For Western Samoa
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North American Goods For Western Samoa But Inadequate Supplies From New Zealand
Apia, Mar. 24.
SEVERAL overseas ships have called here recently bringing cargoes of much-needed commodities. The Unions SS Company’s “Waikawa” brought a large consignment of canned herrings and pilchards, which, however, have now risen in price from 1/3 to 2/per can, retail.
This ship brought, also, a fairly large shipment of Canadian cars and trucks and many of the town’s taxis, most of which were in the last stages of decrep itude, have been replaced by new, shining models.
The Norwegian steamer “Thor I”, brought petrol and kerosene from Amer ica, and crockery, glassware and other household goods.
The “Nairnbank” arrived on March 22 to load 3,000 tons of copra for the British Ministrv of Food; but for the second month in succession the “Matua” is run ning late and because of pressure on cargo space, will leave a considerable amount of cargo booked for Apia behind in Auckland.
The USA coastguard cutter “Chowanoe” made one of her periodical week-end visits to Apia on March 22. She brought a welcome cargo of American canned beer for the Administration stores, which have been out of New Zealand beer for some time owing to a shortage of bottles in New Zealand.
Though the American canned beer is a rather weak concoction on Apia stan dards. it will have to serve for lack of something better and stronger.
Mr. L. E. Smythe, M. Sc., has resigned his position as Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Sydney and accepted an anpointment in the British Colonial Chemical Service. Before commencing duty with the Research and Laboratory Division. Department of Agriculture, Fiji, Mr. Smythe will spend some time obtain ing information for the Division at centres of Soil Chemistry in Australia.
The death occurred on April 6, of Karl Gustav (Peter) Uechtritz, at 113 AGH, Sydney, where he had been an inmate for some months. He was a well-known New Guinea planter, and was connected with one of the large German commer cial firms before World Warl. He was the owner of Sumsum plantation, on the New Britain coast. He leaves a widow and three sons.