Norfolk Island Notes
p. 103 · Read in the full issue
Prom Our Own Correspondent
Norfolk Island, Feb. 28.
THE New Administrator, Brigadier Norman, with his family, arrived on February 26. He was made welcome at a social gathering organised by local folk.
Residents are disappointed because Nor folk is being left out of the Queen’s Aus tralian itinerary. The Advisory Council is pressing for a few hours stop-over on the way from New Zealand to Australia, as this would delight our loyal residents and Her Majesty would also find pleasure in visiting the Island in which Queen Vic toria took so much interest.
The Anglican and Methodist ministers are joining forces in weekly prayer meet ings to be held in the Methodist Hall—
it is felt that the population, particularly the younger members, need a revival of faith.
While not detracting from the power of prayer, your correspondent feels that what the youth of Norfolk Island wants is a visit from a forceful YMCA leader, or someone who will train leaders on the Island so that boxing, basketball, cricket, etc., will be revived in a good Christian atmosphere. A Cadet corps might also be started and the now disused rifle range got going again. This is something that might interest our new Administrator, a young and keen military man.
Mr. Morris Young, of Pitcairn Island, who became ill on the Island, was picked up by the freighter Port Halifax in response to a radio call, and brought to Auckland in mid- February for medical treatment.