Papuan Teams Play in Rabaul Football Competition

made to Mr. Menzies soon —and they will not be flattering to Mr.

Hasluck —sometimes regarded here as “Menzies’ white-headed boy.”

If a move which is slowly taking shape comes to anything, the Aus tralian Prime Minister may be asked to explain why the Hasluck-Lambert Dictatorship has been fastened upon P-NG in this fashion, to the ex clusion of Administrator Cleland and a generally experienced and competent group of Administration officials.

The Legislative Council is com pletely useless, from the non-official Europeans’ viewpoint. There are only three or four independent mem bers, who carry no authority, as against the overwhelming official representation.

Their representations go officially to the Administrator; and the Ad ministrator now is regarded as a mere figure-head. Legco criticism merely exhausts itself against the unresponsive wall of Port Moresby officialdom.

At the moment, there seems to be no way of getting at the Hasluck- Lambert Dictatorship. Meanwhile, the future of New Guinea (and per haps of Papua) is being slowly handed over to the New Guinea Chinese and the UNO fanatics.

Above is a photo of the four Papuan boys teams that competed in this year's RFL com petition in Rabaul. They are Cassowaries, Maganis, Gulf and Abau teams, with Allan Richardson referee and Mr. Jeff Farroll. The teams are from the Rabaul Papuan Boys' Club which started about 2½ years ago and has a membership of about 250 boys—a good indica tion of the number of Papuans who new work in Rabaul.

Last year two teams competed, this year four, and next year there will be six teams.

The club is guided by Mr. Jeff Farroll and assisted by Mr. Harry Hugo. Mr. Farroll also trains the boys in boxing and physical culture besides training Abau, the premier team.

A cricket team also plays in the Rabaul Cricket Association Competition and should do well this year.

This club is an asset in Rabaul and the standard of football in its teams has improved through European players from the Association teams coaching the various Papuan teams. (Allan Richardson, of Works, coached Maganis; Merv. and Bert King, of Waratahs, coached Cassowaries; and Bill Bourke, of the Ascot, coached Gulf).

Four players from the Papuan teams, will, if they pass a severe medical test, be available

for inclusion in the European teams next year.

Baseball is now being tried and eventually competition games will be played.

The club is valuable socially as it teaches

discipline, team work, and brings the native into contact with other sections of the com munity.

Photo: C. H. Meen.