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ji has a reasonably good educa system which is unfortunately to New Zealand. The New Zea syllabus is “too westernised for . That was one of the views essed by Professor O. H. K, Spate, essor of Pacific Studies at the ralian National University, when king at a seminar organised by Apex Club and held in Glen s, NSW. Professor Spate, author the “Spate Report” on Fiji’s orny, gave a first-class summing f Fiji’s problems, and said there much for Apex to do in Fiji.

ok Islanders have been very with presents for British Royalty ring the announcement that the

on Missionary Society’s new

)n ship, John Williams, will be d by Princess Margaret in on on October 4. The Princess d the last ship in 1948, and re -1 a handbag made in the 5. She will receive another )ag on this occasion (the handle with pearl shell) and a model » rnade to scale, for young son * * * human” and “callous” were two used by Judge Clegg in a y court in May when describ-

[?] handful are Fiji's Sellars triplets,

Doone and Edward, here seen with their Mrs. Peter Sellars, wife of a Suva [?]ant They were born in the Colonial Memorial Hospital, Suva, in January, [?]y Fiji gained another set of triplets, who [?]ill in hospital. Their parents are Mr. [?]rs. Vishnu Deo, and they were born at Ba.

Photo: Stan Whippy.

Alfred Vercoe, 46, who was nd guilty by a jury of having mpted to obtain £25,000 from the er of a kidnapped boy in 1960 i intent to defraud. Vercoe had sly told the boy’s father that he Id return the boy—but in fact coe had had nothing to do with kidnapping and knew nothing Jt the boy, Graeme Thorne, who been murdered by the real bid der- Vercoe, who is well known \pia and Pago Pago, where he lucted photographic businesses, gaoled for two years.

)ther Sydney judge with some words of criticism in May was Holden, who in sentencing an i for a sex crime, said he had told “300 Italians who were ed from New Caledonia be of murder and terrorism” had offered migration to Australia, id counsel had told him that a i company recruited labour for nes in New Caledonia “from west classes in Europe”. The words raised a storm. The lian Minister for Immigration, owner, and the Italian Consul d, Mr. G. Carnevali, said the was certainly in error. The -General added for good e that the accusations were ' offensive to New Caledonia’s community. PlM’s Noumea

[?]for Apia in May to take up a post as [?]Specialist of the Independent State [?]tern Samoa was Dr. Leonard Goodman, He held the same position in the ship Territory of Western Samoa from to 1961. Dr. Goodman is a retired officer of the Colonial Medical Service, one of the few of that service left [?]e used to surgery under primitive con -"thatched huts, kerosene lamps, knife [?]k stuff when it has to be done, and [?]es it still has," explains Dr. Goodman [?] formerly Surgical Specialist to the [?]ast —now Ghana.

correspondent commented: “T 1 Judge should have checked his fa< before turning on the hot air”.

NZ Minister for Island Territon Mr. F. L. A. Gotz, also rates paragraph for some plain speaki In Rarotonga during his recent t< he said he was sad that West Samoa had left the family, but felt she might be like many yoi people who left the Cooks for wi in NZ—“after a while there, they into financial difficulties and w: back to Papa for assistance!”

A native Assistant Patrol Offi< Noel Levi (see PIM May p. 21 photograph) became the first Papi to lead a patrol in Papua-New Gui: when he set out from Goroka, East Highlands in mid-May. The pal was a routine one of about a we( duration when a census was taken mountain villages but nonetheless was quite an event. Levi had un his command an Australian, Ca Patrol Officer A. Kerr, who at 1* two years younger. Levi went]

During a brief stop-over at Nadi Airport, I[?] in May, US Secretary of State, Dean R[?] was accorded a traditional Fijian ceremony welcome by being presented with a drink yaqona (kava). Mr. Rusk and members of US delegation to the ANZUS Council meet were returning to the US from NZ Australia.

Photo: Rob Wri[?]

Heading south from Lorengau, Manus, in "Malaita" in April were Scots couple Mr.

Mrs. J. Mackenzie, and their three chili Donald, Catriona and Shula. Mr. Mackenzi with P-NG'S Government Stores and the fa is visiting Brisbane and Melbourne on le Photo: Pat Robet

jol at Scotch College, Warwick, :ensland, and is one of 10 young ve men (nine Papuans, one from v Guinea) who are training as istant Patrol Officers. Four of n are at a special school at ichhafen and the others are at ous advanced stages of training the Sepik, Morobe and Eastern hlands districts.

uch decorated Solomon Islands hero and distinguished citizen, 'a, has had one great request of -a set of false teeth. During the visit to the BSIP in May by rican TV star Jack Paar, Vouza j himself before the TV cameras, terrific story,” said Paar to ara businessman E. V. Lawson.

I do anything for him?” “You 1 buy him a set of teeth,” said Lawson. The result: As Vouza d his toothless smile, Jack Paar nted him with a cheque for 100 rs, “on behalf of the National feasting Service, the Jack Paar '» the People of America and the nes!” * ♦ * have had experience with fight nen in many places, and, in a corner, in jungle terrain, I would on have a party of well-trained Guinean soldiers as any men I . When they are trained and ed by men who understand and hem, they are splendid material.” ipeaker was Lieut.-Colonel J. W. e, to visitors at the very large ell party given him at Taurama cks, Port Moresby, at the end of

[?]ean-Charles (Johnny) Ratard, left, and [?]other Michael at the former's 21st birth [?]arty given in Sydney in April by their [?]r, Mrs. J. Ratard, of St. Ives, Sydney, Santo. Mr. Jean Ratard, Snr., wasn't [?]t as business kept him on the family tion at Santo, New Hebrides. The Ratards well-known French pioneering family of [?]ew Hebrides and Jean Ratard, Snr., was [?]ly the first European to be born there ars ago. Mrs. Ratard, although born in [?]lia, is also of a well-known Islands Mr. Ratard was educated in Paris [?]s children have been educated in Sydney [?]ny and Michael at Barker College and at Sydney University; and daughter a, 16, at the Presbyterian Ladies' Col lege, Pymble.

. The Colonel has been three in charge of the Pacific Islands nent, and now Australian Army are sending him off to United > for a period of special train ♦ * * e of the dwindling band of ne old-timers in the Territory pua and New Guinea is Mr. A. enall, who now is Secretary of “w General Hospital at Wewak.

Wenall was well known among )ld miners before World War II d of his gold seeking years were i at and around Sunshine—and, riost “Befores” he supplied the jungle techniques during World

oung Tongan nurse made his n Sydney in May when she ingsford Smith airport in full array. She was then the very Irs. Herman Meier, the bride ew hours of a Camden apple dist. She was formerly Miss Heimuli, of Nukualofa, who :en nursing at Manly District al. The couple had been d in the Lutheran Church in and the wedding reception dd at the Overseas Terminal, omehow got away and the last r the plane came before the could change into travelling After a honeymoon in Mr. and Mrs. Meier will re > live at Camden. * * * langaia, in the Cooks, they are 3ing the twist. It follows the of their first helicopter, from > Coastguard icebreaker East- The helicopter brought the ashore, to be met by Acting it Agent J. W. Little. Islanders len given helicopter rides and vited aboard the icebreaker, ys aboard the Eastwind taught nders to dance the twist as a saying thanks.

at the Rabaul Memorial Church recently [?]iss Clare Wong to Mr. Nicky Ng.

Photo: Larry Chin.