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Mr. J. Wattle, managing director J. Wattie Canneries Ltd., of NZ, id in March that New Zealand’s opard Breweries Ltd. and his firm uld combine in a canned beer ature, which would sell beer in w Zealand and also push export es to the Islands. It would be irketed under Leopard Breweries n name. Mr. Wattie added that jr can manufacture was highly ihnical, because the can had to coated inside with a special imel to prevent contact with the ital. Drinkers were “fastidious” )ut tainted beer.

TIAL’s Captain Joe Shepherd was k in London in April for the t time since 1944, when he ferried idringhams for the RAF. This e Joe, the South Pacific’s best >wn pilot because of his long ex ience with TEAL’S flying-boats Dre they were honourably dis rged at the end of last year, was London’s famous Guildhall re ring the Brackley Memorial 3hy for outstanding airlines ser ;, from the hands of the Duke of nburgh. With him was his wife, cing her first trip to London, happily admitted before his de ture from Auckland that he a’t own a dress suit for the Guild

P. P. Heller, with his wife, expected to [?]e NZ for Apia in early April to take up new appointment as Financial Secretary Economic Adviser to Western Samoa. Until [?]tly he was Senior Executive Officer for Transport in the NZ Civil Aviation Ad stration. Mr. Heller has the difficult task directing West Samoa's financial policy, will be responsible to the Finance Minister.

Heller emigrated to NZ in 1939 from [?]na, where he had studied law and [?]omics practised as a barrister and solicitor, written several law text books. Mrs. [?]er is a qualified social welfare worker and physical education instructor.

hall banquet but that he arranged to hire one at Moss E Captain Joe has almost finished conversion course to Electras, hopes soon to be back in his South Pacific stamping ground * * * When all set to show colour si of Papua-New Guinea in Canbe on April 1, Major and Mrs. A Rumpf were dismayed to disci that 150 transparencies and camera had been stolen from back of their car. Other slides to be substituted for the screen Major and Mrs. Rumpf are known in Port Moresby, where 1 have been in charge of the Sa tion Army hostel.

Suggestions from the US t American Samoa might have woman to replace Peter Colemar Governor, brought some rumbli from America’s South Pacific te tory in March. The woman is D Marie Cole Berger, Chicago law who worked in American Sar about five years ago and preser a study on the territory to the terior Department, Miss Berger i in March that some of the atta made on her impending nominal as Governor were due to the J that she had criticised Sam conditions under Republican adrr istration. “The place is a slum”, said. “Nothing has been done th for years.” * * * A Rabaul Tolai, Epinery Titen farmer and contractor, who m news 18 months ago by calling Australia to get out of New Guir has changed his views. He told election meeting in Rabaul, March, that he was now convin that Australia should remain many years yet because it y essential for full development of native races. Epinery said he fre admitted he had been wrong calling on Australia to leave IS

Lae businessman, Mr. S. E. Goodie in March presented with a silver tray, and an inscr[?] framed replica of the Sydney War Me[?] by Mr. R. Bunting (right), P-NG State Pres of the RSL. This was the first time the Soldiers' League had given a certificate non-exserviceman but Mr. Goudie was tol[?] had done more to assist the League than h[?] lot of ex-servicemen.

inea, although his motive had n solely for what he believed 3 the welfare of the native people.

i. R. W. Robson, publisher of r, recently had a welcome call i 81-years-old H. L. Cameron, reported himself in good order condition, and likely to make century. Mr. Cameron was for ly years the owner of large itations in the Islands, but re i several years ago to settle n to a quiet life in Australia.

iere were more than 300 people Auckland's Marsden wharf on .1 5 when the old Maui Pomare, rell known on the Cook Islands

[?]graphed aboard the Matson liner "Mari [?] in Sydney recently just before it sailed [?]uva, en route to Nukualofa, were Tonga's Justice, Mr. Justice Hunter, and Mrs. [?]er. They had spent a six months' holiday in Australia.

Hunter, wife of Tonga's Chief Justice.

See above.

n before being replaced by the wna Roa last year, headed north d out of the South Pacific, In nmand was Captain L. C. Boulton, io was her master for 25 years til he retired about six years ago mi Pomare has been sold and is iking a direct voyage to Hong tig, with the 37-year-old Here to in tow. Travelling as radio cer on Maui Pomare is PI M’s ckland shipping correspondent i Shortall, who plans to spend a t months in Hongkong waters tting the feel of the place”.

ien marine zoologist Dr. Anna

en, of Cambridge University,

ed in Rabaul (NG) in April the idea of looking for the rare y nautilus on Vulcan Island ound she was 24 years too late, in Island was involved in 1937 eruption, and since it has been joined to the main and is covered in vegetation. 395, another English zoologist 3amped on Vulcan Island, and Bidden was following up his However, Dr. Bidden will ex the earlier search for the lus over a much larger stretch astline. * * * old friend of PlM’s, Loloma general merchant, of alofa, Tonga, sends a letter ex ng loyalty to both the British he Tongan Royal families and

[?]seph Williams, 26, of Aitutaki, a Cook [?]er who is the first Maori from NZ island [?]ries to take his medical degree under

[?]Z , Government scholarship scheme in

[?]d in 1947, has now begun his house [?]n 's year at Dannevirke Hospital, NZ. He [?]d for five years at the Otago Medical and spent a sixth year at Christchurch. other Cook Islanders, Tere Mataio, 26, [?]otonga, and Metuakore Sadaraka, 26, of [?]ki have been the first under the scheme [?]alify respectively as solicitor and for a Master of Arts degree.

