Much Petty Thievi[?]

In Suva

PETTY theft has reached ap; proportions in Fiji, and a definite business ris; trader who does not provi losses from theft, just as h vides against loss from depre or fire, is taking a substantii Thefts are in both the d»: and business worlds.

All classes of household s must be kept under constant, while people handling goods times feel that the only wa can keep their property in possession is to chain it do T very high degree of cunn shown in carrying out the The thieves steal a little b:i time, so it will not be notio The unwary traveller, for e: leaves a roll of notes in hii while he takes a shower sneak-thief does not take notes —only one or two —a;, traveller does not notice the age.

In a Suva club recently ■ sponsible Committee began askance at the stock of liquc finally ordered a check. The £550 worth of whisky missing Evidence was that one Club servants had somehow able to get a duplicate made manager’s store-room key, a bottles had been filched cunningly, over a long perio« An hour ago, in an offio where this is being written,, discovered that about £27 hs taken from the appar securely-locked drawer of a ♦ Not a block away, a ret: bemoaning inexplicable gaps of his stock.

There are innumerable sue —and they all show plannii ingenuity. The CIB section! police here, when apprised, time in making a close inqui the thieves are so smoot cunning that the police firi blank faces and a complete evidence. In most of these they are sure that these at side jobs”—thefts commitl; trusted staff members. —R.W\ tl Mr. D. P. Ragg, arrrj Suva, Fiji, in May, and at ments were completed unden by assuming the chairman] Northern Hotels Ltd., he ws over some of the burden of i stration from his father, Sit Ragg. Sir Hugh will conti act as managing-director Co., which now controls sever in Fiji, and will have anothe charge when the construe: the new Club Hotel (cor Victoria Parade and Gordon: Suva) is completed. Mr' transferred his residence to some years ago; but he nt spend about one month iu three in Fiji.

[?]ers'

Congress

[?]tes of the Fiji [?]l Workers' Con which was in in March and [?]t the Governor [?]Sir Ronald [?] Mr. N. Pear [?]C (Commissioner [?]ur); Mr. B. D. [?] (President, [?]strial Workers' and Inter [?]Airport Em- Union); Sir Rarvey; Ratu [?]unisina (Secre [?]eral, Fiji In [?]Workers' Con

[?]Mr J. A. C.

[?]ing Commissioner of Labour). g: Mr. A. L. Parke (Secretariat); Luke (General Secretary, Fiji Seamans' [?]olomoni Bulicokocoko (General Secre-

here (FIW Congress representative to The Duke of Edinburgh's Study Conference, 1956).

Photo: Caine's Studios.

tary, Fijian Stevedores' Union); Mr. Ram Narain (President, Fiji Sugar Industry Employees' Asso ciation); Neman! Waka (General Secretary, Fijian Mine Workers' Union); Mr. Nand Ris-