New Uses For Coconuts
p. 62 · Read in the full issue
From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, June 15.
WITH copra at such a low price, many planters are wracking their brains for an alternative industry.
Why look further than the coconut it self. Could not the fibre be converted into clothing or even sacking? The lowly shell, instead of being burnt, might be broken into small pieces and incorpor ated in a material like fibrolite sheets.
These could be run through sanding machines when hard, and finally burnished with a cloth wheel. The re sultant wall board would have the beauty of an oak and could be used in practically any type of building.
On June 19, the Port Moresby Aquatic Club entertained over forty members at the annual dinner. Mrs. J. H. Ahern, wife of the president and Commodore, presented trophies won during the sea son. The Club Championship was won by Mr. D. Chalmers, who also took the president’s trophies for the season’s point score. The second Championship went to Mr. J. Lukin, and third to Mr. D.
Willmott.