Chinese In Tahiti

In Tahiti, two Chinese traders have had their shop licences withdrawn, because of overcharging. Two Chinese schools in Papeete have been closed by order of Governor Haumant because not enough pupils presented themselves for the French examinations.

Major C. A. Swinbourne, formerly Ad ministrative Officer in the Gilbert and and Ellice Colony, has assumed duty as president of the Pacific Islands Society, in Sydney. He is booked to give an early address on the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, illustrated with lantern slides.