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A reader, AJS, of Auckland, NiP was intrigued by our article o Kauffman, the Pacific’s most recei Nature man (PIM, December, 19538 He was particularly interested i the fact that (according to tM article), Mr. Kauffman had visit© Suva to “have himself made demr ally fit for the rest of his lifes AJS goes on to ask how Kauffmas achieved this—he wants the recipq He writes further: “When, in 1945, I found myses on the sand of Nassau, 300-acn surf-bound isle of the Northen Cooks, to assist in relieving thre - NZ-ers who had been there a lom while, this was the story related:!

“The two younger men (who has been there 18 months) had has toothache; the third Coastwatchei (a hardy World War I type, witf dentures) had done his best witf a pair of pliers to remove the offeno ing molars —but had merely brokes them off. So the three isolate NZ-ers radioed for a pair o dentists’ forceps. Sure enough then were forceps among the supplier from NZ that came along with thl relief-men. But these forceps neve were used on Nassau.

“Kauffman, aged only 30, and witf. a Continental upbringing, may haw a mouthful of sound teeth to tatof to his lonely isle. Most youm Australians and NZers have teett adorned with fillings which soon© or later need more fillings, am finally extractions.

“If Kauffman remains “dentalli fit” by sticking to his diet of homei grown fruits and vegetables he wit be an interesting experiment in ho T c to keep away from the dentist.” ' The only way we know of becorrrr ing “dentally fit for life” is to haw every tooth pulled out, be fittes: with an upper and lower set o dentures, and have several pain of same on hand for emergencies And we presume that the writ©] meant just that when he wrott about Mr. Kauffman’s visit to Suva dentist.

Possibly as sequel to publicity re: garding the illicit liquor situatioo in and around Apia, the W. Samoajs police became very active in Januam and a large numer of offenders appeared before Chief Judge C. O Marsack charged with the unlawful manufacture of intoxicating bevens ages. Most of the free-lance brewens were fined £lO to £l5, though om* female was sent to a month’s imm prisonraent on two charges of thrl same nature.

H Sister Joyce Walker, of thrl: Methodist Overseas Mission, i spending long leave in Brisbanen after lenethy service in the Ners Guinea Highlands (Mendi Valleys 160 miles southwest of Madang). .

[?]estern Samoan Education

the fine new buildings of Samoa lege which was opened near Apia last [?]ober to provide higher education for Samoa’s brightest youngsters. Com [?]e cost of the college will be £130,000, [?]ch was all provided from Reparation [?]ates profits.