Pacific Islands Monthly

Vol. XXII, No. 9 (Apr., 1952)
1952-04-01 · uncorrected OCR from NLA scans

PACIFIC ISLANADS Monthly APRIL, 1952| w.f »KUa -Nor'9i ĵkh transmission by post as a newspaper ] HAPPY HEBRIDEAN hibiscus in hair and a wide grin go to make this attractive study of a New Hebridean

92l \ ns • SERVED BY QANTAS: Abau • Aitape Aiyura • Angoram • Arona • Awar Baiyer River • Banz • Bena Bena Brisbane • Buin • Buka • Bulolo • Cairns Chimbu • Daru • Deboyne Lagoon • Dumpu Esa'ala • Espiritu Santo • Finschhafen Gordina • Gcroka • Gusap • Honiara inus • Jacquinot Bay • Kaiapit • Kainantu Kavieng • Kerema • Kerowagi • Kieta Kikori • Kup • Lae • Lake Kutubu • Lake Murray • Lindenhafen • Losuia • Madang Manus • Maprik • Minj • Moewe Hbr.

Mount Hagen • Nadzab • Nondugl • Norfolk Is. • Noumea • Ogelbeng • Port Moresby Queen Carola Hbr. • Rabaul • Rockhampton Samara! • Suva • Sydney • Talasea Torokina • Townsville • Vella Lavella • Vila Wabag • Wabamunda • Wana • Wau Wewak • Woodlark Is. • Yandina • Yule Is.

“Qantas Islands Air Services save me weeks of travel . . . and the service is simply wonderful”

QANTAS Fly Qantas to Japan, Hong Kong, Manila and, in association with 8.0.A.C., to Malaya, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Lebanon, Europe, U.K.

Air Network Links

OVER "7 ft I U POINTS

New Guinea

And Pacific Islands

WITH AUSTRALIA . . .

Now operating over 11,000 miles of tropical air routes, Qantas Air Services provide fast, regular and time-saving flights to more than 70 points (listed here), with special charters to any recognised landing area.

You enjoy air comfort and hospitality at its finest when you fly by Qantas —Australia’s International Airline —backed by 31 years of tropical %ing.

FLY QANTAS there's a World of difference QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS LTD. (inc.

PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

Coleman Tarif Lampc

Are Designed

TO BURN SAFELY IN

Any Position

AND AT ANY ANGLE mp ;% * Mv* A i\ ■ p j .*■

They Cannot Spill Fuel

If Accidentally Overturned

Children can be left with a lighted Coleman Table Lamp without any cause for anxiety. For these lamps, which give a brilliant almost daylight light, are designed to burn safely in any position at any angle ; they cannot spill fuel if accidentally overturned.

Coleman Table Lamps are 20 times as powerful as ordinary kerosene lamps and seven times as powerful as household electric bulbs.

They have two mantles, are 300 c.p. and the fuel capacity is sufficient for 12 hours of abundant eye-saving light.

Finished in ivory enamel, with decorated plastic-coated parchment s ade, heat-resisting globes, the lamp is a furnishing as well as a utility.

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Robert Gillespie P T Jl T ®

PEARCE & CO. LTD.

SUVA

For Fiji Islands

I ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1952

Mob £ IU at One to Cut the Posts AND Dig the Holes sJ l r J N*,V rri y \ i'* Wi ■ <r^s p^v, TWO MACHINES IN ONE - AND EACH THE FINEST OF ITS KIND Basic unit is the famous Mobilco mobi’e Circular Saw.

Mobilco indexing device lets you change from felling to cross-cutting position and turn the blade to any angle through 360 degrees. Perfect balance, lightness and pneumatic tyred roller bearing wheels make Mobilco amazingly easy to move end handle. With 42" blade it fells or cross-cuts trees to 3' 6" in diameter. Take it into the bush, fell, cross-cut, rip or trim. It cuts quicker and is faster between cuts than any other. Mobilco is powe.ed by a 7 B.H.P. British air cooled petrol engine.

Circular Saw Owners

Owners of the Mobilco Circular Saw can convert it into a complete fencing system at moderate cost with this new Post Hole Digger Attachment. Post Boring Attachment may also be purchased.

CHANGE TO POST HOLE DIGGER.

Property owners and fencing Contractors will save m ny man-hours with the new Mobilco Post Hoi3 Digger Attachment to Circular Saw. You now have a machine that digs a 10" post hole through average going to a depth of 2' 8" in fifteen seconds. You can also att ch the Mobilco-Sher Power Drill which drills pests for wire. The Post Hole Digger is just as easily moved and operated as the Circular Saw. Saw, Fo,t Hole Digger, and Post Borer make a complete fencing system. Each machine a quality Mobilco product to cut down labour and build up output.

Easy Terms

All Mobilco machines are available on a sound system of time payment.

This enables you to make a moderate deposit, teke delivery of your machine and pay off the rest out of increased earnings. All machines carry the complete Mcbilco 6 months' guarantee.

Bore Posts For Wire

Fast vibraticnless Mobilco-Sher Post Borer drills a |" hole through hardwood posts at great speed. It is driven by the 32 volt 500 Watt Mobilco-Electro generator attachment. On 20 feet of light flex, it gives freedem of movement.

LCO

Mobile Industrial Equipment

HEAD OFFICE: 410 WHITEHORSE ROAD, MITCHAM, VICTORIA. WU 1081 CITY OFFICE: 252 SWANSTON ST., MELB. TELEGRAMS "MOBILCO” MELB. CENT. 4799 Sydney Branch: 47 South Parade, Campsie. 'Phone LF4209. After Hours XY1733.

S.A.: Industrial Sales and Service, Daws Road, Cudmore Park, S.A.

W.A.: Industrial Sales and Service, Belmont Avenue, Belmont, W.A.

Tas.: Industrial Sales and Service, 3 Elizabeth Street, Hobart, Tas.

LTD.

M Z29PX II APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

RMS AORANGI 5yd. . . Mar. 13 May 15 Sept. 25 luck. . . Mar. 17-: 18 May 19-20 Sept . 29-00 Suva . . Mar. 21 May 23 Oct. 3 ■ I'nTu . Mar. 28 Mky 30 Oct. 10 met. . . Apl. 3 June 5 Oct. 16 fane. . Apl. 4-10 June 6-12 Oct. 17-23 net. . . Apl. 10 June 12 Oct. 23 I’nTu , .. Apl. 17 June 19.

Oct. 30 luva . Apl. 26 June 28 Nov. 8 luck. . . Apl. 29- July 1-3 Nov. 11-13 May 1 1yd. ..

May 5 July 7 Nov. 17

London - Suva

VIA PANAMA For Sailings and Further Particulars Apply To:

Bethell, Gwyn & Co., Burns Philp <South Sea)

138 LEADENHALL ST., CO. LTD., LONDON, E.C.3. SUVA, FIJI. h c <*

Pacific Islands Transport Line

Owners: Thor Dahls Hvalfangerselskap A/S Sandefjord, Norway Regular Freight and Passenger Service between Pacific Coast Ports of U.S.A. and Canada and

Tahiti Samoa Fiji New Caledonia

New Hebrides

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, LTD.

General Agents 432 California Street, San Francisco 4, Calif., U.S.A.

Agents—South Pacific PAPEETE—Etablissements Donald Tahiti APlA—Morris Hedstrom Ltd.

SUVA—Morris Hedstrom Ltd. NOUMEA—Etablissements Ballande PORT VlLA—Comptoirs Francais des Nouvelles Hebrides

Shipping Time-Tables

There now are comparatively few shipling lines running on regular time-tables n the Pacific Islands. The following timeaoies are only approximately correct — hey are subject to much alteration at hort notice:— Sydney-Suva-N. America Canadian-Australasian liner Aorangl 17,500 tons) maintains regular twotionthly sailings—Sydney-Auckland-Suva* [onolulu-Victoria-Vancouver. and return Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about yery six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresbyamarai - Lae - Madang - Rabaul amarai-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney.

Next departure from Sydney about .pril 22.

MV Malaita left Sydney end of March ar Samarai, Rabaul, Manus, Madang, ae, and return to Sydney.

Details from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., 7 tridge Street, Sydney.

Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga Motor vessels Tofua and Matua. from lew Zealand, serve Suva (Fiji), Nukua- >fa and Vavau (Tonga), Niue Is., Pago ago (American Samoa), Apia (Western amoa). Tofua leaves Auckland for any r all of above ports at approx, five weeks itervals. Matua calls at Wellington and yttelton (NZ) and supplements Tofua’s :hedule in Islands, calling at ports as irected by owners. (Owing to hurricane damage to Fiji anana plantations, Matua was withrawn from service in March and will bt mployed elsewhere until May, when the Osition will be reconsidered.) Tofua scheduled to leave Auckland n next voyage late April.

Details from Union SS Co.

I. Zealand-Cook Is.- Niue-Samoa Old MV Maui Pomare (40 passengers) laintains fairly regular service between uckland and Rarotonga (Cook Islands) 'ith alternative calls at Niue and Apia W. Samoa).

Details from Union Steamship Com- ,any or Department of Island Territories Wellington, NZ.

Sydney-New Hebrides, Etc.

Owing to withdrawal of Burns Philp hip Morinda from Sydney-Norfolk Is - -ord Howe-New Hebrides-Honiara service i is likely that it will be May before a IP ship visits these Islands ports.

Details from Burns Philp & Co 7 bridge Street, Sydney.

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Line, coming 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 Messageries Maritimes.

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

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

N. America-Fiji-N. Hebrides, Etc.

Norwegian motor vessel Thor I, carrying cargo and passengers (and shortly to be replaced by the new and faster Thorsisle) maintains a regular service between North American ports and French Oceania, Samoa. Fiji, New Caledonia and New Hebrides.

Airways Time-Tables

Details from General Steamships Corporation Ltd., 432 California St., San Francisco.

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-Nadl (Fiji) - Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Franclsco-Seattle- Portland.

Sun. and Wed. —Return via same route.

Wed.—Auckland-Nadi-Canton-Honolulu-S.

Fran.-Seattle-Los Angeles.

Sat.—Return by same route.

III PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

CASH for

Scrap Metals

★

Highest Prices F.0.W., New Guinea

Shells Cartridges Copper Brass Radiators Cable Aluminium Lead Muntz Metal Steel Rails Pipe ★ lSvms& Wilford Street, Newtown, N.S.W.

LA 5111 LA 5111 BRANCHES THROUGHOUT N.S.W., VICTORIA & STH. AUSTRALIA Leader of the Secondary Metal Industry for 30 Years Telegraphic Address: "SIMSMETAL," Sydney.

IV APRIL, 1952-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH L

Berry’S Bay

BOATYARD (B. J. Halvorsen—Manager) Specialists in Island vessels.

All kinds of boat-building and repairing.

New and used boats and engines for sale.

Quotations and estimates free.

Berry’S Bay Boatyard

John Street, North Sydney, N.S.W.

Hfs: irther particulars from the builders: HALVORSEN'S 30 FT. x 10 FT.

Island Launches

Designed And Built By Halvorsen’S

FOR RUGGED USE. • Built of Finest Materials. • Fastenings, all non-Ferrous. • Bottom Sheathed. • Sails. • Optional Power Plants. • Large Hatches.

LARS HALVORSEN SONS PTV. LTD.

WATERVIEW ST., RYDE ( s “X y ot ), N.S.W.

Telegrams; “Halvorsens, Sydney,’ ’Phone: Ryde 705.

8Y British Commonwealth Pacific

Airlines (Bcpa)

PVed. and Sat.—Sydney-Nadi (Fiji)-Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.

Hon. and first Thur.—Dep. southwards, same route. On second or alternate Thursday, flight commences at S.

Francisco. rues.—Dep. Auckland-Nadi-Canton-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver. p ri-—Dep. Vancouver and S. Francisco alternatively; thence same route to Auckland.

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(CPAL) Alternate Friday (Apr. 25, May 9, etc.) Sydney-Auckland-Nadi (Fiji)-Canton Is.- Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver.

Alternate Friday (May 2, 16, etc.) Return by same route.

Sectional Services In

PACIFIC 2. Sydney-New Guinea Service by Qantas Empire Airways NORTHWARDS Tuesdays, Saturdays (Skymaster) Depart: Arrive: ydney, 7.45 pm Bris., 10.30 pm iris., 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 am (Wed., Sun.) [oresby, 7.30 am Lae 8.50 am Connects at Lae with DC3’s for Wau, ulolo (Wed); and (Sun.) Rabaul, via Lae.

Mon., Thur.,* Fri. (DC3’s) ydney, 7.30 pm Brisbane, 10.30 pm risbane, 11.30 pm Rock’ton 1.50 am (Tue., Fri., Sat.) Depart: Arrive: ock’ton (Tue., Fri., Sat.). 2.25 am Townsville, 5 am Townsville, 6 am Cairns, 7.10 am Cairns, 8.20 am Moresby, 11.50 am Moresby, 12.20 pm Lae, 1.40 pm Lae, 3pm (Tues. only) Madang, 4.15 pm ♦Cargo service only.

SOUTHWARDS Wednesdays (DCS) Madang, 7 am Lae, 8.15 am Wednesdays (DCS) Wau, 11.30 am Lae, 12.35 pm Wednesday,* 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. *Cargo service only.

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 (Skymaster) Lae, 10.30 am Moresby, 11.40 am Moresby, 12.40 pm Bris., 7.10 pm Bris., 8.25 pm Sydney, 11 pm 3. N. Guinea Internal Services Operated by Qantas

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

Every Wednesday.

Dep. Lae, 8 am; Finschhaven, Rabaul.

Kavieng, Manus (3 pm).

Returns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavieng and Rabaul; optional call at Pinschhafen; arr. Lae, 2.45 pm. 1 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

BROOMFIELDS Ltd.

Suppliers of

Building Hardware

Ship Chandlery, Paint Materials

WRITE DIRECT TO: BROOMFIELDS LTD., 152 SUSSEX STREET, SYDNEY.

BUY . .

Southern Cross

. And Buy The Best

In Both Quality And Price

DIESEL ENGINES, MARINE & STATIONERY, TO 80 H.P.

ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS, DC. & A.C., TO 25 KW.

AIR COMPRESSOR UNITS. 100 CU. FT. & 160 CU. FT.

WATERBORING PLANT.

WINDMILLS & PUMPING EQUIPMENT.

PUMPS, CENTRIFUGAL—POWER—PLUNGER.

IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT, SPRAY & FLOOD.

SOUTHERN CROSS ENGINE & WINDMILL CO. PIY. LID. 22 Young Street, Sydney. Cable: "Windengine," Sydney.

Local Distributors in many Districts. Distributorships still available in some areas.

MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) Via Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Kikorl, L. Kutubu. —Every alternate Wednesday; returning same day.

MORESBY-EAST PAPUA (Catalina) Alternate Monday.—Dep. 9 am—Samarai- Esa’ala-Losuia (overnight).

Alternate Tuesday.—Return to Moresby, via Deboyne Lagoon and Samarai.

MORESBY-NEW BRITAIN- BOUGAINVILLE In Alternate Weeks, by Catalina Alternate Monday.—Moresby-Samarai-Esa’ala-Losuia-Rabaul.

Alternate Tuesday.—Rabaul - Talasea- Moewe Hbr.-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul with optional call at Lindenhafen.

Alternate Wednesday.—Rabaul-Q. Carola Hbr-Buka-Kieta-Buin and return wit optional call at Inus.

Alternate Thursday.—Rabaul - Losuia-Ess ala-Samarai-Moresby, LAE-MADANG-WEWAK-MANUS-

Kavieng-Rabaul General

SERVICE Every Monday and Thursday by DC; Native traffic, not recommended fo Europeans.

Central Highlands (Dhb4)

Tuesdays.—Madang (7 am) to Gorok; Kainantu, Aiyura, Arona, as required then returns to Madang (noon).

Thursdays.—Madang (7 am) to Wabai Baiyer R., Hagen. Optional: Kerowag Chimbu. Returns to Madang (noon).

Fridays.—Lae (6.30 am) to Wabag, callir at any of: Nadzab, Kiaipit, Arons Aiyura, Kainantu, Bena Ben; Goroka, Chimbu. Kerowtgi, Kup, Noi dugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Ogelbenj Baiyer R., Wabamunda, Wabag. Retur to Lae (6 pm).

Lae-Garaina (Dhb4)

Tuesdays.—Departs 7 am; returns 9 am.

LAE-BULOLO-WAU (Drover) Dep. Lae.—Tues., Fri., Sat. —3 pm.

Dep. Wau. —Tues., Fri., Sat. —Direct 1 Lae.

Services By Mandated Airlines

With headquarters at Lae, this compar runs regular services for passenger freight and mails to all New Guint settlements. 4. Dutch N. Guinea-Darwin By Netherlands Government, with DCS Weekly service, between Darwin and Bia Also, new KLM weekly service, callir at Biak, on flight between Manila ar Australia. 2 APRIL, 1052 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Manager : A. L. GUARD.

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Phone: XA 1746.

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Australia • Indonesia • Malaya • Hong Konc

Japan • Ceylon • India • Pakistan • Middle East

Africa • Europe • Great Britain • U.S.A • Canada

Central And South America • Bermuda

Consult your Travel Agent BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION WITH Q ANT A S EMPIRE AIRWAYS LTD., TASMAN EMPIRE AIRWAYS LTD. AND SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS 5. N. Guinea-Solomons Operated by Qantas Bach Monday rDC3». —Lae (dep. 6 am) - Finschhafen - Rabaul - Torakina [ (Bougain.) - Vellalavella - Yandlna - Honiara (BSI) (arr. 4.25 pm). !ach Tuesday.—Honiara (dep. 7 am)- Yandina - Vellalavella-Toraklna-Rabaul- Finschhafen-Lae (arr. 3.15 pm). 6. Indo-China-Brisbane- N. Caledonia By Air France. Monthly. )C4 (Skymaster) dep. Saigon, April 27, and every 28 days thereafter for Labuan-Darwin-Brisbane-Noumea, and return. ustralian agents; Messageries Maritimes. 7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is. y Trans Oceanic Airways, with Flyingboats egular twice weekly service. 8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymaster Iternate Thursdays; returning same day 9. Sydney-New Hebrides By Qantas, with Sandringham Flying-boats: Depart: Arrive: ydney, Alt. Tue., Noumea, Alt. Tue., 6.30 am 3.30 pm oumea, Alt. Wed., Vila, Alt. Wed., 8.30 am 11.05 am ila, Alt. Wed. Santo. Alt. Wed., 12.5 pm 1.20 pm into, Alt. Thu.. Vila, Alt. Thu., 6.00 am 7.15 a m ila, Alt. Thu., Noumea, Alt. Thu., 815 am 10.55 am >umea, Alt. Thu., Sydney, Alt. Thu., 12.30 pm 7.45 pm Additional services operate subject to the •proval of the Governments concerned. 10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva By Qantas, with Flying-boats, Weekly Depart: Arrive: r dney, Thur.. Noumea, 3.30 pm 6.30 am (overnight stop) )umea, Fri., 8.30 am Suva, Fri., 3 pm iva, Sat., 6 am Noumea, Sat., „ 10.30 am >umea, Sat., Sydney, Sat., 12.30 pm 7.45 pm 11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.

By NZ National Airways, with DC3’s ll day yS — From Auckland, returning same ternate Wednesdays.—From Auckland returning same day. See also table No. 8. 12. Sydney-Auckland Tasman E. Airways, with Solents JP. Sydney Wed., Sat., Sun.. 12 milnight; Wed., Sat., 7.30 am. sp. Auckland, daily, except Wed and Sunday, 8.30 am. ■istralian bookings: Qantas or TAA. 13. Sydney-Wellington Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney, Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri. at 10.30 pm.

Dep. Wellington, Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat. at 10.30 am. 14. Melbourne-Christchurch Tasman E. Airways, with DC4 Skymaster Thurs.—Dep. Melb., 10.25 pm; arr. Ch’ch., 3 ACIFIC ISLANDS monthly APRIL. 1952

Moresby . single £39 5 0 iteturn £70 13 XNO. 0 2, 2a, Lae .. .. 48 15 0 87 15 0 2, 3 Rabaul .. 61 12 0 110 18 0 2, 3 Honiara, BSI 77 0 0 138 12 0 5 Vila, N.

Hebrides 42 10 0 76 10 0 9.

Noumea, NC . .. 37 10 0 67 10 0 10, 9, Norfolk Is. 25 0 0 45 0 0 8 L. Howe . 10 16 0 21 12 0 i Nadi (Fiji) . 57 15 0 103 19 0 1 Suva (Fiji) • 55 10 0 99 18 0 10 Auckland 39 8 0 70 19 0 12 Wellington . .. 39 8 0 70 19 0 13 Christch. (from Melb.) . 44 2 0 79 8 0 14 Honolulu . 217 15 0 391 19 0 1 S. Fran'eo 265 10 0 477 18 0 1 Vancouver 265 8 0 477 15 0 1 Papeete (via Suva direct) . —

From Auckland

207 13 TO— 0 1J Tab Single Return No Norf. Is. £14 0 0 NZ Less 10% 11, Nadi (Fiji) . 31 0 0 .. 1.

Suva (Fiji) • 31 0 0 16 Samoa . 39 10 0 ,, •> 16 Cook Is. 45 0 0 ,, vv 16 Suva (direct) 31 0 0 ,, £55 16 0 15 Papeete 93 15 0 168 15 0 19 BURNS PULP (New Hebrides) LTD.

Registered Office: VILA, NEW HEBRIDES.

Branch Office at SANTO.

Exporters, Importers and General Merchants, Commission, Shipping and Customs Agents.

Representatives for BURNS PHILP TRUST CO. LTD., QUEENS- LAND INSURANCE CO. LTD., and LLOYD’S OF LONDON. Agents

For Societe Des Petroles Shell Des Iles Francaises

DU PACIFIQUE, and numerous overseas manufacturers of all classes of merchandise.

Sydney Agents: BURNS, PHILP & CO., LTD., 7 Bridge St.

San Francisco Agents: BURNS-PHILP CO. OF SAN FRANCISCO INC., 215 Market St.

London Agents: BURNS, PHILP & CO., LTD., 35 Crutched Friars, E.C.3. • Buying Agents for Island Clients. • Graymarine Diesel Engine Parts. • Trochus and Green Snail Shell. • Islands Products sold on Commission.

Inquiries Cordially Invited

Stanley P. Bel & Company

Exporters, Importers, Ship Brokers & Agents (Manila, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Baltimore), Cables: “Pacent, Brisbane.”

ASSOCIATES OF: Henderson Trippe (Philippines) Inc.

Henderson Trippe Shipping Co. Inc. 173 EAGLE STREET

Brisbane, Australia

8.15 am next day.

Fri. —Dep. Ch’ch., 11 am; arr. Melb., 5.35 pm. 15. New Zealand-Fiji Tasman E. Airways, with Solents.

Depart: Arrive: Auckland, Tues. Suva, Tues, 2 pm 7 am Suva, Wed., 8 am A’kland, Wed. 3 pm 16. Auckland-Fiji-Samoa- Cooks By NZ National Airways Corporation Alternate Sundays by DCS, via Norfolk Island, Nadi (Fiji), Faleolo (W. Samoa), Aitutaki (Cook Is.).

Depart: Arrive: Auckland, 9 am. Norfolk Is., 12.55 pm Norfolk Is., 2 pm Nadi, 8.40 pm Nadi, 9.45 am Mon. Faleolo, 3.30 pm Sun.

Paleolo, 11 am Mon. Nadi, 2.45 pm Tues.

Nadi, 9.45 am Wed. Faleolo, 3.30 pm Tues.

Faleolo, 8 am Wed. Aitutaki, 1.50 pm Aitutaki, 2.50 pm Rarotonga, 4.05 pm Rarotonga, 8 am Fri. Aitutaki, 9.15 am Aitutaki, 10 am Paleolo, 3.15 pm Faleolo, 7.45 am Sat. Nadi, 11.30 am Sun.

Nadi, 5 am Mon. Norfolk Is., 10.55 am Norfolk Is., 12 noon Auckland, 4.50 pm Mon.

All times local standard time. 17. New Zealand-Chatham Is.

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents.

No further flights will be operated until the 1952-53 summer period. For any information required apply to TEAL head office. 18. Tahiti-Cook Islands By Tahiti Airways, of Papeete Once monthly, from Papeete to Aitutaki (Cook Is.) with mails and passengers, returning same day. 19. Auckland-Tahiti Tasman E. Airways, with Solents.

TEAL service, Auckland-Suva-Aitutaki- Papeete, will be operated with Solent flying-boats once every four weeks. Depart!

Auckland, Monday 7 am; arrive Suva 2.00 pm. Dept. Suva (Tuesday), 10 pm, cross International Date Line; arr. Aitutaki, 7.20 am Tues. Leave Aitutaki 10.2 C am; arrive Papeete 3 pm. Return by same route every 4th Thursday, leaving Papeete, 6.30 am.

The next flights leave Auckland Apri. 28, May 27.

Pending provision of necessary facilitiesi the call at Apia (Western Samoa) is being omitted. 20. Micronesia Civilian services, based on Guam, usinj 2-engined amphibious Catalinas, run regularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (Wesi Carolines), Truk (Central Carolines) Ponape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshalls; and Saipan (Marianas). Details fron Trans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu 21. Fiji Internal Airways By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Haviland Rapides One daily service between Suva and Nad and Lautoka and return.

Daily service (except Sunday) from Suv; to Labasa and return.

Approximate Airways Fares The following figures are not guarantee accurate, but they are approximate! correct. Details should be obtained froi the Air Company named in the Tabh Unless otherwise indicated, figures are II Australian currency.

FROM SYDNEY TO— Table Mr. Ron Chugg, Medical Assi; tant, returned per Bulolo in Maro to resume duty at Madang followiit leave. Mrs. Chugg and ball daughter accompanied him. 4 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT H L "

TAHITI To Shipmosters and Visitors When calling at Tahiti, and seeking SHIPS SUPPLIES and FRESH PROVISIONS, see—

Oscar G. Nordman

Supply Agent for Messageries Maritimes, Union S.S. Co. of N.Z. Ltd., Matson-Oceanic Line, United States Line, General S.S. Corp., Etc.

We supply General Service Act as Shipping Agents Address all inquiries to the Tourist Bureau.

OSCAR G. NORDMAN, Ship Chandler PAPEETE, TAHITI.

Wire before your arrival to “OCEANIC, PAPEETE”—Our registered cable address.

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Mission Bodies in Lively Discussion A PLEA that the Cook Islands community be compelled by law to observe the Christian Sunday, and that the working of ships in Cook Islands ports on Sundays be prohibited, has been made to the New Zealand Government, The petition was promoted by adherents of the London Missionary Society, which has a considerable following in the group.

The petition, however, has been strongly opposed by adherents of the Seventh Day Adventists, who also have a large following in the Cooks — and who observe Saturday, and not Sunday, as the Sabbath Day. They insist that freedom of religion is the foundation-stone of our democracy, and that all people should be at liberty to worship how and when they wish.

The discussion has provoked a certain amount of lively controversy.

It will be remembered that it was the early missionaries who introduced to the Cook Islands the notorious Blue Laws, under which they tried to stamp out that easy relationship between the sexes which has been a characteristic of Polynesian life for centuries. Some remnants of the Blue Laws still are in force in the Cooks.

Apropos of efforts now being made to cross European with Zebu cattle in New Guinea, to overcome climatic disabilities, Mr. A. P. Lyons, formerly of PNG public service, recalls that Zebu cattle were imported into Papua about 30 years ago by Kitchen and Sons for their Giligili plantation in the Milne Bay district. Another old Papuan, S. H. Chance, says, “they had 1,700 cattle, some Zebu Crosses, at Giligili in 1934 and supplied the Samarai freezers with meat at 6d per pound.”

Mr. J. D. Ryan, recently Medical Assistant at Kavieng, returned per Malaita late March after leave in Sydney. He will be stationed at Kokopo for his next term of duty. 5 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY - APRIL, 1952

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Per °Ugh u? m °® ce o/: h «■«* to ’ or rt o ' n^n/ ft of Uniofl ..X «ie tdirect of »? ’ Suva e Address IN THIS ISSUE: feditorials: The Problem of ‘ Education in the Pacific Is- | lands :: New Guinea, Samoa in Annual Farce at Lake . Success :: The Hasluck- Cleland Driving Force in P-NG 9, 10, 11 Sir Ronald Garvey Due in Suva in August 11 Political Crisis in New Caledonia 12 Editors’ Mailbag 13 BSI Awaits its New Head 14 Guam’s Strong Challenge to Hongkong 15 South Pacific Commission— Ninth Session in April . . . 16 France-Fiji Shipping Connection ; Restored 17 Do You Remember? 17 Territories Talk-Talk 19 More Jute Available Now— Future of Kenaf 22 Bog-Holes and Red Carpets for NG’s Political Guests . . . . 25 Your Fungus, Shark-fins, etc. are Valuable 27 Tourist Hotel for Rarotonga . . 30 Lively Developments in MOP Industry 31 Moresby Has Cars but Can’t Export Them 32 Fijian Producer is Not Free— Charges by Old Resident . . 33 Precautions Against Rhinoceros Beetle in Fiji 35 W and H Frustration Caused Nervous Breakdown 37 Boosting Samoan Banana Industry 39 Executive Council for Western Samoa 39 Increased Postal Rates for Fiji 42 The Banabans of Rabi Thank Fijians 43 Fiji’s New Manganese Industry 46 End of Promising NG Industry 47 The New Hebrides, too, Had a Hurricane 49 Italian Copra Cutters Quit — End of Hebrides Experiment 51 Fiji Needs More Tax Inspectors 53 Polio Outbreak in Central Pacific 54 US Decoration for J. K.

McCarthy 55 Dr. Davis Exchanges Scalpel for Sextant 56 Small Tuna Fleet Now Widely Scattered 57 Financing Fiji’s Football Tour 59

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Rabaul in Pictures . . . . 61 Tropicalities 62 Over The Reef—Westerly Gale at Ocean Is 64 School Journals for Polynesia 66 Aftermath of Suva Hurricane 711 World Laughs at Samoa’s Liquor System 75 Future of Norfolk Is.—Ministerial Visit .... ... 77 BSI Minerals—lnteresting Inquiry in Progress 78 NG Rice Possibilities 8C Copra Production Increases in P-NG 81 What is Future of Pacific Copra Industry? . . ... St Quinine from New Guinea— Latest Development in Remarkable Story 8S Fiji Has 300,000 Population . . 91 Work to Begin on Moresby’s Hydro-Electric Scheme .... 9£ For Pacific Radio Amateurs . 10] The Pacific’s Need for a Lingua Franca 10: North Pacific Islands Joined With S.P. Commission . . . IOS The Old and the New Malekula 11l OBITUARY; E. C. Harris; A.

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S. Pacific’s Number One Problem — Native Education System R ECENT events suggest that the subject of native education has been—quite properly—given Number One priority among the problems facing the Pacific Islands adminis- [rations.

It is not one of the commoner education “problems,” with which most Western Governments are beset. It is the question of how best to provide the indigenous folk of the South Pacific Islands and Microtiesia with sufficient literacy to assist them, first, to make contact with Western “civilisation” without social disaster and, second, to accept responsibility for a sufficient amount of self-government to allow them to line up with other independent :ountries.

To the uninstructed, this may seem a simple matter of introducing schools and school-teachers. It is immensely more difficult than that.

It involves the problem of finding some common medium of language —some Lingua Franca —through which these people can be started 3n the road to literacy.

It is a general problem in Polytiesia and Micronesia; but in those areas, for more than one reason, it is on its way to solution. It is an acute problem in Melanesia; and, also for reasons peculiar to the area, it is exceedingly complex, and no solution is in sight.

Put it in terms of rough statistics.

In the South Pacific Islands and Micronesia, there are about 2 million natives—about 1,600,000 in Melanesia, and 400,000 in Polynesia and Micronesia. (Ethnologically, the Fijians (125,000) are classed as Melanesians; but as they are now a one-language people of superior intelligence, they are—for purposes of this brief survey—included with the Polynesians).

P°lY nes i an and Micronesian countries made very early contact with Europeans—and suffered in the usual way. At the turn of the century all the Polynesian races were greatly reduced in numbers, and seemed doomed. Since then, thanks to Christian Mission organisation and sympathetic administration, all have rallied, and their future as nations seems assured. In making that rally, each of these nations (Samoans, Tongans, Ellice Islanders, Gilbertese, Tahitians, Cook Islanders, Fijians, and Micronesians) has (a) adjusted itself to “Europeanisation” and (b) adopted a national language. (In some groups, such as Fiji, there were several languages, or dialects, and one of these was adopted for official and common use).

If we accept Micronesia (Carolines, Marshalls and Marianas) as one nation—and it is likely to besome that, under American tutelage —we may in fact say that, in the h and h M?cronel" a , ated by different languages, but united in so many ways that a South Pacific Federation is by no means an idle dream. Fijians, Samoans, Tahitians, Tongans, for example, have a sharp national consciousness and pride: their natural course will be development as young nations, with a strong tendency to alliance with their cousins in adjoining archipelagoes, So far as the future of Polynesia- Micronesia is concerned, that new, co-ordinating authority, the South Pacific Commission, should be able to visualise its task with clarity, and bring to it a good deal of enthusiasm, T>UT when we turn to Melanesia, -C* the difficulties are appalling, in number and in character. More than three quarters of the Pacific Islanders live west and southwest of Polynesia- Micronesia. The great majority of them are racially backward, primitive folk. The history of their contact with Europeans is not comparable with that of the Polynesians, and it is much more recent, Many factors complicate the problem of raising the standard of life among these 1,600,000 Melanesians; but the outstanding consideration which now drives us on to dealing with this matter, and surrounds it with urgency, is the rapidity with which Communism is sweeping across Asia. If Western civilisation is to survive in Australia and the South Pacific, we must hold Melanesia which, otherwise, will provide Asia with a chain of stepping

stones to Australia. An enlightened, pro-Western Melanesia would be of greater help to us than the present Melanesia, generally illiterate, politically uninstructed, and primitive.

