Lae Opposes Removal Of Otc

LAE, August 8.

RESIDENTS are taking immediate steps to protest strongly against the de cision of the Commonwealth authorities to close the Overseas Tele communications station here and to provide, in its place, a relay system, under the control of the Administration, and operating through Port Moresby or Rabaul. They say the new plan will cause delay and inefficiency and be a retrograde step.

The general manager of OTC (Major General J. E. S. Stevens), and Coastal Services Superintendent (Mr. H. Moore) have just made an extensive tour of the Territories, and have visited the OTC radio stations at Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Kavieng and Rabaul.

The death occurred in Sydney on August 7 of Mr. Gordon Brodie, a brother of the well-known Mr. Malcolm Brodie, of Suva.