Pacific Islands Monthly

Vol. XXVII, No. 12 ( Jul. 1, 1957)
1957-07-01 · uncorrected OCR from NLA scans

PACIFIC ISLANDS Monthly JULY, 1957 Vol. XXVII. No. 12.

Wished 1930 At \<L iSB

Big And Little

Sister Outfits As

worn in Tabituea, Gilbert Islands.

Gilbertese girls and those in Papua are now almost the only Pacific Islanders who still go bare-topped in public. But even in these places the old custom is dying out.

The Gilbertese are, of course, Micronesian; while the Papuans are Melanesian. —Photo by "Medico".

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Wing miles and time from AUCKLAND, Kaitaia —142 miles—hrs.

Kaikohe —106 miles—l hr.

Whangarei—72 miles—| hr. <uranga —106 miles—l hr.

Hamilton—B4 miles hr. ■ew Plymouth—l6o miles— hrs.

Gisborne—226 miles—l hr. 35 mins. apier—222 miles—l hr. 35 mins.

Wanganui—24o miles—2 hrs. 10 mins, aimerston North—2Bo miles— hrs. /ELLINGTON—2B7 miles—l hr. 55 mins.

Nelson—3B3 miles— hrs.

Blenheim—3s9 miles—3 hrs.

Westport—47B miles—4 hrs.

Hokitika—ss3 miles—s hrs.

CHRISTCHURCH- -479 miles—3 hrs. 20 mins.

Timaru—s7l miles—4 hrs. 5 mins.

DUNEDIN- -677 miles—4 hrs. 50 mins.

Invercargill— -784 miles—s hrs. 40 mins.

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Agents FIJI :W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji) Ltd., Suva I NEW GUINEA : New Guinea Co., Rabaul, Lae Madang Kuring PAPUA : Island Products Ltd., Port Moresby FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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M.S. SHANSI M.S. SOOCHOW M.S. SINKIANG Passenger and Cargo Liners Regular Services between AUSTRALIA and NEW GUINEA Brisbane Port Moresby Samarai and Sydney return.

Sydney Brisbane Rabaul and return.

Melbourne Sydney Port Moresby Madang Rabaul and return.

Kavieng Madang Lae Samarai Lae japan HONGKONG NEW GUINEA New Monthly Service between JAPAN, HONGKONG and NEW GUINEA (Returning via Australia to Japan Direct) 5.5. FUNING "] Japan Hongkong Madang Kavieng Rabaul Lae 5.5. FENGNING ( Samarai Port Moresby.

Calls at Kavieng are on alternate months, or subject to inducement.

Calls at Samarai subject to inducement.

Through bills to and from U.K., Continent, U.S.A. & Japan.

For further details please apply to agents, or refer to the weekly advertisement in the South Pacific Post AGENTS lw^^ : »T?»4?I nshlps Tradin g Co. Ltd., Port Moresby, Samarai. Cables: Steamships. „ A: Colyer Watson (N.Q.) Ltd., Lae, Madang, Rabaul. Cable: Colyeram. New Guinea Co. Ltd., Kavieng.

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Osaka. Kobe: Butterfield & Swire (Japan) Ltd. Cable: Swire.

AUSTRALASIA: Swire & Yuill Pty. Ltd.. 6 Bridge St.. Sydney. Cable: "Swlreshlp”. 8U1712. asiern MANAGERS: Butterfield & Swire, Hongkong. Cable: Swire. 6 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTI

SYDNEY depart ORONSAY ORION Aug. 6 ORSOVA AUCKLAND arr/dep — Aug. 10 .

SUVA arr/dep — Aug. 14 HONOLULU arr/dep July 23 Aug. 20 VANCOUVER arrive depart July 29 Aug. 27 July 30 Aug. 27 Sep. 16 SAN FRANCISCO arr Aug. 1 Aug. 30 Sep. 12 HONOLULU depart Aug. 2 Aug. 31 Sep. 13 arr/dep Aug. 6 Sep. 5 Sep. 21 SUVA arr/dep Aug. 13 Sep. 13 Sep. 28 AUCKLAND arr/dep Aug. 16 Sep. 16 Oct. 1 SYDNEY arrive Aug. 19 Sep. 20 Oct. 4 iking the Pacific Islands with { Ti !' / 7 \ : i I Europe, West Indies, New Zealand Australia and South Africa I he Shaw Savill Tourist Class Liner S.S. SOUTHERN CROSS.

The 20,000 ton round the world tourist' liner, Southern Cross carries no cargo and is a floating hotel devoted entirely to the needs of her 1,160 tourist class passengers. With air conditipning installed in every cabin, passengers rest in cool comfort even during the hottest weather. m *‘ll lu .. ‘Hi iiii •*»« im ««»* *;• v. ; iZ Cinema Theatre Spacious Lounges Two Swimming Pools Unencumbered Sports Decks for full particulars apply: FIJI 'ThhmS Show 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.

Upping Time-Tables tilings are approximate and may ry by as much as two weeks. dney-Papua-N. Guinea Montoro sails from Sydney for e. Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, ;, Lae. Next Sydney sailing approx. lalekuka sails from Sydney for Port f, Samarai, Rabaul, Kavieng, afen, Madang, Lae. Next Sydney approx. Aug. 15.

Malaita sails from Sydney for e, Rabaul, Kavieng, Lombrum, ;u, Wewak, Madang, Lae. Next sailing approx. Aug. 23.

Bulolo, modern liner, sails about lix weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, Port r , Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lombrum, Next Sydney sailing approx. Sept.

Is from Burns. Philp & Cos. Ltd., ;e Street. Sydney. loochow: Next Sydney sailing July Brisbane, Port Moresby. Samarai.

Shansi: Next Sydney sailing July Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, ;, Madang, Lae.

Is from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., e St., Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G. weeks service by MV’s Sigli. Silin- Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pasand cargo from E. Australian ) Hollandla and Sorong, DNG (with nd/or Manokwari if Inducement), Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence a direct. Next Sydney sailings: July 26, Sigli Aug. 20, Sinabang Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 George St., Sydney.

Far East-S.W. Pacific- Australia SS Fengning: Leaves Sydney August 6 for Brisbane August 10, Lae August 16, Madang; August 18, Rabaul August 21, thence Hongkong.

SS Funing: Southbound due Madang August 25, Rabaul August 27, Lae August 31, Port Moresby September 6.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., Sydney. (Calling S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) The Australia-West Pacific Line motor vessels Aros, Citos, Delos and Milos maintain regular services between Australian ports and Japan. Northbound vessels call at Manila, Hongkong and Japan; southbound vessels call at Hongkong, Manila, Sandakan, Rabaul, Lae, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, with quarterly calls at Gizo (opt.), Honiara and Vanikoro.

Milos; Southbound due Lae July 30, Rabaul Aug. 4, Honiara Aug. 8, Vanikoro Aug. 13, Brisbane Aug. 17, Sydney Aug. 21.

Delos: Southbound due Rabaul Oct. 5, Lae Oct. 9, Brisbane Oct. 14, Sydney Oct. 17.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency Pty., Ltd., 63 Pitt St., Sydney, or Islands agents (R. Tebb, Lae; Town Transport, Rabaul; A. Strachan, Madang; BSIP Trading Corp., Honiara).

N. Zealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa MV Tofua maintains a service from Auckland to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland. Next sailing from Auckland: Aug. 5.

MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva. Nukualofa, Apia, Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Next sailing from Auckland: Aug. 31.

Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA Sailings of Orient Line Passenger Ships, 1957. 7 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 19 5 7

Pacific Mams 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, California, U.S.A.

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

SUVA—Morris Hedstrom Ltd. NOUMEA—Etablissements Ballande.

PORT VlLA—Comptoirs Francais des LAE—Barns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd.

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

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m # torn “M.V. MILOS”

THE A.W.P.L. FLEET now comprises the modern Swedish Motor Vessels "Arcs", "Citosi Delos" and "Milos" which offer the fastest regular passenger-cargo service from Au tralia to Main Japanese Ports via Manila and Hong Kong. On the return voyage calls a made at Hong Kong, Manila, Sandakan, Rabaul, Lae, and thence to Brisbane, Sydney an Melbourne.

Quarterly calls are made at Honiara and Vanikoro on the Southbound voyage.

Further particulars may be obtained from: MANAGING AGENTS IN AUSTRALIA: WILH. WILHELMSEN AGENCY PTY. LTD., 63 Pitt St., Sydney. Phone: BU 63f Branch Office at Melbourne: 51 William St. ’Phone: MB 2840.

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

ISLAND AGENTS: Madang, Mr. A. Strachan; Lae, Mr. R. Tebb; Rabaul. Town Transport Ltd.; Honiara, British Solonr Islands Trading Corporation.

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

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

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The passenger vessel Maul Pomare maintains a regular service between Auckland and the Cook Islands.

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

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI- Rabaul, Etc.

MV Tulagi, 10 passengers, leaves Sydney for Norfolk, Vila, Santo, Honiara, Tenaru, Yandina, Loavie, Pepesala, Somata, Gizo, Bougainville ports. Next Sydney sailing approx. Aug. 26.

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

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahf Vessels of Messageries Maritimesi coming from Marseilles, via West and Panama, call about every six at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides). N 1 and Sydney, and return by same At present on this run are the n ships, Tahitien, Caledonien and I gent. Next sailing from S> Tahitien Aug. 10, Caledonien Nov.

MV Polynesie (Messageries Marii maintains about monthly passengen ings between Sydney and Noumea the New Hebrides. Next Sydney saj Aug. 2,. Aug. 23.

Details from Sydney agents; Messa Maritimes, 36 Giosvenor Street, Sy« Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pacii Ports-Sydney Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-pasi liner Southern Cross makes four n the-world voyages per year, two bound, then two east-bound, callni Suva and Papeete every trip. Next vi Suva Oct. 29, Tahiti Nov. 2-3.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, Pacific Islands Transport Line’s t Thorsisle and Thorshall mainta regular service from Pacific Coast American ports, with sailings over days. Some ports depend on cargoes off Thorsisle: Due Papeete Aug. 3-7, alofa Aug. 13-15, Pago Pago Aug.

Apia Aug. 17-18, Suva Aug. 21-22, Ls Aug. 23-24, Noumea Aug. 27-30, Lae 4-6, San Francisco (inbound) Sep. Z Thorshall: New Westminster Sep..

San Francisco Sep. 17-22, Los Angeles 24-25, Papeete Oct. 6-8, Apia Oct.

Pago Pago Oct. 13. Suva Oct. 8 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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Honolulu-Papeete •The 242-ton auxiliary schooner Te Vega.

American-owned, operates a luxury passenger service to a regular schedule, with calls at Marquesas and Line Islands as required. Details from Darr Lines, c/o Theo. H. Davies & Co., Honolulu, or Etablissements Donald, Papeete.

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Mariposa: Auckland July 27, Suva July 30, Pago Pago July 31, Honolulu Aug. 5-6, San Francisco Aug. 11. 9 [FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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mterey: San Francisco July 24, Los les July 25, Papeete Aug. 2-4, Auck- Aug. 10, Sydney Aug. 13-16, Auckland 19-20, Suva Aug. 23, Pago Pago Aug.

Honolulu Aug. 29-30. San Francisco 4. tails from Matson Lines, Berger e. 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.

Airways Time-Tables

[?]Ans-Pacific Services

Australia (or NZ)-Fiji- Hawaii-N. America i ’lrst and Tourist Class available all Services.}

By Pan-American Airways

i Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths*) Tues.. Thur.. Fri.: Sydney, Nadi, nton Is., Honolulu, San Francisco, 3 Angeles, Seattle, Portland.

Tues., Thurs., Sat.: San Francisco, 3 Angeles to Sydney (same route). 24 from Auckland connects, arriving Sun.. Tues., Thur., departing Nadi Thur., Sun. DC4 shuttle service !kly connects Nadi and Tafuna •ican Samoa). flights: July 25, Aug. 8, 22, etc.

St Qantas Empire Airways

(Super Constellation Service) NORTHWARDS , Wed.*, Fri.* and Sat.*: Sydney, di (Fiji), Honolulu, San Francisco— h Sat. service extending to Vaniver.

SOUTHWARDS Thur.*, Sat.*. Mon.*: San Francisco, aolulu, Nadi (Fiji). Sydney. Monr’s service begins at Vancouver on iday. (Note: Crosses date-line en te).

AL DC6 services between Auckland *adi connect at Nadi Tues., and orthwards; Wed. and Sat. south- : Wed. and Fri. services ex Sydney ;t at Sjan , Francisco with BOAC s to London departing San Francisco • and Sat. BOAC service, ex London e. and Thu. connect at San Fransvith Qantas Thu. and Sat. services Iney.

Canadian Pacific Airlines

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft) Wed.: Sydney. Auckland, Nadi, >lulu, Vancouver. Amsterdam.

Sun.: Leaves Vancouver for Auckand Sydney by same route.

Crosses date-line en route).

Nonfictional Services In

PACIFIC !. Sydney-New Guinea vice by Qantas Empire Airways (Skymasters) NORTHWARDS Mon. part: Arrive: , 6.30 p.m. Brisbane, 9.10 p.m. ie, 10.10 p.m.

Tues.

Part- Arrive: Townsville, 1.50 a.m ille, 2.50 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.35 a.m. 7.35 a.m. Lae, 9 a.m.

Toes., Fri., Sat. part: Arrive: , 8 p.m. Brisbane, 10.40 p.m. ie, 11.45 p.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.35 a.m.

Wed., Sat., Sun. resby, 7.35 a.m. Lae, 9 a.m.

Thurs.

Depart: Arrive: Sydney, 8 p.m. Brisbane, 10.40 p.m.

Brisbane, midnight.

Fri.

Cairns, 4.35 a.m.

Cairns, 6.15 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 9.5 a.m.

Pt. Moresby, 10.5 a.m. Lae, 11.30 a.m.

SOUTHWARDS Tues, Depart: Arrive: Lae, 10.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 11.45 a.m.

Pt. Moresby, 12.30 p.m. Townsville, 4.15 p.m.

Townsville, 5.45 p.m. Brisbane, 9.25 p.m.

Brisbane, 10.10 p.m.

Wed.

Sydney, 12.50 a.m.

Wed., Sun.

Depart: Arrive: Lae, 10,30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 11.45 a.m.

Pt. Moresby. 12.30 p.m. Brisbane, 7.5 p.m.

Brisbane, 8.30 p.m. Sydney, 11.10 p.m.

Fri.

Depart: Arrive: Lae, 12.45 p.m. Pt. Moresby. 2 p.m.

Pt. Moresby, 2.45 p.m. Brisbane, 9.20 p.m.

Brisbane, 10.20 p.m. Sydney, 1 a.m. (Sat.) Sat.

Depart: Arrive: Lae, 10.30 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 11.45 a.m.

Pt. Moresby, 12.30 p.m. Cairns, 3.20 p.m.

Cairns. 4.50 p.m. Brisbane, 9.25 p.m- Brisbane, 10.10 p.m.

Sun.

Sydney. 12.50 a.m 3. P-NG Internal Services Operated by Qantas LAE-HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea) (DCS) Alt. Wed. (July 24, Aug. 7, 21. etc.).

Departs Lae 11.00 a.m., calls at Madang and Wewak. and arrives at Hollandla 3.30 p.m. Every alternate Thursday (July 25, Aug. 8. 22, etc.), departs Hollandla at 9.30 a.m., and, with calls at Wewak and Madang, arrives Lae at 3.20 p.m.

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

Alt. Wed. (July 24, Aug. 7, 21, etc.).

Dep. Lae, 8 00 a.m.: Finschhafen, Rabaul Kavieng. arr. Manus 3.00 p.m.

Every alt. Sat. (July 27, Aug. 10. 24, etc.) departs Manus 8 a.m. and with calls at Kavieng, Rabaul and Finschhafen arrives Lae at 2.50 p.m.

PORT MORESBY-KIKORI (Catalina) Via Yule Is., Kerema, Vaimuru: Alt. Fri. returning same day (Aug. 2, 16. 30, etc.).

PORT MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) Via Kerema, Kikori: Alt. Fri. returning Daru-Pnrt Moresby direct same day (July 26, Aug. 9, 23. etc.).

PORT MORESBY-SAMARAI (Catalina) Pt. Moresby, Samaral, Pt. Moresby: Alt.

Tues. (July 30, Aug. 13, 27. etc.).

PORT MORESBY-RABAUL (Catalina) Alt. Tues. (July 23, Aug. 6, 20, etc.) Port Moresby-Moewe Harbour-Talasea- Jacquinot Bay-Rabaul, returnlilg via same ports (July 25, Aug. 8. 22, etc.).

New Britain-Bougainville

(Catalina) Alt. Wed,. (July 24, Aug. 7. 21, etc.) Rabaul, Buka, Teopasino, Kieta, Buin. Returning same day.

LAE-MAD ANG-WEWAK-MANUS-

Kavieng-Rabaul Service

(DCS) Mon.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang arr. 7.35 a.m. Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, arr. 3.45 p.m.

Tues.: Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m., direct to Madang. arr. 9.25 a.m.

Thurs.: Dep. Lae 6.30 am., Madang, Awar, Wewak, Manus, Kavieng. Rabaul. arr. 4 Of p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m. Kavieng Manus. Wewak. Madang, Lae. arr 3.55 p.m.

Central Highlands (Dcs)

Fridays: Lae (7.45 a.m.) to Wapenamunda, calling at any of: Goroka, Nondugl.

Banz, MinJ, Mt. Hagen, Balyer R., Kamantu, Wapenamunda. Arrival back at Lae dependent on stops.

Lower Highlands

(Beaver) Fridays: Lae (7.30 a.m.) to Goroka, calling at any of Nadzab, Kaiapit, Gusap Alyura, Finlntegu, Rintebe, Bena Bena, Kainantu, Goroka, Arena. Arrival back at Lae depends on stops made.

LAE-BULOLO-WAU (D.H. Beaver) Dep. Lae; Mon. 7.30 a.m., Tues. 11 a.m.

Dep. Wau; Mon. 8.55 a.m., Tues., 12.25 p.m. Bulolo is omitted on return flights which take 30 minutes, Wau-Lae.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau-Pt. Moresby (Dcs)

Dep. Lae Wed. and Sat. 9 a.m. via Bulolo, Wau to Port Moresby, returning via same route.

Madang-Goroka (Dcs)

Tuesdays: Depart Madang 2 p.m., arrive Goroka 2.35 a.m., returning same day; depart Goroka 3 p.m., arr. Madang 3.35 p.m.

NEW GUINEA-NEW BRITAIN-

Bougainville (Dcs)

Fridays: Depart Lae 1.30 p.m., Flnschhafen 2.20 p.m., arrive Rabaul 4.30 p.m.

Saturdays: Depart Rabaul 5.45 a.m., direct to Lae, arr. 8.25 a.m.

Sundays: Depart Lae 12 noon, Finschhafen 1 p.m., Rabaul 3.10 p.m.

Tuesdays: Depart Rabaul 5.45 a.m., Finschhafen 8.10 a.m., arrive Lae 8.45 a.m.

Alt. Thursdays (Aug. 1. 15, 29, etc.).

Dep. Lae 8 a.m., Finschhafen, Rabaul, Buka, Rabaul, arr. 2.55 p.m.

Alt. Thurs. (July 25, Aug. 8, 22. etc.).

Dep. Lae 8 a m., Finschhafen, Rabaul, arr. 11.5 a.m.

Alt. Fri. (July 26, Aug. 9. 23, etc.). Dep.

Rabaul 8 a.m., Madang, Goroka, Lae, arr. 1.20 p.m.

Alt. Fri. (Aug. 2, 16, 30, etc.). Departs Rabaul 8 a.m., Madang, Goroka, Lae, arr. 1.20 p.m.

Services By Mandated Airlines

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

Madang, Wewak, Madang, Rabaul— remaining overnight. Depart Lae 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau. Port Moresby, Wau. Goroka, Lae.

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

Wed.; Depart Lae 7 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavieng. Rabaul.

Depart Lae 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby, Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Optional call at Goroka on this flight.

Thurs.: Depart Rabaul 7 a.m. for Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

Fri.; Depart Lae at 7 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul remaining overnight. Depart Lae 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby.

Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Sat.: Depart Rabaul at 7 a.m. for Kavieng, Momote. Wewak. Madang.

Goroka, Lae. 4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. (Super Constellation Service) A weekly service between Sydney and Amsterdam with a call at Biak (DNQ) and Manila (Philippines).

DC3 aircraft link Biak with Hollandla, Sorong, Merauke, Tenah Merah, Manokwarl, Noemfoer, Ransikl, Genjem, and Kokonao. 5. N. Guinea Solomons By Qantas with DCS Aircraft. (Three flights every four weeks) Mon. (July 29. Aug. 12, 19, 26, etc.) Lae 11 IF I C ISLANDS MONTHLY— JULY, 1957

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dep 6 a.m.: Finschhafen, Rabaul, Buka, Vella Lavella, Yandina, Honiara (BSD, arriving 5.25 p.m.

Tuesday (July 30, Aug. 13, 20, 27, etc.) Honiara dep. 7 a.m.: Yandina, Vella Lavella, Buka. Rabaul, Lae, arriving 3.35 p.m. 6. Paris-Saigon-Noumea- Auckland By Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux.

DC6B aircraft depart Paris every week (July 22, 29, etc.) for Athens, Karachi, Saigon, Darwin, Brisbane, Noumea, Auckland. Leaves Auckland on return July 26, Aug. 2, etc. 7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

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

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

By Qantas, with Skymasters Alt. Sat.: Dep. Sydney midnight, arr.

NI 6.45 a.m. Sunday; dep. NI 5.30 p.m. same day for Sydney, arr. 9.30 p.m. Alt. weeks makes Nl-Auckland- NI flight. (See table 12 below). 9. Sydney-Noumea By Qantas, with Skymasters (Three flights every four weeks) Thurs. (July 25, Aug. 8, 15, 22, etc.).

Sydney dep. 11.30 p.m., arriving Tontouta, 7 a.m. Fri. (July 26, Aug. 9, 16, 23, etc.).

Fri. (July 26. Aug. 9. 16, 23, etc.) Tontouta dep. 9.00 a.m., arriving Sydney, 2.50 p.m. 10. New Caledonia-New Hebrides TAI with DCS Aircraft.

Wednesdays: Depart Tontouta 8 a.m., arrive Santo 11.10 a.m., arrive Vila 1.45 p.m., depart Vila 2.15 p.m., arrive Tontouta 4.30 p.m.

Saturdays: Depart Tontouta 8 a.m., arrive Vila 10.20 a.m., arrive Santo 12.5 p.m., depart Santo 1.30 p.m., arrive Tontouta 4.40 p.m. 11. New Caledonia-Fiji- Wallis Is.

TAI with DCS Aircraft (Irregular Service) Next flights: Sept. 1, Nov. 3. 12. Norfolk Is.-Auckland TEAL, by Qantas (charter) Alt. Sun.: Return flight Norfolk (dep. 8 a.m.) Auckland (arr. 11.45 a.m., dep. 1.15 p.m.) Norfolk (arr. 4.15 p.m.). (See Table 8 above). 13. Auckland-Sydney Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Tue., Wed., Thu.: Departs Auckland 9.30 a.m., arr. Sydney 1.00 p.m.

Sat., Sun.: Dep. Auckland 11.30 a.m., arr. Sydney 3.00 p.m.

Sun.: Dep. Sydney 10.00 a.m., arr.

Auckland 5.00 p.m.

Tue., Thu.: Dep. Sydney 3.00 p.m., arr. Auckland 10.00 p.m.

Mon., Fri.: Dep. Sydney 11.30 p.m., arr.

Auckland 6.30 a.m. next day. 14. Christchurch-Sydne Tasman Empire Airways, wltH DC6 aircraft.

Mon./Fri.; Dep. Christchurch 5.00 arr. Sydney 8.40 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Sydney 8.00 a.m., arr. 0 church 3.10 p.m.

Wed.: Dep. Sydney 3.00 p.m., arr. 0 church 10.10 p.m. 15 Christchurch-Melboui Tasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft.

Thurs.: Dep. Christchurch 11.30 a.mr Melbourne 4.00 p.m.

Prl.; Dep. Melbourne 7.30 a.m.„ Christchurch 3.00 p.m. 16. New Zealand-Fiji Tasman Empire Airways, witK DC6 aircraft.

Tues., Fri.; Dep. Auckland 4 p.m.

Nadi 9 p.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Nadi 10.30 a.mi Auckland 3.30 p.m.

Pan-American Airways, with Skyma Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Auckland 2 arr. Nadi 10.15 p.m.

Mon., Wed., Sat.; Dep. Nadi, 9.45 t arr. Auckland 5.10 p.m. 17. Fiji-Tahltf Tasman Empire Airways, wttU Solent aircraft.

Service normally fortnightly, with flights as required.

Departs Suva Fri. 9 a.m., crosses line, arrives Satapuala (W. S Thurs 1.55 p.m., departs Fri, 2 arrives Altutakl (Cook Is.) 7.301 12 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT HI

FROM SYDNEY (Anst. currency) TO— Single Return Table £ s. d. £ S. d. No.

Moresby . . . 51 5 0 92 5 0 2 Lae .... . 62 15 0 112 19 0 2 Rabaul . . . . 72 9 0 130 9 0 2. 3 Noumea . . . 51 4 0 92 4 0 9 Honiara . . 94 5 0 169 13 0 2, 5 Norfolk Is. . . 27 10 0 49 10 0 8 Lord Howe . 12 15 0 25 10 0 7 Nadi .... . 76 0 0 136 16 0 1 Suva .... 81 3 0 147 2 0 1, 19 Auckland . . . 52 10 0 94 10 0 13 Christchurch . 52 10 0 94 10 0 14 FROM SYDNEY (Aust. currency) TO— Honolulu . . . 252 5 0 454 1 0 1 S. Francisco . 312 10 0 562 10 0 1 Vancouver . 312 10 0 562 10 0 1 Apia . 109 5 0 197 14 0 1, 17 Papeete . . . 107 10 0 193 10 0 16. 17 Aitutaki . . . 146 3 0 264 2 0 1. 17 Biak .... . 90 0 0 162 0 0 4

From Auckland (Nz

currency) TO— Apia 55 10 0 99 18 0 16, 17 Aitutaki . . . 85 14 0 154 6 0 16. 17 Nadi .... . 39 7 0 70 17 0 16 Norfolk Is. . 19 15 0 35 11 0 12 Papeete . . , . 107 10 0 195 10 0 16, 17 FROM SUVA (Fiji currency) TO— Apia 25 0 0 45 0 0 17. 18 Aitutaki . . . 57 15 0 103 19 0 17 Papeete . . . 82 14 0 148 18 0 17 at stay £3l ** £ liv^ eS : «t ~ %o e l al 'y * ' he centre des,£ -a , ce fc ;' cu/j?' (ft, 01 5 e rv '^e d by trai *ai>, er s fro Cray, r a cy) *ao r/J?

Per £ dp tbe r? 0 !^ ‘be J* Of xasj parts 9.30 a.m., arrives Papeete ahltl) 2 p.m. Departs Papeete Sun. 10 a.m., arrives Altutakl 11 a.m., jarts 12.30 p.m., arrives Satapuala 5 n., departs Mon. 8 a.m., crosses datee, arrives Suva Tues., 10.55 a.m. s Suva July 26, Aug. 8, 29. Leaves peete July 28, Aug. 11, Sept. 1. 18. Fiji-Samoa fasman Empire Airways, with Solent Aircraft.

Suva 6 a.m., arr. Satapuala 11.5 i.

Satapuala 1.30 p.m., arr. Suva 4.35 i. flights from Suva July 23, Sept, crossing International Date Line 1 leaving Satapuala July 22, Sept. ). Fiji Internal Airways I Airways, Ltd., Drover Aircraft.

'ladi-Suva: Two flights daily except i., one flight. tfadi: Tues.. Wed., Fri. (additional the above return flights), luva; Wed., Thurs., Sat. jabasa-Suva: Daily. raveunl-Suva: Frl., Sun. ?aveuni-Savusavu-Suva: Wed. lavusavu-Taveuni-Suva: Thurs.

Labasa - Savusavu - Labasa - Suva; is., Thurs. ,abasa-Taveunl-Labasa-Suva: Fri. lavusavu-Suva: Mon., Tues. ■ Savusavu - Labasa - Savusavu a: Sat., Sun.

French Oceania Inter- Island Service e Aerlenne Interinsnlair (RAI), with Amphibious Catalina weekly service to the Leeward Group.

Wednesday: Papeete, Ralatea, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Papeete.

Friday: Papeete. Huahlne, Ralatea.

Papeete.

Booking agents In Papeete: Messagerles Maritlmes. 21. N. Caledonia-Loyalty Is.

Internal Service Societe Caledonienne de Transports Aeriens (TRANSPAC), with Raplde aircraft.

Noumea (Magenta), Llfou ( Chepenehe), Noumea: Tues. a.m.

Noumea, Mare (Tadme), Noumea: Tues, p.m.

Noumea, Mare, Llfou, Noumea, or Noumea, Llfou, Mare. Noumea, alternatively, Thurs. a.m.

Noumea, Koumac, Noumea (with conditional call at Plaine des Galacs): Prl. a.m Noumea. Llfou, Ouvea Is.: Wed. mornings.

Noumea, Polndimie, Noumea (with conditional call at Houallou): Frl. p.m.

Noumea, He des Pins, Noumea: Saturday and Sunday afternoons. 22. A/licronesia Trans Ocean Airlines.

Using Grumman Albatross twin-motored amphibious flying-boats, TOA operates a service throughout the Trust Territory of Micronesia on behalf of the US Government. Details from Trans Ocean Airlines, Agana, Guam. t Mr. Tony A. Bambridge, secretary of the Lepers’ Ti£ist oßard in Tahiti, has received a grant of £5OO from New Zealand for leprosy patients in Tahiti.

Approximate Airways Fares Fares quoted are First-Class. Cheaper Tourist Class fares (approx. 20 per cent, lower) are available to most ports. Pares to points qast of Nadi Include air connection to Suva by Fiji Airways.

NOTE: To obtain the equivalent of Australian currency in other currencies (Sterling, Fiji, New Zealand. French Pacific francs) see Last page of this journal.

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Pacific Islands Monthly No. 12. Vol. XXVII JULY, 1957 Contents: EDITORIAL: Australia Should Lead Move Towards S. Pacific Federation 17 Knighthood for -WP High Commissioner 19 Copra Falls by lh% 19 Editors’ Mailbag 20 CSR Co. Loses Privy Council Case and Pays Heavily .. 21 Ansett Bid for NG Service .. 22 The New Status of NG Chinese 22 Fiji Colonial Servants Get Pay Rises 23 Do You Remember? Extracts From PIM of 20 Years Ago 23 Plane Fares, Shipping Freights Rise 24 The “Riviera” of Fiji .. .. 24 Rabaul Wants More Airfreighted Newspapers .... 25 New NG Native Labour Ordinance In September .. 25 A Chain Of Tourist Hotels For New Guinea? 27 Territories Talk-Talk .. .. 31 Rarotonga Greets a Very Important Boffin 37 Fiji Development Loan .... 41 Air Cruises For Aussies, Americans 43 Papua-New Guinea Diary .. 45 Wage Fixing _ln American Samoa .. .. t 53 Chrome Mine Strikes Labour Trouble 54 ACTU or AWU For P-NG? .. 55 Improving Cl Fruit Exports 58 What Britain Has Done For the World 59 This Month’s News of Pacific Shipping and Cruising Yachts 61 Sir Alan Burns Flays the UN Trusteeship In a New Book 69 MAGAZINE SECTION: Tropicalities, 81; Yankee In the Southwest Pacific, 83; In the Wake of the Wanderer, 85; Memories of Papua’s Pioneers, 86; Your World Of Stamps, 87; This Month’s New Reading .. 88 P-NG Rugby League 123 Some Memories of Unilever’s Founder 127 P-NG Ship Schedules Overlap 129 Taxi Overcharging In Suva 130 No Transport From Australia To NG For Cattle 133 Levuka Is Not Decayed .. .. 134 Sydney RSL Official Hits Out At Lack of NG Land Settlement 135 Pacific Commerce and Industry 139 Mr. George Whittaker Leaves NG 143 Waria Syndicate Claim Will Not Die 144 Right Across the World With Qantas —US Concession .. 145 Those Family Groups In W.

Samoan Politics 147 OBITUARY: M. Leon Wright, 138; Dr. Beattie; Fr. C. E.

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Australia Should Lead Move Towards

S. Pacific Federation

IE following recent events may not seem to be connected, or very significant: but they all fit the background of a picture is of great importance to the re of the South Pacific countries whole: One of Australia’s leading firms stockbrokers has underwritten s new development loans.

Some insignificant politician at ed Nations headquarters has i screeching again at Australia Dugh the Trusteeship Council) use Australia is not quickly iing over a measure of selfrnment to the New Guinea ices.

The Prime Ministers of India Ceylon did not attend the on of the Commonwealth Prime sters’ Conference in London •e the Commonwealth’s defence the chief item on the agenda.

There is increasing anti-British ssure upon the new, selfrning machinery which Great iln has given to Singapore and ,ya—with a growing probability anti-British, pro-Communist ents will get possession of the irnments in both States.

Another powerful Australian icial institution has entered into i n d u s t r y—namely, Carlton id Breweries Ltd., in association W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd.

Drganised government, based an elected Parliament, now has iletely collapsed in Indonesia, a governing council —dominated he moment by the Moslems — aken over. But Communist ince grows steadily—a popular in June gave the Communists :ch larger share of the council i controls Djakarta city.

Australia’s Prime Minister, R. G. lies, and Foreign Minister, R. G. 7, in public statements respecr in London and in Canberra, ated Australia’s lack of conce in the United Nations, and alia’s growing belief that her e security lies in a closer hment to some sections of the (h Commonwealth and to the ■d States. Even as these ons were being published, it announced that henceforth ican warships would enter and Australian ports without lonies and salutes—in other », these are bases now open for ree use of the United States. ’ us now bring these apparently isconnected events into focus, s part of our South Pacific re. They disclose these things, which no man who knows the Pacific can deny: RHtish nowpr in Asin bp* p-nnp or is going* 3 Much of Asia is either antf-lritish nr Sro Communis Z both Asia Extends from the Arctic r “ om J: ne Arc "

Circle to Indonesia (on the northwest coast of Australia), thus providing a vast, hostile barrier between Western Europe, and the line of European nations which Britain and France have -established in the South Pacific, and of which Australia is the natural leader.

Political and strategic developments which have followed World War II and the “communisation” of Asia have made the United States the protector of the non- Communist European countries established in the South Pacific.

There is no physical or political barrier between North America and the South Pacific Islands.

The great island of New Guinea, and the Melanesian archipelagoes (especially New Britain, New Ireland, the Solomon Islands and the New Hebrides) represent the South Pacific’s natural defence line against Asia. They should be —and must he —under the direct control of Australia, and her fellow-nations of the South Pacific.

The sooner the useless and irritating connection between the UNO Trusteeship Council, on the one hand, and New Guinea and Western Samoa, on the other, is challenged and ended, the sooner may we expect to see the nations concerned (Great Britain, United States, The Netherlands, France, Australia and “They want us to have their conditions—housing shortages, income tax garnishees, doctors’ bills and 40 hours’ work a week —FOR LIFE!” 17 IF I C INLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

XTew Zealand) making a more restic approach to the growing oblem involved in the future urity of the European communes in the South Pacific, ff no clear-cut over-all plan is t opted at an early date for the protection of the South Pacific-Eurovan countries against aggression, :d the education and training of the indigenous peoples in self-government, these South Pacific-Euroean countries (including Australia 'nd New Zealand) will be overwhelmed by Asia.

AT present, the Islands of the South Pacific are administered or supervised by the six nations named, as 16 separate Territories; BRITAIN —Fiji (Crown Colony), Solomon Islands (Protectorate), Gilbert and Ellice Islands (Crown Colony).

FRANCE —New Caledonia and Dependencies (Colony), French Oceania (Colony).

AUSTRALIA —Papua (Territory), Norfolk Island (Territory).

NEW ZEALAND —Cook Islands (Territory).

UNITED STATES —Eastern Samoa (Territory).

NETHERLANDS —Western New Guinea (Territory).

UNITED NATIONS TRUSTEESHIPS—New Guinea (Australia), Western Samoa (New Zealand), Micronesia (United States), Nauru (Britain, Australia and New Zealand, jointly).

INDEPENDENT KINGDOM, under British Protection —Tonga.

CONDOMINIUM —New Hebrides (Britain and France, jointly); Canton Island (United States and Britain, jointly).

The problem is the protection of those 16 Territories, and of Aus- ;alia and New Zealand, against aggression—especially from Asia; and the development, socially and economically, of the 16 Territories.

The shape and character of the problem seem to indicate the roblem’s answer—namely, that instead of the 16 Territories being separately and often very clumsily administered or supervised from : ondon, Paris, Canberra, Washington, The Hague and Wellington, (hey should become the special care of a South Pacific Federation.

It would be a simple matter to form a Federation of the British South Pacific Territories, like the New West Indies Federation. Given goodwill and understanding, and a tolerant approach, it should not be oo difficult to form the French and Dutch and American Territories into a Federation, along with the British, even although the 16 represent a veritable hotchpotch of administrative forms. It would represent a tremendous forward step in the status and security and development of the South Pacific Islands.

TMMEDIATELY, for example, the 1 indigenous people of the different groups, and the Fiji-born Indians, the New Guinea-b or n Chinese, the “local-born” of Samoa, the mixed-race folk of all the Islands, would become full citizens of an important country (the South Pacific Federation), carrying their own passports, instead of being the semiapologetic residents of small islands Territories, pushed around by arrogant Customs and Immigration officials in half the ports of the world.

The sixteen Territories might remain as administrative divisions, responsible to one government, located in a selected capital city. There should be complete freedom of trade and communication between all the Territories of the South Pacific Federation. The Federation would have its own judicial and education and health systems, instead of the unhappy patchwork by which these systems now are so often represented.

With the menace of Asia looming in the north-west, some such plan must be made, and put into operation soon, if the Western European culture and freedoms are to survive in the South Pacific.

The time is ripe for this forward move—only leadership and direction are needed. Already, by their achievements through the South Pacific Commission, and by the constructive quality of their thinking in relation to South Pacific Islands affairs, the six nations which formed and now sustain the South Pacific Commission have indicated their readiness to consider a South Pacific Federation plan.

THERE is a duty upon Australia to take a leading part in this movement. Australia, with her 10 million population, and her wealth and energy and enterprise, and through the ease with which she can co-operate with her smaller sister, New Zealand, is the South Pacific’s natural leader.

Already, she has done a creditable job in Papua and New Guinea; and, had it not been for her unwillingness to engage in anything like “imperialist” expansion, she would by now be doing a similar job in the nearby Solomon Islands (starving under remote Whitehall control) and New Hebrides (similarly stifled under the bumbling Condominium) .

Incidentally, how many people know that the Australian Government owns a very large area of good land in New Hebrides?

It is worth nothing that, while the Australian politicians literally run away from any extended responsibilities in the adjoining Pacific Islands, Australian merchants and investors simply cannot be kept out.

Much of the economic set-up in Solomons and New Hebrides is Australian—the Solomons currency is Australian, I ECONOMICALLY, the British U Colony of Fiji is almost wholly Australian. Remove the business organisations and investments of Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd., Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., W. R.

Carpenter & Co. Ltd., Emperor Mines Ltd. (and associated concerns), Bank of NSW, Australian and NZ Bank, and some smaller Australian organisations, and would be very little left oc Take away the Union SteamsH of NZ, the Bank of New Zl and Tasman Empire Airways there would be nothing left - Britain’s main contribution Solomons, Gilbert and Ellice an Hebrides, over many decade: been skilled administrative perr plus some generous develops loans. But little else.

In so many words, Britai been governing her South : Islands for a long time—and! it faithfully and efficiently—fl benefit of Australia and Nev land. Sentiment has some but on cold economic bs Britain is the loser. This is a to be remembered, when a Pacific Federation is discuss?

THERE could be compromis adjustment and an am settlement between H Australia, New Zealand and I States, in relation to their g interests. The Dutch and the tralians easily could get clos? gether in the future administi and care of Western and E[ New Guinea.

But the French, super-sei in such things by habit and teni ment, almost certainly would any suggestion that they shouU render any sovereignty or any' mercial privileges in New Gale; New Hebrides and French Oo in order to open the way for g; security against Asia, smoothe ministration and greater advar of citizenship for the people ac born in the Islands.

On the other hand, the F have displayed qualities in nection with the South Pacific mission which suggest they no \i be ready to make sacrifices in to promote a bigger and a and a more authoritative , Pacific Commission—n ame II South Pacific Federation.

TIIHE chief obstacle probably JL be a certain class of Aust:; “public man”—the pin-hi Trades Hall type, which mes ali-national considerations in of “working-class” conditions.: Australia would have to tak leadership in breaking away the UNO Trusteeship CounciL in forming a South Pacific Fe tion; but, at the first mov' those directions, we should hes clamour of the little bad; politician, who would see in itr ploitation of the natives”, a " towards Australian imperiai “creation of new markets for monopolistic capitalists”, am forth; so that even leaders of y like Mr. R. G. Menzies, frightened away from such a But the changes in Asia d: the last ten years, the growinr mands in the Islands for a I 18 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

ntinued from previous page) re of self-government, and rming increase of Asian comes in practically every Islands »ry, all add up to this: Unle six Western nations with Pacific interests take united soon to consolidate their hold ;he South Pacific, the South ’s European communities (in- > Australia) will be engulfed Asian flood, before the end 20th century. [?]TER THAN DETECTED [?]PRA FALLS 7½% fH the year more than half jone, the 1957 price for copra sold under the British Ministry od Agreement was finally anted on July 3. forecast in June PIM, producid a little better than anted and the fall from the 1956 is 11 per cent., and not the ,0 per cent, allowable under greement, and tentatively put effect by most of the local -marketing authorities early ear. view of the fact that “free it” price is currently around 3 c.i.f. European ports, Islands cers may consider that they lone well, although they have d wait an extraordinary long ;o find out that they have, price will be based this year ,ast year of the Agreement) 5tg.54 f.o.b. Island ports, or - in Australian currency, n this amount, the Islands istrations deduct various its for export taxes, stabilisafunds, etc. Therefore, the its actually paid in the difterritories vary considerably, has announced that the price or copra will be £FS2/5/6 for ition Grade; and £FS2 for This amount is calculated to nsate growers for the fact luring the last four months legotiations were taking place, vere paid on the assumption he fall would be the full 10 it. It also includes an amount balances previously accrued.

Fiji Copra Board will go out itence at the end of this year the MOF Agreement) and has iced that it will review the matter of copra prices in Sep- * as it does not wish to end istence with either a debit :edit. d on the 1956 price actually to Papua-New Guinea pro- , the 11 per cent, fall should that the price for the three , Hot Air, FMP and Smoked, 3 (approx.) £57 16/-, £57/2/and £54/11/4 respectively. (1956 prices were £62/10/-, £6l/15/-, and £59).

Producers can, however, expect additional benefits. It was announced in mid-June that final prices for 1956 had been fixed at £2/16/6 higher than actually paid. This was due to satisfactory trading results.

And under legislation recently passed by the Legislative Council, the Board will be able to pay to producers, on a pro rata basis, profits on trading for the years as lar back as 1952. These profits have been held as reserves.

London Talks

Talks between representatives of South Pacific producers and UK oilmillers are proceeding in London < PIM, June p. 25), but no announcement had been made on progress up until July 10. - A RNZAF Sunderland flying-boat from Laucala Bay, Fiji, dropped a replacement part over the Rarotonga airstrip on July 3 for the frigate, HMNZS Pukaki. Pukaki, on her way from Christmas Island to Auckland, had a breakdown in her water distilling plant.

