Of Chamber Of Commerce
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Nadi Experiments
With New Sort
: than 50 members, representing - - every community in Nadi. Fiji, ave ined the Chamber of Commerce wbt h was formed recently in an attempt weld divergent racial opinions into a Esefal whole.
'i'S.2 first four meetings sustained mem -1: crs s hopes that the experiment would a uascess, although its failure is being edw :ed by outsiders, ir officers of the Chamber are: er'; A. J. Carfax-Foster; vice : ,ii :.J : Sbatma and Munji Javidjii; wwimsttes: Messrs. Baxter, Tom Ben, and Lodhia; treasurer: G. auditor; A. Murray; secretary; Vi. i. Crilley. tion of the Chamber is only part ridence that Nadi has suddenly pad a civic pride. The Township jard has been enlarged and has called a ! meeting to discuss town-planning, fine concrete buildings have been id, and others are in course of iion or planned for this year, ire are only about 900 people in ownship, but it is the centre of a • y.erous cane-growing district and up (1 15,000 people use its facilities.
V party of Queensland bowlers ii fly to Fiji for a series of matches
i August.
Dr. Hector McDonald with his wife and son left Fiji in June on leave to England. At present Medical Superintendent at Makogai Leper Hospital, Dr. McDonald was formerly at Honiara, and his wife, who was in the Army Nursing Service over seas during the war, was stationed at Norfolk Island for a time.
II Mr. Dick Moimsey, well known in Polynesia through his visits on behalf of W. H. Grove & Sons Ltd., of Auckland, is retiring from busi ness and will settle in a country dis trict in New Zealand. Mr. Mounsey recently made his last visit to the Islands —a round trip to the Cooks in Maui Pomare.