To Dinner In Borrowed Plumes

Miss Lestor’s first few hours in the New Hebrides were an embarrass ment to her. She had to appear at an official reception in borrowed clothes.

Her baggage, on the plane from London to Nadi, had gone astray. There was consternation when its loss was discovered. The wires hummed and the baggage was traced. It had been mislaid at Los Angeles, and was flown on to Nadi.

French High Commissioner Mr Eriau came to the rescue. He sent his private plane to Nadi to pick up the bags and fly them direct to Santo.

There was another unrehearsed incident, on the way to Santo. The engine of the car in which Miss Lestor and Mr Stirn were travelling over heated and stopped outside Santo. They transferred to a reserve vehicle, but, half-way along Boulevard Higginson the car had a tyre puncture. A third car got them to the reception without any more mishaps.