Pacific Islands Society
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The Pacific Islands Society, of Sydney, reorganised and re-formed to take care of soaring costs, now holds its monthly meetings (fourth Thursday) in the Feminist Club rooms, at 77 King Street, under the chairmanship of President C. A.
Swinbourne. Nearly 70 members attended the November meeting, when Islands colour films were screened. Christmas cocktail party is fixed for December 16—all Islanders welcome. No meeting in January—but there is one on evening of February 26.
Mr. and Mrs. Lex Haiiiday, of AVA Films, 6 Underwood Street.
Sydney, will leave by air for Nadi, Fiji, on December 24. At Nadi they will complete film sequences for BCPA and will then spend some weeks in Viti Levu and Taveuni.
Mr. Haiiiday was formerly with the 16 millimetre Division of MGM but is now in the documentary film business for himself.
The Biesel bulldog (see PIM Tropicalities, November) arrived in Papeete, Tahiti, on November 12, by TEAL. The dog which was pur chased in New Zealand for Monsieur F. Biesel, Tahiti’s Chief of Police, for 25 guineas, arrived in good con dition at 8 weeks of age. His sire is the official mascot of the RNZN.