Rabaul Aerodrome.
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Site Chosen 12 Miles From Town!
IT is reported that work has been com menced in the preparation of a new aerodrome site, situated some twelve miles from Rabaul, on the elevated ground near Kuraiba plantation.
No one, in New Guinea or elsewhere, has been able to explain why an aero drome has been chosen, at such a distance from the town —especially as no aviation expert is known to have visited or re ported upon the project.
It is contended that there is suitable ground available much nearer Rabaul. If a regular air service is to be established, an aerodrome 12 miles from Rabaul will impose much needless inconvenience and expense upon the community.
Mr. C. E. Ahrens, B.Sc.Agr., an agros tologist, who has been stationed in the Hunter River District, N.S.W., has been appointed principal of the Navuso Agri cultural College in Fiji, in succession to Mr. B. C. Meek, who has retired. A dis tinguished graduate of the Sydney Uni versity, he is a fine all-round sportsman and is keenly interested in the Boy Scout movement. Mr. Ahrens will sail for Suva in January.