Stern Warning To Fiji

People

GRADUALLY, all the sacred privileges of Pacific Islands residents are go ing. The following notice, pub lished by the Fiji Government in the “Fiji Times,” seems to indicate that one stays put in the Colony for the duration —or else!

Return Of Women And Children

Fiji, like the United Kingdom, is in an area of active operatons in which casualties and damage may be caused by enemy action. 2.~1n the present circumstances, the Government of Fiji is unable to under take any responsibility for educational facilities or the availability of special diet for children. All supplies may be come extremely difficult to obtain. 3. —A considerable amount of civilian housing accommodation has been re quisitioned for the Forces, and, should more be required, it will be requisitioned also. Civilian requirements must neces sarily give way to considerations of military necessity. 4. — If, taking account of the foregoing, it is desired that women and children, who have left the Colony, should return to it, permits may be obtained on appli cation to the Colonial Secretary. Govern ment reserves the right, however, to refuse permits without assigning a reason in any particular instance and strongly advises parents of children, who are' of an age to be left at school in New Zealand or elsewhere, to leave them there.

Rev. L. Stibbard, of the Melanesian Mission, BSI, has been appointed tem porarily to the parish of Eugowra, NSW