BIRTHDAY HONOURS Knighthood for HCWP THE highest award in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours went to the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, who thereby became Sir John Gutch, KCMG.

His appointment, as HCWP, in succession to Sir Robert Stanley, was announced in May, 1955, and he took up his appointment towards the end of that year. He joined the Colonial Service in 1928 and had had posts in Gold Coast, Palestine, Cyrenaica and British Guiana.

Shortly after the Birthday Honours were announced, Sir John and Lady Gutch left Honiara, BSIP, for leave in the UK. They travelled the hard way, by WPHC ship to Canton Island via the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony.

Other Honours

There were two other BSIP honours announced; OBE: Venerable Archdeacon H. V.

C. Reynolds (Officer); and Mr Frederick Henry Sims (Member).

It's an Old Fijian Custom...

This might be regarded as one of the perils of Colonial governorship. The Governor of Fiji, Sir Ronald Garvey, and Lady Garvey, are shown here being carried ashore at Somosomo Taveuni. The occasion was the recent installation of Ratu Penaia Ganilau as Roko Tui of the province of Cakaudrove. Ratu Penaia, with the rank of Lieut-Colonel, was the last Commanding Officer of the Ist Fijian Infantry Battalion which returned to Fiji last year after 4½ years' service in Malaya.

Photo: Public Relations Office. 19 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

The Editors' Mailbag

P-NG and that Oxford Atlas Geologist G. A. V. Stanley says yes , he knew that at the time tie wrote his criticism of the Oxford Atlas he knew that there was a later edition. (PIM, May, p. 18).

But he is still not satisfied with that. He says: Of the mistakes and omissions to which I drew attention all remain (in the revised edition) except; 1. On Plate 66, the political boundary between Indonesia and Netherlands New Guinea (West Irian) has been added, and accords, more or less, with the same boundary shown on Plate 61. 2. The inland town of Balwa (misprint for Bulwa?) has been deleted, but Wau and Bulolo have not been inserted. The mythical inland town of Mugulo remains. 3. Samarai, it is true, has been removed from the Mainland by deleting the black dot, and it is now Impossible, even with a lens, to tell which of the islands around about is this very important centre. For good measure, in revising, Daru has been deleted (black dot and all), while nearby Bugi and Pagona remain.

It is pleasing to know that the interest of the Australian Branch of the Oxford University Press has been aroused, and the substitution of Katoomba for the town of Blue Mountains (on Plate 71), is a step in the right direction.

Some attention might be given to the Structure Map of Great Britain, which at present is a repulsive, meaningless jumble; and there is good grounds for complaint that Sicily (Plate 38), is not entirely as depicted.

But this sort of thing could go on indefinitely, and it is clear that what is really needed is some careful editing of the proofs by persons with local cartographic knowledge.

The Ghost that Walked Like a Puss-Puss The time was when Australian publications could print anything about Papua or New Guinea and get away with it. But not now.

In these days of air-freighted newspapers and magazines, even to the remotest parts of the Territory, woe betide anyone who shoots off his mouth or gets his facts crossed up.

E. J. Hackforth of Port Moresby encloses a small clipping from the magazine People of May 15, with his letter of June 1.

The clipping says: The Samarai Hotel, which serves the 60-odd white inhabitants of the 56-acre coral atoll, Samarai, Papua, is believed by many to be haunted. The natives swear that a dim-dim (white man) "goes walkabout all same pusspuss" (noiselessly). The hotel was originally shipped, in pieces, to Samarai from Cooktown Queensland, where it was also reputed to be haunted. Its owner there was Jack Ellil tin-fii.ner who made two fortunes am them before he was 35. To keep hisi around him he boarded them "on the I until he sold out.—J.E.B., NSW.

And Mr. Hackforth says Apparently the author got his facts Hans Andersen and Admiralty Chart No..

There is no Samarai Hotel and hasn' 1 since the war. There is, however, a C Guest House but it would be a brave l that haunted Julie Hansen. And surpi enough, coral atolls are scarce in these | and Samarai is certanly not one of Furthermore, if anyone told a coon in Si that anything went "walkabout all same puss", he would think that they were nc Don't Get Flippant With Uncle Sam Now we have managed toe Calgary into the wrong sectic North America, and Mrs. Ms Woods, of Vancouver, has wn to tell us about this and s several other matters where we don’t measure up: I recently came across the December, issue of the "Pacific Islands Monthly' was most interested in its contents. I like to express the hope, however, thr anti-American attitude is not typical o publications on your side of the ocean..

Your comments on the New York pendent's letter were boorish, to say the; and the insolent tone of your reply an commentary written by the "Sydneysidei on his visit to the "Mariposa" couldl been signed "Tokyo Rose" and wouldl passed without question.

I am amazed at the ignorance express your Editorial and horrified at statementas "does any informed man believe to-dai another great war can be avoided". I only can—it MUST—be avoided althoi am willing to agree that blind prejudice the kind of statement with which the (Continued on Page 158) Australian Minister for Territories Visits Netherlands New Guinea In a Cessna plane— owned by the (American) Roman Catholic Mission of the Divine Word and flown by Father De Ruyter—the Australian Minister for Territories, Mr. Paul Hasluck, landed on Hollandia airport, NNG, on June 30. His was a courtesy visit, to the Governor of Netherlands 'New Guinea, Dr. Jan van Baal. Mr. Hasluck was accompanied by the Administrator of Papua- New Guinea, Brigadier D. M. Cleland and by Parliamentary Under - Secretary Mr. John Howse. It was the first time a foreign Minister visited Netherlands NG.

Photo shows Mr. Hasluck. Dr. van Baal, Mrs. van Baal and Brigadier Cleland.

The Australian party was welcomed at the airport by the Governor and Mrs. van Baal; by the vice-president of the Board of Department-Directors, Mr. J. C. Baarspul; the Governmental Secretary, Dr. A. Loosjes; the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Dutch Navy in Netherlands New Guinea, Rear-Admiral A. .. V f. lke " borg; an( * R es 'dent-Commissioner of Hollandia, Mr. Sj. van der Goot. Two cameramen of the Information Service at Hollandia made shots for Australian and Dutch TV.

The Australians stayed at Government House during their visit. They inspected the new hospital and the new Government House (both under construction), the Residential Quarters, the Central Training School of the General Police in Base G, the Elementary School of Navigation at Pancake Hill and the the Malaria Control Centre in Hollandia Binnen.

At a press conference, Mr. Hasluck said that Australia hoped to be neighbours of the Dutch for a long time to come. The interests of Western New Guinea are best serv\ the hands of the Dutch, he said, and t "It is important that Australia and the M lands will closely co-operate in their diti fields".

An evening reception at Government concluded the visit. Mr. Hasluck and Brii Cleland returned July 2 to Australian Guinea. Mr. Howse stayed a few days in Netherlands New Guinea to make brief 1 to Biak and Manokwari.

Photo: Wim Tas 20 JULY, 1 9 57 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

[?]ecision [?]rivy Council

[?] Co. Pays Heavily

For Unwanted Amenities

From this time forward, the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. 11, apparently, be expected to pay the Lautoka Town Council mnd £7,000 per annum. In return the company will get its rbage collected.

S appears to be the outcome a Privy Council decision, cently announced.

Colonial Sugar Company, of alia, at times has given proof great social consciousness. It lone a good deal, in Fiji, to le the communities around near its sugar mills with ities, and a higher standard ing. probably it is not so happy Lautoka. If it would consent lk, it might say something Lautoka biting the hand that ong time ago, the Co. built g sugar mill near the then township of Lautoka. Lautoka chiefly on the cane-growers, the mill-workers, and the ;ies of the port from which is shipped, the canefields extended north ;outh, and the mill’s output sed, the town of Lautoka Presently, the boundaries of town crept up to within ig distance of the boundaries i 700 acres or so held by the se 700 acres contained not the mill and a typical CSR fctlement —houses for the staff, tion grounds, first-class roads, is, light and drainage—but ands.

N the Lautoka Town Council, ivays seeking funds, and couraged by the Government, brain-wave. It would bring 3R Co.’s property within the irea, and rate it!

Co.’s reaction was not It did not want to be ed in the town—it already ill the amenities the town provide. It pointed out that would have been no town mentioning, if there had been 11. promises were sought, but The Council extended its boundaries, and suggested a for rating.

Co. argued that the land be valued as if no mill I. But valuer S. A. Tetzner was worth £161,297, and they to law about it. (Messrs, m Scott and Co. for CSR, lessrs. Munro, Warren, Leys lermode for the Council).

The case in 1953-54, shuttled back and forth between Supreme Court and local Magistrate. The valuer stuck to his £161,000, and the magistrate made it £110,493; but the Co. still protested that the real value, if the presence of the mill was ignored, was much less.

Eventually, a case was stated for the Privy Council by way of appeal from the Supreme Court. It has taken years to get a decision.

The decision was announced from London at the beginning of July.

A press report says “the rating valuation of £110,439 Stg, set by the magistrate’s court, in respect of 650 acres of land, was affirmed”.

It is considerably less than the £161,000, but a lot more than the land would be worth if there was no sugar mill in those parts.

Head Office of the CSR Co., in Sydney, said philosophically that that should be the end of a very long argument. The Co., on the chance that it would have to pay, has been making provision for this annual charge, in its accounts, for years. It anticipated, on the rate of 1/41 in the £ on the apparently confirmed valuation, that it would have to pay £7,000 per annum.

“We shall get nothing from the Town Council except garbage collection”, said a spokesman. “It’s a lot to pay for garbage collection”.

The Council will receive arrears of rates over three or four years, plus a very large amount representing legal costs covering some years of argument.

Tahiti Hotel Deal

Les Tropiques Sold to Honolulu Interests THE hotel “Les Tropiques,” outside Papeete, Tahiti, together with a large block of land, has been sold to Don Beach (Don the Beachcomber), hotel-keeper of Hawaii.

Beach is associated in the deal with C. F. Rehnborg, of Nutrilite Products, at Buena Park, California.

“Les Tropiques” will now carry the name of “Beachcomber Blue Lagoon Hotel”, and will be brought up to International tourist standard.

It is also planned to construct 45 bungalow-type rooms, complete with bathrooms.

Reservations are already being received for the new hotel—amongst them a congress of 45 Chicago dentists for next November.— Noumea Correspondent.

An Unsurprising

ANNOUNCEMENT Brown River Lease to T. Flower THE patience of Mr. Tom Flower has at last been rewarded: he has been awarded the Brown River timber leases, about 25 miles from Port Moresby.

Mr. Flower discovered this stand of timber several years ago but under existing regulations in the Territory was compelled to submit a public tender for it and to wait until officialdom graciously permitted him to proceed.

Conditions of the lease are that he shall establish a sawmill within 12 months.

Mr. Flower has been in P-NG since 1926; before the war on the New Guinea side; and since the war, in Fort Moresby.

The lease is over 44,000 acres.

For the Fruit Trade Rarotonga's new coolstore is now on its way. This stage was reached mid - June. In background is the Rarotonga freezer.

Photo: W. H. Percival. 21 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

Ansett's NG Service

Negotiations With

Ana Intrude

\ NSETT Airways whose application to extend its airline operations from Cairns (Old) to Port Moresby, was refused by the Australian Department of Civil Aviation in June, was, in early July, pre-occupied on an even bigger project. But it is understood that the company has re- •pplied to DCA for permission to operate to New Guinea.

Ansett has made an offer to buy out Australian National Airways, Australia’s longest established and biggest private airline, for about 53,000,000. The matter is (July 11) still under discussion although the suggestion is that ANA will want more than that sum, Ansett’s offer to ANA followed an Australian rejection of ANA’s haveyour-cake-and-eat-it-too plan to the Australian Government whereby the latter was to form a holding company to take over all the shares of ill existing airlines in exchange for shares in the holding company.

The proposal was practicable only ;i all Australian airline companies agreed to be a party to it. The Minister for Civil Aviation said that at least one major airline refused to do this. (The airline is believed to be Ansett).

ANA’s proposal was somewhat extraordinary in view of the fact that during the Australian Labour Government’s post-war spree of nationalising key industries, ANA fought vigorously to preserve its identity.

The company then had the active support of all believers in private enterprise. When Mr. Chifley found that nationalising ANA contravened the provisions of the Australian Constitution, he authorised the formation of Trans Australia Airlines, which has operated in competition with ANA since 1946.

The Labour Government saw that Government business was pushed iAAs way, but the Liberal Governmen in 1952, under the Airline * Save ANA a share of this business.

Although there was initially a prejudice against TAA by the people who traditionally use air services, this company, on its own merits, has risen in public favour in recent years due, to some extent, to the introduc- ?! a P o P u lar type of airciaft than ANA; and in 1955-56 TAA made more profit than the private company.

In 1955-56, ANA still made a profit, but it was a profit that the shipping interests that virtually control ANA believe too small. They think that the capital tied up in ANA could be more profitably employed elsewhere, and before the Australian Cabinet announced its decision on the proposed merger, it was stated that if ANA could not get what it wanted, it would get out of the airline business.

WHERE does Ansett come in, in this business of Australian internal airways? Probably it is a question that can be answered only by Mr. Reg Ansett himself.

But if Ansett does come out of the present negotiations well, it will be a triumph for a very rugged type of Australian private enterprise.

Ansett, regarded as the poorer cousin of Australian airlines, has used smaller planes, along the back lanes of interstate aerial transport: has charged much lower fares than the major airlines and while it has built up a reputation for not asking favours, it has provided the public with efficient air services in all the Eastern States. (See letter p. 157 this issue ) What Does It Mean?

The New Status Of New Guinea

CHINESE Residents of Papua only now are trying to understai the real meaning of a statement made recently by the Australii Minister of Territories (Mr. Hasluck), about the status of tl New Guinea Chinese. They are seriously alarmed.

HITHERTO, the Chinese residents in New Guinea had the status of “Australian protected persons”. They had all the privileges of citizenship in New Guinea, they had the right to vote for persons seeking election to the Legislative Council; but, so far as admission to Australia, or the Australian Territory of Papua, was concerned they were in the same position as any other non-European people—except in special circumstances, they could not come in as permanent residents.

Now, for reasons not made clear, the Australian Government has decided that Chinese permanent residents of New Guinea (a Trusteeship Territory, governed by Australia under UNO supervision), who seek and are granted Australian nationalisation, shall have the status of Australian citizens.

But the Minister, in making this official statement, added that this, of course, would not affect the present immigration laws. 7TSHE highest official opinic A Papua—backed by the the legal practitioners th is that the promised Commonw enactment will give the New GJ Chinese (of whom there nov between 3,000 and 4,000) the right to enter Australia and tralia’s Territories (indue Papua), and reside there.

To say that the European Papua, and the few natives cat of expressing an opinion, are: turbed, is to put it mildly.

Always, hitherto, the New G{ Chinese have been kept out of F The establishments of the 0 prising and industrious Ch traders are all over the Ti Territory, right up to the bordi Papua. They run practically native trade stores; they an chief artisans of New Guinea;; to an increasing degree, the: becoming shipowners and plant owners.

They are not a bad influence the long-range political effe< their settlement in any count invariable. They take posse: Singapore is the largest and notable example. They are not.

British; but there is not rooc any country for Chinese se and Western European settler THE leading non-official rm.

Port Moresby are quite spoken. “If this means wll seems to mean, then it is go« to a lot of Australian enterpris Papua—the Chinese will take • they said. • When it was pointed outj the admittance of the large Jape community in Hawaii and!

Western States to full Am© citizenship had strengthened n than weakened the United S the Papuans simply pointed td White Australia Policy. “Is th;j beginning of th© end of that?”' asked. If the Chinese could ; enter Papua, they also could Australia, they argued.

It is certain that questions be asked in the next Austi; session of Australia’s Parliame;: One question probably will W the Chinese born in New Gt can so easily acquire Austr; citizenship now, why cannot (C(Mitinued on Page 28) 22 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH)

[?]EW [?]ORT [?]S and Allowances Fiji Civil Servants [’S top civil servants stand to ain handsome increases in ilary as a result of a report I by Mr. W. D. Carew.

Carew was appointed in Desr, 1956, to review the salaries led to the senior posts of the ;ivil service, and the posts in 'iji Police Force, i recommended increases in the r posts range from £5O to £l,OOO r, Fijian currency. of the new salaries recommended are, le amount of the increase in brackets: Justice, £3,600 (£800); Colonial Secre- £3,soo (£900); Financial Secretary, £3,200 (£2,400); Pusine Judge, of Medical Services, Secretary for Affairs, £3,100 (£800); Directors of ure. Education, Public Works, £3,000 Commissioner of Police, £3,000 I; Director of Lands, £3,000 (£900); onal scale, £9OO-£1,802 (£225-£661). lew rates recommended for police, with vious salaries in brackets, are: issioned Officers.—Deputy Commissioner, plus inducement allowance of £3OO ; Senior Superintendent, £1,775, ris- £7s a year to £2,000 (£1,600); endent, £1,450, rising by £5O a year 700 (£1,300-£l ,500); Deputy Supert, and Assistant Superintendent, £B4O- - ,300); Pay and Quartermaster :i,400 (£960-£l,200); Bandmaster, £B4O- - promotion bar at £1,100; In- £B4o-£l ,050 (£750-£960). nt and Non-Commissioned Officers.— ector, £6OO-£B4O (£4OO-£720); Sergeant- :6oo (£360); Sergeant, £4lO-£550 (£312- Corporal, £305-£4lO (£252-£300), e, £lBB-360 (£l6B-£264), except that es with Senior Cambridge qualification quivalent should enter at £212 a year. his report, Mr. Carew went -he need for Introducing inent allowances to allow Fiji to te in the overseas market for s. If the local or basic rate lary would not attract the lates from overseas, an added :ment had to be offered to him.

Government accepted the to pay the allowance (and t as a pensionable emolument), oposed that it should not deon the domicile of the inal officer holding the post, but be a straightforward allowttaching to the post, irrespec- ' the identity or origin of the lual officer holding the post.

Carew’s report, with modificaprepared by the Government, ; submitted to the next meet- )f the Legislative Council, lied for July 23. new salary rates approved perate from the month after re approved.

No NG Annexation

Australia Is Diplomatically Satisfied

With Un Trusteeship

The Australian Government is satisfied that, under the present circumstances, Australia’s interests are best served by the maintenance of the New Guinea Territory under United Nations Trusteeship. r[IS Is the crux of the answer given to the National Executive of the RSSAILA by the Australian Minister for External Affairs (Mr. Casey).

It was in reply to a resolution moved by Mr. ‘R. F. Bunting, president of the F-NG State branch of the RSSAILA. and seconded by Mr. W. Yeo, of the NSW Branch, that New Guinea should be annexed by Australia, The Minister said: “. . . the situation is that the Government considers, firstly, that the annexation of the Trust Territory of New Guinea would involve the renunciation of the international obligations which Australia has assumed voluntarily in respect of the Territory; and secondly, that Australia’s defence interest would not be significantly enhanced by the annexation of New Guinea.”

Editorial Note: The complete uselessness of the Trusteeship system, and the mischievous manner in which it is used by irresponsible or self-seeking members of the United Nations is discussed at considerable length in this issue (page 69) in a review of a book by Sir Alan Burns. It is also dealt with in the leading article this issue.

It is said in newspaper circles that one believes something only when it has been denied by the diplomats three times. And that attitude of mind should be brought to bear on the Minister’s statement. Forced to give an answer, he probably could say no less.

However, the Australian Government, and particularly its Prime Minister, have taken the lead in condemning the vacillating policies of the United Nations; and there is no evidence to show that they are particularly enamoured of that section of it called the Trusteeship Council.

Do You Remember?

From PIM of 20 Years ago JULY, 1937, appears to have been a pretty dull month in the South Pacific —judged from 20 years further on, at any rate.

In New Guinea, of course, the Rabaul eruption was still on the public mind, and the arguments as to whether the town should or should not remain the capital of the territory were only then getting into gear.

Here are some other extracts from the PIM of 20 years ago:— This was the month that America's famous woman aviator, Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam, with navigator Noonan, disappeared in the central Pacific on a round-the-world-flight. She left Lae, New Guinea, on July 3, on a 2,600mile hop to Howland Island and was never seen again although one of the biggest searches in history was carried out by Americans and others. For years, there were rumours of castaways, believed to be Mrs. Putnam and Noonan, living on remote islands.

Sir Charles Rosenthal was appointed Administrator of Norfolk Is. Sir Charles had had a distinguished military career during World War I and a distinguished public career after it—but he had not had any Islands administrative experience and PIM wanted to know— then as it has wanted to know many times since—why the post should not go to a senior member of the Papuan or New Guinea Administrations.

The United States had lodged formal claim to Canton Island formerly regarded as (more or less) British. Britain was reasserting her claim and was being supported by New Zealand.

US, British and NZ flags were all currently flying over the atoll which until the advent of the air-age was regarded as worthless.

A new Legislative system had begun in Fiji.

The unofficial members were to be partly elected and partly nominated by the governor, in the case of Indian and European members; and all Fijian members were to be nominated, as before, but the number was to be increased from three to five.

Norfolk Island had something in 1937 that it has not got to-day—a weekly newspaper.

Called the "N.l. Weekly", it was under the editorship of Mr. B. Grubb. It was the successor to the "Norfolk Island Times" which a couple of years previously had been "strangled by red tape" and Nl ordinances that prevented the Island having the freedom usually enjoyed by the Press in British countries. * ❖ * The air age had arrived in Western Samoa — via the vessel "Wairuna". A plane, a DH 53, had been purchased from the NSW Aero Club by Mr. J. M. H. Bower, District Commissioner at Upolu, who had got his pilot's licence in New Zealand. What he intended to do with the plane is not clear, as it is unlikely that there were many (or any) airstrips in W.

Samoa in 1937. 23 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

On the Up—and Up

Air Fares And

Shipping Freight

Residents o f Papua-New Guinea will be hit by recent announcements of rises in airplane fares and in shipping freight rates.

The rises have, in both cases, been attributed to higher operating costs, particularly higher wages.

People who use TEAL and Qantas planes in other parts of the Pacific will also be affected.

The Qantas fares from Sydney to Papua-New Guinea, Noumea and the BSIP have risen by between 8 and 15 per cent., and the Qantas- TEAL fare from Sydney to Coral Route airports by from 11 to 20 per cent. TEAL fares from Auckland to the Coral Route are up by from 5 to 12 per cent.; and from Suva to the Coral Route by from 16 to 20 per cent.

The fares quoted below are the new single and return fares, with the amount of the increase in each case given in brackets.— Qantas, from Sydney to; Port Moresby, £5l/5/- (£4/14/-), £92/5/- (£B/15/-); Lae, £62/15/- (£7/8/-), £ll2/19/- (£l3/6/-); Rabaul, £72/9/- (£7/10/-), £l3O/9/- (£l3/10/-); Noumea, £5l/4/- (£4/9/-); £92/4/- (£6/9/-); Honiara, £94/5/- (£l3/18/-), £169/13/- (£25); Suva, £Bl/3/- (—), £147/2/- (£5/3/-).

Fares are quoted in Australian currency.

Quantas-Teal, from Sydney to: Apia, £lO9/5/- (£ll/18/-), £197/14/- (£22/11/-); Papeete, £174/5/- (£34/3/-), £314/14/- (£34/3/-); Aitutaki, £146/3/- (£26/15/-), £264/2/- (£52/3/-). Fares are quoted in Australian currency.

TEAL, from Auckland to: Apia, £55/10/- (£2/10/-), £99/18/- (£4/10/-); Aitutaki, £B5/14/- (£8), £154/6/- (£l4/8/-); Papeete, £lO7/10/- (£llO/10/-), £193/10/- (£lB/18/-).

Fares are quoted in NZ currency TEAL, from Suva to: Aitutaki, £57/15/- (£B/18/-). £lO3/19/- (£16); Papeete, £B2/14/- (£ll/2/-), £l4B/18/- (£2O). Fares are quoted in Fiji currency.

Freight rates on vessels trading between Australian and Papua-New Guinea ports will rise by 10/- per ton—to £ll/10/- per ton, on the northbound voyage; and by 5/- per ton—to —on the southbound voyage. Rises arc effective August 1. Passenger fares remain as is".

LATE NEWS

Goilala Mystery Still

Very Mysterious

'X'HE mysterious doings at Goilala Sub-district, Papua, into which an equally mysterious investigation was started in May, have not been made public, although Crown Law m e ;„„e,p. J usr has mait " h ,e, °" (see J 0 i ,n - SOn „i aid in Port Moresby, midii3. t . hat m 40 pages he had made recommendations as well as findings.

New Caledonia's Exchange Squeeze shortage of foreign exchange is already being felt in New Caledonia, The French Government has asked the New Caledonian administration to “stretch” its foreign exchange allocation until September, instead of ending the period on June 30, as was intended.

The French Empire, like the British Commonwealth has a “pool” of foreign exchange and since 1952 New Caledonia has not benefited completely from the dollars earned by the export of its mineral wealth.

New Caledonia has to abide by these rules although she earns more foreign exchange than any other country in the Empire.

It is likely that Australia will suffer most from this exchange squeeze, food that normally is imported from there will now largely come from France and other French possessions—at a much higher cost, of course.

Well-Known Rabaul Resident Departs MR. K. E. CUMMINGS, a foundation member of the Rabaul Town Advisory Council, President of the New Guinea Club, and a man who has shown marked civic interest at all times, will be missed in Rabaul when he leaves shortly to reside in Melbourne. He returned to Rabaul only recently after several months in hospital in Melbourne—but only to announce that health reasons compel him to leave the Territory.

P-NG Gets Asian Flu Vaccine THE first 1,000 doses of the Australian-made Asian-influenza vaccine arrived in Port Moresby on July 10 and were sent off to Wewak and Madang towns on the air route nearest to the Dutch border—the first cases in the Vogelkop were reported late June, and cases have now occurred in Holandia.

One thousand doses will be arriving each week until requirements are met —and P-NG in this regard has been given priority over Australia.

H The famous Australian eye doctor, Dr. Granville Waddy, arrived in Port Moresby early in May to treat native patients who had been without care since Dr. Loschdorfer went on leave some months back. 60 Miles of Tourist Delights

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In their announcement that intend bringing Korolevu Hoti to 100-bed capacity, and that have purchased the “Beachca Hotel” at Deuba, Northern P Ltd. have in convincing ms shown their confidence in tourism and, in particular, the H section of the road between Airport and the capital.

Along this section Sir Hugh and his associates now have Bt comber, Korolevu and Sigi Hotels, and also hotels at Lautoka, Ba, Tavua and RaU to cater for those tourists mi the tour around the island.

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It has been announced that 1 ers will shortly be called for erection of the new Club Ho construction of which came to a in 1953.

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CRASH Fifty-seven people were killed when Royal Dutch Airlines Super Constellation i into the sea in flames just after it to from Biak Aerodrome, Dutch New Guin; July 16.

The aircraft was on a regular weekly from Biak to Amsterdam.

Eleven Dutch passengers and a stewardess were rescued, but one t rescued, a child, died later in Biak Hosp Most of the passengers were Dutcl servants or Navy men and their familit two were Australians, Mr. Leo Newma of Elwood, Victoria, and his wife, ag{ Mr. Newman is principal in a scrap metl (see RIM p. 134, June). 24 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

[?]-FREIGHT [?]ADACHE [?]baul Wants More Australian Papers ;e availability of Australian newspapers—for which residents of Papua-New Guinea have an biable appetite—came up for dision at a recent meeting of the aul Town Advisory Council, was alleged that in the matter lewspapers air-freighted from ralia, Rabaul was victimised, that since air-freighting had nenced five years ago, supplies dwindled from 400 copies per : to 65. was stated that the position otherwise in Lae and Moresby, •e full quotas of newspapers enjoyed—to such a degree in Moresby, that boys “got around ;own on Sundays selling them.” think that the last statement en to contradiction. — Ed. PIM ). was stated that although Lae Port Moresby got newspapers Australia on four or five days week, Rabaul was restricted to Sunday papers. e whole matter of air-freighted papers was brought up at the ing through a letter addressed Labaul’s Magazine Shop, from mblishers of the “Courier Mail,” »ane, in which the newspaper >any informed the shop that ation of air space for newsrs had been reduced on Saturnights. istralian newspapers are carried (antas to New Guinea at conm rates —in the case of Sydneyat 1 6 per pound instead of 5/3. ;he population of P-NG has n, so has the demand for newsrs—and for more and more aft space in which to carry . This is particularly so on the 5 that leaves Sydney on Saturnights and carries the Sunday rs —which are consequently de- 'd in Moresby and Lae at the time as suburban Sydneys are receiving their Sunday rs). s Rabaul TAC resolved that: District Commissioner requests agents for Qantas to take up natter of further allocation of i for newspapers to Rabaul.” other motion put to the meetvas: “That in the opinion of Council, the service provided at ul by Qantas to persons bookon the Company’s Bird of disc Service is most unsatisry, causing considerable inconnce, distress and loss of money aembers of the public. The cil utterly deplores that many e fail to obtain seats on airafter they have been informed that seats were booked, and that many are off-loaded at Lae after being informed that their throughbookings to Australia were confirmed; and that this resolution be conveyed by letter from the secretary (of the TAG) addressed to the General Manager, Qantas Empire Airways, Sydney.”

Qantas Makes Statement A statement was made by the Chief Executive and General Manager of Qantas (Mr. C. O. Turner), on July 10, as follows: 1. It is very costly to carry newspapers by air, but if it is commercially possible to carry more papers into Rabaul we will do so. We have several times reviewed this problem and will again do so, right away.

We point out that we allocate space for newspapers on a bulk loading basis and the newspaper companies themselves separately allot proportions of the load to individual destinations. 2. We have experienced the greatest difficulty in maintaining an effective reservations system in the area due to inadequate communications between Port Moresby, Lae and Rabaul. We also loss a lot of money through passengers making firm bookings and then failing to turn up to make their flight. Again, we are investigating this point and win to do the best we can to maintain and improve our services to Rabaul.

Civic Leaders

WORRIED Wave of Petty Crime in W. Samoa 17K)R a considerable time past X 1 Samoan leaders have been worried about a startling increase in crime in the Territory.

Burglaries, thefts, defalcations and other offences including plantation thefts of foodstuffs and agricultural produce, have increased to an alarming extent so that police and courts are unable to cope with the situation.

A large number of these offences are committed by youngsters and teenagers and though the Apia High Court has dealt with dozens of cases week by week, there is no decrease and fresh cases become known daily.

There is little unemployment and no poverty or need in this Territory, but efforts by the various Missions, by the Government and b v Samoan leaders to stem this wave of dishonesty have so far had little effect.

After Three Years' Tinkering P-NG Labour Ordinance in Sept.

THE long-awaited “Reformulated”* Native Labour Ordinance is to be brought down at the September meeting of the Papua-New Guinea Legislative Council. Minister Hasluck. during his June visit to the Territory, gave a three-page preview of what was in store.

The draft legislation has been back and forth between Port Moresby and Canberra for the last three years, and on the score of elapsed time, anyway, should be the perfect legislation.

Provision in the new legislation will be made for workers under agreement—two classes, i.e., those who are accompanied by wives and families; and those who are not.

And also for casual workers.

All workers will be issued with work-cards —one advantage of which is said to be that employers can, by looking at the card, see whether the applicant is already under contract to work for someone else.

This may be a step in the right direction, but it raises the interesting question as to what the prospective employer is to do if the prospective employee is under agreement to someone else. There will be no penal clauses under the new legislation (nor was there in the old).

Mr. Hasluck said that Territorial, through their representatives on the Legislative Council would be able to debate and comment on this vital legislation.

That is true, too, as far as it goes.

But once the bill gets as far as the Legislative Council, nothing short of several of the official members swooning at the crucial moment, will prevent its being forced through the Chamber by the official majority. * New officialese.

LATE NEWS Escapees Pile Up Gaol Sentences The three surviving gaol-breakers who kept Port Moresby police busy for three weeks in April (PIM May, p. 141) have received heavy gaol sentences.

Keana Keporaka got 7 years for the manslaughter of the fourth escapee; 1\ years for the attempted killing of a boy; and 3 years for entering.

Arne Aite got 6 years for house-breaking and 3 for entering. Kita Tunguan, who was already serving a life-sentence for rape of a European woman, got 6 years on two counts.

All three asked to be removed from Bomana where they said they had been threatened.

Judge Kelly said he felt that Bomana would be glad to see the last of them and ordered them removed to Samarai. 25 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY. 1957

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It is generally known that negotiations are at present (July 12) in progress between Mrs. Flora Stewart and Morobe Hotels Ltd; and, although the principals flatly refuse to comment, it seems to be expected by Morobe residents generally that the Hotel Cecil, Lae, will soon pass into the hands of the Company, at a mutually satisfactory price.

If that happens, it is possible that Morobe Hotels Ltd. will not proceed with their plan to build a new hotel on the terrace, in Lae: but will concentrate on the Hotel Cecil and make it the chief unit, for tourist purposes, in the hotel chain. But an important factor here is that the Hotel Cecil, under today’s conditions, is almost always full.

It is reported that the new Company would like to purchase, also, Mrs. Gilmore’s well-known hotel at Madang, but apparently Mrs.

Gilmore is not a seller.

MRS. FLO STEWART has a remarkable record in the Territory as a hotel pioneer. She and her late husband established the first hotel of the New Guinea goldfields—the Wau Hotel, along the top of the Wau airstrip; and from the hard-earned profits there, Mrs.

Stewart built the original Cecil Hotel, in Lae, and handed it over to the management of her sister, Mrs. Baldie. Both establishments were totally destroyed in 1942-45.

Before the smoke had cleared from the South Pacific battlefields, Mrs. Flo Stewart was back in New Guinea, pioneering again. She did not return to Wau. Instead, she got possession of a group of Army hutments in the jungle behind Lae; provided hotel accommodation and some amenities out of war-time material and anything that was suitable, and, in the face of terrific obstacles, rebuilt the Hotel Cecil on the old site.

THERE is no reason why the Morobe-Highlands section of New Guinea should not be attractive to tourists. Lae is a pleasant place in which to spend a few days.

Already there is a road to Wau, and a stay in Wau and Bulolo (with its excellent Pine Lodge Hotel) could be delightful: and Edie Creek, the Bulolo Gorge, and the great new timber industry, right beside the old dredges at Bulolo, are things worth seeing. A visit to Goroka, the very new capital of the Highlands, and the glimpses there obtainable of a strange new world, could put the coping-stone on a unique tour. 27 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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Younger Chinese Welcome

MOVE ASIANS throughout Papua-New Guinea, particularly the young people, were pleased when the Minister for Territories, in Port Moresby, on June 18, announced that they would be given the opportunity to become naturalised as Australian citizens. (“Each case will be considered on its merits”).

Mr. Hasluck said that the majority of the Asians in the Territory were born in the Territory, and at present had the status of “Australian protected persons.” The remainder comprised Asians who were resident in New Guinea in 1920, and Asians (mainly the wives and children of Asian residents), who were admitted into the Territory under exemption in the late 30’s for temporary residence and who were still in the Territory at the time of the Japanse invasion early in 1942.

The Government had decided to give to those Asian residents who were born in the Territory, and to those who were not born there but who were living there under no immigration restriction, the opportunity to become Australian citizens by naturalisation.

Where Australian citizenship was granted to an Asian resident, eligibility for similar status would be extended to his wife and children resident in the Territory.

Mr. Hasluck said the Government had also decided that Asian residents of the Territory who had been admitted under exemption and who wished to continue to reside in the Territory would be permitted to remain.

A leading member of the Chinese community at Rabaul said that the announcement was particularly welcomed by the younger generation because it meant an opportunity them to branch out in Australij stead of being restricted toi Territory.

A spokesman in Lae said most of the older generation their established businesses ini and would prefer to stay.

However, the announcement not please everyone.

Mr. R. F. Bunting, State Presi of the Papua-New Guinea s Branch of the RSS & AILA, in. on June 21, said: “Whilst the League apprec ; the motive of the Minister granting Australian citizen rights to many Asiatics in i Territories, it deplores the that native inhabitants livin a country to which they bs have not been included in privilege. The League spans the formation of a Native Servicemen’s Association thra out the Territory, member; which had volunteered and fa side by side with their Euroi counterparts, which could nc said of the war services of i of those to whom the (citizens privilege has been extended .

Other members of the RSSA said that this granting of natural tion probably contravened the "W Australia Policy. Others pointed anomalies—citing the cases of a of part-German-part-Malay des»; born in the Territory who was? eligible; and another born Filipino parents who was awaj the George Medal during the but who also will not benefit— Correspondent. t Mr. Nevil Shute Norway—bn known without the last name— Sydney with his wife in July fi “writing holiday” in Fiji. Christ Island (before the H-Bomb) already figured in one of Shi novels (In the Wet ); and Moresby has been wiped out in: latest (On the Beach ). What hor* Shutian catastrophe awaits Fix the next one coming up?

Gone South Mr. and Mrs. I. W.

Marston and their daughter left Apia, W.

Samoa in June. Mr.

Marston has been Acting-Superintendent of Apia Radio during the absence, on leave, of Mr. E. Betham.

Photo: Edwards Studio. 28 JULY. 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

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HENCE comes the derivation of the word first used by natives for the Rabaul Botanical dens— Didiman? i November, 1956, PIM, Hans msfeld connects it with the sh. In January PIM I did not *e and called on old German teer, Captain Haug, to express an lion. >w, from his bed in a sanatorium Usbad, in the Odenwald range, vrites to me: “You are not right n you say to Mannsfeld’s reks about the origin of the word, man, ‘No can’. I think it has ething to do with the radish be- >e Didiman did grow the first sh in his garden. He told me, in or 1910, one night in the Rabaul ) about how he managed to 7 the edible type. I adopted this ; in Timor and surprised everyr”

'ter that I will go quietly.

Ir. Mannsfeld said that in the man days the word was “Radidtand he had taken it that it a corruption of “Radish man” ~ the man who grew radishes.

I.) Old man Policy ipt. Haug also refers to the old nan colonial system, after mening my screed about the old , in March PIM (p. 113). • “I also think we did remark ly well considering that we had > colonial exrience when 5 started in 34 to take over Jr. Of course, ere was a lot bureaucracy the beginning when the NGC started to rule as a chartered company; but after Hahl came and took over as Governor, although we cursed him often, his policy was a sound one and he did his best to help a decent fellow to get along as a planter.

“He was a bit soft sometimes with the natives, but still he was of the opinion that natives should be treated with fairness and as children that have to grow up. He had no objection to punishment for natives who deserved it, but he never permitted excesses by whites, either.

“If the home government had followed his advice to establish a ‘Land Bank’ to help planters over the first seven years until a plantation could keep itself (by giving low interest loans on the improvement of the plantation), German New Guinea would have been self-sustaining already in 1910.

“As it was, we reckoned that in 1917 the colony would be selfsupporting.

“To help planters, Hahl permitted the shooting of birds-ofparadise. This gave them a chance to hold on through the first seven years. He was often criticised for this, but it was the only way to get men to’ settle on' the mainland of New Guinea.”

One can only wonder what the New Guinea world would be like today had there been no wars, no exaggerated race-consciousness or denominational competitiveness. It could have been a very good place in which to live.

Snarl Over Parks It appears that Rabaul residents are not altogether happy about their parks.

As a B4, I would indeed be a poor judge to comment on the present town-planning which I noticed two years ago concentrated on placing as many buildings of modern structure (repeat modern structure) as close together as possible in the confined township area.

That surprised me more than anything else in Rabaul, after having known the old town with its generous town allotments, giving opportunity for liberal gardens and muchneeded breathing space.

I realised, however that commercial demands had far exceeded the natural urge for aesthetic beauty and that the Garden City of the South Seas was, most definitely, no more.

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B4’s to establish some modicum of breathing space has been noticeable Bill Carter, Presi- Apex Club, Port by, and Mr. Craig a Board Member [?]e Apex Club, look [?]e copy of the Apex [?]er which had just presented to the Club by National [?]ent Gordon Murray [?]e) who flew up Sydney for the [?]ral dinner at the of May. This was [?]rst Apex Club to [?]e the Charter out- Australia but since Singapore has re- [?] Its Charter.

Photo: Papuan Prints. 31 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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The following week in the same publication there is a report of the Town Advisory Council protesting against the action of an Administration building being erected on an set aside for a park.

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Once again employers of rj labourers are due for a head A new Native Labour Ordinan to be brought down to the Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Orr on board "Funing" on their way back to Port Moresby after a recent three-months' tour of the East. Both were impressed with the cleanliness of the places they visited and the Japanese people in particular. Mr. Orr, who works for PMF, Port Moresby, said there appeared to be a lack of traffic supervision and that you took your life in your own hands once you stepped off a footpath. 32 JULY. 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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NL policy, says Minister Hasluck, been “reformulated.” lis Ordinance (in the TNG at ,) has been going through pro- ;s of “reformulation” ever since Civil Administration took over • the First War. the old days, an employer with age intelligence had little ale interpreting the various ses. It was a comparatively le Statute, not over-burdened legal technicalities and phrases, periodically, after Committees inquiry had delved into the lems of the Master and the ant with one eye on the Ausan Labour Party and t’other on League of Nations, the legislabecame more complex and aersome as each fresh Amendl was brought down, d now comes the Daddy of the Each employee, apparently, is ; card indexed and issued with cards, which will enumerate the ms qualifications of the em- ;e. But, said the Minister, in •ibing the advantages of this t “reformulation”, there would no reintroduction of penal tions binding the worker to his mention has been made of the ased number of Public Servants jsary to supervise the new nance, but from the machinery ated to maintain records it d seem there will be an eciable strain on the already equate housing accommodation, nisterial instructions to officers jolicing the regulations include licy “to advance the political, emic, social and educational :ess of the inhabitants of the itory”; development of terri- -1 resources and maintenance of order and government, partly in regard to the general ge in existing conditions. the airy, theoretical verbiage Is like nothing more than f labourers’ demands upon shiprs or the wailings of Ernie O’Dea the fallen arches of his shop tants. Just how sentimental you get over a native working . non-native?

Ungracious logy ere is no doubt that Minister rck is capable of delivering caustic remarks when he gets he subject of the Territorial ions. ring a discussion with the isby Chamber of Commerce, h sought greater representation le Legco, the Minister said, “A hundred on the roll or a ded vote of under 1,000 meant ing,” and added: ach candidate could buy drinks WO people and if that was all candidates were representing on At midday on June 18 a tractor and trailer owned by the Binimamp Mechanical Farm Project (near Kiapit), driven by Eruk and with six native passengers in the trailer, got out of control when proceeding down Namanula Hill, Lae, and finished upside down on the side of Markham Road.

The six passengers were thrown out, and the driver and two passengers were taken to the Native Hospital where they were treated for cots and abrasions.

It is understood that the driver tried to change gears on the steep incline when the tractor got out of control. 33 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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N.S.W. council it would not be the thing ire after. . .” isuming the report in the South fie Post is correct—and there is •eason to think otherwise —such nark coming from a senior Minof the Crown is in bad taste, a grave reflection on the ‘sty of the candidates and the ligence of the electors, r some reason one seldom reads kindly remark concerning non- Lai European residents coming the Minister. Perhaps the s just fails to report any.

I too often the Honourable tleman is either brow-beating i for some imagined neglect to orm with his own pet policy; talking down to them in itorial language that would get ir the skin of any freedomig democratic individual. At the j time he does not forget to [ the virtues of officials, the Asiatics and people of d descent. isport Problems ie correspondence columns of Moresby paper brought to light itly two incidents that savour he Deep South: A European an’s experience in vain attempts icure a seat in a bus overloaded natives, travelling from Ela ;h to Boroka and return; and i “Administration Native Ernies” at Goroka, a letter inantly protesting over the lack ransport to and from work for inistration native employees, e a European female employee provided with transport, and business concerns had provided sport for their employees. The tion is asked: “Is Administratransport around P-NG for Administration European employees only?”

