Kavieng News

From Our Own Correspondent February 1.

FEARING that foreign planes were over head, Kavieng residents peered nervously into the blue sky on Jan uary 27 —they had not forgotten the un expected and tragic Japanese raid of just eight years ago.

Then suddenly a strange, apparition burst into view, and, fleeing along the waterfront in a southerly direction, it rushed past frightened natives, casting a spray of dust in its trail. Those with a keen eye were able to discern the popular manager of New Guinea Co., Ltd., seated placidly on a “wheel-wheel” and being rushed along the magnificent boulevard by a 240-mile-to-the-gallon “Motor-Mini,” a neat, compact and newly-imported light-weight motor, that takes no more space on the back of a cycle than a packed rucksack.

AT Kavieng Hospital on January 25, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.

J. White. Mr. White is District Labour Officer. The happy event was cause for much jubilation.

FIRST concrete foundation post of the Kavieng Club (1949) was poured on January 29. Things do not move in this peaceful haven with the same rapidity as that of an American Landing Force, nevertheless, intermittent and en couraging progress is being made, and within a few months the club should be erected. If we can emulate the success of the RSL Club, Rabaul, which recently took £BOO over the bar in one month, then our future is assured.

EXCITEMENT is gradually being worked up over the forthcoming arrival in March of the Mangola. It will be the first overseas vessel to visit Kavieng since before the war with Japan.

The copra shed is packed with 20,000 bags ready for loading.

BREAD is now 1/9 a loaf, instead of 2/-, thanks to the recent visit of the Deputy Price Controller.

THOSE who know Kavieng are aware of the ferocitv of the North-West winds and how roofs have to be battened down to prevent them from being blown off. This season, however, has been ex tremely mild, probably one of the mildest in living memory, and, so far, no material damage whatever has been done.