The Polynesian Club of Sydney

now holds its weekly “get-togethers” every Monday evening at 38 Clarence Street, near Margaret Street. There have been many visitors from the Islands re cently, among whom were Margaret Shober from Tonga and the former Ange line Scudder (now Mrs. Nils Nyberg) and Mr. Nyberg. Samoa was represented by Mrs. K. Theobold, well-known as Teresa Warren; and Siene Mataafa who came with her husband, Alf Vercoe. With Mrs.

Olga Page these ladies presented graceful Samoan “tauoluga” dances.

From Tahiti we had Monsieur Pierre Schenk and Madame, and three daughters of Mr. Jules Rey of Tipaerul—Mesdemoi selles Erwin, Euliette and Eclar who were accompanied by their brother Lery. With Jean Le Caill, also of Papeete. Euliette Rey presented some spirited “Ori Tahiti.”

Another distinguished Tahitian visitor was Monsieur Alfred Poroi. Mayor of Papeete, who has gone back to Tahiti by the “Wairuna.” Other Pacific visitors were writers John Rowley and Harold Pollock.

M. Pascalon, New Caledonia’s official architect, recently visited Sydney on matters connected with the alterations to the Pentagon Building as headquarters of the South Pacific Commission.

Two journalists from Fiji have been invited to visit the United Kingdom as guests of the British Government. They are Mr. Gurudayal Sharma, editor of r ‘Shanti Dut” (Indian), and Ratu Nauli vou Naucabalavu (Fijian) editor of “Na Mata,” and the officer in charge of Fijian broadcasting. Ratu Naulivou is a member of the staff of the Public Re lations Office. Mr. Sharma and Ratu Naulivou will leave Nadi early in May for London, where they will meet parties of journalists from Hongkong and Mauritius.