class C, by Nalu 11, 46-ft sloop; and Class D, by Vamonos, 36-ft sloop.

• YANKEE DOODLE, 40-ft

American yacht on a two year pleasure cruise, hit Belcher’s Rocks, off Makuluva, about 10 miles from Laucala Bay, early on the morning of August 22. The steel-hulled yacht, sent out a distress signal to VRO Suva, and an RNZAF launch left

Laucala Bay to take the yacht in tow.

Later, the Pilot launch Seniceva took over.

Skipper, Mr. Jack Marston, his wife Diana, 11 year old daughter Dale, and a New Zealand couple, John and Marilyn Smith who joined Yankee Doodle in Honolulu, were aboard the yacht when she struck the reef and was carried over.

When the yacht hit, a steel cleet pierced Mr. Smith’s foot causing a deep wound. Later in Suva, the Yankee Doodle was to be put on the slipway to assess damage. She did not take in any water after she hit.

Next call after Suva for the yacht will be Auckland.

In The News This Month

p. 101

Ambolompa Ai Sokula Adi Beti Blue Peter Capella Don Quixote Duchess Eole Francis Gamier Halamon Herekino Kaponga Kilinailau Lakemba Manava Maureen Manoora Maria del Mar Matua Marie Celine Nivanga

Okeanos Paknra Pacific Enterprise Patsy Jean Peer Gynt Royalist Ramona Spartan Spirit Sinkian?

Siren Toby Tebakor Trefonn Turinga Trekka Volontaire Veilomani Waria Westward Ho!

Yankee Doodle

The Smallest

p. 109

Ever ?

if ter an official Admiralty well, the smallest ever craft r to attempt to sail around [ world was due to leave stol, England, with crew of *e, on August 26. lamed “Spartan Spirit”, and \t in the owner’s garage, the muda rigged vessel measures ft 6 in. long. On board will the owner, Mr. A. H. Wake 1, ex RN, lan Dunham, aged ex Merchant Navy, and Tom :, aged 20, a “former painter decorator”.

'he Admiralty and its con tors have taken part in the mrations for the voyage with ice on equipment which in les solar stills for making h water. The voyagers will y out experiments with •k repellents and test equip \t for the Royal Naval Life ng Committee.

PRO statement that “much ul data on survival will be led” from the voyage seems :ast a cautionary note over voyage which will be from 't to East with Pacific ports :all at Suva, Tonga, Tahiti, ■er Island, and Panama, end in Bristol in “September, r. t present the “smallest ever” have made the voyage is ?kka” but no doubt some espondent in Outer Mongolia ’ 'filing to tell us that his first nn (once removed ) sailed 18 ft 51 in. craft from the dington Canal Junction to upper reaches of the Amazon back!

Where Are

p. 112

You?

Where are you, yachts.

How long will you be t Where are you headed for What are the names of crew? “PlM’s” yachting cor are for the convenience of j cruising the South Pacific, years they have been a office in which cruising y,\ men keep in touch with other’s movements. The best to have the movements of yacht listed in “PIM” is to < us a line regularly yourself? it from port to port. A lines on a card will do.

Tell others, through “PA

Six Bitter

p. 115

Bachelors

'laiming that they couldn’t what they wanted in erica, six bachelors sailed n San Francisco in August on 5-foot schooner on a Pacific ige to find the perfect woman, so they say! kipper of the cruise is Merle rson, a 30-year-old building factor, who said he had heard idea of the perfect woman d be found in Australia, he rest of the crew claiming American society and culture a bad streak in it, comprise iccountant, a manager of a ling alley, a disc jockey and V executive. he schooner’s first stop is to he Marquesas. fter this advance publicity, d” feels that the chances of ? frisky but eligible men king Australia as bachelors is remote. ght now, the girls are sound the tocsin from Tahiti to ni.

Pacitic Report

pp. 117-140

The month’s round-up of news and pictures of people and events, from PIM correspondents in the South Pacific.

ier Cheques Are A

Fiji Problem!

ering a cheque when there are unds to meet it will be an :e in Fiji subject to a maximum ty of a year in gaol, if the Fiji [ative Council approves proposed dments to the law shortly. » new proposals, if approved, place on the drawer of the le the obligation to prove that mestly believed he had sufficient in his account when he made he cheque. b prevalence of “rubber” cheques irly wide spread in the South c, but a lot of Fiji people got a when the Attorney General, Mr.

I. Greenwood, in explaining the proposals in August, mentioned in Fiji the “number of cheques noured through lack of funds g the last two years has been dy stated to be just over 18,000”.

f'll Sail The

fic The Hard Way

'o parties of would be South adventurers were having starting in different United Kingdom in late August. le was Jim Wakefield and two nates in the 18 ft 6 in. Bermuda d sloop Spartan Spirit. The other ipt was organised by a super list named Victor Hudson, who Tying to get the 250 ton schooner ’more under way with a mixed and female crew, who each had £Stg.l3o for the pleasure of a months “cruise” to Australia by of the Panama Canal and the Ic Islands. ven of the adventurers have quit are demanding their money back lich puts Mr. Hudson in a spot, says he will have to mortgage ship to get that much money, rot seems to have set in when ‘kipper—Captain Graham Gain— >inted 19-year-old Janet Adams as

mate. (Captain Gain and a crew of nine set out for New Zealand from the UK in a 47 ft fishing boat about three years ago. They crossed the Atlantic but were wrecked off British Guiana).

Spartan Spirit sailed from Bristol on August 26 but didn’t get further than Avonmouth due to a leaking valve. Nonetheless this is a much more workmanlike adventure and Wakefield and the two young men who are sailing with him expected to get going shortly afterwards. They plan a two years cruise around the world but they are doing everything the hard way.

They will sail east about—which means into the wind and currents for most of the way; and they will under

take starvation diets and other survival exercises for the Admiralty.

They expect to take two years and after crossing the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean be in mid-Pacific about a year from now. If successful Spartan Spirit will be the smallest craft to have made such a voyage (Trekka was about 18 inches longer).

The cabin in which the three men will live is only 8 ft 3 in. by 6 ft 6 in. and “sitting height”. Owner skipper Wakefield has had good train ing for this, however—l 2 years in submarines.

Mrs. Kaputin Replies

To Critics

Mrs. John Kaputin, 24, the West Australian girl who married Tolai John Kaputin, 22, in Port Moresby on July 17 ( PIM, August, p. 130) pro tested in a letter to the Perth Press in August that her doings had been misreported.

In a letter published in The West Australian on August 5 she said she was amazed at the inaccuracy of some reports in Perth newspapers and wanted to clear up a few details.

She said: “Up to now we have tried, unsuccessfully, to avoid all publicity, in spite of certain ‘state ments’ my husband and I are reported

These Won Awards in TEAL Competition

Photographs of Islands scenes won places In TEAL’S Anniversary photographic competition, results of which were announced in Ausgust. First prize was shared by an Australian, Father Leo Dundon, of Port Lincoln. South Australia (for a water ski scene), and a New Zealande r,Olaf Petersen, of Auckland (for an early morning scene at Milford Sound). They will Share first and second prize money of £75. Fourth prize was won by Mr. E. C. Wilson, of Sydney, for his photograph, above, of palms at Levuka, Fiji and a. merit award was won by Mr. T. S. Withers, of the ‘Blue Lagoon cruise. Lautoka, Fiji, for the portrait above of a Fijian boy. The Competion a ttracted 83 entries. 50 of them, Including all prize winners, will be displayed shortly in Auckland, Wellington. Christchurch, Sydney and Suva.

iave made. We have made no iment to date other than that we face our problems when we eto them. My parents also were »rted as being ‘far from happy it their daughter’s wedding’, reas they, too, have made no ment.” [rs. Kaputin made these points: She and her former husband, »01-teacher John Lake, had never i asked to leave the Territory, nor John Kaputin been asked to leave Teachers’ College. Kaputin had loubtedly realised the difficulty supporting a wife on a trainee her’s allowance”. i The Administration had not le any attempt to discourage her riage.

Her husband had not been lished” by his people, and they been told that when they wanted eturn to Rabaul, which might be e time in the future, there would 10 opposition. i The report that her husband had i seen “barefooted, wearing a d shirt leaning against their ugated iron flat” had caused them isement because it tried to create impression which was far from Kaputin was a better dresser i many Australians, added Mrs. utin.

tival and First

:ific Games Coincide

isitors to Suva in 1963 for the igural session of the South Pacific ties will also have the opportunity seing the famous Hibiscus Festival, formally the Festival is held in the d week of September each year, the date will be altered in 1963 that the Festival will follow im liately on the Games, which are ie held in the first week of Sep ber. approval for the Games was given the South Pacific Commission last r, and in March a special meeting South Pacific sportsmen and Gov ment officials mapped out the fils and established the South ific Games Council as the or ising body for the Games ( PIM, ril, p. 53).

•rfolk Whaling

'Slow 7

rhe Norfolk Island whaling season progressing slowly this year, inly because of bad weather. If 1 rate of catching is not stepped .soon it is possible the full quota 1 not be taken. The two additional all chasers which began operating

for the first time last year are not being used this year.

Reports say that one heartening feature of the season is that the over all size of the whales caught this year on the average are larger than last year’s. It is possible that the whales caught are based on a different stretch of Antarctica than has been thought, and proof of this could result in a larger quota for the Norfolk Island sector. Bigger profits for the company would mean better economy for Norfolk.

The season got off to a difficult start when the local whaling in spector resigned and employees demanded a wage increase. The company made an offer which was rejected, and the matter was deter mined by agreement by an arbitrator, Mr. T. Jackson, the Chief Magistrate.

This resulted in wages better than the company offered, but less than the men had asked for.

Mr. Calwell Supports

Citizenship Claims

The long fight by the Euronesians of Rabaul for Australian citizenship may finally get somewhere now that they have a strong supporter in the form of the Australian Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Arthur Calwell.

In the closing stages of a tour of the Territory in July Mr. Calwell offered his support to the 500 mixed race people who want citizenship.

Most of them live in Rabaul and district.

They are descended in general from Australians, Germans, Malayans and New Guinea natives.

Immigration rules prevent their naturalisation as Australians, but their part-European background prevents them from being New Guinea nationals.

Their major grievance is that Aus tralia has extended citizenship to Chinese born in New Guinea or with residential qualifications in New Guinea.

The mixed race people claim that their part-Australian background gives them greater rights to citizenship than those of pure Asians.

Mr. Calwell said their numbers were so small that their naturalisation would have no practical impact on any Australian racial policy. In ad dition, they did not want citizenship as a means of mass entry into Aus tralia. Their homes were permanently in New Guinea.

PIM, of course, has been saying this for years, and the mixed race people have many other champions, yet so far there has been little result — although Mr. Hasluck almost gave them relief a few years ago.

P-NG Police Force

Will Be Separate

The P-NG Legislative Council possibly see in its Budget sessic September 19 a bill to create Royal P-NG Constabulary « separate authority, distinct fron P-NG Public Service.

The Police Force has been pa the Department of Civil Affairs in August this department abolished. At the moment, pei enactment of new legislation, a Department of Police has been e lished within the Public Service when the force becomes a sep authority it will be directly respoi to the Administrator.

Pumice Suggested As

New Fiji Industry

In the search for new ways to money for Fiji (or to save mone using Colony products instead o; ports), attention has been dir recently to experiments carried o the Mines Department with pu stone.

As Dr. M, J. Rickard, Geolc Survey Department, told membe; the Fiji Society recently in a lec pumice has wide application building, road-making and in culture.

Two known deposits exist in Colony—at Malau, eastwards Labasa (Vanua Levu) and at I near Suva (Viti Levu). Malau posits appear to be extensive.

Dr. Rickard suggested that pu might not only be used locally might form the basis of an er

P-NG Police Commissioner, C. Normo[?]

try, say, to Australia. The :e concrete block industry is ng in USA, where it has been ished for nearly 20 years, far as local use is concerned, fe r, one experienced builder had 0 say: “The inherent difficulties otrolling the water-cement ratio ther difficulties, in Fiji, are likely so high that only high-grade ictors would possess the neces iquipment and staff to handle it. »ntractors are plainly careless mdling cement concrete: they [ be far harder to supervise handling this rather ‘touchy’ ;te. The obvious saving in first ; likely to be well offset by extra r handling charges.”

Fests for New-Type

able Huts

1 Australian Army, according to ort we’ve got, at last believes the comfort of its soldiers Id also be considered where tossible”. To this end, it is now I in New Guinea, at Wewak an ingenious develop-

ment in portable accommodation—the “Billy-Hut”.

Brisbane-manufactured, it folds up into a strong carrying case measuring 12 in. x 48 in. x 96 in. This case be comes a solid waterproof wooden floor when the hut is erected. It can be taken out of its case and put up in 15 minutes, without tools.

Close fitting joints, wooden side panels and fibre glass screening seal out wind, rain and insects. The hut is claimed to be cool in hot weather, warm in cold and dry in wet. The standard unit has a floor space of 8 ft. x 8 ft. and provides sleeping accommodation for four, but units can be joined to make double sizes.

Many units are now in use in Aus tralia by geological and oil exploration parties, construction gangs, etc., be cause of their ease of transportation and erection.

Father and Daughter

Drowned in Ba River

When the borrowed Land-Rover he was driving at night ran off a bridge at Yalalevu, Mr. Hari Shankar and his two-year-old daughter, Rajani, were drowned in Ba River, Fiji, in August.

Though police were soon at the scene and dived repeatedly into the river, Shankar drowned before he was found and brought to the bank.

They were guided in their search by the vehicle’s lights which still shone under the water.

The child’s body was not recovered until the following morning.

Mr. Shankar, aged 48, was a well known businessman in the NW district, where he was manager of Pacific Agencies Ltd. at Ba. He was a Ba Town Board member, and secretary of Ayra Samaj and DAY College.

Thirty Reported Killed

In NG Tribal Attack

Two Government patrols went into Kukukuku tribal country south of Menyamya in August in search of natives who had massacred about 30 villagers in a single raid. One patrol left from Menyamya and the other from Kerema, planning to meet in Yaba village, where the massacre took place. Director of Native Affairs, Mr. J. K. McCarthy, said that the work of the patrols might take some time—possibly two months.

Report of the murders was received in Port Moresby on August 9. The report said that warriors from nearby villages had visited Yaba on the pretext of acknowledging a chief.

FDNEY. These two young ladies of [?]ly related branches of the Tahitian [?], met at the Polynesian Association of [?]. Left, Miss Myra Quintal, Norfolk [?] and Mademoiselle Louise Taarea, of Tubuai, Austral Islands.

They had gathered the Yaba together and then suddenly ai and killed them.

Most Kukukuku are peaceful days but those who live on the; side of the border, in extl rough country, are still liable U out traditional fighting raids.

Some of the reports from Moresby of the affair free referred to the Kukukuku at; as pygmies and this brought a in a letter to The Sydney M Herald from former Patrol J. P. Sinclair.

Wrote Sinclair: “I had consic patrol experience of the Kuk 10 years ago and I can assui these people are not pygmies, are typical New Guinea me dwellers, shorter than many but a long way from fitting t cepted definition of a pygmy”,

New Trans-Pacific

Air Record

A Qantas Airways Boeinj turbo-fan jet on August 19 ma fastest flight ever by a comn airliner between San Sydney. The trans-Pacific cr took 13 hours 44 minutes, c 70 mph headwinds on the fim tor of the 7,600-mile journey.

The Qantas aircraft Wintoi San Francisco at breakfast, tool for morning tea in Honolulu, re Fiji for lunch and was in Sydn afternoon tea. The sector times San Francisco-Honolulu 4 hor minutes; Honolulu-Nadi 5 hou minutes; Nadi-Sydney 4 hoi minutes.

The turbo-fan bettered by hours 9 minutes the previous C record for a trans-Pacific cr between San Francisco and S of 15 hours 53 minutes set in It also reduced from 9 hou: minutes to 9 hours 28 minute previous unofficial flight i Honolulu-Sydney set by Panan February.

Qantas will introduce the i fans into commercial service i a month. They will cut an hoi the regular trans-Pacific flight.

American Samoa Now

A TEAL Stopping Place

On September 3, TEAL aga eluded regular stops at Samoa < Coral Route flights linking NZ Fiji and Tahiti.

The Samoan link uses Tafun port in American Samoa. Call; be made on both eastbound westbound weekly Coral Route

. From Tafuna there will be ar connections by the local Poly n Airlines with Western Samoa. ;w schedule is: (Local times) e Auckland 7 p.m. Sunday, e Nadi 10.45 p.m. Depart Nadi a.m. Monday, arrive Tafuna a.m. Sunday (crossing Inter nal date line). Leave Tafuna a.m., arrive Tahiti 12.50 p.m. ay. turn services depart Tahiti 7 Monday, arrive Tafuna 10.25 Leave Tafuna 11 a.m, Monday, e Nadi 12.40 p.m. Tuesday, De- Nadi 1.30 p.m. Tuesday, arrive land 5.20 p.m. e new timetable improves the ection at Nadi for North rican-bound passengers from land and also enables Tahiti d passengers from Sydney to fer at Nadi from Qantas to the L Electra serving the Coral e. r eight years to last September, L made regular calls by Solent ;-boat at Apia, Western Samoa. connection stopped when the it was withdrawn from service.

Cook Islands, which were also of the Solent service, are still mt an air service because there ) suitable airstrip.

mean Yacht

rested" in Madang

i American whose yacht was sted” at Madang, New Guinea, ugust, says he will claim damages the shipping line which towed r acht into Madang.

The American is Mr. W. L.

Phillips, owner-master of the round -the-world yacht, Blue Peter.

The 5,000 ton British freighter, Fleetbank, had towed Blue Peter into Madang two weeks previously when she broke down on the way to Rabaul.

Later, the ship’s owners, Bank Line Ltd., issued a writ in the Papua-New Guinea Supreme Court, claiming £3OO salvage in respect of the tow.

A court officer flew from Port Moresby to Madang and nailed the writ to the mast, “arresting” the yacht.

Mr. Phillips, who is an American businessman, left the yacht at Madang and flew to Rabaul where he had talks with a solicitor.

Blue Peter, 63 tons, was built in Hongkong of teak and Mr. Phillips and his wife and a crew are sailling her to the American Pacific coast.

Port Moresby's

Intolerable' Over-crowding

Over-crowding in native homes in Port Moresby was reaching “intoler able proportions” according to a senior officer of the Port Moresby District Office in August.

He said officials the previous week had discovered 11 families, totalling 58 natives, living in a one-room shanty on the outskirts of the town.

Earlier, the Central District Com missioner, Mr. F. Kaad, had told a meeting of the Central District Advisory Council that the influx of out-back natives into the town was causing serious town problems. Out back villagers were also being divested of their young men.

Authorities estimate that there are about 19,000 natives in Port Moresby now, with the figure being enlarged daily.

This problem is to be investigated in the next few months by a team from the Australian National Uni versity’s New Guinea Research Unit, which will look into urbanisation problems in the Territory (P/Af August, p. 18).

Apia Reported To Be

Planning a 'Cabaret'

According to an Apia report, a local man, Mr. Emelio Fabricius, will shortly submit to the Adminis tration for approval plans to con struct a cabaret dance hall on the Apia foreshore. The cabaret will be designed in the manner of a ship’s

Ige and “the whole construction be along the lines of a pirate lof old”. Work is expected to two years, ecause of West Samoa’s peculiar or laws, the term “cabaret” has fferent meaning in Apia than else re. Liquor is tightly controlled [ Samoa keeps up the pretence it must be rationed out for dicinal purposes only”.

|o Wages Hearing

npletes Job

special Wages Committee at the of July completed its investiga into wages in American Samoa, forwarded its findings to the Sec y of Labour. le Committee recommended fil es in minimum wage rates for mber of industries in American )a, including fish canning and sssing (from 75 cents an hour to snts). ie committee comprised em les, employers and members of public. Three of its members from America for the sittings.

esby Trouble

r Baby-Sitter

Port Moresby native—one of al who behaved threateningly Central District Officer Dave h was picking up his baby a native girl, from the local markets—was fined in August barges of insulting behaviour >f having behaved in a threaten mnner. p court was told that Mr. Marsh picking up the girl in his car a whole group of natives ly gathered. One native tried to the car when Marsh started to away. The native who was Mohea Moro, spoke rudely to irl and said he didn’t believe /hen she said she was merely to baby-sit for the Marsh /. er at the police station he had ‘it was wrong for Europeans to aative girls out”.

I Ram Publicly

Thanks

trim white bungalow with wide of sparkling Laucala Bay was ibject of an unusual “Thanks” t. in the Fiji Times in August.

M. O. Ganga Ram in his tisement frankly told the world 'ithout the advice and encourage of Mr. J. B. Jagannath and Shiv secretary and controller of

supplies, Narain Construction Co.

Ltd., and of Mr. Hiralal, of Millers Ltd., his housebuilding would have been a “nightmare”.

The house in question is in Ragg Ave,, Tamavua, where AMO Ram had bought a block of land for £750 about five years ago. When he started leave in February this year he had ideas of going to New Zealand but finally decided he could put the time to better use by building a house on the land. By subcontracting he has erected a substantial concrete block home, with two bedrooms, carport and basement toolroom, and

all for £2,500. “I knew nothing about building and so I appreciated the help I got from these men when I was buying my materials—they gave me a lot of very helpful advice and the house would have cost a lot more otherwise”, said AMO Ram, in his advert.

Islands Ministers

On The Future

Cabinet Ministers responsible for a vast area of South Pacific Territories gave brief views on the future of their islands in late July. (Over)

tralian Minister for Territories, asluck, spoke at a Perth Rotary uncheon, and the New Zealand er of Island Territories, Mr. spoke at a luncheon of the gton branch of the Royal onwealth Society.

Hasluck said for the next 30 Australia would still have to e the engineers, doctors, ad ators and agricultural advisers pua-New Guinea, said the work of building up sibility was “one of the most ix tasks being performed by Australian Government” and nic independence was a iry prelude to political in lence. site outside pressures for the y’s independence, “99.99 per )f the natives would not want lia to leave. They knew they 1 Australia”.

Gotz warned in Wellington New Zealand was not pre to make sacrifices to support territories someone else would.

Gotz said the territories would rain on New Zealand for years le. “But they are our respon peoples of the Pacific looked v Zealand as a leader in Pacific “What are we to do? Do it let them live like natives?” r Zealand had a responsibility e it had gone into places like X)k Islands and the Tokelaus

and introduced a civilisation that had helped give them the lowest infant mortality rate in the world. This had produced population problems that would not have otherwise occurred.

Now they could not even spread to other islands, because these suffered from the same troubles; the only outlet was migration to New Zealand.

As Minister of Island Territories, Mr. Gotz said the responsibility was largely his and he had “conjured up every thought” he could. “Now I pass the buck to you”.

He would be grateful for any suggestion on how to cope with the problem for which the country had responsibility and which it must solve.

Mission Centenary in

Ellice Islands

En route to England on leave, with his wife and three children, Rev.

Brian Ranford, LMS missionary and

chairman of the Ellice Church As sembly, arrived in Suva by John William VI from Funafuti in August Communication with the Ellice Islands is in f requent . and he brought news of the centenary celebrations , here at the end o( une t 0 m k the coming of the Gospel to the Group It was brought about in a dramatic way . A Cook Islands christian named E e kana was wrecked 100 years ago on Nuku i ae lae reef a ft er his canoe had drifted for some six weeks j n tbe open sea westwards from Manihiki (Northern Cooks), ... , . . , Flv P otbers with him survived, i °. ug u a man and child were lost when the canoe was flung on the reef. They were hospitably treated by the Ellice people, and Elekana gave them his Bible and h y mn book - When his companions were eventually rescued and returned to the Cooks, he stayed on.

Later, Elekana went to Samoa to

ENCE CONGRESS. Dr. Fana'afi Ma'ia'i, [?]rer in Education at NZ's Victoria [?]ty, in August-September, acted as a [?]t at the 10th Pacific Science Con- Honolulu. Dr. Fana'afi, who comes [?]estern Samoa, received much of her [?]n in New Zealand on a Government [?]ip. She later graduated Ph.D. in [?]ation at the University of London.

train at Malua Theological Cc and in 1865 went back to Nukui with a European LMS mis&io Rev. A. W. Murray, and two Sa pastors. The Ellice Islanders emt Christianity and adopted Samoi the language of the church.

At the centenary celebration Putoko, great-grandson of Ele who made a special trip to Nuku from the Cook Islands.

Pacific Youth Get

Together in Fiji

A Pacific Youth Conferene tended by about 1,000 young p held at Davuilevu, Fiji, from A 26 to September 5, spent its mo in religious study and disc groups and its afternoons in petitive sports.

While the majority were Fijian Methodists, represem from other Pacific territories churches also were present. Del included 52 Tonga, 40 Samoai Australians (with two aborig 13 New Zealanders, and a spri from Nauru, Niue, Gilbert and and New Caledonia.

One of the main speakers i conference was Dr. Cliff Wrig Melbourne, a well known Ausi youth leader.

Organisation of the conferene in the hands of Rev. Se Tuilovoni, director of the Met Young People’s Department ii He began organising these youtl ferences in 1952, when 300 atl the first camp. Because of his work, the Union Theol Seminary in New York has se him to undergo a programr advanced studies which he wil soon.

University View on

Research Worker Row

The Australian National Uni' has devised new rules for re to the Territories Department f admission of research worke Papua-New Guinea, PlM’s Ca correspondent reported in late A This follows the internatiom which followed the Depart refusal of an entry perm distinguished British anthropc Professor Max Gluckman, difficulties with permits for research workers.

Existence of the new rule revealed in the university’s ; report, presented to Federal ment in August.

But top-level university me

I secretive about the form of the ie report of the Research School Pacific Studies, written by the ig Director, Professor Jim Ison, is guarded in its references elations with the Territories ttment. says that in general members of chool have maintained excellent 3ns with the Minister for Terri , Mr. Hasluck, his department ie P-NG Administration, ie school has reason to be 'ul for the sympathetic interest dial science research shown by linister and his officers, and for ractical help given to research :rs both in Canberra and in the ory,” it says. )ne the less. Professor Gluck difficulty does not stand alone i school’s experience. iere have been previous ons on which apparent lack of ence in a new member of the or doubts about the granting nlities necessary for a particu ■oject have seriously hindered :h. e school has always sought to p a substantial programme of :h in P-NG, on account both of ientific interest of the area and university’s particular respon ds as an Australian institution, at programme is about to be led —with the full support of overnmental authorities con the other hand, planning of h in P-NG has always been difficult than planning of work ere. wever a more satisfactory ure for the consideration of the s requests for the admission of h workers to the Territory has ieen decided upon.”

e Fiji's Money

s From

four months that Mr. P. D. nald, Colonial Secretary, has Acting Governor of Fiji, have •owded with official duties, and lout August he was on the /' in the month he toured in the Lomaiviti Group and drywhere welcomed with Fijian nies when he arrived to inspect activities, schools, road i, and new installations. He rigued at one island, Gau, with iy the Fijians have provided iwn telephone service by an us use of surplus and out equipment and fencing wire.

On August 21 he was back in Lautoka to lay the foundation stone of the new Lautoka High School, which will cost £240,000, and which will give a new impetus to technical education in the North-West. The Acting Governor took the opportunity of pointing out that only £24,000 of this huge cost would be supplied by Fiji herself—the balance is com ing from Britain.

He further drew attention to the fact that, although Britain has just increased her own taxes and is struggling with an unenviable

economic plight at home, she has provided Fiji with outright grants of over £2,000,000 between March and July this year, apart from assis tance for the Lautoka wharf scheme and the new high school A couple of days later he was off on a 10 days’ tour of other small islands (including tiny Tavua Southern Mamanuca group, never before visited by a Governor and where he found an impressive example of self-help—the 20 men there have bought a concrete block making machine from copra sales to

build seven concrete homes), he also visited the colourful Yai Group of “Blue Lagoon” fame.

UK Army May Seek

Fijian Recruits

An approach has been made t Fiji Government about the possi of obtaining recruits from the Cc for service in the British Arrm Certain corps and trades in Army are well below even p time strength, and a recent scher Britain to persuade National Se men to stay in the Army as re soldiers was a washout. The B Government now is making a ( mined effort to fill the gap attracting non-European men t( service, with special inducement for a shorter term than normal) While Fijians have shown selves to be first-class soldiers f to military life, the Fiji Goven is not making any hasty mo encourage recruitment for ov because of the adverse effec village life, when the young men

Suva's Oldest Hotel

Changes Hands

From September 1, the old bourne Flotel in Victoria P Suva, opposite the Town Hall, under the control of Pearce an Ltd.

Pearce and Co. bought it ai block of land behind the (Gregory House, formerly flats, was demolished in August) f undisclosed sum from Mr. anc J. H. Millett. A Suva lane the hotel is the capital’s oldest ing been built in 1881, for Mr Reading. It was run for manj by Mrs. Amelia Reading, wh Mrs. Millett’s mother.

An old-style, two storey v building, it had a wide verandah both the Macarthur St. and V Pde, sides, but the 1952 hui wrecked part of it, which w moved.

Mr. B. D. G. Lawlor, direc Pearce and Co., said that ft Prentice, formerly of Kadavu r Co., will be the new manager, are in hand to renovate and rebuild the hotel.

