Planters Return To Bsi By
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From Our Own Correspondent
Honiara, Nov. 18.
RESIDENTS who returned to BSI in the Trans-Oceanic flying boat “Antilles” recently, included Mr. and Mrs. C. V.
Hodgess, who have gone back to their plantation, Marau, on the Guadalcanal coast; Mr. H. C. Corrie, who intends to produce copra again at Vatu; Mr. Ken Dalrymple Hay, who has returned to Levers’ plantations in the Russells; and Mr. J. A. Johnstone.
Mrs. G. R. Younger has joined her hus band at Nono plantation, in the Russells, travelling via Rabaul and the last stage of her journey in the SDA vessel, “Ambon.”
In the last two or three months Qantas Airways have carried about 25 Javanese passengers to Sydney from Noumea on the way back to their homeland. A large number of Javanese made good money out of the US Forces during the war, making it possible for them to fly back home now that their contracts with the French have finished.
Australian officers and crew recently arrived in Noumea by Qantas plane to bring to Sydney a tug sold them from USA war stock.