Japanese Acquire Nickel

Mine

4 JAPANESE organisation has taken over a nickel mine near Kua, on the eastern coast of New Caledonia. It is estimated that about 30,000 tons of nickel ore can be obtained there. Arrangements have been made to improve and extend the wharfage accommodation, so that the ore may be loaded directly on to Japanese vessels, Mr. Joseph Harper, a prominent resi dent of Levuka, Fiji, died at his home at Vagadace on December 25.

Two photographs taken on the island of Niuafoou, on the outskirts of the Tongan Group, where two craters erupted early in December.

The top picture shows the extinct crater in the centre of the island. In the bot tom photo, is an island in the large crater-lake which takes up more than half of Niuafoou. There are a number of these islets, which themselves contain craters. Through bathing in the hot springs of this lake, the natives have remark ably clean skins.

Photos.: W. Finau.