Nears Completion

The Guadalcanal Club

Honiara, Jan. 7.

THE new Guadalcanal Club building is! nearing completion, and the ClutJ.

Committee hopes it will be ready fon< use early in 1951. The old Guadalcanal Club building was burned down in 19488 and the first building put up to replace: it, which was a native timber and lealb construction, blew down in a squall lasto year when only half completed.

The present building has been designed) from two Quonset huts, with cement-: filled iron pillars. It will have a hardwood)' floor and wide cement verandahs, provid-J ing plenty of floor space. It has been built near the sea, about a quarter of a) mile from the old Club site.

An offer of a loan to build the Clufcfj from the Secretary of State was declined): by members on the ground that its re-e payment would throw too heavy a burden on Club members (the total European, population of Honiara is still under 20CK and country members would not numbers more than 20). It was also felt that the/ Club should be an independent and note a Government organisation.

Funds are therefore limited, but largely! owing to the energy and initiative of thoi Club’s President (Mr. C. W. Hindle) an. attractive building is taking shape, anoi when the final painting and furnishing isi done, Honiara should have a simple anoi very pleasant clubhouse again.