Cancer And The Tolais In browsing through the “Medical Journal of Australia” for November 3, 1956, I came across a comprehensive survey of the incidence of cancer amongst the Tolai population of New Britain, by Dr.

Jan Saave, the MO at Rabaul. It covered the years 1950 to 1954 and showed that cancer mortality there closely approached the Australian figures and the incidence of the disease increases with age as with Europeans and is higher in males than in females.

So much for theories about civilisation being the cause, although the Tolais are half-way to that happy state.

Even to a layman the article is interesting and instructive and Dr.

Saave can certainly take a bow.

Anything relating to cancer is topical these days, with governments putting the breeze-up cig- Fr. J. Dwyer officiated at the wedding in Rabaul recently, of Mr.

Dick Choi to Miss Jeanie Choi. The wedding party is shown with Fr. Dwyer, left.

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One cannot but marvel at ' v .?y ‘he Tolais (and natives a ally, for that matter) have es decimation by lung cancer whe that almost as so. kiddies cease suckling the be of their mothers they start sme cigarettes made of newspl™ bacco na lBaf and Strong But then again, perhaps they something there! The H Medical Research Council mig* - ln t ? e fact th at ra faccured cigarette paper is thi ception, not the rule.

The First Shall Be Last hv A ti.o e o ent com P et ition, sponi the Commonwealth Bank fa Pr ° greSsive and hv t .vf Q g ?r Vernm€nt coun cil. wag by the /unamami Council of Britain, with a total of 77 po Raoaul came second with 73 c and Baluan, in Manus, third DO.

The Booby prize went to Ha Fdnt Hi? white-haired boys o; Eddie Ward regime, and a rnumty located within a sti throw of Government House, Moresby, and one which coull expected as an outstanding exai of what Native Councils shouL Hanuabadans scored a mer points in the competition and t ing psychologists might fasten teeth into this and try and worU some satisfactory answer. I glim this native suburb of Mores! couple of years ago and to m appeared the worst native villa had ever seen, taking the “adva nient of the natives into consic tion. • J sn k tt about time this rn village, as it is described to i tourists, is given a general o haul? (See P-NG Diary, this is& Naturalisation There is a lot of talk going aro a Pout Asians in TNG having ■ right to become Australian citit It has even been suggested that a step would be an infringemen "White Australian policy.

It is certainly time that somet; definite was done about citizen UN countries, whatever their co( The status of a “Protected Per cannot be termed satisfactory even children born of Euroj parents in TNG, have not had t nationality clearly defined.

The loss of official records dn the last War has by no means ao tp the clarification of their t tion and this, of course, incll marriage certificates. I should t: that an official statement on matter would be appreciated. 36 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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Explosion at this level was the ence of the British tests and most critical factor of all, as organisation and recording ipment was strategically placed 1 attuned thereto. • The releases took place in the nity of the forward base, Iden Island, and the main reding instruments were located Malden and on key ships and :raft situated thereabouts. 1 The control ship, HM airft-carrier Narvik, lay 25 miles n the spot marked X, and on ,rd was Mr. Cook, able at a ment’s notice to press a button I negative the whole proceed- 5. 1 Mr. Cook did not witness ler of the two explosions; nor any one else. In the interests eyesight all had to count ten ore looking. Four hours after release, Mr. Cook was 500 es away in an aircraft and the atomic cloud therefrom, lis suggests that it had already 2hed a height of some 30 es.) It was claimed that there was local fall-out of radio-active tides; that all radio-activity upward, with dispersal at high levels in an initial direction predetermined by aerial meteorology.

One hour after release an aircraft passed, under the point of explosion without contamination. It was claimed also that there was no radio-active contamination of fish in the vicinity. Thorough tests were made to establish this fact. • The nucleus of one H-bomb release was tracked and lost somewhere over South America.

QUESTIONS on such matters as size of bombs and method of release were clearly out of order, but Mr. Cook was quick to appreciate the local uneasiness, particularly on the score of fish contamination, and agreed to a radio talk from which some of the above statements have been extracted. This was a scoop for Rarotonga’s young ZKIZA broadcasting station, even if no one outside the Cooks heard it!

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How, then, was Mr. Cook able to assure his local radio audience that he was personally confident that no contamination of fish had occurred In his sphere, and to offer, later, to send a man and equipment to Rarotonga to demonstrate this fact upon locally caught tuna?

The immediate result of an Hfcomb explosion is a giant fire-ball, from which the familiar smoke plume develops, said Mr. Cook. If the explosion occurs on the surface, or if the fireball is in contact with the surface, up to millions of tons of surface matter, solid or liquid, can be seriously contaminated and, because of its weight, remain there to effect all life in its vicinity. h would appear that the American tests in the Pacific were surface tests and that at the time of lose tests no method of exploding a safe distance above the surface had been evolved.

The special feature of the present ish series was that the resultant fire-ball was well clear of he surface.

Hence the official British announcements claiming negligible fall-out—though they were sceptically received in the Cooks until the advent of our escapologists.

An interesting feature of this brief invasion was the fact that s* of Mr. Cook’s fellow-travellers \) also getting to know him for first time. To most of the 2,000souls on Chrismas Island, vict of the disciplined segregation net; sary on such a project, Mr. C has just been a symbol of actio:i 40 JULY, 19 5 7 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Icolm McQuarrie, with the comnents of Wing Cdr. Alexander, i well regarded locally as a ctical gesture of appreciation, rominent in the liquid refreshit provided were cans of Tents beer “Specially brewed for Megaton Trials”. One megaton, case you don’t know, equals a \e of one million tons of TNT — ard word to swallow in any beer. ; is likely that the fragrant ’eis frangipani that festooned the >rs on departure, June 10, were irded by them as eloquent bols of a way of life far removed n man’s machinations at istmas Island. ut this is not the place to der upon how many frangipani soms equal one megaton. Sufsnt that Mr. Cook has helped ry to reconcile the one with the ;r. [?]eplanning the [?]ausori [?]gricultural Area [E Government of Fiji proposes shortly to set up a committee of all interested parties to deal l the question of redirecting the lomy of the Nausori area. The mittee will consist of repreatives of the Government, the 1 company and farmers, nee it announced early in lary its decision to close the sori mill at the end of the 1959 h the CSR has established a mittee consisting largely of nical officers, including some eminent officers, to decide how the area can be utilised in re. > first task is to find out what 3 information is available, what 3 is required, and how to acquire i quickly as possible on essential :ers including population, soils, tenure and alternative crops, le CSR has already sent an rt to Fiji to report on alterve crops, and has also sought advice of a drainage expert, reliminary drainage survey has started. my pre-school teachers and rvisors from various parts of Territory attended school in Moresby during the May week lays. And at Brandi Central K)l, Wewak, New Guinea, Mr. .ershead, of Port Moresby, coned visual education lectures for ers of the Education Departt in the Sepik District.

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The Financial Secretary, Mr. H. W.

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He said that if the money was not raised many of the things in Fiji which badly needed improving would have to stay as they were.

Those who lived in Fiji would have to give the lead by showing they had confidence in the future of the Colony as an inducement to outside investors.

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Among the guests were Governor, Sir Ronald Garvey, s Lady Garvey and their daughi Grania; Sir Hugh and Lady Rai and Commander C. H. T. Palm a friend of the family, who m: the trip from Auckland for wedding.

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Territorians were reminded, during the month, that Papua-New uinea is still a malarial country—with only modern drugs standing jtween them and the old order when fever was inevitable. During the ;riod —it being Winter down South—there have been many visitors, IP and otherwise.

You Take Your Malaria

SUPPRESSIVE? le death from cerebral malaria 4ay, of a man in Port Moresby ted most Territorians thinking it their malaria suppressives, own private investigations seem how that about 75 per cent, of >le living in New Guinea take autions against malaria. , most of the big messes, antiirial drugs are part of the ng-table setting, and newers acquire the habit of the far dose. There is always a 11 percentage of scoffers; and 3 old-timers feel they have built i resistance to fever, or believe, Dite of statistics to the contrary, old-fashioned quinine, taken when they have an attack, is still the best remedy.

On the whole, however, the average Territorian takes his modern suppress! ve, and consequently malaria is not the bogey it once was. It would be interesting to know the incidence of malaria in P-NG to-day in comparison with the pre-war incidence.

It was revealed that the man who died in Moresby, Mr. Noel Oxlade, 41, an employee of Steamships Trading Company Ltd., though living in the Port Moresby area which is supposed to be free of malaria, has regularly visited the Sapphire Creek district, about 14 miles out of Port Moresby. His was the first European death from malaria in many years.

Malaria—And The Wewak

SWAMP Malaria control was the subject on which Dr. Peters, Administration Malarial Control Officer, addressed the Wewak Town Advisory Council meeting in mid-May.

Dr. Peters said: “The main area that the Malarial Control Unit is going to work in is Maprik, However, measures will also be taken in Wewak and will begin by spraying all the inner walls of houses with a water emulsion insecticide preparation which is effective for about six months. It is essential, for the success of the campaign, that all houses should be sprayed, this includes European, native and business houses.”

So far, so good—then Dr. Peters went on to bring up one of those matters —and there are many in this fair Territory of ours—about which the various Departments are NOT in agreement.

In this case it was the Wewak swamp—and Dr. Peters said that reclamation of the swamp near the township “should be pressed.” The most common mosquito in the area was the swamp-type mosquito and though reclamation was going to be costly, it would be economical in the long run.

The Town Advisory Council agreed with the Doctor. They had passed resolutions previously in connection with the Wewak swamp and no 45

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However, undaunted, and urged by Dr. Peters, the TAG passed another resolution on the subject and asked that the former decision be reviewed.

Dr. Peters had something to say about old bomb craters in the vicinity of Wewak airport. He said that they were a breeding ground for mosquitos and in view of the fact that Wewak was designed as an international airport it would be much beter if it could be considered malaria-free.

Home For The Week-End

Even the indigenes are air-minded —and some employers of labour could wish it were not so.

A native Papuan Rugby team arranged a charter trip to Lae for the Queen’s Birthday week-end, where they played matches aga Lae football teams and stayeo the Papuan Compound where * were entertained by their fe Papuans. To defray expenses, ■ sent out an invitation to Papv living in Lae, to visit Port Mof for the week-end, at a cost of The expatriates responded n nificently, but also, many faile« Mr. Bill O'Brien of Eriamissa Coffee Plantation, Goroka, and Miss Marie Khyat were married at the Roman Catholic Church, Port Moresby, on June 5.

Photo: Papuan Prints. 46 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHS

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Death Sentence

The first death sentence prounced in Papua for years—which ;ans there is no recommendation • mercy—was made by Mr. Acting stice O’Loghlen in his first preme Court criminal hearing at pondetta, Papua, on June 1.

Before the court were two ithers, Gera, of Boidoima, and riviki of the same village. They re charged with the murder of a 1. Noki, who refused to marry 3 of them. Evidence was given it Gera hit the girl on the back the neck with an axe, and :ivaki struck her again later en he saw her legs moving.

New Native Schools

tfine new schools for native Idren have been opened in the ►robe District, New Guinea, this ir, and a site has been selected the Markham Road, Lae, New inea, for the erection of the ;t Intermediate School in Lae. ?he new schools are constructed bamboo and built by natives h some assistance from the Adlistration. Each school has an (rage of 50 pupils, with two native teachers who are trained at Administration training centres.

The schools are designated as “Village Higher Schools” and pupils who have already attended Mission schools and whose age averages 10 years are generally accepted. However, as no suitable enrolments could be made at the required standard, pupils from 3-8 years have been accepted.

The new Intermediate School at Lae will be a boarding school for both boys and girls and is expected to accommodate 200 pupils. This school will be staffed by European teachers. Intermediate schools will be established throughout the Territory, as demand requires.

Goroka Assists Families Of

AIRMEN Residents of Goroka launched a Territory-wide appeal early June for the wives and families of J. A. W.

Gray and J. Smith, of Goroka, who were killed in a Tiger Moth crash on June 1. (PIM, June, p. 25). By early July about £l,OOO had been raised.

Mr. Gray, owner of Territory Air Lines, was born in Rabaul, and his mother was associated with Guinea Airways, pioneer pre-war airline.

Mr. Smith was an engineer with TAL, and in between times worked on the company’s coffee area in the Highlands.

The men were flying to Lae to attend an auction sale at the De- [?]e Boroko School, Port Moresby, on June [?]had a Fancy Dress Ball which was a [?]lete success. One of the best costumes worn by seven-years-old Christopher Pear- (pictured).

Photo: Papuan Prints. 47 i C I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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L t 3 p.m., on June 2, a native tacted a ground party and told m that the aircraft had crashed heavily wooded foothills at the t of the Arona Gap. They said t both men were dead. The und party from Gusap rode and ked to the scene of the crash four hours and found the bodies, j bodies of the two men were en to Goroka, where a funeral i held on June 3.

Vote—Or Else!

he elected members of the P-NG islative Council have been fightfor more elected representatives :e the Council began operating years ago, but the Administrator, jadier D. M. Cleland, said in a ss conference early in June that ritory people had no hope of more say in their country’s affairs for at least another three years if they did not return a high percentage vote for the coming elections on August 31.

He also admitted that, on two previous occasions, he had recommended to the Minister that the people were not yet ready for increased representation on the Council.

The complaint by both Administrator and Minister concerning enrolments could perhaps be attributable to the fact that about 75 per cent, of the population are public servants who couldn’t care less.

The man with a stake in the country is the one who cares about its future, and it is this small minority who, too, will have to shoulder the responsibility of local government, of which the Minister says: “For the immediate present, the Government believes that the most fruitful efforts for the political advancement of the indigenous people can be made in the field of local government and it is an instruction on policy that increasing Maloney's Building, one of the most upto-date establishments in P-NG, was opened by the Administrator on June 12. (See story page 117). Shown in the photograph (left to right): Peter Maloney, who handed the key to the Administrator; Mrs.

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Cleland; Mr. N.

Maloney.

Photo: Papuan Prints. 49 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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Mr. Craig Kirke, Port Moresby solicitor, who announced his intention of standing against the sitting member, Mr. E. A. James, at the forthcoming elections, had some strong words to say about the Minister’s statement.

“Why should we have to take this kind of decision from a spokesman for a system which is no closer to democracy than Moscow,” he asked.

In June PIM, p. 30, me said Mr.

Clem Kirke was to oppose Mr. James.

It should, of course, been Mr. Craig Kirke. Our apologies.

An editorial in the South Pacific Post on June 5 said: “By being here, by working here, by suffering the political dictatorship of a naive, little boy, and the theories which spring from his mind; by being subjected to any piece of monstrous legislation that this mind conceives, without the right to reject it; by suffering these injustices and a thousand more, the people of this Territory have the unassailable right to a greater say in their own affairs.

“There are two alternatives. The people can either get out of the Territory and leave its development to the official ‘yes’ men, or they can fight.

“And there is the rub. As the Territory is constituted at the moment, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—to fight with. But it’s still worth the try.”

Gaol Without The Option

Robert Clark, foreman plumber, employed by the Administration Works Department, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing two sheets of copper in Port Moresby early in June. The Magistrate sent hit gaol for two months. He haj previous convictions.

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A 5-ft crocodile, which thoug had found a “better ’ole” whu fell into a septic tank in Kalii Madang, early in June, will sh 50 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHH

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’he Port Moresby Chamber of nmerce has proposed that a del native village be erected in •t Moresby as an attraction for rists. Most of the nearby native ages were bombed out during the r. t is suggested that three or four ts of native material be built ich can also serve as a market natives from which to sell their idicrafts and souvenirs. • Well, now, that’s incredible! nuabada, Port Moresby’s own ive village, was destroyed during ’ war, and when it was rebuilt er the war, Mr. Ward, then Terriy’s Minister, specified that that mid be a “model village ” Built galvanised iron and sawn timber, ryone predicted what would open. The area now, of course, ks about as picturesque as a igapore slum. It is an excellent a that a few native-style houses built in Moresby. But not for irists: in order that sophisticated m Papuans may see what a native use looked like.

New Bank Building For Lae

SMU Lae was celebrated recently in the usual Territory fashion when the local manager Mr. Keith Bryant, invited the builders, emyloyees and others concerned in the construction to an on-the-spot christening party.

The building is expected to be year P fnd w°lTbe the largest and most modern bank in Lae.

The Commonwealth Savings Bank has recently produced a new leaflet, “Hints to Treasurers of lodges, unions, societies and similar local organisations” — Who, pretty Often, don’t know much about book-keepfeature Is a suggested la y-out for a simple cash book and state merit of receipts P ay f Available free at any branch of the Commonwealth Savings Bank and its size makes tt “itebie for keeping in a cash box for re f®^" who ha^l thelr a “ ounts in a mess- ■raatt tt? aiming KAA * 7* „+ . „ Son ? eo 2£. mus £ s^ ( -' an " decided that RAAF crews should learn something (Continued on Page 117) [?]w Buildings for Lae: Top, the air- [?]itioned building which houses the new [?]matic telephone exchange; and below, the [?]monwealth Bank's new premises which [?]ld be completed before the end of this 51 tCIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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SAMOA compliance with instructions rom the US Department of ,abour, Special Industry Cornice No. 1 convened recently in Legislative Offices at Tutuila, irican Samoa, and held hearings ten days on wage problems. id by Chairman John D. part, two other US officials and lawyers, also in the committtee i High Chief Tuitele, of Leone, Leonard Yandall, part-Samoan . Finance Officer and Mr, aid Doran, of Van Camp Tuna ipany. riefs, government officials, loyers and employees were tioned to give the committee ear picture on local needs. At completion of hearings the wing results were announced: oleum Marketing Industry loyees minimum wage to be ;ents per hour; Shipping and rsporation, 40 cents; Fish ling and Processing, 38 cents Miscellaneous Industries, 35 s. These recommendations do include employees of the jrnment of American Samoa employees engaged in agriiral pursuits or employees of a I or service establishment.

Fiji Again Spends Too Much on Imports IN spite of repeated warnings that Fiji’s spending spree is over, the value of imports continues to exceed that of exports.

The trading banks are becoming worried about the continued excess of imports over exports, and feel that a dangerous situation is developing. Apparently the people are not as concerned as they might be.

In the first three months of 1957, imports were worth £3,780,610, but exports, including £356,187 worth of re-exported goods, brought in only £1,655,017.

Although it may be difficult to judge trade trends on figures for three months only, the pattern is now pretty familiar.

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The chrome mines are unlikely to working at full efficiency until e labour demands of the Yate dam and the open-cut nickel mines are still unmet.

Of the 49,000 tons of chrome produced last year, 34,000 tons went to USA and 15,000 tons went to France. f Dr- T. T. Romans, Chief Medical Officer for the Cook Islands, will be leaving shortly for Engll where he will undergo a p graduate medical course. Dr. H McCarthy, of the Medical Resesi Council of New Zealand, arn at Rarotonga on the June iIT Pomare to take over the dutiej acting CMO for three months 54 JULY. 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHU

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Sole distributors required where not already represented. [?]TU OR [?]U FOR P-NG? [?]ay Your Money [?]Take Your Pick HE spectacle of the leader of one of our Labour factions solemnly warning the Commonwealth vernment against the dangers of ;ing another Labour faction ddle with affairs in New Guinea, just too funny—as well as being example on the depths to which called “Labour” has sunk in Auslia in recent years. lut that is what was happening May, when Mr. Gair, the un- )py Premier of Queensland, ssed verbal swords with Messrs, kowski and Dougherty, of the r U, who had signified their inteni of moving into P-NG and anising, first, the Europeans, and n the natives.

Ir. Gair has his own private sons for not liking Bukowski and Gair wants the ACTU to do “organising” in the Territory. t matters little if those Terrians who want to be organised— I presumably there are some— choose the AWU or the ACTU formula: but neither variety of Unionist should be let loose on the natives whose interests are more than adequately guarded by the large and specially trained Department of Native Affairs.

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THE Fijian Development Fund, made up of a percentage levy on Fijian-produced copra, at the end of March stood at £F613,845.

Since August 1, 1956, £F133,420 have been withdrawn from the Fund for various projects; and £F139,481 have been added.

The £F139,481 were collected from the various provinces as follows; Ba, £F5,795; Bua, £F8,251; Cakaudrove, £F37,653; Kadavu, £F9,173; Lau, £F43,053; Lomaiviti, £F15,243; Macuata, £F6,380; Nadroga, £F4,589; Naitasiri, £FIOS; Namosi, £F3; Ra, £F43O; Rewa, £F4,013; Serua, £F944; Tailevu, £F3,841. [?]dents at the Methodist Girls' School, Buin, coming from all areas of Buka Bougainville, are taught shell decorative These pieces were in a recent Buin [?] and comprise church furniture—a lectern, [?]a cross made of cowrie shells.

Photo: A. H. Voyce. 55 iCIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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Photo: Stinsons. 57 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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EXPORTS V/ fR. ROSS WALKER, General VI Manager for Fruit Distributors Ltd., arrived at Rarotonga in early May and left for New Zealand by air on May 19.

Mr. Walker visited Mangaia, where he met the Island Council and discussed the possibilities of returning to FOB selling of Mangaian pineapples. He suggested the elimination of the smaller-sized pines from future shipments, the introduction of special cases instead of the standard citrus cases now in use: and greater care in handling during picking and loading operations. Fruit Distributors were not in favour of the exporting of bananas from the outer Cooks owing to loading and shipping difficulties.

At Rarotonga, Mr. Walker proposed improved methods of handling and picking citrus to avoid damaging the fruit.

In the past, some Cl citrus has been carried as deck cargo to Auckland on the trans-Pacific boats which usually arrive just before the NZ week-end. To avoid this loss of time and the subsequent deterioration of the fruit before sale, Fruit Distributers have arranged that the Navua should uplift the citrus previously carried by trans-Pacific vessels.

At present Cl citrus is not washed, disinfected or polished before export, as export citrus is in most cc countries, but Rarotonga’s Store, now being built, will : facilities for carrying out ti operations.- WHP. 58 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

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Roadcasting Service

FOR TONGA E possibility of the establishment of a broadcasting station in Tonga has been revived with recent visit to the Kingdom Mr. W. L. Harrison, Chief neer of the New Zealand .dcasting Service.

Harrison spent a month in ?a carrying out preliminary Jtigations and advising the jrnment. The possibility of jlishing such a station was :ed several years ago. Tonga the New Hebrides are the only id Administrations which have established some form of local dcasting service in post-war 3. and Mrs. Allen Innes, erly of Salamaua, New Guinea, now residents of Curl Curl. iey, have closed their house four months and gone on an seas cruise on the liner hern Cross. Mr. Innes has red a good deal from asthma y, and it is hoped that this ge and wander will restore to his former vigorous health.

Samoa Revisited Governor Peter T.

Coleman, of American Samoa, and a former Governor, Vice - Admiral Edward W. Hanson, with Taupou Eseta Taesali'i Ali'i after a kava ceremony in Tutuila on April 27, 1957. Vice-Admiral Hanson was revisiting the Territory.

Photo: Pan American Prints. 59 ICIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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Another Fiji Stranding

3trandings of ships on reefs in ian waters this year now total e. Latest victim was the cutter, i Levuka, 27 tons, owned by Mi', ssan Raza, of Suva. >he went aground on a reef off ro Island in the early hours of ae 13. Early reports were that ire was little damage.

Earlier strandings were the Joyita, xuata, Matua and Cakauhalavu.

Cakauhalavu sank on Vatu-i-cake ef, near Levuka, late May. She ild not be refloated, and was mtually towed submerged, to sova, near Levuka. )utcome of the sinking was a irp rap over the knuckles for the ster, Jeremaia Sovea, 54, of Lau. ?he Fiji Marine Board, after a iliminary inquiry, decided that a mal investigation was neither resite nor expedient. ?he president of the board, Cap-' ti E. L. James, in issuing a warnto Jeremaia, said: “On future asions take more care of the viga t i o n of vessels in bad ither.”

Ividence was given that the seas :e rough at the time of the inding.

Ince Tungi And His Fleet

‘rince Tungi of Tonga, in Fiji ently before leaving for London attend the copra conference; and Hand to inspect his new fleet, i a few new details to give >ut the latter. lometime next year, Tonga will e delivery of its new small ships, ich have been specially designed suit Tongan requirements. ’rince Tungi has had a great deal do with the design of the new sels. ’robably the first to arrive will a landing barge, built for the igan Copra Board by Thames inch Works Ltd., of Eel-Pie Island, ickenham, England. The barge ; already undergone trials on the unes and would have been pped out as deck cargo on the stralind but the ship was une to accommodate the barge’s rail length of 60 ft. ’he barge will be named Kao and i service the Ha’apai group, •mally she will carry copra, but may be hired to convey heavy ipment, such as Public Works chinery. She is powered by two ivin diesels, each of 88 hp.

Tie same firm is building a gen- -1 service launch for the Tongan )ra Board, to serve the Vava’u up. This will also go out as deck go.

Prince Tungi has also placed orders for 3 “dumb” barges (no motive power), of steel construction, from the Fairmile Company, in Cobham, Surrey.

But the pride of the Fleet will be two vessels being built by Niestern Brothers, of Delszil, Groningen, Holland.

Of greatest interest to Prince Tungi is the ocean-going tug, built largely to his own design, for the work he knows she will have to do.

She has a specially streamlined hull, which fits her for cruising as well as towing. Her speed will be about 11 knots. She will carry about 8 saloon passengers in comfort and deck passengers as well. Powered by a German 500-hp MWM Benz diesel engine, she is to be painted gleaming white overall.

She has a small but complete machine shop aboard, with oxy welding equipment, etc. The idea is that she will do “on the spot” servicing of Public Works Department machinery.

Then there is the new freighter Aoniu, which will replace the present ship of the same name. Of 500 ton d.w., 177 ft long, with a 27 ft beam and a draught of 11 ft, she also is powered by a MWM Benz.

All engine parts are therefore interchangeable with the tug.

The freighter will carry about 200 deck passengers and 12 saloon passengers, two to a cabin, equipped with hot and cold water and forced draught blowers. (Over) 61 iCIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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Tuna And Tilapia

The American Fish and Wildlife Service vessels, operating out of Pearl Harbour, have recently been : oerimenting with tilapia—the socalled wonder pond-fish—for tuna chumming purposes.

However, results with tilapia were lot very satisfactory. Unlike the ore usually used anchovy, which :tays on the surface, the tilapia sounded as soon as it was thrown out from the live-bait tanks and hit the water.

Apparently tuna like to eat tilapia but as they can do this only at a depth that is out of the reach of the tuna pole-fishermen, it appears that tilapia will not be an easy solution to the live-bait problem.

Norbryn Away

The 9,000 ions Norwegian w Norbryn resumed her interru voyage from Suva in mid-Jum Norbryn was in tlie news in * when, after a series of nautical ventures, she was towed into I by a brace of Fiji’s smallships. (.' May, p. 78).

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Plantation House, 197 Clarence St., Sydney Cables: “Ivan”, Sydney Tel.: BX 2871 (10 lines 4 The vessel has been undergoing »airs in Suva and left there iney-bound. She reached there June 18, and left there June 27 Melbourne.

Suva’S New Slipways

’he Fiji Government has placed order for the special equipment be used in a new Suva slipway, Lch will be part of the Suva dock erne. This equipment, which will t nearly £Stg.9o,ooo, f.o.b. London, iuld be ready to ship from Engd in 1959. ’here will be two parallel slips, vessels of 1,000 and 500 tons, rectively, with one set of haulage chinery common to both slips. ’he slipways themselves will be It by the main contractor jointed to build the Suva and itoka dock schemes, but the nufacture of the winch with its shanical and electrical equipment, cradles which carry the vessels and down the slips, and the rails 1 pawl racks, will be undertaken a specialist firm and will take to two years to complete ready shipment.

Yankee At Lae

he coterie of small ships which ally shelter at Voco Point, Lae, v Guinea, shivered their timbers I fluttered their sails late in June ;n that aristocrat of the sea, the jantine Yankee, visited the port the third time. he crew of young American boys i girls made friends very quickly I there was a constant stream of tors to the Yankee. b be included in Captain John- ’s crew for one of these 18ith cruises is a rare honour, and ever to be forgotten experience.

J lass said she had been dreamof the trip for 10 years and then day she met someone on a rail- -7 station who told her she was the next trip. She could hardly eve it. Most crew members students who have either shed their studies or who have en leave of absence for the trip, laustive inquiries are carried out Captain Johnson and his wife ut the background, suitability I capabilities of applicants before ecision is made. Eighteen months long time for a bunch of people be thrown together on a ship I ability to live with one’s fellows accessary.

Tie Yankee left Lae at the end Tune and sailed to Madang. From re she is going to Borneo, and mately across the Indian Ocean Africa.

Exit Sea Pearl

n late June, six of the crew of ■ Sea Pearl ( PIM, June, page 105), *e still in Wewak, New Guinea, aiting repatriation. Three others, Joe McComber, Larry Shinnick and Jack Sinclair, had been repatriated to Sydney by the Australian Goveminent and hoped from there to be sent home to Fiji.

Sea Pearl’s Master, Captain R. L.

ManUa to Panamanian Consul there in the hope of getting some reimbursement for the crew.

On June 3, while 14 miles north of Wewak, New Guinea, Sea Pearl caught fire and drifted onto the reef of Valif Island—usually known as Wallis 15.— 25 miles NW of Wewak.

She had been bound from Auckland to Manila with 270 tons of frozen beef. The fire was caused by an explosion in the crankcase of the port engine. The crew was blinded by heavy smoke but escaped out of the engine room which they battened down. The port engine was put out of action by the explosion but the starboard engine kept run- SSMtafc and as a consequence {sf r pfn™ er f^n 1 ed n the be b?aze Ped therefoie fanned the blaze.

The CO2 “smothering” system was turned on, but failed; foam extinguishers and water likewise had no effect on the fire. The captain said afterwards that the two 750gallon oil tanks must have caught 111 e> In three hours the whole ship was ablaze and the crew took to 63 1 C I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY. 1957

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Cables: Kehar, Sydney. Cables: Keharbris, Brisbane. the boats over the bows. The Chief Officer’s boat drifted and was rowed for two days and two nights; the Captain’s boat for three days and two nights. Both finally came ashore at Suam, near Aitape. The crew included Hongkong Chinese, Fijians and Filipinos.

At an enquiry held before local Magistrate Ralph Ormsby and Captain J. H. Evans, Harbour Master, Madang, the master spoke very highly of his crew.

The vessel, it is understood, was American-o w n ed but was registered in Panama and controlled from Upper: Stern view of the doomed "Sea Pearl".

Lower: Mid-ships section of the vessel after the fire. 65 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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The above information was rec. ed from New Guinea. Previously nformation has been that Sea ; rl is owned by Victor Inter- [ional Corporation, which has its . dquarters in New York, and owns ■ o an airline, other cargo ships and v nkers. On May 3 the Sea Pearl t as in Suva on what was to be her :ond-last voyage (Tokio to Wellington'* . The vessel was short of nine crew members and these were replaced in Suva by local men. Caplin Deskin told the Fiji Times on that occasion that when he had rrived in Tokio with a load of r ■ rap, he had allowed nine Chinese members of his crew leave in Hongkong. When they returned, the Japanese authorities refused to let them join the ship, insisting that a Japanese crew be recruited. Captain Deskin refused and when sailing day came and they would not give him a clearance because of crew shortage, he got the engines going and pulled the i panese officials to jump for it e carried on to NZ. On his way h he called at Fiji to recruit : ne crew replacements).

T Other Cl Sea Drama Ends

HAPPILY ‘ arly May, the 45-ft steel-hulled ■'ting cutter Manu was very close .leadline news when she went ssing between the Lower Cook Islands of Mauke and Atiu and stayed that way for some 56 hours.

Not unfamiliar with SAR rescue procedure as a result of the stolen Inspire incident of October last, the local authorities prepared for alert conditions at an early stage and the SAR co-ordinating centre at Nadi, Fiji, was soon conversant with all pertinent facts on Manu’s pc sonnel, safety equipment, like movements and also the availabij of other inter-island craft them the vicinity.

After forty hours with no port of the missing vessel from s source, the Resident Commission Rarotonga, authorised a request 66 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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1.H.21.07 lR action by one of the RNZAF nderlands based at Laucala Bay : just that worthy purpose. \s it happened no flying-boat was ailable for dispatch at that rnient but Nadi quickly organised • a Sunderland then on Grapple tomi c) business at Christmas and to be diverted south to search e troubled waters for little Manu.

Greatest handicap to the suessful outcome of painstaking SAR orts in recent Pacific marine sasters has been the unresponsivess of wooden hulls to radar pulses msmitted from the searching airift. From this point of view mu’s steel hull would likely have en a sitting shot, but the RNZAF re to be denied the satisfaction demonstrating this fact, for mu chugged into Rarotonga ?/57w none the worse for having en the cause of considerable local xiety for three days.

Dnly 40 miles separates Atiu from Mauke but both islets are soon lost to sight when haze develops. Caught in heavy weather on departing Mauke, Manu had been hove-to for a long period and after three attempts to locate Atiu, owner-skipper John Harrington had made for Rarotonga. A dead transmitter had prevented him from allaying growing fears —as gathered from a live receiver—for their safety.

John Williams In Suva

The LMS ship John Williams VI is currently in Suva for overhaul.

At the end of July or beginning of August, she will sail for the Gilberts, to play her part in the centenary of the LMS in those islands.

While John Williams was being overhauled, her first officer Captain Sydney Gaskin, had a short holiday at heme in NZ. Capt. Gaskin was with the Union Steamship Company lor 30 years—ls as master of one df their ships. However, since his retirement from the company he has spent four years with John Williams VI. He says that the Gilbert and Ellice Islanders who man her are the “best sailors in the world.”

Pago Pago Visitor

Also for slipping in Suva in June was a visitor from American Samoa, the 83 tons ex US Army supply ship Isobelle Rose. Isobelle Rose is owned (Contfnued on Page 102) The BSIP Catholic mission ship "Salve [?]ina" which was blessed by Cardinal Gilroy, Sydney, on June 1 (PIM, June, p. 103). The sel left Sydney on June 11, and after calls Newcastle and Brisbane, arrived in Honiara June 29.

Left to right: Joe McComber, Larry Shinnick Jack Sinclair, crew members of "Sea Pearl" [?]e p. 63) in Lae, en route to Sydney and Fiji. 67 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY. 1957 (■

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yf ANY New Guinea residents will rl remember Sir Alan Burns as the head of the 1950 United ations Visiting Mission to the icific Trust Territories.

Even a superficial acquaintance Lth him made it clear that any semblance of Burns to Blimp did )t extend beyond the pink cheeks id portly form.

The polite ambassadorial facade asked a keen mind, and did not ways quite subdue a razor-edged ngue, which —to the secret glee attending District Services offials —occasionally operated to the scomfiture of the uncomprehendg Chinese and ineptly-critical lipino delegates in the visiting am.

Then there was the social opcam at Rabaul, when, asked by the en Administartor (Col. J. K. array) what he (Burns) would do a situation where the home govnment repeatedly rejected the Iministrator’s most urgent reests.

Sir Alan replied tartly: “Resign— I did.” Presumably a reference to his celebrated row with the Colonial Office over the hanging of Africans convicted of ritual murder following the funeral rites of Sir Ofori Atta, of the then Gold Coast, in 1943.

With more than 40 years in the British Colonial Service, Burns is also a shrewd and articulate observer of the colonial scene, who has published several books on his experiences.

He concluded his official career with nine years as Britain’s Permanent Representative on the United Nations Trusteeship Council, and from this post he retired a few months ago.

He is therefore uniquely qualified to bear witness to the hypocrisy and malice that have characterised the “anti-colonial” campaign waged (chiefly against Britain, France, Belgium and Australia) under the guise of the UN Trusteeship System. And he has done so, with a vengeance, in his latest book, which blends documented facts, forthrightness and acerbity, in a manner calculated to make ears redden in that overturned tea-pot flanked by the tall glass house on Manhattan’s First Avenue.

In Defence of Colonies (Allen and Unwin, London, 1957) should be prescribed reading for all P-NG officials, and, additionally, for all UN fans.

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The second part examines specific claims made by other nations to certain British colonies and possessions such as Aden, Cyprus, the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar.

The third offers some conclusions.

Propaganda Medium QAYS Sir Alan in his preface; “When in 1947 I accepted the appointment of United Kingi Representative on the Trustee- ; Council of the United Nations, did so in the hope that my colonial experience would be of •. me value in that body, and that work of the Council would be ' ’ elp to the people of the Trust ritories. Nine years in this office npietely disillusioned me. The steeship Council and the Fourth :mittee of the General Assembly which I have also served as :ed Kingdom Representative) too much concerned with the political and ideological conceptions of ‘colonialism’ to be of any practical assistance to the people of dependent territories.

“I believed in 1947, as I still believe, that some kind of international body is necessary, but the United Nations in its present form, and with its present approach to world problems, is a disappoii merit, and does little good. Varii specialised Agencies have done cellent work, but some of tlr existed before the United Nath came into being, and could contii their useful work even if United Nations Organisation Wv to disappear. (Continued Next Pa 70 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH L

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“I do not suggest that the United ations should be abolished, as, if has not done a great deal of good, has not done much actual harm, cept in colonial matters. Here, ►wever, material damage is done attempts to disrupt the orderly tvance of dependent peoples to If-government and indepennce . . .” [n his analysis of the attack on itish “colonialism” generally, Sir an points out that whilst in some ses criticism is due to deliberate stility and malice, in many inmces it springs from emotion ther than reason, has its roots history or in racial feeling, and such is cleverly exploited by the issians. 3e goes on to demonstrate that lilst the objections to “coloniali” are narrowly concentrated on 3 long-established overseas onies of the West European wers, there are many newer ms of colonialism, inside indeident nations, and with much s savoury characteristics, fhe victims of Soviet expansion 1 absorption are certainlv less ee” than the inhabitants of Britcolonies. The indigenous lerindians have no greater a share the government than have the >ple of British dependent terriies, and in many cases have far 5. The people of Central Asia ler Soviet domination, the inenous inhabitants of America, Nagas of India, are as truly “deident people” or “colonials” as ise who live in overseas colonies.

It is difficult ... to understand y countries which have expanded oss oceans, bringing under their tection backward people and ling them towards civilisation, sperity, and self-government, should be classed as brutal imperialists: while on the other hand, nations which have expanded across continents, engulfing and sometimes almost exterminating backward peoples in the process, are subject to no such stigma. In their own case, the Americans believe this expansion to be fulfilment of a ‘manifest destiny’.”

The “anti-colonialism” of the Asian countries is easier to explain, in Burns’ view, than that of the USA and the Latin-American countries, since it stems largely from strong racial feeling and from resentment of the long-standing European domination of the world, of which the overseas colonies are the surviving symbols.

All of these colonies are held by nations of European stock, and the rising nationalism of dependent peoples, as well as the “anticolonialism” of the independent Asian nations, expresses the revolt of the coloured races against the whites who have held so much power during the past four centuries.

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Alan adds that in future years, lumber of independent nations Dughout the world may well atute their success and stability the influence of British instituis and tradition, in the same way the British to-day acknowledge ir debt to ancient Rome, and to it they learnt under Roman ocation.

The Noise in Inverse Ratio to Payment ypnE chapter on the United J[ Nations and dep endent territories should have particular interest for New Guinea residents (in passing, it should be noted that the author confines his discussion to colonies administered by the United Kingdom ) Aftel . describing the origins and !S comnrising^l* states, & 20°°Latin-Z^ericarf^spates! 9 Soviet bloc states ’ and 26 miscel " laneous ’ making a total of 76. (The recent admissions of Japan, Morocco ’ Sudan, Tunisia and Ghana - making the current total of 81 * adds another three, if not five ’ to the voting stren S th of the Afro _ Asian bloc.) , At least three of the miscellaneous group, and all of the other groups, may be said to be generally anti-colonial, or, for various reasons, prepared to support any resolution hostile to “colonialism”.

As George F. Kennan, former USA Ambassador to Russia has pointed out, “the General Assembly is a body numerically dominated by the smaller, newer and less developed countries. Any general combination of the Latin-American nations of the United Nations, and and Afro-Asian blocs can out-vote all the rest of us”.

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“Some of those most anxious to criticise the administration of dependent territories have shown themselves quite incapable of maintaining in their own countries a stable government and an effective administration. Many who press for advanced democratic institutions in dependent territories know little of democracy. Yet each country has :ne vote in the Fourth Committee <tnd in the General Assembly. . . .

The vote of El Salvador is as effective as that of the United States; the vote of Luxembourg is equal to that of the United Kingdom. . . .”

The position is rendered more aboard by the fact that three-fourths of the member countries are unable contribute to the support of the United Nations in any effective i cary or economic way. Thus, on basis of the 1956 assessments. s 20 Latin-American States, with : votes, together contributed only per cent, of the total UN budget more than $4B million, whilst the United Kingdom, with one vote, contributed 8.55 per cent., and the USA, again with one vote, contributed 33.3 per cent. Thirteen of the Arab and Asian states, including some of the most virulent critics of the colonial powers, between them contributed only 3.03 per cent, the budget, or less than the coni bution of Canada.

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Trusteeship Council at Work rhe Trusteeship Council holds d sessions each year, when the aual reports on the trust terriies are examined, and petitions, ;h oral and written, are conered. The Trusteeship Council points the members of the •iodic visiting missions provided in the different Trusteeship reements, and studies the misn’s reports. i Special Representative from h Trust Territory concerned Is lerally present to explain points detail. )n the working of the Trusteep Council, Sir Alan comments: As the Trusteeship Council (and a greater degree the Fourth nmittee) has become merely a itical forum in which ideologies i be aired and propaganda broadt, the Administering Authorities ;e been forced to adopt a defeni role and their representatives do little more than deny the :e accusations so frequently de.

Such experience as those repmtatives may have is therefore jely wasted. . . . The representa- ;s of the Administering Authoricould more effectively than any ers, offer constructive criticism the administration of dependent •itories, but in the highly rged political atmosphere of the ited Nations they cannot do so. . . i mildest criticism of his own ntry’s administration by the repintative of an Administering hority, would be seized on as a ming admission of national It, and the criticism would be ited and exaggerated almost bed recognition.

For much the same reason the resentative of one Administering hority hesitates to criticise the linistration of another. \“The need for the Administerig Authorities to stand together i the face of unfair attacks made n all has therefore led to the bsurd situation that those best ratified to offer constructive suggestions and advice are the most lent; while those who know too ttle talk too much.”

Many delegations in the United Nations openly boast of their “anticolonial” attitude. It seems to be a common article of faith amongst the extremists that if a country is sovereign, all its inhabitants must be free and therefore enjoy every human right; but that if a country is a dependency, its peoples must necessarily be little better than slaves.

There are others, representing countries whose inhabitants have fewer rights than the inhabitants of any British colony, who seek to cover up their own country’s deficiencies by resorting to the easy stimulation of emotions which the battle-cry of “anti-colonialism” or “anti-imperialism” can raise so effectively.

