[?]O Queues For Raluana

Natives

From Our Own Correspondent RABAUL, October 30.

IHE Luluai of the Raluana area, hear Rabaul, was successful on October 25 in defeating a arge of “failing to line up for a nsus when ordered to do so.”

Some time previously it had been cided to form a Village Council, it certain natives, including this iluai indicated that they wished have no part of it.

A Patrol Officer ordered the itives of the village to line up order that he might obtain in rmation in relation to formation the Council. Some natives, in iding all the village officials, did >t attend the line-up, and Luluais id a number of others were ar sted and charged with failing to ie up for census when ordered to > so.

When the natives so charged were it in gaol, a number of others from ie area came along and requested tat they be put in also.

When they came up for trial it as decided to make one of the wluais a test case. Bench consisted : Messrs. Warner Shand and R. rmsby. Mr. Dudley Jones appeared ir the Luluai.

The Bench unanimously held that impilation of the information re wired by the Patrol Officer was not census within the meaning of the fative Regulations. The Luluai

was dismissed and other natives in custody were released on bail.

The Patrol Officer indicated that he needed time to consider the position.