A Honeycomb
p. 85 · Read in the full issue
Of Caves
The "hole" on Ocean Island in which Kabunare hid after his escape from death at the hands of the Japanese was probably the entrance to one of the numerous caves which are a feature of the island.
In the days before phosphate was discovered on the island and water tanks were built there, these caves were of great value as a source of water to the native inhabitants, the Banabans.
Ocean Island, in fact, is so honey combed with caverns below sea level that the- ground can be felt to vibrate in heavy seas. The island is 260 ft above sea level at its highest point.