'Flu Paralyses Fiji Gold
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Mines
THE two principal goldmines in north ern Fiji, namely, Loloma and Em peror, were closed down for some days at the end of May. owing to a severe and widespread outbreak of influenza among the employees. The mines re sumed operations in June. The manage ment of the two mines must have found the interruption of work extremely ex asperating, as both establishments are now reaching the stage of large scale production.
Mr. F. N. Ashley, who filled the posi tion of Resident Commissioner in the British Solomon Islands for 10 years, ar rived unobtrusively in Sydney in May, and sailed on May 13 for London. He has retired from the Colonial Office Service after 30 years spent in various parts of the Empire. He expressed the opinion that the Solomon Islands would not be better off under Australian con trol. although they were so much closer to Australia than to Britain. He said that Solomon s officials kept in close touch with headquarters in London, and thus a link was maintained between the British Colonial Office and the isolated Solomons.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Nichol are at pre sent in Australia on leave. He is a well known pilot in the Morobe District, New Guinea.