New Control: Hamac

Tangle Ends

Papua and New Guinea H ment Corporation Ltd. has been successful in obtaining of the eight associated Hamai panics, whose tangled affain

I the subject of court proceedings the past 18 months ( PIM , June, 49). n July 28, in the P-NG Supreme rt. Mr. Justice Mann handed n a reserved judgment in an ap ition to have the Hamac group >ved from a liquidation order, decision provided for a stay of dation proceedings and, in a very thy document, he set out the con ns and guarantees to be fulfilled, hat creditors would receive all jnts owing in full. his judgment, His Honour re d to a claim by Karlander Com against Eriama Shipping Co. for £24,000, which had been in ite. An indemnity bond for ►OO would be lodged with the t to cover the disputed amount up to £3,000 costs, us, instead of having to content with 5/- in the £ in a liquida- Karlander Company will get settlement—if its claim is sub ated at law. mac Holdings Ltd., parent com [ of the other seven (Hotel Ltd., Morobe Hotels Ltd., aa Estates Ltd., Eriama Estates Ela Services Ltd., Eriama Ship- Co., and Wanigela Plantations is now almost-wholly owned ■NG Development Corporation. )m the end of September, the management will direct opera of the hotels, plantations, trad ad other interests as the Hamac isation is re-established, recon ed and put on a paying basis.

Copra is Sun Dried

i a Difference

Valentine Tarte, of the iaqera Estate, Taveuni, has ssed solar heat to dry his copra, stimates that it can provide him in additional £1,750 annual in- Hot air dried copra is worth /- a ton more than sun dried. . Tarte can, with his solar heat dry 10 tons of green copra to ms of dry copra with a moisture it of 6 per cent, in 20 hours.

I total cost of drying it is 12/i—a big difference from the ited £2 to £2/10/- a ton for fuel driers, recommended by ‘iji Department of Agriculture w years before Tarte evolved m drier). i 12/- includes the cost of husks red to the solar heat drier :e, the cost of diesel fuel for in engines, and all labour costs he operation of the plant, ciation is not included.

Tarte built his drier for about >, but expects similar driers cost more as he had some

materials on hand on his estate, and also some foundations and buildings were in position.

To obtain the best from solar heat he estimates that the area of the heat absorber could be trebled without reducing the efficiency of the rest of the plant. He intends later to erect a second absorber to absorb and feed more solar heat to rockpiles, which are an essential factor in storing and passing heat through the green copra. increasing the absorber area will mean less coconut husks will be required for the husk furnace which will, in turn, lower the cost per ton for drying the copra.

The plant is simple to operate and supervision by a senior or skilled estate officer is only necessary at the start and finish of drying a batch of copra. Once the plant has been put in operation it is supervised by a semiskilled estate employee.

The plant has operated very satisfactorily and has shown a saving of £l/14/- a ton in the cost of drying copra, compared with other types of oil fired hot air driers in Fiji. The total quantity of copra to be processed at Waimaqera each year will be about 700 tons.

This will mean a saving of about £1,200 a year in drying costs. On this basis the initial cost of £3,000 for the drier will be cleared in two and a half years. Thereafter the annual saving is £1,200.

Statistical data about the number of days of sunshine a year at Waimaqera Estate was not available when Mr. Tarte set out on his project, He realised there was a greater pro portion of rainy and overcast days, Therefore he considered, and sub sequently proved by experiment, that because of the high ambient tem perature, much solar heat could be trapped for use on overcast as well as sunny days.

The husk furnace was combined with the solar heat to guarantee the higher initial temperature required at the start of drying a batch of copra, The furnace also assures operation of the drier during rainy periods and the part of the night for which solar heat, absorbed and stored during the day, is inadequate.

Mr. Tarte obtained technical in formation about solar heating from Professor Bliss, of Arizona Uni versity, and the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organ isation, Melbourne. (Over)

Mr. Val Tarte, a Fiji plantation owner, has harnessed solar heat to dry his copra. Here are two views of the heat absorber—a series of glass panels covered with protective wire netting. Hot air heated by the sun passes through the outlets seen underneath the absorber in the lower picture.

Photo: C. N. Friend

He has been told by the C that his drier, as far as they is the first of its kind in the ’

He conceived the idea for the from the hot water solar s which is now used in many pz the world.

Qantas To Build

New Sydney Hotel

Australia’s overseas airline, ( will build a 400-room world st; hotel in central Sydney at a c £5 million. The site, next i Qantas building, has a 200 ft age on Bligh Street, and a frontage on Elizabeth Street.

It is proposed to float a nev pany which will arrange for £ side loan of £3 million agah security of a first mortgage ( hotel. In addition, the compai invite the public to subscribe million equity capital required project. The subscription ma Qantas itself will be from its c sources and would involve caf tion of the current value of tl Senator Paltridge, Australia’ ister of Civil Aviation, said tl Qantas hotel would not “ov the amount of first-class hotel modation in Sydney. Sydney h over 1,000 first-class hotel roor baths, and studies by the Au National Travel Association that these did not meet the demand. Hotel projects plam under-way, would barely keep i the estimated increase in demi first-class accommodation.

He said the number of c visitors to Australia had incre; per cent, in the last 12 montl number would increase with t tinuation of jet frequencies i introduction of new ocean liners. Tourist interest in A had increased as a result of planned overseas publicity c£ and the full effect of jet tra vantages had not yet been fi in Australian tourism.

Senator Paltridge said th£ 1950, Qantas had held a maj< terest in the Wentworth Hot ney, and this arrangement woi tinue at least until the was in operation.

Cook Islands To Begin

Flaglining Soon

The Cook Islands is anx cash in on some of the mil dollars of tuna which is fish her surrounding waters eac The Cooks don’t get a cent

loment —it all goes to the Ameri una factory at Pago Pago, anwhile the Cook Islands im large quantities of fish—in tins places like South Africa. 3ks Fisheries Officer Ron Powell ts shortly to begin flaglining Cook Islanders in a small way, i hope of building it up into a idustry. Flaglining is tuna fish ith the aid of hooks suspended lines underwater, glining gear has been ordered Japan (20 baskets of five hook and should arrive soon. It will bly be used in conjunction with 7-ft ketch Siren, which two local >men, Don Silk and Bob Boyd, recently rebuilt after about 18 is’ work, and which they have begun to use for trading. : and Boyd have agreed to make vailable for the experiments. i flaglining is planned to get fish >cal consumption and there are ans at the moment for a more >ive organisation, Mr. Powell that may come, with possibly elp of a local canning factory. 3 of the big problems in starting ina fishing has been in acquiring but Mr. Powell has been experi ng with two kinds of imported nets, both of which have proved jsful. One of them is the net ini Hawaii, a conical hop net the opelu. am very hopeful things will out well on this tuna fishing le,” said Mr. Powell, when he J through Sydney in August on ay to Auki, Malaita, BSIP, where 11 lecture the SPC-FAO fisheries . Powell is also going ahead with lell experiments in the Cooks.

August, the Manihiki lagoon ipened for shell for the first time 1957. It was closed because re -5 were being depleted, e hundred tons a season can be fished, from August 1, and ‘goon will be closed immediately

the target is reached. “In the last few years the lagoon has showed good regeneration and 100 tons can be taken now without causing any dam age,” said Mr. Powell, “It is a good thing now that shell should be taken.”

A message from Rarotonga re ported that everything which would float and everyone who could walk went diving on August 1. The six licensed diving machines, which are restricted to deep water, had a poor day, but skindivers reaped a good harvest on shallow rocks and coral heads.

In training for the reopening of the lagoon, the leading skindiver of the Cook Islands, Tekake William, recently made several dives to a depth of 30 fathoms.

The export value of the shell may be up to £5OO a ton, which accounts for the interest shown in the re opening of the lagoon, the report added.

While in Sydney Mr. Powell visited Mr. Hynd, of the CSIRO, who has been assisting in the shell experi ments in the last few years. They have planted shell in a variety of con-

ditions on sand, rocks, wire mesh, and even suspended on nylon rope—in the hope of farming it, so that the shell can be grown commercially.

Mr. Powell said the results of the nylon rope experiment so far seemed to be very good indeed. The shell was growing three times quicker than other methods. Presumably it was get ting its food—such thing as plankton —much easier.

Managing director of W. Gregg & Co. Ltd., of Dunedin, Mr. Chas D.

Baker, told PIM in August that the activities of the firm’s subsidiary can ning company at Rarotonga was at present restricted to the processing of oranges and pineapples, but “if and when tuna are available at Rarotonga the company will certainly investigate the establishment of a tuna canning industry.”

The company had no comment to make about reports that it was in terested in establishing a tuna in dustry in conjunction with the Jap anese.

P-NG Budget Up

—But "Not Enough"

Australia’s Territories fared better than most forms of Government activity in the 1961-62 Federal Budget.

The Papua-New Guinea vote rose to £17,465,000, compared with actual spending of £15,094,000 in 1960-61.

Most of the increase was in the grant to the Administration, £17,300,000, against £14,796,000.

The lift was regarded, in Canberra, anyhow, as a clear indication of the Government’s concern at the overseas image of Australia’s effort in P-NG.

Federal Treasurer Harold Holt said as much when explaining why Australia’s Colombo Plan contribu tion was no larger. He pointed out that Australia had heavy commit ments nearer home in P-NG.

Nevertheless the figure was re

Mr. Ron Powell, Fisheries Officer for the Cook Islands.

garded with far less enthusiasm by top Administration officials in P-NG.

The Administration wanted far more than it has been allocated.

And there are now likely to be some handsprings to get plans back into some kind of shape before the P-NG Legco’s Budget session due to begin on September 19. Many plans will have to be shelved for the new year.

The Norfolk Island vote of £52,000 compares with £32,000 last year, the extra <£20,000 being for restoration and maintenance of historical structures.

NNG Natives Will

Get Officer Training

The training of 200 NNG natives as jungle fighters will start in No vember next year at Manokwari, it was announced in Hollandia in August.

The new Papuan Infantry Corps is to consist of 600 men, and each year 200 volunteers will join and serve for three years.

NNG Papuan infantrymen next year will also be trained as officers, although it is not yet known where the training will take place. The an nouncement came at a time when on the other side of the border Aus tralian officials apparently were still bickering about whether native mem bers of the Pacific Islands Regiment should be trained as officers. (See Canberra Commentary, p. 42).

NNG Underground

Wiped Out

An underground Indonesian military orgaisation in Sorong, NNG, was stamped out in August.

The organisation, established in 1958 by Indonesians, was designed to assist Indonesian troops during an invasion of NNG territory. It was called Operasi Pemuda Irian (OPI), which is “Operation of West New Guinea Youth”. There were about 100 members, but Dutch officials cracked down on the leaders after they tried to make followers of Papuans of Cape Casuaris and gave themselves away.

Most of the members of the organ isation were Indonesian.

There are about 2,000 Indonesians still living in Sorong, mostly former workers of the oil company.

The Indonesians are now being re patriated, and 700 of them left in August. The 3,000-ton MV Robina is taking the Indonesians direct to Singa pore and they are shipped home from

there. In an earlier voyage there complaints from the Indon about the standard of accommo* on board; but alterations have been made. The Robina sails the Panama flag.

A company announcemen August said that the last shiplo employees would probably Sorong about September 30.

Repatriation of workers first s in 1959 directly from Sorong tc Indonesian ports but this was st when the Indonesian Army r( entry permits.

Yaws "Defeated" in

The South Pacific

The crippling tropical disea yaws is on its way out from the Pacific. A few years ago the d affected 15 per cent, of the p< tion in some island territories, ing recently concluded mass paigns assisted by the World I Organisation (WHO) and the I Nations Childrens’ Fund (UNI the infection rate has been redu< less than one per cent. In some tories eradication of the disej now within reach.

This was reported by Dr.

Fang, Regional Director of W 1 the Western Pacific, in his anni] port submitted to the WHO Re Committee, meeting in Wellii New Zealand, from August 31 t< tember 5.

Tarawa Takes a Look

At Its Water Supplies

An expert in the study of resources was on Tarawa, GE July, investigating the island’s supplies.

Little is known of the capal of coral atolls to hold ground and it is feared that the great creased population at Tarawa cent years may be causing the of the water table to fall. Tai water supply is almost entire! pendent on ground water.

South Seas Trade

Mission a Success

The Australian Trade Missii the South Seas in August v success, according to its leader T. H. F. Spalding.

The mission, comprising 19 nessmen representing almost all tralian enterprises, was the fii visit the South Pacific area. 11 organised by the Australian D( ment of Trade and sponsored b Central Square branch, Sydne

Australian Junior Chamber of imerce. irst port of call was Noumea, re PlM’s correspondent, Fred n, reported members were “wined dined, generally feted, and where made a big impression”, unn reported that a display of ufacturers’ samples caused a t deal of interest, and the Press mented loudly on the diversity of lucts manufactured in Australia, the newspapers also pointed out there seemed little in New donia to offer Australia, any businessmen said it was a that the recent trade ship which flown the Australian flag in h-east Asia had not included Caledonia in its itinerary, ew Caledonia gave assurances to mission that the exchange purse gs would be loosened to enable i merchants to buy more from ralia. Officials suggested that ralia might like to buy coffee, ng other things.

Dunn reported that the Australian businessmen found a great deal of goodwill towards Australia in New Caledonia, and all agreed that the Commonwealth Government should take up the matter of exchange with the French Government to enable more business to be done in both directions.

From Noumea, the trade mission went on to Fiji, where a small dis play of Australian goods and pro ducts at Suva Town Hall attracted a constant stream of visitors.

Members of the mission booked substantial sales to Fiji merchants; but it was not all a one-way project —a Suva correspondent reported that members were conscious of the fact that Australia exports a far larger proportion of goods than she im ports produce, etc,, from Fiji.

Dealing with this very point, Mr.

T. H. F. Spalding urged Fiji exporters to make a bigger effort to secure a larger share of the market.

“If you have anything to sell in

VERNOR-GENERAL IN WEST SAMOA. The NZ Governor-General, Viscount Cobham, comes [?]ore at Apia in August from HMNZS "Royalist", during his Pacific cruise (see p. 18). th him here is the High Commissioner, Mr. J. B. Wright, Mrs. Wright and Lady Cobham.

The Hon. Tamasese can be seen in the rear between Lord Cobham and Mr. Wright.

Photo: Samoana

Australia, there is absolutely no reason why you Fiji businessmen could not go there and make sales,” he told the Suva Chamber of Com merce. “You must not sit back— pack your bags, get your ticket and go over there and see what you can sell. You will be most welcome,”

Mr. Spalding said that someone had to make a start at reciprocal trade, or it would never happen.

“While we are basically here to try to sell you goods that are made in Australia, at the same time I want you to know that, in Australia at present, in 95 per cent, of cases im port licences are unnecessary and the way is open to any producer or

manufacturer to sell in the market,” he added.

Mr. S. A. Tetzner, president of the Suva Chamber, said that at present there was little that Fiji can send to Australia, “We once sent bananas —and Mr. Spalding says we still can—but there are shipping difficul ties involved,” he remarked.

Mr. Tetzner said he was glad to know that trade mission members were looking out to see what Fiji had to offer, and that members might see opportunities to open branches of their firms in the Colony. Fiji has industrial land and electricity avail able; it is central, as far as the Paci fic is concerned; and labour is plenti

ful. The Government is willing make certain duty and tax con sions to help establish new indust) Some of the members of mission went to Tonga, Samoa Tahiti, but the majority returnee Sydney on August 31.

Mr. Don Walker, recently pointed Australian Trade Conn sioner for the South Pacific, headquarters in Sydney, acc panied the mission in NC and and also reported on his return its success “exceeded all expe tions”.

Fiji Airways 7 New

Service to Samoa

Commencing in November, Airways Ltd. will operate a reg fortnightly air service from Nau (near Suva) to Faleolo airfield Western Samoa.

The service was approved by various authorities in late An and licences issued for Heron craft.

At present, air connection betv Fiji and Western Samoa is by P/ DC7C or TEAL’s jet-prop Lockl Electra from Nadi to Taf American Samoa, then by Polyne Airlines’ Percival Prince aircraft Faleolo.

Fiji Airways continue to in charter flights to Honiara, Soloi Islands, via Vila and Santo, in I Hebrides, on behalf of the E Government. The August re: flight was the ninth since a pro: trip in December, 1960. Fiji Aina is awaiting approval of a sub from the UK Government before; service becomes regular.

Fiji Airways scheduled service; tween Suva and Nukualofa, Toi is proving to be both useful successful. Occasionally, H« planes make special additk charter flights from Suva to Nu 3 lofa—one such for the Mon Mission, at the end of August, • tinued on to Tafuna (Am. Sam and Faleolo (West Samoa). On way back to Fiji, it was to cal Wallis Islands (French possession! inspect the airstrip facilities then

They're Training Them

To Be Postmasters

The P-NG Post and Telegrr Department has begun the first four-year training courses for ns postal assistants, aimed at turning future postmasters and “potei; postal executives”.

The course is being conducted the Postal Training College Boroko, near Port Moresby. Stud

• at the college and receive lecture practical work and on-the-job ling at various post offices, ents will be coached up to the jnsland Junior Certificate stan i Their examinations will be up le same standard as in the Aus in PMG Postal Training School, even students are undergoing the course. Some already have had years’ postal experience and •s were recruited recently, me Territory people hope the se will soon mean that many peans can be taken from behind ounters of the post offices. From to time there is criticism that peans in P-NG are doing jobs that quite adequately be done by es, and which are being done ;ntly by natives in other Pacific tories.

iable Move To

) P-NG Coffee Crop

e Commonwealth Government’s to assist the New Guinea coffee try, announced by the Minister Territories, Mr. Hasluck, in st has been received with en ism among Territory coffee srs because it comes at a time it will do most good towards ig the problem of disposal of /ear’s native parchment crops, rge quantities of native coffee n hand in the New Guinea high —clean and of high quality, ac ng to observers—which hitherto not be sold. New Guinea agents ed that unless something was soon native confidence in the try would be lost. Two main s then took the risk of buying e native crop although they had respects of selling it. There was it in price. ue of this coffee was sold in ?e. en followed Mr. Hasluck’s an :ement, which said that the of threepence a lb on overseas and kiln-dried coffee would be ted to coffee buyers if 28 per of their coffee requirements purchased from P-NG. is meant Australian users would themselves thousands of pounds buying a percentage of New ea coffee. In early September it still too soon to know whether users would take advantage of Commonwealth Government’s and absorb the unsold New ea native coffee but New Guinea ers were extremely hopeful that would. e Highlands Farmers and Jrs’ Association regarded Mr.

Hasluck’s move as a valuable attempt to save this year’s native crop, which had been the victim of cheap coffee importations from overseas.

W. Samoa Will Make

Economic Plans

An important policy speech con cerning West Samoa’s economic de velopment was made by the Terri tory’s Economic Development Min ister, Mr. G. F. D. Betham, in Apia, in August.

He said the situation was one of “concern” and unless production figures, or world prices, improved soon, “more drastic measures” could

not be postponed. Even if emergency measures were taken to bolster up the economy now, there still re mained the future problem of popu lation outstripping food production and unemployment increase.

He said the recently appointed Economic Development Committee would have to take stock of resources and form a sound plan for the future —a plan for five to ten years, in which development projects would be assigned a priority.

Mr. Betham added that he hoped a preliminary plan for economic de velopment would be formulated by the Committee no later than Novem ber.

Fijians Make a

Variety of Handicrafts

One of the side benefits of the growing tourist traffic in Fiji has been the establishment of home in dustries to cater for the demands of visitors seeking curios to take back home.

Nowadays in Suva Markets and in the shops that line the narrow streets of the Indian business section, as well as in the big stores and in the kiosks at Nadi and the beach hotels at Korolevu and Deuba, tourists can take their pick of a score of attractive, well-made local articles in addition to coconut-shell ornaments and woven baskets.

Turtleshell ware, decorative masi (tapa) lengths, useful woven mats and fine shell necklaces and bracelets meet with a ready sale. The raintree, with its superb grain, has come into favour, too, in recent years as wood for tanoa bowls, prong forks, book ends, trays and small tables.

While most of the items are made in Suva, the people of the Lau Group also have been active in catering for the curio trade.

Police Chief In Good Company

p. 123

From a Suva Correspondent Among the prominent citizens of Fiji who were fined in the Suva Magistrate’s Court in August for traffic breaches was the Police Com \issioner, Mr. R. H. T. Beaumont.

The Police Commissioner took the publicity in good part.

The immediate question asked by the public was, “Who was the mstable who booked his chief for driving an unlicensed vehicle?”

Apparently another citizen had been booked for a similar offence, id this citizen soon afterwards became aware that Mr. Beaumont’s vehicle gistration had not been renewed.

The citizen made a report to the police station, and it eventually ached Mr. Beaumont who, mentally unbraiding himself for his oversight, rected that a prosecution of himself follow.

Mr. Beaumont was in good company the day his case was dealt th. Lawyer-MLC John Falvey, Suva City Council traffic committee airman Harvey Hunt, Supreme Court Registrar George Yates, and John annage (one time flying mate of “Smithy” and now manager of the ji Broadcasting Commission), all pleaded guilty to minor breaches.

Four doctors were in the list, and there was also a female Govern mt servant from the Secretariat. In 13 cases fines ranging from £2 £2/10/- earned £2B/10/- for the Colony’s revenue.

Norfolk’s “ Myster Poster”

p. 135

This poster, which appeared at the recent elections for [?]he Norfolk Island Council, was a mystery. The elections [?]ere hard fought and feelings were high at times, [?]ut both sides denied any knowledge of this poster. It surports to support four candidates who were standing against [?]hat is termed locally “the bloc”. Members of the bloc, which have a majority on the Council, demand that the island [?]e allowed to run its own affairs. The only man on this [?]oster to be elected was Mr. Wilfred Randall (his name on [?]e poster is incorrectly given as Wilt). The mystery poster [?]ays that Mr. Ray Nobbs “was nominated by his wife and [?]other-in-law”. But the real sting was in the tail, where [?]e poster said that the candidates if elected “proposed to [?]pply income tax”. Norfolk has no income tax, and a promise to introduce it was not exactly a vote-catching platform!

Photo: Raymond Hoare

"Serious Drain " In Nng

p. 137

More than 2,000 Dutch have now left Netherlands New Guinea in he last 12 months, a Hollandia correspondent reported in August.

As a result, there are 1,600 vacancies in the Administration, which las created a serious shortage of trained personnel.

The correspondent reported that about two-thirds of Europeans work ig on “short contracts” of three years do not return to NNG after heir home leave.

More than half of the office workers employed by private com anies have left NNG in the first half of this year, and more than 30 er cent, of the technical people.

Of the people who have left, almost 700 of them flew out in special barter aircraft organised between January and July this year.

Deaths Of Islands People

p. 143

Mrs. Emily Tutty

Mrs. Emily Tutty, widow of the late Pastor R. H. Tutty of the Seventh-day Adventist Mission, died in Adelaide, SA, on August 3, after a prolonged illness. She was 70 years of age. A nurse trained at the Sydney Sanitarium and Hospital, Wahroonga, Mrs. Tutty was married in the Solomon Islands in 1917.

Always in the vanguard of missions with her husband, she lived in very primitive conditions for most of the 32 years she served in the Islands, and even in her later years often travelled by canoe.

For her life of cheerful sacrifice she earned the esteem of many Gov ernment officials and their wives, and she helped hundreds of natives to a healthier way of life.

Mrs. Tutty was well known in the Solomons, Bougainville, the Ad miraltys and Manus. She is survived by her only child, Mrs. Ormond Brown, of Adelaide.

John Thomas Allan An Australian pioneer in New Guinea, Mr. John Thomas Allan, 66, died in Rabaul on August 3 from injuries received in a fall on July 29.

The late Mr. Allan was a member of the Australian Occupation Force in the original German New Guinea in 1915, and later bought Gililium Plantation, which was a German expropriated property.

He is survived by his wife, and daughters, Mrs. Lionel Mansfield, of Kokopo, near Rabaul, and Mrs.

Arthur Wheeler, of Camden, NSW.

Mrs. C. E. Maguire The death occurred in Auckland, NZ, on August 8, of an old Fiji identity, Mrs. C. E. Maguire, widow of Dr. Maguire, who was a District Medical Officer in the Colony in the early 1900’s.

A daughter, Ellie (Mrs. E. H.

Bailey), who lives in England, survives her.

Mr. Paul Thompson On the way to the hospital, after a sudden collapse while watching a football match at Albert Park, Suva, Mr. Paul Thompson died on August 26, aged 51.

He was coach of the Imperial team which was playing Cadets that after noon, and had been on the field instructing them at half-time, just before he took ill.

Although recently in the employ of

the Department of Public Works, he was a grocer by trade and for some years was with Morris Hedstrom Ltd at Suva and at Lautoka.

He left a widow and two children, and a family by his first wife, who predeceased him.

Mr. Emil Meiritz The death occurred in Apia in August of Mr. Emil Meiritz, at the age of 72. He had been a part of West Samoa’s business life since he arrived there about 1911, and once operated a bus route and a taxi fleet.

Until his retirement he was with Morris Hedstrom Ltd.

Talk

pp. 144-145

TRAVEL

It’s open season for attack on Papua-New Guinea hotels at the moment . Mr. Arthur Calwell, Leader of the Federal Opposition, started the ball rolling in July, and Mr. Noel Maloney, chairman of the P-NG Tourist and Travel Association, kicked it about rather fiercely in August.

IT was even suggested that with the hotels so bad, arrangements should be made to get tourists into private homes.

The secretary of the Australian Hotels Association, Mr. Kevin Corridan, is visiting the Territory at the moment especially to carry out a hotel survey. He will submit a de tailed report on standards, which might or might not bear out some of the things Mr. Calwell and Mr.

Maloney have been saying. But many people will be surprised if it doesn’t bear some of them out.

Mr. Calwell’s statement in July,

made after he had completed one of his frequent visits to the Territory, was to the effect that there seemed to be little or no improvement in some hotels since the war. Licensed motels might be the answer, he said.

In his criticism, Mr. Maloney, who is a Port Moresby businessman, said he challenged hotel owners to do a better job as a prelude to the concerted drive for tourists which was now being made by his association. (PIM, August, p. 21).

“Challenge” was just a nice way of telling them off. The biggest obstacle to the tourist trade was the poor standard of Territory hotels, said Mr. Maloney, who added: “Hotel people have always said that when the tourist trade started, they would do something about improving hotels. Well, the tourist business has started and I challenge everybody associated with hotels to keep their promise and do something adequate.

After all, the people who will benefit from an increased tourist trade, more than anybody else, are hotel and guesthouse proprietors.”

Mr. Maloney said he was continu

ally hearing complaints about lack of hotel accommodation, poor services —some hotels rarely if ever had hot water, and some, at times, didn’t even have running water. The most bitter complaint was that hotels con tinually put more than one guest into a bedroom.

When a person paid for a bed room that paying guest was entitled not to expect to wake up in the morning and find another guest—

frequently intoxi cated—sharing the room!

Mr. Maloney said that Ansett-ANA and TAA were already proving that tourists

wanted to come to the Territory. By their own efforts, these airlines were arranging visits of tourist parties.

But the biggest problem was finding hotel accommodation.

“This situation is intolerable,” said Mr. Maloney. “It is useless hotel people trying to be convincing by ranting that they can’t effect improve

ments until potential business obvious.

“The airlines are being forced! be selective because they know ths they bring big parties—such as pan from public schools—there won’tt anywhere for the tourists to sleep.' “My association, therefore, wj appealing to hotel proprietors accept the challenge to earn m money, must consider how problem can be overcome, if hr proprietors won’t co-operate.

“One plan envisaged is to c: out a survey of private homes every centre tourists could visit, learn how many householders w» be prepared to take in paying gui “In Port Moresby alone I cc immediately, find up to 50 ha holders—many with empty bedroc because of school children beinjj Australia—who would be prepare co-operate.

“This would mean, also, of co< that tourists would see the Terri' from ‘inside’ Territory homes, would have a chance to experii real Territory hospitality.”

Going Abroad? Why Not

Try Hongkong?

Hongkong offers the soc ticated unusual. Its hard coc British Crown Colony, but its at phere comes entirely from 3,500,000 Chinese, all but 800,00 whom have arrived there since war. Its continued existence—a century hangover of coloniali:i is an anachronism, and only be< it suits the convenience of its neighbour.

The Colony of Hongkong ccx of the city of Victoria (which is. most people think of as HongH the Kowloon Peninsula on the i land opposite, and the New tories, which account for about s

Port Moresby is a pretty town-especially in the wet season-with an attractive ha[?] In the dry season it has not so much to commend it for beauty.

Photo: Papuan

iths of the total land area of roximately 400 square miles. The v Territories are leased from aa on a 99 years lease. The lease another 36 years to run—a fact hasn’t much significance, one or the other, ictoria (which is on Hongkong id, but faces the mainland) and loon are crowded, bustling cities owering skyscrapers, many hotels thousands of shops. The best lential districts are in graduated s up Victoria Peak—and the : helps make Victoria the spec ar city that it is. ; one time social distinction was lated by the elevation at which lived on the Peak, but since the nt of air conditioning, this no ;r holds the same importance, ig a certain distance down the itain now is considered some of an advantage. From about , with the wet season approach the Peak is often covered in I, and those on the upper levels ipt to spend their time in the while those lower down enjoy line. e airport at Hongkong has been ded from the Kowloon side the Harbour, and as a result of the new hotels have been on that side of the harbour, in Road, Kowloon, similarly, is ded as as fine a shopping area e shopping districts of Victoria Kowloon and Victoria are linked assenger and vehicular ferries, passenger ferry is one of the efficient of its type in the world.

