People

(Vest Samoa was reminded of some its early history in August when it i a brief visit from Mr. J. A. inberger, now working in Pago *o as a technical representative h the tuna factory. He is the at nephew of Colonel A. B. inberger, who arrived in Samoa 1873 as American agent, and k a great hand in the mixed Itics of the time, becoming a gmaker. In 1875 he made himself mier until he was disowned by

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»ie arm of coincidence is long on asion. When Viscount Maugham, hew of the famous British e * lst > Somerset Maugham, was in ln August preparing to write a \ script on the tragedy of the 'fu' a former owner toe ill-fated ship, Mrs. Dorothy entzen > of California, USA, was

[?]ied at Dravo, about 19 miles from Suva, September 2—Mr. and Mrs. Colin Levy, Levy, a Sydney chemist, flew to Fiji for Wedding accompanied by a Sydney friend, Don Uhrig, who was best man. The [?] will make their home in Sydney. Mr. [?] until this year, was employed at the mill at Labasa, Fiji, and he met his [?]e, Taina Laqere, daughter of a retired [?]l teacher of Dravo, at Labasa Hospital, [?]ere she was a registered staff nurse.

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*on a holiday visit. Mrs. intzen’s late husband, Mr. Milton Jacon, owned Joyita from 1934 941 in the States, until Joyita requisitioned by the Navy and a to Pearl Harbour for patrol I Mrs. Lorentzen gave some esting details of the Joyita, fil ing how she was named. It ars that Joyita was built as a ry yacht in 1932, in California, Mr. Ronald West, a movie :tor. West’s wife was named 1, and so the yacht was christened a —Mexican for “Little Jewel”.

[r. Julian Amery, now British ister for Air, who last year made allop around the South Pacific n emissary of the Colonial Office, a brush with a Spanish bull-ring nid-August. His wife (a daughter Prime Minister Macmillan) was there and got slightly hurt when bull-ring at Jimena de La Fontera apsed; two other Britishers were :d. Mr. Amery, like all members he British Cabinet, took his August days no matter what crises loomed tmost of them seemed to be tak a hand at killing something— ftish pheasants, English trout— & Spanish bulls. * * * aking their cue from the Mayor Suva (Mr. C. A. Stinson) who intly urged that the time was \ tor women to be elected to Suva

[?] and Mrs. Eric Riel, aboard the Matson "Monterey'' in August en route from [?]y to the US. Mr. Riel is well known [?]e South Seas as South Pacific manager United Press International for many years. [?]e has been transferred to the US.

Council, several Fijian organisa ' in August looked into the bility of getting Miss Esiteri lala to stand as a candidate for Council elections in October. It bund, however, that she did not the necessary 12 months’ intial qualification for acceptance, returned to Suva only last iry after studying at New md University, Armidale, NSW, i she became the first Fijian in to graduate as Bachelor of However, Suva people think will be hearing a lot more of ompetent young educator in the

ia’s weekly Samoana reported in st that Mr. K. Funnel, of the Broadcasting Service, led to New Zealand in August I having prepared a series of tiews and a programme which is e aired on West Samoa’s In idence Day. Mr. Funnel noted is departure that he could find le willing to express their ideas t Samoa’s future in general con tion. but many were unwilling we them recorded.

I * * * grateful patient of the Colonial Memorial Hospital, Suva, in ist, expressed his appreciation in ry practical way—by presenting of $1,000. He is Mr. Hyde «s, retired Californian geological 1£ er, who was passing through ; in the Mariposa but became ill was taken to CWM Hospital. He iched that he was so well treated

the "Soochow" in August en route from to P-NG was Miss D. M. Tonkin, of Australia, who will take up mission work Eastern Highlands. She has worked West for several years but this is her [?]ip to P-NG. She is a qualified nurse and teacher.

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so impressed with the medical ing being provided for Fijians he would donate a thousand irs (worth £4OO Fijian) to the ital. The money will purchase al equipment for cardiac in gation.

ster Merle Carter, a New and nursing sister, with the iodist Mission in Western BSIP, gainville and Buka, P-NG, retired ntly after 14 years of service tly at mission hospitals on gainville. Sister Carter who came [he field immediately after the ges of war, trained many native in hospital work and introduced lern methods.

When the Cook Islands’ Legislative sembly was debating proposals for rat catching campaign, the Hon. eora Ira (Rarotonga) suggested a unty of a penny a rat tail in the pe that “a large number of rats «ld be killed”; and the Hon. Kau

miliar face to Pacific travellers through [?]a, Fiji, is Miss Paddi Lowry, who looks interests of a travel agent there. Paddi from Victoria and went to Fiji in 1951. ater went to Perth, West Australia, but all of Fiji was too strong, and back she went again in 1960.

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[?]rd the "Soochow" in August, on their way [?] to P-NG from Sydney after long leave Australia, were Mr. and Mrs. L. H. [?]orson. Mr. Halvorson is at Mt. Hagen [?]s Transport Officer, Western Highlands.

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pu (Aitutaki) said that poisoning \ better, because the people of jtaki had taken cats to one of r islands in an attempt to eradi > the rats and when the people re ied several months later they ad the rats had killed the cats.

lighteen-year-old Tifitifi Liufau, shy American Samoan girl who i flown to Honolulu for treatment ;a defective heart in June, has re led home—on the way to recovery, tifi’s plight was discovered by a d Samaritan in the form of Vincent itiluomo. a Hospital Corpsman ti the US Coastguard, who was ting Pago earlier this year, and a ilic fund launched in Honolulu de her trip possible.

When the Administrator of Norfolk and, Mr. R. S. Leydin, became ill early September and required gent hospital attention for a heart edition, the RAAF made a special K)-mile flight in a giant Hercules ansport from Sydney to pick him up.

I* Leydin, his wife and a doctor ere then flown direct to Melbourne.

[?]rd the "Tulagi" in August for a round to the Islands, including Norfolk, New ides and the Solomons, were Mr. and S. L. Graham. Mr. Graham is Brisbane [?]ager for Unilever, and he was taking a [?]k at Lever's BSIP plantation interests.

regular South Seas traveller is Mr. Raymond [?]er, a hardware store owner of Beecroft, [?]ney, who was making yet another trip to Islands on the August "Tulagi" from Sydney. [?]. Beer says he travels regularly because he enjoys the Islands atmosphere.