Noumea-Auckland By

Ketch

CAPTAIN E. T. WEBSTER arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, at the end of March on board his 46-ft. ketch “La Phare,” two months out from Nou mea, New Caledonia.

Captain Webster, who was accompanied by his two sons, Messrs. Raymond and Melvern Webster, said that they had encountered high seas throughout the voyage and that they had had to rely maimy on their sails, as the engine had failed.

The crew had been nearing exhaustion from long hours and short rations when they reached New Zealand.

Pen friends in the Pacific Islands are sought by Kevin Aston, aged 16, of 2 Beattie Street, Maroubra, Sydney, Aus tralia.