But how are we going to instruct and enlighten the countless hundreds of thousands of natives in Papua, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomons and New Hebrides, until we have found a language, or even a group of languages, through which to reach them?

In Melanesia, there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of different languages. Each island, each valley system, sometimes each valley, has its own distinct tongue. Mostly, these are intelligent people; but they are so deeply sunk in ignorance and superstition that they are literally unapproachable.

Until quite recently, the problems of Islands education were left almost entirely to the missionaries. On the whole, they had remarkable success in Polynesia in bringing one language into use for instruction in each group. But nothing like comparable success has attended the Missions’ 70 years of devoted work in Melanesia.

All the churches have a fine record of sacrificial service, of adherents gained and children educated in Melanesia; but the sum of their achievements, seen against the background of H million natives, in those vast archipelagoes, is not impressive. What the missionaries have done, however, is to make available a mass of priceless information to guide the swarms of experts and planners, now seeking a solution to the Number One problem—how to reach the Melanesian masses, so as to enlighten and instruct them, on a large scale.

EVERY Mission body has sought —almost desperately at times— for a Lingua Franca; but none has had more than a local success. There is a very long story here—often filled with the clamour of argument and dispute—but it all resolves itself into these undisputed points; I—No native language has been found that is acceptable to Melanesia generally, or to any large section of it. 2 No general advance in native education, on a wide front, is possible until some medium of communication, suitable for general adoption, is found. 3—Although the average expert turns up his academic nose at Pidgin English, there surely is a pointer in the facts that this queer lingo can be picked up almost overnight by both natives and Europeans; that it is now the industrial Lingua Franca of New Guinea, Solomons and New Hebrides; and that, for want of something better, it is now used by some Administrations and some Missions to communicate with the natives.

THERE is mounting evidence of official concern over the present failure to solve this problem of native education, and of the inability of those primarily concerned to even agree upon a modus operandi in seeking a solution.

In Papua-New Guinea's Legislative Council, the other day, there was a sharp exchange between Father Dwyer, a respected leader of the Catholic Mission’s educational activities, and Mr. W. C. Groves, Director of Education in the Territory, and probably now the most experienced and knowledgeable man in the sphere of native education in Melanesia. A report of the argument showed two things very clearly —First, that there is likelihood of friction between Missions and Administration as the latter puts urgency and drive behind its efforts to find a solution to the problem; and. second, that there is little to be gained by the Administration pouring huge public money into schemes; of native education until a solution is found to the double problem of a common language, and a supply of trained teacher's.

Experts’ reports on this vexed problem are coming in from many directions. Each contributes something valuable to the discussion. The best summary available is a most excellent compilation, The Use of Vernacular Languages as Vehicles of Instruction, prepared for the South Pacific Commission By Mr, G. J.

Flatten, one of Mr. Groves’s most competent lieutenants in Papua, The Social Development Section of the SPC, under Mr. H. E. Maude, wisely is giving this problem first priority. But, unless the various Administrations and mission-education bodies affected are forced to coordinate their efforts and their methods, the Commission will achieve little beyond assembling a mass of valuable data to show the urgency and the difficulty and the apparent insolubility of the problem, Has the Commission the power and the driving force required to impose united action upon the Melanesian Governments and Churches interested in this vital thing?

New Guinea, Samoa, In Annual Farce At Lake Success Having seen something of the beginnings and the operations of the Trusteeship Council, I may perhaps be excused for the cynical remark that many of the idealists were readily aided and abetted by those whose chief enthusiasm was to trip up and discredit other nations. I must confess to the opinion, too, that, even in our own Australian policy, some of the proclaimed love of the native was, in fact, a hatred of the capitalist. It certainly was applied more plainly to the disadvantage of the capitalist than to the improvement of the dependent peoples. —Paul Hasiuck, Australian Territories Minister, in a public address, Sydney, Nov. 30, 1951.

While Australia welcomes constructive criticism, the sort of unbridled and exaggerated criticism which has been made here only weakens both pillars of the Trusteeship system—the administering authority, on the one side, and the Trusteeship Council on the other. —W. D. Forsyth, Australian Delegate to the United Nations, speaking at Trusteeship Council in New York on March 18.

SOUTH Pacific people, having read accounts of the annual farce at the Trusteeship Council meetings at Lake Success in March and early April, will agree heartily with both speakers.

The Council considered reports on the administration of the Trustee Territories of New Guinea, Nauru and Western Samoa. The Reds, represented by the Soviet delegates and a queer fish called Awni Khalidy. from Iraq, took much pleasure in savagely cross-examining Mr. J. R Halligan, sent specially from Australia to present the New Guinea and Nauru reports, Mr. J. B. Wright (presenting the Samoa report for New Zealand) and Messrs. W. D. Forsyth (Australian delegate) and Leslie Munro (NZ Ambassador), there tc support respectively Mr. Halligan and Mr. Wright.

Whenever well-informed people criticise these Trustee administrations, they insist that both Australia and New Zealand are doing too much, rather than too little, for the native inhabitants. Australia pours some five or six million pounds annually into Papua-New Guinea, instead of making the huge country live more on its own fat.

The people of Western Samoa and; of Nauru are, without question, the richest native communities in the;

Pacific. The British Phosphate Commission pays huge royalties to the Nauruans. The NZ Government gives to the Samoans most of the profits of NZ Reparations Estates (the properties taken over from the Germans in 1914-18, and operated since by the State).

Yet at Lake Success, hour after hour, day after day, the Russian Communist Soldadov, and the Iraqi freak Khalidy, and sundry other queer little people from queer little States, bombarded Messrs. Halligan and Wright with questions based on their contentions that; Australia fails to train natives for administrative posts, or industrial occupations; falls to provide sufficient village councils, village courts, medical personnel, school buildings; and permits big companies to exploit the natives’ gold and get away with 95 per cent, of the proceeds.

Australia has alienated 24,000 acres of NG native land, without native consent.

Australia allows a big company to exploit the phosphate wealth of Nauru, while paying Nauruans “miserly” wages and making them live under “criminal” conditions.

Australia is encouraging the natives to continue with a tribal system, instead of self-government based on democratic principles. (Another report says this is charged against NZ in respect of Samoa).

New Zealand has robbed the Samoans by not returning the Reparation Estates to them.

New Zealand has not done anything worth while to help the Samoans towards self-government.

PATIENTLY, both Mr. Halligan and Mr. Munro tried to present the actual facts to their fanatical interlocutors. They emphasised the primitive stage of the New Guinea natives; the impossibility of introducing an extended system of village schools until both a common language and trained teachers were available; failure of the Reds to appreciate the huge cost of getting gold out of New r Guinea; the fact that Nauru natives did not labour for the Phosphate Commission, but lived comfortably at home and drew royalties; the prosperity in Samoa, where the Samoans themselves in Legislative Assembly handled their huge government surplus, and are about to receive an Executive Council.

But it was no use. The Red jackals barked and screamed. As Mr. Hasluck has said, they were not concerned with the truth: they wanted only to “trip up and discredit other nations.” Again and again, both Mr. Forsyth and Mr. Munro, with strong language, intervened to stop the silly and senseless questioning of their officials.

After many days, the Council majority took charge, chopped off the Reds, praised the administrative achievements of Australia and New Zealand, and made some commendable suggestions.

Only the fanatics seek the continuation of this absurd system—and that only in order to embarrass the Democracies. We suppose it is too much to expect that Australia and New Zealand will ever—like South Africa in relation to SW Africa— show enough spirit to put an end to the farce and, for the general good and their own security, make the care of these Islands Territories their own responsibility.

The Hasluck-Cleland Driving Force in Papua-New Guinea WITH increasing tempo, Australia’s new Minister for Territories, Mr. Paul Hasluck, is promoting the establishment of new industries in Papua-New Guinea. He is being ably supported by Assistant- Administrator D. M. Cleland. Here is a brief recapitulation: Expansion and stimulation of cocoa production are being undertaken.

Borneo interests are being encouraged to establish in Papua a cutch industry, based on the coastal mangrove bark.

As hydro-electric power is developed, the establishment of an aluminium industry is planned.

Administration has offered to cooperate with private interests in the production of commercial fibres—especially kenaf.

Stimulation of big-scale rice-production is planned, and a report now is awaited from an expert who has just examined the Territory, Canberra report dated February 22 offers facilities for the expansion of the well-established rubber-growing industry.

Canberra report dated February 25 describes the possibilities of growing tea, and what the Government will do to assist private enterprise, A new timber industry already is in process of establishment, by both State and private enterprise, The Government now has set up a Planning and Development Cornmittee, to give shape and direction and priorities to these various enterprises.

All this is very impressive—until it is remembered that the first consideration is land. Because of the paralysing effects of the Ward- Murray policy, little was done between 1945 and 1952 to make land available for these things. Little that is practical can be done until the land is ear-marked and available for selection.

Make the land available, and a thousand men of good pioneer type will be available tomorrow for settlement in Papua-New Guinea.

Sir Ronald Garvey

Due in Suva in August THERE was some disappointment in Fiji when it was learned that the new Governor, Sir Ronald Garvey, will not arrive until August.

What with hurricane repercussions, and other things, a heavy administrative burden has been thrown on Mr. A. R. Stoddart, Colonial Secretary, who is acting as Governor, and who is not very well.

However, it is recognised that, as Governor of British Honduras, Sir Ronald Garvey had for years one of the most harassing jobs in the British Colonial Empire, and is entitled to long service leave—which he is spending with his family in England.

The Fiji Government is handicapped by the absence of some senior officials and now the highly competent Treasurer, Mr. R. M. Taylor, is to depart. The strong hand of Sir Ronald Garvey will be welcome, when it comes.

The Acting Governor, fortunately, has not got to carry the added burden of the Western Pacific High Commission. A new High Commissioner is on his way to Honiara, to make that his headquarters when he takes over. But none knows just when that change will take place.

Mr. G. D. Chamberlain, Secretary of WPHC, has been carrying on as Acting High Commissioner.

TOA Withdraws NG Service IT was formally announced, on April 15, that the service maintained by Trans Oceanic Airways, between Sydney and Port Moresby, by Solent flying-boat, is being withdrawn immediately. Increasing costs have made the economic operation of the service impossible. Qantas’

Australia-N. Guinea fares have been raised, to meet rising costs.

Mr. John McWhinney, who was Government Secretary at Norfolk Island for several years, and who subsequently assisted the legal department in the New Hebrides, has now settled down in Sydney as a legal practitioner . 11 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1952

Political Crisis In New

CALEDONIA From Our Own Correspondent NOUMEA, Apr. 3.

THERE is a pointer for all South Pacific Territories in the deadlock which has occurred in relation to the election of the General Council of New Caledonia.

Hitherto, the New Caledonian Parliament always has had a majority of European members and a majority dominated by officials.

Now, Leftist elements are trying to rearrange the constitution, so that the votes of Europeans and natives may have equal value.

Last year, in the election of a Deputy for New Caledonia and New Hebrides in the Chamber of Deputies (Paris), the franchise was extended to “literate” natives, and the test for literacy was so low that practically any intelligent native was allowed to vote. In the result, the pro-European candidates were defeated, and M.

Maurice Lenormand, regarded as ardently pro-native, was elected.

At the end of 1951, a new set of laws governing the General Council was passed, in the first instance, by both Chambers of the Parliament of France. The new law provided that the Council should be elected by two bodies of electors the Europeans to elect 16 and the natives to elect nine members. This is in accord with principles and practice observed in half-developed countries, like New Caledonia, the world over.

Under French law, this new set of regulations could not operate until it had been passed again (in the second instance) by both Deputies (National Assembly) and Senate; and when it came up again M.

Lenormand, backed by the Communists, the Socialists, and some of the Moderates and Independents, challenged the new laws; and the Assembly, by 356 to 256, rejected the measure, and had it sent to a Committee for further examination.

Lenormand demands a common roll for both Europeans and natives —no racial discrimination. This, of course, would mean the swamping of the Council by natives.

"OECAUSE of the continuing " political crisis in France—where Government after Government has fallen through inability to solve the financial problems the New Caledonian Council matter has been repeatedly postponed. Now, the term of the General Council has expired, on March 31. The Territory is without a Council.

M. Henri Bonneaud, chairman of the Council, has flown from Noumea to Paris, and is appealing for an extension of the authority of the Council, until next election. He is supported by Senator Lafleur and M. Bichon, member of the Council of the French Union, and by the Degaullists, and part of the Moderates and independents.

There now is bitter feeling in certain quarters of New Caledonia against Metropolitan France. It is felt that vital decisions are being taken there without adequate knowledge of conditions here.

As there is no Council, the Governor may lawfully implement any decision which he cares to take.

For example, he could introduce the much-feared income taxation in this country.

EDITORIAL NOTE—It seems clear that politico-economic pressure upon France (as upon Britain and Italy ) is part of the Cold War being conducted by the Communist bloc against Western civilisation. While political conditions in France are in a confusion almost indescribable, Red agents have stirred up revolts against the French Government in Indo-China, Tunisia and Morocco; and worse is to come. This New Caledonian trouble is very small, in comparison with events in other French territories; but its genesis is plainly Red, and it all fits into the pattern. Sooner or later, France must go finally to the Right or Left, and must accept dictatorship for a term from her Degaullists or Reds.

Only so can the crisis be ended. And modern history shows that, in these matters, what happens to France to-day probably will happen in Britain to-morrow.

Exon-Cottee Wedding

A happy wedding in exceedingly pleasant surroundings took place at St.

John’s Church of England, Robertson, NSW, on March 29, when Miss Elizabeth Exon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Exon of Suva, was married to Mr. lan Cottee, of Brisbane.

The small convictbuilt stone church is the proud possessor of beautiful stainedglass windows, and was just large enough to hold the guests. The reception was held at Glencraig, just out of Robertson, and the home of the bride’s aunt, Miss Jocelyn Henderson.

The bridegroom’s parents flew from Brisbane for the wedding and guests came from three States and from Fiji.

The bride wore a gown of lace and was attended by her sister Miss Jocelyn Exon and by Miss Margaret Cottee of Melbourne.

Photographs show (top) the bride and groom with their attendants in the grounds of Glencraig.

Lower, left, the bride and groom with the bride’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henderson. Right, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Exon outside St. Johns. 12 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

The Editors' Mailbag

Who Was A. J. Jones, MLA?

IF anyone ever has heard of the Hon. A. J. Jones, MLA, he might help in restoring a trophy to its owner.

Mrs. V. A. Cooper, of the European Hospital staff, Rabaul, reports that her son, aged 4, picked up among the debris of that war-shattered towq a sterling silver plaque, 4 inches long by 1 inch wide, bearing the inscription: “Memento, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, 1924- 1925. The Hon. A. J. Jones, MLA.”

Many pre-war residents of Rabaul lost their household goods in the invasion and bombardment. If anyone recognises the plaque as an object of personal or sentimental value, he should communicate with Mrs.

Cooper, at the address given.

Native War ‘Compo’— New Angle APROPOS of the war damage compensation paid to New Guinea natives by the Administration—a million up to date, and another quarter-million in contemplation— ve have an interesting note from a Rabaul correspondent.

“I don’t think that many people South realise the extent to which the latives in some parts of New Guinea iccepted Japanese control in 1942- 14,” he says. “You can’t blame the latives. They know nothing of inernational affairs, and care less. The rmropeans were gone, the Japs were here; it was just one form of breign domination replacing another, fheir troubles!

“In a couple of years, they were is friendly to the Japs as they were o us. Certain villages on Bougainville, for instance, were specially narked on our maps as pro-Japanese, t definitely wasn’t a good thing that my of our fellows should fall into heir hands.

“When our forces began to come >ack, certain American formations lad the job of seeking out and bombng all Japanese strong-points and ettlements. Naturally, these native illages came in for attention. Some )f the worst of them were pretty horoughly strafed.

“Now we have the pleasure of eeing our old native enemies from hose bombed villages getting com- •ensation from the Administration, 'hey charge up, on the most liberal cale, the pigs that were killed (perhaps) and the huts that were wrecked maybe) by Yank bombs; and the good old Aussie taxpayer pays, and pays. What a set-up!!

“A few thousand pounds should have been made available to District Officers, to pay out compensation on a reasonable basis in cases where they were satisfied the claim was genuine—and leave it at that. This fantastic system, devised by the Ward-Murray regime, of scattering millions among the natives, has done far more harm psychologically than it can possibly have achieved in material good.”

A Small. Good Cricketer SYDNEY newspapers have been making a fuss over David Ragg; aged 15, who has just been promoted to the first cricket XI of Riverview College. He is described as the smallest lad in GPS first-grade cricket; but David points out indignantly that he is 5 feet high and weighs 7 stone. A Sydney cricket commentator says these are “overstatements.” David is grandson of Fiji knight, Sir Hugh Ragg, at present residing in Sydney, and son of Mr. David Ragg, of Lautoka, who is about to leave with his wife on a European tour.

Those NH Chinese A forthright note from on old planter in the New Hebrides: — “You are wrong in your February isue in saying that Chinese in considerable numbers are being admitted to New Hebrides as labourers. They are not coming in as indentured labourers but as free men, which is much worse. They are young, cheeky, and self-confident, and most dangerous in their daily association with our natives.

“What is going to happen? The Chinese are now opening new stores everywhere, selling drinks to the natives—in some instances demoralising them ... I will bet you that in less than 10 years even the powerful Burns Philp interests will be at a loss to know how to handle this growing Chinese menace in this group.”

Inflation? Oh, No!

T'HIS inflation is not all in one A place (writes a correspondent).

About 1910, Mr. J. T. Bensted, well-known public servant, built at Ela Beach, Port Moresby, a good, roomy house, and it cost him £5OO.

So far as one knows, it has not been materially altered or enlarged in the last 40 years.

A couple of years ago, the Administration bought the house, furnished, for £9,000.

Now a section of it has been pulled down, to get the white ants out of it. Someone has calculated that those termites cost the Administration £1 per head!

Wanted, Home for Trophy ANYONE in a public institution in Fiji got room for a tastefully carved' bar-counter? Mr. L. A. Lawlor, of Suva, is seeking a home for a precious trophy.

In World War I, Fiji servicemen ~n leave in London made the bar of die Chandos Hotel their unofficial headquarters. Many of them cut their initials in the ancient wood.

Among them we find “L.A.L.”, groggily upright but typographically correct. Some time ago, the Chandos owners removed the counter, cleaned and polished it, and shipped it South to Les Lawlor. He claims he bought it during World War I.

He was going to erect it in the old Club Hotel, in Suva; but the January hurricane blew the top off the hotel, which is now being demolished.

Most Suva people make bright quips about Mr. Lawlor’s trophy, but it really does deserve a place among honoured and historically valuable relics in Suva.

US Consul in Tahiti A CORDIAL official welcome was given Mr. Philip Haring, US Consul to French Possessions in the Pacific, when he arrived at Papeete in March from his headquarters in Noumea.

For nearly a century USA maintained a Tahiti Consulate. It was withdrawn a few years ago, and became the residence of Mr. Oscar Nordman.

Mr. Nordman now maintains, in the house, a permanent office for the use of the Consul, on his periodic visits.

At the Methodist Church, Raluana, Rabaul on March 15, Miss Patricia Hill was married to Mr. Alwyn Creswell O’Reilley. A reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G.

Kent of Malapau.

Fiji’s War Memorial Anti-Tuberculosis Fund benefited to the extent of £2,813 from the sale of Health Stamps in the Colony between September 18 and December 31 last year. 13 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 19 52

Severe Fall in Copra Prices LONDON, Apr. 5.

COPRA market trend is still downward. This week’s quotations:— Straits—£6o Stg., Continental port. Slow fall from £65 in February.

Philippines—Now 135 US dollars, with slow sale to Continental port.

Ceylon—Sales to Scandinavia, £66-£6l.

Indonesia is now the main seller of copra, and is accepting prices consistently below other market levels.

Ceylon coconut oil has fallen £25 in two months, and is now quoted £75 per ton.

Startling Taxation

DEMANDS High Court Cases Affect P-NG NEXT month, in the Australian High Court,, the Australian Taxation Department will try to compel several companies, firms and individuals who made large profits out of post-war enterprises in Papua- N. Guinea to pay taxation. The case of Milne Bay Merchants, Ltd., registered in Moresby (Mr. A. M.

Westhoven, managing director) is typical.

A group which included Messrs.

John Stubbs, Hornibrook and Lonergan bought Papuan salvage rights from Disposals and sold them to Vacuum Oil Co. at a very much larger figure. The oil company salvaged its thousands of precious drums and oil installation equipment, and sold the rest to Mr. Westhoven.

The latter formed Milne Bay Merchants, Ltd., and that company gathered huge quantities of scrap in Eastern Papua, and made large profits.

Mr. Westhoven settled in Moresby and lived there for two years. He was assured he was clear of income tax.

Others did the same. Australian newspapers have just told how Mr.

Reg. Eginton, now on his way with his wife to Europe, made £150,000 out of Papuan scrap.

Early 1951, Australian Taxation pounced. For many months, swarms of officials have been interesting themselves in the profits made by allegedly Australian interests in post-war activities in the Islands.

The latter claimed they had Territories domicile and could not be taxed. Taxation men challenge on domicile, and insist that most of them really have Australian domicile.

Milne Bay Merchants, Ltd., have been double-taxed and fined, and asked to pay £75,000.

This case, and many similar, will go before the High Court in May.

The Taxation claims have aroused intense interest. It is held that, of certain of them are allowed, a large proportion of the Panua-N. Guinea will become subject to Australian income taxation.

Bsi Awaits Us New Head

Future of New Hebrides Connection Still Unknown HONIARA, Mar. 31.

INDICATIONS at the moment are that Honiara will remain the “capital city” of BSI. There is much commercial and building activity, a picture theatre is going up, Chinatown is being rebuilt, rice and copra experts are here to advise us.

Tulagi—2o miles away across the water—will presumably be our cargo port. Administration officials and Government Trade Scheme staff (about eight altogether) comprise the European population there. The Kurimarau transhipped the cargo from the last Malaita from Tulagi to Honiara; and the double handling caused much greater damage and loss.

There still are no wharves at Honiara; but Trade Scheme are rebuilding their wharf for small craft.

Qantas start a weekly, instead of fortnightly, service in April.

The new High Commissioner and staff are believed to be coming to Honiara—but up to the end of March there was no sign of them.

No one knows what is going to happen: but many changes are expected.

The new HC, from Honiara, will govern the Solomons and Gilbert & Ellice Colony, but no one knows what is going to be done regarding New Hebrides.

The retiring Resident Commissioner, Mr. Gregory Smith, has departed for England and the following officials have also departed—either permanently or on leave:— Police Superintendent E. I.

Colchester-Wemyss, with wife and child.

Chief Radio Officer J. D. Davies.

Customs Officer and Acting Postmaster W. H. Ramsay.

Secretariat Stenographer, Miss Daphne Thompson.

Trade Scheme Manager, R. J.

Lotze.

Others now absent on leave: Postmaster, the Auditor, the Senio Agricultural Officer, two Distric Officers, Treasury Cashier, and th Welfare Officer.

The Administration is somewha attenuated, and the list of “Actings’ include some round pegs in squan holes.

Before his departure, Mr. Gregor} Smith was warmly entertained b} various interests and a notabl( dinner was that at the Hotel Wood ford on March 29, when Mr. K. H Dalrymple Hay was host and th< institutions represented included th< Trade Scheme, Commonwealth Bank Tenaru Timbers, Ltd., K. H. D. Ha} Pty., Ltd., Ayrton Metal Co., Soutl Pacific Traders, Ltd.

Hotels On The ‘Coral

ROUTE’ rpHE New Zealand Co., TEAL, i A getting its Coral Route (Auck land) organisation into good shape ready for the cool season tourists.

Travellers from Australia, heade< for Tahiti, are provided with 41 hours of hotel accommodation ii Auckland (same coming back). I the Australians go by QANTAS t< Fiji, to join TEAL there, they ge 48 hours’ hotel accommodation ii Suva.

TEAL’s Tahiti passengers, o course are provided with hotel ac commodation for any overnight stoj en route—such as Suva, Apia o Aitutaki.

Western Samoa (Apia) is not ye included in the Coral Route, but ma; be in soon. There are no hotels 01 Aitutaki—at present, it is merely : fuelling-place on the one-hop high between Suva and Papeete.

Impressive Ceremony In

‘PIDGIN’

SOHANA, Feb. 26.

OF all the notable ceremoniei throughout the British Empin which marked the passing o: Britain’s beloved King George VI none probably was more remarkable than the solemn Requiem Mass helc in the Catholic Native Church ai Yetta, Buka Passage, Bougainville by Bishop Wade.

After the Mass was given in the usual way, the Bishop turned to the assembled native congregation and repeated his panegyric in fluent Pidgin. 14 APRIL. 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Watch Guam !

Strong Challenge to Hongkong A DEVELOPMENT of interest is afoot, relating to Guam. In so many words, American interests are planning to make Guam a port of exchange for the potentially enormous trade of the North Pacific.

If only the threat of war can be removed, the possibilities of Transpacific trade—between Asia, North America, Australia, and South America, and all the Pacific countries—are almost incalculable. Guam, as the all-American Territory nearest to Asia, could easily become an entrepot of the greatest importance.

Guam’s very energetic Governor, Carlton Skinner, has written a pamphlet entitled “Guam, the Hongkong of the Future,” and it is attracting wide attention. Guam, so situated in Micronesia as to maintain quick and easy contact with Japan, China, Southeast Asia, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, and all the South Pacific Territories, is presented as an ideal base for American enterprise.

Special inducements to settle in Guam are being offered not only to traders, but also to financiers, manufacturers and transportation groups.

Phere will be freedom there from many of the things that now harass enterprise—perhaps even freedom from taxation. Guam spells Opportunity!

Hongkong must watch itself. We may all. with profit, watch Guam.

Who’s The Champion ?

IN mid-March, in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Mrs. Kathleen Hassall, formerly a resident of Nadi, Fiji, hooked and landed . a black marlin weighing 542 i lbs.

Sparkling headlines the world over said this was a woman’s world record—that it beat by 301 b a marlin caught by Mrs. F. K. Farrington off the NSW coast in 1949.

Now, turn to that delightfully readable book. Rainbow in Tahiti, written by Caroline Guild, an American woman, and published by Doubledays in 1948. On pages 21 fits, Mrs. Guild describes how she and her husband went down from Tahiti (where they lived for several years) to New Zealand, and fished in the Bay of Islands, and how she hooked and landed a black marlin which was officially weighed at 823 lb. She tells how she received innumerable messages, and the formal award of the woman’s world championship.

NG Urged to Plant More Trees A DUTCH professor, Dr. J. P.

Thysse, of the Department of Planology at Bandung Technical University of Indonesia, has recently completed a survey of housing in the South Pacific for the South Pacific Commission.

He said that satisfactory dwelling conditions exist in New Guinea for the native population at present, but in view of the improving standard of living, a better type of dwelling will be required in the near future. He advised the planting of more trees to meet the inevitable demand for timber.

The Professor’s recommendation will surprise many people who have been convinced by recent publicity that New Guinea is a land of vast timber resources. Probably what the Professor means is that where timber is cut out there should be a vigorous programme of reafforestation.

Mr. Frank Exon, of Amalgamated Wireless, Ltd., has returned, for a few months, to the managership of the Fiji branch, after long leave in Australia. His next move is uncertain. Mrs. Exon and daughter Jocelyn expect to go back to Suva with him—daughter Elizabeth was married recently in NSW.

Servicemen’s Parliament P-NG This photograph (by J.

Hill, of Lae), shows the office-bearers and delegates who attended the February Conference of the RSSAILA, at Lae, New Guinea.

SEATED: (from left to right): S. E. Pointon, Treasurer (Lae); Geo. K.

Whittaker, MBE, State President (Lae)); C. C.

Beckett, Vice-President (Lae); Jas Peterson, Retiring State Secretary (Lae).

STANDING: L. Elliot (Port Moresby); C.

Eldred (Wau); J. Hughes (Lae); L. A. Ashton (Wewak); R. Vaughan (Kavieng); R. F. Bunting (Samarai); Dr. C.

Gunther (Bulolo); R.

Watson (Sohana); J. V.

Knight, State Secretary (Lae); R. Arrowsmith (Rabaul and Kokopo).

Absent: J. Gilmore (Madang); J. Whippy, Vice-President (Rabaul); lan McDonald. Vice- President (P. Moresby). 15 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

South Pacific Commission

Ninth Session on April 28 THE Ninth Session of the South Pacific Commission will open at headquarters at Noumea on April 28, and may last 12 days. The six member Governments of Australia, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, Britain and United States will each be represented by Commissioners and advisers.

Main item is the work programme, on which are 43 projects designed to promote the economic and social welfare of Pacific Islands peoples.

Mr. N. A. J. de Voogd, Netherlands Minister at Canberra, and recently appointed Netherlands Senior Commissioner will be chairman.

Problems associated with the catching, processing and marketing of fish in the South Pacific will be discussed at a fisheries conference, opening at Commission headquarters on May 14.

Dr. L. R. Catala, of the Research Institute of French Oceania, will now submit to the Commission his report on the economic development of coral atolls. In a six months’ investigation, he sought ways and means of producing in the atolls more food of wider variety.

Rehabilitation work is still in progress at the Nadumloulou Introduction Garden of economic plants and trees, which suffered severe damage in the Fiji hurricane last January. This Garden is maintained by the Fiji Government, with Commission assistance.

An American leprologist, Dr.

Norman R. Sloan, has been engaged under Commission health project H. 7 to carry out an eight months’ leprosy survey of Netherlands New Guinea, commencing this month.

An authority on tropical housing, Professor J. P. Thijsse, of the University of Indonesia, is now in Sydney preparing a report on native housing in the South Pacific. He visited Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua and New Guinea, and Netherlands New Guinea.

An English authority on vocational training, Dr. F. J. Harlow, is in Suva preparing plans for the Commission of a model vocational training institution for Islands peoples.

Mr. D. B. Roberts, M.A., has taken charge of the South Pacific Literature Bureau, recently set up by the Commission at its Social Development office in Sydney to stimulate the production of English and vernacular literature for South Pacific territories. Mr. Roberts was Acting Director of the Central African Literature Bureau.

Pacific Fisheries Conference PROBLEMS associated with the catching, processing and marketing of fish in the South Pacific will be discussed at a fisheries conference representing six nations in Noumea on May 14. United States will be represented by Mr. O. E. Sette, Director of the Pacific Oceanic tions, Honolulu, and Mr. Vernon Fisheries Investigations Honolulu, and Mr. Vernon Brock, Director of Fish and Game, Territory of Hawaii.

The main objects are:— (a) To work out a practicable method of bringing together all the relevant information available on fisheries in the region; (b) To suggest the best way of investigating quickly the problems of catching, processing, transporting and marketing, and inducing people to increase the use of local fisheries products. (c) To make constructive suggestions concerning a statement of the prerequirements for fisheries development in the region; and (d) To consider and advise what role the South Pacific Commission could play in the development of the fisheries in the region.

Galathea Reports

Prolific Fish-Life

rpHE Director of the Auckland X Museum, who made a cruise to the Kermadec Islands area aboard the Danish oceanographical survey vessel Galathea, reported that there was evidence! of great quantities of fish being present in that area—but mainly at considerable depths. Good results should be obtained by trawlers operating below the 1,500-fathom level in that region.

The engagement has been announced of Miss Z. Whifcombe, grand-daughter of the late Mr. F. S.

Whitcombe, of Fiji, to Mr. L. G.

Martin, of Suva, Mr. Martin, who comes from Queensland, was four years in the AIF, and was among the first Australians to land in Japan in 1945.

At a recent sitting of the Supreme Court in Rabaul, New Guinea, Terence Murphy was charged with assaulting a native and causing bodily harm. He was convicted and fined £3O.

Prosperity In Samoa

APIA, Apl. 4.

PROSPERITY continues here There is a great demand frorr NZ for bananas, but with such higl prices ruling for copra and cocoa Samoans are disinclined to grov bananas.

Prices of imported foods frort Australia and NZ are rising fan tastically, and persons on fixed in comes are facing real hardships.

Inquiry About New

Guinea Taxes

The Papua-N. Guinea Custom: Inquiry Committee, set up by th< Australian Government to examin< the whole subject of Customs taxa tion imposed on the Territories leaves for the Territories on May 3 It will visit all main centres, examini existing industries and developmenta prospects, and will be glad to hav< the opinions of individuals, organisa tions and firms.

This England Extract from an article bj Dr. Arthur Bryant, CBE, LED, ir the “Sunday Times,” London Oct. 21. 1951.

WHAT do we mean by England?

We do not mean merely a countrj or a great Power.

We mean a continuing society thal stands for, transmits and guards a waj of life.

That way of life is founded on the ideal, derived from Christianity, thal every man, whatever his creed, calling 01 station, has a soul entitled to respect, freedom and justice.

Totalitarian tyranny, class hatred, the deliberate propagation of lies and the denial of justice in the name of any kind of corporate uniformity, are affronts and threats to that ideal and way of life.

Again and again, though always sadly England has drawn the sword when her ideal or way of life has been challenged, . . These, expressed in social and political Iforms, have been growing and taking shape all through our history; in the blending of Saxon liberty with Norman discipline and sense of obligation, in the Itempering of monarchical orders with Parliamentary debate and independent Judiciary, in the widening of the bounds of democratic representation and privilege In the evolution of empire into selfgoverning yet partner nations.

And all through our history England has remained a cohesive force, ready, whenever need arose, to safeguard that priceless living legacy by unity and sacrifice.

