Pacific Islands Monthly

Vol. XXII, No. 4 (Nov., 1951)
1951-11-01 · uncorrected OCR from NLA scans

PACIFIC ISLANDS Monthly NOVEMBER, 1951 Vol. XXII. No. 4. t transmission by post as a newspaper ] Roy Armstrong, well known American producer of striking pictures for magazine covers, etc., was recently in Tahiti, gathering material for his work. Here, he is photographed while showing Chou-Chou Kerimarec, a Papeete beauty, a painting he made of her, for a United States publication.

B J Smarc\K Sea

m mm /3/Z/TA/y/ LAE to H LAE to ■ : i ■ ; lli#Kl LAE to Finschhafen.

Rabaul.

Kavieng.

Manus.

Nadzab.

Kaiapit.

Arona.

Aiyura.

Kainantu.

Bena Bena.

Garoka.

Minj.

Chimbu.

Kerowagi.

Kup.

Nondugl.

Banz.

Mt. Hagen.

Ogelbeng.

Baiyer River.

Wabamunda.

Wabag.

Ft. Moresby

to Abau.

Samarai.

Esa’Ala.

Losuia.

Rabaul.

Queen Carola Harbour.

Buka.

Inus.

Kieta.

Buin.

Talasea.

Moewe Harbour.

Lindenhafen.

Jacquinot Bay.

LAE to Bulolo.

Wau.

MADANG to Wabag.

Baiyer River Mt. Hagen.

Ft. Moresby

to LAE to Garaina.

Abau.

Samarai.

Esa’Ala.

Losuia.

Woodlark Is.

Deboyne Lagoon.

LAE to Pt. Moresby.

Cairns.

Townsville.

Rockhampton.

Brisbane.

Sydney.

OAI

Pt. Moresby

> Yule Is. > Kerema. > Wana. > Kikori. > Lake Kutubu. i Lake Murray. > Daru.

Pt. Moresby

» Kokoda. t Higatura.

MADANG to > Garoka. t Kainantu. > Aiyura. > Arona. » Dumpu. > Gusap. » Madang.

NORFOLK IS. to > Sydney.

SUVA to > Noumea. » Sydney.

SANTO to • Vila. » Noumea. d Sydney.

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[?]Ipping Time-Tables

ere now are comparatively tew shiplines running on regular time-tables te Pacific Islands. The following timers are only approximately correct — are subject to much alteration at t notice:— >ydney-Suva-N. America nadian-Australasian liner Aorangi 00 tons) maintains regular two- ;hly sailings—Sydney-Auckland-Suvailulu-Vlctoria-Vancouver, and return

Rms Aorangi

.. Nov. 8 Jan. 10 Mar. 13 :. .. Nov. 12-13 Jan. 14-15-Mar. 17-18 .. Nov. 16 Jan. 18 Mar. 21 ’u . Nov. 23 Jan, 25 Mar. 28 .. Nov. 29 Jan. 31 Apl. 3 . . Nov. 30- Feb. 1-7 Apl. 4-10 Dec. 6 .. Dec, 6 Feb. 7 Apl. 10 'u .. Dec. 13 Feb. 14 Apl. 17 .. Dec. 22 Feb. 23 Apl. 26 .. Dec. 25-28 Feb. 26-28 Apl. 29- May 1 .. Jan. 1 Mar. 3 May 5 >ydney-Papua-N. Guinea r Bulolo, modern liner, sails about six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresbyirai - Lae - Dregerhaven - Rabaulirai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney. ct departure from Sydney probably December.

Malaita, freighter with some comble passenger accommodation, sails varied schedule about every seven s usually Sydney - Samarai - Laemg-Manus-Rabaul-Samarai-Sydney. ct sailing end of November, details from Burns, Philp & Co., Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga all modern MV Matua, carrying 100 ngers, runs about every 4-5 weeks; land-Suva-Nukualofa and Vavau ga) - Niue - American Samoa - Apia tern Samoa)-Suva-Auckland. new motor vessel (Tofua) will be 1 to this service at the end of nber.) ails from Union SS Co.

Zealand-Cook Is.- Niue-Samoa MV Maui Pomare (40 passengers) :ains fairly regular service between and and Rarotonga (Cook Islands), alternative calls at Niue and Apia Samoa). ails from NZ Government Shipping ney-Norfolk Is.- N. Hebrides-Solomons imer Morinda. 40 passengers, runs bout 6 weekly intervals: Sydneylk Is. (alternative)-Vila and N. des ports-Honiara (Solomons), and a direct to Sydney, ails from Bums, Philp & Co., Ltd. dney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti sels of Messageries Maritimes Line, ig from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route. Details from Messagerles Marltimes.

Small motor-ships Polynesien (Messageries Maritimes) and Neo Hebrldais (H.

C. Sleigh, Ltd.) maintain fairly regular service between Noumea and Sydney.

N. America-French Pacific Is.- Samoa-Fiji Pacific Islands Transport Line (Norwegian) run a regular freight and passenger service between Pacific coast ports in USA and Canada and Tahiti.

Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia and New Hebrides with Motorship Thor I.

Airways Time-Tables

Trans-Pacific Services

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji- Hawaii-N. America

By Pan-American Airways

With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths Thur. and Sun.—Sydney-Nadi (Fiji) - Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Seattle- Portland.

Sun. and Wed.—Return via same route.

Twice weekly.—PAA run shuttle service DC4 between Nadi (Fiji) and Auckland.

III CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Dep. Vancouver and S. Francisco ernatively; thence same route to ckland.

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Ictional Services In

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Mon., Thur., Fri. (DCS’s) y, 8.15 am Bris., 11.15 am me, 12 noon Rock’ton, 2.20 pm :on, 2.40 pm Towns., 5.15 pm (overnight) SOUTHWARDS Tuesdays (DCS) Madang, 3.45 pm Lae, 5 pm Wednesdays (DCS) Wau, 11.30 am Lae, 12.35 pm Saturday, Thursday (DCS) Lae, 5.45 am Moresby, 7.05 am Moresby, 7.35 am Sydney, 10.15 pm Via Cairns, Towns., Brisbane, with optional call at Rockhampton.

Monday (DCS) Rabaul, 7 am Moresby, 10.20 am Moresby, 10.50 am Cairns, 2.10 pm Cairns, 3.10 pm Towns, (overnight), 4.30 pm Towns., Tues., 8.15 am Brisbane, 1 pm Brisbane, 1.45 pm Sydney, 5 pm Wednesday, Sunday (Skyxnaster) Lae, 10.30 am Moresby, 11.40 am Moresby, 12.40 pm Bris., 7.10 pm Bris., 8.25 pm Sydney, 11 pm 1 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Lae-Manus (Dcs)

ery Wednesday.

Lae, 8 am; Finschhaven, Rabaul, iavieng, Manus (3 pm), irns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), same aute.

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■y Monday.

LAE-MAD ANG-WEWAK-RABAUL-

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y Thursday.

MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) Yule Is.. Kerema, Wana (optional), ikori, L. Kutubu.—Every alternate Wednesday; returning same day. lORESBY-EAST PAPUA (Catalina) mate Monday.—Dep. 9 am—Abauamarai-Esa’ala-Losuia (overnight). mate Tuesday.—Return to Moresby, a Deboyne Lagoon, Samarai, and bau.

MORESBY-NEW BRITAIN- BOUGAINVILLE In Alternate Weeks, by Catalina mate Monday.—Moresby- Abau-Samali-Esa’ala-Losuia-Rabaul. mate Tuesday.—Rabaul-Q. Carola Har- )ur-Buka-Kieta - Buin (Bougainville) id return. Inus optional, mate Wednesday.—Rabaul - Talaseaoewe-Jacquinot 8., and return. Lindenafen optional. mate Thursday.—Rabaul - Losuia-Esa’ a-Samarai-Abau-Moresby.

Moresby-N.E. Papua (Dhb4)

Tuesdays and Fridays ■sby (7.30 am)—Kokoda (8.20 am) igatura (8.55 am) —and returns to bresby 10.15 am direct.

Central Highlands (Dhb4)

days.—Madang (7 am) to Goroka, ainantu, Aiyura, Arona, as required, eturns to Madang (noon), sdays.—Madang (7 am) to Wabag. aiyer R., Hagen. Optional: Kerowagi. tiimbu. Returns to Madang (noon). iys.—Lae (6.30 am) to Wabag, calling ; any of: Nadzab, Kiaipit, Arona, iyura, Kainantu, Bena Bena, oroka. Chimbu. Kerowagi, Kup. Nonigl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Ogelbeng, iiyer R., Wabamunda. Return to ie.

Lae-Garaina (Dhb4)

lays.—Departs 7 am; returns 9 am.

LAE-WAU-BULOLO (Drover) Lae.—Tues., Fri., Sat.

Wau.—Tues., Fri., Sat.

Time: 65 mins, each way. — DC3 from Lae to Wau. Bulolo, and turn.

Rvices By Mandated Airlines

th headquarters at Lae. this company regular services for passengers ; .freight and mails to all New Guinea settlements. 4. Dutch N. Guinea-Darwin By Netherlands Government, with DCS Weekly service, between Darwin and Biak. 5. N. Guinea-Solomons Operated by Qantas Alternate Monday (DC3). —Lae (dep. 6 am) - Pinschhafen - Rabaul - Torakina (Bougain.) - Vellalavella - Yandina - Honiara (BSI) (arr. 4.25 pm).

Alternate Tuesday.—Honiara (dep. 7 am)- Yandina - Vellalavella-Torakina-Rabaul- Finschhafen-Lae (arr. 3.15 pm). 6. Indo-China-Brisbane- N. Caledonia By Air France, Monthly.

DC4 (Skymaster) dep. Saigon every 28 days for Labuan-Darwin-Brisbane- Noumea, and return.

Australian agents: Messageries Maritimes. 7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

By Trans Oceanic Airways, with Flyingboats Regular twice weekly service. 8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymaster Alternate Thursdays; returning same day. 9. Sydney-New Hebrides By Qantas, with Sandringham Flying-boats: Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Wed., Noumea, Thur. 9.30 pm 6.30 am Noumea, Thur. Vila, Thur., 8.00 am 10.35 am Vila, Thur. ' Santo Thur., 12.5 pm 1.20 pm Santo, Pri., Vila, Fri., 6.00 am 7.15 am Vila, Fri., Noumea, Fri., 8.15 am 10.55 am 3 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 19*51

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By NZ National Airways, with DC3’s Sundays.—Prom Auckland, returning same day.

Alternate Sundays.—One additional service, same day. See also table No. 8. 12. Sydney-Auckland Tasman E. Airways, with Solents i Dep. Sydney, Tue., Pri., 11.59 pm; Thxi Pri., 8 am.

Dep. AK, Tues., Wed., Thur., Sat., 9 Av. crossing time, 6V2 hours. I Australian bookings: Qantas or TAA. | 13. Sydney-Wellington Tasman E. Airways, with Solents 1 Dep. Sydney, Mon., Wed., Thur., S£ 10.30 pm.

Dep. Wellington, Mon.', Tue., Thur., I 11 am. 14. Melbourne-Christchun Tasman E. Airways, with DC4 I Thurs.—Dep. Melb., 9.20 pm; arr. Ch’b 9.15 am.

Pri.—Dep, Ch’ch., 11 am; arr. Melb., ; pm. 15. New Zealand-Fiji By Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., t Solent Flying-boats.

Depart: Arrive: Auckland, Tues., Suva, Tues., 77 12.30 am Suva, Tues., 9 am Labasa, Tues.,.; 10 0 Labasa, Tues., Suva, Tues., II Noon Suva, Wed., 7 am Auckland, We . 1.30 ( 16. Auckland-Fiji-Samoa* Cooks By NZ National Airways CorporatiL Alternate Wednesdays, by DCS, \ Norfolk Is., Nadi (Fiji), Faleolo (’) Samoa), Aitutaki (Cook Is.) .

Depart: Arrive: Auck., 9 am Norfolk Is., 12.55< Norfolk, 2 pm Nadi, 8.40 h Nadi. Thur., 10.15 am Faleolo, 4 Faleola, 8 am Aitutaki, 1.50)c Aitutaki, 2.50 pm Rarotonga, * Rarot’a, alt. Sat., 8 Aitutaki, 9.11 Aitutaki, 10 am Faleolo, 3.11; Faleola, Sun., 10 Nadi, 1.451 4 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

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Cable Address: “IVAN” SYDNEY. ■ 5 am Norfolk, 10.55 am )lk, noon Auckland, 4.50 pm Alternate Wednesdays—DCS ►epart: Arrive: 6.45 am Faleolo, 12.30 pm 10, 1.15 pm Nadi, 5 pm r estern Time.

New Zealand-Chatham Is. asman Empire Airways, Ltd., with Solent Flying-boats. ing the 1951-52 summer, services be operated on following dates:— 10; Dec. 5, 15; Jan. 30; Mar. 13; 3. 18. Tahiti-Cook Islands By Tahiti Airways, of Papeete monthly, from Papeete to Aitutaki 30k Is.) with mails and passengers, urning same day. 19. Micronesia lian services, based on Guam, using tied amphibious Catalinas. run rey to Koror (Palau), Yap (West ne !l’ „ Truk (Central Carolines), e (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshalls) aaipan (Marianas). Details from ■Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu. . Fiji Internal Airways iji Airways, Ltd., with twin-engine de Havilland Rapide. dally service between Nausori (12 turn SUVa) t 0 Nadi and Lautoka lori-Labasa flights to start shortly.

Dr. Raymond Firth, Professor of Anthropology at the University of London, and J. W. Davidson, Professor of Pacific History at the Canberra • National University, and Geography Professor, O. H. K.

Spate, of Brisbane, have spent a month in New Guinea finding areas where future scientists and students can go to carry out research work.

Mrs. A. E. Palmer of Guadalcanal returned to the Solomons with four of her children on the November Morinda. A few days earlier, Mr.

Palmer sailed off in the same direction from Brisbane in a 100-ton auxiliary lugger, Cape Torrens, which he will use to trade in the Group. With him were his two eldest sons Ambrose (aged 13), and Phillip (aged 12), a crew of six Solomon Islanders and three Europeans. 5 1 F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY-N O V E M B E R. 1961

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M. T. “ELLAN” 65 ft. x 16 ft. with 600 cu. ft. hold capacity (14 ft. x 15 ft. x 4 ft. 10i in.).

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In This Issue

Editorials: Churchill’s Appalling Task :; Fijian Battalion—is Malaya sufficiently Important 9, 10 Another Pacific Air Service — NG to Gilberts 10 NG Legislative Council Elections 11 No Major Copra Decisions .. 11 Governor Angamarra arrives in Noumea 12 High Cost of Giving Oranges to NZ 12 Fiji Gold for Open Market .... 12 Threat of Income Tax in P-NG 12 Details of Current Expenditure in P-NG 13 Memorial to Victims of Japs on Nauru 13 Qantas and Air Freight in NG—MAL Will Not Carry Mail 14 Grave Unrest in Indonesia .... 15 Micronesian Groups Added to SPC 15 Sterling is Shaky—Copra Producers’ Fears 16 NG Women’s Club of Sydney .. 17 Fijian Battalion for Malaya .. 17 Territories Talk-Talk 17 Cooks Island Still Must Rely on Maui Pomare 19 Editors’ Mailbag 20 Fiji’s Cost-Plus Import Duties 21 Fiji’s Growing Land Problem .. 23 Auckland-Fiji-Tahiti Air Services 25 Another Little Ship for New Guinea—Capt. Coyne’s 450- Tonner Improving Apia’s Wharf Facilities Not Now So Savage Cargo Handling in Pacific — Photographs Britain and the Copra Price— Case for BSI Planters ..

Niue and other Islands hit by Drought Tourism is Now Important in Fiji .

Tributes to Governor Phelps- Phelps of American Samoa Second Vacuum Bulk Terminal opened in P-NG Central Highlands Fairy Godfather Papuan Police Loyalities ..

Magazine Section—

Well Done. Calliope Tropicalities About Five Miles Further— Tongan Picnic Crossquiz Children’s Section The Sacred Right to Strike— Red Poison among Papuan Seamen Islands Film Script Competition Solomons and New Hebrides— Changes unler Discussion ..

P-NG Want Visit by Royal Couple Stamps Built this Schoolhouse Fine Work of A. W.

Moverley of Pitcairn ..

Solomons Valuable Kauri Production Samoan Assembly Discusses Expenditure Progress in Medical Organisa- -29 tion in P-NG Drasa—Where They Teach 31 Fijians to Become Cane 33 Farmers Black Equals White—A Fijian 37 Replies to New Guinea Reader 41 High Commissioner “Snubs”

European Community .. .. 4b Long Drought in Vila ( - 1 New Guinea Mainland News ..

Useful Boat Lost in NG .. 54 Big Solents and a Little River Lost Navy Rule Seems Good 57 to Samoans, Now Pacific Artists Meet 58 Banana Industry in W. Samoa 59 The Investigations of the Galathea 61 LMS War Memorial Fund .. 62 Ownership of Abandoned War Goods 64 Events in Papua-N Guinea 66 South Pacific Commission— -68 Eighth Session OBITUARY: J. A. Garnett: Harold Rhodes; H. H.. 70 Hemus; C. W. Rundnagel; 74 Mrs. P. Huon; Mrs. Louie Reay 123- 79 Wilkinson—Bock Muddle in Papua 80 Whats News in BSIP !

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NOVEMBER, 1951.

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Mr. Churchill’s Appalling Task October 25, the electors of the United Kingdom threw out of office the last Socialist Govlent left in the British Empire, lin, Canada, Australia and New and now are lined up with ed States and the Western de- •acies in an attempt to resist Communist bloc, and restore rliness and sanity to this dis- ;ed world. it it may be five years too late.

Anglo-American Powers should taken control of the world in and held control until manhad recovered from World 11. The Americans were r, but the British, in Britain, ralia and New Zealand, went n a mad Socialist spree which partially wrecked the Empire, so disturbed both the economy be nation and the morale of people that they now seem ile to offer any effective de- J to the creeping advance of mderground forces of the Reds. urchill is back at the helm in Ion; and, on the radio, one 5 in his voice the same bulldog ty that we remember so well 1940. But the old man is 1 with problems that literally ;errifying. 5 Parliamentary majority is small—less than 30. The fact nearly half the British elece of over 30 millions voted for futile, fumbling and utterly edited Socialists suggests that range change has come upon the people who, only a decade ago, triumphed in disaster at Dunkirk and came undefeated through the London Blitz.

PRIOR to 1939, Britain had about £2,000 000.000 invested overseas.

She spent it all in 1939-45, literally in helping to keep the world safe for democracy. British economy, and British standards of life, were partly based on the income from those two thousand million pounds. After 1945, Britain had either to replace her enormous overseas investment by working overtime or substantially lower her living standards.

Under Socialist direction, she did neither. The Attlee Government nationalised the industries which should have been encouraged to recapture world markets; it spent countless millions and immeasurable energy on “welfare” plans for the masses; and it encouraged the natives of Empire countries in Asia and Africa to engage in all kinds of nationalist dreams and enterprises. For five out of six years of office, it refused to see that the USSR was planning world conquest.

Britain already faced bankruptcy when Attlee came in. How, then, did she carry on? Actually she has been kept going for six years by gift money from America. The United States partly from goodwill, partly because they know that the collapse of the British Empire may open the way to Moscow’s triumph, have spent countless millions in propping up the British economy. In so many words: the American taxpayer has paid for nationalising Britain’s railways, and equipping Britain’s mdustnal masses with dentures and spectacles.

NOW, the Socialist spree is over.

Churchill, ten years older, and probably heart-broken by the things he has seen happening in those ten years, applies himself to the tasks that should have been his in the great days of victory in 1945.

Britain’s Treasury is empty, and Britain’s accounts are in the red to the appalling amount of at least £700,000,000 per annum. The restored industries of Germany and Japan already are biting deeply into Britain’s overseas markets.

Her Asiatic Empire is almost all gone; she has suffered an enormous loss in Persia; the protection of Malaya against the Reds and of the Suez Canal against the Egyptians, is costing her an incalculable amount; and the nationalist poison, planted by the Socialists, is working overtime in Africa.

And, just over the eastern horizon, the Communist Empire threatens at any moment to take Western civilisation by the throat.

Churchill may again save Britain and the Empire; but he cannot do it unaided. He must receive Americanhelp in 1951, just as he aid in 1941.

Having seen the indescribable mess the Socialist Government made of British affairs in 1945-51, and remembering that the British electors did not throw out the Socialists in 1949, and put the Con

servatives in by only a narrow majority in 1951, the United States would be completely justified in refusing further help.

But that would mean opening wide the gates to Stalin. America, alone, cannot hold back the Reds.

She can depend completely upon Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Scandinavian nations. She can place only partial reliance upon tive other small Western countries, and upon France and Italy. Italy and, in a lesser degree, France, are still influenced by deep Socialist penetration.

A strong Britain, giving power and inspiration to the whole British Empire, is the one thing America needs to provide her with the reserve strength to defy and, if necessary, overthrow the Muscovite conspiracy WE may expect to see America making the best of it by giving all possible support to Churchill. Of all the world’s leaders, Churchill ha-s the greatest capacity for bold thinking; and, remembering the Anglo-French Union which he proposed to France in the black days of May, 1940, it would cause no surprise at this time, if he suggested an . Anglo- American Federation, to take the control of world affairs out of the pusillanimous hands of the already discredited United Nations, Here, in the Pacific we a i rea dy have an Anglo-American Federation, in all but name. Here in the Pac ific, too, it would seem that France is very close to the Anglo- American set-up—much closer than in Europe, Maybe, out here, our perspective is clearer, .

Br . l .^ ai 1 n § oes > . 1S gone—the Reds will destroy us piecemeal. Our £°Pe lie ? in Churchill, supported by America. France, always realist, probably would join an Anglo- American Federation. Thenceforward, the going would be safer, and easier. But if Britain, under Churchill, fails to make the grade, the outlook is not one that should be contemplated by persons of weak stomach.

Fijian Battalion —Is Malaya Sufficiently Important?

THE announcement that a battalion of Fijian troops will be sent to Malaya next year to fight against terrorists, has revived jvar-time stories of their exploits in the Solomons and Bougainville, Their fame as jungle fighters—particularly on night patrols—is known far beyond Fiji.

The “war” in Malaya is now an Empire show—Gurkhas, Dyaks, ASncan coloured troops, Australian airmen regiments of English a Scottish troops—and obviously the Fijians want to be m it. If yci look no deeper than that you must applaud their patriotism.

It has been calculated in Australia that, on a population basis (and taking the whole population of Fiji, not just the Fijians) Australia would have to send 40,000 men to Malaya to do as well as the Fijians propose to do.

Australians, when they must, make pretty good soldiers. Yet, at the present moment, volunteers for a campaign in Malaya would be more likely to number 400 than 40,000. The business of fighting terrorists in Malaya may appeal to the individual Australian a dventurer, but it makes no call at all upon mass patriotism.

In Fiji, on the other hand, it is unlikely that there will be any dim culty in recruiting 1,000 men. The average young Fijian, with the simple Fear-God-Honour-the-Kmg philosophy that much of the Empire shed long years ago, will probably regard this, or any other campaign, as a super football-game. He likes Army life with its discipline, comradeship and the business of fighting.

But is there nothing better that 1,000 of Fiji’s brightest young men can do than fight terrorists in Malaya—if fighting terrorists in Malaya is all the Battalion will be asked to do? Doubts have already been expressed as to the wisdom of it by individuals in Fiji—although it is admitted that Fijians are suited to this type of warfare. xhe anti-terrorist campaign in Malaya now has lasted longer than World War 11. It seems no nearer an end> and it . g probable that something is needed other than more Co f onial tro s In the meantime, it would be idle to suppose that the withdrawal of these young men from Fijian life is not going to have repercussions, Nor, with the example of World War IDs aftermath still with us, can we believe that soldiering necessarily fits a man for a bigger and better civilian life, The F jji ans> as a race< s tni bav e one very i arge domestic problem to so i ve will it be made easier by fostering this football-game mentabty which comes so fatally easy to them? Or would not the Colony, and Fm pi re) be better served in the long-term view, by encouragjng piji ans to stay home and attend to their business; to learn to wor k and plan for the future? , . Al _ No doubt Authority weighed these pros and cons of commonsense against the need for patriotism and preparedness in the face of present world unrest, before making this decision. But something more is needed from Authority to justify this move in the eyes of the public.

Another Pacific

Plane Servio

NG-BSI-Nauru-Gilberts BY running planes under chartt to the Administrations coic cerned, Qantas Empire AL ways propose to pfovide a more , less regular land-plane service, ft mails and passengers, between Ll (New Guinea), Honiara (Britiii Solomon Islands), Nauru, au Tarawa (headquarters of tfl Gilbert and Ellice Colony).

The first plane in this service leJ early in November, carrying Auc tralian Territories Minister HaslU'i and an official party to Nauru. | It flew from Lae, via Honiara, Nauru; but not, apparently, on Tarawa—although the Administn tion at Tarawa had been at pair to prepare the big airstrip « Bokini (one of the islets of tfl Tarawa atoll) for the expecttf arrival.

Western Pacific High Commissid is being divorced from Fiji. If tld Territories concerned are not addit to Australian administration, tfl new headquarters will be Honiara (BSD, whence Solonur Islands and Gilbert and ElliiJ Colony will be governed. (Sc article elsewhere).

The new air service then worn be of immense help to WPHC providing communication betweis Honiara and Tarawa.

Ocean Island is the most ini portant section of the G & Colony. The plane from Nauru Tarawa flies right over Ocejs Island, but cannot land there bcf cause there is no air strip, Perhae that can be remedied.

Caroline and Marshall Islam (American Trust Territory) hae just been added to the geographioi scope of the South Pacific Cone mission. There will be closer coo nection now between Micronesia ai£ the South. The new Qantas servh could be very easily extended cover the main centres in Carolina Marshalls and Guam.

It is a matter for the Goven; ments concerned. They are charted ing the planes. So far, the n»r route is not a Qantas enterprise. 3

Next Governor Of Fiji

Although no official announor ment is expected before the ntn year, speculation about the ner Governor of Fiji is persistent.

Many names are mentions Those most frequently heard as those of the late Colonial Secretasd in Fiji, Mr. C. G. Nicol, (now i Hongkong) and the present Govev nor of British Honduras (“youmj Sir Ronald Garvey), who is ww and favourably known in the Souj Pacific. 10 NOVEMBER. 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH H

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P-Ng Legislative Council

Election of Three Members [E new Legislative Council of Papua-New Guinea, which will hold its inaugural meeting i on November 26, will consist :he 26 members whose names ; given in the October PIM, and e Europeans, elected by popular on November 10. number of organisations reled from taking any part in election, on the ground that it ridiculous to devote any time to selection of three elected repreatives in a Council of 29 (26 of m were nominees of the dnistration). A considerable ortion of oersons entitled to were shut out from voting ig to the earlv closing of the i. The candidates were as w; — PAPUA (Port Moresby. Samarai) )K, J. R., Company Director. PM.

VUE, J. 1., solicitor. PM.

NTE. M. M., sales manager, PM.

SS, E. A., public accountant, PM.

DNEY, N. F.. commission agent, PM. >ER, F. R., planter, Rigo.

New Guinea Mainland

Wau. Bulolo, Madang, Saidor. agia, Wewak, Ghimbu, Kainantu, Goroka.) £ER. S. 8., dentist, Wau. ?ON, E. C. N., planter, Lae. ►BSEN, C. M., planter, Lae.

PE, N. H.. farmer, Wau.

New Guinea Islands

(Rabaul, Kokopo, Kavieng.) lETT. Donald, planter, Rabaul. £ENZIE, P, A., clerk, Rabaul.

PON, Gilbert, businessman, Rabaul. hen counting ceased on Saturnight, November 10, the wing was the position;— LPUA (664 enrolled) —James, leading Cromie, 155.

LANDS (479 enrolled)—Barrett, leading MacKenzie, 80.

MAINLAND (537 enrolled) Jacobsen, 148, leading White, 66.

As there are numerous postal votes to come in, and as the poll is on the nreferential system, the final result probably will remain in doubt for a week. The poll will be declared on November 17, which is the deadline for the receipt of postal votes.

The short notice given of the election, and the infrequent mail service in many areas, obviously cut back the number of enrolments.

The Formal Opening

The formal opening of the Council on November 26, will be attended by the Administrator of the Commonwealth (General Sir John Northcott) the Minister for Territories (Mr. Paul Hasluck) and a Federal Parliamentary delegation including Senator Caltridge and Messrs. Timson and Leslie (from the Government side) and Senator Sanford and Mr. Nelson (Opposition).

Europeans in P.M. Lakatoi Mishap DURING a fishing party off Port Moresby on October 28 a native lakatoi belonging to Mr.

Fred Harris of Port Moresby was swamped, and the 10 occupants clung to it for 18 hours before being rescued by a launch.

Those on the lakatoi were Mr. and Mrs. F. Harris, Mr. and Mrs.

Peter Ireland, Mr. Gerhardt Matthiesen, of the Danish survey ship Galathea, Mr. R. J. Ammer, Mr. H. Shepherd and two natives.

All were suffering from shock, exposure and immersion.

South Pacific Commission in Session (Report on Page 119, This Issue)

No Major Copra

DECISIONS Planters' Hopes Regarding MOF Contract THE export levy on copra exported from Papua-New Guinea is regulated by the Customs Tariff Ordinance, just issued in Canberra.

The levy is substantially the same as before, except that the deduction for the stabilisation fund is substantially reduced.

The Territories Minister, on November 1, said that marketing arrangements in relation to Papua- New Guinea copra, including the stabilisation fund, are “still under consideration.”

They have been under consideration for months. Nothing yet has been done to fix the future of the Stabilisation Fund, now well in excess of £1,000,000; nothing seems to have been done to secure revision of the MOF contract price, due for renewal within three months; and the copra millers of Australia still are getting New Guinea copra at a favourable rate based on the MOF contract, instead of paying worldmarket rates for it, as their competitors are obliged to do.

Consideration of these matters has been promised by a succession of Ministers and high officials, to a succession of planters’ deputations.

Now that the British Socialist Government is out, South Seas planters hope for some review of the MOF copra contract. Prospects are not bright. Britain is in very serious economic trouble now, and the Conservatives will not do anything likely to increase her overseas indebtedness.

New Price In Australia

It was officially announced, on November 7, that the price charged Australian millers by Production Control Board for New Guinea copra had been revised, to provide among other things for increased freight rates and for a higher charge for top grade (Plantation Hot-Air). The new prices are:— LONDON, Oct, 4—Copra prices are steady at £9O to £95 per ton, cif.

Straits, £94; Philippines, 220 dollars, cif; Dutch East Indies, Coprafond selling freely to Continent; Ceylon —no business. Coconut Oil—Straits, £l3B/10/-; Ceylon, £l4l, cif.

Lassalle-Sere, Senior Commissioner for France, as Chairman, formally declares the Eighth Session of the South Pacific Commission, at a meeting held at Commission Headquarters at Noumea, New Caledonia, on Monday, October 29. 11 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

Governor Angamarre Arrives at Noumea Noumea, Oct. 22 M RAOUL ANGAMARRE, newly appointed Gevemor of New Caledonia and High Commisisoner of the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean, IVTadame Angamarre, their daughter and Mr. Jouanin, Chief of Cabinet, arrived at Noumea on October 21, by the regular Qantas from Suva, after travelling from France via the U.S.A.

In a speech, the new Governor recalled the days when he was serving in the New Hebrides, 20 years ago. He also expressed some wonder at the news that the Caledonian economy was in a poor state, the budget deficit amounting to 78,000,000 C.F.P. francs or approximately £A.1,115,000.

New Electoral

Regulations For Fiji

FJI has completely revised her electoral regulations for holding Legislative Council elections.

One of the most important changes is the appointment of the District Commissioners of the Southern, Eastern and North- Western Divisions as returning officers instead of having the Registrar General in Suva as the sole Returning Officer. One result of this will be that votes will be counted soon after polling finishes, by each of these officers instead of all the ballot boxes having to be returned to Suva before counting began, as in the past.