' New Territories are given over tellite manufacuring towns and ive agriculture. The latter, rer, supplies only a fraction of olony’s food requirements. Most ts take a car trip out through lew Territories where you can mething of the old and the new and smell some of the most un stinks on this earth, hough Kowloon, Victoria city he New Territories appear to i with human life, there are extraordinarily secluded and spots on Hongkong on the other rom Victoria. Repulse Bay is lost favoured resort but there Iso others, all with fine sandy es.

ELS: As most tourists now come ongkong by air, most of the hotels i the Kowloon side. One of the nown—although not the newest—is -mnsula, on Salisbury and Nathan and within easy walking distance * err y wharf. (Repulse Bay Hotel lea by the same company). The ar is a new hotel, further along L Road; and one of the oldest 01 L. the Victoria side is the * ere are dozens of others B irom the modern to the spectacu -11 m all cases it Is essential to

book well in advance. Demand far out strips supply at the moment, although no less than four new hotels opened on the Kowloon side at the end of 1960 (The Park, Ambassador, August Moon and Imperial). Half a dozen other hotels, some of them running up to over 30 stories high, are in course of erection (four on the HK side) and will be opening in 1962 and 1963.

SHOPPING: Hongkong is world renowned as a shopping centre. It is a free port so goods that are subject to sales or purchase tax in their countries of origin can frequently be bought cheaper in HK.

There are literally thousands of tailors in the colony, many of whom will run up a suit in a matter of hours. Their skill ranges from good to shoddy, but don’t expect Saville Row excellency, you won’t get it. Prices are very modest.

Women who want something exclusive and worthwhile would do better to patronise the shops in the good hotels (such as those in the Peninsula or Miramar), rather than take a chance with a tailor or dressmaker chosen at random.

“Dynasty” gowns, American styled and Hongkong made, are world famous and the cost for pure silk is about the same as for quality cotton in Australia. (HQ in the Peninsula Hotel).

Everything from utter junk to the rare and valuable may be had in HK. Most people recognise junk; the rare and valu able is harder—so take expert advice.

Every second shop sells jade—or some thing that looks like jade; and camera shops abound. The rarest sort of estab lishment is the wes tern style department store selling quality goods. The one or two that exists are tiny by standards.

British subjects have no worries about getting their purchases home—except normal ones attached to Customs duty.

But American citizens have. They can not take into the US goods of Communist Chinese origin and this rule is rigorously enforced.

WHAT TO DO: Most tourists take a trip in the Peak tram at least once.

It ascends its 1,300 feet at a very steep angle, passengers facing forward, and then takes them down the same distance dragging them backwards. In either event the view from the window looking down on harbour and skyscrapers is spectacular and produces optical illusions that make the leaning tower of Pisa look like kid stuff.

It is possible to hire a drive-yourself vehicle but unless fanatical about this, a car with driver will probably suit your purposes as well. A tour of the New Territory will give some idea of what life can be like for a Chinese peasant, although a visit to one of the ancient walled villages is best skipped by those with delicate stomachs. From a hill in the New Territories it is also possible to peer into Communist China which, although it looks no different from where you have just been, gives most tourists some sort of strange thrill. The drive from Victoria to Repulse Bay and to some of the other beach resorts on Hongkong is full of beautiful scenery.

Night life in Hongkong comes in all varieties of Eastern and Western. There are innumerable places to dine—including the floating restaurants of Aberdeen where the diner goes out in a sampan and choses his fish or lobster while it is still alive.

PHOTOGRAPHY: HK Chinese give every indication that they are completely in different to tourists except for business

purposes This applies to taking photos.

The writer of this article, who paused for a few seconds out in the New Territories to take a photo of some women and children working in the field, got back in the car and disappeared without it when they all left the field, grabbed stones and clods of dirt in their fists and advanced screaming; and was similarly pursued and abused all over Kowloon Wharf by a rickshaw-coolie who reckoned he was in a street scene that had been taken on a cine camera. The thing in HK is to pay everyone in sight before taking a photo.

GETTING THERE; HK is on the major air routes. From Europe you fly via Singapore; and from America via Honolulu and Tokio.

Qantas Empire Airways and Cathay Pacific both run Electra air services be tween Sydney and Hongkong. Return First Class fare: £A375/15/-; Economy Class, £A2BS/15/-. Qantas has four services a week each way and Cathay two. One of Qantas’ services call at Port Moresby, from which point First Class return is £A294/2/-; and Economy Class £A22O.

With Qantas it is also possible to make a round-trip of it taking in Singapore and Bangkok one way and Manila and Port Moresby (or Darwin) the other. This round-trip is £A39B/5/- First Class and £ A3OB Economy.

Sea is more difficult than air travel.

The Australia-West Pacific Line vessels (“Citos”, “Milos”, “Aros”, “Delos”, ‘ * S a m o s ’ ’ and “Tanos”) carry about 12 passengers each in single and double berth cabins. Ports are visited in Borneo, Japan and New Guinea as well as two

calls at Hongkong, but there is a very long waiting list for passages in these ships. Cost, Sydney back to Sydney, in a double berth cabin is £A4I2; single cabin 10 per cent, extra. Except in unusual circumstances it is usually necessary to join the vessel in Sydney (not in NO), It is slightly easier to get a single passage Sydney-Hongkong on these ships and then return by air. Cost of this single passage is £AI92/12/-, double cabin; £AI76 single cabin.

The China Navigation Co. and Royal Inter Ocean also run passenger-cargo vessels between Sydney and the Far East, including HK, calling at numerous ports. The vessels of both lines carry more passengers than the Australia West Pacific Line but it is still necessary to book well in advance as the demand is heavy. Fares vary but a round trip Sydney back to Sydney, calling at a variety of ports Including Hongkong, Manila and Japanese ports is from £A3O2 to £ A 496 in China Navigation vessels “Changsha” or “Taiyuan”. Sydney-HK single fare is from £AII6 to £A242.

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Shipping Time-Tables

pp. 147-150

lydney-Papua-N. Guinea

sailings are approximate and may vary by as much as two weeks.

Malekula sails from Sydney for »ne, Townsville, Port Moresby, il, Kavieng, Alexishafen. Madang, Sydney. Next Sydney sailings: Oct. c. 4.

Malaita sails from Sydney, Bris- Cairns, Port Moresby, Samarai. il, Lombrum, Lorengau, Madang, Lae. rai, Brisbane, Sydney. Next Sydney rs: Oct. 17, Nov. 28 (approx.).

Bulolo sails about every six weeks: y. Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports, Port by, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Rabaul.

Sydney sailing: Sept. 15. Next Sydney :s: Oct. 24, Dec. 12 (approx.).

Montoro sails from Melbourne for y, Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports, Port ay, Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, c, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby. Last j sailing: Sept. 20. Next Sydney : Nov. 18 (approx.), ils from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., ige Street, Sydney (B 0547). isi: Leaves Melbourne about every eeks for Sydney, Brisbane, Port iy, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Wewak, g, Rabaul, Port Moresby, Sydney.

Sydney sailings: Oct. 3, Nov. 10 K.).

Soochow: Leaves Melbourne for , Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Rabaul, g, Lae, Port Moresby, Sydney.

Sydney sailings: Oct. 10, Nov. 24 s.) Is from New Guinea Australia Line and Yuill Pty.. Ltd., agents), 6 St., Sydney (BU1712). beth Boye: Leaves Sydney ap ately every five weeks for Port y, Rabaul, Madang, Lae. Next sailings: Oct. 1, Nov. 3 (approx.), k: Leaves Sydney monthly for iresby, Lae and Rabaul (calling lowe Is. en route, occasionally), lydney sailing: Oct. 18 (approx.).

Is from Karlander NG Line (F. »hens Pty., Ltd., agents), 13 Bridge dney. (BU8311).

Malacca and Matupl (Austasia naintain a regular service between ian ports (turn round at Adelaide), New Guinea, and Borneo. :ca; Northbound, due Lae Sept. 20, J Sept. 22, thence Borneo and k ports; returns to Adelaide direct iorneo. Next Sydney sailing: Nov. pi; Dep. Sydney Oct. 17, Brisbane 1-20, Pt. Moresby Oct. 25, Rabaul 3, Lae Nov. 3, Madang Nov. 5, Borneo and Sarawak ports, dep. for Adelaide Nov. 28.

Is from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty., M 9 Bridge St., Sydney. (BU 1271).

dney - Papua-NG - BSI

Sinkiang: Leaves Sydney for Brls- Port Moresby, Samarai, Honiara, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, ■ At present on charter to British ate Commission for voyage to Is. and Nauru. Re-entering P-NG rvice in two months’ time, dep.

Nov. 17 (approx.).

Is from New Guinea Australia Line

SS S a t d sJr y Pt W l^ 7 d l • 2 ,. oBe ■' tS, • 6 r .

Sydney-Papua-NG-Far East

7 7 r Australia-West Pacific Line’s motorvessels maintain services between Australian ports and Japan. Southbound vessels call at: Hongkong, Manila, Sandakan, NG, BSI (quarterly), New Hebrides (irregularly), and Australian ports.

Northbound vessels from Sydney call regularly at NG ports, Manila and Hongkong.

Milos: Dep. Japan (Kobe) Sept. 23 for Hongkong Sept. 27, Nth. Borneo ports Sept 30-Oct. 6, Tarakan for bunkering, Rabaui 2T 2 4,'a r 1 r 4 ' Br ‘ Sba ” e ° Ct ' Oc* r °li-u eP Lae s Oct y i?18 Mada Br ! sb “” e

Rabaui dot. 19-20, Manila Oct' Itv,

SKI 9 - 1=

and Lae to Sydney (arr. Nov. 25 approx.).

O T en ° s: £ ep - Sy T dney ° ct 11 for Brisban * ° ct - 13 > thence Japan (Yokkaichi) direct an j- 23 - De P- Japan (Kobe) Nov. 3 direct to Sydney.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Aeencv 13 Bridge St., Sydney. (BU 6301)

KI~*L I J ua

jyCinGy-|V|GthGrl3ndS NG

W/Ml , Four weeks service by Dutch motor wo iV ar * yin * g P assen S e rs and cargo ® a ® t Australian ports to Hollandla, (e^ ery , two mont hs),

« /SS' aWK“SS

Waerwljck Oct. li. Van

George'StTyttaey" 255

Australia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA

USA-Tahiti-Cook Is.-NZ-Sydney-Fiji-Samoa-Hawaii

Netherlands NG - P-NG

MV Karossa (Dutch KPM Line) operates from Singapore about every three months to Portuguese Timor, Netherlands New Guinea ports (Sorong, Manokwari, Biak, Seroei, Sarmi, Hollandia, Fak-Fak, Kaimana, Kokonao, Merauke), and Port Moresby in Papua-New Guinea; return by same route. Next Port Moresby call; Dec. 11.

MV’s Kaloekoe and Kasimbar, three monthly services on route as above —but omitting call at Port Moresby.

MV Sungei Bila operates from Manokwari to Geelvink Bay ports; and occasionally from Hollandia to Wewak, Madang, Lae and Rabaul, in P-NG.

UK-Papua-NG-BSI

Bank Line (Andrew Weir & Co. Ltd.) operates a direct service from Europe to Papua-New Guinea and British Solomon Is., vessels going on to Australia for cargo loading and returning to UK via Suez.

Loading brokers in London are Bethell, Gwyn and Co. Ltd. Next vessels: Leverbank: From Continent. dep.

London Sept. 5, due Pt. Moresby Oct. 10, Samarai Oct. 12, Lae Oct. 13, Madang Oct. 14, Wewak (opt.), Rabaul Oct. 17, Kavieng (opt.), Honiara Oct. 21.

Lindenbank; From Continent, dep.

London Oct. 5, due Pt. Moresby Nov. 9, Samarai Nov. 11, Lae Nov. 12, Madang Nov. 13, Wewak (opt.), Rabaul Oct. 15, Kavieng (opt.), Honiara Nov. 18.

Details from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty.

Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney. (BU2041).

Europe-T ahiti-Noumea-BSI-

P-NG - Netherlands NG

A regular service from the Continent and UK, via Panama, to Tahiti, New •Caledonia, BSI, P-NG and Netherlands NG is operated jointly by Nederlands Line Hoyal Dutch Mall and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd.

Neder Weser (NL): Prom Continent,

dep. London Sept. 19. due Papeete Oct. 15 Noumea Oct. 23, Honiara Oct. 27, Pt.

Moresby Oct. 30, Rabaul Nov. 2, Lae Nov 5, Madang Nov. 7, Hollandia Nov. 10 Biak Nov. 16, Manokwari Nov. 19, Sorong Nov. 22, thence Europe via Borneo, Far East and Suez. .. .

Madison Lloyd (RL): From Continent, dep. London Oct. 21, due Papeete Nov. 17, Noumea Nov. 25, Honiara Nov. 29, Pt.

Moresby Dec. 2, Rabaul Dec. 5, Lae Dec. 8, Madang Dec. 10, Hollandia Dec. 13, Biak Dec. 19, Manokwari Dec. 22, Sorong Dec. 25, thence Europe via Borneo, Far East and Suez.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George St., Sydney. (8U6771).

NZ-Papua-N. Guinea

Cargo vessels of Crusader Shipping Co. (UK), running between New Zealand and Japan, call occasionally at Pt. Moresby (Papua) and Lae and Rabaul (New Guinea) on their northbound run.

Next vessel: Turakina due Pt. Moresby Oct. 6; due Lae Oct. 7.

Details from Shaw, Savill Line, agents, 101 Queen St., Auckland. (Tel. 30-310).

Far East-Sth. West. & Central

Pacific

China Navigation Co., Ltd., vessels maintain monthly service from Japan southwards through P-NG. BSI, New Hebrides, Fiji and N. Caledonia; usually return to Japan direct.

Chengtu: From Japan, due Madang Oct. 2 Lae Oct. 5, Rabaul Oct. 8, Samarai Oct. 11 Pt Moresby Oct. 17, Santo Oct. 21, Vila Oct. 23, Suva/Lautoka Oct. 2b, Noumea Nov. 1, thence direct to Japan, arr. Nov. 20.

Chungking; Dep. Japan Oct. 5, Hong kong Oct. 13, Madang Oct. Lae Oct. 26, Kavieng Oct. 29, Rabaul Oct. 31, Pt.

Moresby Nov. 8, Honiara Nov. 11. Suva/ Lautoka Nov. 15, Apia Nov. 24, thence direct to Japan, arr. Dec. 13.

Chekiang: Dep. Japan Nov. 8, Hong kong Nov. 16, Wewak Nov. 24, Madang Nov 26, Lae Nov. 29, Rabaul Dec. 2, Pt. Moresby Dec. 10, Honiara Dec. 13,

Suva/Lautoka Dec. 17, Noumea Dec thence direct Japan, arr. Jan. 14.

Details from China Navigation Co., (Swire and Yuill Pty.. Ltd., agent; Bridge St., Sydney. (BU1712).

Sydney-New Hebrides-B!

Bougainville, Etc.

MV Tulagi makes a round trip N« Is., Vila. Santo, Honiara and BSI ; Bougainville ports, leaving Sydney once every six weeks. Next Sydney sal Sept. 25, Nov. 9 (approx.).

Details from Burns, Philp and C Bridge Street, Sydney. (B 0547).

Sydney-New Caledonia-

New Hebrides-Tahiti

Vessels of Messageries Maritimes from Marseilles, via West Indies Panama, call about every six wee: Papeete, Vila, Noumea and Sydney return by same route.

Next inwards voyages, ex-Marse Melanesien: Papeete Oct. 11-15, Vili 24-25, Noumea Oct. 26-30, Sydney N Caledonien; Papeete Nov. 19-23, Vili 30-Dec. 1, Noumea Dec. 2-6, Sydnej 9 Next outwards voyages, ex-Syc Melanesien: Dep. Sydney No’

Noumea Nov. 7-11, Vila Nov.

Papeete Nov. 27-Dec. 2.

Caledonien: Dep. Sydney Dec. 14, N Dec. 17-20, Vila Dec. 21-29, Papeeti 4-9.

Polynesie (Messageries Marl maintains about monthly passengei ings between Sydney, Noumea anc Hebrides (Vila and Santo). Next i sailings: Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov.

Details from Messageries Maritim Grosvenor St., Sydney. (8U2654).

Europe-Sydney-Noume

Cargo vessels of Messageries times Line maintain regular n service between France and New Cal via Fr. East Africa, Ceylon and Aus ports. Each has accommodation passengers. From Sydney, vessels Brisbane and Noumea; then reti France via Australian coastal port Next sailings from Sydney for N Vanoise Oct. 20, Velay Nov. 17.

Other Messageries Maritimes vessels run regularly between Fran Sydney, via Panama Canal and ports. Next vessels: Iraouaddy: Papeete Oct. 17, Noum 27, Sydney Nov. 6, Vila Nov. 12, 1 Nov. 14, returning to Dunkirk vi tralian ports.

Kouang-Si: Papeete Dec. 5, Noum 15, Sydney Dec. 25, Vila Dec. 31, 1 Jan. 2, returning to Dunkirk vi tralian ports.

Details from Messageries Marltli Grosvenor St., Sydney. (BU 2654)

NZ-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa

Tofua maintains a service from land to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and ret Auckland. Next Auckland sailing 10, Nov. 7.

Matua maintains a service Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nu Apia. Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington turn to Auckland. Next Auckland i Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 23.

Details from Union Steam SI of NZ, Quay and Commerce Sts. land. (Tel. 49-430).

ARCADIA

ORONSAY

CANBERRA

ORIANA

SYDNEY

AUCKLAND

depart arr/dep Sept. 24 Sept. 27 Sept. 30 to Far Oct. 19 Oct. 22 Nov.

Nov.

Nov.

Nov.

Nov.

Nov.

Nov. 7 10 13 17 21-22 24-25 26

SUVA

HONOLULU

VANCOUVER

SAN FRANCISCO

arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep Sept. 30 Oct. 5 Oct. 10-11 Oct. 14-15 East Oct. 23 , Oct. 28-29 Oct. 31-Nov.

Nov. 2 Nov. 7 Oct. 28 Nov. 1-2 1 Nov. 4-5 Nov. 6

LOS ANGELES

HONOLULU

arr/dep arr/dep Oct. 16 Oct. 21 Nov. 10-11 Nov. 30 6

SUVA

AUCKLAND

SYDNEY

arr/dep arr/dep arrive Oct. 28 Oct. 31 Nov. 3 to Par East Dec. 3 Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Dec.

Dec. 9 11 * At Seattle Oct. 12.

Details from P. and O.-Orient Lines of Aust. Pty., Ltd., 2-6 Spring St., Sydney. (B 0532)

MONTEREY

MARIPOSA

MONTEREY

MARIPOSA

SAN FRANCISCO

depart Sept. 16 Oct. 7 Nov.

Nov.

Nov. 3 4

NOV.

Nov. 24 25

LOS ANGELES

arr/dep Sept. 17 Oct. 8t 12-14 Dec. 3-5

PAPEETE

arr/dep Sept. 28-30 Oct. 19-21 15 Dec. 6

RAROTONGA

arr/dep Oct. 1 Oct. 22 Nov 20 Dec. 11

AUCKLAND

SYDNEY

arr/dep arr/dep Oct.

Oct. 6-7 10-13 Oct.

Oct. 27-28 31-Nov. 3 Nov.

Nov. 23-26 29-30 Dec.

Dec. 14-17 20

AUCKLAND

arr/dep Oct. 16 Nov. 6 Dec. 3 Dec. 23

SUVA

PAGO PAGO

HONOLULU

arr/dep arr/dep arr/dep Oct.

Oct.

Oct. 19 20 25** Nov.

Nov.

Nov. 9 10 15tt Dec.

Dec.

Dec. 4 9-10 15 Dec.

Dec.

Jan. 24 29-30 4

SAN FRANCISCO

arrive Oct. 31 Nov. 21 •* At Hilo Oct. 27. t At Honolulu Oct. 9. tt At Hilo Nov. 12.

Details from Matson Lines, Berger House, 82 Elizabeth St.. Sydney. (BU 4272).

Sydney-Pacific Ports-

Panama-UK

iw Savill’s liner Southern Cross makes round-the-world voyages per year, west-bound, then two east-bound, g at Fiji and Tahiti every trip, sent voyage: From Southampton sth. Africa, at Sydney Oct. 13-15, ngton Oct. 18-19, Auckland Oct. 21, Oct. 24, Papeete Oct. 28-29, thence »anama to Southampton, arr. Nov. ails from Shaw Savlll Line, 8a ■reagh St., Sydney. (BW 1828).

New Zealand-Cook Is.

IS Moana Roa (40 passengers) makes Klmately monthly voyages from md (NZ) to Rarotonga (Cook s). with calls at Niue and some Cook Islands when cargo warrants, ills from NZ Department of Island Dries, Wellington (Tel. 45-117), or (Bee of Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

America-Tahiti-Central

Pacific-NG

fic Islands Transport Line’s vessels sle and Thor I maintain approxi ’ six weeks service from Pacific Nth. America ports to Pacific 5. ■sisle: From San Francisco and Angeles, at Papeete Oct. 14-18, Pago Oct. 21-23, Apia Oct. 24-25, Oct. 26-27, Noumea Oct. 29-31, Lae 4- Pago Pago Nov. 14-16, Los s Nov. 30-Dec.2, San Francisco Dec. ■ I: Dep. San Francisco Nov. 4, Los s Nov. 5-7, Papeete Nov. 17-20, Pago Nov. 24-25, Apia Nov. 26-27, Suva 0-Dec. 1, Noumea Dec. 3-5, Rabaul [-12, Pago Pago Dec. 17-20, Los s Jan. 1-4, San Francisco Jan. 5. ils from General Steamships Cor m Ltd., 432 California St., San sco, USA. and Islands Agents.

5- Pago-Fiji-

Australia

on-Oceanic Line of San Francisco ss a regular five-weeks passenger service from Los Angeles with the \ Sierra and Ventura. Terminal in Australia, vary with cargoes ?. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Suva, Sydney, Brisbane, etc. trans-Pacific sailing; Ventura Oct a Townsville.

Us from Matson Lines, 82 Elizabeth dney. (BU 4272). rican Pioneer Line has seven ships sr Gem, Isle, Glen, Reef, Surf, Star on US Atlantic Coast-Panama service with periodical calls at on southbound voyage. Next Papeete Pioneer Star Oct. 20, Pioneer Reef.

Ils from Wilh Wilhelmsen Agency Ige St., Sydney. (BU 6301).

fydney-Fiji-Vancouver

3c Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (sub of w. R. Carpenter and Co.) nnn . servlce three times yearly with uoo ton, 98-passenger vessel Lakemba me above route with calls at Suva. ■a and Honolulu. Last Sydney • Sept. 14. Next Sydney sailing: 5 (approx.).

Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St.

Sydney. (8U4147).

Sydney-Fiji

MV Rona (4,500 tons) leaves Sydney approximately every three weeks for Suva and Lautoka with cargo and passengers (accommodation for eight). Next Sydney sailings: Sept. 29, Oct. 27.

Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co Ltd., 9 Bent St., Sydney. (B 0151).

Sydney-(or NZ)-North

America

Cargo vessels Waihemo and Waltomo, and others, operated by the Union Steam Ship Company of NZ, Ltd., main tain a monthly service across the Pacific, from Sydney to Vancouver and USA ports! via Suva, Lautoka, Nukualofa and Apia,

as cargoes offer. Occasional calls are made at Panning Island. They have limited passenger accommodation.

Next Sydney sailings for USA, via Islands ports: Waiana Oct. 27 (approx.) Waihemo mid-Nov.

The Waitemata, from NZ ports, makes 3-4 trips yearly to Vancouver (via Raro tonga and Papeete).

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd.. 247 George St., Sydney. (2-0528).

UK-Panama-Samoa-Fiji

The Fiji Direct Service is maintained by Conference vessels, sailing at regular monthly intervals out of London, via Panama, for Apia, Suva and Lautoka.

Bethell, Gwyn and Co., Ltd., act as Load ing Brokers in London.

Next sailing dates from London (subject to alteration) are as follows: Oct 5 Nov. 16.

Far East-Fiji-NZ-Sydney

Royal Interocean Lines operate a service from Singapore to Fiji, NZ, and Aus tralia, with three vessels (Van Cloon, Van Noort and Van Neck) calling periodically at Suva and/or Lautoka.

Next calls at Fiji: Van Cloon Lautoka Oct. 17, Suva Oct. 18; Van Noort Lautoka Nov. 11, Suva Nov. 13.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George Street, Sydney. (BU 6771).

Sydney-Tahiti-Europe

The Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail’s MV Johan van Oldenbarnevelt and MV Oranje sail irregularly from Sydney for Europe, via NZ, Fiji, Tahiti and Panama Canal, giving Sydney-Papeete connection; occasionally calls are made at Papeete on southbound trips.

Next outwards voyage: Oranje dep.

Sydney Jan. 10 (at Papeete Jan. 17-18); Oldenbarnevelt dep. Sydney Aug. 25 (Suva Sept. 4, Papeete Sept. 8-9).

Next inwards call at Papeete; Oranje Dec. 8-9.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George St., Sydney. (BU 6771).

The Italian Sitmar Line (Panama flag* vessels sail from Sydney for Europe, via NZ and Panama at irregular intervals with eastbound calls two or three times yearly at Tahiti.

Next outwards Sydney sailing: Fairsky Dec. 27 (Papeete Jan. 5-6).

Details from Navcot Aust. Pty., Ltd.. 58 Margaret St., Sydney. (8U3464).

New Zealand-Tahiti

New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. vessels, operating between NZ and UK, via Panama, make a two-monthly call at Tahiti, northbound and southbound.

Next northbound voyage: Ruahine, ex- Wellington, due Papeete Dec. 18 (approx.).

Next southbound voyage: Rangitoto dep.

London Nov. 17, due Papeete Dec. 13 (approx.).

Details from NZ Shipping Co. Ltd., Customhouse Quay, Wellington, NZ.

A two-monthly call at Papeete is made by Tasman Pacific Services (a West German shipping company) with its vessels Cap Corientes and Cap Domingo, which run between NZ and the west coast of North America.

Tonga-Fiji Shipping Service

The Tonga Shipping Agency, as agents for the Tonga Copra Board, operates a regular monthly cargo and passenger service between Nukualofa and Fiji (Suva and Lautoka) with MV Aonlu, 500 tons gross. Calls are made, as required at Haapai, Vavau, Niuatoputapu and Niuafoou; also occasionally at Apia, Western Samoa. Turn-round in Suva is usually two days, and the Agents there are W. R. Carpenter (Fiji) Ltd.

Airways Time-Tables

pp. 150-154

TRANSPACIFIC SERVICES

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji-

Hawaii-N. America

(First and Economy Classes)

BY QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS

(Boeing 707 Jets)

NORTHBOUND

Tues., Thurs. and Sun.; Sydney (dep. 7 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 12.45 a.m. dep. 1.40 a.m.), Honolulu, San Francisco.

Wed. and Sat.: Sydney (dep. 7 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 12.45 a.m., dep. 1.40 a.m.), Hono lulu, San Francisco, New York, London.

Pri.: Sydney (dep. 7 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 12.45 a.m.. dep. 1.40 a.m.), Honolulu, San Francisco, extending to Vancouver.

SOUTHBOUND

Mon. and Pri.; London, New York, San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 4.30 a.m., dep. 5.20 a.m.), Sydney (arr. 8 a.m.). „ Tues., Thurs. and Sun.; San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 4.30 a.m., dep. 5.20 a.m.), Sydney (arr. 8 a.m.).

Sat.; Vancouver, San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 4.30 a.m., dep. 5.20 a.m.), Sydney (arr. 8 a.m.). (International Dateline is crossed be tween Nadi and Honolulu.) Qantas Electra International Mk. II aircraft, under charter to TEAL, from Melbourne and Auckland, connect at Nadi on Wednesday and Friday with Qantas northbound flights, and on Thursday and Saturday with southbound flights (see Table 17).

TEAL Electra International Mk. II air craft from Auckland, New Zealand, con nect with Qantas northbound flights at Nadi on Tuesday and Thursday (from Auckland) and Saturday (from Christ church) and at Nadi on Wednesday (to

Auckland) and Monday (to Christchurch) for southbound flights.

BY PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS

(Intercontinental Jet Clippers*) Tues., Thurs. and Sun.: Dep. Sydney 5 p.m. for Nadi (arr. 10.45 p.m., dep. 11.59 p.m.), Honolulu and Los Angeles (arr.

Tues., Thurs. and Sun. 5.30 p.m.). Con nections at Honolulu for San Francisco, Portland and Seattle.

Tues., Pri. and Sun.: Dep. Los Angeles 9.45 p.m. for Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 5.45 a.m.

Thurs., Sun. and Tues., dep. 7 a.m.) and Sydney (arr. 0.20 a.m., Thurs., Sun. and Tues.). (International Dateline is crossed be tween Nadi and Honolulu.) • Pan American DC7C is used on connecting services Auckland, Nadi, Tafuna (American Samoa), and Honolulu (see table 20).