Seriously under-developed themselves, they tend to regard with jealousy and animosity the developed countries of the world, Certain fundamental distortions are essential to the success of this “anti-colonial” campaign: Only Europeans have colonies is one means to this end; only Europeans practise and are capable of racial discrimination, is another; illiteracy and poverty apparently exist only in the European colonies. By such means the myth of white imperialism is fed. ri..k Night-Club Diplomats rpo this Burns could have added X that a majority of the representatives of the Latin-American and Afro-Asian blocs are slick and 75 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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Neither by education, experience r inclination can they be re- •ded as serious students of colonaffairs; in fact, many of them dously do not even bother to d the routine reports and docunts. Their speeches, redolent h cliches and sweeping generiations, are intended primarily home consumption, the aim beto create an impression of cutta figure in international affairs, spite the poverty at home, the lana republics maintain disprotionately large staffs in New •k, who appear to receive azingly liberal allowances from ir Governments, and whose main jrests lie in the flesh-pots of nhattan. 0 take one example: the sovgn state of Guatemala, where, Drding to the New York Times, per cent, of the three million abitants were illiterate in 1954 ;re the Amerindian peasantry paid from 5d to lOd a day, withrations —currently supports six inguished delegates to the Truship Council. Australia has two, of whom is serving as President he Council. The decision to move UN headquarters from Lake cess (out on Long Island) into vded Manhattan, is said to have 1 largely due to pressure from Arab and Latin-American representatives, who wanted to be near the night-clubs.

Hypocricy THE Soviet bloc, for its part, attacks “colonialism” in pursuance of its general policy, which lays down that colonies are the Achilles’ heel of capitalism, and that any attack on “colonialism” must weaken the Western Powers.

For this reason its representatives make long propaganda speeches, denouncing with monotonous regularity the wickedness of all the colonial powers. Soviet representatives have systematically exploited the official records of the United Nations for propaganda purposes.

Their technique is twofold: the exaggerated oversimplification and distortion of colonial problems (particularly those of African dependencies—the prime Soviet target); and the constant and deliberate repetition of the same themes.

The Arabs, Asians, and Latin- Americans are all emotionally “anti-colonial” and like to cover up some of the short-comings of their own administrations and the backwardness of their peoples by criticism of the conditions existing in dependent territories.

Perhaps the high-point of ludicrous hypocrisy was reached in the visit to New York, a few months ago, of King Saud of Saudi Arabia.

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The effective co-operation of the . dministering Authorities in resist- :ig the more offensive and .. laging resolutions in the Trusteeship Council has resulted in the Council being a comparatively re- ,sponsible body. For this very reason t is despised and openly condemned ; the “anti-colonialists” dominat- .■k the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly, which usually eets once a year to consider the cual report of the Trusteeship Council. this committee at least twoh rds of the members are generally anti-colonial”, and there is thus 1 the same safeguard against the sing of extreme resolutions.

A resolution by the Fourth Committee, on any important cotter, must, however, pass the General Assembly by a two-thirds vote, and many of the wildest resolutions are thus lost.

The representatives who sit in the General Assembly are generally more senior and responsible than those in the Fourth Committee.

Partly for this reason, some countries who support an extreme resolution in the Fourth Committee, and thus advertise their “anticolonialism”, will abstain in the General Assembly. Most, however, dare not vote on any matter with the colonial powers, for fear of being thought “reactionary”.

The Soviet representatives o generally rely on either support 1 or lack of opposition to, their nr mischievous proposals by a laj number of countries who, naivr do not wish to appear illiberal.

THE handling of petitions a petitioners from the Trust T ritories is yet another front which the “anti-colonial” campaj is being waged by Russia and ! dupes. There is a constant insim tion that the reports of the Admt 78 JULY. 19 5 7 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT II I

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Petition writing, Sir Alan rearks, is the national sport in tropil Africa. Even so, the vast ajority of the slogans and allega- >ns of political oppression that e classified as “petitions” emanate 3m one or two Communist-led ganisations in French West rica.

The willingness of the antilonialists to take all petitions riously has rendered the Trusteeip Council liable to be overtimed by the mass of paper. [n March, 1956, some 35,000 “petiins” arrived in one batch from the ench Cameroons. The cost of instating, printing and distributy these would have exceeded 000,000; after weeks of argument 3y were ultimately disposed of ire economically. rhe avidity with which oral petiners (providing they are sufßntly “anti-colonial”) are feted d flattered is laughable; so is the uation when rival native leaders, :h of course representing true blic opinion in a particular terriy, flatly contradict each other.

American Anti-Colonialism HE chapter on the American attitude to “colonialism” is extremely interesting. The USA 3s to combine an anti-colonial :look with the task of administer- ; a trust territory and the ownerp of overseas possessions, ier representatives, as spokesmen an “anti-colonial” Administer- ; Authority, frequently find themves in embarrassing and equivopositions. rhe traditional American “antionialism” stems largely from otions dating from the War of iependence, and is supported by lumber of fallacies. One of these that the USA is not herself a onial power, though Puerto Rico, ) more independent than Barios or Jamaica), the Virgin mds, the Canal Zone, Hawaii, noa, Guam and other Pacific mds, not to mention the Pacific mds Trust Territory wrested m Japan, represent a reasonable trseas empire for a late-comer in i international scramble. ?here are also islands in the ribbean, such as Swan and vassa, to which the USA lays im. (Continued on page 98) 79 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY. 1957

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P[E difficulties of “English, a£ she is spoke” are illustrated by the following story going the ounds lately in Honiara, BSIP.

It should be noted that natives onfuse some of the “F” and “P” ounds).

It appears that a native, William la (rhymes with fire) had occasion o telephone from the Central tospital to a friend at the Rove )epot, home of the bustling Fire ervice.

No verbatim record of the onversation exists but it is said 3 have gone something like this: Rove: “‘Who speaking?”

Hospital: “Pia. here”.

Rove: “Where Pia?”

Hospital: “Long Central Hospital”.

Not so very long afterwards, the ospital peace was shattered by the rrival of the fire engine and elmeted men who jumped off the agon demanding to know where le fire was.

They were no doubt sorry to be eprived of the chance to tackle blaze, but not so sorry as William, ho never did get through to his lend in the excitement.—A.

The “Bomb Gone” Special

ITE have received the Special, T Bomb issue of the “Mid-Pacific News” —published on Christmas ilapd by the forces stationed there >r the H-bomb tests.

This was the 290th issue of the aper, and claimed to be the “only English” paper in the world to carry the news under a dateline of May 15.

“Mid-Pacific News” gives these details about the event: The bomber was Valiant XD 818 of No. 49 Squadron, piloted by Wing Commander K. G. Hubbard, OBE, DEC. The aircraft had a crew of five—the others being a Co-pilot, a Navigator-Plotter, Navigator- Radar (the bomb aimer) and Aero- Electronics officer.

The delicate task of stowing the bomb into the bomb-bay of the Valiant was completed by dawn of the 15th. The order for takeoff was given around 1000 hrs., local time.

“The gleaming white aircraft taxied out on to the runway. Only the knowledge of its sinister load touched a graceful take-off with suspense, so nonchalantly did she rise off the tarmac and climb in to the morning sky.

“Years of planning and months of heavy labour were now being put to the final test; and Wing Commander Hubbard, holding the plane on its arrow-straight course, formed a triangle of heavy responsibility with the Task Force Commander and the Scientific Director watching from below.

“The pilot had begun his running commentary, his voice coming through clear and unhurried. The trial run-in completed, the giant Vbomber turned north again to take position for the live approach run.

“In the ships, Task Force personnel and official observers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States, turned their backs to the point in the distant sky where the explosion was planned to take place. Then it was ‘Bomb Gone!’ (10.36 hours local time) followed by the count down.

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The barefooted ladies are also intrepid motor cyclists, and one day I met a lass struggling out of her jacket as she rode her machine “hands off” along the main road.

Polynesian ideas on how a pushbike should be ridden are unique.

Some youths use one bare foot for steering and the other for pedalling, while the idle hands are thrust deeply into the pockets. Children ride three to a cycle, one facing aft and sitting on the handlebars, one loafing in the saddle, and the third, [?]he Captain and the Cook...

By Will Gill 81 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

or the carrier, doing the pedalling. q . coung girl, a solo rider, rode off” while she happily c ed at a four foot length of r cane. Solo cyclists, apparently to*.; weary to pedal, are towed by L ting horses. •hirtless boys wearing frangipani < .lands on their heads canter along < coastal road on horses. Most bareback, but some use old copra sacks for saddles, and pieces , * rape serve for bridles and bits.

Btirrups are not considered necessary. dong the back roads one someices meets a horse-drawn sled, hough snow has never fallen on ny Rarotonga, and the old horse uggy, elegant with old car wheels, ill in evidence. The number f Maori-owned trucks in the Cook ads still continues to increase, it is evident that many years v; ii pass before travel on local roads becomes the hum-drum affair it is in other countries.

W. H. Percival

Take Yarn From Savait

V T would perhaps be fitting if we o';lowed! the American custom ; gave this item the title of “Serin Paradise.” But be that as ay, the photograph herewith and tory came from Mr. D. H. Lee, "aipouli Boys’ School, Savai’i, rn Samoa. He hopes to ini' ? bigger and better snake stories other parts of the Pacific.

Lee says that he had been by Apia for some snakes, and boys had brought this one pic- ■ d in from the plantation. There no ship to Apia for some days L'o he did not bother to feed it ■o snake, when caught, had a In the middle which he took a rat it had swallowed shortly b re capture.

' le snake was duly despatched to arrived in good condition, but ■ a week later. It was reported : r a post-mortem) that the lump not a rat that the snake had T allowed, but that the snake was pregnant and had died in child- T venty-four young snakes, several iches long, were found inside the a other, some of the infants being u in knots. Mr. Lee concludes -au these) knots prevented their > Tth and had been caused by rough handling when the boys were capturing her.

The young lad in the photo with - ne expectant snake is Mr. Lee’s son is said to have an affinity for I ijIlaK6S« (Snakes dying in childbirth was a /iew one to us—we had imagined s , laid e 9QS. However, our do VnS^ m l ay - S that a few snak ™ ™ woduce their young alive; and that, further, snakes that are normally oviparous, in captivity sometimes are not, but instead produce live offspring.)

White-Collar Dogs

A PLAINTIVE Notice made its appearance recently in the Government establishments in Honiara, BSIP. It was to the effect that dogs would be allowed in Government offices, only if they were under proper control.

The Secretariat has long housed a varied collection of pets which appear unexpectedly under desks, or lurk behind doors. Mostly, they slumber happily, but occasionally something, or someone, triggers off a mass-movement among them, and a convoy of dogs of all shapes and sizes, hurtles along corridors and through various offices.

The most recent movement was carried out by more than half a dozen dogs; hence the notice.- K.

The Flats Are Ghost-Free—

But The Owner Is Haunted!

FOR several weeks Suva tongues were wagging about the eightheaded monster alleged to inhabit a block of flats in Edinburgh Drive. Others said that the haunt was a poltergeist.

All three flats were unoccupied, so proving, said the waggers, that people daren’t live there. An Indian woman had actually seen the monster, they said; it was so big it filled a whole room.

Two Fiji Times reporters and a friend spent a night in the flats hoping to see the apparition.

Said Mr. Dave Mason, “We were disturbed only by about 200 curious sightseers. There was a large welcoming committee when we arrived and people blundered about the building all night.”

Mr. G. M. Nair, whose firm manages the fiats for the owner, Mr.

Abdul Samat, said he had had numerous enquiries from people who heard that the rents had been drastically reduced.

“The rumour may have been started in an attempt to force the rents down,” he said.

Previous tenants had left because they wished to move to other accommodation. One had gone overseas.

A new tenant moved into one of the flats shortly after the Press investigation, but he declared that he was going to leave, too.

“It’s the trippers,” he complained.

“They’re all over the place. They press their noses against the windows, they stomp around the yard, or just sit in the sun and LOOK.”

So the flats really are haunted —but not by the supernatural— M.

With An “L” Of A Difference

A FEW months ago, PIM ran a< article about Telefomin, Ne< Guinea, as it was about 20 year ago. In the course of the article and in some photographs, the ex traordinary pubic coverings of locs natives were mentioned. These covei ings are gourds 12 to 15 inches Ion?

The photograph of these native had such a devastating effect oc our linotype operators, that in th original proof, these covering emerged as “public coverings”- Not a bad description, at that.

In Fiji, however, the profession : affected quite differently—must t on the other side of the Date Linu or something.

In the issue of the Fiji Times, o July 1, there was a leading articl about public lavatories —Fiji, a cit) of 35,000 or so, just hasn’t got “Ladies’ or “Gents.’’ The article was headed quite simply: “PUBIi LAVATORIES.’’

Our sympathies are with th editor.

SOMETHING IN RETURN. Each man in t[?] community contributed £5 to build this res[?] house in the village of Kaparoka, Rigo Distric[?] Papua. They earned the money by sendin[?] smoked fish and vegetables to the Koki mark[?] near Port Moresby.

The rest-house (for the accommodation officers on patrol and for other Europeans) of fibro with a galvanised iron roof, louvre[?] windows, a shower room, equipped kitchen an[?] tables and chairs. The rest-house was official opened by Patrol Officer R. G. Twigg a coup[?] of months ago. 82 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS M O N; T H L T

[?]loating “Paradise”

Under Topsails

"Yankee" In The Southwest Pacific

By R. W. Robson

IfHEN I arrived in Suva on T April 26, I noticed a handsome ship lying in the harbour, just I the Custom House, with a yellow ag at her peak.

There was something different 3out her, and I inquired.

“Brigantine Yankee, from somehere eastwards,” they said. “In aarantine. Put a polio case ashore, ot a cable-telephone connection.”

Within five minutes I was talk- Lg to the Irving Johnsons, whom had never met, although we had sen “pen friends” for 20 years, ommander Irving Johnson, with is handsome sailing ship, and his ever wife, and his changing crew ’ a score of selected students —a sw company every 18 months —has ;en cruising in the North and DUth Pacific, Atlantic and Indian ceans since the early ’Thirties, hey have visited nearly every larted island in the Pacific —and :> m e not charted. Mrs. Electa )hnson’s articles have appeared in r M many times.

Three days later, they were fished with quarantine. Next to eeting the Johnsons, I got a mighty ck out of the Yankee, and out the endless stories of places and ents with which the skipper ridges his quarter-century of lands cruising.

YANKEE 300 FEET ABOVE SEA-LEVEL He told me that he had had the mkee more than 300 feet above sea-level. While I was still looking for the leg-pull, he grinned and said: “We were up the Sepik River.

When we reached the point of turning back, we were over 300 feet up in the interior of New Guinea.”

Incidentally, the Yankee —having travelled from Fiji via New Hebrides and Solomons —is due in Madang about July 1; but I do not think the voyagers will tackle the Sepik again.

Descending that great stream in 1955, they ran high up on a crosschannel obstruction. They thought it was a rock, and that that was the end of the Yankee; but then discovered it was a bank of clay, or something like that. They got out their special warping ge a r—the Yankee seems to be ballasted with equipment like that —and attached it to trees on the distant shore; and then they made the ship turn and twist, until she broke up the narrow bank on which she roosted, and floated clear.

Factor That Beat The Japs

Commander Johnson has charted many islands and reefs, and checked on hundreds of charts already published; and as he discussed this hobby of his, I learned how we won the Battle of Milne Bay.

Pacific War students will remember that the Japanese, in thrusting stubbornly southwards from Rabaul towards Port Moresby, sent a wellequipped expedition into Milne Bay, at the eastern tip of New Guinea, late in August, 1942.

There was a force of Australians there —poorly equipped, and inexperienced in battle. Yet they inflicted a stinging defeat upon the Japs: and that started a series of events which spelled disaster for Nippon in the Southwest Pacific.

There was an element of luck in it.

The Japs, working to a careful, well-coordinated plan, swept into Milne Bay at a fixed hour; and their plan provided that they seize and occupy a particular area which would have given them a commanding position in Milne Bay. Everything went exactly to plan.

But for once the Jap General Staff blundered. They used British Admiralty charts of Milne Bay—and Admiralty charts are nearly always accurate.

But in this particular case—as Commander Johnson demonstrated to me with glee—the chart of Milne Bay which the Japs were using had an error of three miles.

The place where the Japanese went ashore was not the place they had selected. Instead, the expedition was most efficiently disembarked into the middle of a tangle of swamps.

Before they could go into reverse and disentangle themselves from the mud and the crippling jungle, the Australians (effectively directed by a staff which had cleverly appraised the situation) fell upon them, and smashed the expedition to pieces.

Meanwhile, a Japanese expedition had been sent in from the Buna area, over the Kokoda Trail and the Owen Stanley Range, to attack Port Moresby in the rear, while the Milne Bay expedition crept around New Guinea’s South-Eastern flank.

The Japs got to within 40 miles of Port Moresby before they met the Australians: but their collapse at Milne Bay had left them “out on the end of a limb” and they retreated back along the Kokoda Trail.

Milne Bay was Japan’s “Farthest So u t h.” Thenceforward, as the American forces came pouring into the Southwest Pacific, there was nothing but disaster for the invaders.

Reptiles, Genetics, Etc

This Johnson company studies everything—snakes (the stuffed skin of a monstrous reptile is stretched across their cabin ceiling—they told me it was a python they picked up on the banks of the Sepik River); marine life (they spent a couple of days at Kandavu Island, near Suva, on unde r-w at e r photography); genetics (they had just come from Palmerston Island, in the Cook group).

It is generally known that William Marsters settled on Palmerston a hundred years ago, with three or four Polynesian women, and thej all presented him with lusty babies In due course, the families grew up; and in the first generation or Commander and Mrs. Johnson photographed on board the “Yankee'' at Suva. 83 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

two, owing to their isolation, they inter-married.

Those who knew of the circumstances expected that thereby old Marsters’ grandchildren and greatgrandchildren would be abnormal in various ways; but, in fact, they were normal and healthy.

The Johnsons met various of the older Marsters (the younger brigade now have generally married outside the family group) and liked them, and made many friends among them.

They agreed that the Marsters history provides an interesting contribution to the study of genetics.

Apparently, such things can happen, without disaster, if the parent stock is completely healthy and free from abnormalities—an unusual and unlikely thing.

Aboard The Yankee

Immediately beneath Yankee’s long, low deck there is abundant living space, running from stem to stern, the whole length and width of the brigantine.

The stern section is partitioned off. to form the living quarters of the Commander and Mrs. Johnson.

The bow is similarly cut off to provide quarters for a handful of girls—for the Yankee’s crew of students includes both sexes. The whole midships section accommodates the “crew”—some 14 male students who handle the ship and man the yardarms with efficiency and dexterity. Two tiers of bunks run along each side of the big cabin.

There is a room for a powerful little motor (used only when sails are not practicable), and a dynamo for electric light and power. There is an emergency cold-store; but, as Yankee goes where and how she likes, her wanderings are planned to connect with supplies of fresh food. The galley is small, but efficient —the company, like most Americans, had a singularly wellfed appearance.

I ran a sophisticated eye over the ship. Goodlooking boys, pretty girls, a well-found ship equipped like a pleasure-yacht; a care-free existence—wasn’t it a bit too much like he imaginative American’s “South Seas paradise”?

But there was discipline in the ?et of Commander Johnson’s chin, ind calm understanding in the mile with which Mrs. Johnson introduced me to the ship’s doctor, a ■harming American lady who has harge of the girls, and sees that hey go to bed at a proper hour in the cabin which she occupies r/ith them. Reinforcing the wooden partition which separates the girls’ rom the boys’ quarters, there is t n inconspicuous mesh, made of steel jalculated to hold back elephants, ’hey thought of everything, when hey designed Yankee.

Somewhere about the end of this Yankee will make her way ccross the Indian Ocean to East Africa; around South Africa; and oien away northwards through the r.tiantic to her home port in the United States, which she is due to enter at noon on May B—as she has done every second year for a long period.

Next time Yankee sails she will have a new owner. It is understood that he will join the ship shortly for part of the present cruise, and that he will carry on along the lines successfully established by the Johnsons.

But the Johnsons still will wander across the oceans—in a new vessel much smaller than the present ship, and cleverly designed. I saw the plans in Suva. Maybe, some day, we shall see the unique craft itself in Suva, complete with the Irving Johnsons. Thousands of people in the South Pacific hope so, anyway.

Pig-Piper of Manus t Dr. J. B. Cleland, former professor of Pathology at Adelaide University, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs.

A. M. Simpson, visited New Guinea in May. Brigadier D. M. Cleland, Administrator of P-NG is Professor Cleland’s cousin. * The Rev. Jeffrey D. Robinson, of the Methodist Overseas Mission, who was on furlough from the Duke of Yorks Group, NG, returned to his work by the June Bulolo. Mr. Robinson, who is a keen educationalist, has been attending the Kelvin Grove Practising School (Q’ld.) on a refresher course.

Handyman...

T 3 EECE DISCOMBE, of the New Hebrides, an engineer-in-general and the complet underwater handyman. Born in Cambridge New Zealand, in 1919; served his time as motor mechanic, then worked in sawmill: During the war he was an instructor on ligH armoured vehicles and tanks.

He took up car racing seriously and witi marked success. Then he took a trip to thr islands in the Fairmile "Wailana", giving hi) his first introduction to Norfolk Island, Nee Caledonia and the New Hebrides, with syndicate of young men seeking to pick ui quick fortunes. When this proved impossible they sold the vessel to Andre Nature! of Santo Discombe sold up in NZ and took up cm racing professionally, finally becoming thr "Champion of Champions". He moved on tl Australia, married, and immediately afterward took off back to the Hebrides to work on thi salvage of war-material for an Australian firm He had done an underwater course with thr newly developed Cousteau Aqualung, and fell willing victim to the lure of the deep blui underworld.

He was then employed salvaging and ship; ping out cranes, bull-dozers, lighting plants am other scrap from the fabulous dumps at Billion Dollar Point at Santo, firstly for the firm am later for Nature).

About this time the BP schooner "Koro'i struck a niggerhead of coral in Undine Bar and settled down on her side in 60 feet oo water. After some months she was giver: up as a total loss and Reece was able to bur her "as she lay" for £2,000.

It took him 12 months to get her refloated: repaired and back into running order. He their formed a partnership with a Frenchman nameir Moledoux, for some private ventures with wan materials. But while he was ui New Zealanu meeting his new daughter Janet, the "Korot again went to the bottom, in the Loyaltf Islands, with a cargo of scrap metal.

There followed a job of salvage on "L«.

Fleche" during which he lost the sight ill one eye from a wire breaking, and othes underwater surveys, including some underwates photography on the US transport "President Coolidge" and the US destroyer "Tucker"

Then came the refloating of the "Lautoka" at Vila, the "Deutgan" at Tanna, and the landing craft "Pacific Star" at Erromanga.

What must be the final test for a handy* man came a couple of months ago at 1.3(f a.m. on the Condominium Customs jetty hi Vila, while Reece was escorting wife Jean tit hospital to have their second child. Th.i blessed event occurred on the jetty itself, ami Reece was really left holding the baby. MichelM is her name.

It is the custom in the Lindou District of Manus, New Guinea, when someone has killed a wild pig, to pipe it into the village.

One of the older children dresses up in leaves, as this picture shows, and blowing a flute of bamboo marches in front of the hunters as they bring the pig home.

Photo: Hans Knauer. 84 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLYS

[?]agedy of [?]51

In The Wake Of

The Wanderer

IHE sketches herewith were made . by Capt. John Webster, skipper of the armed yacht Wanderer, med by Benjamin Boyd, whose te in Guadalcanal in 1851 was Id in May PIM.

John Webster (1811-1912) was a rsatile man who led a roving e in early New South Wales and ctoria in the 1830’s and settled New Zealand in 1841 to engage the timber export trade. [n 1850 he was sent off from ickland, NZ, as supercargo on a ip owned by pioneer Auckland jrchants, Brown and Campbell, th a cargo of timber for lifornia. Having disposed of the go he won the friendship of ijamin Boyd, owner of the ury yacht Wanderer, of 240 is. soyd, a controversial figure in cv South Wales in the 1840’s, i taken a party of gold-seekers m Sydney to California, is sailing master of the \nderer, John Webster was ijamin Boyd’s chief assistant in a remarkable voyage of 1851 that began at San Francisco with high hopes, and ended distastrously with Boyd’s murder by natives of Guadalcanal in October and the wreck of the yacht in November at Port Macquarie, on the coast of New South Wales.

Unwisely, in fact, recklessly, Mr.

Boyd had gone ashore on Guadalcanal the morning of October 15 to shoot some game for dinner.

Rumours that Benjamin Boyd was still alive and was held prisoner by the natives of Guadalcanal were from time to time brought to Sydney by ships calling at the Solomon Islands in the 1850’s.

However, the mystery of the disappearance of Benjamin Boyd was never solved.

Wanderer Bay, marked on largescale maps of Guadalcanal, is the Above: House of Images at Makira Bay, San [?]oval, Solomon Islands. "Wanderer" reached Cristoval on September 6, 1851, and [?]amin Boyd spent a month in a leisurely [?]ination of the coastline. A few years [?]iously three French missionaries had been [?]dered on San Cristoval. [?]ght: The yacht "Wanderer" with owner [?]amin Boyd on board approaching Nukumau, [?] of the Gilbert Islands, on August 5, 1851. [?] yacht was greeted by 100 small sailing [?] es.

Destruction of a native village in Guadalcanal after the death of Benjamin Boyd on October 15, 1851. The yacht "Wanderer" was at Gaudalcanal from October 12 to 18, when Captain Webster reluctantly set sail for Sydney, having failed in several expeditions ashore to find any trace of Mr. Boyd. 85 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

c- ■ reminder of the last cruise ; ■ yacht Wanderer and its ar , turous owner. st as well as master mariner, ,r and timber miller, John W-Hster carried his sketch book him on the Wanderer. ose reproduced here are three lit water colour sketches that n the walls of the Hall of h Pacific Ethnology at Auckland seum. They are a memorial the last cruise of the Wanderer , uid to its artist-skipper. They e a vivid glimpse of life in the : - mnibal Islands a century ago. -hotos of the originals by J. E. Farreily J of Auckland.) Memories Of Papua’s Pioneers

The Rev. Charles

W. Abel, Of Kwaio

By. J. Nixonwestwood ■R. C. ABEL is deserving of a place of honour in the list of men who spent practically the - of their adult life in assisting ans to become useful citizens, never faults some other •ionaries displayed with regard heir teaching and attitude to of the white settlers, Mr. Abel, red by his “matter-of-fact” : i. did more good for the natives che Eastern Division than any r group—including the Admin- ! is: ration. oe Rev. Charles Abel was from , \u kiand, NZ, and arrived in Guinea in the early 1900’s, or ■aps earlier. Being a very dei ined man, with a set purpose well as being capable of carrying i rough any project he started, he soon successfully established at , Kwato. Here he began an in- : industrialised branch of the LMS, (reducing sawmilling machinery, , - a:i teaching the “boys” carpentry ork, boat-building and certain i Phases of elementary engineering, •such as was applied to combustion r engines of that day and age.

On the “Sinabada” side, Mrs. Abel i as equally proficient in teaching I he girls how to become useful in : homes, be they “Dim Dim” or native :homes. Sewing, knitting, embroidery work, cooking and baking were all 1 1ought, but in both the boys’ and ■girls’ curriculum teaching and learning English formed an important 5 part of each day.

The products of both branches : were of such high standard that the disposal of same was merely a : matter of handing over to the eager : buyers, and as Whitten Bros, were ;the agents, their sales agency helped ] considerably. \ After the trade section was registered as a Limited Liability Co., all the profits except about 5 per cent, of the net, were used to further the efforts of the Mission. Papuan Industries Ltd., of Daru, followed a similar line, but although the Daru firm was under the guidance of Captain Walker, and managed by a D. C. Harman, it never reached the pinnacle achieved by Mr. Abel.

With their outlook on life generally, both Mr. and Mrs. Abel could take real bush boys and girls and in a few months have them well trained. They did not, as some missionaries felt necessary, make religion the beginning and end of everything. They adopted a line that religion can be better understood if the subject is able to at least know something of the “three R’s”, and their approach was almost exactly the same as that used in parochial schools (in those days), in New Zealand. Hence the 95 per cent, success which attended their efforts.

Their attitude towards newcomers to Kwato had so much character in it that seldom did they find they had “adopted” a dud, and whilst they were very strict disciplinarians not! ing was overdone, and the coi mercial side of Kwato never clashr with the religious teachings. work was stopped at noon eat Saturday and the workshop clos until Monday.

Each Saturday, cricket was ii dulged in, and seldom did the Eun peans on Samarai beat them. Teni was also taught and these two gam brought out the best in the scholai Mr. and Mrs. Abel were entire responsible for all that had be accomplished.

When the Europeans vis i t e Kwato for cricket, the whole of t; male population of the Isla:, accompanied the team, and aps from seeing some excellent play, t social side was most enjoyable. T activities of the Abels was ; example of what could be achievi and the players on their return Samarai felt that a few more char able missionaries like the Abn would help civilise the nativ quicker than some of the methoc then in vogue.

Pim Crossquiz No. 88

Solution on Page 88.

ACROSS 1. —What is the next highest mountain to Everest? 7. —In the French Revolution who was responsible for sending vast numbers to the guillotine during the reign of terror? 9.—What did Heloise become after her romance with Peter Abelard was checked? 10. —Which American actor panicked his radio audience with his realistic description of the invasion of earth bv the men from Mars? 13. —What is commonly called "black gold"? 14. —Where did a shocking train tragedy take place in Scotland in 1879? 16. —Which French impressionist artist painted "Dancer Fastening Her Sandal"? 17. —What is the term for the guard of workers who prevent non-strikers from entering a factory? 19. —To where did the horse Roland carry the good news? 20. —What profession was followed by Australia's Ned Kelly? 21. —Who wrote "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"? 22. —What is the name applied to naturally heated springs?

DOWN 1. —What is the method of strangulation used as capital punishment in Spain? 2. —Who composed "Clair de Lune"? 3. —Which Norwegian dramatist shocked England with the realism of his work in the late 19th century? 4. —What is the term for -a stage whisper for the benefit of the audience only? 5. —What would you call a person after he has been dubbed? 6. —What is the evening prayer service an Anglican church called? 8. —What was the earliest form of English language? 11. —What are young herrings called? 12. —What city is the industrial centre Yorkshire? 15.—According to Roman mythology, \ first made wine from the grape? 17. —What name was given to the fir petrol pine-line laid across the English Chami in World War II? 18. —What fever comes in periodical t accompanied by shivering? 19. —Where is the Taj Mahal? 86 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

[?]our World of Stamps.—XI Caring for Unused Stamps :: Valuable Mistakes

Conducted By “Kn”

IARE should be taken when j handling mint or unused stamps.

Always see that your hands are ee from grease or dirt, and when jplying stamp hinges to the speciens see that the gum surrounding ie adhesive hinge is not dampened, therwise, the value of the stamp ill be considerably reduced. Mint amps are at their best when the im is in first class condition.

To get the best out of your stamps, iep your eye open for those unual mistakes that can make a low- ,lued stamp become in due course lite a valuable one. Sometimes, spite the great care taken in prepation, stamps exhibit most inresting mistakes. These can ocr in the actual designs, in inscripms and in printing.

The rarest Australian stamp Pest Australia—lBs4), for example, nowadays worth some £1,200, alough it has only a face value of , merely because the swan which rms it subject, is shown upside wn!

Some New Stamps After originally refusing to issue imps, but apparently changing its nd, the postal administration in Dnaco, recently issued stamps to nour the birth to Princess Grace d Prince Rainier of their daugh- Princess Caroline. Princess •ace (the former Grace Kelly, nerican film star) was featured, th the date of the birthday— nuary 23, 1957.

Mothers’ Day is proving to be a pular theme for special stamps. >t long ago Portugal issued two lues for the event, while the latest bring out such productions were ypt and Syria, two Middle East untries. Mothers with their ildren were portrayed. First mtry to honour the Day was the >A, in 1934. flenri Dunant, the Swiss banker d philanthropist, whose efforts reted in the foundation of the Innational Red Cross organisation 1864, has been honoured on mps from East Germany. Disbuted on May B—World Red Cross y—the date that celebrates nant’s birthday in 1828.

Ie has been recognised previously Swiss, Saar, Belgian and other rman stamps.

In the Baining* (A reader sent the following verses and asked, “Is this poetry?

Is it suitable for publication?” To which we reply that, although its metre changes startlingly, in places, the composition contains enough poetic feeling to justify publication.

We must forgive the poet his clamorous heartbreak and his—in places—somewhat wicked alliteration).

In the evening, in the Baining, where I brought my love, my bride, In the Baining where I loved her, where our love was born —and died — Where the lofty hills of Baining stand so staunch, and staid and still, Stand as tombstones to the faithless, high upon the Baining hill.

With the sunset warmly lining golden clouds above the Baining, And my sighing soul in sadness sinks, beyond the hills, repining: Whilst the rumble and the tumble of the shore-bound surf entwining, Lacy foam on coral reef, my poignant dreams for e’er confining.

When the copra in the evening, has been bedded warm and white, Drier fires so brightly burning feather smoke into the night; Wnen the cocoa beans, all gathered, snugly sleep in sweet ferment, Then my heart turns to the Baining, breathing, braying “Please relent”.

In the evening, in the Baining, while the mournful marlips mew, And the cunning coal-black cot cot kais the Kru; Clarion call of King kolanga, whirling white-winged cockatoo, Try to drown my aching sorrow, and my memories of you.

But the glory of the sunset takes my heart and steals away.

Then the Baining moon is shining o’er the hills of yesterday.

And the Kundus drum their answer in the compound on the Bay, Native pipes and flutes of bamboo whisper sadness as they play.

In the evening, in the Baining, when the workers’ tasks are o’er, And I find some peace, reclining, looking past the Baining shore; Where the silvery moon is shining, but my sorrowing soul is sore, For my heart, forever pining, ne’er shall feel her thrill once more.

Kent Williams

* The Baining is a district at the eastern end of New Britain, near Rabaul.

W.H.O. presents-

Health Notes

Insecticide Resistance

Problem For Research

WE all know how DDT has done wonders in reducing the great insect-borne pestilences such as malaria, yellow fever, typhus, plague and many types of dysentery. Now, to our dismay, we are finding that, in one part or other of the world, DDT is no longer controlling the mosquitoes, lice, fleas and houseflies that transmit these diseases, and it is difficult to realise that it is because the insects themselves have changed, to become resistant to DDT.

It was in agriculture that the phenomenon of insecticide resistance was first observed. In 1913 it was proved that the San Jose scale, an insect pest of apple orchards, was no longer controlled by limesulphur in the state of Washington.

USA, because the insect itself had changed to lose its former susceptibility. In Canada and Australia wheats resistant to the attacks of rust fungus have been bred but in the passage of a few years a new rust fungus has appeared that can attack the resistant wheat. The cattle tick and blue tick have become resistant to sodium arsenite dips in Australia, South America and South Africa.

Laboratory experiments have shown that if susceptible houseflies are exposed to DDT in each generation and bred from the survivors, the susceptibility steadily decreases until the flies become practically resistant.

New “wonder insecticides” were produced, such as BHC, chlordane and dieldrin, with encouraging results at first; but generally within the space of a single year the houseflies became resistant to them also.

So the insects are fighting back in their own way, as dictated by the inexorable laws of nature.

Through what qualities have they become resistant where they were susceptible before?

One possibility is that they are just tougher generally, and can better withstand inimical conditions. Instances where flies or mosquitoes accumulate moderate resistance to insecticides in general, not just to the one being used, fall in this category, but generally resistance is much more specific than this, and there are many examples to-day of intense DDT-resistance without any increase in general toughness or decreased susceptibility to other insecticides. (Over) 87 (CI F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

Biochemical research workers have shown that DDT-resistant houseflies contain an enzyme which normal susceptible strains do not.

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Good Conduct Stripe

Toiviatu, we had the thought, Sometimes stole from what we bought, But Toiviatu was never caught, The wicked old Toiviatu.

But Toiviatu, when we came home late.

Always stood by the homestead gate, Lamps in the house, and fire in the grate, The wicked old Toiviatu.

Toiviatu had an eagle eye For a polished shoe, or bad small fry Who strayed in the garden, or climbed too high, The kindly old Toiviatu.

Well, Toiviatu’s gone to clink, Which is only right, but I sometimes think The walls and our hearts both have a chink For the wicked old Toiviatu.

NOELLE MASON. t A suggestion that the Western Samoan police force wear trousers instead of lava-lavas has been turned down. It is felt that the latter is part of modern Samoan dress.

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Conducted by “This ’ere’s Doreen,” ’e sez. I sez “Good day.”

An’, blime, I ’ad nothing more ter say!

I couldn’t speak a word, or meet ’er eye.

Clean done me block! I never been so shy, Not since I was a tiny cub, An’ run the rabbit to the corner pub — Wot time the Summer days wus dry an’ ’ot — Fer me old pot.

ALTHOUGH C. J. Dennis wrote of the city—of Melbourne, of the pushes of Little Lon, and the pickle-joint in Little Bourke where Doreen’s “lurk was pastin’ labels” —his verses are as universally Australian as a million acres of gum-trees roasting in a hot summer sun. or the great Outback.

Most of the Dennis’ slang, which needed a glossary to explain it to the upper classes when the first edition of this collection was published in 1915, has now become part of the language to a degree that most Australians who can span the intervening years will find amazing when the fact is brought home to them with the 1957 edition of The Sentimental Bloke.

Some of Dennis’ slanguage is now archaic, of course. Those were the days before the female of the species had become a “sheila.” To Ginger Mick and his “click” all girls were tarts. . . a purely Australian derivation of an English expression, but casting no reflection on morals.

Many Australian long-haired young men, and short-haired young women, have laboured since C.

Dennis to produce volumes of vei —“clever” or good, so-called mode but mostly indifferent—and hs failed to capture the essential At tralian-ness of the verses tH flowed so freely from the Lauren of the Larrikin in the mid-Wot War I years.

No expatriate, walking on foreign strand, is likely to bothered by the outpourings of o latter-day poets. But a few stam of Dennis will see the heart, if e the footsteps, of all true Austi lians, homeward-turned.

Dennis is to the Australian wB Burns is to the Scot—and for t very good reason that no one e can be expected to so deeply undi stand their respective Bards.

Two months after Doreen and t Kid are hitched, the Kid goes o on the tiles with the boys, ai laments: Ten minutes later I was hack or more, Kip in me ’and, on Steeny Isaa floor, Me luck was in an’ I wus ’eadi good.

Yes, back agen amongst the sa i . old crew!

An’ orl the time down in me ’et I knew I never should . . .

Nex’ thing I knows it’s after t o’clock — Two in the mornin’! And I’ve da me block!

“Wot odds!” I thinks. “I’m in it orright”

An’ so stops an’ gambles orl t night. . . .

This particular epic was call “Beef Tea”. When later the F sneaks into bed “an’ feels de crook”, Doreen succours him wr that concoction and treats him 11 a “hinvaleed. ... It ’urts me wok than maggin’ fer a week.”

This new 1957 edition of T Songs of a Sentimental Bloke reprinted in the same size and sty with the original Hal Gye drawin and dust-jacket, as the first 12 edition. With this printing tt number of copies total 175,000. (Published by Angus and Robertson, Australian price, 12/6.) Murder with the Light Touch THE popularity of the Whodumj has had the inevitable res - ; of overstocking the market wi 1 poor and mediocre offerings. Thei fore, when the addict finds a nr author producing something reai good, the discoverey can be i Solution to Crossquiz from Page 86 88 JULY, 19 5 7 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH 11

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If, of course, you like your crinr of the shooting, sloshing and basH ing variety, with rogue cor abounding, then Murder at the FU' Club is not for you. But if you liK a sophisticated story, with goo writing, and characters who ms be eccentric but are still related 1 human, this is the dish—and yo may put Matthew Head on yoir list and look for his future offering (He has also written Cabinda Affai which has not come our way.) Perhaps not the least of tH story’s charm is that its backgroun is Paris —Paris of the tourist or tli emigre, if not the Parisien.

Then there was Audrey who ms have been 35 but was probably 41: who exuded a delicious scent in diiJ creet little whiffs . . . just enoug to suggest you lean forward an smell more. And the outsize femai missionary doctor from the Cong who embellished her costume wit a plump gold watch pinned over on hillock; and her 94-lb friend Emii who brightened her costume wit an unconvincing white cloth ga:, denia.

And Freddy, who was wealthy an spoke in italics and wanted to pis angel to other young men; Nico) the peasant turned night-ciu singer; Rene the Kept Man; am of course, Marie Louise who “wj an awfully pretty girl, but yo were likely to miss it because sH didn’t act like one.”

Some of the characters are, i the narrator Hoopy explain wacky—but at that they are creo ible, and at all times entertaining This particular brand of Writin With a Light Touch, indulged ; here by Matthew Head, is a gii peculiarly American. We have new 1 seen any other national get off wit it successfully. (Published b« Wm. Heinemann, Ltd. A / tralian price, 17/-.) Something for the IGY AS a gesture to the Internatiom Geophysical Year, which begs on July 1, the publishers ha T > brought out a second edition ( Charles F. Laseron’s South wit Mawson, first printed in 1947.

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The hero of the story is Group Uaptain John Cunningham, most 'amous wartime night-fighter pilot, vho became even more famous after he war as Chief Test Pilot for de lavillands, responsible for testing md development work on the hornet.

Rawnsley’s and Cunningham’s asociation began in 1937 when they here crewed together in 604 Squadon in the peacetime Auxiliary Air i 'orce—Cunningham as a pilot of 0, and Rawnsley as his 33-year-old ir-gunner.

In 1939, 604 Squadron went onto wartime basis, and Cunningham nd Rawnsley went with it. Their ssociation lasted eight years, and Dgether, when the bugs had been roned out of The Thing, they acounted for 18 German aircraft.

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The early operators spent most of their time in an attitude of prayer before their respective black-boxes, twiddling dials and muttering incoherently while their pilots cursed them soundly from the front end of the plane.

To interfere with the good reception 0 f tb e “blips”, there were Christmas Trees, which filled up the entire end of the cathode-ray tubes and were the reflections from the earth; and “grass”—a choppy fringe down the sides of the traces which was described as “like the background noise of a wireless set.”

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“ ‘Well, actually,’ said John, ‘lt’s a good 300 feet below us.’

“I looked at the tubes, but the picture had not altered. The instructor looked over my shoulder. ‘lt’s that squint again, sir,’ he said to John. He shrugged. ‘You’ll have to allow for it as you close in.’

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Husband-and-wife British plaything team of Sydney and Muriel Box (Seventh Veil, etc.) are responsible between them for a British motion picture of the same name, and now, the book.

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a )mes entangled with his double jaddie). The novel is called The mpegoat —a prophetic title, as le story turns out. If you can irallow the premise that any one dividual, not an identical twin, m be so like another, that even others and children cannot tell le from the other, then the rest the story has suspense, drama id entertainment value —although 3 think the indefatigable Daphne uld have made something better the end.

An Englishman, nameless roughout the piece, is nearing the id of a holiday in France which ; loves as much as his own untry. He is a lecturer in history it, driven by a sense of desponsncy and failure, seeks a few tys away from the world in a onastery near Le Mans. It is this point that he is confronted his double —the wicked Comte Gue. The Comte tricks him into king over his identity, and as a suit our fastidious Englishman ids himself ensconced in the som of the Comte’s family and e bed of the Comte’s wife, assumg the Comte’s troubles and obliga- >ns—which are not few. de Gue has said that he was by ly of being a family man, and is proves to be a piece of unench understatement.

There is the dowager Comtesse, a lious old matriarch who is, addimally, a drug addict. There is other Paul, who suffers under a ise of frustration as the younger a. Paul’s wife, Renee, with whom e Comte varied his amorous adntures. The Comte’s wife, a erulous female given to misrriages but of some prospective alth. The Comte’s-sister, Blanche, io lives the life of a nun and rses her hatred; the precocious ild, Marie-Noel; and finally, the mte’s mistress, Bela. [n addition to this kettle of fish, sre are the problems attendant on the broken-down establishing and the family glass-works, [n the short time he has, our glishman makes some quite surging changes, but whether du lurier fans will approve of the y she works it all out, is another itter.

Published by Angus and Robertson, Sydney, tralian price, 18/9.) iin in the Ileum HERE are some who like medicated novels. Some who do not.

