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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1952Vol. XXII, No. 11

Islanders in Auckland

p. 117 · Read in the full issue

Seven teams will compete during the Rabaul, NG, 1952 baseball season.

Mr. J. B. Bell, representing the Brisbane “Courier-Mail'’ recently spent a week in the Wau-Bulolo area, writing a series of articles for his paper. Wau has a particular in terest for Mr. Bell as he was mining there nearly 20 years ago, and did considerable prospecting in the Baum country at that time.

Mr. Alexander Wishart who has been operating a drapery business in Tonga came south by the May Tofua to reside in New Zealand.

Mr. Floyd H. McCoy, Inspector of Police for Pitcairn Island, was in Auck land on a police course. (See elsewhere).

[?]land visitors to Auckland during May [?]uded (top to bottom):— [?]r. Hugh H. Hickling, newly appointed [?]cation Officer for the Cook Islands [?] elsewhere) who came south from [?]e on leave. [?]r. D. Reid, former resident of Samoa now living at Hamilton, NZ, who friends on the Tofua. [?]r. Thor Gundersen, Radio Officer/ ser of the NZ Government steamer [?]ui Pomare snapped on the wharf.