Under the new Regulations, Indian voters will be able to cast postal votes for the first time — provided they can sign their names in English handwriting. It is said that it is “not considered reasonable to expect returning officers to identify thumb prints or signatures in Indian script.”

Fiji Gold For Open

MARKET F p October, the Government of Fiji announced that following a directive from the International Monetary Fund on gold sales, 40 per cent, of the gold mined in the Colony may now be sold on the open market.

Australians interested in Emperor and Loloma Goldmines Fiji, are of the ooinion, however, that the conditions under which this percentage may be sold severely limits any benefits the mines might get. They call it a “conscience saving move” on the part of the Fiji government.

Conditions are that the gold must be processed or semi-processed; and that the buyer must possess a valid import licence for the country of final destination; that the gold be used for professional, industrial or artistic use (not for hoarding) and that all sales must be for dollars.

The Financial Review (Sydney) says that the last stipulation is likely to be the most restrictive as premiums are often paid for gold by those who have no dollars but would like them and because most legitimate users of the metal can get supplies through orthodox channels.

High Cost of Giving Oranges to NZ Cook Is. Grants, £103,000; Maui Pomare, £55,000 OUR great - grandfathers who believed, with reason, that colonies were assets, would see little sense in the way these affairs are managed to-day. In the South Pacific it costs the taxpayers of Australia and New Zealand millions to keep their territories financially afloat, but, fortunately, most taxpayers seem not to know about it.

Australia spends millions annually in Papua and New Guinea where before the war they got along with an annual grant to Papua of £30,000 or £40,000.

New Zealand is in much the same boat. It was revealed in Parliament, in Wellington, recently, that whereas before the war the Cook Group cost NZ about £17,000 annually on grants and subsidies, last year education alone in the Group cost £43,000; Health, £46,000; and Public Works, £37,000. The Cook Islands grant for 1950-51 is £103,899.

Last year, says a report to NZ Parliament the islands (presumably still referring to the Cook Islands only) imported £473,000 worth of goods and exported £228,759 worth.

The Government apparently makes up the difference between income and expenditure.

The only benefit the New Zealand taxpayer gets from the ownership of the Cook Group is an inadequate supply of what must be the most expensive oranges in the world.

Apart from the grants quoted above, it cost the Government last year £55,109 to keep their ship Maui Pomare on the NZ-Cook Is. run in order that oranges could be brought to the Dominion. In 1949-50, Maui Pomare’s loss was £29,000 and in 1948-49, £52,000.

It was expected, by the NZ Government and others, that the introduction of the USS Co.’s new Tofua would release Matua for the Cook Islands fruit trade, but this is not to be (see elsewhere this issue).

Threat Of Income

TAXATION

In Papua-N. Guinea

A SHUDDER went through tt Australian Pacific Territorn when Treasurer Fadden, om lining his budget in early Octobc said his Committee on Taxatii; considered that incomes earned New Guinea, Papua and Norfo; Island should not continue to enji exemption from income tax.

The Treasurer said that the Goo ernment, forced to reduce its pm posed grants to Papua-New Guiner must seriously consider whettol Papua-New Guinea interests shou not contribute more in the way direct taxation.

Since then, there have been enn less uneasy discussions concernfi the Government’s intentions, to! not one further official word on til subject.

Non - economic consideratioo come into the matter. Papua an Norfolk Island could be directr taxed; but New Guinea and Nauu (both of which really have sonrr thing to tax) are Trust Territorial and Canberra may have m imposing income taxation theis Furthermore, there will be bittf opposition by all the Territories income taxation, if they are not have representation in the Com monwealth Parliament.

Already, indirect taxation up«q the Territories is so heavy thri much of the profit that was fouu m copra and gold a few years a;s has disappeared.

Mr. Fadden’s expert Commits said that “income tax is not tit proper field for assisting particulli industries.” But if income tax : added to their other burdens, , good many sound industries in tit Territories—which Australia pledged to encourage—will simnj fold up.

Fiji Premium Bonds Bill Passed fITHE bill authorising the issue X Premium Bonds (whereby yr/ may get £1,250 for an investment : £5) was passed by the Fiji lative Council at its session whitij commenced on October 25.

Details of this unique way raising * money were published October PIM.

The bill authorising another lose of £1,000,000 in debentures bearini three to four per cent, interest w;W also passed.

Mataika Tuicakau, the Fijian wHv became shot-put champion at tMf last Empire Games will soon lears for the United Kingdom where II will study physical education t Loughborough College. 12 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

£ £ 1951-53 1950-51 it to Administra- •n for expenses, ;luding native welre, development, war mage and recon- •uctioo 5,371,000 4,356,991 ting P-NG Laws . . 6,000 6,000 >ol of Pacific Adnistration 20,000 19,487 ping service 58,000 88,650 nents on behalf of rmer Administ’ns 59.400 22,745 or. of plantations, id, roads 35,000 8,919 ary services .. 1,000 978 irt on Administram 4,000 lo Timber Invest’n 2,000 — thouse maintenance 7.650 7,948 aing Thouse vessel 7,650 — 1 5,571,000 4,511,718

Details Of Current Expenditure In

Papua-New Guinea

IE national Budget, presented in Australia at the end of September, showed that, in the • ending June 30, 1952, it is proid to spend the following sums ’apua-New Guinea: — idden away in sections of the get, other than Territories, are iunts like these, earmarked for mditure in or in connection l the Territories: — Guinea civilian war insions, education bene- £ and medical treatent £31,000 (Last year, £26,475.) .ries for personnel of orks & Housing Dept.

Papua-New Guinea .. £44,651 (Last year, £20,571. This akes provision for 1 rector, £2,016; 1 assistit, £1,644; 23 engineers, chitects, etc., £20,525; 5 nior clerks, etc., £5,050; countant, assistant acuntant, £2,260; 11 ?rks, £9,536; and 4 Dremen, £3,620.) dings, works, fittings rniture, for Dept, of orks & Housing .. .. £25,000 (Last year, £2,698.) lighthouse equipment £20,000 lighthouse services . £20,000 ithouse vessel £2,000 le foregoing adds more than ,000 to the formal total of 5i ions; yet there are protests in Territories because expected nations have been “cut,” and > of unwilling retrenchments are ring Southwards. lese are the Territories which— pt for a beggarly £40,000 p.a. n to Papua—were self-supportbefore World War II; and were, ied, passing rich on the revenues r derived from their planting mining industries.

What has happened since 1942?

Ask the post-war Socialist regime, which multiplied staffs, mollycoddled and partly demoralised native labour, and (in the beginning) went after private enterprise (described as “exploiters”) with a big axe.

There are no details of the £5,371,000 noted above. Some of it, presumably, consists of the money for public works which the separately-controlled Works and Housing organisation has been sent there to spend.

Incidentally, the £44,651 provided for Works and Housing salaries lists only 47 technicians. Early in 1951, there were 1,000 Europeans in the employ of Works and Housing in Papua-New Guinea. Evidently, the 47 are members of the Commonwealth Public Service, and about 950 are, like the native workers, casual employees.

No ordinary person could tell, from the Australian Budget, what moneys actually are ear-marked for New Guinea. For example, the Departments of Civil Aviation, and of Defence are spending large sums in the Territories, in addition to the £si millions, but none can say how much.

The expenditure of £si millions (in addition to at least a million of local revenue) in one year in Papua- New Guinea seems high; yet it is at least £1 million short of what had been planned, before Australia’s finances, were “Faddenised” in August. Maybe, it was just as well that the Australian financial earthquake occurred all this lavish expenditure, plus the incredible waste that has been taking place in certain directions, has been creating in New Guinea a false economy that inevitably must have led to trouble.

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Shirt, of the London Mission Society and their two small children were in Sydney on furlough in November after spending two years on Bern, Gilbert Islands. Mrs. Shirt described Bern as a “thin covering of sandy soil and stubble, with a few coconuts and pandanus.” Virtually all of their food was brought in on the mission ship, John Williams, which called every six months.

Sir Alan Edward Rose, K.C. has been appointed Chief Justice of Ceylon. He served in Fiji as Chief Police Magistrate from 1929 until 1931, when he was transferred as Crown Counsel, Northern Rhodesia.

He was knighted last year.

Tribute To Victims

Of The Japs

A Memorial in Nauru A MEMORIAL to Lt.-Col. F.

R. Chalmers, C.M.G., D. 5.0., a former Administrator of Nauru, and to others who lost their lives during the Japanese occupation of Nauru was unveiled at Nauru on November 11 by the Australian Minister for Territories (Mr. Paul Hasluck).

When the island was evacuated in February, 1942, Lt.-Col. Chalmers, (who was appointed Administrator as from October 22, 1938), Dr. B. H.

Quin (Government Medical Officer), and Mr. W. Shugg (Medical Assistant), elected to remain on the island to care for the native inhabitants.

Two members of the British Phosphate Commission staff—Mr.

F. Harmer and Mr. W. H. Doyle— also remained to look after the Chinese labourers and the Commissioners’ equipment.

Nauru was occupied by the Japanese from August 25, 1942, until September, 1945. Investigations following the enemy’s surrender disclosed that in March, 1943, Lt.-Col. Chalmers and the other four Europeans were murdered by the Japanese as a reprisal against the destruction of a number of Japanese planes by American bombers. Despite an intensive search no trace was found of their burial place.

The Nauru War Memorial is in the form of a column mounted on a square concrete base. A memorial plaque is fixed in each face of the base and mounted on the column above each plaque is a laurel wreath and sword. The memorial The late Colonel Chalmers. 13 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

plaques commemorate respectively: Lt. Col. Chalmers and the four other Europeans murdered by the Japanese; Nauruans, Chinese and Gibertese who lost their lives during the Japanese occupation; and servicemen associated with Nauru who paid the supreme sacrifice in either World War.

The official party travelled, via Honiara (Solomons) in a Qantas plane, and included: the Minister for Territories and Mrs. Hasluck; the Parliamentary Uuder-Secretary for Territories (Mr. Howse), who acts for the Minister in matters affecting Nauru; Mrs. Ramage, daughter of the late Lt.-Col. Chalmers (as the representative of the bereaved families); Lt.-Col. W. P.

Devonshire and Mr. H. B. Walker, representing the 27th Battalion A.1.F., of which Lt.-Col. Chalmers was in command at the time of the 1918 Armistice: Mr. L. Wigmore, official war historian; Mr. T. J. S.

Arthur, Regional Director of Civil Aviation in Papua and New Guinea; Mr. Lloyd Carr, of the Commonwealth Department of Health; and an official photographer.

It was announced that service on which they travelled (from Lae, New Guinea, via Honiara, BSD has only just been inaugurated by Qantas in order to link Nauru with Australia.

Advantage was taken of the occasion for an official inspection of the island by the Minister.

A Fijian Methodist Missionary, Penaia Sati, with his wife and child, is now at work in Arnhem Land.

Qantas and Air Freight In New Guinea THE confused position in relation to the finances of air transport companies is illustrated by recent developments in Papua- New Guinea.

Last month, the Administrator of New Guinea, with Ministerial sanction, issued instructions that all Government air freight should be reserved for Qantas. The view was taken that, as Qantas provides the backbone of the air services which make life possible in the Territories, and as Qantas cannot avoid losses on these services, Qantas should be helped by the Government.

There are several private airline operators in Papua-New Guinea.

Government freights are important to them. Loss of such business might cripple them.

Complaints were made to Canberra. Some Government members said the new order contravened the Government policy of encouraging private enterprise.

Within a week, the Australian Government asked the NG Administration to withdraw the order allotting all freight to Qantas; and this was done.

Mandated Airlines Not To Carry Mail BECAUSE they consider that they are being made a convenience of, New Guinea’s biggest privately-owned airline, Mandated Airlines, have decided that they will carry no more aii. mail in the Territory.

Qantas Empire Airways, Govern*, ment-owned operators, receive s subsidy from the Government to carry mails but MAL receive only ordinary freight rates.

MAL carried mails twice weekli to Wewak, Madang and Rabaul ano the decision will mean a ment to mail services for residents; of these districts.

Higher Rates For Pim

AFTER the end of the year, we shall be obliged to increase the. charges for Pacific Islands] Monthly subscriptions, and for advertisements. Details will b* given next month.

During 1951, there have been four major increases in basic wages in the Australian printing and another rise is likely in February. In the same period! paper has very substantially increased in cost. Postage has gone up by about 50 per cent.

In an effort to avoid raising ratesE we reduced the page size of the PIM in August, thus reducing costs of paper and postage. But those economies have been more than wiped out by further rises in wage& and materia*!.

All Australian manufacturers are in the grip of this mad spiral, to which there seems no end. These constant rises in prices of products are unsettling and irritating—but we cannot avoid them, if we are to remain in business.

Port Moresby Debutantes Five young ladies[?] of Port Moresby[?] made their debut a[?] the Michaelmas Ball[?] held to raise fund[?] for the Roman[?] Catholic Church. Th[?] debutantes, shown[?] here with thei[?] partners, were Ann[?] Frith, Margare[?] Brazier, Margare[?] Gracie, Peg Smith[?] and Patrice Drewe.. —Papuan Prints. 14 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY?

Ave Unrest

[?]ONESIA L the evidence available indicates that political unrest and economic and civil disinces are increasing in nesia. was reported in London early October that Dutch planting ests were abandoning their srties in the East Indies because ;rsistent and uncontrolled lootly the natives. The Amsterdam ing Co. lost 500 acres of ica; and, out of 1,625 acres it under cassava, 865 acres were iletely looted. The Angloh Co. had similar experiences. the end of October, the Prime ster of Indonesia reported the very of “a plot fomented by a nation to assassinate Presi- Soekarno and overthrow the ;rnment.”

September and October, as the t of rioting and general dis- : the Government had arrested / people—estimated at 15,000. e Danish scientific expedition Galathea was in outlying parts le Indies in September. The or, Mr. Haakon Mielche, a ber of the party, reported in iey that there was unrest, rangfrom covert disorder to open ing, in several places visited. e Australian Returned Soldiers Lai conference, in November, inded that, if the Dutch were ed to leave Western Guinea, Territory should be added to ralian New Guinea, as a trust the United Nations, and not indered to Indonesia. e Governor of Dutch New ea, and Senior Officers, paid a i-days’ courtesy visit to Port ;sby early in November.

Re Explodes Old Jap

Bomb Near Rabaul

From Our Own Correspondent RABAUXi, Oct. 25.

GRASS fire that broke out near the Native Police Barracks, Rabaul, on October 22, caused Id Jap mortar bomb to explode. le blast shook houses a quarter mile distant. The bomb itself hed through the roof of a n house and landed six feet i a native prisoner without dohim any harm. il grass fires in this area are er given a wide berth.

Micronesia Groups Added To S. Pacific Commission ON the initiative of the United States, the Trust Territory of Micronesia (Caroline. Marshall and Mariana Islands) has been added to the geographical scope of the South Pacific Commission, although the Micronesian groups lie generally between 5 and 10 degrees north of the equator.

An agreement, embodying the change, was signed on November 7 by the representatives of the six nations which constitute the Commission, and who were then in session in Noumea.

The change embodies plain commonsense in a way seldom seen in such governmental organisations.

The three Micronesian groups, although slightly north of the equator, have exactly the same problems of administration, health, education, food, and communications as are found in the 15 groups which lie between New Guinea and the Marquesas, south of the equator; and they will benefit much from this contact with the SPC.

An important aspect is that it substantially increases American interest and responsibility. Hitherto, America’s only interest in the South Pacific Commision was through the small Territory of East Samoa Mr. James P. Shortall, of Auckland, N.Z., has joined the Sydney staff of the Pacific Islands Monthly.

As a radio officer, Mr. Shortall has travelled extensively in the Islands, especially in Polynesia, and he has been a prolific writer on Islands subjects.

Pouvanaa a Oopa Reelected in Fr. Oceania THE lively interest taken in September in the election of a member of the French Chamber of Deputies to represent French Oceania served to direct public attention, more than ever, to M.

Pouvanaa a Oopa, the picturesque gentleman who was elected in October, 1949, and who again appeared at the head of the poll.

The candidates included Pouvanaa a Oopa, M. Emile Edouard Vernaudon, M. Francis A. Sanford, M. H.

Hoppenstedt, and M. Alexis Bernfast. All are respected and esteemed.

M. Bernfast has been associated with Wallis Island, and is wellknown in the Eastern Pacific. M.

Sanford is a young man, with a clear-cut and ambitious programme.

M. Hoppenstedt is a well-known lawyer. M. Vemaudon has a good record, and would have been a capable Deputy.

Pouvanaa a Oopa is the son of a Dane, and his mother was a native of Huahine. He served in World War I, and his son in World War 11, and he professes a great love of France, and of French culture. He cannot speak any language except Tahitian, which handicaps him in the National Assembly. He is a man of strong personality, and noted for rather forthright views.

He is opposed, for example, to the practice of making the French National Day (July 14) a Tahitian holiday. It is reported that he has been recently in holts with some very high French officials.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Kearsley returned to Suva, Fiji, by the October Matua from a holiday visit to the United Kingdom.

Tongan Cabbage Patch This year, as shown here, thousands of perfect cabbages were grown by Mr. Frank Green at the Wesleyan Mission plantation, Toloa, a few miles from Nukualofa, Tonga. Other vegetables such as tomatoes, beans, carrots, potatoes, lettuces and beetroot are also doing very well.

Tonga’s soil is very fertile, but they have all the usual leafchewing pests which have to be kept in check through spraying. —Photo by Hettig. 15 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

Sterling Shaky Copra Growers Fear Another Blitz Letter to the Editor

Sydney Morning Herald Of

October 18, said: “Increasing weakness of Sterling has raised the possibility of further devaluation”; and a special article in “The Australian Financial Review,” discusses the course that Australia should follow if Sterling should be further devalued against the dollar.

This is ominous reading for the copra producers, who are bound to Sterling under British Ministry of Food contracts, whether accepted by them voluntarily, or forced upon them by British Colonial Office wallahs.

The big swindle of 1949 is still fresh in the minds of the planters.

Sterling was devalued approximately 30 per cent, then without any revision of the nine-years contracts.

The action of the Australian Government in following suit by devaluing the Australian pound, in line with Sterling, softened the blow to some extent; but it did nothing to guard the planters against the rising costs, consequent on the revaluation of both currencies.

We all know the extent to which rice, tinned meats, copra bags, trade goods, fuel, etc., have increased in cost since devaluation.

NOW, it looks as if it will be on again. The Belgian Premier, a few days ago, stated that European currencies (with a few exceptions) were very weak in relation to the Dollar, and that the pressure for devaluation was so great that it was feared that Sterling would be unable to withstand it.

As we all know, had it not been for the strenuous efforts of Sir Arthur Fadden to avoid loss of the exchange premium on primary products exported overseas, the Australian currency would have been revalued to parity with Sterling long ere this, with a loss of 25 per cent, to producers of primary products, including copra. If Sterling is again devalued, it is doubtful whether the Australian Country supporters would have sufficient strength within the Government to withstand the forces who desire to see a reversion of the Australian pound to parity with Sterling.

In addition to the immediate loss of 25 per cent, to copra producers, we should face a further period of rising prices, similar to what has occurred in the last few years in the various items making up the cost of production.

Nor can it be expected that the British MOP would do the decent thing and revise the copra purchase contracts to bring them into line with world prices. Unfortunately, the British MOF has shown in no uncertain manner that it is more concerned with obtaining copra at the lowest possible price than with the ethics of the matter.

The victims of the nine-years MOF contracts should declare themselves without loss of time. The spirit of the nine-years contract was broken in a callous, and coldblooded manner by the refusal of the MOP to acknowledge any need for revision at the time of the 1949 devaluation of Sterling. Any further attempt to work the same swindle should be met by immediate action ion the part of the planters.

It would be better still to take time by the forelock and state plainly and unequivocally that, in the event of devaluation of either sterling or the Australian pound, they will regard any failure to increase the contract price as being equivalent to a repudiation of the contract by the MOF; and that, in such event, they will insist on selling their copra on the open market.

I am, etc., EX-SOLOMONS. £23,870 FOLLOWED £50,000 DOWN THE SIN Memories of the New Guinea Timber Lease Case ris interesting to learn, from an examination of the last two Australian Budgets, that the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the case of the New Guinea Timber Leases cost the Australian taxpayers just under £24,000.

In 1949-50 the Treasurer put aside £5,000 for the inquiry. He paid out £21,610. In 1950-51, still optimistic, he earmarked £9O. Actually, in that year, he paid out £2,260. For this year he allocates nothing. We hope he is right.

Although the Royal Commission exonerated the Honourable Eddie Ward, Minister for Territories, of any complicity in the affair, and the latter went back to the House of Representatives to chirrup happily on the front Labour bench, the case was a foul and smellful thing; and from the viewpoint of national morality and political decency, the inquiry was completely unsatisfactory.

The Queensland timber firm, Hancock and Gore, paid the racketeers a cash sum of £50,000. All the King’s judges and all the wellpaid investigators who assisted them, failed to discover the destination of most of the big sum.

Farrell’s plea that he did not get it seemed to be borne out by the probate granted on his estate.

The authorities decided that Ray Parer did not get it a decision apparently supported by the fact that Ray now is working very hard for a modest livelihood in small ships in New Guinea.

Jock Garden insists that he § none of it—he came out of gaol desperately poor man.

The learned Commissioner w emphatic that the hitherto spotld political fingers of the Honoural Eddie Ward were not befouled one penny of this £50,000.

Well, in the name of commc sense, WHO got the £50,000?

The losers seem to have be Hancock & Gore, who tried to g a business advantage, and w» coolly robbed of £50,000; Mr. Joe Taxpayer, of Australia, who ps £23,870 for privilege of knowi that the Honourable Eddie Ward politically spotless and undefile and Mr. Jock Garden, who end his long public career in a comnr gaol.

No War Compensation

FOR

British Solomon Islan[?]

THE general secretary of tJ Methodist Missionary Soci« of NZ. Rev. A. H| Scrivr flew to the Solomon Islands to.appea! to Mr. John Du dale (Minister of State for Colom Affairs in Mr. Attlee's Sociall Government), for reconsideration claims for war-damage compens tion. Mr. Scrivin reported: Mr. pugdale gave us an inte view at the time of his visit Roviana (New Georgoa) and ■ were able to show him how utter our District Institution and otW stations had been destroyed (t: battie for Munda airfield, in Jm s . fought around fe) Methodist mission headquarters Roviana lagoon).

“He gave us an attentive hearii and complimented us on havii presented a strong and clear ca.j He considered our claim just a)j expressed personal sympathy wii But he doubted whether anythii could be done in the matter by ti British Government for tid following reasons:— (1) H.M. Government had agree in 1949 that there should no war damage compensate scheme in respect of tic Solomons. (2) The implication of othr claims if the Methodist Missio. claims were granted. (3) The inability of the Protee torate to find the necessa;i funds.

“Mr. Dugdale thought there wn a bare possibility of a small gran to cover the personal losses of tH; Mission staff, but urged us not t count on it.” 16 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

S MORINDA FOR SCRAP- HEAP HE old Burns Philp steamer Morinda, which maintains a regular passenger and freight vice between Sydney, Norfolk md, the New Hebrides, and niara (Solomon Islands) is due final retirement next year. The vice will be carried on by a more dern vessel.

Tie Morinda has been a feature Western Pacific Islands life for rly 40 years. She was introed to the Pacific trade by Bums Ip & Co. in 1913, All her coniporaries—lnduna, Matunga, Mata, Marsina, Mindini, Mataram, lusia, Montoro—have been lost or I, long since.

Lomons Timber Industry

[orinda’s last and notable public r ice is the inauguration of a new ber industry between the Solois and Australia. To meet an itiable demand for timber in tralia a new company has corniced producing timber in Gua- :anal; and the Morinda, in ober, brought a cargo of 300 e logs, to an immediate and itable market in Sydney. This r be the beginning of an impor- ; industry for BSI. be only other timber industry SSI is an enterprise working on kauri pine of Vanikoro, which eing cut on a large scale and ped direct to Melbourne. This istry was established before the

[?]G Women’S Club Of

SYDNEY E New Guinea Women’s Club of Sydney held a success#** American Morning Tea oil 'ber 11 at the Feminist Club, ors included Mr. and Mrs. Beer, Birrell and Mrs. F. S. Stewart.

Christmas Parties

ie Children’s Christmas Party be held at the Feminist Club is, 77, King St., on December 17.

Secretary would like to have names of all New Guinea Iren likely to be in Sydney on day, and ages of same, ie adults’ cocktail party will be on Thursday, December 20, 6.30 pm and all New Guinea will be welcome. ptain T. Baigent, New Zealand y, has returned to the Dominion • a period with the Fiji Military es. He was accompanied by Baigent, who held a clerical m the Public Relations Office, ~ and was also the popular and ble secretary of the Fiji branch be British Red Cross.

Fijian Battalion For Malaya

Public Opinion in Colony is Sharply Divided Prom Our Own Correspondent SUVA, Nov. 5 Overshadowing even the Melbourne Cup—normally an overwhelming preoccupation in Suva in early November—the official decision to sent a Fiji native battalion to assist the British troops against terrorists in Malaya has produced the biggest controversy of its kind in Fiji’s recent history.

Every indication, whether open or behind the scenes, seems to lead to the conclusion that responsible European opinion is rigidly opposed to the move.

IN an official statement that Fijian Forces would take part in the campaign against terrorists in Malaya it was said that the decision arose out of the offer by the Fiji Council of Chiefs that their services were always available to serve the King and that they appreciated the danger to the British Empire from communist activities.

The Imperial authorities thereupon indicated that assistance could best be given by the services of a battalion of the FMF in Malaya.

A battalion of troops with a small number of NZ officers, warrant officers and NCO’s will be raised in the Colony immediately and will go to Malaya early in 1952 to complete their special jungle training before going into action.

They will serve in Malaya for two years. Cost of their training and maintenance will be borne by the Imperial authorities. Two battalions of the King’s African Rifles from East and Central Africa are also going to Malaya for similar service. fITHE Government’s moral right to X call upon the Fijians at a time when the Fijian people are battling to work out a system for their economic and social future is questioned, and serious doubts have been expressed in the Methodist Church, to which the majority of Fijians belong.

There has never been any doubt about the Fijian response to the appeal. The Government has been doing its best to weed out the army of prospective recruits so that the withdrawal of young men is spread as fairly as possible throughout all the provinces.

MOST of the Indian political leaders have been silent, but a very obvious uneasiness can be noted among the better type of youhg Indians.

Some Indians maintain that a straight forward gesture now might help to rehabilitate the Indian Community in the eyes of both Fijians and Europeans who remember only too clearly the, disastrous Indian campaign of disaffection and sabotage in the Pacific War.

Many Indians probably resent the bluntness of Europeans who openly declare that no Fijian should be sent overseas because of the menace of pro-Communist elements in Fiji; but any resentment remains unexpressed.

There have been Indian suggestions for a call for Indian recruits and, at times, signs of a rather pathetic eagerness to do sorriething to earn a share of the Empire-j Wide praise that rightly goes to the Fijians.

But any suggestion of Ipdian soldiers being sent from Fiji runs into two formidable snags. The first is the racial and political tangle especially in south-east Asia and the Middle East and the second is the apparent inability of Indian youth in Fiji to produce reliable soldiers.

In the last year or so, three or four dozen Indians have volunteered for Territorial service. Most of them were quite unable to conform to Army discipline and routine, and their argumentative attitude and inexplicable psychology left a trail of wrecked tempers among the more tolerant Fijians and Europeans who, for the most part, genuinely did their best to These are the lads who made a name for the Fijians as jungrle-fighters in the Solomons. —Photo by Rob Wright.

cope with the situation. (There is a story of a Fijian instructor who equably told an Indian section; “I’m doing my best for you, but it mightn't last if you go on like this!”) A late rumour is that Indian volunteers may be sought for a labour force to go to Suez. Like all Suva tales, it is to be treated with extreme reserve.

THERE is European support (mostly without public expression) for Mr. A. A. Ragg, a former elected member of the Legislative Council, who has stated that although Fijian co-operation is invariably given to the Government, nothing adequate has been done to recognise, reward and preserve Fijian loyalty.

Other critics maintain that in view of the world situation in general and of the situation of Fiji in particular, the sending of welltrained Fijian troops overseas may prove to be a major blunder.

Nothing has yet been said about how the recruits offering are to be weeded out. It is not known whether men in responsible posts in the Government service, including the Police and other essential services, are to be taken. Outside the Government, many industrial concerns are perturbed at the possible loss of key men for two years.

There is an angry undertone in discussions about the inability of the Federation of Malaya to put up a better show than has been apparent in the last four years, and it is frequently asked if the recent assassination of the High Commissioner (Sir Henry Gurney) has been the cause of a sudden Imperial scurry.

Such comment may be unreasonable, but when it is voiced by responsible people who do not stand to lose anything either way, it indicates a trend new to Fiji.

HOWEVER, as far as Fijian youth is concerned there is an all-out scramble to get into the Battalion. There is some evidence, however, that European criticism finds an echo among the older people.

Whether the Fiji Government has made a brilliant gesture of Empire solidarity or has committed a major blunder remains an open question.

But it has, at least, stirred up more feeling than has been evident at any time since the Pacific War. Criticism can be summed up in the query: Why must every appeal for sacrifice of any kind go first to the Fijians?

Mile. Paula Buard, of Noumea, who has been studying English and music in Sydney for three years, celebrated her 21st birthday with a party in October.

Territories Talk-Talk

By Tolala it a go!” said Assistant VJ Administrator Cleland, when referring to the functioning of the new “Legislative” Council, which is due to assemble on November 26.

From Rabaul, however, where they know something of these Government-dominated gatherings from past experience, the cry is “Give it a go-by!” Despite a boycott by the Rabaul Chamber of Commerce, there are three Rabaulites who are candidates in a field of 13 for the three seats.

Of the nominated members I notice two old-time MLC’s of TNG: Pat Holmes, present Secretary for Lands, and Padre Lewis, of the Methodist Mission, who was at one time connected with Administration work in Western Samoa.

As Minister Hasluck says, the Council will facilitate an interchange of views between the Official and Non-Official sections of the community. That is about all it will do, under the existing Act, and that is about all it is intended to do, I should say. It is to be hoped a Hansard will be issued of proceedings, and thus enable the public, unable to attend, to know just what does transpire in the Chamber. . , , If the Council really wanted to adopt democratic principles then the introduction of a secret ballot, which is being urged in many quarters these days, would meet the case. It would, at least, ensure a true expression of individual opinion.

G.W.L. Townsend, QBE, FRGS, and popularly known throughout TNG in pre-war days as “Cassa. has been giving the Territory the once-over during a holiday from Lake Success, where he is an Area Specialist with UNO. He must have noted many changes since the days when he sat at his desk in the old Neu Guinea Compagnie store in Rabaul. back in 1920. If anyone knows New Guinea it should be “Cassa,” and UNO is lucky having a man of his experience content to carry the torch in this dreamyeyed set-up. . . .

I wish I could feel happier about UNO than I did about the old League of Nations; but I can’t.

Remarks in October PIM (p. 15) anent the cramping of George Greathead’s style in the Central Highlands are very apt, and highlight an Administration policy which has been operating for years and, in the opinion of many, to the detriment of the Service and people generally—natives and non-native.

Instead of an officer being allowed to remain a long time in one area, where he could absorb the particular cultures, customs and, languages, on returning from leave: he finds himself transferred to< another district, where entirely different customs and language: prevail.

One official reason was that it enabled the officer to become acquainted with a greater portion of the Territory. Another was that it prevented the official “digging in” 1 and wielding too much power—or accumulating too much popularity —with both Europeans and natives.

Yes, knowledge of a people is power, but it takes Time to acquire that knowledge.

Eric Feldt touched an appreciative chord when he sang the praises of the Lik Lik Doctors in last issue of the PIM. And no one should know their worth bettei than he who has seen them back o’ beyond doing their jobs, ar often by-no-means-pleasant occupation.

