Another Successful Tennis Season Concluded in Apia
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' Noumea’s new automatic tele ihone system, which is costing 3,000,000 Pacific francs (£A300,000), rill probably be in operation in the arly months of 1956.
Mr. Harry Lorimer, officer in barge of Rarotonga power station, 5 at present on furlough in New ealand.
t Fiji’s imports of radio receivers in the first eight months of 1955 totalled 5,903. The year’s total is likely to exceed 8,000 —equalling the total imports for the last four years. t With a rainfall total of 22.50 in., September. 1955, was Suva’s wettest September since records were started in 1884 (average 8.33 in).
Tennis players enjoyed another season this ear in Apia, Western Samoa. Eight teams wrere entered in the inter-club competition which was divided into A and B grades, pictured at left is the White Horse A team, winners of the A grade competition. Left to
right (back row): R. Keil, J. Irvine, R. Banks (Capt.), G. Keil; (front) Miss V MacDonald, Mrs. J. Davis, Mrs. S. Irvine. Also in the team but not pictured, Mrs. E. McLean.
Apia B team (shown right) won the B grade competition. Back row: M. Westerlund (Capt.),
A. Lam Sam, Malia Luka, J. Belford, Alesana.
Front row; Misses C. King, M. Ah Kuei, F.
MacDonald, S. Bryce. Also in the team, but not shown in the picture, were Mr. L. Reed, Mr Lemisie Laupa, Mrs. P. Reid and Miss.
R. Pouesi.
Photo: R. F. Rankin.