BY CANADIAN PACIFIC AIRLINES

(Super DC6B and DCS Jet) Every Sat.: Dep. Sydney (11 a.m.) by DC6B for Auckland, Nadi (arr. Sat. 11.59 p.m., dep. Sun. 1 a.m.), Honolulu (arr. Sat. 3 p.m.). Dep. Honolulu (Sun. 12 noon) by DCS for Vancouver, Edmon ton, Amsterdam (arr. Mon. 4.50 p.m.).

Every Sat.: Dep. Amsterdam (5.30 p.m.) by DCS for Edmonton, Vancouver, Honolulu (arr. Sun. 1 a.m.). Dep. Hono lulu (Sun. 1.30 p.m.) by DC6B for Nadi (arr. Mon. 11.59 p.m., dep. Tues. 1 a.m.), Auckland, Sydney (arr. 11 a.m.). (International Dateline is crossed be tween Nadi and Honolulu.)

FAR EAST SERVICE

IA. Sydney-Pt. Nloresby-

Wlanila-Tokyo

(First and Economy Classes)

BY QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS

(Super Constellation) Wed.; Dep. Sydney 3.30 p.m.. Pt. Moresby arr. 10.45 p.m., dep. 11.45 p.m., Manila

arr. 7.30 a.m. (Thurs.), dep. 9.30 Tokyo arr. 5.30 p.m.

Pri.: Dep. Tokyo 11.59 p.m., arr. E kong 8 a.m. (Sat.), dep. 2.15 Manila arr. 4.15 p.m., dep. 5.15 Pt. Moresby arr. 5 a.m. (Sun.),, 6 a.m., Sydney arr. 1.15 p.m. [Note; As this is an Internal service, Qantas is not permitted to Sydney-Pt. Moresby or Pt. Moresby-S;f passenger traffic.]

SECTIONAL SERVICES I

PACIFIC

2. Sydney-New Guinea

Trans Australia Airlines and Ansett operate from Sydney to Lae and ; with DC6B’s. TAA runs the s Saturdays, Mondays, Wednesdays; A/ ANA Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays.

NORTHBOUND

First and Tourist Classes Sat. and Mon. (TAA) Dep. Al Sydney, 9.45 p.m. Brisbane, 11.4: Sun., Tues. Sun., Tues.

Dep. Al Brisbane, 12.45 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.11 Dep. A - Pt. Moresby, 7 a.m. Lae, First and Tourist Classes Tues., Thurs., and Pri. (A/AN Dep. A - Sydney, 9.45 p.m. Brisbane, 11.41 Wed., Pri., Sat. Wed., Pri., Sa

Dep. . A ‘

Brisbane, 12.45 a.m. Pt. Moresby, Dep. A ; Pt. Moresby, 6.45 a.m. Lae, 7 4 First and Tourist Classes Wed. (TAA) Dep. A Sydney, 8.20 p.m. Brisbane, 10.* Wed. Thurs Dep. A Brisbane, 11.20 p.m. Townsville, 2.1 Thurs.

Dep. A Townsville, 3.15 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.

Dep. A Pt. Moresby, 7 a.m. Lae,

SOUTHBOUND

First and Tourist Classes Tues., Thurs., and Sun. (TAA Dep. * Lae. 9.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.

Dep. A Pt. Moresby, 11.30 a.m. Brisbane, 4..

Dep. A Brisbane, 5.30 p.m. Sydney, 7.

First and Tourist Classes

Wed. (A/ANA)

Dep. A Lae, 9.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.

Dep. a Pt. Moresby, 11.30 a.m. Townsville, 2; Dep. A Townsville, 3.05 p.m. Brisbane, 5.

Dep. 1 Brisbane, 6.25 p.m. Sydney, 8.

First and Tourist Classes Pri. and Sat. (A/ANA) Dep.

Lae, 9.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10 ( Dep.

Pt. Moresby, 11.30 a.m. Brisbane, 4!

Dep.

Brisbane, 5.30 p.m. Sydney, 71

2A. Qld.-New Guine;

CAIRNS-PT, MORESBY-LAE-TOWN

TAA, with Fokker Friendshii (First Class Only) Alt. Mon.: Dep. Cairns 3.10 p.m., Moresby 5.30 p.m. (Oct. 2, Nov. 13, 27, etc.).

Ved : Dep. Lae 12.30 p.m., arr. Pt. iresby 1.30 p.m., dep. Pt. Moresby 5 p.m., arr. Cairns 4.45 p.m., dep. p.m,, arr. Townsville 6.30 p.m. 6. 4, 18, Nov. 1, 15, 29, etc.).

lIRNS-PT. MORESBY-BRISBANE

NA. with DC4 (Air Cargo Only) Jon 'Sept. 25, Oct. 9, 23, Nov. 6, etc.c Dep. Cairns 6.30 a.m., arrive t Moresby 9.25 a.m. Dep. Port resby 11.30 a.m. (same day), arr. sbane 6 p.m.

P-NG Internal Services

Operated by TAA

MORESBY-LAE-PT. MORESBY

(Fokker Friendship Prop-Jet) lies.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 6 a.m., arr. 7 a.m. (Oct. 3, 17, 31, Nov. 14, etc.t. ted.: Dep. Lae 12.30 p.m., arr. Pt. ; esby 1.30 p.m. (Oct. 4, 18, Nov. 1, 29, et.c.).

RABAUL-LAE (Fokker Friendship Prop-Jet) les.; Dep. Lae 8.45 a.m. Rabaul arr, 5 a.m. (Oct. 3, 17, 31, Nov. 14, 28, ed.: Dep. Rabaul 10.10 a.m., Lae 12 noon (Oct. 4, 18, Nov. 1, 15. etc.).

IT MORESBY-IHU (DH Otter)

ri.: Port Moresby, Kerema, Ihu, rning same day (Oct. 6, 20, Nov. 7, etc.).

T MORESBY-BAIMURU-KIKORI

(DH Otter) Port Moresby, Yule Is., Kerema, mru, Kikori, returning same day Baimuru, Kerema, Yule Is. iurs.; Port Moresby, Ihu, Baimuru. •ri; returning same day via (iuru, Ihu (Oct. 5, 19, Nov. 2, 16, ftc.).

JRT MORESBY-DARU (DCS)

,imuru: Alt. Fri., returning same via Balimo (Oct. 6, 20, Nov. 3, •tc.). (DH Otter) •rema, Baimuru; Alt. Wed. (Sept. )ct. 11, 25, Nov. 8, 22, etc.), return alt. Fri. via Kikori, Baimuru, ma (Sept. 29, Oct. 13, 27, Nov. 10, !tc.).

MORESBY-SAMARAI (DH Otter)

oresby, Abau, Samarai each Mon., rting Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., re- Ing same day. d.: Port Moresby, Samarai, depart- Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., returning i day (Oct. 4, 18, Nov. 1, 15, 29, t.: Port Moresby, Samarai, depart- Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., returning s day (Sept. 30, Oct. 14, 28, Nov. !5. etc.). t.: Port Moresby, Samarai, Esa’ala. rting Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., re ing same day (Oct. 7, 21, Nov. 4, 18,

iE-MADANG-WEWAK-MANUS

fENG-RABAUL SERVICE (DCS)

Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang arr. a.m. Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, iul, arr. 3.45 p.m.

Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m., Kavieng us, Wewak, Awar (on request) ang, Lae, arr. 3.55 p.m.

Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang, f. Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul 3-45 p.m. °ep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m. Kavieng, us, Wewak, Awar (on request), ang, Lae, arr. 3.55 p.m.

Is Awar on request for school i only.

r»AL HIGHLANDS (DH Otter)

Bp. Lae 7 a.m. for Wabag, calling at of: Goroka, Nondugl, Minj, Banz.

Mt. Hagen, Baiyer River, Wapena manda, Wabag. Arrival back at Lae depends on stops made.

LOWER HIGHLANDS (DH Otter)

Tues.: Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, calling at any of:' Aiyura, Kaiapit, Kainantu, Gusap, Goroka, Arena.

Arrival back at Lae depends on stops made.

PT. MORESBY-WAU-BULOLO-LAE (DCS)

Thurs., Sun.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 10.45 a.m., Wau arr. 11.40 a.m., dep. 12 noon, Bulolo arr. 12.15 p.m., dep. 12.30 p.m., Lae arr. 1 p.m.

Thurs., Sun.: Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m., Bulolo arr. 8 a.m., dep. 8.15 a.m., Wau arr. 8.30 a.m., dep. 8.50 a.m., Pt. Moresby arr. 9.55 a.m.

MADANG-GOROKA (DCS)

Wed.. Sat.: Dep. Madang 12 noon, via Mt. Hagen, Banz and Minj, arr. Goroka 3 p.m.

MADANG-GOROKA-KAINANTU-LAE (DCS)

Thurs.: Dep. Madang 2.45 p.m., Goroka arr. 3.20 p.m., dep. 3.50 p.m., Kainantu arr. 4.15 p.m., dep. 4.35 p.m., Lae arr. 5.15 p.m.

LAE-GOROKA-MADANG (DCS)

Thurs.: Dep. Lae 8.30 a.m.. Goroka 9.25 a.m., then via Minj. Banz, Mt. Hagen, Madang arr. 1.25 p.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Goroka 3.20 p.m., Madang arr. 3.55 p.m.

PT. MORESBY-MT. HAGEN-MADANG

(DCS)

Tues.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m.. via Goroka, Minj, and Banz. arr. Mt.

Hagen 11.50 a.m., dep. for Madang (direct or via airfields as required) 12.20 p.m.

PT. MORESBY-GOROKA-MADANG (DCS)

Sun., Thurs.: Dep Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m., Goroka arr. 9.20 a.m.. dep. 9.50 a.m..

Madang arr. 10.25 a.m.

Tues. and Sun.: Dep. Madang 7.30 a.m., Goroka arr. 8.05 a.m.. dep. 8.30 a.m., Port Moresby arr. 10.20 a.m.

Thurs.: Dep. Madang 7 a.m., Goroka arr. 7.35 a.m., dep. 8 a.m., Kainantu arr. 8.25 a.m., dep. 8.45 am., Pt. Moresby arr. 10.25 a.m.

LAE-RABAUL-LAE (DCS)

Alt. Mon.: Dep. Lae 6 a.m., Rabaul arr. 8.40 a.m. (Oct. 9. 23, Nov. 6, 20, etc.).

Wed.: Dep. Rabaul 6.15 a.m., Finschhafen 8.40 a.m., arr. Lae 9.15 a.m.

Alt. Tues.: Dep. Rabaul 12.45 p.m., arr.

Lae 3.25 p.m. (Oct. 10, 24, Nov. 7, 21, etc.).

Fri.; Dep. Lae 9.15 a.m., Finschhafen 10.05 a.m., arr. Rabaul 12.25 p.m.

Tues., Thurs., Sun.: Dep. Lae 9.15 a.m., arr. Rabaul 11.55 a.m.

Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Rabaul 6.15 a.m., arr. Lae 8.55 a.m.

Sat.*: Dep. Rabaul 8 a.m., Hoskins 9.30 a.m., Finschhafen 11.05 a.m., arr. Lae 11.40 a.m.

Thurs.*: Dep. Lae 9.45 a.m., Finschhafen 10.35 a.m., Hoskins 12.15 p.m., Rabaul 1.25 p.m. * Calls at Jacquinot Bay (New Britain), on request.

RABAUL-BUIN-RABAUL (DCS)

Mon., Fri.: Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m., Buka, Wakanai, Aropa, Buin arr. 10.30 a.m., dep. 11 a.m., Aropa, Wakanai, Buka, Rabaul arr. 3 p.m.

MADANG-WEWAK-MADANG (DCS)

Thurs.: Dep. Madang 11 a m.. Wewak arr. 12.20 p.m., dep. 12.55 p.m., Madang arr. 2.15 p.m.

Operated by Ansett-Mandated Air Lines Specially fitted Ansett-MAL DC3’s. con nect at Lae with the Sydney-Lae-Sydney DC6B services as follows: Wed., Fri., Sat.: Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m.,

Lae arr. 8.25 a.m., dep. 9.20 a.m.

Rabaul arr. 12 noon.

Wed., Fri., Sat.: Dep. Madang 7 a.m., Lae arr. 8.45 a.m., dep. 8.55 a.m., Madang arr. 10.35 a.m. (11 a.m. Fri.).

Wed.. Fri., Sat.: Dep. Goroka 7.55 am Lae arr. 8.45 a.m., dep. 8.55 a.m Goroka arr. 9.45 a.m.

Fri.: Dep. Lae 8.55 a.m., Wau arr. 9.25 a.m., dep. 9.45 a.m., Goroka arr. 10.40 a.m., dep. 11 a.m.. Madang arr. 11.35 a.m.

Other Ansett-MAL scheduled internal P-NG services (by DC3 unless otherwise stated) include; Mon.: Dep. Lae 7 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Pt. Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Dep. Lae 7 a.m. for Goroka, Madang.

Wewak, Rabaul.

Tues.: Dep. Rabaul 7 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

Dep. Minj (by Norseman) 2.30 p.m. for Goroka, and return Minj.

Wed.: Dep. Lae 7 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Pt. Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Dep. Lae 8.55 a.m. for Goroka, Madang.

Dep. Lae 7 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul.

Dep. Madang 8 a.m. for Minj, Banz, Mt. Hagen, Madang.

Dep. Wewak (by Norseman) 8.30 a.m. for Lami, Nuku. Wewak.

Dep. Wewak (by Cessna) 8.30 a.m, for Maprik, Yangoru, Wewak.

Thurs.; Dep. Madang 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Pt. Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Madang.

Dep. Rabaul 7 a.m. for Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

Dep. Wewak (by Cessna) 8 a.m. for Telefomin, and return Wewak.

Fri.: Dep. Lae 7 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Pt. Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Dep. Lae 8.55 a.m. for Wau, Madang.

Dep. Lae 7 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul.

Dep. Madang 8 a.m. for Minj, Banz, Mt. Hagen, Madang.

Dep. Goroka (by Piaggio) 11 a.m., for Minj, Banz, Mt. Hagen, Wabag, Mt.

Hagen, Banz, Minj, Goroka.

Dep. Minj (by Norseman) 7.30 a.m. for Mendi, Erave, Kagua, lalibu, Mendi, Minj.

Dep. Wewak (by Norseman) 8 a.m. for Aitape, Vanimo, Sissano, Aitape, Dagua, Wewak.

Dep. Wewak (by Cessna) 8 a.m. for Angoram, and return Wewak.

Dep. Wewak (by Cessna) 9.30 a.m. for Ambunti, Burui, Wewak.

Sat.: Dep. Lae 8.55 a.m. for Goroka, Madang.

Dep. Minj (by Norseman) 7.30 a.m. for Mendi, Tari, Mendi, Minj.

Dep. Rabaul 7 a.m. for Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

3A. P-NG - Netherlands NG

LAE-HOLLANDIA (Neth, New Guinea) TAA, with DCS aircraft Dep. Lae 9 a.m. alt. Sun. (Oct. 8, 22, Nov. 4, 18, etc.), calls at Madang and Wewak, and arr. Hollandia 1.35 p.m.

Dep. Hollandia 10 a.m. alt. Mon. (Oct. 9, 23, Nov. 5, 19, etc.) and with calls at Wewak and Madang, arr. Lae 3.50 p.m.

BIAK (NNG)-LAE

NNG Airlines with DCS Aircraft De Kroonduif NV (Netherlands New Guinea Airlines) maintains a fortnightly service between Biak, Hollandia and Lae with Dakota DC3 aircraft. It connects with KLM’s DCS service to Europe (see table 4).

Alt. Sat. (Sept. 30, Oct. 14, 28, Nov. 11, 25, etc.): Dep. Biak 2 p.m., arr. Hollandia 4.10 p.m.; next day (alt. Sun.) dep.

Hollandia 8.30 a.m., arr. Lae 12.300 Alt. Mon. (Oct. 2, 16, 30, Nov. 13, 27, ■ Dep. Lae 6.15 a.m., arr. HoM 9.05 a.m., dep. 10 a.m., arr. Biak p.m.

NNG INTERNAL SERVICES

NNG Airlines DC3 aircraft link Biak with Holla.

Lae (see above), Sorong, Merauke, 7 Merah, Kaimana, Manokwari, H Wamena, Ransiki, Genjem; Twin Pi* to Seroei, Steenkool, Manokwari, Noen Inawatan, Teminabuan, Sorong; Beav, Fakfak, Kaimana, Teminabuan, Ajam Napan, Wisselmeren, Kokonao, Inawr

4. Aust.-Netherlands N

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Weekly DCS service between S= (dep. Mon. 9 a.m.) and Holland, o at Biak, NNG (arr. Mon. 2.05 p.m. : . 2.50 p.m.), Manila (Philippines) Amsterdam (arr. Tues. 10.30 r»m.)..

Amsterdam Sat. 10 a.m., v7* M and Biak (arr. Sun. 10 p.m.) for S= (arr. Mon. 6 a.m.).

DCS aircraft dep. Biak Mon. ana 4.35 p.m. for Japan en route to Ai. dam (arr. Tues. and Sat. 7.30 a.m.)..

Amsterdam Wed. (3 p.m.) and Sat.. p.m.) for Japan and Biak arr. Fri.j a.m.) and Mon. (1.05 a.m.).

5. N. Guinea-Solomons

TAA, with Fokker Friendship Pro< and DCS Aircraft Alt. Tues. (Fokker): Dep. Lae 8.45 for Rabaul, Buka, Munda Honiara arr. 4.50 p.m. (Oct. 3, Nov. 14, 28, etc.),.

Alt. Wed. (Fokker); Dep. Honls. a.m. for Munda, Buka, Rabaul Lae arr. 12 noon (Oct. 4, 18, N! 15, 29, etc.).

Alt. Mon. (DC3): Dep. Lae 6 a.n Rabaul, Buka, Munda, Yas Honiara arr. 4.40 p.m. same day*; 9, 23, Nov. 6, 20, etc.).

Alt. Tues. (DC3): Dep. Honiara 7 a.i.

Yandina, Munda, Buka, Rabaulj arr. 3.25 p.m. same day (Oct.

Nov. 8, 22, etc.).

6. Sydney-Noumea

Qantas, with Electra Internatior (New departure times effective Sej Fri.: Dep. Sydney 9.15 a.m., arr. M 1.45 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Noumea 2.45 p.m., arr. i 5.35 p.m.

7. Paris-Sydney-Noumeai

Tahiti-USA

TAI, with DCS Jet Aircraft Dep. Paris Mon. 1.10 p.m., eastbouu Athens, Teheran, Karachi, Bs Saigon, Djakarta, Darwin, Sydnee Wed. 7.05 a.m.).

Dep Sydney Wed. 8.05 a.m. for n (arr. 11.40 a.m., dep. 3 p.m.), Nacj 5.50 p.m., dep. 6.50 p.m.), International Dateline, Papeete Wed. 1 a.m., dep. 2.25 p.m.), Ho.

Los Angeles, Montreal, Paris (a:a 7.55 a.m.).

Dep. Paris Wed. 5.30 p.m., westbom Montreal, Los Angeles, Hoi Papeete (arr. Thurs. 6.35 p.ma Sat. 1.40 a.m.), crosses Intern Dateline, Nadi (arr. Sun. 4.2 E! dep. 5.25 a.m.), Noumea (arm 6.30 a.m., dep. 8.30 a.m.), Sydnej 10.40 a.m.).

Dep. Sydney Sun. 11.40 p.m. for I Djakarta, Saigon, Bangkok, KI Teheran, Rome, Paris (arr. Fri. :

7A. Tahiti-USA

TAI, with DCS Jet Aircraft :s.: Dep. Papeete 9.30 p.m. for Los ngeles, arr. Fri. 8.30 a.m.

Dep. Los Angeles 12.30 a.m. for apeete, arr. 5.40 p.m. same day.

8. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

isett Flying Boat Services Pty. Ltd. with Sandringham Fiyingboats liar return flight from Rose Bay base ich Tuesday and Saturday (with extra Ight Thursday as required).

9. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

antas, with Skymaster DC4 aircraft Sat. (Oct. 7, 21, Nov. 4, 18, etc.): ep. Sydney 8 a.m., arr. NI 2.45 p.m.; >p. NI next day, alt. Sun. (Oct. 8, t, Nov. 5, 19, etc.) 2.45 p.m. for rdney, arr. 6.45 p.m. (Flight extends [-Auckland-NI. See table 12.)

10. New Caledonia-New

Hebrides

TAI with DC4 aircraft Fri.: Dep. Noumea (N. Cal.) a.m. for Vila (arr. 8.35 a.m., dep.

K) a.m.), Santo (arr. 10.45 a.m., dep. .15 p.m.), Vila (arr. 1.30 p.m., dep. 15 p.m.), Noumea (arr. 4 p.m.).

1. N. Caledonia-Wallis Is.

TAI with DC4 aircraft ;hly (second Wednesday), from )umea on Oct. 11, Nov. 8, etc.

Noumea, Wed., 7 a.m., arr. Wallis . 2.30 p.m.; dep. Wallis Is. Thurs. .30 a.m., arr. Noumea 5 p.m. same ty.

2. Norfolk Is.-Auckland

L, by Qantas Skymaster (Charter) Sat. (Oct. 7, 21. Nov. 4, 18, c.). Dep. Norfolk 4 p.m., arr. Auck nd 7.45 p.m. Ret. next day, Sun. :t. 8, 22, Nov. 5, 19, etc.), dep. ickland 10.30 a.m., arr. Norfolk 1.30 m.

13. Auckland-Sydney

L, with Jet-Prop. Lockheed Electras ', except Tues.: Dep. Auckland 9 a.m., r. Sydney 11.05 a.m. , Fri.; Dep. Auckland 5 p.m., arr. pdney 7.05 p.m. , Tues., Sat., Sun.; Dep. Sydney 12.15 m., arr. Auckland 5.50 p.m. : Dep. Sydney 12.30 a.m., arr. Auck nd 6.05 a.m. , Thurs., Fri.: Dep. Sydney 10 a.m., ■r. Auckland 3.35 p.m.

13A. Auckland-Brisbane

X, with Jet-Prop. Lockheed Electra Dep. Auckland 8.30 p.m., arr. Bris me 10.50 p.m.

Dep. Brisbane 12.30 a.m., arr. ackland 6.20 a.m.

14. Sydney-Christchurch

IL, with Jet-Prop. Lockheed Electras , Thurs.: Dep. Sydney 12.15 p.m., ■r. Christchurch 6 p.m. , Fri.: Dep. Christchurch 7 p.m., rr. Sydney 9.05 p.m.

Dep. Sydney 9 a.m., arr. Christ hurch 2.45 p.m. • : Dep. Christchurch 9 p.m., arr. ydney 11.05 p.m.

>. Christchurch-Melbourne

AIj > with Jet-Prop. Lockheed Electra fs.: Dep. Christchurch 7 p.m., arr. lelbourne 9.35 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Melbourne 11.30 a.m., arr.

Christchurch 5.40 p.m.

16. Sydney-Wellington

TEAL, with Douglas DC6 Aircraft Daily except Wed., Fri.; Dep. Sydney 9.30 a.m., arr. Wellington 3.20 p.m.

Daily except Wed., Fri.: Dep. Wellington 4.30 p.m., arr. Sydney 6.45 p.m.

17. Nlelbourne-NZ-Fiji

TEAL, with Lockheed Electra chartered from Qantas Wed., Fri.: Dep. Melbourne 1 p.m., arr.

Auckland 7.25 p.m., dep. Auckland 8.30 p.m., arr. Nadi 12.15 a.m., Thurs., Sat.

Return, same route, Thurs. and Sat. (Connects at Nadi with Qantas Boeing 707 jet service from Sydney to USA.)

18. Auckland-Fiji

TEAL, with Jet-Prop. Lockheed Electras and Qantas Lockheed Electras Tues., Thurs.; Dep. Auckland 7 p.m., arr. Nadi 10.45 p.m.

Wed.. Fri.*; Dep. Auckland 8.30 p.m., arr.

Nadi 12.15 a.m.

Wed., Fri.: Dep. Nadi 9.30 a.m., arr.

Auckland 1.25 p.m.

Thurs, Sat.*: Dep. Nadi 5.30 a.m., arr.

Auckland 9.25 a.m. • Wed., Fri. flights ex-Auckland, and Thurs., Sat. flights ex-Nadi are operated by Qantas under charter to TEAL.

19. Christchurch-Fiji

TEAL, with Jet-Prop. Lockheed Electra Sat.: Dep. Christchurch 4.30 p.m., arr.

Auckland 6 p.m., dep. Auckland 7 p.m., arr. Nadi 10.45 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Nadi 1.30 p.m., arr. Auckland 5.25 p.m., dep. Auckland 6.15 p.m., arr. Christchurch 7.55 p.m.

20. NZ-Fiji-Am. Samoa-

Hawaii

PAA, with DC7C Aircraft Dep. Auckland 5.30 p.m., Sun. and Thurs., arr. Nadi 10.15 p.m.; dep. Nadi Mon. only 12 noon, crosses International Dateline, arr. Tafuna (American Samoa) 4.10 p.m., Sun., dep. Tafuna 5 p.m., arr. Honolulu 5 a.m. Mon.

Dep. Honolulu 12.45 a.m. Tues., arr. Tafuna 8.30 a.m. Tues.; dep Tafuna 9.15 a.m., crosses International Dateline, arr. Nadi 11.30 a.m. Wed.; dep. Nadi 7.45 a.m.

Sun., Thurs., arr. Auckland 12.45 p.m.

21. Fiji-Am. Samoa-Tahiti

TEAL, with Jet-Prop. Lockheed Electra Mon.*: Dep. Nadi 3.30 a.m., crosses Inter national Dateline, arr. Tafuna Sun. 7.10 a.m., dep. 7.45 a.m., arr. Papeete Sun. 12.50 p.m.

Mon.*: Dep. Papeete 7 a.m., arr. Tafuna 10.25 a.m,, dep. 11 a.m., crosses Date line, arr. Nadi Tues. 12.40 p.m. ♦ Mon. departure as from Oct. 2 previously Sun.; dep. times unaltered.

22. Fiji Internal Services

Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron and Drover Aircraft and Beaver Amphibian Suva (Nausori)-Nadi-Suva: Two flights daily (dep. Suva 8 a.m., arr. Nadi 8.45 a.m., dep. Nadi 9.15 a.m., arr. Suva 10.08 a.m.; and dep. Suva 3 p.m., arr.

Nadi 3.45 p.m., dep. Nadi 4.10 p.m., arr. Suva 5 p.m.).

Suva-Labasa-Suva; One flight daily, except Tues., Sun.

Suva-Savusavu-Matei (Taveuni), Savu savu-Suva; One flight—Wed.

Suva - Savusavu - Labasa - Savusavu - Suva: One flight—Thurs., Sat., Sun.

Suva-Savusavu-Suva: One flight—Mon.

Suva-Ura (Taveuni)-Suva; One flight Thurs., Sun.

Suva - Labasa - Savusavu - Labasa - Suva: One flight—Tues.

Suva - Matei - Labasa - Matei - Suva: One flight—Mon., Prl.

Suva-Levuka-Suva: Return flights Tues. and Thurs.

Suva-Kadavu-Suva; Return flights alter nate Fri. afternoons (Sept. 29, Oct. 13, 27, Nov. 10, 24, etc.) and alternate Mon. mornings (Oct. 2, 16, 30, Nov. 13, 27, etc.).

Details from Fiji Airways, Ltd., Victoria Arcade, Suva.

22A. Fiji-Tonga

Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron aircraft Dep. Suva (Nausori) 7. a.m. alternate Thurs. (Oct. 5, 19, Nov. 2, 16, 30, etc.) arr. Nukualofa (Fua’amotu airfield on Tongatapu) 11.15 a.m.

Dep. Nukualofa 9.30 a.m. on return flight alternate Sat. (Oct. 7, 21, Nov. 4, 18, Dec. 2, etc.), arr. Suva 11.45 a.m.

Details from Fiji Airways, Ltd., Victoria Arcade, Suva.

228. Fiji-N. Hebrides-BSI

A new monthly service with 7-passenger Heron aircraft is expected to commence shortly, operated by Fiji Airways Ltd.

Route will be Suva, Nadi, Vila, Santo, Honiara, Santo, Vila, Nadi, Suva.

22C. Fiji-Western Samoa

Commencing in November, Fiji Airways Ltd. will operate a fortnightly service from Suva (Nausori) to Faleolo, Western Samoa, with Heron aircraft.

23. Hawaii-Tahiti

South Pacific Air Lines with Super-G Constellation aircraft Weekly service by American airline,

South Pacific Air Lines, from Hono to Faaa International Airport, Papeete Fri.: Dep. Honolulu 10 p.m., arr. Pan Sat. 7.30 a.m.

Sat.; Dep. Papeete 10 p.m., arr. Hono Sun. 7.30 a.m.

Details from South Pacific Air Li Hotel Stuart, Quay Bir Hackeim, Pap« Tahiti, or 311 California St., San cisco, USA, or TAA offices in Austral!

24. New Caledonia-New

Zealand

TAI with DC4 Aircraft Sun.: Dep. Noumea 9.45 a.m. for Auckl arr. 4.25 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Auckland 9.30 a.m.

Noumea arr. 2.30 p.m.

25. Samoan Inter-Island

Service

Polynesian Airlines Ltd., of A Western Samoa, using Percival Prince craft, operate a regular air service betr Western Samoa (Faleolo airfield) American Samoa (Tafuna aerodroi Plight takes 45 minutes, each way.

