Bags Of Beer For Nc

IHE brewing of beer in the Islands is becoming an im portant industry. This month, ’• Jules Ollivaud, of Noumea, is ening a new brewery in New ledonia. He promises a good )duct, which he will distribute in istic bags carrying 12 and 14 Lions —a technique new in this rt of the world. leturning recently from Port •resby, Director Yeomans re :ted that he is happy with the >t three months’ operations of i South Pacific Brewery, which s opened in October. New Guinea )ple are praising the quality of ' beer, but complaining of its h price. This appears to be due high taxation and other costs 1 the very high cost of Con ors, especially bottles. These übles, said Mr. Yeomans, would ironed out presently.

Jr. B. McEwen, Western Samoa ucation Dept., has left the Ter •ry on a visit to the UK.

At the Apia Turf Club meeting on January 3, Mr. O. Nelson's Tuise beat the favourite Beau Martin.

Mr. G. K. Roth, who has been Assistant Colonial Secretary, has taken over the duties of Deputy .Secretary for Fijian Affairs. Mr. J.

W. Sykes has replaced Mr. Roth.

Sister Pat Durdin, a medical mis sionary who was awarded the OBE after the Mt. Lamington disaster in Papua, was on leave in Adelaide, SA, in January.

Miss Yvette Williams, NZ. Olym pic broad-jump champion, will attend the Fijian national athletic championships in Suva at Easter.