One Pleasant Evening In
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Finschhafen
Finschhafen, Dec. 1.
FINSCHHAFEN’S naval and civilian communities assembled at Coconut Grove on November 29 and drank cold ale in a delightful, open-air beer garden.
A full moon and starry sky, with giant coconut trees standing out in bold relief, and glimpses of moon-swept ocean waters, made a scene enchanting and romantic.
There was a brilliantly-lit dais, es pecially constructed for dancing, with coloured lights encircling the flag-be decked railings.
Expensively-gowned women, in flowing evening frocks, ate “barbecue” steak and sausages. There was a myriad of deli cacies.
Host was Lieut. E. Blau, RAN, and he was ably assisted by his charming wife Their newly-erected bungalow was de clared open by Captain C. H. Brooks (Naval Officer in Charge, New Guinea) who. assisted by the Warrant Shipwright, drove a bent, rusty nail into a window sash with a 14-lb. hammer! But the anti cipated speech was not forthcoming, and the popular, bearded Captain smilingly adjourned to the strains of “Why was he born so beautiful?”