New Suva Building
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Boat-Building In New
Guinea
THE manager of Mr. D. S. Hore-Lacy’s plantation on the north coast of New Britain, Colonel Allan Cameron, DSO, reports that his shipyard there has recently built four sailing boats, 24 ft. long, for sale to the natives of the Talasea district. He says that there is a keen demand for this class of small craft.
Sir Hugh and Lady Ragg, after three months’ pleasant holiday in Sydney, returned to their home in Fiji by plane on July 11.
New Suva Building
These are the attractive new Suva premises of the Fiji Trading Company whose destinies are directed by Mr. T. French, one of the Colony’s most go-ahead busi ness men. As well as being owner pilot of Fiji’s only internal air line, Mr. French’s company is agent for Austin cars, and, as well as its other trading activities, will shortly begin the distribution of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 16-milli metre films throughout Fiji and adjacent islands.