Interest

Well-Known Rarotongans Are Married

throughout the Cook Islands was occasioned by the recent marriage of Miss Elizabeth Marsters, a young member of the well-known Pal merston Island

family, and recently a school-teacher • at Manihiki Island, to Mr. “Willie”

P. Browne, prominent Rarotonga businessman and leader of one of the Ariki families of the Island. Mr..

Browne’s first wife died in 1951.

For many years, no visitor to < Rarotonga has failed to enjoy the: sight of Mr. Browne and his dmmi band hurtling through the villages; aboard an ancient jalopy-truck om “movie days”—the band beating a* rousing tattoo while “Willie”, sitting* regally on the open seat next to thK driver, scattered handbills announc ing the evening attraction.

Photo shows Willie Browne and his band.i Importation of goods into Western; Samoa from the USA and Canadas has been severely curtailed for the balance of the current year and] dollar allocations to Apia importers have been cut 18 per cent. Imports from dollar sources are now strictly limited to essential goods, mainly lumber, canned fish, motor car parts; and other lines not procurable from sterling sources. W. Samoa, thanks to cocoabeans, has a favourable tradd balance with dollar countries. Ex? cess of exports over imports in 195! was almost £.115,000.