It is unthinkable that this majestif and historic flood of freedom and justice "Should perish and to evil and to good!

Be lost for ever.” 16 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

France-Fiji

Shipping Connection Restored THE Suva branch of Burns, Philp (S.S.) Co. Ltd. has had success in trying to revive the sea-borne trade between Fiji and metropolitan France, and French possessions in the South Pacific.

The first Messageries Maritimes vessel to visit Suva since 1938 was the passenger ship Sagittaire, which irrived on August 4, 1951. She was followed in December by the cargo vessel Helene Kulukandio. The Citta ii Salerno, which has been chartered >y Messageries Maritime, is expected n mid-July.

Although the service is as yet inrequent, its revival makes it possible o get supplies of such goods as «ment from France, without the iroblem of transport to an English >ort and then to some vessel bound or Fiji. The revived service will Iso make it possible to obtain idnes, perfumes and clothing direct rom France.

There is now a sea-link between 'iji and New Hebrides and New Caledonia, which cheapens the cost f travelling and of sending goods rom Fiji to the two French possesions.

CURIOUS ANGLE ON N.

Guinea ‘Status’

MORESBY, April 2.

HHE RSL asked the Crown Law \ Department to clarify the status t natives and of Chinese bom in ie Trust Territory of New Guinea; id of Chinese born in non-British Hintries outside the Territory.

The authorities have replied that itives and Chinese born in the erntory are “Australian-protected Tsons.” Chinese in the last cate- >ry are “aliens,”

This has raised some interesting eculation. Someone has asked aether New Guinea natives—as ey are not British subjects but only Australian protected persons” e entitled to hold seats in the !gislative Council.

G Factories Cannot Compete Against Ceylon 'HE desiccated coconut factories at ’ Beliau Island and Alexishafen ladang) have been forced to close wn. The blame is placed largely .the high freight rates from New Jinea to the markets in Australia —Ceylon being able to sell the equivalent produce in Australia at a figure below the landed cost of the New Guinea product. The BeJiau Island factory is owned by a subsidiary of W. R. Carpenter & Co., Ltd., Sydney, and the Alexishafen factory belongs to the Catholic Mission there. Both will open again if conditions improve.

Do You Remember?

TWENTY years back, Pacific Islands governments—like all others—struggled with the dragon we called Depression. But there was some light in dark places—Britain had recently gone off the gold standard and this had stimulated interest in gold discovery. In New Guinea, the first of the BGD dredges began to take gold out of the Bulolo, dozens of other small gold mining companies were being formed, and in the Solomons optimists were assuring themselves that there must be gold there, too. NG mining went on to save that Territory from financial disaster but to-day, 20 years later, they are still in much the same state of dither over their problematical gold in BSI as they were in April, 1932—but in defence of that much-maligned Protectorate, we can say that BSl’s troubles in this direction have not been so much lack of gold as too much politics.

Here are some extracts from the issue of April, 1932—some to make you laugh; some, perhaps, will make you give up sighing for the good old days: Things that could have been better put!

We allow the late A. J, Vogan to say, in regard to the newly-appointed Administrator of Norfolk Island (C. R. Pinney, formerly an official in the Papuan Administration and son-in-law of Sir Hubert Murray): “The new Administrator is a particularly able bushman and a mountaineer; and took the first woman to cross New Guinea—famous Miss Phillipa Bridges, of Devonshire, authoress of A Walk About Papua—from Port Moresby to Buna Bay, a great feat of endurance for them both.” • • * “The Macdhui, which arrived in Sydney on March 29, brought mail from the' New Guinea goldfields, posted there just seven days before. Usually it takes 13 days for mail to reach Sydney. A plane flew the mail from Wau to Port Moresby.” * * * Our Thursday Island correspondent asks: “Will there ever be an end to the discovery of new synthetic products which threaten the great natural industries of the tropics? We fear that this is too much to expect from scientists who must justify their existence. Natural rubber at present Is sold at a figure below production costs, but can now be undersold by a synthetic article manufactured by the du Pont Company (USA) out of limestone, coal, salt and water.” * • • "History was made in New Guinea on March 21, when the first of the Bulolo Co.’s bi,? dredges was set In motion bv the Administrator. Within a few days the dredge was winning rich gold. A notable feature was that the whole of this heavy machinery was transported to the field by aerop’anes.” * • • • • • Drastic changes are intended m New Zealand Reparation Estates (Western Samoa) owing to a large deficit incurred during the current vear. A Government official stated recently that NZ committed a blunder in not disposing of the Estates years ago. Deficit for the financial year ending March 31, 1932. is £40,000.” * * * "Promoters of the Sangara (Papua) sugar-growing project have acquired 20,000 acres in N-E Papua, back of the deep-sea port of Buna, and propose to cultivate Badllla sugar-cane, 40 acres of which are already under test plantation.

The promoters say that conditions surrounding their enterprise are so favourable that they can produce profitably and show a satisfactory dividend at present prices—on which sugar producers in other parts of the world are making no profits at all.” (History showed that the Sangara promoters were wrong and that the rest of the sugar-producing world was right.) * ♦ ♦ Under the heading “Copra Prices Rise 40 Per Cent, in Apia” we stated that copra in Western Samoa was bringing £B/10/- per ton. • * * We describe, with enthusiasm, how science has evolved a method "bv which efficient refrigeration can be maintained without electricity or gas.”

By this method, you heated up a freezing unit over a primus stove for one hour daily, then plunged it into cold water to cause the "necessary chemical action” and placed the freezing unit in the refrigerator where "for 24-36 hours it will maintain a sufficiently low temperature to freeze water, if required, or keep the contents of the larder fresh and palatable.”

These contraptions, fore-runners of the übiquitous kerosene refrigerators of to-day, went under various trade names, but in the Islands were generally called "Icybalis.” Sometimes they were not so ipy, but they had one advantage over more modern refrigerators in that thev cost less than £3O. • * • Describing him as a "young man who is well-known in New Guinea, where he was employed In the Administration from 1922-1926,” we report that Mr. W. C.

Groves would be a passenger on the April Montoro to New Guinea and that "he has been awarded a Fellowship for research in anthropology by the Australasian Research Council he will work from a special camp in the central district of New Ireland." (Mr. Groves is now Director of Education, Papua-New Guinea.). 17 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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By Tolala FOR downright drivelling inanity, launched for political obstructionsm, give me the critics of Australia’s eport to UNO on New Guinea. Mosow Radio charges us with not taking any steps whatever” to develop NG awards self-administration. The oviet representative wanted a comlete description of all lands alienated nd Irak (of all places) wanted to ilk about self-government for the atives.

How much war damage would the oviet have paid NG natives?

Belgium, France, Salvador and ussia were delegated to draft comments and recommendations for the ouncil on Australia’s report. Cerinly a fine combination of colonial cperts.

A native in Madang has been •dered a caning as well as six onths gaol for an offence against a uropean girl. This is reported to be e first corporal punishment im- )sed in the Behind Days, and no >ubt Russian Rep. Soldatov in New ork will raise a cry to high heaven, ut he can rest assured that when idge Phillips orders corporal punishent it is well deserved.

By the time Soldatov hears about e caning it will probably have own to a “flogging” and translars should be careful to differentiate :tween the two modes of punishent—that is, if there is such a mild sgree of punishment in Russia as ning.

The Moresby paper, SP Post irted a flutter in some of the raisin dove-cotes recently when it rerred to “umpteen varying brands religion among a small popula- >n. . . and suggested the ad- ►ability of “screening” missionaries.

The number of varying denomina- >ns in the Territory, to me, has vays been a matter for regret owing the confusion caused in the native nd where these sects overlap and mpete for the saving of souls.

Sectarian bitterness has been resnsible, on more than one occasion, r criminal actions in the Terriy’s Courts.

Perhaps if a few disciples of the ophet Mahomet began propagating Jir particular creed (there is freetn of religion in the TNG) such ght tend to a more co-operative rit amongst the Christians, of whom in the TNG alone there are at least eight different denominations.

I remember one case of 40 years ago in NG, when a native missionary hanged himself as a result of inter-denominational strife.

He didn’t die, because I happened to cut him down in time. But it is remembered as an example of the effect of religious confusion upon the native.

My eye caught a report of a mission pastqr being sentenced to two months with hard labour on a charge of theft. A native charged with a similar offence received two months in the boob without hard labour.

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And so Kieta is again to be a lain port in the old German Soloions, or Bougainville. And just let le here make mention of the many mes I’ve heard reference to Bouainville being in the British Solomon ilands.

Geographically, of course, it has [ways been in the Solomons, but not alitically, and is one of the brightest jms in the old TNG’s crown. There ere more British interests in Boulinville during the German regime tan any other area in the German issessions. This was due to the :quisition by the BP Coy (CPL) of ich estates as Soraken, Bainu, Teoisino, Arigua and Konua. And this quisition was due to the German iap (Captain Doellinger) a very le type of colonial administrator, lere was a wharf there for interand vessels back in 1912, and ieta is one of the finest harbours ong the coast, hence its selection r the Germans as the chief port.

So Bert Gaskin has said a farewell Rabaul. He should know his ibaul by now. In earlier days he is an officer of the Commonwealth adit Department there and later ik over the Cosmopolitan Hotel. post-war years he did much for 3 rehabilitation of the town and is a man whose influence will be ssed.

Chinese residents in NG are imouring for representation on the gislative Council and have gone so ’ as to demand it from the UN usteeshlp Council.

Chinese have come a long way in JG during the past 60 years when 5 Neu Guinea Compagnie first )ught them in as artisans and mtation labourers. Main reason the former class was the German ijudice to a white man performing menial labour such as carpening, tin-smithing and the like. A it not shared by the Australians en they took over the country in 14, which somewhat surprised the ives.

By the 1920’s most of the Chinese 1 taken over trading stations and ew small stores, which constituted matown in Rabaul and other out- •ts. tn Rabaul there were a few major rchants like Akun and Ah Tam, and there was the famous Ah Chee, hotel-keeper.

Chinese plantations were confined to the South New Ireland coast, but now have spread almost everywhere.

In the middle thirties a move was started to eliminate from Pidgin English the word “Kong Kong,” designating a Chinese person, and since that time they have become more or less vocal. During the Jap occupation the known Kuomintang supporters received short shrift, several of the leaders being summarily executed. Where the sympathies of the present generation lie would be hard to say. Like most other minorities they suffer from a certain amount of inferiority complex besides being purse-proud. Papua, anyway, has no such problem for they were never permitted to settle there.

Reports from Manila tell of a vol-» cano pushing itself out of the sea and rising, after several days, to a height of 500 ft. Rabaul’s Vulcan, in 1937, after about 12 hours built up to over 600 ft. It gave a living example of how volcanic hills are formed. Eight, years later it was covered in vegetation.

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AVAILABLE Future of Kenaf Industry COINCIDENT with a report front Mr. W. L. Greenhill. CSIRC Fibres Research Laboratory chief ir mid-March, that tests carried out or New Guinea-grown kenaf fibre ii America had been satisfactory, cam* a warning from the Australiai Agricultural Council.

The Council cautioned that pres; statements suggesting Australia wouh soon replace its jute imports witl locally grown fibres, were not onh misleading but could jeopardise thi Australian project.

The Council stressed that mud more work had to be done befor commercial production in Nev Guinea and Australia was proved and no private enterprise couIJ consider the heavy capital costl involved unless guaranteed by thi Government against competition from overseas. A slight increase ii production of jute overseas couIJ make any Australian project com pletely unprofitable as a busines venture.

The Council mentioned that th jute sack situation, as regards stock held in Australia, was better that it had been for some years. A goa jute crop in Pakistan had also cause some recession in the price of jut products from that main source.

The Indian Government bat allocated 120,000 tons of jute tr Australia for the current year and was anticipated that, due to a poo wheat harvest, probably only 100,0 G tons would actually be used, tH remainder being held in stock. (TH Pakistan raw jute is processed i India).

Some Sydney jute merchants sau the fixed price for jute sacks soo should show a substantial fall I Australia despite probability ♦ import restrictions reducing preset stocks.

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Mr. A. J. Gaskin, one of Rabaul’s sst-known businessmen, has disposed f most of his interests in New uinea and, for health reasons, will i future live in Australia. He reins his interest in the Cosmopolitan otel, Rabaul, but this well-known itablishment has been leased to Mr. orman Lee for 10 years. Mr. Gasn went to the Territory in the early )’s as a member of the Commonealth Public Service. He later reaped to go into business on his own xount. He was a veteran of the irst World War and an enthusias- : member of the RSSAILA. Durg the Pacific War he temporarily ent back to the Commonwealth ;rvice and as an official of the srritories Department was able to sist many Territorians during a ost harassing period of their ex- :ence.

The growing of fibres offered a marvellous opportunity for developing the national resources of New Guinea, Mr. J. M. Dempsey said in New York in March. He has just returned from making a survey in Papua and New Guinea at the request of the Australian Government.

He spent two months studying existing plantings, principally about Port Moresby, Madang, Dylup, Lae and Rabaul.

Mr. Dempsey said NG Kenaf fibre has been sent by air to the US and spun into excellent jute-type yam. He believed fibre development in New Guinea would be substantial. 23 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1052

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It was a comfort to find that these fficial junketings, which air-transporition has made so fatally easy, are ot always a matter of red carpets.

The Minister and his party were ispecting Works and Housing Deartment projects in the Territory, sing a RAAF Dakota. They spent le night of March 27 in Lae where pparently there was so little W & 1 activity that next morning they >ok off for Garoka in the Central ighlands. Garoka and the Highlands ■e interesting to visit but what the f & H programme is in the area e have not learned. The RAAF lots, unacquainted with the country, mded by mistake at a little-used rip called Finintegu about 20 miles om Garoka. This is the wet season id the Dakota promptly became )gged and the party stranded.

This was 9.30 a.m. Frenzied calls entually (3.30 p.m.) brought in r. L. Crowley, from Lae, with his lall Curtis Robin plane. He ferried e party, one at a time, to Garoka. ie Minister was last to leave, after ; was persuaded that much effort and dry weather would be needed before the Dakota could be shifted.

The crew stood by, all night.

Senior officers arrived next day. An attempt to get the plane air-borne put her deeper in the mud, the nose dipped, and the props were damaged.

Later, crews were flown in to carry out earthworks and improve the strip. A Dakota, at Finentegu’s altitude (4,800 ft.) needs 3,000 ft. of runway. Finentegu has barely 2,000 ft.

While this went on, eleven other parliamentarians, also taking advantage of the Autumn recess, were touring Papua-New Guinea in another RAAF Dakota. Government and Opposition members were in this party and their purpose was to inspect air and naval stations in Queensland. Port Moresby, Lae, Manus and Rabaul.

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Great dissatisfaction has been e: pressed for years on the Territon activities of the Works and Housim Department. If the Ministerial vis is now followed by a shake-up an more efficiency in that Department Territorians will cheer their hea« off. But more often than not, suo visits afford only an excuse for moi< buck-passing and the Ministers coi* cerned develop even greater abilii for blinding the putter of Questioi in the House with even more bafflin science.

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The official party goes on its was smacking its lips over good food ai drink, chattering of the charm of lii in the tropics, the ease of entertak ing with native servants at hand, tJ smoothness of Administration, tl well-behaved natives, and the “gra potentialities of this vast rit country that could supply Australia every need.”

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Prices are strictly according to the aality and variety of the produce, hich can only be determined upon ispection, but it probably would be orth while for native co-operatives id others to investigate the market.

The records show that a fair quanty of fungus was shipped from arotonga many years ago, and that any of the atoll islands have in the rst handled beche-de-mer.

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These products find their way eventually to Hong Kong, Singapore, and wherever there are Chinese wha can afford a fancy diet.

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Recently, Mr. Schultze had searches made in Germany for old scientific and other records bearing upon New Guinea land and resources, and reports some success.

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ADO SYDNEY STEPHEN SMITH, on March 2, was found not guilty of doing grievous bodily harm to Constable Le’e Taita. The charge arose following an incident last year when Smith was leading a Patrol in the western district of Papua and as a result of which the policeman lost an eye.

In his summing up Mr. Justice Gore said that he was certain Smith had no intention that the incident should end so unfortunately as it did.

Both parties had been standing close together in a tent and had been very angry. There was some doubt as to whether the native had adopted a fighting attitude and he would give the benefit of that doubt to the defendant.

Patrol Officer D. Clancy returned from the School of Pacific Administration at Mosman to give evidence at the trial.

ADO Sydney Smith will now go to the School, for a term.

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At present accommodation for visitors to Rarotonga is restricted, most of the accommodation in the Govern ( ment-operated Rarotonga Hotel a:; Avarua being occupied permanently by Administration and business-firm staff. A special annex has been buili in the hotel grounds to house the staff of the NAC aircraft when the plane stops overnight, but other round-trippers often have difficulty in finding private accommodation ano when they do it may be of a very poor standard, indeed.

Mr. Price’s hotel, though several miles out of “town,” should be a dis< tinct tourist attraction if he can over come the transport problem to “town” and the rather heavy incidence o:< mosquitos in the area. Muri, on Ngatagiia Lagoon, on the east coas< of the island, is ideal for swimming and canoe sailing and is probably the most attractive coastal spot on Raro< tonga.

The hotel will, we understand, com sist of a central dining hall of palm ! thatched, open-sided construction, ano a series of small, native-style living’ huts.

As an American, Mr. Price shoulo know how to run a hotel the way dollar tourists like it run. The people of Rarotonga wish him gooo luck in his new venture which de-; serves to succeed. 30 APRIL. 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Early in February the Fisheries ill and the Pearl Fisheries Bill, ere passed rapidly through both ouses at Canberra, without debate ■ comment. Their effect was to npower Australia to proclaim ►ecified areas beyond the interitionally agreed 3-miles limit over hich Australia could control and igulate all fishing activities.

The bills introduce a system of :ensing, confer powers on State ficials to board vessels within the eas to examine unlicensed suspects, id empower the Government to vy fines and seize vessels.

The legislation can only be applied gainst a foreign vessel after the ►reign Government concerned has ;cepted the legislation. Just how ipan, for example, can be perladed to agree is not clear at ■esent. However, the Bills had to j passed before foreign governments could be approached. Efforts •obably will be made to negotiate »reements with Japan, Philippines, idonesia, the Netherlands and ortugal. Meanwhile, only Ausalian vessels operating in proaimed areas outside the 3-mile nit can be interfered with, under iternational Law.

Darwin and Broome have resided that Indonesian divers and peratives, who manned pearling aft last season, have not returned i the 1952 season.

Shortly before the end of last ;ason, the Consular Attache to the idonesian Embassy at Canberra sited the fisheries. The attache sported very unfavourably to his overnment on the working and ving conditions aboard the pearlig vessels.

PHIS development has completely L immobilised the Broome and ►arwin fisheries which, with idonesian divers, had operated at i advantage over Torres Strait shery, with its less skilled Torres trait Islands operatives, who irgely man their own vessels.

Next step was that the Federal kivernment announced, following representations from the master pearlers (the boat-owners) at Broome, and a satisfactory report from official investigators, that the entry of 35 Japanese skilled divers, tenders and lugger crewmen would be permitted, subject to strict controls, for one year.

This announcement was immediately followed by a clamour in Darwin, where local citizens are evidently opposed to the use of Japanese, no matter how profitable their employment might be to the industry. Some labour spokesmen siezed upon the subject as a handy political weapon, approaching the problem from an anti-Japanese rather than a pearling-industry point of view.

As the Darwin Branch of the RSL supports the protest, it now appears that either the Darwin pearling industry—an area from where the best of the shell is derived—will remain at a standstill, or conditions for the Indonesians will have to be greatly improved, which might mean the scrapping of the present luggers and certainly would mean much increased operational costs.

At Thursday Island there are solid grounds for refusing skilled Japanese labour, as the Torres Islanders are dependant on the industry for their own livelihood. 31 •ACIfIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Apart from a well-justified hatred; —which in the long run will be abandoned—fear of spying activities is one reason for the ban against Japanese.

Mr. P. H. Mendis, an independent Torres Strait master pearler, bound for Ceylon, reported that his trip; was intended to open up a new; market for his own trochus shell:: he hoped to get £llO per ton.i Large quantities of locally-fished trochus are used in Ceylon, but Mr/ Mendis pointed out that the Aus-, tralian trochus was less brittle and superior.

Moresby Has Cars — Also Export Restrictions Prom Our Own Correspondent MORESBY, Mar. 28.

PORT MORESBY must be one of the few towns—if not the only one—in the sterling area where an American car can be bought “off ihe hook”.

Most car importers took advantage of the last dollar allocation (which followed the Menzies loan) to order the best sedan cars and these are now arriving in sizable shipments?

Retailers, at first, had no difficulty in securing orders but then Customu announced that American cars coulo not be taken out of the territory within a year. Many people then; cancelled their orders but sorm claimed that the Customs Regulation could not stand up in a court oc law.

So the Administrator solved thu problem by proclamation in thr Gazette. Using his powers undes the Customs Ordinance, 1951, hu prohibited the export of any car.

This Ordinance gives the Adc ministrator power to prohibit thu export of goods where, in hii opinion, their exportation would br harmful to the territory.

The terms of the proclamation permit limited export “if the consent in writing of the Chief Collector oc Customs has first been obtained’”

This means, of course, that if yon wish to export a sterling car, OK> but if you wish to export an American car, nothing doing.

Which is fair enough; the retailen pulled a fast one in using dollan for cars instead of for essentiae equipment for developmental pun poses. 32 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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FREE [?] orthright Charges By An Old Resident Letter to the Editor )N January 31 there appeared in the Fiji Times an article confuted by the Fijian Affairs Board ititled “Fijian Economic Future.” he article was a collection of facts, gures and inaccuracies.

The writer dealt with a voluntary astern of deducting a certain amount ton from native products—mainly ipra—so that a central fund could g drawn upon for constructional iprovements in the villages—a very mnd idea, on paper. It quoted the 'stem in operation and the benefits lat had already accrued from it, id it was suggested that the system j legally made compulsory.

On February 7 there appeared lother article—or, as it was labelled brackets, “Advertisement.” It was idressed “To the Fijian People,” id was signed by Morris Helstrom, td., per J. M. Hedstrom. It was ie contention of Morris Hedstrom, td., that the proposed scheme was it a voluntary one as far as the Fijians were concerned, but one of coercion and misrepresentation. In their own words: “The scheme is not a voluntary scheme, in the sense that each individual Fijian-producer is permitted of his own free will to decide whether the deduction for the Fund shall be made from the proceeds of his produce. All Fijian officials have been persuaded to support the scheme with all their power, and the structure of Fijian society being what it is, that power is very weighty. The mistaken belief that any producer who does not take part in the scheme is breaking the law has not been discouraged, and is still held in some districts.”

This was the main reason that Morris Hedstroms refused to take part in the proposed scheme. And, to this day, they have remained firm in their decision.

OVER two years previously an alleged voluntary scheme was inaugurated in some provinces; and it was partly the results of this scheme that prompted the decision of Morris Hedstrom. I can speak with authority of the conditions in force in my province at that time anl I doubt whether there was one single instance of the copra deduction being voluntary.

From the time it was first introduced the whole scheme was distinguished by misrepresentation and intimidation. When the DO gave a true version of the scheme, he would be contradicted in his absence by the representative of the Fijian Affairs Department, It seems to be unknown to higher officials that the District Council is the easiest method used by minor officials (Fijians) to coerce the Fijians. They assert their assumed 33 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Branch Office: Burke Building. Stanley Street, South Brisbane. Telegraphic Address TVAN,” BRISBANE.: authority in influencing the decision of the Council, and having it -passed off officially as the will of the people.

This is quite contrary to the most recent prerogative of the District Council, as laid down in the Native Regulations.

When the Fijian Development Fund Bill was passed last year, it occurred to many Fijians that the new scheme was identical with the old and, if the new scheme was legal compulsion, the old could not have been. Immediately, the “voluntary” deductions fell off to nothing, right up until August 1, when the Ordinance came into force.

Since then, authorised copra buyers through the Group have been more or less abiding by the conditions ot their licences (or the licences of theii employers). While the Fijian De; velopment Fund Board in Suva haw all information at their fingertips— at least as far as it concerns them —no check apparently is being mad* on the producers* behalf. As long aj the pink receipt copies are supplieo to the Fijian Development Funo Board, with the necessary cheque; before the 14th of the following month, the worries of the heao office are over for another month.

In almost all instances where native buyers are operating, the letter o!< the law is not adhered to. The Bill was first passed to help the Fijians; each copra vendor was to have the final say in the crediting of his copra deduction, whether to himself, his tribe or his village. As the system now stands, there is little indication of this in native districts, and the Fijian Development Fund Boarc apparently connives at this irregularity, in collusion with certain trading firms.

As usual, the individual Fijian is the butt of another high-minded scheme, with low-efficiency organisa-, tion. With the lack of full understanding of his rights, he has been impressed into a system where he is more than ever imposed on by mem- 34 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Rhinoceros Beetle New Precautions in Fiji From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, March 16. rHERE is an unconfirmed report that the rhinoceros beetle, probably the deadliest insect enemy of he coconut palm, has appeared in Vavau, Tonga.

Every possible means is now be* ng taken to ensure that the beetle loes not get into Fiji.

For many years Tonga, like Fiji, las taken precautions against the possible introduction of the rhinoceros beetle from Western Samoa where coconut plantations have sufered from its activities for about 10 years.

Several years ago black wasps were ntroduced into Western Samoa from Zanzibar and they are reported to have lone good work against the rhinoceros beetle, but the pest is still far from being eliminated.

When the Tofua arrived at Suva Tom Samoa and Tonga on March 12, she was required to move out into he stream at sunset and to remain here through the night. This was because the rhinoceros beetle flies anly by night and is unable to fly far. [f a ship is anchored well away from and there is virtually no possibility 3f a beetle invasion.

Loading of the Tofua went on durng the night by means of barges, The Rain item of cargo being a scanty aost-hurricane shipment of bananas for New Zealand.

On March 13 the freighter Moray*aank arrived from to load copra at Suva, Levuka and Savusavu.

Fwo holds containing Vavau copra were promptly sealed by Agriculture Department officers, and the ship will be required to anchor away from the shore every night that she is in Fiji waters.

Approval has been given for the appointment of three additional Justices of the Peace or Commissioners for Declaration in Lae, New Guinea.

The fact that there have been too few JPs has been a source of public inconvenience. 35 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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A Nervous Breakdown

[N the Brisbane Magistrates’ Court on March 11, Mr. Harry Miller claimed damages from the Commonwealth as compensation for a nervous ireakdown he suffered four years igo.

Miller, reported to be New Guinea >orn, was stated to have been resjonsible for the lights of Rabaul hining again after the war.

He said that he had had a nervous ireakdown because of overwork and train caused by the lack of adminisration and lack of co-operation of >ther Commonwealth employees in he Works Department, Miller claimed that in 1948 he colapsed with shock when he saw the tabaul power plant's main engine mashed because of incompetency fter he had repaired all the boilers.

Because of this breakdown, he had •een incapacitated for the past four ears.

Mr. McKenna, SM, in a reserved lecision reversed a determination of tie Commissioner for Employees’ rompensation, which had rejected filler’s claim. Mr. McKenna found that Miller had suffered a physiological change and a nervous breakdown.

Mr. C. D. Sheehan (for Miller) said that under the scale provided in the Commonwealth Employees Compensation Act the amount of compensation should be in the vicinity of £l,OOO.

Miller was allowed £36/3/8 costs.

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IVfRS. KENDALL, president of the Queensland New Guinea Association, writes: ■■[ should be grate ful if you would allow me to acknowledge, through the PIM, the very generous donations of residents of New Guinea, amounting to £157/3/6, to our Memorial Scholarship Fund, and brought to us by Senator Kendall on his return from his recent visit, .. As you know> thjs Fund is used to assist children of pre-war residents who were lost during the war; and when these children have all passed school age the Fund will be sent to New Guinea to form the nucleus of a permanent Fund for the children of any New Guinea residents. We do thank those who have helped.”

Recently John Dean, 17, of Berwick, Victoria, passed through Brisbane on the freighter Shahzoda with 145 heifers and 25 pack horses in his charge. The young man and the stock were on their way to Mr. E.

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★ Obtainable from Auckland and Island Merchants Sir Alport Barker Resigns From Council THE Suva Town Council, on March 12, accepted with regret the resignation of Sir Alport Barker.

For 17 years Sir Alport served on the former Municipal Council, the Gevernment-nominated Town Board, and the restored Town Council. He was the last Mayor under the old municipality and the first Mayor with the reconstituted council.

Mr. Charles Wade, of New Guinea, arrived in Sydney at the end of March on six weeks’ leave. £5,000 CLAIM FOR ALLEGED

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Prom Our Own Correspondent APIA, Mar. 16.

MR. PETER PLOWMAN, a fc mer employee of the Ne Zealand Reparation Estates, whi« controls large coconut plantations Western Samoa, in a claim again the Crown, heard on March II asked for damages and compensatio amounting to £5,000 for wrong® dismissal.

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He said that Plowman was dismissi. without proper cause.) Mr. V. J. Murray, lately Harboi Master at Lae, New Guinea, w' visiting Sydney in March. 38 APRIL. 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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SLI. fforts to Boost Samoan banana Production Prom Our Own Correspondent APIA, March 16. 3HE March Tofua arrived in ■ Auckland, New Zealand, with e smallest cargo of island bananas i record. She carried only 5,000 ses of the fruit instead of the ual 25,000, due mainly to the ects of the recent hurricane and ong winds in Fiji and Tonga, and decrease in production and a shorte of Samoan foodstuffs in Western moa.

To stimulate banana production in estern Samoa, the Government has w decided to pay growers the cost transport from the point of collec- >n to the wharf.

The new arrangement will come to force with shipments by the >ril Tofua.

There is a pronounced shortage of nanas for local consumption and udents of Apia are frequently able to buy them for household

Executive Council For

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From Our Own Correspondent APIA, Mar. 16. f is expected that a bill to provide for an Executive Council for estern Samoa will soon be introced in the New Zealand Parlia- ;nt.

This Council, it is believed, will be other mile-stone on the journey the Samoans to self-government.

The Council is to consist of the gh Commissioner, the two Fautua, masese and Malietoa, three Samoan ambers and one European member.

The Executive Council will formue policy and propose legislation lich will then be dealt with by the gislative Assembly.

Mr. Dick Greaterix and Mr. Piere Jret left Wau, New Guinea, ready for an extended holiday in igland. During the past three ars these residents have made their rden into a show-place for Wau. has its own swimming pool, autiful lawns, flowering shrubs of ery type and even brooks running :her and yon. They also superied the building of their comfortle home.

Fiji’S Banana Exports

DOWN TO 1,095 GASES From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, Mar. 16.

REFLECTING the disastrous effect of the January hurricane in Viti Levu, only 1,095 cases of bananas were shipped from Suva on March 13 in the Auckland-bound Tofua. The shipment was well below the earlier official estimate of 2,730 cases.

The main reason for the slump in bananas for export is that in the areas where pockets of banana plantations escaped the hurricane the fruit is being used as food by Fijians.

Six troops from “B” Company of PNGVR. under the command of Lieut. Scott flew to Moresby on April 6 to negotiate the Kokoda trail. Lieut. Scott hoped to complete the crossing in five days. Enthusiasm for army training is reported to be not very apparent in Rabaul and a dozen is the average roll up. 39 ACI F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Suva’s New Central Medical School Photographs showing front and back views of the proposed new Central Medical School, Suva, Fiji. Industrial Builders Ltd., Suva, were announced last month as successful tenderers for the construction. —Stinson’s Studio. 41 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Mr. Malcolm English, District Commissioner, Manus District, NG, was married to Miss Mary Darvall, at Ryde, NSW on March 15.

Fiji Increases Postal

RATES ALTHOUGH Fiji postal rates a already very high, they will increased at the beginning of Apr The Post and Telegraph ment says that the reason is t steeply rising cost of handling, ai that in some instances they have be< charging less than the actual cc of freight.

In future, airmail charges frc Fiji to New Zealand will be 8d p half-ounce (formerly 6d); to Ad tralia 1/- (lOd); United Kingdoi USA and Canada 2/6 (2/-). Loc postages will also go up—local tov delivery to Hd and to other pai of to 2Jd.

In July, postal charges for overse parcels will rise by about 100 p cent, and all charges connected wii telephone services by 25 per cent.

Fiji will probably then have ti dearest post and telegraph service the world. (Australian air-mail charges ai 6Jd per half ounce to New Zealai and Papua-New Guinea; 9d to Fii 1/6 to the UK—all in Australis currency which is worth 12i p cent, less than Fiji’s. Australia] think that these charges are ve: steep). 42 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

m Wholesale and Retail Merchants—Sawmillers and Timber Merchants —Plantation Proprietors and Managing Agents—Ship Owners— Shipping, Insurance and Customs Agents—Plantation Suppliers— Exporters of Island Produce.

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RAB A U L MAD A N G KAVI E N G •

The Generosity Of Banabans

OF RABI SUVA, Mar. 23. rHE Banabans of Ocean Island, approximately 1,000 of whom loved to Rabi, the Fijian island they ad bought, soon after the end of le Pacific War, are probably the lost prosperous of all the native copies of the South Pacific.

Not only are they doing well on abi with copra-production, but their ;serve funds, built up with Ocean >land phosphate royalties, continue j accumulate.

But if the Banabans are affluent icy are also remarkably generous, nd they have just made a new and haracteristic gesture. They have ;cently given £3,000 to the Fijians -half of it is to go to general urricane relief purposes in Fiji (Rabi scaped the hurricane) and the other alf towards the welfare of the Fijian attalion in Malaya.

