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□d wishes from many countries led Mr. A. M. Gurau, of Apia, ern Samoa, on December 8, he was 75 years old He was a t young man of 36, resident of ian Samoa, when World War I , and a small occupying force New Zealand arrived and ?ed the destiny of the German iy. Mr. Gurau accepted the regime, became an established n of the Trust Territory, took ffive share in public affairs— surely will live to see Western a in its sixth development as louth Pacific’s second (Tonga i first) independent, self-gov ? State. stern Samoa, in 100 years, has a kingdom, international pro ate, German colony, mandated )ry, trusteeship territory and ■close at hand—lndependent Mr. Gurau has had a share ir out of the six.

1961 good wishes are in South Pacific artist Charles e, writing from somewhere in Zealand. (With true artistic he gives no postal address.) lition of his work came —but it came surely and harles complains that Eliza jf Tahiti) and he cannot get at present to Tahiti and i because “commissions are in like a flood”—from 140 to ineas per.

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[?]ret, West Samoa received the announce- January that Mr. Eugene Paul, Minister [?]ce and Customs since Cabinet govern [?]gan in October, 1959, will retire from life. He will not be a candidate

[?] forthcoming Legislative Assembly

[?] Mr. Paul has recently been in ill [?]h and will shortly travel abroad.

he recognised McPhee’s genius cars ago, when he purchased a dozen of his brilliant Samoan capes. McPhee was developing ;nt for painting on velvet when isitor’s permit ran out, and the ;h made him leave Tahiti, on round that he did not appear ive sufficient income. Maybe, day, when he is too old to care, will ask him and his charming ian wife to return to the land love best. * ♦ * R. MacDonald, programme iser at Station IYX, Rotorua, has been seconded to the -established Tongan Broad ig Service as programme or.

e of the headline-hunting apers of the world have not ;ted Sister Mary Louise to en e peace she sought, when she e a nun and went into service n Order in the Sepik country v Guinea. Sister Mary Louise •s. Frances Dills, aged 51, r of three children and grand r of 12. She was born the ter of Charles Holtzinger, who r a large fortune; and, in her ir days, she was a radio an ?r in Hawaii, and an actress mce knocked insistently on ors of Hollywood studios. She sen some three years in New i, where she went originally ay missionary, and her work couring native orphans has high praise. * * * bouquet of the month goes to commentator Paul Prieur, of Tahiti, for his up-to-the i series on world and local ;, and his analysis of lical and social problems are an expected outcome of and progress in Tahiti, ti, with only one small daily iper—which, because of its size can give only an out )f world events, welcomes s radio comments for their

[?]t marriage in Noumea —Miss Marthe [?] daughter of a pioneer family in New [?]a, to popular Dutchman Mr. H. van sheries Officer of the South Pacific [?]ion. Here the happy couple enjoy a the desk of the Mayor of Noumea, [?]e marriage ceremony had been per formed.

Photo: Fred Dunn

excellent analytical content, in I area where outside sources are] a premium. * * * Mr. D. A. Darling has returq to Australia after a period of du in Suva as Shell Oil Co. manag for the South-west Pacific. He h been transferred to the compan; head office at Melbourne, and ni A. G. Keene has succeeded him.

Mr. Darling—“ Peter” to ma friends—was a popular man amo all races in the community, yet dustrially he faced more trouble Fiji than any of his predecessd Oil workers employed by Bui Philp and Co. (SS) Ltd. (the Sh Co. agents in Fiji) struck thi times at Vuda Point and once!

Suva between November, 1959, a April, 1960.

Mr. W. E. Morrison, who i seconded from New Zealand to I Fiji Posts and Telegraph DepS ment for three years in 1928, 1 the Colony late in December to I tire in his home country after] years’ service in Fiji. He liked I so much that at the end of I secondment he joined the Fiji] and T Department. He filled ma senior posts in the department 8 on his retirement was sen accountant. He acted as Dew Postmaster-General for a term. I * * * Miss Esiteri Vakalala, aged I daughter of a Fijian magistrate 8 a student at New England U: versity, NSW, is the first Fiji woman to graduate as a BachJ of Arts. She also has gained Diploma in Education, and has! turned from Australia to Fiji! become a teacher in English Geography at the Methodist G 8 School in Suva.

Miss Joan Wyatt receives her 21st birth “key" from her father, Port Moresby iden[?] Mr. W. Wyatt, at a birthday party held rece[?] at the Port Moresby Golf Club.

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)m a Rabaul correspondent: ly Joyes has handed Iwi over ali Plantations Ltd., and “goes i finish” to live on his property Warwick, Queensland. He gave ;ars of active life to Iwi, and it one of the best plantations i island (Bougainville) which is us for the high quality of its uts and its disease-free cocoa, price (£70,000) was regarded ily by both buyer and seller. and Mrs. G. Nevill left the Islands in December for New nd. Mr. Nevill, who was ent Commissioner in the p, has now retired. * * * >tain J. R. McGrane has been nted assistant general manager isman Empire Airways, suc ig Mr. J. Veale, who resigned ily. Captain McGrane was Df the Solent flying-boat which d Queen Elizabeth from ,1a Bay to Lautoka and Tonga Z the Royal tour at the end 53. In his career as a TEAL in he commanded aircraft operated between New Zea md Fiji and Fiji and Tahiti.

