Farewell Fires

TN a Northern capital, they are chuckl- A ing over a recent incident. A young administrative official had gone on leave, and he felt that some sort of lamentation by the natives would be in order. A few days later, a resident of the place he had just left received from him a note* « Please let mp knnw ~r p, p ntlv if tWp , f te^f e * et me urgently if those farewell fires on the beach at So’n’so Village were intended for me.”

The answer was simple and direct: “No.

Those fires were just some kanakas burn ing rubbish on the beach.” ‘‘Farewell fires” in any event, are not part of the local culture. —SEAHORSE.