Gay Hibiscus
pp. 43-45 · Read in the full issue
Keen Interest In Suva’s Gay Hibiscus Festival
About 50,000 people thronged Suva's streets and Albert Park on September 28 to watch the procession of floats, which is a regular feature of the city's gay annual Hibiscus Festival. The float seen here, entered by W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd., was adjudged the best overall entry, and it won second prize for entries from commercial and government organisations. The float represents Carpenter's newest trading ship "Komaiwai". At left is Miss Hibiscus, 1965 21-year-old Veronica Powell, who is a steno-typist. Miss Powell was sponsored by Chez Liz Boutique. She was crowned at a ceremony in Albert Park, and was then carried around the field in a litter borne by four Fijian warriors in ceremonial dress, escorted by four more. —Photos: Stan Whippy.
FLOURISHING CLUB: Recently formed, and now flourishing is the Rabaul Gun Club, which held its first championships a few weeks ago on its new site at Simpson Harbour. Winner of the single barrel handicap was Wally Busbridge (left). The winner of the double barrel championship was Les Berkfeld.
Several members contested the shoot, and competition was keen.
SEEN IN SYDNEY: Among the many Islands people in Sydney recently were Mr. and Mrs. A. Blumenthals (above), of Port Moresby, and Captain and Mrs. Charles Legras (below), of Noumea. The Blumenthals were pictured on board the Matson liner "Monterey" on their return to Sydney after a six-month trip to Canada, the United States and South America. Mr.
Blumenthals is with the Commonwealth Department of Works, and has been on long service leave. Captain and Mrs. Legras are seen aboard Matson's "Mariposa" just before leaving Sydney for Noumea after spending the winter in New South Wales and Queensland. Captain Legras is a retired master mariner.
ALL IN TOGETHER: Soldiers of four races (rained together at Mt. Ambra, 10 miles from Mt. Hagen, from August 28 to September 12 when the Papua and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles held its annual camp. The soldiers (from left) are Warrant Officer Joe Fisk, an Australian, who is the company sergeant major and a car penter in civil life; Private Leonard Enkera, a Euronesian, who is a plant operator at Kerevat; Corporal Douglas Ng, Chinese, an accounting clerk at Rabaul; and Private Tomot Melchior, a Tolai, from Keravi Village, near Kokopo.
APIA WEDDING: The wedding took place in Apia recently between Polynesian Air Lines engineer Keith Raymond Gordon and an attractive local girl, Angeline Marie Warren, daughter of Ralph and Lucy Warren, of Apia. The bridal group (from left) is groomsman Keith Dulles, maid of honour Phoebe Fabricius, the groom and bride, bridesmaid Celine Hellesoe, and groomsman Herman Bartley. The flower girls are Aggie Grey and Jennifer Curry.
Photo: H. Straube.
GONE FINISH: After 19 years in the New Hebrides, Dick Kerr, one of the most oopular men in the Group, "went finish" o Australia recently with his wife and amily. Dick, who flew several sorties during the Battle of Britain, arrived in the New Hebrides just after the war to manage a plantation at Emae. He later [?]ought a trading station at Tongoa; and inally was manager of Ren Smith's plan ation at Undine Bay. His wife is the step laughter of Les Love, a former radio engineer in Vila.—Photo: Reece Discombe.
MATCHED IN MORESBY: Two teams of schoolgirl basketballers from New South Wales were in Port Moresby recently for a series of matches against local teams.
Among those who took a keen interest in the games was Lady Cleland, wife of the P-NG Administrator, who is seen here with two of the competing teams.
Photo: Chin H. Meen.