Metal Markets Moving

In N. Caledonia

THERE are movements at last in the iron ore industry in New Caledonia (reports a corres pondent). The Scciete le Nickel is putting in an installation at Frouy Bay which will ship some thing- like 10,000 tons per annum to Australia—probably by the end of 1955. The chrome market is firming again—it appears now to be only a matter of price. All the nickel that can be produced has been sold until 1957 —and the Japanese also will be taking the ore.

' The Sydney press recorded on April 14 that the first Papuan Roman Catholic priests to visit Australia had arrived by plane. But a correspondent points out that Father Herman Paivu and Father George Bata were preceded more than 20 years ago by a Mekeo man, Louis Vangeko who went to Mada gascar and, on his way back to NG f f P rlest - s P ent some tlme ln Austiaiia. women’s hockey team is sched uled to leave Fiji on May 18 f or a seven weeks’ tour of New Zealand. Representatives from Lautoka, Levuka, Nausori and Suva took part in selection trial games at Suva during Easter.