An Islands Identity
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120 Trips to Tahiti in 50 Years
Prom Our Own Correspondent.
Papeete, Aug. 12.
MR. H. HEMUS, of Messrs. A. B. Don ald, Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand, ana Etablissements Donald, Tahiti, is now at Papeete in the interests of these allied companies.
Mr. Hemus first came to Tahiti from N.Z, in 1888. Since that time he has made 120 voyages to Papeete; having travelled over that route, the sum of 720,000 miles— equal to 30 times around the world. This does not include numerous voyages between Auckland and Fiji, which Mr. Hemus has made during the same period.
Mr. Hemus is making a prolonged stay here, relieving Mr. Gerald Shavood, Dir ector of Etablissements Donald, who is now in New Zealand for medical treat ment. Mr. Sha rood’s friends in Tahiti are rejoiced to learn that his malady is not as serious as first reporrea. and that he is progressing satisfactorily to full re covery.