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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1954Vol. XXV, No. 5

To Lavani—With

p. 103 · Read in the full issue

Attention, Mr. Roberts!

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SOMEONE has been talking, and mostly through his hat. With a London date-line, this re ;ently appeared in the Melbourne 4 ge: “Australian explorers will soon set mt to open up the lost valley in tfew Guinea inhabited by a tribe till living in a stone age setting.

Vith them will go all the trappings if a modern expedition, film actor nd filming equipment.

The valley, already nick-named ►hangri La, is inhabited by a tribe ailed Lavani.

“The actor is Australian Peter 'inch , . . now hailed as Hollywood’s ew heart throb. He is going so hat the first meeting with the tribe lay be handled in a manner suit ble for display later on the world’s inema screens.

“Accompanying the party are Mr. olin Simpson, Australian author, nd Australian Desmond Clancy, a istrict officer.

“Mr. C. G. Scrimgeour, an Aus 'alian TV and film executive, gave lis synopsis of forthcoming action i the Daily Mail in London,”

We would now like the comments P-NG Director of District Ser ces, Mr. A. A. Roberts, who has ade no bones about the fact that hen a patrol goes into Lavani it ill consist of District Services per nnel, and no one else.