Comat the Do Nots. if you differ, This Side Holman’s Hill (Frank Freedman) a pan-to-pan description of a in with a terrible pain in what calls his gut. rhe action takes place In a Vetins’ Hospital, somewhere in nada, and the climax is the hero ving an ileostomy—which means that he is left permanently with his bowel protruding through the wall of the abdomen, said bowel being fitted with a neat rubber pouch, for the obvious reason.

These are some of the facts of life, we know. However, not everyone finds the subject hilarious entertainment. (Published by Seeker & Warburg, Ltd. Australian price, 15/6.) . , ... .

Another Win tor Perry AFTER that, we can turn to Erie Stanley Gardner’s latest opus with something like relief.

Perry Mason is right on the ball again in The Case of the Fiery Fingers. With the assistance of that super-efficient secretary, Della Street, and Private Eye, Paul Drake, he goes through the gamut of those incredible things that can be done only in America. He races around in high-powered cars; flits about the country in high-powered airliners; orders up suites at luxury hotels: manipulates half a dozen telephones at once; disdains normal hours of sleeping or eating; and fires on 12 super-charged cylinders for 24 hours of each day. As in all his other Cases, he is always in imminent danger of being arrested himself—why, it is far from clear.

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Ife Is Worth Living—

rth book in the series by Bishop ton Sheen, presenting Cathism with an American touch. As h the previous three books, this sists of the scripts of some of inspirational talks the Bishop vers over an American TV netk. üblished by Peter Davies. Australian '/ 18/9.) [Y BELOVED—the story of a melite Nun, told by Mother herine Thomas who has spent 25 years in that contemplative order in America. She discusses the daily routine of the women who enter the cloistered life; as well as her own experiences before and after she left the world of a normal girl for the discipline of mind and body that is required of these dedicated women. (Published by Worlds Work. Australian price, 22/6.)

John And Jennifer Go

SAILING: One of the “John and Jennifer” series of children’s books by Gee Denes, published by Heinemann for Children’s Book Week (second week in July).

This is the 11th of the series—all designed to teach youngsters something as well as to entertain them.

It is illustrated by colour and black and white photographs of real children learning to sail a boat.

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For further information write: MAIZE PRODUCTS PTY. LTD. (INC. IN VIC.), 552 HARRIS STREET, SYDNEY ' nericans like to regard these <■ monies as “possessions”, free of the int of colonialism. In fact, Puerto o was conquered from Spain (as British captured Jamaica); the ’Virgin Islands were bought from nmark; Alaska was bought from sia: and Louisiana from the iich. The Panama Canal Zone vts acquired in the 20th century by methods “which would have been condemned if indulged in by a European Power at a much earlier period”.

Hawaii became American in much the same way as Fiji became Pish; American Samoa came into merican hands regardless of the wishes of its people, by an arrangement with Britain and Germany, who took other territories.

Burns does not criticise the USA for empire building, but he points out that “it is not enough to say that Alaska, the Canal Zone and < her places were essential to American defence unless it is admitted that Gibraltar, Sierra Leone, the Falkland Islands and Singapore were no less necessary to a . ' ion whose very existence derided on the command of the sea id possession of naval bases at strategic points.”

He goes on to quote American writers who have pointed out that British naval supremacy during the nineteenth century also served to protect the USA.

Americans are proud of the fact that thsy gave independence to tl; Philippines at the time promised! although some have suggested tht the process was hastened by tl; sugar industry. But the actions the British in granting ind! 98 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL Mm Years of Nonsense .. . (Continued from page 79)

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When Malayan or Mau Mau regions and Cyprus disorders are scussed by Americans, they ithely forget that their own ►untry was faced with a revolt in te Philippines which lasted from •99 to 1901, involved the use of ore than 125,000 US troops, and suited in widespread devastation, ic use of concentration camps and ie other repressive measures ►rmally employed by military comanders in putting down insurrecms.

But perhaps the greatest fallacies American “anti-colonialism” are regard to the American War of dependence itself. In terms of r entieth century connotations, e Revolutionary War was in no use a struggle for release from lonial subjugation, but essentially row between colonial Englishmen ,d their home government.

A modern parallel would be a delation of war by the Kenya lites against the British Govern- »nt —one major difference being, wever, that the Kenya blacks ve far greater rights and legal □tection than the American Red dians ever enjoyed, rhe leaders of the colonists in e American colonies who revolted ainst British rule were for the >st part Englishmen as capable as sir cousins in the home country governing themselves, and with the stubborn independence of s breed. rhey were also large land-owners you like, planters) and slaveners to boot. At the time of the volution, few, if any. of the revoionaries considered that the Red dians had any political rights, or lerent rights to the lands which ? white colonists (in modern parice, exploiters) coveted. :t has been suggested, in fact, by lerican writers such as John llier and J. P. Kinney, that not 5 least of the causes of the Revoion was the attempt by the itish Government to protect In- ,n lands against increasing white iroachment. “Had the modern w of ‘colonialism’ been accepted the eighteenth century, the world uld have thought it wrong that ; destinies of the North American onies should be left in the hands the white minority. The interests the Red Indians and Negroes uld have had to be considered ensure that the whites did not ain too great political power.” [’here is, in fact, little difference ween the expansion of the ited States across the continent America and the British expan- Q overseas, except that fewer of - aboriginal inhabitants were ied in the present British colonies in perished in the American wars against the Indians.

The slanted approach to American history in USA schools leaves many American children believing that the British colonies—and also Australia, New Zealand. Canada, etc.—pay taxes to Britain; that British colonial rule is invariably arrogant and oppressive, whilst “wisdom, justice and equity” invariably characterise the overseas dealings of the USA, which is in consequence loved and admired by all dependent peoples.

Such myths die hard. They will become increasingly awkward to sustain, however, as the most powerful nation of the West herself comes under increasingly heavy fire by coloured politicians seeking scapegoats.

There have already been a number of fusillades. During the visit of Vice President Nixon to Puerto Rico in February, 1955, he was handed an open letter in which 15 members of the Independence Party of the local legislature denounced “the hateful and obsolete colonial system existing” in the Island.

In the Panama Zone, in 1952, according to the New York Times, there were bitter complaints that “racial discrimination continues to exist ... in violation of all principles of human dignity and continental solidarity”, In the Philippines, where much is owed to the USA, it is considered that America “turned the islands into a supplier of raw materials to 99 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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More recently, the anti-American ots in Chiang Kai Shek’s Formosa locked and bewildered Americans.

The simple fact, of course, is that icial antipathy is not a peculiarity : peoples of West European dessnt. Even in countries which have shieved independence it is still mvenient to blame the former ilonial power for existing shortmings which could more correctly i attributed to natural conditions inefficient administration.

Resentment of white domination world affairs continues unabated, id in this regard, the following ,ssage from “Foreign Affairs” of ily, 1955, by a frank Indian writer, , R. Masani, is of particular inrest. Said Masani ironically; “It understandable that, deprived iw of British or Dutch rule on lich to blame all our misfortunes, i should look outside our country r a whipping boy to take the place our old masters. Memories of st political subjection combine th resentment at continuing lims to white supremacy to make b United States, the current syml of white supremacy, the obvious :get of our righteous anger.”

They Will Work it Out [R. W. H. WATSON, Managing Director of Rarotonga’s United Island Traders, returned un- ?ectedly to his office one Sunday ;ernoon in April and surprised o thieves in the store. Both re teen-age boys who were •ested. An older man who had m stationed outside the store as lookout was also arrested.

Che thieves used a key to gain try to the store and the padlock s fastened again by the lookout put passers-by off the scent. >n April 18, Teupoka Tangata ia and William Matakino were ivicted and were sentenced to month’s imprisonment. They re then released from custody on s condition that they laboured a public works job for the *ation of their term.

[?] Great Spread Of

Rhino Beetle In Fiji

GRICULTURAL officers in Fiji are satisfied that the present tedious methods of control of ; rhinoceros beetle at least have I the effect of confining the pest areas where it was first disered.

Jie latest report of the Coconut ts and Diseases Board said that western area of Viti Levu >eared to be entirely free of the pest. Survey teams working in the Tavua area could find no trace of the beetle.

Travelling inspectors have reported that farmers in the Navua area have co-operated well and have shown a lively interest in the campaign.

Insurance Co. Pays Out

IN settlement of claims as a result of the lire which swept a city block in Papeete, on December 22 last, the insurance company involv e d, American International underwriters, recently paid out 8' million Pacific francs. This is equivalent to about £A60,700. 101 *CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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For Armchair Sailors

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Three offerings are in this month ■om publishers Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd., Numbers 33, 34 and 35 in the Mariners’ Library series. All three are good reading for those with any kind of interest in a seafaring life.

No. 33, The Southseaman, by Weston Martyr is a reprint of a story that was first published in 1926" but like the sea itself, books rout boats do not date, and this is written in an amusing and lighthearted fashion. It describes the r dventures of two young men who ai.it their bank and stockbrokers’ office respectively to build a 43-ft schooner in Canada, sail it to New York —and sell it at a profit. That is what they hoped, anyway, and although things did not turn out as expected, following the history of Southseaman from drawing board to voyages in the Atlantic provides a lot of information as well as a lot of amusement.

No. 34, Wylo Sails Again, is the second book by Frank A. Wightman about his yacht. In the first, The Wind Is Free, he tells how at end he has to sell Wylo in Trim*, and return home to South Afr: This second book describes how 1 returned to the West Indies fn SA and bought back the yacht s went sailing again.

No. 35, Heaven, Hell and S. 102 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH News of Pacific Shipping (Continued from Page 67)

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Methodists Afloat

he Australian passenger liner itroon left Sydney on June 19 ■ying 350 Methodists for a three ks round tour of mission stations Fiji, Tonga and Western Samoa, he cruise was designed to show hodists what happens to the ley they donate for foreign sions. milar cruises were organised by Methodist Church on the old oomba before the war.

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NORFOLK IS. CO. le new 125-ft wooden whaleser Norfolk Whaler completed trials on the NSW North Coast y June and at the end of the ith had departed for the Norfolk nd whaling station to begin season’s operations, le craft, the first of its kind t in Australia, was constructed by Ballina Slipway and Engineer- Co., at Ballina, NSW. imour on the local beach was she cost in the vicinity of ,000. She is equipped with the t modern instruments, including r and echo depth-sounder and first-class accommodation and nities for her crew of nine.

PERSONAL r. Bjarne Halvorsen, Sydney builder well known in the ids, will fly to Port Moresby on 23 to visit clients and prospecclients. Mr. Halvorsen’s comr builds (amongst other vessels) K-class copra scows that have so popular in the Territory. has been reported that Captain Eric de Bischop, leader of the Tahiti Nui drift expedition that came to a disappointing end abodt 400 miles from its goal in May, was suffering from pneumonia at Valparaiso.

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Veteran From Fiji

The elderly 250-odd tons Nikau, purchsed by Burns Philp (SS) Co. from the Northern Shipping Co,, of New Zealand, about a year ago for the Fiji trade, has now been transfer r e d to Burns Philp (New Hebrides) Ltd., and arrived in Vila in June to go into service in that group.

She replaced Moala, which goes to Suva for overhaul.

Nikau was bought last year after Vasu was sunk on a voyage between Suva and Apia. In November of the same year, BP (SS) Co. bought [?]ept. Aksel Evensen (right), who was in [?]mand of "Salve Regina" on her delivery [?]ge (see also page 67). [?]other Paul (left), who will take charge [?]er when she is in the Solomons. 103 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY. 1957

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Only AXJU 56-68 Logan Rd., South Brisbane. . ff. rK I vll XA 3281 Telegrams: “Supryor” all a matter of BALANCE <r ' * / c-vr «■ M v $ o in blending that makes Srodisk Cream whisk/ outstanding AML2/HP Distributors: AUSTRALIAN MERCANTILE, LAND & FINANCE CO. LTD., 35a York St., Sydney. Cables: "Merchyorlc". Phone: 8X6091. atanui, also from the Northern lipping Co., and probably Nikau now surplus to requirements in Ji- For her delivery voyage to Vila, iptain J. L. Lumsdale, normally aster of BP’s Yanawai, was in mmand. Captain A. Pickering, lean’s master, acted as Chief Ficer for the voyage. The Fijian }w was replaced by local crew in la.

Vikau was built in Glasgow and inched in 1909 but is now diesel wered.

[Ose Costly Air Searchers

Concern at the high number of tly air searches which have 3 to be made for missing small ,ft, especially in the Fiji area, is >ressed in the latest New Zealand rine Department annual report, ['he report notes that in some es the vessels involved are not distress, but because they have ; been equipped with radio transfers they have not been able to ort and thus prevent the cost of ;arch-and-rescue operation which i been set in motion when the sel has become overdue.

Tie solution, of course, is to rere all vessels on deep-water sages to be equipped with handnked automatic distress transfers operating on the continusly monitored 500 kes marie distress morse frequency.

The necessary equipment is available and standards for its capabilities have already been agreed upon by maritime nations.

A vessel using such a set can be speedily located by aircraft or ships using direction-finding equipment which is part of their normal navigational equipment—so what are we waiting for?

Someone will have to make the first move and we believe that it rests mainly with the marine insurance underwriters offering incentive rates for vessels carrying automatic distress transmitters, and secondly, by compulsion through the necessary .

The SARAH -type of midget very high-frequency R/T distress equipment used in aircraft is not the equipment best suited to present Pacific Islands waters conditions.

The 500 kcs equipment has greater range and the frequency better monitored. All big ships are equipped to receive on 500 kcs but few can monitor the “SARAH” VHF channel, and fewer still can take radio bearln£S on this frequency. The equipment needed for Islands small-craft is the Marconi Salvita-type and its English and American equivalents,

Scott Not Sold

Mr. J. B. Turner’s scow, Scott, was offered for sale at public auction in Suva on June 15, but bidding failed 105 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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The Scott is now in the dry da for overhaul.

She is well-known as a tradii vessel in the Fiji Group.

She last appeared in the news December (Dec. PIM, p. 105) wh allegations were made that Japanese vessel had tried to for her onto a reef.

News of Cruising Yachts • SWEVENS I the yacht wh: has been moored at Voco Point, K for nearly two months, await! auxiliary engine parts from Austra’ left there on June 20 for Cair where her owner, Mr. J. Lain Peach, expects to join her. H Laing-Peach, who has been cooli his heels in Lae all this time, ss the “delay and miscarriage of cai between Australia and the Ten tory was the worst he had e* known.” • FITHEACH BAN, luxury 5 ft schooner, arrived in Sydney Ju. 21 after crossing the Tasman fn Picton, in the Marlborough Sount NZ.

Her owner, retired Royal Ns captain, Captain A. F. Watch! has been sailing round the wot in Fitheach Ban for the last years, stopping where he pleased as long as he wished.

The Marlborough Sounds were pleasure for three years.

From Southampton he went the Mediterranean area, where spent three years. Then he set across the Atlantic for the W Indies, after which he pass through the Panama Canal fort cruise through the Pacific, called in at the Marquesas, Tah American Samoa and Fiji bef<; arriving at Russell, in the Bay Islands, New Zealand.

This meandering voyage t o four years. On his arrival at Piet he met an old friend, a retired coastal captain, Captain A.

Baggett, who was later to becot one of his crew for the Tasm crossing. After three years in I Captain Watchlin had the sail again, so after engaging a err set out for Australia, where he I many friends.

Apart from Captain Baggett i other members of his crew m Commander W. Tidy (RN, retire and Mr. D. Maney, a Welling" garage proprietor and a yacht; enthusiast.

Soon after passing Cape Farew at the top of the South Islai Fitheach Ban ran into squs weather and hove to. She was h'j to for 6h days, during which tit she drifted as far north as northern tip of NZ’s North Islai The actual journey across 106 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHI

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Captain Watchlin’s crew returned New Zealand a few days after rival in Sydney. The Australian ast may see a lot of Fitheach Ban d her wandering captain in the xt few years, for Captain Watchlin ,s no immediate plans to move . He does plan, however, to tear himself away from his schooner long enough for a visit to the outback of New South Wales and Queensland.

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Captain A. F. Watchlin, of "Fitheach Ban". 107 iCIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY. 1857

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Fitheach Ban is Scottish-Gaelic r White Lady. 9 VIXEN, of Miami, Florida, USA, gaff-rigged cutter of 34 ft, with am of 10 ft, left Papeete (Tahiti), June 4, to continue a world lise. Owners: James and Jean ark. rhey arrived in Tahiti about one iv ago, via the Galapagos and irquesas Islands. The compass led among the latter Islands, and vigation thence to Tahiti was by vrist-watch compass, rhey contemplate travelling to the eat Barrier Reef, Australia, via moa and Fiji, and will spend over pear there. ► JOPEDA, a gaff-rigged yawl, 34 by 11 ft, of Vancouver register, der the command of John ilmsley, cleared Papeete on June :or New Zealand, via Rarotonga, nga, etc. [*he other crew members are ter Walmsley and David Field, are part-owners.

Sported June 18, yawl wrecked near Raroia; crew safe.) * THE FLYING WALRUS, a 37ketch, built and registered in Vancouver under the joint ownership of John and Diane Wells, made the port of Papeete on June 1.

They left Vancouver last October; were on the Pacific coast of USA until February; left Santiago on February 28; arrived at Nukuhiva, in the Marquesas, on April 2. At Takaroa, the radio broke down. A Morman missionary was seriously ill, so they transported him to Kangiroa. Here they experienced a south-east gale; but conditions improved as they neared Tahiti.

John and Diane intend staying in Tahiti until late in July. They were in Tahiti in 1948 on the yacht Escapee. (PIM has had worried inquiries from friends about these sailors). • WHITE HART, a 48-ft ketch, with a beam of 14 ft 7 in., Victoria registry (British Columbia) cleared Papeete on June 22. Owner-skipper Tony Reeves is widely known among the South Pacific Islands. Although soon returning home to British Columbia, via the Tuamotus, Marquesas and Hawaii, so that he may be in time to join in the salmon fishing, he contemplates returning —probably to Rarotonga, to settle down there. • NANI, flying US flag, a ketch of 38 ft, under Owner-skipper Dr.

Jack Randall, cleared Papeete on June 22. Of the crew, Jeremy Hewett and Jean Marsh both joined Nani in Papeete.

Dr. Randall is an ichthylogist, associated with the University of Hawaii and has spent nearly 18 months in French Oceania, conducting researches in marine lift, especially fish.

It was during his wanderings in Los Angeles that he chanced upon the hull of the Nani, purchased it, and built it into a compact and modern yacht. He probably will be soon returning home—an addition to the family is expected in early August. • MARCO POLO, a ketch of only 28 ft, under New Zealand registry, owned and skippered by Tony Armit, who is accompanied by 109 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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Tony Armit says they soon will set sail again—Tahiti is not primitive enough, any more! • ASTRID, the 24-ft, New Zea- Dnd double-ender, was swinging at anchor in Nukualofa early June. Her skipper, Mr. Len Panther, and his only crew member, Miss Joan Foster King, sailed her from Mangonui, in Mew Zealand. This is Mr. Panther’s first ocean trip. They had a spell of bad weather south-west of the Kermadecs, then were almost becalmed.

Miss King was admitted to hospital on arrival in Tonga, with an ulcer at the base of her spine, be- -ieved to have been caused by sitting on hard decking while on watch.

They will cruise through the Vavau Group, then cross for a look Fiji before turning home to New Zealand. » MIRANDA, 34 ft x 111 ft gaff lunch, cleared Auckland for Papeete 22. With owner-skipper John Donnell, of Australia, is Peter : .Ison, who sailed in the yacht Pulmosa from Suva to Queensland ;v e years ago; Don Cameron, who reached Auckland recently in the yacht Solquest, and who crewed in Celebes in the last Los Angeles- Papeete Race; and John Smith.

Mr. O’Donnell, who was formerly employed at Pago Pago hospital, has been fitting out Miranda in his spare lime since last September, while employed as a radiographer at an Auckland hospital. A call at Rarotonga was likely if winds did n permit a direct passage to Papees ® TZU HANG, which called Island ports last year, was reportl in a Chilean port in April, havii been dismantled in a storm whi bound from Melbourne to Rio Janeiro via the Horn. The yac made port with 4 ft of water belc 110 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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AUSTRALIA & NEW GUINEA: T. H. BENTLEY Pty. LTD. 1092 Mt. Alexander Rd„ Essendon, Victoria ccording to a report received in .uckland. • RAIREVA, 36-ft sloop, which [eared Auckland in 1955 under the ame of Renegade, returned to that ort June 23 under new ownership, he had changed hands at Port [oresby after cruising Western acific waters.

Her present company, D. Robinm, of Canada; K. Teppo, of Fin- ,nd; M. Fromager, of the Channel (lands; and R. Duyne, of Holland, ►ok over and cleared Moresby last ovember, bound Sydney, coastwise.

Raireva is expected to clear Aucknd for Papeete via Rapa late July, 'r. Teppo featured in a yaching saster off Sydney Heads two years jo. • PAGAN, motor fishing vessel hich, under Australian ownership, as adrift for several weeks between speete and Auckland en route from igland last year, has now joined ie Auckland fishing fleet under the jw name of San Cristobal, followg extensive refit and alterations, le craft changed hands last inuary. • MAKORA, 48-ft English yawl, ,th New Zealander H. E. Goodwin, tughters Anthea and Alison and iss Stella Copsey aboard, entered ickland June 25 from Papeete and ikualofa.

At Papeete, Alison, who formerly aised the Islands in Arthur Rogers, placed Mr. Jeremy Hewett, who parted for Hawaii and the US. • ZONDA 111, sold by owner .lary Chiswell, at Auckland, will obably remain in those waters :e Chiswell, who has now purased a 21-ft craft for local cruis- Mr. Chiswell and Mr. Palmer, Diana, have both been employed an Auckland dinghy building m. • SOLACE, of England, cleared Imerston Island for Nukualofa on ne 3, west-bound for England via rts. • PETULA’S drift across the ►pical Atlantic several years ago an ocean-sounding and meteor- ►gical expedition, will be recalled Fiji because Mr. Claude Dick- 1, formerly of Nadi Met. Staff, s one of the three-man party, rhe full story has now been told “Voyage of the Petula”, by ink Evans, recently published in gland by the Robert Hale Cos. The ton yawl was accompanied by a t built at Dakar, from where the ft commenced. 9 DIANA, after a lengthy spell Auckland, resumed cruising early i.e when Norman Young headed yacht back towards Papeete, I h a possible en route call at rotonga. Also aboard: Ralph :ague, Dave Morgan, formerly of unty, and Fred Unsted. > SEA CHANTY, of Vancouver, s clearing there in July for an md cruise. Roy Kempel is owner the 36-ft ketch. • TAHOE, 36-ft schooner, owned by Reg. Blake, was clearing the same port for Australia via the Islands. • NOVIA, in which Lee and Ann Gregg cruised Polynesia several years ago, is on the move south again after three years in Honolulu, and should have been at Papeete in time for the July celebrations. An en route call at the Line Islands was planned. The yacht suffered damage in Honolulu on March 9, when a seismic wave swept the moorings. From Papeete, Novia will head for Borabora, Samoa, Fiji and Queensland. o DANA RESCUER, the 19-ft 2 in., all-metal auxiliary life-boat, which Danish skipper Walter Vestborg is navigating round the world on a demonstration voyage, was at Canal Zone in May. As earlier reported, Danish fishing skipper Claus Sorensen, 70, designed the craft as the ideal ship’s lifeboat for 30 persons, totally protected from the weather, and with a 20-day motor cruising range. He hopes to interest the world’s maritime authories in the vessel’s capabilities. The boat will head north for Los Angeles and cross the North Pacific via Hawaii, Wake and Guam to the Philippines, Singapore and Colombo, thence home via Suez. • HAVFRUEN 111, 60-year-old, 111 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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"I bet that requires some organisation.”

“I should say it does—and one of the leading organisations in the world for the production of aluminium is the Aluminium Limited organisation.”

"Who are they?”

“If you want to find that out —fust direct your gaze to the paragraph below.”

The Aluminium Limited Group of Companies is one of xjij the major world suppliers of aluminium. Their far- x£: sighted expansion programme has been a vital factor jx£ in overcoming the shortage of this important metal. ::;X; The smelting plants of the Aluminum Company of ;::.X; Canada Ltd., principal fully owned subsidiary of Aluminium Limited, are sited near vast hydro-electric ::;X; generators. To the huge plants at Arvida and in the £x; x : x Saguenay area and at Kitimat, ocean freighters bring £x| :vx cargoes of bauxite and other raw materials needed for £x| aluminium production. From these centres the world is supplied with ingots of purity as high as 99.99%.

The Aluminium Limited Group has gone a long way towards making the Aluminium Age a possibility. The organisation, comprising over 50 fully owned or affiliated ;X;: companies in 28 countries, is mainly engaged in the production and fabrication of aluminium. The research ;X;; and marketing enterprise and resources of these companics are at the service of the world's users of aluminium. Aluminium Union Limited is the international selling company of the Aluminium Limited x:-:*; •:;£ organisation. :£:> m m

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New Caledonia and New Hebrides: ETABLISSEMENTS BALLANDE, Noumea, New Caledonia.

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KB.IBS.HP )-ft gaff-ketch, owned by Terence ad Anne Carr, of England, was in le West Indies In April and plans ere for a July arrival at Papeete ith the probability of a more westard Pacific penetration later. The arr’s have lived abroad for all their [ years of married life and are embers of Royal Cruising Club, cean Cruising Club, and Mr. Carr currently also Commodore of the oyal Air Force Yacht Club. The icht is of the well known Colin rcher type. • WIND SONG’S former owners, bom it will be recalled sold that icht in Suva in 1952, now own the i-ft double-ender Ocean Bird at Ilings Bay, BC. Allen and Sharie irrell and 14-year-old son, Keray, r e aboard —and dream of another ilynesian cruise. • WHITE SEAL will soon start oving from Chicago down the ississippi River to the sea on comsncement of a Pacific cruise via mama. Gerry Trobridge is owner other details lacking. • GEMINI, of Portland, Ore., in ilch radio ham Jack Wheeler id wife, Leah, cruised to Tahiti /eral years ago, should now be at Jmyra, Line Islands. Jack had en engaged by International ;ophysical Year research author- -3s to tend scientific instruments at that American atoll and was to clear Honolulu in May. Martin Vitousek is maintaining supply communications with Palmyra, Fanning and Jarvis with his 72-ft schooner Fiesta for the same o -ganisation, Fiesta is well known in French Oceania and Cook Island waters.

The yacht ran cargo under charter in the latter group last year.

The Norfolk Island and Byron Bay Whaling Company's new 125-ft. whale chaser, "Norfolk Whaler", which went into service on June 9.

She was built in seven months, from the hull up, by the Ballina Slipway and Engineering Co. (see page 103).

The chaser has a beam of 22 ft. 6 in. and a 9 ft. draft. She has a displacement of 232 tons, and a maximum speed of 12 knots.

She is powered with 2 GM 220 hp diesel motors, and has English hydraulic steering gear and propellors.

"Norfolk Whaler" is built of hardwood and is copper-fastened. She has accommodation for a crew of nine.

The master is Captain H. Hannell and the gunner is Captain L. C. Mills. When "Norfolk Whaler" has filled her quota of 120 whales at Norfolk Island she will go to Byron Bay to take up the quota allocated there. 113 IF I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY. 1957

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INLANDERS SPC Produces P-NG Picture Book SMALL book recently sent to J;\ us by the South Pacific Commission is called Papua and r!ew Guinea in Pictures, and has evidently been produced for native children of that Territory to aid ■ hem in their social studies course.

It consists of about 44 very good full-page photographs, and a de- . iption of each which takes up the opposite page.

We presume that this book is to issued to native children attendiiK! schools in the Territory; we suggest that it could be issued also to primary'-school children in Australia; or similar children in other Pacific Islands.

Judging by the number of telene calls the PIM office has from mothers who want “somehnig that my child can put in her ject book,” many primary school ahers are carried away with the of interesting their pupils in Territory; unfortunately, there '•toes not seem to be sufficient of cut-out and paste-up literature around to satisfy the appetite they arouse.

A book of this sort would spare the project makers—not to say their mothers, the travel agencies, and perhaps the PIM.

It might not be a bad idea to issue the book free to Federal Parliamentarians who take it in turns to make trips to the Territory in the winter recess but ret having learnt very little.

The book was written by E. P.

Marriott, a missionary teacher Popondetta, Papua, and publish by Macmillan. To produce this k of publication, with this number photographs, would cost far rr 114 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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512, G.P.0., Sydney. Australia an the 4 - Stg. marked on the ok, if done by ordinary comjrcial means. (Aust. price, 7/6.) [?]D. GOVT. [?]NCESSIONS, ETC. [?]idying-Up In Norfolk Island r ORFOLK ISLAND, which has had an Advisory Council, is now to have a “full council’’ —prenably a Legislative Council er the P-NG pattern. 7his is the result of the petition iressed to the Queen and signed 400 NI residents about 21 years ►. It did not reach Her Majesty ut the fact that there was a ition has evidently caused the partment of Territories to think h years of furious effort —and to ig forth this mouse, f the Norfolk Island “full council” 3S Islanders as much selfermination as the residents of )ua-New Guinea get from theirs, y will not be much better off. he Bill providing for the new incil was before the Federal ise in the last stages of the recent lion. i addition, an Act validating all ordinances passed since 1915 also it through at the same time. It ears that since 1915, the Gov- Dr-General has been delegating power to the NI Administrator fixing the commencement of ious Acts. This he was not lly entitled to do. [?]W PLANE FOR

N. Cal. Aero Club

[E Aero Club of New Caledonia received from France at the end of May, a Stampe training be. This follows the recomdation of Admiral Ruyssen, of French Navy, who recently ed Noumea and was impressed the work being carried out by Club. le Stampe is a biplane used for advanced training of pilots. blowing the fatal accident in ub training plane, which dived a hill in a Noumea suburb L April, p. 20), the Club has idden members to fly Club es over Noumea.

Samoan Budget Cuts

•VERNOR P. T. Coleman, of American Samoa, has announced that a $17,000 cut to be made in the current ’s budget by Washington; and it was planned to cut $52,000 the budget becoming effective uly 1, 1957.

The Governor has directed all departments to apply stringent economy measures to make certain their respective activities remain within prescribed allowances.

Books For All In Fiji

LIBRARY services in Fiji to people outside Suva have been extended recently through the British Council’s Book Box scheme, and the Commissioner for the Government of India is shortly to start a similar scheme.

The British Council scheme is now operating in at least 14 centres outside the capital. The boxes are sent from Suva at regular intervals and boxes containing books which have already been circulated at a particular centre are returned for issue elsewhere.

The books are available to all who care to avail themselves of the service, and circulation is supervised by a voluntary librarian.

The scheme is designed to bring books to communities which would otherwise be denied them. t Mr. W. G. Johnson, chairman and managing director of W. R.

Carpenter and Co. (Fiji) Ltd. was in Sydney early this month on a business trip. 115 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

V - I i i ii 1 i ■ . •. m & s ■ p # ■> a i WITH CATEBFIUAR Only when the lush but useless jungle is cleared can the rich soil of New Guinea and the Pacific Islands be used to produce money crops of cocoa and coconuts.

The mighty 191 horsepower Caterpillar D 8 Bulldozer pictured here is at work clearing the 1,000-acre estate of Macßobertsons Ltd. This plantation, situated on the fertile silt of the Markham Valley, is covered with thick rain forest, but the D 8 Tractor pushes, pulls and stocks in windrows all the trees, roots and brush at the rate of 1| acres per day.

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DETTOL J The Safe Way to Safety REGD ut the Territory, where they flit have to fly if war came. )e a month, for the last three iths, a RAAF aircraft has visited Territory from Canberra, where f do a navigation and survey rse. The plane leaves Canberra Wednesday night, and the week’s takes in Townsville, Port esby, Lae, the Highlands, Manus, back to Canberra.

L In Gazelle Peninsula?

ell known geologist, Mr. G. A. V. iley, who has been visiting aul recently, said that it was e reasonable, on surface evid- , to believe that oil could exist he Gazelle Peninsula, r. Stanley said that although oil ’ests were now centred in la, the possibility that oil exists le Gazelle Peninsula could not yerlooked. *• Stanley was speaking at a ing of the Methodist Men’s fly at Rabaul.

Ingest Awnings In The

COMMONWEALTH” spite harsh words about Terricontractors by the Adminism Director of Works, Mr. Glen, severe criticism of the Adminion by the contractors (see r) some very fine buildings are erected in the Territory, imed to be the most modern ing in the Territory, Mr. N. ney’s motor showrooms and block, costing £43,000, was :d in June by the Administrator, dier D. M. Cleland, at Port sby, ' new building, built by John is & Sons, comprises show- -5 and 11 offices with the sst aluminium awning in the lonwealth”, sun resistant •ws and a combined ceiling and Maloney has suggested that Administration remove an old , now being used by the ury, and repaint the Post Then, he said, Cuthbertson ; would become the most atve shopping centre in the ory.

Fd This Is What Was

SAID May, the Administration or of Works, Mr. Glen, claimed territory contractors had been ig the Administration by iricing. He said that as far as as concerned he would “get Territory contractors as they ten robbing the Administration ?ars,” iking in Port Moresby on LB, the Director of Hornibrooks mzie Clark, Sydney, and Managing Director of Hornibrooks Constructions in the Territory, Mr. G.

Noe, said that the Administration would be well advised to set up a committee of private and government experts to examine plans and specifications for large government contracts before tenders were called for the work. Examination of plans and specifications by a panel of trained men before they were let out for tender would do away with many of the unnecessary delays and the inevitable arguments which followed later.

Mr. Noe said that recently he had examined plans and specifications for a Government job, pare of which he could not understand. He made enquiries from the people who drew up the plans and found that they didn’t understand them either. ‘’They had merely taken some specification details from another plan in Australia and included them in the belief that they had to be right,” Mr. Noe said. (Over) The Morris Minor car worth £820 which was raffled (1,000 tickets at £1 each) by the Parents and Citizens' Association, Lae. It was won by Mr. Fred Stevens of the New Guinea Company, who has been having a run of luck. A few weeks earlier he had had a southern lottery win. 117 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY J U L Y , 1957 Papua-New Guinea Diary (Continued from Page 51)

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For that special dish this summer, try this recipe for Oyster Cocktail.

Oyster Cocktail

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Pinch of Salt.

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Administration Takes Ove

Electricity Undertaking

Heads have already rolled wi the transfer of electrical undertal ings from the Commonwealth D partment of Works to Administr tion on July 1.

When announcing the chang over, on June 18, Mr. Haslu said that “associated with the esta lishment of the Electrical Und€ takings Branch is the determinate of conditions of service for staff be transferred from the Commo wealth to the Administration, a] this matter is under examinatioi However, he didn’t mention a sackings; although this has occurn

Well-Known Identity

RETIRES A living monument to a ma: kindness to and consideration i the sick will remain in Port Mores after Mr. Max Roth, Department Public Works section supervisor, 1 gone. He left the Territory in Ju for retirement in Queensland.

Mr. Roth started Hospital Ame ities Commitee in 1947. It arrans for local clubs to take turns visiting the European Hospital ev( Sunday morning and to take ale newspapers, sweets and smokes the inmates.

Mr. Roth first went to the Ter tory in 1939 with the Departmt of External Territories. After 1 outbreak of war he became ill a was evacuated on the last t south of the ill-fated Macdhui.

Bad Weather Delays Ah

Craft And Mr. Hasluck

Mostly due to bad weather con tions in Papua-New Guinea, Qan had a period of minor troubles d ing June.

On June 14, the scheduled SI master from South was delayed Cairns. The Minister for Tei tories, Mr. Paul Hasluck, was board, but a charter DC3 fr Townsville picked him up and arrived in Port Moresby only 1 hours late.

After circling Lae airstrip some hours on June 16, that d< Skymaster returned to Port More; Mr. Hasluck was on board this c too, but was brought across to : by DC3 the following morning. r late, however, to open the Gor Show, for which he was schedi: cn June 16.

As a result of widespread weather over the Queen’s birth week-end, several services were layed. The 24-hour delay on Honiara, BSIP service caused southbound DC4, on June 19, to delayed 24 hours.

Bad weather held up the schedi Catalina from Rabaul to I Moresby, on June 13, and this not leave until June 15. The CataJ 118 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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BOX 3661, G.P.0., SYDNEY 89/HP.79 led at Kandrian but could not ? off again. The stranded ;engers, Including a six-weeksbaby, were accommodated in the 11 community and two food drops e made from Lae. Engineers Lae by boat with a replacement ne, and after working on a platri of native canoes lashed toler, installed the engine and the ilina took off at 9.30 a.m., on June for Port Moresby.

P Missing In New Ireland

AREA len an SOS went out for a 40-ft eh adrift in the Ysabel Channel een Emirau Island and New over for some days with two ves on board. A DCS took off i Lae at first light on June 20 jin in the search. After searchwithout result she landed at us Island for refuelling, stayed night and set out again on morning of June 21. lortly afterwards the crew of DC3 saw the missing launch betowed by another ship, and reed to Lae to set off on a duled flight to Rabaul.

Projector For Gemo

ISLAND out the time that Territorians digging in their pockets for the Parian Relief Fund, the inmates remo Island Isolation Hospital, Moresby, made a contribution h brought praise from everyone.

Public Service Association was loved that they talked about ng money and supplying the hospital with a movie projector.

However, nothing has been done.

Now the Apex Club of Port Moresby is making a move towards obtaining the projector, and is ?7n Übl r a P pea i S? r £3OO There are 270 patients at Gemo. astrav Tivr a mm mm

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world The newly formed Life Saving Club at Port Moresby was presented with a reel by the Bank of NSW in June and was eagerly awaiting its arrival for the first Surf Carnival. However, it did not arrive and the club was later advised that the reel had been loaded by mistake on to a plane to America.

The reel, painted in the Club’s colours, cost £75.

Education For Asians

During his visit to thp Territnrv in June, the Minister for Territories, Mr. Paul Hasluck, commented on higher education of Asian students from the Territory.

Asian students, like all other students from Papua-New Guinea, are eligible for Commonwealth scholarships for tertiary education on the same terms as Australian students.

Mr. Hasluck said that two Asian students from Rabaul, Mr. Stephen Cheong and Miss Ellen Tsa, had completed teacher training courses [?]lvira"—in real life, Norma Collis—in the [?]rd play "Blithe Spirit" which was pre- [?]d by the Lae Musical and Dramatic Society [?]ae in May, and at Bulolo in June. 1F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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4m the aid of Government scholars. Mr. Hasluck also referred lr. Paul Mow, of Rabaul, who uated as a Bachelor of Lomics from the University of icy in 1956, and who was subently awarded a special postdate scholarship by the United >s Government. r family reasons, Mr. Mow was id to interrupt his studies in York, but the Administrator now considering means of ting Mr. Mow to spend some in Australia so he could comthe requirements for a higher ;e.

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AUSTRALIA . Hasluck also commented on scheme for educating selected iv e students at Australian idary schools, and on the wided public interest which the ne has evoked ever since its inmi. iafs what you might call grand rstatement, Mr. Hasluck!) der the scheme, 75 native nts are being educated at Govent expense at secondary •Is in Australia. One scholarholder, Dalai Maniana, of o Mission, has already gained Victorian Leaving Certificate »one on to nursing training at ipworth Hospital, in Melbourne, though the students may be with problems of re-adjuston their return to the Territhe Administration is making s to overcome this problem, led guidance is being arranged le students, and they are kept ntact with Territory develop- 3, and particularly with the ional opportunities which will ailable when they return. The nistrator has been asked to into the question of providing )le training for the students ley complete their secondary ling so they will be ready to jobs according to their ability.”

Hasluck said that secondary education in Australia is not regarded as being necessarily the sole and final answer to the problem of higher education. As soon as possible, the Territory education system must develop its own high schools, technical schools, and other training institutions. At present, however, the most urgent need is to extend and improve primary education, which was the foundation on which all further progress rested.

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It was announced in Port Moresby in late June that the Minis er had given approval to the inauguration of a staff’s “suggestions scheme” within the Public Service.

The Minister said, “Following the receipt of a recommendation from the Public Service Commissioner, Mr. Leo Byrne was married to Miss Winsome Murphy at the Roman Catholic Church, Port Moresby, on June 17. Mr. Byrne is a Public Servant.

Photo: Papuan Prints. 121 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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I have approv recently the i aUguration of staff suggestic scheme within t Public Service, is proposed tl the scheme v be given wide publicity among c partments, and suggestions will invited from all officers. Suggestic will be examined closely by a coi mittee comprising representatives the Public Service Commissioner, t Department of the Treasury, a the Department in which the offi( making the suggestion is locat The Public Service Association v be invited to nominate a foui member of the committee.

“On completion of examinat of a suggestion by the committ it will report to the Public Serv Commissioner on the merits a practicability of the suggestion, a monetary awards will be made hs ing regard to the value of a si gestion to the Service.”

Plaque To Szarka And

HARRIS During his recent tour of ' Territory, the Minister for Tei tpries unveiled a plaque to memory of L. Szarka and G.

Harris at Telefomin. (Szarka a Harris were patrol officers who w massacred by natives during an i rising in the Telefomin area November, 1953.)

Land Planes Nearer Foi

DARU Airfield construction teams v are working on the Daru (West Papua) airfield, expect to have field ready for operation ab August.

The airfield will enable land-ba planes to replace the old Catalii now on the service.

Asian Flu Inevitable

The Acting Director of Hea!

Dr. R. Scragg, said in F Moresby on July 1 that there 1 nothing more sure than that As flu would come to the Territ( but there was no point in worry about it.

“In fact, flu is here now, it is always, but it is not u: we receive reports of mass infect that we know there’s an epidei on. Scattered incidents of it, at present, are not very worryir he said.

“However, to give the natives \ have no immunity some protect Mr. K. G. McCrack of the University Tasmania, who was Lae, New Guinea, June, installing eqi ment for the continu recording of cosi rays for the IGY (P June, page 117). 122 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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BANKERS: BANK OP NEW ZEALAND, SYDNEY. have closed outlying islands to tors. rhat means that no one will allowed into the Mortlocks, the mans, the Feads or the Western nds off Manus. }nly those people who have been sulated with the new vaccine be permitted to enter the ids until we can inoculate the nders”, Dr. Scragg said.

Sseman Down Near Lake

KOPIAGO )me fears were held for the v of the Norseman aircraft 3h crash-landed in a swamp it two miles east of Lake lago on June 29, in an unrolled area. An Administration :esman said in Port Moresby he time that “the natives have* only one patrol through there listory, and they are notorious ters”.

Dwever, the rescued men said natives could not do enough them and were the best they ever seen, pitching camp and ing them over the long walk ; to Lake Kopiago. le aircraft, piloted by Captain mchnigg, and with three engers aboard, was dropping lies in the Duna area when the engine of the Norseman gave om an altitude of 500 feet the e landed in a pit-pit swamp, d about 30 yards and then ed over on its back.

David McLoughlin, a senior enter with Administration ks Department, was in the rear he aircraft with Cadet Patrol er R. Hill, when the plane hit they were thrown about the i. McLoughlin and Hill were itted to Port Moresby European lital when they returned by ;as Beaver aircraft on July 2 treated for injuries, ptain Tschuchnigg and*Mr. J. [adden, Mendi education officer, were both in the pilot’s cabin, uninjured, sistant District Officer J. air played a prominent part in rescue. He made a 12-hours to cover the 36 miles of razor- -5 between his station and where )lane had crashed.

HIS SHOULD MAKE MR.

