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Islands.
From Our Own Correspondent.
Thursday Is., Dec. 12.
INTEREST is still maintained in the proposals, commented on in The Pa cific Islands Monthly, to establish some form of wireless communication be tween Thursday Island and the outlying islands of Torres Straits and other iso lated places.
The Federal Member, Mr. G. Martens, in a recent letter, states that he is tak ing up the matter with various depart ments concerned; and the Deputy Chief Protector of Aboriginals, who has been in Thursday Island for the past two months, is making further enquiries as to the possibility of action.
The Presbyterian Mission station at Aurakun expects to instal one of the “baby portable” sets early next year, in connection with the A.I.M. scheme, and if arrangements can be made to effect the installation of other similar sets Mr.
Traegar, the inventor, will pay a per sonal visit to T.I.