Pacific Islands

Americans In Central Pacific Islands

From Our Own Correspondent.

, Honolulu, July 26.

DEPARTING from Honolulu on July 16, the U.S. coastguard cutter “Roger B.

Taney” made a periodic inspection visit to the U.S. units upon the equatorial islands of Jarvis. Baker, Howland, Can ton, and Enderbury.

New two-way radio sets were taken to replace the old equipment on each island.

However, there is nothina- significant about this, because the replacement sets are old type and more or less nothing better than semi-amateur. For example, they are not in the same street as the equipment used bv the British officials on Canton.

New refrigeration boxes, exactly the same make and size as the British —so there won’t be any “bad” feeling—went along for each island.

Many of the American youths on the islands will be replaced this time. The U.S. Government is still maintaining its policy of not including American-born Japanese youths in the parties.