Dep. Faleolo (W. Samoa) Sat. 10 t Sun. 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m., Mon. 10 s 2 p.m., Tues. 8 a.m., Wed., 10 i 2 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m., Fri. 10 t 3.30 p.m.

Dep. Tafuna (Am. Samoa): Sat. 8.30 t 11.15 a.m.. Sun. 11 a.m., 4.30 p.m., I 11.15 a.m., 3.15 p.m., Tues. 9.30 s Wed. 11.15 a.m., 3.15 p.m., Thurs. a.m., Fri. 11.15 a.m.

Booking agents: Gold Star Travel Ser: Apia; R. E. Pritchard, Pago Pago.

26. French Polynesia Inte

Island Service

Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire with Bermuda flyingboat Service to the Leeward Group C Sous le Vent), Society Islands.

Mon., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Papeete a.m. for Raiatea (arr. 8.30 i dep. 9.15 a.m.), Bora Bora (arr. a.m.).

Mon., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Bora Box p.m. for Raiatea (arr. 3.15 p.m., 3.35 p.m.), Papeete (arr. 4.35 p.n Details from RAI, Quai Bir HaU Papeete.

27. N. Caledonia Internal

Services

TRANSPAC, with Herons and Rapio Noumea-Mare; Tues., Wed. dep. Noumc p.m., Mare arr. 2.50 p.m., dep. p.m., Noumea arr. 4 p.m.

Noumea-Lifou: Tues., Wed., Fri.

Noumea 8 a.m., Lifou arr. 8.50 i dep. 9.10 a.m., Noumea arr. 10 Sat.: Dep. Noumea 2 p.m., Lifou 2.50 p.m., dep. 3.10 p.m., Nou arr. 4 p.m.

Noumea-Ouvea; Tues. dep. Noumea a.m., Ouvea arr. 11.50 a.m., dep. p.m., Noumea arr. 1.30 p.m. Sat.: Noumea 8 a.m., Ouvea arr. 8.50 * dep. 9.10 a.m., Noumea arr. 10 a.

Noumea-Koumac: Wed., Sat. dep. Nou 1 p.m., Koumac arr. 2.30 p.m., 3 p.m., Noumea arr. 4.30 p.m.

Noumea-Isle of Pines: Mon., Wed., Sat. dep. Noumea 10.45 a.m.. Pines: 11.15 a.m., dep. 11.30 a.m., Noumeaj 12 noon. Sun.: Dep. Noumea 8 i Pines arr. 8.15 a.m., dep. 4.30 j Noumea arr. 5 p.m.

Pacific Commerce and Produce

pp. 155-156

sian Common Market "Not Feasible"

Britain’s formal application to en . the European Common Market t sent to the European Economic nmunity’s headquarters in Brus *on August 10. It will go before [ EEC Council of Ministers on tember 25, and full-scale negatio ns are expected to start in October.

ECAUSE of the probable effect of Britain’s entry on such Pacific iucts as sugar, copra, coconut oil, ee, and cocoa. Islands Govern its are keeping a close watch on dopments. has been suggested that Austra md New Zealand, and their terri ts, should join such other itries as Hongkong, Japan, China drm their own South-East Asian imon Market. Mr. J. McEwen, eral Minister for Trade, stated he Id examine fully any such pro ils. owever, informed opinion is that i a plan is not feasible and would 5 too many difficulties. The even objective of an economic union ) do away with tariff barriers he rn members and to use import rols to keep non-member goods realistic appraisal of the situa shows that Australia or NZ d not possibly abandon their Fs against low-cost Eastern coun . To do so would mean the sud end of thousands of small busi es and mass unemployment. Dif ig cost levels and wage structures lude any likelihood of an Asian imon Market being formed, his, too, was one of the obstacles Australian Chamber of Com :e Export Council came up nst in its considerations of a ible Pacific Area Union at the 1 annual conference in early ember. bt the absence of an Asian Com i Market will not prevent Aus a from making a very determined to capture more of the trade of i and the Pacific territories, r John Crawford, director of the iarch School of Pacific Studies, tralian National University, Can a, and a former permanent head the Department of Trade, has hcly stressed the point that Aus

tralia is making trade gains in these areas. Asia and the Pacific account now for 33 per cent, of Australia’s exports, compared with 14 per cent, before World War II —and we can do better.

Listed hereunder are the various tariffs on tropical products levied by UK now, compared with the Com mon Market tariffs;

: Most-Favoured-Nation specific rates have been converted to ad valorem. 1 For coffee from the Dollar area, there was also a quota restriction.

The key to the situation, as far as Australia, NZ and the Pacific are concerned appears to be: How far can Britain go in insisting on the re tention of her existing agreements?

The Commonwealth Sugar Agree ment, for instance—and Fiji is vitally concerned in this—extends until De cember, 1968. Is it to be torn up if UK joins the Common Market?

This and other questions will re main in the balance until the final terms of entry are made known.

New Co. to Prospect

Old Goldfield

ANEW mining company plans to exploit gold-bearing ores on Woodlark Island, near Milne Bay in Papua. Prior to World War I, the Woodlark field produced gold worth nearly £4,000,000 on present day values.

The new company, Murua De velopment Company Ltd., registered in Port Moresby on August 26, has taken out an exclusive prospector’s licence over 24 square miles.

A company spokesman said it was planned to raise £26,000 for research to determine whether there was a big enough body of ore to warrant ex ploitation on a large scale. No date was given when operations would start.

Directors of the new company include Mr. E. V. Crisp (chairman of directors of Steamships Trading Company, one of the biggest invest ment companies in P-NG), Mr. C. P.

W. Kirke, chairman of Port Moresby Town Planning Council, and Mr. G.

R. Jones, a Territory broker.

Murua was the first payable gold field worked in Papua—it was pro claimed in 1885. In the early part of this century, there were up to 100 miners winning gold on the field.

There was a revival of interest there between 1934 and 1938, but work ceased there on the outbreak of World War 11.

Netherlands New Guinea's

Export Trade Dips

Netherlands New Guinea’s export trade for the first six months of 1961 showed a marked decline—values fell by 4,600,000 guilders (about £575,000 Aust.) compared with January-June last year.

The total export value of 7,200,000 guilders (£A900,000) for this half year reflected the drop in world market prices for copra, nutmeg and mace, the principal agricultural products. Copra exports rose from 2,675 to 2,867 metric tons but the value at 1,200,000 guilders (£A150,000) dropped considerably. Nutmeg and mace production was lower by about half, and the value fell off by two-thirds.

Crude oil exports dropped by one-third of 1960’s Jan.-June volume and earned only little more than half of what oil exports did last year.

Production gains were made in copal and dammar gum and in cocoa beans (the newest export); and timber exports, though smaller, were up in earnings— but all these were not nearly enough to offset the slump in values of the major products.

Fish Canning, Matches: New

Industries for Fiji

Two new companies which were registered in Suva in August reflect a growing interest in “Invest in Fiji’’ as one of the solutions of the Colony’s future growth.

Pacific Fishing and Canning Co. Ltd., with nominal capital of £250,000, intends to use Japanese “know-how” to exploit Fiji’s fishing grounds. The Board consists of Messrs. H. M. Scott, A. G. McCown and V. J. Costello, three very well known Fiji identities, together with four Japanese,

UK Tariff

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Tariff Copra Coconut — 10 — Oil Oil Cake — 15 9 and Meal 10-15 1 Rubber .. — Sugar — 13 80 Coffee 1.4 3.2t 16 Cocoa 5.1 5.9 9

Messrs. K. Nagashima, Y. Banno, F.

Suesada and T. Yamada.

The company proposes to base opera tions at Levuka, where there are good waterside facilities and buildings suitable for conversion to a canning factory.

Crews of vessels and all technical experts will be Japanese. This move should give a deserved lift to “forgotten Levuka”, the one time capital.

The other company plans to make safety matches in Fiji, and Legco recently granted protection to the industry, which will be established by Pacific Manufacturers Ltd. All machinery and materials for the manufacture of matches will be admitted duty free and the industry declared a “protected” one.

Mr. M. H. Akbar, a director, has declared confidently that the firm will soon capture the Fiji market; it hopes to ex port later to nearby territories. Other directors are reported to be three members of Legco, Messrs. A. I. N. Deoki, B. D.

Lakshman and H. B Gibson, together with Mr. R. A. Emery, recently retired Comptroller of Customs.

Extensive use of local materials is planned and the industry should partly relieve unemployment in the area where the factory is planned.

Dylup Cleared £30,000

On Finance Co. Sale

Dylup Plantations Ltd., New Guinea, sold its interest recently in Island Finance Company Ltd. (an unlisted NSW company acquired late last year) for £72,000 cash.

Payment is by a substantial deposit (already received) and the balance over 12 months. The company realised capital profit of approximately £30,000 on the sale of this asset.

BSI Cocoa Price

To Be Reviewed

Government officials in BSI have been taking a close look recently at the economics of the Protectorate’s cocoa in dustry.

The cocoa price, c.i.f., Liverpool, in July, was £214 Aust. per ton, against £287 Aust. per ton in July. 1960. They calculate that in order to justify the BSI price of 6d per pound for wet beans, after taking into account processing and marketing costs, an overseas price of £233 Aust. per ton must be available.

Latest reports about the overseas cocoa market emphasise that, while both pro duction and consumption of cocoa are in creasing, the rate of consumption is nowhere near equal to the production in crease.

The Government price for wet beans throughout 1961 has been higher than the market warrants, and it seems unlikely that any significant rise in cocoa prices can be expected at present.

The local price for wet beans will be maintained at its present level until October 1, when it will be reviewed, to take account of the world price, process ing and transport costs.

Meanwhile, UK has approved a supple mentary grant of £101,164 Aust. for the Protectorate’s Cocoa Development Scheme, which will bring the total expenditure, from the start of the scheme to March 31, 1964, up to £283,500. About £45,000 of this will be contributed by BSI and the rest, including the new grant, will come from Colonial Development and Welfare funds.

The grant will enable the Government to recruit additional overseas extension staff, in order to keep pace with cocoa plantings and increase their total acreage, appoint additional local staff; and meet housing and transport requirements.

Australia's Upkeep

Of Papua-New Guinea

In 1961-62, Australia will provide assis tance, directly and indirectly, for Papua and New Guinea to the tune of more than £lB million, if one includes the cost of the Territories Dept., whose main task is looking after P-NG.

The basic grant of £17,300,000, however, was disappointing to Territory officials— it seems that they had counted on at least another £5,000,000 or so if the huge five-year development plan is to get under way with any chance of success.

Last year’s grant was £14,500,000, but the Administration spent £14,796,648.

Details of proposed expenditure and grants were revealed in the Commonwealth Government’s Budget in August and show;

Norfolk Island’s grant towards Admini stration expenses is unchanged at £32,000 —but an additional £20,000 is provided, for the first time, towards the “restora tion and maintenance of historical structures”. NI was twice a convict settlement between 1788 and 1856, as the grainfleld for feeding penal settlements in New South Wales and Tasmania, and ruins of the stone buildings constructed then still dot the island.

An amount of £4,140 has been set aside by the Commonwealth for its representa tion in New Caledonia: last year it cost £5,180.

Two other items of interest, in the tabled expenditure for last year, were; £7,250 gift to relieve distress after the Tonga hurricane; and legal expenses of £276 in connection with land tenure claims in New Hebrides.

Suva Tobacco Firm

Extends to Lautoka

One of the two tobacco companies in Suva, Fiji, Carreras Limited, manufac turers of Craven “A”, Crown and Guards cigarettes, have recently opened a branch office and sales depot in Lautoka, north west area.

The branch manager is Prem Chandra, who is well known to Lautoka residents having lived there from 1935 to 1949, his father, R. H. Ramnarayan, being a local school headmaster. He lived in Lautoka again in 1951 when he was in the Fiji Police.

Outlook Not So Black

For Kinjibi Coffee

In August, two developments to rehabilitate Kinjibi Holdings Ltd. (origin ally known as Goroka Coffee Holdings), New Guinea, were announced by the

chairman, Mr. Sidney Baume—a £1 issue of 12V2 per cent, deposit notf. shareholders only; and that oven accommodation had been granted to company for plantation development.

The company now expects to pa. the £7,000 still owing (out of an orr borrowing of £ 15,000 by the 1959 b( for which 21 per cent, interest is paid. It will also pay off all outstaj debts.

The Madang store has been lease £3,120 a year and all stock sold.

1961-62 1960-61 £ £ Grant 17,300,000 14,796,648 School Pac. Admin. 62,500 54,196 Pensions (Pre-war) 82.900 83,618 Lighthouse services 20,000 19,938 Lighthouse buildings 18,000 10,811 Lighthouse equipment 13,000 6.325 Ex-service loans . 500,000 515,000 Civilian war pensions 43,700 46,100 Shipping subsidy . 75,000 100,000 NG Timber Agreement — 140,000 Territories Dept. . 467,000 375,291 Total .. .. 18,582,100 16,147,927

Economic Outlook

p. 156

IN keeping with the “stay-put” E laid before the House last momi Treasurer Harold Holt, the stock m during the past four weeks has beeH and inactive. Index of ordinaries! tinued to hover around the 300 (300.04 on September 8), somewhat ferent from the all-time peak of in September last year.

The Budget itself, criticised as “o and uninspiring”, increased pension!) reduced sales tax on some items.i provided for a record £2,000 rr expediture. Holt said he was budj for a £16,471,000 deficit, compared] a surplus of £15,791,000 achieved last) The only flurry during the month o stock market was caused by a tak: of the old established interstate shj firm, Huddart Parker Ltd., by Bii and Oil Refineries (Aust.) Ltd. finance house, Commercial and G!

Acceptance Ltd. (in which W. R. Car]have a large shareholding, though ni major one—that is held by the mercial Banking Co. of Sydney) mr £4 j /2 million offer, but were pipp< the post by a bigger cash and deal worth £5.6 million at current ia prices.

SYDNEY SALES PRICES

Aug. 8, ’61 Sept) Ball Plantations . . 10/- Burns Philp ... 90/6 Burns Philp (SS) . . 50/- Choiseul Plntn. . . . 161/- 1'J

C.S.R

£68/15/- £: Dylup Plantations . 7/8 Fiji Industries . . . 13/9 Hackshall’s ... 12/6 Kauri Timber ... 14/9 Kerema Rubber . . . 6/3 Koitaki Rubber . . . 15/- Lolorua . . 8/- Makurapau Plntn. 3/6 Mariboi Rubber . . . 7/9 Norfolk Is. Whaling . 2/3 Pacific Is. Timbers . 5/3 Palgrave 4/- Plantation Holdings . 3/6 Queensland Insurance 96/- Rubberlands ... 6/- Sangara 2/7 Sthn. Pac. Insurance 27/6 Steamships Trading . 40/- W. R. Carpenter Hold. 30/41/2 Watkins Consolidated 6/- Timor Oil 7/-

OIL AND MINING SHARES

July 9. ’58 Aug. 8, ’61 Sept) Emperor . . b5/9 b3/- Loloma . . — s44/- Bulolo . . . b35/b55/6 N.G.G. Ltd. bl/9Va bl/9 Oil Search . b2/6 b2/l Oriorao Oil . — b2d Ent. of N.G. b7d b2 l / 2 d Pac. I. Mines — b87/6 Papuan Apln. b9d b3 /3 Placer Dev. b86/6 bl80/-

Islands Produce

p. 157

jless otherwise stated, quotations are astralian currency. Aust. £ equals ixlmately 16/- Stg., NZ, or W >a 18/- Fiji; 20/- Tonga. Solomons & C areas; 196 Pac. Frs.; 5U52.25.)

COPRA

e British Ministry of Pood 0-year& •act which governed copra prices ipua and New Guinea, Fiji, Western ia Solomon Islands, and Gilbert and i Colony (and. to some extent, in a and Cook Islands) expired on De er 31, 1957; since when each Terrl has made its own arrangements foi tion and marketing of copra. ?UA - NEW GUINEA:—AII production illvered to Copra Marketing Board oiled by six members, including three ers’ representatives; and the Board ts distribution and sales, and makes ents to the producers. Production mainly to (a) Unilever (30,000 tons ■ contract covering 1961), (b) Aus , (30,000 tons for local consumption), rushing-mill in Rabaul (40,000 tons), (d) Japan (300 tons per month or if available). Prices generally tally ruling rate in Philippines, with lums for hot-air dried, m January 1, 1961, P-NG Copra i’s Tentative Purchase Prices, for , delivered main ports: Hot-Air Dried /10/- per ton; FMS, £AS3 per ton; e-Dried, £AS2 per ton. (I:—No Government control—producers (There they wish. Bulk of copra goes •ushing-mills in Suva. On Sept. 4 5 were: HAD £F47/10/-, FM /-/-• SST E R N SAMOA:—Official Copra 1 takes all production, sells same and s payments to producers. In 1961, ■4,000 tons will go to Abels Ltd., NZ ers. and about 6,000 tons to Unilever, out of an estimated 15,000 tons pro on. under this year’s contracts.

NGA: —Sales are under Government 01. Part of production goes to Europe, p arrangement with Uniliver con id by Philippines prices, and part > open market.

LOMON IS.: —All production marketed igh official BSI Copra Board, at prices I on Philippines rates. Of the ictorate’s 1961 output (about 20,000 , 14,000 tons will go to Unilever, 4.000 tons to Australian crushers; the balance sold on the open market. [ price (which is partly financed from ves) in Sept.: Ist grade, £ASO/10/-; jrade, £A49/-/-; 3rd grade, £A46/10/ion, f.0.b., BSIP ports.

LBERT AND ELLlCE:—Production ;eted in Europe through official Copra d, at prices based on Philippines >, less “stabilisation fund” charges. 1W HEBRIDES:—On Sept. 1, the copra ! was approx. £A37/10/- (7,500 Pac. cs) per ton delivered Vila/Santo. ch price the same day was 84y 2 heavy cs per metric ton, c.i.f., Marseilles. >OK IS.: —Subject to the copra ract provisions between Cook Is. pers and Abels, Ltd., of Auckland, operate the only NZ copra crushing the price paid is average London * for previous three months, less ahng charges. Price fixed for third rter 0 f 1961 is £NZS2/6/10 Ist grade, 651/1/10 standard grade—both f.0.b,, Dtonga. pKELAUS: Price is based on the age London price for the month prior blpment to Auckland crushers.

OTHER PRODUCE

COCOA: —Islands prices are based on the rates for Ghana cocoa which on Sept. 6 was £ Stg.l6s per ton, c.i.f., Sydney.

W. SAMOA: —Nominal price quoted in Sydney on Sept. 6: grade 1 £S24O, grade 2 £ 5230, f.0.b., Apia.

P.-N.G.: Sept. 6 —Quote No. 1: £2OO (top grade), £l9O (medium), £lBO (low).

Quote No. 2. £195 (good quality), £l9O (medium).

COFFEE. —P.-N.G.: Sept. 6, good quality A grade, per lb, 4/- to 4/2; B grade, 4/-; C grade, 2/6 to 3/-, c.i.f., Sydney.

PEANUTS: P.-N.G.; F.0.b., Lae, Sept. 6, Kernels: White Spanish, 1/4 lb; Red Spanish, 1/2; Virginia Bunch, 1/7. In shell, 1/- lb. (del. buyer’s store, Sydney).

RUBBER: —P.-N.G. price is based on Singapore rate, which on Sept. 5 was: No. 1 RSS, Spot, 84 V* Straits cents per lb (29.38 d Aust.).

VANILLA BEANS: Victor Karp, Tulk & Co., Sydney, reported Sept. 6: White and yellow label, processed, standard packs. 47/-; green label, 45/-, c.i.f., Sydney.

RICE (Aust,): Prices as from May, 1961—P.-N.G.: Dry brown and dressed. 112 lb bags, 5 tons and over, £56/10/- per ton, f.0.w.; under 5 tons £57. Vitamised and enriched white, 112 lb bags, 5 tons and over, £63 f.0.w.; under 5 tons. £63/10/-. Other Pac.

Islands: Dry, brown, etc., 5 tons and over, £64/10/-; under 5 tons, £65 per ton, f.0.w., Sydney or Melbourne.

PEARL SHELL.—Quotations for Aus tralian M.O.P. Shell on Sept. 6 by Svdney independent shell agents were.

Sound £ A 825, D £ASSO, E £A3OO, EE £AI9O (in store Sydney). Cook Islands:

Penrhyn £NZSOO (approx.), f.0.b., Raro tonga.

TROCHUS: Quote No. I.—Papua-N.G. £lB5 per ton, c.i.f., Sydney; 8.5.1. £175 per ton, c.i.f., Sydney. Quote No. 2: Papua-NG, 8.5.1. £l7O per ton.

GREEN SNAIL SHELL.—Quote No 1:

£460 per ton; Quote No. 2: £465.

CROCODILE SKINS: 12 in. and over, small-scale, first quality: P.-N.G.—Quote No. 1 15/- per in.; Quote No. 2 16/-; B.S.l.—Quote No. 1 15/- per in.; Quote No. 2 16/-.

PAPUAN GUM: £95 per ton delivered buyer’s store, Sydney.

BECHE-DE-MER: Chang Sing Loong Co., Suva, quote F 2- to P 4- lb for well processed commercial varieties.

SHARK FINS: Suva merchants offer P3/per lb for well-dried fins of commercial quality.

London and US Quotations

Copra: LONDON, Sept. 4, Philippines, in bulk, $169 US per long ton, c.i.f., UK/ Nth. European ports. Malayan, FMS, delivered weights, c.i.f. UK/Nth. European ports, £Stg.6o/15/- per long ton. NEW YORK; Aug. 3, Philippines $157.50 US per short ton, c.i.f. Pacific Coast ports.

CEYLON: 765 Rupees per ton, c.i.f. (£1 Australian is equal to about 2.25 US Dollars: £1 Aust. equals approx. IOVa Rupees).

Coconut Oil: LONDON, Sept. 4, Ceylon, 1%, in bulk, £Stg.BB/10/- per ton, c.i.f., UK/North European ports. Straits, 3%, £Stg.B3/10/-, c.i.f.

Rubber: LONDON, Sept. 4, c.i.f., RSS No. 1, Spot, 25V 2 d. Stg. per lb.; RSS Nov./ Dec. 25 5 /sd. Stg. lb.; Sept, shipment 25%d.

Stg. lb.

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>my Drive Yourself P/L 126 tex International .. 12 s Industries 53, 57, 87, 118, 121, 138 lamated Dairies .. 48 is, W„ & Co 112

t-A.N.A 108

ite Co. Ltd., The .. 56 t, Wm 10 Cotton Manufacturing Ltd 130 , Ltd 96 a Slipway & Eng. Co. 100 M. Paints Ltd 92 of N.S.W 137 of N.Z. Ltd 6 : 70 I, Gwyn & Co. Ltd. .. 145 nd-Rae 33 C 150 in Bros. Pty. Ltd. .. 122 I, Wynne S 107 i Paints Ltd 14 i United Dairies 56, 121, 126 n & Co 125 is, J. (Travel) Pty. Ltd. 151 W. J. & Co. (Aust.) P/L 122 .. 26, 82, 125, cov. iii y 50 idge Credit Corp. Ltd. 152 ter Ltd. 4, 158, cov. iv hael, R 156 )n, John & Co. 41 Lee Shipyard .. ..103 •nwealth Bank .. 94 t's Mustard ..134 al Meat Co. Pty. Ltd. 2 Watson (NG) Ltd. .. 33

Crammond Radio Co 157 Cummins Diesels 98 Cystex 95 Degenhardt, C., & Co. . . 153 Deutz Plant & Equip. (Aust.) Pty. Ltd 70 Donald Ltd 93 Douglas, W. C., Ltd 89 Filmo Depot 119 Firth Cleveland Pty. Ltd. . . 97 Franke & Heidecke .. ..114 French's Mustard 26 Frigate Rum 93 Gardner Engineering .. 104 Gilbey, W. & A., Ltd. .. 11 Gillespie Bros. Pty. Ltd. . . 102 Gillespie, R., Pty. Ltd. 1,80,81 Glaxo Labs. (NZ) Ltd. .. 69 Gothic Pty. Ltd., The . . 46 Grove, W. H. & Sons Ltd. 6, 86 Halvorsen, 8., Ltd 102 Handi-Works Co 114 Hastings Diesels 64 Hellaby Ltd 42 Hemingway Robertson In stitute 12 Herberton Methodist Hostel 139 Hurst, Paul 11l

1.C.1.A.N.Z. Ltd 160

Industrial Enterprises .. .. 88 International Harvester Co. 60 Johnston G. Corp 86 Kanimbla Hall 119 Keen's Curry 36

Capt. Kennedy 107 Kerr Bros 127 King & Yuill, R. W 155 Kitchen & Sons Pty. Ltd. .. 58 Kiwi Polish 127 Kopsen & Co. Pty. Ltd. . . 52 Kraft Food Co 5, 128 Lawrence, A 116 Love, J. R. & Co. Pty.

Ltd 29, 132 Lysaght, J 9 Mcllrath's 43 Mac. Robertson 13 Malleys Ltd 7, 124 Matson Line 144 Mendaco 95 Millers Ltd 61 Morris Hedstrom Ltd. . 22, 51 Mungo Scott Pty. Ltd. . . 120 Nestles 55 Newman's Antiques . . 116 N.G. Aust. Line 79 Nixoderm 95 Northern Hotels Ltd 139 Ogden Industries 117 Pacific Islands Transport Line 145 Pan American Airways . . 72 Parke Davis & Co. .. 110,120 P. I. Society 138 Phoenix Shipbuilding Co. ..11l Piccaninny Wax 90 Qld. Insurance 135 Qantas 38 Quirk's Victory Light Co. . . 131 Queensland Milling .. 40 Rex Hotels 65

Robinson's Baby Cereal .. 56 Royal Interocean Lines .. 30 Seismic Supply (Aust.) P/L 54 Seward Ltd 87 Shaw Savill 147 Shell Chemical (Aust.) Pty. Ltd 28, 159 S P. Brewery 71 Stapleton, J 135 Steamships Trading Co. Ltd. 54 Stewarts Lloyd 37 Sthn. Pac. Ins 36 Sullivan Ltd. 66 T.A.A cov. ii Taubman's Ltd 44 Taikoo Dockyard 106 Tait, W. S. & Co. Pty.

Ltd 8, 62 Tallerman & Co. Pty. Ltd. .. 49 Tathman, S. E. & Co. P/L 62

T.E.A.L 68

Thornycroft (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. 101 Tilley Lamp Co 91 Tooth & Co 40 Turners Supply Co 138 Ventura Trading Co. P/L . . 155 Victa Mowers 113 Vi-Stim 118 Warnock Bros. Ltd 37 Webster, D 66 Weymark Pty. Ltd 67 Whites Aviation 119 Wilhelmsen, W., Agency, P/L 30 World Travel Service . .. 67 Wunderlich Ltd 34 Yardley 136 Yorkshire Ins 134

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CORNED BEEF with CEREAL. ROAST MUTTON OX TONGUE

MINCED BEEF LOAF CURRIED MUTTON

ROAST BEEF

CURRIED BEEF

Available in 12-oz., 16-oz. and 2db. cans.

Products of THE COLONIAL WHOLESALE MEAT CO. PTY. LTD.

Canning Factory:

STATE ABATTOIRS, HOMEBUSH, SYDNEY

NS W.. AUSTRALIA

TELEPHONE: 76-0397. CABLES: "WOOLMILL", SYDNEY.

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SWEDISH

Electrolux

Specially designed to give more cooling power fiom less electricity, the new range of Electrolux refrigerators is the ideal choice.

These elegant refrigerators have many luxury features and all are fitted with the economical new Electrolux cooling unit to keep down running costs.

And there's a size of cabinet in this superb Electrolux range that's just right for you — come to our showrooms and choose it now!

We also have available a full range of Swedish Electrolux electric and kerosene operated refrigerators as well as a complete range of household appliances. r n Distributed by:

NEW GUINEA CO. LTD.

ISLAND PRODUCTS IT

Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Kavieng, Kokopo 5.C.1.E., Noumea

BURNS PHILP (N.H.) LTD., Vila, Santo

Port Moresby 8.5.1. P. TRADING CORP., Honiara, Gizo; FJ.R. SIMMONDS, Norfolk Island

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■" Kraft Spreads

5

fascinating cheese flavours

for quick-spreading on sandwiches and savouries

KRAFT

Blue

cheese pread Blue Cheese Spread

KRAFT

Gorgonzola

cheese spread Gorgonzola Cheese Spread kraft

Cream

Cheese

Spread

Cream Cheese Spread kraft

Smokay

'West ’spread Nit 5

UMITCO

Smokay Cheese Spread Cheddar Cheese Spread These Kraft Spreads come in slim and attractive re - usable glasses which will prove very handy.

KRAFT

Cheddar

«T 5 0«»moos uMi-reo Just look! 5 easy-to-spread treats all deliciously different. Kraft Spreads bring new, tasty variety to party savouries —or spread on toast fingers or biscuits for quick snacks ideal for sandwiches, too.

Be sure you always have Kraft Spreads in your pantry there’s a flavour to delight every member of your family.

KRI

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& SONS LTD

Established 1896.

P.O. BOX 490, AUCKLAN!

NEW ZEALAND.

ISLAND

MERCHANTS

REPRESENTING

MANUFACTURERS

THROUGHOUT THE;

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In Fiji as;

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(FIJI) LTD.

