Pacific Islands Monthly

Vol. XXVI, No.2 ( Sep. 1, 1955)
1955-09-01 · uncorrected OCR from NLA scans

PACIFIC ISLANDS Monthly SEPTEMBER, 1955 Vol. XXVI. No. 2. jbblished 1930 Syd " C> ,or newspaper] Perilous These Fijian boys of Moce Iland in August sailand a small canoe of stromy sea to hear the Fijian Regimental Band Play at Lakebe. They are show seated on theri beached craft soon afterd arrival. The story of the vogage is told is this issue Photo: Rob Wright

From Island Services to International Air Routes QANTAS Service is Super Service Australia’s Overseas Airline, with 35 years of experience, offers the finest in airline travel.

On the 68,000 miles of air routes flown by Qantas, fast, frequent services link over 50 ports of call in the South-West Pacific with Australia.

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Qantas Services radiate from Australia to Europe, U.S.A., Canada, the Orient and South Africa.

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PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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New Guinea Australia Line Regular Service from MELBOURNE, SYDNEY AND BRISBANE TO PORT MORESBY,

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General Agents: G. S. YUILL & CO. PTY. LTD.

6 Bridge St., Sydney

Telephones: BU 1712 BU 6313 (Freight only) Cable Address: “YUILL W Linking the Pacific Islands with { The new Shaw Savill Tourist Class Liner

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Minimum Fares I To England

from Suva via Panama via South Africa From Tahiti via Panama via South Africa £lO5 stg. £132 stg. £lOO stg. £l5l stg. for full particulars apply: \ ■> as&wuMi im' u.

FIJI Any Branch or Agency of Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd., Head Office: Suva. Cable address: Burnsouth TAHITI Etablissements Donald Tahiti, Papeete.

Cable address: Donald, Papeete. 2 SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

ORCADE8 ORON8AY ORSOVA ORION ORSOVA ORONSAY 1955 1055 1956 1956 1956 1956 SYDNEY depart 7 Oct. 18 Nov. 27 Jan. 2 Apr. 1 June AUCKLAND arr/dep 10 Oct. 21 Nov. 30 Jan. 6 Apr 4 June From SUVA arr/dep 13 Oct. 24 Nov. 2 Feb. 10 Apr. 7 June Panama HONOLULU arr/dep 18 Oct. 29 Nov. 7 Feb. 16 Apr. 12 June VANCOUVER arrive 24 Oct. 5 Dec. 13 Feb. 23 Apr. 18 June depart 25 Oct. 6 Dec. 14 Feb. 24 Apr. 19 June 31 July 9AN FRANCISCO arr 27 Oct. 8 Dec. 16 Feb. 27 Apr. 21 June 2 Aug. depart 28 Oct. 9 Dec. 17 Feb. 28 Apr.

Then 3 Aug.

HONOLULU arr/dep 1 Nov. 13 Dec. *21 Feb. 3 May to 7 Aug.

SUVA arr/dep 8 Nov. 20 Dec. 28 Feb. 11 May Panama 14 Aug.

AUCKLAND arr/dep 11 Nov. 23 Dec. 2 Mar. 14 May 17 Aug.

SYDNEY arrive 14 Nov. 26 Dec. 5 Mar. 18 May — 20 Aug.

Australia-West Pacific Line

Regular Monthly Sailings

Trading Northbound from ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE, SYDNEY and BRISBANE to SANDAKAN, MANILA, HONG KONG and main JAPANESE PORTS.

Southbound from JAPAN, HONG KONG and MANILA to MADANG, LAE, VANIKORO thence main AUSTRALIAN PORTS.

Aros-Citos-Delos

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RABAUL, HONIARA, * General and Refrigerated Cargo Space; also Special Mechanical Ventilation for Fruit, Vegetables, etc., in ’tween decks.

M MANAGING AGENTS IN AUSTRALIA: WILH. WILHELMSEN AGENCY PTY. LTD., 63 Pitt St., Sydney. 'Phone: BU 6301. Branch Office at Melbourne: 51 William St. 'Phone: MU 5906.

AUSTRALIAN AGENTS: Brisbane & Adelaide: Gibbs, Bright & Co.

ISLAND AGENTS; Madang, Mr. A. Strachan; Lae, Mr, R. Tebb; Rabaul, Town Transport Ltd.; Honiara, Government Trade Scheme.

FAR EASTERN AGENTS: Dodwell & Co. Ltd., Manila, Hong Kong & Japan.

Shipping Time-Tables | All sailings are approximate and may vary by as much as two weeks.

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea MV Malaita sails from Sydney for Rabaul, Kavieng, Lombrum, Lorengau, Wewak, iAlexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney. Next bailing late Sept. ir MV Malekula sails from Sydney for [ fiamarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, Alexishafen. Madang, Lae, Samarai and feeturn to Sydney. Next sailing Oct. 1.

I MV Bulolo, modern liner, sails about every six weeks; Sydney-Brisbane-Moresby- Samarai - Lae - Madang - Manus - Rabaul - Samarai-Moresby-Brlsbane-Sydney. i Next sailing late Oct.

I Details from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., 7 Bridge Street, Sydney. [ MV Soochow: Sydney - Brisbane - Port Moresby - Samarai - Sydney. Sailing Sept. hO, Oct. 28.

IMV Shansi: Sydney - Brisbane - Port Moresby - Samarai - Sydney. Sailing Oct. 7, Nov. 8.

I MV Fukien; Sydney - Brisbane - Port iMoresby - Rabaul - Lae - Brisbane - [Melbourne. Sailing Oct. 20.

I Details from New Guinea Australia Line (O. S. Yufll & Co., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge fit., Sydney.

I Southbound only: 1 MV Citos: Lae Oct. 10, Rabaul Oct. 13, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne.

I MV Delos: Rabaul Nov. 2, Lae Nov. 7, FBrisbane, Sydney, Melbourne.

MV Aros: N.G. ports late Nov.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty., Ltd., 63 Pitt St., Sydney.

N. Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga MV Tofua maintains a service from Auckland to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland.

MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Suva, Lautoka, Apia, Suva, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Each Autumn there is a temporary rearrangement of schedules while the respective vessels are on annual survey. Next sailings: MV Tofua: Nov. 7, Dec. 3.

MV Matua: Oct. 10 does Tofua circuit; Nov. 4 see below; Nov. 28, Auckland, Lautoka. Suva, Lyttleton, Wellington, Auckland.

Details from all offices of Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ.

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The regular passenger vessel Maui Pomare is out of commission indefinitely.

The 700-ton freighter Viti is meanwhile operating a cargo service from Auckland and occasional limited passenger facilities are available on trans-Pacific freighters.

SS Waihemo will call Rarotonga about mid-Oct., thence Auckland. MV Matua will make a special passenger-and-cargo run from Auckland Nov. 4, Apia Nov. 8-9, Rarotonga Nov. 12, Mangaia Nov. 14, Rarotonga Nov. 15, Auckland Nov. 21.

Pull details on application to NZ Government Department of Island Territories in Wellington, or to any office of the Unioa SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI- Rabaul, Etc.

MV Tulagi, 10 passengers, leaves Sydney for Norfolk, Vila, Luganville, Honiara, Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA Sailings of Orient Line Passenger Ships, 1954-55. 3 pacific islands monthly September, 1955

London . Suva

DIRECT S£^> VIA PANAMA For Sailings and Further Particulars Apply To.—

Bethell, Gwyn & Co. Ltd., Burns Philp (South Sea)

138 LEADENHALL ST., CO. LTD., LONDON, E.C.3. SUVA, FUI *

Pacific Islands Transport Line

Owners: Thor Dahls Hvalfangerselskap A/S Sandefjord, Norway Motor Vessels "Thorsisle" and "Thorshall"

Regular Freight and Passenger Service between Pacific Coast Ports of U.S.A. and Canada and

Tahiti Samoa Fiji New Caledonia

New Hebrides New Guinea

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORPORATION. LTD.

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

PAPEETE—Etabllssements Donald Tahiti. APlA—Morris Hedstrom Ltd.

SUVA—Morris Hedstrom Ltd. NOUMEA—Etabllssements Ballande.

PORT VlLA—Comptoirs Francals des LAE—Barns Phllp (New Guinea) Ltd.

Nouvelles Hebrides. SYDNEY—BIrt & Co. (Pty.) Ltd.

Tenaru, Yandina, Gizo, Bougainville ports, Rabaul, Sydney.

Next sailing Oct. 20.

MV Muliama, 8 passengers, leaves Sydney for British Solomons ports about g :r? b s o„r. r a y t l e ns ocr th cargoes - Bridge''street.” Sydney 5 Ph " P * C °- ’ oj xi r* I J • t l ••• ayaney-w. taledonia-1 ahiti ... coming 1 yrnm Marltimes Line. coming from Marseilles, via West Indies xrno tM b ° U 4 t SIX M WeOkS at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route.

From Sydney: Tahitien, Oct. 12; Caled °From 'paneete for Svdnpv miprfooipn Dec Ts-TahiHpn Tnn yd 9v ■ f oniy MV Sfdan Nov 4 omy mv tridan Nov. 4.

MV Polynesie (Messageries Maritlmes) maintains about monthly passenger sailings between Sydney and Noumea and the New Hebrides. Next sailing Oct. 14.

SS Neo Hebrldais-11, 1,266 tons, maintains an irregular cargo service between Sydney and Noumea, and four charter trips per annum to Wallis Is. via Suva.

Owners: Soc. Miniere et Maritime Hagen, Noumea. Sydney agents: H, C. Sleigh, Ltd., 115 York Street.

Sydney-s. Africa-UK-Pacific PortS-Sydliey Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-passenger liner Southern Cross makes four roundthe-world voyages per year, sailing alternately west - bound and east-bound, wit h regular calls at Suva and Papeete, Nex t voyage east-bound, calling Suva November 1, Papeete November 5. xi A * n. AmeriCa-rIJI-neDrideS, CIC.

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vessels Thorsisle and Thorshall maintain a regUlar service from Pacific Coast North American ports with sailings every 35-40 days to French Oceania, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and New Guinea. Some ports depend on cargoes offering. Next sailing: Thorsisle; Departs San Francisco Oct. 4.

Los Angeles Oct. 7, Papeete Oct. 21. Pago Pago Oct. 27, Apia Oct. 29, Suva Nov. 2, Lautoka Nov. 4, Noumea Nov. 9, Nov 17, arriving San Francisco Dec, Thorshall: Departs Pago Pago Sept Apia Sept. 28, Suva Oct. 4, Lautoka * 7, Noumea Oct. 12 for Seattle, due Oct..

Details from General Steamships C poration Ltd., 432 California St.. I Francisco, U.S.A., and Island Agents.

U.S.-PAPEETE-PAGO PAGO-N.Z.- AUSTRALIA Matson-Oceanic Line of San Franc operates a regular passenger-cargo ser from Los Angeles. Southern terminal pi vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call Papeete, Pago Pago, and Suva, depeno on cargoes.

SYDNEY-SUVA-HONOLULU- VANCOUVER Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of £ (subsidiary of W. R. Carpenter & t operate a regular service twice yearly v the 10,000 ton, 98-passenger ve Lakemba along the above route. Acc: modation is entirely First Class, two-b* cabins. Next sailings from Syd late Jan. and late May, 1956.

Details from American Trading & S!l ping Co. Pty., Ltd., Sydney.

Airways Time-Table

Trans-Pacific Service

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

By Pan-American Airways

With Strata Clippers, using Sleeperett and Berths* Tues., Thur., Fri., Sun.: Sydney - Ns Canton Is. - Honolulu - San Francis Seattle - Portland.

Mon., Tues., Thur., Sat.: Return s< route. * DC4 from Auckland connects, arrii Nadi Tues., Thur., Fri., Sun., depar Nadi Wed., Thur., Sat., Mon.

By Qantas Empire Airways)

(Super Constellation Service) NORTHWARDS Tues., Thur.* and Sat.* Sydney-Nadi (Pi 1 Canton Is. - Honolulu - San Francis*! with every Saturday service exteno to Vancouver.

SOUTHWARDS Wed., Fri.,* Sun.* — San Franclsoi Honolulu - Nadi (Fiji) - Sydney. (» Crosses date-line enroute).

TEAL DC6 services between Auckl and Nadi connect at Nadi Tues. and northwards; Wed. and Sun. southwat

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft)* Every Wednesday—Sydney-Auckland-I (Fiji) -Honolulu-Vancouver-Amsterdai Every Sunday leave Vancouver by s route. (Note: Crosses date-line route). • Tourist Class Services are availl on these planes at 20 per cent, normal fares.

Sectional Services Ii

PACIFIC 2. Sydney-New Guinea Service by Qantas Empire Airwas (Skymasters) NORTHWARDS Mon., Tues., Sat., & alt. Sun.* Depart: Arrive:: Sydney, 8.00 pm Brisbane, 10.455 Brisbane, 11.45 pm Moresby, 6.35c (Tues., Wed., B & alt. Mom Moresby, 8.05 am Lae, 9.201 4 SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 8 pm Brisbane, 10.45 pm Brisbane, 11.45 pm Townsville, 3.30 am (Friday) Townsville, 4.15 am Cairns. 5.25 am Cairns, 6.25 am Port Moresby. 9.15 am Port Moresby, 10.45 am Lae, 12.00 am ■ • Alt. Sun., Oct. 9, etc.

SOUTHWARDS Tues., Wed., Sun. & alt. Mon.t Depart: Arrive: Lae. 11.20 am Moresby, 12.35 pm Moresby. 1.45 am Brisbane, 8.20 pm •Brisbane, 9.45 pm Sydney, 12.30 am I * Alt. Mon., Oct. 10, etc.

Sat.

Depart: Arrive: Lae. 7.00 am Moresby, 8.15 am Moresby, 9.45 am Cairns, 12.35 pm Cairns, 3.05 pm Townsville, 4.15 pm Townsville. 5.00 pm Brisbane, 8.45 pm "Brisbane, 9.45 pm Sydney, 12.30 am 3. N. Guinea Internal Services Operated by Qantas LAE—HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea) (DCS) [Alternate Wed. (Oct. 5, etc.).

Departs Lae 10.30 am, calls at Madang and Wewak, and arrives at Hollandia [ 3.0 pm. Every alternate Thursday [ (Oct. 6, etc.), depart Hollandia at 9.30 am, and, with calls at Wewak and | Madang, arrives Lae at 3.40 pm.

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

[Every Wednesday.

Dep. Lae, 10.45 am: Finschhafen, Rabaul, I Kavieng, arr. Manus 5.45 pm.

Returns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavieng, Rabaul and Finschhafen; arr.

I Lae, 2.55 pm.

MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) Via Yule Is., Kerema, Kikori, L. Kutubu.

Every alternate Friday returning same day (Sept. 30, etc.).

Port Moresby-Rabaul

(Catalina) Alt. Tues. (Oct. 4, etc.) Port Moresby - Samarai-Esa’ala-Losuia-Moewe Harb - Talasea-Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul. Returning via same ports (except Losuia and Esa-ala optional) alt. Thu. (Oct. 6, etc.).

New Britain-Bougainville

(Catalina) Alt. Wed.—Rabaul - -Buka - Kleta - Buin Oct. 5, etc.). Returning same day.

LAE-MADANG-WEWAK-MANUS-

Kavieng-Rabaul Service

(DCS) Mon., Thur. Dep. Lae 6.30 am, Madang arr. 7.35 am Wewak, Manus Is , Kavieng, Rabaul arr. 3.40 pm.

Fri. only Dep. Rabaul 8.00 am direct Madang. arr. 10.50 am, Wewak.

Madang Lae arr. 4.35 pm.

Central Highlands

(DCS) Fridays—Lae (8.30 am) to Wabamunda calling at any of; Goroka, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R , Wabag, Wabamunda. Return to Lae arriving 6 pm.

Lower Highlands

(Beaver) Fridays.—Lae (7.30 am) to Goroka, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kaiapit, Gusap, Kainantu. Goroka. Arona. Arrival back at Lae depends on stops made.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Dcs)

Dep. Lae.—Mon. 7.30 am, Tues. 2 pm. 5

Acifjc Islands Month I, T September, 1955

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AIRLINES A Interested? Of course . . . especially when you travel Super Constellation by KLM, the world's oldest and most experienced airline. Your saving by this new route will be anything from £55 to £llO. • Your bank or travel agent, or any office of Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., our Agents in New Guinea will tell you all about this money-saving route.

Wed. 11.30 am, Fri. 2.00 pm.

Dep. Wau. —Mon. 9 am, Tues. 3.30 pm, Wed. 1 pm, Fri. 3.30 pm. Bulolo is omitted on these flights which take 35 minutes, Wau-Lae.

Madang-Goroka (Dcs)

Fridays.—Depart Madang 8.25 am, arrive Goroka 0.00 am, returning same day; depart Goroka 9.30 am, arrive Madang 10.5 am.

New Guinea-New Britain

(DCS) Fridays—Depart Lae 12.55 pm, Finschhafen 1.45 pm, arrive Rabaul 3.55 pm.

Saturdays—Depart Rabaul 10 am, Madang 1.25 pm, arrive Lae 2.30 pm.

Sundays—Depart Lae 12 noon, Finschhafen 1 pm, Rabaul 3.10 pm.

Tuesdays—Depart Rabaul 5.45 am, Finschhafen 8.10 am, arrive Lae 8.45 am.

Services By Mandated Airlines

Scheduled Flights with DCS Aircraft Mon.: Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Goroka.

Madang, Wewak, Madang. Rabaul remaining overnight.

Tues.: Depart Rabaul at 6.30 am for Madang, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

Depart Lae 7.30 am for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Thurs.: Depart Lae at 7.30 am for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby, "Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Fri.: Depart Lae at 7 am for Madang.

Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul remaining overnight.

Sat.: Depart Rabaul at 7 am for Kavieng Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae. 4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

A weekly service with Super-Cons, between Sydney and Amsterdam with a call at Biak, DNG, and Manila, Philippines.

DCS aircraft link Biak with Hollandla.

Sorong, Merauke, Tenah Merah, and Manokwari. 5. N. Guinea-Solomons By Qantas with DCS (Three flights every four weeks) Mon. (Oct. 10, 17, 24) Lae idep. 6 am) Finschhafen Rabaul Buka Vellalavella Yandina Honiara, BSI arriving 5.25 pm).

Tues. (Oct. 11, 18, 25) Honiara (dep. 7 am) Yandina Vellalavella Buka Rabaul Lae (arriving 3.35 pm). 6. Indo-China-Brisbane- N. Caledonia By Air France, Monthly.

Constellation aircraft depart Saigon Oct. 17 for Darwin - Brisbane - Noumea and return. Depart Noumea, Oct. 20. 7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

By Ansett Airways Pty., Ltd., with Sandringham Flying-boats.

Return flight each Tuesday and Saturday. 8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters Alternate Thurs. (Oct. 6, etc.) returning same day. 9. Sydney-New Hebrides By Qantas with Skymasters (Fortnightly) Flying-boats were replaced by Skymasters in June. Service now terminates at Tontouta (N. Caledonia) until Vila- Santo airfields ready next year.

Depart: Arrive; Sydney, alt. Wed. Tontouta, alt. Thi (Sept. 28, etc.) (Sept. 29, etc.) 11.30 pm. am.

Tontouta, alt. Thur. Sydney, alt. Tht (Sept. 29, etc.) (Sept. 29, etc.) 9.30 am. 3.20 pm. 10. Sydney-N. Caledonia-Fi' By Qantas with Skymaster. (Monthly) (Sept. 23, Oct. 21, etc.) Depart: Arrive: Sydney, Fri., 11.30 Tontouta, Sat., pm. am.

Tontouta, Sat 8 am. Nadi, Sat., 1.30 Nadi, Sun., 9.45 am. Tontouta, 1.15 p Tontouta, Sun, 2.15 Sydney, Sun., 8 pm. pm. 11. Auckland-Norfolk Is, No schedule yet. See page 145. 12. Auckland-Sydney Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Mon., Thur., Fri.: Dep. Auckland 9.15 £ arr. Sydney 1.00 pm.

Wed., Sun.: Dept. Auckland 11.15 s arr Sydney 3.00 pm.

Tue., Sat.: Dep. Sydney 10.00 s arr. Auckland 5.15 pm.

Mon., Thur., Fri.; Dep. Sydney 3.00 I arr. Auckland 10.15 pm. 13. Christchurch-Sydney 1 Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Mon., Fri.: Dep. Christchurch 5.00 I arr. Sydney 8.40 pm.

SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

FROM SYDNEY (Aust. currency) TO— Table Single Return No.

Moresby . £48 11 0 £83 16 0 2 Lae .. 55 7 0 99 13 0 2 Rabaul .. 64 19 0 116 19 0 2, 3 Honiara . 80 7 0 146 13 0 5 Noumea . 38 15 0 69 15 0 10, 9, 8 Norfolk Is. 27 10 0 49 10 0 8 L. Howe . 12 15 0 25 10 0 7 Nadi . .. 58 15 0 105 15 0 1 Suva . .. 73 5 0 131 15 0 10 Auckland . 47 5 0 85 1 0 12 Wlngtn. . 47 5 0 85 1 0 13 Honolulu . 243 6 0 437 19 0 1 S. Fran’co 301 7 0 542 9 0 1 Vancouver 301 7 0 542 9 0 1 Nukualofa 92 9 0 165 19 0 1. 10, 17 Apia . .. 97 7 0 175 3 0 1. 10, 17 Aitutaki .

Papeete 119 8 0 214 19 0 1, 10. 17 (direct) 139 2 0 250 8 0 1. 18, 16 PROM AUCKLAND (NZ currency) TO— Table Single Return No.

Suva . .. 44 8 0 80 19 0 1, 15 Apia . .. 52 3 0 94 18 0 16 Aitutaki . 72 12 0 141 14 0 16 Papeete 87 11 0 158 12 0 15, 16. 18 Norfolk .. 19 15 0 35 11 0 11 QUEENSLAND INSURANCE CO. LTD. (Incorporated 1886 in Australia) Assets Exceed £9,000,000 Head Office:

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Telephone: 80. VINCE COSTELLO, Proprietor. lon., Thurs.: Dep. Sydney 8.00 am, arr. ■Christchurch 3.10 pm. 4. Christchurch-Melbourne r Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft. fours Dep. Christchurch 5.00 pm, arr. ri.: Dep. Melbourne 7.00 am, arr. Christchurch 3.00 pm. 15. New Zealand-Fiji | Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft. ue Sat.: Dep. Auckland 1.15 am, arr. iNandi 6.30 pm. red, Sun.: Dep. Nandi 11.00 am, arr. [Auckland 4.25 pm. 16. Fiji-Tahiti I Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft. gfvice normally fortnightly, with extra Iflights during Winter tourist season as I required.

Bparts Suva Friday 9 am, crosses datenine, arrives Satapuala (W. Samoa) Thur. 2 pm, departs Fri. 2 am, arrives tAitutaki 7.30 am, departs 9.30 am, t arrives Papeete 2 pm. Departs Papeete [gun. 7.30 am, arrives Aitutaki 11 am, Heparts 1 pm, arrives Satapuala 5.30 pm, departs Mon 7 am, crosses date- Eline, arrives Suva Tues., 9.55 am. aves Suva Oct. 14, 28, Papeete Oct. 16, 30, etc. 17. Fiji-Tonga I Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft.

Irregular Service, ip. Suva 6.30 am. Arr. Nukualofa 0.50 am. Dep. Nukualofa 9.50 am. Arr. :Suva 4.55 pm. xt flights Oct. 10, Nov. 21. 18. Fiji Internal Airways Fiji Airways, Ltd. Drover and Bapide Aircraft. ra-Nadi-Suva: Two flights daily except Mon., Wed. ira-Nadl: Tues., Sun. (additional to the above return flight). di-Suva; Mon., Wed. ra-Nadi-Labasa-Suva: Fri. fa-Labasa-Suva: Daily except Sun. ra-Labasa-Nadi-Suva: Sat. - Labasa - Savusavu - Taveuni - Suva: Mon., Wed. fa-Savusavu-Suva: Mon., Wed., Fri.

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THE dropping of the charge manslaughter of five Baini villagers against ADO W. A 1 was announced at Port Moresby September 7.

On August 9, the Rabaul coroi (Mr. G. Hall) had committed Pat Leader Allen for trial after a th weeks’ inquiry into the death five men killed during an upris: in June.

On September 7, the Administra (Brigadier D. M. Cleland) said tl despite the coroner’s finding Crown Law officer (Mr. W. Watkii had decided not to proceed w the charge.

He said that Mr. Watkins \ using his discretionary powers af considering all the evidence hej at the inquiry.

A Rabaul report states that ms people had offered to pay the t fence costs if the case had gone the Supreme Court.

Cook Islanders Go Home From Makatea NO more Cook Islands labour r be employed at the Maka< phosphate workings in Frei Oceania, reports PlM’s Rarotoi correspondent.

The French decision was expec: (August PIM, page 120) as it H been reported from Papeete t: there was now unemployed labour Tahiti.

The vessel Oiseau des lies arrfi at Rarotonga on August 16 withi Rarotongan and 31 Atiu repatriaj The Mauke workers were to retu later.

Sydney Polynesian Assn..

THE Sydney Polynesian Assoo< tion held another of its S 3 cessful social gatherings on Sc tember 10, this time at the d lipoli Legion Hall, Loftus Strees There was the usual large gathl ing of ex-Island people and frierr and guests included Dr. and M Macu Salato, and Dr. and M Aseri Manulevu, all of Fiji, i Eastern Samoan wrestler Leilani, now of Honolulu.

Islanders visiting Sydney s cordially invited to communioi with the association secretary \ GPO Box 2232, or telephr FW4661, for details of the time i place of the next gathering. 8 SEPTEMBER. 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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Pacific Islands Monthly Contents: No. 2 Vol. XXVI September, 1955 Rabaul Manslaughter Charge Dropped 8 Editorial: Reassessment of South Pacific Responsibilities Now Desirable .. 13 Australia Loosens Purse- Strings in Grant for P-NG 15 Fijian Boys’ Perilous Voyage by Canoe 16 Do You Remember? —Extracts from PIM 20 Years Ago 16 Noumea Debates Possible French Army Move .. .. 17 The Editors’ Mailbag .. .. 18 Philippines Copra Conference 19 Island Ships Have Changed 20 Miss Evelyn Cheeseman’s Work in New Hebrides .. 21 Promising New Gold Signs in Solomons 23 Manus Islanders’ Heroism .. 24 No Diving at Manihiki in 1956 25 Territories Talk-Talk .. .. 27 Indonesian Open Season for New Guinea 33 GEIC Resident Commissioner Replies to Critic 35 Fifteen Nations at TB Conference 36 Methods of Fiji Police Reviewed 37 Double Mercy Flight for Niue Islander 40 News Items from Our P-NG Correspondents 41 Fijians Study Samoan Banana Industry 50 Cook Islands Citrus Trade Statistics 53 Flies in Ointment of P-NG Prosperity 54 Three-Year Study of Pandanus in Islands 58 PWD Inquiry Starts at Apia 59 Fish-preserving Techniques for Islands People 63 Britain, America and Pacific Defence 67 More Views on Mangaian Hospitality 70 Boost Planned for Fiji’s Banana Trade 74 MAGAZINE SECTION; Tropicalities, 77; Nesting Time for Terns, 78; When Germans Attacked Papeete, 79; Lorries Ply Where Battle of Tarawa Raged, 81; The Very Long Arm of the Savings Bank, 82; This Month’s New Reading .. 83 New Hebrides Trader McLeod Defended 86 Islands History Exchange Suggested 91 Story Behind Samoan Spirit-Casting 93 A European and a Tongan Speak Their Minds 97 News of the Small-Ships .. 101 Navigation Was Exact Science to Ancient Voyagers 113 Meeting Complaints About Islands Copra 117 Samoan Setting for Film About Gilberts 119 Old Friends and New In Papua-New Guinea .. .. 121 More Flying-boat Cruises to Island Ports 127 Controversy on Origin of Coconuts 129 Postage Stamp Tributes to Island Figures 130 Fijian Boxers May Go to Olympiad 133 The Cat Island Tale 134 French Pacific Islands’

Exports Rise in Value .... 137 Suva Police Statement Dilutes Recent “Panic” .. 138 More Education for Non- Europeans in P-NG .. .. 139 OBITUARY: Lady des Voeux, Miss Phyllis Abel, Orator-Chief Leo s o, C.

Stergios, O. C. Ludolph, A. O’Rourke, Mrs. Madge Hammond 141 New Subdivision in Micronesia 142 No Relaxation of Land Ban on P-NG Civil Servants .. 143 For Pacific Radio Amateurs 145 Fiji May Ask for Trade Co-operation 146 Problems and Planners in P-NG 149 More Indian Views on Fiji’s Constitution 151 Amended P-NG Labour Laws on the Way 155 Village Tax Defaulters Gaoled 157 Commercial and Markets .. 160 A Product of Pacific Publications Pty. Ltd., Technipress House, 29 Alberta Street, Sydney. (20 Alberta Street is 10 yards from the Intersection of Gonlbnrn Strwst *nd Wentworth Avenue.)

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Editorial . . .

Reassessment Of South Pacific

Responsibilities Now Desirable

r[E rapidity with which Britain and France are being deprived | of their colonial possessions, and ie even greater rapidity with liich the Asian races—especially bin a, Japan and India—are getng into a position where they will emand a larger share of the world’s unsettled and uneveloped areas, pose for the South acific countries a few problems of to-easing urgency, fender present conditions those mntries speak with six voices—the Dices of Australia, New Zealand, fitain, France, United States and blland, to list them in their order I territorial importance. France, i an extralordinary degree, and ritain to a degree that is emarrassing and increasing, are in Infusion over a large section of leir colonial empires; and both re increasingly surrendering conol in Asia and Africa to the intgenous peoples.

France certainly, and Britain to degree that is increasing, are helming less and less competent to svelop and sustain an intelligent, ear-cut and effective policy for ie development and security of leir South Pacific possessions— ritish Fiji, Solomons and Gilbert id Ellice Islands Colony, and •ench Oceania, New Caledonia and »w Hebrides. These are all imirtant territories which, if not operly occupied and made secure the Europeans, surely will be ken over within the next three tfour decades by the Asians.

Holland’s only South Pacific inrest arises through Western New ainea which, for strategic and reasons, is in a category [its own.

United States comes into the fcture territorially only through istern Samoa and the Microsian Trust Territory; but, politicy and strategically, United States [vitally interested in the future the South Pacific lands. In that ipect, United States lines up with tstralia and New Zealand.

Hie latter two not only hold imrtant territories (Papua, New linea, Nauru, Western Samoa, ok Islands) but their actual istence as nations is bound up th the future control and wellng of the South Pacific Islands a whole. iLsian possession of any of those and territories would be a menace t only to the future of Australia d New Zealand, and of the in- [enous Pacific Islanders, but also to the line of Pacific defences with which United States maintains her security against Asia.

WHILE the Asians were under control, and being kept at home in Asia, it was possible to leave the future development and wellbeing of the South Pacific Islands to be a six-nations affair, often idealistic and completely divorced from politics, as expressed for example in that painstaking advisory body of the post-war years, the South Pacific Commission. But now that France, Britain and Holland have abandoned, or are abandoning Southeast Asia to a hotch-potch of races strongly influenced —if not dominated —by Communism, it is vital to the interests of the three other nations concerned —Australia, New Zealand and United States—that there be a new and realistic assessment of strategic and political values in the South Pacific.

Britain and France, of course, will bitterly resent the suggestion that their weakening hands in Southeast Asia represent a grave menace to the South Pacific; but in the light of what has happened already in Indonesia, Burma and Indo-China, and what is happening in Singapore and Malaya, th e peoples of the South Pacific should make their own security their first consideration.

Because of defence considerations, Australia since 1950 has disclosed a clear-cut policy in Papua-New Guinea: while native welfare is a most important consideration, the chief thing there is to develop the Islands Trading, 1955 Version An admirable example of commercial candour which owes its inspiration to an incident when a tourist ship called at Port Moresby. 13 1 c I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

country rapidly, so it may be the more easily held against Asia, for the benefit of the South Pacific Europeans and of the indigenous peoples who are in their care.

Why cannot a policy of similar character be framed and extended over the whole of the South Pacific?

And why should not Australia and New Zealand, with the active assistance and eventual backing of the United States, be made chiefly responsible for the implementation of such a policy?

Such changes would involve the transfer of administrative control of Fiji, Solomons, New Hebrides, and Gilbert and Ellice to Australia and New Zealand: and of New Caledonia and French Oceania from France to some authority with a keener appreciation than France has shown of the developmental and security obligations involved in the possession of important territories in the South Pacific.

THE British Government probably would display, in this connection, a reasonable and understanding spirit. Britain would be happy to hand on her unprofitable Solomons, Gilbert and Ellice and New Hebrides responsibilities to Australia. She would be reluctant, however, to surrender control of the rich Colony of Fiji, with which she has valuable trade relations.

France, of course, will not voluntarily surrender a square yard of territory, in the South Pacific pr anywhere else. That is inherent in the French character. But the French to-day are doing many things under duress concerning which they should have taken action and sought compromise a couple of generations ago.

The grave troubles which have fallen upon the French Colonial Empire in recent decades and now are falling upon the British Colonial Empire, are the direct result of the high-nosed intolerance and arrogance of rigidly-trained bureaucrats, left in command by hopelesslyignorant politicians. These things should not be forgotten when the time comes —and the time really is now —to consider the future of the the South Pacific Territories.

AMOVE for a re-assessment of the whole territorial situation in the South Pacific should start somewhere; and the logical place is Canberra.

After all, the future security and wellbeing of Australia herself, quite apart from the Islands, are closely bound up now with events in Southeast Asia, and with the obvious failure of Britain and France to maintain control over political developments there.

But is there sufficient statesmanship in the Australian Government to see the real implications of SE Asia events since World War II?

And is there enough strength there to enable Australia, seeing the danger, to force action of some kind upon the British and French Governments?

It is remarkable—and in other circumstances might be amusing— to see the impatience, if not contempt, with which any Australian representations regarding British and French diplomatic activity in South-East Asia are received in London and Paris. Australian diplomats are put into the same category as American diplomats; and the latter are treated by the British and French as a plain nuisance. It is time that Australia, and New Zealand, as well as the United States, developed a will and an arrogance of their own regarding South Pacific affairs, and made the safety and wellbeing of the Australians, New Zealanders and Islanders a paramount consideration.

THERE should be a Convention, at an early date and at a high Governmental level, of the six South Pacific nations (Australia, Britain, New Zealand, France, United States and Holland) to consider the future administration of all the South Pacific Islands Territories in relation to the problems of defence, as created by recent political developments in Asia generally, and in SE Asia in particular.

Defence, in this connection, necessarily includes such matters as the development of the Islands’ natural resources, the care and wellbeing of the indigenous people, and their more rapid preparation for the responsibilities of nationhood —anything, in fact, which will assist in keeping the Asians out, and in preserving the Islands for the indigenous races and Australia and New Zealand for the Europeans.

A good start already has be« made in this direction by the estal lishment of the South Pacific Con mission which, if only a researf and advisory body, has at leas created machinery for the co-ordii. ation of policy and administratio in relation to native wellbeing.

The next logical step might the creation of some sort of Souj Pacific Federation, to pick up fc recommendations on administratis at the points to which they hai been carried by the SP Commissia shape them in accordance with policy of self-defence and self-pn servation, and implement then Britain and France might subscrii to some such plan, where they will contemptuously opposed to any suj render of their powers to AustraL and New Zealand. . .

It does not matter how it is don so long as something is done. Ai. the first move should come fro Australia.

RWR.

Futuna Welcomes French High Commissioner New Guinea Patron in Skirmish r'UR carriers with a New Guinc patrol received slight anr wounds and one of the attackii tribesmen was possibly killed ini skirmish which occurred a dar walk from Tari Station, Southea Highlands, in mid-August.

The incident occurred in a regii where similar local attacks we made on a patrol in August, 19U when a native constable was killeJ An Administration statement < August 19 said that skirmishes this type occasionally occur whenr patrol intervenes to stop fighting ; inter-clan disputes.

M. Rene Hoffherr, High Commissioner for France in the Pacific, completed a tour of spection of the Wallis Islands and Futuna in August. The dancers in this picture took part the colourful welcome staged at Futuna.

Photo by Information Service, Mourn 14 SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Australia Loosens Purse-Strings With Big Budget Grant to P-NG By providing £8,750,000 as a grant to Papua-New Guinea, the Australian Federal Budget for 1955-56 has set a record. The previous year’s grant was £1,621,711 less, and ten years ago the sum was only £252,740.

WITH rising costs in every avenue of expenditur e—salaries, materials, transport and so on — the grant is not abnormal if the present intensive policy in P-NG is to be maintained.

I And there seems no likelihood of any change, particularly in view of reported favourable comments made by the all-party Parliamentary members who visited the Territory in July. | The estimated total expenditure for 1955-56 is put down as £11,880,500, and of this, £3,100,000, or 26.3 per cent., is expected to come from revenue within the Territory.

I Constructional costs are claimed to be assisted by the “greater use of resources within the Territory” fcuch as more skilled labour amongst native workers, and local timber Supplies.

TOTAL expenditure on capital works (building houses, offices, hospitals, schools, roads, wharves, bridges, electric power and water supply) in 1952-53 totalled £1,195,812, and the estimates for 1955-56 put the figure at £3,963,000 —a tidy injrease in three years. ■ Biggest increase is the building instruction programme, which cost £350,708 in 1952-53 and has jumped :o £1,750,000.

If any pruning had to be done t would seem fair enough, with all the talk of the Territory’s strategic value, to grant a portion of the Defence Vote for such necessities as roads, bridges and wharves, a suggestion which has already been made in some quarters.

The increased building expenditure is the natural result of increased staff, which in 1955 numbered 1,918 compared with 447 in 1946 and 1,130 in 1949.

It is intended to add a further 300 personnel during the coming period, of whom 113 are professional and technical, 104 administrative and clerical and 83 general staff.

This number includes replacements.

