The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 April 1953Vol. XXIII, No. 9

Northern Fiji Notes

p. 133 · Read in the full issue

I branch of the RSPCA has been formed the Vatukoula-Tavua district: Mr. yzer (chairman), Mrs. G. Crabbe cretary), Mr. N. Richardson (treasurer) h Mesdames Millar, Mason and Turner 3 messrs. Shanan, Singh, Ratu Epeli, Costello, Hanlin, R. Yarrow, O’Connor 3 P. Clay as committee. Mr. E. Mune, CSR, Tavua, is advisory officer ex cio. dr. Alan Kernick (Vatukoula) is back m two months’ leave in New Zealand. . A dinner party was given in Tavau tel by Mr. Des. Tilley, Lautoka, to ewell Mr. John Smith (manager). Among >se present: Mr. and Mrs. Webster, Mr. i Mrs. Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. Plaisted. . . Mr. Jack Crockett, of Rabaul, NG, 5 been visiting old friends in the rthern districts.

A joint send-off was given in the CSR Hall, at Rarawai, to Mr. Fank White (who retired from the company after 31 years’ service) and Mr. Bruce Edwards (on transfer to Lautoka). Mr. Potts (manager, CSR, Rarawai) on behalf of those present, presented Mr. W'hite with a handsome cheque subscribed by officers of Rarawai, Lautoka. Penang, Nausori and Labasa.

Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin, of Penang, are on holiday in Tahiti. Mr. Dennis Brown, of Penang, has been to Samoa and Tonga on the “Tofua”.

The marriage took place at the Mission Church, Nailaga, Ba. on April 4, of Miss Judith Lilian Hanna, only daughter of Mrs. L. A. Hanna and the late Mr. R. S.

Hanna, of Cambridge, NZ, to Mr.

Patrick John Breen, formerly of Malaya.- Among those who entertained parties on Easter Saturday at a dinner-dance cabaret, in the Tavua Hotel, were Mrs Jeffries (Suva), Mr. Taffy Mainwaring (Rarawai), Mr. P. Rice (Ba), Mr. Fred Potter (Vatukoula) and Mr. Max Lovell (Ba). During the evening everyone sang “Happy Birthday” to popular Mr. Rube Millikin. of Vatukoula.

Mr. John Cramer-Roberts (Vatukoula; entertained friends at a cocktail party at his residence, as a surprise party to his wife, Jeanne, just returned from holiday in Australia . . . Mrs. Peter Segaert (Penang) and Mrs. John Segaert (Tavua) have gone on holiday to Australia. Mrs, Bob Kay (Vatukoula) has recently re turned.