Such Banaban generosity is not ew. The story is told of how, early i the Second World War, when ritish territories in the South Pacific ere raising a fund to pay for addional fighter planes for the Royal ,ir Force, the Banabans, then still n Ocean Is., told the Western acific High Commission that they anted to give £lO,OOO in Ausalian currency.

It is said that the Commission ictfully suggested that this sum was ither a large gift for the little comlunity. But the Banabans had made p their minds to give £lO,OOO to le RAF and they insised on giving 1110,000 —only this time they made Sterling instead of Australian urrency.

Since the Banabans moved to Rabi ley have weighed in substantially i such matters as the Colony’s oyal wedding gift in 1948, and the /ar Memorial Anti-Tuberculosis ppeal in 1949, as well as in several nailer campaigns. Individual Banaans have said that they welcome ay opportunity to show their ppreciation of the way in which le Fijian people willingly allowed a ranger-community to take over a aluable island of the Fijian homend after the phosphate workings had lade Ocean Island incapable of ipporting its indigenous people.

Editorial Note

Before the Second World War, as ie phosphate workings curtailed lore and more of the Banabans’ ving area. Rabi, a fertile island ist north of Taveuni in Fiji was purchased by community funds. But before any planned migration could begin, war came and in 1942 Ocean Island was occupied by the Japs.

At the time there were 700 Banabans (Ocean Islanders) plus a similar number of Gilbertese labourers together with their wives and families. The Japs retained some of these people as fishermen but deported the rest to Nauru, the Carolines and Tarawa. They were all cruelly treated. In 1945 the task of 43 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Cables: “SUNRISE,” SYDNEY. Festal Address: Box 3317, G.P.0., Sydney. collecting the survivors of these exiled people began and in December of that year about 600 Banabans and 300 Gilbertese moved into Rabi, their new possession, and there, after the initial period of adjustment, they appear to have settled down.

The adjustment they made should not be underestimated. The fact that Rabi was fertile and beautiful and Ocean Island barren and unproductive did not prevent the older Banabans pining for their old homeland. Rabi had been a Lever Bros, plantation and was taken over as such, as a going concern. But the Banabans had not previously been :opra producers nor did they know anything of* the business of growing Eheir own food in rich Rabi soil— -3r much of working at all, for that natter. About 50 Fijians remained Dn Rabi to teach the Banabans ;omething of these unknown arts, aut even this was apparently regarded by the Banabans with mixed ; eelings.

According to a high WPHC afficial they are not too sure of the arge, bushy-haired Fijians whom egend has taught them are .fightlappy, hungry cannibals and at irst, were far from happy at the bought of settling on a small island n the heart of a Group inhabited by hese wild men.

Presumably, however, they are learning that they have little to fear from the Fijians. The Banabans are learning to grow and to eat new foods; are making good incomes out of copra and are still enjoying the royalties from phosphate mined back in Ocean Island. They are the richest of the Pacific Islands peoples and have their own ideas of spending their money, some of which do not always meet with the approval of their mentors, the Western Pacific High Commission. The Banabans have made some mistakes in learning to live on Rabi but most observers are agreed that the transplantation has been a most successful experiment.

Inquiry Into Death of Roger Cornillac THE body of Roger Cornillac, a French subject aged 27 years and employed by Burns Philp (NH) Ltd. was found in water near Pier 5, Santo, on February 24.

Investigations are believed to have shown that his back had been broken and that he had been bashed about the head.

A Court of Inquiry will be held and witnesses have been asked not to leave Santo until this is concluded.

Livai Volavola recently returned to Suva from the United Kingdom, where he has spent eighteen months studying British educational methods at the London University Institute of Education and at schools in the United Kingdom. He was awarded a Colonial Development and Welfare Scholarship in 1950. 45 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Fiji’S New Manganese

INDUSTRY Fill’s infant manganese industry is having transport problems— in getting the ore from the mines to Fiji’s highways and in getting it from Fiji to world centres where it is in demand—mostly the United Kingdom or Japan.

Up to date, there have been no deposits discovered that merit largescale working and producers have shipped the ore in its crudest state.

At present, some experiments are being made in treating the ore so that it will be suitable for hardening steel—the crude Fiji product is used only in the chemical section of the market.

Fiji manganese is worth about £l6 per ton, which price does not allow much margin for freight. The only possibility as far as export to the UK is concerned is by copra ship? using the Panama Canal—all other means are prohibitive. Shipment is now made in drums, but if production could be stepped up it might be possible to ship in bulk.

The largest shipment so far has gone to Japan—over 1,000 tons this January. Last year only 631 tons were shipped in all—mainly to the United Kingdom.

Maui Pomare Resumes Service THE NZGS Maui Pomare, on completion of annual overhaul, was scheduled to make a special retun: run to Raoul (Sunday) Island weather station in the Kermadecs: leaving Auckland on March 10.

She was expected to resume hen Cook Islands run on March 28.

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Australian Fibres Ltd. In Voluntary Liquidation WHAT should have been one of New Guinea's most promising new minor industries came to an end in March when the shareholders of Australian Fibres, Ltd., of Kokopo, New Britain, decided t© go into voluntary liquidation.

The company was formed about :our years ago and its purpose was o manufacture coir fibre, used in ipholstery, mattresses, etc., from ocal coconut husks and supply the Australian market.

In Australia, the New Guinea ibre had to compete with a somevhat cheaper product from Ceylon >ut manufacturers, on the whole, referred the NG product—it was lust-free and came out of the bales tactically ready for use whereas the Ceylon fibre was pressed into a hard >ale that required considerable workng to free the fibres.

The Ceylon fibre is manufactured >y the old retting process whereby he coconut husks are soaked in vater for some weeks until the fibre s freed. Australian Fibres, Ltd., xtracted the fibre from the husks by nachines and in the process freed it if dust.

High production costs contributed o the company’s troubles and high hipping costs administered the oup de grace.

The company originally enjoyed a reight concession in that the shipting company concerned allowed hem to ship by weight rather than iy measurement but in recent months his concession was revoked. This leant that the fibre company had ither to buy a press at a cost beween £2,000 and £3,000 which was apable of compressing bales into a luch smaller size than their present lutfit or to pay approximately three imes more for their Rabaul-Sydney reight. Shareholders were of the •pinion that they were financially mable to do either the one or the •ther and it was therefore decided o wind up the company.

Dr. F. J. Harlow, Assistant Educational Adviser to the Secretary if State for the Colonies, was in : iji in March. He is especially conerned with technical education and ie is studying on behalf of the South *acific Commission, a proposal to et up a Central Institution for echnical training in the South *acific.

Watson-Jones Wedding IN Melbourne recently, Miss Iris Watson, formerly a Sister at the European Hospital, Rabaul, NG, and later Sohana, was married to Mr.

Dennis Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. H. Jones of Port Moresby.

The bride was attended by her sister, and Mr. Bob Wardrop of Port Moresby was best man.

Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Dal Chambers, late of Induna Plantation, NG, and Mr. and Mrs.

A. Matthews of Torokina.

The couple expect to return to New Guinea shortly where Mr. Jones will resume his duties as a Patrol Officer.

In April, 10 more members of the Fiji Military Forces will join the 20 already in New Zealand and do a course of specialist training with the New Zealand Army. 47 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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New Zealand: RICHARDSON. McCABE & CO. LTD., Wellington, Auckland. Christchurch.

Fiji, Western Samoa and Tonga: MORRIS HEDSTROM LIMITED, Suva, Fiji.

Cook Islands: A. B. DONALD LTD., Raratonga, Cook Islands.

French Oceania: ETABLISSEMENTS DONALD TAHITI. Papeete. Tahiti.

New Caledonia and New Hebrides: AGENCE ALMA, Noumea, New Caledonia. 48 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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The Hebrides, Too, Had A

HURRICANE RC’s Report Shows Great Loss of Life, Plantation Damage A SUVA cynic has said that the most important aspect of the January 28 hurricane was that it happened in Suva and therefore merited a lot more attention than previous hurricanes that had merely devastated the Lau Islands and other parts of the Colony.

Suva’s hurricane stole, also, the thunder of the New Hebrides hurricane which occurred about a month previously (Christmas Eve) and, in loss of life, was a much greater disaster. Eight Europeans, one Asiatic and 105 natives lost their lives in the Hebrides hurricane. About 4,000 were rendered homeless.

In the Fiji hurricane, one Asiatic and 30 Fijians were killed.

Because the Hebrides Group is very much nobody’s child, there were no offers of outside help, no grants or gifts from neighbour governments, no bundles of clothes.

In short —no publicity.

The British Resident Commissioner for the New Hebrides, who visited the devastated areas soon after the disaster, recently made a report to the WPHC, and a summary of this report follows: The full violence of the storm was felt on a 50-mile belt that embraced the northern part of Epi, South Malekula, S-W Ambrym and the islands of Paama and Lepevi. The greatest damage was caused by valleys, streams and gullies which have their outlet to the sea, being blocked by fallen trees. Storm water backed up, then carried the barriers away, together with debris, flood waters and heavy sludge which engulfed buildings and gardens, and even, it is believed, overwhelmed and destroyed without a trace two ketches anchored in Revlieu Bay.

The storm destroyed the means of radio communication and all ships in the area were damaged, sunk or driven ashore. It was not until December 27 that word of the disaster reached Vila. No large craft were available, but the launch My Na was 49 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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loaded with food and medicines and left for Ma!eku!a; by New Year a number of small craft had joined in the work of relief; a Catalina of the RNZAF delivered 4,000 lbs. of food and searched for a missing French ketch; and MV Altair, of 208 tons, left Vila with foodstuffs and building materials.

The French Resident Commissioner and the British Resident Commissioner left Vila in a French boat on January 6 and toured the devastated area. They found wholesale destruction of villages and European missions and plantations; and that 4< of the 400 people who had recently been evacuated from the volcanic activity on Ambrym to Big Bay, Epi, had been buried alive in a landslide at the site of their temporary homes. The Presbyterian mission house on Paama had only three walls standing; the Catholic Mission at Craig Cove, Ambrym, was in similar plight.. Damage to mission and plantation buildings was estimated at £50,000.

Native houses disappeared almost entirely, but are easily rebuilt.

Losses of small craft were serious—two French-owned ketches, and a Tonkineseowned launch disappeared without trace, A British-owned sampan and six launches were wrecked on reefs or rocks; a number of other small craft were damaged but are repairable. A small ship, the Air Wave, was stranded at Craig Cove and has been accepted as a total loss.

At least 15,000 coconut trees on Epi and Malekula plantations were destroyed; in addition, an agricultural officer, says that the fate of 30 per cent, of the remainder is uncertain until it is seen whether shoots have been irretrievably damaged.

Some cocoa plantations suffered severely —at Ringdove Bay, Epi. six acres of flourishing trees were completely destroyed. Native gardens in some localities were completely wiped out.

Loss of copra on Epi and Malekula is estimated at 5,000 tons and it will take three years for many of the surviving trees to bear more nuts. Total damage to trees is estimated at between £BO,OOO and £lOO,OOO.

Relief supplies were contributed by the Administration, Red Cross, Missions, traders and private individuals, and appear to have been adequate; no serious food shortage is anticipated.

The majority of the native population did not lack cash and local stores were in a position to meet their needs. There was a strong demand for labour—collec- 50 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Codes: ABC ’>th <L- Gth Editions. tion and production of copra from the fallen nuts providing work for all—and in many families there was a breadwinner at work in Vila or Santo.

Italian Copra-Cutters Walk Off Report on Hebrides Labour Experiment From Our Own Correspondent SANTO, Mar. 20.

M. CHARLES GRAZIANI’S interesting experiment of importing Italian workers as copra cutters (reported in February PIM) appears, even at this early stage, to have failed.

A party of 20 Italians arrived in the New Hebrides at the end of January and were to have received from £2O to £2B Australian per month and to have been on a 3-years contract after which they could settle in the Condominium or return to Italy, The men are reported to have expressed dissatisfaction with the terms and conditions of iheir employment and those who have not already left to take more lucrative employment, have apparently repudiated their contracts and walked off.

The majority will return to Italy as their return passages were guaranteed.

Something of the sort was expected locally as the positions they were to hold were, to put it mildly, lowly; and the pay, according to Santo standards, microscopic.—V.W. (Ed. Note: It appears then, that the New Hebrides’ acute labour problem is not to be solved in this way. In any more normal period any proposal to import Europeans to do work traditionally performed by native or Asiatic labour would have been ridiculed—but in these hard times even this experiment was watched with great interest, and hope. Without knowing the reasons as to why the; Italians can apparently repudiate their side of the bargain, while Mr. Graziani must honour his in the way of return fares, it is impossible to make adequate comment.

On arrival they were described as “well-dressed young men.” They must have had some idea of what was required of them before setting out on a journey that cost Mr.

Graziani £225 per head, but when face to face with plantation labour they obviously decided that there was no future in the Hebrides for gentlemen copra-cutters.) Mr. and Mrs. Eric Willmann, left Brisbane at the end of March to go to Ulu, in the Duke of York Group, off Rabaul. Mr. Willmann will take charge of the Methodist Mission plantation there. 51 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Fiji Needs More Taxation Inspectors Comment on Indian Tax Returns From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, Mar. 24. rHE short article in February PIM (page 33) on the tax revenue or lack of it) derived from registered ndian companies in Fiji has received nuch local comment.

The figures quoted were the latest ivailable, but there was nothing paricularly new or sensational about he disclosures. Similar figures have >reviously been printed in PIM and ivery year the same information is ivailable to anybody who cares to lote it in Government reports and he useful and always informative )fficial quarterly called Fiji Infornation.

It has now been pointed out that it intervals over the years, in the -egislative Council and outside, jovernment officials concerned with he Colony’s finances have deplored, n discreet terms, the fact that there s a large hole in the taxation bag. -ocal residents feel that somebody hould “do something about it.”

The Inland Revenue Department s probably doing as much as can >e done with a staff hopelessly inidequate to cope with the major )roblem of tax-dodging individuals ind groups.

If every Asiatic trader were compiled to keep proper books, an irmy of tax-snoopers would be retired to keep an eye on them. As hings are, most of the limited number of Asiatic traders and shopkeepers who do keep any sort of )ooks at all, do not keep them in English.

W. Samoa’S New Stamps

Prom Our Own Correspondent APIA, March 16.

A NEW issue of pictorial stamps for Western Samoa were placed }n sale on March 10. The new sets :omprise denominations of id, Id, 16, 3d, sd, 6d, Bd, 1/-, 2/- and 3/-.

Great interest in first day covers )f the new stamp issue has been shown by stamp collectors all over :he world and thousands of the new »ets were ordered before the date of ssue. Large quantities of the old ssue, which had been in circulation since August, 1935. were also purchased by local buyers.

Oceania THE latest issue of Oceania (December, 1951) contains the usual quota of articles of interest to the amatuer or professional anthropologist.

A long article containing Mekeo poems and legends is supplied by A.

P. Allan Natachee—apparently a native of Mekeo. If the editors had supplied an introduction to this item it would have been more interesting for the reader. But apparently believing that science needs no explanation, they have published Natachee’s contribution as supplied.

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Williams, wartime chief of American Red Cross in New Zealand and Solomons, and later well known in Fiji and Tahiti, is going to work for two years at the Ambala Mission hospital and leprosarium, near New Delhi, in India, Since leaving Tahiti she has travelled extensively in Europe. 53 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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The Administrator of Papua-New Guinea, Colonel J. K. Murray, “as a distinguished visitor,” was given a seat on the floor of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Hobart, on March 26. The Administrator is in Australia on long leave.

Polio Outbreak In

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From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, Mar. 16.

VERY little information is obtain able at Suva about an outbreai of poliomyelitis in the Gilberts.

The Western Pacific High Com mission has confirmed the repot that there is an outbreak, and th Inspector-General of the Sout: Pacific Health Service (Dr. J. M Cruikshank, Director of Medics Services, Fiji) has said that five case have occurred at Tarawa, approx mately five at Nauru, and a few a Ocean Island.

Shipping movements have been re stricted to prevent any spread of thi disease to other islands. The WPHC vessel Tuvalu, which was schedule* to leave Suva on March 17 fa Tarawa will now go only to thi Ellice Group. (Cases were reported from Fiji ii April—one fatal. Two iron-lung have been air freighted from Aus tralia to the Colony.) Mrs. S. Fernan, of Lae, Ne\ Guinea, with her young son, recent!; returned home after a holiday ii Australia. 54 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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COLONIAL Development and Welfare Scholarships have recently een awarded to five young men of 'iji in order to help them qualify for ositions in the higher ranks of the Jovernment service.

The recipients are: Mosese Duilomaloma who has een awarded a four-year scholarship ) enable him to take a course in 'ivil Engineering at Canterbury Jniversity College, New Zealand, jading to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering. He is at present emloyed as a technical apprentice in le Fiji Public Works Department.

Felix Alexander Stanley Ember- Dn who has been awarded a fourear scholarship to enable him to Dmplete his medical degree course, te began to study medicine at the Fniversity of Otago, New Zealand, ist year and is to go to the Univerty of Sydney in March as a ;cond-year medical student.

Ifereimi Gasevakatini who has been warded a one-year scholarship to table him to complete the Bachelor f Arts course which he began at uckland University College, New ealand, in 1946 as a Morris, Hedrom Scholar. At the end of 1950 e was forced to suspend his studies >r medical reasons.

Maurice Kiran Chandulal who has Jen awarded a four-year scholarship i enable him to take a medical )urse at Otago University, New Zeand.

Alan David Donald who has been warded a four-year scholarship to table him to complete a course in eterinary Science which he began st year at the University of Sydney.

US Decoration for J. K.

McCarthy N the seventh year of “peace,”

Mr. J. K. McCarthy, now Disict Commissioner, Rabaul, NG, is • receive an American military :coration which was awarded to him >r distinguished service while in immand of an Australian unit at tanus during the Pacific War.

He already has the MBE, awarded i him in 1944 for his part in the scue of the 250 straggling remnants the Rabaul garrison who were wishing in the New Britain jungle •r lack of will or know-how to get emselves out.

When Rabaul fell to the Japanese 1942, McCarthy was Assistant District Officer, Talasea. In due course he heard of the plight ot the Australians who had escaped the Japs only to fall foul of the jungle, and he determined to do something about it. He walked hundreds of miles, even to the outskirts of Rabaul itself. He and police-boys rounded up dozens of small parties, comprised mostly of men who by then did not want to be saved. He coaxed, bullied, encouraged; he got them walking along his planned escape routes; he arranged food for v ’ 6 , them, shelter, canoes and even car- ’ £ , ’ . - . r . , , ners for the sick. After weeks he got them to a point where they were picked up by a ship and taken to Australia. In his self-imposed job he was ably assisted by a handful of old residents, some of whom, in later war service, paid the supreme sacrifice.

After recuperating in Australia, McCarthy served in Manus and later in Sarawak and Borneo right up until July, 1946. He returned to the Papua-New Guinea Administration in 1947. 55 *CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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DR. T. R. A. Davis, young and extremely popular Chief Medical Officer for the NZ Health Department in the Cook Islands, arrived in New Zealand in March to prepare the sturdy 48-foot ketch Soubretta for a voyage to Boston, USA, where he has been awarded a twelvemonths scholarship at Harvard!

University, commencing September, 1952.

Dr. Davis, together with his wife and two young sons, a Cook Islander as additional crew, and possibly also an American, Mr. McKall, who has been living in Rarotonga for some time, plan to sail from Lyttelton late in April.

It is understood that a call may be made at Easter Island on the long run across to Peru. It is planned toe sail up the South American coast, through Panama and via the Caribbean to New York, thence via inland waterways to Boston further north.

Dr. Tom Davis has always beem interested in small-craft, is am amateur designer of yachts, and, when time permits, is a keen member of the Rarotonga Outrigger Canoe: Club. He has studied navigation asi a hobby and is also a licensed radio* amateur.

He is a descendant of Captaini Harries, famous as a schooner skipper in the Eastern Pacific 40 years ago..

His wife, Lydia, is a New Zealand! girl. Her amusing writings on sailing in the Islands have appeared inj American and Australian magazines,, together with some more serious surveys of Cook Islands affairs.

The yacht Soubrette, formerly owned by Mr. Don Reader, is already well known in the Cooks, where she ■ traded for a time in 1949-50. Mr.

Reader was formerly meteorologist; at Aitutaki Is., and had planned to < abandon the Weather Office in favour of trading. His father took : the vessel up from New Zealand on j an experimental basis. But the idea . was abandoned and the yacht, returning to New Zealand, has been laid . up. She was purchased by Davis . last year.

The yacht will, of course, be fitted with radio, and it is expected that : regular contact will be maintained 1 with radio “hams” in Rarotonga and others along the route. Cook Islanders will certainly follow the voyage with considerable interest. 56 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Small Tuna Ships Are

Widely Scattered

THE five little ships of the South Seas Marine Products Company (formed by Mr. Harold Catty, in Fiji, as a tuna-fishing enterprise) have now been sold and distributed.

Iwo have gone to Indonesia, two to Ceylon, and one to California.

Fhey have lain idle in Fiji waters for the better part of two years.

American Rockefeller interests provided most of the considerable :apital assembled to start this new mterprise: and it had every promise )f success until it was found that, : or some still unknown reason, the ;una of the Fiji area cannot be :aught by the tuna-catching methods ;mployed elsewhere.

Negotiations for the purchase of he fleet by Dutch New Guinea nterests, reported some months ago, widently broke down.

It was announced in March that i tuna-ship was being built in Holland for the Dutch New Guinea jovernment.

Mr. G. H. W. Griffen, Works Detriment Overseer, Fiji, was spendng leave in Australia in April.

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From Our Own Correspondent LAE. April 1.

A LTHOUGH Qantas have through services on other days and Trans- Oceanic Airways run a twice-weekly service, at present, airmails leave Lae for Australia only on Sundays and Wednesdays.

The lapse of time causes considerable inconvenience. The fault appears to be with the Postal authorities who evidently do not care. 57 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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WITH two hotels (the Club and McDonald’s) put out of action by the hurricane, Suva will be hard put to it to find accommodation for the 80 Australians and New Zealanders who plan to come for the 18 ft. sailing boat world championships from June 1 to June 30.

The Royal Suva Yacht Club is trying to arrange for most of the visitors to be billeted in private houses. Billeting charges are to be fixed by the club and will be paid by the visitors.

BCD's No. 5 Dredge In Operation Again THE considerable task of salvag and repairs to BCD's 2,500-to< No. 5 dredge was completed at Bulc 10, New Guinea, on February 9 whe: normal operations were resumeo The dredge capsized in November 1949, when it was involved in a lane slide of tailings.

Captain J. Fant and his sta: carried out the salvage on behalf a Lloyds. Great difficulties were ex perienced, not only in the divini operations preliminary to righting thi dredge and in the subsequent repairs but also in obtaining the necessar materials from overseas.

Mr. Norman White, mining err gineer of Wau, acted as local repre sentative of the Underwriters ami gave much technical advice am assistance.

The Rev. T. Rees of the City Con gregational Church, Brisbane, claimed recently that coloured missionaries were refused passages on some shipt trading between Australia and thu islands. Australian mission societies he said, were forced to pay thousandl of pounds in air fares for coloured missionaries whom the ships wouh not take. 58 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Financing Fiji’s Australian Football Tour From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, Mar. 16. rHE Fiji Rugby Union has announced that as a result of le January hurricane the Union does ot propose to make a direct appeal d the public to help with the excuses involved in sending a Rugby ram to Australia in July. But that wing to the great cost of sending way a team, if anyone “can assist ithout putting any strain on an inividual or body, the Union will ladly accept such assistance.”

The Union intends to send 25 perms, including players, coach and lanager. They will leave Fiji by lane about July 2 and during le tour eight matches will probably ; played at Sydney, Brisbane, rmidale and Dubbo, but the inerary in New South Wales and ueensland is still subject to conrmation.

Much of the expense will be borne / Rugby groups in Australia, but ie Fiji Union estimates that it will ive to find about £1,500 to meet e cost of assembling, selecting, )aching and equipping the Fijian am. The Union will provide up £ 1,000 from its funds, and hopes at as Fijian Rugby touring teams ive been wonderful ambassadors for e Colony some Government finanal aid will be forthcoming.

Lstralians Learn About

Fiji Football

Fijian Rugby Union team which is due to arrive in Sydney out July 2 is already getting a ry good press in Eastern Australia.

They have been described as the otballers who fill churches as well grandstands and readers of metro- Jitan newspapers have been given ball-to-ball description of their caching and hymn-singing as well a description of the kind of foot- -11 they are likely to produce.

The feeling seems to be that if the jians cannot put Rugby Union back to popularity in Australia, nothing Mr. L. Martin who managed the jian team in New Zealand last ar has become famous overnight the “wealthy Suva business man }o was prepared to finance the jians’ tour himself.” As this was timated to cost about £6,500, Australian sportslovers, and that involves about 95 per cent, of the population, were suitably impressed.

Australia would now like to see some photos of these wild men from Fiji—and the wilder-looking the better—who are scheduled to show Australian teams how to play Union sometime between July and August this year.

A gavel, made of Western Samoan woods and a gift from the people of Western Samoa, was presented to the United Nations Trusteeship Council at the Marth session, by the NZ delegate, Mr. L. K. Munro. 59 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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RABAUL These photographs (by W. A. Hornberg) show Rabaul almost seven years after the “peace”—ten years after the Jap invasion. One may well ask: “Where is that garden town of the 30’s—the pretty bungalows—the neat public buildings?”

The explanation is that Rabaul, officially, is “temporary” and that, someday, a new town will be built about 30 miles away.

An abandoned Japanese naval gun on the heights above Rabaul looks down on the harbour. (Left): Acute housing shortage results in some unusual dwellings. (Right): A wrecked Jap ship (Centre) is now a wharf for small copra ships. (Left): Jap landing craft rust away at what was known as the “German” wharf—now burnt. (Right): Rabaul’s Chinatown is built of any old scrap material. 61 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1952

Tropicalities

A Memory Of “Lucius J.”

WHEN Lucius O'Brian James Connolly died m Brisbane in mid- March from cancer of the lung, at the untimely age of 54, the Courier Mail described him as a "colourful" personality. He surely was-he fought in both World Wars, and reached the rank of lieutenantcolonel; he hunted big game in Africa and India; he drove a car from Capetown to Cairo.

Old Papuans remember him well.

He arrived at Port Moresby in the ’Thirties with a party to “explore the hinterland of New Guinea,” and— after some lively publicity—they all set out across the Gap towards Kokoda, under the guidance of ARM Jim Fowler and a party of native police.

No one who has not seen the Owen Stanleys can imagine the discouraging character of the Kokoda Trail. The Japs know all about it.

It broke the hearts of the comrades of the indomitable "Lucius J."

"Jim" Fowler told some quaint stories of how they hated getting out of bed in the early mornings, and their bitter quarrels. They got across the ranges, and then disbanded. A rather fine type of Englishman Cap tain Mortished, who apparently had partly financed the expedition, was so disgusted with affairs that, when he got back to Port Moresby, he put an end to his share of the fiasco in tra ditional style, with a Service pistol.

Lucius Conolly was held in high esteem in Brisbane, where he was prominently connected with the RSL organisation.

Operation Mid-Ocean

MR. and MRS. L. G. USHER, of Suva, Fiji, expected to finish their six-months leave in the United Kingdom by a quiet sea voyage home via the Panama Canal, but the last 17 days of the trip proved to be far frem restful, at least for Mrs. Usher.

Three days out from Panama on January 8, the ship on which they were travelling, the S.S. Duquesa, hove-to in mid-ocean to take on board from a tanker a man dying of a perforated duodenal ulcer. There was no doctor on the tanker but Duquesa carried a medical officer and among the 12 passengers were a Harley Street surgeon and a trained nurse—Mrs. Usher. A team the patient could hardly hope to better in a modern hospital, much less en counter in mid-ocean.

While the operation was performed the ship cruised slowly. It was a success; then, while the ship con tinued the voyage to Wellington, it became a job of expert nursing, 24 hours a day. Mrs. Usher trained the chief steward in nursing technique and the chief officer assisted, and as a team they fought for the patient’s life with such success that when the ship berthed in Wellington on Janu ary 25, he was moved at once to hospital where his condition was officially logged as “satisfactory.”

Hurricane Aftermath

THE hurricane aftermath in the Suva area was marked by the appearance of clouds of abnormally vicious mosquitoes.

They despised all the usually effective insect-repellants and ap parently tore mosquito nets to pieces.

The plague in the central town area lasted only a fortnight or so, but was then succeeded by a plague of flies presumably bred in the masses of decaying vegetation piled up everywhere. One of Suva's normal advantages is its comparative free dom from flies, but from mid- February until early in March the town was as fly-ridden as any of the western islands.

By the middle of March both mos quitoes and flies in central Suva were almost down to normal.

The Club Hotel, a central Suva landmark for nearly 70 years, was still standing derelict seven weeks after the hurricane, while the hotel bar was in operation in a large con crete annexe at the rear of the smashed and roofless main building.

The hotel will probably be de molished very soon, the Town Council having declined to grant per Crossquiz — No. 28 ACROSS (Solution on Page 70) I. —The music of which operetta was composed entirely of Schubert’s music? 5. —What kind of vessel is ruin if you go to it? 6. What was pre viously the name of the port side of a ship? 7. —What can be a position, a newspaper, a piece of timber or a batch of letters? 10.—Under what other name is known the white poplar-tree? 11. —What material produces alcohol by de composition? 12. Who deals in gums, dyes and drugs? 13. What is the general expression for the character of a sound? 15.—Which famous Scots regiment of Dragoons was established in 1683? 17.—What word is the synonym of “see”? 19.—What is the unit of work? 21. —What veil is worn by Moslem women in public leaving only the eyes uncovered? 22. —What is the Spanish word for “sir”?

DOWN 1. Who were the followers of Wycliffe in England? 2. —What is the term for stealing by one legally on the premises? 3. —ln what workshop are tubs, casks and barrels made? 4. —What is the term for a statement that cannot be disproved? 5. To pursue by law? 8. —What is the automatic betting machine? 9. —What does the Parliament do when it puts off something from one session to another? 14.—What is the singular for Oases? 16.—What is the name of a beer-mug shaped like an old man with a three cornered hat? 18.—What single word expresses “by way of”? 20.—What did R. J. Gatling invent? 62 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

BUCKINGHAM PA LAC K .

Srd March, 1952.

Dear .

I am cosimanded by The Queen to express to you and to all those on •hose behalf you wrote her sincere thanks for your kind message of sympathy In her great loss.

Rer Majesty greatly appreciates their thought of her and her family at this time.

The President, The Ner Guinea Womens' Club, Sydney.

The President of the New Guinea Women’s Club of Sydney received this letter from Buckingham Palace recently.

Yours truly. mission for repairs to be made. There are rumours that a modern hotel will be built on the site—which is owned by Morris Hedstrom, Ltd.— but nothing is official.

A similar silence is being maintained about the fate of another old hotel building, McDonald’s, also badly smashed on January 28.

The Central Buildings, fronting the Triangle, which provided one of the most spectacular examples of hurricane damage in the inner town area, are being repaired. The Town Council has condemned an unspecified number of old wooden buildings since the hurricane.: —S.

AQUA PURA THE bungalow water tanks were empty and the house-boy had been getting the daily requirements from the water-hole leading off from the river. One day he came bursting up on to the verandah where his boss reclined at ease. Something serious seemed to be the matter: the boy could hardly speak, and was shivering with fright.

“What’s the matter with you?” said the boss.

“Master, big fella puk-puk {crocodile) stop along hole belong water,” the boy replied.

“Well, don’t be frightened of him,” said the boss, “He’d be a lot more frightened of you than you were of him.”

“No, Master, this fella puk-puk ’e big fella too much.”

“Nonsense, everybody knows that puk-puks are more frightened of men than we are of them. Pick up the buckets and go and get that water,” replied the boss.

“Master, suppose you talk true, water along this fella place belong puk-puk ’e no more good now belong drink!”

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Hollywood film studios have just re-discovered the blue Pacific—mostly with the help of Mr.

James Michener.

As reported elsewhere, Warner Brothers are preparing to film a Michener story in Western Samoa— and that Territory could not be more of a-twitter if a new Messiah had shown up there.

Last month, it was reported that another Michener story had been or was being filmed in Tahiti.

In Sydney, in March, more Warner Bros, film-men were causing flutters in girlish hearts—they were looking for someone capable of playing the part of a part-Polynesian beauty in a film about a Captain O'Keefe of Yap, Mapia and all points East, The film is to be “shot” in Fiji about July. (The film to be made in Western Samoa isn’t really about Samoa, either; it hapened on some other Pacific Island).

Apparently O’Keefe really existed.

Way back in Georgia in 1870 he thought he had killed a man and fled to the Pacific and founded a dynasty in the Carolines. He had red hair, and probably a red beard, but if you want to know the rest of it you will have to wait until the movie is made, PIM has never heard of O’Keefe; but there have been some references, in the past, to another Irishman, O'Brien, we believe, who also had a red beard and made his presence felt around the Ellice Islands about the same time.

Mapia Atoll

A RECENT enquiry from Mr.

John Riedel of Washington, DC, former USAF meteorologist, led to some investigation of Mapia, an atoll rarely in the news, but mentioned above in relation to the O’Keefe film. It is farther west than New Guinea’s so-called Western Islands, the Hermits, Anchorites, Ninigos, etc., and 100 miles north of Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea.

Mr. Riedel thinks that an American named Miss Brown operated a coconut plantation at Mapia before the war. She was removed by the Japanese to the Dutch East Indies, so the natives told Riedel when he was stationed there with the USAF in 1944.

Now from an issue of the Polynesian Society Journal (of New Zealand), Volume 10, dated 1901, we learn the following.

“At the time of the cession of the Caroline Islands to the Germans, in consequence of the arrangement of 12th February, 1899, the Mapia Is. have been considered as forming part of the Spanish possession. But by constant visits to the Archipelago and by having taken possession of in 1844, the Dutch consider the islands as their property. The dispute between the Governments of Holland and Germany is not yet concluded.

