Tahiti To Be A Paradise Los

Deputy French Premier Jacques Soustelle arrived at San Frat in October after his Island hopping tour of French Polynesia j the word that the “unspoiled Polynesian paradise” wouldn’t rema for much longer.

PREMIER Soustelle said the big new airstrip now being built at Papeete and to be completed in 1961 {PIM, October) would open up the area to tourists and the way of life was bound to change.

“When you have the old easy going Polynesian life, you have no tourists”, he said. “Then when you have many tourists, you have a Waikiki. We hope to strike a happy medium”.

Tahiti will be only 10 hours away from San Francisco by jet when the airport begins operating.

Mr. Soustelle’s news seemed to be a severe blow to American news paper readers, who have been fed on the notion over the years that there is no paradise quite like Tahiti, and that once that paradise is opened up to all and sundry there will be no dreams left.

Tahiti Tour During Mr. Soustelle’s Tahiti tour, all classes—Polynesians, Europeans, Chinese and Euronesians united in an enthusiastic welcome, after the Minister had arrived in Papeete by Catalina from New Caledonia (see PIM, October).

Mr. Soustelle entered a gaily decorated Papeete under a great arch carrying the word “Marava”

(bienvenu, or welcome) ; he troduced to the leading citi i Governor Pierre Sicaud aij most warmly acclaimed streets; he was subject t days of dancing, feasting s traditional ceremonies of [ and hospitality for which H famous.

Honours were paid, at tho ment, to the memory of soldiers who died for Franc© wars; and Minister Souste: scribed the close ties thii bound Oceania to the FrencH Mr. Soustelle was feted inn districts of Tahiti, and hes Moorea, some of the Tuamolc the phosphate island of M before his departure.

The Minister’s dramatic with Princess Terii Nui oo Pomare, the last k of the royal family, will be describe)' illustrated article in Decemtd Later, on October 5, Mr. S visited Wallis Island and tic of Wallis and the King neighbouring island of Futuu asked that France give full! nationality to the people islands, which have been ai protectorate since 1842. Mr. S promised to pass the reep General de Gaulle in persoo

Deputy French Premier Jacques Soustelle waves a greeting as he arrives in Tahiti.— Studio M[?]

will sell their shares to a holding company, probably >e called Pacific Publishing . Ltd., to be formed and d at Sydney. .uthors of the plan are Mr.

Sskell, Chairman of South Post Ltd., and Mr. T. C. md Mr. R. W. Robson, in and Managing Director vely of Pacific Publications L; and their main objective rovision of bigger and better >er and printing services South Pacific Islands.

The Companies

>ort Moresby company owns iblishes the South Pacific wice weekly) and the New Times-Courier (weekly). c Publications Pty. Ltd. nd publishes, in Suva, the i-old Fiji Times (morning and the old-established weekly, Shanti Dut; and, ney, the well known, 30d Pacific Islands Monthly, irculates through all the 16 les of the South Pacific It also owns the 50-years ney & Melbourne Publishing i. Ltd., which publishes a of well known technical als.

To Go Abroad tobson will be the Chairman new merger company; and, ie returns from abroad (he on a visit to America and on November 20) he will e boards of South Pacific d., and New Guinea Times- Ltd.

Eskell (who, in addition to Jblishing interests, is a r of the New South Wales :ive Council and a high \ officer of the Australian Military Forces) will join ards of Pacific Publications td., of Sydney, and of Fiji & Herald Ltd., Suva.