Tahiti News
pp. 119-120 · Read in the full issue
Rendezvous for Yachtsmen
Prcm Our Own Correspondent
Papeete, Sept. 4.
THE following are among the overseas yachts which have recently arrived in Tahiti— The American yacht Nordlys, Dwned and captained by Omar Darr, which made its third appear mce in Papeete, on July 11.
The British yacht Palmosa, of 10 gross tons, home port, Plymouth, England, and owned by Captain H.
I. Hudson, RNR.
Mollilou, American, of San Fran lisco, of 18 tons, Captain S. R. £ochenderfer.
The Colleen, from Honolulu, Jnder American registry, and iwned by the Seventh Day Ad entist Mission, to be used among he islands. The Colleen’s captain s W. E. Ferris.
The Nordlys left Papeete on mgust 7 for Honolulu.
Sig Plane For Conference
For the first time, the people of 'apeete saw a four-engined plane rhen the Pan American Airways lipper, carrying delegates to the onference on Filariasis, circled ver the town on August 19, before oing off to land on the nearby ilanl of Bora Bora, There is no irstrip on Tahiti.
Mr. Cornelius Crane had sent his acht, the Vega, io Bora Bora, for
the assistance of the delegates, and they were soon in Papeete. The Governor presided at the Filariasis Conference, which lasted several days. The delegates left again, at the end of August, by special PAA plane.
Schooner Lost
The French schooner Aito, owned by Mr. Andre Blouin, of Papeete, was lost when she ran on the reef off the island of Marutea North. She was a motor vessel of 53 tons, commanded by Captain loane Roo a Anania. All on board were saved. The weather was thick and the reefs and the currents treacherous.
Every year a number of ships are lost in the Tuamotu archipelago.
New Colonial Secretary
On July 25, His Excellency Gov ernor Petitbon introduced Monsieur G. Sully, newly-arrived Colonial Secretary, to all the service chiefs of the French administration of Tahiti.
Departures On The
Chungking
Among the passengers who de parted on the liner Chungking for Europe were M. Jean Vidal, former chief of the public works; M. and Mme. D’Astier de la Vigerie, of the Information Bureau; M. and Mme.
Landry, who had come to Tahiti to film Tahitian scenery; Doctors Andrea de Balmann and Tourneux going to France for well-deserved vacations.
Personalities
When the Chungking sailed from Papeete, on July 25, many well wishers were at the wharf to fare well three Mission Brothers who have given several years to teaching at the Ecoles des Freres de Ploer mel. They are Brother Enogat, 42 years in Tahiti, and 19 years in Canada; Brother Ludovic, 34 years
in Tahiti, six years in Senegal, anc nine years in Turkey; Brothei Romain, 17 years in Tahiti.
They now have retired from active service, with the exception of Brother Romain, who is still young enough to be sent to another colony.
An amplifier—the handiwork o< M. Eddie Lund—played farewell tunes as the ship sailed down th*.
Bay.
Rolf Armstrong, whose portrait; of beautiful American girls arc published in millions on calendars magazine covers and posters, hai been spending the summer ii Tahiti. It was his first visit to thi South Seas. He said he was iiru pressed, not only with the beaut; of Tahitian girls, but with theii natural rhythm of movement whici (he says) no other girls in thr world passess. Mr. Armstrong haE made paintings of Tomatu, whon he considers our most beautifu Polynesian type, and also made vivid study of Germaine, thr famous Bora Bora dancer.
Two well-known auditors anr accountants died recently—Messr: Eugene Alexandre (known to all a Hiti), and Rene Porlier. Both wen born in Papeete.
We have been informed that Ml R. de Lambert, who was Americat Consul in Papeete from 1941 t 1946, is now US Consul-General i Valparaiso, Chile. Mrs. and Mr. a Lambert have many friends i Tahiti.