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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 April 1956Vol. XXVI, No.9

Tribute To Sir Alport

p. 15 · Read in the full issue

Barker By C Of C

A WARM tribute to the services given to the Suva Chamber of Commerce and to the com munity in general by Sir Alport Barker was made recently by the Chamber.

Mr. M. E. Helsen, acting President of the Chamber and Manager in Fiji for Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd., said he thought the Chamber would like to take an opportunity oi pay ing tribute to Sir Alport as he had recently disposed of his interests in the Fiji Times. Mr. Helsen wished the new owners, Pacific Publications Ltd., continued success in the run ning of the newspaper that had been the means of information in the Colony, in good and bad days, for many years.