Correction And Apology

IN the “Pacific Islands Monthly” of February, 1956, there appeared (page 79), a drawing and an article about Mr. Ray Parer. At the end of the article, the author, Captain Brett Hilder, used these words: “Ray may wander off to Wau, where the attraction may be gold, or a golden-haired blonde. It is no use asking Ray what he is going to do next.”

Mr. Parer is, in fact, a happily married man and his wife and son live in Rabaul. The use of these words has, therefore, caused him great embarrassment. PIM takes this opportunity to correct the erroneous impression given by the use of this story, and to apologise to Mr. Parer.

Ray Parer was well-known as a pioneer airman and miner in New Guinea between the wars. More recently he has been engaged on various enterprises in Australia. He leturned to the Territory towards the end of last year and at present is skipper of one of the Australasian Petroleum Company’s vessels in P-NG waters. t A recent visitor to New Caledonia was M. Jean Berliet, head of a French firm which has been famous for over 60 years for its motor vehicles. Since World War II the company has concentrated ’ on h u av^" dut 7 tr ucks and has abandoned the manufacture of private motor cars for which it was once internationally renowned. t.The RNZN frigate Pukaki will visit Noumea, New Caledonia, be tween May 22 and 25