In days gone by (I know not if the system has been changed o] late, but I hope it has) LLD’j tramped through the land withou 1 even police-boys to give them, ir the eyes of the natives, the officia. status to which they are entitled Hence difficulties arose too often ir obtaining carriers or in chartering canoes.

And there was always that in. herent native antagonism to medi cines out of bottles instead os picked from the bush, and the lacl of ceremonial, so ' dear to th. native mind, as practised by th. village medicine man, They had s hard row to hoe.

Two officials who started in thi PHD and who may end up Good! ness knows where amongst thi heads, are Harry Downing am Bert Jones—both good coves . . .

I dips me lid to the LLD’s, ever time, A timely note was struck at th annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Society by President Robsoi when he urged the gathering c historical records of the Pacifk And that sort of task cannot fe started too soon, for each year ur old-timers are passing on and ta« ing with them their store of ments notes.

It is rather surprising that witJ all the present-day planning on never -hears of a plan to write history of New Guinea or Papusj It is time this was done. 18 NOVEMBER, 1951-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

And what about a Territories’ luseum, containing specimens of ative arts and crafts? ' The best Elections are over in the U.S.A.— ithnological specimens in New ork, ornithological in Chicago.

Tiy not one in Sydney? E. J. allstrom is doing'his bit insofar as tuna and fishes are concerned. I Bar he has 300 birds-of-paradise Taronga—the best collection in le world. And a few years ago it as said that the BOP would not re in captivity!

Let’s get New Guinea’s history >wn on paper and its arts and afts properly collated before /ilisation wipes them out cometely.

Another “spleen” case is reported IM, Oct., p. 79). Judge Kelly 10 tried the case no doubt relied the many spleen cases in ibaul some years ago. A native th an enlarged spleen is one of e greatest dangers on a plantan. He is cranky and indolent on :ount of his ailment, and medical dence shows that it is very, very 5y to rupture an enlarged spleen, ere should be a hard and fast e that no native, suffering from abnormal spleen, should be emyed. It should safeguard both i employer and the employee. toy Kendall, Queensland Senator i a well-known skipper in New inea, where he spent several prer years, has often criticised NG pping facilities from the floor of Senate and, having visited the Titory post-war, has his fingers the pulse of things in the NG iping world.

'°w, he is personally going to mat something is done in the :ter, according to a Sydney press :>rt, which states he will spend oncoming Christmas Parliaitary recess as skipper of a Dra catcher,” cleaning up the imulated stocks which are ng planters a real headache.

Retirement of Mr. R. B.

Kirk of Nauru B * KIRK » manager for the British Phosphate Commission at Nauru for the last of his 29 years on the Island, ved in Australia in early , He was accompanied by • Kirk and their daughter. b has now retired and will live a farm he has bought in ona. : A , that new mechanical Hods of digging phosphate on ru had enabled a record shipt of oyer a million tons to be e to Australia and New Zeal m the last 12 months.

Cook Is. Still Must Rely On Maui Pomare AUCKLAND, Oct. 20.

CONSTERNATION was felt in Cook Islands circles when it was learned that the advent of the new Union Steamship Co’s Tofua (to make her first run to the Islands from Auckland on December 21) would not assist the shipping position in the Group.

It had been assumed that when the Tofua came into the service, Matua would be diverted to Cook Islands trade—for which she was originally built. This apparently was the belief of the NZ Government also. In answer to a question asked in Parliament in Wellington on October 10, the Minister for Islands Territories said that “with additional shipping expected shortly it will be possible to bring to NZ ports all the produce grown in the Cook Islands.” (It was known in Suva in early September that Matua would not run to Cook Is. See page 93, October PIM.) In the Group there has been considerable replanting of citrus trees in the belief that additional shipping would soon be available to lift fruit.

The position with the two USS ships now is that Tofua will arrive in Auckland from the UK on December 6 and leave about December 21 for Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, etc.

Matua, between December 18 and 28, will make a special trip from Auckland to Suva and return.

Thereafter she is expected to supplement the Tofua’s itinerary calling at Nukualofa and/or Apia each trip and making calls also at Lyttelton and Wellington, NZ.

Her exact itinerary will be announced from trip to trip.

PIM inquiries at the Auckland office of the USS Co., got nothing official but the opinion of one official of the company is that at the height of the orange and tomato seasons Matua will make trips to the Cook Islands “when other cargo vessels on the trans-Pacific run are not available.”

The Cook Group is obviously to be left to the services of the hopelessly outmoded and overloaded little Maui Pomare. The position will not be helped either by the fact that Rarotonga will shortly be without an air service. (See elsewhere this issue.) New Cook Islands RC Appointment Applications dosed in Wellington, NZ, on October 22 for the position of Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands. (The last RC, Mr. W. Tailby, retired recently).

Salary is £1,500 per annum, plus allowances of £250, plus furnished house, free car, electric light, fuel and upkeep of grounds.

Appointment is for three years, in first instance, and successful applicant must have administrative ability and,‘Tor preference but not essential” a knowledge of Polynesian people and Island conditions.

Mrs. D. M. Cleland was entertained extensively in Sydney in October before she left by air for Port Moresby to rejoin her husband who is the newly appointed Assistant Administrator.

Football Trophy This trophy caused interest when it was shown in a Suva shop window in recent weeks. It was brought back to Fiji by the Rugby footballers who toured successfully in NZ in the past winter.

It was presented to the Fijians by Rotorua sub-union for competition between Fijians and Maoris.

The trophy is carved out of one piece of wood and is believed to be the work of a Maori. —Photo by Fiji Public Relations Office. 19 cI F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

The Editors' Mailbag

Heinrich Rudolph Wahlen Ltkf. a voice from the past comes a letter from Hamburg, in which H. R. Wahlen takes us mildly to task for an inaccuracy in the Pacific Islands Year Book.

The YB, describing commercial developments in German New Guinea prior to World War I, says: “ . . . the New Guinea Company flourished. A little trading station, established by Hemsheim in the Duke of York group in 1876, grew into a large and powerful Hemsheim & Co., which later amalgamated with Forsayth & Co., (‘Queen Emma’s’ organisation) about 1882. and became the Hamburg South Sea Company, and ranked in importance second only to the New Guinea Company.”

Writing on October 22, Mr.

Wahlen says that that is not correct; “I myself, and some friends, founded in Hamburg the Hamburgische Sudsee A. G.; and this company bought all the interests of E. E. Forsayth. At the same time my own firm, carried on in my own name, amalgamated with Hamburgische Sudsee A. G. . . Hemsheim & Co., continued to trade, alone. I personally took over the directorship of Hamburgische Sudsee A. G., whilst I resided at Gunantambu, near Rabaul. I left for Germany shortly before the outbreak of the Great War, after a stay of nearly 20 years in New Guinea,”

When later on expropriated, the recognised claims against the German Government amounted to:— Gold Marks Millions New Guinea Co 42 Hamb. Sudsee A. G. (called “the Wahlen concern”) 45 Hemsheim & Co 13 Thus, a somewhat important section of German New Guinea history, now becoming ill-defined in the mists of time, is re-stated accurately. . , „ J The name of Heinrich Rudolf Wahlen was very well known in the New Guinea islands before World War I, and his strong personality, industry and shrewd foresight had an influence on development there between 1890 and 1910. It is interesting to know, after all these years, that he is alive and, judging from his letter, in first class physical and mental condition.

Herr Wahlen arrived there originally as a clerk in the service of the New Guinea Company; and he visited many outlying, almost unknown places. Then he left the company’s service; and, a few years later, he was the far-famed “king of the Western Isles”—Ninigo, the Anchorites and the Hermits. On Maron, one of the 14 islands of the Hermits, he built a very fine, large bungalow of hardwoods, and there he lived magnificently, like an Eastern potentate. Even to-day, after 50 years of time, and two great wars, his colourful establishment and his picturesque hospitality are vividly remembered.

It WAS for Wrapping ! fITHE Islands trader’s most con- J. ‘sistent and painful headache is connected with the wrapping of his goods. In Sydney, a million people buy at least one newspaper per day, and throw it away. In consequence, there always is something in which to wrap a cabbage, or a shoe, or a bottle, or an untrained pup. In the Islands, they also carry bottles, and vegetables and pups; but there is no waste paper there.

The storekeepers buy bales of it, South, and pay freight to the Islands. It doesn’t matter what it is, so long as it’s paper.

Not long ago, a Bougainville planter, trained to hate Reds, found himself face to face in a Chinese trader’s store with a collection of Communist pamphlets. When he recovered from his horror, he reported the matter to PlM—adding that the offensive material obviously had come in as wrapping paper.

But the trader, Wong You, of Buka Passage is unhappy about it all. He says he has been in the Territory since 1912; that his loyalty to the Administration has never been questioned; and that the material really did come in as wrapping-paper.

The paragraph never was intended to cast doubts upon Wong You, who is one of the best of the old traders. It merely was published to show the sad fate of some wellplanned Commo, literature.

A Mixed Race in Guam WE are scolded severely by Mr.

J. F. Coshman, of East Melbourne, because, in a recent article on conditions in Guam (page 117 of June) we refer to “natives, and the way they have become “Americanised.”

Mr Coshman reminds us that all the natives of Guam, except a few of the more personable females, were exterminated by the Spaniards; and the present population of 27,000 are a rather extraordinary and very sophisticated mixture of Pilipinos.

Chinese and Japanese, with the original Spanish-Chamorro cross.

They have no culture or tradition that could be called “native.”

He is quite right. But the 27,000 have to be described somehow, and even if their origin is so mixed, they still are Guamanians natives of Guam.

But there is no need to don anthropological mourning over them.

They were completely ready for American culture even before the Americans arrived there.

More Memories of RLS BY a singular coincidence, there arrived on my desk, in mid- October, a new book by J. C.

Furnas, “Voyage to Windward,” which is a remarkable biography of Robert Louis Stevenson; and a letter from Isobel Field, who is a step-daughter of RLS, and lived with the family in Samoa. .Furnas is now in the top rank of American writers; and a first glance suggests that this biography will add further to his fame —and his income. It bears evidence of great industry in research, and of Furnas’s outstanding literary craftsmanship. We shall write about the book, after closer reading.

Mrs. Salisbury Field’s letter is dated September 23, and that day she was 93 years old. Mrs. Elsie Noble Caldwell had gone from Pasadena to Santa Barbara to see the famous old lady; and the latter remarks, whimsically, that even at 93 a woman who is properly endowed can get a real kick out ol a gift of food delicacies, and a pink satin bed-jacket trimmed with pearls.

Mrs. Field defends her step-fathei against a charge made somewhere that he was careless about his dress She says RLS always was particularly well dressed. “He himseL wrote somewhere,” she says, “tha a man is careless about his dres;; when young, but grows more par ticular about his appearance as h« grows older.”

Mrs. Strong knew Hawaii when ii had a king, and Samoa before ii became a German colony. She car even remember the American Civt War, Low Tide at Levuka ALEVUKA (Fiji) reader has sen us a drawing of tlje loca Cession Day celebrations o;< October 8. , , ....

It consists of a ruled square, wit: nothing in it, and is entitle; “Worm’s-eye View.”

He says: “Cession Day celebration were marked by the usual Why Worry attitude.

“Not a flag was flown nor an addresses made to school children as in days gone by. Why there : such a poor public spirit now ic 20

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oika is hard to understand re must be over 500 school chiln attending local schools.

We have no European officials to iertake this sort of task and this ms to suit the local residents as y are all suffering from malua.” /ell, that is what one Levuka dent says about the other Levuka dents . . . maybe they can take t. Outsiders criticise Levuka dch one daring soul has described ‘something the tide left when it it out in 1882”) at their peril. yal Hawaiian— liars Not Pounds R. JOHN C. FISCHBECK, manager of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Honolulu, ostulates about the paragraph published in our April, 1951. e concerning the tariff at hotel. We stated that a double n cost about £3O per day and i meals were extra and, on our idards, expensive, e says that rates at the Royal raiian range from 18 to 28 ars for a single room and for ble rooms, from 28 to 38 dollars iese rates include three meals ay and entertainment, dancing, ;h service such as towels, urnlas, etc. seems that we must have got pounds and dollars mixed, and apologise. lit paragraph was more in ow than in anger, anyway, re are few of us who would not to see how things are done in raii and with planes shuttling : and forth like express trains ould be easy if it were not for exchange-fixers and the dollarrollers. ssidents of Fiji (as well as Ausa and New Zealand), would be ?y to avail themselves of holi- » Up North rather than on the beaten routes Down South, of them, unfortunately, could :d it, even if the rates are in irs and not in pounds. This is the fault of tourist organisa- -5 in Hawaii, it is just that the estic economies of residents of South Pacific and the Americans lot seem to meet at any point. ic engagement has been 3unced of Miss Elizabeth Rowdaughter of Mr. and Mrs. ffrey Rowley, of Rarawai, Ba, to Mr. William Newman, of the ■ Company, Fiji. ‘ar Admiral John G. Moyer, ’ (Retd.), a former Governor of rican Samoa (he retired in 1943 ike a sea-going post), was taken lospital in Auckland when the mgi berthed there on October He became ill soon after he and wife joined the ship in olulu. They are to spend six ths in NZ.

They Want to Remain Australian Prom Our Own Correspondent NORFOLK ISLAND. Oct. 25. fTIHE article in September PIM JL which suggested that Norfolk Island be handed to New Zealand, was not well received here.

It is pointed out that the Island makes about £25,000 a year from bean seed sold to Australia—and also goodly sums for flower seeds, vegetable, lemon and passion fruit seeds. Cost of administration is high—it has gone up like all other costs —and if it were not for this the Island could balance its budget and not be a drain on Australian taxpayers.

Another Whaling Company

IT has recently been announced that a company has been floated in New Zealand with £150,000 capital, to conduct a whaling industry in Norfolk Island waters.

The intention is to establish a modem factory on Norfolk where every part of the whale will be utilised. It is expected that up to 200 whales will be caught each season. Deep sea fishing will be conducted in the off season for whales.

One of the by-products of the factory will be fertiliser. Norfolk Island agriculture should benefit thereby.

Two members of the company’s staff were on the island recently making a survey and choosing a site for the factory.

Dr. Edward Jacomb

Visits The Pacific

AN interesting visitor to the South Pacific Islands at present is Dr. Edward Jacomb, who practised law in the New Hebrides before World War I, and wrote a useful book about the Condominium in 1914. He returned to Europe over 30 years ago. and served for a time in the Royal Navy. He had not again seen the Islands until, a few months ago, he visited Fiji and Tonga.

Dr. Jacomb arrived in Sydney in October, and went on in the November Morinda to Norfolk Island, where he has secured a bungalow, and proposes to spend a restful few months. Later, he will visit the New Hebrides.

After World War n, Dr. Jacomb —although then in middle age— studied medicine and became a qualified medical practitioner.

Dr. Jacomb made a keen study of health conditions in Fiji and Tonga.

He does not like what he found in Tonga—he fears that tuberculosis there is so widespread that it actually threatens the existence of the Tongan race.

Fiji’s Cost-Plus System of Import Duties From a Special Correspondent FJI, for the past several years has had a system of calculating import duties that has brought much extra cash into the coffers of the Colony’s Treasury, and much heart-burning to importers and consumers of goods.

Duty on all goods going into Fiji is calculated on the f.o.b. cost, plus the freight or postage as the case may be. Thus, if a resident imports goods to the value of £2 and the freight is 2/-, he has to pay duty on £2/2/-. .

If the parcel is posted, then Customs officials in Fiji add the face value of the postage stamps to the cost and he pays duty on the total.

This clumsy system has, of course, many anomalies, particularly so as value is quite unrelated to weight, but it is a system whereby the Government cannot lose.

One concession has been made, however, if goods are sent by air mail or air freight, the duty is calculated as though ordinary surface methods of transportation had been used. For this, Fiji citizens apparently have to thank Sir Henry Milne Scott.

The story is that Sir Henry had a bottle of medicine sent up from Australia. The cost of the medicine was about 3/- and the airmail postage about 13/-. He was charged duty on total amount—that is 16/-, or whatever it was. He fought this decision and, as a result, it was agreed that in such cases duty would be charged as though the article had been sent by surface mail.

Mr. C. F. Johnson, an overseer in charge of Nauru native labour, arrived in Brisbane on October 7 In the Triadic. He is on annual leave, and said that natives working for the British Phosphate Commission were living in £l,OOO bungalows for a rental of 6/- per week.

“Natives do not buy the bungalows, which remain the property of the Commission,” he said.

The engagement has been announced of Miss Heather Innes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A.

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PROBLEM From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, October 14. »EG ARDLESS of the pledged t paramountcy of Fijian interests in Fiji, certain nonian interests can be counted on take a tilt at the Native Land ist Board whenever opportunity srs. The most frequently used 3S of attack are undoubtedly the ming of what is expected to be [rowing-campaign as Fiji’s popuon increases towards the danger nt of 400,000. (It is now close to ,000.) ess than 1,000,000 acres of land Fiji are suitable for agriculture pasture, and of this area a subntial part is still Fijian-owned, ler the Native Land Trust Ordine the control of all Fijian land vested in the Board, which is ,rged with administering it for benefit of the indigenous owners, he Board’s annual report points that it has functioned since 3 —“ unfortunately without any ital of its own with which to set house for the efficient conduct ;he responsibilities laid upon its ulders.”

“Eviction” Stories

ESPITE detailed Government denials, there is still a good deal of propaganda alleging t part of the board’s activities he “ruthless eviction” of Indian mts from caneland which haps to come within the “demarid areas” of Fijian land. hese areas are the result of the cy laid down in 1940, when the ans agreed that portions of their I should be set aside for their present and future maintenance that the land outside these rees should be made available for ing by non-Fijians under the ;rol of the Land Trust Board. le Board’s report states again every possible consideration is n to the limited number of tenwhose expired leases cover land taken into Fijian reserves. It es that the smoothness with ’h transfers are being made in Western District indicate the ess of the work of both the rd and the Western Resettlet Committee, “particularly re the displaced farmers themes have been co-operative.” ie report adds that the Fijian owner is to-day more fully alive ie value of his land if it is culled by himself, and that, partly in the cane and rice areas, s “anxious to repossess expired 2S and put his hand to the gh.”

Mr. Dugdale’S Error

THE increasing Fijian awareness of the value of Fijian land for production has produced a sharp retort to a reference to “idle lands’' made by the Minister of State for Colonial Affairs (Mr. John Dugdale). It has been alleged (without any correction or denial) that what the Minister mistook for idle Fijian land in Nadroga Province was European-owned land, bought years ago from Fijians at absurdly low prices, and now being held until a new road is completed.

Indian sources claim that when the road goes through much of this land will be leased, probably to Indians, for about 30/- an acre.

The same district contains a stretch of European-owned (or leased) land which is popularly said to carry the finest collection of noxious weeds in Fiji.

The idea that nobody seems to have put Mr. Dugdale right has caused a degree of Fijian resentment, and more than one European has muttered that if the British Government had presented the Fijians with a fraction of the millions squandered on groundnuts and poultry schemes in Africa, Fiji would now be an exporter of rice.

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SERVICES PEAL Enterprise Should Open New Era in South Pacific , , TITH the announcement on r October 20 that, in November, the operation of the air route ckland-Fiji-Samoa-Cook Islands uld be transferred from National rways Corporation of NZ to sman Empire Airways, Limited, d that TEAL would extend the ■vice to Tahiti, on a fortnightly sis, a long struggle and much lind-the-scenes argument came an end. :t is expected that, by December, ;re will be a regular TEAL service. ih Solent flyingboats. from dney to New Zealand (daily); m Auckland to Laucala Bay iva), Apia (Western Samoa) and ;utaki (Cook Islands) (at least ekly); and from Aitutaki to peete (fortnightly). ?AC pioneered the route with id-planes from Auckland to rotonga (Cook Islands), via rfolk Island, Nadi (Fiji), Faleola r estern Samoa), and Aitutaki and rotonga (Cook Islands), and have it completed a trouble-free record 100 flights.

EAL, coming in with sea-planes, makes necessary some important changes. , , There is no place for sea-planes off stormy Norfolk Island, so NAC will continue to run the Auckland- NI service.

The TEAL Solents will go to Laucala Bay (Suva), which means that the Auckland-Nadi (Western Fiji) link will have to be provided by one of the non-New Zealand companies.

The Solentecan getdown on the lagoon, in Western Samoa, much closer to Apia than did the landplanes, which had to go to Faleola; but there is not enough sheltered water at Rarotonga to permit them to alight there, so Rarotonga is cut out of the TEAL itinerary, and it will be necessary to provide, in the Cook Islands, an auxiliary service between Aitutaki (where the Solent lands easily in the big lagoon) and Rarotonga.

In French Oceania, the landplanes had to go to Borabora and the journey to Papeete was completed by ship; but the Solents can get down in the lagoon close to Papeete (the capital, on the north coast of Tahiti). it can be summed up by saying that land-planes had the advantage at Norfolk Island, Western Fiji and Rarotonga; while the sea-planes make for greater convenience in Suva (Eastern Fiji) Apia (Western Samoa) and Papeete (Tahiti), which are the three main centres of population in the South Pacific. fTIHE respective advocates of NAC A and TEAL argued the matter at great length. The important point was that the Solents could be landed on the water close to the main centres; whereas the construction of airstrips anywhere near Suva, Apia and Papeete was either impossible, or very expensive.

While they were arguing, in 1950- 51, the Australian company, Qantas, which already services Fiji, was showing a lively interest in Tahiti; so the New Zealanders finally got together and agreed on what they call their Coral Sea route.

A great deal still has to be done in providing landing-places and moorings and servicing equipment in all the sites selected, both regular and emergency; but the decisions have been taken, and the installations and new services will mark a new epoch in the life of the Polynesian section of the South Pacific.

The New Zealanders have completed a shrewd stroke of business.

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For Prospectus apply: Principal, A. E. McLucas, M.A., B.Ed. into Auckland. The following are important considerations:— • There is a likelihood that the new TEAL service will pay its way from the beginning. Hitherto the NZ Government has been subsidising the NAG services to the extent of between £BO,OOO and £lOO,OOO per annum. • The use of flying-boats instead of land-planes in the South Pacific is held to fit in better with the over-all plans for South Pacific defence, for which NZ takes primary responsibility. Australia did not accept this view unreservedly; but finally United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand did agree on the defence angle.

It appears that land-planes operate more cheaply between landing points; but where it is difficult to get an airstrip close to the main centre (as in Western Samoa) the cost of transportation between the airstrip and the town wipes out the flying advantage.

It was calculated that it would cost £1,500,000 to provide Tahiti with an airstrip; but a section of the lagoon can be prepared for the reception of Solents near Papeete, for a few thousands of pounds.

Furthermore, if the South Pacific services were to be run with fourengined planes (two-engined planes are not 'liked for overseas flying) there would have been delay, because these £250,000 Skymasters, etc., are simply not available. But TEAL have sufficient Solents to inaugurate the service at once.

Experts, however, insist that TEAL will eventually change over to land-planes.

Apprehension In Rarotonga

ALTHOUGH Rarotonga knew that Teal’s Solents could not land in the restricted lagoon 26 NOVEMBER, 1951-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Office and Sample Room: Bank of New South Wales Chambers, Suva, Fiji. ters there, it was expected that connecting service would be jvided between Aitutaki and rotonga (140 miles to the south the Solent route to Tahiti), ere is as yet, no such assurance. [This, coming on top of the Union Co. announcement that, even h the advent of the new Tofua, i Cook Is. will still not receive i services of Matua, has raised 5s of protest.

Jnoflicially, however, it is reted that the amphibious Frenchaed aircraft, now operated be- ;en Papeete and Aitutaki, may used to provide the essential t between Aitutaki and Raroga, connecting with the Solent /ice. Alternatively, this shuttle vice may be thrown open to er private operators. This Raroga-Aitutaki sector could provide least a full Dakota payload each r once weekly. he Rev. A. H. Voyce, a veteran sionary of Bougainville, has ified the Methodist Missionary iety of NZ that he will retire the end of his present term in years. He had many years of dee before 1942 and returned Torokina as soon as hostilities eluded.

Jap Poachers Pay Their

Fine And Go

THE Japanese shell-poachers who were captured in the Northwest Islands of New Guinea in August, and fined a total of over £6OO, paid their fines at the end of October,, and the Kyoto Maru was then escorted out of New Guinea waters by Australian naval craft.

The Japs were held at Manus and given until October 31 to pay, and the authorities were making preparations to seize and sell the ship, when at the last moment the funds came along.

The Japanese had been given formal permission by the American authorities in Japan to fish for shell and similar products as far south as the equator. In fishing in the isolated Hermits and Anchorites (Northwest Islands), they were a little south of the Equator.

Mr. C. R. Palmer, a lay-worker of the Methodist Mission on Bougainville, who was invalided back to NZ in September with poliomyelitis, may be unable to return to the mission field. He and his wife gave valuable service during their first term in Bougainville.

Mr. A. F. R. Stoddart, Acting Governor of Fiji was Acting Senior Commissioner for the United Kingdom on the South Pacific Commission at its eighth session of the Commission which was held at Noumea. 27 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Captain Tom Coyne’s 450- Tonner Arrives ris expected that, before the end of this year, the 450-tons motorship Pollurian will have arrived i New Guinea, to engage in a reight and passenger-carrying This is the service planned a year go when Captain Tom Coyne, lanaging director of Coastal ■reighters, Ltd., came out from ngland and met the Bougainville lanters, led by Mr. Fred Archer, in series of talks in Rabaul. Captain Oyne had read in the Pacific slands Monthly of the shortage of oastal shipping in New Guinea, nd he communicated with Mr. rcher, and then came out to New uinea to examine the situation.

He returned to England im- Lediately, and proceeded to get the ollurian ready for transfer to New uinea waters. She was altered a iod deal for tropical trade, and yen sun-decks.

It soon was clear that pindcking English officialdom, under Dcialist direction, was opposed to le removal of assets from Britain.

Every possible obstacle was put in the way of the enterprise. The departure of the ship was delayed for weeks, because some genius discovered that the lifeboats were six inches too short.

Finally, Captain Coyne got the little ship away with a crew of English migrants, and a full load of cargo for Australia and New Guinea. It travelled via Torres Straits, and arrived in Sydney on November 7, and was met there by Captain Coyne.

Under the command of Captain Roy Kendall (otherwise Senator Kendall, who is planning thus to make use of the Parliamentary 29 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Tel.: 8U5901 Box 543, G.P.O. recess) the Pollurian will sail for Fort Moresby at the end of November, and in the Territory she will settle down with a non-Senator captain, a first mate, two engineers, and a crew of about 22 natives. She will be owned by Bougainville Co., Ltd., a new trading concern which will be a subsidiary of Captain Coyne’s English company.

The Pollurian is 150 ft long, 25 ft beam, 10 ft draught (loaded) and has a deadweight of 450 tons. She has accommodation for six passengers. She is powered with a 400 hp Crossley Diesel, and has two hatches, with 3-ton electric winches.

She should be a handy and profitable boat in New Guinea. It is presumed she will be based on Rabaul.

Captain Coyne has brought with him considerable equipment, calculated to assist his enterprise in New Guinea. He has acquired two substantial, powered barges, capable of going 50 miles out of Rabaul, to deliver goods and gather produce.

He has obtained, from the Administration, a lease over three acres, on the Rabaul foreshore near the Customhouse, and he proposes to erect a wharf and stores there. Hef will take up his permanent residence in Rabaul.

Vila Star Found

THE 456-ton motorship Vila Star, which became disabled in a voyage between Sydney and Vila in October, was located on November 1 by a RNZAF Catalina.

Vila Star left Sydney with Commander H. V. Creer of Sydney as master, and a crew of 15, on October 14. She met heavy weather, experienced engine trouble and was apparently unable to get her position.

She was eight days overdue in Vila when picked up by the Catalina.

Matson Ships

TWO executives of the Matson Shipping Line were visiting Australia and New Zealand in October and November.

They were investigating the possibility of ships of the company coming back into the trans-Pacific passenger trade. If this were done, they said, neither Monterey nor Mariposa would be used; these had now been taken over by the US Government as troop carriers.

The Company was thinking along the lines of 100 per cent, passenger ships. It was stated that with slow turn around in ports it is not economical to carry cargo in first class passenger ships. This is a complete reversal of the opinion of most ship owners that cargo pays and passengers do not.

The Matson Company has four freighters on the Pacific run. 30

November, Ihi-Ucific Islands Monthly

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mproving Apia’s Wharf Facilities From Our Own Correspondent APIA, Oct. 20 ITORK has recently been comff menced on extensive improvements to harbour facilies and wharfs at the Apia water de (See photographs, page 37).

This work includes dredging and jclamation operations and the 'ection of new Customs offices.

When the new scheme is in aeration despatch of lighters will 3 speeded up, facilitating the andling of inward and outward irgoes; a special passenger jetty ill be constructed and the existig wooden wharf will be repaired id strengthened.

On a large reclaimed area next the present export shed a new mana export shed will be erected.

The total cost of all these imovements is estimated at £30,000 id the work will probably be cometed early 1952.

The planned building of a deep a harbour for Apia has now been >andoned, as such a development mid probably cost in the neigh- •urhood of £l,OOO 000.

Mrs. J. Burton Turner, of Suva, ji, arrived in Adelaide, SA, in jtober to visit her parents.

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All the babies were born at Namanula Hospital, Rabaul.

Mr. H. Allen, formerly of the East African Colonial Service, has been appointed Secretary of the Fijian Development Fund Board. 31 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Not Now So Savage

J HEN the Matua arrives at Niue 1 Island, the captain goes into smoke upon the bridge, and seen no more until the ship is iding out to sea again, about 12 16 hours later. there is nothing to stop a ship ting out of Alofi Bay—the best ffiorage the island has got—ex- »t a wind from the wrong irter. This is hard to imagine a calm day, the sun shining on coral-white houses of Alofi and flotilla of canoes carrying ket-and-hat merchants, rising 1 falling gently on the green ter around the ship. But eviitly it is something to wonder at, ause this really is a place where they say about wicked shiplers comes true: the passengers I’t matter a damn; the sole pure of the visit is to get rid of the go as quickly as possible and get ’he ship lies close up to the edge the reef and half-a-dozen small f boats and one launch do the of unloading and loading cargo, I once in the morning and once the afternoon reluctantly spare f-an-hour to ferry passengers ough the narrow channel to landing from which the inlibly steep cement ramp goes up the village on top. (Niue rises er out of the sea; you come m to it to swim or put off in ts but everything else is perned at the higher level). •ne might imagine that two nches and a few large lighters :ht save wear and tear on the ves of master-mariners and ship lers —but there would, of course, the problem of what to do with iters when not in use. he erection in the centre of the ip (see photographs herewith) ch looks something like a rack drying copra, is a shelter for surf boats.

Fo small craft are left in the er at the mercy of wind and ' on Niue. If you sit and watch a while, you will see canoe owners drag their craft from the water and laboriously carry them up the ramp to the village.

POSSIBLY it is in contrast with Tonga, where they have abandoned native houses in favour of unpainted timber and rusty iron and achieved an impression of thriftlessness, that Niue looks inviting. The houses are whitewashed, and the coral road is blazing white in the sun; roofs around Alofi are painted and the whole place has a feeling of efficiency.

Apparently this was not achieved without some heartburning. There have been several petitions to NZ by Niueans to have the Resident Commissioner, Mr. C. H. W. Larsen, removed from office. But Mr.

Larsen remains and is regarded by those whose opinion counts as a very able administrator. He evidently is a man who believes that civic pride is a virtue; and whether the Niueans were willing or unwilling, Alofi does them credit.

The roads are lined with the tombs of the departed—most of them topped off with a tombstone of dubious inscription or some embellishment such as these shown at the end of this article.

Why the roadside is chosen for these graves, I cannot say—unless it is easier digging there.

The soil of Niue is rich brown but it occurs as pockets among the coral outcrops and, as can be seen here, small lumps of broken coral are mixed freely with what soil there is.

