Famous Hotel And

For Sale

In Fiji

Famous Hotel And A famous Plantation

PIECES of valuable real estate have been finding their way into the “For Sale” columns of Aus tralian newspapers recently.

One is the Beachcomber Hotel, Deuba, established half a dozen years ago by the Philp brothers and currently owned by Mr. Hope Gib son. It is about 60 miles from Suva and is advertised as: “modern in every detail and derives excellent profits, not only from tourists, but also from local trade.”

It is for private sale.

The other is Nabavatu, in the Exploring Islands of Lau—or, as the Malleys, present owners, prefer to call it, “Turquoise Harbour,”

The estate, primarily a copra plantation, is described in such a way as to make the average harassed city-dweller drool with envy and it is suggested that it is a potential Tourist and Health Resort.

It is to Nabavatu that Sir Gordon Taylor usually takes his air-tourists on his off-the-beaten-track flying boat cruises.

Nabavatu is, of course, famous for its beauty—even in beautiful Lau.

The estate was once owned by the late Mr. Gus Hennings. It was to Nabavatu (which means the “stone wall”) that Mrs. Hennings went as a bride from Germany about 1912. At that time the Hennings divided their time be tween Nabavatu and Naitauba but later ; old the former to Captain Grey. He in turn sold to the Malley; a few years after World War L.

The property will be auctioned in Sydney on August 31.