In Eastern Polynesia

From Our Own Correspondent.

Papeete, June 8.

THE Chilian training ship, “General Baquedans,” after staying several days in port, left Papeete for the Western Pacific, on June 1.

Many of the old timers here cherish pleasant recollections of a previous visit of this vessel to Tahiti, many years ago.

On this occasion, however, our delight ful anticipations were not realised, for the incomparable band of guitars and other stringed instruments had been left behind for reasons of economy.

Commander Alvarez and his immedi ate personnel were given the facilities of the various clubs ashore, and the whole ship’s company received the usual Tahitian hospitality.

Adventurers From Scotland

Mr. Dunn and his two youthful friends, joint owners of the 40-ton ketch “Southern Cross,” are planning to leave in a few days’ time for Samoa, on another stage of their long and adven turous journey round the world. They are all Scots by birth and are all equally endowed, apparently, with an unbearable wanderlust which could only be appeased by setting out in their own little craft for the South Seas.

Leaving the Clyde some months ago they crossed the Atlantic, picking up navigation and seamanship as they went along, and finally reached Tahiti, via the Galipagos Islands, without any particular mishap. Some slight repairs and alterations to the rig of the vessel, necessitated by their experience, have been attended to in Walker Bros, ship yard.

New Style Of Hotel

Mr. Levinsen, the energetic propri etor of the Puraruu Pass Hotel, ap pears to be meeting with a fair amount of success in his venture. This hostelry

situated about tjm miles out of Papeete, has the great advantages of a white sand beach and wonderful lagoon bathing facilities.

The accommodation consists of a cen tral dining room and offices and a series of small bungalows, thatched in native style, for sleeping quarters. These are both cool and comfortable. This style of hotel seems to be gaining in popularity, particularly in the tropics, and as he has plenty of room for expansion there is little doubt that it will meet with more and more appre ciation as time goes on, both by the visiting tourist and the local towns man out for the week-end.

Big Research Expedition

Mr. Kenneth Emery, until recently in charge of the Bishop Museum re search expedition to the Eastern Paci fic Islands, left by the Makura for New Zealand, en route to his headquarters at Honolulu, where he expects to re main for a considerable period working up the material gathered during the past year or two in the Taumotu archipelago. During his absence, the leadership of the expedition, whose members are scattered over the Soci ety and Marquesas groups, devolves upon Mr. Stimson, the distinguished philologist.

It is understood that the small ves sel hitherto used by the expedition, has been sold to the local Administration and is to be replaced by a larger and better equipped craft.

Personal

Mr. Hemas, representing the New Zealand firm of A. B. Donald Ltd., is in Tahiti on his annual tour of in spection. The firm has branches throughout the Society and Marquesas groups;