One wonders why, but this un- [?]t: Alofi from the Matua anchored at the reef’s edge—the landing and concrete raanp village on top. At Right: A close-up of the ramp, a laden lorry toiling to the top. 33

Ici F I C Islands Monthly November. 1951

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promising looking terrain seems to be capable of growing excellent coconuts and bananas, vegetables and even good timber.

Attractive pools around the rocky coastline provide excellent swimming for visitors and the local kids.

This pool shown here is right next to the landing at Alofi and has its quota of naked brown youngsters.

Captain Cook, who got a pretty poor reception when he discovered the island in 1774, would not have much reason to call it Savage Island today.

For Polynesians the islanders are regarded as highly industrious and are in demand as workers in other parts of the Pacific as well as turning out incredible amounts of basketware, hats and mats, cutting copra and growing bananas lor export. However, they still have flashes of fierce independence to wit, the petitions to remove thei Commissioner and the fact that ii one recent year they refused t export bananas (their third bigges income source) because the ship always called on a Sunday—Niuean are staunch church-goers and vir tually all are adherents of th London Missionary Society.

LMS affairs on Niue are und( the direction of the Rev. M. ( Check, a youngish man of pleasar personality. He was sent away 1 NZ for medical attention in tr middle of the year—to quote hm “all in a bit of a flap—but I sm vived.”

He returned to Niue in Septen ber.—JT.

Mr. Chris Palmer, a lay-work( of the Methodist Mission at Koa Bougainville, who contracted poh( myelitis, arrived back in Ne Zealand at the end of August afh making a good recovery. None ( the native folk of the mission !

Koau contracted the disease.

Swimming pool near the landing.

Tombs by the wayside. 34 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Mr. H. T. Lawrence, MJ3.E., Representative of the British Council i n Fiji, left the Colony on October 7 f o r the United Kingdom. After a few months vacation, he will go to Burma to take up a post as Headmaster of a school which is to be re-opened on the lines of a British Public School in the Shan State, He will be succeeded in Fiji by Mr.

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Treatment Of Cargo In Lae

A visitor took these photographs recently to show how cargo is mishandled under present arrangements in the port of Lae, New Guinea. Reading from the left, the pictures show:— 1 • —A consignment of paint, dumped in a pool of water. 2 and 3.—Smashed cases, some containing nails, others glass louvres, dilmped anywhere, some in surface water. 4.—These miscellaneous goods were thrown off haphazard, under the eaves of the goods sheds. There are no gutters on the sheds—water from the occasional showers pours down on the cargo.

The traveller said: “No one cares. I thought I was back in Sydney*’’ —And in Other Islands Top photograph shows cargo being lifted from surf boats at the landing on Niue Island—ships anchor out at the edge of the reef. This old capstan is used to raise the heavier goods and dump them into lorries.

The two lower photographs show how things are done at Apia. They have no crane, and no capstan either. The first picture shows them prising full 44-gallon petrol drums out of a lighter—a most difficult job. While the photographer watched, three of the drums fell into the sea and every one of the Samoan stevedores, at one time or another, missed having toes crushed, or legs broken by recalcitrant drums.

In the bottom photograph they are levering large beams of Oregon timber out of a surf boat. Once it was on the wharf a team of about 30 Samoans got on to it with ropes and hauled it right across the wharf to be stacked. The pulling team can be seen in the background.

However, in spite of such primitive methods of cargo handling. Island stevedores do wonders in cargo shifting—a little of their energy would go well on the wharves of Wellington, Auckland and Sydney. 37 THLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Leprosy In Ng

Success of New Drugs at Central Highlands Hospital Gratifying results in the treatment of leprosy have been achieved at the Papua- New Guinea Administration’s Leper Hospital, near Mt. Hagen, by the use of two drugs, Sulphetrone and Diamadine, according to Mr.

Leonard Barnard, who has been in charge of the establishment since its opening in 1949.

Mr. Barnard, a Seventh Day Adventist missioner, reached Sydney at the end of September, with his family, en route to Wellington, NZ, on five months’ furlough.

Eight miles from Mt. Hagen, in the Central Highlands District, the leper hospital is financed by the Administration and run by the SDA Mission. Two SDA technical tradesmen and builders, Messrs. J. Aitken and F. L. Aveling, operate a sawmill and are converting the hospital from the temporary to the permanent stage. It will have 500 beds when completed—at present 150 patients are accommodated.

Nowadays, month by month, numbers of the first batches of Central N. Guinea natives, who originally trekked in to the hospital from all over the district suffering from leprosy, are being discharged as cured, as the result of treatment with these wonder drugs of British medical science. Sulphetrone was used mainly until quite recently, when supplies of the newer and three times more powerful Diamadine reached the hospital. Both are administered in tablet form.

Mr. Barnard served with the Australian Army Medical Corps in New Guinea during the war and later was with ANGAU. His assistants at Mt. Hagen were Sisters O. and E. Pearce, together with a large staff of orderlies and workers.

A thriving farm, run in conjunction with the leprosarium, supplies 90 per cent, of the foodstuffs needed by oatients and helpers. In addition to treatment, the staff teach the hospital inmates to read and write, hold religious services for them and show educational films.

While Mr. Barnard is on leave, Dr H McMahon, of Melbourne, is in'charge of the hospital. On his return to New Guinea Mr. Barnard plans to organise and establish another leper hospital at Hatzfeldthaven, on the coast, between Madang and Wewak. The only other leper hospital in the Territory is at Alelaua, New Ireland.

A radio telephone service between Australia and New Caledonia commenced on November 2. 38 NOVEMBER. 1951-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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From Our Own Correspondent MADANG, Sept. 30.

A N ex-Army LCM-type barge :X carrying 30 Chimbu natives to Kar Kar Island was recently /recked on a reef near the mouth f the Sepik River after drifting rom the vicinity of Dylup, near ladang.

The barge, recently purchased by ioconut Products, was in charge f a half-caste and had in tow a ghter which was being taken to lar Kar for a load of copra.

It is understood that little hope held of recovering the barge, but le lighter has been salvaged by le Administration trawler Koro, ad has been brought back to [adang with the natives, who oked in sorry condition after their lur days of exposure.

A writer in Sydney Morning erald of October 5 is responsible ir the statement that the Austram armed services are busily reitablishing the Coast Watchers— ie intelligence organisation of lands men which did so much to ;lp American-Australian operams after the Japanese invaded e South Pacific in 1942.

NZ Firm to Control Fiji Ice Cream Co.

A 90 per cent, interest in Frostee Ice Cream (Fiji) Ltd., which was established in Suva about four years ago, has been acquired by a leading New Zealand firm of ice-cream manufacturers, Tip Top Ice Cream Co. In August, Tip Top bought out the NZ subsidiary of the Australian firm, Peters Ice Cream Co.

Frostee was established in Suva by Mr. E. Agate. He will probably stay on as manager of the new company.

It is likely that operations will now be expanded beyond the manufacture of ice-cream to the snapfreezing of local fruits and vegetables. 39 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Case For Solomon Island Planters

By J. Bryan

TIHE thanks of Pacific Islands 1 residents are due to the editor , of the PIM for so readily naking the pages of his journal ivailable as a forum to spread heir opinions and ventilate their Grievances.

This is particularly important, lecause these communities have no rote and no direct Parliamentary •epresentation. Any appeals they nake must of necessity be to the >fficials who control their lives; and he Pacific Islands are not free rom the blight of our civilisation inder which officialdom becomes a lide-bound bureaucracy.

The report of the Rt. Hon. John Dugdale’s meeting with the BSI ?opra Board, published in Septemler PIM, makes disappointing readng. Several matters arising from he Minister’s visit are open to lertinent comment:— . > Why was the Planters’ case put to the Minister by the Copra Board and not by the Planters themselves, through their own organisation? . What authority from the Planters did the ESI Government have in 1946 to pledge Itself to send all its annual production of copra to Britain, and for how long was this authority (if any such had been granted 0 tnem) t 0 contmue - Surely it would have been more democratic if the case for the producers had been put by their own elected representatives, instead of by a Government-created body which, in the past, has shown itself to be only too ready to flout the will of the producers.

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A study of the report discloses the fact that the pledge was given by the BSI Government without bothering about such trivialities as the matter of price, consent of the producers, term of the undertaking, and the possible effect upon the prosperity or otherwise of the BSI.

A third query arises: “What was the basis of the statement made by the chairman of the BSI Copra Board that “having regard to the earlier pledge, one or other (i.e., of the alternate contracts offered in 1948) must be accepted . . . and that . . . “the general opinion of a meeting of copra producers in 1948 favoured the long-term agreement.”

In regard to the latter statement: As one who was present at both meetings in 1948, when the British MOF proposals were first offered to the BSI Planters, I say that there is not one word of truth in it, and that at both meetings the proposals were turned down, flat.

Notwithstanding the desire of the official members of the Copra Board to have one or other of the proposals adopted (preferably the nine-years agreement) not one person present, other than the aforesaid official members, spoke in favour of the agreement in the form in which it was presented; and, when the spokesman for the Planters informed the chairman of the Board that the offers were not acceptable, not one Planter or producer dissented. The MOF Agreement was never favoured publicly by anyone excepting official members of the Copra Board.

IT is hard to believe that a gentleman of Mr. Dugdale’s attainments would be obtuse deliberately. Yet, why should the 1937 copra price be taken by him as a basis for comparison with presentday prices? Surely he cannot at this stage be ignorant of the fact that 41 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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So abnormal had they been over the depression years that the Custodian of Expropriated Property in New Guinea had seen fit to declare a moratorium to save planters in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea from bankruptcy.

If a basis of comparison were required, why not the years from 1920 to 1928? They would correspond more accurately with present conditions.

For the Minister to say that “If the copra price had fallen, producers would have been glad to have had the security of the contract” is, to my mind, totally irrelevant.

The producers never indicated at any time that they wanted the contract; and. at two meetings called by the Copra Board in an endeavour to entice them to accept the contract, they turned it down.

Why this tenacious effort to spread the belief that the producers accepted the contract and are now crying because it did not turn out in their favour?

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REVERTING to the address by the present chairman of the Board to the Minister: He stated that “when the Ministry of Food’s proposals were put forward in 1948 there was no alternative, short of the perfidious and unthinkable step of breaking with the United Kingdom, but to accept one or other of the Ministry’s proposals.”

If there was no alternative, why were not the producers informed accordingly, there and then. Why the farce of calling two meetings in an endeavour (which proved unsuccessful) to obtain their acceptance?

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This is a complete distortion of facts. The consensus of opinion on the part of the producers present (who formed all the audience with the exception of the members of the Copra Board) was expressed by themselves to the meeting (and to a second meeting with the same purpose) by means of a fiat rejection of the MOF offers. Only official members of the Copra Board at any time expressed approval of one or other of the MOF offers in thq manner presented, and at the prices set forth.

THE chairman of the Board went on to speak of the disabilities incurred by copra-producers because of devaluation of sterling in 1949. If he honestly believed the producers were badly treated then, why did he not take the opportunity of ventilating this matter when the agreement finally arrived for signature (in 1951), instead of using his casting vote to impose acceptance upon the producers?

He said in his address to the Minister that “the price offering now under the Ministry of Food Agreement has got badly out of step with world parity in the copra market.” Copra prices were just as badly out of step at the time he affixed his signature to the Agreement.

He further states: “We feel that the present position is very largely attributable, not to ordinary commercial trends which any businessman accepts as normal, but to the effects of the deliberate devaluation af the £ sterling in 1949.”

One could go further than this and say the present position in the BSI is due to the Copra Board ising its plenary powers to impose its views on the copra producers in face of the strong remonstrances and warnings given by the producers. It is one of the signs of :he times that politicians and Govjmment officials throughout the British Commonwealth believe they can run a man's business better :han the businessman can run it limself! 1/|R. DUGDALE, in his reply to ill the meeting, stated that “the price of things is three times ip and the MOF was paying four and a quarter times the 1937 price.”

What are the facts? 1. Rice has increased from a prevar price of approximately £l5 per ion to £lOO/16/- per ton at the Government store, Honiara. 2. Tinned ration-meat has increased from approximately Bd. per cin to approximately 3/- per tin, for an inferior quality. 3. Other essential plantation commodities, such as biscuits, flour, lap-laps, copra bags, freights, etc., have increased in similar or greater proportions. 4. Wages have increased from 10/- per month to a minimum of £2 per month, and it is not disputed that the efficiency of labour has been reduced tremendously.

These figures do not substantiate Mr. Dugdale’s statement regarding costs.

Two matters stand out as a result f t h f e aPP™aches to the Minister and study of the history of the cas6, • It appears that the unofficial members of the Copra Board of the BSI (appointed by the Goveminent) have been used merely to provide a “front,” and that their efforts to secure a measure of fairplay and justice have been to be) thwarted through their inability to outvote the official members, The development of the BSIP is subservient to the requirements of the MOF to obtain cheap copra, and the BSIP Government’s need of funds will represent crmn C w^axaUon°whJch conditions in any other copraproducing country, and which cannot fail, if continued, in intensifying stagnation and retrogression, with a corollary that investors in the future will avoid 43 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Editorial Note

i LL the indications were that the \ South Pacific copra producers would get no review of the ritish Ministry of Food copra mtract price while the British ocialist Government was in power.

The latter has shown, in many milar cases, that it will, if it can, it an advantage for the consumers l Britain (in trouble largely owing » Socialist misgovernment) at the cpense of overseas producers.

However, a general election changed all that. The British people on October 25 turned out the Socialists and put into office men with some real sense of responsibility. The South Pacific copra producers should lose no time in again seeking a review of their case.

The BSI producers have a special case—they never accepted the Agreement. The New Guinea, Fiji and Samoan producers did accept it; and their plea for review, therefore, should be based, not on the operation of the Agreement, but on the fact that the Socialists, by the trick of devaluing Sterling, have robbed the producers since late 1949 of from £2O to £3O per ton. onga’s Football Champions Mr. Maurice Baker, chief of the ?riculture Department of the 3ok Is., in association with Mr. ‘well, an officer of the NZ departent, has been investigating the )ssibilities of citrus growing and her agricultural problems on Niue, bey have in view the increased ■oduction of present crops and the troduction of new kinds of food ants.

Penfriend Wanted Fourteen-years-old Nelson Wu, of 17 North Avenue, Rabaul, New Guinea, would like pen friends anywhere in the Pacific. His special interests (besides writing letters) are Scouting, sports and collecting stamps.

Mrs. Doris Booth of Cliffside, Wau, flew back to New Guinea from Brisbane in October 23.

She has been appointed to the new P-NG Legislation Council as one of the three Nominated European members. The Council will have its first meeting on November 26.

This is the Hihifo Football Team, which is year won the Hellaby Rugby Foot- [?]ll Shield. Eleven matches were played [?]ring the season. Hihifo team won nine [?]d drew two. The team gained high [?]ints through their fast scoring in each [?]tch and had it their own way through- [?]t the season. Names of team in photo, [?] ading from left:— Top Row: Lupeti Finau (Coach), L. [?]nau, S. T. Ikae’e, U. Latukefu, S. H. [?] haki, F. Fe’ao.

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The coach is an old Newington boy, son Moulton Finau, another old Newington [?]y. —Photo by Hettig.

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Drought In Pacific

ISLANDS ALMOST the whole of the islands , of the South Pacific from Fiji to the Samoas have been in the grip of a severe drought this year from June onwards.

The “dry" season in most of these islands can be anything but that and is a comparative term rather than one of fact. But even Suva, Fiji, notorious for its rain, has had a drier and colder season than old residents can remember before.

Apia, Western Samoa has its lush greenness tinged with brown and Pago Pago could not this year live up to the reputation given it by Somerset Maugham in the famous story which he called “Rain."

Northern Viti Levu, the Lau Islands, Niue, Nukualofa and Vavau are really dry and parched and in the riverless islands —Niue, Nukualofa and Vavau—vegetables and fruit crops are already being affected.

Vegetable crops have been affected in Samoa also but the dry season has not harmed the bumper cocoa crops which are now being harvested.

Although I had been told that mangoes did not amount to much in Suva because of the wetness, this year I saw numerous trees covered with large fruit. On the other side, this fruit is developing fast and most of the kids in Lautoka seem to spend their time trying to knock them off the trees in the park opposite the hotel.

Weather in Nukualofa in September was positively cold, even for a visitor from Australia; and earlier in the winter had sunk to a record low of 42 degrees.

On numerous occasions in Fiji in September it was cold enough for woollen clothes and on one occasion at Tavua I wore a sweater to bed for extra warmth.

The cold, which, in theory, should be “good" for residents did ppt please them overmuch. They said it gave them colds and the ’flu— and certainly there was plenty oi both about.

Samoa expected that the drought would break in October —when th€ Palolo rose. Apparently it always rains when this phenomena occurs.

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Niue Hit by Drought From Our Own Correspondent NIUE, Sept. 8.

NO more than a few points ol rain have fallen at Niue sine* June.

The island is beginning to shoy signs of severe drought, with crops withering and bananas failing tc mature.

The village people have no watei at all in their tanks but the people of Alofi are a little more fortunate —a well which was sunk primarilj with the view of constructing ar airstrip on the island has proved s life-saver to both natives and Europeans.

The Administration has been filling 400 gallon tanks mounted or trucks and distributing watei pumped from the well. The supplj is proving reliable under drough conditions and it is believed thal the Resident Commissioner has plans to pipe the water down t( Aloft and thus establish a trustworthy supply of water in the chiel village of Niue.

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HHE abnormal period of dry L weather which has lasted nearly three months has at ist ended.

The dry spell caused an acute lortage of taros and bananas and Aversely affected the copra output 3 coconuts did not mature to full ze.

The cocoa crop now being harssted has not suffered and is exected to constitute a record yield.

For months it had been difficult ) buy bananas and taros in Apia and even in outside districts of Upolu and Savaii, the Samoans had to depend on food supplies from the stores.

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What the Hunts and Others Have Done For It IN the Bank of NSW Building in Suva, in a room bright with travel posters and large photographs of Fiji’s beauty spots and native curios, you’ll find the busiest young woman in Fiji. She drinks endless cups of tea, smokes endless cigarettes, holds a couple of conversations with clients, directs her office staff, talks into the telephone, signs letters—all at the same time.

Her name is Iris Hunt.

Round about somewhere is husband Harvey Hunt>-he does not seem to be doing so many things all at once, but together they make a pretty good team. They are “Hunt’s Travel Agency” and, as such, have brought a new sort of tourism to Fiji. Recently they became sole bqokmg agents for the new Fiji Airways, and this and their tourists and their other travel activities seem to keep them on the move -rom about 6 am until way into the light.

After sitting in their office for a vhile, and watching things happen rou probably will be moved to renark that they will, in time, no loubt develop ulcers. To which husband replies, “Oh, no—l’m not the ype. And wife—in the middle of nakmg a telephone air reservation or someone who wants to get to lome or New York or Karachi or omewhere: “Think nothing of it. ve had one. I feel fine.”

That’s the way to treat an ulcer, ctual or impending: slap back its ars and forget it!

HHERE always have been tourists L to Fiji, of course, and people to cater for them, but until the ist couple of years such tourism as unorganised; nor could it be yarded as a major industry, as it ireatens to become these days.

The organised tour and the •gamsed tourist is something new 1 that they now flow irough the Colony in a steady ream during the cool months of te year is due in no small measure the Hunt couple who took to emselves the job of looking after i ong wants and babying them j These tourists are mostly from I ,w Zealand, and their three weeks FIJI is a real highlight. They are 't the money- frittering type: thev I iow what they have paid for, and I ey are determined to get it.

To deal with them successfully I J agme that you need the patience I the wisdom of Solomon, sympathetic heart— and lashings I 5r^ rge « n s“ ma:iorish sense of dis- B Knnf? Ut> whatever the secret, i e Hunts seem to have it. They | drive with them, dine with them, listen to their woes and their enthusiasms, and send them on their way happy.

It is easy enough to hate tourists in the mass.

I often sat in the GPH on Tuesday mornings and watched them straggle in like sheep from the early NZ plane. Elderly, mostly, and looking tired and unhappy in thick Southern clothes. Or, later, I would see them gazing out over the green lawns to the sea and the reef and their first coconuts, and squeaking that it reminded them of Mission Bay—wherever that might be. And my reaction was that, if it were left • °4. me i J . woul . d Probably slip arsenic into their pineapple juice during their very first breakfast.

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The Phllp brothers are making 'eat strides with the conversion ' the old Bayly Hotel at Deumba )out 30 miles from Suva, on the ueen’s Road, It has already found ;Vour with visitors and residents Fiji, and by next cool season tould be able to take an increased unber of guests. It is being denned, for tourists—not just as anher pub.

These Australians, newcomers to ■® Colony, are tackling the job th fresh minds and imagination, ley have, too, what every tropical sort hotel should have—and which hotel in Viti Levu has got—a od, sandy beach.

Dne can say, broadly, of all the tels m Fiji that you will get a rsonal welcome, food and service it is now unknown in Australia d New Zealand; but they have an designed primarily for local sds and not as tourist resorts. If one could wave a wand 1 whisk the very pleasant little vua Hotel away from its present ality, and plant it down on wem Beach, near Lautoka—well jre you really would have somelowever, my own personal nion is that there is in Fiji at isent only one hotel that comes to international standards of tifort, appointments, service and ation That is the Grand Pacini Suva, sometimes referred to irreverent local residents as a ite elephant or a morgue. If t is so, then it is the most isant morgue I expect to inhabit. ke it.- J.T.

Ex-Servicemen’S Ball

STE hundred couples, including members of the New Guinea Womens Club and a party TirtefTTS 118 ° cea nic Airways, sided the second ball of the New §vH^' Servi^ men ’ s Club ’ held Sydney on October 24. The 11 WaS a soc * a * anc l financial he Club now has 170 members, is lookmg for more. Any man woman who served in PapuayrvGl Ai lea e h&ible. Secretary Aian Paget, 8, Slade Road dwell Park, Sydney.

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More Cocoa, Less Copra

From W. Samoa

From Our Own Correspondent APIA, October 20.

AMOAN cocoa planters are harvesting a splendid cocoa crop and large quantities of cocoabeans are already stored in Apia sheds ready for shipment to England and the USA.

It is predicted that this year’s cocoa exports will be a record and amount to well over 3,000 tons.

The f.o.b. prices offered recently from UK and USA range between £224 and £240 Stg. per ton.

Copra exports this year will probably show a smaller total than last year’s.

At present there are approximately 5,000 tons on hand at Apia sheds awaiting shipment after the Nairnbank lifted about 1,300 tons for the British Ministry of Food last week.

Two more Bank liners are expected shortly to lift several thousand tons of copra, for the UK and New Zealand, and it is hoped to clear Apia sheds before the end of the year.

Miss Jeanine Tarte, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Tarte, of Taveuni, Fiji, was married in Melbourne, on October 20, to Mr. V. G.

Barn den, of Sydney. 53 cI F 1 C ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Governor Phelps

Tributes to His Work in Eastern Samoa A WRITER in the PIM a fevi months ago commented on the unmarried condition of Colone] Phelps Phelps, and said that the natives of American Samoa probablj would not like a bachelor Governor The comment was not intended tc be offensive —in fact, it was acceptec as gentle humour. Two or thre< old friends of the PIM have taker us seriously to task, however.

“Governor Phelps Phelps is ver; pleasant, kind and courteous t< everyone,” writes a woman residen of Samoa. “He has the welfare o the people at heart, and appears t be a very sincere person . . . Tha article in the March PIM was a lo of twaddle. I don’t think th Samoans care two hoots whether th Governor is a bachelor or not. Any way, his wifeless state does nc prevent him from entertaining often and well.”

Another letter is from a mis sionary who has known Samoa ver well, and who does not mince h: words: — “T WAS disgusted at the cruc 1 attempt to base the low attac on Governor Phelps on a appeal to Samoan custom. Tl references to such customs we: quite inaccurate for one thing; tl conclusions were absurd. Tl Samoans do not demand that ou siders should conform to their ov social usages.

“The Samoan judges the whi man by the standards of Christu morality and dignified behaviour. J say that a man is disqualified b cause he is a bachelor is simp ridiculous. It all depends on tJ man. By an odd coincidence, y< published in the same number laudatory article on an official the Government who has lived he as a bachelor for 25 years.

“People here resent deeply su mean and low attacks on tm Governor. Before he arrived we £ ready knew of the splendid reco of nublic service given by Color Phelps in the State and City of Nj York. His work for the repatriati of Greek children stolen by t Communists will not easily be fc gotten, “Since he has come to Sami Governor Phelps has spared effort to provide for the welfare the people here. He has given m< generously from his personal incoi to support worthy causes.

“In his dealings with our peo* whether of high or low degree, has conducted himself with dign and friendliness and so 1 succeeded in winning the hearts all.

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ONLY the sympathy and tact of Governor Phelps could have averted a strike in all Governlent services in Tutuila last July 1, ) great was the dissatisfaction with le new pay-scale.

“The Governor returns this month om Washington where he has »ught hard for funds which are seded to enable the people of merican Samoa to retain some of le amenities to which they have jcome accustomed under the Navy, will certainly not be the fault Governor Phelps if the people of ie United States, through their presentatives in Congress and eir servants in the Department Interior, allow the happy, healthy ople of Samoa to be ill-treated neglected.

“Washington is far from Samoa. iere was need for someone to bang the table and remind the reaucrats that the US assumed jponsibility for these islands over years ago, at the time of the ssion. That responsibility cannot conveniently ignored merely bense the strategic picture has ered in the Pacific. ‘Governor Phelps was the man to tell them. Whether or not his mission will be crowned with complete success we do not know. But we do know that he has spared no effort and we are grateful to him.”

The original article is not regretted, because it has given us the opportunity of publishing these remarkable tributes to the new Governor of the only American Territory south of the Equator.

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The first terminal was opened in ie in 1950.

The Moresby terminal occupies a -acre site about three miles out of e town. Four huge tanks, each half a million gallon capacity, id motor spirit, aviation gas, austnal fuel and diesel oil spectively. Three of the tanks re on the site—relics of the Army ys of 1939-45. The fourth tank £ located in Port Moresby.

Most of the material used in the minal including all buildings d most of the pipes—were secured ally from war disposals and have before made few demands on irce materials.

Pipelines from each of the tanks ; connected to drum-filling and iker-truck installations. A modem nt for cleaning, testing and ntmg 44-gallon drums is installed part of one of the buildings.

The terminal is connected to disirging buoys in the harbour by longest submarine pipeline in Australian waters. From the water’s edge it extends 4,300 feet into the harbour and the installation of this was a major engineering problem m itself. Coral was blasted from the sea bed to pave the way, at places special concrete supporting blocks were laid, the line was built on shore to the exact contour of the ocean bed, and then the whole 4,300 feet of it was floated out and lowered into position.

The pipeline is specially coated with anti-corrosive, but as an added precaution there is also special cathodic protection” magnesium blocks attached to the line and acting as a sort of wet battery generating a small amount of electricity.

The scientific explanation is that the polarity of the system causes the magnesium blocks to be corroded away while the pipeline will not be affected by salt water corrosion ” me magnesium blocks will be replaced at intervals.

Oil tankers will be able to tie up at large buoys at the seaward end of the pipeline and discharge thencargoes direct to the bulk terminal t£inj£S # On two acres adjacent to the General view at the opening-showing three tanks and drum-filling igloo. -Photo by W. L. Macgowan. 57 Cl * 1 C Is LA N D S MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 195]

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Although Mr. e. j. Haiistrom handed over his experimental station, Nondugl, in the Central Highlands of New Guinea to a well-endowed Trust, he continues to take a keen personal interest in the attempts being made there to acclimatise sheep, trout, and various kinds of plants and grasses.

At his own expense, he is soon tc send to Nondugl a power-plant big enough to supply the whole statior with electric light and power.

He is also sending a loom, wherewith the Nondugl wool can hi turned into blankets; and sawmil equipment, which will provide timber for home building.

Dr. Ernest Beaglehole, of Wellington, the author of several book about the native people of th( Pacific Islands, left NZ in Octobe: to soend two months at the Inter national Labour Office at Geneva as a special consultant on nativ labour. He will continue the worl started by the secretariat at a con ference of experts on native labou held at La Paz, Bolivia, in Januarj this year. He will assist in organis ing a field working party to stud native life in some parts of Sout] America. 58

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LOYALTIES A Plea For Better Instruction P. MORESBY, Oct. 29.

VHEN he addressed 400 native police recruits, on parade at Sogeri in October, the Acting ovemor-General, Sir John Northitt, brought out a point that is too equently overlooked in our dealgs with native peoples. He reinded them that, as police, they rved His Majesty the King and, mbined with this service, was eir responsibility as police to sist and guide their own people.

It is no longer the fashion among my ultra modernistic groups to eak of loyalty to the Crown, but is a fashion which could be refed with benefit to Australians d natives alike in Papua.

Since Australia bears the re- Dnsibility, the burden and the sh cost of administering the usteeship Territory, loyalty to the ipire as well as loyalty to the dted Nations could be well comled in the New Guinea area, rhe native may be sophisticated unsophisticated, as his environnt determines; but if and when 5 concept of loyalty and pride in vice to a great ideal is explained terms he can understand, we will ■ results. He has many times >ved his capacity to appreciate • privilege and accept the in- •ent responsibilities, throughout the post-war Governnt of Papua and New Guinea official emphasis has been all on ving” the natives this service and t, on ensuring their “welfare”

I “progress.” Some services are ioubtedly needed; but, for selfpect and true progress, they must ) develop a sense of pride in 5 privilege. his is not so difficult as it may at t appear. The Territory natives still so close to tribal loyalties, t, as these disintegrate or weaken reason of the rapidly changing umstances of their lives, they d new loyalties and new . What finer association be offered them than that nfied in the flag which flies at y Territory centre? ut they cannot be expected to erstand this unless it is exned to them, and the King ‘esented to them in more comlensible fashion than by merely lotograph in a court-room where, i their limited understanding, 7 . cannot be blamed if they oiate it more with law and its alties rather than with the id record of the British race, istralia has much more to offer primitive peoples of Papua and New Guinea than mere material benefits and “handouts.” They should be made to understand that life's real values are not weighed out in the form of groceries, cotton and bush cutlery.

Miss Shirley Jacobs, of Qantas, Lae, New Guinea, has become engaged to First Officer Richard Davis, also of Q.E.A., Lae.

The engagement is announced of Mrs Mardie Doyle, of Wahroonga, daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs! g- S' McDouall of Wahroonga N.S.W. to Mr. W. S. Leslie, Headmaster of Barker College, Hornsby N.S.W. They plan to be married m the Christmas vacation. In 1938 she married Mr. H. G. (“Tiki”) poyie and went to live on the Malaita Coast in the Solomon Islands, and later to Selapiu Plantation, Kavieng, New Guinea, from where Mrs. Doyle was evacuated in 1941. Mr. Doyle was captured by the Japanese and was lost on the Montevideo Maru. in 1942. His family are well known in Fiji. 59 cI F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Well Done Calliope !

IF you are a New Zealander, and started your schooldays sometime in the 20’s, you may remember the story in the school reader called “Well Done, Calliope.” The inference was perhaps strictly for home consumption that she was able to make the dash from Apia, during the famous 1889 hurricane, because she was burning good Westport coal.

It comes now as a shock to learn that the old girl was still in existence until October this year— she seems so much a part of grandfather’s day, so much a pleasant, history-book legend that most people have imagined that she went to a watery grave years ago.

Not so—she made her last voyage last month, from the Tyne (UK) to Blyth, where she is now in process of being broken up.

Normally, Western Samoa is out of the hurricane belt and they seem not to have had such a blow since that memorable event in March 1889. If you believe that way, you may see an omen in the fury of the elements on that occasion, for those were stirring days in the Pacific, when three Great Powers—Britain, the United States and Germany— were busy parcelling out the South Seas Islands.

