Muddled Shipping
pp. 89-90 · Read in the full issue
P. Vila, Nov. 28.
1/fINOR shipping mishaps have .▼1 given the waterfront plenty of subjects for discussion ately.
The long and expensive search or the French-registered Vila Star formerly the New Zealand coaster lolmglen) ended when the ship was ;iven her position by a plane and xrived late in October. Critics eem inclined to blame the people n the Vila Star for the muddle. ?he planes were looking for her a ong distance from her estimated losition.
When she berthed, the Vila Star aused Captain Brett Hilder some nxious moments. His Morinda ras lying at Pier 3 discharging; and he Vila Star tried to tie up nearby. she could not make it. and struck lorinda’s stern. Then she drew ff. and tried her luck at Pier 5. )nly superficial damage was done o the ships.
The New Zealand vessel Awahou rrived at Santo, in the mistaken elief that Santo is a port of entry. )fficials refused entry, and she had o up anchor and retrace her ourse to Vila to undergo Customs ,nd Health formalities. She re umed to Santo and discharged her argo.
This interesting group of Tahiti people was caught by the camera-man on a sidewalk in Noumea in October. They are, from left to right: M. Pugibet, Mme.
M. Oscar Northman, Mme. Turere, M. Santot and Mdlle. Denise Drollei. M. Sautot is Mayor of Noumea. He is the famous former Governor of New Caledonia, who led. the rally to General de Gaulle in 1940.
A mild epidemic of influenza put a lot of people on the sick list in Port Moresby during the middle of November. Whole batches of natives were affected although most of them made a good recovery in a few days. A number of Euro peans also caught the wog and many gaps appeared in office staffs.