“Mapia, also called St. Davids Islands, Freewell Islands and Bunaj Islands consists of 5 islets on a reef.

“The original population was of Melanesian blood, but in 1898 there remained only 7—the rajah, his wife, and 5 children. They have been replaced by an immigrant population composed in 1898 of 65 islanders from the South Carolines and from Pleasant Island (Nauru) in the Gilbert Group, and 5 white people.

“The rajah has, in fact, made over for some years to an American the monopoly of beche-de-mer fishing, and the collection of cloves in the Islands. The American, with his wife and two workmen, constitute the only ‘civilised’ element.”

No doubt these Americans were the ancestors of the Miss Brown referred to.

The latest Pacific Islands Pilot states that there are now only 3 islets —indicating the build-up which has taken place in the past 50 years.

Few people know much about Mapia's history, and such writings as exist are probably mainly in the Dutch language.

PIONEERS ONE becomes more and more convinced that the inborn initiative, enterprise and enthusiasm of the individual can never be killed. It can be bottled up, controlled and hypnotised into dormancy by years of frustration and procrastination, but never killed. No one will ever persuade me that the spirit of enterprise which pioneered and opened our Northern areas is not still in us. — I. H. Grabowsky, originator of Australia’s promising Air Beef scheme, formerly of Guinea Airways in New Guinea. (Continued on Page 68) 63 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

Over The Reef

Landing on Ocean Is.—ROSA MOORE Tells Us How it is Done In a Westerly Gale VISITORS approaching Ocean Island when a westerly is blowing (open season from November to March, but possible at other times of the year) are feelingly advised to put their shoregoing models back in their suitcases and disguise themselves in the oldest garments their repertoire has to offer.

Our Ocean Island ETA was 8 a.m.; so, at 7 a.m., clad in their best, our family group of three was hanging over the rail, peering hopefully through the morning’s rain and spray for signs of our welcoming party of one.

It meant little to us that a westerly was blowing. Certainly, the island appeared to be heaving in a surging sea, and an extraordinary quantity of water was hurling itself in skyscraper formation against such of the shoreline as we could pick out; but we really didn’t take in the implication of it all.

At least, not until breakfast time, when we were told all over again about the record drift of 28 days made by one ship in Ocean’s westerly weather, until the wind finally went back to the rightful east and the mooring buoy on the edge of the reef could safely be approached.

After that we quietly hung up our shoregoing models, unpacked our ship-weary garments and sat about staring at Ocean Island from various angles, as our cargo ship drifted through the westerly wind.

Wireless communication with the shore cheered us with the news that an attempt would be made to take us off, on the drift, at 2 p.m. We got all dressed up again; but the afternoon was more boisterous than ever, so our ship turned away and soon the island was blotted out by spray and misty rain.

Night came. Far off, the lights on the phosphate workings twinkled along the shoulders of Ocean. Again, the wireless spoke: a try would be made to take us off at 6 a.m. next day, from as near as our ship could approach. went the shoregoing models in v/ the windy dawn, towards the shore battled our cargo ship, until we were near enough to see enormous gouts of spray battering at the boatharbour walls—no launch could get through that. We changed back into our old clothes for breakfast and heard another wireless plan for a fourth attempt, with barge, at 11 a.m.

“Please wear old clothes Ominous words! We duly retained the old clothes; but 11 a.m. came and went fruitlessly— : sea impossible.

Next we were told that a new idea was afoot—a rendezvous with a whaleboat early in the afternoon, this time in the lee of the island, on the east, and the whaleboat would take us in over the reef.

Our reaction to this was to have a nice sceptical siesta: from which we had to be awakened, wild-eyed, with the news that Operation Five was actually under way!

Brushing down our old clothes, we hurried unbelievingly up to the flying bridge, and from there we saw, a long way away, a little black beetle kicking and struggling in the boiling sea, while slowly, slowly, we edged in to meet it.

At this point, a sort of mariners* flurry set in among the bridge personnel, with bells ringing and inexplicable orders bouncing about.

At this moment, too, our small female passenger sailed into the middle of the official party carrying a shoebox and announcing chattily, “O, Captain, I forgot to show you my silkworm moths.”

Since it turned out that our ship had chosen this ticklish juncture to break a fuel pump and was having to heave-to in di s grace, the silkworm moths were scarcely welltimed; but nobody allowed their beaming owner to guess it.

THIS situation left the water beetle in sole charge of the rest of the proceedings, no explanation of why we had stopped so far out being possible. So it went on kicking and struggling and shooting high into the air until at last it began to resemble a whalebo a t and then, ages later, it was actually tossing Road round Ocean Island. 64 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

ike a walnut shell at the foot of the iteep gangway.

Our Relative, the Harbour Master, ind five Gilbertese lifted salty faces ip to us as we struggled down in he wake of our luggage.

At this point, more human beings han we ever suspected were conealed on board appeared like lightling all along the decks, many of hem holding cups of tea and chewng in a heartless manner as they prelared for the amusing drama of how he landlubbers tried to embark in a whaleboat which, one moment, was 2 feet below the gangway foot and, he next, shooting skyward on the op of a wave.

The next ten minutes were a nightlare of strong arms, barked shins, houts of “Wait!”, yells of “Look ut!”, roars of “Now! No, wait!”; /hile with steady monotony a waterall from one of those inexplicable rain affairs which gush out of the ides of ships cascaded with unerring im into the whaleboat and all over ;s occupants.

What we looked like, nobody can ver tell us; but, somehow, into the Tialeboat we crashed one by one, nd were gathered up and parked in nice, wet cranny, plus amazingly itact silkworm moths, a hatbox mashed to pulp, and merrily swimling suitcases.

Then away rowed our four oarsten, while the fifth stood miracu- 3usly balanced in the stern with le steering oar. Huge waves bore own on us and leaned over us—and p them we rode and down them we lid again.

The Gilbertese rowed and rowed nd rowed, and huge drops of sweat ailed rhythmically down their faces, own their arms, down their chests, Tile we baled with jam-tins the 'Sder dapping over the tops of our hoes and shoved fitfully at sliding iitcases.

Up on to wave crests we hurtled, nd glimpsed far-off Ocean; then own we dropped and saw nothing ut greeny-grey sea.

After we'd done this for forty finutes, it was startling to hear the aund of human shouts—and over a rave slid two outrigger canoes towards us. First one, then the other, mazingly came alongside and four resh oarsmen astonishingly changed laces with our weary crew. Then n we went with renewed energy. 1/ T E got through the .off-island currents all right; then all we ad to do was to negotiate the reef.

The beach, we could see, was quite black with sightseers; and, as we arrived at the surfline, we suddenly shot towards them at an exhibition speed, caught by a wave which bumped and banged us over the coral niggerheads with terrific jolts and alarming sound-effects.

Into the sea rushed many Gilbert and Ellice islanders—and a number of European men, too—to steady us by the gunwales—and there we were at Ocean Island after 75 minutes from ship to shore.

This landing over the reef, we were later told, had been done only once before in the island’s history; so we felt belated gratitude to everybody who cheerfully took part in the proceedings.

And, ah, the blissful moment of preparing to step at last on to firm, firm land! In crumpled clothes encrusted with spray, grease and rust marks, I clambered to the bow of the whaleboat for a graceful leap into Ocean Island’s social life.

Up loomed a stalwart Gilbertese who gathered me ignominiously into what looked like a bundle of soiled laundry, wobbled his way to the nearest batch of sightseers and, with a grunt, dropped his green-faced burden at their feet.

Dismissed For A Duck We have a little garden As pretty as can be: The zinnias are blooming there For Hubert and for me— But do not think it is for us The garden looks: The garden is a-blooming there Especially for chooks.

For it's scrape, scrape, scrape and scratch, scratch, scratch— Have a litle swing in the dahlia patch: Jump so high and keep so spry Zinnias are lovely, and the phlox— Oh, my!

We have a lovely clover lawn That’s very large and fair; And there at eventide we both May take the tropic air.

But if you think it’s made for us The answer’s merely: “Shucks!”

The clover lawn is planted there Especially for ducks.

For it’s dabble, dabble, dabble, and cluck, cluck, cluck— Life is simply lovely on a lawn for a duck: Dig it up and get your fill— We get the pleasure and you get the bill!

We have a sweet potato patch That stretches quite a bit: The kaukau’s growing finely there— We’re justly proud of it.

But do not think it is for us It grows so large and big; It’s planted for the pleasure of A little local pig.

For it’s scrabble, scrabble, scrabble and honk, honk, honk— If I were not a little pig I’d be a little donk: The night is young, and so am 1— Another extra helping of the sweet potato pie?

NOELLE MASON.

In Retrospect

Often I think of the drives we went In the late afternoon; Sago palms, green in their swampy beds.

Copious creepers, greedily growing Upon the ruins of war; A score of dusky-arms in salute “Apinoon, Master!”

Flashing teeth and curious eyes— The roads were few. Some said they tired Of sight of sago palms; Scarlet creepers, there were, like ropes Hanging on trees.

Driving along the sands at dusk We watched the sun surrender Each banner of flame; The joy of salt sea on our faces!

While on the Hill the little lights came out.

Glow-worms resembling, Then, like a curtain covering all, Came the soft tropic night.

The air swarmed with myriad insect life, A fire-fly flew past.

FREDA MacDONNELL.

Mr. Kenneth John Tonking, a distinguished graduate of Sydney University, who obtained his Ll.B. at the age of 21, is to commence practice at Lae, New Guinea as a barrister and solicitor. He served in the Naval Intelligence Division of the Royal Australian Navy in the New Hebrides and New Guinea areas during the Pacific War and also as Naval Liaison Officer to the 6th Division in the Aitape-Wewak area. He has been in practice before and since the war in NSW. 65 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

School Journals For Polynesia

By Jack Thornton

IN Wellington, NZ, last year, the South Pacific Commission’s authority on social development, Mr.

H. E. Maude, paid tribute to the general excellence of the literature produced by the School Publications Branch of New Zealand’s Education Department for distribution in Western Samoa, the Cook Islands, Niue Island and the Tokelau Group.

“They are well written and attractively produced,” he said, “and of great importance to the children concerned. In the preparation of school journals adapted to meet the peculiar requirements of the Islanders, the Dominion has shown a progressive lead.” Examples that he had shown to British Colonial Office educational authorities had elicited the comment: “There is nothing better.”

Mr. Maude has had many years’ experience in the British Colonial Service, serving in the Gilbert and Ellice Group, in Tonga and with the Western Pacific High Commission.

His judgment is authoritative, so NZ’s School Publications staff has reason to be pleased about Mr. Maude’s evaluation of vernacular text-books for Polynesian schoolchildren.

Much of the credit for the high standard of these publications should be given to Miss M. P. Dennehy, an ex-s£hoolteacher who was appointed first editor of Islands Publications— a branch of NZ’s School Publications —in 1948. Prior to Miss Dennehy’s appointment, school journals for the Islands were published for Western Samoa only, at irregular intervals.

To-day, four different publications are issued regularly, and Miss Dennehy edits them all. Their titles are: Tusitala Mo A'oga Samoa, Te Tuatua Apii O Te Kuki Airani, Tohi Tala Ma E Tan Aoga Niue, and Tala Mo A’oga I Tokelau.

Twelve thousand copies of the first-named are printed in Wellington six times annually; 10,000 of each edition are sent direct to Western Samoa where they are distributed free to schoolchildren, and subsequently read by many parents. The remaining 2,000 are retained in Wellington for binding into yearly volumes, and are eventually dispatched to Samoan school libraries where they are stocked for reference and records purposes.

The Cook Islands are catered for in quarterly editions of 4,000 copies, of which the children receive 3,400 and 600 are issued to schools in volumes. Niue Islanders are given 2,000 new journals every foun months.

In addition to the above, the Islands Publications Branch recently commenced issuing pamphlets ta schools in the Tokelau Group, which: previously received copies of the Samoan vernacular journal. The Tokelau vernacular is a spoken language. not a written one, so the pamphlet is printed in Samoan, whiclr language is familiar to Tokelau.

Islanders as they use the Samoan; vernacular bible. The pamphlet is designed to cater for special local interests, and the first issue contained: an article describing the visit oft RNZNS Bellona to Tokelau.

Miss Dennehy does not speak on write any of the three vernaculars A village school in Western Samoa.

Miss M. P. Dennehy, who edits the magazines (to be seen bottom, left) in languages she does not understand. 66 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

: the publications she edits. But e has seen Island schools, and has et and mixed with teachers and lildren during a visit sponsored by Z’s Education Department in 1949, len she spent six months in Wesrn Samoa, and two months in the Dok Islands. Travelling to the iter islands by schooner, she estabhed personal contact with local thorities. and studied problems on B Spot.

Each journal is designed to appeal children of all ages, for it is at esent impossible to produce jarate editions for different classes, me of the material is written •ectly in the vernacular—the editor particularly keen to receive more ;ends and articles from residents the Islands—but most of the conits are translated into the respective rnaculars from material prepared d selected in Wellington.

This is quite an involved way of ing things.

Material for Samoan school irnals is translated by the Samoan Fairs Department in Apia. Copy for ; Cook Islands, and for Niue, is pped thence for translation by :al teachers and community leaders, 10 in due course return their transions to Wellington. Galley-proofs ; then posted to the translators for rrection and returned to the iminion for publication.

A great deal of thought is given to ; matter of illustrations for the Ties, both in reproducing the ands scene for local material, and supplementing the text in stories other lands. The illustrations, nted in colour, and the covers emdying Polynesian motifs, are drawn Education Department staff ists, and by freelance illustrators ■nmissioned by the Islands Publicans Branch. These latter include ■s. E. Hitchings, who has visited : Islands and is now living in istralia; and Conrad Frieboe and irvyn Taylor, recognised as two of w Zealand’s most talented artists.

Polynesian legends, articles on alth, stories and “educational” ts are to be found in a typical 1001 journal. Contributions now ng prepared include “The War ainst Filariasis,” originally publed in French by the Tahiti health :horities, and now being adapted conform with local climatic condins; and “The Story of Soap,” a ver Bros, scientist’s description of ; processing of copra into soap.

Each edition contains a balanced ection of subject matter printed good quality paper; the lay-out is attractive, with a wide range of type and broad margins.

Education Department officials in Wellington state that New Zealand’s Island Territories Department pays all expenses incurred in the production of Polynesian school journals.

Civil servants close to parliament lobbies inform me that the greater part of the cost of producing journals for Samoa is recovered from NZ Government revenue from Repatriation Estates in Western Samoa. I have found it impossible to have this either confirmed or denied officially.

Perhaps it is an unimportant point, for no matter who foots the bill for these various editions of vernacular school journals, education authorities agree that the money is being well spent.

TO KETA A Little Story for Our Islands Planners—By R. W. Robson ONE does not judge all New Guinea natives by the “flash coons” and the “village big-heads” produced by war-time confusion and a well-meaning but often misguided Administration.

Among Melanesians, as among Europeans, there are more good than there are poor types; and a true story told me by Oil Co. Executive H. S.

Wynne shows just how good a good New Britain native can be.

Wynne played golf in Rabaul, about 1936. To Keta, attending a Mission school, earned a few pence, caddying. He had an eye like a hawk, and a remarkable knowledge of golf; and the thankful Wynne got him as a regular caddy.

Months later, To Keta entered Wynne’s service as a house-boy. He was regularly indentured. Wynne exchanged gifts with To Keta’s father, To Paivu, a good-looking Matupi man. The family were fond of To Keta.

Came the eruption. After a hectic flight, the Wynne family found themselves in Kokopo—safe, but with only the clothes they wore.

Mr. Wynne went back to the halfburied town in Induna Star, and began a search for his car, which he had been forced to abandon in the Nodup area. Eventually, in the bush beside the road, he found it, undamaged. Sleeping beside the car was To Keta, with Master’s bag of golf clubs clasped in his arms.

To Keta rounded up other boys.

With their help, Wynne was able to collect household and personal possessions, which were shipped with his family to Australia on the rescue vessel, Montoro.

“Rugged days followed,” says Wynne. “To Keta, faithful and resourceful, helped me very much in the rehabilitation of my home,”

PRESENTLY, Mr. Wynne returned to Australia. He would not leave the bright and intelligent To Keta to the vagaries of indentured service.

He took him personally to the Bishop at Kokopo and the Bishop accepted him as a Seminary student.

Mr. and Mrs. Wynne kept up a correspondence with the lad. His letters, written in 1939 and 1940, are models—clear handwriting, good English, his sentiments sincerely and modestly expressed. There is no doubt about his warm affection for his old master.

Then came the war, the Jap invasion, and silence. Many times, after 1945, Wynne tried to get tidings of the young man; but he seemed to have disappeared completely.

Finally, Mr. Wynne appealed to the Catholic Mission organisation and, a few months ago, he got this letter from Bishop Leo Scharmach, MSC: “After To Keta’s admission to the Mission School, the lad proved to be an excellent student, being liked by everyone.

“Just prior to the outbreak of hostilities in 1940 he left the school U> Mr. Wynne, with To Keta, and To Keta’s special friend, a dog. 67 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

take up a position in Rabaul. Shortly after doing so, he married.

“When the Japanese forces occupied Rabaul, To Keta was recruited into the native police forces; and, even in this capacity, he remained faithful to the Europeans.

“Oftentimes he was posted at the gates of the Ramale Internment Camp, where all our missionaries were incarcerated.

“From time to time he made contacts with Australian Coast-watchers, giving them details regarding Japanese movements and encampments.

His one great achievement was the supplying to the Allied forces of a detailed map of Ramale and its environs, thus sparing the camp of Allied bombing attacks.

“As months went by the Japanese began to suspect To Keta, so the lad escorted his wife and child across the Warongoi to safety, where Japanese patrols were fewer; he to follow several weeks later.

“However, when he tried to do so, he was captured, quickly tried and executed.

“Without a doubt it can be said that To Keta died the death of the brave, for his country.

“His wife is now living on Matupit.”

Mr. Wynne, anxious to do something to honour the memory of To Keta, tried to make contact with his family. But his widow has married a Manus man, and gone away; and his father, To Paivu of Matupi, is dead. . . .

I am glad to publicise this example £>f what the New Guinea natives can give to Europeans, if the Europeans treat them with understanding.

This is no isolated case—every European resident of New Guinea can supply similar examples of loyalty and trustworthiness and mutual regard. There is no real difficulty in the future relationship of Australians and New Guinea natives, if only we can keep our accursed politics out of it.

A Fiji Colonial Development and Welfare Scholar, Miss Margaret Reay, recently returned to the Colony. After completing the degree of Bachelor of Home Science at Otago University, NZ, Miss Reay went to the UK to take a course in social welfare. (Owing to import restrictions on paper and reduced space, we have had to discontinue Children’s Section for the time being.)

Worms Before Pearls

ONE of the most popular fallacies regarding the oyster pearl is that it is formed round a grain of sand which, lodging in one of the folds of the oyster, sets up an irritation which provokes the nacreous secretion, which, in turn, envelopes the grain and forms the pearl.

So frequently do we see this theory put forward that it seems worth drawing attention to the modern scientific explanation. Victor Berge, well remembered in French Oceania (and not always kindly) gives it in his book Pearl Diver which was published in the 1930’5.

According to Berge—and he should know, for he spent a lifetime in the pearl business—the irritant, far from being a grain of sand, is a living organism. It is a flat-worm closely related to the liver-fluke which attacks sheep. The worm lives in the scoter duck from which the larval eggs are excreted. Some of them infect cockles. A cyst develops in the cockles, from which larvae are produced. The larvae ultimately reach the pearl oysters. Here they set up an irritation in the body of the oyster, round which the enveloping secretions form a beautiful pearl.

Basil Hall, in his book The Sea and its Wonders confirms Berge’s statement, in effect, by declaring that the cause is as stated above, but he says that the worm lives also in the intestines of skates and rays, which are found in all oceans. —S.

ACTING notices, on page 4 of the * January Gazette of the Western Pacific High Commission, four statements, signed respectively by G. D.

Chamberlain, Acting High Commissioner; R. J. Keegan, Acting Resident Commissioner; V. J. Shearwin, Acting Treasurer; H. C. A. Bryant, Acting Chief Secretary.

Becoming almost as remarkable as the Papua-New Guinea Administration, which was practically being run by “Actings” a couple of years ago.

No Profit In Magic

ACCORDING to the Old-timers, a magician in the Cook Islands 20 years ago would have been a man of enormous prestige, mobbed where ever he went.

Not so to-day. One came to the Cooks in mid-1951, suffered every kind of discomfort travelling througH the widely scattered ’Group in vessel:! never intended for the passenger trade, and departed having barely made ends meet.

His tour sheds light on what an entertainer is up against to-day. Firs; there is an Island Council law thaj the charge per person shall not be above a certain fairly low ceiling!

Then, before any such entertainment may be put on, the permission of the Island Council is required.

This, of course, is usually obtaineo easily enough, but naturally the Councillors, having granted it, ex: pect complimentary tickets for theii families—and just where a CooH Islander’s (or any Islander’s) family ends the Lord alone knoweth. Certainly the visiting entertainer has no means of determining this.

He plays to a packed house, yes; but the takings are ; remarkably light; If he makes his schooner fare to the next Island he is lucky. But, at least he will be having a free look! at the Islands.

Up and coming cinematographers; magicians and sword swallowers are strongly advised to dicker for a flat, fee from the various Island Councils before leaving home,—S.

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A POST-HURRICANE story that went the rounds in Suva (and may or may not be true) concerned a betrothed European couple and the tailor (Indian) who was to make their wedding finery.

When they called on him, he dole-: fully indicated his wrecked shoponly a half a roof, pools of raiir everywhere, ruined material, his workers standing around looking as though the Day of Judgment were at hand.

To get their job done, they offered him the loan of the empty flat which! they would occupy after thein marriage. When they called at thein future home a few days later, they{ found it a-whirl with sewing-machines as the tailor’s formerly unemployed) assistants carried on business as. usual. The wedding order was only{ part of the activity.

It is said that the bridal coupla went away to decide whether the>{ should move into the ruined tailoir shop or prepare to settle in with tha tailor and his assistants in their new* flat. 68 TROPICALITIES (Continued from Page 62.) APRIL. 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Three new Chevrolet cars added to the Town Taxis’ fleet have benefited Rabaul transport. For the noncar owner, however, movement around Rabaul is still either very tiring or very expensive.

Samoan Cocoa Up Again

From Our Own Correspondent.

APIA, Mar. 16.

THE rates for Samoan cocoabeans have recently advanced again and sales for small lots have been effected on the basis of £290 to £3OO (Stg.) per ton f.o.b. Unfortunately only very limited quantities are on hand at present, as the new crop is not expected to be harvested before April or May.

It is not expected that the coming crop will be very large as cocoa plantations have suffered from adyerse weather conditions and t of the coming crop has turned black. 70 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY Solution to Crossquiz from Page 62

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No One Knows Real Cost Of Suva Hurricane From Our Own Correspondent SUVA. Mar. 23.

TWO months after Fiji’s costliest and most publicised hurricane, the exact cost of the disaster to the Colony is unknown. Probably no one ever will know beyond a vague generalisation.

Reconstruction of the wrecked Suva Wharf area is likely to cost about £1,000,000, but no one will hazard a guess at the total property loss suffered by Europeans alone. It is estimated that the loss suffered by the Fijian banana-growing industry is £lOO,OO0 —some estimates go very much higher—but no one has yet estimated the loss represented by the destruction of several thousand Fijian houses and of dozens of Fijian food-producing areas in northern and eastern Viti Levu, the northern Yasawas and a part of Kadavu which was struck after the hurricane had swept over Suva.

Add to this the damage done to many Indian settlements and the enormous losses of personal property suffered by Europeans, Fijians, Indians, Chinese and others alike and you get back to the original vague estimate of several million pounds’ damage—including, of course, the bills for the restoration of communications and other Government installations, as well as for the heavy damage suffered at the goldmining and sugar-production centres in the hurricane belt.

About 30 persons are known to have been killed during the storm, but it is not known how many died from injuries inflicted by the hurricane.

Donations For Relief

11/lAJOR contributions towards hurricane relief in Fiji are as follows: New Zealand Government, £10,000; United Kingdom Government, £10,000; New Zealand Herald (Auckland) Fund, £11,000; Methc. dist Australasian Board of Missions (for immediate relief purposes of the Methodist Church in Fiji), £5,000; Government of Fiji, £2,000; Fijians of Lau Province (for Fijian relief in the devastated areas), £2,000; Government of Malaya, £3,000; Banabans of Rabi, £1,500; Colonial Sugar Refining Company, £1,000; Government of India, £1,000; Morris Hedstrom Ltd., and associated companies, £l,OOO.

The gift from the Government of Malaya is assumed to be a graceful gesture of appreciation for the battalion of Fijian soldiers which are to take part in the jungle war. Every report that comes from Malaya indicates that the Fijians are immensely popular and, as was to be expected, have built up a splendid reputation since their arrival at Singapore in January.

The contributions listed above do not include many hundreds of gifts of money and goods from individuals, firms and organisations in Fiji and overseas.

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Accounts given by recent arrivals from Suva, Fiji, made it clear that hurricane damage has been cleared up in remarkable fashion and that by the time the tourist season opens in May, Fiji will be ready for visitors.

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It is estimated that about half of the houses destroyed in the Fijian villages which were in the path of the hurricane have been rebuilt, A major problem is the shortage of thatching material—not only did the hurricane destroy the houses but it destroyed also the palms and trees that usually supply thatch.

An organised effort is being made to supply thatch from areas not affected by the blow, and in this there has been remarkable co-operation from all sections of the community.

The cutting has been done voluntarily by Fijians, mainly from Nadroga, and by groups of Indians. The boys of Natabua Indian Secondary School have joined enthusiastically in the work. The thatch has been carried by the Colonial Sugar Refining Coy’s railway system to Tavua, and then by lorries loaned by the Associated Gold Mining Companies of Vatukoula, to the places where it is needed. in the first period of relief the Red Cross and St. John Relief Fund distributed 4,400 lbs of biscuits, 4,896 lbs of sugar, 3,312 tins of milk, 1,848 tins of meat, 348 tins of fish and 727 lbs of tea to villages stretching from Navua to Raki Raki, These distributions were designed to alleviate the miserable conditions immediately following the hurricane and to help villagers to recover from shock. Since then staple foods have been distributed—l2,6s6 lbs of rice, 9,000 lbs of flour, 7,716 lbs of sugar and 6,500 lbs of biscuits.

Ill-Behaved Hurricane May Have Been a Tornado IT was not a well-behaved or orthodox hurricane—in fact, I doubt if it was a hurricane at all,”' said Mr. D. A Butler, Suva manager of the Union SS Co., Ltd., when talking to friends in Sydney, where he and Mrs. Butler spent a brief holiday in March, en route to New Zealand.

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“But I had the usual shipping advices and, many hours before the storm arrived we knew that there was something dirty going on due north of Viti Levu. According to all other experience of hurricanes, this one should have curled around in such 72 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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“But the darned thing cut a straight track from northwest to southeast, right across the most thickly settled and richest districts of Fiji, and then disappeared completely away southwards of the Lau islands. I don’t think it really was i hurricane. What are the characeristics of a tornado?

“We were very, very lucky,” added he shipping manager. “In the cirmmstances, we could have had both ihips very seriously damaged. The itorm at its height just pushed them iround, all over the harbour, and 'et, through one cause and another, hey suffered no damage worth menioning.”

Mr. Butler was asked about the rehaping of the port, following the lestruction of Kings Wharf by the yclone. But this matter is under lose consideration, and he would not discuss it. He indicated that two or three alternative plans are being examined, and one effect of the visitation may be a much improved system of berthing ships.

No Racial Barriers In Adversity AN outstanding feature of the Fiji cyclone after-effects was the way in which all three of the dominant communities—Europeans, Fijians and Indians—co-operated in relieving the distress of the sufferers, and in repairing the damage. There were no racial distinctions whatever; each helped the other, and all contributed money and goods to the utmost of their ability. The English language Indian Newspaper, Pacific Review, of March 17, said this, editorially: “If the cyclone left a legacy of privation and poverty behind, it also gave an opportunity to the people of Fiji to overcome petty differences based on caste, colour or creed and rise to the exigencies of common 73 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Hurricane Shows Up Shoddy Building Prom Our Own Correspondent SUVA, Mar. 16.

POST-MORTEMS into a number of modern houses, built in various parts of Suva since the war, and mostly at inflated prices, have revealed a considerable amount of slipshod work which obviously had no chance of withstanding a major hurricane.

There are innumerable building regulations in force, but, as it has previously been shown in Fiji, regulations are of no use if they are not rigidly enforced.

In some cases the owners of wrecked houses are facing crippling losses as the result of inferior materials and shoddy work by previously reputable builders.

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World Laughs at Samoa’s Liquor System FOR 30 years, most travellers in Polynesia have laughed at the “Old Granny” liquor law which New Zealand imposes in Western Samoa; but the farce still goes on.

Officially, Western Samoa is “dry.”

Quite properly, liquor is kept away from the native Samoans. But the Europeans see no reason why they should be deprived of a common amenity. The NZ Administration was sympathetic—but afraid, in typical politico-bureaucratic fashion, to make an open distinction between European and Samoan.

So it devised the extraordinary system of medical certificates. If you are in Samoa, as visitor or resident, and you want liquor, you go to the medical department, and make application. The medico solemnly gives you a certificate that, for the good of your health, you must have certain liquor each week or month; and then you go to the Government storekeeper and—not so solemnly— buy what you want.

Samoans don’t get such certificates merely by asking. They have a different kind of inside, apparently, which must be cured by other means.

“Old Granny” in Wellington, NZ, has stubbornly refused to be laughed out of the system, but maybe the yell which went up at Lake Success when statistics were presented there sarly in March will put an end to the silly business.

It was shown that in nine months there had been imported to Western s>amoa, as “medicine,” the following: A delegate: Do you really assert hat the Samoans (70,000 of them) ire entitled to receive this for nedicinal purposes? (Laughter).

Mr. J. B. Wright (NZ delegate): I suppose it depends on what one terms nedicine.

He indicated that, in recent times, he government was a little more ‘liberal,” which apparently means hat selected Samoans are being illowed a little European liquor.

There are only a couple of hun- Ired Europeans left now in Samoa, presumably, in regard to liquor, the »,000 Euronesians (part-Samoans) are low treated in the same way as Europeans. 250 Europeans might get through all the liquor in nine months, if they really applied themselves to the pleasant occupation; but we have had no reports of anything of the kind, A perfectly honest liquor system, applied as in Fiji, and New Guinea, with proper safeguards for natives, should be possible in Samoa.

Bulolo Gold Dredging Co. staff members who returned to NG in April included Mr. Jack Beauchamp, Mr. D. R. Webster and Mr. P. W.

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Mr. V. Pycha, a qualified dentist, formerly of Czechoslovakia and for the past two years resident in Australia, has joined the staff of Bulolo Gold Dredging Co., New Guinea. 75 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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“I do not think that intensive delopment of Norfolk Island is cessary, or justifiable,” he said.

Iv own purpose will rather be •ected towards preserving unanged in Norfolk Island its beauty d its peace. These are resources lich are far more precious than uld ever be discovered in any inisive attempts to develop the isid for commercial benefit. ‘At the same time, there are cern possibilities for improvements in ming and grazing, partly to help : island to produce food for itself i partly to provide, through the aort of selected high-price crops, :ash income. There are also readier ssibilities of adding to that in- Tie through the tourist trade.

Nature has done in Norfolk Island a work that man could never do and which we must be careful not to spoil.”

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THE Brisbane Telegraph reports that early next year Mr. Alex Wilson will “reluctantly” relinquish the post of Administrator at Norfolk Island, because his term expires then, and the Menzies-Fadden Government will not reappoint him.

In October, 1941, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Arthur Coles, MB’s, crossed the Australian House and so defeated the Fadden Government, and admitted the Socialists to office. Both received high rewards from the Socialist Government in later years, and Mr. Wilson was appointed to NI in 1947. Two years ago Mr. Wilson was promised his “due reward” by Mr. Fadden, then campaigning for office.

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The truth of the situation cann be ascertained until systemai geological mapping has been e tended a good deal further. Lit; was done before World War After 'that, there were some fum ling efforts at exploration—assist a great deal when aerial photograp of most of the archipelago, taken the US Army Air Force, were mai available.

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A party of geologists under Pi fessor C. E. Marshall, from Sydn University made an investigate there recently, and worked for while with Mr. Grover. They s; the data as yet was insufficient lead to any important conclusio but this party urged a bigger ai more extended investigation. It officially reported that investigatic have shown: ° Sulphur deposits on norths Vella Lavella are of no commerc importance. • Manganese deposits on Hoi savo (near Tulagi) have been ■ amined, and prospecting by drilli is recommended. • Excavations in the Cent!

Guadalcanal mountains, in the Go Ridge district, indicate that the ai "may be a potential source of go production." • The alluvial gold areas of i Sorvohio River (below Gold RidJ were examined and gave encouragi; results. ® The Sutakiki River alluviv should be examined further "in vii of the occurence of quartz re; with widespread mineralisation of t country rock.*’

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The company has spent about 100,000 on oil search but the deral Government refused to rew the company’s oil search pert which expired on March 31, ?ause the company failed to meet nditions laid down.

The directors were in favour of luntary liquidation last December t shareholders, led by Messrs. G. lynes and R. Richardson, were of i lopinion that the Government )uld receive a shareholders’ delation if some specific proposal deep-testing their permit area Lild be put forward.

Fhe Department of Works and Rising Mess in Malaguna Road, haul. NG, is nearing completion.

