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THEY look tough and are, these members of the Royal Papua-New Guinea Con stabulary riot squad. They are holding (above) tear gas and shotguns, and at left heavy batons and light metal shields which have replaced inefficient cane shields. Every policeman is trained for the riot squad, and even the police band can turn itself into a highly efficient squad if necessary.

The squads are trained under strict dis cipline at Bomana Police Barracks, near Moresby. A squad usually consists of 30 police. The RPNGC has a strength of 155 officers, and 3,000 NCO’s and men.

Pictures: B. J. Adams.

Mr. David Poon, of Wewak, New Guinea, and h [?] bride. They married in Hong Kong during a rece [?] six-months tour of Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwe [?] and Japan. Photo: Chin H. Meen.

ABOVE, after their marriage at St. Joseph's Church, Boroko, Port Moresby, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Vandenbrink. The bride was formerly Miss Patricia Crispin. BELOW, Mr. and Mrs. Euta Toma and their wedding group following their recent marriage at Betio, Gilbert Islands. The bride, Miss Tabei Uriam, is from the Ellice Islands, and the marriage ceremony was a merging of Gilbertese, Ellice and European customs.

Photos; Chin H. Meen and R. McD. Summers.

Mr. John Grover, Chief Geologist in the BSIP for many years, is shortly taking up a new post in Suv [?] as Director of the Geological Survey Department in Fiji. Currently he is on leave.

[?] to Kokoda, Papua, recently went a party of about 70 former 39th [?] alion men who fought in New Guinea in World War II. ABOVE, two [?] bers, Dick Rowarth and Ron Halsall, share thoughts with former Papuan [?] ntry Battalion member Jacob Jago alongside the memorial on the famed [?] oda Trail. More than 300 Australian and NG ex-servicemen will take [?] in a "Return to Kokoda" ceremony from November 3-6, to commemorate [?] 25th anniversary of the recapture of Kokoda. BELOW, Solomons wartime [?] Sgt.-Major Vouza, in the US Marine uniform ceremoniously presented [?] im in August when an official delegation of Marines flew from Hawaii to take part in the 25th anniversary of the Guadalcanal battle.

Banz, New Guinea, coffee planter P. N.

Harbeck, who is also a major with the P-NG citizen military forces, the Volunteer Rifles, has just returned from a 16-day visit to Australian forces in Vietnam.

While there he accompanied search and

destroy patrols.

Ratu K. K. T. Mara, Fiji's new Chief Minister, per forms his first ministerial duty in the Fiji Legislative Council in September and sets into motion the new ministerial system of government. The same day the Opposition walked out of the chamber.

Emma Heffernan, 24, of Fiji, is today making her name as a high fashion model in Sydney. And she has been modelling for only eight months. Emma, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nesbitt Heffernan, of Suva, and Fiji-born, came to Sydney only in Ma [?] last year to work as a secretary and now is a full-time model. Her sister, Ellen, i [?] with the Fiji Government representative's office in Sydney.