Hasluck Happy

Administration spokesman unced in Fort Moresby on 2 that enrolments for the coming Legislative Council .ons in August had been a d throughout the Territory, people had enrolled compared r?l people at the last elections, rolls closed on July 1. . E. K. Laws, formerly Cornoner of Police in Fiji, has been ned as a Deacon in Salisbury sdral, England. He will serve ie parish of Shaftesbury, in P-NG Rugby League New Guinea Reps. Win First Round r r _ E Rugby League season in Papua-New Guinea reached a high-point at Bulolo over the Queens Birthday week-end, when the season’s first in ter-Territory games were staged.

Each season Papua and New Guinea meet in four games. Repretentative and Reserve thirteens f t erntor ies clash twice—two of the games being played at Port Moresby and the other two In one of the New Guinea centres.

The Papua teams are chosen from the five clubs participating in the PRFL competition at Port Moresby, and the New Guinea sides are selected from widely spread centres —Lae, Goroka, Madang, Rabaul and Bulolo.

At Bulolo on June 15, the Reserve Papua and New Guinea teams drew 31-all. On Sunday, June 16, the New Guinea representative combination was much too good for Papua, winning 15-6, after leading 7-6 at half time.

Although New Guinea was superior in practically every department in the representative game, the team was possibly not the strongest that could have been 123 IF I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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175 PHILLIP STREET. SYDNEY. BL 3954. BOX 3456. G.P.O. >en. Three players from Goroka, m Johnson, Danny Leahy and ie Collins, had great chances laking the side. Johnson is well ivn to New Zealand and Fiji by Union enthusiasts as he is Drmer Australian International by Union lock forward, lese days, Johnson, who is still lis mid-twenties, owns a coffee tation at Goroka and has ed in the Territory. ;w Guinea’s representative team F. Snelling (Lae); M. Huxley dang); W. Phillips (Bulolo); Farrelly (Lae) (Captain); N. ie (Rabaul); V. Mitchell (Lae); Hay (Madang); B. Orchard i),' N. Donald (Madang); R. lie (Rabaul); R. Albert dang); H. Chandler (Lae); and Eaythorne (Lae). pua’s line up for the big game G. O’Rourke (DCA-QEA); L henson (Hawks); E. Bailey a); M. Cooper (Hawks); B. er (Hawks); D. Gooding ie); B. Dimmick (Paga) •tain); B. Costello (Maganis); Adams (Paga); J. Brosnan a); B. Flynn (Maganis); J.

I win (Paga); and J. Winfield janis). w Guinea scored three tries three goals to Papua’s three e tries were from Phillips and Payne (1); while Snelling •d three goals. e Papua goals came from the of big centre Cooper. w Guinea’s best players were ips, Orchard, Snelling, Albert Chandler, while none of the a players really excelled thems. the Saturday the Reserve teams threw the ball about—as the scores 31-all suggest—and the crowd witnessed a very fast game, The hosts for the week-end the Bulolo Rugby League club, enter- [?]ew post-office block, rising behind the old, in Suva, Fiji. Fiji Builders, Ltd., are contractors.

Photo: Stinsons. 125 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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LIFE AMONG THE ABORIGINES (W. E. Harney). Mr. Harney has lived in Northern Territory of Australia for over 40 years and has had a unique opporturi for studying the Aborigines of that land. He has helped to record Aboriginal sob rituals and the cave art of the black man. This book is a valuable contribution the literature on the Australian Aborigines. Illustrated. £l/2/6, postage 1/6.

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Collins Street, Alexandria/ N.S.W., Australia tained visitors from all over the Territory in grand style. There was a dance in the Bulolo Theatre on the Saturday night and a dinner at Pine Lodge Hotel on Sunday night. , All is in readiness now for the season’s return games at Port Moresby on July 28.

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BUILD IT Nukualofa Community Hall and Library An appeal has been launched in Tonga to build anew community hall and library to replace the Queen Victoria Memorial Hall, Nukualofa, which was sold after World War 11.

The Queen Victoria Hall was built in 1906 with the active support of the European community and until the Second World War played an important part in the social life of the town. During the Pacific war it was used for military purposes. Proceeds of the sale were banked. A start was made to raise funds for another hall and it is now proposed to do something about it. A committee has been formed and £1,500 is in hand; but it is thought desirable to have £5,000 in hand before work commences. The new hall will be called the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Many ex-Tonga residents may like to help in this cause. If so, large or small donations will be accepted gratefully. They should be sent to the Treasurer, Queen Victoria Memorial Hall Trust, PO Box 32, Nukualofa, Tonga. t The son of a Samoan Chieftain, Titiimaea Ta’inau, is in Australia on a 12-monthss lecture tour.

Titiimaea is a pastoral teacher for the Methodist Board of Missions.

He left his wife and daughter, Janet, 2, in Samoa. He also has a son whom he has not seen. T1 child was born after Titiimai arrived in Australia. He said th he would name his son Austral after the Samoan custom of givii sons souvenir or token names i recall events. 126 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

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Incidentally, American Telephones have over 1,000,000 shareholders, compared with Unilever’s 198,000.

Ford figures were not published, as it was a private concern in 1952 in USA; but the baby Ford Canadian Corporation made oyer 15,000,000. The Ford Foundation assets in 1955 were listed at 580,918,567 dollars, and I read that the Ford Family gave one thousand million to this Foundation for the advancement of peace, education. etc., etc. At the rate cars are increasing in USA, General Motors and Fords will be racing still further away ahead of Unilever. In the record production year 1955, 7,920,000 passenger cars were produced, 53 per cent, of which were made by General Motors, Ford’s contribution being 30 per cent. In Greater Los Angeles alone there are 6,000,000 people owning 2,700,000 cars, and each day the population increases by 600 people and 300 cars.

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[?]Ng Ship Schedules

[?]EREAP IPPING services, as well as airline services, have come in for a lot of criticism in Papua-New lea recently. me territory ports do not see a for weeks and then five or six r e in together. This, of course, as that the others have to loiter nd waiting for the ship already le wharf, to unload, id if a ship is not one of the en, with a “priority”, it may or-out for three or four days, e question of priority is a very point with some shipping com- 3s. As one company official “It’s absolutely unheard of in other part of the world. Can imagine what would happen e Port of London if ships had ity?” :ly in June, in Lae, an Aus- ,-West Pacific Line ship, Aros, d at anchorage while two other , which came in after her, und ahead of her. Then she was to take aboard a record shipof timber and plywood for i. 1 a week later, the Bulolo stood rtiile another vessel unloaded, was unusual. In almost every ice, if a ship beats the Bulolo port, she has to give way to o’s priority.

I Bulolo carries freezer goods, other ships carry necessary , also. ely a better time-table than iresent overlapping one could ranged —Lae Correspondent. pokesman for Burns Philp & itd. in Sydney said that his my could make a time-table keep to it (except for bad er) if Australian-owned vessels ?iven priorities at P-NG posts, t would be the only way to i regularity of service, said that often Australian had to wait while ships from ast loaded and unloaded, one occasion, the Malaita was [p at Rabaul for five days waiter a ship from the East to said that BP’s had applied priority for its new cargo ship, ontoro, but this had been reby the Administration, m told that Territorians had ained about shipping services d: “So have we, and we have ained bitterly.” )okesman for Swire and Yuill, ; for the New Guinea Aus- Line, said that there were factors which interfered with schedules, but the chief of these was the weather.

A ship might be delayed at any Pa. pua-New Guinea port for two or three days because of the weather. It might arrive back in Sydney a week behind schedule, ite next sailing from Sydney could not be arranged to avoid a clash with a BP vessel, or even another vessel from the New Guinea The Navy Ball was held in Port Moresby on June 7. Here Captain Hawley, PM Harbourmaster, chats with Mrs. Cleland, while the Administrator, Brigadier D. M. Cleland, looks on. Next to Mrs.

Cleland is Mrs. Watkins, with Mr. D. Watkins, Secretary for Law, standing.

Photo: Papuan Prints. 129 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY. 1957

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V£ ///# Australia Line, because it was unn economical to hold a ship in port,] Waterfront troubles at ports could also cause serious upsets to schedules.

EDITORIAL NOTE: Like a lot oj New Guinea problems, this appear! to have turned into the vicious circle, with everyone giving perfectly reasonable answers, yei everyone continuing to be frustrated.

The only solution seems to be foi the Administration to build wharvei at each Territory port capable o: accommodating five ships at a And we cannot see that happening this side of the millennium.

In recent months, the seven ship! servicing Papua-New Guinea fron Sydney have piled up in fantastii fashion. Perhaps it is just the lucl of the game, but we cannot recal similar congestion before the wa: although there were fewer wharve then, and the weather was no dif ferent.

In July, by luck if not desigl these ships were scheduled to leav Sydney well-spaced: BP ships o: July 2,9, 16, and 29; and NG-A ship on July 26 and 31 respectively.

However, in the previous “nil around,” no less than six of ther sailed from Sydney within a wee! of one another, late May-early Jun( That has been typical of the pro gramme in recent months.

Sinkiang For Charter

The Australia New Guinea Line 1 passenger and cargo liner, Sinkiam has gone to the Far East on charte: She will resume the Guinea run on completion of th charter.

She proceeded to Hongkong fror Rabaul (terminal port for her Jun voyage to P-NG) on July 12.

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Suva to Get Tough With Offenders THE Transport Control Board i Fiji has moved quickly institute control of taxi servici following complaints about ovei charging.

The board has recommended 1 the Colonial Secretary (Mr. A. ] R. Stoddart) that in future tl number of taxis be limited, th! fare meters be installed, and thi no taxi drivers’ licences be issue without a thorough investigate into the applicant’s background.

The criminal element has bee increasing among taxi drivel especially those not employed \ reputable firms.

The Fiji Visitors’ Bureau hi became alarmed at the increasii number of cases of overchargii reported to it, and wonders ho many unreported cases there are 130 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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[?]ands Boxers Displease NZ Association NGAN boxer, Feleti Kaho, has become unpopular with the Auckland Boxing Association, which sponsored his entry into Zealand. He is likely to be sent home, in cause of the Association's dissatisn was Kaho's attitude to training, and ihysical condition. He had been at the asium on only three occasions since he a bout on April 8. ly in May he was forced to withdraw from ht with Mike Ravula (Fiji) because of a n hand.

Association, at a special meeting early month, decided that Kaho was not iently fit to meet Peter Schmidt in the and Town Hall on July 15, and accordcancelled the bout.

Ron Grimmer, Kaho's trainer, said that ad frequently tried to have Kaho attend ig, but without success. Mr. Grimmer een associated with most Tongan boxers lave visited New Zealand, said that to the best of his knowledge was the first Tongan boxer sent home.

Auckland Boxing Association has been the run-around by several Islands boxers iy- :r the Samoan light-heavyweight, Johnny had knocked out Ravula, arrangements made to import a Tongan, Valevale, to lefata. lefata, after Valevale agreed to NZ, calmly announced he would not meet sngan.

Association ran into some delightful assing in trying to arrange a bout be- Tuna Scanlan and Bill Beazley. Beazley ickadaisical in replying to the Association, this was nothing compared with the stination indulged in by Scanlan. t, the secretary, after a lot of trouble, d Scanlan's uncle, apparently also n's manager, who said he could not the fight until he saw Scanlan. Then ecretary managed to raise Scanlan, who he could not accept the Beazley fight he saw his uncle. exasperated secretary then gave up tryarrange the bout for the time being. error of Taveuni Defeated ij'an boxer, Sakiusa, billed in Noumea : "Terror of Taveuni", was, on June 8, ed by the New Caledonian champion, Mare Islander, Doudie, for what was called the championship of the South Pacific.

The event drew a record crowd.

Following a quiet first round, Sakiusa reached home with a smashing right to Doudie's jaw.

Its only apparent effect was to teach Doudie prudence. Master of in-fighting, Doudie succeeded in making Sakuisa play his game.

Sakiusa, disconcerted by the close tactics and hampered by a wound over the eye, could not slop Doudie piling up the points which gave him the match.

Accompanying Sakiusa to Noumea was another Fijian boxer, Vucago, who also lost to a New Caledonian. However, while they were in the French colony, both boxers were, according to our correspondent, treated like visiting royalty. [?]dern Theatre for Suva . . . [?]e new Phoenix Theatre, now being built [?]odwell Rd., Suva, is expected to be in [?]y October. It will be Fiji's most modern [?]a. Narain Construction Co., are the Con- [?]ors.

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[?] Transport For Territories Cattle HE process of Introducing goodclass cattle to the Territory of Papua and New Guinea, to ablish there what could be a ie and profitable pastoral ustry, has been interrupted in ent months by unwillingness of powners to provide the necessary ghts.

Ir. M. J. Leahy, of Zenag, robe District, while in New ith Wales in June, noted that ble of excellent type could be ght at reduced prices, because of light. He lined up over 400 d. ut transportation from Sydney to Lae was refused by the shipping lines, although the New Guinea Administration subsidises the introduction of cattle to the extent of Ration u* ta the excessive charges made for constructing cattle-stalls on the ships— wages and materials, in Australian ports, have gone to fantastic levels, There is some further obstacle in unreasonable demands made by RSPCA inspectors.

It is reported that Messrs, Atkinson (who have established a cattle station at the head of the Markham Valley, in New Guinea) and Mr. Webb (who is interested in stocking a large pastoral area northwest of Port Moresby) have encountered similar difficulties, They wish to send additional cattle to the Territories, but shipping is not available.

Messrs. Atkinson in recent months got a few hundred head from North Queensland to Lae by using: th? “landing-tank ship” Wewak — but this, of course does not permit of shipping cattle from southern States.

The Administration, which has been actively encouraging the cattle industry, is perturbed about the lack of transport for stock. It was reported in June that the Assistant Administrator, Dr.

Gunther, was doing his utmost to persuade shipowners to find some means of providing transportation. t The Lepers’ Trust Board, Christchurch, NZ, has received a legacy of £3,000 from the estate of a wellknown Waikato farmer. The money will be applied to the relief of leprosy and tropical diseases in the South Pacific. The bequest came at an opportune time as the Board had already received a request for the extension of its work in the Solomon Islands. i The Tongan light-heavyweight boxer, Johnny Halafihi, had a points win over former British middleweight champion, Johnny Sullivan, in a hard 10-round bout at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, late June.

Pacific Islanders at Noumea SPC Health Talks Some of those who attended the course— seven men and three women—passed through Sydney on their way to Noumea, They spent their time visiting places of interest. They all looked over the Children's Hospital, Camperdown, while the men also went to the Technological Museum, and the women to St Margaret's Maternity Hospital, Darlinghurst.

Shown in the pictures above are: Left to right; Reuben Taureka, Port Moresby; Kahu Sugoho, Department of Health, New Guinea; Evertius Romney, teachers' preparatory school, Sogeri Education Centre, Port Moresby, Turomori Tergog, Medical Training School, Wewak Frank Dorubenang, Assistant Health Inspector, Nauru Administration; Hera Ganiga, senior instructor, Port Moresby Aid Post Training School. ty trainees and instructors from all parts e Pacific are attending an eight weeks' ; on health education training at SPC uarters in Noumea. The course is the I arranged by the SPC for training Pacific lers in practical ways of helping their people. training staff will comprise specialist mel from the World Health Organisation be SPC, assisted by instructors representdifferent skills from Australia, the pines and Guam.

Australian aborigine medical assistant f he Northern Territory, Mr. Phillip Roberts, a medical assistant from Uganda, Mr! ido Bagenda, who is studying health ion in Manila under a WHO fellowship.

Iso attend the course.

At left (left to right): Hilda Naime, nurse in charge of Infant Welfare Clinic, Hanuabada, Papua; Cecilia Tabua.

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Levuka Is Not

DECAYED WE strongly object to PI Ml latest derogatory remark abouj Levuka, published in your Feb| ruary issue, in a report in whicfl Levuka is referred to as “a decayel tropical port.”

Official statistics prove that, fai from being anything like a decayej port, Levuka is one of the busies ports in Fiji. Records show thaj this port was visited in 1956 b; more than 100 registered vessel each month; and this figure doa not include the daily launch servid to and from Natovi.

The amount of copra shipped duß ing 1956 was 8,090 tons, which is I sizeable percentage of Fiji’s tots copra production.

Therefore, it is obvious to ard one who examines reliable informa tion that Levuka is, in fact, a busy and important port.

Yours, etc.,

Levuka Citizens'

ASSOCIATION June 21, 1957.

In spite of the 100 vessels pi month, communications in and oi of Levuka do not seem to he vei jast. The offending item appean five months ago! It occurred in Q article on whaling (projected) an we said that Levuka would henei from another industry. It is prohah quite true that Levuka is no mo* decayed than many such small pori However, Levuka cannot overcov. its history. Long, long ago it wi the capital of Fiji’, in fact it cc he said that it was Fiji. But fro the moment the capital was mov\ to Suva (1882) it was inevitat that Levuka should live in diminisi ing glory. —Ed. PIM. !f Madame Ingeborg de BeausacqJ German-born American woman wl has carried out unusual phot graphic commissions in Sou America and elsewhere for Nt York interests, and who (see Ju PIM ) was on her way from Fi via Sydney, to Dutch New Guine was side-tracked in the Ne Hebrides. She went to the N( Hebrides, to catch the Tulagi j Santo, en route to Honiara ai Bougainville. But she we mountain-climbing in Malekula, ai the Tulagi running early, had leave Santo without her. It w several weeks before she could g out of the New Hebrides—by air but she got to Brisbane mid-Ji and went on immediately to NGJ t Major-General C. E. Weir, Ch of the New Zealand General Sti paid a short visit, to Fiji last mon as a representative of the Chiefs Committee. 134 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

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The Commonwealth Government and the P-NG Administration ave no interest and no intention of making it possible for ex-servicemen o settle on the land in the Territory under any Government scheme, dr. W. Yeo, president of the RSL in New South Wales, told PIM ecently.

R. YEO, representing the National Council of the RSL, went to P-NG in June to find among other things, ex-servicei’s problems in any scheme of 1 settlement. e was startled by what he learned i and saw at first hand.

Mr. Yeo was a successful farmer ! in NSW before he | became president of the RSL in that State. He gave up farming to devote his time to the interests of the RSL.

He said on his return to Sydney that two matters which had an adverse effect on husbandry in P-NG amazed 5 The lack of any attempt to adicate pests attacking cocoa and coffee plantations in the trkham Valley and Goroka ?as; » The appalingly low quality of ;tle from Government stations ered at an auction sale at roka. remarked that the cattle sale, irst held for many years, had arranged, at a cost of thousands >unds, to coincide with a visit :e Minister for Territories (Mr.

Hasluck). e cattle offered would not have allowed into an Australian ard. ne brought up to £ls, yet the of air freighting them to ka was many times more than 'erring to land settlement, Mr. said that the disposal of any which became available was y by tender. This meant that people with money could r. 3 man who had been in the :es for five or six years was illy precluded because during lervice he did not have the :e to acquire capital, le Commonwealth Government efused to advance one penny per land settlement in Papua-New Guinea to those men who served in the forces,” Mr. Yeo said.

It could not raise the argument that finance was not available because it had provided all the money for war service land settlement in Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania.

“It is to be regretted that in the original scheme of land settlement, Papua-New Guinea was not included as an ‘Agency’ State like the throe I mentioned,” he said.

Agency States merely acted as custodians for the Commonwealth, while the other three States (NSW, Vic., and Q’ld.) provided their own money for war service land settlement and the Commonwealth provided sustenance until the farms became payable units.

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Administration that there was and available was denied everyre he went in the Territory. 1 RSL sub-brances were of opinion that ample land could nade available without any injrencs with the rights of the yes. addition, the settlement of tpeans among the natives could help but be of benefit to the r as far as improved methods jriculture were considered, hat is apparently not considered the Administration,” Mr. Yeo ie Commonwealth’s claim that 3S holding and improving land he natives was absolutely false, Yeo continued. As examples he the Government Experiment a Plantation in the Markham y, and coffee plantations in and id Goroka. 10a trees in the Markham y were falling down and dying ise they were attacked by a The grub infestation was ant throughout the plantation :he knowledge that it was there discouraging to other cocoa ers in the area, ither grub had attacked coffee s in the Goroka area, lere has been no attempt by dministration to send qualified lologists into, these two areas and out ways and means of coml these pests which are having verse effect on production,” Mr. aid.

LOther matter of concern to exemen is the Administration’s al waste on their cattle ns. lat these alleged cattle stations osting the Territory is anyi guess—but it is probably many mds a year. e benefit derived from these nment stations by those who to raise cattle in the Territory ictically nil. The money that been wasted could have ately set up those who wished on to the land without any to the Australian taxpayer,” ;d Mr. Yeo.

YEO said the future was a matter of concern to all Europeans. People were not keen sst money in the Territory bethey were given no security, n who are anxious to settle in -New Guinea and make their there are frustrated because io not know if they will be for 10, 15 or 20 years,” he personal opinion, after seele natives and making in- , is that it will be 50 years natives, especially those in lighlands, could effectively themselves, s Territory of Papua-New i, and Dutch New Guinea, are on as the bulwarks against danger from the north. The natives certainly could not resist any invasion, therefore Europeans should be encouraged to go there and settle, but that will need a complete change in the attitude of the Commonwealth Government.

“I do not suggest for one moment that the natives should be unjustly treated. But I believe that we can hold Papua-New Guinea for many years to come only by encouraging European settlement.

“Ex-servicemen and other Europeans think that the Commonwealth’s vacillating policy should end, and that the United Nations should be told, ‘What we have we hold’, and that intervention by UN in the control of Papua-New Guinea should be no longer tolerated.”

Mr. Yeo said that there were a number of ex-servicemen in Papua- New Guinea who had placed themselves on the land without any financial assistance from the Government.

A number of those men to-day were in precarious circumstances through lack of capital to adequately work their holdings to full capacity.

The Administration should give serious consideration to assisting these men financially, at a reasonable rate of interest, similar to the rates charged on the mainland.

Native Association

Mr. Yeo intends to appeal to all RSL sub-branches in Australia to help the Papua-New Guinea RSL to provide club rooms with all amenities for native ex-servicemen’s associations.

One of Mr. Yeo’s briefs while in the Territory was to find out something about forming native exservicemen’s associations.

He attended a meeting of the 137 !F, C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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Mr. Whittaker had told the native that the RSL would assist tha with any problems, and emphasis! the need for them to retain thl association with Australia.

Mr. Whittaker had also points out the benefits that could accrl from Australia, as against whi might happen if another count] took control of Papua-New Guina Mr. Yeo said that the RSL in Nq Guinea was deserving of commends tion for its initiative in setting 1 these native ex-servicemen’s assi ciations.

TRIBUTE TO: M. Leon Wright It was with regret that the mai friends of M. Leon Wright leard of his death late May, at Sad New Hebrides. M. Wright had bej ill for a long time.

With his death goes the last! the Wright family, which for hi a century was one of the pioneer French families in t Condominium.

Leon went to Santo as a you man to join his father Thomi who built up one of the larg( agricultural enterprises in t country.

Although severely affected by t depression of the early 30’s t Wright plantations, etc., w e eventually saved and restored I prosperity by hard work.

During the Pacific war, the Ul forces built an aerodrome on t large Wright cocoa plantatii Known as Bomber 111 airstrip,] was used as an operational baseJ the American Task Force during t battle of the Coral Sea.

After the war, M. Wright tc up the task of re-establishing on in his plantations.

He was a man well kno for his kindness and his hospital] He is survived by his wid( Madame Wright, nee Pricot, a two daughters Josianne and Lee who are now Madame A. Beth and Madame L. Reverce spectively, of Noumea. t Mr. Henry Lafleur, New Gales nian mining magnate, in June t( delivery of an American Piper! plane which he will use in his m ing exploitations. The plane se four and has a range of 600 mi It will be piloted by a member Mr. Lafleur’s family. Mr. Lafl will use the plane for travelling! tween his numerous mining ent prises, and the plane will also available in case of accidents illness to bring patients to Nouir 138 JULY. 195 7 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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R. Victor, a director and mining con- , and the managing director of Golden i, NL (Mr. A. B. Clarke) recently went t. Gold Development's New Guinea option inspection. Mr. Victor has been assowith all the company's previous successes, chairman (Mr. Wallace H. Smith) at the meeting said that AGD had obtained ition from a very experienced, reliable :tor, whom the directors had known for years. prospector had said the area contained s deposit carrying fine gold with outamples ranging from 15 to 20 dwt a 0 finance the option the company would the outstanding £5 on the contributing port early this month said that results jys from the area being prospected in re disappointing. They varied from a 1 1 up to 18 dwt a ton. These did not substantially values obtained in dish ts. * * * RALASIAN PETROLEUM COMPANY PTY., flr. Eric F. Griffin, chairman and managector of Oil Search, Ltd., resigned as tor of Aust. Petroleum and Island Exn Co. Pty., Ltd., on June 30. Mr. G. er has been appointed by Oil Search, 1 his place. * * * S PHILP (SS) CO., LTD.—There is an ' in the market for Burns Philp (SS) ires, writes a Sydney financial expert, ly paid shares are selling for 44/-. he cost of entry through rights to the ares is 1/- dearer. To accentuate the :e, the old shares are entitled to 1/1 dividend. Rights are selling for 22/6, 3/- Fijian currency (about 22/6 Austo pay to the company on the new a total cost of 45/-. aps there is some confusion over the to be remitted for the new shares," nmentator writes. "Are some people of the fact that payment on the new s expressed in Fijian currency?" * * *

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The bonus issue will be financed from a surplus from revaluation of assets in Fiji and from the share premium reserve. The Fiji fixed assets were valued at £5,895,521 in the balance sheet as at March 31, 1957. Share ■premium reserve stood at £819,000.

Sir Edward said; "The company's land, buildings and plant in Fiji stand in the balance sheet at values very much below their true worth in the currency of to-day. These assets were not revalued in 1934 (when 292,500 £2O shares were allotted on the basis of one-for-one held); moreover, it now costs three and a half to four times as much to instal sugar-milling equipment in Fiji as before the war.

"It should be understood that a share issue of this kind is not something for nothing for shareholders. It results in part from a restatement, as share capital, of cash previously contributed by shareholders in the form of a premium on the last issue of shares, and in part from a restatement of the value of existing assets in up-to-date monetary terms following inflation.

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ILEUM DEVELOPMENT, NL.—Permission has granted the company to extend its gravity f. The survey will now cover a limited n of the eastern part of Dutch territory ing the company's permit area. The my is at present gravity surveying in the y of the Sepik and August Rivers.

GOVERNMENT LOAN —The Government of ipened a public cash development loan 1,250,000 on June 24. The loan was to not later than July 23. issue price was at £99, and rates i were: (a) £5 per cent, per annum, ng November 15, 1962-64, effective rate out £5/3/3 per cent.; (b) £5/7/6 per jer annum, maturing November 15, 1972- Ffective rate of about £5/9/3 per cent, erwriter for the whole of the loan is )tter and Co., of Melbourne and Sydney, s believed to be the first time an exloan has been underwritten by an Ausunderwriter. of the issue will be available as deathitock—stock will be acceptable at par, ccrued interest for the payment of deathor an estate's income tax, the undersaid. * lEA HOLDINGS, LTD.—Net profit for the snded February 28 was £42,649 after ng £15,000 for depreciation and £27,000 come tax. In the previous year the was £36.471. The income from investwas £38,390, an increase of £6,716 previous year, ea Holdings was formed to acquire all ued shares in Guinea Airways, Ltd. The las now been completed and Guinea s. Ltd., owns the whole of the capital lea Airways, Ltd. ebruary 28 Guinea Airways, Ltd., held ents worth £667,519. Ordinary shares ed for £445,551, preference shares for •5, and debentures and registered notes 1,573. ❖ * * I TIMBER CO., LTD.—The half yearly I was held at 3 per cent, to February i new issue shares participated in ice with the terms of their issue, directors, in their half-yearly report, at conditions throughout the building mtinued to be unfavourable and resulted derably less profit throughout the cornoperations. ❖ *

Iki Para Rubber Estates, Ltd.—The

i (Mr. P. Pring) announced at an extrameeting that the company proposed a bonus issue of ordinary shares. The vill be in the proportion of three Splits for each one unit held. The issue made from a revaluation of assets, npany recently made a capital return a share. Paid capital is now £18,751. msed issue will involve £57,653, raising to £76,404. * * * ROBERTSON (AUST.), LTD.—The company nt nearly £lOO,OOO on its 1,250-acre n at Wanaru, near Lae, in New Guinea ibertson's is the only Australian cony company growing its own cocoa, ilantation has been steadily developed since it was acquired two and a half years ago. Already more than 60,000 trees are flourishing. When the plantation is fully productive it is expected to yield about 300 tons of beans a year.

Although this will not meet the company's requirements it will provide a useful contributi°n of premium grade beans.

Mr Geoffrey Brewer, purchasing director for Mac. Robertson's recently paid a visit to Wanaru and other plantations, MORRIS HEDSTROM, LTD —Morris Hedstrom, Ltd., in its first full financial year as a subsidiary of W. R. Carpenter and Co., Ltd., showed Territorians Married in Australia Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Clarke have now returned to Rabaul, NG, after a honeymoon trip to Perth, WA, and Alice Springs. They were married at the Methodist Church, Inverell, NSW, on March 30 this year. The photograph shows the bridal group outside the church The bride was attended by her sister, Mrs. A. A. Hopper, of Rabaul (shown right), and Miss Jenny Kimmorley, of Inverell. The bridegroom's brother, Mr. lan Clarke was best man; and Mr. A.

A. Hopper was groomsman. Miss Jane Hopper in foreground. 141 1F T c ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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a net profit of £F152,336, an increase £7,896 or 5.4 per cent. Ordinary divide is raised from 12£ to 15 per cent.

The ordinary dividend requires £78,061, e the preference 6 per cent, charge is £13,1 The total amount required for divider £91,213, is £61,123 less than the profit.

The earning rate is 26.7 per cent, ordinary capital, after allowing preferei dividend. The result is after tax, £178,! (up £6,183), and depreciation, £76,832 (dc £10,864).

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pany has issued 22,860 ordinary 20/- sha for freehold and leasehold property and sha in a local company at Port Moresby. t The 10 per cent, increase J freight imposed by the Messager Maritimes Line between Sydney ai Noumea is one of the factors wni has sent the cost of living md up by 4 per cent, in May. Otfl factors were increases in prices! meat vegetables and fish.

Mr. J. B. Leslie (above), former Vacuum Company representative in Fiji, has been i pointed manager of the company's Paci Islands Branch. He was in Fiji from 19 shortly after he returned from war service the NG area, until 1951. He succeeds Mr.

A. Hennessy, who retired on June 30 af 46 years' service with the company. In new appointment, Mr. Leslie will be statior in Melbourne. 142 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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HAVE A DENTAL CHECK-UP every six months. Brush with Ipana ALL the time. See your dentist for the check; your chemist for Ipana. 8 out of 10 dentists recommend Ipana [?]G PAYS [?]BUTE George Whittaker Bows Out DLL-KNOWN Territorian, Mr.

G. K. (George) Whittaker, officially left New Guinea, on 3, but his friends should be ig him again occasionally.

Whittaker went to New iea, in 1924, has always more than fill share of nunity work ding his ;r as elected ber of the isla t i v e icil for New ea mai n- . Whittaker d with the rtment o f 1i c Health util the mid after which ;ook up a ation out- Lae, and eractised as ptometrist in that town for years. is perhaps best known for his with the Territory RSL, r, as President of the Lae ranch and in 1949, the first President of the P-NG h. He was one of the prime rs in the amalgamation of le activities in Papua-New ;a. attended the National *ess of the League in 1956; n Adelaide in 1951. presented ’ase for P-NG State repreuon on the National Executive bly that the proposal was mously accepted.

Whittaker was made a life >er of the League in 1954. He ed the MBE for his military ties during the war in New a. He was also awarded the i’s Coronation Medal. 1954, following the retirement . Carl Jacobsen, Mr. Whittaker eturned as the elected mem- )r New Guinea Mainland. He tot seek re-election owing to ilth, which is the main factor decision to leave the Terri- AREWELL to Mr. Whittakfe*' Lae, was arranged by the 3L, on July 2. The public was 1, and the function was atl by the Minister for Terri- Mr. Paul Hasluck, and the Administrator, D. M. Cleland.

Deputy State President of the Mr. D. Gore-Brown, presided ■ absence of Mr. R. Bunting, ent, who was in Australia on League business. Mr. J. Knight, State Secretary of the League, spoke on behalf of the returned servicemen of the Territory, outlining Mr.

Whittaker’s service to the League over the past 12 years.

Mr. A. J. Bretag, chairman of the Lae Town Advisory Council, supported Mr. Knight on behalf of the people of Lae, and referred to Mr. Whittaker’s public life apart from the RSL—particularly to his work with the Town Advisory Council. a presentation of a clock was made by Mr. Gore-Brown on behalf 0 f the RSL JN the evening, a dinner was 1 arranged at the Hotel Cecil by the State Branch Executive, the Lae Sub-Branch Executive and Committee, and the Women’s Auxiliary of the League.

Mr. Whittaker photographed at Lae airport when leaving NG. 143 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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Waria Syndicate Seeks Compensation mHE claim of the Wari) J. Syndicate, in respect of certal land and mining rights in th Waria section of New Guinea, stij is being advanced before the Aus tralian Government, reports Ml Heinrich Rudolph Wahlen, I Hamburg.

Mr. Wahlen was a merchant i German New Guinea prior to 191 j and was instrumental in gettid the grant for the Syndicate froi the German Government. He ha been pressing that claim since tti end of World War I.

The major share of the Syndics! appears to be held by Swedia nationals; and the claim has beq submitted, in Canberra, t both the Swedish and the Germa Ministers.

Mr. Wahlen says that negotiation had reached a certain stage,] few months ago, when they we] interrupted by the death of M Erfass, who was handling tl matter.

The Commissioner of Titles I New Guinea decided, in 1955 1 1956, that any rights that tl Waria Syndicate may ha\ possessed were obliterated by tl Mining Ordinance of 1922, No. 1 but the Syndicate replied that the) had been no reference to th Ordinance in the reply given I the Australian Government on Ju3 21, 1938, to the notes submitted I Germany and Sweden.

The Syndicate now admits tlj the Australian Government hi authority to expropriate Gerim property in New Guinea, afj World War I; taut it points o that compensation must be ps for that property; and this beconj a matter of importance because t major share in the Syndicate held by Swedish nationals. (The compensation allowed i German property-owners in N Guinea after World War I was r paid in cash, but was credited the German Government, as parti the war damage which Germa had to pay; and the Germ Government was expected j compensate its own nation accordingly. This, of course, mes that in most cases the New Gun German nationals lost everyth!

But Swedish nationals, not havi been in the war, were probably: a different category).

Mr. Wahlen says that the mat is again being brought before j Australian Government by Governments of Sweden a Germany. 144 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

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IE decision of the United States 3overnment to allow Qantas to across America from San Fran- ) to New York and on to Europe ns that this Australian airline can operate right around the world, ntas claimed that it was the first ne to do this, but it was later ed by Pan American Airways h operate west-about, San-Fran- » to Europe via Manila, Bangkok, i and the Middle East; and from »pe back home across the Atlan- However, PAA does not operate 5S USA). return for these rights—which i bitterly opposed by some ons in the United States— ralia conceded to America dn reciprocal rights to operate ugh Australia to South Africa South East Asia. Provision is made for a route from South rica to Australia via the retie. .ntas has drawn up tentative dules to operate “round the 3” with Super Constellations he end of this year. Elapsed for such a flight will be about hours, with 96 hours flying e agreement for the exchange ghts has not yet been signed, tails such as whether Qantas pick up passengers for the i-USA flight and on to London still to be ironed out. Qantas sngers will, however, be able to : their journey at American rts—and that was the right, - any other, that Qantas ed to establish, ntas may fly from New York ly European airport, at which s. or can obtain, traffic rights, is no traffic rights for Paris perhaps is not interested in rights at present, t should Qantas ever wish to Paris it will have a useful lining point in the Australian s granted to the French ie, Transports Aeriens Internentaux, which now operates gh Darwin and Brisbane to Caledonia and New Zealand, the end of this year TAI i to operate through Sydney, to eliminate Brisbane. ? US Government will decide i American airline will be ed the right to operate over lew routes to and from Aus- Pan-American Airways, as mly US airline operating in South- west Pacific, is expected ake application to use these 3. ;re is no guarantee, however, this application would succeed, as it has been suggested that another major US airline, Trans- World Airlines, is interested in the South-west Pacific.

Tai At Brisbane

ONE of those unforeseen technical hitches compelled Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux to make its Brisbane debut on July 11, and not July 4 as had been announced.

This weekly service with DCfT’. aircraft touches down at the following points between Paris and Auckland—Athens, Karachi, Saigon.

Darwin, Brisbane and Noumea. It gives Queensland and New Zealand residents an interesting alternative in overseas air-travel.

A cocktail party to mark the inauguration of the Brisbane stopover was given by the company’s agents at Princes in Sydney bn July 11. t Mr. Tony Bambridge, well-known businessman of Papeete, Tahiti, had in June deserted commerce for adventure. He was at Tautira, digging for treasure, which was supposed to have been buried there a couple of centuries ago by the Spaniards.

Garden Party at Vailima...

This year Governor and Mrs. Peter Coleman, of American Samoa, visited Apia for the Queen's Birthday holiday. On June 3, High Commissioner and Mrs. G. R. Powles, cf Western Samoa, gave a garden party and our photograph shows guests being received by (left to right) Mr.

Powles, Mrs. Powles, Mr. Coleman and Mrs. Coleman.

Photo: Edwards Studios. 145 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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Welsch was killed during the war when a Japanese ship in which he was being transported with other missionaries to Hollandia, was attacked and sunk by United States bombers. Fellow Lutheran Missionaries, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schoettler, are making the trip with Mrs. Welsch. r The New Caledonia internal air service Transpac in late June carried it’s 10,000 th passenger. The passenger, a Lifou native, was carried free in honour of the occasion. The service was inaugurated in September, 1955.

ISLANDERS MEET IN SYDNEY: Amongst guests [?]t a recent social evening given by the Poly- [?]esian Society, Sydney, were, above (left to right): Mr. V. Graham, of Suva, who is study- [?]ng Sydney; Miss Veronica Leisner, of [?]awaiian descent, who is the daughter of the Association's treasurer; and John Helena, of Rarotonga, and Moana Mann, of Apia, who enjoyed some Polynesian dancing.

RIGHT: Mrs. Irene Lloyd, formerly loka Opetaia, of Apia, W. Samoa.

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Earlier in June, the company resumed its passenger service to the Loyalty Islands. 146 JULY, 195 7 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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[?]mily Groups In Samoan Politics your May issue you publish a letter by Mr. C. Gardiner captioned “Samoa faces conutional changes—and seethes a e”. ccording to Mr. Gardiner the >ent “set-up” in Samoa dominated by the Nelson lily and “connections”. It is well-known fact that, as is iral in a small country like >tern Samoa, the leading opean-Samoan families, Stowers, bam, Meredith, Nelson, mussen, and others —are all »ugh several generations related e or less remotely to each :r. But that does not mean * these families have formed tical “set-ups”, or support each :r. To the contrary, in many s they oppose each other ?rly. If, for instance, one lam is related to the Nelson ily, another is a strong >orter of Mataafa and his .oan Planters’ Union for whom Gardiner acts as publicity it. irdiner states that my daughter married Tualaulelei, presumably Hon. Tualaulelei, member of Executive Council and of the slative Assembly. Actually, a oan girl whom I brought up married a son of the Hon. aulelei and, regardless of this, ve strongly opposed the policy the Hon. Tualaulelei in the slative Assembly—during the session particularly, over the malisation of the copra stry. lalaulelei is not related or ected with the Nelson family, present there is a court case ing between the firm of Nelson Tualaulelei. ie Hon. Mr. Plowman is not remotely related to the Nelson ly. I know of none of the Dan members of the Legislative aibly who are related to each i the other hand, Mr. R. p. ing has married into the ley family which is closely ed to the Nelson family, much for the accuracy of the ments made by Mr. Gardiner, has also failed to indicate actually the “dominance of Tamasese-Nelson connections” s as a big difficulty in the try’s political future. far as the directors of the ern Samoan Trust Estates □ration are concerned, Mr. K. r will certainly be surprised arn that he is regarded as a ber of the “Tamasese group”. . K. Meyer was appointed a tor of the Corporation by the Zealand Minister of Island Territories as his personal representative, and he was the logical choice for the position as he is a pioneer cocoa planter of long experience.

It may also be pointed out that Mr. Gardiner’s statements based on irresponsible beach talk of threatened civil war, and of the unhappiness of the Samoan people, only prove his ignorance of the Samoan people.

That there is a lot wrong in the Administration of the Territory nobody will deny, but the fault lies mainly with the present Executive Government and not with the duly elected leaders of the Samoan people.

Your correspondent boosts Mataafa and his proposed Samoan Planters’ Union. Increase of agricultural production and improvement of quality of agricultural products are the declared policy of the Government and though assistance of Mataafa and anybody else in this important aim would be welcomed, the establishment of another agency with the same aims seems to be wholly superfluous.

While Gardiner charges New Zealanders with lack of proper appreciation of the ancient social systems upon which Samoan life as a whole is built, he himself is entirely devoid of such appreciation and understanding.

I am, etc., A. M. GURAU.

Apia, W. Samoa, June 19, 1957 147 IF I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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DR. I. H. BEATTIE . Ivor Hamilton Beattie, who at Levuka early June, was a who, in 33 years residence in contributed substantially to life of the Colony in many was born in Edinburgh in After holding various medical Intments in the United dom for a few years after the World War he bought Dr. sworth’s practice in Suva, was soon appointed to teach >thetics at the hospital, and ne a lay reader in the Anglican :h. 1928 the old organ in the ro-Cathedral wore out and he i to design a new one and this iment is now installed in the Cathedral, Beattie started classes in aid and presented St. Luke’s :ic ground to the Medical >l. h Pandit Durga Prasad Misra :arted a monthly vernacular >aper known as Vriddhi, and med publication until there Indian members on the ative Council. 1930 Dr. Beattie married Miss , a New Zealand girl who had to Fiji to teach in a Chinese I. en Fiji became a district of 3t. John Ambulance Brigade, leattie was appointed Brigade on. Later he became an r of the Venerable Order of »hn. 3n Suva Cathedral was built s secretary of the Chapter, ntended the work, particuin the final design of the and its partial installation.

L 955 Dr. and Mrs. Beattie left to live in Levuka.

Er G. E. Bergeron, Sm

Rev. Father G. E. Bergeron, lied at Lami, Suva, in June, 76. He was born at Boston e United States and joined larist Fathers in 1905. He rdained two years later, many years he was Professor cred Theology at the Marist ary, Boston, but followed this a number of years as a nary in Tonga, next served as Provincial of arist Fathers of Oceania, and ing that was appointed to where he was stationed at a and Lami. i.er Bergeron died shortly the golden jubilee of his tion, J APT AIN AND MRS. J.

LINFOOT ;ain and Mrs. J. Linfoot, who billed in a plane accident off York, North Australia, while urvey flight, were well known i.

They had spent many months there at Nadi while Adastra Airways made survey flights of Fiji.

Mi’s. Linfoot was an energetic worker for many fund-raising efforts, particularly when money was required for a new swimming pool.

MR. WILLIAM BENTLEY, Junior Mr. William Bentley, Jun., of Suva, was drowned in an accident in the Lau Group in June.

He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bentley, of Struan Street, Suva.

Mr. Bentley is survived by his widow and one child.

Mrs. Nellie Brown

Mrs. Nellie Brown, widow of the late Mr. R. Brown, former manager of Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd., at Apia, died at Nukualofa, Tonga, on June 5.

She was a daughter of the late Mr. R. L. Skeen, a former Chief Justice of Tonga.

Mrs. Brown is survived by one son. Her elder son, lan, was killed during the Second World War.

Miss Holly Barker

The death occurred recently on Norfolk Island, of Miss Holly Barker who, following an accident, had been an inmate of the local hospital for many years.