In the Islands you can rely on the B.N.Z

mju

In 1861 the BNZ was established in New Zealand. A few years later —in 1876 —the BNZ extended its services to the Pacific Islands. Today, in its Centennial year, the BNZ continues to give a complete commercial and personal tx.nKing service in the Pacific Islands. In addition, all branches m Fiji conduct a Savings Bank Division. 1861 A Century oj progress 1961

Banko( New Zealand

Established in the Pacific Islands since 1876.

LAUTOKA,

Full branches at; SUVA,

LABASA, NADI, BA (Fiji).

Agencies in Fiji at: Marks St. (Suva), Nauson, Nadi Airport, Tavua. Represented at Apia (Bank of Western Samoa).

BN

GARBAGE BINS

I

SELF-LOCKING,

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For health's sake, got a Malleys garbage bin with the patented pest-proof 'LOX-IT-ON' lid the lid that stays securely, firmly in place, keeping out fli-es and other disease-spreading vermin. Strongly built in heavy gauge iron, galvanised and reinforced. Sizes: 7i gal., m gal. Also 17 gal. with standard lid only.

MALIEYS

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• 3 gal. capacity bucket finished in vitreous porcelain enamel, in white, pink or blue.

Matching lids available • 2i gal. capacity heavy gauge galvanised bucket.

GALVANISED SANITARY PANS

ENGINEERED FOR

SAFE SANITATION

• Locks securely with airtight seal to keep in odours, keep out pests. • Lid has solid clamps to lock on brass lugs of pan. • Durable heavy-gauge galvanised steel. • Strengthened base.

Model A (Also Model B, Austral, Zollner, Davis.) Order through your usual Islands' Agents . built better to serve you bes Sydney • Melbourne • Brisbane Adelaide \/ioi

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on the Building Project,

the Joinery and

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Petrol and Elee Motors Interchanr making it equally efficui workshop or on a site fi from power.

Sole distributors for Pacific Islands- W. S. TAIT & Co. Pty. I 22 Jamison Street, Sydney. Cables: "Success'; Box 5315, G.P.0., Sydney

PORTABILITY.

single phase electric or petrol engine power enables the Sawmaster to be used on the site. Manufactured by

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Exceller Avenue, Bankstown, Sydney Australia

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Simply hang a TECT-A-TANK unit inside each new tank before its first filling. As water flows in, the unit becomes activated to deposit a lasting anti-corrosive film on the inside walls. Cannot harm water in any way.

Never needs replacing. Costs only a few shillings. At all plumbers and hardware stores.

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WHEN NOT IN USE

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GILBEY’S

GUIDE to J&L

COCKTAILS

gLONG DRINKS

that break the ice Here is an old and valued friend in a new dress — the revised edition of Gilbey’s Guide to Cocktails and Long Drinks that break the ice.

Agreeable in appearance, handy to use, the Gilbey Guide has everything you want to know about familiar drinks, like the four versions of the Martini, the Manhattan or the Whisky Sour, plus all kinds of fascinating new uses for Pierre Smirnoff vodka and Dubonnet as well as brandy.

You’ll like the names (and the flavours) of these drinks. In these troubled times why not console yourself and your guests with a Kennedy? — One part Pierre Smirnoff vodka, part Gilbey’s Kummel, \ part Lime or Lemon Juice Cordial.

Shake briskly with ice and serve to warm applause.

PERSONALITY

OF THE

MONTH

Or a Rumbonnet; One part Skipper Rum, one part Dubonnet, two dashes Angostura Bitters. Shake with ice and pour with finesse.

Or what about that classic of cocktails, a Brandy Crusta? To 1J ozs. Brandy Royal add \ oz.

White Curacao and 1J oz. fresh orange juice. Shake well with crushed ice and strain. Dip rims of glasses into orange juice and then press into castor sugar for the final master’s touch.

Not feeling exotic? Have a Bondi Tram (happy memories) or a Lasseter’s Last, or reef off a Barrier Reef.

Like to know them better?

Ask for the new Gilbey’s Guide to Cocktails and Long Drinks.

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BUY ENERGY RICH . . . GLUCOSE RICH

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SOLE PACIFIC AGENTS:

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Resists heat, humidity, mildew, fungus and mould! Satis-Tone gives beauty and long-lasting protection. Guaranteed free any brush marks. Dries to a beautiful, even semi-gloss finish.

Satin-Tone is specially manufactured to stand up to the rigorous tropical climates. It dries hard—gives long-lasting protd to interior and exterior walls, ceilings and all woodwork. It's unaffected by steam and cooking vapours, which makes it ■ for kitchens, bathrooms and laundries. You can scrub it and scrub it without hurting or dulling its distinctive satin lustres Skilled colour stylists blended Satin-Tone's exceptional colour range. You can choose from a wide selection of strong c«. and soft pastels. See them now at your nearest British Paints Limited depot or store.

IMPORTANT: For maximum protection against fungus and mould growth always treat new or previously painted surfaces with British Limited's anti-mould solution.

Enquiries are invited from storekeepers to act as authorised agents for British Paints quality products.

Write to British Paints Limited, Box 43, P. 0., Bankstown, N.S.W., Australia.

k BRITISH PAINTS

V LIMITED

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SATIN FINISH ENAMEL

SOLD AND RECOMMENDED BY:

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited: omnarai.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited: Port Moresby.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited: Wau.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited: Bulolo.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited: Lae.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited: Madang.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited: Goroka.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited: Wewak.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited: Kavieng.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited: Rabaul.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited: Kokopo.

Phi ’p (New Guinea) Limited: Daru.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited: Kainantu.

Steemships Trading Company: Port Moresby.

Kam Hong: Lae.

Scotts New Guinea; Lae.

Tang Mow: Wewak.

Laurie Chan: Rabaul.

Wong You: Buka Passage-Bougainville.

HONIARA, 8.5.1. P.

A. C. Blair Ltd., Honiara.

P. C. Symes Pty. Ltd., Honiara.

Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd., Suva.j Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd., LautoWc

NORFOLK ISLAND

Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd., M

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Morris Hedstrom Ltd

m Cv rmeSgxsp *o N Tp2gE?°._ c {ArtistTimpression of Morris HedstrorrTs modern new store in Thomson Street, S

General Merchants, Produce Buyers, Importers and

Exporters, Ship Owners, Plantation Owners, Commission

and Insurance Agents.

HEAD OFFICE :: SUVA, FIJI

AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVE;

Morris Hedstrom (Aust.) Pty. Limited,

Wales House,

27 O'Connell Street,

SYDNEY.

REGISTERED CABLE ADDRESS: . . , . , A .

Deobe-sove, Morrished-Levoke, Morrisco-Nukualofe. Deoba-Ap,a.

LONDON OFFICE:

Morris Hedstrom Limited,

Barclay's Bank Buildings,

73 Cheapside,

LONDON, E.C.2.

SOLE AGENTS FOR:

A. B. Bahco Primus Products British Drug Houses Ltd.

China Navigation Co. ‘Chula’ Copra Dryers Electrolux Limited Ford Motor Co.

General Electric Co., Ltd, Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co Imperial Chemical Industries Lt» Matson Navigation Company Max Factor & Co., Inc.

Pacific Islands Transport Line Ransomes Sims & Jefferies Ltd.

Rootes Ltd.

Vacuum Oil Co. Pty. Ltd.

Yorkshire Imperial Metals Morris Hedstrom Limited are LLOYD’S AGENTS in Fiji and Samoa For Friendly Service and Complete Satisfaction it’s Morris Hedstrom Limited in

FIJI - SAMOA - TONG

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To Escape

CREAM SALAD

MUSTARD

When the meal calls for mustard—make it French’s! French’s is always fresh and ready to serve. Just taste the delicious difference it makes to all sorts of food— steaks, fish, poultry, salads or sandwiches— plain and fancy.

READY TO SERVE RIGHT FROM THE JAR

CREAM

SALAD

MUSTARD

3 Sure Ways

To Escape

Business Worries

•A HAT*

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Handling other people’s affairs is the business of Burns Philp Trust Company Limited. Sometimes it may be for a few months, with the Company acting as Attorney for those who want to enjoy a trip overseas, or for an indefinite period in the case of people who intend to relax when they retire.

As Trustee, too, the Company shoulders many responsibilities under a Deed of Trust or a Deed of Settlement. Appointing this Executor under a Will is the surest way to protect the beneficiaries at every turn.

Established by act of the New South Wales Parliament in 1940; the Company’s notable expansion is the measure of its ability; Trust Funds under its administration now exceed £.30,000,000.

A 20/page booklet, giving details of these highlyspecialised services, is available at any branch of Burns Philp (South Sea) Limited, Burns Philp (New Guinea) Limited, Burns Philp (New Hebrides) Limited, or from the Trust Company’s nearest office.

DIRECTORS: James Burns Joseph Mitchell P. T. W. Black Eric Priestley Lee MANAGER: L. S. Parker

SECRETARY: E. R. Overton, F.A.S.A.

BURNS PHILP TRUST COMPANY

LIMITED

Executor • Trustee • Attorney Custodian Trustee • Administrator Head Office: 7 Bridge Street. Sydney.

Telegraphic Address: “BURNSTRUST”, Sydney. Box 543, G.P.O Also Registered Office at Melbourne, Brisbane, Port Moresby (Papua), and Vila (New Hebrides). Canberra Agent: Burns Philp Trustee Company (Canberra) Limited.

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SHELL weeds them out

-a#} a ) Ts. 4.

Weeds come in many forms and varieties, each capable of choking crops and ruining pasture land. Chemical application is a practical, effective and economic way to control weeds and Shell Chemical Weedkillers are scientifically prepared and tested under actual field conditions to select only the weed or weeds infesting a particular area. There is a Shell Chemical Weedkiller for your weed problems.

Contact your Shell Chemical Agent for advice on your weed problem and he can recommend the Weedkiller for the job.

IN EVERY FIELD, YOU CAN BE SURE OF & SHELL CHEMICAL (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. (Inc. in Victoria) Head Office: 155 William St., Melbourne, Vic. Branches in all States An Affiliate of The Shell Co. of Aust. Ltd. and Registered User of its Trade Marks.

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-5 “Aerophos” the raisingredient that needs (hire plus oven heat to activate it. len in New South Wales Mother’s Choice best for heir cooking, because it’s eliable, no matter what climate. That is why it is top selling Self Raising r.

test©d-

best

for the

tropics

YOUR scones, biscuits, cakes and pastries will always rise to perfection when you use Mother’s Choice Self Raising Flour.

They’ll be better for you too, because Mother’s Choice is Vitamin enriched.

Buy Mother’s Choice Self Raising Flour in 2 lb and 4 lb cartons, and in 5 lb, 25 lb Calico bags. Ask for Mother’s Choice Plain Flour too, it’s of the same high quality.

TRADE SUPPLIES AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUR SYDNEY BUYING AGENTS Other Mother's Choice quality tested products available are Spanish Delight. wiMkr aR A 'rnery. Jelly Crystals, Mocha Whip and Cordial Base. And for a really good cup of tea try

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NEDERLAND LINE ROYAL DUTCH MAIL

AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND

ROYAL ROTTERDAM LLOYI

ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND

Regular sailings by Fast, Modern, Cargo Vessels

EUROPEAN PORTS and UK. via PANAMA

PAPEETE, NOUMEA, HONIARA, PORT MORESBY, RABAUL

LAE and MADANG

Vessels are equipped with refrigerated and (deep) freezing cargo space.

Also equipped with facilities for self-loading and discharging of heavy cargo of up to 240 tons.

Most vessels are equipped with comfortable, air-conditioned, passenger accommodation. from to For further particulars apply to Agents —

ETS. DONALD TAHITI,

Papeete.

AGENCE MARITIME PENTECOST,

Noumea.

BURNS PHILP (NEW GUINEA) LTD

Port Moresby and Lae.

WM. BRECKWOLDT & CO.,

Honiara.

NEW GUINEA COMPANY LTD.,

Rabaul and Madang.

AUSTRALIA-WEST

PACIFIC LINE

Linking

M.V “S<

with the FAR EAST cmd AUSTRALIA

Further particulars may he obtained from: MANAGING AGENTS IN AUSTRALIA: WILH. WILHELMSEN AGENCY PTY. LTD.. 13-15 Bridge St.. Sydney. Phone: 27-63 Branch Office at Melbourne: 51 William St. Phone: MA 3031.

AUSTRALIAN AGENTS: Brisbane & Adelaide—Gibbs, Bright & Co.

ISLAND AGENTS: Madang (New Guinea)—B. J. &J. R. Back. Lae (New Guinea)—A. H. Bunting Ltd. Rabaul (New Britain Transport Limited. Honiara (Solomon Islands) —British Solomon Islands Trading Corporation. Espirilu Santo (New Hebrides Gubbay and Co. (New Hebrides) Pty. Ltd. Vila (New Hebrides) —Burns Philp (N.H.) Ltd.

FAR EASTERN AGENTS; Japan and Hong Kong—Dodwell & Co. Ltd.

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Copy Now!

THE

HANDBOOK

l . ■ .1

PAPUA

Am

NEW GUINEA

Buy Your

Copy Now!

"HANDBOOK OF

PAPUA AND

NEW GUINEA"

3rd Edition

Tne Handbook of Papua and New Guinea, 3rd Edition, was published in May. Price is 15/- (posted; 1/3 extra within British Commonwealth; Foreign, 2/3) or $2 U.S. (posted). It may be ordered direct, or obtained from booksellers throughout the Islands and Australia.

Comprising over 300 pages, with special map of the two Territories, it contains all details of the Administration and commercial organisations in both Papua and New Guinea, plus a complete list of all European residents.

There is a description of each of the 15 Districts, with some local maps; a list of all Departmental officers, showing correct names, titles and positions; lists of all trading firms in each District; details of all communications —shipping and air services, radiophone networks, etc.; lists of fees and taxes; Customs tariff.

The structure of the Administration is described with an outline of the activities and responsibilities of each Department.

A section is devoted to the Statistics of the combined Territory.

There are particulars of commerce and industry and of the Missions.

Available from :

PACIFIC PUBLICATIONS PTY. LTD.

Technipress House, 29 Alberta Street (P.O. Box 3408), Sydney or from the Papua-New Guinea agents: PACIFIC PUBLICATIONS (N.G.) LTD., Theatre Block, Fourth St., Lae N.G.

IN MELBOURNE: Pacific Publications Pty., Ltd., Newspaper House, 247 Collins St.

NUTS?

Unlike the monkey in our illustration, whose service is somewhat whimsical, we, at Colyer Watson, offer a service which you can thoroughly rely on.

Also, unlike the monkey, we are able to offer you a complete range of first class products to satisfy your every need. So, if you do want nuts, you can have them; but, if you want a car too (Humber, Hillman or Sunbeam) it's yours—through Colyer Watson, of course.

Our prices are most competitive, too!

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—FOR EVERYTHING YOU NEED

Distributors of: Humber, Hillman and Sunbeam Cars. Commer Trucks. Willys Jeeps and Trucks. Bentall Coffee Machinery. Coventry-Victor Diesel Engines. Metters Refrigerators. Sherwin- Williams Paints. Killrust Paints. Primus Appliances. Vaughan Radio-Telephone*.

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MADANG

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ASSOCIATED WITH:

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Autoclaved

WUNDERLICH "DURABESTOS”

■ m .

it’s 0 o rfotetp... lighter!

Wunderlich Durabestos Sheets are now steam cured under pressure, which means they are fully aged, can be painted immediately without any time lag—easy to cut and nail—and as they weigh less are much easier to handle Autoclaved Durabestos is ideal for all flat sheet building applications.

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Curry

Keen’s

SO Oulu biilu

MADf IT IMC MAMU»ACTO«I«S Of

COIMANS MUST ABO

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Specialising in Pacific Islands Insurances.

FIRE—MOTOR VEHICLE—MARINE

—HULLS AND CARGO-

EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY.

BONDS —in accordance with Administration Ordinance —COPRA insured from drier to buyer—and all other classes arranged at lowest current rates.

Established Agencies throughout the Territory of Papua and New Guinea.

RABAUL, T.N.G.

Managing Agents: New Guinea Co., Ltd.

Island Representative: G. D. A. Kent, Rabaul Branch.

SUVA, FIJI.

Colony of Fiji Branch Office: McGowan’s Building, Margaret St., Suva.

Branch Manager: L. M. Rolls.

Southern Pacific Insurance

Co., Ltd.

Head Office: The Wales House, 66 Pitt St., Sydney.

Warnock Bros. Limited

AUCKLAND, N.Z.

Manufacturers of well known brands of Laundry Soap

KIA ORA" AND NATURU"

Also: "Foam" Soap Powder Detergent "Electric" Pumice Sand Soap Obtainable from Auckland and Island Merchants

FOR OVER

FOR OVER 50 YEARS

tough, reliable S. & L.

PIPES and FITTINGS have been specially made for gas, water, steam, etc.

STEEL MERCHANTS and

DISTRIBUTORS also of

GALVANISED IRON

plain or corrugated

ELECTRODES and WELD-

ING EQUIPMENT JOHN

VALVES and SAUNDERS

VALVES (specially suited for difficult fluids).

50 YEARS

I

STEWARTS AMD LLOYDS

(DISTRIBUTORS) PTY. LIMITED

Agents for New Guinea Territory;

Burns Philp (N.S.) Ltd.

Wtxff .

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FRAGILE... HANDLE WITH QANTAS

Qantas have a very, very special service for Mother and Baby passengers. It include everything from bassinets (with mattress, pillow and downy blanket) to disposab napkins. Mothers appreciate Qantas service; babies take it for granted because they’r so snug and secure they usually sleep contentedly most of the journey. Mother appreciate that, too!

QANTAS

AUSTRALIA'S ROUND-WORLD AIRLINE

Qantas, in association with Air India 8.0. AC. S./4..4 and TEAL 074.

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SEAFOAM”

DOMINION”

SILVER SPRAY

Flours

MILLED FROM PRIME SELECTED QUEENSLAND WHEATS.

DUALITY ENSURED BY CAREFUL BLENDING AND TESTING IN OUR MODERN 1

LABORATORY.

ENTOLETED FOR PURITY.

FLOUR AND MEALS AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUR

IN ALL PACKS INCLUDING LOCAL MERCHANT OR

TINS AND DRUMS. QUEENSLAND BUYER.

THE QUEENSLAND CO-OPERATIVE MILLING ASSOC. LTD., Sth. Brisbane

CABLE ADDRESS: "DOMINION", BRISBANE.

fresh ... sparkling, ... cooling

RESCH’S

SPECIAL EXPORT

PILSENER

Specially brewed for tropical climates . . . never affected by even the hottest temperatures . . . refreshing . . . cooling . . . invigorating.

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SADDLERY

and RIDING

GEAR

Do you require any of the following

goods?

SADDLES. For stock work, Show work, Pony Club or Polo.

BRIDLES AND BITS for all purposes.

BREASTPLATES AND CRUPPERS.

SADDLE CLOTHS of all kinds.

HEADSTALLS, HALTERS, HORSE and CATTLE TIES.

SADDLE BAGS, QUART POTS and CASES.

STOCK WHIPS, RIDING WHIPS and SPURS.

PONY CLUB CAPS and HUNTING CAPS (Made from heavy fibre glass).

RIDING BOOTS. ELASTIC SIDE, POLO, RODEO.

JODHPURS men's, ladies, boy's and girl's.

STOCKMAN'S RAINCOATS.

POLOCROSSE RACQUETS and BALLS.

Send for FREE illustrated catalogue

JOHN CHARLTON & COMPANY

174 Pacific Highway, Sf. Leonards, Sydney, N.S.W.

We guarantee that anything you purchase from us will give you good and lasting service; should you not be satisfied with any article, please return it and we will either exchange it or refund your money.

ELL A BV~

M m

HELLABY’S

CROWN BRAND

canned meats

R& MR H ELLA BY LTD.

AUCKLAND

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Mcilrath's

Always send Your Grocery Order to

for Complete Food Service I

Our efficient Island order staff specialise in attention to every order —large or small —and your requirements have the same personal attention, as if you shopped in person.

We stock and supply a complete selection of quality groceries and provisions at com petitive prices—together with leading brands of Australian ales, wines, spirits, tobacco and cigarettes at competitive “in bond” prices.

Wheat, bran, pollard, laying mash, poultry pellets, potatoes and onions also available.

ALL PRICES F. 0.8. SYDNEY—NO BUYING COMMISSION OR ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR ORDINARY CASES OR

PACKING.

Sydney's Leading Export Grocery and Provision Store

202 PITT STREET, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Cable Address: "ROTUNDA", Sydney.

QUALITY

PRICE

SERVICE

leaps ahead again with pure acrylic pai 8 reasons why Gaydec paint is better ths any other plastic paint for inside or outside

colour

retention

Even once-difficult colours, such as violets and pinks, stay bright and fresh throughout rigorous exposure conditions.

Wt

W&nz best adhesion

If no smell

1 Jlfl, You can actually paint the 2 walls of a dining room with Gaydec while the family eats a meal, because there is so little odour.

V : : sm ■ ‘r 3 Gaydec holds to exte walls as well as interior w —resists flaking and pee —paint over wet or masonry, old or fresh pfa: stucco, cement asbestos,, previously painted wood.

ill

YJ

easy

cleaning

4 Clean-up is a snap wif Gaydec. Brushes, rollers and other equipment wash clean with just soap and water; spatter marks can be wiped away with a damp cloth. 7 la ».)

can be used

in damp

weather

ft

easy

application!

Within minutes after out-ot doors application sudden rain won't spot the surface. Indoors, scrubbing won’t mar the finish. 6 Gaydec goes on over or dry masonry, old or ft plaster, stucco, cement previously painted wood. Bi roller or spraygun can used. Coverage is excelle: wide brushes won’t drag,, marks won’t show.

ISP 7

grease spatters

J*L Gaydec is the only plastic that is scrubbable—and even more amazing, grease spatters from frypan or oil from men’s heads can be scrubbed off. 8

easy touch-up

If paint surface should be marked in any way, it is easy to go back at any time and touch up affected areas.

tfiVipANS

ALL TAUBMANS PAINT NOW IN

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The Goth If

"A Name to be Trusted"

in LAUNDRY EQUIPMEN'

The trend today is for the laundry to be complete. Capable o washing, drying, and finishing linen on the premises in all weather "Gothic" offers the greatest range of laundry machinery ii Australia and Pacific Islands.

'GOTHIC

PRODUCTS ARE USED MORE EXTENSIVELY THAN ANY OTHER

. AUSTRALIAN MADE LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT.

Light Commercial Laundry Equipment as used throughou Australia and Pacific Islands, by Public Hospitals, Institutions Motels, Mission Stations, Hotels, etc.

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GOTHIC WASHER—MODEL

Washes Rinses Hydro-Spins • STAINLESS STEEL panels, basket and tub. • Length 4 ft. 2 in..

Height 3 ft., Depth 2 ft. • HOURLY WASH: Approx. 60 Single Sheets or 150 Slips or 80 Towels. • REVERSING WASHER: 10 turns each direction, no roping or tangles. • STEAM HEATING: No extra. • MECHANICAL and ELECTRICAL Door Interlock.

Price: £395 f.o.b. Sydney

GOTHIC DRYER

• Height 5 ft. 9 in.. Depth 2 ft. 6 in., Width 2 ft. 6 in. • Fully Automatic. • MOTOR: i h.p., 3-phase. • Safety door switch. • Reversing action, 10 revolutions each direction. • ST LAM or ELECTRIC heating. • Needs no attention after switching on. • \o-Z6 lb. dry weight.

Price: £325 f.o.b. Sydney m.

i GOTHIC IRONER

• Length of Roller, 56 in. or 76 in. • Motor: h.p., 3 phase. • Elements: 6 and 9 Kilowat • Thermostat Range: Automatic. • Safel Control on feed-in-table. • Electric or Steam.

Price: £365 f.o.r. Sydney For further information write to:

THE GOTHIC PTY. LTD

Manufacturers

6-12 BURT STREET, ROZELLE, SYDNET

Cable: GOTHIC, Sydney.

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iKc Wlow

COHDt* 5 *

ILK

Mb. nett

iKc Wlow

The Famous "ANCHOR" Family includes . . .

• ANCHOR UNSWEETENED (EVAPORATED)

CONDENSED MILK

• ANCHOR FULL CREAM MILK POWDER

• ANCHOR SKIM MILK POWDER

• ANCHOR PAT BUTTER

• ANCHOR CHEDDAR CHEESE

Also ACORN BUTTER (in tins) and SNOWFLAKE

UNSWEETENED CONDENSED MILK

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS: AMALGAMATED DAIRIES LTD.,

AUCKLAND, N.Z.

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Wide

in

emans

Table Wines

Scoop the Pool

Royal Sydney 1961 At the Show Easter Special Trophies Awarded for

• BEST DRY WHITE TABLE

WINE.

• BEST DRY RED TABLE

WINE.

• MOST SUCCESSFUL EX-

HIBITOR IN ALL TABLE

WINE CLASSES.

cawarra claret limoeman *- t#

Wide

mans

Australia Greatest Prize Winner

ALSO

Lindeman's Private Bin Chablis Claret

Burgundy

White

Burgundy

Riesling

Traminer Hock and

Porphyry

Sole Distributors Pacific Islands:

TALLERMAN & CO. PTY. LTD.

60-62 York Street, Sydney, Australia Cables: "FRESHET", Sydney. Phone: 8X3411.

3w^¥ buMti

\ K M L 9^ oM f

Wry'S

• . . because there is a glass and a half of pure, fresh, full-cream milk in every half pound of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Chocolate woa/jFc/s

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Morris Hedstrom

(AUST.) PTY. LTD.

We are Australian Agents for:

MORRIS HEDSTROM LTD., Fiji, Tonga,

West Samoa.

W. R. CARPENTER (FIJI) & CO. LTD., Suva.

MILLERS LTD., Fiji.

NEW GUINEA CO. LTD., Rabaul, Kavieng, Madang, Lae.

ISLAND PRODUCTS LTD,, Port Moresby.

8.5.1. TRADING CORPORATION, Honiara,

Guadalcanal.

G.&E.I.C. WHOLESALE SOCIETY, Tarawa.

MORRIS HEDSTROM

(AUST.) PTY. LTD.

ISLAND MERCHANTS

Wales House, 27 O'Connell St., Sydney Box No. 2512, G.P.0., Sydney. Phone: BL 5421 Cable Address: "Morstrom'', Sydney Bank of New Zealand, Sydney; Bank of New South Wales, Sydney.

** * AUSTRALIA’S LEADING MARINE SPECIALISTS ( 1878) ★★ ★:

W. KOPSEN

& CO.

PTY. LTC

PRESENT

PENTA p 6ooa type OUTBOARD

The Superb Swedish engineering and fine workmanship makes this a quality plus marine machine.

Really can be classed as mechanical jewellery.

IDEAL FOR TROPICAL

CONDITIONS:—

★ ALL BRONZE UNDERWATER

GEAR

★ NON-CORROSIVE

Write for details. ) t/ra '4 1

t I W

★ This Month’s suggestions:

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SEKURA LIFEBUOYS

CLEARVIEW SCREENS

The feather-weight German Buoy that supersedes cork, weighing only 1-2 lbs.

Copper frame with plastic foam and canvas covered. 24 in. and 28 in. Navigation Department approved.

This screen will give full visibility in all weather conditions and is optically true.

The revolving disc throws off spray and rain. The Kent clearview screen is a must for blue-water boats.

CONSERVATIVELY RATE

AT - 6 H.P. - The ideal motor for a heav pulling boat or a famii camping boat • Eas i II Started • Power Packe • Economical • Silen • Designed for the Famill A personal friend for life' A jewel of an engine.

A FULL RANGE OF PENT-

INBOARD AND OUT

BOARD MARINE EN

GINES AVAILABLE.

11 \ q T 1

VORTEX BILGE

PUMPS

The pump that will shift the largest amount of water with the least effort at the shortest possible time. A high capacity bilge pump, will move 30 gallons per minute.

A BIG MOVERS

★ FOR ANY DETAILS ON ANY MARINE GEAR WRITE ★

KOPSEN & CO. PTY. LTD.

376-382 KENT ST., SYDNEY. 29-6331 (11 lines). Cable: "Kopsen" Sydney.

Advertisement

Stop Dry

Skin

When the harsh weather robs the skin of moist oil quicker than those little oil ducts can replace it, the results are wrinkle dangers. Those of you with dry skins should take a little extra care at this time of the year by smoothing oil of ulan over the face and neck daily before you make up and again before retiring. This hygroscopic (moisture attracting) oil will give the complexion a youthful bloom and is the finest protection against wrinkle dryness. Your cosmetic counter will have oil of ulan.

Margaret Merril

STEAMSHIPS TRADING COMPANY LI

PORT MORESBY, SAMARAI and POPONDETTA

Wholesale Gr Retail Merchants, Shipowners, Planters, Sawmillers, Slipway Proprietors, Engir Shipping, Customs and Insurance Agents

MANAGING AGENTS for:

COCOALANDS LTD.

MARIBOI RUBBER LTD.

RUBBERLANDS LTD.

KEREMA RUBBER LTD.

AGENCIES;

NEW GUINEA-AUSTRALIA LINE

CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD.

LOLORUA RUBBER ESTATES LTD.

HARVEY TRINDER (N.G.) LTD.

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS for;

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. OF AUST.

ARMSTRONG-HOLLAND PTY. LTD.

