Pacific

Military Experts In

An inspection in Samoa

From Our Own Correspondent

Apia, Feb. 22.

A PLAN for the defence of the Central and South-west Pacific has been re ceiving the attention of the Imperial naval and military authorities.

Under special charter, the motor ves sel “Yanawai”, owned by Messrs. Burns Philp (S.S.) Co., Fiji, arrived here on February 17, with a party of British ex perts. She had called at various islands in the Central Pacific recently; and she remained here for a short time while the experts examined possible landing-places for aeroplanes and seaplanes.

No information whatever was released regarding the vessel or the nature of her activities. She left the same day for an unknown destination.

The Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand, with high naval and mili tary officials, are expected to attend a conference in March, to co-ordinate plans for defence of British Territories in and around the Pacific,