Officers are provided now with every amenity imaginable and there should be no difficulty in obtaining recruits for the Service, although in the past, for some reason, it does not appear to have been too popular, despite the absence of income tax. rTDICATIONS of what P-NG is doing economically are shown in the trade figures.

In 1948-49 total trade amounted to £11,700,000, imports £7,500,000 and exports £4,100,000.

In 1953-54 total trade amounted to £26,200,000, imports £15,100,000 and exports £11,100,000.

It was still on the wrong side of the ledger, but nevertheless they are figures with which everyone can be happy and, providing world prices for P-NG products maintain their high level, there does not appear to be much to worry about.

The growth of native co-operatives is remarkable. Total turn-over increased by 55 per cent, in the last year and amounted to £962,603.

Activities in all departments are being stepped up for the “future benefit of all,” and there seems no reason to suspect that the present tempo of modernising P-NG will abate, providing generous grants can be obtained from Australia.

That extensive progress has been made in Administration organisations during the post-war period there can be no question.

Whether such expansion within a decade and such financial cost is warranted remains to be seen in future years in the economic and ethical characteristics of the native people themselves.

It is for them, and them virtually alone, that Australia loosens her purse-strings in such a generous manner.

Drought Conditions in Cook Group AT Mauke, Cook Islands, the island tanks were empty in mid-August.

The people were carting water from the caves and swamps and prayers for rain were being said.

At the same time, fish were plentiful, and surplus catches were being salted and sun-dried.

June and July were unusually dry throughout the Cooks.

Mountainous Rarotonga was more fortunate than the outer islands, and the only Rarotongan complaints were about the dusty roads and an occasional water-failure.

French Oceania Health Staff with Director-General Doctors, matrons, sisters, nurses and orderlies of the Health Department of French Oceania gathered at Papeete for the recent visit of Medecin-Colonel Robert, Director-General of the French Medical Service In this picture M. Robert is sixth from the left in the front row.

Photo by A. Sylvain. 15

Pacific Islands Month I Y September, 1955

Lure of the Band

Young Fijians Make Daring

Voyage To Achieve Ambition

THE Nelson spirit, or its Fijian equivalent, inspired three young boys of Moce, in the Lau Group, to sail a 12 ft outrigger canoe across 40 miles of stormy sea to Lakeba in the hope of hearing the Fijian Regimental Band.

It all happened in August, when the Band (a prized possession of the Fijian people) was visiting Lau Provincial headquarters.

A village radio in Moce gave the announcement that the Band was to play at Lakeba, and Veikauyaki (aged 10), Titoko (12) and Suka (15), none of whom had ever seen the Band’s glittering pageantry, made plans accordingly.

The fact that a storm had just smashed the topmast of the Government schooner Adi Maopa and had ripped the mainsails of another vessel in the neighbourhood did nothing to dampen the spirit of adventure.

Secretly the boys prepared a small plaited sail and rigging for their frail craft. Into a small suitcase went, first, a Fijian Bible and then a change of clothes. There was no room for anything else.

At an opportune moment they pushed the canoe into the sea and set sail.

LAKEBA is not visible from lowlying Moce, The boys made for Komo, an island about eight miles away. They skimmed over 8 ft crests and manoeuvred desperately when the canoe was sucked into troughs.

With one handling the sweep, another baling and the third balancing the outrigger, their progress was breathlessly swift —until the flimsy rigging parted, the mast snapped and the sail collapsed.

High winds and current sets carried them past Komo, and it was only after fierce paddling that they were able, by nightfall, to beach the canoe at Olorua, an uninhabited island 16 miles from Moce.

The wind and cold and driving rain forced the voyagers to spend the night crouched in the shelter of pandanus roots, with their sail wrapped about them, but with the first gleam of dawn they pushed into the tangled jungle-growth to find and tear out vines for new canoe-rigging.

But now they could see Lakeba, and, with the storm showing signs of abating, they set out again.

THERE was consternation when the little case containing the Bible and clothing was washed overboard. The canoe was swung round smartly, but a large shark effectively prevented any diving, and the case sank into the depths.

The boys knew there was a reefpassage into the lagoon, but they were too weary and hungry to search for it. They lowered the sail, approached the reef gingerly, set the canoe at a giant comber about to break, and shot into calm water with the verve of surfboardriders.

Oh, yes—they achieved their ambition.

They saw the Bandsmen in their scarlet tunics and white sulus, and they heard the music.

What was more, after their story had become known, they received the promise of a new Bible and, to end the record, they were permitted to beat the big drum. (Written by Rob Wright, Suva, whose photograph of the three voyagers and their canoe is reproduced on the cover ), Further Evidence Before P-NG Liquor Inquiry MEMBERS of the Papua-New Guinea Legislative Council Select Committee on Liquor will compile their report after hearing evidence at Samarai and possibly again at Port Moresby.

In August the committee heard European and native witnesses at Lae, Madang, Manus and Rabaul.

The chairman (Mr. McCarthy) said it was hoped to have the report ready for the Budget session in October.

Western Samoa

REJECTS

Defence Plan

(From Our Own Correspondent) WITHOUT debate or discussii the Western Samoan Le§ lative Assembly in late Aug: rejected a Government proposal] set up a small local defence fa and coast-watching service as p of a regional plan prepared by New Zealand defence authorit and agreed to by both Fiji s Tonga.

Fifteen members voted agaii the proposal and eight (the 1 official members, with two Samot and one European among elected members) voted for it.

Another Government propc which met with a chilly recept: asked for subsidies for airpe facilities and their maintenance: Faleolo and Satapuala. The qu f ion was ultimately referred tc Select Committee, which is to port to the October sitting of Assembly.

The New Zealand Governmj has asked Western Samoa for aj pc contribution towards the c< maintenance and operational penses of Western Samoa’s airpo< It has been pointed out that I makes very large payments towai the cost of air services, and tl; both Tahiti and Tonga meet cost of all their airport faciliti Tonga even paying operatioc losses.

Do You Remember ?

From PIM of 20 Years Ago.

IN September, 1935, the Pacific Islands, like the rest of the world, stood uneasily in the interval between the shattering world depression and the impact of the Second World War.

Here are extracts from that issue 20 years ago: Dealing with bureaucracy in the Island territories, PIM editorial commented: “The weakness of the system is that if the man on top is not very wise and very strong, there will spring into being, under the shelter of his authority, a gang of officials whe are sycophantic in their relationship with the high command, and autocratic and intolerant in their dealings with the people they are supposed to serve”. * * * For three years there had been ferment over the competition of heavily Government-subsidised American passenger liners with the British Pacific ships. Now a thunderous pronouncement had come from London that, unless some protection were afforded the Union Company (by the British countries concerned), the company’s services between Australia and North America would end within a few months. (The Union Royal Mail Line ended in October. 1936 In 1955 the British Orient Line has extended its service across the Pacific from Australia to N»1 America, and Matson, more or less of the South Pacific passenger routes ss the war, is planning to return in 19K still Washington-subsidised). * * * There was a sharp controversy Rabaul, where the Administration, pc ning a new airstrin, had surveyed an : which included plantations and f«i gardens belonging to the people of Mai village, two miles from the town, villagers had strongly protested and, cording to reports published in Anstrr their protest had considerable Europ support.

Theme of an address at Melbourne the Rev. L. M. Thompson (who worked for the Methodist Church in for 15 years) was: Have indigenous peoo any moral rights to a material sham the wealth won from their lands?

Thompson urged that a tax shouldfc levied on all gold exported from Fiji, . revenue to be used solely for the ben: of the indigenous Fijians. * * * Rarotongan tomato-growers (for New Zealand market) were receiving princely sum of 1/6 a case “in the she It was alleged that middlemen somewh along the line were making a profitfi 200 per cent. 16 SEPTEMBER, 1. 955 PACIFIC ISLANDS M O N T H I

f 20,000 Troops Arrive.

Noumea Debates Possible

Move By French Soldiers

i (From Our Own Correspondent) F 20,000 French troops are ? moved from Indo-China to New aledonia a possibility that is ring discussed at Noumea the feet on New Caledonia’s economy ay be disturbing. In fact, it is )t putting it too strongly to say at cries of alarm are already going 3.

First suggestion for the stationg of a large force in the island opped up in the famous Coude du >resto report, which was presented the French Senate after Senator jude du Foresto had made a fleetg fortnight’s visit to New fledonia.

The report proposed that a big Iministrative and military centre culd be created in the Colony.

And then General de Gaulle, at Irecent press conference, sugsted that the French expediaiary force in Indo-China should i moved to New Caledonia.

Rumours current in Noumea allege that the idea of stationing 20,000 troops here was mentioned during the recent brief visit of the Inspector-General of the French Forces (General Guillaume).

After eliminating sensationalism, the facts of the situation are: • New Caledonia’s present population is only 65,000. The arbitrary addition of 20,000 economically unproductive soldiers to the population might well involve major problems, • Such a development might even involve ultimate devaluation of the Pacific franc, which is now worth 53 times the French franc. • Cost of living and production prices would automatically soar. • New Caledonia’s agricultural and mining products for export might be priced out of the world markets by rising costs.

A Noumea news-sheet has summed up the proposal as “a sword of Damocles hanging over our economy.”

Irst All-Fijian

Ormal Ball

Taged At Suva

roUNG Fijian women came into [ their own when the first formal, iropean-style ball ever organised [ Fijians was splendidly staged at e Suva Town Hall on August 31.

Full length or ballerina evening Bsses are well suited to the lissom ace and quiet sophistication of b modern Fijian girl.

Ihere was, for instance, a notably aceful dancer who wore suberbly a wn of gold brocade embroidered th arum lilies, and another with [dress of emerald green. Even >re outstanding was a gown illusthe London and Paris “Aie,” with a long, close-fitting dice, very becoming to its slim arer.

Most of the men wore messikets or tuxedos. Those who 1 not looked equally well in white irts, black bow ties and black lus. rhere was unmistakable distinc- •n about a number of young •men of rank who came attended [young chiefs, but the standard S decorum observed by everybody s an object-lesson to various ople of various races in Suva.

Fhe ball was organised by the ntral Fijian School Committee der the supervision of Major C. V. fillips. District Officer, in aid of B funds of the Nabua and Draiba (ian Schools.

Samoan Scholarship Winners World Prices Rise

Rubber Industry

IN PAPUA

Awaiting Report

THE report of the findings of the Australian Tariff Board, which investigated the Papua rubber industry last year, had not been published in early September.

Meanwhile the president of the P-NG Planters’ Association (Mr.

B. E. Fairfax-Ross) says in his annual report that the imposition of an export tax on rubber from the Territory, and an import tax into Australia is “sectional and basically unfair.”

Mr. Fairfax-Ross added that while planters did not deny their responsibility to contribute to the cost of government, they felt that such taxation, levied against rubber only, was unfair to rubber producers.

The report shows that members together own 23,400 acres of rubber plantings, 20,500 acres of coconut lands, and almost 1,000 acres of cocoa.

EARLY in August, rubber prices reached their highest point since April, 1951, the spot price in London for No. 1 ribbed smoked sheet reaching 431 d per lb, and in New York 471 cents.

The causes of the unprecedented rise are given as Russian purchases after an absence of three years from the world market; the recent London shipping strike causing a heavy fall in UK stocks, which had to be built up, and heavy purchases by the United States motor industry, which is enjoying a seasonal prosperity.

As a result, Papuan rubber shares on the Sydney stock exchange have shot up, Koitaki shares rising from 38/6 to 50/- in the last two months.

WORLD production of natural rubber for 1955 is estimated at 1,854,000 long tons, according to the International Rubber Study Group.

Synthetic rubber output would total about 985,000 tons.

World consumption of natural rubber would be about 1,830,000 tons, and synthetic about 955,000.

The surplus would be available for Government and commercial stockpiles.

Natural rubber production last year was given as 1,802,500 tons, and of synthetic 716,000.

Estimated production this year will include: Indonesia, 748,000 tons; Malaya 600,000; Siam 113,000; Ceylon 95,000 and Vietnam 60,000.

Synthetic production is; United States 886,000 tons; Canada 93,000; West Germany 6,000.

The Frederic Duclos Barstow Foundation has made plans, in conjunction with the Government of American Samoa, to send four teachers to Hawaii and the United States each year for intensive teacher-training. Two men teachers left on August 20 to attend General Beadle Teachers' College at Matson, South Dakoka.

They are Amani Magalei (top right) and Tuppai Titiali'i (lower left). Two women teachers selected for Kamehameha School, Honolulu, left on August 26. They are Mrs. Annie Jennings (top left) and Miss lutita Tavai. (Pan American Prints). 17 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

The Editors' Mailbag

Edinburgh Echo of Mangaia Debate When Mr. Ronald Syme initiated a blasting operation to improve a reef passage at Mangaia, Cook Islands, a good deal of controversy ensued, in PIM and elsewhere.

A useless waste of money, said the critics. A useful development, said the Cl daily press-sheet.

Now a reader in London sends a cutting of a large advertisement in the Scotsman, Edinburgh, which, it is hoped, will not add to the warmth ol debate under the Mangaian palms.

The advertisement shows an Island beach scene—“grass” hut, coconut palms, flock of children— and “Mr. Aloysius Smith, Magician,” stepping dryshod from a canoe on to Mangaia’s coral strand.

The advertisement is for Imperial Chemical Industries, no less, and the legend attached is as follows: “At the South Sea Island of Mangaia the natives can now bring their boats right up to the land through a deep channel. That channel pierces a coral reef which has, since time immemorial, set a barrier between the open sea and the silver beach. Cunningly placed explosive charges made the channel —and ICI made the explosives and advised the amateur engineer who did the work. Now the natives, vastly impressed, point out other jobs that could be done in like manner—rocks to be split—palms to be removed. . .”

Rightly or wrongly, it appears that Mr. Syme’s Public Relations Section is doing quite well.

Pidgin's Champion Speaks Although back at Cornell University, Professor Robert Hall, who wrote Hands Off Pidgin English, is still flying to the defence of that Cinderella language, across about 10,000 miles.

Someone signed “IM” reviewed the book in the Melbourne Age, and although we have not seen the review, judging by Professor Hall’s remarks on same, the reviewer maintains that Pidgin is still a “slave language” nor did he like the literary quality of the poem and other Pidgin texts quoted by Hall in the latter’s book.

All of which, says Hall, is pure prejudice.

In the meantime, of course, Pidgin goes merrily on in New Guinea and whether it lasts or ultimately is replaced by straight English is unlikely to be a matter of solemn academic judgment or Government decree from far away Australia: While it is needed, it will live.

The point about Pidgin that is hard to drive home to the uninitiated is the fact that, spoken well and in its native habitat, it sounds sane, sensible and adequate; while taken away from its place and held up as a horrible example by long-haired theorists, it can seem merely ridiculous.

Dr. Hall’s championing of it, from a place so far removed from the scene of operations in distance and culture, and at first basing his ideas purely upon theory, is surely the most surprising angle of the whole Pidgin controversy.

Brass Portholes in Island Tomb The many wrecks that occurred at Malden Island, Central Pacific, during its heyday as a source of guano were mentioned recently in PlM’s shipping section.

Mr. G. O. Gatehouse, now chief officer in the New Guinea trader Viria, has something to say about one of these wrecks—the Salamis— of which we had no detailed information.

Mr. Gatehouse recalls that 30 years ago, when he was serving in Union Steam Ship Co. Island vessels, there was the tomb of a chief in one of the Southern Cook Islands. Set in the coral cement were brass portholes or scuttles from Salamis.

He remembers that on looking down through them the mummified body of the chief was visible on a table or platform.

There is no mystery, of course, as to how the relics of the wreck came to be at the island —Mangaia or Mauke, Mr. Gatehouse believes it was—as for years labour for the Malden guano workings was recruited mainly in the Cooks, with some from Samoa.

It would be interesting to know whether the tomb and its relics, nautical and human, have withstood 30 years of the tropics.

Parliamentarians' Tour “Goroka enjoyed the visit of the Canberra Parliamentarians and would like to see them again,” writes “Highlands” from New Guinea.

“It rained the day after they left,” the correspondent continues.

“Goroka can use rain, and it also needs all the intelligent help which visits like this can give.

“Judging by comments made during and after the visit, this team of politicians was both intelligent and observant. It was a welcome change from the bow-and-arrow collectors of the United Nations party, who seemed to be alarmed at the prospect of travelling by plane and reluctant to leave th hotel. Worse still, some of the T people were not anxious to mt the native people in case they (i UN missioners) caught some u specified kind of disease!”

Hotels and Tourists “I read the other day that a s'< room hotel being built at Honoli will also provide 50 ‘honeymo cottages’ in the grounds, each w, its own swimming-pool,” writes Suva correspondent.

He adds: “In contrast there; the diverting fact that Viti Le, registered saturation point in ho accommodation in July, when. d'J ing a week-end, available hotel bn in the entire island totalled exao two. . . In view of all the no about a tourist trade, someth] doesn’t seem to make sense son where.”

New Lighthouse A"

NIAU ATOLL, TUAMOTU, collapse: BUILT at a cost of 3,000,000 fran a new lighthouse at Niau AtJ Tuamotu, collapsed half hour before it was to be put iij operation, states a Papeete dispaj dated September 10.

Papeete adds that the extract inary disaster occurred in July..

The workmen, fortunately, w; away from the building whenj collapsed.

Work had been proceeding many months on the lighthou which was an urgently neeo navigational aid.

On August 18, the French Oceaj official gazette announced t; names of members of an offioj commission which would investig* the affair and the credentials ; the Public Works Department offif in charge of construction.

Chequebook Chase in Helicopter A DVANTAGES in flying a hej J\ copter were demonstrated Port Moresby in August Pilot Frank Minjoy, of World W.\ Air Services.

A sudden gust blew his cheq’jc book out of his pocket when he v circling over the Kila area.

Down went the chequebook a leisurely glide, followed by * helicopter, A minute or two after the boD had landed on the Port More.e golf course, the pilot stepped frn the helicopter, recovered his pic perty and took off again. 18 SEPTEMBER, 195 5 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Philippines . . .. 856,000 tons Indonesia .. 730,000 99 Ceylon .. . .. 225,000 99 India . . . 190,000 19 Malaya .. . . .. 152,000 99 All others . . .. 538,000 Total .. . . .. 2,691,000 tons Philippines Plan A New Organisation

S.E.-Asia Coconut Convention

From R. W. ROBSON, in London, August 8 [ It is expected that representatives of six producing countries, as well as epresentatives of 12 other countries interested in the export and import of opra. will attend the Southeast Asia Coconut Convention, to be held in lanila between August 26 and 31.

HHE Philippines Coconut Admin- | istration (which appears to have f grown out of the former Philip- [nes Coconut Producers’ Union) is •sponsible for the preliminary rganisation of this Convention. It as announced originally, in May, lat a conference, in which Philip- [nes, Indonesian and Ceylon proucers were primarily interested, ould be held in Manila on August \ A later announcement said that ie conference had been postponed f a date later in the year, and ould be held in Colombo: and then ,te in June, came the further anauncement that the function would ike place in Manila, August 26-31.

The agenda provides for study ad discussion of the following of the copra industry; [The standardisation of quality.

The maintenance of the prices of | the various products of the coco- I nut-growing industry.

The encouragement of research, r so as to extend the use of the | industry’s various products.

The encouragement of the pro- ; duction of oil, rather than of | copra, in the various areas where I coconut-growing is a major in- ‘ dustry.

It is explained that the Convenan has been approved and onsored by the Philippines Cocoit Administration, and that it is >ped that there may be created I international organisation for e help and encouragement of conut planting, modelled somehat on the lines of the Inter- Itional Tea Union, ♦OPRA interests in London seem to be intrigued by this SE | Asian conference—they are not re about its purpose and backound. On the face of it, it looks [e a sound move to lift the status [the copra industry in the Asian here: but there is some suspicion at politics are involved. Euroans do not easily forget the Asia- !rica Convention at Bandoeng, in donesia, last April. That finished > in a more or less innocuous contion—but it was originally conlived as an anti-European and ,nti-colonial” demonstration, carryg the Communist blessing.

The three countries chiefly conrned with this Coconut Convenm Philippines, Ceylon and donesia —are now almost aggresrely nationalist in character, and there is a good deal of anti-Europeanism in their nationalism.

World production of copra in the latest available year, 1953, was as follows: It can be seen that the three countries nominally responsible for the conference idea, with India and Malaya, could control about 80 per cent, of the world’s copra production.

The little publicity that the conference plan already has had suggests that the chief purposes behind the convention are the improvement of copra quality, and the encouragement of its greater use as a foodstuff. But there also is a suspicion that the conveners have their eyes upon the world market, and the manner in which that market has been and may be influenced by the operations of the international organisation, Unilever.

A move by copra producers to influence or control the copra market might have been successful three or four decades back, when manufacturers had not many alternatives to copra and coconut oil. But the position to-day is different. The manufacturers today can use almost any one of a dozen different oils, vegetable and animal, purified and deodorised, as an alternative to coconut oil.

If the Governments of the selfconscious Asiatic States co-operate with an international organisation of copra-growers, such as is planned, to popularise the consumption of coconut oil and meal by the rapidly-awakening and countless millions of Asia, they may introduce a new and important factor to the world’s copra market.

Despite the growing use of alternatives, the world’s manufacturers do normally require a great deal of copra and coconut oil; and the development of a new source of demand for those commodities undoubtedly would tend to harden and maintain the world’s price. (No details of the outcome of the conference were available from Canberra as late as September 12, when PIM made inquiries).

Conveners State Objects of Copra Conference LATE in August an official release on the Southeast Asia Coconut Convention at Manila was made available by the Philippines Legation’s Commercial Attache at Sydney.

Under the heading, “Aims and Purposes for Holding the Conference” was, inter alia, the following statement: • Fluctuations in copra prices create an increasing interest in concerted international action for governmental regulation of trade in copra, coconut oil and other products. • There is a need for co-ordinating the coconut research programmes of the various countries to save time, effort, and expenditure. • There are several opportunities for expansion of the coconut market abroad. Propaganda designed to popularise coconut products in Europe and the Middle East will open new markets which can absorb the increasing output of Philippines copra, coconut oil, and desiccated coconut.

THE following countries were invited to send delegates; Australia, Ceylon, India, Indonesia, Malaya, and New Zealand.

Eighteen other countries were invited to send observers. (A member of the staff of the Australian Legation at Manila was representing Australia, Sydney inquiries revealed.

He may also have been representing New Zealand).

The conveners suggested that voting on matters under debate should be on a system proportional to the volume of copra exported by the participating countries.

Proposals that might be placed before the conference included a possible multilateral contract somewhat on the lines of the International Wheat Agreement whereby major exporters would make available specified quantities at a certain “upper price,” matched by an agreement by certain importers to buy specified quantities at a certain “lower price.” . .. .

If the free-market price lies between the upper and lower prices the agreement has no effect on tracte that takes place.

If the free market rises above the upper price the exporters yield f part of the advantage which they might have gained by selling at th |f the P free-mTrket falls below the “lower price” the importers forgo a part of the advantage which they might have gained.

THE agreement would be a guarantee of willingness to supply and to buy, and this certainly has some value apart (Continued on Page 150) 19 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

Voyage In “Bulolo”

Like Everything Else, Island Ships Have Changed

By Gordon Thomas

FROM midwinter Sydney the Bulolo headed towards tropical sunshine on a voyage that would cover 5,557 miles in 15s days’ sailing time, with as many more spent at Island ports.

In 1938, when the ship was brand-new from the Clyde, with Captain Sandy Campbell as master, I first boarded her at Rabaul. Even then there were whispers about her easy convertibility to an armed merchant-cruiser.

The ship’s proud record as HMS Bulolo in wartime work that took her to battlefronts round the world between 1939 and the end of the war, is recorded in an inscription in the foyer.

Near the main companion-way to C deck is a replica of the ship’s crest, an elaborate heraldic design which is explained by the following wording: The Ship’s Crest HMS " Bulolo” throughout her career as a Combined Headquarters ship.

The Pennants are those of Admiral, Air Vice-Marshal and General who were attached to the Ship.

The Lion represents Great Britain.

The Kangaroos represent Australia.

The entire shield is representative of the Signals Sections of the Combined Services.

The Scroll means "HENCE- FORWARD.”

DESORMAIS.

Bulolo’s tonnage is 6,397 gross, 3,319 net. There is accommodation for 212 passengers and she carries a crew of 110.

A SHIP’S Master can make all the difference on an Island voyage. It was due chiefly to Captain Bill Wilding’s efforts that passengers never lacked pleasant entertainment.

And he is never more enthusiastic than when attending a meeting of the Bulolo Fidelity Club for certain of the passengers eligible to join.

It is an institution he has organised and which has become widely known in every part of New Guinea.

His screening of Island scenes on several occasions during the voyage was a highlight of the trip, equalled only by his running commentary.

Bill was born within the sound of Bow Bells, in London, and he is proud of the fact his father was a Freeman of the City of London.

He went to sea in Triton in 1919. and six years later joined Makambo, his first BP connection.

Four years later he obtained his master’s ticket and in 1937 had his first command, Malaita. (Well do I remember watching him zig-zagging along the shores of Rabaul Harbour as he brought Malaita to port in January, 1942, while Jap planes bombed the top aerodrome at Vunakanau. A few days later came the Jap invasion of Rabaul).

One of his outstanding interests, which has gained him the title of “Sir William of Taronga,” is his enthusiasm in “bringing back alive” zoological (especially piscatorial) specimens for the Taronga Zoo.

I noticed this later at Moresby, when G. A. V. Stanley brought him a turtle and some rare fish (and who should know of their rarity better than GAV?) and Jim Palmer, of the Police, passed over to Bill’s keeping a 17-ft phython caught in the Moresby suburbs.

Bill is the man responsible for enabling Sydney folk to see many of the brightly-coloured fish swimmining about in the Taronga Park aquarium.

SITTING in the smoking lounge, I compared the Island steamers of a few decades ago with this artistically-panelled lounge.

The small, smelly smokerooms of the old Marsina, Melusa, Mindini or Matunga were a world apart but, withal, there was a certain camaraderie amongst the passengers in those days which seems to be missing now.

There were many round-trippers, and there were planters returning to their coconut or cacoa estates — many of them old-timers. There were public servants returning from leave and wondering where they would be posted for the coming term, and there were also representatives of commercial firms looking for more business with the small private enterprises that are springing up all over the Territory as a result of present-day prosperity.

The smoke lounge is where the destinies of the Territory are moulded nearer to each individual’s desire.

ALWAYS an interesting pers ality was Fred Godson. He co have stepped out of one i Somerset Maugham’s tropical yai a typical Indian Colonel with bow-tie, ever at a quarter to thr and his reminiscences of the : from 1908 and of Papua since 1J He was reticent concerning g ernment. Ever since he had arri in the BSI he had heard plan/ complaining about the Powers-Th Be: native regulations were severe, prices of commodir had been sky-high, produce pr too low and officials had alw favoured the native in two- T arguments with the European..

A GOVERNMENT official told story of a visit by UN Trust; ship delegates and of tl; curiosity concerning conditionse Papua, although outside their jut diction. They had “requested” ; been provided with, all informati And there was a delegate from West Indies republic who protesover the small wages paid to natives as compared with wages his country.

The official later checked up w the bank and found that the hr sum mentioned by the delegate “real” money totalled 10/- a moc less than the amount received j the average NG worker!

It was good to hear from/ Medical Assistant expressions loyalty towards his chief, Dr. J* T Gunther The “Doc.” was tops,,; said, and was a man who looc after his staff and fought for th tooth and nail. t A Tongan combined college Rul team touring Fiji beat Ratu Kae vulevu School, 19-3. Besides pl r < ing. individual school teams, Tongans were to play a Fiji secondary schools’ representai team at Suva on September 14. n touring team is managed by Sii.

M. Fusimalohi, a Training Colli tutor.

Fidelity Club Members in "Bulolo Members of the "Bulolo" Fidelity Club, No. 22, photographed on board the ship in Organised by Captain W. Wilding, the club is widely known in New Guinea. In this picture: back row; Messrs. Rowe, Wagner, Dunster, Gale, Myer, Jupp, Paltridge, Treloar, Degotardi, Hann and Lee. Front row: Messrs. Reis, Rowe, Clammer, Ramsay, Fleet, Wilding, Bad; (president), Normoylc, Mitchell and Thomas. 20

September, 1955 Pacific Islands Month Ii

Kokoda Trail Almost Overgrown liter Ten Years JEW GUINEA’S Kokoda Trail, 1 among the most famous of Pacific War scenes, is almost to-day.

Captain Lionel Oxlade, Quartermaster of the PTR, who recently fossed the trail from Popondetta 3 Port Moresby, found hard going lost of the way. Some areas were lear, but much of the trail had isappeared under ten years’ jungle rowth.

Captain Oxlade said he saw few wartime relics along the route by ’hi c h hundreds of Australians loved to meet the invading Japbese. In the four days’ trek he oted only the remains of Australian nd Japanese boots, two tin-hats nd a rusty Bren gun.

Accompanied by a native memer of the PIR, Captain Oxlade lade the crossing to test the rmy’s new 24-hour ration pack.

He lost about 5 lb in weight.

World-famous Entomologist

Miss Evelyn Cheeseman’S

New Hebrides Assignment

A DISTINGUISHED Englishwoman, slightly-built and of indomitable spirit, has come out of a mountain fastness in Aneityum, the southernmost island of the New Hebrides, where she lived from November until July, reported PlM’s Noumea correspondent in August.

She is Miss Evelyn Cheeseman, OBE, FRES, FZS, one of the foremost entomologists in the world.

The correspondent adds that people who imagine that famous women entomologists are anything like the tiresome American females who chased beetles and birds through the pages of the late Gene Stratton Porter’s novels are in for a jolt if they should be privileged to meet Miss Cheeseman.

From 1928 to 1930 this remarkable woman was collecting Pacific Islands insects for the British Museum. Some of her experiences have been published, her writing showing unusual powers of description and a keen sense of humour.

After an expedition in New Guinea, Miss Cheeseman spent 1949-50 at Puebo, in northern New Caledonia, camping in the mountains to pursue her collecting.

MANY things have changed in the New Hebrides since her first visit, Miss Cheeseman said.

Labour is almost unobtainable, but by great good luck she found two of her former helpers still living at Aneityum. With their co-operation, she had a clearing made in the rain-forest 1,200 ft up and about three miles from Anelgauhat. (The name, which is generally misspelt on maps, signifies “safe anchorage for ships”).

Here a small house, built of local materials and named Red Crest, was Miss Cheeseman’s home for ten months.

Although hampered by the lack of carriers and domestic help, and pestered by a small black fly, simuleum, during the daylight hours, Miss Cheeseman’s work will greatly extend knowledge of the insects and plants of the New Hebrides.

Her collection of 10,000 insects and 500 plants will help to solve problems concerning the distribution of species, a subject which, besides being of intense interest to scientists, has a close relation to the problem of insect pests.

Many of the specimens have already arrived in London, WHEN Miss Cheeseman was asked about her next field of activity, she sighed and said she thought she was “finished” —a very unlikely idea.

“When I first went to the New Hebrides,” she said, “the people summed me up as ‘Missy old man small bit.’ This time they said, ‘Missy old man too much.’ Could anything be more explicit?”

Her smile was not quite so wistful when she added: “When my last expedition was over I thought I was finished. This time —well, who knows?”

Miss Cheeseman spent several weeks at Noumea, working on notes and sketches, before setting out for London by way of Australia. t Commercial enterprise in New Caledonia borders, in some respects, on the fantastic. Official statistics show that Noumea is blessed with a shopkeeper for every 12 inhabitants. Outside Noumea the proportion is one for 29.

Miss Evelyn Cheeseman.

Mountain Dwelling For 10 months Miss Cheeseman lived at "Red Crest", a little house built of local materials in a forest - clearing 1,200 ft up in the mountains of Aneityum, New Hebrides. Although labour was almost unobtainable, she had the help of two villagers who had been her assistants during a former expedition.

Thousands of the beetle and plant specimens she collected near "Rad Crest" have already arrived in London. 21 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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IHE 65-ft converted trawler Elsie FB, of Port Moresby, was declared f lost with all hands after an exnsive five-day sea and air search the Gulf of Papua in late August id early September had resulted in ie finding of cargo flotsam.

The Government Marine Superinndent, Captain G. A. Hawley, said iat a full marine inquiry would [held almost immediately.

Owned by Mr. A. Barton, Mrs. [V. Barton, and Captain James irlton, master mariner, who was st with the vessel, Elsie B was i a charter voyage for Australasian stroleum Co. from Port Moresby tthe Bamu River.

The last radio message at 12.19 n on August 26, advised that aster and crew were abandoning ip in heavy weather.

Further details appear in News of E Small-Ships in this issue. private Enterprise Not Interested” [?] Cook Is. Shipping fEWS that the New Zealand I Government’s MV Maui I Pomare was to be recom- Issioned for a further three years ; a probable cost of £Stg.2oo,ooo is received as the August issue int to press and appeared briefly, rhe NZ Minister of Island Terrifies (Mi\ T. L. Macdonald), in an icial statement, said that after 5 recent visit to the Cook Islands [ was more convinced than ever at the provision of an adequate ipping service was a basic sential to further progress in ose islands.

Inquiries in the last few months ,d made it clear that private terprise was not prepared to prole a ship for the trade, and so e Government had no option but continue to take a direct interest the service.

A Cabinet sub-committee had en set up to consider a new ship, lich would take up to three years deliver, after the order had been jren.

After repairs, the Maui Pomare ould be able to carry on for that riod and still have a reasonable irketable value.

The 700-ton “stand-in,” Viti, lich broke down in July, was not pected to be back in service on e Auckland-Cooks freight run itil mid-September.

A basketball team from Fiji has en invited to visit New Zealand ixt year.

Promising New Gold Signs

Found On Solomons Field

FURTHER promising gold indications have been discovered on the Gold Ridge field of Guadalcanal Island, BSIP, according to an announcement made by the Senior Geologist, Mr. J. C. Grover, in August.

The new goldbearing ore body was discovered in the south of the field near the 2,000-ft contour on the ridge crest—about 14 miles (as the crow flies) inland from Honiara.

Samples had been taken and assays were awaited. Further exploration was being carried out by the Balasuna Syndicate, which owns the claim.

This is the fourth ore body discovered this year by the Government Geological Survey team working on the field.

Further work on earlier discoveries has shown that the field measures about two miles by one mile.

The Tinomeat lode in the north, and the southernmost lode, have proved of lower grade than expected, on assay. The latter lode has also proved too limited in size to be of immediate interest.

All resources are now being concentrated on proving the new discovery and the lode at Kuper’s Creek, in the centre of the field.

THE Kuper’s Creek find, thought at first to be only four feet wide, is now proved to be at least 16 feet wide and may be much wider.

Neither face of the crosscut has yet emerged from the lode.

Assays from this body from a drive of 20 feet in length and 13 feet in width indicate a possible value of i oz to the long ton. This includes two very low 60-in assays of only 1 dwt and 1.24 dwt.

Other samples assayed as high as 2 oz and 2 h oz to the ton, and the latter were not exceptional, as there are patches in the veins richly studded with gold.

A portable diamond drill unit is on order in Canada and the Geological Survey will carry out a scout drilling programme in all gold bearing areas on the Ridge.

Due to the considerable depth of weathering, surface prospecting is extremely difficult, drilling being the only efficient method of investigating this field.

A S Gold Ridge has been abandoned J\ for many years, it has been necessary to reopen communications with the existing road system on the coastal plain several miles to the north.

A foot track has been cleared from the Tinahula roadhead in the foothills to Gold Ridge. It follows gently rising grassy hills at first, and thereafter jungle-covered ridges.

No attempt has yet been made to find a motor road.

Pacific Uranium and Oil Syndicate Ltd., of Sydney, has sent a representative to the Solomons to investigate the field. This syndicate plans to change its name to Pacific Mining Ltd.

Tongan Scouts and Trainers from Fiji Deodatt Singh and Norman Lee, Scooters from Fiji, directed the first Tongan Scout training course at Nukualofa. In this picture Scooters and trainees are grouped with members of the Boy Scout Committee.

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The awards were made for an act of outstanding courage and devotion.

The recipients were Siloa Awat, of Patuam, Petrus Polongo, of Rambutso, and Paulus Salieau, of Rambutso.

When a seagoing canoe containing 17 persons capsized in a gale and mountainous seas, Petrus, aged 20, and Paulus, aged 16, swam towards Rambutso for help. After a desperate struggle, they landed at Patuam plantation and found the foreman, Siloa.

At great risk to himself, Siloa took the other two in a 16-ft power dinghy and, in two hazardous journeys, rescued all the people clinging to the overturned canoe.

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FREIGHT increases of 10 pc have become effective on most Pacific routes recently, but there will be no increase at present on the Australian-New Guinea routes. This was stated by a shipping executive in Sydney late in August.

Freights from the Far East to New Guinea would, however, be subject to the 10 pc rise.

GEIC Broadcasting Service Progresses THE Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony’s infant broadcasting service, operated largely with donated equipment and labour, has passed another milestone.

A small building has been completed from salvaged materials to be the home of Radio Tarawa’s two outlets —VTW on the broadcast band, for very local consumption, and the more powerful VSZ-10 on shortwave for the Colony’s distant listeners.

Hours of broadcastings are still limited, due to staffing and programme-material problems.

The broadcast-band station VTW, with a radiated power of only 30 watts, on 844 kc/s comes on the air for one hour from 7.30 pm each Friday. The short-wave station VSZ-10 on 6050 kc/s (49-metre band) with 500 watts output, is on the air each Sunday at 4.30 p.m. for about an hour. t NZ citrus growers are reported to be worried at the prospect of larger Cook Islands exports.

Salary Incentives in Eastern Same SAMOAN career employees Eastern Samoan Governim service are to receive salary . centives to higher educational ; tainment.

Governor Lowe announced Pago Pago recently that Same employees who reach an educatioi level “at least to Bachelor standai will receive a 25 pc salary d ferential. Samoans attaining II or PhD degrees will receive a pc increase.

The increases are designed encourage Samoans studying in t United States to return home positions available in Easte Samoa Government service.

Eventful Flight Had Exciting Finish IN August, PIM reported tH TRANSPAC’s first de HavillaE Rapide aircraft had arriv safely at Noumea from EnglaE under its own power, after bei; held up at Port Moresby by t civil aviation authorities, who ; sisted that extra fuel tankage installed for the last sector.

