Got It Taped

Keeping In Touch [?]e Police Have Got It Taped

wild beating of drums, a ied stamping of feet, shout

singing, chanting this is

Guinea you’re on ringe of an African Satur light dance. “This is Tan ka!” a deep male voice s out. Then in colourful the speaker launches into : of his life and work at a

i prison in Africa.

speaker? He’s a member of e international World Police ipe Recording Club Round Group with headquarters at , Texas, USA. The Police Tape was started by Detective Constable Jack Vaudin, of sland. He’s the World Secretary dw members operate through merica, Britain, Europe, Aus tfew Zealand and New Guinea, exchange views on police •s, cases, methods, criminal our, etc., no confidential in tion being allowed. *’s how the group works. Each gr is required to make a tape eight weeks. He is supplied a membership roster and •ds his tape to the next name

appearing on it.

Within the group some firm friendships are made with personal tapes. Wives sometimes like to have a little natter with other wives on housing conditions and cost of living.

Husbands exchange their exploits of hunting, fishing and wild game shooting. More talented recorders will put on a turn—like a recita tion or local folksong.

Latest member to join the group is Bill Curtis, of the Royal Papua and New Guinea Constabulary, in Lae, and formerly of the Northern Territory Mounted Police. Bill might have some interesting yarns to spin.

He’s been on an 800-mile horse trek, bagged a crocodile and travelled in wild country after cattle duffers.

All newscomers are welcome. 1 they belong to a police force any where in the Pacific and have a ve to be in on it, they should drop line to Jack Vaudin. His address 42 Norman Terrace, Enoggera Queensland.

Mr. John D. Harrington, owner o' one of Rarotonga’s most moden retail stores, paid a business visit tc New Zealand in August. He sale that his new business was for salt “if anyone comes along”, and n ported that Mr. Jack Neal, wh( bought his earlier business at Aitu taki Island, had also recently bough) cut Mr. William Watson’s retail business there.

[?]aughter of the Ellice wireless operator [?] Island in the Gilberts makes a pretty as she takes one of her father's daily [?]es with Tarawa. She is not really [?]erating of course. It's just pretend.

Photo: A. C. Atkinson.