New Caledonians

Urged To Better Suva's Games Effort

From Fred Dunn, in Noumea New Caledonia’s Governo Mr. Marc Biros, threw somethir of a challenge into the ring whe he presided over the inaugur; meeting in Noumea in Octob( of the organising committee ( the 1966 South Pacific Games 1 be held in Noumea.

AFTER extolling the splendid woi done by the Suva organisatic in making a complete success of tl first South Pacific Games last yea Mr. Biros said: “Our aim must not only be equal the work of the Suva o ganisers, we must better their effort Both Mr. Biros and Mr. Rog Kaddour, president of the Sou Pacific Games Council and preside of the New Caledonian Sportii Association, said that little tin remained to prepare for the Nounu Games—both being aware that Ne Caledonians “never do today wh can be put off till tomorrow”.

During the meeting, the committj elected Mr. Yves Attalli as i president. Mr. Attalli is the dynam president of New Caledonian Cred The committee members are: M

IN TOKYO: Mr. and Mrs. August Cha[?] of Rabaul, were among a number of Ne[?] Guinea people who were in Tokyo [?] October to see the Olympic Game Others included Messrs. Owen Not Adrian Partridge, Dick Doyle, John Cros Alan Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Seeto (Lorengau), Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Achu[?] and Mr. and Mrs. Seeto Kim How.

Photo: C. H. Mee[?]

kttalli (Protocol), Mr. Numa Daly Finances), Colonel Orsini (Medical Services), and Messrs. Jean Leques Reception head), Louis Eschem renner (Housing of Officials), Robert 'orche (Housing of Athletes), Roger ; Leizour (Radio), Gerard Derenty Internal Telephone Communica ons), H. Coursin (Press), J. M. esse (Transportation), H. Chevelu Works programme), J. Laplagne Chief Interpreter), Daniel Lehy Folklore), and A. Ohlen (Territorial ssembly representative).

It was confirmed at the meeting lat the French Government in Paris ill provide considerable aid, both nancial and otherwise, to stage the ames.

An engineer-architect is due in oumea soon to inspect all plans •awn up for the new stadium implex at Magenta. As soon as * has given his OK, credits in

France will be released and work will start immediately on the big building programme which will give New Caledonia probably the best sports arena in the South Pacific.

The municipality of Noumea will start work on the Olympic pool project at Anse Vata early in the New Year, and the pools should be ready some months before the start of the Games.

Mr. Maurice Herzog, High Com

missioner of Youth and Sports in the French Government, is due in Noumea before the end of the year to look into Games problems.

Footnote : A profit of nearly £3,000 (Fijian) is expected from the first South Pacific Games held in Suva last year. This sum will be distributed to the 13 participating territories. Over 59,000 people paid to see the Games, and total revenue was £F56,000.

For the South Pacific Games in 1966, Noumea is not expected to do things on quite the same scale as the Japanese did in Tokyo for the Olympic Games. But everything points to an outstanding effort by South Seas standards. Our photo, taken by C. H. Meen, of Rabaul, shows one of the venues in Tokyo.