Live Shells Still Hazard

war-time shells and bombs continue to create a hazard in several Island terri es. i New Caledonia, three men :ing for straying cattle in a re re near the Dumbea River, ten ;s from Noumea, recently found ;e shells, r e li c s of a war-time ip. wnebody had the brilliant idea exploding the shells by lighting re round them and, in the sub lent commotion, shrapnel flew all directions, some fragments rowly missing workers in a

rby property.

he only casualty was one of the ;e experimenters. When the ipnel started to whistle he flung iself on the ground. The ipnel missed him but a sharp ed stick penetrated his groin.

t The Reverend Fathers P. Tamatas, A Tamuka, and W. P. Fingleton, of the Catholic Mission staff, Bougain ville, N . Solomons, were visiting Sydney in October.

t Radio Suva has introduced a new weekly news broadcast in Fijian.

The programme is from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm each Thursday from VRH2 on 840 kc/s and VRH4 on 5980 kc/s.