Programme Fo [?]
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South Pacific
Games
Details were released in : of the programme for the ] South Pacific Games, to be in Suva from August 29 to i tember 7. Most of the events take place in Suva but becaus the pressure on sporting an some rugby and soccer wifi
played at Lautoka, a day’s d
away from Suva, on the o side of the main island of Levu.
Governor of Fiji, Sir Ken A Maddocks, will perform opening ceremony. The organ committee had considered inv the Duke of Edinburgh, but t had not been time enough.
The major entries so far ] come from New Caledonia, Pa New Guinea, Western Samoa American Samoa. Fiji will also 1 a big contingent, but the number not yet been finalised.
Competing territories have sent following team figures to the or, ising committee: Papua-New Guinea, 80 (23 woe 47 men, 10 officials); New C donia, 125 (12 women, 75 men, officials); French Polynesia, 60 women, 42 men, 12 officials); W and Futuna, 10 (9 men, 1 offici Western Samoa, 88 (18 women, men, 6 officials); Cook Islands, (6 women, 14 men, 5 officia Niue, 32 (14 women, 16 men officials); Solomons, 26 (25 mer official); Gilbert and Ellice, 8 (7 n 1 official); American Samoa, 95 women, 63 men); New Hebrides, (3 women, 28 men, 3 officia Tonga, 41 (5 women, 36 men).
Accommodation The visitors will be accommods at Suva Grammar School (33 Nasinu Training College (250), Stephen’s House (50), and Qu Elizabeth Barracks (80).
Mr. John Common, chairman the organising committee, is satis; with Fiji’s purchase of the eqt ment required.
The whole lot—hurdles, bo>< gloves, footballs, javelins, diso
tennis racquets, table tennis etc. —will come from the United dom at favourable prices. The >ment will be brought in free uty, as will crockery and cut from New Zealand and medals Melbourne. me of it will be sold after the es, and the rest will be stored he next Games. ccer is scheduled to be played , Sunday. All territories were lached to see if they had any tions on religious grounds, and ir all replies have indicated that tion would not be raised. Soc is played throughout Fiji on ays anyway.
Programme Details
ursday, Aug. 29—Afternoon: ing ceremony; soccer. Evening: s basketball; men’s and women’s tennis. iday, Aug. 30—Morning: Lawn s and soccer. Afternoon: len’s basketball, lawn tennis, j football. Evening: Men’s bas ill, men’s and women’s table s. turday, Aug. 31—Morning: s and women’s athletics, lawn s, rugby (at Lautoka). After : Men’s and women’s athletics, 2n’s basketball, lawn tennis, f (at Lautoka). Evening: Men’s ;tball, men’s and women’s swim ; men’s and women’s table ten nday, Sept. I—Morning:1—Morning: Soc at Lautoka). Afternoon; Soc at Suva and Lautoka). inday, Sept. 2—Morning: Men’s women’s athletics, lawn tennis, en’s basketball. Evening: Box men’s and women’s table tennis. esday, Sept. 3—Morning: Lawn s, rugby. Afternoon: Women’s :tball, lawn tennis, rugby, volley- Evening: Men’s and women’s ming. ?dnesday, Sept. 4—Morning s and women’s athletics, lawn s. Afternoon: Men’s and m’s athletics, volleyball, women’s jtball. Evening: Boxing. ursday, Sept. s—Morning: Lawn
tennis, rugby. Afternoon: Lawn tennis, rugby, volleyball. Evening: Men’s and women’s swimming.
Friday, Sept. 6—Morning: Lawn tennis, rugby. Afternoon: Soccer, volleyball, lawn tennis. Evening: Boxing.
Saturday, Sept. 7—Morning: Soccer, lawn tennis. Afternoon: Lawn tennis, rugby, closing ceremony.
Evening: Island night.
Unfortunately there will be no marathon event. Several territories indicated that they wanted a marathon, but did not send firm entries.
The organising committee made a search for a suitable course, but none was available.
Games visitors will be able to buy official souvenirs cheaply when in Fiji, according to the Acting Financial Secretary, Mr. R. M. Major, speak ing in the Legislative Council. He said this was because the souvenirs would be allowed in duty-free from preferential areas, and with a 25 per cent, general tariff, Visitors will also be able to buy cheaply many luxury goods such as cameras, watches and radios because these have been duty-free in Fiji since January 1.
Fiji bus proprietors have agreed to transport athletes from Nadi airport to Suva at any time of the day or night at reduced rates.