‘at admiration for sentiments re itly expressed by Dr. Fisher when iring from the post of Archbishop Canterbury. Mataele takes a »ly interest in public affairs. In entally, Mataele makes a cialty of selling oil paintings le in Tonga, for which art col tors here and there have shown interest. Anyone seeking such hires should write to him in fcualofa.

ambers of Auckland’s recently tituted Tahiti-Nui Club, which 3een formed by former residents rench Polynesia, were at Auck ’s Whenupai airport in April 'eet a number of leading Tahiti ;1 agents paying a visit to New md as guests of TEAL. TEAL, arch, inaugurated new jet-prop ra services into Tahiti and it :ts a big increase in the flow nerican tourists through Tahiti z.

[?]el J. B. Harrison, former military secretary [?]e NZ Governor-General, Lord Cobham, has [?] TEAL, with the task of arranging re [?]n of VIP passengers, and of liaison work Government, diplomatic and official groups [?]ellington, where he will be stationed, [?]el Harrison was born in India, and served [?]ars in the Indian army. In 1938 on a [?]aineering expedition to the Himalayas [?]rrowly escaped death when an avalanche [?]ed his advance camp at 25,000 ft. He went to New Zealand in 1948.

[?] in Rabaul (NG) recently by the New District Commissioner, Mr. J. R. Foldi, Mr. Emmerich Schlorser and Miss Judy Mrs. Schlorser came from Port Moresby. Photo . C. H. Meen .

A Sydney man, Mr. Maurice sher, of Rockdale, complained in letter to the Sydney Morning irald in March that on a recent lit to Noumea he had bought a ass table lamp manufactured in B East which was later found by electrician to be a “death trap” ten plugged in. It had a maze of ;ernal wires unsuitable for Aus -lia’s 240 volts and there was an nost Complete lack -of insula n. Mr. Fisher warned Australian irists to be careful of what they ight on Islands visits.

r. R. O. Campbell, for the past lonths the District Officer, Nadi, was given a series of farewell ies and presentations on his de ure for India on a furlough :h will be combined with a y course in the Indian languages, s to stay with an Indian family Jenares for three months. Mr. pbell has been a popular figure and has accomplished a t deal of work for the town . He is responsible for the estab nent of Prince Andrew Park children’s playground, among r things. * * * my people in Papua-New lea have the wrong idea about in neighbouring Honiara, chief

photograph, published recently in a United [?]s magazine, shows Miss Clelia Windrum, 18 years old, who is filling a job at [?]nt in Houston, but who moves on shortly [?]e University of Texas. She is in an [?]s dancing dress. Miss Windrum is a [?]ter of Mr. J. E. Windrum, formerly in [?]ritish Colonial Service in Fiji, and she is [?]d to some old Fiji families. Mr. Windrum British Agent and Consul in Tonga six ago, when Queen Elizabeth and Prince [?] visited Queen Salote at Nukualofa; and [?], although only 12, met the Royal visitors there.

town in the BSIP. In fact it ha< “very friendly atmosphere”, r comment came from Mr. C Zander, who left Honiara in Ma with his wife and young fan after relieving for a time as SI Company manager there. In Honi the Zanders had a busy social ] After leave, he will be appoin to Lae, NG.

Mr. W. N. Allison, form editorial and publication assisl of the South Pacific Commis literature bureau in Sydney, been appointed Director of Edi tion, Nauru, He took up his post in March.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Chin, with flower girl [?] Chow, photographed after their wedding in recently. Mrs. Chin was formerly Miss [?] dine Seeto.

Photo: L.

Recent visitors to the Polynesian Associ of Sydney, all from Fiji, were Mr. W. S Mr. Jim Bentley, Mr. William Matthias, Lennox Robinson and Mr. Sam McCaig Photo: A. P.

Former P-NG Administration Coo peratives officer Brian Leonard looper, 24, will serve his full two lonths gaol sentence for having ttered seditious words to New ruinea natives. Cooper was con- Icted and sentenced in February y the Chief Justice of P-NG, Mr. ustice Mann, but was released on ail in Sydney following an applica on to the High Court of Australia ►r leave to appeal. The High Court l April refused his application, he judges said it was true that uch inadmissable evidence had fen given at his trial, but they d not think it affected the result Iversely. The curious fact had nerged that some of the evidence as not against Cooper, but in his vour, because it helped to explain s conduct. Cooper will serve his ntence in Port Moresby.

rhe BSIP was “on the brink of

portant developments,” said the

w High Commissioner for the astern Pacific, Mr. David Trench, Honiara, in March. He said the HP now had to do all it could produce goods for sale abroad, it could do this it would go ead fast. The High Commissioner s due to leave Honiara in early ril aboard the Coral Queen for i first visit to the New Hebrides ce his recent appointment. * * * Hr. H. C. Templeton, formerly •st Secretary to the NZ High mmissioner in West Samoa, has - n appointed Deputy High Com ssioner. Mr. Templeton, a Rhodes lolar, was previously on the staff the NZ External Affairs Depart nt, Wellington,

[?]ce Tungi, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Tonga, in March paid a short unofficial visit Western Samoa. He stayed with the Samoan Prime Minister, Fiame Mataafa.

Photo: Hettig.