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• According to a report in 1 Honolulu newspaper, Star-Bullei Honolulu Mayor Neal S. Blaisd is being tipped to replace Owen Aspinall as Governor of Americ Samoa now that Republican Riclu Nixon has been elected US Preside • The French Minister for Ov seas Territories, Mr. Mic h a Inchauspe, has announced creation in Paris of a “Maison de France d’Outre-Mer”, where Fren men and others may obtain inforr tion on questions concerning tourij commerce and industry in Fram overseas territories and departmei • Times are getting hard betel nut chewers. In P-NG, Goroka Council has decided to I the buying and selling of betel nu on the grounds that there is a pro 1 association between oral cancer j betel nut chewing. As a result, BSIP Chamber of Commerce declared its support for any public that discourages the betel nut hi in the Solomons. However, chamber considers it doubtful whet any ban on the buying and sell of the nut could be enforced. • Honiara Town Council, BS has set up a road safety commil following an increase of accidc in the capital. There were 72 cidents in the first nine months the year—an increase of 15 per a over the same period last year, these, 44 were caused by careL ness. • The sale of Burns Phi Malekula to Ankan Shipping (p. 1' has fallen through due to last mir intervention by the Commonwe; Government. The vessel will be s to another buyer. • Tnlagi, the BP Islands tra< left Sydney in late November Norfolk Island and the Solom with an all-New Guinean deck c in place of the Malay crew.

Malay deck hands were paid off Sydney because they had “elected go home”.