Recently, in the Melbourne Herald the Rev. C. Irving Benson, one of e i b 2. u £ ie ’ s best known Ministers, told Calliope’s story in these words: * DISTURBANCES and armed rival factions on the island had . brought seven men-of-war into Apia harbour three American, three German and one British The corvette Calliope, sent there from the Australian squadron to watch British interests, was commanded by Captain H. C. Kane.

There were also six merchantmen and a number of small craft in the harbour.

The American, Trenton, showing hurricane damage. Apparently she, too, tried to make the open sea, but failed. According to the story book, Calliope struggled past her, her crew lined the rails and it was they who yelled into the hurricane; “Well done, Calliope.’’

For some days the weather had been threatening and on the afternoon of March 15, the barometer fell suddenly.

On this warning, every ship should have left the harbour. A dawn gale sprang up and increased to a hurricane, blowing straight into the harbour.

The German gunboat, Eber, dragged her anchor struck on the reef, and went down by the stem.

Only four of the crew of 80 reached shore.

Nearly all the ships were dragging their anchors, fouling each other and .drawing nearer to the jagged coral reef which fringed most of the shore of the bay.

Captain Kane surveyed the confusion and made a decision which was a moral triumph. There was only one chance of safety. He took It. (Next page.) Calliope herself—leaving Sydney Harbour for England in 1889, repaired and all yards manned.

The German Adler, capsized on the reef at Apia. Photograph taken right after the disaster. 61 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

Putting his engines at full speed ahead and calling on his chief engineer for every ounce of steam, he watched his moment, slipped his only remaining cable, and headed for the open sea. For hours it was doubtful if she could win through.

Steaming into the fury of the gale, the Calliope made no more than one knot—but she doggedly fought her way to the deep waters.

Three days later, when the gale had blown itself out, she returned to Apia harbour to find herself the only ship afloat of those that had been in her company before the hurricane. * CALLIOPE went to Sydney to have her storm damage repaired before sailing for Britain. But the rusted remains of Adler became a landmark in Apia Harbour —the remnants, now almost rusted away, can be seen there on the reef until the present day.

ISU ISU I saw it growing in the thick bush, A flame of sunset rose red flowers with dark green leaves and I said to the cookie; In the bush there you will see a red flower — Go catchim takim come long me.

And it seems its name is isu isu; There is a green one, a white one and a red one.

You use it for sticks when you plant yams— it is strong too much and knives will not easily cut it.

I should like to say tonight to my friends: “This is isu isu. You didn’t find it.

Tomorrow one will be planted in my garden to flower every month.”

And the cookie is pleased because I am pleased with something belong Malaita.

Its flowers are on the coffee table In a new aluminium caketin which makes a silver bowl: Against broad leaves green as deep sleep, Splashes of glowing sunrise rosered flowers.

And the cookie, coming to lay the table for dinner, thinks: Queer missus, sitting with a ginand-lime in her hand, Doing nothing but look at flowers from a yamstick that grew up After somebody went away and left a garden.

K. S. POOLE.

Honiara, BSI.

A collection of flowers flown from New Guinea to Brisbane by Qantas Empire Airways was exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show held in the Brisbane City Hall recently. The flowers created considerable interest.

Tropicalities

Is It Dancing?

rRALALA, a Fijian diversion which formerly had the tacit sanction of more or less antidancing mission circles, has run into trouble.

Originally a hand-in-hand rhythmical walk round a room, it has become Europeanised on the lines of more sophisticated ballroom dancing. Further, taralala at several well-known halls in Suva has gone off the rails, according to Fijian and other authorities. The most serious allegation comes from a Fijian complainant who has disclosed that at times liquor is drunk by young Fijian girls at inadequately supervised dance-halls. “As a result,” says this Fijian source, “many silly things can be found to happen.”

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So It’S “Taralala”

LOOKING over the above Tropicality I find that I apparently spelled this form of Fijian diversion wrongly in October PIM, when describing what went on at the Adams establishment in Lautoka when the CPAL travellers were there. , ~ Taralala, I fear now, probably means something in Fijian. But me —I thought it was “tralala,” something all bubble and froth, the sort of fore part of “tiddily-om-pom,” and other light inanities.

I hasten to make this apology before 59 enraged Fijians, white and otherwise, write to metaphorically tell me to pull my head in.

What I would like to know now, is what the word really does mean; and who invented this form of dancing? I presume that as it looks to be about a 42nd cousin of modern European dancing it is not traditional Fijian, and as far as I know, it is not indulged in outside the Colony.

To the time of syncopated music it consists of male and female partners mooching, loose-kneed, around the room. Sometimes they just hold hands; others clasp each other around the waist (but side by side, skating attitude).

There is a little kicking up of heels in some cases, and a measure of hilarity. But others take the business so seriously they look close to death from acute melancholia.

It seems harmless enough and is a pretty sensible form of dance when you consider that most of these people have bare feet. Too bad if it falls into disrepute. However I imagine that if the Fijians feel the urge upon them to get together and make wassail, the banning of the taralala is not going to make any difference one way or the other.

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Walking—At £Lo A Mile

fTVHE years roll on, and cars and A jeeps in the most unlikely places tend to make us all a bit soft, but getting from one point to another in the shortest possible time is still a matter of honour in New Guinea.

Recently, in Rabaul, Mr. Jack Chipper won £2OO from two other well-known citizens of the town, Mr. Jack Sedgers and Scout Richards, by walking the 20 miles from Rabaul to Kokopo in 41 hours.

They said that he could not walk it in five hours. He said that he could. He set out one midnight and strode vigorously into the Kokopo Club 4i hours later. They followed in a car.

I guess Mr. Chipper has been doing most of his travel by jeep or car or truck recently. It is obvious that Messrs. Sedgers and Richards would not have been so free with their bets if they had known him in the late thirties when Papuan brides and grooms now wear traditional European clothes when they marry—although many of them, as this bride, go barefooted. This bridal party was photographed getting into their taxi by Papuan Prints. 62 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

the distance from Maprik (behind Wewak) over the range to his claim on the Ulahau —terrain that would break the heart of a mountain goat—was “a couple of hours’ walk, if you run.”- J.

Teeth And Souls

DR. G. E. HOULT, of the Methodist Mission in the BSI (head-quarters at Roviana), is a qualified dentist as well as medical practitioner.

Dentists are rare in the Islands, and thus it happened that when Dr. Hoult visited Honiara recently to represent the Methodist Mission at a medical conference at which Government grants were under discussion, he had a busy programme.

For a week prior to the conference Dr. Hoult rendered dental help to the staff of a sister mission—did more than 50 fillings and 30 extractions. repaired six dental plates and made four new ones.

Dr. Hoult is a New Zealander who accepted a call to be the Mission’s medical officer in BSI when this post was vacant. He took his degree in dentistry as well as in medicine and surgery with the definite view of serving in mission fields.- AJS.

Fishermen Please Note!

SOME months ago the capture of a metal-tagged swordfish on the New Zealand coast, and the mystery of who had performed the tagging, was headline news.

Australia denied all knowledge; America was still investigating when last reported.

Now, their interest stimulated by this event the Bay of Islands Swordfish and Mako Shark Club of New Zealand will this season embark on a project of tagging and releasing “about 60” swordfish to aid science in discovering just where they go when they leave New Zealand waters each Autumn.

Swordfish are caught from Alaska to the Philippines and Tasmania to Peru, but it has never yet been proved just how far any particular specimen migrates.

Anyone catching a swordfish with a metal tag marked: “Please return to Box 55, Russell, New Zealand,” will know what it’s all about. (Send back the tag—not the fish!) Special Note for American souvenir hunters: If tempted to keep the tag, you will be serving science by at least reporting the discovery and describing the tag in detail to the above address.- JS.

Nz Taxpayers’ South Seas

FARM RECENT advertisements by the NZ Air Department, calling for staff, including farm hands, for Raoul or Sunday Is., in Kermadecs, some 600 miles NNE of Auckland, reminds us that nothing is ever seen of the produce of the Government farm, though the staff includes at least three Europeans and a number of Niue Islanders.

This farm is entirely apart from the scientific staff of the radio and weather stations, although its sole purpose seems to be to keep them in fresh milk, meat and vegetables.

A number of years ago it was reported that a citrus industry was to be established by the Government on Sunday Island, but the tax-paying public of NZ are still awaiting the first shipment of oranges. All produced are eaten on the island, or aboard the Naval supply ships which regularly change the staff.

One may safely bet that this is the most costly and uneconomic farm under the New Zealand flag.

DON WILKINSON has just retired from Tanna in the New Hebrides, after 19 years as a trader on the island. For most of that time he has been running Tanna Plantations, Ltd., which he has sold to Bums Philp (N.H.), Ltd.

The property consists of about 250 acres in all, a plantation and tradestore at Lenakel, and other sections of undeveloped land, some of which contains sandalwood trees.

These holdings were once owned by the notorious Ross Lewin who started cotton-planting there during the American Civil War; he became deeply involved in the native wars and was killed by natives about 1878.

Don Wilkinson, like most successful traders in the Pacific, has been greatly assisted by his wife, who was Sister Ida Malone of the John G. Paton Memorial Hospital at Vila.

BRETT HILDER.

Jap Signpost Becomes

PULPIT WHEN the Rev. A. H. Voyce, Methodist missionary on Bougainville, opened a new church up in the mountains behind Buin, recently, he was interested to see signs of the Japanese occupation of that area.

He described it as follows: “Koniquru village is a long way into the mountain area of Buin, high on a mountain top from where, on a clear day, you can see the islands of the Buin coast, and on to the Treasury Islands (Mono), out to the south.

“At the church opening it was interesting to note that part of the pulpit was made from a white Japanese sign-post with black lettering on it in Japanese characters. The bell rung to call the people to lotu was a large brass Japanese naval shell-case, 3 ft. long. In the wall of the native teacher’s house was an 18-in. brass square carrying a Jap inscription.

Mr. Voyce is a veteran Methodist missionary of Bougainville, and he and his family have recently moved to their new home at Kihili. It is 1,900 sq. ft. in area, and built 6 ft. off the ground, and is described as spacious and airy. They have been occupying temporary houses since the end of the war.

Mr. Voyce served as a chaplain to the Allied Forces during the war.

His knowledge of the islands was of immense value to the Americans when planning their invasion of Bougainville.- AJS.

Give Us Wine And No

POLITICS A LETTER sent by a Caledonian native to the local paper “The Bulletin du Commerce” has caused a sensation in Noumea.

Victor Zeoula told bluntly the official circles here that, while the High Administration and the Council General wondered how and for what candidates the natives would vote at the next elections which are to be held in October to replace the retiring Council General, his black brothers considered thet wine question.

A Caledonian Law, edicted in 1911, forbids natives to drink any wine or alcohol.

“A great number of natives in this country who fulfil certain conditions have been granted full residental rights and a so-called “European Status,” explained Zeoula. They are allowed to take part in elections, yet none of them can legally drink the wine they want as the Europeans do.

“I can assure all of you white people,” added Zeoula, “that my folks don’t care about politics. They do not understand the first thing of it. They would prefer a glass of wine to any voting paper.

FREDDY DRILLON. 63 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

About Five Miles Further...

Story of a Tongan Picnic hy Judy Tudor.

RUNNING up the passage between the close-packed islands of the Vavau Group is very beautiful.

Passengers dash from one side of the ship to the other in an attempt to see both sides at once. There are strange, flat, rocky islands like well-risen pancakes; and small tucked-away beaches; and palm trees and a village or two.

Even this time, when they had had months of drought, it was still beautiful. But ashore there is not much to do or to see once you have inspected the few stores and walked around the block and taken stock of the kapok trees which here, perhaps because of dry conditions, seem even more peculiar than kapok trees do normally.

Not much to do—or so you might think.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crompton Jnr. of Suva and eight-year old Robert 111, were on the ship taking a holiday round-trip, and they knew Oscar. Oscar was a local Tongan who worked for one of the large stores. What they were doing without his services on boat-day I cannot imagine. And possibly they missed the truck which he had borrowed even more. For Oscar had gathered up a dozen of his friends, the lorry, a roast pig, roast chickens, cooked yams, taro, pumpkin, sponge cake, canned peaches, thermos flask of tea and bottles of orangeade and set out to entertain the Comptons.

I happened to be at the right place, at the right time, and I found myself included.

The Tongans sat at the tail of the truck’s table-top smothered in leis, singing their heads off and surrounded by the eats. No wild manoeuvre of the truck as it whirled round the bends or up and down hills bothered them.

We sat at the front end, back to the cab and clutched at anything that would prevent our being flung off into our immediate but very fleeting environment.

I, at least, had had only the vaguest idea that anything at all existed beyond the town limits, but apparently it did —we were headed, we were told, for a very good beach “about five miles further out.” It occurred to me then that practically every distance in Tonga and Fiji is, when you ask, “about five miles.

But Lord, what elastic miles!

It was when we had covered about 10 of the five miles that I think we began to spare a thought for the dire warnings that had been issued on the ship concerning the state of the motor vehicles in the Kingdom of Tonga.

“Don’t go far away,” we had been told, “you might have a breakdown.”

I had to restrain an impulse to get up at once and demand how much petrol they had. I was pleased to note that the engine sounded OK and when we at last reached the beach, a surreptitious examination of the tyres showed that there was plenty of life in them yet. The petrol position was still an unknown quantity. The gauge did not work.

A snap-conference among the European members of the party revealed the gloomy fact that none of us had a clue as to our whereabouts. But the beach was pretty, with pint-sized waves breaking over the yellow sand. We were given some orangeade to drink and went paddling; then it was time for morning tea. We had it—from the thermos flasks, plus cream cake.

We were going somewhere else, to Mrs. Crompton, Oscar, Mr. Crompton, young Robert and the rest of our picnic party.

First and third photographs give only a dim idea of the paintlessness of Tonga—there probably is a reason why they don't paint their houses, but if so the author does not know it. In the centre, we get down to the eating business.

ake, to have the real picnic lunch.

How far?” we asked.

About five miles further,” we re told.

HIS time I sat in the cabin with the driver but the Cromptons, being of sterner stuff, ►t their back-to-front position on tray. This manoeuvre dampened spirits of the driver; he stopped ?ing, got very polite, and closed like a clam. But at least my aery now approached me decently m in front instead of dashing dly up from the rear and whirlover my head.

Ve passed wayside pineapple ts, many churches and houses, with rusty iron roofs and no nt on the wooden walls, and age schools and finally we got to top of a hill where you could the lake (Tuanaku by name and >h water, not salt).

How far?” we asked.

About five miles further,” we were 1.

Tie land sloped away from us on ee sides but there was no sign habitation anywhere. “In which ;ction do you think the ship ?” we asked one another. But in no one had a clue. omehow our hosts were perded that the lake was not for us that trip and it was decided to ch right there. The roast king-pig was unwrapped from its tana leaf dust-jacket. The ckens were dismembered. The as and vegetables handed round platters. We ate with our fingers I the food was delicious.

Vlien we got back to the wharf it > something of an anticlimax to the ship still there loading lanas. She was still there several its later. is we waved a last goodbye to our its, Mrs. Crompton remarked ectively; “That was real Tongan ipitality. All I did was to inquire Oscar if there were anything to in Vavau ...”

Ir. E. K. Laws, Senior Superendent of Police, Kenya, has been jcted for the post of Commisaer of Police, Fiji. He will spend ; months on leave in the UK ore going to Fiji to take up his >ointment. lister K. Joubert, Sister-inarge of the Wau Hospital, went ith in late August for six nths’ leave in Australia, Sister >ck, who is well known in other 'ts of New Guinea, has arrived take her place. Another new ter at Wau Hospital is Sister ill, who has taken the place of ter Rodgie, who recently left to married.

She Was the Village Witch By Wm. A. Gamble IN a curious way, in the war years, I found evidence of a witchcraft incident in the Solomons over 40 years ago.

On the morning of December 20, 1943, an officer and 21 men from the 30th (NZ) Battalion landed on Gizo, a small island 16 miles from Vella Lavella. I was with that outfit. Gizo was under Japanese occupation when we reached that part of the Pacific and our reconnaissance group was detailed to verify a report of the enemy’s evacuation.

Everywhere was evidence of enemy activity. Foxholes and slit trenches, partly overgrown, pitted the beach, and the results of merciless strafing from Allied aircraft were obvious. Buildings, in which concrete air-raid shelters had been constructed, were riddled ruins.

Soldiers on active service invariably collect souvenirs, and we were no exception. Some of us entered an old hut, possibly at one time owned by a chief. The interior was a scene of chaos and disorder. Bits of furniture and old papers littered the floor.

One Kiwi, feeling curious, reached for one of the documents. It was a 12-page copy of a report written to the Resident Commissioner by his assistant, Hazelton. Dated October 17, 1903, it told an unusual story concerning the behaviour of the natives in that locality. The date was October 17, 1903, but the typescript was still clear and legible.

“I have received unfavourable reports concerning the brutal treatment of a woman at Ingavas Village, Rubiana Lagoon,” wrote Hazelton. “It was asserted she was a witch and causing illness. Although I believed the statement to be merely founded on rumour, I decided to investigate.”

Hazelton describes how he interrogated several suspects. This resulted in a woman named Myago being called for examination on board the schooner Simbo, in Gizo Harbour, and led Hazelton to Tata- Puraka, Rubiana Lagoon, where he arrested four natives, Wongi, Pindrew, Ingava and Hinducka, who had exercised considerable power over the village.

It was certain, he said, that they were directly responsible for the cruelty. Myago declared that these men had authorised her punishment but did not personally carry it out.

“Following further investigations,” says Hazelton, “I regard a second group—Nally, Savekero, Ear and Meanbully—guilty to the extent that they should have been aware that, had they refused to carry out the instructions of Wongi, Pindrew and company, their refusal would have been upheld by the Resident Commissioner.”

Myago described how she had been hung from sunrise to 4 p.m. by one arm and one leg. She showed Hazelton the scars made by the rope cutting into her flesh, and the bruises from the undue strain on her muscles. Her death had been decided on she said, and had it not been for the intervention of a man named Wheatley she would have been left to die. Her wounds were healing, thanks to medicine given her by the white men.

As the second group of natives still insisted they had been acting under instructions from the ringleaders, the blame was placed on the men first interviewed. They claimed to have been made to believe that Myago was “barr” (Rubiana for witch). Unless she was killed, everybody in the lagoon would become ill; in fact, they declared, some were already ill as the result of her presence.

An option of a £6 fine, or 12 months’ imprisonment, was given.

Some of the money was promptly paid and the balance given to Hazelton within three months. The whole village was fined £lOO, to impress upon the natives that a similar offence would receive no leniency.

The villagers were not in the position to provide the fine in currency so native trade was accepted. The unique inventory of that era shows that payments were made in porpoise teeth, turtle shell, whalebone, walrus tusks and canoe paddles. A whaleboat and sails completed the payment, and were held for a period of three months during which they could be redeemed on payment of £35 in English currency.

Barbarous native customs no longer exist in the Solomons. Credit for the eradication of superstitious beliefs and inhuman ways of living must go to the missionaries of all denominations. Their lot is not an enviable one. They have ventured to lonely outposts where tropical diseases, unhealthy climates and arduous conditions are everyday routine. These men and women ask no reward except the satisfaction of seeing improvement in the character of the natives whom they assist and educate.

During World War 11. the Pacific natives were invaluable as guides and scouts and the “fuzzy-wuzzy angels” became famous. New Zealanders who fought in the Islands gathered a first-hand knowledge of the splendid work of the missionaries. 65 ' c 1 F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

Memories of Pre- War N. Guinea

By Old-Timer

FOLLOWING the arrival of the Expropriation Board in New Guinea, after World War I, many Germans were given jobs, whilst awaiting repatriation to their homeland. Two of them were engaged helping on the stocktaking at the HSAG store at Rabaul. One was up the ladder counting the stock on the shelves, whilst the other sat at a desk entering the items in the stock book. The one at the desk asked his more educated partner: “How do you spell beef?”

“B-O-E-F,” said the scholar.

After lunch they changed places, and the scholar was sitting at the desk when his mate brought along a tin and slowly pointed to the letters “B-E-E-F.”

“Ah!” said the scholar, “that is boiled beef. The other is roast beef!”

His Bad Day

WHEN Sir Charles Marr was Minister for Home and Territories, he made a visit to New Guinea and expressed a wish to visit some of the outlying goldfields areas.

On one such trip Mr. Marr, as he then was, visited the Police Post at Surprise Creek, on the edge of the Kuku-kuku country, and decided to have a talk on the job with one or two of the alluvial miners.

Old Sam was on his claim, trying to shift a few huge stones at the bottom of a new head-race he was making. The language was a bit sulphurous, as the boulders refused to be shifted.

The Minister stopped at the top of the deep trench arid coughed, and Sam looked up.

“I am the Minister for Home and Territories,” Mr. Marr said.

“Well,” snarled Sam, “you’ve got a bloody good job—you stick to it!”

One-Act Tragedy

According to the “Pidgin”

Glossary, “Maa” is a goat; “Su-su” is breast or milk; “Banis” is a fence; and “Kai-kai” is To eat.

In the days Before, in a wel known Goldfield hotel in Ne Guinea, the wash-boy came i holding up the remnants of a lady brassiere. With a warranted loc of apprehension on his face, 1 said; “Missus, Maa ’e kai-kai ban belong su-su belong you!”- B.

They Made Paper For

Three Years

Recruiting of native labour New Guinea has lost much i the romance and effort th attended it in years gone by. successful recruiter then had to 1 more wily and plausible than political leader at election time.

In those days, boys could elect “make paper” for one, two, or thr* years, and the fee paid to the r* cruiter varied accordingly. Whi( reminds me of the time I w making my way, per boot, fro Madang along the beach tracks ( route to the wild kanaka count: past the end of the electric lig] posts, somewhere towards tl Ramu.

I left the bush and came into village clearing, where I saw one the present leading lights of Ne Guinea giving his brand new r emits a lesson in civilisation.

He had them sitting on tl ground, lined up in front of hii On display were three heaps commodities, desirable in the ey of kanakas. The first consisted a tiny heap of rice, and nothii else; the second heap was a bigg heap of rice, plus a stick of t bacco; the third heap was a migh pile of rice, plus many tins of me* numerous sticks of tobacco, colour* lap-laps, bush knives, tomahaw and everything that the bush k naka holds dear.

The recruiter was pointing to tl first heap and saying, “One yea] The bush kanakas would repeat after him. Then, pointing to t] second heap, he repeated, “T\ year.” The kanakas would grave speak their assent. Pointing to tl third heap, he kept on sayir “Three year.” The kanakas agree with enthusiasm. It was their fii lesson in English and they seem to approve.

When they were taken to Madai for signing on, and the DO ask them for how long they wished “make paper”—whether for o: year, two years, or three years—wi one voice they yelled “Three yea] It was reported from London la in September that Corporal Sinn Siapu and his cousin, Corpoi Henry Parakoro, of the Solomi Islands police establishment, hi arrived in Britain to study Briti methods of detecting and prevents crime. They are to go to Hendc Police college for six months, ai then will do duty on London beai Crossquiz — No. 23 ACROSS I. —W hat is the national emblem of Ireland? 4.—who is the head of the Yugoslav Government? 8. Whi c h international association has a cog-wheel for its badge? 9. —Who wrote “Paradise Lost”? 11. —what can be either a large wading bird or a machine for raising heavy weights? 12. —What opening between sandbanks is also the term for the gun of an American gangster? 13. —What is the name for the tunnel of a blast furnace? 14. —w hi c h international language was developed from Esperanto? 15. —What is the division of a long poem called? 17. —Where are the most advanced oilboring wells of Australia? 18.—what Peruvian llama provides a long silken wool? 21. —'What type of mind is leaning more to the objective, outside world than to the subjective, inner thought? 22. —Which coal product may serve as a sailor on a ship?

DOWN 1. —What is the scientific term for silkworm breeding? . 2. —Who makes the calculations connected with an insurance office? (Solution on Page 13) 3.—What kind of show is carried about in a box? 5. —What is the term for a gem in which the design is hollowed out? 6. —Who makes a special study of birds? 7. —Which bird achieved fame for looking after the sick and wounded? 10.—Who is the nominal head of a University? 16.—What days are fast-days lasting three days in each quarter? 19. —Which is the most famous Italian sparkling wine? 20. —What extremely filthy place may be found on an eyelid? 66 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

A TALE OF ’78 VER 30 years ago, a West Australian reader who spent many years in New Guinea, got this account of the 1878 eruption from an old Rabaul native who professed to have’ witnessed the event. For ivenience, the account has been translated from Pidgin into straight gUsh.

There have been two major volcanic eruptions in Rabaul within the nopean eta. That of 1937, when the town was* covered with ash and i harbour with pumice and when hitherto inoffensive Vulcan Island doded and within days became a volcano cone 700 feet high—Matupi, erupted on that occasion.

The other big blow was in 1878, at a time’ when the first traders and jsionaries—very few of either—were discovering New Britain and about ich little has been recorded.

It appears, however, that it was at this time that Mount Mother doded for the last time—although there is no guarantee, (of course, it she will not burst forth again some time in the future; the Bee re Rocks appeared in the harbour; and Vulcan Island emerged from i sea.

As told in the following story, Matupi also erupted—and has continued issions of steam, sulphur and gas ever since. Perhaps Matupi can regarded as Rabaul’s safety valve. In New Guinea it appears- to be apparently-extinct volcanoes which are dangerous.

This is the story told by TOMARAN, an old man of Matupi: remember it as a time of famine I hunger. But we of Matupi were n of standing and prestige in ■ neighbourhood, for we were sessed of shell money. r es, much shell money we had, I some of it we now used to buy onuts from those of the neighiring villages who had coconut ms. These nuts we cut open and ;d as if for copra; but we used it food and not for trade, so that English trader, Bell, sat idle day on the verandah of his ise next the trade store.

'or perhaps two months this line went on and the scarcity everything but copra was acute, m severe earth tremors comiced, so that at times our people e thrown down and none could lain standing.

'or about two weeks after these nors began, we remained at tupi, but by this time we were iged to go across the bay in our oes to Keravia, to buy foodstuffs the market there. >ne day, when many of us, bound Keravia were some distance tn the Matupi shore, with a noise ' a great cannon there burst bh out of the sea not far from a great explosion which threw sea-water high in the air. it the same time there arose a lent north wind, so that, despite 1 urgent need to buy food, we ned back for the Matupi shore. dl but one canoe came safe to beach, but that one was caught the great wave which followed i it was soon carried out of our tit. t stranded at La-u-ah, far up i bay, and its crew of five leapt tore and seized whole stalks of en bananas, too green to eat hout cooking at any ordinary les, but in their hunger they ate m raw.

Fearing the owner’s wrath, they quickly put to sea again, and being caught up by the great wave receding down the bay, were brought back on its crest, paddling hard to Matupi.

VTEXT morning all the Matupi i.l people stood on the beach looking at the clouds of smoke pouring from the new vent which had burst forth out of the sea. When the sun had climbed halfway to its zenith, suddenly a new opening appeared along the beach near the sea, throwing fire high up the mountain side.

Stones were shot high into the air, also dense smoke. From this smoke fell much ash, so that some of the oeople of Talawat, nearby, were killed.

Our people grew frightened at this, and seeing the sea no longer violent, decided to go away to the big place (Malaguna).

We embarked in our canoes, and the trader. Bell, went off to Malaguna, also.

Many in the canoes had now white skin, burnt or scalded, for the seawater had become very hot.

All the fish in the sea had died, and floated, cooked, on the surface; we picked them out with our paddles and ate them, Quantities of pumice floated on the surface also, so much that soon the water could not be seen, Some time after we had reached Malaguna. the floating pumice got so thick that we could not thrust a canoe through it. But by this stage, no-one wished to put to sea, for the floating fish had gone bad, and so much was there that none wished to go even to the beach, The falling ash had fouled the food in our canoes. None of what we had brought to Malaguna could be eaten, and we suffered hunger again, and for that the people of the big place fought us.

Yes, our men stole from their gardens so that trouble arose and they cried out that they would kill and eat us. A mary and a man were killed where Komines now stands.

No ash was falling just there, and there many of us remained until all was quiet, living on sacsac, for all the coconuts had now turned to wood. Then we went back to Matupi and broke up the ground for cultivation, as before.

Before the eruption the ground had been getting steadily hotter—it was this that had killed our gardens and started the famine, but now, when we returned, we found the heat had gone and we were able to till the ground and grow foods again.

The ownership of the land gave us some trouble to define, for the old boundaries could not be seen.

Trees were broken, rocks covered up, and the beach was not the same shape as it had been. Many owners had died and no-one in their family group came forward to claim their land. So. after much talking, the chiefs who remained held a council.

The land was re-alloted and the ownership then decided has held good till this day.

Bell’s house was now under water, and on a calm day we could look down on it from our canoes.

And now the mountain sleeps; I think it will burst forth no more in my time, but will stand silent as it is today.

Mrs. F. S. Stewart, of Lae, New Guinea, was in Sydney, early in October, after circumnavigating the world (Sydney-Rome-London-New York-San Francisco-Sydney) in a matter of 35 days. She returned to New Guinea with a wide range of ideas for the decoration and equipment of her new Cecil Hotel, now the most conspicuous object on the Lae waterfront. Daughter Ela —who has attained slimness, matronliness and poise since her happy marriage last year—was at Mascot to greet her. Daughter Flora was in charge of the Jungle Hotel Cecil during her mother’s absence. They hope to move from the Jungle Cecil to the modern Cecil before Christmas.

In Brisbane recently, Mrs. Thelma Price, P-NG Acting Divisional Girl Guide Commissioner, said that the white man would have to retire gracefully after he had helped the New Guinea natives to develop their own country. She is the wife of Dr. A. V. G. Price of Port Moresby and has had 16 years in the islands.

Reputed to be an enthusiastic ambassadress for the Fuzzy Wuzzy, Mrs. Price said that Australia’s best defence against the menace of communism was to win the respect and co-operation of the Island natives. 67 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

o AND AND Heges A ftfg WO/tiP i When fm just a little bigger ,

(In A Year Or Maybe Twq)

Round The World Then I Shall Travel

AND EXCITING THINGS I'LL DO.

SPAIN I'LL STAY IN CASTLES, CLIMB THE ANDES IN PERU,

‘ Vll Sleep The Nigwt In Green Land

N AN ESKIMO'S IGLOO.

JHEN I'U VISIT NORWAY, CROSS CANADA BY TRAIN.

Prom There Ill Go To England

(Oh I Hope It Doesn'T Rain I)

BEPORE I TRAVEL HOMEWARD,

There'S A Place I Haven'T Been)

I Wonder Can You Pino It

Prom The Countries That I'Ve Seen ?

HOW YOU CAN PWP THE NAME OP THE HIDDEN COUNTRY.

JUST TAU.E THE FIRST LTTTEC OP THE PtCST PLACE MENTIONED IN

The Poem,The Second Op The Second,The Third Op The

Third And 50 On And Rearrange These Six Letters

POE THE ANSWEG.

L^^VAV TOIS HEAVYTUHST«6OmfiTOTHt«TOK CMTHtC™ Stf E OF TOWN BUT mS 50 816 AMO HEAVY THAT IT CAN ONLY TRAVEL ALONG WIDE STREETS AND CANHOT 60 OVER OR UNDER

Akv Bridges. Which Route Must The Driver Follow ?

!AMWe*IOU<T WI2U> tUhnt ft at / ? 1 WAS 800 KEN OUT OP TH E EARTH AN 0

Crushed Up With Something Sopt And Sticky. I

Was Peeuhg Very Sore And Crumbly When Sud

Denly There Was Aterripic Heat Which Grew

Hotter And Hotter Until 1 Pelt I Could Bear It

Ho Longer. Again I Was Crushed Up-It Hurt Oh

So Dreadfully - But This Time I Came Out

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I Was Packed Ihaba6 And Left Fora While

-After All I Had Been Through,! Certainly Need

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While the Tarra was being fitted out in Sydney for coastal service in New Guinea, the Production Control Board, following Territories practice (and economy) sent from Port Moresby to Sydney, by air, a crew of native Papuans.