Earth Moving and Logging Equipment.

FOWLER ENGINEERING PTY. LTD.

Transportation and Material Handling Equipment.

WILLYS-OVERLAND EXPORT CORPORATION

Jeep Vehicles.

HILLMAN, HUMBER AND SUNBEAM CARS

International Motor Trucks.

International Industrial Tractors and Equipme McCormick-International Farm Tractors Equipment.

Australian Agents : NELSON & ROBERTSON PTY. LTD., 197 Clarence St., Sydney and Stanley St., South Brisb

Sf JJSB

i Completely self-contained, folds up to fit carrier box 12 in. x 48 in. x 96 in.! • Erected in 15 minutes! • Wooden floor, airy, completely weatherproof! • Anybody can erect it! No tools needed!

mmnuorkhkNimmim

Ideal for ONJHIMUr

Portabl This is the very latest and most successful development "on location" living and is the answer to the problem providing easily transportable, comfortable, all-weathr accommodation to men who are required to live on the jo: The BILLY-HUT, with a floor space of 8 ft. x 8 ft., providl ample living room for two with double-tier bunk, table ai two chairs and double clothes locker or ample sleeping rooj for four.

Made in Australia from tested high-grade materials; tl BILLY-HUT, lightweight yet strong, has proved highly sati factory under most adverse conditions.

WRITE NOW FOR ILLUSTRATED BROCHURE AND PRICE.

Manufactured and Distributed by —

Seismic supply (aust.) pty. ltd

DUNCAN & KURILPA STS., WEST END, BRISBAN

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creaming

Perfect for

tea

or coffee!

& m H N\

FOV.V.

tv^° I 1D4713.12

GENUINE

Genuine Arborite, Canada's finest plastic laminate, defies chipping and cracking . . . resists heat . . . wipes clean in a jiffy! Beautify your kitchen, bathroom . . . every room in your home with carefree, life-lasting Genuine Arborite!

GENUINE ARBORITE for:

COUNTER TOPS, CUPBOARD DOORS, SHELVES, WALLS, SKIRTING BOARDS, TABLE TOPS, VANITIES, PARTITIONS, BAR TOPS.

For more information contact

MILLERS LIMITED,

General Merchants, Suva and Lautoka, Fiji OR The Arborite Company Limited, 385 Lafleur A.e„ La Salle (Montreal) Quebec, Canada

NOW! ROBINSON'S BABY

The New Pre-Cooked

Weaning Food

Here's a new weaning food to add an appetising change to baby's diet. It is pre-cooked rice in easily digested powder form. Robinson's Baby Rice is prepared in an instant by mixing into warm (previously boiled) milk.

Also available Robinson's Baby Oats Cereal, and Robinson's Baby Mixed Cereal.

Trv Robinson's wonderful 3-in-one weaning plan today with the TRIPLE PACK!

RICE CEREAL

IF4 best the ill ask Always

TOORALAC

MILK

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Complexion

Advertisement

Outdoor

it lovely fair complexion of rs was never meant to Mi up to drying weather. Be d to it and see that it is tected when you are at sport anywhere in the great outrs. To keep free from sun *is, coarseness or dryness of face, neck and hands, there nothing finer than your oil Ulan. Always smooth it on ter your make-up before [ venture out and don’t foryour shady hat and smart i glasses to prevent screwup your eyes. Your chemist store will have oil of ulan. ... Margaret Merril

September, 1.61-Pacific Islands Monti

Lightning!

to tame

to save the wealth of

the South Pacific

It takes fifteen years for a coconut palm to become productive. It takes less than a second for lightnir reduce it to a charred stump.

This lesson was quickly learnt by the Lever men, pioneered the copra industry in the South Pacific. C quently, wherever possible, they planted their palms ir containing ironstone. They worked on the theory thai ironstone would help to disperse and tame the tremen electrical charges and thus save the trees.

Of course there were many other hazards plant dis insect pests, and the devastation of war.

But through the years, hazards and uncertainty, partict economic uncertainty, have been pushed steadily intc background. This is due in great measure to the role p by the Unilever organisation in developing the economy islands. By promoting the world-wide sale of products from copra, Unilever is working to make the future o area more secure.

Each year the bulk of all copra exported from the Pact bought by Unilever. And each year, ships that take ou copra bring in a wide range of famous Unilever proc ranging from toilet soaps to packaged foods . . . pro synonymous with good health and better living the world Unilever’s simultaneous export and import, a uir two-way traffic, assures for the Pacific area conti prosperity and future progress.

These famous Unilever products are available thro wholesale, retail and indent houses in all areas J.

RINSO

LUX TOILET SOAP

LUX FLAKES

LUX LIQUID

LIFEBUOY

EXPORT DIVISION,

KITCHEN & SONS PTY. LTD.

SUNLIGHT SOAP

PERSIL

SURF

VELVET

PEARS SOAP

SOLVOL

PEPSODENT

REXONA

CONTINENTAL S

MELLAH DESSER

Representatives for the Unilever Organisation, L Brothers Pty. Ltd., J. Kitchen & Sons Pty. Ltd.

World Brands Pty. Ltd. jk.s:

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Crawler Tractor

W m N£V/

McCORMICK

INTERNATIONAL

TD-5

CRAWLER TRACTOR

Here’s your chance to take advantage of McCormick International diesel crawler power —with a compact, surefooted, 3-point linkage tractor built to fit your plantation and farming needs. Heavy duty engineered, the 37 h.p. TD-5 has the proven 4-cylinder B-275 diesel engine that starts easily and gives outstanding economy.

Here’s compact, efficient power for your operations— fast-acting live hydraulics, full engine power at 540 r.p.m. on the power take-off, high clearance —yet low centre of gravity, PLUS, as optional equipment, exclusive IH Torque Amplifier. “T.A.” doubles the gear range to 12 speeds and gives you 45% more power in each gear with clutchless on-the-move changing.

TD-5 can be equipped with the McCormick International ASG4 angle dozer blade which is hydraullically operated from the TD-s's inbuilt hydraulics.

A full range of McCormick International 3-point linkage and trailed equipment is available for the TD-5.

II % INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LT District Sales Offices in Australian Capital Cities. Works: Dandenong, Geelong and Port Melbou DISTRIBUTORS: DUTCH NEW GUINEA: H. Englebert, n.v. Hollandia. SOLOMON ISLANDS: Mr. K. H._ Honiara. NEW CALEDONIA: Aqence Automobile, Noumea. TAHITI: Hmtze & DISTRIBUTORS: DUTCH NEW GUINEA: H. Englebert, n.v. Hollandia. SOLOMON ISLANDS: Mr K. H - Honiara NEW CALEDONIA: Agence Automobile, Noumea., TAHITI: Hintze, & Company Kerr Bros. Limited, Sydney. FIJI: Niranjan's Service Stat on, Suva. PAPUA AND .NEW GUINEA: Steamships Tr.

Company Limited, Port Moresby and Samarai. Dealers: New Guinea Goldfields Ltd., Wau and Lae. Raba^ Co. Ltd., Rabaul.

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MILLERS LIMITED, Suva & Lautoka, Fiji

SHIPWRIGHTS AND SAILMAKERS

ENGINEERS AND BOILERMAKERS

MOTOR DEALERS AND MECHANICS

HARDWARE MERCHANTS

JOINERY AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS

TIMBER MERCHANTS

BUILDING CONTRACTORS

PLUMBERS

No job is too big nor too small for

A KEEN PRICE AND FIRST-CLASS WORKMANSHIP

GUARANTEED

Sole Distributors for:-

MILLERS LIMITED, Suva & Lautoka, Fiji

us to tackle

Vauxhall Cars Bedford Trucks Chevrolet Cars Rover Cars Land Rovers Frigidaire Refrigerators Johnson Outboard Motors Firestone Tyres Vesta Batteries Cosley Prefab, Buildings Allis Chalmers Tractors McKinnon Rice, Cocoa, Coffee and Pioneer Chain Saws Telehoist Tipping Gear Cressi Underwater Fishing Gear Priestman Excavators "Coles" Diesel Electric Cranes Galion Graders Taylor "Jumbo" Cranes Broomwade Compressors Ruston & Hornsby Engines Hoover Appliances Belling Electric Stoves B.A.L.M. Paints G.E.C. Radios S.K.F. Ball Bearings Sugar Milling Machinery Nu-Swift Fire Extinguishers G.P.O. Box 296, Suva Cables: "LUMBA", Suva

SINCE 1924

★ Columbine Caramels ★ Macßobertson's Confectioner ★ Lifeguard Condensed Milk ★ Keidon Canned Meat ★ Preservene Soap Products ★ Mac's Lilydale Cider ★ Twisties Cheese Krackle Snaps ★ Wing Lee Chinese Foods Available at all Leading Stores throughout the Pacific Export Agents for Pacific Islands: S. E. TATHAM & CO. PTY. LTD Phone: 60-1125 414 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE Cables: "Set", Melbour ★ Buyers and Shippers ★ Pacific Island Traders

i

IVe have been providing efficient:

W. S. TAIT & C

PTY. LTD.

22 Jamison Stree Sydney Cables: "SUCCESS" 1

SERVICE 1

m

Since 1890

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atAAIMIMUAAcost!

LOGS TO LUMBER

CM v. %L Dr All Caterpillar track-type Tractors are available with Hyster Towing Winches, for Increased pull and easier logging even across hills or swamps. The further addition of a Hyster Logging Arch allows a greater volume to be hauled faster and cleaner. v\ fr o i i IN

CATERPILLAR

For loading logs, Caterpillar builds log and lumber lift forks,, Interchangeable with the buckets of its Traxcavators. The® buckets are useful In road building, sawdust handling andt many other jobs.

Whether powering a tractor or a sawmill, a Cat Diesel Engines is a real profit-maker. It burns non-premium fuel without! fouling, and it responds quickly to load changes. Its component! parts are made for the most severe duty.

The proper choice, application and maintenance of help the logger to operate at minimum cost. Our equipment! specialists will gladly supply the facts for your consideration..!

Caterpillar and Cat are Registered Trademarks of Caterpillar Tractor Co.. O^A.

HastingOeerinG

Full information

HASTINGS

(NEW GUINEA)

& prices from

DEER I N G

PTY. LIMITED

H 0437 Milford Haven Box No. 61 Road, Lae, New Guinea Telephone: Lae 2487 Port Moresby, Papua Box No. 138 Telephone: Kone 4328

'ViACtZvUj. oV CjmheMwj *?

yiXf

STAY AT A

MOTELS

where you will enjoy superb accommodation

and cuisine in an atmosphere of distinction and comfort. Personal attention to every detail is a feature of Rex service.

REX INTERNATIONAL HOTELS

n i :< &a.

THE CARLTON-REX HOTEL, in

the heart of Sydney. Fully air-conditioned. All suites and bedrooms with private bath, TV, radio and phone.

“THE REX AT CANBERRA"

HOTEL. In the Nation’s Capital. Fully air-conditioned.

All suites and bedrooms with private bath, radio and phone.

FOR HOLIDAYS AND BUSINESS

first choice for families and businessmen

THE AINSLIE-REX HOTa at

Canberra. Spacious suites, bedrooms and lounges. Ideal facilities for receptions, conventions and weddings.

THE HOTEL REX, KING’S

CROSS. In cosmopolitan Macleay Street. Continental cuisine, luxury lounges: nightly entertainment in the Canberra Lounge.

THE REX AT BONDI, at Sydney’s favourite seaside resort. Superlative convention, function and entertainment facilities.

CONVENTIONS

REX hotels In Sydney and Canberra are acclaimed for dignified and efficient staging of conventions and receptions. REX provides convention facilities and accommodation for up to 400 guests. m

BOOKING OFFICES

CARLTON-REX HOTEL, 56 Castle-

reagh Street, Sydney Phone: 28-5541. Cables: "HOCAR.

‘‘THE REX AT CANBERRA

HOTEL, Northbourne Avenue, Braddon. A.C.T. Phone: 4-5311.

Cables; "REXBRAD.” or through your usual Travel Agent

REX

HOTELS— one of the HOOKER GROUP of Companies

EXPORTERS . . . Catering to the South Pacific

C. SULLIVAN (EXPORT) PTY. LTD.

66 Pitt Street, Sydney (Corner of O’Connell and Pitt Streets) Telephone: BL 5071 (6 lines). Telegrams & Cables: CHASULL, Sydney.

C. SULLIVAN (Queensland) PTY. LTD. 318 Adelaide Street, Brisbane Telephone: B 4958. Telegrams & Cables: CHASULL, Brisbane.

C. SULLIVAN (N.Z.) LTD.

Windsor House, Queen Street, Auckland Telephone: 43-307. Telegrams & Cables: CHASULL, Auckland.

Offices at: London, San Francisco, Hong Kong, and at Suva and Lautoka, Fiji; Rabaul and Lae, New Guinea

BUYERS OF ISLANDS PRODUCE

happy crispness always

m i

lor every party!

guests! or just to please yourself

CRISPO

If quality is Important to you, insist on Webster’s Crispo: quality first biscuits from DAVID WEBSTER & SONS PTY. LIMITED, BRISBANE, “Hi folks! I’m a biscuit . ..

Webster’s CRISPO . . . f:l crisp and happy, and if haven’t already met me, letd tell you that I’m really o different from other bisoi similar to me.

“First is my size: although big enough to take a whole ro of tomato, I’m quite comp easy to handle and to eat; I don’t crumble when you me. Yet I stay more crisply f:I . . . There’s Cenovls Yeast; me too . . . for vitamins 81,l and D. Webster’s CRISPO . ask for me by name or look: my pack at your store: y<>\ find you can save money on Webster’s CRISPO . . . manufacturers guarantee quality . . . and ... oh . ... I taste better.”

Established Cable Address:

1870 “ WEYSEAS, SYDNEY”.

Place yourselves in the hands of Specialists for your requirements in

FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES

POTATOESJt ONIONS

★ We invite your enquiries WEYMARK & SON (Overseas) Pty. Ltd.

14-18 STEAMMILL STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W.

For all overseas , Sea or Rail

reservations

Consult the specialists

OVD

WORLD TRAVEL SERVICE (N.S.W.) PTY. LTD.

Agents for all major transport companies No booking fee—Free personal services, include Hotel reservations and detail planned itineraries.

For all travel particulars write to ■ WORLD TRAVEL SERVICE (N.S.W.) PTY. LTD., (French Bank Building) 12 Castlereagh Street, SYDNEY. AUSTRALIA. BW 5731

TEAL

TEAL pioneered air travel through the South Pacific and provides swift, frequent air services in pressurised airliners from fabulous Tahiti

FROM TAHITI

to the friendly and colourful islands of Fiji; from serene Norfolk Island

TO FIJI, NORFOLK

through to Cosmopolitan Australia, a vast and varied vacationland,

AUSTRALIA AND

and to luxuriant evergreen New Zealand where there are

NEW ZEALAND

more scenic surprises per square mile than any place under the sun. m New Zealand’s International Airline

SERVING THE SOUTH PACIFIC

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Thanks To Glaxo Baby Food

/A r s m A HEALTHY CHILD . . .

Glaxo milk-food gave me the right •tart to a healthy, happy childhood.

It's pure, nourishing and easily digested. There's no check to baby's steady progress with Glax^.

PERFECT MILK-FOOD FOR BABIES

1.8 GLAXO LABORATORIES (N.Z.) LTD., PALMERSTON NORTH, N.Z.

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Cab'es: "Steamships".

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Cables: "Colyeram".

NOUMEA: Etablissements Ballande, Rue de L'A'lma, Boite Postale 18, Noumea.

HONIARA: British Solomon Islands Trading Corporation.

VILA: Les Comptoirs Francaise des Nouvelles-Hebrides.

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FIJI: Morris Hedstrom Ltd.

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APIA: Morris Hedstrom Ltd.

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Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd.

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Hercules Cycle & Motor Co. Ltd.

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O'Cedar Ltd.

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Queensland quarantine launch “Elkington

Re-powered with a

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52-54 PHILLIP ST.

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S. G. White Pty. Limited

Ballina, Richmond River, N.S.W.

WOOD AND STEEL SHIP BUILDING,

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Ships slipped up to 300 tons Owned by:

S. G. WHITE PTY. LIMITED

WORKS:

10 Lookes Ave., Balmain, N.S.W.

Phones. WB 2170, W 82171, WB 2119 Diesel and General Engineers

SYDNEY

CITY OFFICB

30 Grosvenor St., Sydneys Phone: BU 5062.

NEW!

RF6/D 86 H.P.

MARINE DIESEL ENGINE

Y*- Vi; 1 a » ♦ ft n The Diesel Successor to the Thornycroft Ford V8 —the engine used so successfully in hundreds of wartime vessels and later in general craft.

This set has many desirable features, is ideal for islands use, and very moderately priced. It is approved by Lloyd's and M.O.T. and service facilities are world wide.

THORNYCROFT

ox 2622, G.P.0., Sydney. 663-4224. Cables: "Thornmotor", Sydney

TESTED AND PROVED

Photo shows the 60 feet "K"

Class Copra Vessel "Keba", built by us for Steamships Trading Co. Ltd. of Port Moresby.

This is the seventh "K" boat built for this company and the fourteenth built in recent times.

Is any better recommendation needed?

These vessels and also 40 feet Army Workboats are in regular production in our yards. mmmm “ 111

For all types of Island vessels

BJARNE HALVORSEN LTD.

John Street, North Sydney, N.S.W. Cable Address: "BERRYSBOAT", Sydney.

FOR

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Gillespie’s Anchor Floor milled from selected K quality Australian wheats t Is entoleted for parity, consistent high qaallty made It the best-known, nx asked-for brand of floor In Islands. (Entoletlon Is a special purify process which reduces the 1 of insect infection).

GILLESPIE'S

NCHOR

FLOUR

GILLESPIE BROS. PTY. LTD., ANCHOR FLOUR MILLS, SYDNB Cable Address; Gillespie. Sydney

Specialists in Building all Kinds of Vessels

Up to 300 feet in Length

★ Since the War over 270 vessels and small ships have been built for: Singapore, Thailand, B. N.

Borneo, Brunei, Solomon islands, Korea, United States of America, Malaya, Indonesia, Sarawak, Vietnam, Australia, Marshall Islands.

I s 't i-" ■ : Ferry "PULAU AMAN", launched February, 1959, f 0 P en ?'J9' Malaya. Seats 460 passengers, 32 cars. Voith-Schneider propulsion.

CHEOY LEE SHIPYARD

KOWLOON, HONG KONG

Cable Address: "CHEOYLEE". Hongkong.

REPRESENTATIVE IN AUSTRALIA

F. H. Stephens (Vic.) Pty. Ltd., off 544 Flinders Street, Melbourne C.l, Victoria, Australia.

MARINE

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MARINE

AUXILIARY

DIESEL

ENGINES

The GARDNER 4L3

Marine Diesel Engine GARDNER L3B Series 150 and 200 b.h.p.

GARDNER 6LX Series 110 b.h.p. at 1,300 r.p.m. mm GARDNER LW Series 28 to 94 b.h.p. 2 to 6 cylinders Sole Agents for Papua-New Guinea and South West Pacific Islands

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PTY. LTD.

Telegrams: "FERREOUS", Sydney.

SALES SERVICE SPARE PARTS:

lerbert Street, Artarmon, N.S.W., Australia Telephone: 43-1215.

POSTAL ADDRESS:

P.O. Box 21, Artarmon, N.S.W. Aus»

TAIKOO DOCKYARD

HONG KONG

l

SHIP AND ENGINE

BUILDERS AND REPAIRER!

(DOXFORD AND SULZER LICENCEES

SALVAGE OPERATORS

Above: M.V.

"HERVAR", one of two motor cargo vessels built for Messrs.

Bruusgaard Kiosterud Drammen, Norway.

Left: M.V.

“TARAWERA",

all refrigerated motor cargo vessel built for the Union Stean Ship Co. of New/ Zealand Ltd.

Right: “LUNG SHAN", one of two bunkering vessels built to the order of Shell Tankers Ltd., for use in Hong Kong, supplying fuel and lubricating oils to ships at harbour moorings.

General Representatives :

AUSTRALIA: NEW ZEALAND:

SWIRE & YUILL PTY. LTD. C. W. F. HAMILTON & CO., LTD. 6 Bridge Street, Lunns Road, Middleton,

SYDNEY CHRISTCHURCH

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Wynne S. Breden Ek;

CAPTAIN W. L. KENNEDY

(Established 1931)

SHIPBROKERS, BUSINESS Cr REAL ESTATE

32-34 Bridge Street, Sydney

Phone: BU 3797. Cables: “CAPKEN,” Sydney.

DIESEL CARGO VESSEL, about 350 tons dwt., engine aft, one hold, 2 hatches, 4 winches/derricks, in Lloyds Class, working, £18,500 Stg. delivery Pacific.

TWIN SCREW DIESEL CARGO VESSEL, about 200 tons dwt., engines aft, 2 holds/ hatches. 2 winches/derricks, accommodation suitable Island Trading, 2 lifeboats and equipment, condition generally good throughout, £7,350 Aust.

CARGO VESSEL, about 200 tons dwt., diesel, 2 holds/hatches, good cargo gear and accommodation. Owners definite sellers, £10,500 Australian.

STEEL VESSEL, 56 x 18, built 1956, suit cargo, 6L3 Gardner Diesel installed about 12 months, £13,500.

B<^AT ’ 33 x 11.6, heavy duty diesel, large cockpit and cabin, auxiliary sail, NEAR NEW LAUNCH, 19 x 7, twin Simplex, strong, £B5O.

WE HAVE SEVERAL HULLS, under construction from 36 to 45 ft. In some cases these can be finished to buyers’ requirements. Further details on application.

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.

WYNNE S. BREDEN EK;

Phoenix Shipyards, Newcastle, N.S.W.

SHIPWRIGHTS, BOAT BUILDERS, MARINE ENGINEERS

Builders of:—

• ISLAND CARGO VESSELS

• H/DUTY WORK BOATS

• BARGES, TUGS

• FISHING BOATS

WE SHALL BE GLAD TO QUOTE FOR NEW VESSELS. 40 ft. workboat now under construction.

Most regular travellers fly

ANSETTANA

.., every time For helpful, cheerful, reliable service ring Ansett-ANA or any Travel Agent 2300

PARKE-DAVIS

CAMOQUIN TABLETS

Effective Single Dose Treatment for

MALARIA

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Adult Dose —2 Tablets to be taken on the same day of every week.

CHILDREN;

Infants and Toddlers— Up to 2 years of age—V 2 tablet (50 mgm) of INFANT FORMULA CAMOQUIN, as a single weekly dose. —Prom 3 to 4 years—l tablet (100 mgm) of INFANT FORMULA CAMOQUIN, as a single weekly dose.

Older Children —7 to 10 years—l ADULT FORMULA Tablet as a single weekly dose. —ll to 16 years—lV2 ADULT FORMULA Tablets as a single weekly dose. —Over 16 years—2 ADULT FORMULA Tablets as a single weekly dose.

IMPORTANT:—CAMOQUIN should be taker immediately after or during a full meal.

Obtainable from all chemists and suppliers of

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Ketch For Charter

Ketch STAGHOUND is available for charter in the

SOLOMONS, NEW HEBRIDES AND NEW CALEDONIA

Rates: £l2 per day; £72 per week • 40 ft. x 32 ft. x 10 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. • 5 Berths. • 900 mile cruising range under power. • Refrigerator. • 110 gallons water. • 75 watt Radiophone. • Mercedes-Benz Diesel: 36 h.p. • Radar Target. • Gibson Girl with Antenna supported by Helium Balloon. • 2 Life Rafts and Dinghy. • Parachute Flare Gun.

Contact owner and skipper: PAUL HURST, General Delivery, Rabaul, T.N.G.

PHOENIX SHIPBUILDING &

ENGINEERING Co. Pty. Ltd.

Shipbuilders & Repairers in Steel

& Wood

BUILDING CAPACITY UP TO 150' LENGTH. FOUR

SLIPWAYS OF UP TO 700 TONS

Marine £r General Engineering & Steel Fabrication

WOODS POINT, DEVONPORT, TASMANIA

HOT PACKS

16-oz, 16-oz. 16-oz. 16-oz. 8-oz. 8-oz. 8-oz.

Vegetables & Steak.

Steak & Kidney Pudding.

Irish Stew.

Vegetables & Sausages.

Irish Stew.

Vegetables & Steak.

Vegetables & Sausages.

COLD MEATS

12-oz. 12-oz. 12-oz. 12-oz. 6-lb. 6-lb. 12-oz. 12-oz. 12 oz.

Trim (Pork & Beef).

Camp Pie.

Corned Beef W/C Taper Corned Beef.

Taper Corned Beef W/C.

Taper Corned Beef.

Taper Corned Beef W/C.

Al-Tayib Halal Corned Mutton.

Al-Tayib Halal Curried Mutton.

SAUSAGES

16-ow 16-oz. 16-oz. 16-oz. 8-oz. 4-oz. 8-oz.

Beef Sausages.

Oxford Sausages.

Cambridge Sausages.

Pork Sausages.

Vienna Sausages.

Vienna Sausages.

Frankfurters.

TONGUES

12-oz. Sheep Tongues. 12-oz. Lamb Tongues. 12-oz. Calves' Tongues. 12-oz. Lunch Tongues. 2-lb. Ox Tongues.

CONDENSED MILK

14-oz. Sweetened Condensed Milk.

Unsweetened Evaporated Milk. 12-oz. Chocream. 8-oz. Reduced Cream. 14-oz. Natural Milk. 7-oz. Tubes Sweetened Condensed Milk.

CANNED FISH

12-oz. Flair Fish Cutlets.

MUSHROOMS

8-oz. Sliced Mushrooms.

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CANNED FRUITS

FRUIT JUICES

16-oz. Peaches. 16-oz. Pears 16-oz. Apricots. 16-oz. Grapes. 16-oz. Two Fruits. 16-oz. Cherries.

Loganberries.

Gooseberries.

Raspberries.

Solid Pack Apple.

Peaches.

Pears. 29-oz. Apricots. 29-oz. Two Fruits.

Grapes.

Crushed Apples. 16-oz. 30-oz. 16-oz. 30-oz.

"Berri"

"Berri' "Berri' "Berri' 16-oz. "Berri" 30-oz. "Berri' 16-oz. 16-oz. 16-oz. 16-oz. 29-oz. 29-oz. 16-oz. 30-oz.

'Berri"

'Berri"

Tomato Juice.

Tomato Juice.

Orange Juice.

Orange Juice.

Grapefruit Juice.

Grapefruit Juice.

Apricot Nectar.

Apricot Nectar.

MARGARINE

56-lb. 56-lb. boxes boxes Cake Margarine.

Pastry Margarine. 29- 30-

DRIPPING

'R1VERMEDE" BUTTER

56-lb. boxes Bulk Butter. 1-lb. pats Butter. £-lb. pats Butter. 12-oz. tins Butter. 16-oz. tins Butter. 16-oz. 37-lb.

Tins Dripping.

Tins Dripping.

PEEK FREANS BISCUITS

In 4-lb Tins and 8-oz Packets.

Caramel Crunch, Cheddar Crackers, Digestive Ovals, Ginger Slice, Honey Snaps, Lattice, Vita Wheat, Wafers, Dairy Milk Arrowroot, Wheat Crunch, Dainty Creams, Mocha Creams, Custard Creams, Coquette Creams, Petite Creams.

AGENCIES: EASTERN T A S M A Nl

FISHERMAN'S CO.OP. SOCIETY.

Canned Fish). TONGALA MILK COML Victoria. ("Jersey Cow" and "Mont B Condensed Milk). PORT HUON R

GROWERS CO-OP. ASSOCIATION

Tasmania. ("Huoncry" Canned Fruit

Jams). PEEK FREAN (AUST.) PTY.

(Biscuit Manufacturers).

WANCLISS

& CO. (AUST.) PTY LTD

RIVERSTONE MEAT CO. PTY. ITO.

"Imperial" House, 255-257 George Street

Sydney, N.S.W.

REDBANK MEAT WORKS PTY. LTD.

154-206 Stanley Street South Brisbane, Queensland

MORAY PARK)

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Australia's top qt Canned Fruits, growir canned in the fa Renmark Valley Ore; of South Australia,, now available in Pacific Islands. M Park—for the bes; Canned Fruits. m m mm m

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• Instant Height Adjustor

THE

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• Foldaway Handle • Safety Ring Guard • 3.6 H.P. Victa Engine Obtainable from: SUVA MOTORS LTD., Suva, Lautoka.

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PACIFIC ISLANDS

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(Bth Edition) This most valued reference book of world-wide standing contains all .information on the islands of the South Seas.

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CUvkfc*c 4&/

ESTABLISHED 1868

Agents for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa: C. SULLIVAN (PACIFIC ISLANDS) LTD., Suva. Fiji

If you buy tyres

You cannot buy BETTER QUALITY than

HARDIE

... the BEST TYRE for miles Prices ore keenly competitive and the range includes passenger, truck, tractor, grader and industrial tyres in all wanted sixes.

Write for details!

Sole distributors throughout the Pacific Islands:

KERR BROS. PTY. LTD.

4 O’CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY

P.O. Box 3838, G.P.0., Sydney. Cable Address: “Carefulness”.

TRAVEL TROUBLE FREE

IN SYDNEY

RENT A CAR from a modern fleet of vehicles and know the exact cost.