The aircraft, under command Captain Peter Palmer, caused sok excitement before it finally reach!

Noumea via Kukum Airfiea Honiara, and Luganville Airfio Santo.

Captain Palmer arrived at Honia on August 4, and left again August 6. When 21 hours out reported that one motor had o out. It was then not practicah to return to Kukum.

When radio communication wh the aircraft was lost, the Sean and Rescue organisation was alert!and a Lincoln bomber was readrl at Townsville to take off after r i reasonable interval.

However, Captain Palmer lands the de Havilland safely at Lugas ville on one motor. t Gamma rays, an atomic fissih product, are being used in ti Hawaiian sugar industry.

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THROUGHOUT 1956 | FTER a warning by the \ Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands about the fishing f undersized mother-of-pearl shell i Manihiki lagoon, it was announced on August 12 that the rich toon will be closed to divers for Je calendar year of 1956 —and foi fcger if it is thought necessary— I allow the beds to recover. [Divers will have to transfer their ttivities to the deeper, weedy, orm-infested, open Pen rhy n tgoon, which has been little fished nee World War IT.

With a prolific harvest of shell mailable at Manihiki and all divers, [eluding all the best Penrhyn vers, employed there, Penrhyn has sen idle. . .

Some of the divers at present grating at Manihiki will not be ale to operate in the Penrhyn deep lotions where the best shell often a s.

It is probable, too, that much orm-infested old shell will be und in Penrhyn lagoon, so that jen if the quantity of shell is aintained, the quality is likely to flower until the old shell is fished it.

IHE Resident Commissioner in- . dicated that Suwarrow, which was test-dived in 1953 with »mising results, may be opened to co-operative group next year.

This open lagoon has a reputam for man-eating sharks, but the vers there in 1953 were not rthered by sharks, though the ar. long-established, persists, and en are reluctant to work this goon. [?]any Earth Tremors In Papua's Islands , SERIES of frequent and pro- L nounced earth tremors occurred in the islands of the Milne Bay strict of Papua in the early part ; August.

Ihe last shake reported at Esa’ala. irmanby, was on August 11 and e last at Woodlark Island on igust 14.

A tremor was reported in the •een River area of the Sepik Disct on August 22, and Sohano and eta reported a tremor on igust 16.

On August 16, the Government ilcanologist at Rabaul, after inecting the Esa’ala area, said that art from landslides which resulted >m the first tremors, and crack- ? of the ground associated with e landslides, Oiau crater showed change. 25 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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By Tolala Charity Begins at Home Senator Douglas Clive Hannaford, rho was the leader of the Parliaicntary party visiting P-NG in uly, made the headlines for a av when he suggested that the J 0,000,000 Australia is spending on ie Colombo Plan should be diverted, i part at least, to P-NG, adding le old adage about “charity begins b home.”

Such a controversial (although lost practical) suggestion received ttle publicity in Australia. Anyjing that might have a bearing n South-East Asian relations is ynamite when everyone is bending per backwards to placate the eoples encircling Australia. P-NG l peanuts in the general scheme nd must, of course, not interfere Ith Asian countries supplying coffee, tea, hemp and all those commodities which P-NG could easily provide, lest it interfere with trade treaties and the like.

A dip into the £30,000,000 Colombo Plan for P-NG is a sensible suggestion, as was also the Senator’s idea that a portion of Australia’s £200,000,000 Defe n c e Vote should be spent on roads in P-NG.

My own opinion—and that of many other non-political blokes—is that this “greasing” process, which is going on as a buffer to Communist influence in Asian countries, could easily be love’s labour lost by the scratch of any fanatical pen at any time.

The Senator, by the way, is a practical land man, interested in wheat, wool and fiat lambs; so he should have some idea of the needs for primary production.

Native Economics At the Planters’ Conference at Rabaul last month the unanimous opinion was expressed that where native co-operatives were well established the salaries of Administration officials “directing the affairs of the societies should be paid for by the societies.” And what could be fairer than that?

The continued practice of showering largesse upon native economic ventures is surely a waste of public funds and gives the native himself a false idea of Western economics altogether.

The native is a natural-born trader and is as astute as his Western opposite when it comes to striking a bargain or closing a deal; his purse has been filled by a benevolent Administration with war damage—without question; Island produce has risen to undreamed-of heights since the War, and he is obtaining the highest prices for his copra and cacao.

With these changed conditions he should realise the responsibilities he must carry when entering world commerce, which he has done by the formation of his co-operatives.

He, and he alone, must bear the expenses concomitant with such an undertaking.

The period of wet-nursing has passed in most of these co-operative societies; they must stand on their own, or declare the system a failure.

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Papua, favouring the retention of the present board—semi-governmental control though it may be.

It would seem, however, that there is a general feeling amongst P-NG planters that it is better to have the devil you know than he whom you don’t know, and past experience has not been detrimental to planters’ interests.

From my observations recently in the Territory, the existing board is not one of those top-heavy bureaucratic concerns that defy the interested parties. Providing there is adequate representation of planter interests, it is a body that could well function for a further period.

New Guinea and the World ABC regional journalist, Stuart Inder, recently stationed at Moresby, expressed some good solid ideas about public relations duties in P-NG (PIM, Aug., p. 69), and deserves a pat on the back for his lucid summing up of the publicity situation in the Territory.

The Territory has a poor press in Australia, and there is little continuity in the stories that make the daily papers (other, of course, than special articles by itinerant journalists).

Of late years, stories about P-NG in southern papers have consisted almost solely of the discoveries of various “Shangri-las,” patrol fights and tribal brawls.

Perhaps southern news editors think these are the only topics of interest to the Australian public.

If so, then that may explain the over-all apathy and ignorance of Australians over New Guinea.

As Stuart Inder says: There is something wrong with the P-NG public relations organisation. But the fault is probably not so much with the personnel as with a toplevel censorship, which undoubtedly appears to be imposed.

Renewing Old Clubs I was glad to note recently that steps are being taken to discuss the revival of the old Rabaul Amateur Turf Club, a most popular organisation in its heyday, when rs meetings were held mainly on t Lakunai course, where the prese golf course now lies.

There are at least three old su porters who come to my mind a. who are still up there: Vic Perm father, “Mick” Thomas and Ja Allen, and many a time the t' last-named have ridden mounts victory.

Another club well worthy of i suscitating is the old Automob: Club of New Guinea. There e still a few of the old members abc and there is at least one car bad still in existence.

D. N. O’Connor told me that Ml McGowan, at Moresby, has oi which is only right, for it was h husband who designed it for t club. And a very good job it w; 28 SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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There were a few chips in the ank when the kite went up in 42. foe “Squizzy” Watch was predent, Jock Bennie was Treasurer 4>oth passed on —and I was secreiry. ly Nom de Plume the veil of my anonymity hav- * been officially torn asunder PIM June), I was somewhat indued to read in the pidgin paper.

Waul News (June 25) that the leaning of “Tolala” in the Tolai Sk was “Masta bilong putim intern ol toktok or Mr. Editor, mg tok English.”

I do not question the accuracy I the translation. My knowledge I the Blanche Bay dialect is be- 3ButgtheStTolai meaning is quite uincidental. I adopted •om the Buka word meaning white fit 1 was derived from an excited Iclamation -littered by the first tuka man to sight a sailing ship pproaching the island. Thinking fie ship was an island coming up ut of the sea, he cried; A tol a ma rayen!” (An island is coming ere). From a portion of that ihrase came the word Tolala a bite man. Interesting for philologits, if for no one else.

An interesting collection would e the different P-NG native words, nd their derivation, for a white ian.” I had such a collection prerar, but it went up in smoke when tie Japs came.

Cadets Wanted Southern newspapers at the be- Inning of last month advertised acancies for 100 cadetships in the ►-NG Public Service which would to vide; “Sound training. Excellent salaries. Interesting Work. Scope or Initiative. Opportunities for advancement.”

Forty-two cadet patrol officers, 20 field Medical Assistants, 16 Educaion Officers (male), 12 female; 6 Agricultural Officers, 2 Veterinary md 2 Forest are required.

Territorial officials claim they lave difficulty in obtaining suitable ipplicants for the posts and comilain of increasing staff shortages.

Old-timers agree and raise an xicasional eyebrow, but shrug it iff when they realise that the Ternary does not pay for the modern official. That’s the Australian taxjayers’ baby. Or is it? >hangri-las? ■ As a result of the somewhat freluent discoveries of new tribes and inferences to “Shangri-la” as ipplied to hidden valleys in P-NG highlands, I rather suspect that louthern newspapers keep the ‘Shangri-la” headings “standing” to ise on almost any patrol story that s released by Moresby for world sonsumption, I would not like to think the P-NG Public Relations Officer is responsible for this oft-quoted phrase about hidden valleys.

I notice that Ivan Champion— a man of unquestioned integrity and experience—writing from Brisbane to a local weekly at Port Moresby, refers to the discovery of 100,000 natives in the Tari headwaters about a year ago.

“The descriptions seemed vaguely familiar,” he writes, “and on looking up my own reports and those of my colleagues and contemporaries, I discovered that most of the ‘new’ areas had been described some 14 to 16 years before.”

Which all goes to show that past history is almost an unknown quantity in the Territory amongst the post-war folk, many of whom think that the discovery of P-NG dates from the days of the Kokoda Trail.

An instance of this ignorance was exemplified in a recent newspaper paragraph which referred to a report by the ABC at Moresby that “Brigadier McNicoll was in the Territory and that he was the son of a former Administrator, Captain McNicoll.” Comment is unnecessary on such a “blue.”

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A New Montoro A news item from London tells of the ordering of a 3,700-ton vessel by BP from a Norwegian shipyard, and this is claimed to be the first Australian contract secured by that country. It is to be completed by the end of 1956.

The new ship will probably be put on the P-NG run and will be named Montoro.

It is good to see a reversion to the old-time names of seven letters, starting with “M,” which in the past, characterised the BP ships in the Pacific.

The first vessels to break the sequence (so far as I remember) were the Neptun and Merkur, bought from the NDL when that company was contemplating competing with the Old Firm in the Eastern trade after War I.

They slapped an “A” on the Neptun but the Merkur remained unaltered and was on the Singapore run.

Papuans All?

I notice that the general practice of referring to natives in both Territories as Papuans, adopted for a while by a local newspaper, has ceased, which rather confirms my original idea that it was a “try-out” by officialdom to see how it would react on the people, and was further agitated for by Padre Ure in the Legislative Council.

Officials with their fingers on the pulse of public opinion (and there are still quite a number there) should realise that the move is unpopular.

In my opinion, when newspapers report court cases, it would be an excellent idea to stipulate the area from which the offender comes; So and So from Mekeo, or Hanuabada, Sepik or Rabaul, as the case may be.

It would, more or less, pinpoint the home town or district and the crime would thus become a district matter which would reflect not only on the individual but on his relatives and the whole district and could be an embarrassment to the criminal.

Incidentally, the long view of the Government is ultimately to grant independence to the present underprivileged peoples of New Guinea— if United Nations principles are to be observed.

Can the Government not realise that in years to come there would be considerable dissatisfaction amongst the New Guinea natives if they were labelled “Papuans”? It would be one of the first problems to be faced by an irate majority.

New Guinea Coffee Some of the New Guinea planters are producing a coffee equal to the best overseas grades, said a Sydney coffee merchant recently, and added that NG coffee was selling at about 9/6 lb.—about 2/- less than some coffee imported from overseas.

Such a statement makes one wonder how much longer P-NG is to be made a sacrifice on the altar of international trade.

Science for the South Seas I see that Dr. Bedell (Secretary- General of the South Pacific Commission) is very satisfied with the “successful work of the Commission” amongst the 3,000,000 Pacific Islanders who are already Travellers to New Guinea Passengers for New Guinea from Sydney in August by Qantas aircraft included, top to bottom: (1) Mr. J. P. Fitzgerald, joining the staff of Commonwealth New Guinea Timbers ltd., seen off by Mrs. Fitzgerald, who will follow later. (2) Mr. S. Heath (right) took up an appointment as workshop foreman for Port Moresby Freezer Ltd., and his son, Allan Heath, following the passing of a special amendment to the law at Canberra to accommodate his and possible future similar cases, transferred his apprenticeship from a Sydney workshop to the P.M. Freezer workshop. He thus becomes the first European apprentice in Papua-N. Guinea. (3) Mr. D. W. Sharp, of the Technical Education Department, Rabaul, and Mrs. Sharp, returning home after six months leave in the south.

Norman Turney (right), joining the staff of Bulolo Gold Dredging Co., farewelled in Sydney by Mr. "Buddy" McMahon. 31 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Sometimes I wonder where all this “streamlining” is going to end —and what would happen if a rather apathetic Australian taxpayer took exception to pouring money into P-NG.

It seems somewhat top-heavy to be teaching natives how to plant coconuts or changing their methods of fishing.

No doubt scientific methods will result in growing two coconuts where one grew before, and catching more fish. I can’t remember native communities being short of Either coconuts or fish in ordinary jircumstances, and increased production may mean over-production (which in many cases does not mean that more people are going to receive the benefit of such surplus) It will certainly conflict with many old tribal rites, customs and ceremonial dear to the heart of the native, and I feel most keenly that our regimentation of the native’s life is interfering far too much already with old cultural practices.

But we seem determined to force him into our own trouble-making worry-creating mould to become a working unit in our dubious economic system and a target for our commercialised high-pressured talk, to share the very doubtful “freedoms” of which we less S ° much and know less and To me there is no comparison between the dignified, well-poised o^ IV £’- c *°^ ed in a clean lava-lava, and his self-conscious counterpart, bo S o g t e s d an°d Ut an in WeSter “ Clothin ®' Bits and Pieces of running the United Soooi* year 15 estlmated at Gone West: H. H. Kilby, a captam of Lancers in War I, ADC to the Prince of Wales during his Australian tour in 1920 and to G-G Munro-Ferguson. A well-k no w n identity in the Exproboard in T-NG during the early twenties. In War he was a Wing Commander in charge of the RAAF Training School at Victor Harbour, SA.

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r DONESIAN snipers’ new open season for Netherlands New | Guinea was in effect declared )P en by President Soekarno at Jakarta on August 18. lAddressing the nation on the Oth anniversary of Indonesian ndependence, the President said: ‘Let us mobilise all our fighting jotential to gain control of West few Guinea.” _ , „ Soekarno declared that Indonesia aust not allow “colonialism” to be he fate of the people of West New Juinea. . ~ Prhe United Nations is not the ,nly front,” he said. “We must free Vest New Guinea with the Indoicsian nation’s own strength.”

N August 9, the Afro-Asian nations decided to ask the United lations General Assembly to conider the ownership of West New Juinea. A . . . [The United States Assistant Jecretary of State (Mr. W. S. tobertson) then announced that he United States would maintain the strictest neutrality” in the dispute.

Mr. Robertson said that the >eople of West New Guinea were lot of the same racial stock as the hdonesians. “The question can be aised as to which kind of colonialsm the West New Guinea inhabtants want—Dutch or Indonesian,” |e added.

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Betio Is. Capital of GEIC A LTHOUGH the office of the [\ Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands 3olony is still at Bairiki islet, farawa, the plan to re-establish Jetio islet, four miles from Bairiki, is the Colony’s capital, is now ilmost completed.

Betio was the main centre until he Japanese invasion. After the var, due partly to the devastation it Betio and to the miliary buildngs and facilities that existed on )ther islets of the Tarawa atoll, the settlement was widely dispersed, to the great inconvenience of everybody. f To-day Betio is the site of the District Administration, the Radio Communications Station, the Meteorological Office, the Head Office of the Wholesale Society, the headquarters of the Co-operative Societies Officer and the headquarters of the Tangitang Cooperative Union.

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GEIC Resident Commissioner Denies Allegations by Critic Allegations made by Captain W. H. Hughes that the “British way of life” was being forced on the Gilbert and Ellice Islanders and that the indigenous people of the Colony were still “living in the Stone Age” were emphatically denied by the Resident Commissioner (Mr. M. L. Bernacchi) when he arrived at New Plymouth, New Zealand, on August 15.

M* R. BERNACCHI, en route to the United Kingdom on leave, travelled to New Zealand ;from Ocean Island in the Norwegian phosphate ship Arna.

I Captain Hughes’s allegations, made in June, when he was also en route to Britain, were widely publicised in New Zealand and quoted in PIM. f They had caused the greatest presentment among the Islanders, said Mr. Bernacchi, and he had [.received many requests from New Zealand for a denial.

I The Gilbert and Ellice Islanders, he added, were among the most ,loyal of the Queen’s subjects in the British Commonwealth.

Captain Hughes, Mr. Bernacchi continued, had been described m some reports as a missionary. He was not. He was an employee of the London Missionary Society, and his work had been primarily to look after the teacher-training of the mission pastors, who were schoolteachers in the villages. \ The pastors, at the request of the Government, were given a year’s teacher-training during their three years’ training. (The UK Colonial Development and Welfare Fund had aided the sending of two missionary students to Christchurch, NZ. for teacher-training. Both students had objected strongly to what Captain Hughes had said).

Mr. Bernacchi said he had never before heard of the title “Director of Missionary Education and the Teachers’ Training College.” Fulltime teacher-training was undertaken by the GEIC Government. | Captain Hughes also looked after other educational matters in which the mission was interested, but, other than having a Government grant towards his salary, he was not connected with the Government.

WHEN making a statement to the NZ Press Association, Mr.

Bernacchi produced a telegram from the London Missionary Society’s foreign secretary in London which stated: “Regret press reports purporting carry statements of Hughes. Dissociate ourselves entirely from views there expressed.

Letter following”. The telgram was signed by the Rev. C. S. Craig.

The Gilbert and Ellice Islanders were exceptionally intelligent and were not, as Captain Hughes had said, thousands of years behind the times, Mr. Bernacchi continued.

At the moment the percentage of fully literate Gibertese was 89 and of Ellice Islanders 97, in their own languages.

The Civil Service, clerical administration, teaching and professional positions were manned entirely by indigenous Islanders, except for some key positions.

CAPTAIN HUGHES had said that until five years ago the Islanders were happy under the rule of “a couple of Englishmen and a native clerk.”

The Resident Commissioner replied that in 1950 there were 45 European officers and 58 native clerks in the Colony. Now, five years later, there were 41 European officers and 56 native clerks.

The policy was to replace European officers with natives as the Islanders were brought to a sufficient education standard.

Even the principles of British justice were applied by natives and in native courts.

Lastly, Mr. Bernacchi denied Captain Hughes’s statement that the GEIC people were taxed more heavily than those of any other British Colony. He said that there was no tax on basic foodstuffs imported into the Colony, and the indigenous people did not pay rates.

All tax revenue was returned to the islands in services.

RHS Awards to Ellice Islanders TWO Ellice Islanders, Lipine and Tanielu, were recently awarded the medals of the Royal Humane Society for saving the life of another Ellice Islander off Nauru Island on December 9, 1953.

The men, employees of British Phosphate Commission, were in the surf endeavouring to salvage a valuable mooring buoy which had broken adrift in heavy weather, when a man named Matiava was swept out to sea.

Lipine, a constable of the Nauru Police Force, received the Society’s Silver Medal, and Tanielu the Bronze Medal. t New Caledonia’s three soap factories together produced 317 tons of soap in 1954, according to figures just published. The industry is totally protected by import barriers. 35 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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This _f a ct lent special interests to the Asian-Pacific Tuberculosis Conference held at Sydney in August.

Opening the conference, which was attended by 200 delegates from 15 countries, the Australian Federal Minister for Health (Sir Earle Page) said that Australia’s neighbours well reduce tuberculosis deaths by using Australian anti-TB methods. These methods had reduced the TB deathrate by 50 per cent, in the last five years.

The object of the conference was to stimulate knowledge of and TB in countries where disease presents alarming problems.

In some Pacific territories, such as New Guinea, an all-out effort is bemg made to bring the scourge under control. In others, the effort, although needed with equal urgency, is less apparent.

Fiji’s delegate to the conference was AMP Macu Salato, who has had a notable career in the Colony’s medical service and in the Solomons. Since the conference he has been joined by his family from Fiji and plans to spend eight months’ vacation leave in Australia.

Although an anti-TB campaign was started as a war memorial in Fiji in 1949, the disease is still the greatest health problem of the Colony, and particularly of the indigenous Fijians.

U Mr. L. J. Wright, of Aucklas has been appointed Officer Charge, Nauru Radio, in success to Mr. G. Davies, of Sydney, v has resigned. Mr. Wright was cently radio officer in the tra.

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I (From Our Own Correspondent) rAT an experienced police officer be obtained from overseas to ■ train members of the Fiji Police ,n modern crime-investigation methods is one of the most importmt recommendations made in the report of the Commission of Inmirv set up by the Government In regard to the investigation into the murder of an Indian, Gopal Reddy (in which allegations of violence used while taking statements from the two Indians accused jpere the basis of successful appeals igainst death sentences), the Commission states that it was satisfied that no violence was used. At the same time, the report criticises an jfficer who has since resigned. [The 17-page report recommends the setting up of a Forensic Science laboratory. ■Other recommendations are that, to enable senior officers to take a greater part in crime-investigation, some increase in the fixed establishment of officers should be considered, and that senior officers should be relieved of the prosecution of minor cases in magistrates’ courts, such cases to be prosecuted by subtospectors or sergeants. The issue if licences and collection of revenue by police officers should be discontinued.

F The report discusses in detail the present methods of interrogation by ;he police and impresses on all ranks the importance of making immediate notes of all information ibtained at the scene of a crime. [ It is recommended that as far as xissible all interrogation of witnesses )r prospective witnesses should be done at their homes and not at police stations.

THE vexed question of the admissibility in evidence of statements made to the police by accused persons is dealt with at length. The desirability of not allowing such statements to be used at trials had been stressed by a former Chief Justice and an Attorney-General, and the Crown Counsel, Mr. H. R. J. Lewis, told the Commission that the police rather regarded confessions as the “be-all and end-all” of a prosecution.

The Court of Appeal, in its judgment in the appeal brought by the two men sentenced for the murder of Gopal Reddy, stated that it was abundantly satisfied that violence had been used by police in order to obtain statements, following which the Criminal Procedure Code was amended to the effect that no confession made to a police officer below the rank of assistant superintendent shall be proved against a person accused of any crime.

The Commission recommends that this should be repealed.

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Samoa's Sex Crimes From Our Own Correspondent WHEN sentencing a Samoan to seven years’ imprisonment for rape, Chief Judge C. C.

Marsack commented in August on an alarming increase in the number of sexual offences in Western Samoa, and said that heavy sentences would be imposed.

Official figures show that in the first seven months of 1955 eight persons were convicted, in the High Court at Apia, on charges of rape, and six were convicted on charges of indecent assault.

There were other cases of assault on women, as well as charges of unlawful entry to premises by night, which often come in the same category.

Western Samoa’s figures compare very unfavourably with those of New Zealand. Convictions for sex offences in the Dominion represent less than one to every 10,000 of the population. The Samoan figures are approximately three times as great.

Miss Mary Edwell-Burke, widely known in the Islands as Miss Mary Edwards, held an exhibition of her paintings at Sydney from September 5 to September 14. The selection included a great variety of subjects painted in New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Java, New Zealand and Australia. 37 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER. 1955

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Matson Freighter Calls at Rarotonga From Our Own Correspondent WHEN Viti, the Cook Islands’ stand-in shipping link with New Zealand, went out of commission with engine trouble, efforts to have the Matson freighter Ventura call on her way from Papeete to Auckland were successful.

On August 13, the ship loaded 7,293 cases of Rarotongan tomatoes. 58 tons of copra and a small quantity of vegetables for the NZ market.

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% People who go to sea in small boats and do not inform the authorities where they are going or when they should get back are taking unnecessary risks, said the Superintendent of Police at Port Moresby, Inspector J Palmer.

His statement followed the experience of eight Moresby people who spent a night at Fisherman s Island in August and no one knew about it until they did not report for work the following morning.

The group of people started out through moderately rough seas for a boating trip, but at Fishermens Island they decided the seas were too rough to start the return trip.

The result was that they spent the night at the island.

At 10 o’clock the following morning somebody notified the police, who sent a launch out.

Said Inspector Palmer afterwards: “It would be a big help if people dropped into the Police Station and told us where they were going and what time they expected to get back.

Then, if they don’t turn up, we can do something about it.”

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TRANSFERRED I One of the best-known personalities in the Department of Civil Aviation in P-NG, Mr. Tom Drury, has been transferred to the Department’s head office at Melbourne.

He will leave for Australia in the Bulolo, accompanied by his wife and two of three young sons. The third son is at school in Australia. . Mr. Drury arrived in the Territory in 1947, and worked for Guinea Air Traders, Mandated Air Lines and Qantas before joining the Department of Civil Aviation in July, 1949. He was airport manager at Lae before being transferred to Port Moresby as Examiner of Airmen and Airway Surveyor.

For the last two years, Mr. Drury has been Acting Supt. of Flying Operations in Papua and New Guinea.

Native Stewards

[ Qantas Empire Airways were commended by the P-NG Administrator, Brigadier Cleland, when he learned that the airline was training natives as flight-stewards for regular Catalina passenger services in the Territory. [ “It is another step forward in the useful employment of natives in the Territory,” said the Administrator.

Natives have previously assisted flight-stewards on Catalina flights, but for the first time in August, on the services to Daru, New Britain and Bougainville, the European steward was left behind and a native filled the job.

A PIM correspondent who travelled by the Bougainville service reported later: “Our native steward was immaculately dressed in khaki shorts and shirt and performed his duties admirably.”

Captain Phil Oakley said that the native stewards are still being “tried-out.” At present, four are receiving instruction.

Fatal Kokopo Crash

A young European boy was killed and two other children were injured when a jeep and a three-ton lorry collided at Kokopo. The children were returning to Rabaul in the lorry after attending a Red Cross picnic on August 14.

The boy killed was John Crawford, aged 7, of Rabaul. Those injured were Gordon McDonald, aged 9, who was flown to Australia several days after the accident, and a young Chinese girl.

At Port Moresby a native died in mid-August from injuries received in an accident three days previously.

Shark Lassooed

A monster shark was lassooed at Lae in August. (Continued on Page 43) 41 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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I It was swimming up and down alongside the ship Delos and for reasons best known to itself, made two complete jumps out of the water.

I The third time, the chief boatswain, Lee Wan, somehow managed to lassoo its tail. After a fight the shark gave in, and with the aid of the Delos’ winches, it was hauled on board.

I It weighed well over a ton and ■Treasured 18 ft.

Papua’S Prawns

• A preliminary survey of the fishing resources of Papua shows that lertain of its waters abound with prawns. f The Fisheries Division of the Department of Agriculture has prepared samples with the idea of geting an expert opinion on their commercial possibilities.

I The Chief of the Division, Mr.

Rapson, writing in a journal published by the South Pacific Commission, says that no fewer than six species of prawns have been found in the Western Gulf of Papua. There was reason to believe that good stocks would also be found in the Eastern Gulf.

The fisheries survey of Papua is being made with the aid of a 60-ft vessel chartered from Mackay, Queensland. w Referring to the Division’s longrange plans for developing the Territory’s fishing grounds, Mr.

Rapson says it is hoped to introduce new methods among native fishermen to encourage them to organise their activities in local waters.

Drought At Rabaul

A drought at Rabaul in August brought water prices in the town to an all-time high.

Chinese water-carriers were do- Infantrymen of both World Wars held a Minden Day dinner at Port Moresby on August 6. Guests at the official table included (left to right): Sub-Inspector H.

S. Thomas, Col. R. K.

Wilson (president) and Mr. F. C. Townsend. (Papuan Prints). 43

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F. L. Kwock Cheong, RABAUL. Madang Slipways Ltd., MADANG J. H. Ellis, GOROKA. mg a flourishing business, chargi 10/- for a 44-gallon drum H normal rate is 2/6.

Long lines of all types of vehic queued up for water at the vario watering points.

Bridge-Building Recore

A record number of bridges w» built by the Commonwealth E thp t 'iQ e "S t « F ork;s . in P-NG duri me 1954-55 financial year.

In that time, just on 3,000 ft bridging was opened to traffic . were , con structed of ste concrete and durable hardwa ?£?’r, acCO I dmg t 0 the Director the Department, Mr. Vidgen, col be classed as semi-permanent the most “ m/, t ?h« L th f.v, brld^ s erected we oyer the Markham River, the Er the Peric les River out; SfJi' Labu . r r^ d ’ together with t; bridges at Kiamadan, Belik ai Kolonoboi, in New Ireland. out that during t; last five years, only 150 ft of sem permanent bridging had been and stroyed in the Territory, and tli was only after exceptional floodin Many of the streams in the Ten tory were unstable and there we seldom any flood-records an heighte' reC ° rdS t 0 predlct riv. ir. B s dging engineers had to deck in many cases whether to build bridge that would withstand all ui known factors or to build a relative economical bridge which might cfrStaSce a nd S eStr ° yed exceptio “ cases iT id |? n Said tbat in mo cases it was considered moi economical to build a lightlv-coi structed bridge and rebuild it necessary than to build a cost! certai e ntv hiC f h hl ad ° nly a reason ab: certainty of being permanent.

Upper Tauri Patrol

A Native Affairs Patrol whio went from Port Moresby to tl Upper Taun area has made peacefl district With the Kukukuk n in tE r 35 e fl n Pat n rol is accompanying a Ne T^ n i!r a Resources Survey tea which had been harassed by tl tribesmen.

The patrol will remain in tl area until it is recalled.

Accommodation Query

The P-NG Public Service Associs. tion is annoyed by the rejection « the appeal to check the flow of tli new officers to the Territory unt adequate accommodation is avail able for them.

The Secretary for Territories, Mfc Lambert, told the association thgj the situation had to be regardß not simply as an occasion for clos< mg down on recruiting, but also o a challenge to greater effort in tli!

Territory to overcome the accom modation shortage. 44

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Several of the members of the Federal Parliament who toured the Territory were “grabbed” by association officials and shown the accommodation in which some Administration officers have to live.

TWINS AT CHIMBU.

Another “first” was recorded in the New Guinea Highlands in lAugust.

It was the arrival of the first set of European twins in the district.

They are the twin sons of ADO and Mrs. Bill Kelly, of Chimbu. | The babies were born at the Goroka Hospital.

Lae Wharf Question

A detailed reply to criticism by the Lae Town Advisory Council about proposed lengthening of the Lae wharf has been made by the Administrator, Brigadier Cleland.

At the meeting in question, members said that the proposed 100 ft extension to the wharf would be [“practically useless.”

It was stated that the extension would be carried out in the fiist year of the Three-Year Plan of development, and further extensions would be added until the wharf reached 800 ft. / On this point, the Administrator said the Council’s understanding of plans for the future was “not correct.” There was no proposal to continue progressive extensions to 800 ft. When potential development warranted it, consideration would be given to construction of a second wharf of 400 ft. (Continued overleaf) Papuan League Team Beats New Guinea Port Moresby's largest football crowd to date saw the Papuan Rugby League Firsts (pictured) beat New Guinea on July 31.

Photo by Papuan Prints. 45 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Collins Street, Alexandria, N.S.W., Australia Brigadier Cleland pointed out that the proposed 100 ft extension to the present wharf would mean that overseas vessels could work all hatches to full capacity. This was therefore not a “useless” development.

He mentioned that only two overseas ships and three Territory vessels were delayed through awaiting a berth at Lae during the four months April to July, inclusive.

Regarding the Council’s suggestion of congestion at the wharf, the Administrator referred to the findings of a special committee of shipping representatives called in May.

The committee established, among other things, that the Customs Department was in no way to blame for congestions, and that congestion was caused to a large extent by the failure of shipping agents to take prompt delivery of cargo.

“Australian Rules”

There is hope yet for the devotees of Australian Rules football who have to listen to the argument: “It will be a good game when it’s played overseas, like League.”

In August, with all the appropriate fanfare, the first organised competition of Australian Rules outside Australia opened at Port Moresby.

To mark the occasion, the P-NG Administrator bounced the ball to open the Papuan National Football League’s first match.

Two native teams played the curtain-raiser.

Annual Pilgrimage

A Roman Catholic nun, the sole survivor of a massacre in the Baining Mountain area of New Britain 51 years ago, took her place in August among a group of pilgrim: to the scene of the murders.

Asa young missionary, the nun had been the companion of twr Catholic priests, three Brothers anc five nuns who lie buried near tin. foundations of what was to haw been a mission church. 46 SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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BOX 512 G.P.O. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA r On the day of the massacre, the nun was sent by her Mother Superior to the coast at Vunamarita for a supply of salt water. £ The massacre occurred on August 13, 1904, when a native, forbidden to marry another man’s wife, led a revolt against the missionaries.

I The pilgrimage to the small I graveyard is now an annual event. | An application has been made to the Vatican for the missionaires to be beatified..

Mal’S New Dakota

Two Mandated Airlines pilots, Messrs. J. K. Perry and G. Withers, left Lae in August for Hongkong, where they will take delivery of a aircraft for the company. | At present, MAL’s chief engineer is at Hongkong checking the plane and carrying out modifications for the tropics.

Another Python

i Another python may soon be in ; residence at Taronga Park Zoo, [Sydney.

I The python, which is at present .at Goroka, is about 12 ft long and should grow to about 20 ft. [ The P-NG Administration has telegraphed the chairman of the Taronga Park Zoo Trust, Sir Edward Hallstrom, asking if he wants it.

A 25-ft black python, caught near Bomana Gaol, Port Moresby, was delivered to the zoo a month ago.

It travelled in the Bulolo, and, according to a reptile-keeper at the zoo, it was the first seasick python he had seen.

Admitted To The Bar

’i A former president of the Law Council of Australia, Mr. Edward Reynolds of Melbourne, was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of P-NG at Port Moresby in August. [ Mr. Reynolds is a leading Australian Queen’s Counsel.

Schooner’S New Role

A well-known Sydney schooner yhich once roamed the China Seas with machine-guns and depth Sharges, will soon leave Sydney for york as a plantation vessel in New guinea. : The schooner, the 66-ft Amohine, yas built more than 20 years ago ind was used as a pleasure craft mtil the war. The Navy took her iver and commissioned her in 1943. i4achine-guns were installed on her fooden decks and she was later Itted with depth charges.

The Amohine then served two ’ears in the China Sea and the ailne Bay area as a patrol-boat.

After the war she was converted o a pleasure craft, and has been ought by a New Guinea planter, ar J. A. Thurston. Amohine left *ydney for Rabaul on August 31.

New Guinea Team The New Guinea Rugby League Firsts team lost to Papua in the final match played at Port Moresby on July 31.

Photo by Papuan Prints. 47 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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New Zealand has recently complained about the drop in the quality of Fijian bananas, and consumers in the Dominion have been asking for the Samoan fruit —a development which presumably inspired the August visit.

The party from Suva comprised Ratu Edward Cakobau, four agricultural and administration officers, and a private planter.

Besides bananas, the Samoan cocoa and cattle industries were studied.

Despite the implied compliment of the Fijian mission, the Western Samoan banana industry also has its worries.

July shipments to NZ were 18,800 cases in the Navua and 12,000 in the Tofua. These shipments fell short of the quotas fixed by 1,200 and 5,000 cases respectively.

Exporters say that the shortage was mainly due to the erratic timing of the shipping, which caused the bananas to be either overmature or too green to be loaded.

With normal spacing of shipments at intervals of about a fortnight, quotas could easily be filled.

Banana production in Upolu and Savaii is increasing rapidly. fl Miss Nga Tariau, of Rarotong has qualified, at St. Helens Hospit; Auckland, for midwifery nursii certificate. She had earlier qualify for the general and materni certificates at Thames Public He pital, NZ. Miss Tariau is the fii full-Rarotongan girl to reach tB nursing standard.

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Sister A. J. Adams, in a letter o the Lepers’ Trust Board, says flat it is better for them to return o the village life, which is important o a child, than to be always livng under the care of Europeans.

If Mr. L. S. Wood, principal of the Fulton Seventh Day Adventist Missionary Training College, Tailevu, Fiji, has gone to Auckland for postgraduate study in education. At the end of the year he will move to NSW to become director of teachertraining at the Australasian MafTSe CentrTi « 18 act - U Miss FfbPi tut , of Mr ordm an, daughter of Noel Harrison ? *° . M*- NSW, at Papeete recently y ‘ II M. Marcel Isy-Swartz noted French spear-fisherman and under

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Mr. Hubertus van Pel, Fisheries Officer of The South Pacific Commission, displays a fish caught during depth-trolling operations off Tonga. His current research assignment—at the US Administration's invitation, is at Guam. 51 Pacific islands monthly September, 1955

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End Of An Illusion

Cook Is. Citrus Trade not Essential to NZ COOK Islands citrus fruit exports, commonly believed by many people in New Zealand and the Islands to be the IDominion’s main supply source, ■especially of oranges, are nothing of the sort. | Figures covering New Zealand’s ■citrus imports in recent years are by no means easy to obtain and ■ for that reason have received little ' publicity. f To reach some kind of an I assessment of New Zealand market requirements, PIM recently had a {search made of the ‘Customs : Department’s import records at Wellington.

I These show that since 1945 Ipranges have been imported from ■ the following countries: Australia, British West Indies, South Africa, Fiji, Cyprus, Pitcairn, Algeria. ■Tonga, the United States and the Cook Islands, with Australia, British West Indies (Jamaica), South Africa, and the Cooks being the only important regular sources "Since 1952, and Cyprus, Algeria, and the US supplying single shipments m one year only, during the period 1945-54.

IMPORTATIONS are seasonal, Jamaica supplying from January to March, the Cooks April to June, South Africa June to September, and Australia June to January.

Australia has supplied by far the greatest proportion of total imports during the 1945-54 period.

Here are actual orange import figures for the year, ending on March 31, 1955; Australia, 20,700,000 lb; Jamaica, 4,700,000; South Africa, 4,200,000; Cook Islands 3,500,000; Cyprus, 29,700; Algeria! 29,400.

The figure for the Cooks is an estimate as the published data combined oranges and other citrus, case-sizes for which are different.

