Dio Rarotonga Goes On

The Air

new Cook Islands radio pro gramme went on the air in July.

The broadcasts are produced by Further Education Office through co-operation of the Superin lent of Radio, Mr. Cunnold, and be heard every Wednesday ting at 6 p.m. ley will consist of half an hour irief talks on health, agricul -1 or educational subjects as well ocal and world news and the t shipping information. Musical s will be supplied by local ts. The Radio Rarotonga call is ZLIZA, on 6180 kcs. le reception of the first broad was good in the Northern cs and was well received in aro, Aitutaki and Mauke, but Terence and fading were ex mced in Mangaia and Atiu. Re ion at Niue was good, and a d message said that the pro ime was much enjoyed. :. Janardan Prasad, of J. ad Bros., Indent and Corn ion Agents, left Fiji on August r a business tour of New Zea ss Lila Pickering, of Suva, an iced her engagement in July to T. Gibbes, of Suva. Both were on vacation in New Zealand, is the eldest daughter of Mr.

Mrs. S. Pickering, and Mr. •es the youngest son of Mrs. W. ies. r. M. L. Bernacchi, Resident missioner, Gilbert and Ellice ids Colony, arrived at Honiara, 3 , on August 29 to confer with High Commissioner for the tern Pacific on Gilbert and El

lice Islands’ affairs. Mr. Bernacchi was accompanied by Mrs. Bernacchi and the Acting Treasurer of the Colony, Mr. G. P. Kester.

II Mr. E. W. Smith is to return to Fiji as Quantity Surveyor in the Public Works Department. He pre viously served three years on con tract.

If Miss A. E. Storck, who has been for some time Acting Nursing Su perintendent, Fiji, has now been ap pointed officially to that position.

Miss Storck was born in Fiji and has been associated with the medi cal service there for twenty years.

Mr. Max Les, of Tokua Planta tion, Kokopo, NG, was in Sydney early September for medical treat ment.