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Noumea-Vila
ON October 13, two South Pacific capi tals, Noumea in New Caledonia, and Port Vila, in the New Hebrides, were linked by public radiotelephone. Calls are limited to two half-hour periods be tween 9 and 9.30 a.m. and 2 and 2.30 p.m. on all weekdays except Saturday after noon when Noumea and Vila post offices
are closed. Users are asked to notify the offices concerned on the day before the call is to be made. The charge for a three minutes call is 196.8 francs with a further 65.6 francs for each additional minute.
Mr. J. w. Sykes, who has been District Officer, Ba, Fiji, has been appointed to act as District Commissioner Western to relieve Mr. C. R. H. Nott, who will shortly go to New Zealand on leave.