Total number of cases of all citrus from the Cooks was 55,018.

Oranges are in approximately 70 lb cases, from which the above estimate has been reached.

It is quite clear, from a perusal of the seasonal imports of oranges, that the Cook Islands could safely increase its output ten times and still find a ready market, at 1955 prices, in New Zealand during the months April-June, which is the only time of the year that South Pacific citrus bears in any quantity. rThe average export price of French Oceania’s 215,700 metric tons of copra shipped in 1954 was about £ABB a long ton. Production was up by 26 per cent, on 1953. Coconut oil brought an average of about £AI23 a long ton, and the output increased by 50 per cent, to 6,300 metric tons.

Accident Ends P-NG Redex Bid ahead of time on the Sarina-Marlborough "horror stretch" in Queensland. Mr. Scott, who was slightly injured, was in hospital for 24 hours. The crash meant the loss of several hundred points. No replacements were permitted, and Mr. Kriewaldt had to withdraw.

He planned, however, to take the car back to Port Moresby to show how much punishment a Peugeot can take and still move.

Photo by Papuan Prints.

BA D luck put Papua New Guinea's entrant (Car No. 160) out of the Australian Redex Trial at the end of August.

Entered and driven by a Port Moresby businessman, Mr.

Ernie Kriewaldt (pictured), with Mr.

Mick Scott as navigator, the car lost two doors and a mudguard in a collision with a tree at a time when it was the only entrant 53 pacific islands monthly September. 1955

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Suppliers to Defence Specifications Flies in the Ointment Of Prosperity In Papua-New Guinea Disturbing features of the “general air of prosperity” over Papua-New Guinea were stressed by Dr. J. Andrews (Sydney University) when addressing the geography section of the Australia and New Zealand Science Congress at Sydney in August.

Pointing out that this prosperity rested largely on the price level of copra and expenditure by exploratory oil companies, Dr.

Andrews urged the establishment of native plantations with Government assistance.

A European managerial service could be set up to provide plantation managers, who would train natives to take over, he said.

Land titles could be invested in the native community, under safeguards, and plantation profits would go to the natives after provision of money to repay the capital outlay.

Dr. Andrews described a successful native plantation area in the Gazelle Peninsula for which the money had been raised by five native councils.

He said that the shortage of native labour in the Territory was unlikely to improve as the natives turned to more interesting work.

Goldmining appeared to be declining.

Expansion of coffee and other quick-maturing crops was probable but would be limited by lack of labour and land. t The New Guinea Club president’, report for the year ended on Jum 30 shows a successful year, witl membership increasing by 27 to 45"

Plans are in hand for the estate lishment of living accommodation for country members, and other imr provements are being made to tlr club building. 54

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P.O. BOX 299, SUVA, FIJI Former Suva Girl Married Polygamy Question In Trobriands MRS. AMY LUMLEY, of the during a recent | visit to Australia was publicised as the champion of Mitakata, paramount chief of the Trobriands ffhose establishment of 23 wives is Jaid to have incurred mission lisapproval. t Mrs. Lumley had been quoted as taying that to reduce Mitakata to I single wife would be to lower us prestige among his people to uat of any commoner. What is vrong for Europeans is not lecessanly wrong for Islanders, she maintains, adding that there are Uso economic factors to consider. ? Mrs. Lumley first arrived in rapua in 1900, when she was a girl •l 16. Today, an influential trader, he has many villagers carving for ier in the Trobriands. Recently he has been sending wood-carvings o the United States.

Her third husband died several ears ago, and she has turned most 1 her business affairs over to two f her sons, Messrs. Ralph and prey Lumley.

New Hebrides Now Too Isolated A NOUMEA correspondent reports that New. Hebrides people are not enjoying the isolation that has settled on the Group Since Qantas discontinued its flying-boat service.

The medical .service is feeling the absence of air-freighted medical supplies.

Noumea estimated that the New Hebrides airstrips should be readv for service by the DC6’s about the end of September—but some New Hebrides people are much less optimistic, estimating late 1956 on present indications. w. R. CARPENTER'S

Profit Increases

TV E ® profit of W. R. Carpenter and Co., x Ltd., Islands merchants, is an increase of £A47,840 at £193,889 for the year ended June 30. iS . \ gain 15 per cent - includ- In f. 5 pe f cen f• bonus. It absorbs £ 127 500 Provision for tax contingencies at £17,596 is sufficient to cover any assessments at existing: rates, directors say Stocks are £12,297 lower at £l3 473 Cash jumps by £201,244 to £377 130' Investments have risen from £1 490 000 to £2,210,000. k-i,4JU,oou t M. Martial lorss and Mr. L. 0f • represented French Oceania in Pans at the Fall of the Bastille Celebrations last July.

Miss Jocelyn Exon, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Exon, formerly of Suva and now of Warrawee, Sydney, was married at Whroonga, Sydney, on July 30, to Mr. Neil Gow only son of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Gow, Brisbane. Former Fiji people among the guests included Mr. and Mrs. D. Junor and their daughter Mr and Mrs. A. Rutledge, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. B. Dowling, and Mesdames W. Warden, E. Potts, and H.

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Cole-Stubbs Wedding at Suva l\ Sir Robert and Lady Stanley and Miss Stanley were to leave Fremantle for England on September 2. Sir Robert, who recently retired from the post of Western Pacific High Commissioner, had been visiting friends at Nedlands, WA, before returning to England. t New Caledonia can produce almost anything—at a cost. Last year, 1,860 tons of potatoes were consumed in the territory, but only 600 tons of them were home grown.

Potatoes imported from France and Australia could be retailed at 6 to 8 francs a kilo, while the local product had to be retailed at 14 francs to cover costs. Even then the profits to the farmer were low.

Miss Jacquelin Winifred Stubbs, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Stubbs, and Mr. Rodney Cole, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan Cole, were married at Suva in August. The bride's father is Suva manager of Cable and Wireless, Ltd., and the bridegroom's father is Director of Lands in Fiji. The bridesmaids were Misses June Hedstrom (on bridegroom's right in this picture) and Sheneagh Rennie, and Mr. John Parham was best man. (Photo by Caines). 57 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1055

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Dr. Harold St. John, professor of botany at the University of Hawaii, is planning such a study with the aid of a 12,000 dollars’ grant from the National Science Foundation at Washington. _ His assistant, Mr. Benjamin C.

Stone, will spend much of the period in the Pacific islands gathering specimens.

Both men are at present in the - US Trust Territory islands.

“Some species of pandanus have delicious edible fruit, and there are spineless varieties which are greatly superior to anything we have in Hawaii for weaving,’’ says Dr. St John. “The plant, which grows in virtually all the tropical Pacific islands, is of great scientific interest.”

In a letter to PIM, Dr. John seeks the co-operation of readers who may be in a position to send to him (at the Univedsity of Hawaii, Honolulu) specimens of pandanus with a record of origin, nature of the tree, its native name and uses.

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MS 5428 J WITH OSES, Full-Scale PWD Inquiry- Starts at Apia (Prom Our Own Correspondent) PUBLIC servants who take advantage of their post to enrich themselves at the i expense of the Government betrayed m their trust and compromised the efforts to demonstrate Samoa’s ability to govern itself, said the f Acting High Commissioner for Western Samoa (Mr. T. R. Smith) I in the course of his address at the opening of the Legislative Assembly at Apia on August 16.

I The increase in offences of this I kind showed a lack of responsibility I and discipline, said Mr. Smith, padding that no country could ■remain great unless the moral fibre and restraint of the people were maintained.

The Acting High Commissioner referred to the Commission of Inquiry into the working of the Public Works Department, which began its sittings on August 19. ■i The Commission comprises Mr.

Justice Archer and Mr. H. I. Hume, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief of the New Zealand Ministry of Works, who both arrived from the Dominion the day before the pBittings began. * After hearing evidence for a fortnight, the Commission will compile its report and recommendations.

The whole range of Public Works activities and organisation will be surveyed, and the witnessess include heads of Government Departments, PWD officers and two members of the Legislative Assembly (the Hons.

P. Plowman and A. M. Gurau), I Counsel for the Commission is Mr. E. C. R. Winkel, legal officer of the N.Z. Public Works Ipommission.

I Meanwhile more allegations of defalcations and other irregularities, including over-expenditure of voted allocations, have been made at Apia.

I Work on the Poutasi-Salani south coast road has been suspended pending investigation. (Further report on page 155) I Figures just published at Papeete show that although the number of vessels calling at French Oceania from overseas was the same in 1954 as in the previous year, 78, the cargo handled was substantially higher |n 1954. Of the 307,868 tons fendled , in 1954 (253,130 tons in 1953), only 44,463 tons consisted of unports. The export tonnage was En phosphate from Makatea— m9,000 tons of it. Tasman Empire Airways carried 29 tons of cargo to Tahiti including mail, and defarted with 27 tons during 1954, 29 calls being made at Papeete.

Wedding in Samoa Mr. Eddie Oldehaver, of Apia, Western Samoa, journeyed to Eastern Samoa to marry Taupou Leafaitulagi T. Tuitele at Leone village in August. On the left of this group is the bridesmaid, Miss Katalina Ameperosa, and on the right is the best man, Mr. Loli Crichton.

Photo by Pan American Prints. 59 pacific islands monthly September, 1955

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Authorities concerned with the preservation of the pictorial history of Western Samoa and Fiji would have found much of interest in a programme of historic lantern slides presented at Sydney in August by the Photographic Society of New South Wales (Inc.).

The photographs had been taken by the late Mr. Walter Burke, FRPS, a New Zealand postal official and a noted photographer and lecturer ’ at the end of last His son - Mr Keast Burke, ARPS, apsa. Is present editor of the Austrotastan Photo-Review, and the same nrSammp of sliEndPi- ftp luTnices of the £ 6 H n s f P 3 ra F n hlc Jv C * earher SW exactly 50 years „ .

Salmon Tn lt t«Q7 B t- to Samoa in 1897 as official photographer to NZ Prime Minister Richard John Seddon, who was on an official visit. He also visited Apia in 1896 and 1898 as postal official in charge of mail aboard the transpacific liner Alameda, and in the same capacity aboard the Union Steam Ship Company’s Waikare on a 10-day cruise to Fiji in 1902. (Continued overleaf t Passengers bound for New Guinea by the NG-Australia Line's "Fukien" in August included (left): Miss Del Holt formerly of Steamships Trading Co. staff at Port Moresby, bound for Rabaul where she will marry Mr. A. Normoyle. She was seen off by Mrs. L. Thomas, Dianne, and Paul (Right) Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Poole, Diana, and David, returning to Daru after nine months leave Mr. Poole is with the Department of Public Health. 61 pacific islands monthly September, 1955

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540 Pitt Street, Sydney Cables: ROBERGILL G.P.O. Box 7011 Many of the photographs were primarily of artistic interest and merit, but others, especially of Apia and Suva, and of people at tlmse places, were of great historical interest.

Most noticeable in a shot of Suva Harbour was the great number of ships in port, most of them sailing craft. There were some interesting views of Victoria Parade and its buildings, and a series on Fijian fire-walking ceremonies at Bega.

"There was a picture of the then Governor declaring the official ending of the period of mourning for Queen Victoria to the Council of Chiefs, The chiefs, it was noted in this and another shot, appeared to favour a comparatively short hair style.

There was an excellent shot of Prime Minister Seddon with an unnamed Samoan at Apia, and another of the hurricane wrecks along the foreshore—two still substantially intact.

Only a comparatively small selection of Island slides was shown due to time limitations. A great many others exist in the Burke collection.

Mr. Keast Burke, as editor of the Australasian Photo-Review, is an executive of Kodak Ltd. t Port Moresby’s second post-war race meeting will be held on January 2. t Graduation ceremonies held in the Recreation Hall at Tutuila, American Samoa, were attended by a group of 250 relatives and spectators. Diplomas were awarded to 31 students, six of whom were girls, who have completed the high school course requirements. A majority of the students will enter the teaching field. Some will go to commercial work and a smallef group will go to Hawaii or the US for further education. The HigE School’s new principal (Mr. Marvii Senter) officiated. Mr. Senter waj commercial instructor at the schocr for 3h years before his recent pro< motion.

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FISH cooked with coconut will keep for six months, says Mr. | Hubertus van Pel, Fisheries lofficer of the South Pacific Com- Imlssion. t A good example of fish-preserving without any need for modern equipi ment is to cook it in coconut water, without salt.

I Clean any small drum, such as an oil drum, and fill it with coconut water. (If there is not enough coconut water available, grated coconut can be added). Fill small oblong or round baskets made of bamboo, leaves, etc., with fish, and pack as many baskets as possible into the drum. Take care that the top baskets are fully covered.

I Light a fire under the drum and Cook until the water has been boiling for about half an hour. Remove the baskets, draining off the water. Separate the flesh of the fish from the bones, pound it, and dry it thoroughly on mats in the sun. The result is an excellent coconut-flavoured meal which will keep for six months, and can be ’eaten as it is, or dried as fish cakes.

Fish-pickling in brine, or “wet salting” is another cheap and easy preserving method. The only equipment needed is a watertight container —such as a tin, drum, canoe or barrel—clean water (either fresh or sea-water) and salt. The salt can be bought in a shop, prepared on the spot from sea-water, or extracted from salty earth — according to local possibilities.

F Mr. van Pel describes the method as follows: .

I If the salt is coarse, first grmd or pound it, then dissolve one part of salt in four parts of water by stirring with a piece of wood. To be good, the brine must float a fish.

Next, prepare the fish. It is best first to cut off the head, and gut and clean the fish, though small fish san also be salted whole. Large fish must be cut open, and it is preferable to take out the backbone.

Fish with a heavy armour of scales must be scaled. In places where the flesh is thick, slash it so that the salted brine can penetrate the Besh. Very large fish should be cut in thin fillets. f Immerse the fish completely in the brine by covering it with a plank or matting weighted with rocks. This wet-salted fish can be sept for a long time in a dark or it least a shady place. The remainng brine can be used three times, 3ut water and salt must be added ivery time until a fish can again loat on the liquid. In any case, fresh brine is always best.

A VALUABLE alternative method, especially when there are no containers available, is “dry salting.” This can be done in an old canoe, or on mats, leaves, boxes, etc. In this case, the brine formed by the fish juice and the salt must be allowed to drain away.

For two parts of fish, allow one part of salt then simply separate the layers of fish with layers of salt Flying fish are salted down S S k fl e S p h t m |ho b l°e atS If fish are not oily, they can be kept m good condition for two or three months, or even longer, by “long smoking.” This consists of smoking the fish on racks in a shed, over very slow heat-preferably with slow-burning coconut husks for about 48 hours, . „ . . A small closed shed, not less than ? lx teet h i?h, is made from palm leaves 9f, °ther local material. Racks f- re , khfit from a height of three are hung on spits 11 slung l between the rack! Alternatively the* fifh can be laid on loosely-w6ven mats which are stretched across thSSbUt thiS iS IeSS methods of“foh“ rental is invited to write to the aSS?

Pacific Commission, Noumel SSatS details of conditions in his’orTS particular area 0 ner 63 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Stevens was born in Tonga 55 years ago and moved to Santo with his family in 1907. fl Miss Margaret Ellen Weaver, second daughter of Mrs. L. L. and the late Mr. E. S. Weaver, of Suva, was married to Mr. John Gerrard Garnett, elder son of Mrs. A. L. and the late Mr. W. G. Garnett, of Suva, at St. John’s Church, Dee Why, NSW.

Europeans, Fijians and Indians watch preparations for the take-off of a Fiji Airways Drover at the picturesque airstrip at Matei, Taveuni. Plans for another landing-strip at Vuna, near the southern tip of the beautiful island, are under way.

Photo by Fiji Public Relations Office. 65

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The industry, according to an article in Whites Aviation, has been made possible by a special Pan American Airways freight rate of 25 cents a ton-mile (15 cents per lb).

The organisations concerned are Phoenix Island Fisheries (British) and Marine Products, Inc. (American) . Both employ Gilbert Islanders, and most of the fishing is by netting.

The technique involves making the fish “crab-drunk” with mashedup hermit crabs, after which ia short bamboo pole is waved over the school of fish. The victims, if not frightened, are then ready for hooking by means of crab-baited lines.

Large mullet are often taken at the rate of 1,000 lb an hour until the fishermen, at reefside vantagepoints, are exhausted or until the school moves away. f Miss Pauline Scott, of Rarotonga, and Miss Jean MacDonald, of New Zealand, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Varney and of Mr.

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Britain, and USA, and Pacific Defence Problem A VALUED correspondent in Queensland does not take kindly to a recent suggestion in a PIM article that Australia now is com- I ing so strongly under United States I influence that Australia’s connecitions with Britain may be weakened land may ultimately collapse. Our I comment was made in view of the | following facts: The most deadly danger to Australia, and to all the countries of I the South Pacific, comes from Asia, where numerous countries, under 11 h e encouragement of Moscow I Communism and the stimulus of I growing nationalism, are strongly I asserting themselves against the I Europeans.

I As part of her plan for protect- I ing herself against this growingly I dangerous Asia, the United States lis steadily bringing the Pacific [ countries (Japan, Philippines, Aus- Itralia, New Zealand and all the b South Pacific Islands Territories) lunder her protection and direction. [ These Pacific countries, in view pf the danger from Asia, are wills' ingly accepting the protection and [ influence of the United States.

There is nothing surprising about r that.

As a natural corollary, the ties oi both the British and the French countries in the Pacific with their mother-countries are inclined to become weaker—because it is clear that, in the present condition of the world, Britain and France have got their hands fully occupied in building up their home defences against the power in Eastern Europe, and they have neither the time nor the material to spare for defending their Pacific Dominions and Territories. i As there has been some divergence of world strategy as between Britain and United States—the Americans wishing apparently to force the fundamental issue to the point of war, if necessary, while the British want to delay a conflict as long as possible, in the hope that the enslaved countries will yet rise against the Muscovite monster —the sympathies of Australia and New Zealand tend to go with the United States, and there has been criticism of the British Prime Minister and his policy.

This tendency, here, to drift away from and criticise our Mother country is sharply challenged by a respected correspondent in Queensland: and he lets himself go m these terms: “Have you forgotten the magmficient achievements of Winson Churchill—how in 1940 that old warrior practically alone had to lead his country against a nation of 80 millions, which was bent on war and conquest? Have you forgotten that Britain was not forced into war but that, of her own free will, she declared war on the Nazis because she was pledged by treaty to protect the freedom of Poland, which the Nazis had invaded?

“Have you forgotten that Britain, inferior in numbers and in arms and in warlike preparations, had not only to fight this terrifying combination of Germany and Italy, but also had to bolster up France and Belgium, where political conditions were corrupt and rotten?

“Have you forgotten that when France surrendered, and all Western r °Pe „ was over-run, this man Churchill insisted that Britain carry on alone, and never ceased by his oratory to keep up the spirit of his countrymen, although it did not seem possible that help would come from anywhere? Have you forgotten that Britain was fighting alone in Western Europe from May, 1940, when France surrendered, until the end of 1941, when the United States entered the war—and then only because USA was attacked by Japan?

“We hear a great deal about the way in which the industrial strength and organisation of America won the war—and I do not for a 67

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' But have you forgotten the incredible achievements of the manu- Ifacturers of beleaguered Britain?

Have you forgotten, for example, how the Rolls Royce Co., of Derby, not only showed the Anglo-Amerir can world how to build the Merlin vaero engine, but also paid for and built a whole town to accommodate American workmen, and paid the i cost of the removal? ! “Have you forgotten that, of all the casualties suffered by the Allies in World War 11, no less than 65 per cent, were casualties among the of the British Commont wealth? ; “I do not for one moment make any aspersions upon the war effort of the United States, which contributed so much to victory. But I do contend that the prime factor in making that victory possible was the heroic stand of the United Kingdom, under the leadership of Winston Churchill —for if it had not been for that stand, World War II would have resulted in a tremendous victory for the Berlin-Rome Axis, long before America could have got into action; and then probably America would have had to fight a Third World War against the Berlin-Rome Tokio Axis, under very different conditions.

“Let us by all means join with the United States in protecting the Pacific countries and keeping the Asiatics at home; but in doing that let us insist also that Churchill’s England, as the head of our Commonwealth, shall be at least equal partners with the United States in all International developments, not only as our Motherland, but also as a due and proper acknowledgement of her strength and spirit in those terrible early years of World War II.” t Papua-New Guinea’s first junior Red Cross training camp was held at Port Moresby in late August and early September.

Papeete Hospital

FOLLOWING a recent visit to Ta hi t i by Medecin-Colonel Robert, Inspector of France Overseas Health Department, it was announced at Papeete that the site for a new hospital to replace the old Papeete hospital, has been fixed.

It will be erected on the site of the old museum at Mamao, which will be demolished.

Medecin-Colonel Robert, during his visit, was entertained at a huge native feast at Motu Uta islet, the quarantine station at the entrance to Papeete harbour. t Fiji has been admitted to the International Olympic Committee at Paris. 69 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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The Mangaians are a proud and independent people; they treat strange Europeans with reserve, but once convinced that the visitor is not there to attempt a land survey, or any other form of subversive activity, their attitude is friendly and hospitable.

The Mangaians have consistently refused to have their island surveyed and are opposed to the establishment of an Administration Land Court, preferring to settle their land disputes among themselves without what they regard as “interference” from outsiders. Because they are naturally jealous of their land, which represents the basis of their economy and livelihood, they refuse to lease or rent land to Europeans.

But they will often give rent-free land to any prospective settler who asks for it —providing that he is acceptable to them.

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After living for three years in Rarotonga, where European influence has done a great deal to destroy old Polynesian hospitality and customs, it was refreshing to visit Mangaia where they still exist. [ To say that “genuine Mangaia chants are purely a cacophony, following no scale or rythmical pattern and apparently evolve as the singers sing,” is surely a biased opinion that must prejudice those Europeans unfamiliar with the lsl ands against Polynesian singing. »T here are four distinct types of Mangaian chants and songs; and the singing parts range from falsetto down to deepest bass. The ute is a song of praise composed in honour of an individual or place, and follows a definite rythmic pattern that never changes.

Lorry Inside Apia's Cathedral The miri is a chant extolling some ancient feat of arms or some long past victory. The pe’e is a validation chant—where certain historical facts are recited as a means of establishing claims to land or titles.

The fourth type, the ’imine, is subdivided into three classes, two purely religious and the other composed of love songs.

Like the word ’imine, some of the tunes have been taken directly from the Europeans, but have been altered to suit the Polynesian manner of singing. The older types of ’imine are heard chiefly in the meeting houses on Sunday afternoons after the regular church services.

Like oriental music, they follow a different form from the European, but it is a matter of opinion as to whether they can be called primitive. Certain musical experts in the United States are wildly enthusiastic about this form, and certainly do not dismiss it as primitive. Music, like all the arts, cannot be interpreted from one viewpoint alone— it takes all ears to make a musical world.

II Constable Beni, aged 68, oldest member of the Cook Islands Police Force, was entertained at a feast by the population of Puka Puka when he recently retired after 20 years’ service.

II Captain L. C. Boulton, QBE, for many years master of MV Maui Pomare in the NZ-Cooks-Samoa service, is now master of the 263ton explosives vessel Piri on the trans-Tasman service.

Apia people stopped—as well they might— at the noise of a breakdown lorry rumbling inside the Roman Catholic Cathedral. The reason for the intrusion, as explained by the two pictures, was the removal of the statue of Father Champagnat, founder of the Marist Order, The statue was taken to the Marist Brothers' School.

Photos by Jack Thornton. 71

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Guides’ Association in New Gmnca is in desperate need of trainers, according to Mrs.

A y . G. Price, who has been at Sydney on vacation with her w!? a r?’ P r ‘ Price - Mrs - Price has been Guide Commissioner in New Guinea for the past five years Invitation to Tonga Prince Tungi of Tonga, while at Pago Pago on his way home from Britain and America, invited District Governor Lei'ato of Eastern Samoa (pictured on the Prince's right) to visit Tonga to study the Kingdom's governmental procedure.

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Since the committee completed its inquiry last December the situation has apparently worsened, and exports nave repeatedly fallen short of the New Zealand quotas.

Summarised, the Committee’s findings were: • Availability of suitable land is no problem at present; • An undue amount of time and labour seems to be diverted to village communal work; • Generally the standard of plantations is extremely low. With a little effort in weeding, use of insecticides supplied, and fertilisers, crop yields could be quadrupled. • Much time seemed to be wasted in transporting produce (e.g. by river when road transport existed). • There was great ignorance concerning the quality of produce.

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Tallerman & Co. r (2) An Agriculture Department I drive to set up demonstration plantations in the main areas; and la move to eradicate scab moth; (3) The setting aside of certain I fixed times by the village heads f for labour on the banana plantings [ when the available labour and size f of planting that can be properly [ handled has been assessed.

The committee considered that a f target of 100 cases a grower per I annum should be aimed at.

This would involve two weeks a year, in October or November, for p renewal plantings; a week in each [ quarter for weeding and cleaning; one or preferably two half-days a I week to general care and culture; [all necessary time for packing and [transport (which would have to be I adjusted according to shipping [ arrivals). (4) These labour periods (except packing and transport) should be ! laid down well in advance by the [local Fijian authorities and strictly [adhered to. (5) Systems of communal or cooperative transport should be developed. (6) Growers who exceed the target quotas should be allotted more time by the village authorities.

L Primary control of the industry should be left in the hands of the Fijian local authorities, but the Department of Agriculture should maintain overall supervision and consideration should be given also to the setting up of a productlon and marketing organisation which would be specifically charged with fostering and directing all aspects of the industry. (8) The possibility of the New Zealand importers paying an incentive bonus for hieh quality fruit should be investigated.

Governor of Tahiti at Honolulu When journeying to Paris, the Governor of Tahiti was tendered a luncheon at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Honolulu. He is here seen (on left) talking with Mr. E. K. Hastings, vicepresident and general manager of Matson Hotels. Papeete will be a port of call in the Matson liners' itinerary when the service is resumed late in 1956.

Photo by Royal Hawaiian Hotel. 75 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Tropicalities

Spooks At Large

TWO elusive, purported spirits busily haunted the Keravat Sawmill neighbourhood in New Britain not long ago.

Two enterprising gentlemen | appeared at the sawmill compound ■ and dramatically announced that I they were the spirits of two men who had recently met violent ) deaths.

One man had been killed by a falling tree, and the Administra- ’ tion had paid £lOO compensation to his relatives. In the second case, the man had died from ini juries received when he tried to [light a fire with the aid of petrol.

The second “spirit” pointed out that he belonged to the same Sepik tribe as the other deceased, but his relatives had received no compensation. If one life was valued at £lOO, why not the other?

The ghostly proposition was: £lOO to be paid by the people of the compound (where the petrol disaster occurred), or the two [“spirits” would kill somebody else.

For a week the spirit-financiers haunted the surrounding jungle, receiving food from a boy who, acted as go-between.

But when the allotted time was up, there was no £lOO.

When darkness fell, one of the alleged spooks threw a stone towards a young houseboy to at- | tract his attention and then beckoned to him. The boy, wisely, opened his mouth as wide as it would go and yelled blue murder.

Everybody within earshot, including the District Forestry Officer and the sawmill manager, rushed to the spot and the “spirits” were chased. But they vanished in the 8 o’clock darkness.

They were sighted next night and, it is believed, lurked in the district for a time, whilst most people prudently remained indoors at night.—“TOLAl.”

Health From The Sea

ONE of the best aids to convalescence in the island of Mangaia is the peculiar reef Weed, like tear-drop green beads, called rimu. It is the food of ocean turtles, which occasionally visit the island. [ The rimu is in long strings of thousands of minute bladders, each full of fluid which appears to be something more than plain sea water. Patients weak from long illness recover their vigour very vX: able vitamfn y 1)05568865 a valu The taste is strongly bituminous as well as salty, and is not attractive to Europeans.

As a sandwich filling, however, it adds zest to other ingredients, and is a remarkable promoter of the appetite. It must, of course, be used fresh, all medicinal properties leaving it when dry.—E. GOLD mrvTvj’m ua oottat

But It Didnt Happen

EIGHTY-SIX years ago, in September, 1869, a group of Europeans at Levuka were trying unsuccessfully to link Fiji to the United States.

This was an interlude in the long campaign to persuade Great Britain to annex Fiji. At the third time of asking—by Ratu Cakobau and other high chiefs—the islands became a British Crown Colony in 1874.

September, 1869, the Levuka Ttmes r-eecrclecl that “upwards 10C >9 f principal residents in the Fiji Group” had signed a petition to the President of the United States praying that the protection of the Government at Washington be extended over the ‘Local Self-Government of Fiji ”

The report continued: “The United Spates Consul here has expressed a hope that the boon asked for may be granted, and has certified to his recognition amongst the numbers of the petitioners men of respectability and property, who were bona fide residents of the country likely to have the general good of Fiji at heart.

“It is, we believe, the intention of the movers in the matter to get the petition extensively signed, both in Sydney and Melbourne, and then to send it to its destination.

“The Vunivalu (Thakombau) has likewise expressed approval of the movement, and intends to address the American Government in support of the prayer of the petition.”

Soon afterwards, however, the Vunivalu adopted the title of Tui Viti (King of Fiji), and the shortlived Fijian monarchy ran its course.

Even after the Deed of Cession had been signed by the Chiefs and Queen Victoria’s representative (Sir Hercules Robinson) on October 10, Miss Hinano of Tahiti: Would Honolulu Frown?

Honolulu, according to a report on page 82, has been looking askance (officially) at versions of the hula danced by Tahitians in Hawaii. Tahiti, however, remains undisturbed. At Papeete a "Miss Hinano" contest was won by Mile. Loretta van Bastoier (pictured on left), with Mile.

Mireille Terorotua as runner-up. Miss Hinano's likeness will decorate the labels of Papeete's locally-produced Hinano beer. She beat 14 other contestants for the title.

Photos by A. Sylvain. 77

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1874, certain Europeans remained disgruntled, particularly when the redoubtable Sir Arthur Gordon, as Governor, flatly refused to let the indigenous people be relegated to the status of general cheap-labour in their own country. Despite the specific terms of the Deed of Cession, there was more than one fruitless attempt to have Fiji attached to either New South Wales or New Zealand.

Skipper’S Unofficial

RECORD.

EXTRACTS from a letter by the skipper of a small-ship somewhere in Papuan waters; “My cook is asleep and life is full of trouble, but after the storm one appreciates the glories of the tropical sunrise. The sea is flat as a board; there is no rain and no wind. . .

Just a minute, though. There is also no power and no fuel.

“I blow through the pipe. What’s the Papuan word for ‘blow’? I can’t remember, and have to devise an alternative: ‘Fill ’im up belly belong wind behind you push ’im ’e go one time alia same’.

“I blow in the engine boy’s face.

He catches on and blows in mine.

This goes on for some time, and I lose the battle.

“Ultimately, I grab the end of the fuel pipe, and, absorbing quantities of fuel, start to blow. At this the engineer is inspired to blow at the other end, with astonishing results.

The engineer says, ‘Sorry, taubada.’

But the line is clear—one of us presumably having swallowed the blockage.

“And so we carry on. . .

“I remember the occasion when, sailing about 200 yards offshore at Fergusson Island, we sighted what looked like a turtle bobbing in the water, but it turned out to be a wallaby.

“Off went a member of the crew in the dinghy and, after several attempts, managed to haul it in, tail first.

“Out went the wallaby, and the performance was repeated, followed by an -all-out struggle, both contestants showing grim determination. By the time the boy was flat on his back, still holding the tail of the furiously-plunging wallaby (based on the boy’s stomach), the dinghy was half-full of water and the rest of the crew, plus the captain, were too hysterical to do anything about it.

“Whenever the boy tried to rise he was promptly flattened by MS' opponent.

“Eventually, two more of the crew recovered sufficiently to swim over and save the situation. . .

“How did the wallaby come to be 200 yards out at sea? I don’t know. Probably it had been chased by dogs and then caught in the ebb-tide.” —LW.

Specialist In Fear

WHAT would go on in a Pacific Island village threatened by an atomic cloud?

This question is studied by M.

Georges Arnaud in an unfinished film script which he has been writing in Tahiti.

En route from Tahiti to France in mid-August, M. Arnaud said at Sydney that he did not at present intend to complete the story because he was “sick of pens and typewriters.”

He disclosed, however, that the cloud moved away without harming the village—the theme was purely a study of the fear aroused by the cloud’s appearance.

M. Arnaud, who plans to return to Tahiti in March, is something of a specialist in fear. He achieved international fame with his story for the brilliant French film, Wages of Fear, a thriller about the emotional reactions of lorrydrivers travelling on precipitous South American roads with cargoes of nitro-glycerine.

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pERHAPS the prettiest bird to be' 1 seen throughout the Island is the graceful little white tern „ also known as the Angel Tern„ which breeds at many islands and\ rarely ventures more than 40 miles\ to seaward. Mrs. Ivy C. Evans tells „ in the following notes, of the terns’' nesting time at Norfolk Island.

Every November the terns make; the famous Norfolk Island pinetrees their breeding-place.

The birds are remarkable in that they make no nest, merely choosing a horizontal branch with a scar or recess on which a single egg is; laid. The birds return to the same; nesting spot year after year.

The egg is about the size of aj small hen’s egg, creamy in colour, with splashes of purple-brown.

Protective colouration is evident) in both the egg and the fluffy, brown-and-white chick, which, when hatched, sits on the same spot, clinging with the claws of its webbed feet.

So tenacious is the chick’s hold that it is impossible to pull it off, The parent birds feed the chia; entirely on small fish.

The White Bird —as it is knowr locally—is a pretty, graceful creature, snow white, with blacteJ ringed eyes, dark navy blue bill, am dark webbed feet.

Hundreds of them, calling anr flying amongst the crowns of tin tall pines on the cliff sides, sees against the blue-green sea from thd top of the cliffs, make a wonderfu sight.

JOHN LOTZE of the Solomons is manager of the Government Trade Scheme after many years of commercial experience with the best-known firms in the Pacific.

He was born at Balmain, Sydney, and went to school at Fort Street and the Sydney Grammar School. In 1924 he went to Port Moresby with Burns Philp, returning to Sydney in 1927. He then joined Carpenter's, who sent him to Tulagi, former capital of the Solomons, and he was manager of their branch there from 1934 to 1942. He married Dorothy, daughter of "Pop" Johnson, Treasurer of the BSIP and previously of the New Hebrides.

During the Japanese war years John was in charge of the shipping department of Carpenter's head office at Sydney. After the war he opened a branch for WRC at Hongkong, and then settled for a while at Adelaide, before joining the Trade Scheme in 1952.

He has now gone to England on long leave with his wife, and they hope to meet their daughter Ruth in London before returning to the Solomons. —BRETT HILDER.

A young Norfolk Island tern near the hold in a camphor-laurel on which the egg ha been laid. Photo by Owen Evan: 78 SEPTEMBER, 1855 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Forty-One Years Ago

Germans Attacked Papeete , But Only Threatened Apia Forty-one years ago, on September t 22, 1914, two cruisers of the Imperial Germany Navy shelled Papeete. For a time they threatened Western Samoa, the German colony f which had been occupied by a New Zealand force in August—the first German territory to pass into British hands in the First World War.

A PACKAGE of faded Honolulu and San Francisco newspaper cuttings, received from Papeete correspondent Oscar Nordman, gives an extraordinarily interesting account of the activities of the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau in Samoan and Tahition waters in the early days of the war.

The fact that Papeete was shelled is fairly well known, although the bombardment was inevitably over- ! shadowed by the tremendous battles r raging in Europe.

Few but Samoan old-timers, however, know the story of the < manoeuvres near the former German islands.

The cruisers ran in close to the Mulifanua plantation, at the western end of Upolu, on September 13, one of them making signals and hoisting a pilot flag.

In response, a German subject, Captain Hagedorn, described as “a rather jovial citizen,” went off to the ships—and boarded the Scharnhorst on the invitation of the commander, who discussed the situation with him.

The New Zealand military force had occupied Western Samoa a couple of weeks earlier.

CAPTAIN Hagedorn told the German commander that the Germans in Samoa had no reason to complain of the treatment they were receiving from Colonel Logan and his men. In fact, he said, they were receiving absolutely fair and impartial treatment.

The commander, according to Captain Hagedorn, expressed his pleasure. “In that case we shall refrain from shelling Apia or the positions of the British troops,” he said.

Early next morning the ships cruised up to Apia, one moving in close to shore, whether under pilotage of Captain Hagedorn is not stated.

Thereupon an unnamed German and two Samoans pulled off in a boat from the shore and carried on a conversation with the commander.

“It is not known what communications passed,” states the faded report, “but the German was promptly placed under arrest on his return.”

Nothing happened.

The cruisers sailed away, leaving a promise that if they happened to encounter Apia’s supply ships, Tofua and Navua, they would let them proceed without injury.

“We have no fight with that class of ship,” the German commander is reported to have said, “but we would like to come across some of the British warships—any of them, except the Australia. We’re not in her class.”

The cutting continues: “When Captain Hagedorn’s story reached the ears of Colonel Logan ... he is reported to have described the Scharnhorst’s commander as ‘a gallant blade’ and to have expressed a desire to meet him when the war is over, and shake hands with him.”

But as things transpired, he never did.

The American newspaper writer took another view of the gallantry ; “It has been suggested as quite likely that the German ships were anxious to husband their ammunition and not to throw any of it away unnecessarily, for while it may be possible for them to obtain coal and provisions by waylaying other vessels, their ammunition is a thing they cannot hope to replace.”

He may have been correct, though we doubt it, as eight days later the Germans were prepared to waste ammunition on virtually defenceless Papeete.

THE accounts of the attack on Papeete do not always agree, but one paper reports that the cruisers first called at Bora Bora, en route from Samoa, purchasing from the people there six head of cattle and a quantity of provisions, which they paid for in English gold.

“This story, however, is not confirmed,” says the report.

Best account of the attack is a report compiled from the men of the Union Steam Ship Co.’s Maitai, a ship whose remains now lie off Avarua Passage, Rarotonga. She arrived at Papeete about 10 days after the bombardment, and the full story, given to reporters at Wellington, on October 15, was cabled to San Francisco. The following are extracts: About 6 am, on September 22, considerable interest was aroused by the appearance of two large warships offshore. Owing to the misty weather, and as a visit from British or Japanese warships was expected, no alarm was felt.

