High Seas Damage Apia Front

From Our Own Correspondent APIA, December 7.

THE political landslide in New Zealand seems to have had repercussions in Samoa, as exceptionally high seas on November 27 and 28 caused a great deal of damage on the Apia sea front. The foreshore near the Vaisigano River was continually flooded by high breakers carry ing with them rocks, sand, and debris, and causing large excavations behind the sea wall.

Damage is also reported from Lutuanu’u on the east coast and Saleimoa on the west coast. The loading of the s.s. Noumea had to be abandoned for 24 hours. The Makoa at Swain’s Island was also unable to load copra there and had to take shelter on the lee side of the island.

Mr. J. E. Nixon-Westwood, who is well known in the Pacific Islands, is at present engaged in Britain as publicity and ex hibition officer for the Government of Southern Rhodesia, and in that connec tion is travelling extensively in the United Kingdom. Mr. Nixon-Westwood’s predecessor in this office was a Mr.

Bouchier, whose brother, a Director of Agriculture, was killed in the recent hurricane in the Cook Islands.