Miss Barker was a sister of Mrs.

Moltke, of NI, and of the late Sir Alport Barker, of Fiji.

She will be remembered by many Fiji residents.

Mr. James Brown

Mr. James Brown, a New Zealander of Indian ancestry, who served for many years with the Fiji Police Force died in Auckland on June 17 at the age of 58.

He had reached the rank of inspector when he retired.

He is survived by his widow, a daughter and two sons, one of whom is resident in Fiji.

Mrs. S. Raphael

Mrs. Sophie Raphael, widow of the late Max Raphael and a daughter of the late Charles Netzler, who for some time served under the notorious Bully Hayes, died at her home in Apia, Western Samoa, on June 30, the day of her 70th birthday.

Mrs. Raphael leaves two sons and (Continued foot col. 1, p. 151) IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY J U L Y . 1957

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Continued from page 149) lighter residing in Australia, of her sons, Karl, is a Pastor he Seventh Day Adventist on.

Mr. Otto Stehr

Otto Stehr, of Manuan atiqn, in the Duke of Yorks, Guinea, died in Rabaul late ne, after a short illness. He his brother (who died about years ago) were well known 3w Britain. Mr. Otto Stehr, was born in Samoa, came to Britain in 1901. and had led extensively in the South c before settling as a planter le Duke of Yorks. He is r ed by his wife and three iters. [?]landers at the Polynesian Association Get-Together

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[?] Trade Unionism [?] N. Guinea Natives HENEVER a c 1 a s s-conscious trade unionist of Australia wishes to make a stir—and ;ing a stir is part of the teche of climbing from precarious e-unionism to the comparative ry of professional politics—he on an acc about the “exploita- ’ of native labourers in New ica. He usually insists that the way of saving these helpless tures from greedy private enteris to encourage them to form 3 unions. ere was one such newspaper mstration, by an ex-member of P-NG public service, during while Mr. Michael J. Leahy, of g, New Guinea, was in Sydney, iple who know the ex-civil serwould not take his ebullitions iisly. Unfortunately, Australian s do not know the gentleman, might accept him as an n-ity.

He has to be answered; and “Mick” Leahy took on the job with a zest that won considerable applause. In the correspondence columns of Sydney Morning Herald he wiped the floor with the trade union advocate.

Then the editor used his arbitrary pencil, and closed the correspondence, leaving the trade unionist with the last word. This was “Mick”

Leahy’s reply, which was in the post, but shut out by editorial dictum; THERE is a process of change in New Guinea and that process will go on for centuries.

Brain, not brawn, runs the world to-day, to a greater degree than ever before. The New Guinea native has not — and. will not have for centuries—the mentality to compete against or cope with the brain of more mature races.

To “unionise” him, he would have to be divorced from his native way of life, and become dependent on outsiders.

Africa, to-day, would be very happy to get all her indigenous peoples back into the village life the New Guinea native enjoys today.

A parallel to the labour set-up in New Guinea to-day would be to tell all the school children in Australia that they could go to school only if they wanted to go. Should they decide to go, and, while there, abscond with the school equipment, that also would be in order.

How can you unionise them?

Control by the United Nations— that pernicious body of armchair advisers representing, with few exceptions, some of the most backward, poverty-stricken and revolutionriddled countries in the world— should never have been inflicted on New Guinea’s primitive culture. Now, we are used as a political football’, kicked, oxound by colour-conscious countries interested only in friction, not freedom.

There is little need for white trade-unionism in New Guinea.

Eighty per cent, of the employed are Administration employees, and they ham their own Union.

As far as I know, most of the other whites in jobs are enjoying wages and conditions far in excess of their counterparts in Australia, who are working under union conditionj.

The only people in New Guinea I could suggest who need unionism are tne Inspired workers, getting a few pounds a week, whom the missionary societies are exploiting in commercial enterprise, in competition with the uninspired and highly-paid workers of private industry. t Three copra sheds and a bulk store at Rotuma were burnt down recently.

Damage was estimated at between £25,000 and £30,000. The buildings were the property of Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd.

Amongst visitors to a Polynesian Association [?]ion in June were, left, Mrs. Lucille Cross Scholz), of Raiatea, French Oceania, and [?]E. Whinnen, who sailed shortly afterwards for Papeete on the "Caledonien". Mrs. Laura Stevenson, of NZ, is shown with them.

Centre: Mr. George Waqasaqa, of Suva, and Mr. George Thompson, formerly of Suva.

Right, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Russell. Mrs. Russell was Miss Katie Stevens, of Suva.

Photos: Tele-Photos. 151 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY - JULY. 1957

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And P-NG to Have American Talent One of America’s top news commentators, Mr. Lowell Thomas, may broadcast his regular news analysis from Port Moresby next month.

He will arrive in the Territory with the Columbia Broadcasting System TV team at the end of July to make a film on the Territory for American viewers. P-NG will be one of seven countries to be so treated by the CBS; two of the ethers are Venezuela and Antarctica.

A CBS programme director, Mr.

Gilbert A. Ralston, arrived in Port Moresby in early July to make preliminary arrangements for the TV team. t The film “Last Paradise,” made by Italian technicians Folco Quilici and Collona in Tahiti last year, was selected as one of the three best Italian films at the Film Festival held in Berlin in May.

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TERRITORIAN INSPECTOR Frank G. Hoe ter, of the Royal Papua-New Guinea Constabulary, Madanp. has the distinction of being the only Territorian mentioned in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Inspector Hoeter, who has the rank of Captain in the Papua-New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, has received the QBE in recognition of his services in building up the strength of the PNGVR’s Madang detachment. 153 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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We now understand the wisdom of such predictions, as here in New ■ ’aledonia a North Vietnamese population is fast developing These psople are very prolific and instead of intermixing and amalgamating v ith the local population they preserve their racial characienstics, marry only within their own group and preserve their own language and culture.

Even when they go to our schools, they remain Vietnamese. In Noumea, here is a French population of i 5,000; and in the same area there are 2,800 Vietnamese in our schools.

They are almost all influenced by ommunism. The danger has appeared to all—and a Committee was formed to obtain their repatriation to the country of their birth, North Vietnam—k n o w n as the “Democratic Republic”—in order to rid New Caledonia of such a danger.

But Ho Chi Minh’s government would have none of this —he would not grant entry visas to the Republic’s own nationals —and this in spite of approaches from Paris.

Informal discussions between France and the Republic have been going on for months, but so far without any result.

The New Caledonian Committee which was formed to get rid of these undesirable people has been able to prove conclusively from documents that have been discovered that the local Vietnamese have been in touch with Ho Chi Minh’s Communist Government. The local group, therefore, constitutes a perfectly organised bridge-head for the day when Asiatic Communism strikes south.

In view of the difficulties that our local Government is experiencing in ridding us of these people whom we consider our enemies, we are appealing to our friends in Australia* New Zealand and the United States to support the French Government and the New Caledonian authorities in their action to obtain repatriation of the Vietnamese.

In the existing circumstances, all of us here in the South Pacific have the same interest in protecting our still free countries from Asiatic Communism.

As president of the local Committee, I ask you to help so that finally the French of New Caledoni may get rid of those Asiatics wh represent a danger not only for N| Caledonia but for Australia, Ne Zealand and all the countries thj the still free world protects froi Communist barbarism in the Pacifi We are also applying to tl United States Government, which also interested in this question. 9 Yours, etc., PAUL BLOC.

Rue d’ Ypres, Noumea, NC, June 6, 1957.

M. Bloc is editor of the locam weekly, Civisme”; a former menu of the General Council', a form president of the Chamber of Ag culture; and present President 9 Committee referred to in his leti —Comite de Defense dss Intreti l la Nouvelle Caledonie. t A course for cooks and restaur] managers is to be opened soonl the Noumea Technical Collq Lessons, practical and theory, I be given in cooking, and diet. The course will be oi to people of all ages and will inclj practical lessons in var i o Noumean restaurants. You] students showing exceptional gi in the culinary art will be eligj for scholarships entitling them] continue their studies in a coll in Prance. 154 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHI

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Lette r to the Editor [?]olk Island Says: "So So Good” ’ER 2i years of persistent ?hting since (Tur Petition to M The Queen for a more :ratic “set up”—M inis t e r ck has granted a new basis nited local government which and should remove most of resent system of dictatorship, uld seem to be the nearest cal approach to the autonomy ras given to the Island in 1856, ken away under most dubious lot illegal circumstances—4l later in 1897. ister Hasluck has shown his It is now clearly up to the to take their local respones more seriously and realise uncil is no longer to be looked as a “joke”. essential that it be properly /Uted in every detail up to andard of a Rural or County il with its powers to make i is. to be hoped that the Adminin will busy itself with :al help in its Constitution— is offering samples of other >ful Constitutions from pos- A.ustralia, New Zealand and Kingdom—from which we <tract the most suitable for ;al needs. e are those who have a great F experience of public service it on the Island and who I think, gladly offer their dge if asked. In our new tution we might do well to ?r provision being made for 1 to appoint two Aldermen those with such experience.

Their term of office could be longer and so create continuity in Council matters.

It is also to be hoped that Minister Hasluck will obtain the services of an independent expert as is usually employed in the forming of such an Authority so that the transitionary stages are speeded up, yet based upon the finest experience.

It is then up to the new Authority to assume its various responsibilities by degrees, as the financial position allows in each case.

I cannot see any fairer way of financing than for grants to be based upon a percentage of the Island’s purchasing power—say, 40 per cent. This simply means a partial refund of concealed taxation now enjoyed by Australia in the form of income tax on individuals and the company taxes paid by the manufacturers, middlemen and transporters, all of which are included within the cost structure of the goods we buy and pay for each year.

Minister Hasluck has always gone to considerable length to say the Island pays no taxes. This is nonsense. I doubt if we get back more than 90 per cent, of what we pay into the Australian purse. Much of the Island’s income is “fresh blood” in form of foreign currency.

Most of those who do not now pay income tax on mainland investments, would not do so even if we had income tax locally.

Even our direct taxes in duties are formidable in that they extract some £20,000 p.a. from an electoral roll of 518 persons. The reduction of a top heavy bureaucracy and so large an unproductive number in our midst, would remove the need for the Territories Department to be constantly attempting to hide the true position.

The propaganda booklet, “The Progress to the Australian Territories, 1950-1956,” published in 1957, is a typical example of misleading statistics for consumption of those voters not likely to know the real position.

For example, the NI population shown as 1,039, is no doubt taken when the Island was bulging with visitors to our Centenary celebrations. The real figures of the last census have not yet been published an our Gp^ette.

The state of local finances are deliberately kept from residents and it will be the duty of our new local Authority to see that all revenue and details, of expenditure are published promptly each year. At present the last available Annual Report and Balance Sheet (in which detail is concealed) is for the year ending June, 1953. An appalling state of affairs but indicative of the position of Administration in general.

I would like to express my thanks to those amongst us—including our one-time President, Mr. R. H. H.

Nobbs—who have stuck together and persevered with success in obtaining a more democratic set-up.

Much effort and money have gone into bringing matters to the present stage; it is now up to all residents of the Island to see that the new Council gets the support that it will require.

Yours, etc., W. K. SELBY NEWBALD.

Norfolk Is., June 22, 1957. t A third child, Stephanie Jane, was born on June 26, in Sydney, to Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Inder, former wellknown residents of Port Moresby, where Mr. Inder was 9PA Regional Journalist.

Tongan Rugby Union team that toured Western Samoa in mid-June and was to go on later to Suva. In Western Samoa they won two out of three tests, the third being a draw. — Photo by Hettig.

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[?]e History of Ansett Airways ISETT Airways recent application to operate a service to Port Moresby has received considerpublicity, both in Australia and >apua, and it is clear that the irks on page 21 of the Pacific ids Monthly, for May, concern- “ Another Company” and the ibility of competition with tas, are related to this matter, I am both interested in the itory and airline operations, and ng read considerably on both ;cts, I feel that this portion of article, besides being unduly mistic, does not do Ansett Airthe justice it deserves, though your article does not say airline is involved, it would jlear to readers in view of publicity given the matter in ■ publications. For this reason, out below the views of Ansett, ;ssed by the magazine, Aircraft, blication which is not given to :ing in over-glowing terms, the “Coming of Age” of Ansett, rticle appeared as follows: ft Airways Pty., Ltd., celebrated its 21st y as an operating airline on February milestone in its career which was passed he airline, not only in a most healthy i as the third-ranking domestic service hralia, but with plans in hand for major ons. Within the next 12 months, its ill be re-equipped with five Convair 440 ilitan coach-type aircraft, and in a i to develop not only existing services enter new routes. terviews at the time of the anniversary, mder and managing director of the air- Ir. R. M. Ansett, spoke of his interest cheed Electra turbo-props as a further ivelopment in 1959-60, and of planning md north, possibly into the Darwin area Port Moresby, New Guinea.

It Airways started 21 years ago as a company, operating a service from n to Melbourne—the same route where isett started his business career as a erator. Mr. Ansett was only 27 when ched his aviation venture, and it proved itly successful for its development (on »er 15, 1937) into a wider field, with auguration of the Melbourne-Mildura- Hill service. The original equipment Fokker and an Airspeed Envoy, came the extensions, Melbourne-Waggaand then Sydney-Adelaide route. By e the war broke out, the service was d with three of the original Lockheed , but when the Japanese war began ircraft and the organisation of the airre absorbed into the military organiseider contract to the US Service of to maintain courier services in Northern a. the war, Ansett had to take up where left off, to rebuild his airline and air ructure and found many difficulties and ons in the way. He believed that much restrictions came from the fact that, »re-war days, he was in receipt of a overnment subsidy, and made the bold to renounce this and to "go it alone", ompany to-day reckons this decision to ten the turning point in the present successful and highly promising development of the airline.

In the decade since 1946, while the major airlines were engaged in the bitter "airline war" which followed Labour Government attempts to nationalise the air transport industry and the founding of Trans-Australia Airlines, as a Government instrument, Ansett has followed the path of a rebel, consistently— despite forecasts of disaster—refusing to conform to the pattern laid by his bigger competitors.

He contested "standard" fare structures, worked his DC-3 fleet to the limit—setting world utilisation records in the process—and went boldly into both the freight field and into interstate routes.

In this he had the advantage of a financial structure that was widely spread over a series of interlocking subsidiaries of Ansett Transport Industries—a nation-wide network of tourist bus services, a chain of hotels, and a busmanufacture company. Eventually he transformed the airline into a "coach" service and set a fare pattern for it that maintained a small differential below the standard fares of his competitors, and also offered a series of special concessions.

He added to his fleet the two pressurised Convair 340's, which now head it, and this move put the airline in a position, for the first time since the war, to meet competition on main interstate routes with equipment rivalling that of the other main operators.

In 1956 Ansett Airways was the thirdranking domestic airline in Australia, still well below ANA and TAA in overall transport figures, but showing a rate of growth that marked it as an operating company that could no longer be treated lightly by them in considering the competitive future.

Residents of the Territory, as a whole, I believe, would know little about Ansett Airways, not only because it does not operate services there, but because most airline bookings would be made through Qantas which, being the Government's international airline, would feed to its internal instrument, TAA. Therefore, I believe more consideration should have been given to it in your article, which paints a very poor picture to those who know little or nothing of its operations.

It is the announced policy of Ansett that it will endeavour to develop the Territory’s tourist potential.

This is another point in its favour.

What has Qantas done in this regard? To my knowledge, the only time it has advertised Papua and New Guinea in Sydney’s daily press, was when it was receiving competition in the form of Trans Oceanic Airways.

I am aware that the first application has been refused, and also that the matter will again be discussed during the review of Papua-New Guinea services. However, if strong support is forthcoming, the application will stand a better chance.

The picture of Ansett Airways competing with Qantas would be a healthy one—therefore, the application should receive the support of your magazine and that of all Territorians.

I am, etc., H. J. DICKINSON. 10 Manion Ave., Rose Bay, NSW.

Well-Known Tahiti Missionary Retires PAPEETE, June 14.

MANY sad farewells were said at the departure from Tahiti on June 9 of the Rev. and Madame Phillippe Rey Lescure by the vessel Resurgent, bound for France.

The Rev. Phillippe Rey Lescure, now bearded and of imposing stature, was born in France 60 years ago.

During World War I, he was director of the YMCA at Armentieres; and it was there he met Madame Lescure, who worked with the YWCA.

After the war, they married and went to New Caledonia as missionaries. For 10 years, they worked for the natives, under very primitive conditions.

In 1933. they came to Papeete (Tahiti) and besides doing mission work, they presided over the Protestant schools for three years, owing to the lack of instructors.

For 14 years M. Lescure was in charge of the Tahitian and French parishes and he then began evangelistic work among the Chinese.

His understanding of human nature endeared him to all sections of the community, irrespective of denomination. He and his wife will be sadly missed. 157 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY. 1957

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In closing, I should like to point out on page 27 of your December issue, j despite your anti-Americanism, you ha handed over the very Canadian town of Calga to the USA. I have consulted the Encyclopai Britannica and there is no town named Calgj in the USA which would justify your error!

Yours for more accurate, and less emotil reporting—MAßJAßl WOODS.

There are several matters tl we could take up with Mrs. Woi —but we will let them pass exc to remark that if she lived do here on the bottom side of Ai instead of being tucked up tli between the United States £ the Arctic Circle, she might ti a different view of world affa But this business of being insol about the Mariposa really rocks] We cannot see the connect between the article referred to a Tokio Rose, and can only conch that to treat any Amerid institution with anything less th awe is regarded as a bad case] lese-majesty.

To revert to Calgary: On check! back we find that this item | written by no less than Perambulating Publisher, then a visit to Papua-New Guinea (£ currently there again). As he a Fellow of the Royal Geographi Society, we blush for him; s for the sub-editor who let it pi Sorry too much, Sinabada.

Showing the Tourists the Real Moresby A reader called H.H.. from I Moresby, writes from there once —commend us. This make pleasant change after that slap c the knuckles from Canada.

H.H. follows up the Tropicalitj PIM concerning the treatrr of a kitten in Hanuabada and suggestion that a branch of RSPCA would be in order. She \ on: Some real good may come of terested folks taking VlP’s f “Eulolo” round Titana Village i other side of causeway, bey Hanuabada), to let them see \ slum with the diseased humans animals in their hundreds wl our Administration cheer f u ignores.

A scream from some impor but sensitive soul might do r good than spending hundreds pounds (as has been suggested , a model village for the tourists, might even bring out an author officer with sympathetic shotpericdically—for the animals, course.

Has Mr. Hasluck ever seen Tit 1 wonder?

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News Items from American Samoa r:E Legislature of American Samoa met in session for 15 days, May 27 to June 14.

A wide variety of resolutions were submitted to the Governor, ranging from requests for general pay raises and authority to claim ownership of land on sea side of main road to complaints about merchants selling bad smelling goods to public.

All resolutions are studied, commented upon by the Governor and submitted to the Secretary of the Interior, in Washington. ♦ * * Governor and Mrs. Peter T. Coleman visited Western Samoa, June 1-4, as guests of High Commissioner and Mrs. G. R. Powles and participated in Western Samoan Flag Day celebrations as well as observance of the Queen’s Birthday. * -> * * The Department of Labour in Washington approved the wage recommendations submitted them by Samoa’s Wage Committee held last May. The new wage rates, affecting the Cannery, Standard Oil, longshoremen and new industries, became effective June 22. Cannery minimum rates increased from 35 to 38 cents hourly, Standard Oil to 45 cents and longshoremen from 25 to 40 cents per hour. Government employees are not affected by the above changes as yet. * * * The Inter-Samoan Consultative Committee (drawn from American and Western Samoa) met in a oneday session, June 12, to discuss mutual problems. Chairman T. R.

Smith, High Chiefs Tamasese and Malietoa led the Western Samoan group while Governor Peter T.

Coleman and Samoa’s leading chiefs for American Samoa completed the party. Subjects discussed included: (1) Immigration and Travel Permits, (2) Tariffs, (3) Japanese Fishing Vessels, (4) Agricultural School, (5) Treatment of Hospital Patients v/ho are visitors, and miscellaneous subjects. * * * A Samoan nurse, sanitary inspector and one school teacher will represent American Samoa at the SPC WHO Health Education and Welfare Training Programme in Noumea, New Caledonia. The trio comprised,of Mrs. Arieta Mulitauaopele, E Ripine Saupo and Fagaga M Gala departed June 20 via the Tofua. 159 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

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Sausages Cr Tomato

Steak Cr Kidney Pudding

Lamb & Green Peas

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Sheep Tongues

Ox Tongues

Sandwich Pastes

Corned Beef

Kegged Meats

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Cable Address: Filalora, Auckland. 160 JULY. 1957-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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REFINING CO. LTD., Building Materials Division, Sydney. 2-12 Carrington Street, Sydney, N.S.W. [?]e Case of the Lying Post Box VERY cross Mr. H. R. Nisbet bas complained about the way mail is handled —or not handled some parts of Papua-New lea. i says that the mail notice on posting box in Lae, for instance, not mean what it says, le evening in May he posted a r to his wife in Wau expecting be cleared at the next 8 a.m., ;ated on the box. deal involving £6,000 hinged on letter so next morning he raphed his wife to collect it. jver, Mrs. Nisbet received no ', and Mr. Nisbet, very wroth, ed the Lae post-office, wording to Mr. Nisbet, he was that when the drop box is full there is not sufficient time to all the mail into bags and get vay on aircraft, what is left ins until next time. Not very orting when the matter is it.

Nisbet says that he has been ears in the Territory, and fore is reasonably tolerant— ;hat he is not as tolerant as parently expected by the P-NG and Telegraphs Dept, to-day.

J High Commissioner of W a, Mr. G. R. Powles, returned June from an official visit to where he has had consultawith the New Zealand Governmainly on the proposed conional changes in the Samoan mment and the relative ation to be considered by the Zealand Parliament during its it session.

Coffee as New Export W. Samoa Agricultural Prospects Improve AFTER the drop in exports of agricultural produce during the past few months, the economic position has greatly improved by a good cocoa crop now being picked and delivered to Apia sheds. At the same time the cocoa price somewhat improved and has reached the level of £225 per ton f.o.b. for first grade.

The June Tofua lifted 15,000 cases of bananas for the New Zealand market, a distinct improvement on shipments during the last five months, when only 5,000 to 8,000 cases were shipped by the USS Co. steamers. An increase in shipments during the second half of the year is confidently expected.

With better weather during the present dry season, an increase in copra cutting and copra exports may also be looked forward to.

An encouraging development is the harvesting of an exceptionally heavy coffee crop, which is estimated to be about four times as large as the previous year’s crop.

While previous coffee production was barely enough to cope with local consumption, coffee planters have now to dispose of their crop in overseas markets and offers have been received from Samoan coffee, which is of excellent quality, from New Zealand and Australia as well as from England and the Continent.

Large areas of coffee have been planted by Government-owned Western Samoa Trust Estates Corporation and private planters and should come into bearing in the near future.

New Guinea Women'S Club

OF SYDNEY The Annual General Meeting of the New Guinea Women’s Club of Sydney was held at the Feminist Club rooms, 77 King Street, on July 18.

On July 4, a memorial service for the men who lost their lives in the Montevideo Maru disaster, or in New Guinea during the war, was held at the Cenotaph, Martin Place, Sydney. 161 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY. 1957

sifted Advertisements | r line, 2/6; Minimum, 6 lines. | Accommodation^ i FOLK ISLAND Furnished flats, n situated in central position, extent locality, adjacent all services, rther particulars from E. Rigby, orfolk Island. 30GEE (Sydney).—On beach-front (two (■iUtes from beach, baths and city-bound ams and buses), first-class accom„ >te double and family rooms, excellent rK homely atmosphere; moderate rf all services. Tara Private Hotel, * 180 Beach St.. Coogee, N.S.W. ’Phone.

X 8888, FX 8610.

OTORUA, near Auckland. Holiday in ■w Zealand’s famous Thermal Wonderui Modern luxurious self-contained ,uv furnished flats. Two twin bedrooms r ntrally heated, own private thermal -eral bath. Easy access to tourist i actions. “Wylie Court”, P.O. Box 3309, ickland, N.Z. anjmbla hall, 19-29 Tusculum St., s Point. 5 mins, city, next Kings ,'ss modern. 9 floors, harbour views, rant. S.C.. furn. serviced suites with parate Lounge, Bed & Bath Rms. & ' s Refrig.. HW. from 2Va Gns. daily r from 4 Gas. for 3. Under new ement Write or Phone FL 3014. ! , rams: “Kanimblahall”. Sydney.

PU' ISHED FLATS, Cremorne, Sydney. r frontage, large, comfortable, two bedrooms, linen and cutlery, 10 minutes a city. Enquiries: Nelson & Robertson ' v Ltd., G.P.O. Box 5316, Sydney, Aust.

NORFOLK ISLAND. “Burnt Pine” Real > Agency. Cable Address: “Adage. !v: 'oik Island”. Properties for sale in I ceful surroundings and beautiful climate of Norfolk Island. All enquiries promptly attended to.

SERVICES WA rCH REPAIRS to all brands of watches. Send your repairs directly to the only Swiss watchmaker giving service 1. the Pacific Islands. Rapid service—all work guaranteed. Swiss - Clox Watch Service, 9 Garner Avenue, French’s Forest.

Sydney, Australia.

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FOR SALE FLEETS. —New 15 ft., varnished, twin cockpit speedboat, suit 3Vz to 30 H.P. outboard, with trailer, £175. 18 ft. halfcabin launch, 5 H.P. Simplex. £260. 26 ft. diesel trawler, £1,600. 40 ft. diesel launch, coppered, £3,675. 45 ft. diesel workboat suit towing, trochus or copra, £6,000. Fleets, Water Street East, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

MOVIE PROJECTORS, 16 mm. dual purpose sound silent Gaumont British Lsl6s; also 16 mm. British Thomson Houston S.R.B. sound models. These stocks are U.K. Government releases. Warranted complete and factory checked. Either model priced £Stg.7o c.i.f. Prompt delivery. Draft with order from: N.Z. Selling Agents. C.P.O. Box 3434, Auckland, New Zealand.

MILK BAR AND MIXED SHOP in new house with flat and cultivated V 4 -acre freehold, also (separately) one eight-hole ice cream making machine in good order with new 1 H.P.. 240 A.C. motor. Further particulars: M. Ribey, Norfolk Island.

STEEL —for all your steel and building materials, including Mild Steel Angles, Channels, R.S.J.’s. Engineering and Reinforcing Rounds, Water Piping, Rails and Fencing Posts, Barbed Wire and Fencing- Wire. Paints and Varnishes. Contact; E.

R. Bowman & Co., 99 Stanley St., South Brisbane, Queensland. Telegrams and Cables; “Bosteel”, Brisbane.

WE send parts to all parts. Army truck, spares. Dodge, Jeep and G.M.C. always available. Gilltraps, P.O. Box 500.

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Coconut Plantation For Sale: Our

Coconut Plantation at Walnunu, Fiji, freehold of 1986 acres, producing about 120 tons dry copra annually. Together with buildings and equipment. Much new unused land suitable for development in rice. Offers of not less than £F22,000 will be considered if lodged prior to August 31, 1957. Reasonable terms can be arranged. Further information is obtainable from the Secretary, Morris Hedstrom Limited, P.O. Box 295, Suva, Fiji. '

Corrected Admiralty Charts And

Hydrographical Supplies in respect of Fiji.

Tonga and Samoa waters. On sale at the Authorised Agents: W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji), Limited. Suva, Fiji.

NORFOLK ISLAND, four acres, freehold, large house, fully furnished, three bedrooms, electrified from main supply. On main road. Also on property general store leased. Write: Mrs. E. K. Ward, 362 Moore Park Rd., Paddington, N.S.W.

Notice To Creditors

In the Will of GEORGE ALEXANDER NAESS late of Tol, Henry Reid Bay, Britain, in the Territory of New Guinea Planter deceased. Creditors having claims against the Estate of the abovementioneft deceased, who died on the First day of November, 1942, are called upon to sum mit their claims, verified by Affidavit, to Burns Philp Trust Company Limited of 7 Bridge Street, Sydney. Executor of thl Will of the abovementioned deceased on or before September 30, 1957, after whicii time the Executor will proceed to dia tribute the Estate having regard only t< claims of which they then shall have haj notice in writing. Dated this Tenth dsi; of July, 1957. Burns Philp Trust Companj Limited, Executors, 7 Bridge St., Sydneg BOOKS

All Books And Journals On Aus

Tralasia And The Pacific Bough

AND SOLD. Catalogues issued and sen free on application. Correspondence it vited. Berkelouw, 38 King St., Sydnej Telephone; BX 1243.

Visitors to Sydney—

“Pacific Islands Monthly” |

is always on sale at Charlesworth j Milligan’s Magazine Kiosk, Cnr. Marti Place and George Street.

PENFRIENDS WANTED Contact corresponded philatelists, hobbyists and Pen Frien throughout the Pacific. Island repr sentatives wanted. Members in almo every country of the world. Write f specimen copy Club journal “Island Lif and application form, to Secretary. Son Sea Islands Correspondence Club, Natnv Fiji Is.

Stamps Wanted

STAMP COVERS WANTED.—lnterested buying, by a cover collector, stami envelopes used in the mail of the Brit Pacific Islands. I offer 5 cents U.S fur for each one. Send me 100 Postal U Envelopes in good condition and I ] mail you back, via registered mail. $5. plus postage. This offer excludes envelopes of Fiji, N.Z., Papua-NG, i Australia. Send to: Mr. S. C. Jersey, N. Kenilworth Ave., Oak Park, Illin< U.S.A. (Banking Reference: Mayw< Proviso State Bank, Maywood, Illin U.S.A.) ISLAND STAMPS WANTED: SLOO U.S. 200 paid for postally used British Pac Island Colony stamps on pieces envelopes undamaged. Double this pi for stamps of 6d and over, and e higher rates for 2/- up. Send for buy list with prices I pay. On lots of and over I pay all postage. W.

Strauss, P.O. Box 1218. Grand Cenl Station, New York 17, N.Y.. U.S.A.

Available For Charte

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Position Wanted

MARRIED COUPLE, Australian, aged 32 and 29 respectively, 1 child, seek position as manager trading post or copra plantation.

Experienced in all phases of both fields. Present contract concludes August 10 and prepared to commence from this date. Desire position New Guinea, New Hebrides or similar group. Consider any alternative proposition including partnership in trading post. Please reply; L. P. GOODWIN, Vila, New Hebrides 162 ttjlY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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Index to Advertisers J, R. Ltd. ... 50 stra Hunting ervice .... 43 a-Vite .... 77 mce Accept. . 156 .L. & F. . . 105 10-Australian igineering . . 52 I. Dairies . . 48 minium Union 112 liss, W. & Co. 152 eton, N. V. . 44 tt, Wm. . . . 38 0 57 of NSW 103,139 ; of NZ . . .53 er, L. & Sons 150 ell, Gwyn . . 9 land-Rae . . 66 dell-Spence 42 nan, E. R. . 151 Ford Mills . 72 Don Bros. . . 73 ;n, W. S. . . 62 dI Myers . . 143 tand .... 16 ;h Aluminium 5 ih United iries . . . 153 Iway Motors . 9 on & Co. . 78 ng, A. H. . 62 89, 91, 100, 135 fry ... . 142 >n Breweries 80 nter Ltd. . 128 ron & Sutherd 163 E 101 Iream Pty. 54 fe . . . 79, 90 in's French am .... 145 n's Mustard 125 al Meat . .103 ’ Watson . . 78 onwealth ik .... 158 nond Co. . 124 l6l ie Co. . . . 34 t .... 161 lil Marg. . 76 r, G. & M. 30 3 Agencies . 39 ll7 n 54 1 Ltd. . . 146 ass, W. C. . 115 d Rubber . 114 Steel Co. . 14 ■ Ltd. ... 43 maid ... 53 es .... 57 idy . . . . 122 r Wm. . . 35 •ading Co. . 50 ■ & Hiedecke 58 - D. & Co. 32 s Rum . . 46 ;r Eng. . . 68 t, Davidson Cathey . . 164 , W. & A. 138 •ie Bros. . . 94 ie, R. . 1, 59, 70, 120, 127 e .... 130 ■ooks Paints 131 (Suva) . . 13 ne Books . 159 Ltd. . 37, 10? sen, B. . . 61 sen Sons . 6 7 K. & Co. . 65 is Diesels . 115 i Ltd. . . 95 jway Robert- Institute . 6~> Dks . . . . 39 on & Byrne 97 Co; ... 126 1.C.1 136 International Bloodstock 35 International Harvester ... 56 Is. Transport . . 102 Johnson's Wax . 106 K.L.M 12 Keen's Curry ... 65 Kennedy, Capt. . 60 Kerr Bros. ... 40 Kiwi Polish . .110 Kodak 40 Kopsen & Co. . . 64 Lanchoo Tea ... 3 Lawton Pty. Ltd. 117 Manning & Osborne .... 41 Macßofeertson P/L 71 Maize Products . 98 Marine Spares 61 Mcllrath's ... 27 McNiven Bros. . . 4 MendacO .... 149 Millers Ltd. . . 99 Morris, H. ... 153 M. H. Ltd. . 26, 123 Mungo Scott . .107 Nathan & Wyeth . 74 N. & R. . . 63, 109 Needham & Co. . 91 Nestles .... 47 NG Aust. Line . . 6 Nile Products . 140 Nixoderm ... 159 N.Z.N.A.C 2 P.A.A. . . .10 Pabco Products . 148 Pacific Tobacco . 33 Pan Pacific Service 141 Papuan Prints . . 98 Peck, H. Pty. Ltd. 119 Penguin Books . 154 P. I. Line .... 8 Piccaninny Wax . 36 Pryor, A. W. 53, 105 Old. Insurance. . 121 Ransomes Co. . 137 Reckitt's Blue . 157 Rohu, Si I . . . .69 Seppelt & Son . 132 Seward Ltd. . .126 Shaw Savill ... 7 She’l Pty. Ltd. . 92 Sparklets Ltd. . . 51 Spruso Co. . . . 28 S.T.C. Co. . . . 93 Steradent .... 121 Stapleton, J. . .93 Stewarts-Lloyds . 149 S. P. Brewery .107 Sthn. Pac. Ins. . 73 Sullivan Ltd. 45, 55, 66 Tait, W. S. . . 49 Tatham, S. E. . . 46 Thornburgh Coll. 114 Thornycroft Co. . 32 Tilley Lamps . .11l Ti I lock & Co. . 118 Tongala Milk . . 104 Tooth & Co. . . 113 Turners & Growers 70 Tyneside Eng. . . 75 United Insurance 137 U.R.D 125 Van Ge'der, J. P. 97 Ventura .... 164 Victa Mowers 147 Vi-Stim . . . .133 Vincent's APC . . 29 Warnock .... 94 Webster, D. & Sons 110 Westfield Meats 160 White Rose ... 74 Wilhelmsen, W. . 8 Wills Ltd. ... 96 Woods. H. W. . 144 WrigLey's ... 129 Wi rtdef'ich Co. . 131 Yorkshire Ins. . . 77 Zevenboom, J. & Co; . . .31, 146 163 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUT. Y. 1957

FIJI Aug.. ’39 June, '56 July 8. ’5' Emperor . . . bB/ll blO/3 b6/- Loloma . . .

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Bulolo . . . bl24/b45/b33/- N.G.G. Ltd. . bl/10 b2/2 bl/llVz Oil Search . b3/ll bl4/ll b9/9 Ent. of N.O. . —. s2/bl/- Oriomo Oil . b5/b6/6 b4/- Papuan Apin. b4/ll b3/6 b3/l Placer Dev. . b68/6 bl01/6 bl05/- Sandy Creek . bl/5 s6d sld Purchasers at Full Market Prices on Assay Value of

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Islands Produce

assrsn f- “ s Ji WPHC areas; 140 Pac. Francs; SUS 2.23.) COPRA Price negotiated between British Ministry of Food and British South Pacific Territories for 1957 was £Stg.s4 FOB mam ports—a drop of IVz per cent, on the 1956 price. Stabilisation and other charges reduce actual producer price.

PAPUA - NEW GUINEA:—Approx: Hot Air £ A57/16/-; FMS (sun-dried) £ A57/2/-; Smoked, £AS4/11/-.

FIJI: —Plantation grade £FS2/5/6; FMS £FS2.

W. SAMOA;—Sellers; 22/6-23/6 per 100 lbs. Exporters; £S4I and £S47 f.o.b.

Apia, for two grades.

E. SAMOA: —Producers receive 4 cents lb. (SUSB9.6 or £A4O approx, per long ton).

Periodic bonus, if average proceeds exceed Govt, buying price and expenses.

SOLOMONS: —Honiara/Gizo Yandina: Ist grade, £56; 2nd £52; 3rd £45, NEW HEBRIDES:—Buying price on May 11 fell from 6,000 Pac. francs (£A42) delivered Vila/Santo to 5,750 Pac. francs (£ A4O/5/-). European price, July 8. 67,000 Met. francs (£AB4/4/- approx.) c.i.f. per short ton.

NEW CALEDONIA; —Noumea, Feb. 20; 7,250 Pac. francs (£ASO).

FRENCH OCEANIA;—Recent prices were: Top grade 10.50 Pac. francs per kilo (£A62/15/- per long ton) f.0.b., Papeete; lowest grade 5.35 Pac. francs (£A39).

TONGA;—A Grade. £TS2/5/-; B Grade. £T46/5/-.

COOK IS.: —Local price is based on £NZSB/14/4 (£Stg.sß/10/-) per ton f.0.b., in bulk. Outer islands copra producers receive approx. 3'/id NZ per lb. equal to £ NZ3O per ton.

COCOA:—lnlands prices are based on the rate for Accra cocoa which on July 8 was £ 5tg.239 per ton, c.i.f. London.

P.-N.G.;—Good grade £A245 ex wharf.

Sydney.

W. SAMOA:—JuIy 5: £Stg.23s f.o.b.

Apia.

COFFEE:—P.-N.G. July 8: Quote No. 1— Top grade 6/7 per lb; Quote No. 2—6/4.

PEANUTS:—P.-N.G., July 8; Kernels 1/6V2-1/8; Virginia bunch, in shell, large, well cleaned, 1/4-1/5 per lb. del- Sydney: other 1/2-1/3 del. Sydney.

RUBBER:—P.-N.G. price is based on Singapore rate, which on July 5 was;' No. 1 RSS, spot, 91 7 /s Straits cents (33d Aust. anprox.) per lb.

VANILLA BEANS: Victor Karp, Tulk & Cos., Sydney, reported on July 8: New crop, c.i.f. Sydney, Tahiti White and Yellow label, processed, standard packs, 59/-, Green 57/- per lb.

RICE (Australian):—Price from May 1, 1957 —P.-N.G.: Dry brown and dressed, 112 lb bags, 5 tons and over, £6l per ton, f.0.w.; under 5 tons £6l/10/- per ton. Vitamised and enriched white, 112 lb bags, 5 tons and over, £67/10/- per ton, f.0.w.; under 5 tons, £6B per ton.

Other Pac. Islands: Dry, brown, etc., £7O per ton, f.o.w., Sydney or Melbourne. I PEARL SHELL.—Prices between the majority of the Torres Strait produce® and Otto Gerdau Co. (USA) for 1956 (1957 prices not yet made public) we«i i.e.: Sound, £A736; D, £A390; E, £A30« EE, £A225; all f.o.b. Aust. ports; July® 1957, quotation by independent pearler!

Sound. £A865; D, £A650; E, £A450; E* £ A255. Cook Is.-Manihiki: July 8. lool shell on beach, £Stg.448 per long tod Export price, £Stg.700 f.o.b. RarotonJ Tuamotus: 175-185 Pac. francs per kite (£A1,000-£A1,060 per long ton) f.o.| Papeete. ■ TROCHUS; One Sydney agent on JuH 8 quoted: N.G. £A350, B.S.I., £A355, boi ex-wharf, Sydney. Along with another agel he was unable to quote for N. Heb. Th| second agent could not quote because 9 had not received any orders.

GREEN SNAIL: Quote No. 1, July J SW Pacific, in store, Sydney, £A37l subject to rejects.

London And U.S. Prices

Copra:— London, July 8; Philippines, I bulk. July/Aug. $167.50 (seller); Strai* Borneo, fair, merchantable, del. weigh!

United Kingdom-North European port July/Aug. £Stg.63 (buyer), £Stg.63/51 (seller). New York, July 8: Philippini c.i.f., U.S. Pac. Coast ports, $151 i asked Coconut Oil; —London, July 8; Ceylon, I bulk c.i.f., United Kingdom-Nth. Europe! ports, July/Aug. £Stg.95/10/- (selled Straits. crude, c.i.f., bulk, July/Ata £Stg.90/5/- (seller). J Cocoa:— London, July 1: Accra July/Sd shipment £Stg. 238/15/-, c.i.f. Liverpod Oct./Dec. (new) £Stg.238/15/-, c.i.f. L’po< Rubber:—London, July 5: Spot buyei Stg.27y 8 d lb. c.i.f. Oct./Dec. 27V4d.

Islands Mining Share[?]

Exchange Rates

PUI Through BANK OF NSW, A] BANK and BANK OF NZ. Australia Fiji, basis £lOO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2, Selling, £AII3. Fiji-London. basis £1 London: B, £llO/15/-: S. £ll2. basis £lOO NZ: B. £lll/11/9; S. £llO/4 SAMOA. —Through BANK OF NZ, Ai tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Sam( B. £ A123/12/6; S. £AI24/10/9. Sam( London, basis £lOO London: B. £99/7 S £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO I B. £100: S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Fiji, ba £lOO Samoa; B. £111: S. £llO. J

Papua - Ng—Commonwealth Ba]

iPt. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Goroka, Bul< Kavieng, Madang, Wewak), BANK OF Nl (branches; Port Moresby. Lae, Bul( Rabaul. Madang. Samaral, Gorol agencies: Wau, Boroko, Kokopo) A BANK (Port Moresby) and NATION BANK OF A/ASIA. (Port Moresby) qu exchange rate Australia-Papua-NG: 1 per £ AlOO.

NORFOLK IS.—Commonwealth B a quotes exchange rate Australia - Non Island: 5/- per £AIOO.

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES.—Pacific frar most valuable of the three franc gro in French Union, are used in New C« donia. New Hebrides, and Fr. Oceal FRENCH BANK (Comptoir Natio D’Escompte de Paris) in Sydney quoj Selling 140 Pac. fr. to £Aust.; 177 I fr. to £Stg.: 63 Pac. fr. to US $. 164 JULY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

Index to Vol. XXVII ume XXVII is indexed under: culture. N. Guinea (Neth.). and Asian New Hebrides, airs. Norfolk Is. tion. Organisations, it mas Is. Pacific (General), a. Papua-N. Guinea.

Is. Pearling, etc. [i S Personalities. , r "j s Samoa (American).

' i-i ‘ Samoa (Western). rlal ’ Ships (Alphabetical).

Solomon Is. natiolnal Geo- s P Commission, rsical Year. Tahiti, hall, Mariana Tonga.

I Caroline Is Trading Companies, ons. Trusteeship Cel. u. W.P.H.C. Terri- Caledonia. tories.

[?]Otes On The Markets

OCHUS has again been hard ;o sell in Sydney. One agent considered that he might be to do business for shell from Guinea and the ESI at £350 155 a ton, but another had not ved any orders, een snail was also difficult, agent quoted £375, in store, ey, subject to rejects. Another not prepared to quote a price, □k Islands-Manihiki pearl shell ped from £Stg.Boo-900, f.o.b. tonga, to £Stg.7oo. >rld coffee production declined t six per cent, during the 57 season, according to data cted by the US Department of ulture. e major reduction was from Trillion bags in 1955-56 to 47.4 m bags. The major decline, razil, was caused by adverse ler. 3 remainder of the coffeeicing world maintained or ased its level of production.

