Bsip Advisory Council
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Honiara, Feb. 11.
THE formal opening of the first 1954 meeting of the Solomon Islands Advisory Council took place on Thursday, February 11.
At the parade preceding the ceremony, the High Commissioner (Sir Robert Stanley) presented the Colonial Police Medal to the Super intendent of Police (Mr. E. J. H.
Colchester-Wemyss).
More New Year Honors
A NUMBER of names of Fiji in- 1 terest were included in the Colonial Section of New Year 3 Honours List. Mr. J. D. Rankine was made a KCMG-Sir John was born in Fiji and during the war served in the Colony as an Assistant Colonial Secretary. He is now British Resident, Zanzibar. Mr. J. L.
Brown, formerly Director of Public j Works in Fiji and now Director of • Public Works in Cyprus, was! awarded the CBE.
Mr. C. E. Leembruggen, a former member of the staff of the Customs j Department in Fiji and now Deputy S Comptroller of Customs and Excise i in Nigeria, was awarded the OBE.