Gilbert Islands Divided

Into Two Districts

BY proclamation, in December, the

High Commissioner of the Western Pacific divided the Gilbert Islands (part of Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony) into two administrative dis tricts, as follows:

Northern Gilbert Islands District

Tarawa.

Maiana.

Apamama—now commonly know as Abemama.

Kuria.

Aranuka.

Apaiang—now commonly known as Abaiang.

Maraki—now commonly known as Marakei.

Taritari or Makin—now commonly known as Butaritari.

Makin or Makin Meang—now commonly known as Little Makin.

Southern Gilbert Islands District

Peru—now commonly known as Bern.

Nonuti—now 7 commonly known as Nonouti.

Taputeuea—now commonly known as Tabi teuea.

Nukunau—now commonly known as Nikunau.

Onoatoa—now commonly known as Onotoa.

Arorai—now commonly known as Arorae.

Tamana.

The Equator is the dividing line

between the two districts.

Miss E. E. Brabin, BA, of the Methodist

Mission Girls’ School at Vunairima, New

Guinea, was married to Mr. E. W. Pearce,

in Tasmania, on January 30.