Fiji Indian Newspaper

Suppressed

mHE Indian language newspaper, "Fiji JL Samachar,” published in Suva, was suppressed by the Governor of Fiji, and the printing press placed under police supervision, by an order under the Defence Regulations, at the end of April.

The Governor announced that the news paper was guilty of “systematic publica tion of matter calculated to foment oppo sition to the successful prosecution of the war.’’

The Fiji Indians generally are well behaved and loyal to the British flag.

But in Fiji—as in all communities where there are Indians —there is a small group of political agitators and trouble-makers who can be dealt with only by force.

They destroyed the small measure of representative government which Fiji once enjoyed: just as their prototypes in India would render peaceful government impossible there, if ever home rule for India were granted by Great Britain.

Mr. L. P. Morel, of A. B. Donald’s staff at Rarotonga, left in May for service with the NZ Forces. His mother, Mrs.

Betty Morel, a very old and respected resident of the island, died last year.

When the Japanese occupied Rabaul, and New Britain was lost to the Allies, the Rev. John Barge and the Kev. B.

Moore, of the Melanesian Mission, dis

appeared. No direct word has been heard from them since that time, but New Guinea officials at present in Sydney are of the opinion that they are probably both safe. Another report is that Mr.

Barge is away in the mountains with natives, who are caring for him and for other Europeans.