A New Shelling Technique
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In Bsi
HONIARA, March 1.
DURING his recent tour within the BSI Protectorate the High Commissioner called at Gojoruru, where Mr. lan Whitton (who manages the plantation) dem onstrated the use of an aqualung in diving for shell. Whitton and a native from Ngela each donned equipment and gave an indication of its endurance. There would appear to be great possibilities in operating a team of native divers trained in aqualung working in deep waters.
Red Cross Ball
The annual Solomon Islands Red Cross Ball, held at Point Cruz Theatre, on February 12, raised over £lOO for the International Hungarian Relief Fund. Little Susan Oakes, whose mother (wife of a Govern ment official) is the only Hungarian in the British Solomons, very charmingly presented a bouquet to the High Commissioner’s wife
Auction Of Seized Goods
Something new to Honiara was the public auction held in the Customs Shed on February 23. All the goods offered, worth £l,OOO, had been seized by the Customs Department. Most were bought by Chinese storekeepers.