Clouds Over Matupi

Mr. F. Moore, formerly licensee of the Rewa Hotel, Fiji, has taken over the Melbourne Hotel in Suva

Matupi crater, in New Britain, T.N.G., which erupted with such disastrous results on May 29, 1937, and which has been “dead” for three years, began to emit steam clouds one Sunday morning recently, creating some speculation among Rabaul residents—but nothing untoward happened. The volcano is situated on the shore of Matupi Harbour, in Blanch Bay, some two or three miles distant from Rabaul. Replying to questions in the Federal Parliament in May, Mr. Nock (Minister in Charge of Islands Terri tories) stated that he receives volcanological reports weekly and that “there is no reason for any abnormal apprehension on the part of people living in the vicinity of the volcanic country near Rabaul.” —Photo; C. H. Meen.