The bulk of the population gathered on the waterfront in an effort to obtain a closer view, but, as the atmosphere cleared, it was discovered that the. cruisers were not flying any flags.

A number of blank shots were then fired from the small French fort on the hill at the back of the town, as a signal to the cruisers to show their flags. There was no response, and they steamed away to the east, out of sight of the town, only to reappear about 7 o clock.

Some say that the Scharnhorst then signalled a request to be supplied with coal, stores, and water.

The request was promptly refused, and the enemy then, according to the reports, fired ten blank shots as an indication that they would open fire if their demands were not complied with. (Over) Damage caused by the shelling of Papeete by "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau". Other photographs of 1914, too faded for reproduction, show that the destruction was far more extensive than was realised outside Tahiti. 79 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1055

No attempt was made to send in a landing party.

WHEN it became evident that a bombardment was inevitable, a state of near-panic set in amongst the population.

The Governor ordered all the inhabitants, with the exception of the small military force, to go inland for safety. No time was lost in obeying this command, and soon there was a hurried stream of people, young and old, Europeans, Chinese and Tahitians, heading towards the shelter of the nearest valleys.

The people left almost all their belongings in their flight. But before the last had gone, the roar of the German guns was heard.

The little guns of the French fort replied to the attack, but they were quite ineffective and hopelessly outranged. After firing about 30 rounds, which do not appear to have inflicted much damage, the German cruisers ceased firing for a time, apparently expecting that a favourable reply would be sent to their demands. But the decision was, “No surrender.”

Two vessels were in port. There was the French gunboat Zelee, which had arrived some weeks after the outbreak of war, bringing the first news. She had apparently then gone to Makatea and arrested the German vessel Walkure, which was loading phosphate, and brought her back upder arrest to Papeete, where she was lying at anchor when the attack was made.

Meanwhile, for reasons not explained, Zelee had removed her armament, and much of it had been set up ashore, some on converted motor-cars as a sort of mobile unit.

A picture of these ancient armoured cars does not inspire confidence.

THE French naval commander manoeuvred Zelee, according to the reports, to obtain the shelter of the Walkure. He was considering laying her in the reef passage as a block-ship, but before any action could be taken fire from the German cruisers sank both vessels, without casualties. Most of Zelee’s crew had already been transferred ashore to form part of the military garrison of about 250 men.

There are indications that much, if not all, of the damage done to Papeete was occasioned by the German gunners finding difficulty in getting the correct range of the Zelee and Walkure, many shells at first over-shooting their mark.

Most of the crew of the latter vessel had been interned at Motu Uta islet, on the reef near the harbour entrance.

As it seemed that the Germans might make a landing, some of the garrison were put to work pouring petrol over a 2,000-ton coal dump, to prevent the enemy from using it. It was soon blazing fiercely.

Meanwhile, not every citizen had left for the hills. A considerable amount of looting took place, the Chinese having left large sums of money in their stores as they fled.

Many Tahitians later served gaol sentences for theft.

REPORTS of the number of shells fired by the German warships ranged from 70 to 140 rounds, over a period of three hours.

At 11 am the firing suddenly ceased and the cruisers sailed to the east.

The crew of the Walkure were then put to work clearing up the mess made by their countrymen.

When the Maitai arrived, ten days later, Papeete was still in a state of nervous tension, with many, especially the Chinese, still taking refuge in the hills, in fear of another visit.

But the S charnhor st and Gneisenau did not return. Teaming up with the Leipsig and Nurnherg and a fleet of supply vessels, they headed for Easter Island, where the cattle ranch manager, Percy Edmunds (now living in retirement in Tahiti), was forced to give them supplies.

QUEEN VICTORIA'S.

Cypher Goes

FOR more than two generations; Mangaia, Cook Islands, owned! a Post Office door-slit surrounded by an enamelled plate em< bellished with the Royal Arms. But: the scroll said VR—not ER, GR, or E II R. The plate dated from days; when a trading store was the Post: Office, before Annexation.

The interesting relic was recently' removed, the slot plugged, andt rumour avers that Queen Victoria’s; insignia received ocean burial. Ai pity if so —it was a priceless collector’s piece.

Though the removal of the relic: can hardly be rated an improvement, Mangaia PO has, since 1951,, gone ahead in other directions. Alll six trading firms have a lock-up box for which no annual fee is charged. Mangaia has “one up” om Rarotonga there. —E. GOLD.

If Governor Toby, of French) le f t Papeete en route for: Paris by TEAL early in August. He; is expected back in October.

PIM CROSSQUIZ NO.

ACROSS 6 7 Solution on I Page 84. 1. —Which national plant is related to the clover? 5. —Which tree of the olive family has white, tough, hard wood? 10. —What is made from lampblack? 11. —What word, when combined with others, means English? 12. —What is a clockwork model of the solar system? 14. —What name has been given to a small dark purple plum? 15. —What is the act of removing the non-layers from the layers? 17. —What imaginary part of the sky is divided into twelve equal parts? 19. —Who wrote "Laura"? 21. —What is another name for the native companion? adar? 22. —What is obtained from the Angora goat?

DOWN 1. —What means of preventing corrosion of steel parts r produced by rotating them in a heated drum containing zirr dust? 2. —What is the term for an alloy containing mercury? 3. —What is another term for radar? 4. —Which bird lays its eggs in another bird's nest? 6. —Which British writer was known as the Wessex novelist? 7, —Who took the thorn from the lion's paw? 13. —What name is often applied to any 8. —What is the largest species of antelope?? 9. -In ancient Rome, who kept the record of all the citizens? make-believe European country? 16. —Who played with Charles Farrell in thri original "Seventh Heaven"? 18. —What is the term for an Indian washer; woman? 20. —Who was the first man? 80 SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

Gilbert Islands, 1955

Lorries Ply With Gay Abandon

Where Battle Of Tarawa Raged

By Nancy Phelan

NEVER having been to the Gilberts before, I cannot say whether or not life there has t changed much since the war, but I [suspect that in certain material ways it has. Judging from conservations I have had with people who lived 1 there in pre-war days, I imagine that . Tarawa is much more mechanised now than ever before, that communications are easier and that the scene generally, at any rate in the south of Tarawa, is “more [European” than it was.

Once you get north of Abaokoro, .into the realms of Native Government, everything becomes Gilbertese again, and by the time you reach Buariki, at the top of the atoll, you might be at an outer island.

Betio, the scene of the American landing at Tarawa during the war, is still rather a battlefield, and though building has gone ahead and replanting has been carried out all over the islet, the coconut palms are still small. This makes the place rather hot.

There are still ruined pillboxes and gun replacements along the ocean beach, and war wreckage is rusting in piles on the lagoon-side.

Round about Betio quay are the offices of the Colony Wholesale Society, the main store, the native handicraft store, the CWS boatyard md the Customs sheds. And a little further off, in an outer circle, are the Betio Club, the Tangi Tang L,afe and the Tangi Tang store, iffices and sawmill.

There is a new District Office, on »fnnvl ago °S. e : b uilt of concrete Jocks wffh thatched roof, and on he other side of the town are the wireless station and offices of the Co-operative Societies Officer.

REGULAR radio communication between islands and between Tarawa and local shipping is, of course, the normal thing, and it is possible for people to speak direct to one another from different parts of Tarawa on the daily radio “sched.”

Broadcasts are made every week, on Sunday afternoons, from Betio, of music, singing and talks in Gilbertese.

Betio, despite its war-torn appearance, is a busy, cheerful place with its mixture of Government personnel and shipping and CWS people, and, like all ports, it has an air of being alive.

Launches run twice daily between Betio and Bairiki, carrying the mail and passengers, and at least twice a week, usually more, the hospital launch comes across from Abaokoro with one of the doctors or medical personnel.

Building has also been going on at Bairiki, the Government headquarters, and a number of European concrete-and-thatch houses have been built in place of the native-type houses formerly used.

The new Residency at Bairiki, built on the site of the old one, is also of concrete and thatch. Designed by the Resident Commissioner and Mrs. Bernacchi, it has been specially planned to facilitate entertaining and has modern kitchens and a commodious wing for guests.

A social club has recently been started at Bairiki, in a delightful te ba house at the edge of the lagoon. The building, which houses the Government transit quarters, also has a bar and a large room for dances, games and so on. Accommodation in the transit quarters is cheap and comfortable, and meals are cooked by the caretaker. The club has been given benevolent and practical support by the Administration.

FURTHER up the atoll, at Bikenibeu, work continues on the new hospital which is being built to replace the present hospital at Abaokoro, and the new King George V School, also at Bikenibeu, has been completed and is in use. It stands right on the beach, in a delightful position, and classrooms, offices and dormitories are cool, light and airy.

The list of local shipping circulated to Government offices is now quite a large one. The names go down the page, and at a glance there seems to be always something going somewhere.

I was not able to sample Government ships during my visit. Most of them were away from the Group, either coming from or going towards Fiji.

At one stage only the valiant Maureen was in circulation, busily occupied carrying thatch and transporting Government personnel from island to island.

There is also constant activity among the little ships of the Tangi Tang societies, moving about the Central Gilberts, collecting copra from the co-operative societies and bringing it to Tarawa.

At present there is a regular connection every month between Tarawa and Ocean Island.

This is made possible by the fact that the British Phosphate Commission ship Triadic is taking up regular cargoes from Australia for Tarawa and that a CWS ship (sometimes two) is sent across every time to meet her.

In between the Triadic trips, of course, shipping between Ocean and Tarawa is not regular, but for the present at least one can depend on Betio Goes Into Action Tarawa, scene of one of the bloodiest battles the Pacific War, is to-day concerned solely with peaceful development, commercial and [?] therwies. These Gibertesese workers at Betio quay are unloading lorry - borne copra for the British ship "Westbank". When thips arrive, says the writer of the accompanying article, "all the mechanised might of Betio goes into action".

Photo by Nancy Phelan.

Illustrating post-war trends, the Betio (Tarawa) office of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony Wholesale Society presents a sternly utilitarian front to the world.

Photo by Nancy Phelan. 81 pacific islands monthly September, 1955

getting over once a month and, with good luck, can make the connection, as I did, both ways, without waiting at Ocean Island at all.

THE two CWS ships, Tungaru and Tuvalu, are constantly on the move round the Group, collecting copra or thatch, and both are comfortable, clean and very pleasant to travel in. As Tuvalu was occupied in the Tarawa area during my stay I did all my travelling in Tungaru and found her excellent. Not the least of her attractions is Captain Ward’s entertaining conversation.

Even at the outer islands life has become more mechanised, for a number of them have lorries, which the islanders use with gaiety and abandon, but, of course, compared with Tarawa, the outer islands are still “untouched.”

When, towards the end of June, a Bank Line ship arrived in Tarawa lagoon to load copra for the United Kingdom, all the mechanised might of Betio was seen in action.

The lagoon was full of ships of all kinds, launches dashed about, tugs dragged barges full of labourers and on Betio quay trucks drove up and disgorged bags of copra which were loaded on to barges and towed out to the Westhank.

And yet, though from these few notes it may be seen that things have perhaps changed in the Tarawa area, I suspect that the Gilbertess themselves are not much different at heart.

Certainly they have not yet caught up with our habit of worrying about time, money and the other silly things that complicate our lives and make a good many of us wish we were South Sea Islanders.

Tahitian Dancers: Waikiki Says “Tut-tut!”

QUESTION of the month: What’s the world coming to?

The Americans in Hawaii, reports a Tahitian complainant, have clamped down hard on Tahitian dancers at Honolulu and Waikiki hotels, dancehalls and similar establishments.

Since when, the correspondent wants to know, has Hawaii spurned the hula? (But he concedes that there are varying degrees of hula).

At all events, he says, the dictum has gone forth that Tahitian dances at Honolulu must be well within the bounds of propriety—“and not too shaky and houm-boum.”

Furthermore, it is alleged that a Tahitian dancer at Waikiki has been warned that “unless she refrain from too much wiggling round about her waist she will be told to go home.”

The Very Long Arm of the Savings Bank By Peter England IN no country in the world, perhaps, is the Long Arm of the Law so long, so rentless, or so inescapable, as in the Territory of New Guinea.

This is due partly to the efficiency of District Services and the native Police Force, and partly to a number of local conditions into which I do not propose to delve at the moment.

The fact remains that if you are wanted by the authorities, you will be found; you cannot hide, and you cannot escape. It is good that this is so; it discourages criminals and advances the cause of civilisation.

Sometimes even people who are not criminals must be taught the advantages of a benevolent Administration.

Which brings me to my story.

Needless to say, all the characters in this narrative are fictitious —or do I mean fabulous? No matter, WELL, then. At the principal station on one of the largest rivers in the Territory—the name of which I have forgotten—there once resided an Assistant District Officer who shall be known, for the purposes of this story, as Ruston Hornsby. Rusty, for so he was called by the friends, was a very sound ADO. He was efficient and just and his memory was as that of the elephant.

By his native subjects he was held in awe, and rightly so. Of a robust and imposing stature, with a voice of intimidating resonance, when he spoke he expected to be obeyed at the double, as he usually was; when he wasn’t, the repercussions of his wrath were felt by the offender and his famil: even to the third and fourtH degrees of kindship.

He held the reins of tion in a firm and sensitive hand and the other ends of the reinu extended to the furthest bounds 0( his domain.

Like all Assistant District Officers Rusty was not only Chie; Magistrate of his sub-District, bui also Coroner, Postmaster, Chief-of; Police, Treasury and Custonu Officer, Storekeepeer, and Agem for the Bank.

When there were sufficient Fatrc Officers on the station he wai able to delegate some of thes< duties. At other times he had t: do the lot on his own. But thi did not worry Rusty; he could di all, or any part, of his job back wards, as the saying goes.

Well, with the large variety c business transacted at the Distrio Office, and in a populous sub District such as this, you can easili imagine that there were usuall numbers of Luluais, Tu 11 u 1 s petitioners, claimants, creditors, anc other members of the general publ:. waiting to present their cases o business. And since, in Ne- Guinea, the individual rarely make a business trip without the escon of two or three relations, advisen (Continued on Page 94) "Clients were expected to wait . . . occasionally for weeks". 82 SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

This Month’S New Reading

I Louts Becke Back

I In Circulation

F)R 30 years or more Louis Becke’s By Reef and Palm has been listed as “out of print”, | and Becke himself—l9ss is the I centenary of his birth—has become I something of a legend.

Of the 14 stories in By Reef and [ Palm, one or two (notably The I Chilean Bluejacket) appeared in I South Sea anthologies in the between-wars period, but the I complete volume, first published in : 1894, has not been reprinted since 1916.

Now comes a new edition, including the introduction written s by Lord Pembroke in 1894.

“It is open to anyone to say that I these tales are barbarous and what [ Mrs. Meynell, in a very clever and [ amusing essay, has called [ ‘decivilised’ ”, comments His Lordship, adding impishly: “I never can I think of a world from which {everything was eliminated that did [ not commend itself to the dainty [ taste of herself and her friends I without a feeling of impatience I and suffocation.” [ Some critics have complained that By Reef and Palm, Becke’s rbest-known work, is a somewhat {fragmentary collection, a sort of framework on which he might have built a sweeping saga illustrating the conflict between Pacific Islands cultures and European influences in the last quarter of the 19th century.

There may be something in this but it does not alter the fact that the 14 stories (most of them very short) gain in emotional by the author’s astonishing gift for condensation. [ Again quoting Lord Pembroke, the tales are “often cynical and brutal, sometimes exquisitely tender rand pathetic.”

They are steeped in the tropical Island atmosphere of clear sunlight and blue sea, but they make no concessions to the sticky sentimentality and false illusions that lesser writers have developed in travesties of the romance that still attaches to some of the remoter corners of the Island world.

In the course of Sydney-born Louis Becke’s vividly adventurous life, he ranged through almost every part of Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. His stories are the products of clear observation by a poet who dealt in realism, and he tells how men and wome», Islanders and Europeans alike, are often odd mixtures of nobility and savagery.

Perhaps his Islanders, on the whole, emerge as the finer of the two sets of conflicting characters, but that is not surprising. In Becke’s day samples of the scum oi Europe and America were still virtually free to make what havoc they would in isolated Pacific communities.

In the mid-20th century, it is probable that Becke’s terse sharply-etched style wMI have most impact on readers who know the Islands intensively and extensively.

Becke did not write film-scripts or tourist-folders, and he did not waste time on descriptive frills His tales stand on their own feet as clear-cut stories, but the reader who understands the background whether it is a Samoan beachvillage or an atoll in the Gilberts will catch something elusive that lurks in the mingled beauty, adventure and brutality of By Reef and Palm. (Published by Angus and Robertson, Sydney. Australian price, 13/6.)

London-To-Sydney

Crime Trail

London to Sydney, with some hanky-panky at Colombo and something nasty on B Deck to add colour to the voyage more excitement at the Australian end, and a great deal of American idiom as flavouring—such are the ingredients of Mark Corrigan’s new thriller, The Big Squeeze.

A secret agent’s work, says Mr.

Corrigan, is not concerned exclusively with beautiful dames luring saps to destruction. It is rather a case of “no glamour, but plenty of danger and his bank balance dwindling as he props up his inadequate pay.”

All very disillusioning, but despite these harsh facts of a secret agent’s life, Mr. Corrigan’s agent gets about a great deal. A very great deal indeed. (Published by Angus and Robertson, Sydney. Australian price, 13/6.)

Second Series By

Bishop Sheen

rtE indefatigable Bishop Fulton Sheen’s New York television series, Life Is Worth Living, is the source of a second volume of talks.

At once profound and witty, tolerant and terse, the 26 chapters of the new book range from such subjects as the philosophy of Communism and the “liberation of sex” to the inferiority complex and the problems of “How to Talk” and “Why Work is Boring”.

Bishop Sheen undoubtedly has a way with him, plus a sense of restrained drama. Even his ability to stir up controversy and, at odd moments, criticism, is used persuasively. (Published by Peter Davies, Ltd., London. Australian price, 15/6.)

Frank Hurley Surveys

Australian Scene

IN the last quarter-century many aspects of the Australian scene A , £ a ye been made familiar to Australians and other by means of Frank Hurley photographs.

In his new volume, Australia~A fought" S i^ dy h- Captaln Hurley hai sought, in his own words to present the land and its people in pictures that tell the story” and he says that in the final selection pictures he had many misgivings at having to drop “art treatment” for straight portrayal. tb Th ere it no questioning the fact that this beautifully-produced volume gives a superb survey of Australian cities, industries and rural life. The pattern as a whole is vivid and varied.

Nevertheless, there aye some dull P?{S?®s of material which seems to belong rather to a chamber of commerce bulletin or a local authority’s publicity booklet. This however, is probably inevitable when an endeavour is made to make a single volume representative of a continent, together with its resources and industries.

The photography, “straight” throughout, is up to the high Hurley pictorial standard, although m some of the colour plates the colour is curiously harsh and in others somewhat drab.

But in the final summing-up it can be said unequivocally that occasional quibbles notwithstanding’

Captain Hurley has achieved his objective of presenting Australia as it is in the middle of the 20th century. (Published by Angus and Robertson.

Sydney. Australian price, 45/-.)

To Tahiti In Yacht

“Arthur Rogers’'

A GREAT many people from the Galapagos to Noumea who have come in contact with the Bnxham trawler yacht, Arthur Rogers, owners Tom and Diana Hepworth, and the other crew members who sailed in the vessel for a while, will enjoy Towards Tahiti, by W. I. B. Crealock, as will all who enjoy cruising in an armchair.

“It is a strange name for a yacht, Arthur Rogers; and no one knows who Arthur was”, says the author.

The AR —as we called her —was built as a Brixham trawler in 1929, one of the last of her breed.

But she never fished. From the first she was a social climber, and while still in her cradle she was bought by the Pilot Service to work out of Falmouth. (Continued overleaf) 83 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

“Still unsatisfied, the AR eventually discarded her overalls and became a yacht . . . Tom bought (her) before the war . . . and decided that one day the AR would sail westward with him. He abondoned his life as a professional photographer . . . and one of the main items he took aboard was a wife —Diana. Tf you find a good sea-cook —marry her’, he said. . . .

For Diana, a fashion model, the metamorphosis intq a marine vagabond was startling. . . . But somewhere in her veins salt-water flowed, and within a short time she was the complete seaman and had taken charge of the maintenance of the boat.”

Mr. Crealock tells the story from the time when he joined the AR at Panama in April, 1951, until leaving her at Papeete in January, 1953. (He had earlier crossed the Atlantic with two companions in the 42 ft cutter Content, and has told that story in Vagabonding Under Sail). During that time the yacht made charter voyages from Panama to the Galapagos and to the San Bias Islands.

Then the AR was left at moorings while all hands flew north to Miami to earn some dollars delivering a number of shrimp boats to a Panama firm.

The funds so earned made the continuation of the cruise possible.

The Hepworths, when they eventually arrived at Auckland, remarked that they were at a loss to understand why yachtsmen write so much about places like Tahiti and so little about the Galapagos Islands. These islands they considered the highlight of the entire voyage from England, and Mr. Crealock, with pen and camera, shows something of their fascination, scenically, and as a natural zoological garden.

From there the route was by way of Mangareva, the Marquesas, and the Tuamotu, with near disaster at Nengonengo, and so to Papeete. There is plenty of interest all the way.

Today the AR and the Hepworths, are, we believe, cruising in the New Hebrides. When last heard from they were preparing to sail again from Auckland. (Published by Peter Davies, Ltd., London. Australian price, 18/9.)

Out Of Frying-Pan

INTO FIRE ■\TEW ground is covered in No Citation, a condensed and straightforward record by a British soldier who, captured by tpe Germans just before Dunkirk, escaped from a stalag in Poland and crossed the Russian frontier to the tender mercies of the thenneutral Soviet.

The opening chapters follow a somewhat familiar pattern. It is after Lance-Corporal James Allan crosses the frontier that his story incorporates an absorbing, factual study of the Russian character and the Soviet system as it affects a Briton suspected of being a spy.

In all probability, Allan would not have survived to write his story if Hitler had not attacked Russia on June 22, 1941, pushing the Soviet into active alliance with Great Britain. As things worked out, he was dramatically freed and permitted to return to England with the first British mission to Moscow, led by Lord Beaverbrook.

Later he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, the announcement being published in the London Gazette without a citation. There is no doubt, however, that he was decorated for the courage he showed while in Russian hands.

The book is a grim footnote to the history of British-Soviet relations in wartime. (Published by Angus and Robertson, Sydney. Australian price, 17/6.)

Pleasant, And Very

INNOCUOUS A GOOD many elders-andbetters nowadays have more than a sneaking suspicion that the Victorian era, whatever its shortcomings in some respects, was the golden age of children’s books.

It started with Tom Brown’s Schooldays and, before it ended, it produced such a mixed bag as the tales of Lewis Carroll, Charles Kingsley, Louisa Alcott, Susan Coolidge and, in Australia, Ethel Turner, all of them with followers and conscious or unconscious imitators.

And the distressing fact remains that by comparison most presentday books for young people seem a trifle flat and, at the same time, tenuous.

In accordance with this view, it can be said that there is a good deal of domestic and juvenile charm in Helen Fowler’s The Family at Willow Bend and nothing else of any great consequence; Both story and settings are pleasantly Australian, and it is nc detraction of the author’s ability to add that the book does not possess the staying power of, say' Ethel Turner’s early productions.

Line illustrations are by Irene Maher. (Published by Angus and Robertson) Sydney. Australian price, 12/6.)

Dog Watch Issue

FOR 1955 TO all who are interested in ships—and what Islands peoplt are not? the Annual Doo Watch, 1955, just published by tin Shiplovers’ Society of Victoria fo:< the Shiplovers’ Societies of Aus< tralia, will be welcome fare.

One of the articles in this issn. concerns the Salamis, which ii mentioned in this month”

Mailbag.

There is also an interesting stor; of the research work of the nom magnetic vessel Carnegie, compile* from material supplied by Oscar G Nordman, of Papeete, who wai attached to that vessel.

Like PIM, the Shiplovers’ Society of Victoria is celebrating its 25tl anniversary this year.

The society has become thi principal repository of shippim history especially sailing-shh history—in this part of the worlc and as the story of the Pacifii Islands is closely linked with thr history of shipping, the Dog Watcl has a special appeal to a., interested in Pacific history. (The Annual Dog Watch, 1955, by Ship: lovers’ Society of Victoria, Box 1169 K G.P.0.. Melbourne, Vic. Australian price 4/6.) Sydney Interest in Fijian AMP MOST publicised Fijian visitor t) Sydney since the 1952 Rugbc team is AMP Aseri Manulevu In the last three months all fou. daily papers and at least one Sunc day paper have featured him b: way of interviews, pictures ani columnists’ notes.

On August 16, the Sun commented that when the Fijian visitor —36 years old, 6ft 6 in. tall am 17 st 14 lb in weight—walks alone a Sydney street, “he makes the average man look like a half-pint.”"

AMP Aseri, a well-known figun at the Vatukoula goldmines, i undergoing a course in public healtf and industrial hygiene.

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By H. E. L. FRIDAY IT is distressing to find, in a bool published since the war, til. greatest of New Hebrideai traders, Captain Donald McLeod labelled a man of unprincipled brutality and violence.

People who knew him recognise* in this Nova Scotian from Nortl Auckland, New Zealand, a man o: character, command, all-round fair ness, and business acumen thai lifted him to the forefront amonj the European Islanders of his time There are scores of instances a his practical acts of kindness ta wards natives, half-castes, a m Europeans—but natives in particulas Unarmed and unescorted, M comld land on more beaches thas any other man in the Group, an his influence was unrivalled.

In the present century, Messn Graham and Hugh Kerr (one noc 80 and the other 76), two grand o< Hebrideans, would be warmly greete. by natives they had never seen b«< fore because they were nephev of the great “Maklaut” who, on Ir death, had been mourned as tf; grand chieftain of the isles.

Nobody in his day had a bettd knowledge of the Pacific than Loui Becke; yet among all the trader when he was hard up in Sydney 1892, it was to McLeod that Bed; turned for a storekeeping job.

IT was men of the McLeod stanc whom long-voyaging Captae Slocum, honoured when wrote: “The people of this coa;j hardy, robust, and strong, are ditJ posed to compete in the worlcJ commerce, and it is nothing agaim Captain Donald McLeod. 86

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When, in 1883, Julian Thomas I visited the New Hebrides for the 1 Argus, Melbourne was the centre of I mission attacks on the trading community. More mud was slung at McLeod than at anybody else, because he was the traders’ natural | leader.

Thus Thomas found McLeod: “A I tall, powerful, quiet-spoken man of I some 45 years of age . . . above I everything, level-headed; not one Ito be led away by impulse. For | 16 years he has been trading on t his own account and he was so r well-known and had acquired such interests and influence that the first proceeding of the New Hebrides Company was to buy him out for a t very handsome sum and retain his services as resident manager.” i It is a pity Mr. Neil Robinson, f author of Lion of Scotland, and, I [ believe, an Auckland journalist, t apparently did not come across Thomas’ invaluable book. He would ihave known that it was out of to picture McLeod as a rman likely to sail through the [Gr»up with a native hanging from rthe rigging, or as one ever ready :to indulge in promiscuous slaughter.

McLEOD, says Thomas (and his history proves it) “had always I borne a character for •humanity; it was said that he would take the part of the natives against the whites in any case of ill-usage.”

McLeod, too, was antagonistic to unlicensed and indiscriminate sale of gin and muskets. He was critical of an Auckland firm which sent the Aida C. Owen twice and May Anderson once to trade such things to the natives, even though he supposed “they made a good thing out of it.”

“It is the regular traders of the islands,” McLeod maintained, “men who, like myself, have lived here for years, who bring the natives into peaceful ways. It is our business to be friendly and to make them friendly.”

To him the trader was as big a civilising factor as the missionary.

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He had a kind word for the missionaries for trying to do good, but he deplored depopulation, and thought doctors would do even more good. He would certainly have approved the mission doctor of today.

Lion of Scotland repeats a sneer which tabbed McLeod a pioneer “French” settler. Such he never was.

For years he urged Australia or the Colonial Office to take over; he was bitterly disappointed when annexation was negatived and deplored missionary hostility as driving traders (there were none but British-Australian at first) into the French camp.

THE founder of the French company, Higginson (who was not Irish), and director John Morgan, son of Sir William, a South Australian Premier, both became French nationals, but not “Maklaut.”

Thomas tells us that it was still for the British trader, not the company’s representative, that the natives waited on the beaches with their copra.

Then McLeod went back to business on his own account. The new store he built at Vila helped to make that port the centre of the Croup. The Havannah Harbour natives deserted his old store, now in French hands, to do business with him.

As the only British copra buyer in the Group he gained a fair share of the business going, although a French shipping subsidy made things difficult for him. He was often in Sydney, where a fellow New Zealander, Mr. Gillies, who had been British Vice-Consul at Noumea became his agent.

He was also in partnership for a while with Mr. Johnston, the British Consul, who succeeded Layard, and father of the present British Consul, Mr. W. Johnston.

Eventually the NSW Government to the joy of all British planters,’ listened to McLeod’s plea for a subsidy for Sydney’s island shipping.

MR. ROBINSON alleges that McLeod had lost an eye. Incorrect. He had bullet scars on his body and had lost a finger in a tomahawk attack at Tanna, from which island he withdrew after getting tired of being potted at when he tried to work his plantation.

His chief enemy, G. J. Paton, had also withdrawn from Tanna. This missionary-politician acted as interpreter, and the master of the mission ship Dayspring as pilot, when HMS Curacao shelled villages in Tanna and Erromango. The bombardment is said to have done good. 4 A backer of the mission wrote: I cannot help fancying that a broadside or two occasionally would help to convince the natives that white man’s lives are not to be sacrificed with impunity.”

Yet when McLeod and his employees defended themselves in a tough spot, the same camp labelled it bloody, unprincipled murder.

Mr. Robinson has apparently confused McLeod’s era with an earlier sandalwood period. He depicts a Sydney of “low standards” still under a convict regime still McLeod, on arrival at the quayside might encounter a dozen convicts hung out to dry.” (Continued on page 90) 89 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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THERE is a personal aspect to the McLeod chapter which would have amused its subject.

This trader of sterling courage, upright and outspoken, is depicted as rowing ashore off Whangarei Heads in the secrecy of night to escape being recognised by the local community who regarded him as an unrepentant criminal. After calling on his relatives he stole away, still in guilty secrecy, to his ship “and was seen no more.”

“What they talked about I do not know,” says naive Mr. Robinson, “but it is hard to see how they could have given him a very great welcome.”

The fact that the eldest brother of the numerous Kerr family, now long since dead, joined McLeod in the Hebrides some time before his (McLeod’s) death in 1894, disposes of this bit of smug Waipu gossip.

Mr. Robinson writes: “His kinfolk and their friends who came to New 7 Zealand from Nova Scotia were not proud of him. News of the more spectacular events of his career came back to his people, but they were rarely discussed. And when he died, some of them refused to inherit money that had been acquired in such dubious way.”

In the light of the known facts, this does not seem credible.

Lion of Scotland, like a book called The Gael Goes Forth before it, deals with the migration of stout-hearted Highland folk, first to Nova Scotia, then to Australia, and finally to New Zealand.

McLeod was worthy of a chapter to himself, though not for the reasons Mr. Robinson indicates.

The headstone on McLeod’s grave describes him as master mariner and trader of Vila —“born at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia; died at Noumea 14th May, 1894, in his 50th year.”

If Mr. P. B. Laxton, District Officer, Ellice Islands, is on vacation in New, Zealand. if Mr. M. L. Bernacchi, CMG, OBE.

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MC, is Acting Resident Commissioner. 90

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Formation of a society of people interested in the preservation and writing of Pacific aiistory is urged by an Islands reader [who points out that “much of the [history of the Pacific has yet to be written, and much of it can Ibest be written by people who live within the area.”

I The reader’s letter continues: f “Many people and organisations are already interested in this field, but. as far as I know, there is no body of any kind co-ordinating their activities. [ “Individuals are exchanging ideas and forwarding material to libraries and other institutions, but we have no common meeting-ground.”

THE correspondent proposes that a society be established with i headquarters at, say, the Mitchell Library, Sydney, or the South Pacific Commission’s offices, and that it issue a small quarterly circular setting out developments in the Pacific historical field. [ “This medium would serve to keep Informed the widely scattered group pf people who are keenly interested in the subject, and would give them a. medium through which they can learn of one another’s activities and pf new sources of material,” he continues. r “The headquarters would be a meeting-ground for members and research workers in other parts of the world, particularly those who jannot visit the South Pacific.

“Such a society might also be mle to arrange for a wider public or books about the Pacific and so nake possible the publication of Forks that otherwise would not be jrinted. i“The first step is, of course, to md out what interest there would ye in the formation of such a ociety. There would have to be a inscription of some kind.” 117HETHER the correspondent’s rT proposal is feasible or not, there is no doubt that the idea ml appeal to many of those invested in the saving of historical material that is in grave danger of emg permanently lost.

It may be noted that the South acific Commission is already doing aluable work in the field (August , Page 67), and has invited slands authors to submit manucnpts, covering, among other sub- Jcts, Island legends, folklore and actual-historical material.

If the correspondent’s suggestion i deemed practicable, the support , Commission and its Literature •ureau w r ould be a sure foundation n which to build.

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By Jack Thornton

IT is generally acknowledged that Samoa is the stronghold of much of what remains of i Polynesian culture.

I There is no dearth of published I material dealing with Samoan ■customs; but, apart from a brief [reference in a cyclostyled manuf script about Queen Salamasina released recently by the Government of Eastern (American) Samoa, I have yet to read anything concerning the paradoxical position held by salelesi.

I It appears to be a situation without parallel in Polynesia. [ Salelesi is the term applied to any or all of the adult males from Salelesi village in Upolu Island.

According to folklore, they are descendants of a humble family ttrom Tonga who, after serving the [Samoan Queen Salamasina in the f!6th century and demonstrating their ability to cast out evil spirits, Iwere freed and permitted to build their own village, which bears the lamily name.

SINCE that time, salelesi have held undisputed right to help themselves at any function they attend in Samoa. Even to-day, nobody would think of challenging their traditional right to the best of food (and other things) at any feast or ceremonial function they attend, whether by invitation or not.

Though regarded in other aspects as commoners, salelesi take precedence over chiefs in this matter of satisfying their desire for whatever takes their fancy.

As they have a monopoly as spirit-casters, salelesi are often in demand, and travel extensively in Samoa.

Clad in a lavalava of siapo (called tapa in other Polynesian islands), and wearing an ula (called lei in Hawaii and by Hollywood) of bright-coloured flowers, a salelesi is present at important ceremonies and functions.

With prolonged, high-p itched wails calculated to scare the most evil of spirits, salelesi open proceedings by cleansing the premises of invisible influences, after which things may reasonably be expected to progress smoothly and without undue interference.

During Western Samoa’s 1951 Constitutional Convention, every day’s proceedings in the Fono Fale was opened by salelesi casting out possible evil spirits. t Fijian triplets, once a rarity, are becoming almost commonplace in the Province of Cakaudrove. In February, triplet boys were born at Savusavu, and in July a trio of girls arrived at Tacilevu.

A salelesi casting out evil spirits (if any) from the Fono Fale (Western Samoa's Parliament House) at the start of a day's session.

Photo by Jack Thornton. 93 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER. 1955

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Having explained their business to the Duty-Constable posted on the office verandah, clients were expected to wait. And wait they did, sometimes for days and occasionally for weeks, and woe betide them if they did not answer their names whey they were called.

Now it happened that a young man named Saragau accompanied his Luluai on an official visit to the Kiap. They came from the foothills at the head of the furthest tributary away on the borders of the District.

The Luluai’s business was not of great importance, and consequently did not have a very high priority on the waiting list; however, after four or five days’ wait, it was completed and they prepared to return home.

Then it occurred to Saragau to draw a pound from his modest bank account in order to make a few purchases at one of the local trade-stores. He approached the Duty-Constable and was escorted into the office where he produced his pass-book and a junior Patrol Officer made out the necessary withdrawal slip.

The PO handed the slip and the pass-book to the Constable, who thereupon carried them into the inner office, gave a smart salute, and placed them on Rusty’£ desk. Rusty returned the salute gave the documents a perfunctori glance, and said.

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I The next day was Saturday, and [mail day; Rusty decided to suspend ; all other business in order to get off some urgent returns to Port I The following day, of course, was Sunday.

I Monday happened to be a Public Holiday. [ Tuesday, so it turned out, was 'the Medical Assistant’s birthday, and —hell, what does a day matter anyway?—it was duly celebrated, t On Wednesday, Rusty woke up avith the daddy of a hangover, and wisely decided to stay in bed and treat it with rum and aspirin. 3Tou have to look after your health in the bush.

ON Thursday, still feeling far from well, Rusty went over to the office. The first thing he saw on his desk was a bank passbook containing a withdrawal slip.

He opened it and sang out for the Duty-Constable; [ “Call Saragau!”

After some five minutes, the Constable returned to say that Saragau had left for home two lays previously. Rusty looked up Pith peevish annoyance: [ “Well, go and bring him back!” le bellowed. 1 The Constable, handing over his irderly duties to the next man on he roster, went out to bring faragau back. i Hiring a canoe and a crew of our from the local village he set iut on his journey. At each village p the way he changed canoes and lired a new team of paddlers. He ravelled up the main river for ix days, and for three further days le followed a tributary.

Then he spent two days raversing sac-sac swamps and unai ridges. The following day e started to ascend the-foothills, nd on the afternoon of the 12th ay after leaving the station, he rnved at Saragau’s village.

He can hardly be blamed for iking a day’s spell before he ;arted on the return journey; when e did he was accompanied by aragau, Saragau’s wife, two tambu )usins, and the Tultul. With the elp of the current, the trip back as made in a little under nine ays.

The morning following their • arrival, the Constable escorted a rather frightened Saragau to the office, and reported to Rusty.

