Flag Raising In Manus
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Another Picnic for Australian Officials
AN Australian official party left Mel bourne by RAAF Dakota on August 6. for Mamie, New Guinea. They were expected to reach the island about August 12, and there they will “raise the Aus tralian flag.”
Australians, who have been told to ex pect another cut in their meagre petrol ration, wonder why this official petrol wasting excursion is necessary.
Manus was used by the Americans for a Naval Base during the war, but the Island hae always remained Australian Mandated (or Trustee) Territory. If the Australian flag must be “raised,” why cannot a New Guinea official on the spot perform the ceremony?