In the bad old days, when private enterprise was allowed to “exploit” the natives, teams of native labourers were usually carried as deck passengers on ships, or at freight rates in air freighters. They seemed comfortable enough, and they certainly never complained.

But the Ward-Murray reformers raised their hands in horror at the spectacle of human beings being carried as cargo, and insisted that they have the same accommodation in ships and planes as European workmen. So far as Administration is concerned, the Australian taxpayers pay for the new arrangement; and who cares about the cost to the planter! fIIHE large party of Papuans, hav- X ing travelled in comfort by air, had to wait around the Sydney waterfront for the final fitting-out and sailing of the Tarra. The Sydney waterfront is run by the Reds. Some of them got in really effective work among the untutored savages from Papua.

At first, the captain noticed nothing wrong; but, as the little ship made her slow way into tropical waters, the Papuan crew became lazier and sulkier. Once they were in their home ports, under the eye of sympathetic officials, they displayed a remarkable new fluency on the subject of wages and working conditions.

They had been told in Sydney that they were being “exploited”— that they should demand, in a European-run ship the wages and conditions awarded to Europeans.

The PCB and its officers did not take them seriously; but the Sydney waterside poison worked, and by the time the ship reached Rabaol, the crew was ripe for action. 70

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That will show them!

Some day, someone will introduce a note of realism into the Paradise created for native workers in Papua-New Guinea by the Ward- Murray regime.- R.W.R.

Revealing Incident In

Police Court

Prom Our Own Correspondent RABAUL, Oct. 25.

This week, in the Court of Native Affairs, a native from the crew of the vessel Tarra was charged with drinking intoxicating liquor. The (Continued on Page 73) 71 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Defendant: “Yes. Everything in the world is for the use of everybody in the world. Tobacco is made for everybody. If I want to smoke nobody is going to stop me. Women and girls. If I want a woman or a girl, nobody is going to stop me.

Intoxicating liquor. Intoxicating liquor is not for Europeans and Chinese alone, but for all people, coloured as well as white, and if I want to drink, nobody is going to stop me. I am saying this before God, you and the police.”

He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. very well done by the Misses Lucy and Ida Cocker, the good voice of the latter, particularly in the higher register, lending tone and substance to her songs and to the choruses.

Mrs. Halaevalu Maile at the piano did sound contributory work.

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Mikado With Tongan

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This company produces six educational films per month. Its Wild Life series is well-known. It has decided to include “Our Islands Neighbours” in its Social Studiei series. The object of the films t( be produced under the heading, “Om Islands Neighbours,” is to mak< Australian children better acquainted with the races, customs geography and economics of th< Pacific Islands. The number of film: to be produced under this heading will be governed by the number o i films, suitable for production, sen 1 in by competitors.

The Producer of Australian Instructional Films, Mr. Lex Halli day, advises that the following conditions will govern all entries: CONDITIONS Each script must have the endorsemeni of an educational officer or teacher.

Length of each script must not exceec 10 minutes. (Read your commentary verj slowly to get some idea of time.) Hints for Writing Your Script (i) Each script should be divided into : columns, showing (1) number of th( scene; (2) description of the picture; (3) appropriate dialogue against that scene. (ii) Slant your story so that it will b€ of interest and use to teachen throughout Australia and New Zealand. (iii) Confine your story to as few locations as possible. This will help keep production costs down. (iv) Quote references for your facts in case ATP’s educational panel should wish to cross-check. (v) Remember that “each picture tells a story”—make sure your dialogue supplements, not repeats, each picture. (vi) Film can broaden children’s horizons —help them to become good citizens— show them how other children live; so let your film have an underlying purpose. (vii) The little intimate personal or humorous touches count—include as many as you can without detracting from your story.

Accepted Scripts or Treatments will be judged on the following points: (i) The importance and usefulness of the subject matter. (ii) Simplicity and clarity with which the story is told. (iii) Whether it incorporates good teaching techniques. (The accepted pattern is—introduction, expansion, conclusion, revision.) (iv) Its factual accuracy.

Brief List of Suggested Topics Industries on your island.

Trade patterns with other islands.

Trade patterns with overseas countries.

How you receive mail and communications.

How you govern yourself—the part natives play in your government.

How your natives are educated —what they learn.

Native customs, crafts and livelihoods.

A typical day in the life of a native family.

A typical day in the life of a native child.

The history of your island.

The geography of your island.

The native music of your island and its mythology.

Nature Study—plant life, animal and bird life, sea life. 74 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Cables: “SUNRISE,” SYDNEY. Postal Address: Box 3317. G.P.O., Sydney. (The manner in which scripts are written does not matter—Al Films will edit them and put them into shape. A good story with interesting facts is the important thing.) • PRIZES Pull list of prizes announced in next issue of PIM. They will include lamps, radios, other utility items and special stores orders.

Special prizes for the winning places in the competition will include a 16 mm. copy of the entrant’s completed film. Entrants of all other accepted scripts will receive each a minimum prize of £lO.

Closing Date

Wednesday, February 20, 1952, is closing date. All entries must show post-mark no later than this date. Exceptions will be made for Islands without regular communications. Scrips that are received early and found suitable may receive the minimum prize immediately and be placed in production, prior to the final judging, and without prejudicing their chances of winning the competition.

GENERAL While they are primarily intended for the Australian classroom, the various films arising from the competition will be adapted for theatre use, where possible.

All such films will receive world-wide distribution through Australian Instructional Films (now the world’s largest producerdistributor of Australian-made educationals) .

The accepted scripts will be edited by ALP’S educational panel, and submitted to approved 16 mm. or 35 mm. photographers on the Island concerned, for shooting the initial footage. All shooting will be done on black-white stock; and 35 mm. size is preferred, although good 16 mm. footage will be accepted.

Each script-writer should consider carefully the availability of a good local photographer, and recommend him when submitting a script. Short clippings showing the photographer’s work should be attached to the entry, as well as full details of the camera equipment he would use. Once a script is accepted, and modified, AIF will contact the photographer concerning payment for shooting.

Colour film will be considered only where there is a local sponsor who will cover the greater production costs.

AI Films relies on Australian, and to some extent on World classroom distribution to recover its production costs.

Island scripts, therefore, must be written primarily to serve this market.

Proposals for Travelogue films, aimed at encouraging the flow( of tourists to a particular Territory, or educationals designed to teach natives such things as 75 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Plan To Blast

CROCODILES SLIM, bespectacled New Zealander, Les Walsh, 39, arrived in Brisbane recently on his way to New Guinea to shoot crocodiles.

He said he would have two native boys with him to harpoon the wounded croc, and drag it alongside the boat. His base for his expedition will be about 100 miles west of Port Moresby.

He will hunt the crocs, at night by boat. A spotlight is fitted on the bow. He said that once you picked one out with the light, you could approach to within 10 feet.

SON’S MEDALS Mrs. Lily Warren, of Pitcairn Island, shown wearing the medals of her son, Wilfred, who was killed on active service with the AIF in World War II.

The medals were presented to Mrs.

Warren recently.

For 50 years, until 1944, when a trained nurse was appointed to Pitcairn, Mrs. Warren brought into the world almost all of Pitcairn’s babies.

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Meen. Miss Valerie Lange was bridesmaid and Sub - Inspector Holloway was groomsman. The bride is the daughter of Inspector Palmer. 77 •ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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ON AGAIN ! 18-Footer Championships At Suva AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand sailing organisations interested in the world 18-footer championships want to go to Suva badly enough to pay their own travel and living expenses.

It has been decided that the championships will be held in Suva about mid-1952.

A few months ago the Suva Yacht Club asked the Fiji Government for a grant to cover the cost of having the championships in Suva, but the Government was not interested. It seemed then t] the 1952 contest would be h elsewhere.

The Suva Yacht Club will r pay only the actual cost of runn the contest—the visitors will 1< after themselves in other respei Fiji’s yachting season does : begin until May—at a time wl the Southern clubs are usu£ going into winter retirement. I it is expected that the contest be held about March.

Off Again?

SYDNEY, October I*3 SYDNEY Plying Squadron offici are seeking support fr Queensland to oppose the ho ing of the world 18-foo championships in Suva next yeai They say that it would c between £BOO and £l,OOO to send boat and crew to Suva. “Austra is expected to provide the bulk the fleet so why go away for t race when we have the world’s b conditions for sailing on our o' harbour?” asked a Sydney official Sydney League 18-footer offici and members of the NZ Associati fixed the date and place withe consulting the SFS.

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Solomons And New Hebrides

Actual and Possible Administrative Changes Under Discussion PPARENTLY making prepara- L tions for the transfer of the headquarters of the Western eific High Commission from Suva iji) to Honiara (Solomon Islands), e Acting High Commissioner for e Western Pacific (Mr. G. D. lamberlain) visited Honiara tween October 11 and 16, and tried out a number of inspections. ‘ returned to Suva via Sydney.

Plans are actively afoot for the Efction of a number of new build- *s in Honiara, as offices, stores d residences for staff. The staff WPHC has increased about fourid, or more, since the days before orld War 11, when the organisa- ►n was supervised quite efficiently Mr. H. H. Vaskess and a handful clerks The character of the new ganisation, to come into being, rly in 1952 (when Sir Brian Freem‘s term as Governor of Fiji and F High Commissioner comes to an .d) has not been disclosed.

When Mr. John Dugdale (British inister for Commonwealth Relams) was interviewed in Cairns in jptember, on his way back from e Solomons, he spoke of the pendg appointment of a “Governor” r Solomon Islands and Gilbert id Ellice Colony; but that may iv e been misreporting.

The cost of administering ilomons and G & E Colony already is increased enormously over 1939 jures, without adding a Govemorlip to the establishment. Neither ie Solomons nor the G & E Colony ive increased in economic or rategic importance in the last 10 sars.

In fact, the importance of the PHC is being reduced because, jcording to reports which are iually accurate, the Commission no nger will carry responsibility for ie New Hebrides and British presentation in Tonga.

TOT one word has come from 1 officialdom in Britain or Australia; but the report is perstent that Britain’s administrative ssponsibilities in the New Hebrides :e to be taken over by Australia, id that the French Government els agreed to the change.

While it has been officially inounce d that WPHC headjarters will go to Honiara, for ipervision over Solomons and • & E Colony, there is a significant bsence of any official reference to ie New Hebrides.

It seems only logical that Aus- •alia should take over British iterests in the Condominium. All immercial traffic in New Hebrides i with either France and the French Colonies, or with Australia, The two currencies employed are French and Australian.

To a degree, the same arguments apply to the Solomons. Nearly all Solomons trade is with- Australia.

While the official currency is Fijian (probably because WPHC headquarters are in Suva) the currency in use is wholly Australian. Officials are paid in Fijian money which, in terms of gold is worth 121 per cent. more than Australia money.

It would now be quite easy for Australia, with its large, well-trained administrative personnel in Papua- New Guinea, Nauru, and Northern Territory, to take over British in Solomons and neonaes. . (See also article about new “J “7"*' Lae-Hon.ara-Nauru- Aa wa * ; , orafTQ .

Maybe, with the change in Britain s Government, this proposal will be further considered. It was discussed in some detail in London and Paris in 1950.

The rumoured transfer to Aus- 79 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER, 1951

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Papua-N. Guinea Wants Visit By Royal Couple Prom Our Own Correspondent

Port Moresby, Oct. 3C

THE hope expressed at the C tober meeting of the P Moresby Advisory Council tl Princess Elizabeth and the Duke Edinburgh would visit the Territo has popular endorsement. The £ ministrator, Colonel Murray, 1 been asked to make representatic that at least a brief visit be i eluded in the Royal Tour.

If Canberra could but realise the significance of a Territory vi would outweigh the claim of a other Australian area.

To Australians, a Royal Visit a coveted honour and a means giving public expression to th high regard for the British Cro l and British associations. But our natives, it would be a visil and deeply impressive realisation what is at present only a nec( arily dim concept of Royalty a all it means in the British wor The “talk” of such a visit woi travel throughout the Islands, a no other possible single event coi do so much to create and crystal! native loyalty. British history m the past sad years in relation native races should be enough convince any Canberra official th the Territory is the last place be omitted from the coming toi The King’s health made a Ter; tory visit impossible, but now th the Princess and Duke are taki: his place, the matter should very seriously considered.

Anyway, after the heavy Austr lian tour, a short spell in t Islands would provide a welcor break from crowds and cities.

Fiji, Also

Very strong representations ha been made recently that, in vie of the new conditions, the Roy tour next year should be extendi to include the Crown Colony of Fi The chief obstacle is the fact the as Sir Brian Preeston’s term do not expire until early 1952, Fiji ms be without a Governor in Marcl April. 80 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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INTEREST was shown recently in Australia in a new system of taking the Gospel by radio to Pacific Islands natives, proposed by i new American-sponsored organisation, called the Christian ladio Missionary Fellowship.

The plan is that a missionary, by neans of specially prepared matrial, will broadcast, from one cenral point, messages in their own anguage to native communities cattered over thousands of miles, n other words, by this method, one nissionary will do the work of everal.

The Fellowship, which has headquarters in Sydney, proposes to esablish an international missionary tation at Darwin, wherewith to >roadcast to the natives of Borneo, Tew Guinea and Northern Austraia. Part of the organisation’s plan 5 to place, in the villages, receivag sets which will be worked by »edal or by battery, and will be lined to only one station. Tropic- •roofed sets with fixed tunings are ow being made in the Fellowship’s workshops in Sydney, or assembled rom parts made elsewhere.

It is not explained how the Fel- Dwship proposes to get over such obvious difficulties as the multiplicity of languages in New Guinea, and inducing a native village to listen to a particular broadcast at a set time. It seems that, in order to combat the peculiar conditions of New Guinea, the only way to carry the Gospel to the natives is the old-fashioned, hard way— namely, residence among them by a self-sacrificing European, who is prepared to care for them in many ways other than that of merely preaching to them at fixed times.

Mr. Roger Charlier, of Lae, New Guinea, was married to Miss Pam Ridgley, in Sydney, on October 26.

They will live in Lae. 81 ' 4 c! F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Stamps Built This Schoolhouse Fine Work of A. W. Moverley on Pitcairn rO new stamps have been added to the current Pitcairn Island issues. One shows the now amous Bounty Bible and the other tie almost equally famous schoolouse both of which, in themselves, re directly connected with the ©stage stamp business—which, in 'itcairn, is big business.

In 1940, Pitcairn got its own postge stamps for the first time. By le end of the war sufficient profits ad been made therefrom to proide for a school house, a schooljacher and a schoolteacher’s resience. Mr. A. W. Moverley, a New ealand schoolteacher, was selected ir the job and i June. 1948, he rith Mrs. Moverjy and their oung daughter, aree Indian radesmen, and K) tons of schoolouse, residence nd furniture, left uva, Fiji, in the ,CS Awahou.

For the first 12 lonths, while orkers were caring ledges for ihoolhouse and jsidence on Pitlim’s steep hilldes and erecting le buildings, the [overlays lived ith the Island’s hief Magistrate, [f. Norris Young.

Mr, Moverley as been more ian a schoolteacher to the Pitimers’ children, however. He, ith Mrs. Moverley, has taken a eat interest in their social acuities, started Guiding and Scoutg and, above all, has been keenly terested in the romantic history the people.

It was through his efforts that e old Bounty Bible was recovered om Hartford, Connecticut, and turned to Pitcairn in 1950. Mr. overley is now hot on the trail of ie original John Adams’ tombone, made of Bounty timbers and sunty copper which is in the issession of a Mrs. Moresby-White Nottingham, England. Latest Ivice is that it is now awaiting ipment back to Pitcairn.

The new Bounty Bible postage amp is designed as a permanent ibute to the generosity of the mencans in returning the relic to Pitcairn; just as the schoolhouse postage stamp is a tribute to the work of Mr. Moverley.

However, both should be money spinners and in their turn no doubt will earn enough to provide some other amenity for this lonely speck in Oceania.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Fenske, of the Lutheran Mission Station on Kranket Island, off the Madang coast, NG, have flown to Australia, where Mr. Fenske will undergo an operation.

Mrs. Lillian Millar, a well-known pre-war identity of New Guinea, who now is managing the North Sydney Travel Bureau in Australia, paid a short visit to Papua at the end of September to organise arrangements for the visit of a party of American tourists. They will fly to Port Moresby shortly by TOA service and stay for a time at Rouna Falls guest-house.

Fiji Soldiers Do Specialist Training in NZ THE first group of 10 Fijian soldiers to be seconded from the Fiji military forces arrived in Auckland by the September Matua.

All the men are of non-commissioned rank. They will be in New Zealand for periods of up to two years before returning to Fiji. While in NZ they will continue specialist training in their various branches, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen, of Fiji, arrived in Brisbane, Queensland, on October 23 for a holiday.

The school and teacher’s residence beyond. 83 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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ALTHOUGH there is a large, growing and profitable demand in Australia for the fine kauri timber of Vanikoro (Southern Solomons), the Vanikoro Timber Co., is gravely handicapped by difficulties in getting European staff and native labour, and in obtaining transport for its products.

When the MV Lautoka called at Vanikoro recently, to load Ik million feet of kauri, she was the first overseas vessel to load there sinct November, 1950.

The company maintains a staf of 14 Europeans at Vanikoro, including engineers, tractor drivers timber cutters, office workers, etc, and pays them £BO per month; bu very few Europeans stay longer thai one year—they prefer to get ou then and pay their outward fare o £75, rather than remain for anothe year and enjoy leave at the com pany’s expense. Since the compan; resumed operations after the wa over' 36 employees have departe and only one returned.

The company spent over £BO,OO after the war on heavy plant an equipment, and in linking the poi with the kauri forests by means c a fine road, 4 miles long; and it i estimated that, in full operatior and without too much rain, it ca produce 3 million feet per annum, The Lautoka took to Vanikor for towing logs and general servid a tug-boat 35 ft. long, 12 ft. bean powered with an 80 HP diesel. Th: is proving very useful.

Cost of living at Vanikoro is higl Eggs by recently chartered plan< cost 10/6 dozen; fresh butter in per lb; potatoes 2/8 lb. Ordinal letters from Sydney are charge at the rate of 1/6 lb., and parce 3/6 per lb. One employee who ha a large accumulation of newspape; in his mail had to pay £lO for ther 84 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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HOSPITALITY Letter to the Editor SHOULD like, through you, to express my deep appreciation of the manner in which I was ated during my recent sojourn Tahiti. This will be a sort of irtfelt thank-you to Tahitians in leral and to Oscar Nordman particular. They were the soul of spitality and genuine friendlis. am particularly grateful to Mr. renish, at the British Consulate; Rene Beveridge; to Mr. Coster, nt for the Union Steamship Co.

New Zealand; and to Mile. Ger- Ine Le Hartelle, of Papeete, for ir many courtesies. And who Id ask for a more interesting ipanion than Frederick Simpson, Id traveller and noted South s photographer with his great ■e of unusual anecdotes and pic- JS? shall never forget the Museum Papeete whose charming hostess, s Muriel Gooding, proved willing ill times to share her knowledge the South Seas and lore of the ific Islands. mention a few by name at the of overlooking others who made stay early this year an experib never to be forgotten, Espec- -7 shall I always cherish the nory of my visits with those two Americans, Mr. and Mrs. Henry ney, who were the personifica- . of graciousness and friendli- >. word of commendation for the :ient young lady in the office of Papeete Branch of the Banque ITndochine, Mm. Louise Chauvel. knowledge of English was a ti to any American who did not ik French; and her fine perility and charming hospitality np her as one of the valuable its of this bank. r hile every resident seems to go of his way to make visitors py, I nominate Oscar Nordman Chairman of any prospective coming Committee. It was my inal intention to merely stop * at Tahiti, but with outgoing >mmodation lacking, I had to ain on the island for three iths. Because of the kindness, adlmess and helpfulness—all in Tahitian tradition—these three iths were very happy ones. cannot close without mentioning >e “official hosts” of the island Bora Bora—Francis and Linza ford—well known to all world filers and yachtsmen; and no” Trpupee, the wonderful host Maupiti, and his charming wife.

They exemplify, on their own little islands, the same fine Tahitian tradition of friendliness and hospitality.

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New York, Aug. 31. 85 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Samoan Assembly Discusses Expenditure Prom Our Own Correspondent APIA, Sept. 22. rnHE new Legislative Assembly of A Western Samoa which was elected on April 27 commenced its first session on August 20, and remained in session until September 6. The main business before the Assembly was the discussion of the Supplementary Estimates for the current year.

The Supplementary Estimates provide for the expenditure of additional £22,460 for capital development and £31,295 on recurrent charges for the balance of the year ending December 31,. 1951.

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There is a probability that we shall see the famous amphibious jeep in which Australian-bom Major Ben Carlin and his American wife crossed the Atlantic. They are now in Britain, and plan to return to America via Europe, Asia and the Pacific Islands. [?]landing at Rear: Messrs. E. Lancon, C. Stegler, L. B. Bairstow, O. Small, Higgins, Kin Yee, R. Warden, O. [?]hards (guest handicapper), J. V. Hoey, [?] sdames J. Smith (guest), L. B. Bair- [?]w, T. Young, P. Colley (guest), S. G. [?]es. entre Row: Mr. L. B. Lodwick. Mes- [?]nes B. Frouin, L. B. Lodwick, W.

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Inset (left): Mr. B. Frouin (guest). 87 &CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Recently, in a “graduation” cei mony at the Native Medical Schc at Malahang, near Lae, certifica were presented by the Director 50 native medical assistants, native hygiene assistants and 3 ; male native medical assistants.

A steadily increasing number this trained native personnel is t ing sent out into the native villas to teach the natives to observe t rules of hygiene, and to combat d ease.

It is Dr. Gunther’s aim to tn at least 1,000 of such natives, is giving particular attention to 1 eradication of the breeding an of the malarial mosquito, and to 1 care of native infants.

An Australian newspaper recen published a picturesque account Dr. Gunther on duty in the Cent Highlands. It described his gi and comfortless but purpose joumeyings on a more or less unr motor-bicycle, in which he seen to escape accident by miracles.

But he is achieving marked si cess in putting a basic organisat for medical care in among th primitive native communities wh total, in Papua-New Guinea, v over one million.

Miss Marjorie Squelch \ married to Mr. Harold Moores Port Moresby on November 3. 88 NOVEMBER, 1951-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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A group of Wewak natives, working in Madang, New Guinea, show business acumen and a community h K V0 i u kl° ck they Dlan to buUd up Jsettlemlnt and garden for holidays and rest periods for themselves. One asked his Master for some old roofing iron. “OK,” said Master. “You can have it—but how will you get it out there?” “In the truck we bought,” was the reply.

About 160 people assembled in the Commodore Lounge, in Auckland, on September 10, when the Overseas Students Association of New Zea- ’an? h entertained the Fiji Rugby football team. Among those who welcomed the visitors were Mr. D.

D. Sharma (president), Dr. M. Satyanand (patron) and Miss Ivy Roden (secretary). Musical items were presented by students from Fiji, Rarotonga and Samoa. [?] his is Constable Jone Atobe, 29-yearsand a member of the Fiji Police for years, who. in September, dived from high Sigatoka Bridge to save an 18- [?]ths-old Indian girl who had fallen the river.

People on the spot, most of whom [?] e Indian non-swimmers, told the con- [?]le that it was useless to go after the [?]d. Wearing heavy khaki overalls, and [?]rt of breath after running several [?]dred yards to the middle of the [?]ge, Constable Jone dived, swam to the [?] onscions baby, “shook the water out of [?] ” and for 20 minutes battled in deep [?]er. Two Indians brought a boat when rescuer was in the last stages of [?] austion after a futile attempt to get of his waterlogged overalls while still ling the child above the surface. 89 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Telephone; 80. VINCE COSTELLO, Proprietor. rasa—Where They Teach Fijians To Become Cane Farmers T the edge of a plateau about . six miles out of Lautoka. looking out over a patchwork quilt cane lands, and the Lautoka airt, is a house occupied by Mr. 1 Mrs. Bruce Young and their mg son Geoffrey, t is a typically CSR Co. house, ginger-coloured walls and red f, but is no ordinary CSR estabiment. Behind the house, over es of green lawn, are two rows beautifully-built bures, each rounded by flowering trees and übs and paw-paw trees, a large tral hall and a football field, iltogether, it makes up what is bably the pleasantest spot in whole Lautoka district, t is called the Drasa Agriculal Training School; and here 80 ian students are currently being Lned to become cane-farmers. . Young is in charge of the ablishment. )rasa is, of course not new. The onial Sugar Refining Co. began school about 13 years ago. The a then was to give Fijians the ;essary training and, on graduai, after three years, to give them le-blocks to farm under similar iditions to those afforded CSR lian tenant farmers, lowever, in more recent years supply of CSR cane-land for s purpose has run out and now trainees are chosen from those o can return and grow cane in ir own communities or those 0 have access to land where they 1 set up as cane farmers on their 2 account. twenty Fijian boys round about or 16 are chosen each year by * District Commissioners in the le districts. The Company clothes m, houses them, feeds them, >plies most of their amusement i sporting materials and gives them 3/- a week pocket money.

They also receive lOd per day deferred pay which they collect on graduation.

In return, the boys work the sugar lands which are part of the establishment, although profits from this do not cover the expense of training 80 students.

In addition to cane-farming the boys raise vegetables and poultry for their own use, and produce their own milk.

They live eight to a bure, fumished with mat floors, beds and mosquito nets and a multitudinous display of pin-ups ranging from European girls (well-clothed varieties) through boxers and footballers to many coloured advertisements of this or that.

They play football and cricket in season, have boxing tournaments and dances, and in their spare moments play pranks on neighbouring Indian farmers and wolfwhistle their daughters, (Continued Next Page) Drasa. —The central hall, on left of the students’ bures. The view is over canefields to the sea. —Public Relations Office photo. 91 % C I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Sbcorm^€tSt4t&e Gordon's Stands Suptema rE ideal is a fine one but no one will try to persuade you that graduates of the school are ready to take over the cane farming business from the Indians.

The Indians are natural-born, good farmers. No labour is too tedious or too long. They look after their crops and their farm animals, they have large families and hunt them into the canefields as soon as they can manage to pull up weeds, or wield a chipping hoe.

To spend days weeding a cane field, or cultivating between the rows, to finish only to begin with another field, is not a Fijian idea of having fun—and Fijians like to have fun.

It takes a considerable amount of mental adjustment for them stick at it but the flourishing car fields around the school —and 1 attractiveness of the school itsel: are proof of what they can under supervision.

Results possibly have been a dr in the ocean of Fiji cane farmi: and the majority of graduates p< sibly have made an indiffen success of the business once tl return home, but here and the particularly where they h£ broken away from the traditio: communal set-up, there are Fij: cane growers of much merit.

It is felt that as long as so succeed the scheme is worth wh PRIDE of the school at the p sent time is the fact that tl contributed one representative the Fiji Rugby team which recer toured New Zealand with si success.

He joined the team in Suva at hour’s notice when one of originals dropped out. When n< came to Drasa, the Fijian sup intendent of the school strip] off his Sunday shirt and tie £ gave it to the chosen one on spot. A collection of warm clot followed and many inroads w made on the weekly pocket moi to send a cash donation after 1 to Suva.

Drasa’s representative had li English and only an imperl knowledge of European ways. ]

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After a triumphal journey, with any calls at villages, on the 150ile route from Suva to Drasa, he turned a much elevated hero, leaking fluent English.

Next day he had reverted to ijian and was back in the cane- Jlds.

Black Equal To White”

A Fijian Replies to A New Guinea Reader Letter to the Editor J'M, of New Guinea, in an issue 1 of PIM a few months ago, refutes the UNESCO stateent of a year ago that “there is ) proof that the groups of mannd differ In iintelligence, temsrament or other innate characristics.”

MM calls the statement “poppyek,” but while he belittles the loured races’ mental ability, he ies admit that the Western Eurosan learned certain things from e Arabians, Indians, Chinese id Egyptians—who certainly are it white.

Most people will admit that one’s ental and physical abilities are fluenced by natural environment, le Nordic people in their tempere zone can be called the Enertics —made so because it was cessary to plan ahead and work order to eat and live the whole ar round.

The negroid peoples, on the other md —in the Pacific or in Africa — i a comparatively easy life and nee their characteristic indolence, ley did not have to think much order to live and consequently eir minds were undeveloped.

Today, in the Pacific, the Fijians, mgans, Samoans and other Polysians are mentally much more vanced than the Papuans, Solemn Islanders and New Guinea tives although originally they are id to come from the same stock.

Probably a few hundred years ago . these people were in a similar ite of uncivilisation, but now ere is such a marked difference tween them that one could beve that there was no racial link all.

The reason, I think, lies in the ministration of the different rritories.

Here, in Fiji, the Government res education to the Fijians and ey are thereby afforded some deee of cultural opportunity to alise their potentiality. In other rts of Melanesia, in the past, at least, faulty administration has denied similar educational opportunities to native peoples, hence the Fijians’ cousins in Papua-New Guinea, the Solomons, etc., appear to be much inferior beings.—l am, etc., Suva, Fiji.

Sept. 20, 1951.

I. C. NAKAIWALU.

Mr. George Sandwith, who spent some time recently in Tonga and Fiji, left Australia in October for the United Kingdom. He made many friends in the Islands and Australia during his visit. His niece, Miss Noelle Sandwith, has settled down in Sydney for the present, where she is engaged in art work. 93 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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My monetary experiences in oumea are punctuated with the ord—so, for the benefit of all nglish-speaking people who wish i visit New Caledonia, I give an ;count of what happened to me id my money while in Noumea, it as it is possible that I may wish i return to that place at some iture time, I decline to give dates id will simply state that it all ippened quite recently.

The facts are as follows; I arrived in Noumea by passenger >at and as soon as we had tied up ie ship was invaded by a horde of Bcials. Doctors, emigration officers, issport officers, bankers and police, pervisors and inspectors and their sistants and secretaries who all amber aboard.

Meanwhile, the passengers have ien lined up with military presion and, after the officials have mpleted their salutations, they range themselves at various bles.

The passengers file in, one at a time, and everything goes smoothly until I come to a certain table. I am asked to show my money so that it can be counted. It is then correctly counted and placed on the table out of my reach. I am given a receipt for the correct amount and told to call at the bank in the morning (Sunday) and my money will be refunded in full.

I protest; stating that I have no cash for my immediate needs; but, I am told, it is the law and I must get it at the bank. So, I am forced to console myself with the knowledge that I have at least got a receipt for my money, my money is safe in the bank and I can get it at the first opportunity.

The following Monday as soon as the bank is open, I call for my money. My receipt is studied by various bank clerks and officials and I am then told that it cannot be paid because it has not been signed by the finance control officer at the Treasury. So, I leave the bank and walk to the Treasury to get my receipt signed.

The receipt is signed without any trouble and I return to the bank and ask for some French money, the balance to remain in the bank in English currency.

I was told that I would have to take it all out in French currency.

Once again I protest—l might wish to leave the Colony and French money is useless outside of the Colony. I then return to the Treasury once again, and ask for permission to withdraw my money from the bank in English pounds.

This request was flatly refused and I was asked to please leave the office.

I agreed to leave the office, but not the building. So then, the control officers telephoned to the bank manager in French (which I do not understand), and he asked me lf 1 would ret urn to the bank be- 95 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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I asked what arrangements had been made for payment and was told that I could have some French money and the balance to remain in francs (French).

I said “No!” I will take some French money but the balance MUST remain to my credit in English pounds.”

I was then told that I could make a withdrawal in francs and take the balance by cheque on an Australian bank.

I HAD to refuse this offer as I felt certain that I would need more French money before I left.

At this stage I gave up. This had taken two whole days of my tim( Fortunately I had friends and I ha a job to do. The former looked afte my needs until the latter began t bring me in enough to live on. M money remained on deposit, in th bank, the whole time I was i Noumea.

To my friends in Noumea I salul you with “Merci,” but feel that visitor to the Colony might vei well hear it as “mercy.”

EDITORIAL NOTE: WHAT our reader did not explai was that he had, in tf course of a world wande stepped off at Noumea to take job for a few weeks. He wanted i keep his English currency but thei was no administrative machine] to allow him to do so legally.

