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rk-eyed Fijian trainee-nurse Eta jla celebrated her 21st birthday jva in September by riding in ph through packed Suva streets ewly-crowned Queen of Fiji’s al Hibiscus Festival. Eta was ;n from 16 contestants at the of eight days of festivities, in rig processions, balls, shows and ian fire-walking ceremony. Miss cus receives as her prize a tour ustralian cities. In second place ravel hostess Teuila Wendt, and was Ruci Koroi, a stenographer.

e fourth James Burns in the line he Australian family which is the Burns Philp & Co. Ltd. re. has arrived. He was born pptember 4, to Mr. and Mrs. J.

I Burns, of Sydney, and he was ptly christened James. His great [father was that notable Colonel lames Burns, who founded the lerous company; his grand r is Mr. James Burns, the nt chairman of the Burns Philp E>; and his father is a member of sentral board of directors. iere was a sad sequel to a happy ly event, however. Three weeks f on September 24, the new

Noumea, has a new ground hostess — -educated Daniele Mercier. Daniele is [?]iece of prominent Sydney newspaper [?]ist Emile Mercier, who is a member well known New Caledonian family.

Photo: Fred Dunn

r ’s grandmother, Mrs. James is, died at her home in Bowral, /, after a short illness. Mr. and James Burns had two children r. J. D. O. Burns, and a jhter, Margaret (Mrs. Brian J. D. ;, of Point Piper, Sydney).

„et us see that our border is well eyed and guarded—not as an un idly gesture but as a wise provi said P-NG planter Lloyd rell at the P-NG Legislative ncil in September. The Territory ild keep a “wary eye” on its new mesian neighbours, said Mr. rell, while at the same time wel ing the possibility of developing nesian friendship.

anto, in the New Hebrides, the under [?]h is prolific. This huge elephant ears dwarfs two recent visitors—Brigadier al Ballance, US Marine Corps (ret) and Mr. George Grey, US Consul in Fiji.

Photo: Rob Wright

[?]ed for Noumea in September aboard the on liner "Mariposa" were Sydney res [?]nt owner Henri Corboz, and his wife, a [?]er New Caledonian girl. in Noumea Mrs. [?]z, was to be presented with the Order [?]erit from the New Caledonian Government [?]ecognition of her contribution to the [?]gation of French music. Mrs. Corboz former opera singer who now teaches music and singing.

Senior Women’s Welfare Offi- P-NG, Miss Pat Ure, who ;nced work with the Depart -3f Native Affairs three and a sars ago has resigned, and ex o make her home near Christ , New Zealand. She recently iced her engagement to Mr. T. s, a NZ sheep farmer.

Director of Native Affairs, K. McCarthy, in praising Miss vork, said in September: “We Miss Ure will always remem ipua and New Guinea where is born. We, and the native will always remember her ful work here.” e are now 340 women’s clubs lout the Territory with a total rship of more than 10,000.

/in would be an ideal place uruans to live in Australia, if tuldn’t find an island of their iaid Mrs. Stuart Scriven, a in, in Darwin in September, d just arrived with her hus rom Nauru. Mr. Scriven is an ian and married in Nauru two go. He now has a Government Darwin. Mrs. Scriven said she luruans would be accepted as in Darwin, whereas in the here might be a possibility of :e. She said one thing about i “shocked” her—Sunday i She told the Northern Terri kws that Nauruans were re people and there were no pic pen on Sunday.

I* * * etest one-day knowalls,” said N. Ekblad, Swedish Minister iralia, in Rabaul, NG, in Sep “But what is needed in New

[?] has an aquarium, recently opened [?]larold Storck, of Storck Cruises, here king at one of the brightly coloured [?]es on display. Photo: Stan Whippy.

tea is more factual publicity—it d accomplish a lot more than slosh that is peddled out today.”

Ekblad said he would like to see with a regular slot on Australian so that mainlanders could be t acquainted with what was I on in the big Territory. ♦ * * r. J. H. Common, energetic man of the Suva committee nising the first South Pacific es, to be held in Suva next Sep er, is heading for the Common th Games in Perth in November udy its organisation. He will be hed to the staff of Perth Games :tor of Organisation. Mr. Com is an international referee and : of the International Amateur ig Association, and he will se boxing contests at the Perth es by invitation.

long the comings and goings in a October; Ratu Edward Cako prominent Fijian leader, who a two months’ visit to the d States as the guest of the ican State Department. While ashington he will discuss social economic developments in the i Pacific and development of an tional exchange programme for iting Fiji in October will be a ition from the British Common h Parliamentary Association. It its of Dame Patricia Hornsby 1, Conservative for Chislehurst, Jryant Godman Irivine, Conser i for Rye, and Mr. Ellis Smith, ar for Stoke on Trent. The dele -1 will later visit New Zealand Australia.

[?]n Samoa's first Postmistress is Mrs. [?]hrle, here being congratulated by Post- Edward Hunkin (Chief Fai'iave) who tired. Mrs. Uhrle, 36, is the wife of [?]ed Uhrle, Director of Port Administra tion. Photo: Robert Grach.