Samoa's £5,000 for "Spitfire
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Fund" Now in Sight
From Our Own Correspondent
Apia Ttph 11
ENERGETIC efforts by the War' Fund Committee, with the support of all residents, have succeeded in bring ing the object of the “Spitfire” Drive— £s,ooo for a fighter-plane for Britain— into sight.
A Queen Carnival, in which the Ad ministration Queen, the Commercial and Sports Queen, and the Samoan Queen are competing, promises to be
successful —a special show given recently in aid of the Fund brought in £7O.
Samoan banana-shippers have contri buted another £216, carrying their total subscription to the splendid amount of well over £l,OOO.
Hon. H. W. Champion, C.8.E., Govern ment Secretary, was appointed Deputy Administrator of Papua during February while the Administrator, Hon. Leonard Murray, visited the Eastern and North eastern Divisions of the territory on official duties.