Northern Solomons Folk

MR. F. P. Archer, formerly a well known planter on Buka Island, New Guinea, is now doing a useful job m the British Solomon Islands Labour Corps, where he holds the rank of Lieu tenant. , . .

He went with the New Zealanders to Nissan (Green Island) and remaine there for two months, where he wa literally just over the horizon from his own plantation. But he did not see it.

There still are Japs on Buka very depressed and hungry Japs but still willing to shoot at European visitors. , . ..

Mr. Archer, in May, was back in British Solomons. He sente ™° rd th ° t Northern Solomons folk. He saysQwt W. Forman and Robert Cr ni have been doing good work: in °9 a^ —on one recent occasion they went right up to the Beehives, in Raba^ ri H f s rb °efi Bishop Wade is at Noumea, and is we l.

Mr. Archer had recently seen Rolf Csim bridge, Fairfax Ross and James Joyes, oi Kieta—all well.