New Companies Handle War
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Salvage
TWO companies have been formed to deal with war salvage in the British Solomons South Pacific Traders, of Honiara, were successful tenderers for all scrap and materials in the Protectorate; and the Co. is already at work, shipping salvage away to Australia and New Zealand.
The Aryton Metal Co. of New York were the successful tenderers for the American equipment left on Guadalcanal.
A local company has been formed to handle this enterprise, and the goods will be sold in Sterling.
Mr. Arthur Westhoven, who is now living in Honiara, is the managing director of both companies. He was for merly manager of Milne Bay Merchants Ltd.
Sauni Kuresa, a musician, of Samoa, and Saimone Vula, an athlete from Fiji, Were in Christchurch, New Zealand, this month, addressing meetings under th 1 auspices of the Seventh Day Adventist Mission. Saimone Vula is a pastor of (he church. Sauni—who already is known to fame as the composer of the Samoan national anthem —was front page news.
It was discovered that he could play two cornets at once, in perfect harmony, and a large published pho'.ograph showed him doing it. The two men were booked to return to the Islands on May 15.
The Bank of New South Wales has ap pointed Mr. F. G. McMullen, manager of its branch at Meekatharra, WA, to be manager of its branch at Rabaul.