Fiji Inter-Island Vessel Sold
pp. 22-24 · Read in the full issue
AFTER 10 years in the Fiji inter island trade, the Burns Philp (South Sea) Co.’s steamer “Malake” (736 tons) has been sold to John Burke, Ltd., of Queensland. She was built in 1928 by the Grangemouth Dockyard Co., Ltd., Scotland, and was commissioned as a passenger and cargo vessel for the Fiji service almost immediately. The two motor vessels “Matafele” (formerly in Samoa) and “Yanawai” will take over her run.
The “Malake” arrived in Sydney from Suva on February 24 and, after being refitted for use as a general cargo boat, left for Queensland on March 3 to main tain a service between Brisbane, Mac kay and Rockhampton,
Mr. James George Ashley, manager of the Royal Hotel, Levuka, Fiji, died on February 13, at the age of 45. He was well-known in the Colony, having been associated with the Metropole and Mel bourne Hotels for many years.
His Honour Mr. Douglas R. Stewart, C.M.G., Administrator of St. Kitts-Nevis, West Indies, who was fot many years connected with the Fiji Civil Service, died recently at the age of 52.
Mr. Trafford Smith, of the British Col onial Office, has been seconded to the Fiji Government Secretariat for two years. He took up his duties in Febru ary.