Not only New Caledonia contrc the entry of English banknote Most countries in the South Pacil —including Australia —do this, ar although it makes little sense the ordinary citizen it is part the scheme of fixed exchange rat and currency regulations wii which modern man makes li difficult for himself.

Mr. V. T. Good, who has been Se retary to the Resident Comm; sioner in Niue Island for 3 years, spending a holiday in Australia. ] expects to return to the Islands December, when he will join t staff of the Resident Commissior in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. 96 NOVEMBER, 1951-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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R. G. Powles, appointed a local umittee to collaborate and assist i South Pacific Commission. ?o this committee were appointed Samoan representatives and ht Government officials, but no resentative of the European and ■t European population which aprise some 6,000 and plays a st important part in agriculture, amerce, industry and the social I economic life of the Territory, 'his action of the High Com- ►sioner, which is in contravention the declared policy of the isteeship Council and of the v Zealand Government, has led strong protests and criticism. l formal letter of protest has n addressed to the High Comisioner by the five European mbers of the Legislative Council, I copies of this letter were forrded to the New Zealand lifter of Island Territories and South Pacific Commission.

Tie local Committee has already d an inaugural meeting whereat y were addressed by Mr. D. R. m, General Manager of the New iland Reparation Estates, on icultural problems and by Pro- -sor Thljsse a housing expert tn Indonesia, at present studying ising in the islands, on Samoan ising problems.

'he European community feels t the attitude of the High Comisioner will bring discord and mity into Samoan public life a time when the goodwill and operation of all Europeans and noans is needed more than ever help in the oolitical, economic I social development of the xitory and promote and speed progress of Samoa towards selfernment.

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MONGST projects to be discussed by the local committee (they will make recommendais to the SPC) are solar stills converting sea water into fresh ;er. coconut plantations, health blems, sanitation, fisheries, iblishment of a model village, reduction of new cultivations I numerous other topics.

Research work on coconut plantis to be started shortly on an a of 200 acres owned by the New iland Reparation Estates which to be planted from seeds hered in various other island 97

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the annual congress of the Returned Servicemen’s League of Australia, which opened on ber 29, in Adelaide, the dent of the Papua-New Guinea ch, Mr. G. K. Whittaker, 1 that the League should sor a move that Australia’s ic Territories should become ralia’s Seventh State. . Whittaker said his branch /ed that New Guinea should amoved from the care of the Trusteeship Council, and d permanently in the care of •alia. Then, to its great adige, it could have direct sentation in the Common - 99 3IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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ALTHOUGH September and October are usually dry months, accompanied by a water shortage, the present season Is the driest Vila, New Hebrides, has known for years.

To date, no rain worth speaking of has fallen for almost seven months. And until the mooted water reticulation scheme begins to operate in the town area, Vila residents must still remain dependent upon the rain to fill their household water tanks.

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Shortage of funds has resulted i the cutting down of contract ire tipper trucks on the Wau-Labu oad, and in slow payment of ccounts.

Port Moresby completed a fine !-ed Cross Hall, and efforts are now eing made to form Red Cross Dmmittees throughout the Terri- Dry. Mrs. J. K. Murray, wife of le Administrator, is directing this ampaign. Lae Council will consne a public meeting to form a -ed Cross branch.

Lae is proud of the new wharf nd customs shed at Milfordhaven, ut the approaches to these strucires require attention. There is eed for a car park, but acceptance I this responsibility is being assed from Department to Departlent in the best mainland manner.

Only 537 electors enrolled in the ew Guinea Mainland electorate >r the Legislative Council elections -an indication of the apathy lown towards “elected representaon.” In Port Moresby only, where iere are seven candidates, is there ay interest.

Two births have been recorded iring the month—a son to Mr. and !rs. Ron Jones (A.W.A. technician ; the Airstrip) and a daughter to :r. and Mr. J. Debnam (of New uinea Goldfields, Lae) . . .Mr. rch Byrne, Department of Trade id Customs, with his wife, has left r extended leave . . . Mr. Norman aimer, Central Service Station, ae, has gone to Brisbane for 8 eeks . . .Mr. and Mrs. Ron Dearve have settled in at Goroka with teir son, Graham, having taken r er a Trading venture .. . Mr. S. arrant, following the untimily ;ath of his wife, has disposed of ls business interests in the mtral Highlands, and returned to ie mainland ... An engagement announced between Mr. J. A. amilton, business manager, of orobe Construction Co., and Miss ani White, of Sydney . . . Mr. xjfty” Weedon, manager of the le and Services Club, has gone r a short spell South ... Mr. arman B. Spence is acting as Club anager until his return . . . With e coming of Xmas, Works and ousing staff are moving South for jlidays in large numbers —hoping r the best on the matter of “work its,” and their return to the jrritory. It appears that Manus, tiere a naval programme has not sen interfered with, will be the Mecca of redundant W. and H. staff in the New Year.

First prosecutions under a police drive to keep the airstrip free of persons other than those whose duties require them to be in the area, took place recently, when two natives of the Mumeng district were each charged “with entering the precincts of the Lae Aerodrome/’ 101 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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CABLE ADDRESS "roBERGILL'SYDNEY PHONE 8U2221 ier Section 316 of the Air Naviion Act, and were fined 10/- ;h. The airstrip provides a short ite to the township area from the ia at the rear of the ’drome, don in the future will not be [fined to natives only—the ropean and Asiatic population ire been warned that they, also, i liable to prosecution if found the area without authority, rhe opening of the Lae Golf ib, and the Lae Cricket Associate postponed through bad ather, took place during October.

Some 80 players and friends at * Golf Club were entertained at ; “19th hole” by the Club Presilt (Mr. H. L. R. Niall) and Capri (Mr. C, Jeffers). . x rhe first round of the Cricket sociation matches resulted in is for Works and Housing and tel Voco. „ . rhe non-activity of the Swimng Club (which started with a ifare of trumpets, a solid mbership fee of £3/3/-, and a idy-made pool handed over by i Administration) makes it pear that unless some immediate ive to use the pool is made by > Club, the Administration will didraw its offer, and provide a eap public amenity for local idents.

[?]O Queues For Raluana

NATIVES From Our Own Correspondent RABAUL, October 30.

IHE Luluai of the Raluana area, hear Rabaul, was successful on October 25 in defeating a arge of “failing to line up for a nsus when ordered to do so.”

Some time previously it had been cided to form a Village Council, it certain natives, including this iluai indicated that they wished have no part of it.

A Patrol Officer ordered the itives of the village to line up order that he might obtain inrmation in relation to formation the Council. Some natives, iniding all the village officials, did >t attend the line-up, and Luluais id a number of others were arsted and charged with failing to ie up for census when ordered to > so.

When the natives so charged were it in gaol, a number of others from ie area came along and requested tat they be put in also.

When they came up for trial it as decided to make one of the wluais a test case. Bench consisted : Messrs. Warner Shand and R. rmsby. Mr. Dudley Jones appeared ir the Luluai.

The Bench unanimously held that impilation of the information rewired by the Patrol Officer was not census within the meaning of the fative Regulations. The Luluai was dismissed and other natives in custody were released on bail.

The Patrol Officer indicated that he needed time to consider the position.

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THE sinking of the motor-boat Myong, on a Mait Island reef, near Djaul Island, north of Rabaul, iate in October, Was a severe loss to Messrs. Tom Prince and H. T. Allan, who have been using the vessel for some years for communication between Rabaul and Lindenhaven, where they have the coconut plantations on lease and produce 50 tons of copra per month.

The Myong was a handy 47footer, and could carry 10 tons of copra. She was strongly powered with a Gray Marine Diesel engine.

It is not known how she got into the area of Djaul. She may have been on a charter run to Kavieng, or she may broken down off Rabaul Harbour and been blown northwards through St. Georges Channel by the prevailing southeaster.

The vessel is reported to have broken in two and sunk in deep water. 103 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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At the end of October US aircraft had landed at Momote airfield and “established contact with the RAAF unit on Manus.”

Big Solents In A Litt[?]

RIVER ONE of the Solent planes Trans-Oceanic Airways n ning between Sydney and P Moresby again suffered an accidi as the result of the cramped cc ditions imposed by seaplane mo 1 ment in Hamilton Reach, in t Brisbane River.

The TOA Star of Hobart, can ing 10 passengers and a crew of hit a dredge when taking off ; Moresby at 10.45 pm on Sund October 28, and had one wing a a motor badly damaged. Captj P. H. Mathieson was then pilot.

On June 19, in somewhat simi circumstances, in the Brisba River, the Star of Papua, in chai of Captain P. G. Taylor, struck vessel and was out of commissi for some time.

Seaplanes cannot fly from Sydr to Moresby without re-fueling, i controllers will not allow the i of Townsville. Other Queensla towns are regarded as unsuitat The river at Brisbane seems t only alternative; but conditions i not ideal for the big Solents.

Thirty New Guinea cricket € thusiasts chartered a plane to to Townsville, Qld., to see W Indies play Queensland Country October 30-31. 104 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Or direct to us. r Lost Navy Rule Seems Good To Samoans, Now j mid-October the Governor of American Samoa, Mr. Phelps Phelps, returned to Pago Pago er two months in the US where had gone to attempt to have the rritory’s annual grant increased, lether he was successful or not do not know, mien the US Navy pulled out of moa in June this year the income most of the local Samoans went bh it. The Department of the In- •ior, who took over, is now looking ■ some way to bridge this financial p.

Fhe reason why the Navy left go Pago appears to be the result overall US strategy, plus a hankng, in the past, by some indivials for the blessings and benefits a civil administration.

Even those once loudest in their sire for this so-called “freedom” e now thinking nostalgically of e affluence of the days when what e Navy said, went.

The political intrigues that aprently have surrounded much of is period of change-over from ivy to civilian control, are hard to iderstand by anyone not nurtured American politics. But the re- It is that American Samoa is at esent having a lean time and that it were not for the energy, enterise and plain generosity of Govnor Phelps Phelps—who has ined the respect of every section the community during his brief riod of office —it would be a great ial leaner.

Pago Pago has been a naval and aling station for the US since 72; the whole Territory became nerican in 1899.

This fortuitous happening must ive been regarded as a God-given >portunity to these, the tradi- Dnally poor relations of the imoan group—with 76 square iles of land in the entire area and tat mostly in the perpendicular, ad, in plain fact, the Navy there- :ter became the chief means of /elihood for the majority of these jopie—l3,ooo of them to-day. Their ily other means of income was the [port of, at most, about 1,000 tons : copra annually.

Now, apparently without much lought as to the consequences, or i the theory that if you pitch them i, they’ll swim, this Navy economy as been scrapped and the inhabiints thrown back on their own relurces.

CHE Territory has been plagued by various theorists all striving to find the answer, but there ppears to have been too many lanners and not enough plans, and the problem remains—just what are they going to do to replace the income lost through the Navy withdrawal?

The fish-cannery, which was to have resulted from the tuna fishing industry in Fiji came to nothing because the Fiji tuna refused to be caught.

Some one has suggested the canning of pineapples, but Hawaii can do all that is necessary in this line for the American market.

Banana production could be increased, probably—but the only likely avenue of export is New Zealand, which is perpetually bananahungry, but at the same time, so sensitive on the point of dollar purchases that this appears to be quite abortive.

Cocoa, coffee? remember that 76 square miles of total land area and the mountainous terrain.

The best all-round possibility lies in the establishment of a tourist industry—for which the Americans have a particular genius—and in this respect the first blow has already been struck by the application of Pan American Airways for 105 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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It might be said that the Group too far from America and that ustralian and NZ tourists would )t have the necessary dollars; that tere is nothing to do; or that the imate —usually wet—is against it. ut the kind of publicity that made •apefruit America’s most popular ■eakfast dish would find the selling : tourism in American Samoa a ishover.

It is a fallacy to suppose that a iccessful tourist industry depends i location; or that a tourist wants i see the “real South Seas” if it cans bodily discomfort.

The first requirement of a tourist a top grade hotel witti every Lodern amenity, a good oar and place to play bridge. An occaonal game of golf, local-colour and ght-seeing is secondary to that.

It matters little to the average jurist whether the native trimdngs presented for his entertainent are authentic or simple iurist-bait, so long as it is nusing.

Nor is the Territory without lurist assets. A native handicrafts idustry has already been developed id some of the best work in the acific is executed there; in Pago icy have the most spectacular irbour outside of Rio; and by temsrament and their last 50 years of istory the people seem more fitted i cope with this kind of business tan most of the natives of adjacent 'oups who are completely apathetic lout tourists and their requirelents.

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F replanting is not undertaken soon, copra production in New Ireland would eventually cease, lid Mr. L. W. Bell, well-known ;sident of New Guinea, when he rrived in Brisbane in mid-October.

He said that plantation areas r ere gradually decreasing in size nd that there had been no cocouts planted since the war because f high labour costs and the relative >w price that NG planters get for tieir cQpra.

Most New Ireland plantations rere planted up in the German ays and are now getting towards tie end of their useful life.

Mr. Bell himself is expanding the rea he already has under cocoa.

A radio-telephone service has been stablished between New Caledonia nd its dependency, Wallis Island.

Tallis is normally very isolated, eing visited by a ship only once very six months.

Fiji Cost of Living Goes Up Again A SHARP rise of 8 points in the unofficial index of European cost of living in Fiji has occurred since the end of the second quarter of this year.

The index number is now 212 (it is based on a figure of 100 for August, 1939).

Due to rises in the cost of living since the Salaries Revision adopted last year, a cost-of-living allowance for Civil servants has been approved.

The allowance will be 10 per cent, on the first £lOO of salary plus 5 per cent, on the next £650. The maximum allowance payable will be £42/10/0 a year.

Discharges from Makogai Speeded Up NEW drugs now in use at the Fiji Leprosy Hospital at Makogai, and the follow-up system of examination after discharge, make it now possible for patients to leave the hospital after a one year negative period.

Previously a negative period of two years was necessary before patients were allowed to leave. 107 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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lITTEEN artists Charles McPhee Tf and Russell Foreman met in Apia in September they made a broadcast over the local station 2AP. This photograph shows them —first and third from left respectively—with Renne Beveridge of Tahiti, who shortly afterwards became Mrs. Foreman—and Mr. L.

Fowler of 2AP.

Mr. Foreman whose is well known In the Pacific as well as in Australia had been visiting Tahiti where he met his bride. Because of some local law they were not able to marry there, and were passengers on the Thor to Suva where they were duly married at the end of September.

Charles McPhee had recently returned from American Samoa— he had gone there for a few weeks and stayed three months painting commissioned portraits and landscapes for various residents who were enthusiastic about his work.

Governor Phelps Philps commissioned seven paintings, three of which are reproduced on opposite page.

These seven paintings were taken by the Governor to the United States in August—he intended to exhibit them and have them televised in support of his campaign to have the Territory’s grant increased by Washington. The paintings will eventually be presented to the Department of the Interior in Washington where they will be hung permanently.

Additional works by McPhee were exhibited at a cocktail party at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Surren, in Pago.

Almost the whole lof the paintings exhibited were sold. He was enthusiastic about the hospitality and kindness shown him by the residents of Pago during his stay.

Mr. McPhee is planning to leave Apia and go to live in Rarotonga, Cook Islands for a time.

Mr. W. E. Donovan has been appointed Fiji Accountant-General.

He entered the civil service in 1921 as a clerk, was transferred to the Treasury in 1928, and was appointed Assistant-Accountant General in 1946.

Because Canadian Pacific Airlines: Ltd., have announced that they will use jet airliners on the Pacific rouUJ next year, appropriate weatheK surveys at high altitudes are being; organised by the South Pacific Alii Transport authorities. —Photo by Superflash. 108 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Samoa Banana Prospects Not Bright Mrs. A. Hamilton Irvine, a resident of Fiji for about 50 years, left on October 22 to make her home at From Our Own Correspondent APIA, Nov. 3 UE to recent strong requests by Samoan banana growers, buying price for bananas in cases )orted to New Zealand Fruit Dis- Dutors Ltd., the NZ purchasing mcy, has been increased 1/- per e making the new price 8/- per ie paid to growers. The bonus 1/- per case will continue to be d to shippers for bananas arriv- : with at least a 2 inch bulge, good condition and quality at w Zealand ports, rhe Samoan banana industry fered during the recent New aland shipping strike, when mtations were neglected and 'aying discontinued. The recent mght also affected banana exits; Samoa’s main food product, 'o, was in very short supply sn, and Samoans had to fall back bananas. This boosted the local ice to 3/6 for a small basket and oducers found that it paid tter and saved packing and ecting bananas for export, to find ready sale in Apia, rhere are complaints that too ich time is taken up by playing cricket, malagas, concert parties to the detriment of work on nana plantations.

The prospects of increasing nana production for export do it look bright in spite of ener-> tic efforts made by the Agriculral Department to induce growers i Upolu and Savaii to plant iditional areas in preparation for e better opportunities for shipent when Tofua and Matua will 11 at Apia and provide a fortghtly service.

Dr. and Mrs. S. Welch, who have cently returned to Sydney after ro years on Fanning Island, said at they liked it “in spite of everymg” and think that they will ok around for another island. Dr. elch sold his Sydney practice to > to Fanning as MO for the 23 iropeans (mostly Telecommuniitions employees) and the natives ho live there.

Sydney. Her property in the Sigatoka area, Malaqereqere, has been, acquired by an Indian purchaser [?]ographs show three Charles McPhee’s tings which were [?] ght by Governor [?]ps. From left to they are: The Rain- [?]er Pago Pago [?]t Island Officers' in foreground); S.

Manga (Paramount [?]f of Pago Pago, and [?]rict Governor East- [?]; Blustery Morning, [?]ego Village. 109

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PA3B-51 THE GALATHE.

Scientific Party on Renne Island rpHE Danish frigate Galathe ± which is carrying around tl; world a party of Danish sciei: taste who are investigating oces 1 depths, and who are now in tl Pacific, is moving its base from Pa Moresby to Australia. It arrived Sydney on November 14. It will I docked in Sydney; and early net year it will move on to New Zealan* en route for the eastern Pacific.

The Galathea, from Port Moresbc visited’ Honiara early in October and, when she departed, she le? behind the majority of the scientist aboard.

The scientists proceeded to Ren nell Island, where they engaged i a study of the flora, fauna and peopx of the island. Rennell has specis. interest for scientists in that probably is the world’s most notabli example of a raised atoll and it inhabitants appear to be an isolates “pocket” of Polynesians ii Melanesia. After three or fouj weeks on Rennell the party wen picked up by an Australian vesses to rejoin the Galathea.

Mr. Haakon Mielche, Danish journalist, photographer am lecturer, who is with the Galathe? as public relations officer, returnee to Europe by air in October primarily to edit a number of filmr which he has made during thi cruise. He reported that he goc some particularly good materia* during a visit to the New Guinew Highlands. He expects to rejoin th«j Galathea in New Zealand.

Mr. Mielche was in the SoutH Seas, about 20 years ago, as 8 member of the company of the ill-' fated Danish ship Monsunenr wrecked in the Solomons. He iu still remembered by old residents for his disconcerting ability as s cartoonist.

“Solomons Trench”

The Galathea’s main deep se& research in Islands waters was ofl: Bougainville, in what is known as the “Solomons Trench,” which cuts a 50-miles-long gorge into the ocean bed, and lies some five miles deep. Other scientists from the ship are carrying out other researclx work, and a special party is spending some time on Rennel Island.

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Booth, OBE, pioneer woman* miner of Cliffside, Wau, Guinea, for her recent appointment! to the new P-NG Legislatives Assembly as one of the three European nominated members, it is? said: — 110 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY*

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Cliffside and who certainly gave >men service during the Jap war. drs. Booth was awarded her OBE 1926 for her job of nursing Euroms and natives during the sentery epidemic that broke out in it year when the Morobe field s very young.

R. Thieme’S Appointment

Prom Our Own Correspondent APIA, Oct. 22 iR. H. THIEME, Samoan-born * medical practitioner, who arrived here with his family >m Germany several months ago, ,s sent by the Western Samoan >vernment to Fiji this month, rhere he will consult with the spector of Medical Services in the uth Pacific, Dr. J. M. Cruikank. On his return to the rritory it is expected that he will appointed to the medical service.

Because he qualified in Germany d holds no British medical deees there has been considerable Eficulty in securing an appointmt for Dr. Thieme locally, ;hough the Territory is desrately short of qualified men.

Lms War Memorial Fund

THE London Missionary Society has opened a Papua War Memorial Fund with a target of £35,000.

The fund will be used generally to extend LMS service to the Papuans among whom they have worked for 80 years, and especially in the erection of new schools, colleges, hospitals and child welfare centres.

It is hoped that through this fund Australians and others will be able to make a tangible expression of the admiration they felt for the Papuan natives who assisted the Allied war effort in the Territory during the Pacific war.

All donations should be sent to the Rev. N. F. Cocks, Secretary in Australia and New Zealand LMS.

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Placer and Bulolo Earnings IN the year ended April 30, Placer Development Ltd. earned net profit of 44,985 Canadian dollars.

For the year ending, May 31, Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd. earned 1,200,455 Canadian dollars. Placer’s earning were slightly more than for the previous year; Bulolo’s 30,000 dollars less.

The rates for accommodation for permanent boarders in Suva’s hotels rose by about 30 per cent, at the beginning of October. 111 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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'TINGLiSH-SPEAKING former JCi residents of Tahiti and others may be interested to know that Radio Tahiti now broadcasts an English programme including news, each Thursday from 0500 to 0525 GMT (equal to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Tahiti time) on 6135 kc/s., which is moderately well received as far away as New Zealand.

Reports have also been in circulation that Radio Apia, Western Samoa, is shortly to carry out test transmissions on the short-wave frequencies of 3410 and 6040 kc/s in addition to the normal broadcast band frequency of 1420 kc/s. A request for confirmation of these plans has so far brought no reply from Apia, but it is certain that if the new high frequencies are introduced, Radio Apia will be received very much better in daylight hours over a larger area of the South Pacific than at present, From Wellington comes word that Radio New Zealand, beamed to the Pacific Islands, has recently made a seasonal change of frequencies and is currently broadcasting to the Islands as follows: 1800 to 1845 GMT, ZL-8 on 9.62 mc/s. (1800 GMT is 6 a,m, NZT). 2100 through the day to 0645 GMT. ZL-4 on 15.28 mc/s. 0700 to closing time, ZL-8 on 9.62 mc/s. again, Closing times are: Weekdays, 1045 GMT, Saturdays, 1120 GM"I and Sudays 1000 GMT. Specif Islands news at 0820 GMT.

Port Moresby Radio, Papua, very well heard as far away 2 New Zealand, broadcasting in the evenings at 7.28 mc/s. Yachtsmei and others heading for the aremay be interested to know that weather forecast for the Nee Guinea Bismarck, Solomons arei is broadcast at 0915 GMT immedfo ately after the news.

Ownership of Abandonee War Goods LAE, Nov. 1. .

AT the Finschhafen District Cornu recently, the local Magistrate Mr. D. J. Parrish convict©; nearly 40 natives of stealing, am three Europeans of receiving quantities of Armco galvanised iroo used for culverts, etc, the properth of the Commonwealth.

The natives had dug up the iroo from old roads in the American baa* area at Finschhafen, and sold it tf the Europeans.

The natives were each fined 5A* on the stealing charge and each was ordered to return whatever suited they had received through the said The Europeans—W. D. Mossman S. P. Smith and E. E. Foad—wens fined £?o, £lO and £3 respectively fas’ receiving.

This action may warn those persons who “find” something neTs in the district, without making report to the District Office. Shoulh a report be made tenders are calleo. for the articles so reported, ann everyone has an equal right tt tender.

The Wrong People Are

PUNISHED Editorial Note—The foregoing is < good example of the exasperatinxi futilities of officialdom.

In the first three or four yearn after the war ended, abandoned materials worth hundreds a> thousands of pounds were removes from the Territory, and thd Territory got no benefit whatever. .

Anyone with foresight would havvj insisted that all this property bd kept for the benefit of the Territory! which had suffered so grievously iii the war. But no! Mr. Eddie Ward’b Socialist Administration allowed ala sorts of people to get away witftj enormous quantities of machiner.ie and material, for their own enrichd ment; while, at the same time, thd Administration called upon Ausai tralia for millions of pounds fool the rehabilitation of the Territories! and the payment to natives of damage compensation.

Numerous protests were madob The Administration ignored ala appeals and warnings. It is the;oi who should be prosecuted. 112 NOVEMBER. 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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EVENTS Peanuts : A Possible New Crop Prom Our Own Correspondent PORT MORESBY, Oct. 31.

A NOTHER profitable line of nL primary production has been demonstrated by a sample hipment of seven bags of peanuts ;rown on the Agricultural Station n the Mekeo area of Papua.

Although this sample was soiltamed, the brokers who handled he consignment in Australia said hey would be prepared to offer 1/6 >er pound, in the kernel, for commercial shipments.

Peanuts were grown in the Terriory before the war, but at a price JfK P er P° un d they were not •rofitable, and the industry was ever developed. Now there is a een demand throughout the world or peanuts, and at 1/6 per pound, i Australia, they could mean a seful form of new production for he Territory.

The sample consignment was of 16 Virginia Bunch variety; but ie a S ric ultural officials recom- S^ nl i h Red ty P e as most ntable for the Sydney market. The apartment of Agriculture at Port Moresby can supply some seed of this variety, and other stocks are available in Australia.

Peanuts grow well in practically any type of soil, although the best results are obtained from rich alluvial areas.

This crop, which involves no clearance of big areas of land, like rubber or copra, looks like a proposition for the smaller man with limited capital.

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HARDWOOD The topsy-turvy economy of this Territory was again in evidence in October, with the delivery of a million super feet of Australian hardwood by the vessel Hewsang. 113 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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However, between 300,000 and 500,000 suuer feet of Bulolo Valley pine were loaded at Lae to recomplete the ship’s full cargo. This, with the remaining half-million of Australian hardwood, went to Manus for the big public works programme in that area. The three firms which supplied the Bulolo pine were the Bulolo Gold Dredging Co., New Guinea Goldfields Ltd., and Gold and Power Ltd.

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PUBLICITY Within the next few monthsr movie audiences overseas will bee watching two outstanding coloimx films of the Territory. One has beenj taken by the Fox Movietone people! on behalf of Qantas Empire Air-i ways, and the other by the Danishfi Galathea scientific expedition.

The Qantas film was made bye Mr. Sydney Wood, who has made! so many trips to the Islands thatc he is almost'a Territorian. The joWc took about three months, and her used a new type of colour filrm which has produced outstanding! results.

This film is to be screened on s world distribution basis, and em-n phasises the important part playecs by air transport in the Territory^ The second film, for the Galathesa records, will be shown extensively throughout Denmark, and will gog to other European countries anor Britain and America on an exx change system.

Mr. Peter Rasmussen, one of thirl Galathea photographers, says thd Central Highland films taken b:d the unit will be a sensation ini Europe. Although the expedition has visited many countries on itfi voyages during the past twelw months, including Africa and Indisi and has taken thousands of of film, the photographers say thaej nothing in their records so far cars

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The Islands Regiment

Che first Commanding Officer of i Pacific Islands Regiment is sut.-Col. H. L. Babin, who took duty at the P.I.R. Taurama mp early in October, Colonel 3in knows the tough side of iitary service, as he was with the . Division in Malaya, and spent years in Japanese prison camps. :er he went to Japan with the stralian forces.

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’he Production Control Board orded both gain and loss on its pping activities in October. To nd out the record, it collected unwelcome tag-end of Sydney’s :erfront troubles, by having the 'ra tied up. (See article elsesre.) larly in October, the 300-tonner tika managed to park herself on eef in Kimbe Bay, on the north st of New Britain; but got off larently undamaged. She conaed on to Witu to load copra.

J rescue job was done by the -tonner Tarra, with P.C.B. :ine experts aboard. [eanwhile the hull of the illid Kelanoa is still perched on a pie of coral niggerheads on the >t of New Ireland. Since it went Dund in May it has been stripped mgines and fittings, and finally Board has called tenders for itever is left. othing much has been made lie as to why this ship went Dund, and the back-room boys e had several opinions on the stion of calling in a ship-salvagcompany to refloat her. But laps one of the big difficulties to get a salvage comnany to ler about such small fry. With lent-day costs, a refloated moa might have involved more mditure than she was worth, n the credit side was the rei of the 300-tonner Kelaua to ice after about two years awaitrepairs. The Kelaua got itself med on a reef near Madang, was finallv towed to Rabaul, re she remained for nearly two ‘s. When PCB took over coastal >pmg, it was towed to Manus, 115 CIFJC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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World War Ii Memorial

The Port Moresby World War II Memorial Plaque is to be unveiled on the morning of November 11, by the Administrator, Colonel Murray.

The setting for the new memorial has been carefully prepared by the Parks and Gardens Section of the Agricultural Department which, months ago, made a grand job of beautifying the formerly neglected corner near the 1914-18 Memoriae Gates.

The plaque is to be set into thir stone wall built at the back of { small but very attractive garden which is at present one of the green spots in the town.

Nearby will be a memorial sunn dial, forming the focal centre foo a miniature park conjured out oo what was formerly a tangle of wild, growth and stray rubbish. £500 FOR CWA The newly-formed branch of thrl Countrywomen’s Association, as Sogeri, got away to a flying finann cial start when the men of the disaJ trict arranged a gymkhana to raisai funds for the organisation. As ; result, the Branch has a snug nestle egg of about £500 and, contrary tf general experience of most publiil bodies, the Sogeri C.W.A. found themselves with cash in hand be9( fore they had planned how to spenn it.

A Sunday gymkhana appealed ti Port Moresby residents and abourc 150 cars climbed out to the hilllj for the event.

Western Advisory Counch

The following are members of thl Western Division District Advisorrc Council, with Daru as heacn quarters: Rev. G. E. Sexton, Urn evangelised Fields Mission; Rev. W Riley, London Missionary Society;* Mr. T. A. Wyborn; Mr. T. Hollanor Mr. R. Dawson.

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VT their monthly meeting on October 5, the Rabaul Advisory Council discussed such assorted latters as the Government wharf, ranes, footpaths, dog tags and a ark.

Those who should know are of le opinion that the wharf is now ist disintegrating and that in 12 lonths will probably not be fit for le berthing of overseas ships.

A member of Works and Housing epartment intimated that the aloation of funds for the repair or ;newal of the wharf was not in le Department’s power, and the ouncil therefore resolved to ask le Administration that adequate 'ovision be made for maintenance id improvements to the Rabaul overnment wharf.

It was decided to call the atten- Dn of the District Commission to crane that had been overhangg one portion of the Kokopo oad since the end of hostilities, ires that were holding the crane place were now parting and the lole thing was likely to fall across e road.

There was need for footpaths in the town, expecially along Mango Avenue and the DC has been asked to make representations to have money made available for the purpose.

The Dog Ordinance cannot be enforced until dog tags are available.

It was urged that tenders be called for tags immediately—it was suggested that they be cut from brass shell cases and stamped consecutively with a metal punch.

The Council asked the DC to consider the construction of a memorial reserve to commemorate those killed during the occupation, in the triangular piece of ground adjacent to the Burns Philp garage. This area was a park before the war.

It was agreed that a native type shelter should be built and rustic seats provided. 117 iCIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Eighth Session Opens in Noumea rHE eighth session of the South Pacific Commission commenced at Commission headquarters, Joumea, on October 29, and it was xpected to last two weeks. M. iassalle-Sere, Senior Commissioner or France, was chairman.

The Australian delegation comrised: Mr. J. R. Halligan, Senior Commissioner and Mr. W. C.

Proves, Acting Commissioner; and lessrs. B. Kuskie (External iffairs); and D. T. Lattin (Terriories), as Advisers.

Professor K. O. Shatwell (Ausralia’s second Commissioner) could ot attend, and Mr. Groves Director of Education in New luinea) acted in his stead.

