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From the Nauru Post, describing a visit to Nauru by a group of youths from Ponape who were guests of members of the Orro Congregational Church Pastor James Aingimea said that very little bible study was done because most of their visitors were so well and truly excited about being on Nauru that there was no chance of them being able to sit even for a few minutes to concentrate on any lesson. They wanted to do everything and go everywhere that the one week.stay appears not to be enough for them. When the time did come for them to return home most of them were reluctant to leave and wanted to stay longer. One of them did succeed in staying longer as he was in hospital for injuries he had incurred in a motorcycle accident From a letter complaining about the lack of service in a shop, The Observer, Western Samoa . . . advise to the management to hire the right kind of people.
Those with fat bodies should not be working there. They are the kind that can hardly stand up and very lazy as the body is too big for the poor legs to support.
On the occasion of the opening of a school which had been rebuilt on larger premises, Solomon Islands News Drum Twelve pigs, one cow, 2,507 puddings and other foods were shared among the 833 people who attended the celebration.
From an article on taro exporting, Tohi Tala Niue, Niue The factory will send a message by Radio Sunshine when to dig your taro and when the factory calls, have your taro ready and play fair. Do not try and sell rotten or rejected taro. This costs the factory staff a lot of time in sorting out the poor taro. This taro is sent to the hospital and they use what they can but does not help our exports . . .
Sir Julius Chan, launching a campaign to recruit intelligence officers, The Times of Papua New Guinea An understanding of, say, commodity pricing hardly requires a sexist gun-slinger in the James Bond mould.’
From the Cook Islands News A morning tea hosted by Internal Affairs for the Papua Paramana Strangers band was held yesterday morning. The six man band is managed by Papua MP and Minister of Defence, Mr Gary Pepena.
The band also has a woman member of parliament, Josephine Abaijah, a chaperone.
From Tohi Tala Niue, an article entitled ‘Safety Lights and Road Trenches’
Between Kaimiti station and the Airport is the ditch witch trench digging project, please take particular care when you drive through besides this safety lights are standing by to guide you at night ind please do not touch or throw them away as without them will ead life to danger.
From a report in the Samoa Times on the media treatment of the Public Servants Association strike earlier this year It is well known that editors and journalists (no matter where) after icquiring a reputation tend to believe their own inflated view of heir self-importance, and, when slighted or threatened or denied he right to know, they overreacted, magnifying pebbles into nountains which they then parade in their papers as important lational issues.
From Sir Julius Chan on the Public Service, The Times of Papua New Guinea ‘As Prime Minister, I find it impossible to avoid the conclusion that the Public Service machine is decidedly sluggish. It is not good at anticipating problems, or coming up with fresh initiatives and it is slow at reacting.’ ... And from The Observer, Western Samoa Working in the Public Service would undoubtedly be so pleasantly stimulating and an efficient service would be assured if all those personal petty ill-intentions were reduced to the bare minimum.
On the topic of controlling wild pigs on Niue, entitled ‘Personal suggestions’, Tohi Tala Niue (1) .. . Anyone who see any stray pig .. . shoot with no strings attached. This of course ... if we have the SLUGS. I may very well be an offender one day ... so what... lam expecting to be treated like anyone else. No favouritism! (2) . . . Open importation of SLUGS (no restrictions) to Niue to combat the problem. Keep the price to the minimum. Beai in mind also that these particular brand of firework is not suitable for shooting pigeons and flying foxes. Ideal for pig eradication.
From the Cook Islands News, entitled ‘Recreation and
Human Development’
It is necessary we learn to relax as death has been known to come quickly to those who have given up recreation.
Mr Lemeki, Labour minister, speaking on grants for trade unions, The Times of Papua New Guinea ‘lf my submission gets Cabinet blessing, I will ensure that the big union leaders do not use the money for their big wages and other luxuries.’
A light-hearted extract from an article debunking any romantic ideas about the growing overseas trend to re-utilise, either completely or partially, the use of sails in navigation, Cook Island News There aren’t any sailing ships left in the Cook Islands. They’re all diesel jobs and from what I’ve seen of their captains, they usually wear an old shirt, a baseball cap and an ancient pair of pants. That’s in fine weather. During bad weather they generally wear a plastic yellow raincoat that makes them look like a ripening orange.
An extract from a letter to the editor of The Reporter, regarding what appears to be the rise of a new form of sport at the PNG University of Technology Consider the evidence: the emergence early in the year of the Morobe Racing Toad Association and its successful attempt to promote a totally new and alien sporting contest that of toad racing. Where were wellington-bool throwing, cow-pat hurling, pea pushing-with-the-nose, or taro-bashing when they were required?
Alas, all were found wanting, or not wanting and so, by default, the first step was taken down the road of the toad.
From The Reporter, PNG, warning campus tenants not to tamper with the power supply Tenants are notified that there is, on average, a minimum potential of approximately 3.2184524 horses forced behind every wall outlet (horsepower)... 3.21 84524 exploding horses can be messy and will, very likely, cause combustion.
From the Cook Islands News, a letter to the editor
signed ‘Visitor’
Being a visitor to Rarotonga, I have come across the cheapest house built by contract on the island. Situated at ‘Aroa’ Arorangi, the cost would astonish most people at a price of $ 1,800.00. Size of house: 34 feet by 24 feet. Time it took to erect: one week. With a big sitting room, kitchen and three bedrooms, it must be the cheapest, most inexpensive house. So come and see or inqui re about it. . .
The Nauru Post, Nauru Heard that a girl from the Philippines who met an Englishman on Nauru, married him, and is now living in England, is still not accustomed to English wildlife. This was clearly demonstrated one evening when she ran into the lounge, explaiming to her startled husband: There’s a mouse with standing-up hair drinking water in the rabbit run.’ The ‘mouse’ turned out to be a hedgehog.