South Seas Club.

Established in Fiji.

An interesting organisation, the South Seas Correspondence Club, has been launched by Mr. A. P. Ward, of Natuvu, Fiji.

Mr. Ward maintains an active interest in Pacific Islands affairs and he writes as follows: “As a result of interest long formed by correspondence work and connection with various exchange and correspond ence clubs in all parts of the world, I have been moved by various members of these bodies, in conjunction with their interests, to launch a real ‘South Sea Is lands Exchange Club,’ with headquarters in the Islands.

“The object is to obtain as many Is land names as possible in Melanesia and Polynesia, with Fiji, the dividing Island group, as the headquarters. From here we connect up with members world wide. This, of course, is purely a cor respondence club.

“Quite a number of clubs are already in operation, as Oceania, South Seas, but those interested in this club will not consider it ‘South Seas’ unless estab lished and operated in the Islands. We shall enrol the many hundreds of mem bers from all parts of the world, be they stamp collectors or interested corre spondents seeking Island information.”

An announcement about the new club appears in another column.

Copra Prices in the Pacific.

The correspondents of “The Pacific Islands Monthly’’ quoted the following prices for copra: — , Rabaul hot air dried in store, January29, £9/16/-.

Suva, in store, £9/10/-.

Apia, January 20. local price £7/10/-.

Native: Apia, 1½ cents per lb.; outside dis tricts, 1 cent, per lb.