As the Governor of Fiji OSir Brian 'reeston) was away on leave, prior d retirement, the British delegation omprised the Hon. A. F. R. toddart (Colonial Secretary and .cting Governor of Fiji) and Mr. [. H. Vaskess (second Commisioner).

Sir Brian Freeston, who will ssume the duties of Secretaryleneral of the Commission on the Dmpletion of his service with the hlonial Office, passed through ydney on November 9, for Noumea, r here he will take un residence in ue course. During the meeting of le Commission, Mr. John Ryan cted as Secretary-General.

Research Post for NZ Economist The Commission decided to offer 3 Dr. Eric Mervyn Ojala, M.Agr. c., 8.A., Ph.D. (Oxon.), the post f Deputy Chairman of its Research Council. If he accepts, Dr. Ojala ill follow Dr. Baas Becking, who last year, and his task will e the direction and co-ordination f the Commission’s work proramme for promoting better living :andards among peoples in South acific Territories.

Dr. Ojala is 35 and is a New ealander. In 1943, after five years’ jrvice with the NZ Department of .griculture, he went to the olomon Islands as Agricultural >fficer for three years. He has first and knowledge of Samoa, New aledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. He lanned the first census of agriculture in Western Samoa in 1950. [e now holds the post of rural :onomist to the NZ Department of griculture.

Quarantine Committee Formed A special committee to draw up andard quarantine regulations for on-pestilential diseases in the outh Pacific has been formed, hairman is Dr. J. M. Cruikshank tnspector-General of the South acific Health Service).

Nutrition Miss Sheila Malcolm, an Australian nutritionist, has almost completed her field investigations in the New Hebrides on child and adult nutrition. Miss Malcolm is working in collaboration with Mr. F. Peters, a Commission biochemist, who is conducting research work on the nutritive value of Pacific foodstuffs in the laboratories of the Institute of Anatomy, Canberra.

Tuberculosis The Commission’s tuberculosis research team, under the leadership of Dr. G. Clerc (French Colonial Medical Service) completed its research work in American Samoa early in July, when it left for the Cook Islands. After studying epidemiological techniques in Rarotonga, the team left for French Oceania to carry out further investigations.

Model Training Institution The Derrick Report on the vocational training of Islands peoples, prepared for the Commission by Mr. R. A. Derrick, (Director of Technical Training \n Fiji) 119 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 19 5 1

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South Pacific Literature Bureau Mr. D. B. Roberts, B.Sc., will assume charge early next year of this Bureau, which was recently established by the Commission to promote the circulation of suitable, literature throughout the Souttl Pacific. Mr. Roberts, who is at. present Acting Director of the.

Central African Literature Bureaut has been engaged in the production of vernacular literature and asso-( ciated activities for 15 years.

The film and filmstrip libraries ox the Bureau are now functioning? and the first appraisal lists have been issued. It is considered the Bureau’s film library will beforelong comprise the most complete; film record in the world of the; South Pacific Islands.

Co-Operatives The co-operative movement in the Cook Islands was investigated in July and August by Mr. H. Et Maude, Executive Ofiicer for Social Development, at the invitation ox the New Zealand Government.

Housing Survey A highly qualified tropical hous-; ing expert is now conducting s basic housing survey of the South Pacific for the Commission. He iu Professor J. P. Thijsse, of Bandoeng; University. During September Iwj carried out investigations in th»j Cook Islands and Samoa. Hiu remaining itinerary includes visits to Fiji, New Caledonia, and Papusj and New Guinea.

Two Agricultural Projects The “Quarterly Bulletin” features two articles on agricultural projects in Fiji which the Commission il assisting by grants-in-aid.

The first, “The Breeding of Dairy Cattle for Tropical Climates,” is by Mr. W. J. A. Payne, Animar Husbandry Officer of the Fiji Department of Agriculture. Thu experiment, which is being carrieo? out in association with the Ruakurr Animal Research Station in Nev Zealand, should yield importanr information on the acclimatisation of European-type dairy cattle to i marine tropical climate. Eight setJ of identical twins are being use*s making it possible t<p raise twr groups of animals with approxii mately the same heredity, in tw<\ 120 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Prom Our Own Correspondent VILA, N.H., Oct, 20. r recent Pacific islands food hortage was also felt in the New Hebrides.

Apart from seasonal supplies from )cal Tonkinese market gardeners Dr unless you are actually living n a plantation), practically every unce of food one consumes in Vila i imported from Australia.

A major source of this supply was le Morinda which, after suffering amage in the hurricane earlier in le year, was laid up in Sydney for 'Pairs for months. This vessel, ith its limited space is serving, on er round trips, Lord Howe, Norfolk, ila, Santo and the Solomons. The nount of food cargo for each of these ports is naturally cut and food shortages have been the lot of Vila housewives.

However, the almost simultaneous arrivals of the Morinda, Polynesien, New Hebrides, Admiral Cunningham and the Thor, all carrying food cargoes, has done much to alleviate the situation. Onions from America, margarine from Suva, butter and potatoes from New Zealand were rushed (not to mention Californian garlic, big as turnips, to gladden addicts’ hearts).

But each new shipment shows a prices increase over the previous one. Current prices of a few basic items are as follows: Butter (tinned), 7/6; tea, 10/- lb; sugar, 9d lb; flour, lOd lb; rice, lOd lb; fruit (tinned), 4/-; milk (tinned), 1/9-2/-; potatoes, 9d; onions, 2/6 lb.

Mr. and Mrs. J. S. K. B. Borron, of Mago, Lau Islands, Fiji, leave this month on a visit to United States and Britain. While in America, Mr. Borron probably will undergo some medical treatment. Son James will look after the big plantation during the Borrons’ absence abroad. 121 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Deaths Of Islands People

J. A. GARNETT THE death occurred suddenly on October 23 in Suva, of Mr.

Jasper Adrian Garnett. He svas 62.

He was born in Fiji and was one 3f the leading farmers, and a Danana buyer, in the Tailevu area.

Be was a nominated member of Legislative Council from 1944 to L 947 and for some time chairman of ;he Rewa Co-operative Dairy Com- Dany.

Mr. Garnett was a keen sportsnan, fisherman, and a well-known Dowler. He was also a prominent Freemason.

He is survived by his widow, a laughter, Mrs. Mervyn Harris of Waikato, New Zealand, two sons, R.oy, of NZ and Kenneth, a Veterinary Officer on the staff of ;he Department of Agriculture; and 'our brothers, Hamlet, William, Lionel, and Claude, all of Suva.

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V/|R. HAROLD RHODES, a dairy Ltl farmer of Tailevu, died in Suva on October 24.

He was given a military funeral; i firing party from the Fiji Infancy Regiment fired a salute at the graveside.

Mr. Rhodes went to Fiji about 20 ago from New Zealand; he is survived by his wife, three sons, and three daughters.

MR. H. H. HEMUS UNNOTICED by the newspapers, Mr. Harry Hemus died in Auckland on August 12, at the age of 76, thus ending 63 years’ close association with the firm of A, B. Donald & Co., whose branches are scattered throughout the Cook Islands and French Oceania.

Mr. Hemus shipped out of Auckland in 1888 in the well-known Countess of Richmond, as supercargo. This vessel later to be known as the Haupiri, when acquired bv the Union SS Co. —then made regular six-weekly voyages from Auckland to Tonga, Samoa, French Oceania and the Cook Islands for the firm then known as Donald & Edenburgh.

From that first voyage during which, incidentally, Robert Louis Stevenson came aboard in Apia as guest at an officers’ dinner Mr.

Hemus made regular voyages out of Auckland for the following 58 years, for very many years as Islands Inspector for the company. In this capacity, he made his last voyage to Tahiti about 5 years ago.

It is unlikely that any man ever travelled that 2,000-miles span between Auckland and Papeete more frequently than the late Harry Hemus. His death will be mourned by a wide circle of friends in the Eastern Pacific.

Since Mr. Hemus’s retirement, the office of Islands Inspector has been taken over by Mr. Bennett, formerly manager of the Rarotonga branch.

C. W. RUNDNAGEL AN old link with the New Guinea past was broken on October 5, when Carl Wilhelm Rundnagel died suddenly at his daughter’s home in Svdney. He was 70.

He owned Reiven plantation in the Kokooo district, where he had lived since the Queen Emma days.

Taken prisoner by the Japs at Kokopo in 1942, he spent his internment with the Vunapope mission Internees.

He retired from NG in February, 1951. Reiven has been managed since by his son, Mr. Otto Rundnagel. He is survived by his widow, son, and two daughters.

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AN old resident of Suva, Fiji, Mrs. Paul Huon, died on October 24.

She was a daughter of the late W. L. Coward, a planter in Tailevu.

He died in 1920 and Mrs. Huon has lived in Suva since.

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Prom Our Own Correspondent SUVA, October 14.

ONE of the few people to leave Fiji (after a two years’ stayL with the unalloyed goodwill of< all racial groups is Mr. H. T. Lawrence, who has gone to London era route to Burma.

As the first British Council rep-' resentative in the Colony, his first? major job after the establishment] of a British Council Centre at Suva! was the formation of the Viti Clutt for young Fijian men and women. .

In the middle of a probably unprecedented round of European!

Fijian and Indian gatherings in hisj honour, Mr. Lawrence told a fare-' well meeting of the Viti Club that “Fiji is the kindest country I have known in my life.”

After urging his hearers to maintain the best Fijian traditions, he said; “The time has gone when anjj racial community can keep itseltJ entirely to itself in a small In Fiji each community can learn a great deal from the others, and) this means a degree of give-andtake. . . . The Fijians in particular have a very great deal which can teach others.”

Mr. Lawrence’s success, both personally and on behalf of the British!

Council, has been a notable achievement won in the face of early indifference and prejudiced ignorance of the aims of his organisation.

At one time he was accused of “putting wrong ideas into the headsJ of non-Europeans.” Within a yean however, he had demonstrated thatj such widely-separated groups as thej Fiji Arts Club, the Teachers’ Training College and the British Council] Viti Club had many cultural interests in common.

Mr. F. T. Goedicke, who has been a resident of Tonga for 67 years— he is now over 90 years old —recently left his old residence in Haapair and is now living at Vaini, neaij Nukualofa. He expects to leave 1 Tonga, about the end of this yean to reside with his son in DevonporU Auckland. Mr. Goedicke, who be-] came a naturalised British subject: in 1884, is closely connected wittl the German aristocracy, and a few years ago, through the deaths oft certain people in Holland, he in-, herited the title of Count van Asten.

The Rev. A. W. Silvester, who hasbeen in charge of Methodist Missiom activities on Vella Lavella, 8.5.1., fora nearly 20 years, is due to return to NZ towards the end of next yearn He remained on Vella Lavella dur-' ing the Jap occupation, and wasj decorated for his services to the); Allied forces whom his missiom natives aided on many occasions. 124

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Officialdom Sleeps On A Strange Case [T is time that some strong L publicity was given to the Wilkinson-Bock case, which ccurred in Samarai, Eastern Papua, a August.

An appeal to the Administrator, tolonel J. K. Murray, for action of ome kind, was made on October 4. fp to the moment of this writing, November 12) no decision appears 1 have been given. This is typical f the kind of dilatoriness for which 'ort Moresby has become notorious.

Meantime, Lance H. Wilkinson, lanter and trader, who was mtenced to 18 months’ gaol for left —and concerning whose guilt lere now is doubt—is confined in lomana Gaol, Port Moresby.

For 21 years, Wilkinson operated lantations and trade stores in the amarai area. Using two launches, e brought copra, etc., into Samarai, nd carried his own supplies out gain.

As everyone knows, Samarai’s r harves were destroyed in the war; nd there still are poor facilities iere for small boats. Wilkinson Dmetimes worked weekends and holidays, when Samarai sheds were closed. So he entered into an arrangement with Bock, who was in charge of a native labour compound for Government native labourers, on Elumera Island, about half a mile from Samarai.

Bock went in to Samarai with the labourers on a barge, twice a day.

If there was cargo there for Wilkinson, he brought it across to Elumera, and dumped it in the Government store, where Wilkinson picked it up. mHE association between Wilkin- JL son and Bock seems to have aroused some suspicions some- 125 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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Flour Millers, Smith St., Summer Hill, N.S.W., Australia. where, and a report was made to the police. One day Mr. A. J.

Phillips, Samarai police inspector, went out to Wilkinson’s store, and interrogated him about goods allegedly removed by him from the Government supplies at Elumera.

Phillips identified certain cases of canned fish as Government property, and removed them from Wilkinson’s store to Samarai, Later, Wilkinson was questioned by Police Inspector Woodmansey.

Wilkinson told the Inspector that he noticed the canned fish in the Government store at Elumera; that he had remarked to Bock that he had been unable to purchase canned fish for his stores; that Bock had said that his labour preferred canned meat to canned fish; and that Wilkinson thereupon exchanged five cases of canned meat for five cases of canned fish, which he sold in his stores at the same price as the canned meat.

Wilkinson stated latter that Inspector Woodmansey had said the explanation would not hold water in a Court; and he advised Wilkinson to nlead guilty to theft, when he would probablv be let off with a small fine, and thus escape a “lot of trouble.” Wilkinson agreed to do this.

There was some muddle over the case. Wilkinson pleaded guilty when it was first called; but the police then entered a Nolle Prosequi, and charged him again. Meanwhile, Wilkinson had gone to Moresby and got legal advice; as a result of which he changed his plea to “not guilty.”

IT was originally arranged that both Bock and Wilkinson should be charged in that order before the higher Court. But Woodmansee was required as a witness in Bock’: case, and he was absent, so Wilkinn son went up first.

The Crown’s chief witness agains.

Wilkinson was a native, whr appears to have broken rather badly under cross-examines tion. 'The police officer, Inspecto Phillips, alleged that Wilkinsoc fried to conceal the canned fisM when he called; but Wilkinsot insisted that he gave Phillips even facility for a search.

Judge Bignold, on August 6, founr Wilkinson guilty and sentenced hin to 18 months’ hard labour.

It was while Wilkinson was awaiting' transportation to Pon Moresby that there occurred thri extraordinary series of incident, that resulted in two leading official) of the Territory appearing befon the Supreme Court in Moresby oc August 29, charged with contemn of Court. (See article on page 2 of October PIM.) Judge Bignold decided that thi case against Bock should be hean by another judge. The charge, thri circumstances, and the witnesse; were all the same, except that Irn spector Woodmansey appeared ii the Bock case, and said ths.

Wilkinson had told him, befon there was any court proceedings 'that he had received the five case; of fish in exchange for five cases o meat. Judge Kelly, who heard thl Bock case, was told that Bock? books and records had been checker and there were no discrepancies such as would have been expect© if there had been a theft.

Judge Kelly found that Bock wsnot guilty. rE fact that Wilkinson had bee found guilty, and Bock nu guilty by two different judge clearly called for some furthu inquiry and action by tM authorities. The Samarai Branch * the RSL asked that something M done.

The only channel of appeal fro;c a Supreme Court in Papua appear to be to the High Court in Au;i tralia—an expensive and length proceeding. Wilkinson’s solicito.

Mr. Dudley Jones, accordingly aoj vised Wilkinson to apply to tM.

Administrator for a review of tH. case, as the Administrator could anc immediately.

Application to the Administrate was made on October 4. Expected tions of quick action have beej disappointed five weeks ha T i passed, and Wilkinson is still in tM: Port Moresby gaol, under sentence as a thief.

Comment is needless. If thee has been no action in Port Mores*? by the time this is published, tMc PIM will join the RSL organisation in bringing the case before tMc Australian newspapers and certajc hieh officials in Canberra.

Lance Harcourt Wilkinson weis 126 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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R.H.CUNN INGHAM pty.itd 118 WATTLETREE ROAD, ARMADALE, 5.E.3. CABLE “CUNNIG” MELBOURNE TELEPHONE UY6274 d Fapua some 20 years ago, and he nd his relations are well and avourably known in the Samarai istrict. Lance had an unblemished r artime record as a member of an ir crew in Europe. His uncle was rominently associated with Cuthert’s Misima goldmine. Apart :om the fact that officialdom, in lis matter, seems to have been uilty of a considerable amount of mddling, the case on its own lerits cannot be left indefinitely here it is.

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GOLDFIELDS From Our Own Correspondent WAU, October 24. )IRECTOR of Gold and Power, Ltd., Mr. Hinks, accompanied by his wife and daughter have sen visiting this area for the first me in a few vears. Thev have sen greatly impressed by Wau and s surrounding countryside: Miss Jess Leslie, who is secretary ir the general manager of New uinea Goldfields, Ltd., has gone » China by the Nellore for three onths holiday.

Qantas have completed their new lice on Wau airstrip, and are now :ady for business.

Their agent in this town is Mrs.

Crawford.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Davis of New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., made a hurried trip south recently to obtain medical treatment for Mr. Davis.

He is OC, Wau Department of PNGVR.

Several weeks ago the Wau Golf Club informally opened an extra three holes at the course. The longer course is proving popular W ith the community, Our Geologist, Mr. Jack Thompson, has departed on a six weeks geological survey of. parts in the Garaina District. He is'accompanied by his wife who is also a qualified geologist. 127 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY— NOVEMBER. 1951

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The Solomon Islands Prom Our Own Correspondent HONIARA, Oct. 20.

BOMBS AFTER surveying the Russell J Islands, BSI, the Officer in i Charge, Australian Bomb Dis- ■ posal Unit, reported that the * quantity of high explosives in that .; group was not as large as expected..

A section of this Unit will return ; to the Russells in November to < dispose of the explosives.

WEDDING At the Honiara Church of England I on October 6, Miss Laurel Clark of"

Cairns, Q’ld., was married to Mr.

Roy Davies, BSIP Government c official.

A reception was afterwards heldf at the home of the District Com- ■ missioner Central. The couple had! a week’s honeymoon at Auki after: which they proceeded to Gizo, where 6 Mr. Davies takes over as Districts Commissioner Western.

SOCIETY Honiara social clubs, by resources and energy during the past six? months, now offer local residents thes same variety of entertainment, sportf and relaxation, as is found in thes larger Pacific towns.

The Small Bore Rifle Club has made amazing progress. shoots are well attended and thes standard has greatly improved.

Current champion is Mr. Eric: Bubb, of the Commonwealth Bank.: He scored the possible 80 points.

The Tennis Club has a large following although no champions: have been discovered as yet. Mixed: doubles and men’s singles provide keen matches.

Mr. Ted Palmer, manager of the}.

Trade Scheme, is the present singles; champion; Mr. Bill Andrews of the Shell Company, and Mrs. V. J. T Shearwin are mixed doubles champions.

Since the England-Australie “Tests” early in the year, crickets matches have been confined to.

Married Men v Bachelors and) Under 30’s v Over 30’s. The Ovenr have proved too strong for the Unders.

Swimming and fishing are ever-' green pastimes and more people artr taking to bush walking and hikingg A recently reported waterfall abouli 20 miles from Honiara has helped; to make this exercise popular.

Regular dances are held at Hotel Woodford and the Guadal-I canal Club —the Red Cross Fancj;;: Dress Ball and President’s Night au the Club were recent gala occasions?

The British Solomon Islands!

Society, recently formed to promoted interest in scientific, technical anoi historical matters in the Group has, a growing membership. 128 NOVEMBER, 1951 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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VI •s. 102 DAYS ADRIFT HHE 1,800-mile drift voyage of L five Marshall Islanders (two others died on the way) ended ; Epi, New Hebrides, on November The islanders had left Kwajalein i a trading voyage on July 18 and ere beset by a series of misadvenires—their compass gave out, they ere becalmed, then blown southards at the mercy of a gale. They ere without water, and their cap- ,in died; some weeks later another ember of the party drank two )ttles of after-shave lotion and : also died. For food they caught me fish and ate sugar which they irried as cargo.

They tried to sail to the Philipnes but without a compass dually sailed south. When they aggered up the beach at Epi they lought they had reached the Hilippines.

They were cared for by a plantain owner and his wife and were ter taken to Vila to await reitriation to the Marshalls.

Native members of the Presby- ;rian Church ton the island of ,ate, New Hebrides, have collected :00 wherewith to buy a site for a gh school, and now have decided lemselves to bear the cost of •ecting the building.

Mr. Loring Hudson, who is the executive secretary of the Pacific Science Congress, with headquarters in Honolulu, and Mrs. Hudson, were the guests of the Pacific Islands Society at their Sydney meeting in October. Mr. Hudson gave the members an informative address, in which he described the organisation of the scientific bodies which now give such valuable service to the Territories and peoples of the Pacific. He also told the Society something of what the new American administration is doing in the Trust Territory of Micronesia, which the Americans took over from the Japanese after World War 11. Later in October Mr. and Mrs, Loring Hudson paid a visit to Suva, on their way home to Honolulu.

All trochus and green snail shell exported from BSI is now liable to 10 per cent, export duty.

Famous Scottish novelist, Eric Linklater, who is visiting Australasia, left Sydney for New Guinea by Qantas at the end of October. 129 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

Classified Advertisements ACCOMMODATION WANTED TO EXCHANGE for two months; modern home in Wellington, New Zealand, two bedrooms, sunporch, for similar in Islands (Samoa or Fiji preferred). Reply: Unsworth, 361 Willis St., Wellington, New Zealand.

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ACCOUNTANT, fully qualified, singles aged 30, seeks position in the Pacifioj Islands. Position sought need not be oi( an accountancy nature, but must have’ good possibilities for advancement. Will-J ing to work hard and loyally and note afraid to learn. Experienced in commercial and industrial undertakings, has manageo: own businesses, fair knowledge of motor transport. Ex-Sydney Great Public) School. Please write to: H. D. Underwood! c/o P.O. Box 20, Southport, Queensland.

TYPISTE, with experience of shorthandfc seeks long-term clerical or secretarias position in South Seas, preferable Papuan New Guinea. Single; accustomed to living! in warm climates. Perfect knowledge French and German; good referencesa Reply by air to “Office Expert,” c/o Bor 3408, G.P.0., Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.

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(DECEASED).—SeaIed tenders, endorse “Estate R. W. Talbot,” are invited aria will be received by the undersigned unth 5 p.m. on January 15, 1952, for the pun chase of the following:— Bubuleta Coconut Plantation. —Situation!

North shore of Milne Bay, Papua. Areas approximately 153 acres.

Nebene Coconut Plantation. —Situation Island off north shore Milne Bay, Papua Area: approximately 28 acres.

Production. —Approximately 40 tons pe annum.

General.—These properties are leased foe five years at £l3O per annum, such lease expiring on December 31, 1951. A resicb ence and other buildings to the value o £7OO are erected on this property.

Title.—“Bubuleta”—Freehold; “Nebene”- Crown Lease. The successful tendere' shall accept such title as the Executor o the Will now has without further invest!;) gation.

Terms.—All properties sold subject to tM consent of the Administrator of thf Territory of Papua and New Guinea. OC acceptance of tender, 10 per cent, o tender price to be deposited and tbi balance is to be paid upon execution tri the Executor of a conveyance of the pro perty or such other document or instru ment as the successful tenderer mas reasonably require to evidence the saa in the absence of a registrable transfer.

The highest or any tender not necessarili accepted.

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Sydney, November 7, 1951.

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UfESSRS. BURNS PHILP & CO. fl stated on November 13, that the liner Bulolo, out of jrvice since suffering fire damage i Sydney on August 29, will jsume her service “early in ecember,” sailing from Sydney for ort Moresby, Lae and Rabaul with jfrigerated and general cargo, and full list of passengers.

An accumulation of general cargo l Sydney will be cleared by the ostro, sailing late in November ►r Moresby and Rabaul, en route • Eastern ports. No additional •ovision is being made for frigerated cargo.

Normal Islands sailings will now i resumed Muliama sailing on Dvember 16 for Honiara and andina; Malaita for her usual >rts in late November; Morinda r Lord Howe, Norfolk, New sbrides and Solomons in mid- ?cember; and Mangola for New uinea ports, early January.

Mr. E. J. Frame, general manager Burns Philp interests in Papua- Jw Guinea, arrived in Sydney at e end of September from irope, and immediately went into ispital, to undergo an operation. i has made an excellent recovery, d expects to return to Port Dresby at an early date.

Captain A. Everson, has retired )m command of the Melanesian .ssion ship, Southern Cross. His ice has been taken by mtenant - Commander J.F.A.

KeiU, who retired from the JZN last year.

Professor L. G. Baas-Becking, the languished Dutch scientist who s the first Deputy Chairman of * Research Council of the South cific Commission, has been apnted to a Research Professor- P in Botany at the University of iney. J lecently the Wau Dramatic 'iety staged Noel Coward’s threeplay “Hay Fever” to an appretive audience. Mrs. Hath Owers i Mrs. Ira Halliday were outndmg in the parts they played.

Nauru Diary

OCTOBER 1. 1951. rE Australian representative of the British Phosphate Commission, Mr. W. M. Webster, with a party from Melbourne paid an inspection visit to Nauru in August.

Dr. G. M. Hayward, BPC Medical Officer, with his family returned from leave in Melbourne on the August Triona; Miss Wheatley, formerly Child Welfare Nurse here, returned also.

During August three BPC chartered vessels, Triona, Ivybank and Weybank, were all in port on the same day—each vessel was fully loaded with phosphate and got away on the three days following, for either Australia or NZ.

MV Anking in August repatriated 400 Chinese workers who were later replaced by 200 Gilbertese who are now living in the BPC Chinese quarters.

On the same vessel, Mr. L. E.

Cameron arrived from Melbourne to relieve the retiring manager, Mr. R.

B. Kirk.

The small motor vessel Nareau arrived from the Gilberts in early September with Gilbertese visitors.

She took away with her Sgt-Major Itimaera, senior native officer in the local police force, and left behind an epidemic of colds and flu which rapidly spread throughout the island. It would be gratifying if future visitors from the Gilberts or Ocean Island who had severe colds were prevented from landing.

Dr. Thomas M. Robinson of the Church of England, and representing the Bishop in Polynesia, paid a visit about mid-September.

The Nauruan Tennis Tournament in connection with Commonwealth Jubilee celebrations has been played with interest and enthusiasm—it is the first tennis tournament played among the Nauruans themselves.

THIS ship, shown loading at the Cantilever is the Triadic 11, formerly Levuka, third and latest addition to the BPC fleet.

The cloud of dust, as the phosphate is discharged into the holds of the ship, can be clearly seen.

The BPC has two other ships— Triona II and the Trienza—and charters other vessels.

Triona I, Triadic I and the luxurious Triaster were sunk off Nauru during World War 11. The Trienza is the only survivor of the BPC’s pre-war fleet and, consequently, rendered great service in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of both Nauru and Ocean Island. 131 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951

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(Unless otherwise stated, quotations are in Australian currency) COPRA Papua-NG—Production Control Board price: Main ports, Hot-air, £57 per ton (Kokopo, £55/12/6); Smoked, £56/7/6 (£55). Sydney crushers pay: Plantation Hot-air, £76; F.M.S. £75; Smoked, £74/7/6. Australia has 9 years’ contract with UK, based on £53/15/- Stg.

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BSl.—Growers get £ASI per ton, f.0.b., Honiara or Yandina (based on £ Stg.s3/15/- MOF price).

Tahiti.—Merchants pay 14,900 Pacific fr. per 1,000 kilos (£AIO6 per ton).

COCOA Islands prices are usually based on rate for Accra cocoa (W. Africa), quotation (from Colyer Watson Ltd., Sydney) for which on November 5 was £ Stg.24o (£ A 300) c.i.f.

Pacific cocoa was quoted nominally on Sydney market in November at: — New Guinea. — £A2BO per ton, ex wharf.

New Hebrides. —Nominally £A2BS.

Samoa.—Sydney agents in November quoted Samoan cocoa at £S24O (£A3OO) f.o.b. per ton. first-grade. (Samoan currency equals Stg.). London advices, dated October 4, showed No. 1 grade at £5245 f.0.b., and No. 2 grade at £S23O.

COFFEE New Caledonia.—Production exported to France at nominal equivalent of £A4SO per ton, Arabica; £A4OO, Robusta.

Papua-NG—Nominally £375 to £425 per ton (c.i.f.), according to quality.

RUBBER Sydney firms use London and Singapore rates as basis to buy Papuan rubber.

Nov. 6: No. 1 grade, RSS (sellers) Spot 45y 2 d. Stg. lb., c.i.f., London (56 7 /Bd. Aust. lb.); Singapore, RSS No. 1, 152Vk cents lb., f.o.b.

Vanilla Beans

Papeete merchants recently quoted 325 Pacific francs per kilo for Tahiti vanilla beans. Sydney quotation: White Label, 18/6; Yellow Label, 18/6; Green Label, 17/5 per lb., c.i.f., Sydney.

RICE Rice shipped from Sydney to Islands was fixed in May at £6O per ton, f.0.b., White, Unpolished and Brown. (On plantation in Papua-N.G., approx. £85.)

Trochus Shell

Market for trochus shell in Sydney is still unsettled and confused—most agents state they are not interested in buying Until prices firm. Western Pacific shel't price- was last quoted at approx. £l7S' per ton on wharf, Sydney.

Green Snail Shell

Nominal quotation is at £l5O-£l6O pes ton, on wharf, Sydney.

Pearl Shell

By a contract between Gerdau Cco (USA) and majority of Torres pearlers TI shell prices were fixed, 1949-52, at) Sound grades, £A325 per ton, f.0.b., TIT “D” grade, £A225; “E” grade, all plus bonuses. Independent pearlen are selling at around £ASBO for Sounu grades; £A465, “D”; £A34O. “E.”

London Prices

LONDON, Sept. 13.

The following are to-day’s quotations:— Copra, c.i.f., Continental ports, pe FM Straits/Mixed DEI £93 Stg, Ceylon nominai Philippines (bulk) $2lO UK Coconut Oil, c.i.f.:— FM Straits (3V 2 %) £142 St* Ceylon (cyl.) £147 Stg.

Cocoa, c.i.f., Stg.:— * Accra, 284/6 per cwt., London bond.

Accra, 260/- Stg., Nov-Jan. shlpmenx per 50 kilos, Continental ports.

Bahia, 267/10 per 50 kilos, f.o.b.

Grenada, 262/6 per 50 kilos, f.o.b.

Nigeria, 252/6 per 50 kilos, c.i.f., Conr

Islands Mining Share

Exchange Rates

The following exchange rates exist Sydney in November: — FIJI. —Through Bank of NSW and Bat of NZ.—Australia on Fiji basis £1 Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2/6; Selling. £AII Fiji-London, basis £lOO London: Bu ing, £lll/2/6; Selling, £ll3.

SAMOA.—Through Bank of NZ.—An tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Samtu Buying, £AI23/12/6; Selling, £AI24/10D Samoa-London, basis £lOO Londol Buying, £lOO/7/6; Selling. £lOl/10/-.

Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO NZ: Buyw £100; Selling, £lOO/10/-, Samoa-Fiji, basis £lOO Samoa: Buyu £111; Selling, £llO.

PAPUA - NG. —Commonwealth Ba (branches P. Moresby, Lae, Rabs Madang) and Bank of NSW (P. Moresa Lae. Rabaul) quote exchange rate A* tralia-Papua-NG as 10/- per £lOO.

BSl.—Commonwealth Bank (branch Honiara) quotes exchange rate AJ tralia-BSI as 10/- per £lOO.

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific frail most valuable of the three franc groc in French Union, are used in N. donia, N. Hebrides, and Fr. Oceaiu French Bank in Sydney quotes (nomi ally): 141.75 Pac. fr. to £Aust.; 178 V Pac. fr. to £Stg.; 64 Pac. fr. to US ; Published by PACIFIC PUBLICATIONS PTY ffli Stl? and printed in Australia by the Sydney and Melbourne Publishing e-o. y

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OVER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF PACIFIC ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE

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In London : W. R. Carpenter & Co. (London) Ltd., 4 Lloyd's Avenue, London, E.C.3 ASSOCIATED COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC : IN FIJI: W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji) Ltd., Suva.

IN NEW GUINEA: New Guinea Company Limited, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Kavieng.

IN PAPUA: J. R. Clay & Co. Ltd.

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PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY NOVEMBER. 1951