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Much Rice Can Be Grown In N. Guinea IN early March Professor W. Poggendorf, Chief of Division of Plant Industry of the NSW Department of Agriculture, visited the north-east coast of New Guinea to study the possibilities for commercial rice growing, particularly in the areas about the mouths of the Ramu and Sepik rivers.

The Professor first visited local native rice growing projects near Madang before flying on to make a aerial survey of the river areas. H reported that, for commercial di velopment of rice in the Territor modifications of existing breeds c rice would have to be bred in ord« to prevent the present uneven ripei ing and the dropping of the grain i wet weather.

Professor Poggendorfs visit wj expected to establish whether or n« the variety of rice known as Sawa could be established successfully i the Ramu-Sepik areas.

The Administration’s intermittei interest in rice culture in New Guine has been stimulated by the presei serious world rice situation.

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In a statement at the end of hi tour, Professor Poggendorf spol* strongly in favour of flooded rio culture in both Territories, as agaim the upland or dry type cultivatioi The latter depended on natural rail fall, but gave only half the yield.

Partially-flooded rice culture, pin large-scale mechanisation, was goir ahead in the Mekeo district * Papua, under direction of Ml Cottrell Dormer.

The expert pointed out that iH bulk of the world’s rice was beir produced on seasonally-flooded riv« delta lands; and he regarded tH areas of the Ramu and Sepik Rive: as ideal for this purpose—and soom or later they would take their pla< among regions contributing large: to the world’s rice supply. 80 APRIL. 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Copra Production Up in P-NG COPRA exports from New Guinea and Papua totalled 73,000 tons or the eight months July 1 to the ;nd of February, 1952. For the intire year ending June 1951, exports imounted to 70,000 tons.

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Associated British Oil Engines.

Ferguson Tractors (Exp.) Ltd.

Standard Motor Co.

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Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd.

International Harvester Co, Mullard (Overseas) Ltd.

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Congestion of motor traffic on the roads round Apia and the lack of road-consciousness on the part of the Samoan public has lately caused a number of motor accidents, some fatal.

This photograph was taken after the wedding of Miss Heather Innes to Mr.

Peter Barnard in Sydney in February. (See March PIM.) From left to right: Mr.

Frank Blundell, Miss Sue Kingsmill. Mr. Roy Hardie, Mrs. Margaret Eslick, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Barnard, Mr. Tony Harding, Mrs. F. Blundell, Mr. Bill Mitchell, Miss Joan Wetherall. —Stinson’s Studio.

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Mr. Gilbert Renton left New Guinea early in March for his native England. He is well-known in Rabaul commercial life, and will be absent some months.

Bsi’S Little Nest-Egg

THE last published accounts of the British Solomon Islands (Asset? and Liabilities as on November 30i 1950—18 months ago) show that that Protectorate has a comfortable little nest-egg.

At that date it had £336,756 Aus saved up—£206,200 in Genera’

Revenue Balance, over £50,000 ir insurance and replacement funds foi “Vessels,” £16,000 odd in “CD & W, Schemes” and over £50,000 in various “Deposits.” £250,000 of it is in cash and the balance in an unexplained account called “Advances.”

It is a puzzling statement. II there are “replacement” and “insurance” funds for vessels, there must be vessels in existence. As a matter of fact, the BSI folk do operate and apparently own a number of little ships. But they are not shown in the list of assets.

CD & W Schemes, for which £16,500 was ear-marked, refers presumably to some development plan.

Although this is a British Territory, the published accounts are kept in Australian currency; the officials are paid in Fiji currency; and the Whitehall bosses reduce it all to Sterling.

It savours a little of affairs in the adjoining “Pandemonium.” 84 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

The Pacific Islands Society (Founded 1937).

Visitors from the Pacific Islands to Sydney, or persons Interested in Islands affairs, are invited to communicate with the Honorary Secretary of the above (Society which was formed to constitute a social centre for those interested in the Pacific Islands.

Regular meetings and social gatherings, with lectures, are held at History House, 8 Young Street, Sydney, on the fourth Wednesday of each month, at 8 p.m.

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Hat Is To Be Future Of

Pacific Copra Industry?

i FTER many summers, Government control of primary projcing industries—along with the lied subject of long-term marketing »reements —has become a burning uestion to the people subjected to ich controls.

The Australian wheat industry has :en the most vocal to date. The msequences of Government control >parently have brought about a duction in the wheat area planted st season of approximately oneird, with a possible further reiction of planting in the coming ason, notwithstanding official ipeals for plantings.

Farmers who have switched from heat to other products to escape mtrols will require much more couragement and pecuniary ;>nicement before they will be prered to change back again.

Government controls were not iknown before the war. But the ost important of them consisted limitation of areas planted—the ;a then being that smaller harvests >uld give enhanced prices. In the pression, this policy was carried the extreme of destroying primary oducts rather than allowing them flood a market already filled with saleable commodities. In USA, is were slaughtered and buried, tton crops ploughed in, other Dps destroyed. In Brazil, vast antities of coffee were burned.

The pendulum now has swung in ' opposite direction; we live in a »rld crying out for food. Govern- ;nts may have been reasonably icient in the Depression years in droying food, but their efficiency ce the war, in the reverse ection of stimulating food proction, appears open io doubt, ice having obtained control of a )duct by legislative action, howit, most Governments are re- :ant to relinquish their powers. ft is an axiom of economics that en the price of a commodity is Stable, ways and means will be md of meeting the demand; ana en production of a commodity omes unprofitable, labour and ntal will be diverted to other tns of economic enterprise.

Fhe fundamental aim of Governnt control of production and rketing since ihe war does not )ear to have been the welfare of industry controlled, but the luisition of bargaining points in ding with other Governments.

Whatever the Governments may have gained, the primary producer invariably has received the worst of the deal—his welfare has been generally ignored.

The results are now becoming apparent in stagnant industries and receding production.

When these conclusions are applied to the copra industry of the Pacific, the outlook becomes alarming.

The removal of Government control over Australian wheat growing, and the granting of world parity prices to wheat farmers for all wheat 85 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Telegrams: Amplion, Sydney, Telephone: LA 2828 (6 lines). sold, would result in a prompt response by the farmers and the renewal of record plantings. Wheat growing is an annual industry, however, and the growing of copra requires 12 years or so from the slanting of the young palm to the irst production.

What individual to-day would be srepared to sink his capital and abour in the British Pacific Islands n the clearing and development of :oconut plantations? In some British Islands export duty alone on :opra ranges from 15 to 25 per cent. )f the full value of the crop! In iddition, top-heavy and expensive Administrative staffs have necesitated the imposition of rates of axation, both direct and indirect vhich would have been considered idiculous in pre-war days.

Not even in the best days of oconut cultivation was there ever ny rush to start off from scratch n the industry—that is, from ihe learing of the ground to the ventual development of a welllanted and well-run plantation.

A big influx of new proprietors ook place in New Guinea in the 920’s, but these men were taking ver well-established and mostly ully bearing plantations. In ddition, a big proportion had already had some years of experience as plantation managers with the Expropriation Board, many of them buying on easy terms the plantations on which they had graduated as managers.

The future of the copra industry in the Pacific will depend more and more on the development of new properties and the re-planting of the older ones. There is little inducement under present conditions for this to be done. Local Administration and Home Governments must be brought to realise this.

The economic outlook, when examined from the standpoint of supply and demand in future years, has never been stronger. If this were the only factor involved, there need be no fears for the industry.

But Government control has introduced other factors which have resulted in a feeling of frustration and uncertainty amongst present planters and a frightening-off of others who may have been inclined to put their labour and capital into the industry. —J.B.

A native school was opened at Kaisinik near Wau, New Guinea, recently. Local natives built the school of bush materials in a pleasant location overlooking the Bulolo River. The two native teachers are from New Ireland and there are already 30 pupils enrolled. 87 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1952

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Hardening and storing of Ice Cream. All types of food storage Cabinets and Refrigerated Glass Display Showcases, Milk Bars, Deep Freeze, Water Coolers and Domestic Refrigerators. Prefabricated Coolrooms and Freezing Rooms. All mechanical equipment available for electric (all voltage) or engine driven operation. Carbonators: Crown Filling, Syruping and Sealing Machines. Commercial-type Water Coolers for precooling of water for aerated drinks.

All enquiries through your Island Trader will receive our prompt attention.

Mr. J. E. Chambers, of 32 Ferguson Road, Banbury, Oxon, England, would like to correspond with someone in Fiji. He is interested in learning local customs and government and the postal system.

He collects stamps which he sells in aid of children’s homes and hospitals.

Rabaul Tag Meets

From Our Own Correspondent RABAUL Mar. 16.

RABAUL citizens would like to see the establishment of a Supreme Court at Rabaul and preparation of new evacuation plans in the event of volcanic eruptions.

This and other business was dis cussed at the March meeting of th* Town Advisory Council.

Members recommended that ; Supreme Court Judge and an office of the Crown Law office be per manently stationed in Rabaul am that a sub-registry of the Suprerm Court be established. At presen these officials visit Rabaul at inter vals, but as Rabaul is centre of i large district of outlying island: considerable expense is sometime: involved in bringing witnesses t( Rabaul and keeping them then until cases are heard.

The Council is of the opinion tha the present evacuation plan is in adequate to meet an emergency am it was resolved to ask the Distric Commissioner to prepare a new plai in conjunction with the TAC’i evacuation sub-committee, and t( review the plan at monthly intervals It was agreed that the ffrs requirement of any plan of escape from the present town area was tc make the Tunnel Hill usable Members were informed that the Works and Housing Department wa: preparing an estimate for sealing this road and providing drainage foi storm water. 88 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Postage Stamp Dealers

AND COLLECTORS.

London wholesaler requires AGENTS in all BRITISH COLONIES in the PACIFIC, for regular supplies of used postage stamps from MISSIONARIES. BANKS and SHIPPING OFFICES.

Current London market prices will be paid for all clean usable material.

Remittances by Air for all sendings valued £2 and over.

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Quinine From N. Guinea

New Step In A Notable Story N mid-March a consignment of quinine tablets was flown from [elbourne to Port Moresby, and, cnce to the Trobriand Islands, here Dr. Robert Black is conducting i experimental anti-malarial camlign for the South Pacific Commis- 3n.

Unimportant in itself, this news jm represented a milestone in New uinea agriculture and the first fruits 16 years of effort. Unfortunately e two men who would most have (predated the event are dead.

This quinine was extracted from e bark of cinchona trees which ire first introduced to New Guinea ’ the late George Murray (Director Agriculture between 1932 and >4l) and grown at a plantation tablished by the late R. F. Brechin Aiyura, 6,000 feet above sea level 1 the New Guinea highlands. Mury “vanished in the smoke of ttle”—a victim of the Montevideo am incident — and Brechin died in : air accident not far from his predus plantation, in 1942.

The story of how George Murray quired his original seeds, by means ver fully disclosed, from the Dutch ist Indies in 1936, was told in M in November, 1946. After imerous attempts to acquire seeds Dm the Dutch by orthodox methods, urray eventually succeeded in havg some seeds smuggled out of that untry (which had maintained a ;orous monopoly over the precious ant). In those days quinine was e only important anti-malarial drug.

Murray’s dream of cinchona antations to provide the needs of jw Guinea and the challenge to 2 Dutch came nearer reality with 2 first plantings in 1936—and the sat importance of the plantation is appreciated by General acArthur when, escaping from the lilippines after their fall to the panese, he brought a further continent of seed which the Army had quired from the East Indies to exid the New Guinea plantings.

Thereafter, ANGAU employed out 20 Europeans and several ndred natives, tending the valuable mts in the war’s closing years.

The quinine is extracted from the rk of trees which are apparently ly now coming to maturity. fURRAY was apparently not the first man to introduce cinona seeds to New Guinea. A ter from the Rev. Fr. Fastre, for- :rly of Yule Island, published in PIM, May, 1947, stated that as early as 1926 Father Fastre had, at the request of the Papuan Administration, supplied a large quantity of cinchona seed from his own plantation in the Mafulu district for forwarding to the USSR. The Papuan trees must have been planted some years prior to 1926.

Whether those trees were of an unsuitable strain, or why the New Guinea Administration never took advantage of Father Fastre’s offer to supply seed (which he said was available) is not known.

The fact remains that George Murray was certainly responsible for the plantings which have led to actual production of quinine on a commercial scale, and given New Guinea the eventual assurance of its own supplies of the still valuable drug. 89 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY - APRIL, 1952

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Movie To Be Made In

W. SAMOA From Our Own Correspondent APIA, Mar, 16.

CONSIDERABLE excitement pre- O vailed on the beach during Jarch when two United Artists film xecutives visited Western Samoa /ith the object of finding a suitable acation for filming a James Micheer story of the South Seas.

Lefaga on the South Coast of Jpolu has been suggested as a likely pot, and it is believed that Samoan ancing will play a large part in the Im.

The executives have now departed Dr Australia and the States where is believed they will make further rrangements for the film and engage ast and technical staff.

Rabaul (NG) Methodists, who preiously worshipped in the Masonic [all, welcome the fact that the lethodist church is now being conducted in Mango Avenue. Buildig commenced some weeks ago and aould be completed in April. The larriage of Miss Valerie Lange, aughter of Health Inspector G. R. ange, to Mr. Ronald Blackert on ipril 19 is expected to be the first Dlemnized in the new church.

Pngpcb Replaces Copra

Marketing Board

Members Appointed AS reported in March PIM, the Minister for Territories, Mr. P.

Hasluck, has announced that the New Guinea Production Control Board, established in 1943 to stimulate copra and rubber production for war purposes, and later retained to assist the rehabilitation of New Guinea plantations, has ceased to exist.

Its place is to be taken by a new organisation known as the Copra Marketing Board, members of which will be: Mr. I. McDonald, chairman (present chairman of the PCB); Messrs. B. Fairfax Ross and D.

Barrett (copra producers’ representatives); Mr. H. Reeve (Treasurer and Finance Director); and Mr. R. E. P.

Dwyer (Director of Agriculture, Stock and Fisheries).

The new board's only purpose will be to control the marketing and price fixing of copra but “until other arrangements are made” it will operate the Government-owned coastal ships in P-NG waters.

Air France Plane at Santo AN Air France plane dropped in on Luganville strip (Santo, New Hebrides) on March 5 and left the following morning. There are no indications, however, that this company proposes to re-open a service to the New Hebrides which was cancelled two years ago.

When Trans Oceanic Airways gave up the Sydney-New Hebrides run it was said that this service would be resumed in early 1951. It is now early 1952, but it can reasonably be assumed that this company is no longer interested.—VW. 91 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

■ 3 dV, AAilfii m anni s m *T\'7- 'Masse BATTERIES ‘are tigers for work”

It is impossible to build a better battery than the Masse. Every part of a Masse Battery is of one hundred per cent, quality . . . every stage of its manufacture is carried out in the Masse factory. When you recommend a Masse Battery to your customer, you can do so, with the utmost confidence that it will give him more starts and longer service.

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Rabaul And Lae

From Rum-Runner To

Mission Ship

EARLY last. August the 52 ft schooner yacht Colleen dropped anchor in Papeete Harbour, after a voyage from the Pacific Coast via Honolulu.

She was skippered by Pastor W.

G. Ferris, well-known Seventh Day Adventist Islands missionary, and had come to join the South Sea ranks of the mission’s 20-odd vesse which operate south of the Line.

The Colleen, now running i French Oceania waters, has an ii teresting history.

Originally she was laid down fc a Scandinavian of Toledo, Oregoi who planned sailing around th world. However, his wife died bt fore the yacht was completed and h sold her to a rum-runner, wh operated the vessel out of San Lui Obispo as mother-ship to a fleet c smaller craft. Eventually, the vess( was blown from her moorings in The Yacht Colleen. 92 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Pacific Islands

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Add postage, etc. (Within the British.

Empire, 1/3; Foreign, 2/6.) (In U.S.

Currency: $3.50, including postage.) This standard reference book of the South Seas, with 500 pages and. maps, is available at all Islands stores or direct, from:

Pacific Publications

PTY. LTD., 247 George St. (P.O. Box 3408), Sydney.

The maker of your car approves SHELL MOTOR OIL i A j*(»jvu'-»orjltd Ir. C**4i k .«*»*) AL 515 J ■ :orm and seized by the US Coastuard.

After she was owned by some Los jigeles boat-builders, who converted er into a live-bait fishing vessel, le was purchased by Dr. Lyndon E. aylor, Los Angeles physician and irgeon, in 1935. Dr. Taylor comletely remodelled her as a yacht. He died her Colleen, and used her on le California Coast until 1948, when e decided to give her to the South jas mission.

Colleen was completely recondioned and altered to carry cargo and issengers; and on June 10, 1951, le sailed from Los Angeles for ahiti, under Pastor Ferris. The aylors said goodbye to the ship in onolulu and their places aboard ere taken by Charles Edwards, of onga, and Johnny Volau, of Fiji, » assist on the final leg to Tahiti.

An The Weevils Be Kept

Out Of Flour?

By Elizabeth S. Williams

ITHEN I was in the Cook Islands ▼ I talked with the C.I.P.A. (really the Cook Islands Proicers Co-operative Association), )out their insisting that the flour anufacturers pack some flour in oisture-proof containers for shipent to the Islands.

Housewives in the little-visited lands of the Cook Group complain lat their grimy sacks of flour are ioiled when they arrive—ships only .11 about once or twice a year.

Before World War II they reived their flour in well-lined irrels and the flour arrived in good ndition and kept fairly well, free weevils. Now, when it arrives, is often a mass of weevils.

The Association said it would look to the matter, earnestly. Can her Pacific Islands Associations likewise, thus making a concerted >peal to Australian flour sellers?

I recall our flour problems in the domon Islands. It is hard enough r Europeans to get a proper meal gether, without having to bother th the white worms running about the flour, starches arid cereals, they are delivered, They appear ry quickly in these climates. expansion of J. L. Chipper Ltd. of Rabaul \ new registration on the Brisbane »ck Exchange is Chipper Holdings,, Ltd., lich will take over the assets of J. L.

Upper & Co.. Ltd., of Rabaul. The areholders of the latter company reive 160,000 10 - shares, and 110,000 10 shares will be offered for subscription to the Australian public.

It is not a good time for a new issue of this description. The Australian public was hungering for such investments a year ago; but, since August, a number of new 'issues have “flopped.” However, a business like this, based on sawmilling and timber export in a tax-free country, with an Australian and American market seeking its products, can make a special appeal to the shrewd investor, and the issue should be taken up.

Mr. J. L. Chipper, a tireless, enterprising man, has created a big organisation in Rabaul, based on timber, lightering and engineering, and is obviously ready for the bigger expansion that this float would permit. 93 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1952

Capstan is a grand tobacco for all occasions Capstan’s own blend of fragrant Virginia tobacco —either fine cut or flake cut — cannot be equalled.

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New Marine Engines, Eco Pumps, Reverse Gears, Propellers, and all classes of Ship Chandlery always on hand.

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Santo, Too, Has Wharf

TROUBLES Prom Our Own Correspondent SANTO, March 16. »ECENT arrivals in Santo were the * ships Changchow and Mainham, former to pick up copra and give unusually large crowd of tourists ook at Santo, while the latter disirged a much needed cargo of rice, e Mainham also took a small mtity of copra. iVhile carrying three tons of copra the Mainham berthed at Pier 3, truck operated by CFNH fell ough the wooden decking carrybearers and piles away. The vele finally came to rest in a peridicular position, being supported its front wheels on the decking I with the rear of the truck in water. The driver escaped serious iry. t will be somewhat of a problem remove it. A crane will have to used to lift the truck, but then, i the decking support a crane? ith Pier 1 a memory, Pier 2 unable, Pier 3 with a huge hole in decking, Pier 4 a wreck and Pier n a dangerous condition, it seems t Santo may have to handle its go with lighters.

The Malaita paid her first visit to the Group in February. Although superior in every way to the veteran Morinda (of happy memory), nonetheless it seemed strange to see another ship in Morinda’s usual berth.

Interesting passengers on Malaita were (1) some star-fish; and (2) three baby crocodiles.—VW.

OLD MISSIONARY’S BLACK-

Board Messages

BRISBANE bus travellers, passing through Woody Point centre have come to look for the pointed and pithy comments written in a clear hand on a big blackboard outside a Congregational Church there. It is an original and effective way of spreading the Gospel.

The blackboard messages are the work of the minister, Rev. H. P.

Schlenker. Mr. Schlenker is 85.

Fifty-seven years ago, he landed on the Papuan coast at Rigo, and went inland to the Henty Range, and opened up the Boku mission. Thus (says Mr. S. H. Chance, a retired RM), was the famous Fife Bay mission pioneered. There was plenty of fighting going on then; but Mr. Schlenker stuck it out, and he served for 31 years in the Panuan mission field.

He is still very active, walks everywhere, and gives much enthusiasm and thought to his forthright preaching by blackboard.

Messrs. D. F. Wiley, Daniel Pule, R.C. Symes and the Rev. Father Palmer were appointed members of the Solomon Islands Copra Board as from December 5, 1951. 95 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

*NJi There is a Ransomes Mower for every phase of grass cutting. They are built for long-life service and maximum efficiency. Full details gladly supplied by Agents, or on application to Makers.

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General Merchants (Wholesale and Retail) and Cinema Proprietor importers end Exporters Ship's Consignee Tourist Agent Circuit Cinematographique de Tahiti BRANCHES: Imprimerie de I’Oceanie, Centre de Musique et de Radio.

Agents and Distributors jor FRANCE: Cognac Martell.

Vin D’Alsace Geyl and Bastian.

Vln D’Algerie Andre Vigna.

Champagne Bollinger.

Sauze Perfumes.

“Vitelloise” Aerated Water.

Musique Et Radio Journal.

U.S.A.: The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Export Co.

De Vry Corporation.

United States Motors Corporation.

Irwin Paint Co., Berkeley.

ENGLAND: Gillette Razor and Blades.

AUSTRALIA: Amalgamated Wireless (A’sia) Ltd.

NEW ZEALAND: Westfield Freezing Co. Ltd.

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Grover C. Elam Co, Agents in France: Societe G. Jarre, Paris.

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Agent in New Zealand: L. D, Nathan and Co.

Wau Passionfruit Not

For Export

From Our Own Correspondent WAU, Mar. 16.

EXECUTIVES of the Australian fruit-juice and cordial firm of Cottee visited Wau recently and inspected the passion-fruit grown here —-some residents believed that it had commercial possibilities.

However, the visiting experts feel that it would be unsuitable for export. Apparently in the tropics a higher altitude than Wau enjoys is more suitable for passion-fruit culture. The visitors suggested, how ever, that peanuts should do wel and be profitable.

C. R. Turret Returns To

PACIFIC Mr. C. R. Turbet, who is well known in Fiji (where he was for 21 years the principal official of thi Veterinary section of the Departmen of Agriculture) arrived in Australii in February, on his way to New Zea land.

Mr. Turbet, while a Fiji official, di« an important job in the Solomons and spent 31 years in Ceylon (wher he gave the authorities a special re port on animal husbandry); and i: 1949 he was transferred to Nyassa land as Chief Husbandry officer. HI now has retired.

Mr. and Mrs. Turbet, after visitim their daughters in New Zealand probably will make their futur home in Fiji. Mr. Turbet has madi a good recovery from a recen serious illness.

Three Australian nuns joined thu Vunapope Catholic Mission, Rabaul recently. They are Sister Cajetan ot NSW, Sister St. Michael of Qld., am Sister Antoinette, of NSW. 96 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Race Males Females Total ropeans 3,560 2,667 6,227 •opeans 3,660 3,423 7,083 Ians 67,506 65,383 132,889 ter Is. . 2,638 1,762 4,400 ians .. 76,258 67,074 143,332 limans 1,942 1,851 3,793 inese 2,476 1,105 3,581 icrs 350 304 654 otals 158,390 143,668 301,959 Fijians Indians \\ • •• 84.475 .. 60,634 34 . . 98,479 .. . . 83,289 40 . . 104,872 , 98,113 44 113.179 .. 113,147 4< .. .. 121,249 .. 125,674 al • • •. 132,889 . . .. 143,332 For Quality and Flavour be sure it's r MEATS Famous in the Pacific for over 50 years PUAKATORO APINGA tikai

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[?]00,000 POPULATION Startling Growth of Asiatic Communities f is officially estimated that, on December 31, 1951, the populan of Fiji exceeded 300,000, as t is noted that, in one year, this urred: fotal population increased 8,195. ndians increased 4,907; Fijians, 93. Europeans decreased in nums; part-Europeans increased fitly. fhere are 202 more Chinese.

Population, since 1946 census, is 42,321—22,918 of it Indian, and 806 Fijian. he most rapid percentage increase the five years seems to have been the Chinese community, closely owed by the Indians, he increase in the indigenous on the usual standards, has n most satisfactory; but in comison with the Indians’ increase position is not good—in fact, it ilarming. fere are the comparative figures, r the last 30 years: here were 1,751 Chinese in Fiji 936; 2,874 in 1946; and 3,581 in 1. Chinese numbers have doubled 16 years. or over 20 years, the PIM has ented the ugly possibilities to the nmstrators of Fiji at the end of y statistical period. But for 20 s the Fiji leaders, like the jrnments of Natal and Madaar, Mauritius and Tahiti, have lessly closed their eyes to the iequences of the Asiatic inflations they have permitted.

Overseas Telecommunications Transfers Recent Islands staff transfers included: Radio Officer A. J. Dunstone, Wewak to Port Moresby.

Telegraphist G. E. Thompson, Fanning Is. to Cotesloe, Vic.

Telegraphist K. R. Banks, Suva to Sydney.

Telegraphist R. K McMillan, Norfolk Is. to Southport, Vic.

Cable station manager F. McCay, Southport to Norfolk Is.

Thelegraphist C. A. R. Lassau, Southport to Norfolk Is.

Radio Officer W. F. Kavanagh. Townsville to Rabaul.

Bcd'S Offer To Sunshine

TT is considered probable that Sunshine Gold shareholders will accept an offer of £37,500 by Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd. for all their assets—especially the plant and water-races. BGD does not want the Sunshine property on the Watut River.

Sunshine Co. invested about £lOO,OOO in New Guinea in the 30’s.

It made good profits until 1941, but its organisation and equipment were practically destroyed in the war, and it never has recovered. The 107shares were at 17/- in 1948, but last quotation was 2/6d. 97 CIFIC ISLANDS MONIHLY-APRIL. 1953

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P 2-141 Work To Begin On Moresby’s Hydro-Electric Scheme From Our Own Correspondent MORESBY, Mar. 28.

Although cynics stm can a pipe dream, the Moresh hydro-electric scheme now has chance of becoming a reality.

One of the big hurdles wa cleared in March when funds wei made available for Works an Housing to do the job.

At the present rate of supp' much of the essential equipment wi not be available for at least tw years but in the meantime thei is much preliminary work to I done.

The generators in use in Po Moresby at present are relative new and are generating a sati factory amount of industrial ai domestic current but there are fea that if the town grows at its prese rate, demand will exceed supp within two years.

It is therefore clear that the must be no further holdups on t! hydro scheme.

This scheme should have been « the move six months ago whi Works and Housing first calll tenders for certain parts of the jc A bottleneck somewhere Konedobu prevented the acceptan of any of the tenders and now fresh call will be made. (Tende; now will, of course, be consideraH higher).

Phrase Annoys Samoan

APIA, April 4 WHEN High Commissioner Pow was opening a session of Legislative Assembly he incautiou used the phrase “Samoan habi when referring to increasing the of plantation goods and foodstuff Throueh a motion introduced Fautua Tamasese, and supported all European and Samoan memk except Mr. Paul, the Samoans pressed resentment and disagreeme It appeared to be sheer inadv tence on the part of a high offitj who perhaps did not sufficiently preciate the super-sensitivity of Samoans. But it was an unfortun incident with which to start Honour’s second term.

The Assembly started in on Budget Session on March 20 has been applying itself ever sit; to financial problems.

Here’S Help

For A Persistent Worry CONSTIPATION, fore-runner of many troubles, affects people of all ages and walks of life and causes much annoyance and worry. 9 When the bowels refuse to work naturally and regularly, the body absorbs poisons from the waste that remains in the system. Constipation brings sick headaches, biliousness, coated tongue and unpleasant breath, flatulence, loss of appetite, blemishes and other troubles which quickly upset your health and wellbeing.

These troubles are easily corrected by safe, gentle Plnkettes for you and all the family. Plnkettes are simple to take; and do not have harsh after-effects which can be dangerous. Being compounded of harmless vegetable ingredients only, Plnkettes act In Nature’s way. Thousands and thousands of people have found Pmkettes the ideal laxative, because they are not habit-forming and the dose is reduced as they make you regular. Always at chemists and stores.

DIXIT is a remarkable belt, ideally suited for the humid atmosphere of the and the results on drives which have previously been known as "difficult drives" have to be experienced to be believed. ★ Sole Suppliers and Full Details from: VENTURA TRADING Co. Pty. Ltd. 26 BRIDGE STREET, SYDNEY, Cables: “VENTURA”, Sydney.

We invite your enquiries for goods of all description— prompt and careful attention given to all orders and enquiries.

Western Samoan Travellers Passengers on the February Matua from [?] a included the following (left to light): Mr. A. Narruhn, of Pago Pago, [?]o was on his way to Guam. Miss Alice McKenzie Herbert Clarke, and Miss [?]el A. Mackenzie, who were on their way to NZ. Mr. T. W. Brunt, who recently disposed of his business in W.

Samoa and who will in future live in NZ; at 87, he is probably Samoa’s oldest resident. Sub-Inspector Fitisemanu and his wife and family were off to NZ on holiday; Fitisemanu has appeared before in PIM as the world's largest police officer—he weighs 500 pounds. Senio Falagi and Petelo Vltali were on their way to NZ, where they are to study for the priesthood. Brother Howard Paulson was on his way to the USA on business— he is in charge of the Mormon Mission £200,000 school building project in Western Samoa. 99 t IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1052

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Moresby Building And Works Boom From Our Own Correspondent MORESBY, March 28.

CONSIDERABLE works programme, both Aministration and private enterprise, is going on in Port Moresby at the moment.

In the past month Steamships Trading Co., Ltd., has opened the first half of its new, ultra-modern departmental store; while the Port Moresby Freezing Co. began accepting customers in its equally modern butcher shop. Both were welcome* by the town’s housewives.

Meanwhile, Musgrave St., th town’s main thoroughfare linking th harbour with Ela Beach, is a hive c activity. Burns Philp and BNG an pushing up new stores, and PMF i building a block of shops and flat next to the Theatre.

Round the corner, in Mary St., Mi Arnie Hayes has almost complete: his pastry shop; and in Douglas Stl next to Kriewaldts, Qantas ha started work on its new office blocK The Administration is in the pio ture, too. A new storage shed to re place that burnt out last year almost completed on the waterfroni and work has started on new roai projects.

Almost £6,000 is being spent i sealing Kila Road, from Rouna Roa to near the Golf Club, and anothe £7,000 is to be spent on Bampta Street, at present no more than goat-track.

Hayes St., which ascends Paga Hi and constitutes a driver’s nightman is scheduled for attention, but it funds are yet available.

New headquarters for the Goven ment Printer have been started i Lawes Road, behind the South Pacif\ Post building. 100 APRIL. 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Throughout the South-West Pacific MT I The development of the South-West Pacific Area has been fostered by the Bank of New South Wales since 1817. Today, comprehensive banking, travel and trade introduction services are provided in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua and New Guinea by over 800 branches and agencies of the Bank. Residents of, and visitors to the Islands are invited to avail themselves of the “Wales” complete banking service at the following points;— FIJI Branches—Suva, Lautoka, Ba.

Agencies—Nadi Airport, Vatukoula.

PAPUA Branch—Port Moresby.

NEW GUINEA Branches—Lae, Rabaul. a Bank of New South Wales Suva Branch Consult and use BANK OF

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For Pacific Radio Amateurs

Conducted by Ex ZK-1-AC/VR-2-AK PACIFIC ISLANDS NET: Island Hams, r your own benefit make use of the icific Islands Net sked times, 0100/0700/ 00 GMT, on all bands.

NOTES OF INTEREST; Mystery station cently heard in Sydney was using the 11 ZK-3-IMZ of 7 mc/s CW. ZK-3, if lotted, should be a New Zealand conailed area. But where?

As reported elsewhere, Dr. Tom Davis Rarotonga will shortly be leaving Lyt- Iton, NZ, for Peru in the 48 ft yacht übrette. We understand that Tom, lose Cook Islands call sign is ZK-I-AN, II maintain skeds with ZK-I-AA during e voyage—details as to frequencies and ar next month.

Another active mobile ZK-I not menned last month is Thor Gunderson, dio Officer of the Maui Pomare, who es the call ZK-I-AZ in the Cook Islands ;ion and ZL-I-VU when in New Zeaid waters. Thor is active on 3.5 and tnc/s phone and CW. *iorm Walding, ZM-6-AK, war-time dio Officer in the sailing ship Pamir, en she was under NZ registry, is rening to ZL after service in Samoa. -5-GA and VR-6-AA have recently disntled their stations and returned re, we understand. tations who have contacted FK-8-AC the past will be intered to know that ix Franchette has recently returned to mce. However John Duplat, FK-8-AB, active amateur since pre-war days, is 1 keeping New Caledonia on the map. ord Howe Island is represented by iur Le Nevez, VK-2-LN, reported ive on 7 m/cs CW and phone. Arthur o.i.c. Civil Aviation Radio. rom VK-I-BS, away down on Macrie Island, we hear that he and the er two active Hams, VK-I-WO and -I-SW, have finished their term and return to Australia in April. No bt they will be replaced by one or •e Hams in the relief radio staff, dditional to stations already reported active we have the following: liti: FO-8-AB on 7 and 14 mc/s CW. : VR-2-BJ. arolines: We understand that there is station active—call sign unknown 3-6) but owned by |Mr. Dubbins in rge of the Ponape power station, larshalls: KX-6-AO, heard on 14 mc/s.

