French Oceania

World Wanderer In

From Our Own Correspondent.

Papeete, June 26.

THE well-known round-the-worldyachtsman, Mr. Alain Gerbault, who is the author of several travel books, ar-

rived in Tahiti on June 5, by way of the Marquesas Islands, and is now living aboard his cutter boat in Papeete harbour.

As Mr. Gerbault abhors publicity and

refuses to grant interviews it is not pos sible to state anything authoritative re garding his trip to Tahiti or his future movements.

Mr. Gerbault’s yacht on a slip in Papeete harbour.

Mr. Alain Gerbault (right), leaving the Papeete Post Office with a French official shortly after his arrival in Tahiti.