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How One Good Turn Deserved Another

From Our Own Correspondent

Papeete, Jan. 5.

UN bienfait n’est jamais perdu!

Several months ago, the S.S. "Tol ten”, on her first voyage in Tahitian waters, broke down and sent wireless calls to Tahiti for stand-by to help, if needed.

The agent of the Union Co. Mr. Cos ter, called on Monsieur Jacquemin, the director of the Phosphate Co., to ask if that Co.’s power schooner, “Oiseau des lies”, could be sent to tow in the “Tol ten”, and what the charge for that ser vice would be.

Monsieur Jacquemin’s reply was that the “Oiseau des Isles” would be sent to the “Tolten”, if needed, and that no charge whatever would be made for the service. Happily, the engineers on the "Tolten” were able to bring the ship to Tahiti under her own power.

On the afternoon of December 22 the S.S. “Tolten” arrived at Papeete, and was scheduled to leave early in the af ternoon before the arrival at Papeete of the Makatea schooner, with mail des tined for Europe.

M. Jacquemin called on Mr. Coster.

It was arranged that the “Tolten” should hail the “Oiseau des lies” at sea, and transfer her mail to the “Tolten”.

That evening, at seven, the two ves sels sighted each other, signals were ex changed, a boat was lowered by Captain Fraud, of the “Oiseau des Isles”, and the mail was delivered safely on the “Tolten” —thereby avoiding delay in the delivery to Europe of the Phosphate Co’s, correspondence.

One good turn deserves another.

Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Lester, of Fiji, will leave Sydney by the “Aorangi” on Feb ruary 16 for Suva, where he is an officer in the Native Secretary’s Department.

They have been on holidays in Sydney for 10 months.