ENERAL: A change has recently been le in the Voice of America Radio iteurs programme. The transmission nerly made at 1445 GMT (see Febry) is now made at 1245 GMT. The er skeds remain. pia Broadcast Station, earlier reted as intending to carry out tests on high frequency channels, has now ndoned the project. Reasons unknown. allowing is an up-to-date list of all used Fiji amateurs:— AP—Alan Akin, Nadi.

AS—Stan Mayne, Box 184, Suva. tW— Frank Fleming, c/o Health Dept..

Suva.

BF—Mr. Rodde, Nadi.

BL —Eric Clark, Nadi.

BJ— Malcolm Gray, Lands Dept., Suva, t BN—Dr. Cruikshanks, c/o Medical Dept., Suva.

BO—R. Hayman, c/o Post and Telegraph Dept., Suva.

BP—P. Allan, c/o Post and Telegraph Dept., Suva.

BQ—Ken Moatt, Nadi.

BT—Rex Winthrop, c/o Police Dept., Suva.

BC—Blue Meehan, Nadi.

BW—Ron White, Nadi.

BZ—Barry Hogg, RNZAF, Lauthala Bay.

CB—Bruce Fraser, Nadi.

CC—Brian Corrigan, RNZAF, Lauthala Bay.

CD—Charlie Freeman, Nadi.

CF—Ale Johnson, RNZAF, Lauthala Bay.

CG—Wynn McGee, Nadi.

CH—lvan Morgan, Nadi.

CJ—John Lane, Nadi.

NOTE.—Nadi Is the International Airport on the north-west coast of Viti Levu, and Lauthala Bay, a suburb of Suva, is the Royal NZ Air Force flying-boat base and International Seadrome.

CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

Buy Only The Best!

Riverside Products are Available Now for Immediate Shipment in the Following Varieties and Packs: — Curried Beef. 16 01.

Stewed Steak, 16 oz.

Corned Beef Hash, 16 oz.

Beef Steak Pudding. 16 oz.

Steak & Vegetables, 16 oz.

Boiled Beef & Carrots. 16 oz.

Braised Steak & Onions, 16 oz.

Luncheon Beef, 16 & 12 oz.

Boiled & Roast Beef, 16 & 12 oz.

Corned Beef Loaf with Cereals, 16 & 12 oz.

Sheep Tongues, 12 oz.

Canned Meats

Address All Inquiries to: —

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(ESTABLISHED 1870) ParramoHo Road, Auburn, N.S.W. —P.O. Box 40, Auburn Phone: UX6611. Cable Address: “Meatwalk,” Sydney. 102 APRIL. 195 2 PACIFIC ISLANDS MON T H L

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South British Insurance Co.

National Mutual Life Association SOLE AGENTS IN PAPUA/NEW GUINEA FOR; Polarizers (U.K.), Ltd.—Polaroid Sun Glasses.* C.S.A. Industries, Eng.—Dual Freeze Refrigerators.

Webley & Scott, Ltd.-Shot Guns, Air Pistols, etc.

E. K. Cole, Ltd., London.—“Ekco” Radio Receivers.

“Getula.”—Nylon Monofilament Fish Lines.

Davison Paints, Ltd., N.S.W.—Paint for Tropical Con- • Trade mark patented in U.S.A., Great Britain, and other countries.

Regular Supplies Of Eastern Goods

Wholesale Gr Retail Merchants Importers Planters

22 Years On Islands Run

Ilf HEN the New Zealand Govern- »» ment vessel Maui Pomare retimed her service to the Cook slands on March 28, Captain L. C. loulton was commencing the first r oyage of his 23rd season in the rade. Captain Boulton has been daster of Maui Pomare for all exept two years of that ship’s life, and > the most experienced shipmaster >n the Samoa-Cook Islands circuit till in active service to-day.

Captain Boulton, who had 25 years i sail before coming to the Maui 'omare, is a keen amateur photorapher and collector of old sailingtiip photographs, of which he posssses some 2,000.

Mr. H. R. Jenkins, former owner f the well known Islands schooner acht New Golden Hind (now emloyed as a trading vessel in French »ceania) is now resident in a beautiil home at Palm Beach, Sydney, fr. Jenkins came to Sydney from uckland last year. He still retains an iterest in his later yacht, the Fairlile Mahurangi, which Mr. D. C. rown operates for trading purposes the Cook Islands.

Tofua Passengers It is reported from a correspondent in Vanua Levu (Fiji) that resilents of that district now hope that, at an early date, an air-strip will be constructed near the Bua River. That will greatly help the community there in communications, and in transporting sick and injured people quickly to Labasa and Suva.

Passengers to NZ on the March Tofua included (top to bottom, left to right): Miss Gertrude Stunzner, of Apia, who travelled to New Zealand. X-Ray Technician Tsimani, of Apia Hospital, who went to NZ for further study. Papall’l Ulu, of Apia, who will have a holiday in NZ. Mrs. J. Caine, of Suva, Fiji, who had been paying a short visit to Apia. -Superflash photos. 103 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLr-APRIL, 1952

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Stocks available at your usual WHOLE- SALER or BURNS PHILP and MORRIS HEDSTROM, Suva Fiji.

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Earth Moving and Logging Equipment. International Trucks, WILLYS-OVERLAND EXPORT CORPORATION. McCormlck-Deering Farming Machinery, Jeep cars, etc. Defender Refrigerators.

HILLMAN MOTOR CARS.

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Mr. R. G. Pattrick Retires

MR. R. G. PATTRICK, Secretary for Island Territories since 1947, retired in Wellington at the end of March after 46 years in the New Zealand Public Service.

Mr. Pattrick spent 33 years in the Customs Department, except for a period of service in the Army during the first World War, where he received decorations.

Mr. Pattrick was appointed New Zealand Representative to the French Colonies in the South Pacific and was stationed at Tahiti from 1940 to 1946, after which he represented New Zealand in Moscow for a period before returning to take up his last Public appointment.

M. J. Leahy On Morobe

COUNCIL Prom Our Own Correspondent LAE, April 1.

AFTER a lapse of many month; the names of members of the ne\ Morobe District Advisory Counc have been announced. There ha been at least one satisfactory appoint ment as far as Morobe residents ar concerned—that of Mr. M. J. Leahj who was among the also-rans in th first selection but after recognitioi in the New Year’s Honours is apparently regarded as a fit am proper person for a District Advisor- Council. With his vast knowledge c the Territory, particularly th Morobe district, he should never hav been overlooked.

Advisory Councils are chosen b the Administrator from a panel c names submitted by the District Com missioner. Local dissatisfaction wa expressed with the first panel c names because most of the people cor cerned were already serving oi various local Town Councils.

Mr. H. E. Canard, Secretary t the Fiji Public Works Departmen since 1946, has been transferred t: Aden as Accountant and Store keeper. 104 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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A letter to the Editor, by J. H. DAWKINS REFER to Mr. George Hill’s very interesting talk on the ew Hebrides Condominium at the icific Islands Society’s gathering History House on March 26.

Most interesting of all, to me, as the question raised about a iguistic medium for purposes of itive education in Pacific Islands id Territories, and your own ry earnest remarks thereon.

I think the answer to this ques- >n is written large in our British story, which cries aloud that the iglish language is itself a “Pida”; so why not develop the icific Islands “pidgin” and mould for educational purposes? 1 am neither gentleman, scholar •r philologist. Of the foregoing ven words, one is composed of itin and German, another of reek and Latin, and the other e come to us from Norse and riandic languages which can trace eir origins back to Indo-Euroan Sanskrit. Not one word is the original language of the itish Isles. 1 can well imagine Augustine, 7 A.D. (later canonised) writing me from England to Pope egory and saying; “I got language trouble here. The lives speak a kind of ragged tin, which includes a lot of bad >rds learned by their ancestors >m Roman soldiers. With this is xed a lot of the barbaric Goth, Hun, Dane and Norsem. At every other village they x their noises differently, and ire is no getting to the bottom them. I think I had better send ne of our 40 monks to Scotland, ales or Ireland, where I hear ;y really have languages of their m” 7TTH the exception of Wycliffe’s ' Bible (1370 A.D.) and laucer’s Canterbury Tales, a little er, there were hardly any books itten in England in English. Latin s the literary language; and from 66 onward, Norman French was, understand, the language used ' official documents and matters State. The language in laucer’s Tales has a distinctly )rman French flavour.

When Caxton set up his first nting press in London in 1476, was hard put to it for an English language in which to print.

There was no such thing as an English dictionary, and Dr. Johnson was nearly three centuries away.

However, Caxton and his old mate Van Wynkyn de Worde got busy and, in the rest of Caxton’s lifetime, 96 books were printed in English.

Then what happened? This “Pidgin of bad Latin, horrible French and Mulligatawny of noises simply romped home and became the richest language in the world. Came Milton, Spencer, Ben Jonsen, Shakespeare, and the James 1 Authorised version. Then in 1755 (things moved slowly in those days) Johnson’s Dictionary, which gave us a standard literary English. And ever onward until centuries later English became the basis of a Lingua Franca amongst all the natives, traders, planters and missionaries of a million scattered islands and islets in the great broad Pacific.

OACIFIC “Pidgin” has already * started on its way to becoming 105 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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a written language (Dec. PIMs o« the late 1930's with reference to Lutheran Missions’ printed transi lations of parts of the Bible, ano the Creed and Lord's Prayer). A : the end of the war with Japan cards printed in “Pidgin” telling o:< Japan’s capitulation, were showereo from aeroplanes over native village;; in Japanese-occupied territories.

All that is needed now is thai a “Pidgin” be moulded to the re: quired purpose and that we ceas# to call it “Pidgin” any more, ano that we give it the status of s language.

When I was a small boy one ot Lord NorthclifFs highly successful weeklies used to print a weekly column in Esperanto, in the hop* of popularising that great attemp at an international language. L was probably that which helped U keep Esperanto alive —for it is na dead yet.

Esperanto, however, is an arti ficial language and therefore need some forcing along.

THE Pacific Lingua Franca (hen I suggest dropping the wor “Pidgin”) is a natural growth tha should need only a little cultivai ing and pruning. I would sugges “Paxlingfrank” as a name until Brilliant NG Girl Miss Robin Mullaly, daughter of M[?] and Mrs. D. S. Mullaly, of Rabaul, the gown which she wore recently at t[?] Graduation Ball, New England University College, Armidale, NSW. This New Guinna girl, only 20, has graduated as Bachel[?] of Science, and has been appointed to t[?] staff of the College. She gained "Dr[?] tinctions” during her first and seco[?] years, and specialised in Geography a[?] Geology. 106 APRIL, 1952-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH L

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From there, 1 would ask you, r. Editor, if you would be so good run a monthly ‘Paxlingfrank” ge, asking readers to submit >rds, phrases, and little anecdotes the new language with translans and explanations.

From these collections, in the urse of time, a fairly substantial ndardised word and phrase book jld be edited by those educational dies most interested. There would sd to be some pruning of rendancies and vain repetitions in ; native phraseology, as spoken, cal spoken dialect will always rein, as in England, elsewhere.

Fhe next step would be for those erested bodies to publish a iodical coloured and illustrated ?er with the text in “PaxUngnk,” for natives who can read, e paper could be in part comic, e younger natives, as I saw m, in my time in the Islands, e a bit of clowning. For the t, the paper could contain very >rt illustrated stories—in colour for preference—and something of such matter as the educators desired to teach.

At any rate, I feel sure that such a paper would awaken in more natives the desire to learn to read.

As with all things the first great essential to success can be stated in the words of Rembrandt in his advice to artists: You get some brushes and paints and canvas and begin to paint.

Major R. Cook, from Korea, twice decorated for distinguished service in Middle East and New Guinea, has gone to Port Moresby to take charge of the work of recruiting natives for the Pacific Islands regiment. 107 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Mr. J. C. Mullaly gave a short address in which he said that the club for which Robert Lewin Clark worked enthusiastically in the ’3o’s, was a lasting memorial to him.

The photograph (shown below) was presented to the Club by tb late President’s brother, Mr. Le Clark, now of Sydney, and is hun above the Club’s Memorial Plaqu* 108 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHS

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ISLANDS joined With South Pacific Commission NEW YORK, Mch. 18. fR. WILLIAM D. FORSYTH, ■■ permanent representative of istralia to the United Nations, toy deposited with the UN Secreiat, on behalf of his Government, )ies of an agreement extending the ritorial scope of the South Pacific mmission to include Guam and the cronesian Islands Trust Territory ninistered by the United States. . Forsyth was the first Secretaryneral of the Commission.

Vlr. I. R. Halligan, special repretative for New Guinea and Nauru this session of Trusteeship Council, > present. He is Australian senior nmissioner on the South Pacific □amission. fhe agreement was registered with Secretariat in accordance with icle 102 of the Charter, which reres registration of all treaties and agreements entered into Member States.

Australia registered the agreement behalf of the six members of the nmission: Australia, France, the .herlands, New Zealand, the ited Kingdom and the United tes, the six Governments adminisng non-self-governing territories in South Pacific region. he new agreement brings within scope of the Commission the riana, Caroline and Marshall Islands, which lie north of the Equator. The Commission is advisory and deals with problems of health, economic development, agriculture, social development and education. It was established in 1947 and has headquarters at Noumea.

There are a score of large archipelagos south of the Equator, as well as innumerable small ones; and most of the large ones have their individual, separate administrations. But north of the Equator, there are only the archipelagoes of Hawaii, Philippines, part of Indonesia, and the three groups (Mariana, Caroline and Marshall) usually called Micronesia.

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Considerable irritation has been felt locally at the prolonged procrastination in regard to this project. Now it seems that both school and road are only a “matter of time.” 109 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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This photo of the original (and ly other) Malekula of the Line, is reproduction of a water colour, ted 1903, which mgs in the BP IS) Co. office in 'dney.

A 130-tons hooner, she was unched about 190, and ran to e New Hebrides id later to the demons under e command of iptain Burn, unwrecked on impton Reef, 0 miles off the Queensland coast, January 9, 1910. No lives were lost in the wreck, but most of the crew spent three months on one of the two islets on the reef, awaiting the rescue that eventually arrived as the result of Captain Burn and a picked boat’s crew sailing to Lucinda Point (Q).

There appears to be no record of how many passengers she was fitted to carry or of where she was built.

We are indebted to Captain Brett Hilder for these details.

Of the new Malekula we have a few more concrete facts; lekula, the first ip to bear the [?]ne, at right; [?], below, the new [?] alekula shown [?] ing her trials in [?] tland 111 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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MR. E. C. HARRIS The death occurred in Brisbane on [arch 22 of Mr. E. C. Harris, irmerly Treasurer of the Territory ; Papua.

Edward Charles (“Ted”) Harris— >rn in Melbourne 69 years ago— id been in poor health for some :ars. He went to the Papaun rvice as a Treasury and Customs ;rk in 1908. From 1911 to 1917 was Collector of Customs at marai, Daru and Port Moresby, id in 1927 he became Treasurer d member of Executive and Legistive Councils. He retired in 1938. r. Harris was married in Moresby Miss Scott (from Warwick, aeensland) of the nursing staff of oresby Hospital and leaves four ildren.

Mr. Harris served as a youth in - Light Horse in the South African ir and in World War I. He was a en cricketer and golfer, and a regnised authority on Papuan stamps d postal lore—he corresponded th collectors all over the world, nong those at his funeral were ving and ex-Papuans Syd Chance, larles Wurth, Fred Bunting, Ivan lampion, W. Bellingham and Fedd Audit Officer Furler.

MR. A. E. HOSIE Mr. Arthur Edwin (“Dick”) )sie, 37, well-known in the British lomons, New Guinea and Papua, d as a result of a fall from a i-jeep at Lae, New Guinea, on irch 8. •* [t is thought that he lost his ance and fell from the jeep when ning over to take some cigarettes m his pocket. de spent many pre-war years with /er Brothers in the Solomons. He ved with the Solomons Battalion 1 later as a Lientenant in ANGAU. de settled in Lae in 1946 as a Ider, was a foundation member of Lae Services clubs and a prolent member of the local RSL. de is survived by his widow and 2e small children.

MR. J. H. BALDIE *y a curious coincidence, the death urred in Melbourne on March 15 Mr. James H. Baldie who, for ny years was Assistant Governat Secretary in Papua at the same e as the Treasurership was held Mr. Harris, whose death occurred Brisbane on March 22. dr. Baldie joined the Papua /ice early in the century and filled ious posts in field administration —he was Resident Magistrate in a number of districts before becoming assistant to Mr. H. W. Champion.

He was popular and highly respected.

Mr. Baldie married a sister of Mrs.

F. S. Stewart, of New Guinea, and they had one son, Stanley. Stanley and his cousin, Moresby Gofton (son of Mrs. Stewart by her first husband), enlisted together in the Royal Air Force just before World War 11. Both gained commissions and both were killed, after rendering distinguished service. Mr. Baldie retired in the thirties and, later, was an active official of the RSL in Melbourne. He leaves a son and daughter by his second wife.

Mr. M. Elfinbein

Mr. Merv Elfinbein died in Port Moresby hospital recently as a result of burns sustained when fire followed an explosion at his Badili home. The explosion occurred while Mr. Elfinbein was using inflammable cleaning fluid in the bathroom. Aged 34, he joined the staff of Australian Petroleum Co. in 1946, and became a very popular member of the community.

He was active in the Masonic Lodge and was a keen member of the golf club. (Continued on Page 115.} 113 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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MR. A. C. KOSKEY Mr. Alfred Clement Koskey died om a coronary occlusion on March S, a few hours after being admitted i Port Moresby Hospital. Mr, Kossy, 61, was a public servant of ng standing. He first came to the rritory in 1921 to serve the TNG Iministration, and had been in many stricts. He was a member of the IF during World War I, and was ith the Allied Works Council durg the last war. One of the first to turn when the Army handed over /il administration, Mr. Koskey went to the Native Labour Department 1945.

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JOHN KEENAN HARRINGTON, , of the Department of Works d Housing accounts staff, died Port Moresby on March 13.

He had lived in the town since M and was well known as a memr of the Public Service Club and : Golf Club. He went to Port :>resby in a key position when Drks and Housing Department was it established. tack on NG Administration Vessel HE Papua-New Guinea Administration vessel Osprey was icked by natives at Swagup near ibunti on the Sepik River early in rch. Two native police were unded. fhe Osprey was a id-hunting raid made on people i neighbouring village, two Swagup ives killing three persons who e peacefully fishing on a lake. The ing is believed to have been conted with the old custom of initiai of young warriors.’ )etails of the attack on the Osprey e not given but the District Comsioner intends returning to the i in the near future for “pacificai” purposes. lew arrivals at Vunapope Catholic sion, near Rabaul, New Guinea the Rev. Fathers Otto and oler, of West Germany. They e accompanied on the last stage heir journey by the Rev. Father iayerhofer, who had been spendleave in Australia. Shortly after stmas, the Rev. Father A. Stemarrived back at Vunapope after ng his home in Minnasota, . All four prieses are now busy missionary work in the Rabaul ict.

Nightclub Man In Santo SYDNEY’S Royal Commission of inquiry into liquor distribution has caused the biggest scurry in Spivdom that Australia ever has known. The Racket has been going on for years and the blackmarketeers have made huge fortunes.

Some of the lads more or less concerned have sought refuge in distant places. One, Abraham Saffron, a nightclub Czar who was grilled in Julge Maxwell's witness-box early in the piece, was reported at the end of March to be “somewhere in the Pacific Islands on business—and not on a frivolous excursion,” his counsel was careful to add.

In consequence of later developments, the Court made tender enquiries after Mr. Saffron; but was informed that Mr. Saffron was in Santo Island, in the New Hebrides, and would not be back until about the end of May.

What the famous Mr. Saffron, expert director of nightclubs and whatnot, can be doing in Santo is anybody s guess—but we refuse to guess.

Inspector W. M. G. Q. Bose and Inspector G. R. Shaw both resigned from the Police Department, Fiji, recently. 115 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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PROFESSOR Ralph Piddington of the Department of Anthropology, Auckland University College, NZ, thinks that the blending of the Maori and European races would be a retrograde step —an “under-privileged and despised community” was how he expressed it.

He feels that the two races should live side by side, respecting each other’s views, but not intermarrying.

The professor apparently bases his theory on the fact that the rural Maori who drifts to the cities becomes an unskilled worker, but it is not the sort of theory we expect from anthropologists, and is directly opposed to the views of such men as Sir Peter Buck and Sir Apirana Ngata, both men of mixed descent who believed that in the future the Maori would gradually be absorbed by the European New Zealander and that it would not be a bad thing.

There has been nothing to suggest either in New Zealand or the Pacific Islands, that what the professor fear has happened, although there hai already been a century of inter marriage.

Almost invariably, the people a mixed descent strive for a highe; standard of living than their nativ 1 forebears and such unions have prc duced their fair quota of outstand ing men and women in commercial cultural and scientific fields.

There has been no proof of great grandfather’s theory that people a mixed blood inherited the faults a both parents.

As the professor was addressing group of Maori schoolteachers whe; he said all this, his remarks can bi interpreted in several ways. It ma: be that he cynically believes tha European civilisation has had it, am that any step away from simpll savagery is not only retrograde bu downright foolhardy.

And. in that case, the professa may well be right.

Native Crime In Rabaui

RABAUL, April 6.

POLICE court records this wee'; give evidence of progress bi natives in the habits of Europea:, civilisation.

Three wharf-labouring natives wen sent to gaol for three months. Whil unloading Bulolo cargo they ident; fled and broached a case of beei and, soon afterwards, they wen found helplessly drunk.

An Aitape native met a youn Chinese girl near a Chinese store i Malaguna Road. He was convicte of attempted rape and sent to tb Supreme Court for sentence.

More Bsi Timber

EXPORTED ABOUT 150,000 super-feet pe month of Solomon Islano timber have been lifted lately b: Morinda and Muliama. When MS him is fully in this service, ihr export will be doubled. The expo:< of over 3 million super-feet a yea will much assist Solomons econonr said Mr. R. A. Dethbridge, o Tenaru Timbers, Pty., Ltd., when H arirved in Australia from Honian early in April. He hoped that tH Kurimarau (250 tons) would soo carry timber regularly to Brisbam Mr. S. G. Marshall, Administrr tive Officer, Fiji, has been posted t Taveuni. He will also be Banabaa Adviser. 116 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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OUNTRIES in which the colour bar is a problem could learn nething from the boys of Wesley illege, near Pukekohe, NZ, says : New Zealand Herald in a recent icle.

There 128 boys learn and live ;ether happily, apparently uniscious of the fact that more than Mhird of their number are oured —Maoris, Chinese and mders from Tonga, Samoa, Raroga and Tahiti. n classrooms and dormitories boys spaced so as to give the greatest sible racial mix-up. fhe college’s headmaster, the Rev.

M. Marshall, admits some trial 1 error experiments were neces- Y to produce the present happy ilts.

We now have about one-third of school non-European, and while keep that proportion everything ks out all right,” he said, o have more than one-third nonopean, meant European boys felt stigma of a “native school.” o have less than one-third enraged the minority to come toier too much. here are still some problems uned, however. Mr. Marshall said: was glad when the Island boys ie to the school at first! I felt it Id help them to learn European s. But now I’m beginning to der. Many of them want to stay he city. They don’t want to go : to the islands where they feel jrtunities are limited.” e made these other points: landers have a sense of humour; be “kidded along a bit”; but be bullied. They enjoy lering” younger boys, ie communal life of the Maoris re their arrival at Wesley is coned responsible for their habit of ing the first thing they find as s. This is not so pronounced ag the Islanders. aoris and Islanders understand other better than European boys either race. aoris are better footballers than ;ans, but the Tongans learn dy. Last year’s Wesley Rugby n had only three Europeans, ie Islanders take most of the key ions in the cricket teams. They a keen eye for bowling and Jg. Islanders also star in tennis swimming. ropeans, as a rule, take the mtuc honours, though the others do well. Of three Islanders who sat for their school certificates last year, all three passed. In the case of Maoris, three out of four passed.

“We don’t consider race when choosing prefects,” he said. The head prefect is a Tongan. The team of prefects is made up of three Maoris, one other Tongan and five Europeans. nFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY-APRIL. 1 952

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The Viria In Sydney

'ONSIDERED by most to be the ' flagship of the New Guinea ter-island trade. Mr. G. Zavatara’s 0-ton motor-ship Viria certainly )ked the part when she visited dney in March.

Built in Sweden, Viria has the ncally clean, attractive lines of the >dern Scandinavian vessel, with :ellent accommodation. Spotless I comfortably equipped, she is a cry from the old veterans that often gravitate to the Islands de after their normal life has led in tougher climes.

Vlr. Zavatara, of Italian parentage, nt the war years we believe, in an stralian internment camp. Sucsful in the New Guinea warplus scrap metal trade, he now ns Viria and another 300-tonner.

Captain R. Hughes, master of ia, joined that vessel after a long iod of adventurous sailoring on Chinese rivers where, in recent rs, his ship was fired on from fs along the river banks on almost ry voyage. He admits that he I his men did a certain amount successful shooting back. It was in the day’s work in China.

Gria brought scrap metal from New Guinea and left Sydney laden with drums of oil for Rabaul. Viria is usually engaged in the drum-oil trade in New Guinea waters. * * *

Ranui To Be Laid Up

Acquired several years ago for Administrative duties in the Cook Islands, the auxiliary ketch Ranui arrived in Wellington, March 12 to be laid up there indefinitely.

The cost of maintaining the vessel in the Cook Islands does not warrant her use while the Group is provided with privately-owned inter-island craft capable of transporting Administration officials and cargo.

She is considered too small to maintain a suitable connection between Apia, Samoa, and the Tokelau Is., for which service the Islands Territories Department has been seeking a vessel for two years. She joins the NZ Government steamer Matai, which is idle after a number of chartered voyages to Norfolk Island.

Matai, former lighthouse tender, is held in reserve as an ocean telegraph-cable repairing vessel. * * *

Margaret W In New

SERVICE Captain Emile Savoie reported on arrival Sydney per the 400-ton New Hebrides trader Loyaute , March 16, that he has disposed of his motorvessel El Retiro to Societe Commerciale Gubbay, Vila.

Captain Savoie flew to New Zealand to take over his latest acquisition, the motor - vessel Margaret W. A native crew, brought down in the Loyaute, was flown to 119 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Like the El Retiro, the Margaret W will maintain a cargo connection between N. Hebrides, NZ and Australia, Margaret W, originally a Scandinavian 3-masted schooner, was taken to NZ some years ago by Captain Watchlin, an Auckland shipowner. She retains the clipper bow, but has long since ceased to carry sail. With an excellent motor she should be a useful addition to ranks of Island shipping.

Vila Star For Wellington

The New Hebrides Shipping Trading Co.’s vessel Vila Star, whic for some months has been runnir cargoes of scrap metal from tt New Hebrides to Sydney, will, at th conclusion of her next voyage, mal a special voyage to Wellington, NN to load general cargo for the Grou according to present intentions. ❖ ❖ ❖

Yacht Anna Elizabeth

From Our Own Correspondent “A Friend of France” was ho the official newspaper Echo t Tahiti headed its article welcomir Mr. Lamberty, of Holland, in h 35-foot yacht Anna Elizabeth c February 13.

The little steel yacht came fro Amsterdam by way of Curacao G days), Panama and the Marques; (24 days). She left Holland Augu 7, 1951.

Mr. Lamberty has a distinguish war record, including service wi the French Foreign Legion and long period in the Merchant Marin Since the war he has already mai a voyage as far as the Marques in a 27-foot converted life-bot which was wrecked there. F obtained passage by another yac to Honolulu, flew back to Hollar 120 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Tonnage: —247 gross. 174 nett. Carries approx. 170 tons d/w. cargo with full fuel and water tanks.

Engine: —Crossley 330 H.P. speed 8 Knots with engine only; with fair wind assistance of sails, 10 Knots.

General: —This vessel carries eight passengers in three cabins. Is equipped with C'wlth, Nav. Cert. Was built in 1938, and is in excellent order. Is suitable for general cargo, cattle-carrying or general Island trading purposes. ★ A. J. ELLERKER Shipbrokers—Valuers to Commonwealth Government. 63 Pitt Street, SYDNEY Cables: “HIPEX”, Sydney.' d prepared the present craft. His nee joined him at the Marquesas r the passage to Tahiti.

The Mv Alt Air

VILA, Apr. 2, Reported that the MV Altair, tied by French interests, has been 1 to Suva. At sea, the Altair ks to have only about 12 in. of aboard; but in spite of that she served this Group well.

To Replace Huia

ntended for trade between New iland and New Caledonia-New brides, Mr. N. W. Thomas of llington expected to arrive at Auckland from Copenhagen aboard his new vessel June, late March.

Built in 1945 at Nova Scotia for Mr. H. H. Folk, of Denmark, and intended for trade in the Arctic, June was originally called Jane Lolk. Purchased last year by Mr.

Thomas, after the loss of his old schooner, the Huia, on Komekame Reef, New Caledonia, June has taken 3 months to come out from Europe.

Of 350-tons gross, June should be a useful ship on the poorly-serviced New Zealand-New Caledonia-New Hebrides trade route, which Captain E. Savoie, with his El Retiro, and now with his recently acquired Margaret- W, opened up 18 months ago.

Mystery Fire

Curious circumstances surrounded a fire which destroyed the Huia a fortnight after her stranding on February 2, 1951. Purchased from the underwriters as she lay on the reef full of cargo—mainly drums of oil —the buyer is reported to have arrived on the scene to commence salvage just in time to see the last of the vessel going up in smoke.

People who should know consider that during the two weeks of discussion between Underwriters and purchaser a third party performed the salvage on his own account and set fire to the bare remaining hull. They could be wrong; but it would appear op to bottom: Captain “Milo” Savoie exchanged his old El Retiro (below) the Margaret-W. [?] aptain R. Hughes, fresh from the [?] Coast, was in command of Viria, ship of the New Guinea inter-island [?], which arrived in Sydney fully [?]n (below). 121 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Cable Address; “IVAN,” SYDNEY. likely that a vessel, even loaded h gasoline, would catch fire as she on a reef, surrounded completely water, two weeks after being indoned. [?]e Kurimarau’s “Dash for Food”

JHEN Captain N. W. MacDonald brought the Kurimarau to Sydin January he stated that he ild be making another run down n Honiara, BSI in March or ■il. lut to the Sydney Sun, reporting nmarau's call at Brisbane due to weather en route, early April, voyage was featured in banner dlines as ‘lsland Ship's Dash For >d.” he sub-heading gave the impresi that the Solomons’ “300 Eurons and 90,000 natives,” emaciated in the last stages of starvation, e at that moment peering grimly vard for the relief ship Kurimarau :ome “dashing" back at all of her knots, with desperately needed d supplies from Sydney.

Vhile fishing off the shore of ai’i. Western Samoa, in March, a ve woman was struck by lightg and instantly killed.

Tonkinese Taxi Men Defy

Nh Government

ON last advices, 20 Tonkinese taxidrivers of Port Vila, New Hebrides, were still on strike against a joint decision of the Condominium Government that the legal fare within a certain area should be 2/-. The Tonkinese (who run a number of Jeeps and a couple of old sedan cars for hire) had been charging what they liked—up to 10/- and 15/- sometimes. They simply robbed travellers, like through passengers on the Morinda.

There now is in Port Vila a Tonkinese community of from 300 to 400. This settlement became possible when the authorities, in the war, failed to repatriate Indo-Chinese labourers. The latter then brought their women out; and now they live in a shanty-town about 4 miles from Vila, and are increasing rapidly in numbers. They tend to become petty traders, do not provide a dependable labour force, and are generally undesirable.

As a result of the war, and of administrative weakness, Asiatic communities of this character have become established in New Calelonia and New Hebrides.

Mr. and Mrs. John Stubbs and daughter Jacqueline have left Norfolk Island for two months holiday in Australia before going to Fiji, Mr.

Stubbs is with Cable and Wireless, Ltd., and has been transferred to the Suva office as manager. 123 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Early Gold From Papua’S

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Historical Survey By A. P. Lyons

ALLUVIAL gold has been found in almost all the rivers of British New Guinea (Papua), from the Fly River in the west, to the Gira River in the north, and on many of the islands; and gold-carrying reefs and lodes have also been discovered.

The first known record of gold discovery by Europeans is contained in John Macgillvray’s work Narrafive of the Voyage of HMS Rattlesnake (London, 1852), wherein he says that gold was known in the vicinity of Redscar Bay as far back as 1852. A specimen of pottery procured there contained a few Laminar grains of the precious metal.

Redscar Bay is part of Galley Reach, which is a few miles west of Port Moresby. Both the Brown and Vanapa Rivers flow into Galley Reach.

Between 1888, when gold was first noticed in the primitive country, and 1937-28, when most of the fields were worked out, the total of the gold produced in- the Australian Territory of Papua was 552,459 ounces. In their order of proclamation, the following are the official goldfields of Papua:— Louisiade . . . . 1889 Yodda 19 Murua 1895 Keveri 19 Gira 1898 Astrolabe ... 19 Milne B 1899 Lakekamu ... 19 Mr. A. P. Lyons, as a Departmental head in Papua, had charge of Mining for many years; and, aided by his excellent memory, and records which he has kept, he has compiled for PIM this very valuable record of the history of early gold-mining in the Territory. Mr. Lyons, now retired, is a resident of South Queensland.

Captain John Moresby, RN, wf visited Port Moresby in HMS Basilis in a letter to The Times, in 187 said: “The only sign of miner wealth seen by the Basilisk's compar were fragments of gold quartz pickt up by us at Fairfax Harbour.” (Th forms part of Port Moresby.) Hon. W. Macleay, MLC, of Syj ney, visited New Guinea in 1875-' in the Chevert, and obtained spec mens at Hall Sound. The Angabunj (St. Joseph) River flows into He Sound.

