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famous playwright and actor toward, whose permanent home is in the West Indies (“a lin top in Jamaica”) arrived in the end of February, on a visit. He made contact in vith Captain Stan Brown, of tch Maroro, and expected to m February 28 for a two days’ in the Kadavu area.

ssly exaggerated” the legend out the man who read his own y notice. Actress Ingrid n may not have said the same, s is reported to have been ed at the story that she had i trip to Suva, incognito, in r in the cruise ship, Seven report was put out by the Fiji isting Commission, which, £ it had an apparent scoop, le story of the “visit” much y, and sent it overseas. An id correspondent picked it up, sed it on to the Daily Express. abled the Express ; “Bergman s roared with laughter Suva * * * Moresby school teacher Mrs. aputin—the girl from Western ia who married a popular 'oresby Tolai last July 17 in of publicity not of their own

—is “expecting” in May.

aputins are reported to be id.

[?]e, an ordained minister of the ay Adventist Mission in New Guinea, the United States in June to attend conference. He will return home o New Guinea via Australia.

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only the airlines would drop prices they would fill every to Fiji. I know many Aus ds who want to come here but can’t afford it.” That’s the view r. Frank Heriot, of Melbourne, in March was back in Fiji for xth visit. He got his first view ji 47 years ago, and fell in love it. ♦ * * Dther visitor to Suva in March •Id times sake was Australian al comedy star Gladys Mon- She is now on a world cruise, she remembered the last time vas in Suva one wet day in She had spent some time with family Sir Henry and Lady and afterwards Lady Scott had ited her with a bouquet of Is. History repeated itself for Moncrieff in March. She was ained by Mr. Maurice Scott, f the late Sir Henry, and now er of the Fiji Legislative Coun e presented her with a bouquet :hids.

eiving praise by the critics in V at a preview in February was a 38-minute documentary of Methodist Missionary work v Britain, but designed for gen- The film was made by Holmes. Said one critic: “Most instructional films preach only converted, being too dull to t anyone else; this one cuts h questions of creed because ood to watch.” Holmes himself ill of praise for the co-opera e got in Rabaul while he was g the film. * * * i free at last—free from ge, from divorce and sweet said attractive French film Martine Carol, at New Cale » Tontouta airport in February,

at the Catholic Church, Rabaul—Mr. s. Mark Seeto. The ceremony was performed by Father Frankie.

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te to Tahiti. Miss Carol said s going to supervise the build a house in Tahiti, would quit lema for ever and ultimately down in Tahiti. * * * ulation as to who was to get b of head of the recently- P-NG Department of the Ad ator ended in February with vs that the post will go to Mr.

Fenbury, an Administration since 1937, and probably bet >wn abroad under his original if David Fienberg. From 1956lr. Fenbury was with the Trus division of the UN Secre- New York, and since then has Executive Officer for District s with the NG Department of dministrator. He is 45, and for his quick mind, and the and courage to speak out.

Madang natives with thoughts go cult practices were told by P-NG Administrator Sir Cleland in February that ere wasting their time. Offi- Dpening the Sumgilbar Native Government Council, he said vas no prosperity for people /ere not prepared to work, of you have plenty of ground uch of it is being wasted,” r Donald. “Last year villagers new council area produced 1,600 worth of copra. It is 3Ugh to work on Mondays in :oconut groves and then do [ during the rest of the week, is no “cargo” and those who there is “cargo” will still be account when wiser men who his and are prepared to work

his station in Honiara, BSIP, in was Archdeacon H. V. C. Reynolds, Melanesian Mission. He has been several occasions in the last few id when he left for NZ last year leave it was felt he wouldn't be to the Solomons. But Honiara was glad to welcome him back.

joying the good things they arned!” ♦ * ♦ ng Guam again in March to information for a thesis was red personnel director for the ast Territory of the Pacific Mr. Nat Logan-Smith. He me stories to tell. Last year agan-Smith received interna •ublicity as one of the passen the Santa Maria, which was 1 in the Caribbean by rebels, most exciting experience was missed, he explained. That en he got on a ship en route Sydney to the Congo, but led it at Fremantle, West a, because he had a “pre n”. “If I hadn’t, it turned out 1 have been in Elizabethville ipoldville at the height of the ’ said Mr. Smith.

:mer judge of the Indonesian -ourt in Dutch times, Dr. i Weisfelt told a Catholic dub at Bathurst, NSW, that Holland would not be pre to fight Indonesia to hold “Why should Holland fight own for a lost cause?” he ‘Holland has had no backing merica and won’t get it.”

Veisfelt, who is now a history at Bathurst, had some other t things to say from his long ice in Indonesia. He said he tain that Indonesia would take but he didn’t know why o wanted it, and he didn’t oekarno knew either. :arno is a great leader, don’t that. But so was Hitler and

in Australia in February were Mr.

John Broomfield. Mr. Broomfield aul businessman. His French-born works at the Nonga Hospital.

alini. Soekarno wants to make ountry very strong. He is a orator and can make his nee crazy. He has promised ;hing, but done nothing for his ry.” is all too evident that those ties enjoying the maximum ;h shipping and jet services are ig the greatest harvests from tourist industries. And it is dis cing to say the least, when NZ jelled the only major tourist n the Pacific unable to handle ■craft.”

N. E. Lobb, the delegate of Z Travel and Holiday Associa -3 the Pacific Area Travel Asso i Conference in Hongkong, had Dmplaint to make when he got to Wellington in February. He ncouragement should be given rist shipping to terminate their voyages in NZ, or at least to a NZ port.

red-slanted Building Workers’ ial Union of Australia made 10 friends among Fiji official i February when it sent a letter Fiji Registrar of Industrial ations, Mr. B. L. Gregg, de ig that he should withdraw legal demands on the Fiji ?ale and Retail Workers 11 Union. The BWIU also ex l displeasure at the actions of Magistrate, Mr. Don Me in. Retorted Mr. Gregg; e. It is nothing to do with ■ in Australia.”

apprentice with the RAAF, now with ol of Technical Training, Wagga, NSW, d Michael Ryan, of Wau. He manages home twice a year. Michael's father urch of England minister at Wau. —RAAF photo