Nauru News

THE Secretary of the Australian Territories Department, Mr. [ C. R. Lambert, arrived at Nauru i an official visit on November I He was officially welcomed on rival by the Acting Administrator dr J. K. Laurence), the Head tiief, the Director of Police (Mr.

H. Cude) and the BPC Manager dr. L. E. Cameron). On the even g of his arrival a Nauruan concert as arranged for him and during is two-weeks’ stay he inspected wernment departments and the

tiosphate workings.

The recently-established Nauruan econdary School held its first speech ight in December. Prizes were resented by the Acting Adminis [ator.

A westerly gale began in mid ecember with heavy rain and lused great inconvenience to ship ing, which was unable to load hosphate or unload passengers id cargo. Nineteen Nauruan udents who are at school in Syd ey arrived for the Christmas ication during this time and spent vo days off Nauru before they mid land. The westerly also pre ented the contingent of Nauruan oy Scouts from departing in time > attend the Jamboree at Sydney.

The Head Chief, T. Detudamo, ift Nauru in December for a holi ay in Melbourne.

During Christmas a special church ervice in four languages—English, fauruan, Gilbert and Ellice —was eld in the Nauruan Protestant Ihurch under the direction of the ,MS minister, the Rev. John S. tobinson. Hymns were sung and be lessons read in four languages nd the sermon was ably preached i English by Itubwa Amram, a fauruan theological student who

was on leave from Camden College, Sydney.

It is understood that Mr. Robin son, who has worked energetically for the Nauruan church, will retire shortly.