Take advantage of: • DELIVERY ON ARRIVAL • COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE.

• FULL INSURANCE. • MODERATE CHARGES.

• COLLECTION ON DEPARTURE. • ACCURATE QUOTING (guaranteed).

ACADEMY DRIVE YOURSELF PTY. LTD.

110 Pacific Highway, North Sydney, Aust.

PHONE: XB 2693.

Always ask for the best ...

CREAMY VALLEY

CONDENSED MILK

For that

special occasion-

- or for any occasion. Under any conditions Kiwi Shoe Polish Black or Tan, is best for your shoes! Kiwi protects against moisture and gives a shine that lasts the whole day through.

Y~6 r W

POLIS

—RELIABILITY

That's what you get with Blaxland

Chapman marine engines.

Renowned for over 50 years for their economical power and smooth operation, Blaxland Chapman engines are designed to give top performance in all climates under all conditions. There are 9 models to choose from to suit all craft from 9 ft. to 40 ft. and each is completely equipped and ready for installation.

Sole Pacific Distributors: 0

10 H.P. SEADOG

KERR BROTHERS PTY. LTD.

Box 3838, G.P.O.

4 O'CONNELL STREET,

SYDNEY

Cables: “Carefulness", Sydney, KB3

m

YOUR FAMILY

NEEDS VITAMIN Bl

EVERY DAY!

Get Vitamin Bl in many different

ways, with delicious:

VEGEMITE

% % SPREADS so SMOOTHLY on toast DELICIOUS on biscuits SO NOURISHING in sandwiches Every member of the family needs Vitamin B x every day for

VITALITY.

Vegemite is the only pure concentrated yeast extract, and yeast is the richest known natural source of Vitamin Bx the vitality vitamin.

But remember! The body cannot store up Vitamin Bi —it needs a fresh supply daily. So enjoy Vegemite every day —for Vitality.

ENRICHES gravies

A.C.M. PRODUCTS

keep on giving

all through the years . . .

• First QUALITY Raw Materials.

• All NEW Materials.

• Products CUT to your Specifications.

You'll find by using A.C.M.'s materials your

products can be economically produced and

will give life-long durability and service.

FLOCK AND GARNETTED WADDING

SUPPLIED: In rolls or to your specifications from all NEW high-grade material.

GLAZED WADDING, BORDER WADDING

(single or double glazed).

SUPPLIED: In rolls or to your specifications, from all NEW material.

NU-FELT

(approved).

SUPPLIED: In rolls from all NEW materials. i

TEASED FIBRE FIBRE PADS

INSULATING AND CARPET UNDERFELT

COTTON WASTE CLEANING CLOTH

STOCKINETTE

y fk

AUSTRALIAN COTTON

MANUFACTURING Co. Ltd.

90-92 O’Riordan Street Alexandria, N.S.W.

PHONES

MU 2505-6-7 MU 1301-2-3 as

COMPANY UMITE

Choose the product, choose the time and you'll find A.C.M.'s prompt delivery equally matches their products' quality.

I

CO./NAME

I ADDRESS

I For details of agency, please send me conditions.

QUIRK’S

Famous for Lighting Plants for over 50 Years

offer you:

LIGHT & POWER PLANTS

to suit every requirement

Guaranteed Compact Reliable Economical Illustrated is Portable 240 V A.C. Plant. 2,000 watts using VILLIERS Air Cooled Petrol Engine.

PRICE £lB5/-/- F. 0.8. SYDNEY

Similar sets from £95.

Battery charging Sets from £45.

Diesel operated A/C Plants, single or three phase from £365.

Wind Driven Generating Sets in all D.C. voltages, prices from £135/-/-.

BATTERIES, PUMPS, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

Agents Wanted for All Equipment

QUIRK'S VICTORY LIGHT CO.

19 Rosebery Ave., Rosebery, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia Telegrams: QUIRKUTE, Sydney. rx S VI \\\ f

Fresher, livelier tea comes to the Islaj winkara ... the fresher, livelier tea . . . has been preferred in Lustralia for over 60 years. Now that it has reached the Islands, ou can enjoy its “just-made” freshness, appreciate its "mostups-to-the-pound” economy. Look for Kinkara when you shop . . although it may not he available everywhere, you’re sure to ee it soon. When you try it you’ll know why so many families start the day well with Kinkara.”

Have you tried these other qualm products? Mother’s Choice Self\ Flour with “Aerophos” ... A Choice Plain Flour . . . Spanish \ Flummery, Jelly Crystals, MochS and Cordial Base.

IQN|fA£A

the fresher, livelier

rR/Vnr. SIIPPI IF,S AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUR SYDNEY BUYING AG

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Insurance

... on the table and in the kitchen *

stir

P

COLMAN'S

MUSTARD

as essential as pepper and salt

THE

YORKSHIRE

INSURANCE

CO. LTD.

(Incorporated in England)

ALL CLASSES OF

INSURANCE

Including

Fire Accident Guarantee Motor Workers Marine

PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA BRANCH

James Arcade, Cuthberfson St., Port Moresby.

Manager, 0, S. Pudney.

CHIEF ISLAND REPRESENTATIVES

Port Moresby . . . E. A. James & Co.

Rabaui A.S.P. (N.G.) Ltd.

Lae Paul Hyman Madang Roy Macgregor Manus ... Edgell & Whiteley Ltd.

Honiara, 8.5.1. P. . . E. V. Lawson, Ltd.

Suva Williams & Gosling Ltd.

Noumea R. Laubreaux Norfolk Island A. E. Martin Apia E. A. Coxon & Co.

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Your Next

LEAVE

Modern up to the minute homes between Dee Why and Palm Beach available to Island Residents for Holidays.

Write for information to:—

J. T. STAPLETON

PTY. LTD.,

ESTATE AGENTS,

133 PITT STREET, SYDNEY.

BL 5305, BL 1737

or any of the Branch Offices located at Dee Why, Narrabeen, Mona Vale, Avalon or Palm Beach.

QUEENSLAND

INSURANCE

CO. LTD.

(Incorporated 1886 In Australia) Assets Exceed £14,500,000.

Head Office:

QUEENSLAND INSURANCE

BUILDING. 80-82 PITT STREET,

SYDNEY.

Specialists in South Sea Fire, Marine & Accident Insurance Apply to:— FlJl.—Branch Office: J. P. Drury.

Manager.

Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.

NOUMEA.—W. Johnston.

VILA. —Burns Philp (N.H.) Ltd.

SANTO.—Burns Philp (N.H.) Ltd.

NEW GUlNEA.— Manager for the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. R. D. Kennedy.

PORT MORESBY—SAMARAI— LAE

—MADANG—KAVIENG—RABAUL.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd.

Resident Officer at Rabaul: K. Johnson.

Resident Officer at Lae: D. J. Granter.

HONIARA (8.5.1. P.)

Wm. Breckwoldt & Company.

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.

Love the fragrance of

YARD LEY

YARDLEY

o 0 n April Violets Skin Perfume.

Lavender Perfume.

Red Roses Talc.

Lavender Hand Soap. ‘Bond Street* Perfume, ‘Bond Street’ Skin Perfume.

YARDLEY • LONDON • SYDNEY • PARIS • NEW YORK

K mm Sand castles are an expression of a child’s desire to build, to create something solid. Their castles in the air their dreams of the future —• will have much more chance of coming true if they learn to save white they are young.

It’s always easier to realise ambitions if you have some money behind you, and the surest way of achieving this is to start saving now.

BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES

SAVINGS BANK

LIMITED

(Incorporated in New South Wales)

■ Advertisement

Complexion

Steaming

To clean and freshen the complexion, ease away crow’s feet and unwanted expression lines and put more life into your skin, try complexion steaming.

With a towel over your head, steam over a basin of hot water in which add a tablespoon of lemon delph. Beforehand, anoint the skin with oil of ulan so, as the hot water opens the pores, and the lemon bleaches, the oil is able to penetrate.

After steaming, tone with lemon delph and finish with the ulan. ... Margaret Meml.

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 last Thursday of each month, at 8 p.m.

Address for correspondence:—

THE PACIFIC ISLANDS SOCIETY,

Box 2434, G.P.0., Sydney.

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.

HERBERTON METHODIST STUDENT HOSTEL

North Queensland, Australia (.Established 1924) Providing separate accommodation, and study facilities for girls and boys attending Herberton State High and Primary Schools.

Extra supervised sporting and other activities in excellent climate 3,000 ft. above sea level, at week ends.

Students coming by plane, met at Cairns airport.

School reopens 30th January, 1962. Limited accomodation available for 1962.

For further particulars apply: SUPERINTENDENT D. W. LANGFORD, P.O. Box 36, Herberton, Queensland, Australia.

Welcome to

KOROLEVU..

'the big village' Enjoy true Fiji-hospitality at Korolevu where you live in a bure (Fijian house) fitted with every modern convenience . . . where traditional Fijian ceremonies and Island Nights give you a holiday with a difference.

NORTHERN HOTELS LIMITED

Victoria Arcade, Suva P.O. Box 285, Suva

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Gambling

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Gambling (from p, 17)

Rabaul Riots

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P-NG Unions (from p. 18)

Rabaul Riots (from p. 15)

Fiji Debates

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'Communist' Party (from p. 20)

Sugar Report

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Sugar Report (from p. 17)

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Cook Is. Finance (from p. 21)

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between luxury

Consider the difference

cruising with Matson or “just going by sea”

¥ I SYDNEY^

SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS

In a world of changing value;* "luxury" is a word too freelyy used. Where can you now fD its true meaning? At sea on a Matson ship. These all First Class, yacht-like ships lin the luxury to 340 passengers each sailing. They sail every three weeks from Sydney an Auckland to San Francisco o Los Angeles. Space will not permit us to tell you all the things which distinguish Luxs: Cruising with Matson from "just going by sea," but we most strongly advise you to ft out more about this incompan able lifetime adventure by asking any Matson Office Use before making your plans.

SEA/AIR ITINERARIES

with benefit of Round Trip fare saving are easy to arrange. Matsj ships link with ail Pacific air serviv

FARES

include accommodation and meals i between embarkation and destinatil on Matson Lines.

HAWAII TO CALIFORNIA

There's a 4-ship service between Honolulu and San Francisco or Ld

Angeles LURLINE, MATSONIA,

MARIPOSA and MONTEREY provicb a sailing every 5 or 6 days.

L

A TRADITION OF LUXURY^^

MATSON LINES

Contact: SYDNEY: 82 Elizabeth Street. FIJI: Morris Hedstrom Ltd Suva. AUCKLAND; 73 Queen Street. SAMOA: B. F.

Kneubuhl, Pago Pago, TAHITI: Efablissements Baldwin, Papeete.

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Pacific Islands Transport Line

Owners: Thor Dahls Hvalfangerselskap A/S Sandefjord, Norway.

Motor Vessels "THORSISLE" and "THOR I"

Regular Freight and Passenger Service between Pacific Coast Ports of U.S.A. and Canada and TAHITI - SAMOA - TONGA FIJI - NEW CALEDONIA

NEW HEBRIDES - NEW GUINEA

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORPORATION LTD.

432 California Street, San Francisco 4, California, U.S.A.

General Agents PAPEETE—Etablissements Donald Tahiti.

PAGO PAGO—G. H. C. Reid & Co.

APlA—Burns Philp (South Sea) Company, SUVA—Burns Philp (South Sea) Company,

LIU.

LAE/RABAUL—Burns Philp (New Guinea) PORT VlLA—Comptoirs Francais des Nouvelles

LIU.

NOUMEA—Etablissements Ballande.

SYDNEY—Birt & Co. (Pty.) Ltd.

Hebrides.

FIJI DIRECT SERVICE

VIA PA N AMA

Regular Sailings from

London to Suva & Lautoka

Through Bills of Lading to LABASA - LEVUKA- APIA - PAGO PAGO

NUKUALOFA ■ VAVAU - NIUE

For further particulars apply to BETHELL, GWYN & CO. LTD. BURNS PHDLP 138 Leadenhall Street (SOUTH sea) co. ltd.

London E.C.3 Suva

AXWWV

S.S. SOUTHERN CROSS

Jl mm

EUROPE, WEST INDIES,

NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA

AND SOUTH AFRICA

The 20,000 tons all Tourist Class liner s.s. SOUTHERN CROSS emphasises the modern trend In travel with the latest in amenities: • Every cabin air-conditioned • Two swimming pools ® Unencumbered sports decks • Children's play rooms end deck • Spacious lounges • Airconditioned Dining Rooms • Orchestra • Cinema Theatre • Stabilisers.

For full particulars apply FIJI —Any branch or agency of Burns Philp (South Sea Co. Ltd.).

Cable Address: Burphil. TAHlTl —AAessageries Maritimes, Papeete. Cable Address: AAessagerie, Papeete.

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B’O’A’C

‘stopover’ plan

gives you a choice of

31 EUROPEAN

CITIES

. at no extra air fare!

/r. ■

See—ROME • NAPLES • VENICE

MILAN • GENEVA • ZURICH

BASLE • PARIS • LYONS

NICE • MARSEILLES • LONDON

BRUSSELS • LUXEMBOURG

VIENNA • AMSTERDAM

ATHENS • FRANKFURT

COPENHAGEN • MUNICH

DUSSELDORF • STUTTGART

ISTANBUL • BERLIN

MADRID • PRAGUE

BELGRADE • BUDAPEST

HAMBURG • COLOGNE

HANOVER

Fly Rolls-Royce Comet Jetliner to London. Six services weekly via Singapore, Gateway to the colourful East and on through Continental Europe. Enjoy a fascinating sightseeing tour on your way. By BO AC and Associated airlines you can visit a selection of these cities and break your journey at no extra air fare.

For full details of Luxury or Lowfare services, see your Travel Agent or Qantas Empire Airways Ltd., {BOAC General Sales Agents in Australia). 6 Comet Jet Services Weekly from Sydney 3 from Melbourne

BO AC

WORLD LEADER IN JET TRAVEL

BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH AIR-INDIA,

QANTAS AND TEAL. A6Bb.AU.B-4N

ENGLAND - U.S.A. - EUROPE

CANADA - SOUTH AMERICA -

JAPAN

Burness will arrange steamer and air reservations on all principal services for travel anywhere.

BOOK NOW FOR 1962.

No service fees charged To see AMERICA travel GREYHOUND

STEAMER AIR RAIL

GREYHOUND RESERVATIONS

COMPLETED.

Itineraries Prepared Free Tour Planning, Maps and Brochures

Supplied

Book Now With

JAMES BURNESS TRAVEL

Direction; John Rigg

ST. JAMES BUILDING,

107 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, N.S.W.

Phone BW 1417

OFFICIAL PASSENGER BOOKING AGENTS

CAMBRIDGE

CREDIT

REGISTERED

FIRST

MORTGAGE

CORPORATION

LIMITED

(Incorporated under the Companies Act o( New South Wales on Bth March. 1950)

(ASSETS EXCEED £7,500.000)

P.A. 4 Years

DEBENTURE STOCK

Funds may be withdrawn in a personal

emergency.

Increased interest rates apply on renewal of Investments

Interest paid quarterly FREE of Exchange

through the BANK OF N.S.W.

Prospectus and Application Forms obtainable from: Any Branch of the BANK OF N.S.W.

OR The Company's Offices, Suite 53a, sth Floor, T. & G. Building, 137 Queen Street, Brisbane Phones: 24-509, 26-981 OR Any Member of a Recognised Stock Exchange Underwriting Brokers: RALPH W. KING & YUILL, 340 Queen Street, Brisbane (Members of the Sydney Stock Exchange) CORRIE & CO., 400 Queen Street, Brisbane (Members of the Brisbane Stock Exchange)

LEONARD G. MAY & SON

(Members of the Stock Exchange of Melbourne) Trustee for Stockholders: Bankers & Traders' Insurance Company Limited Investigating Accountants for the Underwriting Brokers: Smith Johnson & Co.

Registrar: Bank of N.S.W. Nominees Pty. Ltd.

Registers: Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra Applications tor the debenture stock accepted only on one of the forms of application attached to a printed copy of the prospectus.

Clip and Post Coupon j

Cambridge Credit Corporation Limited, Box 1168 P, G.P.0.. Brisbane.

Please send me without obligation a copy of the prospectus with application forms. p (

NAME

i i

ADDRESS.

CC.B4G

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Clarence Degenhardt & Co.

Stock & Share Brokers

C. HUMPHREYS J. W. DUNCAN

MEMBERS OF THE SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE

Mercantile Mutual Building, 117 Pitt Street, Sydney.

Telephones: BW 1751 (5 lines). BL 3327 (3 lines) Telegrams: WARDANKO, Sydney. Cable Address: OGIANI, Sydney

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Ventura Trading Co. Pty. Ltd.

Members of The Sydney Stock Exchange

RALPH W. KING & YUILL

33 BLIGH ST., SYDNEY. 2-0137 • 84 WILLIAM ST., MELBOURNE. 67-5089 • 340 QUEEN STREET, BRISBANE. 31-2191 Telegrams and Cables: "Ralphking", Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Grafton, Tamworth and Armidale.

VENTURA TRADING CO. PTY. LTD.

247 GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY

Island Merchants and Buying Agents

SOLE AGENTS FOR:

• ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY DIESEL ENGINES

• AJAX LIQUID ALARM RELAYS

• NORMAN PETROL ENGINES

• DUNEDIN ENGINE TESTING EQUIPMENT

• HOLLANDIA CANNED FISH

Distributors for all plantation, farm, trade requirements and Highest I Prices obtained for Cocoa, Coffee, Shell and other produce handled on consignment.

Write direct to our Islands Export Manager with over 35 years experience in the Islands.

CABLES: VENTURA SYDNEY

OLD COINS, currency, tokens, primitive moneys. Excellent condition only. Write details and prices desired before seoiding.

Mrs. J. C. Ostheimer, 811 West 7th St., Los Angeles 17, California, U.S.A.

STAMPS WANTED

TOP PRICES PAID FOR ISLAND

STAMPS. Current issues, old accumulations (used or unused), covers, collections.

Seven Seas Stamps Pty. Ltd., Sterling Street. Dubbo, N.S.W., Aust.

POSITION WANTED

YOUNG MAN, 35, school teacher, single, graduate Sydney Teachers’ College; can teach primary and secondary subjects.

Experienced in carpentry and salesmanship. Seeks position as tutor or teacher; prepared to accept any general opening.

Reply: R. Deeley, 9 Pindari Ave., Mosman, Sydney, Aust.

BOOKS, MAGAZINES

ALL BOOKS AND JOURNALS ON AUS-

TRALASIA AND THE PACIFIC BOUGHT

AND SOLD. Catalogues issued and sent free on application. Correspondence invited. Berkelouw, 114 King St., Sydney.

Telephone: BW 7874.

TRADE ENQUIRIES

C. S. & JOHNSON YOUNG CO., P O Box 3038. Hong Kong. Export Hong Kong Chinese manufactured goods. Import Island produce. Enquiries welcome.

MAKE PURCHASES THROUGH MAIL.

Hong Kong house handling all lines including tailoring will efficiently supply your requisites to your satisfaction. Prompt despatch. Write for quotations for your requirements to P.O. Box 13202, Hong Kong.

ACCOMMODATION

VISITORS TO SYDNEY. For best and cheapest flats, f’lettes, houses, single and double rooms, holiday cottages, flats, hotels from £A2 weekly. Write, or call Pacific Islands Tourist Bureau and Agency, Ist Floor, 43 Philip St., Sydney, N.S.W.

FURNISHED FLATS, Cremorne, Sydney Water frontage, large, comfortable, two Bedrooms, linen and cutlery, 10 minutes to city. Enquiries: Nelson & Robertson Pty. Ltd., Q.P.O. Box 5316, Sydney, Aust

PENFRIENDS WANTI

FIJI—"The Crossroads of the H Headquarters, World’s leading (Est. 1933) providing won correspondents interested in Colonies and Pacific Islands stuo friendly exchange of ideas and as Philately, Conchology, etc. for specimen copy Club journal Life” and application form, to Sei!

South Sea Island Correspondence Natuvu, Fiji Is.

FOR SALE

SHIPBROKERS (AUCKLAND) LTD

a wide range of craft. Consult your requirements. Post Office Boj Auckland, N.Z. Cables and Tele “Shipsales”, Auckland.

SPERRY GYRO COMPASS XVIII, c«

with Master Compass, 3 Gyro C Repeaters, 2 Pelorus Stands, 2 Re Mounts (Pilot House), one Carbo Regulator, one Supply Transfer Pan Repeater Panels. This gyro conn ready for installation in A-l con Price: $3,000. Hughes, Edison j Huntingdon Beach, Calif., U.S.A.

MAKE OFFER ON PROPERTY.

Adjacent Blocks Land, two roods Town Water Front, close Adminis Offices and Wharf. Home fun adjacent store. Small cottage fun Flag Pole, Out Kitchen, Boy workshop 20 x 30, shed 30 x 40.

Iron and Timber. Battery “set-uj town electricity. Hand Saw Set, T fruits. On Dam, Western Please enquire to: L. Maidmenc Vimiera Road, Eastwood, N.S.W.

FLEETS REFRIGERATED general I

boat, 50 ft. x 16 ft. x 5 ft. commit October, 1960, hardwood hull, beechr 200 cub. ft. refrig, hold, plus dry* space aft, 150 h.p. Leyland mar., installed new, 2 way Radio, Echo Sci Laminex furnishings, elec, windlas full survey and ready for sea. F”

Rowe’s Building, Edward St., Be Qld., Australia. Cable Fleets Bril

WANTED

Sea Going Vessel, steel or wooden, capacity 600 or 700 bags copra. Twin engined, speed minimum 1 0 knots. Must be a postwar construction.

Accommodation: 2 Europeans, 8 native crew.

Replies to "Copra Vessel" c/- Box No. 3408, G.P.0., Sydney, Australia

TUDOR HALL

Elizabeth Bay, Sydney Harbour Views, bed and tray or breakfast, from 25/per day, special tariff for longer stay, TV Lounge, 5 minutes city.

TUDOR HALL, 106 Elizabeth Bay Road, Sydney, Australia. FL 3603

FOR SALE- —

LANDING CRAFT

All steel 58 ft. 6 in. x 16 ft. Suit for heavy vehicles and earth mn machinery. First class condition thn out.

For further details write: "CRAFT"' Mercantile Exchange, 380 Collins S 2 Melbourne, Aust.

THE FIJI TIMES

Established 1896 Published Every Morning Except Sunday, The Fiji Times is the only English Language Daily Newspaper in the Southern Pacific Islands. It is Distributed by Fiji Airways and Road Bus Services, Every Day, all over Fiji.

Details of this Effective Advertising Medium May Be Obtained at The Fiji Times’ Australian Office PACIFIC PUBLICATIONS PTY.

LTD., Technipress House, 29 Alberta Street, Sydney, and Newspaper House, Collins Street, Melbourne.

Proprietors: FIJI TIMES AND HERALD LTD. 20 Gordon St., Suva, Fiji

On Beautiful

NORFOLK ISLANI

A Home with an Income • Homestead, 25 squares • over 3 acres • Fruit Trees • and Well - Established Commis Agency • Business offered as concern • Price £lO,OOO.

R. CARMICHAEL, 74 Croydon RS

Hurstville. LU 2912.

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Communication

RADIO

ANY TIME—ANY PLACE

UNDER ANY CONDITIONS

poll

I#,#- * Ur • t •

CTR 8

SHIP-TO-SHIP

SHIP-TO-SHORE

INTER-ISLAND

CTR 14

CRAMMONDS "CTR 8"

Range of more than 500 miles. Most powerful and operates under most hazardous conditions.

Twelve volt D.C. Can be supplied , with 1 to 4 fixed frequencies for transmitting.

CRAMMONDS "CTR 14"

This transciever provides amazing results when used on coastal fishing boats and pleasurecraft. Most suited, too, for inter-island communication. It will receive and transmit up to and over 300 miles. Operated on 12 volt D.C.

RADIO

CRAMMOND RADIO MNFG. CO. PTY. LTD.

463 VULTURE STREET, EAST BRISBANE,

QUEENSLAND.

TERRITORY DISTRIBUTORS:

AMALGAMATED ELECTRONICS LTD.

PORT MORESBY

NEW BRITAIN ELECTRONICS RABAUL

NEW GUINEA ELECTRONICS LAE

5 T / P

Fresh Foods

The C 80 will conserve up to 100 111 dry weight of pre-frozen package food*.

Even fresh foods may be kept f« : several weeks or many times longij in the CBO than in an ordinal, refrigerator.

Cold Drinks

Up to 80 bottles can be stored in tl four wire baskets supplied with tl C 80; beer and all kinds of soc drinks are rapidly and economical!! cooled even in places where there no electricity available.

The C 80 cooling unit carries a 5-yea guarantee; the chest and other pan are guaranteed for one year.

KEROSENE

OPERATED

The C 10 is the first cooler in the world to operate without eiectriM or blocks of ice. Economic in use pays for itself in a short time

ELECTROLUX

W. R. CARPENTER & CO. LTD., The Wales House, 27 O'Connell St., Sydney. BL 5421 Jure AGENTS; New Guinea Co. Ltd., Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Kavieng, Kokopo. Island Products Ltd., Port Moresby. 5.C.1.E., Moumea. 8.5.1. P. Trading Corporation, Honiara, Gizo. Burns Phi Ip (NH) Ltd., Vila, Santo. F. J. R.

Simmonds, Norfolk Island.

A Swedish quality product

Behind the Shell man is a positive army of people specialists with the widest knowledge of all petroleum products and their every application.

From the oil field to the refinery to you all along the line, his unseen assistants are applying their knowledge and world-wide experience to ensure that you get the best in petroleum products when you buy Shell.

Whatever your petroleum needs, whenever you have any lubricating or fuel problems, see your Shell man.

Your

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THE SHELL COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED

ICI

AMMUNITION

FOB IVIBY SMOOTH'S H££

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SHOTGUN CARTRIDGES

All-purpose ‘Blue Star’.

Long Range ‘lcil Special’ and Mcil Magnum’. ‘Maximum’ (including Rifled Slug). ‘Grand Prix’ 12, 16 & 20 gauge.

Tourten’ & ‘Fourlong’ .410 gauge.

.22 RIMFIRES

New improved ‘Civic’ Long Rifle Solid. ‘lmperial' Hollow Point. ‘Standard’. ‘Civic’ Short Solid. ‘Regulus’. ‘Pennant’. ‘Tenex’. .22 Shotted.

CENTREFIRE METALLICS

‘lmperial’ .22 Hornet. .243 W.

COMPONENTS

A complete range of re-loading components is available for .22 ‘Hornet’ and .243 W.

SLUGS & PELLETS

‘Wasp' Pellets No. 1 and No. 2 and ‘Blackboy’ Slugs.

ICI Sporting Cartridges are

backed by a company withi years of experience in

making cartridges of

unsurpassed quality and

value.

There’s an ICI Cartridge

specially designed and

perfected for your partica

shooting need.

AM/ Ask for and insist on

SPORTING AMMUNITIO

manufactured by IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND LIM

lURNS PHILP (NEW GUINEA) LTD.

INERAL MERCHANTS

ENERAL SHIPPING

CUSTOMS AGENTS

Agents for: ns Phi Ip (South Sea) Co. Ltd. ns Philp (New Hebrides) Ltd. ns Philp Trust Co. Ltd. iensland Insurance Co. Ltd. i Shell Co. of Australia Ltd. fds of London warts & Lloyds (Distributors) 'ty. Ltd.

Australian Agents: ns, Philp & Co. Ltd. (All States) London Agents ns, Philp & Co. Ltd., London, .C. 3.

San Francisco Agents: ns Philp Co. of San Francisco

EXPORTERS OF:

FFEE BEANS, COCOA

PEANUTS, RUBBER

i TROCAS SHELL

OVERSEAS

TRADE

ENQUIRIES

INVITED

DEPOTS:

Kainantu Popondetta For service throughout the Islands

HEAD OFFICE:

PORT MORESBY

BRANCHES:

Port Moresby Kainantu Samarai Modang Kavieng Kokopo Wewok \ Goroka / \ Rabaul / \ Bulolo / \ Daru /

\\Wau

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FLOOR COVERINGS

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PITAL £10,000,000

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ASSOCIATED

COMPANIES:

GENERAL MERCHANT

Forty-six years of Development and Service in the Pacific Islands

NEW GUINEA:

New Guinea Co. Ltd., Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Kavieng.

Coconut Products Ltd., Rabaul.

PAPUA

Island Products Ltd., Port Moresby.

Wholesalers and Retailers.

Buyers for Island trade of all classes of merchandise from World Markets.

Buyers of Island Produce: Copra, Cocoa and Coffeebeans, etc.

Agents for Australi European and Amerii Manufacturers includii Electrolux, Chrysler, Fo McCallum's Whisky, V v Mowers, Enfield Enginr

FIJI:

W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji) Ltd.

Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Suva.

Suva Motors Ltd., Suva.

Island industries Ltd., Suva.

BUYING ENQUIRIES

LONDON: Morris Hedstrom Ltd., 73 Cheapside, London, E.C.2.

SYDNEY: Morris Hedstrom (Australia) Pty. Ltd., 27 O'Con St., Sydney.

CARPENTER & CO. LIE

27 O'Connell St., Sydney, Australia Cable Address:

"CAMOHE"

Telephone: BL 5421 Postal Address* G.P.O. Box 168, Syi

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