cent to Iririki . . .

In the past, horrify ing tales have been told of the climb to the British Residency on Iririki Is., in Vila Harbour, New Hebrides.

Ladies and gentlemen in full evening dress have arrived at the top of the climb soaking wet from passing storms or their own exertions; and lesser fibred mem bers of the Colonial Service and visiting VlP's have enlisted the aid of various devices chairs lashed to poles and carried by husky Hebrideans; or even donkeys.

However, present top ranking members of the Service seem to be made of sterner stuff. Here, Sir Ronald Garvey, Governor of Fiji, Lady Garvey, and Mrs. John Gulch, wife of the High Commissioner for the W.

Pacific, and members of their party make the ascent, obviously with out any trouble what ever.