Rusty picked up the pass-book, which still lay at the top of the pile of documents on his desk made the necessary entries, took a pound note from the cash box, and handed it back with the book to Saragau: “Im tasol!” said Rusty.

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Im Tasol: That is all. t Monsieur P. Ferlande has been appointed director of the Bank of Indo-China in French Oceania, in succession to M. Le Sourd. t Contracts have been let in Paris for the construction of a new Government radio communications reception station at He Nou, Noumea.

The station will cost about £A6O 000 At nearby Magenta a new transmitting station is now nearing completion, at a cost of £A150,000. t A Honolulu report dated August 22 said that a US Navy pilot had reported an island forming through volcanic activity “375 miles northwest of Honolulu.” “North-west” was probably used in a very loose sense as there is extremely deep water in that area. More probably the activity was near Necker Island, west-north-west of Honolulu, on the air route to Midway. 95 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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SOME of Tonga’s problems are viewed from different angles in [two sets of comment received, reppectively, from a European with [years of experience in the Kingdom, fand an educated Tongan. [ The European observer claims that there is evidence that in Tonga, as in some other territories these days, Europeans are not only not wanted, but are disliked. This, he writes, is a development distinct from the very natural Tongan pride in the Kingdom’s independence.

I He continues: I “Not long ago a European storekeeper at Vavau and his wife were attacked by Tongans, and their house and store were robbed. The incident is being ‘officially investigated,’ but it is likely that the end will be similar to that of an earlier robbery at Burns Philp’s Vavau store. In that case some of the stolen goods were found in the possession of certain Tongans who, with other suspects, were brought to trial. The evidence seemed to be clear enough, but a Tongan jury—all juries are Tongan —gave a verdict of not guilty.

“Petty larceny, and larceny not so petty, is disturbingly common. No European can leave his house unwatched for any considerable length of time.

“Side by side with this sort of dishonesty, which seems to be directed chiefly against Europeans, the outward show of rigid piety continues undiminished. It might well be said that if words hurt, the Devil must be in a bad way after a Tongan Sunday.

“From piety turn to politics.

“The new Young Tongan Democratic Party has arisen to press for the virtual abolition of the Tongan nobility, universal franchise and, of course, the final displacement of the remaining Euopeans, who, under the present system, have no representation although they are taxed.

“As things are, it seems unlikely that the ‘democratic movement’ in its present form will ever come to power. In many ways it would be disastrous for the Tongan people if it did.”

In present-day Tonga, the writer continues, anything that might benefit the people in general is both slow-moving and casual.

He points out that the locally controlled inter-island shipping service “has no fixed schedule”; “The ship’s arrival time at the outer islands is anybody’s guess and everybody’s joke. . . The ship is usually overloaded and overcrowded.”

To sum up; “Tonga would lose nothing in national dignity if there were a drastic overhaul in directions where an overhaul is plainly needed. Such an overhaul should include the making of Tonga into a safer and happier place for the Europeans living in the Kingdom.

After all, it is to friendly British Commonwealth administrations that Tonga looks for its external defence.”

REFERRING to an earlier PIM article, headlined Young Tongans Agitate for Political Reforms, AMP S. A. Fanamanu

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He continues: “A part of the First Clause of the Constitution of Tonga, published on November 4, 1875, by King George Tupou I and his nobles, stated; it appears to be the will of Tongan Student's Success God that man should be free, as He has made all men of one blood, therefore shall the people of Tonga and all who sojourn or may sojourn in this Kingdom be free for ever’...

“The land was stated in this Constitution to be the property of the Crown, but neither the Crown nor anybody else has the power to sell the land.

“The population has doubled ii the last 30-odd years, and the rei lation of population to resources ii bound up with the land. Therefor' it is essential that this preservatioi of the land for the Tongans shoult be rigidly maintained.”

Of “democracy,” the writer says?

“There was an outcry when Kin George Tupou II signed the Treat: First Tongan to gain the New Zealand University's degree of Bachelor of Commerce is Mahe 'Uli'uli Topouniua, a 1955 graduate of Auckland University College. 98 SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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The King acted against this popular clamour. He allied Tonga with a Power whose system of government and of law has a Christian basis and provides for the full freedom of the individual in all fundamentals.

' “There are certainly portions of the Tongan Constitution in which the people have no say. Why not?

It must be so until the wise use of democracy is fully understood.

F “During the reign of Queen Salote, Tonga’s economy has made big strides and education has advanced.

Promising students, both commoners and of noble birth, are constantly being sent abroad, with Government support, for further study. i “Outcry against the Government is heard at Nukualofa, where some of the literate and semi-literate people allege that the Government’s aggregation of industrial power is curbing individual freedom. It is forgotten that side by side with the Government-controlled enterprises there is encouragement of individual enterprise, together with regulations to prevent the exploitation of workers for individual profit.

I “What Tonga needs is not political reform’ but more loyal Citizens who fully comprehend their 3uty to contribute their quota of htellectual and industrial service to ;he good of the nation. | “My contention is that nothing vill be gained by any attempt to ;hrow overboard the traditions and justoms of our land. That is not ;he way to ‘freedom.’ Reasoned sriticism has its place in the life >f every progressive people, but nuch of the destructive stuff talked )y a minority is merely damaging o the common welfare.

“The measure of a true Tongan s his loyalty to a beloved Queen md to the ideal of the unity of the fongan people.”

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["ORGANISED by Mr. Bert Perri- J man and Mr. R. B. Carpenter, a reunion of more than 40 old lew Guinea people (called the Befores”) was held aboard the carpenter ship Lakemba at Sydney n August 26.

Guests at the luncheon, who rere welcomed to the ship by Capain Coots, included Dr. Calov (of tabaul in the 1920’5), Messrs. J. lullaly (former planters’ spokeslan), Tony Edgell, Armer Kamilon, Harry Downing, Ken Nettletnp, Syd Wynne, Dick Mant, Ken ackson, Myers, Collopy, Bishton, oxcroft, Draffin, T. Yeomans, T. offman, E. Wauchope, R. Melrose, L. Woodman, J. Comb, W. Oakley, h Adelskold, Bailey, Baldwin, L. lark, S. Costelloe, Farram, Froggatt, Keith, Kendall, Marshall, '• Smith, L. Roberts, Beer, J. O. bwditch, Ritchie, T. Roberts, P. J. fartin, H. Mirow and G. Thomas.

Puzzle Picture at Apia Wharf Sheds When four ships arrived at Apia in quick succession in August, the chaos in the wharf sheds reinforced claims for better facilities.

Photo by R. F. Rankin. 99

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IT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER: —ln this month of 1941 the war in the Pacific was still only a hitand-run war of German raiders— and one never knew where they would strike next.

Such a strike occurred at about 5 pm of September 10, 1941, when an operator on ship-watch at Rarotonga was jerked wide awake ay a powerful QQQ morse signal, yhich was immediately but incompletely jammed by a more powerful itation. In a moment naval stations hroughout the Pacific knew that :he 4,793-ton Norwegian freighter Ulvaplana was being pursued. But t was much later before anything ilse was known. Silvaplana was written off, at a point midway beween New Zealand and Tahiti, so ar as Allied naval authorities were oncerned—though she was not link, but captured intact by the ',860-ton raider Atlantis (formerly ioldenfels of the Hansa Line).

Atlantis had entered the Pacific rom south of Australia in August fter 18 successful months in the itlantic and Indian Oceans where he had sunk or captured 20 vessels f 137,000 tons. Silvaplana was her jrst—and only—Pacific victim.

The Norwegian ship had turned way at full speed when the ispicious vessel was sighted, but Atlantis was faster. Some ships had fought it out to the inevitable end with their stern gun. Silvaplana’s skipper, when warning shots were fired and signals made from the raider, decided that discretion was the better part of valour. A prize crew was put aboard and a radio signal sent by the German operator cancelling the QQQ signal in an attempt to deceive the Allied naval authorities, though they were not deceived, as this had happened with other ships. Silvaplana was immediateliy despatched for Germany with her valuable cargo, and arrived safely at Bordeaux via Cape Horn. But the account was to be squared.

Atlantis, with her motors now in poor condition, rendezvoused with the raiders Komet and Munsterland at a point with the code-name Balbo south of the Kermadecs, where stores and fuel were transferred for the voyage to Germany.

Then occurred a little-known incident of the war. Captain Bernhard Rogge, in command of Atlantis, decided to give his men some recreation after their long spell at sea, and on October 9, 1941, he put in tc the inhabited atoll of Vanavana, Tuamotu Group of French Oceania.

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Atlantis then tarried in the shelter of Henderson Island, sending out her seaplane daily in the hope of getting a ship near Pitcairn, but when none appeared a course was laid for the Atlantic via the Horn The end came while Atlantis was making engine repairs in the 101 CIF I C ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Atlantic, with parts supplied by a German submarine which lay alongside. The British cruiser HMS Devonshire happened along. The submarine crash-dived, leaving her commander and some crew aboard Atlantis. Atlantis immediately sent out a radio signal indicating that she was about to be attacked by a German cruiser—in an attempt to confuse the commander of HMS Devonshire. An hour or so went by, the cruiser standing far off and sending a sea-plane to circle Atlantis, which was disguised as a British ship.

Finally word came from the Admiralty that Atlantis could not possibly be the vessel pretende Fire was opened, Atlantis was sun and HMS Devonshire made off all speed, having detected sui marines in the neighbourhoc Seven Germans were killed in tl sinking. Survivors were picked r by three U-boats, transferred to Upper: The smart 18½ ft. fibre-glass launch which Waringah Marine Service of Sydney despatched to the Catholic Mission at Alexishafen, NG, late in August.

Lower: "Lakeleo" (ex "Norman Flare"), delivered to the New Hebrides in September for Mr. Oscar Newman by Captain Max Stanton. 102 SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH]

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On the express orders of Hitler, ght submarines, four German and >ur Italian, were despatched and eked up the survivors again after ley had been 10 days in boats— id so Captain Rogge and his reaming men arrived at St. Nazaire id were publicly feted in Berlin i January 1, 1942, Rogge receiving om Hitler the Oak Leaves to the night’s Cross of the Iron Cross.

TONGAN FLAGSHIP.—An order is just been placed with Niestern ros. & Co., of Delfzijl, Holland, by e Tonga Copra Board for a handle new vessel of 500 tons deadlight for the inter-island copra id passenger service. To be named yniu —same name as the present )oden 120 GT ketch owned by the >ard, the new craft will measure 53 ft x 159.1 ft x 27.2 ft x .2 ft, on a loaded draft of 9.8 ft. le will be powered by a 6-cylinder O-hp diesel direct coupled to the aft, with a normal 375 rpm, which 11 give the vessel a service speed 101 knots. General cargo capacity 700 tons cubic, with a copra pacity of about 400 tons. Crew’s commodation is forward, there e two hatches ’mid-ships, each rved by twin derricks, with the o masts located at break of poop and focsle. Galley, freezer, storerooms, officers’ accommodation, and a spare two-berth cabin are located on the mam and poop decks aft.

Also on the poop deck is a special suite for the Tongan Royal Family and four two-berth passenger cabins. ’Midships, between the hatches, are toilet, washroom, etc., for crew, and bosun’s lockers. Above this block will be carried two 24-ft diesel surf-boats. Plans show a most attractive profile, with raked bow, cruiser stern, and streamlined low funnel. Equipment includes radar and radio direction-finder.

Aomu should be completed in July-August, 1957, will probably be delivered by a Dutch firm via Panama, and should arrive at Nukualofa m December, 1957.

BACK TO THE ISLANDS Berg & Co. Ltd., of Sydney owners the 288 GT MV Kurimarau i ormerlv well known in the Fiii-Solomons area confirmed late in August ti-mt the vessel is now teing Ballina, NSW. and will be heading f° r the Islands about October, though exact plans are not yet finalised. The vessel will be registered at Hongkong. She has a deadweight cargo capacity of 250 tons, &n d is well suited to the carriage of deck passengers, UNDER REPAIR:—The 205-ton Noumea trader Havannah, reported temporarily aground in Havannah Passage, New Caledonia, in June was in Auckland on survey during August. She left there early in 1954 Upper: Buzz and June Champion's 37 ft. itch "Little Bear" of San Francisco, now uising Polynesian waters.

Lower: The end of the 65-ton Papeete hooner "Tumuhau" after four years sitting [?] the beach. A mobile crane is here tearing [?] the bow section.

Photos by Oscar G. Nordman. 103 CIF I C ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1855

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ON PATROL:—US Navy patrol raft No. 1141, out of Pearl Harbour, mder command of Lieutenant Alan Lvello, USN, called at Pago Pago nd Apia recently in the course f a training cruise. Under Captain [vello were three officers, eight Bgular navy men, and 43 reservists, deluding 5 Samoans. S 1 i gh 11 y mailer than the World War I flushfecked destroyers, this vessel is 170 5. overall, and carries two 3-inch uns. This was the longest cruise lade by Honolulu reservists since le war.

BP FLEET ADDITIONS:—Burns hilp & Co. announced in August lat they have ordered a 3,700-ton lighter for the Australia-Islands ■ade from a Norwegian yard. It is Sieved to be the first vessel ever be built there for an Australian »ner. To be completed by late 156. the vessel will be named \ontoro in succession to the pre- Far II popular passenger vessel of le same name. At the same time i Auckland report indicated that urns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd. of Suva ight be purchasing the 3-year-old utch-built 257 GT steel coaster tphyr II from New Zealand owners.

P’s Sydney office said however lat the report was premature though the ship may have been under consideration.

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Return "Cheng Ho" on a Papeete slipway preparing to re-enter the French Oceania interisland trade, as reported last month.

Photo by Oscar G.

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ON THE BEACH; —According to travellers from the New Hebrides it appears most unlikely that the wellknown local vessel Albert Bonneaud wall sail again. It will be remembered that the 240-tonner was driven ashore in July, 1954, in a heavy blow. Hauled off, she was taken to Santo and beached pending rudder repairs and has lain there ever since.

UNSCATHED: —Jagged reefs are more common than sandbars in Islands waters, but Suzanne, a 52 GT Papeete auxiliary vessel, wisely chose the former when she grounded at Tubuai Island in July. She was undamaged and soon refloated.

UNLUCKY STAR; —Vila Star, of Santo, received another punishing in July-August on a voyage from Dunedin to Sydney in ballast. She and her crew were looking somewhat weather-worn when they eventually made port after striking very heavy weather 250 miles from Sydney. The 465-ton ship was still in port late August.

OUTWARD BOUND; Lakele still showing her old name t Norman Flare, cleared Sydney f( Luganville, Santo, via Lord Hov Island on August 23. The vessel, 1 which full details were given lai month, was commanded by Capta.

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Four others completed Lakeleo’s srew. The sale of this vessel was arranged by Sydney’s well known jroker, Captain Kennedy.

FOR SUVA REGISTER:—Mr. [jewis Graham, head of Kiwi Ship- )ing Co., of Auckland, reported in lydney in August that his com- 3any had purchased the 659 GT paster Babinda from the AUSN Co. ind that she would be registered n Suva. His company recently old the 248 GT Nikau to the Northern Shipping Co., of Auckland.

Vikau, originally to trade in the islands, was registered in Vila, but tas been under charter to the purhasers and did not leave the New Eealand coastal trade. Kiwi’s new urchase was build in England in 936 and measures 175.2 x. 30.1 x 0.8 ft. She is a three-masted, Sngle-screw diesel vessel, with a ruiser stem. [FLEET ADDITIONS: Australsian Petroleum Co., searching for [1 in New Guinea, is steadily addig to its fleet of small ships which [ already the largest such fleet perating anywhere in the South acific Islands. In recent months tiree 40-ft workboats have gone orth frpm Sydney. These were edi, built by Bjame Halvorsen td., Tagari, built by Lars Hal- )rsen Sons Pty. Ltd., and latest, dejatched in August, was Tarim, flit by C. F. Haddock & Co. The impany chartered the 536-ton Ausalian coaster Melinga for six onths in August, to help with the g exploration programme now in ind. At the same time it was anmnced that the first of three 110x 26-ft barges being built at ’allsend-on-Tyne, England, had len despatched for New Guinea ider tow. Named Gimada, this irge has a capacity of 120 tons ladweight and is equipped with ree-ton derricks. The other two Tges, Gebosa, and Guribi, will be spatched under tow shortly.

The company’s 900 GT flagship, \puan Explorer (ex Hanne Sven), is expected south for survey.

AGAIN TRAMPING:—The 300n Vasii, purchased at Auckland by irns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd. recently, is off on a voyage from Suva to & Gilberts in August, after a mber of inter-island trips.

PUNA FREEZER:—Now with the go Pago tuna fleet is the frsezerip Saipan Maru. Formerly a US -vy LST, built at Jeffersonville, liana, in 1945, she has been fitted 'h a new bow and the necessary ezer and ice-making equipment, ere is a fully equipped machine )p so that, as mother ship, all fineering repairs can be carried ' on the fishing fleet. Saipan iru has a crew of 130 under Capri Amako Takeichi.

Further fishing vessels arriving from Japan under charter have peen bringing in initial loads of up to 80 tons of tuna and other fish The bait vessel Hoko Maru No. II was a recent arrival with a cargo of the specially imported herring bait from Japan. ■rtttt.t to I acit- wawmiroTi menctag production launches, despatched the first from its production line to the Catholic Mission, Alexishafen, in August.

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Captain R. D. Matheson, lately tiaster of Vasu, was to take cornnan d of Kiwi Shipping Co.’s icquisition, Babinda, mentioned Isewhere, in September. [ NEAR SQUEAK:— Vega, luxury chooner, inaugurating the Honoalu-Papeete passenger service in uly, nearly came to grief when she truck the To’ota rock in Papeete »ass on July 22 when bound out on f side-trip to Moorea. The steel- Ulled craft was apparently unamaged, and she later cleared for laiatea, Bora Bora, and Honolulu.

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News of Cruising Yachts • LA PALOMA, purchased at Auckland and bound for the States under American ownership, cleared Rarotonga July 17 for Papeete.

Maiao (also known as Tubuai Manu) 40 miles WSW of Moorea was sighted at 5 p.m. on July 31 and was under the keel shortly after midnight. Owner William H.

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Ir. Anthony is already well known as a achtsman in the Western Pacific. He has elped deliver two mission launches to the ew Hebrides in recent years. • MOANA of France, with owners Gorsky nd Pasquier and a companion, arrived at apeete July 15 from the Marquesas, in the >urse of a submarine fishing and photography ruise. • PHOENIX of Honolulu, mentioned last onth, cleared Papeete again July 20 for icorea, Huahine, Bora Bora, Pago Pago, and • LITTLE BEAR of San Francisco cleared ipeete July 21 in the wake of PHOENIX. • TAHITI of Honolulu, which arrived at ipeete June 5, cleared July 26 for Moorea, »ra Bora, possibly Pago Pago, and Auckland. • WAIMANA of Auckland was reported in la and for sale early August. • AUCKLAND-SUVA YACHT RACE: Auckland ichts signifying their intention to enter this ce next winter include the 30 ft. cutter ANDERER owned by Tom Buchanan, the 40 . Marconi cutter JEANETTE owned by R. ikewell, and the 33 ft. ketch NINA. • An H2B-type ketch was reported preparg at Whangarei, NZ, to head for Fiji early igust. • DAWN, 50 ft. motor cruiser of Sydney, rived at Nelson, NZ, on August 10. Owner Sleeman had three companions aboard. Plans fre to investigate fishing possibilities in NZ iters. DAWN was bound for Lyttelton. • A Chinese junk, manned by five Chinese d an American, arrived at San Francisco )m Formosa via ports on August 8. The inese plan a voyage round the world and II presumably be seen in the South Pacific due course. • SLOVEIG, 36 ft. cutter owned by the Ivorsen brothers of Sydney, having cornfed in the Los Angeles-Honolulu Race, was Id at Honolulu to Mr. Don Doyle of that rt. t Sili Sataua, chief clerk of the bank of American Samoa, is to undergo a special one-year banking course of study in the United States. Mr.

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Following is the third, and concluding, instalment of an article on early Polynesian and Micronesian navigation by Lowell Don Holmes. The first and second portions were published respectively in the June and August issues of PIM.

CAPTAIN WINKLER, who made an extensive study of the navigation charts of Micronesia, lists 13 different items represented in these charts. \ Most of these represent sea conditions that are difficult to ibserve and are too complicated or description in a general article >f this type.

Winkler also lists three distinct ypes of charts: [ (1) The Mattang, which is used or instruction purposes only. These harts are generally symmetrical in onstruction and represent a simple ituation such as a single island nth curved swell fronts arranged a four quadrants. (2) The Meddo, which includes our or more islands representing nly part of an archipelago. (3) The Rebbelib, which includes whole island group, serves as a jminder to the navigator. These liarts may or may not have islands i relative positions, but they are sually not to scale. Each navigator lakes his own charts, which are itelligible only to him.

Many of the surface features presented on the charts are ttremely difficult to see and squire very calm water.

Thus, Winkler states that voyages i the Marshalls took place only iring a four-month period ‘ginning in June, when the trades ere not blowing, or when they had :tle force.

However, Anthropologist William ascom noted in 1946 that a great sal of inter-island sailing in the irolines took place during the ade wind season.

IO far, a good deal has been said f concerning the methods of navigation and piloting in both icronesia and Polynesia. Now let turn to the navigator himself id investigate his qualifications, lining, and position within the ciety.

As for qualifications, Martha sckwith describes the accomplishmts of Pakaa, a famous navigator the Middle Ages, in her book, uvaiian History. ‘He was acquainted with the irs and could steer a canoe even len there was no land visible. He aid predict a calm or a storm on e ocean by watching the stars noting the rainbow colours and their edges, by the blinking or reddening of the stars, or their misty appearance before a storm: or by observing the reddening of the clouds, the movements of the clouds, advancing together or retreating, their position with reference to each other, the darkening of the heavens, a puff of wind, a strong north wind, an east wind, a whirlwind, and a towering wave on the ocean.”

While the preceding statement stresses the knowledge of weather indicators primarily, we may list the following as astronomical knowledge known to all Polynesian navigators: (1) The distance of the sun, north or south of the Equator, and its diurnal path on any day of the year; (2) The motions of the planets in the ecliptic: (3) The brightness, colour, and position of several hundred stars and the time of year when they were visible in the night sky; (4) The configurations of the constellations; (5) The stars which rise from the same point on the horizon and trace the same path across the sky and the seasons when they can be used for navigation; (6) The motion of the moon, which changes declination rapidly but could be used for checking the course on nights when its bright- 113 ICIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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AS for Micronesia, the German ethnographers Damm and Sarfert found that the knowledge possessed by navigators was fully as impressive as that recorded for Polynesia.

From a navigator from Puluwat they recorded a list, covering several pages of fine print, of sailing directions to scores of islands.

These directions included both a direct course in terms of their celestial compass, which had already been explained, and an alternate course in case wind directions made the desired course impossible.

Included in the sailing directions ■were reefs along the way and the number of days’ sailing time to each island.

It must be always kept in mind that these details were committed to memory. Even if a navigator had never made a journey to a given island he would know the course and length of time required to reach it.

In connection with the last point, Goodenough relates an interesting anecdote in his Scientific Monthly article, Native Astronomy In Micronesia: “Early in the First World War, the German Governor of Truk, in the Caroline Islands, found himself unable to communicate with his superiors, all German shipping in the area having stopped.

“It happened that a canoe from Puluwat, 90 miles to the west, stopped during a trading trip. At his interpreter’s suggestion, the Governor asked its navigator he could get to headquarters Ponape, 300 miles to the east.

“The navigator said he h; never been there but was confides he could manage. Not many dai later, he was back with replies the Governor’s letters.

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From this example, one gleans >mething else. The navigator not nly knew how to get to Ponape •om Puluwat, but he knew in hat directions other islands lay in jlation to Ponape.

KNOWLEDGE of this sort is L handed down from father to r son, and it is exchanged by ivigators of different islands.

This exchange is facilitated by le fact that in Micronesia it is bu for navigators to eat any food tat has not been separately preired for them. Therefore, all ivigators eat together at a special ivigators’ mess, where shop-talk variably dominates the con versaon. Visiting navigators are eluded in this mess.

No school of navigation has en recorded for Micronesia, but Polynesia this institution is of eat importance. rhese schools were established the larger islands and were iducted for four or five months ring the winter. The school m opened and closed with solemn ■emonies and symbolical rites, fhe subject matter was imparted utmost secrecy and graduation ne only when the abundance of owledge had been perfectly >orbed. )ne of the exercises involved :ing a half a gourd and burning 0 this hemisphere the many ghways” (bands) of stars which ■e of importance to their area, the stars along these “highways” 1 to be recited, together with ir daily and yearly movements.

Jthough no navigation school been recorded for Micronesia, position of navigator was ited to the ranks of the ruling ises, and this would indicate t some sort of formal instruction ' provided for those of the owing generation who were 'ked out to become leaders and igators. i Polynesia, navigators were also ally nobles, and the practice of art was limited to certain ily or clan groups.

'any ritual observances accomied the posistion in both areas, an unwavering faith in their 3 was a prerequisite. ..THOUGH passages of single canoes were far from uncommon, most of the voyages ? made by flotillas of from 25 !0 canoes, and it has been reed that the number might reach The navigating chiefs usually ed together in the lead canoe. must have been a beautiful t when a fleet of those sleek. :t sea-canoes converged upon an id, with their tattooed captains prancing the deck and shouting orders to dozens of oarsmen while other crew members deftly manipulated the great lateen sails.

These men were truly Vikings of the Sunrise, and masters of the sea to the extent that she ever lets anyone master her.

Sources quoted or consulted include: Banks, Sir J. “Journal . , , during Captain Cook’s First Voyage in HMS Endeavour”. London, 1896.

Cartwright. Bruce. “The Legend of Hawaii-loa”. (Polynesian Society Vol 38, 1929).

Gatty, Harold. “The Raft Book” New York. 1943.

Goodenough. Ward. “Native Astronomy in Micronesia: A Rudimentary Science”. (“Scientific Monthly”, Aug., 1951).

Gr JZ bl l’t ArthUr “Gilbertese Astronomy ? d » A i Stron .° miCal ° bse rvances”. (Journal of Polynesian Society, Vol. 40).

Kaddon, A. C. and Hornell, James. “Canoes of Oceania . Honolulu. 1930.

H °Yo e rk!’ W 44 W “ Mankind So’Far”. New Makemson. Maude. “The Morning Star Rises . New Haven. 1941, and “Hawaiian Astronomical Concepts” (American Anthropologist, Vol. 40).

Sm ‘ th ’ S J > “” awaiki - tb e Original Home of the Maori”. London, 1921.

White. Taylor. “On the use of Birds in Navigation”. (Journal of Polynesian Society, Vol. 10).

Williams. John. “A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands’

London, 1837.

Winkler, Captain. “Sea Charts Used in the Marshall Islands”. (Annual Report of Smithsonian Institute, 1899). 115 ISLANDS MONTHLY-SEPTEMBER, 1955

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The present paper by Mr. Pieris ttitains a wealth of practical inirmation and advice, much of hich is probably quite unknown to iany Pacific producers who have ;en in the game for years.

There has been little post-war aancial inducement to take irticular pains as regards copra lality, and probably many poster producers have a somewhat izy idea as to what constitutes ►od copra.

The answer to the question is tely to assume considerable iportance after December, 1957, len the British MOF buying ntract ends.

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'Pi 110 the most serious Dblems of oil crushers in the lited Kingdom at the present ne,” he says, “is the frequent velopment of a rubbery flavour on posure to sunlight of coconut oil sssed from South Sea copra, ice this objectionable flavour is rned into margarine, the saleuity of the oil for edible purposes, )ecially for the manufacture of p-grade margarine, is seriously ected.” J ? hiTS io c n ’i ¥ r - pieri f sa y s - , has shown that sulphur contamination a mvste C r a v Se ’ bUt h ° W !t 0001118 is a mystery.

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Some appear to have been deliberately added —part of a bicycle wheel, for example, found in a consignment.

Comparing the Islands with Ceylon, Mr. Pieris says that an average skilled plantation hand in Ceylon can easily husk 2,500 nuts in an 8-hour day. In Papua-New Guinea, the average rate does not exceed 1,000 when the nuts are collected by the husker, and 500 when he has to collect them himself.

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ftESTERN Samoa has been rf chosen as the scene for the colour-filming by a British jmpany, Lawrie Productions, of a lie based on material in Sir rthur Grimble’s book, A Pattern of Hands , reports an Apia correjondent.

The director (Mr. Wolf Rilla), asiciate producer (Mr. Eric Williams) id art director (Mr. Tony Inglis) Tived at Apia in August, and the ain party of actors and techicians was expected in September.

The company has been looking for cal talent to fill the many roles i be played by Islanders.

Although A Pattern of Islands is t in the Gilberts, the isolation of lose islands makes filming there [practicable. Western Samoa has en found to be the most suitable kernative, although at one stage jji was in the running, partly beaise the Banaban settlement at ibe had offered full co-operation.

The key role of the District peer (Grimble) will be taken by Briton, Denholm Elliott, and the incipal Gilbertese part will be lyed by the famous NZ Maori eratic singer, Inia Te Wiata, who came a film star after his pertmance in The Seekers. Other itons in the cast include Maurice inham as the Resident Commisner, and Susan Stephen as Mrs. imble. fhe last production to be made Samoa was the American Return Paradise, which was received newhat sniffily by Samoan audios. It might be said, however, it Return to Paradise was at least improvement on the Hollywood vesty called His Majesty O’Keefe, ich left a sour taste in Fiji.

IEANWHILE, across the Pacific, F Chips Rafferty’s New Guinea ■ film Walk Into Paradise, has in completed, and Southern Innational, a recently-established 3ney production unit, was reled to be jubilant. tafferty and two French players, rre Cressoy and Francoise ns.ophe, have the principal roles, 1 the New Guinea settings med in colour) are described as gmficent.

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Pastor Elwyn Martin, more seriously injured, was remaining for the present at the Hansenide Colony hospital, New Guinea. , _ . , _ Pastor Grieve, who suffered broken light aim, nbs, and other injuries, and is now at the Sydney Sanitarium Hospital. will take up a new appointment as president of the North Island. New Zealand, conference of the Seventh Day Adventists as soon he has recovered. „ e^L( '* l i inea contributors to fpin w oocli de Pcndants of Capthe craslf ha'w'sn h f»r W S/H led in than n 000 f d more - = The William Watson family, of Rarotonga, at present on a world tour, received great publicity in the Australian press in August by way despatches from London. Mr.

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By Gordon Thomas

LTO sooner had I stepped aboard Bulolo for my first visit to [ Papua and New Guinea for ten ears than Vic Pennefather, one of he oldest Australian residents of TJG, loomed up on deck. [He was looking forward to a few arm months at his Tokua plantaion, near Kokopo.

His usual happy mood was re- Iforced by the fact that his horse corawin had won the first race at iandwick: what greater joy for Vic, noted sporting man in the Terri- >ry and at one time one of the est bats in any New Britain XI?

It is just over 40 years since Vic rst went to NG.

He was travelling with his uighter, Joan, who, incidentally, it a few of the younger hearts a- Bttering.

And then there were the Normoyles Chris and Mona—one of the finest mples I know (and I have known iem for over 20 years). (Chris was going to Moresby after ave to take over the duties of pimissioner of Police; not an easy sk, but one he should know well, ough I do not envy him his job th the ever-changing native out- -3k these days. But Chris has the perience, temperament and backound, and Mona will be a great Ip in every way.

Lhen there was Fred Godson. He st went to the Solomons in 1908 id knew all the old-timers, of lorn we yarned for hours on end. r years he has been in rubber in tpua, and has learned to take fe as it comes. *nd Shirley Greenwood—a Bright >ung Thing among the gnarled I-timers. She was on a holiday P to her mother, just outside ibaul. Her father for years was BP manager and inspector in 3 Islands. He had his own siness later at Rabaul before the ps captured him and he was lost. ®ther bearer of a name well own in old BP circles was irgaret Aumuller, doing the round p. Fifty years ago her dad, orge, joined BP in the Islands fl was for years at Samarai. Her mdfather was Cairns’ second tyor.

T Brisbane several old Islanders l came to visit; Dr. and Mrs.

Sinclair—both looking well; in Ross, Guy Broad (on long ve), Ernie Slee and his wife; ;k Owen, wife and a few of the i children—Doreen (the wife) is ipusm of Ray Parer; Mrs. Battis } Mrs. Symes with her son. t was here, on the return trip, I met Pat and Mrs. Holmes.

He was for years Secretary for Lands in P-NG and now is attached to the Lands Department at Brisbane. All looking well; all eager to talk of the land where for many life had really started.

Here were Ted Fulton, his wife and three children. They had escaped from the Victorian cold to the warmth of the northern capital and were now bound for their NG home at Makurapau.

Another Brisbane passenger was Ron Clammer, an old-time police officer, heavier and heartier than ever, returning from leave.

IN the old days the arrival of an overseas vessel at any Islands port was an event, and the world and his wife turned out to welcome the travellers.

It was somewhat disappointing, as we edged towards the Moresby wharf, to see so few locals interested in our arrival. I searched for familiar faces and saw but three— Judge Andy Kelly, his charming Commissioner Normoyle and Mrs. Normoyle are back at Port Moresby after holiday leave in Australia. The Commissioner, who arrived in the Territory in 1932 as a WO (2), was first posted to Rabaul. After promotion in 1937, he was in charge of the Kokopo Police Station.

He was away from the Territory when the Japanese occupied New Britain, but in January, 1942, he joined the infantry at Port Moresby as a private. Two months later he was commissioned and given the task of reorganising all native police and recruiting Europeans for the force. In 1944, with the rank of lieutenantcolonel, he became officer in charge of the Papuan Constabulary and New Guinea Police Force. After the war he was Inspector and later Superintendent at Rabaul, moving to Moresby in 1953 as Superintendent, becoming Acting Commissioner and ultimately Commissioner. 121 CIF I C ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Later, there came tootling al. in a jeep, complete with trai dogs and native henchman, bear G A. V. Stanley, retired now fi his geologising with the APC, tl whom there is none with a be; knowledge of P-NG or with a rr extensive library of the Territ; He told me he was busy on history of New Guinea—long wani Our arrival at Moresby coincii with a sitting of the Legislai Council in the Red Cross Hall Ela Beach. It was here I met mi old-timers; energetic Jimmy Ja:j (full of beans as usual), st: Fairfax-Ross (he was one of party who dragged me out f:: custody with the Japs in ’4 Steve Lonergan, little altered spite his onerous administrat duties, smiling and optimis Doris Booth, quiet and forceful; of yore; Larry Dwyer, bluff as enthusiastic, short-circuiting i tape wherever possible and get: things done ; Keith McCan cheerful and bright, despite the I of Native Affairs sitting on broad shoulders; George WhittaE white-haired, but robust and ful; fight as ever; Bob Bunting, a m lad when I saw him last, and stolidly matured and level-head: IN other places I came across « Ahearn, an important cog in the APC machinery justly proud of the results of recent Flood Relief Fund; Fe’

Holloway, old Digger and old fn Burns-Seagar Wedding at Moresby Cutting the cake at the reception after wedding of Miss Lexy Seagar and Mr. Mi[?] Burns at Port Moresby on August 20.

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Office and Sample Room Bank of New South Wales Chambers, Suva, Fiji. >f Rabaul days, and now of Steamjhips; Alan Willis, whom I last saw n 1921 down Bougainville way, now i plantation executive with Steamhips.

And then on my return to Port I net two old friends—Bill Groves ,nd Tony Anthony. The former is Mrector of Education, a job for diich he is well fitted and does exremely well; while Tony is No. 2 n the Lands Dept., where there re scores of headaches, but Tony emains his quiet, unperturbed, likeble self as I have always known im. |Les Clout stuck his head around iie corner while I was with Tony, nd is little changed.

Then there was Bernie Ryan, BP’s lanager in Port now, quiet, unified as in Rabaul days. To him I owe a most pleasant drive to buna Falls and Koitaki.

At Samarai, “scorched earth” in le War and now a veritable model >wn and pretty as a picture, I let only one old-timer whom 1 aew; BP manager Gabriel, a bit jed, but full of kindness and vim. iT Lae there was Flora Stewart L at her Cecil pub. She had not I changed greatly since the days hen I was her guest in the ttirties at the Top Pub at Wau, id there, too, was daughter Ela, juried and complete with babe.

On the hill I met old Henry Eckhof, little changed since the days when he managed Matanatar plantation for the Exproboard in the ’2o’s, and outside the shop Ernie Serafini grasped my hand and talked of old Rabaul days.

At the District Office there was big Bill Seale, smiling as ever, and A. L. King, still digging amongst files and half-yearly returns of f,„- T -v. at the neat, tiim Library there was Vivian Thwaite, capable b an £ P roud tremelySr Inthe town. ‘ S F ]° Gil ™o r ? greeted me at the Madang Hotel as she had greeted me at various other pubs at Kokopo and Rabaul in days gone by. She as , not s 9 bright as usual. Husband Jack was in bad health. I was sorry to miss Jack - It was at Madang that I met Ru pert Haviland and D. O. Skinnen, and Freda E|lw < nee Mathieson), all in the District Office, ° uti at the Native Hospital Office I. met a g ain Roma Bates, the brave little widow of Madang’s one-time District Commissioner, Charlie Bates, who in ’45 was in charge of the party releasing me from Japanese captivity. Roma was smiling and battling against odds, and to her I “dips me lid.”

Out at Lombrum there was only one familiar face, that of handsome Norman Whitely, who is a wellknown ngure in the Admiralties, popular and prosperous.

“I never regret your sending me up here in ’2l” he said, referring to the days when he was an Exproboard plantation man. He was due south by the August Bulolo.

IT was only natural that the meeting of old friends reached its peak when we tied up at Rabaul, First to meet my eye was Jack Chipper, striding up and down the wharf superintending (for some reason) the berthing of the first overseas vessel at the partly-completed wharf, which is a credit to the town.

And then swarming up the gangway came cheerful Jack West, Max Lees (now right-hand man to Vic Pennefather, and little the worse for his thirty-odd years in NG); and Cresswell, quiet and stolid as of old. The favourable turn of Fortune’s wheel had left him unchanged.

