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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1950Vol. XXI, No. 2

Fund (Qld. Division)

p. 79 · Read in the full issue

Ng Memorial Scholarship

Miss Anne West, of Rabaul, NG, was one of the 11 debutantes presented to the Governor of Queensland, Sir John Lavarack, at the United Service Ball, held in Brisbane, on August 8.

The Governor General of New Caledonia recently issued a decree banning the public display of flags other than those of France and those that serve as flags of recognised companies; also the display of “portraits of figures known to

be influencing and participating in acts of rebellion.” The intention of the de cree is obvious.

A recent visitor to Perth, W.A., was Levai Volavola, of the Lelean Memorial College Suva. (He was described by a WA newspaper as a “Fijian medical practitioner who had graduated at the University of Suva.”). During the course of an address at Wesley Church, he said Fijians were now 99 per cent, liter ate.

Previously acknowledged to June 30 £300 0 0 Dorothy Stewart, Rabaul (Iron Rental) 10 0 F. G. Kenward, c/o Burns Philp & Co.. Kavieng 2 2 0 Mr. E. Nichlerlein, Bulwa, NG ... 500 Total to July 31 £308 2 0