French Cocoa And

Coffee

Finding Market in Australia

ONE interesting result of the economic readjustment of the French Pacific Colonies, consequent on the capitu lation of Prance to the Nazis, is seen in the considerable quantities of cocoa beans from New Hebrides, and coffee from New Caledonia, going into the Australian market. The French Colonies have been placed, by the Commonwealth Government, on the same basis as the British Empire countries: and, since then, hundreds of tons of New Hebrides cocoa have been sold in Australia, by Messrs. C. Sullivan Ltd.. Mr. Pelletier and Messrs. W. S. Tait.

There is, unfortunately for the French planters, not the same good market in Australia for New Caledonian coffee; but. none the less, considerable quantities have been sold. Most of this New Cale donia coffee (Arabica and Robusta varie ties) is being handled by Messrs. Gollan & Co., although the Islands firms (especially C. Sullivan Ltd.) is handling some.

The trustees of the estate of the late Miss Mary Atkin, who died in Auckland, New Zealand, recently, have handed ovei to the Melanesian Mission a set of Com munion Vessels which originally be longed to her brother. Rev. Joseph Atkin. It will be recalled that Rev. Atkin was killed by a poisoned arrow at the time when Bishop Patteson lost his life on the island of Nukapu (Santa Cruz Group) on September 20, 1871.

Rt. Rev. Henry Newton, DD, formerly Bishop of New Guinea, entered a Bris bane hospital recently to undergo an eye operation.

Lieutenant L. N. Tribolet, formerly a branch inspector for Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd., Rabaul, New Guinea, is at present serving with the AIF in Egypt.