Newspaper for Fijians
p. 40 · Read in the full issue
THE enterprising Indian trades men who run the Oceanic Printery in Suva have com menced the issue of a weekly news paper for literate Fijians—a goodlooking, 12-page compilation called Volagauna.
In 1951, Mr. Dick Abel, a part- Fijian, commenced the publication of a very good weekly newspaper called Duisiga, and the big circu lation he soon attained showed that there is a large and growing demand for this kind of service.
However, he could not command the capital for the enterprise, and it ceased at the year’s end.
The Indian publishers say that Volagauna is written and edited by Fijians. There is no doubt that it will fill a need. But, in view of the political situation, the Fijians’ newspaper should be owned and published by Fijians.
The marriage took place recently in BSI of Miss Barbara Beaumont of Queensland to Mr. Douglas Hall, Manager of Joroveto Planta tion. Joroveto is owned by Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hodgess, who returned there recently after several months holiday in Australia.