They're swiftly

filling in the Games details

From a Port Moresby correspondent They have decided now on the venues for most of the 15 different sports to be held during the Third South Pacific Games, which will take place in Port

Moresby next August.

The games will be played at 10 different locations, all except one within six miles of the centre of Port Moresby and all easily accessible.

The exception is the golf tournament, to be held in the town of Lae, on the New Guinea side of the border.

Golf contestants will need to take a plane ride if they want to see the rest of the games.

Most of the big events of the games will be held at the main stadium, now being erected alongside Port Moresby harbour, on the Hubert Murray re serve. There are two grounds there.

Although most soccer and Rugby Union will be held in the outer areas, the semi-finals and finals will be held in this stadium area.

Yachting will be held on a 12-mile triangular course off Paga Point, Port Moresby.

Work is going ahead on the Olympic size swimming pool near Boroko, and on some other training pools nearby.

The details

Here are the venue details: Hubert Murray Reserve ; Soccer, softball, athletics, Rugby Union.

Boroko Recreation Reserve : Soccer, boxing, Rugby Union, net ball, volley ball.

Murray Barracks : Table tennis, weight lifting.

Taurama Barracks : Judo.

Boroko Tennis Club : Tennis.

Boroko Olympic pool : Swimming.

Hohola : Basketball.

University oval ; Possibly Rugby Union.

The organising committee is now beginning to produce more Press on plans—and not before :ime. There has been a great interest in the games, but information has

been produced only spasmodically for overseas consumption, despite best intentions.

Some of the recent releases, how ever, would make eyebrows shoot up in the Islands. One bulletin announces that among the territories participat ing in the games will be the “Ameri can Samoan Islands Protectorate”, and a place called the “Gilbert and Ellice Island Gura”.

Gura? Perhaps they mean g-r-r-h!

Entrance charges for the games will range from S 3 for the best seats in the covered stand in the main stadium for the first four days of the athletics, the finals of the soccer and the semi-finals of the Rugby Union, and for ringside seats for the semi finals and finals of the boxing, to 20 cents for hill seats in the main stadium and standing room at other venues. Certain seats can be reserved for a fee of 20 cents.

A season ticket for all venues will cost $52, including reservation fees.

A season ticket for “Group A” venues—that is athletics, basketball, soccer, Rugby Union, boxing, swim ming and tennis—will cost $3B, in cluding reservation fees.

Season tickets will also be avail able for individual sports.

Children 14 years and under will be admitted to all venues for half price, except where they occupy re served seats.

A "Fireball" class yacht tries out on Port Moresby harbour. This class will be used at the Games. -Photo: Susan Young.