Waits Decision On

Nd Pacific Hotel

rom a Suva Correspondent few months ago, when it was ced that the Union SS Co. surrender the Grand Pacific -o the Government of Fiji, rent valuation”, there were taxpayers who feared the ment would he “left with it”.

E now seems to be no likeli hat, even although the Gov ment must sell the property east £125,000, if it is to pay j-sighted Union Co. “current in”. nber of people, representing ty of interests, have been look the situation over; and some of them are expected 3 tenders before March 31. hope that Northern Hotels [1 be somewhere in the pic tost people agree that Sir *agg, with his venturesome u Hotel, has done more than ler man to bring Fiji into airy tourist class, and it be fitting if the old GPH his chain, when he retires.

Two Old-Timers Strike It Unlucky

These two South Pacific aircraft were falling apart in February-but for different' ea *°" s - T«n nhntn chnw<: a close-uo of some of the damage to Samoan Airways Pago Pago hased P DC3 after being hit by high winds which smashed it against a building. A wing based DC3, atter Dei "9 n, J y . Aircraft bv which Samoan Airways is hoping to start a was also damaged. This is the Qf Photos: Pan American Prints and Pat Robertson.