There was Norman Duncan and his charming wife, both extending a warm welcome to the old hometown. There, too, was Mrs. Linda Pratt, who was up for the opening of the Memorial Gates. She was representing the NG Women’s Clubs in Australia. And Mrs. Greenwood was there to meet her daughter, Shirley Up in the town round the clubs and pubs and places where men meet, I came with pleasure on many 123 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Technipress House, 29 Alberta Street, Sydney. (Box 3408, G.P.0., Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.) >ld-time friends, with other friends vho were only names until I met hem.

At the New Guinea Club I yandered round gazing at the ihotographs of bygone years; Nobby Jlark, the president of pre-war ears, the photograph showed him s Chief Warden, wearing the sign f office. There were also the hotographed records of old comlittees, all most nostalgic.

It was here, beneath the chairs nd tables, that we had crouched hen the first Japanese planes came yer in ’42. club is the one building that ill retains most of its old-time dry. Here I met Les Corbet, Dldier Williams, Noel Barry, Frank Disen and Gilbert Renton, the tter having sent me a note from proka when I was at Lae: “I’ll see m in Rabaul, Matey.”

N a Government office I met Reg ißigby, surrounded by legal tomes [and the endless files that always em to accumulate even in the best gulated offices. A good soul is jg. and one most fitted for his job I dealing out justice from the pch.

On to BP’s, where George Clarke cupied the managerial chair, a tie older, a little wiser* but still iich the same—quick-spoken, keen id alert. Here, too, was Kenward, jently come in from Kavieng; and rs. Targett, smiling soul, not tinged a bit despite the many ars that have passed. Tucked ray in a corner was Pat—Miss iterson—one of BP’s oldest staff imbers. We spoke of “Mac,” the [pping man of bygone years and ddy Dodd, who had died recently.

Severing outside the store, I came on Mrs. Miller —Bright Young ing of Rabaul in War I days, still iling and generous. Her “boy” rsented me with a luscious pineole: “Present belong Missus,” he d. and I saw her disappearing her jeep. )n the site of the old Neu inea Compagnie, the new New inea Co. (alias WRC) operated i my guide and mentor pointed * to me “the prettiest girl in haul” as we passed the cashier’s ce. I can quite believe him, too.

Ve sighted Jack Sedgers in the tance, his smile had not altered, ugh his waistband had. iater on there were meetings with ibrose Thomas and Vic Pearson, Colyer, Watsons. Their offices od across the street from where spent many hectic months of ttbing when with the Japs, in Rebaul Freezer building. It was eed a pleasant change! iEN in Chinatown: The first old friend to greet me was Meen, known well as Rabaul’s photopher. He had progressed since was a clerk in the Agriculture oartment’s office, but was still the same methodical man of yore.

Many other old-time faces I met, too, but gone are their names.

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Photo by Papuan Prints. 125 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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NOR can I forget my na friends, whom the bush wire had informed of my comin My old office-boy—grown a i with wife and child, grinning presenting me with a basket we sat yarning in the tinata, wl I thought I had almost forgot but I hadn’t. And there y natives from Matupi who gath. round me at the Bung, all se ingly glad to see me once ag From them I learned more t statistics could tell me.

And so, like Fitzpatrick and.

Traveltalks, I say “Farewell to Guinea,” land in which my h lies buried deeply and where thoughts are always with t; many friends —not all of therm friends. I made some new frii for whom I have the greatest: gard and feel they will carry the traditions of New Guine; land to be worked for and a which will repay those who y for it.

Improvement To Fiji

News Broadcasts

THE Fiji Broadcasting C mission has introduced a vice of local news broadcast replace the former weekly Nl letter.

Initially, the broadcasts are 8 on Mondays, Wednesdays and days at 9.10 pm, following at broadcast of Australian news the local weather broadcast, five-minute sessions, which provide a prompter service than weekly broadcast, will be repe on the following days at 1.25 p Weekly news summaries, supc respectively by the Austr; Broadcasting Commission and: New Zealand Broadcasting Sei are also to be broadcast in fv for the benefit of Australians < New Zealanders resident in F The New Zealand broadcast Radio Suva is at 12.45 pm ano Australian broadcast at 5.45 pn Sundays.

At the beginning of August a£ aerial system was brought into, on VRH4, the station’s shortoutlet on 3980 kc/s. The chair expected to provide an impc ment in reception for listener the Colony distant from Suva.j especially on the north coast oi< Levu.

Overseas listeners—in New land and more distant Pacific 1 tories, will find short-waves ception poorer, however, as the vice is not really intended for areas. 126 SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTI

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More Flying-boat Cruises Co Island Ports HR GORDON TAYLOR will not I be alone in the air cruise busii ness from Sydney to the Islands xt year.

Ansett Airways Pty. Ltd. an- Mnced at Sydney late in August at it plans to send Short Sandigham flying-boats on 10 to 14y Island cruises next winter.

Places mentioned were Tahiti, (i. Tonga, Samoa, Rarotonga, turu, and Norfolk, but some of jse ports do not seem to tally ;h the use of flying boats. Raroiga, Nauru, and Norfolk for exiple, have no sheltered waters for ing boats, though there are airips for land-based aircraft, sett’s public relations office had I comment when inquiries were de.

Sailier Ansett Airways, accord- |to the Sydney press, had comined that though they had made [offer for one of the Qantas idringhams recently retired from Sydney-Islands service, the three fraft had been sold for scrap without tenders being called. wa T s he sa!S ra t P o T V/y was said t 0 be worth £15.000.

Presumably a matter of policy was involved, though no exnlana- ‘TJett "“lyTadt" 13 deal Late to August the'flvtoff P h£fti wire almost Completely bSkfn^p Paga Hill Wins Papuan League Final Pag Hill ( picture) won the final of the 1995 Papuan Rugby League series by beating Maganis 12-11 at Port Mores on August 28. 127 CITIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Disputed Origin

Coconuts Could Drift For 3,000 Miles Some time ago there appeared in ie Penguin New Biology Series (No. \) an interesting survey of the cocout by Reginald Child, lately Senior jiemist, Tea Research Institute of ast Africa, and, from 1931-49, I rector, Coconut Research Institute { Ceylon . Here are some extracts : IR. Child notes that Thor Heyer- -1 dahl, in his writings on the Kon-Tiki expedition, claimed at coconuts could only have come the Islands as cargo aboard the fts or canoes of the first settlers. >conuts stowed in a below-water mpartment on Kon-Tiki had all tted or become infertile on the l-day journey, whereas those tried dry on deck were still fer- 3ut Mr. Child believes that cocots could in fact have been carried ocean currents. In 1941 C. H. monson, of Bishop Museum staff Honolulu, carried out a careful t of coconuts in seawater and tnd that they were capable of minating after periods of up to 1 days in the sea. n that time they could have fted up to 3,000 miles. ’o the suggestion that if washed tore on a typical infertile atoll ,ch the nuts could never take t, the author mentions observais made by a Dutch scientist in East Indies. An island named ik Krakatoa IV, close to Kraka- , was thrown up by volcanic ion around 1929. No person aed on this rocky, infertile upval until 18 months after its earance, when it was found that foreshore was lined with Barftonia weed, amongst which colts had germinated and somehow ;n root, thus showing that coco- -5 can establish themselves under eheyably infertile conditions of without assistance from man inimal. tie original home of the coconut not been established though a it deal of research has been led out. There is evidence that e were coconut palms in India y® ars a So —and that they were i then looked on as having been iduced. Language studies tend uggest that coconuts arrived in a * r °m the Indo-Malay region, 1 igh other scientists have built a . to show that their home was 'vest coast of Central America— I eastern border of the Pacific, ►conuts seem to have arrived in I on around 300-600 AD—long , ’ they appeared in India, and ' e is evidence to suggest that ( spread through the Pacific ids was not much earlier than I this, though to-day there are far more varieties in the Pacific than elsewhere. coconuts came from they thrive to-day in many varieties m most tropical and some subtropical areas of the world, 3 000 feet being about the greatest altitude at which the palms will bear fruit.

Present world coconut crop is estimated at about 10 million acres and about 500 million palms Annual production is about 3 million tons of oil—sufficient to supply a fat ration of 2.8 lbs to the entire world population.

With the oil there is about 375,000 tons of protein—a ton of copra containing about 12 cwt of oil and 11 cwt of cake of about 20 per cent* protein value.

On that basis about 8,000 nuts are required to produce a ton of oii. Average production at present is about 2,000 coconuts and 5-6 cwt of oil per acre, though any average estate m Ceylon yields at least double this, with crops of 15 cwt of oil per acre known.

By the application of existing technical knowledge, coconut oil supplies could be increased bv several hundred thousand tons annually, at a fraction of the cost of clearing and cultivating land for other oil-producing crops. \rrSl t ? e species of insects known by science to infest coconut palms, only a very few are harmful These are included in the 323 kinds of beetles and in some of the cater- -115 varieties of moths and butterflies. art i cle ’ and the attached bibliography, should be of interest to all associated with the coconut industry. t Passengers expected at Rarotonga aboard the New Zealand Civil Aviation Bureau’s radio-calibra- "°n ai T rcraf t tn September included Mrs. Nancy Whelan, SPC’s Visual Education Officer; The Rev. C Whonsbon-Aston, Anglican chaplain Qrm TvrS AP la ; Mi*. T. S. Robinson, NZ Ministry of Works.

Posf-Graduate Work for Micronesians TLJICRONESIAN graduates of the IfJ. Central Medical School, Suva, Srhnni r avo *5? e - Gua . m Navy Medical school are being given post-graduate courses at Hilo, Hawaii. Funds for an expansion of this training year eCt haVB 58811 doubled thil The medicos qualify for the nost- Sv^ Ua^ 6 Co V r f e s Provided that P they have completed four vears at medical school and a further two years of practical work in a district BtSSS. SS sse particuiar t When the trader Charlotte Donald arrived at Pukapuka on August 23 she was the first outside connection since December 3. 129 ' FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER , 1955

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Tributes To

Island Figures

By KN.

THE impending release of a new series of pictorial stamps for the British Solomon Islands is regarded with interest by stamp collectors, and especially by those whose philatelic leanings are directed to history.

The 1/- value of the new series will picture HMS Swallow. This was the vessel in which Captain Philip Carteret, in 1767, rediscovered the Solomons, which had first been found by the Spanish navigator, Mendana, in 1567.

Postal tributes to other wellknown Pacific Islands historical figures have been made in earlier years by countries in this area.

ALTHOUGH the island was discovered by Captain James Cook, New Caledonia’s stamp issues have not yet presented the British navigator’s picture, but in 1928 pictorial issues honoured both the Compte de la Perouse, and Louis Antoine de Bougainville.

On the design the two appeared together, with a sailing vessel of the era placed between. La Perouse had explored the area round New Caledonia after leaving Botany Bay in 1788, while de Bougainville, the first Frenchman to circumnavigate the world, noted the islands during his journeyings.

In 1953, the centenary of the French occupation of New Caledonia was commemorated by an issue of four more stamps; These showed portraits of Admirals Brun d’Entrecasteaux and Dumont d’Urville: the missionary Monsigneur Douarre and Admiral Despointes, the island’s first Governor.

Included as backgrounds to these stamps were the frigates Recherce and Esperance, the cathedral at Noumea, a map of New Caledonia and a view of the Bay of Noumea.

D’Entrecasteaux, in 1791, led an expedition to the South Pacific, to look for La Perouse, and in 1826 d’Urville explored New Caledonia when he was also seeking La Perouse.

Admiral Despointes, Commander of the French Naval Forces in Oceania, took possession of New Caledonia in the name of Napoleon 111, in 1853.

PRESIDENT Sanford Dole, who was then in office in Hawaii, figured on stamps issued during 1894, when Hawaiian Islands were a Republic. He became President on the overthrow of the monarchy in 1893, and held that responsibility until annexation by the United States in 1898. He la became a US District Judge.

In 1931, the Dutch East Ino (now Indonesia) provided a spei stamp for use on the first airra carried between Java and Austra The design comprised a portrait Captain M. P. Pattist, who pilot on the flight, and inclui a map of the north of Australia s the Indies.

Inset portraits of Commoc Erskine and the chief Boe \ appeared on stamps in the issued by Papua in 1934 in celeb tion of the territory’s declarat as a British Protectorate 50 ye previously.

Other designs represented scene on board HMS Nelson Moresby Harbour in 1894, with Commodore, in company with Rev. Mr. Laws and the Rev.

Chalmers, of the London Mission Society, talking with the nai delegates of the Port Moresby I trict.

The design was reproduced f: a contemporary newspaper illus: tion of the time.

IN 1932, Cook Islands sta. carried good portraits of C tain James Cook, after whom! group is named. Cook was pictr in naval uniform, wearing headgear of the time. The de; was adopted from a well-km 130 SEPTEMBER, 1 9 55-P A C I F I C .SLANDS MONTI

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P.O. Box 299. Telephone 114 (4 lines) iainting (by Nathaniel Dance, RA) ben hanging in the Greenwich [ospital.

In 1920, the Cook Islands had dislayed the effigy of the Captain facig towards the right of the stamp, at on that occasion he was not earing a hat.

A id stamp, also available in 1932, lustrated the initial landing in me, 1774, at Niue, by Cook and s party. The Resolution lay offlore.

Cook was honoured by the Cook lands twice in the 1949 pictorial amps. The Id. value showed the eat navigator in a head and .oulders format, with a map of e Hervey Islands, first sighted by >ok in September, 1773 and med by him after Captain Hervey, ier Earl of Bristol and First Lord the Admiralty.

Ihe same picture represented, on e right, the Bosun Bird in a ipical setting.

Model for the likeness of the Capin on the 1/- value was the ttue by Sir Thomas Brock, »ted near the Admiralty Arch, ndon. This was a full-length rtrayal. A map of the Cook ands was included as background.

HE Rev. John Williams, of the London Missionary Society; and the first missionary in Rarotonga 1823, appeared on the 2d. stamp the same Cook Islands pictorial Les of 1949. ’he missionary ship, Messenger Peace, built by Williams at rotonga in 1828, was shown on I right, while a map of Raroga was the central motif, laptain Cook has not been forten on other Pacific stamps, ■rt from Australia and New Zead. n 1950, Niue’s Id. issue repreted Cook’s vessel, Resolution, off lahi Point, in June, 1774, during ! second voyage of discovery hen, in 1928, the United States imemorated Cook’s discovery, in » of the Hawaiian Islands with pecial stamp issue. Printed in erica, the two stamps were first le available at the post office at lolulu. hey did not carry a special dek but a commemorative overit reading: “Hawaii 1778-1928” placed on stamps showing Prents Washington and Roosevelt, ed earlier. wigan stamps have a link with K, for their watermarks feature oises. On his second visit to Tongan Islands, in 1778, Cook ented two tortoises to the King 1 kept them as favourite pets' of them is still alive to-dav. Its earance on national stamps as watermark rrtotif served as a aanent reminder of both Cook’s and his gift.

Eut. William Bligh, Of

HMS Bounty, and later Governor of NSW, was featured on nrst pictorial stamps distributed in 1940 by the Pitcairn Islands. A characteristic likeness was depicted on the 2d issue, which represented Bounty under full sail in the background.

In the same series the Id. and 2/6 values illustrated Fletcher Christian, leader of the mutineers standing on the deck.

The lid showed John Adams, the last surviving member of the mutineers, against a background of his Pitcairn Island house.

The name of Robert Louis Stevenson is synoymous with Samoa, and, naturally enough Western Samoan stamps have symbolised the author’s greatness.

In 1935, a 6d issue was devoted to an impression of his house, Vailima, now the High Commissioners residence.

The 1/- value pictured Stevenson s tomb at the top of Mount Vaea, where, on his death in 1894 he was buried with great ceremony w Fo . Ur ears after these stamps!

Western Samoa included a fine fullface portrait of RLS on the 7d value of the set issued to mark the 25th anniversary of New Zealand occupation of the former German colony. t Chief Judge R. V. Kay has given a warning to Rarotonga drinkers that penalties for drunkenness will be heavier in future, and are liable to be in the form of gaol sentences rather than fines. 131 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Leper Patients

tfTIL a few years ago the South Pacific administrations had to charter special vessels at conrable cost to transport leper ents to the main treatment and egation centres —Makogai, Oroi, Ducos, etc.

Jw, thanks to modem drugs, [ a small proportion—the inious cases—are sent to such res. The others are treated at r home islands, or at small tment centres within the island ips. lis dispersal is now taking place licronesia. Patients there were lerly concentrated at Tinian, e July, they have been returned e, and future patients are to reated locally.

Mariboi Rubber Ltd.

NUAL report of Mariboi Rubber, Ltd., Port Moresby, states that net profit £36,665 which, with the balance [ht forward, gives a total of £35,560. idend of 10 per cent, will absorb ■18, and £4,837 will go to general res, leaving a balance of £35,560 to irried forward.

Amateur Boxers

In Fiji May

Go To Olympiad

A MATEUR boxing in Fiji has been given a fillip by a statement that the resuscitated Fiji Amateur Boxing Association is looking into the possibilities of sending a team to the Olympic Games at Melbourne next year.

In the professional department, Tongan Kitione Lave knocked out the British heavyweight Manuel Burgos in the first round of a London bout on August 22.

Lave said later that he wants a return bout with ex-champion Johnny Williams, who beat him in the first round of Lave’s first bout in England.

In New Zealand the Fijian light-heavyweight champion, Laitia Yakaduadua. lost on points in an uninspiring bout with Australian Johnny Douglas at Auckland in late August.

Fijian heavyweight Jovecl Bau, in a spectacular fight at Hastings, NZ, on August 27, beat Ken Brady, ex-champion of Australia, on points. The Australian, who had the advantage in height, reach and weight, said later that Jovecl had all the makings of a great boxer.

Tongan Johnny Halafihi made a brilliant comeback at Auckland in August when he scored a technical knockout over Pran Mikus, Australian middleweight champion.

In the eighth round the referee stopped the fight a second or so before Mikus’s manager, Ambrose Palmer, could throw in the towel.

Fosi Schmidt, the Western Samoan heavyweight, knocked out Australian Ross Jenkins in the fifth round of a bout at 4pia on August 26.

At Sydney on August 35 Eastern Samoan Wrestler AIo Leilani beat American Don Beitleman by two falls to one after 42 minutes.

Cigarette Exploded

Charge Of Dynamite

Dynamiting of fish is illegal in virtually all Pacific territories, but it continues, with results that are sometimes more disastrous to human beings than to fish.

In Eastern Samoa, the police have been investigating a case of illegal possession of dynamite (which is imported only by the Government) in a sequel to a tragedy.

A young man, Uepa Mulitauaopele, of Lauli’i village, held a lighted cigarette close to the very short fuse of a dynamite charge and blew on the cigarette, which he thought was clear of the fuse. The prank was designed to frighten his companions.

The charge exploded, killing Mulitauaopele and injuring two onlookers. \\ Mr. Andrew Gilchrist, overseas manager for the United Insurance Company Ltd., made an inspection tour of New Guinea in September to assess possibilities of expansion of the company’s interests to include that area. arcel Hoffman, heavyweight boxing cham- [?] of French Oceania, is 22 years of age and [?] hs 175 lb. He was declared champion on 1, after his fourth major win. On his in this picture is his manager, M. Arthur 133 1 F 1 C ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Has Anybody Eve [?]

Found Cat Islands

HAS anybody ever found 0 Island, and what has happen to the tired American ne T papermen who planned to lot. eat there after eliminating the c with the US Navy’s poison g; plaintively asks a correspondent; Tahiti.

Apart from a disturbing suspic: that somebody was pulling son body else’s leg when Cat Isis was fished up and later identif as (of all places) historic Tetiai near Tahiti, nothing seems to hi developed since PIM noted American excitement several ye ago.

In July, 1949, an Ament magazine came up with a sti about an island in French Ocea which, it was alleged, was ov run by cats. Anybody who ca could take possession, but the o were so ferocious that little h was held out.

On the strength of this imag ative excursion, some Los Angj newspapermen are reported to h organised an expedition to ell the atoll in the name of Greater Los Angeles Press Club a sanctuary for tired newspai men.

The late Frank Morgan, and owner-skipper of yachts, recruited to provide transport, just as the party was about to i in September, 1949, Morgan c At the same time, a Fre Colonial Office cablegram sts with regret, that there “probably no such island.”

In November, 1950, an Arnei? digest-type publication stated: . newsmen were granted rif to make the attempt in 1949, document duly signed by <1 Thoussiant, of the French Cola Office. US naval authorities agreed to make available cen poison-gas missiles which coulo lobbed on to the island from an. shore position for the purpose, liquidating the cats.”

Morgan’s death had held up i project, but another shock occui with the statement that a mem after research at Paris, had ess lished that the name of the is.< was Tetiaroa —“one days saj due south of Atiu, longitude latitude 20, almost on the Tk of Capricorn.” (The solid fact is < if anybody can find land at point he may well be welcomi it, cats or no cats. Tetiaroai course, is almost within cooeij Papeete and nowhere near the I tion stated). , , The burble continued; The real difficulty is that Talix Royalty has granted a part oft island to a British dentist, , Walter Johnstone, although t is no record of Johnstone s having accepted the land gm (This tangle can perhaps be sod 134

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Williams was most certainly invested in Tetiaroa).

In November, 1950, it was further iaimed that the Cat Island Assertion, Inc., was being formed in alifornia. “Membership,” it was ated, “will be opened to Amerim and Canadian newsmen for two jllars. When sufficient funds are [hand, an estimated 40,000 dollars, Cat Island Expedition will again i organised, with an eight-man ew selected by lot from the assoation’s membership.”

Recent reports from Tahiti incate that Tetiaroa is still unplested by American newsmen id that cats are no problem to le people legally Occupying the land.

No information is available about e 40,000 dollars, or whatever irtion of the fund may have been ised.

From the American viewpoint, twever, it was probably quite a od story while it lasted.

Big Year for NG Women's Club, Melbourne IHE Memorial Scholarship of the New Guinea Women’s Associa- | tion, Melbourne, has been r arded this year to James liitehead, - stated the president [rs. L. Pratt) in her annual reft.

Six children are now benefiting the scholarship. [he report stresses the success of i co-operative effort which reted in the erection of the morial Gates at the Queen zabeth Park, Rabaul, and reviews extremely active year, tfhen thanking officers and mbers of the club for their alty and support, the president iressed gratification that Miss Ida Youlden had consented to itmue as secretary and Mrs rnsworth as treasurer.

Gold Mines of NG [AREHOLDERS of Gold Mines of New Guinea. NL, will be asked to approve iroposal to exchange each 1/- stock > for four contributing shares of 1/i paid to 3d.

Iternatively they will be asked to agree he company’s liquidation, iis follows a statement by directors ‘ the company has no funds to carry Advances have been made by the ctors but this cannot continue, they tkins, Kroll and Co., San ncisco, is now marketing copra the US Trust Territory of Micro-

Honiara Will Have

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PLANS for improved port facilities at Honiara, capital of the British Solomons, have been approved and work will begin as soon as materials and staff for construction can be assembled, probably in the first half of 1956.

Since the collapse in 1952 of the last American wartime wharf at Kokum, near Honiara, there have been no adequate port installations, cargo being lightered to a small temporary wharf at Point Cruz v/ith a long carry to and from Customs and goods sheds.

New Manager in Fiji Mr. Arthur G. Richmond is the new manager in Fiji for the Vacuum Oil Co. Pty., Ltd., in succession to Mr. J. A. Glover, who has been transferred to head office at Melbourne. A wartime squadron-leader in the RAAF, Mr. Richmond was awarded the George Medal. 135 ' FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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These delicious new products —namely, Hungarian Goulash, Beef Strogonoff, Curried Chicken and Kidneys cooked in Wine, are all hand prepared, under the direction of our Continental Chef.

The Chef in charge of this Department has studied food, and food canning in Europe, and the East, for many years, and is a recognised expert in this field.

HUNGARIAN GOULASH. This is packed in a 16 oz. can, and as its name implies, is the National Hungarian dish. It is made of diced Beef & Veal and is flavoured with tomato concentrate, capsicum and paprika.

It is usually served with egg noodles.

BEEF STROGONOFF. Also packed in a 16 oz. can and is the Russian National dish. Made from shredded Beef with a cream and mushroom sauce, it is delicious served with French fried potatoes, beans and green peas.

CURRIED CHICKEN. Only the finest Indian curry is used, and the final result after adding up to 16 ingredients, is really something that will please the palate of curry lovers.

The chicken is packed on the bone in a 16 oz. can, and to avoid bone splinters a saw is used for dissection.

When the contents of the can is heated and turned out, the consumer should be able to carve the flesh off the bone.

As is usual with prepared poultry, this dish should be served with rice.

KIDNEYS COOKED IN WINE. This 12 oz. pack is a delicacy that can be served on toast, or for any other occasion with mashed potatoes and green peas. Only selected Pigs kidneys are used, therefore this line may be in short supply from time to time.

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Tons 1953 Millions of francs Tons 1954 Millions of francs Minerals 340,018 1,226.858 227,321 1.350,276 Coffee 1,551 96.925 1,830 126,624 Copra 2,824 27,640 3,348 36,344 Trochus 578 12,812 880 33,167 Hides 323 3,619 331 3,152 Canned meats 10 997 24 2,633

French Oceania

| Copra 17,120 227,688 21,570 270,507 Phosphate 244.937 157,702 228,895 186,587 [ Vanilla 137 53,807 130 120,710 MOP shells . . 847 52,712 872 59,751 Coconut oil 445 8,758 630 10,984 Notable is th« greatly increased value of trochus and vanilla.

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French Pacific Territories’ Exports Rise in Value, Not Always in Volume EXPORT figures for the French Pacific Territories covering 1954, !i recently published, show increased values and in some cases greatly \ increased output of produce.

Comparative figures for the principal items for 1953 and 1954 are as Hows; [?]ountain-dwellers [?]eline after [?]iqration to Coast NLY one linguistic group in Bougainville has a declining ;birthrate, and the causes of this e been investigated by a medical I Native Affairs patrol.

Papua-New Guinea Health Detment official has commented t these people, who belong to Kunuawni district of north tgainville, moved down from the mtains to the coast several years Since then there has been a ked decline in their numbers. )r reasons so far unknown, the 3le seemed reluctant to return he area where they had thrived many years. le patrol, which started late in ust, was the first in the district a considerable time.

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3ALING will be carried on at Norfolk Island next year, sub- |ect to the approval of the n Bay Whaling Co., reported a oik Island correspondent on ember 8.

Bcials and technicians of the •any have completed a thorough jy of the situation, and it has decided that all difficulties can vercome. e main problem is to get a 28iigestor ashore in one piece. is believed that the Norfolk d station will receive a quota •0 whales, which should make itions well worth while. ling will probably start in midst, after the end of the Byron season.

Sydney New Guinea Women's Club THE New Guinea Women’s Club, Sydney, will hold its children’s Christmas party on December 12, and the names, ages and addresses of children from the Territory who would like to attend should be sent to the secretary, 77 King Street, Sydney.

The annual Christmas cocktail party will be held at the King Street club rooms on December 16.

At the club’s August meeting, Mrs.

Symington gave a popular talk on a three weeks’ trip to Alice Springs.

J Chips Rafferty and his film unit left Madang, New Guinea, late in August aboard the Administration patrol vessel Thetis for the Sepik River.

New Developments Under Way in NG’s Air Services IMPORTANT developments in the New Guinea air network were advanced a stage in August.

Canberra has given financial approval for the first stage of a big new airport construction job to start at Malahang, near Lae, this year.

The first stage involves construction of a 7,500-ft by 150-ft runway on the new site, which is about two miles from the existing airport. The second stage will be the transfer of hangars and construction of new buildings.

Three years is the target period for completion of all work.

Estimates and design of an airstrip at Loani, on the mainland opposite Samarai Island, have been completed by the Civil Aviation Department. The strip, when built, will permit Samarai to be served by land planes of up to DC3 size, instead of the present flying-boat service.

At Goroka, New Guinea’s fastgrowing new town, a freight shed is to be established at the airfield, and an air traffic control station set up. A freezer unit for perishable cargoes is likely to be installed in the new freight shed.

The No. 2 airstrip at Goroka, designed for use by small aircraft, when completed by the end of the year, will reduce delay to the movements of larger aircraft.

Blocks of land suitable for the erection of quarters for airways company labourers will be made available near this airport. 137 1F 1 C ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Although the night-prow situation at Suva in July ai August was serious at tim there had been worse “epidemi. of the kind in the past, and mi of the panic was due to exaggeral reports, said a police headquart: statement on August 16.

Since the beginning of the ye one-third of the complaints ab« prowlers and housebreaking in Su had resulted in arrests and coi cases—an indication of pol efficiency in spite of an inadequj force.

There had been no cases of rs or attempted rape, although thi had been four cases of molestat; of European women in their hou by night prowlers.

Many cases of alleged nig prowling had been found investigation to be due to h friends calling on housegirls (an Suva custom).

The scare caused the usual sp of sensational rumours, and at stage it was alleged that so policemen might be condor escapes after intrusions beca there had been cases of seem police inactivity after alarms.

Reliable reports have indica that a disturbing situation, ba on authentic cases of nig prowling and burglary, did justify such sweeping staterrw as that contained in a rej: published in New Zealand that European woman can safely v in Suva’s main streets alone a dark without risk of molestatio At the height of the pa extravagant measures suggesteo counter the trouble ranged fi gaol terms with before-and-s floggings to a 10 pm curfew Fijians and Indians.

In August about 50 polices were on Suva night patrol, police had a radio van and trying to obtain more radio Ten police telephone points been installed.

The Fiji Police Departim report for 1954 stated that tt had been no effective increass the Colony’s police strength j four consecutive years. The inci; was from 501 to 508, although' population had increased by 3j in the four years. t Customs authorities who f'i £3,500 worth of opium in a at Sydney on September 2 be that an international smug' ring may be sending opium Asia to Australia for the Islands, where certain Chr “colonies” would provide a it market. 138

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The Administrator, who made the inouncement on behalf of the mister for Territories, said that e scheme would operate until the d of 1957, when it would be rejwed. It was hoped that by that ne a secondary school would be •operation in the Territory.

Brigadier Cleland made it clear at the purpose of the grant was [ensure that all Territory chilen capable of benefiting by jondary education had the oppornity of securing it. rhe interim assistance announced [1) All Asian and mixed-race ddren of parents resident in thp rntory will be eligible for a sondary education subsidy on the tie basis as for European students mding they meet the required Rational standard. The amount of the subsidy is £145 a year, plus one return fare (air) annually. Subsidies will be payable for children already attending Australian secondary schools at their parents’ or guardians’ expense. (2) Thirty scholarships are to be awarded annually to children of mixed race from Territory schools.

The maximum value will be £345 a year, but benefits in excess of £145 will be subject to a means test. (3) Ten scholarships are to be awarded each year to children of mixed-race from Territory schools who have attained the Territory equivalent of Intermediate standard.

The Administrator said that students granted scholarships in 1956 and 1957 would be given a reasonable assurance that if their school results warranted it, they would have the opportunity of completing their secondary education in Australia up to matriculation.

The subsidies and scholarships will start from the beginning of the 1956 school year.

Mr. Hasluck’s Canberra statement said that one of the purposes of providing secondary education assistance was to ensure that there was a steadily increasing number of natives, Asians and persons of mixed race who would have the educational standards to assist their own people and the general development of the Territory.

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FRENCH Oceania’s trade turned strongly towards the French a . in 1954, the Customs Statistics, just published, show.

There was a marked diminution in imports of motor vehicles and textiles from non-French sources, and imports of timber from the United States and Canada were substantially cut.

The report shows that though total import values rose from 674,000,000 to 712,000,000 francs last year, trade with foreign sources declined by 5,700,000-francs (£A260,000).

Total exports in 1954 were up by 150,000,000 francs, with an increase of 15,000,000 francs worth to foreign destinations, due mainly to increased values, though smaller quantities, of phosphate and vanilla Imports from Australia were reduced by 6,000,000 francs, but increased by 19,000,000 francs from New Zealand, which shipped large quantities of primary produce. t The Malcolm Brodie Shield, presented to the Suva Bowling Club by Mr. M. M. Brodie, manager of the Pacific Biscuit Co., Suva, in August, is for rinks championship between clubs affiliated to the Fiji Bowling Association. Mr. Brodie has twice been president of the Suva Club. 139 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Deaths Of Islands People

Lady Des Voeux

[.Lady des Voeux, whose husband, lir (George) William des Voeux, as Governor of Fiji from 1880 to 585, died in England in August i her 99 th year.

“Her active personality and vigor is brain kept in touch with and liderstood the developments of ich new period,” wrote a corre ►ondent in The Times, London. “As le wife of Sir William des Voeux, le left her mark in Trinidad, Fiji, swfoundland and Hongkong, and is a most popular and energetic dp to her husband.”

Miss Phyllis Abel

Leader of the Kwato Mission, tmarai, Papua, and widely own throughout the Territory for r devoted work, Miss Phyllis Abel ?d at Melbourne in August at i age of 57. rhe mission was founded by her her, the Rev. Charles Abel, more m 60 years ago. Miss Abel’s ath, and the absence of her »ther in Australia meant that ■ the first time since Kwato was mded no member of the Abel nily was at the mission, diss Abel left a year ago for a rid tour and was on her way back en her death occurred.

Memorial services were held in eral parts of the Territory.

Orator-Chief Leoso

Kgh Talking Chief Leoso (Ned ►ley), a skilled carpenter who, in 2, helped to build Government ase and the Administration Idmg at Pago Pago, as well as ny churches in Eastern and stem Samoa, died on August 6 at age of 74. eoso was the late Sir Peter :k’s assistant when Sir Peter was [n pil i n g his book, Samoan tenal Culture. e is survived by his wife, three s and seven daughters. He was led at Leone.

Mr. Charles Stergios

t Charles Stergios, well known rahiti for many years, died at eete on August 1 at the age 10. r. Stergios was a member of a ek family closely associated with public life of Papeete in the 1880’s and up to the mid 'S. is father was host of a Papeete remembered by old hands as ) Tane, and his brother Alex, associated with the Restaurant le at San Francisco, was Jly famous as host of the old ‘le Bougainville, larles was for many years a iliar figure as Papeete’s only man, and as such, with his trick nitating a motor-horn, and his of greeting to mail recipients “laorana te mau taeae, iaorana te mau tuahine” (Welcome friends, welcome sisters!) was known by everyone. He was also a noted drum-player.

MR. O. C. LUDOLPH Mi’. Owen Cross Ludolph, who died at Suva on August 21, was 72 years of age.

Born in South Africa and educated in Britain, he served in the Boer War before going to Fiji in 1909 as a Public Works Department draughtsman. He was appointed architect in 1911 and retired in Mr. Ludolph designed many im portant buildings, including Gov ernment House, the Suva Girls’

Grammar School Hostel and the sisters’ quarters at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, and he was as sociated with the building of the hospital itself.

Many of his stage settings for Suva amateur theatricals were com parable with the highest standards overseas.

Married twice, Mr. Ludolph was a widower when he died. He is sur vived by two sons and a daughter.

Mrs. Madge Hammond

Madge Hammond, wife of Mr H, T. (Bunny) Hammond, whose death occurred at Sydney on August ff, was a resident of Wau New Guinea, in the 1930’5. She was well known to people of Wau, Bulolo, Salamaua and Lae, and was a popular hostess at social gatherings.

In the 1930’s period Mr. Hammond, who is now head of Adastra Hunting Geopbysics Pty, Ltd., was with Holden s Air Transport Services in New Guinea.

Mr. A. O’Rourke

The death occurred in August of a well-known New Britain man, Mr. Arnold O’Rourke.

The “Doc,” as he was known, arrived in the Territory 26 years ago as a European Medical Assist ant, and spent most of his life in New Guinea in the New Britain area.

He served in the First and Second World Wars.

MR. R. L. GASKELL Mr. Richard Luke Gaskell, an old Solomon Islands resident, died in a Sydney hospital on July 27, aged 75 years.

An ex-Royal Naval shipwright Mr. Gaskell established himself in the Kieta district, Bougainville about 1910, finally leaving the Solomons in 1940.

He is survived by Mrs. Gaskell, now living in Sydney, a son Geoffrey, of Iwi, Bougainville, and another son, Jack.

Mr. A. R. Cobcroft

Mr. Alan Ridge Cobcroft, a well known figure in the commercial and political life of Western Samoa, died at Auckland, NZ. on September 5, at the age of 70.

Born at Sydney, Mr. Cobcroft went to Fiji in 1905 and worked for the CSR Co. for six years In 1911 he was appointed man ager of Papase’ea Plantations Ltd., an Australian cocoa concern in Western (then German) Samoa.

During World War I he became manager of the Government Mulifunua Plantation, and after the war began cocoa-planting on his own account.

He is survived by his wife (formerly Miss Carruthers), a son and two daughters. 141 C 1 1 C ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Much development work, men ing new harbour installations, now in hand. A big vegetable p duction project for the Guam c sumer market is under way am should become possible for the R people to become largely self-s porting. An improved shipping . vice is now being organised.

Wartime Plane Wreckage Near Kokopo WRECKAGE of wartime airo is still being found m jungles of New Guinea.

The latest discovery was madi August a few miles south of Kokj New Britain. ~ The ADO at Kokopo, Mr. Fla inspected the wreckage and ported that although the marto indicated that the Pl ane was Allied aircraft, it was impose to identify the type of Plane » had apparently exploded whej hit the ground. . , The remains of an airman found in the area.

"Matua" Special Trip DETAILS were given in Air PIM shipping timetables special voyage to the _ Islands to be made by the IX Steam Ship Co.’s Islands pass© vessel Matua.

