Nauru Trouble

Reports of Disagreement

IT is reported that a very large number of applications have been made to Canberra for the position of Admin istrator of Nauru, which position will be vacated by Commander R. C. Garsia, on August 15.

Meanwhile, an echo of the unrest which has existed for some time in Nauru was heard in the Commonwealth Parliament, when the Prime Minister was asked “whether an acute disagreement had arisen between the Commonwealth Gov ernment and the Administrator concern ing the alleged refusal of the Govern ment to provide for the safety of the British community there”.

The Prime Minister denied that there

had been any disagreement on that mat ter.

It is common knowledge, however, that there has been some sort of fric tion between the Commonwealth authori ties and the Administrator, and no doubt the truth will come out presently.

It was stated in a recent issue of this journal, by a correspondent who .claimed to be acquainted with the posi tion, that trouble had been caused in Nauru because of interference in admin istrative affairs by officials of the Brit ish Phosphate Commission. We have been informed, emphatically and cate gorically, that there is no truth whatever in this statement. The Phosphate Com mission’s representatives are in no way concerned in Nauru’s internal troubles— and are not likely to be.

Miss E. Jolley has joined the T.I.

Hospital staff.