Papeete Incident

Two More Arrests Over Papeete Incident

From Our Own Correspondent

Papeete. Sept. 12.

l2 men who were arrested for their part in the dock-side disturbance in June (when a large assembly of Tahitian and part-Tahitian returned soldiers attempted to prevent the disem barkation of three Government officials from France on the ground that their work could be performed by local officials) are still awaiting trial.

Two more men were arrested this month. They are charged with being leaders in the incident, in that they violated the French Merchant Marine Act, by going aboard the “Ville d’Amiens,” and using force to prevent passengers from landing, and disturbing the peace.

All these arrested men are in custody.

Mr. Jas. White has been appointed District Labour Officer in Madang, New Guinea. He enlisted with the AIF from the Morobe Goldfield early in the war, and was an officer in ANGAU on his return from the Middle East. Until re cently he was a patrol officer with the Papua-New Guinea Administration.

Mrs. Lilian Millier, well-known in the former Mandated Territory of New Guinea, has settled down in her new job as Accommodation Officer for Australian National Airways, corner of Clarence and Margaret Streets, Sydney. Travelling Territorians who want to make arrange ments for seat and hotel reservations, and seek tourist information, can contact her there.