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• The translation of four New jstament Gospels into New Hebri an Pidgin is expected to be ready r publication by the British and >reign Bible Society before the end the year. Translators are at pre tit checking the work with col igues in the Hebridean Anglican d Roman Catholic churches and ; Church of Christ. • Nine students were to graduate the first graduation ceremony held the University of Papua-New linea on August 18. They are: Messrs: V. Eri, F. Hiob, J. tdiba, R. Hohia, R. Namiliu and iss C, C. Pamaby. BSc: Mrs. G. F. nner, Mr. J. Pulu and Mr. S. J. K. gley. Master of Laws: Mrs. R. S.
Ptegan. Master of Science: Mr. G.
Chaplin and R. M. Leigh. • Father John Nilles won the imbu by-election for the Papua w Guinea House of Assembly on y 14 with a total of 18,496 votes, unst 6,084 for his nearest rival, bakey Okuk. • A simultaneous interpretation tern has been ordered by the •vemment of Western Samoa from New Zealand firm for the new iota Fono (House of Parliament Iding) at Apia. fhe three-channel system will pro e for the two basic languages, glish and Samoan, and also for a mch translation on occasions en the South Pacific Commission fitting there. rhe installation, with facilities for lultaneous interpretation, broad ting, recording and sound re- Drcement, will comprise 75 multi mnel listening positions, 52 micro be positions, control desk and lipment, a rack of professional orders and four interpreters’ itions. t has been ordered from Philips ctrical Industries and is custom igned to give a very flexible tern which will be easy for mem s to operate and will require the limum number of interpreters.
Tie installation is expected to be npleted about the end of the year. ) Fiji’s civil servants, most of Dm have been on the same salaries le since 1964, are to get increases ging from 23 per cent, at the tom of the scale to 10 per cent, the higher ones. Maximum in ase for any salary is $F365 a
/ear. The increases are to be back dated to January 1 this year and :he estimated cost $3 million a year.
Chief Secretary, Mr. G. P. Lloyd, jaid this was a large amount of noney but the government was satisfied they were justified and could De absorbed. • The Pope has been invited to /isit Saipan in the US Trust Territory md Guam during his visit to the Pacific in October. He is definitely dsiting Australia and is believed to :>e considering invitations also to dsit American and Western Samoa. • Tonga, never noted for the con icrvativeness of its postage stamp ssues, is now playing with the idea )f producing stamps that smell. The dan is to fix a tiny capsule of banana »il to the back of a non-lick stamp; vhen the sender places the stamp igainst an envelope he then gets a vhiff of banana.
The recipient of the letter might ust be able to join the stamp-sniffing ict. according to Tongan sources, ►y unpeeling the stamp and having . sniff in the hope that some of the mell had been retained. The stamp tself, of course, would be in Tonga’s iow famous banana shape.
Stamps were big business in Tonga everal years ago before other islands ot in the act. It’s been estimated hat 5 per cent, of the export income ras derived from stamps; now it’s Topped to about two-thirds that mount. Profit isn’t the only card in "onga’s stamp pack. When people sceive the stamps (it’s thought) they light wish to visit the land of such dented people. • Thanks to American Samoa’s irector of Medical Services, Dr. .owell Wiese, the territory may have U 5150,000 to spend on planning ow to spend a further $215,000 on ealth improvements. Dr. Weise from San Francisco with le money to aid Samoa’s ailing ledical and health services. He had 71,000 for immediate planning to nprbve the health programme, with hopeful promise of another $82,000 iter. Also probably coming in the iture was another $215,000 to ctually improve the service. That leant, if all the money came through, e would have found almost as much > spend on planning as on action. • During a discussion in the New ealand Parliament in the middle of uly about the Tokelau Islands, it as brought to light that there is no aol in the group. Minister for Islands affairs, Mr. Maclntyre, said there as, however, provision in the islands’
Dnstitution for a gaol to be built lould it prove necessary.