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Constitution

Secretary of State tor the Colonies Answers the Fiji Electors' Asso ciation

A REQUEST made by the European Electors’ Association of Fiji, thal there should be a number of con stitutional changes in the Colony, has been rejected.

In reply to a question asked in the House of Commons recently, the Secre tary of State for the Colonies said that with the exception of the extension of the franchise to civil servants, the changes advocated by the Association could not be accepted, as there was no assurance that the opinion of the Asso ciation was the opinion of the general public in Fiji. He was, moreover, not convinced that the proposals were likely to benefit all parties concerned.

Two men well known in New Guinea are now holding executive positions in the American Red Cross. One is Captain G. A. Pearce, formerly connected with the Day Dawn Mine at Wau and with Burns Philp & Co. at Rabaul —he is now in the Red Cross supply branch in Tokio.

The other is Captain Keith Munro, who was formerly employed by W. R. Car penter & Co. at Kokopo—he is now sta tioned. by the Red Cross, in Manila.

The wedding of Mr. Norman Duncan (son of Captain James Duncan) and his charming bride, in Rabaul on December 24, and the reception at the civilian hostel, were attended by numerous Ter ritorial! friends and well-wishers. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Duncan will reside on their Tamalilli Plantation, in the Kokopo district.