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Route To Fiji

FIJI will be interested in following report from Darwin, dated December 2, which was published in Aus tralian newspapers a couple of weeks ago: Glamorous 18-year-old English film star, Jean Simmons —on her way to Fiji to star in the Arthur J. Rank film, “Blue Lagoon”—left here by air early to-day for Sydney.

Until the moment of her departure, she faced the prospect of an indefinite stay in Darwin, because of quarantine diffi culties.

Doubt was raised whether Miss Simmons and her fellow-passengers met the recently-introduced requirements for anti-cholera inoculation.

While officials argued the issue—with an ultimate dear-bill decision —Miss Simmons, in a girlish candy-stripe frock, played dice with Qantas men, who did not appear to have any objection to an enforced stay.

Miss Simmons has with her a producer, publicity man and dresser.

MISS SIMMONS arrived in Sydney op December 3. She will spend three or four weeks in Australia before going on to Fiji.

From Fiji she will go on to the United States, and because she is considered “good publicity” she was allowed special clothing coupons. She has brought seven large trunks of clothes with her to Aus tralia and more will be sent to the United States.

Mean-time, there are flutters in Aus tralian flapper dove-cotes as local would be stand-ins are lined up. Chief quali fication for the successful stand-in is that she be a good swimmer and diver.

The French-Caledonian Trapas Com pany is advertising trios from Noumea to Tahiti bv Catalina, passenger fares being 16,000 francs single and 30,000 re turn (160 francs to £AI). Passengers who made the first return trip were to leave Noumea on October 28, arriving at Pap eete, October 30, with stops at Nadi, Fiji, and Aitutaki. After spending three days in Tahiti, passengers were due to leave on November 3, reaching Noumea on November 5.

Miss Simmons on arrival at Rose Bay, Sydney.