Guinea?

Are There Nazis In New Guinea?

Letter to the Editor

RESIDENTS of Rabaul were startled when they heard, per medium of the radio press, that Mr. Dave Davies, president of the local Property Owners’

Association, had been making somewhat sensational statements in Sydney about the activities of the German Nazis up here, and the relationship between the Germans and the natives. We presume that our friend Mr, Davies allowed him self to get into the hands of some of the irresponsible reporters of the sensa tion-loving Sydney newspapers, and the things that he said were wildly exagger ated. We refuse to believe that he said the things attributed to him.

There is no Nazi problem in this Ter ritory. All this wild talk about Ger man spies being at work in New Guinea is so much rubbish. The comparatively small number of Germans in the Terri tory—and especially those in Rabaul — are the essence of tact, and they do no thing at all to give offence to the Brit ish official class. Generally speaking, they are likeable men and good neigh bours —Britishers and Germans get along very well together.

These attempts by sensational news papers to stir up belief in a spy system in New Guinea are very much to be deplored.

I am, etc.,

Rabaulite.

Rabaul. Jan. 2.