Clubs For Young Fiji

Farmers Planned

for young farmers in Fiji*, to be J developed on the lines of the young farmers organisations in New Zea land, but adapted to the needs of the various races in the Colony, are being advocated editorially by the Fiji Times.

To give tangible encouragement to the proposal, the proprietor of the newspaper, Mr. Alport Barker, has offered to donate a challenge trophy for the winning club exhibitor, if there is sufficient support to warrant a young farmers’ club section at the annual Fiji Agricultural Show.

Mr. J. M. Gillespie, who was New Zea land’s first Commissioner of Police in Samoa, and was later Resident Commis sioner on Savaii, died recently in Well ington. He was a cousin of Rudyard Kipling, and he served in the Boer War.

Miss Lois McHarg, of St. Marys, Tas mania, was married at Lae, New Guinea, on September 7, to Flying Officer Greg Duff, of the RAAF. Mesdames J. Long, W. Edwards and W. Fleming assisted at the wedding, and Mr. and Mrs. H. T.

Hammond, on behalf of the bride’s parents, received about 80 guests. The young couple are to live in Lae.

Mr. F. Stock, of the Fiji GPO, left in October for the Gold Coast, where he will be Accountant in the Post & Tele

graph Department.