Chinese Interests Acquire

Papeete Businesses

TWO well-known Papeete business houses have recently been pur chased by Chinese interests.

The well-known soap-f act o r y operating under the name of Marcel Charousset has been purchased by J. Leou Fou On; and the old-estab lished curio and photographic busi ness established by Mr. Georges Spitz, who died five years ago, and since managed by his son, Mr.

Gustave Spitz, has gone to other Chinese interests. t A special 5-day course for school teachers about to take up positions in Islands schools, and teachers on leave in New Zealand from the Islands, will commence at Victoria University College, Wellington, NZ, on January 14. About 20 teachers, seconded for service in Fiji, as well as senior Islands students studying for professions in New Zealand, were invited to attend.

H Miss Marina Norbert, who won a scholarship to study at La Peruse College, Noumea, has completed 12 months at the school and has passed the first half of the Bac calauriat —equivalent to the Aus tralian matriculation examination.

t The death has occurred in India of Srimat Swami Avinashanandaji, a member of the monastic order of the Ramakrishna Mission. The Swamiji visited Fiji in 1937 at the request of the Then India Sanmarga Ikya Sangam and during his year’s stay organised Sangam activities. t The Rev. Father Floribert’s recently completed grammar of the Cook Islands Maori language is now available in limited quantities from the Catholic Mission at Rarotonga at 10- per copy.