Passenger Business

Fiji's "Viti" Goes Into the Passenger Business

SUVA, Sept. 27. rE following passengers arrived in Suva on September 23 from Auck land by HMS “Viti”:— Mrs. A. Beddows, Mr. J. W. Caldwell, Miss J. B. Caldwell, Miss E. A. Caldwell, Miss J. S. Davis, Miss V. R. Dixon, Mrs.

M. F. Goodwin, Miss J. A. Guthrie, Mrs.

H. Hill, Master P. Hill, Mrs. N. Khatoon, Miss W. M. Macindoe, Mr. A. G. Sahu Khan, Mr. R. T. Smith, Miss K. A.

Smythe, Mr. S. M. Waddingham, Mrs.

R. M. Waddington, Miss D. R. Wadding ham, Master D. M. Waddingham, Mrs. A.

Whitehead, Mrs. M. A. Wilson, Mrs. M.

E. Caldwell.

Early in September, in order to connect with a vessel which ‘was leaving New Zealand for England, “Viti” made a special trin to Auckland with Govern ment personnel and their families on transfer to other Colonies.

The return trip to Suva, also with Government passengers, was made via the New Hebrides, and took ten days.

“Vtfi” was formerly the Fiji Govern ment ship, but after war broke out, she was taken over by the Fiji Volunteer Naval Reserve, and later iully commis sioned as part of the Fiji Naval Forces.

While in Auckland recently her main armament was removed and it is expected that she will return shortly to the ch il life for which she was originally in ■ tended.

She is at present occupied in ferrying demobilised Fijian soldiers to their home islands. She was to sail for Vanua Levu as soon as she returned from New Zea land, but an outbreak of influenza in the military camps around Suva has caused indefinite delay.

Mr. A. Betham recently returned to Samoa after a three months’ visit to New Zealand.

Miss Ann Lane, recently on the staff of Auckland Public Hospital, has gone to the Apia Hospital as a nursing sister.