Basketball Champions
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Trade Slump In
New Hebrides
I VILA correspondent reports \ that with copra currently at I £A43/3/- per ton, a general busi ess slump has set in in the New
jebrides.
'The slump is most evident in the irs. where customers are few; Enters are not spending much tie in town. There is also a very ow turnover in all kinds of con imer goods. peeking trade, Chinese storekeep s have been selling rice at £2/4/sr 56-lb bag, which is 4/- below hded cost. American cigarettes le down to 7/6 per carton of 200.
Basketball Champions
of Papua
On October 29, in Port Moresby, a dance [?] held by the Basketball Association. During evening a trophy was presented to the team [?]ich won the premiership. Members of the [?]m, shown (left to right), are: Mrs. Barbara [?]mford, Miss Maureen Shorthouse, Miss Betty don, Mrs. Vi Chippendale, Mr. Otto Zander [?]ch), Mrs. Joyce Martin (captain), Mrs. Gladys [?]mford, and Mrs. Fran Carven. Absent from [?]to but in the winning team, Mrs. Viv Geogh.
Photo: Papuan Prints.