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Pacific Islands Monthly, 16 February 1942Vol. XII, No. 7

Sir M. Hedstrom Recovering

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In America

A SERIOUS operation was successfully undergone in San Francisco at the end of December by Sir Maynard Hedstrom, who, with Lady Hedstrom, pro ceeded from Fiji to the United States in November. It appears that for some days the condition of Sir Maynard was very grave, and his family suffered acute anxiety. But, on January 15, Mr. J. May nard Hedstrom, of Suva, received a cable gram from his father stating that he was out of hospital and evidently making satisfactory nrogress.

The genial head of the big South Pacific trading firm has friends all over the South Seas who will be very glad to hear of his satisfactory progress!

December output of dry rubber from Koitaki Para Rubber Estates Ltd, in Papua, was 39,915 lb.