Lagoon
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No News From Suwarrow
MR. D. C. BROWN reported in July that since his crew of 11 Manihiki divers and an other 11 employed by Mr. Piri Moate, of Rarotonga, were landed at Suwarrow atoll with two div ing suits a couple of months ago, no call has been made at the island by shipping. As there is at present no radio station there, no news has yet been received of the success or otherwise of the test diving of the long-abandoned lagoon.
Permission has now been given to the two license holders to fish a further six tons of shell each, if it is found, when a ship calls soon,
that the divers have achieved the initial amounts of 5 tons permitted under the two original licenses. If the lagoon proves fruitful a radio station will probably be established.
The American yacht Sundance was making a call at Suwarrow late July, en route to Papeete, to see if all is well and to pass word to Manihiki if necessary.
It was stated in July PIM that the minister who conducted the service at the Sydney Cenotaph on June 28 (anniversary of sinking of Montevideo Maru ) was the Rev.
T. B. McCall, of the Methodist Mission. This is not quite correct— Mr. McCall is of the Australian Board of Missions.