Tangata, an 18-year-old [slands student in New Zea s considered by art critics to outstanding art student of promise. Some of his paint fere recently on display in nd, where he attends the i Memorial Technical School * * * P. E. Hudson has been ted manager of Nadi Airport, ;e of Mr. A. J. Turner, who 1 ln October, after an illness, idson, for the last 5g years =i°nal superintendent for the

[?]L. Mitchell, well known resident of New Hebrides, was visiting in December. He said important [?]s were proceeding or were planned for [?]opment of the Condominium's natural resources.

Civil Aviation Department at stchurch. •. Turner was widely known in h Pacific aviation. He was ; manager at Nadi, and before war, he was a pilot in New lea with Guinea Airways. * * * e Governor of Fiji (Sir Kenneth locks) early this month flew to apore to attend a conference tie headquarters of the Com oner-General for South-East (Lord Selkirk). The confer which will be attended by UK issadors, high commissioners governors of British Colonies in isia and the Pacific, has been iged for “an exchange of views tatters of common interest”, * * * . W. Watson, formerly PAA intendent of ground services ilewild Airport, New York, is the airline’s manager at Nadi, He succeeded Mr. J. Demezes, has been transferred to New

Geoffrey Miles Johnson has dmitted to the Bar of the Fiji ne Court. He studied at Mel - University, and was ad to the Victorian Bar in June Ir. Johnson is a son of Mr. (Tui) Johnson, managing ,r of W. R. Carpenter and Co.

Ltd. * * * Rev. Dr. G. R. Hemming left st month to spend a year on

number of old indentities from P-NG Solomons were among more than 100 who attended the reception following [?]riage in Sydney in December of Mrs. [?]les, to Mr. R. C. Symes, well known [?]an in the Western Pacific. Toasts [?]ouple were proposed by Mr. Ted Taylor and Mr. Oscar Svenson.

the staff of the Auckland Pub: Hospital. While he is away frc Fiji, Dr. Annie Low will fill his pla as superintendent of the Baj Clinic, Suva. * * * Bernardo Vunibobo flew back] Fiji at Christmas from Queenslai after six years’ study at Gatt Agricultural College and Queensla University to qualify as the ft Fijian Bachelor of Agricultui Science. He will become an ag cultural adviser in Fiji. * * * Captain Phillip Miller, of Sydn formerly Area Manager, N Guinea, for Qantas Airways 1; been appointed technical traini manager for the airline. His appoii ment covers control of all grou technical training including admi istration of flight simulators. 1

John (Sione) Gregory of Island, Ellice Group, who has be studying overseas for the Catho priesthood for the past seven yea was ordained a Deacon in Rome ] cently. This is the last step his ordination as a priest at Taran to take place late in the year. I will be the first locally born Catho priest of the Gilbert and Elli Islands Colony. * * * Pastor R. E. Cobbin, who h been Seventh Day Advent missionary on Pitcairn Island I two years, has been transferred!

Fiji. His headquarters will be!

Vatuvonu, Buca Bay, and he be in charge of the SDA East t Mission.

Former New Guinea man Mr. R. A. Euler, [?] manager for Coconut Products at Rabaul u[?] he joined the Prudential Assurance Company Brisbane, has just written almost £500,[?] worth of new life assurance business in [?] first year as an insurance man. It is Australasian record for a company represe[?] five in his first year.

r John Gutch, retiring High missioner for the Western fic, and Lady Gutch, will make iur of New Zealand as guests be Government from February 3 March 17 before returning to United Kingdom. le South Pacific Commission high tribute to the help given rds the accomplishment of its stives by the executive officer locial development, Dr. Richard on, when recently it offered him for a further five 5. his first five-year term Dr. on established a successful pro ime in social development, aly in projects covering women’s ests, education, literature pro- Dn, and co-operatives. . Seddon is a grandson of us “Dick” Seddon, Prime Min of New Zealand about 60 years

itor Douglas Martin, a Seventh- Adventist missionary, has re d to his home town of Kyogle, , after three years’ service in Guinea —mostly at the Fulton an College, Rabaul. Pastor n is awaiting medical advice e he can decide whether to re to New Guinea. * * * Fiji-born Indian, aged 22. nand Goundar, made head in December as Queensland’s student in Dentistry, for the d year in succession. He id from Fiji at the end of with a diploma of dentistry: op of the second year dentistry n in the University of Queens in 1959; and topped in the year dentistry examination in

[?]aphed after their marriage in New in December—Mr. and Mrs. J. Parkes, [?]iak Plantation, Kar Kar Island. The was formerly Miss Margaret Mooney, of Newcastle, NSW.