D’Albertis found colours of go in the upper Fly River during 187 so did Sir William Macgregor durii 1889-90, and Sir Rupert Clarke, wi Frank and Jim Pryke and Arch Macalpine, during May, 1914, Andrew Goldie, a storekeeper Port Moresby, reported alluvial go in the Goldie River in 1877, and tl Rev. Mr. Lawes found some am ferous specimens in the Kupaloloi River shortly afterwards. These we: reported on by Mr. C. S. Wilkinso Geological Surveyor of NSW a January 7, 1878.

Goldie and Kupaloloko are a fluents of the Laloki, which is tributary of the Brown River. TI latter was named after a prospect drowned in it in 1878.

Many miners came from Queen land in 1878 to prospect the Lala River and its affluents, but did m find payable gold. Queensland Go ernment stationed officials at Pc Moresby to watch over the interes of the prospectors. Another t* years elapsed before the industry w' established.

IN 1883, Mr. G. E. Morrison led t expedition to New Guinea, whir was sponsored by Melbourne Age. 124 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Apia et with misfortune and returned, his Mr. Morrison was afterwards mous as “Chinese Morrison,” corspondent of The Times in China.

The Hon. John Douglas visited idest Island (Louisiade Group) in Wentworth, in 1887 and engineer nvell obtained specimens. Mr. ouglas recorded the discovery of >ld at Sudest in June, 1888.

David Lindsay White, a pearleller, applied to Mr. Douglas for protection area to secure him in tssession of certain gold-bearing efs on Joannet Island, near Sudest. ouglas promised favourable conleration when sovereignty was prolimed. White accompanied Douglas Cooktown, where he obtained astance from several enterprising izens, and a party was organised go to the Louisiades. The party is not successful at Joannet Island, it found alluvial gold in the bed of 2 Runcic River (on Sudest, where »well had obtained his specimens), lis discovery led several hundreds men to Sudest.

On September 4, 1888, Sir William acgregor proclaimed the Crown )lony of British New Guinea. One his first act§ was to adopt the leensland mining laws.

In 1888-9, Sir William visited Sudest, and took miners from there to Rossel Island, where they found traces of gold. He conveyed some miners to St. Aignan (Misima) where they found rough colours at several places. They found colours on Normanby and Goodenough, but not on Ferguson. Gold was found on Ferguson in later years. The Customs at Cooktown reported that up to June 30, 1889, 3,850 ounces of gold had been declared there since the opening of the Louisiade Goldfield in 1888.

Sir William Macgregor obtained gold-bearing wash and specimens from the Vanapa River and in the Knutsford and Musgrave Ranges, on a journey to Mt. Victoria in 1888-9.

Mr. Nettle found good colours in the upper Angabunga River in November, 1892.

Sir William Macgregor In

March, 1894, found colours in the Mambare river wash.

Queensland geologist W. H. Rands reported (in 1893) gold in specimens from Rossel Island and the Angabunga River.

In September, 1894, 15 Queensland miners found prospects inland from Bartle Bay. James Hurley, leader of the party, was killed by hill natives, and the others returned to the coast with about 7 ounces.

Shortly afterwards, 13 more miners joined the first party, and went inland from Goodenough Bay, but without success.

A third party of miners, led by George Clarke, arrived at Bartle Bay and proceeded to the Mambare 125 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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River, in 1895. Clarke vva treacherously murdered by th natives up the Mambare River, i 1 July, 1895.

The party retired downstream where they met the “Ivanhoe Pros pecting Party” coming up. The; joined forces and went up the rivei This was the beginning of th famous Gira and Yodda Goldfields John Green took up duty as Gov ernment Agent at the Mambare oi October 18, 1895. Vigorous pros pecting of the Mambare River, it tributaries Chirima and Yodda, an their affluents, was carried on.

The Gira and Waria (Uaria Rivers were prospected later or and the former and its affluent yielded rich gold.

Sir William Macgregor went u the Musa River in August, 1895 with 6 miners, to its bifurcation int the Moni and Adaua Rivers. Trace of fine gold were found in the Mus gravel. Sir William also went u the Kumusi River, and found bar traces of gold.

Sir William visited Murua (Wood lark) Island in November, 1895, an found 12 men at work on Wan Creek. About 300 ounces of gol had already been obtained. Othe European miners were at work o other parts of the Island.

Sir William says the presence o gold on Woodlark seems to hav been first proved by Mr. Lobb. trader settled at Nada. He prospecte with his partner Dick Ede, and man named Soelberg, and foun payable alluvial.

Sir William Macgregor visited th Musa River in 1896, accompanied b two miners from the Mambare Rivei W. Simpson and S. McLellanc Others were prospecting in the Mor Valley, where Simpson reporte colours.

John Green, Government Agent £ the Mambare, with four of his nativ police, his private native servant an three native prisoners, were treacf erously murdered by local native while they were erecting a ne’ station on the bank of Tamata Creel on January 14, 1897; and, about th same time, five European miners o the Mambare River were killec There were more murders, and arme resistance to Government patro soon afterwards.

Miners W. Nettle and W. .

Kelly, in 1896-7, reported crossin the mountains from the South Coasi reaching the Yodda Valley, an finding gold in many creeks betwee the Chirima River and Goll Creek (McLauglin’s Creek where Mo Laughlin had taken much gold); an W. E. Buchanan found good coloui 126 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Memi River (affluent of Kempelch River).

Alec Clunas and Bob Elliott found ►ld on the upper Chirima River in SI and Bob Elliott and Moses cLelland located gold bearing untry in the Yodda, a little later.

There were 60 miners on the Gira ver—l,222 ounces were taken by miners from one gully in three jnths. >Y 1898-1900 the Mambare-Gira country was being opened up the prospectors. There was a rich icovery in Tamate Creek (Mamre system) in January, 1899. Some ,000 oz were taken out of the ra field in 1898-9—nuggets :ighed up to 26 oz.

Jacob Hagarup, Jack Gray and n Lindon found gold in the headiters of the Sagarai River, which ws into Mullens Harbour.

The BNG Prospecting Co., which d been reef mining on Sudest for me years, closed up in 1899. But now the Yodda field was being ened up—and credit for that disvery is generally given to Sam ;Laughlin, An incident of 1899-1900 shows w these restless British prospectors re now pushing across the bordere between Papua and German ;w Guinea—tracking down the Id of what was afterwards the nous Morobe field.

About 1900, the Rev. Mr. Walker )ught from German New Guinea : launch Musa, with two Papuan lives who, four years before, had m,. working with two miners in the unbare Country. They had been acked and their carriers dispersed, e two natives had found their way a German mission station on ion Gulf.

Fhe two miners were Davy Davis i Arthur Darling. They had ispected well into German Terriy before losing their carriers, and i found good gold. Darling told lark Eye” (Black) Bill Park lut their discovery. Park bided time and, when he could legally i conveniently do so (after Gern New Guinea was taken from the rmans in the 1914-18 war) he nt up into the “Darling country” i won a lot of gold thereabouts, ich led to the establishment of the >robe Goldfield.

FTER the turn of the century, - and as the control of the Adlistration was extended over the ive people, the prospectors steadily landed their areas of search. Three able goldfields were developed in the next ten years—the Yodda, Keveri and Lakekamu. The following data are taken from the Annual Reports: 1901-02.—Rich ground found in Keveri Valley (behind Cloudy Bay)—headwaters of Domara River. 1904- —R. Elliott and D. Davis found colours in Kemp-Welch River. 1905- —Mat Crowe and Arthur Darling were prospecting headwaters of Waria River. . Recorded that since 1901 most gold output from Murua (Woodlark) Island had come from batteries working on lodes. 1907- —Twenty-one miners on the Waria River. 1908- —Anglo-German Commission delimited boundary from Gira River to Waria River. 1909- —Mat Crowe, Frank and Jim Pryke reported payable gold In the Tiviri River. Lakekamu Goldfield proclaimed, December, 1909. 1910- —Jim Swanson and L. Lett found traces of gold in Vailala River. . . . G. H.

Massey-Baker reported faint colours in an affluent of the Strickland. 1911- —Fred Kruger reported finding traces in the upper Biarn River. 1914- —Alluvial mining carried on on St. Aignan (Mlsima) Island since 1888-89; but promising lodes recently located now being developed by Broken Hill Pty. Block 10, Ltd., with crushing plant, a wharf at Bwagaoia, and a railway line to the mines. These lodes were mined right up to World War n. 1915- —John Fletcher reported payable gold in a branch of the Imili River (20 miles west of Keveri Valley). 127 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

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Union House, 247 George Street, SYDNEY. (Box 3408 G.P.0., Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.) 1911-18.—A new find of alluvial on Moni River (Upper Musa) attracted miners. 1919-20. —Geologist Evan R. Stanley reported traces in Koro (Curnick) River (affluent of Kikori). 1921-22. —Warden of Murua (Woodlark) Goldfield reported mining there at a standstill.

Mrs. Percy Smith, of Lae, New Guinea, with her young son, recently returned home after a holiday in Australia.

Madame Namure (Ethel) Nordman was in Melbourne, Vic. recently as the guest of Mrs, D. Sawyer who has, as well as Victorian interests, a sheep property on Erromanga, New Hebrides. The vivacious French- Tahitian Namure, “of the speaking hands and laughing voice,” as one newspaper gossip-writer put it, appears to have completely fascinated staid, old Melbourne. She is now en route to France and leave, on board the Roma with her husband.

Tahiti News

Clean-Up Of Police Department

From Our Own Correspondent Monsieur Biesel. Police Chief at Papeeti has been making his presence felt sine he arrived from France.

During Febzruary, Tafai Aman Brigadier de Police, and Pito Tane, Ager de Police, were arrested on mattei connected with falsifying of foreigner tax payments. All passports of foreig residents in Tahiti had to be called i for investigation.

Shortly after his arrival, M. Biesel ha another member of the police arreste and charged with complicity in smugglin operations.

New Protestant Church

A new Protestant Church was in augurated in true Tahitian fashion o February 14, when Governor Petitbor Mdme. and M. Pouvanaa a Oopa, IV Oudrat (Conseiller d L’Union Francaise] M. Poroi (Mayor of Papeete) and man other important residents were present.

The service was conducted by Paste Schloesing, Director of the Svangelica Missions of Paris. Fifty-five local Pastoi attended the service; after which th lighter side of the occasion was attende to with a well-prepared native feasl which continued until dawn and wa drawn to a reluctant conclusion with th serving of some 5,000 morning cups c good Tahitian coffee, to speed th visitors homeward.

Dr. K. R. Steenson, one of th South Pacific’s best-known medica officers left Fiji in March on leav prior to retirement. He and Mrs Steenson expect to make their futur home in New Zealand. He joinei the Colonial Medical Service in 192! and served in the British Solomoi Islands, and then for about 10 year in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Di Steenson and his Baby Austin (th only car on Tarawa) were a well known sight right up till th Japanese invasion. He got away t Fiji in 1942, and has since served h that Colony, since 1948 as Deput Director of Medical Services.

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Brown, wh have been enjoying a pleasant visi to Tahiti, left in March for Rare tonga, in their little ship Mahurangt They took as passenger to Rarotong.

Miss Germaine Lehartel, a popula member of Papeete’s younger sel She returns by TEAL.

Mr. C. W. Southey, Overseer i: the Fiji Works Department, is spend ing 6 months long leave in Ne\ Zealand.

Dr. W. L. Verrier, of the Fij Medical Department is spending i months’ leave in the United King dom. 128 APRIL, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLT

Classified Advertisements (Kate: 1/6 per line; Minimum: 10/6).

FOR SALE BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY NORFOLK ISLAND. —No taxes, no rates, no worries! One of the world’s best climates and most peaceful spots. Retired Gentleman’s Home, fully furnished and equipped. All modern conveniences, electric light, septic tank, sewerage, hot water system, refrigeration, tennis court, etc. Two acres rich level land, beautifully laid out in lawns, gardens, etc. Large orchard with plenty of oranges, bananas, mandarins, pineapples, pawpaws, passion-fruit, etc. Would make ideal convalescent home or select guest-house. Price only £4,500, walk-in, walk-out. Write: “Norfolk,” c/o Box 3408, G.P.O., Sydney, N.S.W.

RARE SEEDS.—American Climbing Tomato (yields over one cwt. of fruit). Pearl Harbour Tomato (dwarf), Russian Tomato, Beans (yard long), Chinese Cucumbers (2 ft. long), Mexican Sweet Corn, Lettuce (12 inches across) and many others, including outstanding flower seeds. Write for free booklet: Henderson’s Nu Seeds, P.O. Box 206, Whakatane, New Zealand.

NORFOLK ISLAND.—The ideal place for retired people—an equable climate (50° to 85°), friendly residents, golf, bowls, tennis, swimming and fishing. Bounteous crops of sub-tropical and temperate zone fruits and vegetables easily grown. No income tax or rates. Here is a bargain —36 acres, by ocean frontage, Crown lease, part grazing and part in crops, big roomy house and adequate furniture, £1,800 the lot. Apply: Peter Goddard, Norfolk Island.

Gland Discovery Restores Youth in24Hours Sufferers from loss of vigour, nervousness, weak body, impure blood, failing memory, and who are old and worn-out before their time will be delighted to learn of a new gland discovery by an American doctor.

This new discovery makes it possible to quickly and easily restore vigour to your glands and body, to build rich, pure blood, to strengthen your mind and memory and feel like a new man in only 8 days. In fact, this discovery, which is a home medicine in pleasant, easyto-take tablet form, does away with gland operations and begins to build new vigour and energy in 24 hours, yet it is absolutely harmless in action.

The success of this amazing discovery, called VI-STIM, has been so great that it is now being distributed by all chemists here under a guarantee of complete satisfaction or money back.

In other words, VI-STIM must make you feel full of vigour and energy and from 10 to 20 years younger, or return the empty package and get your money back.

VI-STIM costs little, and the Vi-Stlm~ Restores Manhood and Vitality TENDERS ESTATE TOM GREENSLADE GOSS (deceased). —Sealed Tenders endorsed “Estate T. G. Goss” are invited and will be received by the undersigned until 5 p.m.

Announcing Return Visit . . .

S. Wentworth Jackson

(F. 1.0. SYD.) Optometrist & Optician 185 ELIZABETH ST., SYDNEY Consultations: RABAUL.—June 2-7 LAE.—June 7-10 WAU.—June 10-13 MADANG.—June 16-18 PORT MORESBY June 19-28 Have Your Eyes Examined. Make an Appointment Now.

Telegraphic Address: “Sphere,” Sydney.

Samoa’S Riches

apid Growth in Population FIGURES relating to Western Samoa’s financial year (which ids on December 31) suggest that is Trust Territory now is about the ost prosperous major territory in e South Pacific. Consider the flowing: £ Estimated revenue for 1951 558,540 Actually received, 1951 678,897 Expenditure, 1951 631,175 Accumulated reserve, end 1951 781,347 Annual salary bill, 1952 237,000 During 1951, the NZ Government ve Western Samoa, for purposes itside the current expenditure listed iove, over £40,000 from the cumulated profits of the Repara- >n Estates (former German proper- ;s taken over and worked); while e Copra Stabilisation Fund ineased by £37,500 to £104,090. le Insurance Fund had £52,179 in and the Currency Notes Fund 110,429. The Post Office Savings ink held £310,221.

The High Commissioner announces at, according to September, 1951 msus, the population is: Europeans 4,388 Samoans 78,340 82,728 In 1948 the population was 72,936 7, 1 4,9 Samoans).

There are now only two or three mdred full Europeans here. The mainder are of part European, rt Samoan blood—an attractive id steadily growing community, who ive European status.

An interesting and startling feature the Census is the disclosure that e population includes 38,862 lildren of 15 years and under (47 :r cent, of population)—ls,ol6 ider 5 years. The total school en- Iment is 29,000. It looks as if e Samoan Government has a firstass education problem right on its mds.

Il Exploration In Papua

Australasian Petroleum Company Pty., d., reports that No. 2 Test Hohoro has en deepened 142 feet from 10,500 feet 10,642 feet.

Island Exploration Company Pty., Ltd., ports that fishing operations have been mporarily suspended to allow inallation of a heavier drilling outfit and sting of the formation already metrated. on May 15, 1952, for the purchase of Toma Coconut Plantation.

Situation.—About 30 miles from Rabaul, inland from Kokopo, New Britain. Territory of Papua-New Guinea.

Title.—Agricultural Lease, Volume 1, Folio 49, dated November 1, 1925, for a period of 99 years and known as Toma Plan- 129 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1952

tation, being the whole of the portions Nos. 9 and 10 in the Administrative District of New Britain.

Area.—l2B hectares 14 ares.

District.—Toma is situated in country of a hilly nature, consisting of deep gullies.

Production.—Approximately 2 tons of copra per month.

Terms.—The property will be sold subject to the consent of the Administrator of the Territory of Papua-New Guinea.

On acceptance of tender, 10 per cent, of tender price to be deposited and the balance to be paid upon execution by the Executor of a Conveyance of the property or such other document or instrument as the successful tenderer may reasonably require to evidence the sale in the absence of a registerable transfer.

The highest or any tender not necessarily acbepted.

Burns Philp Trust Company

LIMITED. 7 Bridge Street, Sydney.

Administrator of the Estate of T. G. Goss (Deceased).

Sydney, March 27, 1952.

WAREVULA PLANTATION, New Guinea - Tenders are invited by the undersigned, and will be received until June 30, 1952, for the purchase of Warevula Plantation, 36 miles from Rabaul, New Britain, Territory of Papua-New Guinea. The estate is freehold, unencumbered, and comprises 573 hectares good soil and timber, 250 hectares secondary growth.

The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. J. L. Roberts, 12a Hawkesbury Road, Springw r ood, N.S.W.

Business For Sale

Thriving Islands PHOTOGRAPHIC' BUSINESS in Modern Shop, with Well-equipped Processing Department, and Dwelling. For full particulars, write to "Established," c/o Box 3408, G.P.0., Sydney, N.S.W.

Public Notice

Territory Of Papua And

New Guinea

New Guinea Land Titles Restoration Ordinance, 1951.

ALL PERSONS having any right, title or interest including mining and forestry interests, whether legal or equitable, in or over any land in the Territory of Nev Guinea are notified that claims under the New Guinea Land Titles Restoration Ordinance, 1951, must be lodged with the Commissioner of Titles, Port Moresby.

Papua-New Guinea, by registered post not later than October 11, 1952.

Claim forms may be obtained from the Commissioner of Titles, Port Moresby, or from the Secretary, Department of Territories, Canberra.

Dated this 21st day of January, 1952. (Sgd.) J. K. Murray, Administrator.

BUTTERFLIES and the Larger Moths WANTED.

From all parts of the World, especially Australia and all Islands in the Pacific.

Will pay from £25 to over £lOO per 1,000 butterflies first quality, perfect specimens, in papers only.

Collectors who can supply first quality Butterflies. Large Moths, Large Insects or Beetles, especially giants of all kinds, should write for instruction on how to pack and ship Butterflies, etc. Do not send any broken or rubbed specimens.

Will pay for sample shipment, and advance money to good collectors.

Write or print clearly, particularly your name and address.

Butterfly World Supply House, 289-291 East 98th Street, Brooklyn, 12, New York, U.S.A.

Positions Wanted

ADVENTUROUS ENGLISHMAN, aged 21 years, with good education, desires position in Pacific Territories. Knowledge of supervising natives, club management, bookkeeping, plus good all-round adaptability. Will travel anywhere, at once. Excellent references. Reply: “Alpha,” c/o Box 3408, G.P.O., Sydney MAINTENANCE ENGINEER.—Position re quired, anywhere in the Pacific Islands as maintenance engineer. References and qualifications produced on application Reply to; G. W. Drake, 12 Pulteney Street Adelaide, South Australia.

YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE seek employ ment in New Guinea. Husband fou: years’ experience in hotel work (Europe) wife experienced as waitress. Reply to K. Havelka, Hotel Mansions, King’s Cross Sydney, N.S.W.

AMBITIOUS ENGLISHMAN, 27, reason ably intelligent, adventurous, desire; position in Pacific Islands. Preference t( travel, adventure. Reply: Beta, c/o Bo} 3408, G.P.O., Sydney, N.S.W.

ACCOMMODATION SYDNEY.—Furnished, serviced fiats, with private bathroom and kitchenette, morning trays, situated in heart of the city.

Double and family flats available —reasonable rates for Pacific Islands residents.

Wyobe Court, 52-54 Phillip Street, Sydney.

Cable address: “Yarap,” Sydney. Telephone: BU 1376. 36 FT. CRUISER “ORANA,” TWIN ENGINES, £2,500 A fine sea boat, solidly built, with 5 bunks and 6 ft. 3 in. headroom throughout.

Tv/in Continental Red Seal Engines in separate well-ventilated compartments. 12-volt lighting plant. Galley equipped with stainless steel sink, Blue Ray gas stove and oven, IV 2 cub. ft. kerosene refrigerator. Separate toilet with W.C. and hand basin is lead-lined half-way. 36 ft. X 11 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in. draft, canoe stern. Easily converted to Motor Sailer.

Inspection arranged in Sydney area. Enquiries invited.

Apply L. MacLAINE, Box 218, P. 0., NEWCASTLE, N.S.W.

Phone: B 2865.

Books, Magazines

BOOK BARGAINS.—Send for list of rea bargains from 2/- upwards. State you: interests, please. I also find out-of-prin English Books. Mention “PIM.” Nearl; 400 customers in the areg where “PIM’ circulates. —Philip BoultOp, Bookseller Westbury, Wilts, England.

“Where The Trade Winds Blow,’

by R. W. Robson and Judy Tudor. —i collection of tales and sketches of th< Pacific Islands by PIM writers, R. W Robson and Judy Tudor; well bound anc profusely illustrated. 175 pages. Price 7/6 (8/6 posted or $1.00 U.S. currency) From Steele’s Book Store, Suva, Fiji, o: direct from the publishers, Pacific Pub lications Pty, Ltd., 247 George St., Sydney OLD “PIM’S”—Clean, complete, unmarke issues: 1941 Jan.-Dec.; 1942 Jan.-Nov, 1943 Jan.-Dec.; 1944 Jan.-Dec. Wha offers, all or single copies? Repl; “Collector,’’ c/o Box 3408, G.P.O. Sydney N.S.W. 130 APRIL, 1952-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLT

Agents for Pacific Islands Monthly (Holding supplies for Cash Sale and authorised to receive annual Subscriptions.) In Pacific Islands Generally: All Branches of: Burns Philp & Co., Ltd.

Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd.

W. R. Carpenter & Co.. Ltd.

Morris Hedstrom. Ltd.

W. H. Grove & Sons, Ltd.

Papua-New Guinea: Burns Philp (NG) Ltd.

Steamships Trading Co., Ltd.

Colyer Watson (NG). Ltd.

New Guinea Co., Ltd.

A. H. Bunting, Ltd., Samarai.

Mrs. Jean Fraser. Lae.

Wan Jin Wah, Lae.

C. H. Meen, Rabaul.

Kriewaldt’s Stores. Port Moresby.

Papuan Prints, Port Moresby.

Fiji: Steele’s Central Store. Suva.

W. H. Grove & Sons (Fiji) Ltd.

Fiji Times & Herald, Suva.

Adams Pharmacies, Lautoka.

Western Samoa: A. M. Gurau, Apia.

Cook Islands: Cook Islands Trading Co., Rarotonga.

New Caledonia: Ed. Pentecost. Noumea.

Societe Gubbay Kerr et Cie, Noumea.

Thursday Island: P. H. Mendis. N. Mendis.

Norfolk Island: Mrs. Moltke’s Store.

Nauru: T. Daingirob.

Tahiti: O. G. Nordman, Papeete.

Rodolphe Klima, Papeete.

New Hebrides: Burns Philp (NH) Ltd., Vila, Santo.

Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., Market St.

Cordingley’s Bookstall, next G.P.0., George St.

Tyrrell’s Book Shop. 281 George St.

Swain’s Pty., Ltd., 123 Pitt St.

Dymock’s, Ltd., 424 George St.

Uneeda Newsagency, 18 Bond St.

Melbourne: McGill’s Newsagency, 183 Elizabeth St.

Collins Book Depot. 93 Elizabeth St.

Myers Emporium, Ltd., 314 Bourke St.

Queensland: Mac’s Casket Agency, 289 Queen St., Brisbane.

J. Thomson, 311 Queen St., Brisbane.

Vernon E. White, M.Q.1.5., F.R.G.S., Coorparoo, Brisbane.

Gard’s Bookstall, 102 Flinders St., Townsville.

Darwin: Burnett’s Newsagency Pty., Ltd., Darwin.

C. J. Cashman & Co., Darwin.

Auckland, NZ: A. G. Sims, Waverley Bookshop, 18 Queen St.

W. H. Grove' & Sons, Ltd., 16 Fanshawe St.

Gordon & Gotch (A/sia), Ltd., 6 Gore St.

Island Travellers lans for Islands Cruise Ships EVERAL months ago PIM quoted 1 from a Sydney paper a report garding a “luxurious yacht,” 120 long, fitting out in Marseilles and on to commence a first-class 120ssengers cruise service from Sydney the Islands.

Orbit Travel Agency, organisers of e project, provide some later deils of this and another vessel.

The yacht is actually a sizable ssel of 400 feet length—as yet unmed. Her previous name is not town in Sydney. Work on extensive terations is proceeding slowly, due labour troubles in Marseilles. It hoped that she will make an aparance late in the year. She will probably be registered in Noumea and may make circuits from Sydney to Noumea, Suva, Samoa, Tahiti, Rarotonga, Auckland and back to Sydney, with variations. She will make occasional runs north, probably via Lord Howe, Norfolk, and New Guinea to Bali (Indonesia) and return.

As well, another ship is being converted at Marseilles for service more or less along the present Messageries Maritimes route. This is the former Norwegian-owned cargo vessel Scaubryn, registered in Oslo, of 10,000 tons gross (7,000 net). When this rebuilt vessel commences service (probably June) she will be fitted to carry 250 passengers on four decks, first and tourist class. She is 450 feet long and 60 feet beam.

P-NG Police Force 50 Per Cent. Below Strength From Our Own Correspondent MORESBY. April 7.

CRITICISM of the Police Force by the Town Advisory Council in Port Moresby over recent months drew a spirited reply when the Commissioner (Colonel J. S. Grimshaw) was invited to address the Council.

Colonel Grimshaw said that he had only half the number of European officers he needed and that it was impossible to give the town a 24-hoursa-day police service.

He recalled that last year he went to Australia and selected 58 men from 133 interviewed; but finance cuts ended the matter, “With more European officers we could cut crime by 30 per cent.,'"

Colonel Grimshaw declared. He said that Port Moresby had one native policeman to every 211 natives and one European policeman to every 2,691 head of population. The Australian average was one policeman to every 696 civilians.

About the same time, but in Madang, the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Phillips was taking steps to ease the load of work on police by ordering corporal punishment for the first time since the war. The offender was a native found guilty of indecently dealing with a European child. Judge Phillips ordered that the native be “once privately whipped with a cane, the whipping to be one of eight strokes” and be imprisoned for six months with hard labour.

Native pastors, Masive of NG and Manovaki of BSI, recently attended an SDA Conference in Perth. island residents who returned to New [?]inea in March following leave, in- [?]ded, top to bottom:— Mr. A. L. De Groen returned to Port [?]resby with Mrs. De Groen after six [?]nths leave which included a visit to pan.

Mr. and Mrs. Muddell spent leave in smania and Melbourne. Mr. Muddell in charge of the Port Moresby Slipway.

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(Unless otherwise stated, quotations are in Australian currency) COPRA Papua-NG.—Production Control Board price; Main ports. Hot-air, £69/5/- per ton; FMS, £6B/5/-; Smoked. £67/17/6.

Sydney crushers pay: Plantation Hot-air, £9O; FMS, £88; Smoked, £BB/7/6. Australia has 9 years’ contract with UK (based on £ Stg.s9/15/-, 1952).

Fiji.—At Suva and Levuka, 1952: Plantation Grade (60 points and over) £F6S/0/6 per ton; FMS (45-57 V 2 points), £F64/15/-; Lower Grades (to 35 points), £F63/10/-.

Samoa.—MOP contract is at £65 Stg. per ton Western Samoa; producers receive about £lO less.

BSl.—Growers are now receiving £ A63/15/- per ton, f.0.b., Honiara or Yandina under the UK’s MOF contract.

New Hebrides.—Marseilles quotation, April 1; NH shipment brought 64,000 Metrop. francs per metric ton (2,215 lb.); market weakening.

Tahiti.—Effective Dec. 23, 1951, prices paid in Papeete to producers for two grades are: “Local,” 7.10 Pac. fr. per kilo.; “Very Dried,” 7.50 Pac. fr. per kilo. (Equivalent to £AS3/10/- and £AS3/15/6 per long ton respectively.) COCOA.—lslands prices are usually based on rate for Accra cocoa (W.

Africa), quotation (from Colyer Watson Ltd., Sydney) for which on April 7 was £ Stg.3ls (£ A 394) c.i.f. Cont. ports.

Pacific cocoa was quoted on Sydney market in April at:— New Guinea.— £A3IO-£320 per ton, ex wharf.

New Hebrides.—Marseilles on April 1 paid 320-325 Metrop. francs per kilo (equal to £A4I3-£420 per long ton) delivered to store, Marseilles.

Samoa.—Sydney agents in April quoted Samoan cocoa at £S2BO (£A3SO) f.o.b. per ton, first grade. (Samoan currency equals Stg.). No recent business in Australia.

COFFEE.—lslands prices are based on Uganda Robusta, currently £A456/17/6 per ton c.i.f. Australian ports.

New* Caledonia.—Crop mainly exported to Prance. Currently offering to Australia at £A4B7/10/-. Marseilles quoted, April 1, 375 Metrop. francs per metric ton (2,215 lb.)—equal to £A4B7/10/approx. per long ton.

RUBBER.—Sydney firms use London and Singapore rates as basis to buy Papuan rubber. April 3; No. 1 grade, RSS (sellers), spot, 32V2d. Stg. lb., c.i.f., London (40%d. Aust. lb.); Singapore, RSS No. 1, lll 1 /a-112 1 /2d. lb. spot, f.o.b.

VANILLA BEANS.—Sydney quotation (by Victor Karp, Tulk & Co.): White Label, 18/6, Yellow, 18/6; Green, 16/9 per lb., c.i.f., Sydney.

RICE. —Rice shipped from Sydney to Islands was fixed in October at £75 per ton, f.0.b., White. Unpolished and Brown. (On plantation Papua-NG approx. £100.) DESICCATED COCONUT.—Sydney agents quote Ceylon l/2%d. spot, l/2ysd. June- July shipment, delivered to store, Sydney market weakening. New Guinea: Cease< production. (See elsewhere.) PEARL SHELL.—Prices fixed betweei Torres Strait producers and Otto Gerdai Co. (USA) for 1952 are: AA/A/B grade; 85 cents lb. (£ABSO approx, per lon( ton); C, 80c. lb. (£A800); D, 55c. lb (£ A 550); E, 40c. lb. (£A400); EE, 30c lb. (£A3oo)—all c.i.f.. New York.

TROCHUS SHELL.—Sydney market fo Western Pacific trochus is dull. Mos agents will quote only upon inspection with overseas buyers showing little or m interest. Recent New Hebrides sales t France were at approx. 2,400 Pac. francs Torres Strait: Reported Japan recentl; offered £AI3O. No Australian quotatioi available.

GREEN SNAIL SHELL—Nominal! £165-£l7O per ton, on wharf, Sydney.

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LONDON, Feb. 14.

Copra, c.i.f., Continental ports, ton: — New Hebrides, Feb./April, Metrop. frs 79,50 Tahiti, Feb./April, Metrop. frs. .. 82,50 FM Straits/DEI £B9 Stg Ceylon, FMS nomina Philippines (bulk) $l7O Ui Coconut Oil, c.i.f., ton:— FM Straits (bulk) £ 100 Stg Ceylon (bulk) £ 101 Stg Philippines, afloat $237 U£ Cocoa, Stg.:— Accra, 290/- per 50 kilos, May, c.i.f Cont. ports.

Bahia, 34 cents US, f.0.b.. New York.

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The following exchange rates exist 1 Sydney in April:— FlJl.—Through Bank of NSW and Ban of NZ.—Australia on Fiji basis £lO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2/6; Selling, £Ali; Fiji-London, basis £lOO London; Buy ing, £llO/12/6; Selling, £ll2.

NZ-Fiji, basis £lOO NZ: Buying £lll/11/9; Selling, £llO/4/3.

SAMOA.—Through Bank of NZ.—Aus tralia on Samoa, basis £ 100 Samoa Buying, £ A123/12/6; Selling, £AI24/10/9 Samoa-London, basis £lOO London Buying, £lOO/7/6; Selling, £lOl/10/-.

Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO NZ: Buying £100; Selling, £lOO/10/-.

Samoa-Fiji, basis £lOO Samoa: Buying £111; Selling, £llO.

PAPUA - NG.—Commonwealth Banl (branches P. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul Madang) and Bank of NSW (P. Moresby Lae, Rabaul) quote exchange rate Aus tralia-Papua-NG as 10/- per £lOO.

BSl.—Commonwealth Bank (branch a Honiara) quotes exchange rate Australia-BSI as 10/- per £lOO.

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific francs most valuable of the three franc group; in French Union, are used in N. Caledonia, N. Hebrides, and Fr. Oceania French Bank in Sydney quotes (nominally); 140 Pac. fr. to £Aust.; 175 Pac fr. to £Stg.; 64 Pac. fr. to US $.

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