Lonary Says His Piece
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[?]N Newcastle, Nsw
CEDING to a sermon preached Rev. R. Porter, OBE, in New stle Cathedral, NSW, in Feb “many Europeans in Papua ew Guinea have an attitude id in which were the seeds racialism every bit as harsh ,t in South Africa.” is what Mr. Porter is re by Newcastle Herald to have long ago in one town it was ed to hold night classes for is in schoolrooms which were ;d by European schoolchildren the day,” he said. “Even lent and respected citizens of rritory joined in the cries of ; against what was described ‘outrage.’
Territory Education Depart n some places allows mixed or half-caste children to at le same school as Europeans, ver this happens there are lowls of protest. It is greatly i credit of the Director of ion and his staff that there Bn no yielding on this point.”
Porter said that in the i of many whose views could lightly set aside, the world luffling into two camps, not ch the “red” and the non but the white against the lite. world certainly is “shuffling” ie two camps described; and to be regretted that the id gentleman failed to see he logic of facts calls for irent line of thinking from md from others similarly "shuffling” is not being done ropeans, but by the yellow lack and in-between races, the direction of misguided s. The Europeans must fight for their future exist ' succumb. b are far more important '> to be dealt with in P-NG
ie school-housing of Papuan
alf-caste children—who are ugly well treated already by ia and Australians. it’s all this about a colour i Australia?” asked Mr. e Vula, a SDA Mission from Fiji, when he arrived -laide in February. “I am sonscious of my colour; and found Australians generally post charming, and friendly The Adelaide News pub this report, together with a aph of Saimone wearing— tion to the usual habiliments y wide and friendly smile.
At the Toarama Chapel, in Pt. Moresby, on January 26, Miss M.
Chadwick was married to Mr. B. Parry. They are both well known and highly regarded in the P-NG capital city. (Photo: Papuan Prints.)