The owners have now armour a change in the itinerary to moj Apia, and these corrected d»J appear in this month s timetalfj 142 SEPTEMBER, 1955-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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NG Claim Fails Relaxation of [?] and Ban on [?]blic Servants IE Australian Minister for Territories (Mr. Paul Hasluck) has turned down a claim by the 1G Public Service Association t public servants should have fright to purchase land to which 7 may retire in the Territory, tr. Hasluck, in reply to a series claims by the association, said t the general policy of the Govnent was that grants of land, jpt for residences, were not made lublic servants. he reason for this was partly to e the whole service in a position re it could be at all times above »ach in regard to the allocation and. tiother reason was that it was veil-established rule in most lie services that an officer should have another occupation as well lis duty as a public servant, r, Hasluck said there would be >e for public reproach if a ted portion of land were granted \ public servant and then left le Minister said he thought e was need in Papua and New lea for a much stricter applicaof these principles than elsere, because of local conditions, i added, however, that excep- } to this general rule would be idered when an officer was withyear or two of retirement, or re some other special circumces existed. ging the demolition of native sheds” and shanties in the l area, the Lae Town Advisory icil, New Guinea, has asked officers of the Departments of ve Affairs, Health and Police the area complained of. The cil holds that the natives should ettled properly in the reserve ided for them.

Tuna Aids Eastern Samoa’s Budget EASTERN SAMOA’S copra exports for the last financial year fell by 410 tons, and curio exports by $ll,OOO, but the increasing importance of the tuna fishery is indicated by figures just released at Pago Pago.

These show that exports of tinned tuna and fish meal are rising sharply. The 1953-54 quantities were respectively 8,176 cases and 456 sacks, compared with 66,160 cases and 3,319 sacks in 1954-55. Total export value for 1954-55 was just under $1,000,000.

With 32 Japanese fishing vessels now supplying the cannery, there are 300 Samoans employed ashore.

Trans-Pacific shipping companies are also happy about the new industry, which is giving incentive for better shipping connections.

Thorsisle loaded 18,000 cases of tuna in July, and Alameda called to pick up an estimated 40,000 cases in mid-August. t A Norseman aircraft operated by Gibbes Sepik Airways crashed on take-off at Minj, New Guinea, late m August. The pilot, Captain John McDonald, escaped with slight injuries. There were no passengers. t The Tourist Committee of the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce is considering the distribution of pamphlets throughout Australia and later in other parts of the world.

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THE Netherlands New Guinea Aviation Company Ltd. was formed at Amsterdam early in September to operate air services within Netherlands New Guinea and to nearby territories.

The new company, whose formation was forecast some months ago has a capital of £A156,250 divided into 125 equal shares.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which will manage the operations, owns 24 of the present 25 fully paid up shares.

If Miss L. A. Hawkes, well remembered in the Cook Islands as Matron of Rarotonga Hospital is now stationed at the Bush Nursing Centre, McKinlay, North-west Queensland.

Boxing Boom at Suva After years in the drums, amateur boxing is flourishing at [?]ra, largely owing to enthusiasm of a mer London prosional, Harry Char- [?], now with the ZAF at Laucala Bay. picture shows poral Charman and of his junior pupils, hard Le Pine, son of Commanding Officer the RNZAF station.

Photo by Caines. 143 Cl * 1 r ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Conducted by Ex ZK-1-AC/VR-2-AK fragment this month is from Doug- ZK-l-BG. "Some skunk is pirating my call lain on 20 metres—and getting some beauti- I QSL's from Europe," he says. The said skunk not thought to be in the Pacific Islands bower Doug says he's the only active Ham in e Cooks at present.

Untiring listener Eric Trebilcock, BERS-195 ■ntions a few items for the record. Wau dio Club's call-sign, recently allocated, is 9CW, The Papua-New Guinea Division of the A, P.O. Box 56, Port Moresby, has been otted the call VK9WI. Eric notes that Frank Stick, ex-VR4AE of Honiara, is now VKSAE Alice Springs in the heart of Australia. 1-DL at Vila, ex-ZC3AB of Christmas (Indian tan), V. E. Mathew, is heard on 14,015 's CW. (Other sources give his spot crystal quencies as 7,000.5/14,001/14,055 kc/s). : anning's latest addition, Dean-VR3B, is ird working many W's on 14 me/s CW.

Narcel-FKBAQ, another active New Caledonia man, gives his QSL address as P.O. Box I, Noumea. iric lists the foilwing Island stations as rd by him during August: 3.5 mc/s CW; lAU; 7 mc/s CW: VK9RH/OQ/FN/WK/RC, SAX, FKBAC, KR6LJ; 7 mc/s phone: VK9RH; mc/s CW: VK9RH, FKBAB/AC/AH/AQ, IBZ/CS, KJ6BH/FAB, YJ-l-DL; 14 mc/s ne VK9RH/OK/DB/BW, KJ6FAB, ZM6AT. also reports that intermittent pirate X-l-NP again active, allegedly off the Queensland 5t rom other sources we note that there will i be a mobile New Caledonian, FKBAR/MM, rating from Societe Nickel's 3,660-ton jhter "Quebec" (commercial call FPYA) on Noumea-Newcastle, NSW, service. We me he's the vessel's Radio Officer. FKBAH/AL led together to get AR on the Ham bands, "Amateur Radio". few other items of Island interest, for benefit of the Hams east of New Guinea rarely see a copy of "Amateur Radio", also worth passing on from the September t. allis and Futuna, FWB, has been, as from list 1, officially accepted by the DXCC critics as a separate country. (We suppose will also have noted that the Tokelaus Western Samoa are now officially one and same ZM6, by decree of the NZ P & T irtment of several months ago.) i event of some note took place at Port ssby on July 17, according to "AR's" VK9 e. The local WAI station VK9WI was ially opened by Assistant Administrator of Territory, Mr. R. Wilson. That station eforth will be on the air each Sunday on 7/14/114 mc/s bands with an official dcast to New Guinea Hams. Slow morse eing dispensed on 3,560 kc/s each Friday ing, and a frequency-checking service is ap for the local boys, keen Port Moresby VHF group, headed 'DB/FN is eager to make contacts in any tion, and will arrange tests and skeds all comers. arlie-VK9WG, homeward bound from England i this appears, was reported seriously ill earlier, but now recovered, rrific signals should soon be squirting all the Pacific from an impressive system of al-quad beams for 10/15/20 metres now I erected by VK9BS—that is, if the quads more successful than an BJK beam with ’ VK9BW seems to be having trouble, reak In" says that VK9RH at Norfolk b appears only on Saturdays and Sundays, ■lBOO GMT. i same source points out that Floyd- C is located on the north-east side of irn and badly screened from the ZL-VK Kon At present he's using a V-beam on •e States, but W6YY has despatched him ■metre folded dipole to try out, and may send dipoles for the 15/40-metre bands. skeds Floyd at 10 p m. POST Saturdays 1 GMT, Sundays) on 14,143 kc/s.

ZL3AB says that Georges-FOBAK, down on Rapa, puts a powerful sig into ZL at times apparently using an BJK antenna which he inherited from Roland-FOBAD (now back in Paris).

Recent VK9 QTH changes listed include VK9EB, K. S. Mullan, C/o Crowley Airways Lae, NG; Geof. Stobie, VK9VW, is now VK3VW, 70 Bell Street, Heidelberg West, N. 23, Victoria' VK9YY, in case we missed it, is now VK2AIr' FKBAJ is M. Jerome, Box 104, Noumea.

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17K)LLOWING the announcement £ by New Zealand National Airways that it would cease the Auckland-Norfolk Island DC3 air link on September 4, news was circulating in the island that Tasman Empire Airways would take over the service.

Qantas, already operating a fortnightly DC4 service from Sydney confirmed that it had received a request from TEAL to operate the Norfolk-Auckland sector, under charter, for the time being.

Qantas agreed to this, and as late as September 9 it was able to confirm at Sydney that, as far as Qantas was concerned, it was ready to go ahead as soon as TEAL gave the word, though there was evidently some hold-up in New Zealand.

The hold-up was clarified in a statement by New Zealand’s Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr. Shand, in mid-August. He said that two applications had been received to operate the service. One was from TEAL.

He did not say who the other operator was, but Norfolk Island people said it was Cook Strait Airways of New Zealand.

Mr. Shand said that both applications were being considered by the Government and a decision would be made under the terms of the International Air Services Licensing Act of 1947.

From this it appeared that TEAL’s request to Qantas was either premature, or merely of an exploratory nature.

Presumably, however, one or other of these two companies will soon take over the service.

NAC, after eight years, made its last flight on September 4, and for the present there is no link with Auckland, except via Sydney.

If Mr. Ted Sanson has retired from the Papua-New Guinea Administration after 28 years’ service. He was DO at Manus, DO Magistrate at Rabaul and Port Moresby, Acting Director of the District Services Department and, more recently, chairman of the Public Service Appeals Committee.

Flying-Boat

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WHEN taking off from Nukonono lagoon T °k elau islands, on August 31, an RNZAF Sunderland flying-boat was holed and oadly damaged when it struck a Saivage was reported as unlikely, though the mishap occurred in shallow water and the aircraft did not sink.

Thf aircraft, one of the RNZAF’s No. 5 Flying-boat Squadron based at Lauciala Bay, Fiji, was com* manded by Flying Officer J. Laing It was on a routine quarterly flight to the Tqkelaus with six Government officials from Apia.

It was expected that another Sunderland would proceed to Nukunono to fly out the stranded personnel.

The RNZAF has a mooring buoy in Nukunono lagoon. Normally an aircraft remains overnight there and makes daytime visits to the other two atolls, Atafu in the northwest, and Fakaofu in the southeast.

Several years ago a Catalina flymg-boat of No. 5 Squadron, taking off for the Tokelaus from Sata- Puala Seadrome, Western Samoa, crashed with the loss of several lives. t One out of every six members of the P-NG public service is undertaking a course of study with the Public Service Institute. Present enrolment is 200. t An average of 16,271 passengers pass daily through the Suva Bus Terminal, and the Saturday average is 21,771. About 890 buses arrive and depart every day. 145 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBFR, 1955

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(Prom Our Own Correspondent)! rpHAT Fiji might profitably atte to plan diversification of duction on the basis of pos; outlets to New Zealand, Austl and western Canada is suggeste: recommendations made to Secretary of State for the Colo by his Adviser on Agriculture,, Geoffrey Clay.

Sir Geoffrey also suggests Fiji might invite the three couru to send small economic mission study the Colony’s potentialitie relation to their needs.

An ecological survey of the; terior of Viti Levu and Vanua I and investigations into pos production of tea, rubber, c< and manila hemp are recommen together with more experime work in the agronomy of su cane in Fiji and the underplan of cacao in the Taveuni coc plantations.

Discussing the Fijians’ proble;; limited communal labour, Geoffrey suggests a limit of 30 each for social services and for ductive work, with no special crii other than ability to pay 5/- aj for Fijians who want to take individual farming enterprises.) DEALING with agriculture t addressing the Legislative C cil on September 2, the At.

Governor (Mr, A. F. R. Stodo stressed the value of the cuj soil conservation campaign.

He quoted the example of a w which, a few years ago, was deteriorating into an arid w transformed into green and fc land bearing excellent crops.

Mr. Stoddart added that goo« was being made of the funds vided for feeder roads, especial! western Viti Levu. He hop*' would be possible to increase allocation for this purpose.

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Suva Cigarette Factory Now at Work SUVA’S new cigarette factory was opened by the Acting Governor of Fiji (Mr. A. F. R. Stoddart) on September 1.

Streamlined delivery vans bearing the trade mark of the new Star Cigarettes have already become a part of the Viti Levu scene. tThe Western Samoan Legislative Assembly’s delegation left Apia on August 29 for a visit to New Zealand at the invitation of the Dominion Government.

Prefab. House in W. Samoa This British-made prefabricated house, built at Faleolo Airport by Mr. 8. W. Kirkwood, TEAL representative, is the first of its kind in Western Samoa. Of aluminium, the house is insulated with glasswool lined with hardboard.Photo by Jack Thornton. 147 1F 1 C ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER. 1955

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Papua-New Guinea entangled in [?]odern Theories By GT DST-WAR rehabilitation of the native people of Papua and New to their pre-war state ad in itself have been a tremendr task, but the work was inised by those who held the tinies of these people in their ids. his was done by the drafting of rogramme of radical changes in pational, sociological and iomic life. he Planners said that living idards of the P-NG people must raised to a level commensurate i their places in Western civilion. Above all, they must be ;ected from any possible innces or infiltration of Comlistic ideologies. ich were the post-war problems ng the Territorial Administra- . As the years passed, the >lems were increased by the ;d stature of the Red Bogey, :h complicated the methods of Cementation” evolved by the aucratic machine. pre-war years a Resident lagistrate or District Officer iipervised the needs of a diswith a minimum of staff. The ess of evolution was slow, but ras thorough and it unfolded f in a tempo understood by the litive minds of those subjected ,s influences. the ten years following the the procedure of absorbing the ir-pnvileged, dependent inhabs of Papua-New Guinea has irgone a considerable change— >f course, is only natural in a i where all values have changed, perts have clamoured for inve action concerning their own cular field: health, hygiene, ation or economics, ery year Reds and their fellow filers in the United Nations been hypercritical of Ausi’s administration of the Trust tory, charging dilatoriness in ing up the country and apathy jrning native welfare, eorists have laid down blues and drawn plans as to how ivhat should be done with backpeoples, while heckling Opposipoliticians in Australia have led that native interests were ; neglected in favour of captic “exploitation” of the inles. \DED down with this mixed •urden of directives, trying to :eep in step with an army of •ts and the overlords at Can- , the P-NG Administration has no easy task to perform in reflating the people of all colours, launching a developmental programme, bringing new areas under control and policing native welfare in general.

The Territory has become snowed under by political control and influences. Its economic possibilities deserve greater scope than are afforded now.

Divorce P-NG from the hamstringing at Canberra: appoint a non-political, top-level, experienced man to run the show with a free hand, assisted by a Legislative Council representative of all the sections of the community, whose deliberations become effective not vetoed by a departmental official at Canberra, and the Territory would be a happier, healthier place for Ell.

PNG Budget Session On October 24 fIIHE Papua-New Guinea Legis- X lative Council will meet on October 24 for the Budget session, which is expected to last about a week.

New Guinea Goldfields |Y EW GUINEA GOLDFIELDS, LTD’s., „ July operating report was: Golden Kidges. 1,182 oz fine gold, 1,683 oz silver.

Tributes, 47 oz gold. Timber, 235,315 sup. ft.

August report: Golden Ridges, 1,062 oz gold, 1,738 oz silver. Koranga 54 oz gold.

Tributes 75 oz gold. Timber 271,081 sup. ft.

Fiji'S Import Duty

TOTAL

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Prom Our Own Correspondent FIJI had an unfavourable trade balance of £402,000 in 1954, and the total of import duties set a new record, states the Colony’s annual Trade Report.

Imports at £11,642,000 were up £1,094,000 on the previous year, but were £365,000 less than in the record year, 1952.

Exports at £11,239,000 were down £1,940,000 on 1953—a record year.

The Acting-Controller of Customs, Mr. T. W. Davis, reports that the increase in imports may be attributed mainly to relaxation of certain import controls, greater purchasing potential following a very favourable trade balance in 1953 and greater importations of machinery for primary industries and transport.

The decline in the volume of exports is due to substantial decreases in the export of sugar, coconut meal, bananas, pineapples and copra. Sugar exports were 40,943 tons less than in 1953.

Import duty was £2,141,000—a new record. t An education co-operation scheme between Tonga and New Zealand came into force on August 1. 149 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER. 195 5

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Move To Wind Up Fiji-Indian Repatriation Plan (From Our Own Correspondent) NOTICE that the repatriation!

Indians from Fiji at the pul expense will end in three ye was embodied in a resolution mo( at the September sitting of Legislative Council at Suva.

Indians who came to Fiji uni the indenture system between 1 and 1916 are now eligible for patriation.

The Acting Governor (Mr. A. F Stoddart) told the Council that right of repatriation was gran originally so that those who did wish to settle in Fiji could ret; to India.

It was nearly 40 years since last indenture expired and thought it would be agreed t: those concerned had had am time to decide what they wantec do. 150 SEPTEMBER. 1955-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH Conveners" Objects at Copra Conference (Continued from Page 19)

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Indian View on Fiji's Constitution I (From Our Own Correspondent) STORMY political echoes may, or f may not, have been reawakened 'hen an Indian meeting was held at uva on August 28 to debate the institution of Fiji and possible Ganges to effect what the organisers limed “a more effective voice for je people in the management of the blony’s affairs.”

Other matters discussed were the jolition of the nomination system ir councillors under the Towns rdinance, introduction of wider cal government, more educational jportunities, a five-year education an to include free and compulsory lucation, and so on.

The meeting, which was attended r hundreds and had been convened f Mr. Hari Charan and a comittee, agreed with these proposals principle and appointed a comittee to go into details.

Probably the most important sugstion was that there should be i Indian and six European elected embers of the Legislative Council, ith six Fijian members to be •pointed in whatever way the jians preferred.

A suggestion which has a good .ance of European support was at Suva City should have its own dian and European members in e Council instead of being inrporated in the present Southern vision.

Phere was strong Indian opposim to the method of convening the jeting. For instance, the reubtable Mr. Vishnu Deo, the lior Indian MLC, washed his nds of the whole business, coniding that the subjects raised reired much more mature considition and that such a conference 3Uld be called by Indian repreitatives on a fully representative sis. £r. Hari Charan, who was soundly iten by Mr. Vishnu Deo at the t elections, went to some pains assure the public that he had intention of standing at the 1956 ctions. However, there is wide- ■ead Indian suspicion that the leting was pre-election preparan for another candidate from 5 same camp.

ARLIER, on August 12, an Indian deputation from Labasa presented a substantial list of prosals to the Acting Governor, t suggested inter alia, five Indian LJ IJian u and five European cted members of the Legislative 151

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As, in virtually all “racial” voting in the Council, the Muslims vote as Indians, it would also presumably provide Fiji with an Indian-dominated legislature. t New water rates at Apia are, for houses, 30/- a tap per annum, maximum £4/10/-, and the same rate for ordinary businesses, with a maximum of £l2. Showers, cisterns and toilets are not rateable, t Dry, clear weather is a possible reason for a record tuna-fishing winter in the South Pacific.

Rev. C. L. Mountford is New Rector of Honiara (From Our Own Correspondent) THE Rev. Conrad Leigh Mountford, of the Melanesian Mission, has been appointed Rector of Honiara, BSIP, in succession to the Rev. R. P. Garrity.

Mr. Mountford, a New Zealander, served with the Melanesian Mission in the Solomons from 1925 to 1927.

He was Archdeacon of Akaroa, NZ, from 1944 to 1949, and from 1949 to 1953 was Archdeacon of Christchurch. He is at present vicar of Mount Roskill, in the Diocese of Auckland.

Mr. Mountford is expected to arrive at Honiara towards the e of the year.

His son, Mr. Roger MountfordJ headmaster of Alangaula Melanes: Mission School at the island Ugi, in the eastern Solomons.

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Ee said that malaria for countless terations had been the main tor holding the New Guinea pie back from the considerable ree of development of which y were capable. •he only method of widespread trol of malaria which appeared ly to succeed was the spraying houses and living areas. [r. Gunther said this was simple [ cheap, but to establish it Dughout the Territory would be lard and long job. A continual ply of funds would have to be ranteed before the work could started properly. [r. Gunther told the Congress t if the scheme were properly •ied out, it might be possible to in producing, after ten years, a generation of people who would e more vigour, a greater capacity development, and a longer ex- ;ation of life. e added that all malaria among opeans in the Territory was due carelessness or stupidity. Not e than 20 pc of the Euroi houses were screened with quito-proof wires and only 5 pc he dwellings were sprayed. b estimated that not more than e-quarters of the European ilation of the Territory took -malarial drugs in regular and cient doses.

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Amended Native Labour Laws on Way IHE Administrator of Papua-New Guinea (Brigadier D. M. eland) said late in August that it s expected that an amended itive Labour Ordinance would be unified to the next meeting of i Legislative Council.

Earlier in the month the annual iference of the Planters’ Associan of New Guinea at Rabaul had jressed concern at the delay in reducing a revised Ordinance. )elegates claimed that Native airs officers were “hamstrung” by i present Ordinance. ’he conference agreed that icter policing of the present iinance was necessary, parilarly in regard to the prosecui of employees receiving pay in i of rations without a permit, t was said that prosecutions uld also be launched against embers who paid money where they uld provide rations, and against ployers who, particularly in the n areas, failed to provide living ,rters. he conference re-elected Mr. D. rett president, with Messrs.

R. Wilson and W. T. Thomas vice-presidents. was stated during the talks that voting so far taken among members in New Guinea had svn an overwhelming majority in )ur of a semi-Government conboard for the marketing of ra. (Papuan planters have voted nimously in favour). he Marine Superintendent of Bank Line (Captain Bullman) 1 the planters at their annual aer that it was the natural indon to continue in this trade, thermore the company was inising now to assist in future ingements with the continued >ping of copra in bulk. Bulk ling was the most economical hod of shipping and with proper ipment for stevedoring and iming it was a quicker method loading than with bags and, of ■ se, quicker discharge with grabs he other end. reights depend on turn-round, i general policy should be to Kl up loading and, with Rabaul i bottleneck at the present time, ig the port up to date with -rves sufficient to berth at least or three overseas vessels, rhe time is ripe to do this so ' after 1957 the Territory will be a good position to meet the Id’s market” he said.

Director Of Apia

PWD HEARD

By Commission

IN a period of rapid political and economic development, demands on Western Samoa’s Public Works Department had increased fivefold without a corresponding increase being granted in trained and experienced personnel, said the Director of Works (Mr. W. G.

McKay) when giving evidence before the Commission of Inquiry at Apia.

Factors contributing to the seripus breakdown In the department in the last 18 months included a low standard of education, lack of specialised training available and a regrettable rapid increase in dishonesty among personnel promoted to positions of trust.

Vanilla Price Drops

WITH the arrival on the market of the French Oceania new season vanilla crop a sharp drop in prices occurred during August.

At the beginning of the month Sydney buyers were paying 51/- per lb for White and Yellow label grades, and 49/- for Green label. At the close of the month these prices had fallen to 36/- and 34/respectively. 155 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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Morgan Fibreglass Boats

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Renta Marine Engines

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MR. GOULD’S TROPICAL BlRDS—comprising 24 beautiful colour plates, selected from John Gould’s Folios, with description from his original Text. £2/15/6. Postage 1/6.

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Some of them had previously been ivicted twice on similar charges, ey had been fined £1 on the first jasion and had served a month’s prisonment on the second, tome had served two months’ imsonment after conviction on a irge of resisting arrest after they i attempted to prevent police esting villagers charged with reing to pay the Council tax. lince serving their two months’ fence, these villagers had reed to pay taxes.

"he remainder of the 70 had not viously been charged with a ilar offence.

Tosecuting counsel, Assistant strict Officer K. Williams, I the defendants had previously a summonsed before the Court, that occasion, he said, they had lied for an adjournment so that 7 could discuss the matter with r friends. efending counsel, Mr. Mervyn les, said he had been instructed nake a statement on behalf of defendants.

Vhen these charges were ined a meeting was held which nded over a period of two days,”

James said. “The meeting ded not to pay the tax as levied requested that this statement nade to the Court.

Tie feeling of the meeting was a tax is payable but that it ild be paid to the Government not to the Village Councils.

Tie meeting was unable to pt the principle of Village Counand its reasons for this nonptance were that the people i not sufficiently educated; that i people they have insufficient ey to meet the Council’s resments: and that, as yet, they ■ unable to accept the principle lajority rule.

'he meeting also decided that rther formal request be lodged the Administration, through District Office, that these people for the time being, exempted i the provisions of the Native ge Councils Ordinance and ilations. d set period was determined for exemption but it would be bed out that it would not extend nd the time required for them iducate themselves up to the lard which would enable them ppreciate and utilise whatever fits the Council may confer.

“Finally, the meeting also requested that, having made this statement to the Court, if the Court could in any way assist these people to bring the matter up again to the Administration for further consideration, they would be most grateful.”

Mystery in Papua.

Hundres Search

FOR MAN

In Thick Forest

fpHE most intensive search ever organised in the Port Moresby region had failed, by September 9, to find Peter Millar, aged 23, an electrician of Christchurch, New Zealand, who had been working at Port Moresby and was lost on August 21. Millar was with a shooting party in thick jungle country round the Brown River.

On September 3 an Aboriginal blacktracker from Queensland arrived at Port Moresby to aid the hundreds of searchers, who included Papuan police and members of the Pacific Islands Regiment On August 27 more than 500 Papuans and Europeans were scouring the forest and swamplands, and throughout the following week at least 200 men maintained the search.

A Tiger Moth aircraft was also at work and a helicopter was standing by. Amateur radio operators were maintaining constant communication between the search headquarters on the Brown River and the Moresby Police Station.

THE Central District Commissioner (Mr. Alan Timperley) said on September 3 that he and a group of Goilala searchers had seen Millar’s footprints several times. One set of his prints was superimposed on those of the searchparty and another set crossed the searchers’ tracks.

At this stage Millar’s tracks appeared to be only an hour or so old. t The Kilbirnie Cricket Club, Wellington, NZ, will send a team to Fiji in February.

Broadcasting Station for Nauru NAURU ISLAND is expected to have a small broadcasting station operating for limited hours by mid-1956, according to travellers from the phosphate island.

The only important Pacific administrative areas without some form of broadcasting service now are Tonga and the New Hebrides, though the latter group is well served with French-language broadcasts from Radio Noumea.

It is believed that Nauru will operate on a tropical broadcast frequency outside the normal broadcast-band frequencies.

Oil Exploration in Papua A USTRALASIAN Petroleum Co. Pty., Ltd., and Island Exploration Company Pty., Ltd., report that Aramia No. 1 has been deepened 1,112 feet to 6,628 feet.

Basement was reached at 6,614 feet and deepening has ceased. It is intended to run 6% in. casing and to carry out a series of formation tests. 157 I F I c ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955

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FOR SALE FOR SALE, Profile Oxygen Flame Cutter made in Sweden, price £760, had very little use. R. Sanderson & Company, 68 Blues Point Road, North Sydney, N S.W.

PRIVATE HOTEL, Pacific Islands. Profitable enterprise. £A5,000, terms if desired.

Full particulars on request. Please write to: No. 777, C/o Box 3408, G.P.O., Sydney, Australia.

Ross 2 Stage Air Compressor And

INTERCOOLER, 90 degree V Twin Cylinders 7y 2 in. x 3Vz in. x 5 in. fitted with 25 in. flywheel, operating at 700 R.P.M, giving 88 c.f. displacement. H.P. required: 25. Capacity: 70 cfm F.A.D.

Cooling — Water Pressure 300 lbs p.s.i.

New and Unused. For further details apply Manager, Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd., Port Moresby, P.-N.G.

WORKBOAT, carvel, 45 ft. by 14 ft. by 4 ft.; professionally built. 6 months old, IV2 in. hardwood planking, 2 in. teak decks, Gray diesel, in first class condition. Price (with trap winch, etc.), £5,200. Fleets, Shipbrokers, Water St. East, South Brisbane, Queensland.

FOR SALE, 25 K.V.A. 240 volt Perkins Direct Coupled Diesel Generator complete with switchboard, had very little use, price £900. R. Sanderson & Company, 68 Blues Point Road, North Sydney, N.S.W.

MINING MACHINERY. —18" conveyor 350' centres. Dorr Classifiers; Ball Mills; Thickener Gear; Merril Crowe Precipitation plant; Prefabricated Steel Storage Vats plus many other items. Write for particulars to South Queensland Mines (Pty.) Ltd., 167 Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland.

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Positions Wanted

YOUNG MAN seeks employment. Experienced in handling native labour, bush clearing, building and improvisation. Good mechanical and electrical experience. Last two years spent in African bush. Employment on plantation or similar type of open air work preferred. Willing to pay initial travel expenses and serve probationary period to prove worth. 10 Norfolk Rd., Surrey Hills, E.lO, Victoria.

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Commence early new year. Please reply airmail: No. 888, C/o Box 3408, G.P.0., Sydney.

YOUNG FAMILY MAN, British subject, requires position anywhere in Pacific Islands. Qualified diesel fitter, maintenance general mechanic, etc. Experience engineer merchant navy. Please reply to; 97 Elm St., Adaminaby Dam, via Cooma, N.S.W.

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ACCOMMODATION NORFOLK ISLAND, “Burnt Pine” Real Estate Agency. Cable Address: “Adage, Norfolk Island”. Properties for sale in peaceful surroundings and beautiful climate of Norfolk Island. All enquiries promptly attended to.

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TENDERS TENDERS invited for DIESEL ALTERNA- TORS and associated equipment, in situ, as follows: Three (3) Units each comprising Mirrlees 8 cylinder Diesel Engine, 420 h.p. (12 h.r.) at 600 r.p.m. coupled to Brush Alternator 356 K.V.A. (continuous rating) 415 V. 50 cycle 3-phase complete with Air starting equipment. Cooling System, Fuel Tanks, Switchboard Equipment. All equipment in first class operating condition and can be inspected by contacting, The Secretary, Commonwealth Engineer Co.. 11 Berry Street, Granville.

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EXPERIENCED PLANTER desires Coconut Plantation or temporary su employment. Please write airmail!

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PERSONAL PACIFIC CRUISE. The 110 ft. Schj “GLORIA MARIS” marine research ’ needs one or two amateur crew with c refrigeration, electrical or radio expert Grand opportunity to roam Pacific w i purpose. Skipper and mate membei Ocean Cruising Club. Capt. E Chamberlain, C/o W. Carolines Tr Co., Palau Island, U.S. Trust Territa the Pacific.

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ANY NEW BOOK (English), which print now, posted to you In a few I also find rare and out-of-print to order. Large Pacific clientele. Ba:, accounts at Sydney and Wellington.

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Handbook Of Papua & Ng, 1J

320pp and maps; contains all d about the administrative and comm organisation in the two territories eludes directory of all European res. and business firms and of the le Chinese residents. Price: 15/- (pin; posted). HANDS OFF PIDGIN ENGi by Professor R. A. Hall, Jnr., of C University, US.A. — A defence oc “lingua franca” of Melanesia and a for its official use and control. Price: (plus 1/- posted). Copies from If Stores and Booksellers or direct Pacific Publications Pty. Ltd., 29 A I St.. Sydney.

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Ltd., Box 1813, G.P.O., Sydney, foe particulars and a free, sample cop;< A SERVICE FOR READERS. That d:J to obtain volume; let us find it fo( Fiction, text-books, biography, hi etc. Moderate fees only if succi Box 2671, GPO, Sydney.

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Gire Gire Plantation

The above Plantatio< situated near Kokopo on tt main Kokopo/Toma vehicuj road is for sale on a “walk walk out” basis.

Details may be obtained fro 1 the undersigned, or from ft owner, Mrs. M. Costelj 17 “Manar,” 42 Made Street, Potts Point, Sydnr N.S.W.

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Solicitor, Rabaul, N.G. 158 SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

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Islands Produce

(Unless otherwise stated, quotations are In Australian currency. Aust. £ equals approximately 16/- Stg., NZ, or W.

Samoa; 18/- Fiji; 20/- Tonga, Solomons & WPHC areas; 140 Pac. Francs; $U52.23.) _ D .

COrKA Price negotiated between British Ministry of Food and British South Pacific Territories for 1955 is £Stg.6s, FOB main ports—a reduction of 7.14% on the 1954 price. Stabilisation funds and other charges reduce the actual prices to producers to those given below, per ton: PAPUA - NEW GUINEA:—Hot Air £69/15/-; FM (Sun) £69; Smoked £66/15/-.

FlJl:—Plantation £F63/5/6; FM £F63; moister grades to £FS9/15/- minimum.

W. SAMOA:—£S42/6/-, £B4l/18/-, and £ S4l/12/- tor the three gradings in use.

E. SAMOA: —Adjusted with free-market fluctuations. Currently $89.60 (£A4O approx.) per long ton. Periodic bonus if average proceeds exceed Government buying price.

SOLOMONS: —Honiara / Gizo: Hot Air £ A6B/10/-; Mixed HA/FM £A64; FM £AS9/10/-; Yandina: 5/- higher.

NEW HEBRIDES:—Aug. 31; Merchants paying 6,350 Pac. francs (£A44/9/-) delivered Vila/Santo.

FRENCH OCEANIA:—Latest quotation 7.00 Pac. francs per kilo (£A4S/6/aprox., per long ton) delivered in bulk, Papeete, for top grade.

TONGA:—£AS9 and £AS3 per ton for the two gradings in use.

COOK IS.: —Growers receive £ Stg.37/3/to £ Stg.3o/6/- depending on quality and freight rates from particular island to Rarotonga.

COCOA: —Islands prices are based on the rate for Accra cocoa which, on Sept. 5, was £ Stg.27o f.o.b.

P.-N.G.: £A3OO, delivered Sydney.

W. SAMOA: Sept. 5; £Stg. 270, f.o.b.

Apia.

COFFEE:—P.-N.G.: Top grades 5/- lb.

PEANUTS; —P.-N.G.: Market only for Virginia Bunch, in shell, large, well cleaned, 1/4 per lb. delivered Sydney.

RUBBER:—P.-N.G. price is based on Singapore, which quoted Sept. 2, No. 1 RSS, spot 150 cents (SSy-jd Aust.).

VANILLA BEANS: Victor Karp, Tulk & Co., Sydney, quoted Aug. 6: Buying price, c.i.f. Sydney, Tahiti White and Yellow label, processed, standard packs, 36/-, Green, 34/-.

RICE (Australian): —Price adjusted May 1 each year. P.-N.G.: Dry brown and dressed £65 per ton, f.o.b. To other Territories £7B per ton, f.o.b.

PEARL SHELL. —Prices fixed between Torres Strait producers and Otto Gerdau Co. (USA) for 1955: Sound grades, £A'.

D, £ A 390; E, £A3OO; EE. £A225, f.o.b. Australian port. Manihiki: £Stg; long ton, f.o.b. Rarotonga; Tuamu £ A 725, long ton, on beach, or £AII f.o.b. Papeete.

TROCHUS: —Sept. 5, in store Syd:J subject to rejects. P.-N.G. to £435.

New Caledonia: 52,000 Pac. francs metric ton (£A37O approx.) in s; Noumea.

GREEN SNAIL:— P.-N.G., in s- Sydney, to £375, subject to rejects.

London And U.S. Prices

Copra:—London, Sept. 5: Straits, c: £ Stg.64/5/-, Philippines SUSI 74, weights, Cont. Ports: N. Hebrides, aff Aug. 20, 68.000 Metro, francs per long (£A88). New York, Sept. 1: Philippe $147 c.i.f. Pac. ports.

Cocoa:—London, Aug. 20; Gold Co September delivery, c.i.f. U.K., £Stg per long ton; New York: Bahia, f.o.b. cents lb. Futures: Sept. 29.70; II 30.20; Mar. 1956, 30.78 cents lb.

Coffee: —London, Aug. 20: Uganda ns robusta, unwashed, f.a.q., prompt delii £Stg.24o; Aug.-Sept. £Stg.236 f.o.b. M basa; New York: Columbian, spot cents lb.; Santos “Fours”, spot, SSVa c lb.

Trochus: —London, Aug. 20; Singap early delivery, £Stg.49s; Singapn Macassar, £Stg.46s c.i.f.

Greensnail: Singapore £Stg.36o c.i.

Rubber: —London, Sept. 2: Spot, bu 43d Stg.; Oct.-Dec. 43V 8 d Stg.

Islands Mining Shaft

Exchange Rates

FlJl.—Through BANK OF NSW, BANK and BANK OF NZ. Australia oni basis £lOO FIJI: Buying. £Alll/2/6; Sel £ All 3. Fijl-London, basis £lOO Lonr B. £llO/12/6; S. £ll2. NZ-FIJI, basis NZ: B. £lll/11/0; S. £llO/4/3.

SAMOA.—Through BANK OF NZ. tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Sal, B. £ A123/12/6; S. £AI24/10/0. Sai, London, basis £lOO London: B. £100,( S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOOl B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Fiji, £lOO Samoa: B. £111; S. £llO.

Papua - Ng.—Commonwealth B*

(Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Kav?

Madang), BANK OF NSW (branches; Moresby, Lae, Bulolo, Rabaul, Mao Samarai; agency: Wau) and ANZ IK (Port Moresby) quote exchange Australia-Papua-NG: 10/- per £lOO.

Bsi.—Commonwealth Bank (Bn

at Honiara) quotes exchange rate tralia-BSI: 10/- per £lOO.

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific fn most valuable of the three franc gi; in French Union, are used in New < donia, New Hebrides, and Fr. Ocea FRENCH BANK (Comptolr Natt D’Escompte de Paris) in Sydney qm Selling 140 Pac. fr. to £Aust.; 180 ( fr. to £Stg.; 63 Pac. fr. to US $.

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o the rest of the TONGA £ n mill is linked by • Businessmen use the regular TEAL air serving for" travel, mail and cargo. • Tourists can enjoy the experience of a one-day return international flight (Fiji- Tonga-Fiji) leaving Suva at 6-30 a.m. and arriving back at 5 p.m. Wonderful scenic flights over tropical islands by luxurious Solent flying boats and a stop-over of more than four hours in Nukualofa, capital of the Kingdom of Tonga.

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TONGA MELBOURNE CHRISTCHURCH TAHITI •—o AP6f SEPTEMBER, 1955 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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General Merchants

Capital £1,000,000 ESTABLISHED 1914

General Merchants

and PROVIDORES

Trade Throughout The Pacific

OVER FORTY YEARS OF PACIFIC ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE

Buyers And Exporters Of All Kinds

OF ISLAND PRODUCE, COPRA, COCOA, M O P. SHELL, TROCAS SHELL, ETC.

) Agents For Australian, European

) AND AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS.

) Distributors Of Every Description

\ OF MERCHANDISE, Through cur Sydney office, branches and agents, we distribute a wide and comprehensive range of general merchandise.

W. R. CARPENTER & CO. LTD.

Head Office: 16 O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W, Cable Address: Telephone: Postal Address: “CAMOHE.” BW 4421. G.P.0., Box 168, Sydney.

In London: W. R. Carpenter Cr Co. (London) Ltd., 13 Rood Lane, London, E.C.3.

ASSOCIATED COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC: IN NEW GUINEA: IN PAPUA: IN FIJI: New Guinea Company Limited, Island Products Ltd., W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji) Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Kavieng. Port Moresby. Ltd., Suva.

PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER, 1955