Travel, Accommodation

Islands travellers arriving in Sydney and wishing to go on immediately to other States should take heed that it is almost impossible to obtain sleeper ac commodation on interstate expresses under eight or ten days; seats under three of four days. Plane travel, at pres ent, is easier to arrange.

Hotel accommodation is sometimes quite impossible to obtain at short notice.

You should, therefore, make your ar rangements as far ahead as possible.

Mr. Hartley Palmer, who has been for some years manager of the Levuka branch of Morris, Hedstrom Limited, has been loaned for two years for service in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, where he will manage the Government Trade Scheme. Mr. Palmer left Suva for Tarawa in April.

Sir Hugh Ragg left Fiji tav plane on April 14, for Svdnev where lie will join Lady Ragg, who for health reasons, has been away from the Colony since Janu ary. Thev exnect to return in June.

During’ the two months’ absence' from Fiji of Sir Hugh Ragg, Captain G. B.

Hoddinott will be acting chairman of the committee of management of the Fiji Servicemen’s After-Care Fund and of the Rehabilitation Board.