[?]Y Slim To Visit P-Ng

ONGST some of the distinuished mid-Winter visitors to ew Guinea will be Lady Slim, of Australia’s Governor ral. : will commence a 12 days of P-NG on July 27. ■ will inspect women’s orations and social welfare cts in Port Moresby, Goroka, ng, Rabaul, Kavieng, Finschand Lae. it members of the Eastern land Women’s Institute (NZ), if them accompanied by their nds, recently npade a three ’ tour of Fiji. It was the 1 party from the same Women’s ute to have toured Fiji in the bree years.

AUG., 1956 TO JUL., 1957, INCLUSIVE (First numeral indicates number of issue, second numeral gives page.) A AGRICULTURE (See also under Individual Territories): Coffee. 1-77, 6-115, 9-121, 11-73; NZ Sugar Deal, 1-146; Rhinoceros Beetle, 2-57, 4-45; Cocoa, 2-81, 5- 157, 6-29, 6-157, 8-133, 10-139, 11-73, 11- 141; Rubber, 2-170; Rice, 2-173, 8-98, 8- 149, 10-135; Sugar, 3-71; 5-19, 8-24; Vegetable Oils, 4-79; Food and Agriculture Organisation, 4-155; Peanuts. 4-163, 11-75; Nondugl Agricultural College, 7-55; Factor World’s Sugar Industry, 8-24; Coffee Pest in N. Caledonia, 10-69; Bananas, 11-121.

ASIAN AND ASIATIC AFFAIRS: 9-23, 11-65.

AVIATION; DC3 Aircraft Unsafe for Duke, 1-19; Chatham Is. New Air Service, 1- Trans-Island Airways, Ltd., 1-147; Central Pacific Proposals, 1-149; Nadi Airport, 2-22, 4-161; Airways Co. in Litigation, 2-23; Line Air National, 2-25; T.E.A.L.. 2-25, 5-24, 7-117, 9-25; Qantas. 2- 9-19. 9-25, 10-20, 11-153, 12-145; Air Company Wins Damages, 3-35; Reopening of Munda and Henderson, 3-115; South Pacific Air Services, 3-139, 7-153; Operation “Tan Glove”, 3-102; P.A.A.

Clipper’s Dramatic Ditching, 4-25; Giant Flying Boat, 4-79: Near Miss for R.N.Z.A.F., 4-119; Guinea Airways Ltd., 4- Trans-Tasman Monopoly, 5-24; “Operation Student”, 5-143; T.A.1., 6-21, 8-122, 10-51, 11-119, 12-145; Fr. Oceania Airport, 7-20; 8.0.A.C.’s Whispering Giant, 8-39; American Airmen’s Remains Recovered. 8-42; Tontouta Airfield, 8-43; K.L.M., 8-93; Mandated Air Lines, 10-23; T.R.A.N.S.P.A.C., 10-51; French Planes for Search and Rescue, 10-135; SARAH, 10-61; Ansett, 11-24, 12-22, 12-157; Pacific Air Cruises, 11-150, 12-43; Air Circle Route via Mexico, 11-153. c COOK ISLANDS: Resident Agent Fined, 1-55; The Makea Family Service, 1-58; Fruit Industry, 1-115, 4-163, 6-90, 10-65. 12-58; M.O.P. Industry, 1-126, 3-22, 4-161, 5- Tereora College, 1-130; Health Problems, 2-75; Petrol Shortage, 3-24; Progressive Atiu, 3-51; Fight Against T. 8., 3- 55, 4-119; Smart New Buildings, 3-74; Budget Cut, 3-75; Taxation Investigators. 3-79; Measels Outbreak, 3-157, 7-53; Another Murder, 3-164; Law Amended, 3- 165; Population Figures, 4-94; Water Rationing, 4-95; Trawler Stolen, 4-109; Under-Sea Salvage, 5-71; Factory Check, 5-114; Legislative Council in Session, 5- 129; Murder Appeal Dismissed, 6-78; Income Tax, 6-123; Liquor Reforms, 6-158; Fireworks, 7-39; Fish Glut, 7-50; Trader v. Author. 7-73; Drive for Hospital Supplies, 8-19; Whaling. 8-20; Cool Store, 8-67; Youth Centres, 8-117; I.G.Y. Instruments for Rarotonga, 8-139; New Covered Market, 8-141; Advances in Tropical Agriculture, 8-149; Easter Cycle Race, 11-53; Work on Reef Passages, 11-119; Weddings of Note, 11-143; H-Bomb Visitors, 12-37.

CHRISTMAS IS.: 4-137, 5-55, 6-19. 7- 35, 8-22, 8-149, 9-23, 9-80, 10-21, 11-19, 12-37.

COPRA (Including Edible Oils, etc.): 1- 18, 1-69, 1-98, 2-23, 3-113, 3-131. 4-20, 4- 21, 4-22. 4-57, 5-74, 5-152, 6-21, 6-33, 7-15, 7-127. 8-21, 8-25, 8-101, 9-19, 9-23, 9-135, 10-19, 10-39, 10-139, 11-25, 11-49, 11-75, 12-19.

D DEATHS: Lady Maraia Vosawale, 1- 158; Fred Jolley, 1-158; Mrs. Ruby May Westbrook, 1-158; Major C. A. Swinbourne, 0.8. E., 2-153; W. A. Macdonald, 2-153; Ernest Reid. 2-153; Geo. L. Wignall, 2- 153; M. Jules Chevrier, 2-153; Capt.

Alexander Mervin, 2-154; Mrs. Mary Lum Houng Lee, 2-154; Charles Widdy. 2-154; Capt. C. H. Luxmoore, 2-155; A. H.

Baldwin. 3-142; Dennis Murray, 3-142; A.

V. Addis, 3-143; William Mcßirney, 3-143: Mrs. Blanche Johnson. 3-143; Mrs.

Florence Hathaway, 3-143; C. F. Sollitt, 3- Miss Minnie Walsh, 3-145; Alfred Laborde, 3-145; F. D. Palmer, 4-147; Mrs.

Annie Stevenson, 4-147; Dr. W. Worger. 4- Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Moran, 4-147: Capt. Dryden, 4-149; Mr. H. R. Greening. 4-149; Mrs. E. M. Bucknell. 4-149; George Harness, 4-149; Dr. Eric Pockley, 4-149; Capt. J. Duncan, 5-19, 6-115; Alfred Coleman, 5-135; Robert McEwen, 5-135; James Anning. D.S.M.. 5-135; S. A. Webb. 5- 135; James (Timi) Maiotui Le Grives, 5- 135; Reginald Jenkin, 5-137; Jack Ellis, 5- 137; Mrs. Florence Rundnagel, 5-137; Mrs.

I. Pike, 5-159; Sir Arthur Grimble, 6-24; Edward Becker. 6-139; Mrs. Hilda Hoodless. 6-139; R. W. Millington, 6-139; J. F.

D. Wager, 6-139; Capt. Strickland, 6-139; William Arp, 6-139; Alexander Donald Cameron, 7-137; Norman Wilde, 7-137; Robert Craig, 7-137; George Grant, 7-139; C. F. Gamson. 7-139; F. Isom, 7-139: Albert Firth Jagger, 7-139; Hong Kong Sang, 7-139; R. D. Bagnell. 7-139; David Collins, 7-140; Major C. V. Phillips, 7- 140; Constable Beni, 7-141; M. Henri Bonneaud, 8-157; Rev. Father D. Coicaud, 8- Rev. Brother George. 8-157; C, McK.

Brown, 8-157; Colonel John Walstab, 9- 139; Colin M. Brown, 9-139; Donald Mc- Kinnon, 9-139; E. J. Stuart Russell, 9- 139; Mrs. Dorothy Lester, 9-139; Abdul Rahman Manu, 9-139; Mrs. H. T. Allan. 9- C. T. Wurth. 9-141; Mrs. M. Hopewell, 9-141; Mrs. S. Horton; 10-152; Marcus Estall, 10-152; Ben Allen, 10-152; G. S. Rowley, 10-152; P. Costello, 10-152; Mrs. Norma Vicary, 10-152; Lady Ellis, 10- M, Camille Coulon, 11-127; Adi Ana Qereitoga, 11-149; J. T. Cleary, 11- 149; Nils Carlson. 11-149; Mrs. A. M.

Mullins, 11-149; M. Henri Bonnaud, 11- 149; C. C. Dallaston, 11-149; Major A A.

Luckham. 11-149; Mr. Tupou (David) Hettig, 11-149; W. P, Watson, 11-150; M.

Leon Wright. 12-138; Dr. I. H. Beattie. 12- 149; Fr. G. E. Bergeron, 12-149; Capt. and Mrs. J. Linfoot. 12-149; William Bentley, 12-149; Mrs. Nellie Brown. 12-149; Miss Holly Barker, 12-149; Mr. James Brown, 12-149; Mrs. Sophie Raphael. 12-151; Otto Stehr. 12-15.

EDITORIAL: Col. Nasser Drops a Brick, 1-17; The Case for Better Quality Copra, 1-18; The Suez-Aswan Trouble, 1-29; Minister Hasluck’s P.-N.G., 2-17; Suez Pot Begins to Boil, 2-18; South Pacific Governments and Their Press Relations, 3-17; History’s 20 Most Significant Days, 4-17; Moscow and Cairo Gain Moral Victory When U.S.A. Humiliates France and Britain, 5-17; International Fumbling— E Present a Sorry Picture, 6-17; Does Unilever Come as Friend or Foe to S. Pacific, 7-13; Our View of S.-E. Asia and Indonesia Grows More Ugly, 8-17: Nuclear Fission Brings Some Rapid, Startling Changes in the Pacific, 9-17; After 1957: What is Going On in the South Pacific Copra Industry, 10-17; New Shape and New Directives: An Effort to Save South Pacific Commission, 11-17; Australia Should Lead More Towards Pacific Federation, 12-17.

EASTER IS.—B-119.

F FIJI: A.B.C. News, 1-20; Nadi Airport Closed, 1-21; Deuba Hotel. 1-23, 11-55; Nabavatu, 1-23, 2-22; Muslims and 165 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

ctions. 1-51; Flying-Saucers. 1-59; High Produce Price. 1-91: Mr. Howard’s Visit, ,Q 7 4-145; Boxing Boom, 1-145, 3-84, Mtute for Delinquents, 1-150; Two New rammar Schools. 1-165; Switched Baby ise 2-21; New Savings Banks, 2-24, egislative Council, 2-38. 6-95; Suva s Sea 2-47 3-21; NO Street Numbers, 2- “Vo-143-’ Fijian Hula Dancer, 2-91; Olympic Games' 2-129. 4-20. 5-143; Mr.

Elliott s Retirement. 2-161; Brewery 2-163, in-55 11-21; New Liquor Laws, 2-163, 3- 22: Legco. Speaker, 3-19; O.P.H. Reconstruction, 3-23; Fiji Loses Officials. 3-25. 1956 Census, 3-46; Chief’s Son Baptised. 3- Improving Police Foree 3-7 D S-liO, 4- Night Parking, 3-99; Little India 3-121; Manganese, 3-123. 5-128, J-lbZ, Damages Claim, 3-141: Proposed Motel. -149- Library Collection. 3-149; Heavy .jr Traffic, 3-155; Fight Against Beetle, 45 12-101; Boxing Stadium Proposal. 4.47; Fiji’s No. 2 Post, 4-48; No Dalo. No Work 4-130; Superceding Private Enter- ■ ; ° 4-131; Wharf Shed, 4-159, 5-13. 8-99: South Seas Hotel, 5-13. 12-24; Sugar Intry 5-19 6-22. 6-23; Credit-Squeeze Budget 5-21, 7-135; “Times” New Execute Director, 5-22; Honour for Fiji- Indian Airmen. 5-35; Copra Grading, 5- 152 9-135; Riwa Mill Closure, 6-23. 9- 11- 11-67, 12-41; Northern Hotels Ltd.. 6-34. 7-21, 11-55, 12-24; Morris- ' 'Mrom Scholarship, 6-51; Miss Hibiscus, ; 79, 7-160; Population Problems, 6-95. 7- 10: India Association Celebrates, 6-149; Governor's Extended Term, 7-18, 10-22; The Johnson Land Plan, 7-33; C.S.R. Co. s T i 100 years, 7-80; Suva’s Rainfall. 7- 10, Whales for Recount, 7-119; “Smithy”

Memorial. 7-128. 10-127: Fire in Copra St'.re 7-148; Depth Bombs, 7-153; Training Tradesmen, 7-159: Security Practices, 7- 30; Language Problems. 8-27; Improved Bi Services, 8-28; Unfavourable Balance. 12- Military Awards, 8-31: Wakaya Reverts to Fijians, 8-65; Rice Position, 8- 98; New Port Authority, 8-101; Capable Tradesmen, 8-110; Credit Unions, 8-133; Si - rers for Mission, 8-133: New Fuel Centre 8-143; Important line of Young Chief’s, 9-65; Hat Is. Treasure, 9-83; /- nances for Tropical Leave, 9-97; Copra Cf. a ding, 9-135; Mr. C. Harvey Retires, 9 isi; Copra After 1957?, 10-19. 11-25; Thornton Libel Case, 10-24, 11-23; ‘ Yankee” Quarantined, 10-31; Gold Inti v. 10-49: Myth of Cheap Labour, 10v: Pat Costello. 10-73; Norbryn Rescue, ;0-78; Not Enough Hotels. 10-125; P.W.D.

Scandal, 10-126; Veteran Missionary ReiO-137; Holdens for Fiji. 10-141; Petty Thieving in Suva, 10-142; Banno Bros., 10-153: Birthday Honours, 11-22; Tasmanian Press and “Fijians”, 11-30; Helicopters. 11-67; Vatu Koula Mining, 11- 115: Reports Instead of Action, 11-119: More Bananas for N.Z., 11-121; Tug Lack Delays Shipping. 11-123; Indian Population Figures, 11-143; Duty on Freight, 11-157; S.R.’s Privy Council Case, 12-21; Salary Increases for P.S., 12-23; Fiji Riviera. 12-25: Development Loan, 12-41; Tightening Up On Taxis, 12-131; Levuka, 12-134; Aust Amateur Hour, 12-153.

H HEALTH; Encephalitis, 1-143; New Area Officer for W.H.0., 2-83; Medical Text Book, 2-83; Anti-Filaria Experiment, 8- 49; New Drug for Tropical Infections, 8- 143; Yaws: Mass Injections, 9-70; Malaria, 12-45; Resistence to Insecticide, 12-87.

I INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR: I- 2-58, 3-70. 4-73. 5-115, 8-39. 11-117.

II- M

Marshall, Marianas, Caroline

IS.: 5-58, 11-123.

MISSIONS: World Famous Singers and N.G. Missions, 7-111; Melanesian Mission, 7- 11-122; Seventh Day Adventist N.G.

Mission, 8-41; Overseas Missions Dept., 8- 118; Sisters of Charity, 8-133; Anglican Heads Confer on S.W. Pacific Missions, 10-30.

N NAURU: 9-20, 10-37.

NEW CALEDONIA: New Voting Powers, I- General De Gaulle’s Visit, 1-25, 3- 47; Lantana Hotel, 1-27; Echoes of de Rochefort, 1-78, 2-22; Yate Strike, 2-24; Visual Aid—“ Eye”, 2-38; Libel Suit, 2-77; Oil Quest Plan. 2-118; Governor’s Paris Visit, 3-34; Mining, 3-73. 4-138, 5-37, 8-19, 9-133; Another Important Book, 3-77; Taxation, 4-20; Noumea Base, 4-27; T.A.I.

Plane for N.Z. Flight, 4-27; “Foreigners”. 4- Vietnamese, 5-35, 6-53, 12-154; It Pays to Be French, 5-43; Trochus Pishing, 5- Trade Gains, 5-79; Child Delinquents, 5-99; Rex Cinema Destroyed, 5-131; Coffee Industry, 6-115, 10-69; Aquarium Interests Marine Biologists. 6-127; “Therese’s”, 6- 137; Rene Gail, 7-39; Flying Saucers, 7-133; Cyclone “Gedeon”, 7-135; New Stamps. 7- 135; Labour Problems, 7-137; Beer Consumption, 7-141; Henri Bonnaud Mourned, 8- Pioneers Honoured, 8-22; Black Magic, 8-22; Political Stir, 8-23;Rebuilding Tontouta Airfield, 8-43; Indo-Chinese Insolence. 8-53; Copra Stabilisation, 8-101; Island Prosperity, 8-139; Noumea Needs a Tug, 8-141; Noumea’s Population, 8-143; Air Crash, 9-20; Strong Feeling About Privileges. 9-99: Jet Age, 10-69; Cattle Industry, 10-134; Planes for Search and Rescue. 10-135; Aero Club, 12-115; 25th Anniversary Paris-Noumea Flight, 10-153; Exchange Squeeze, 12-24.

NEW GUINEA (DUTCH): 3-160, 5-20, 6- 22 8-23. 8-142, 9-21, 9-69, 9-131, 11-134.

II- NEW HEBRIDES: 50 Years of Condominium. 1-19, 3-83, 4-34; Jubilee Stamps, 1-135, 7-135; Mining Activity, 3- 23. 6 - 22. 8 - 147, 10 - 151, 12 - 54; Labour, 5-73, 7-136; Export Figures, 5-73; Mail Order Education, 6-111; Crazy Weather, 7-128; Finances, 8-19; Santo Wharf, 8-46; The Reluctant Consul, 8-75, 9- Fishing Enterprise, 10-157; Wilhelm Grube, 11-79.

NORFOLK IS.: 1-157, 2-43, 3-19, 3-134, 4-60. 5-69. 6-125, 7-24. 7-133, 7-162, 9- 129, 9-137. 12-29, 12-115, 12-155. o ORGANISATIONS; Polynesian Assn., 1- 127, 7-159, 11-157; New Guinea Women’s Club. 1-142, 1-153, 4-23. 6-80, 8-97, 10- 129, 12-161; Pacific Islands Society. 5-151. 8- 10-153; Pacific Travel Association, 7- 21; Historical Society of New Britain, 7- 25, 59-63: New Guinea Volunteer Rifle. 7-51; New Guinea Women’s Assn., Melb., 9- P PACIFIC (GENERAL): Radio N.Z. Gives Poor Service, 1-20; The Mikimoto Pearl Recipe, 1-23; R. Gillespie Executive. 1-24; Wanted, New Sources of Phosphate, 1-37; The Little Count Dies in Auckland, 1-45; Crazy Weather, 1-77; Britons and the Singapore Chinese. 1-95; Sun-heated Water, 1-125; Mr. Van Campens Letter, 1- 155; Pacific Radio Amateurs, 1-161; Cocos Cyclone, 2-39; Tarawa Loses Air Service, 2-62; Communications in Micronesia, 2- 73; Bombard Theory, 2-79; Medical Text- Book, 2-83; The Seismitron, 2-142; Murder on Freighter, 2-150; S.W. Pacific Celebrations, 3-21; Native Marriage Bill, 3-153; Weather Information Broadcasts, 3-109; Snakes, 4-86; U.N. Broadcasts, 4-91; Ex- Governor Ridicules Colombo Plan, 4-121; Island’s Boxers, 4-122. 12-131; S.P.C.

Course Organised, 4-157; Colonial Service Retiring Age, 5-23; Scrap Market Booms. 5-45; Hurricanes, 5-54, 6-117; Trade in Toads, 5-57; A Letter from Johnny, 5- 86; Seamaster Crash, 5-128; New Year Honours, 6-19; Hungarian Relief Fund, 6-24; Future of South Pacific Copra. 7-15; New High Commissioner of Micronesia,® 131; New R.C. Bishops. 7-147; Mechanising Copra Cutting, 7-157; Last Grieg or Fanning Is., 7-161; H-Bomb Jitters, 8-21 Unilever’s Chief Buyer in S. Pacific, 8-22 Jap Fishers and Atom Test, 8-22; P.&o Liner for Pacific, 8-25; Tours by Lux® Seaplane, 8-25; More Proteins, 8-50; T Conserve Pearl Shell, 8-67; The Bells® Kermadec Is., 8-75; Red Tape Ann® 8-S5; Survey of 1957 Whaling, 8-102 Mystery Canoe in N.Z., 8-127; Copra Pric Correction, 8-131; Bounty Anchor, 8-la South Pacific Planters Meet. 8-155; Pacl Travel Magazine, 8-157; Atomic Fall-out,® 33; Extraordinary N.Z. Attitude, 10-14( Planters No. 1 Problem, 11-25; Marl Summary, 11-73; Creation of Unilever,® 78, 12-127; Luxury Liners for Pacl Route, 11-135.

PAPUA-NEW GUINEA; DC3 Aircil Unsafe for Duke, 1-19; Mr. Wilson Lea® 1-21; Papuan Oil Speculation, 1-24: Sia 1-24; Waria Syndicate’s Fight, 1-27, 1 144; Papua-N.G. Diary, 1-38, 2-49, 3-37® 37, 5-45, 6-39, 9-49, 10-41, 11-33, 12® N.G. Coffee, 1-77; Echoes of Typhl Scare, 1-137; Cattle Industry, 1-139,1 157, 7-121, 9-101, 12-133; Late Capt. Pai Honoured, 1-153; Overland to Highlad 1- Visit of Duke of Edinburgh, 2-i 2- 3-19, 4-20, 5-45; Robertson Case,] 19, 2-20, 3-20; Papua’s 50th Anniversa 2- Highlands’ Bill of Rights. 2-i Tribute to F. R. Jolley, 2-119; Plan!

Develop Fisheries. 2-135; Kenaf, 2-l| Mission Education, 2-163; Primitive Sei in News, 2-166, 5-21; Rabaul Mure Appeal. 2-167, 5-19, 7-49; P.S. Recrd ment, 3-99, 3-138; New Building Methd 3- Native Marriage Bill, 3-153; I Money “Goes Finish”, 3-158; Assist!

Administratorship, 4-19, 6-20, 7-17, Copra Stabilising, 4-21; Yachtsman Saj from Sea, 4-24; Economic Strength, 4-j Petrol by Bag, 4-55; Praise for Pii Officers. 4-69; Shangri-La, 4-84: M« Raid, 4-112; Native Labour, 4-112, 124 Shell Installation Opened. 4-146; Mr. Stj Lonergan, 5-22; Notes by the Way-Si 5-25, 6-25, 7-41; Land Case Decision! 36; Agricultural Progress, 5-75; Telefoi 20 Years Ago, 5-84; Federal Divorce Li 5-127; Medals for Top Policemen, 5-1 Wau Show, 5-139; Escape from Rabaulj 145; Salvation Army, 5-153; Chis Window Dedicated. 5-155: Natives Br in Nuggets, 5-156; Copra Marketing Boa 5-163, 7-127; Lae Farewells Old Frier 5- Longer Working Week for P.S.j 23; Second Brutal Murder, 6-24. 7- Rabaul Times, 6-33; Vacuum Oil Schol ships. 6-35; First Angoram Weddingi 73; Most Important Road. 6-111; Fe' Students for South, 6-122; Medical Sch 6- Wallaroos and Kangaroos, 6- Anti-T.B. Campaign, 6-141; Planning Population Growth, 6-117; Stealing Cha: 6- Police Band at Olympics, 6-] Migrant Doctors, 6-157; N.G. Cocoa,j 157; Pacific Publications Office in Lae; 14; Native Dogs, 7-17; Brewery for Laej 18. 11-22; Rabaul Has “Murder” Ner 7- Warangoi Land Released. 7-21; Freight Rise, 7-25; War Grave Pilgrimi 7-54; Phenominal Boom in P.-N.G.. 7 Trapp Family, 7-111: Yellow River Kill 7- Radio-Telephone, 7-149; C Justice Retires, 8-24; Indigenous Si Cane, 8-24; Language Problems. 8-27; i Return to Rabaul, 8-27; Proposed Lie Tax, 8-28, 8-151; B.G.D. Changes] Timber, 8-41; Cutch Industry ,] Troubles. 8-45: Wild Natives Clash V Patrol, 8-46; New Public Service C missioner. 8-66; Primitive Men. 8 Memories of Papuas Pioneers, 8-78. 10 Whence Comes Racialism?, 8-111; Gen Contribution to P.-N.G.. 8-113: Secta; Differences, 8-117, 9-145; Plantations Sale, 8-119; Legislative Council, 8-121, 151, 12-49; Search for Nickel and G 8- Land Policy Defended, 8-145; 3 Price Fall, 8-149; Move for Science C 166 JULY. 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

, 8-151; “Jungle War”, 8-153; New Hotel Plan, 8-153; Menzies Visit. 9-20; Itand for P.-N.G. Leg. Cel., 9-22, 11lobilgas Rally, 9-23; Change in Papuan 9-25; Mrs. Millar’s New Enterprise, 7th Annual Congress R.5.5.A.1.L.A., Oxford Atlas, 9-107. 10-18, 12-20; ara (Holdings) Ltd., 9-123; Mystery Explosion, 9-126; Museum Appeal, 9- Anti-Malaria Campaign, 9-138, 12-45; ;r at Goroka, 9-145; Advisory Council d-up, 9-146; R.A.0.0.8. Ball at o. 9-147; Crash at Wau, 9-149; Airitioning Lae Hospital, 9-149; Oil Extion. 9-151; Native Apprenticeship, ; Vale John Walstab, 9-155; N.G. selds Production, 9-157; Copra ion, 10-19; Public Service Arbitrator, ; Four Bishops at Dogura, 10-30; e Radio Sessions, 10-39; A Tribute larles Worth, 10-71; Fourth Bank for loresby, 10-71; Education and Liquor, 0: Native Owners as Partners, 10- Gaol Breakers, 10-141; Politicians 11-19; Great Aluminium Project, 11lew Chief Justice, 11-23; Ansett Air- N.G. Service, 11-24, 12-22, 12-157; Air Crash, 11-25, 12-47; Judge ps Dies, 11-29; White Woman in 11-69; Tourists for Port Moresby, 11- Wau Gets No More Land, 11-125; tian Missions and Trade, 11-127; ca Coffee Co., 11-133; Manila Hemp, 7: Goilala Investigation, 11-138; Sir rt Murray, 11-141; Aid to Mining Iny, 11-143; Rabaul School Magazine, 5; Outbreak of Gold Trafficking, 11- Brown R. Lease, 12-21; New Status hinese, 12-22; No N.G. Annexation y), 12-23; Asian Flu, 12-24, 12-122; il Wants More Aust. Newspapers, 12ilorobe Hotel Chain, 12-27; Students ustralia, 12-121; Overlapping Ship [ules, 12-129; Soldier Settlement, 12- G. Whittaker Retires, 12-143; Birthlonour to F. Hoeter, 12-153; Traders ce Admin. Over June 30, 12-159.

IRLING, SHELL FISHING, FISHING: 3-22. 3-59, 3-131, 3-149, 4-73, 4-91, 5-58, 6-67, 6-145, 7-157, 8-67, 9-38, 11-141.

ISONALITIES: Mrs. Flora Stewart, 1- Capt. Freddy Ladd, 1-114; Doug r, 2-87; Dr. Richard Seddon, 2-139; F. Louis Wilson, 2-150; Nurse Grace son, 2-169; Len Stevens, 3-82; Dr. rd Maxwell, 4-76; Wong You. 4-82; Danny Weil, 5-19; Pop Johnson, 5- :att Wells, 6-78; Dr. J. T. Gunther, Sir Beaumont-Phillips, 8-24; Mr, rhomson, 8-66; George A. Clarke, 8ierre Antonioz, 9-78; Dr. A. H. Sahu 10-31; Simeona Peni, 10-82; lus Dethridge, 11-80; Lord Liver- ■, 11-78, 12-127; Wing-Commander R. esswell, 11-134; Reece Discombe, 12tias. W. Abel. 12-86; Mr. Max Roth, ; George Whittaker, 12-143. s OA (AMERICAN): Fish Canning Inr, 4-52; Governor Has 10 Sons. 5- :opra Exports, 5-74; Wages, 6-66; nor at Eisenhower Inauguration, 7ank Losses, 8-38, 9-24; East-Samoan ;ries, 8-137; Samoan Boxer Success- -1-150; Budget, 12-115; General, 12- IOA (WESTERN): Health Director’s 1 Term, 1-27; Export Figures Down, Tip Top Ice Cream, 2-24; Storm Port, 2-42; Boxers Defeat, 2-45; Library. 2-46; H-Bomb Plea Fails.

Hydro Project, 2-145, 11-19; Dedica- Df Tomb, 2-165; 1956 Census, 3-46; n Remembered, 3-54; Valuable . 3-119; N.Z. Compensation Case, 3- Export Values Up, 3-131; Council ig, 3-150; English Bride, 3-154; Dry ier, 4-36; Well-Known Samoans Be- Dourt, 4-142; Seismological Observa- -4-155; Second Judge Appointed, 5issing Payroll, 5-24, 7-151; Pensions eterans, 5-59; Constitutional Rights, The Matai System, 5-110, 10-53, 11- 127, 12-147; Turtle Feast Casualties, 5- 165; Strange Request by Fono, 6-38; Self Govt., 6-74, 8-123, 9-119; Happy Xmas, 6- Top Positions for Samoans, 6-141; 1957 Copra Price, 7-15; Faleolo Face-lift, 7- Opening of New Bank, 7-24; Protecting Pigeons, 7-157; Apia Lashed by Squall, 8- Copra Grading Causes Split, 8-25, 9- N.Z. Gives £1 Million Enterprise, 9- 22; Plea for Landless Samoans, 9-67; Libel Case Fails, 9-142; High Commissioner’s Report, 9-153; M.H.R.’s, etc., to be Paid. 10-31; Financial Troubles, 10- 66, 10-139; Govt. Brings Suit., 10-138; Politics and Families, 12-147; Agricultural Prospects Improving, 12-159.

SHIPS AND SHIPPING: Anadyr, 1-139; Ada, 1-65; A’oniu, 1-67, 1-107, 9-46, 10- 157, 11-131, 12-61; Argosy, 1-102; Arakarimoa, 3-106, 5-66; Albatross, 4-105; Aguma Maru, 5-24; Australien, 5-129, 7-59; Arrenak. 5-63; Absit Omen, 6-62, 10-109; Andria Doria, 6-99; Abel Tasman, 6-101; Argosy; 7-57; Awa, 7-9; Awahou, 7-102; Anaconda, 8-47; Arthur Rogers, 8-138; Aros, 10-105; Adigaetane, 11-61; Astrid, 11-101, 12-110; Baddeley, 1-62, 2-67, 4-108. 5-103, 11-121; Babinda, 1-67; H.M.S.

Beagle, 1-102; Benecia, 1-103, 2-110, 4-64; Baihache, 2-74; M.V. Baker, 2-74; Bulolo, 2-54, 7-98; Belray, 5-155; Bounty, 6-101, 9- 41; Beagle, 7-57, 11-133; Busama, 8-59, 9- 41; Buka, 8-59, 9-75, 9-118; Bustler, 9- 46; Baruku, 9-117; Betua, 9-117; Charlotte Donald, 1-63, 2-111, 4-161, 5-115, 9-43; Clarisse, 1-65; Celebes, 1-105; Corsair, 1- 105; Coongoola, 1-106, 2-107; Chris Bjellard. 1-107; Comara, 1-110; Chas. H.

Gilbert, 2-58; Coral Queen, 2-65; Coronia, 2-66; Cawley, 2-71; Comara, 2-114; Castel Felice. 4-102; Caledonien, 5-129; Cholita, 5-62; H.M.S. Cockade, 6-53; H.M.S. Consort, 6-53, 8-19; Cheng-Ho, 6-99; Carpenter, 9-137; Confiance, 10-125; Crusader, 10- Cakaubalavu, 11-105; Colorado del Mar, 11-131; H.M.S. Cook. 11-131; Dwyn Wen, 1-105, 2-110, 5-103; Deutgan, 1-110, 5-109, 7-99, 11-131; Dana Voyager (Rescueri. 2-67, 12-111; Daydream, 2-71, 2-107; Dai Fuji Maru, 2-58; Dauphin, 4- 63; Diana. 4-105, 10-102, 11-101. 12-111; Dumond d’Urville, 5-49, 8-61, 10-125; Debonair, 7-102, 9-114; Damadora del Mar, 8-62, 11- Daikoku Maru, 9-43; Dumont d’Urville, 10-125; Don Quixote, 10-58; Doma, 11-101; Daulomai, 11-105; Eider, 2- Essex, 4-61; Eurydice, 2-107; Eolo, 3- H.M.N.Z.S. Endeavour, 4-101; Expansion, 4-102; Esutoro Maru, 10-61; Fiesta, 1-105, 4-105; Freyla, 2-74; Fisherman, 4-102; French Oceania Shipping, 4- 65, 6-98; Fort Beauharnois, 4-107; Funing, 5- Forerunner, 5-102; Poylebank, 6- 121, 10-105; Fanny, 6-57; Forsoe, 7-99, 12- 62; Fletcher, 9-137; Fauabu Twomey, 9-47, 10- Pitheach Ban, 12-106; Flying Walrus, 12-109; Godavery, 1-130; Glennis, 2- 71; Gemini. 2-107, 12-113; Glennis, 4-103; Gabriel, 6-101; Girl Pat, 7-57; Greycliffe, 7-69; Galathea, 9-130; Goldseeker. 10- 109; General Grant, 10-109; Half-Safe (Amphibious Jeep), 1-62; Horizon, 2-59, 2- 105; Hope, 2-109, 3-103; White Heart, 4- 105, 5-67, 6-63, 8-63, 9-114; Hakone Maru, 4- Holmdale, 5-65, 9-45; Happy Return, 6- 8-61; Heron, 6-101; Himalaya, 9-19, 11- Holmglen, 9-41; Hifofua, 9-47, 9- 117, 11-131; Henrietta, 9-118; Hans-Fuhri. 11-57; Havannah, 11-131; Hokitika, 11-131; Havfruen, 12-113; Island Weather Broadcasts, 1-62; Inspire, 1-127, 1-107, 2-67. 2- 106, 3-24, 4-67. 4-109, 5-63, 9-42, 10-57, 11-59; Indian, 4-63; Imatra, 8-138, 10-102, 11-101; Ironwood, 9-137; Isobelle Rose, 12- 67; Joyita, 1-103, 1-134, 4-101, 5-23. 6- 20, 6-101, 8-58, 9-117, 11-61; Jiniji Maru, 1-101; Jada, 1-105; John Williams, 2-7, 10-57, 12-67; Jabiru, 2-105; Jellicle, 2- 106; Jopeda, 8-63, 12-109; John R.

Manning, 9-47; Keriyea, 1-106; Koki, 1- 110; Kari, 2-69; Kagoshima Maru, 2-58; Kathleen, 3-105; Kari, 3-109: Kuku, 4- 108; Koyu Maru, 5-66; Kona, 5-102; Kurimarau, 5-107, 9-45; Kadavalevu, 6-20; Kaumoana, 6-99; Kariga, 6-99; Kilinailau, 7- Kon Tiki, 7-99, 11-105; Kochab, 8- 138; Kovala, 9-143; Komet, 10-63; Klinkii, 10- Laos, 1-130; Little Bear, 1-105, 4-105, 7-63; Lady Stirling, 1-105, 2-107, 9- Lamerhak 11, 1-106, 3-103, 10-103; Lommaren, 2-67; Lady Timaru, 2-105; Loma, 3-105; Loyaute, 4-107, 5-103, 8-57; Le Curieuse, 6-102, 8-59; Lutece, 6-102; Lahara, 9-115; Lotus, 10-125; La Cantuta, 11- H.M.N.Z.S. Lachlan, 11-131; Lang Syne, 12-103; Maui Pomare. 1-61, 1-65, 3- 24, 4-163, 5-129, 9-117, 10-58, 10-65; Mariposa, 1-61, 5-149, 11-98; Midhurst, 1- 65. 9-46; Montoro 11, 1-67, 5-63, 7-98, 8- 149, 8-61; Miye Maru, 1-101; Manu Moana, 1- 3-103. 5-102; Moonraker, 1-106; Melanesian, 1-110, 6-101, 11-98: Maleeta, 2- Muniara, 2-70; Miranda. 2-106; 11- 101. 12-110; Marco Polo, 2-107, 8-63, 11- 101, 12-109; Moana. 2-109; Moloni, 2-110; Mehnga, 2-114; Maria del Mar, 2-114, 7- 102, 8-29, 9-41; Melva, 3-24, 4-63, 5-63. 9- 117; Meridian, 3-105; Makai, 3-105; H.M.A.S, Melbourne, 4-112; Melanesia. 4-101, 5-107, 7-103; Melrose, 4-102, 11-71; Marshal Foch, 4- Manunda, 4-107; Manam, 4-107; Matsonia, 5-70; Monterey, 5-149, 7-62, 7- 97, 11-98; Matai, 5-71, 5-61. 11-133; Matangi, 5-65; Malaita, 6-153; Melisa, 6- 101: Mubo. 6-101; Morobe 6-101; Macuata. 7- 10-105, 11-62; Matua, 7-61, 7-63, 8- 22. 9-99. 9-117, 11-115; Makora, 8-138, 12- 111; Morning Star. 9-43; Matangi, 9-46; Mala Twomey, 9-47; Mangola, 9-115; Muliama, 9-115; Mary, 9-117; Margery, 9- 117; Morna, 9-118; Manu, 10-58, 12-66; Mieco Queen, 10-63; Milleeta, 10-63: Milos, 10- Manukainiu, 11-71; Makaro, 11- 61; Moala, 11-61, 12-103; Nukalau, 1-66; Nikau, 1-66. 5-62, 12-103; Novia del Mar. 1- New Silver Gull, 1-106; Nani, 4- 105, 5-115, 12-109; Nona, 4-107; Nuguria, 5- 7-61; Nordlys, 6-59, 10-63, 11-102; Nusa, 7-61; Neo Hebridias, 7-102; Navua, 8- 9-117; Nessbank. 9-99; Norbryn, 9- 45. 10-78. 11-63, 12-62; Nusa Zonga Twomey. 9-47; Nisshin Maru, 10-63; Norfolk Whaler. 12-103; Novia, 12-111; Orsom 111, 2-59; Orcades, 2-106, 11-114; Orohena, 4- 4-65; Oliver Mac. 4-107, 5-103, 6- 103, 7-102, 8-57, 9-41, 10-63; Oisean des lies, 6-98; Otaha, 6-110; Orsova, 8-57; O’Bannon, 9-137; Oriana, 11-135; Otter, 11- Pacific Star, 1-109; President Taylor, 2-66; Penrhyn, 2-105; Phoenix, 3- 105; Pagan, 4-67, 5-110, 6-61, 8-62, 12-111; Polurrian. 5-36, 5-109, 7-61; Poranui, 5-62, 6- Philante 11, 5-102, 11-101; Pacific Pearl, 4-64, 6-109, 9-45; Penybryn, 7-63; Pilot One, 8-22; Pukeko, 9-45; Petunia, 10- Petula, 12-111; Quest. 1-105, 2-109. 3- 4-105; Quadrant, 4-112; Rabone, 1- 131; Rapid. 1-109; Rangitiki, 2-87; Rona, 2- 7-105. 9-113; Ricon Star, 3-107; Ranginui, 4-105; Rannah, 5-129; Ratanui, 5- 7-58, 9-45, 10-78; Richard and John, 6- Rui, 8-57; Radford, 9-137; H.M.N.Z.S.

Rotoiti, 9-157; Raireva, 12-111; Southern Cross VII and VIII, 1-63. 2-67, 4-47, 5- 36, 5-103, 5-109, 6-103, 7-59, 8-59; San Michele, 1-66; S.S. Suva, 1-130; Sorana del Mar, 1-110; Stortebecker 111, 1-106, 8-138: Stranger, 2-59; Solace, 2-106, 3-103, 3-106, 4- 5-101, 6-111, 7-103, 10-102, 11-101, 12- Susan, 2-107; Sari Marais, 2-107; Suva Breeze, 2-113, 7-105; Syukota Maru, 2-55; Satuma Maru, 2-58; Hugh M. Smith, 2-58, 5-115; Shell 40, 3-102; Scolopax, 3- 103; Surrey, 4-61; Soya, 4-27; Sea Pearl, 4-64, 5-65, 11-105. 12-63; Shansi. 5-49, 8-61, 11- Salvigil, 5-94; Storm, 5-65; Scott, 5- 105, 12-105; San Antonio, 6-20, 8-62; St.

Laurence, 6-101; Sea Adler, 6-102, 8-65; Skaffie, 6-111; Sinkiang, 7-59, 8-61; Sulf monto, 8-22; Soochow, 8-57, 8-61; Solquest, 9- 11-102; Sindang, 9-118; E. R.

Sterling, 10-62; Salve Regina, 10-105, 11- 103, 12-61; Swevens. 11-99, 12-105; Seven Little Sisters, 11-105; Shamrock, 11-105; Southseaman, 12-102; Sea Chanty, 12-111; Tahiti, 1-62. 2-105, 3-103, 4-105. 5-101, 7- 63, 11-101; Tutuba, 1-67; H.M.N.Z.S. Tui, 1-103; Taveuni, 1-103, 2-111, 3-101, 6-63, 10- 10-105, 11-59; Tahiti Nui, 1-107, 2- 110, 5-21, 7-99, 8-142, 8-62, 9-151. 10-29, 11-103; Tungaru, 1-110; Tofua, 1- 113, 10-157; H.M.S. Telemachus, 2-66; 167 3IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957

Tropic Bird. 2-69, 4-102, H-102, Tuvalu, 2-69 5-102; Trekka, 2-105, 4-106, 5-102, Te Vega, 2-106; Taihoa, 2-107, 3-105, 4- 105 5-10, 10-102, 11-101; Taurangi, 2-107; Tzii Hang. 3-102, 4-106, 5-67, 12-110; Tulagi 3-105, 9-117. 10-157; Tobruk, 4-112; Tambua. 4-158; Tovata, 4-101; Tenyo Maru. 5-24, 5-67; Tahitien, 5-129; Thunderbird, 5-63; Totara, 5-65, 9-46; Tiare Maori. 6-61. 10-63. 11-59. 11-131; Tiare, 8- 62, 10-125: Tulak, 8-63. 11-102; Thorshall. 9-145; Tiare Taporo, 9-43; Totara, 9-46; Tui Cakau, 10-79; Thetis. 10-61; Thorsisle, 11- Tui, 11-133; Takio, 11-133; Tui Levuka, 12-61: Tahoe, 12-111; Umitaku Maru, 2-59, 4-27; Ventura, 1-62, 7-62; Vasu, 1-65. 1-66, 2-66, 4-101, 5-62, 6-103; Viveka. 1-103, 2-107, 3-103; Varua, 1-107, 2-105, 2-110, 3-105; Viajera, 2-107; Vaniwai, 2-111. 3-102; Viti, 3-24, 4-163, 5-63, 5- Viking Ahoy, 4-101, 6-109; Vulcan, 6- Vaitiare, 6-99, 8-61; Vasu, 9-117; Viria 11-133; Vixen, 12-109; Wheatly, 1- 131: Waitamata, 2-87, 3-24, 9-149; Waitomo, 2-150, 3-114, 4-158: Wewak, 2- 69- World Glen, 2-70; White Squall, 2- 106‘ White Hart, 2-107, 3-105, 12-109; Wanderer 111, 2-109; Waimana, 5-102; Westbank, 6-121; Winery, 9-45; Wakaya. 9-113' Waipu, 11-131; Wylo, 12-102; Wind Song 12-113; White Seal, 12-113; Yuill’s— Ship Chandlery, 1-62; Yasme. 2-107, 2- 23 3-105, 4-106; Yankee. 6-109, 7-62, 10- 31. 10-102, 12-63, 12-83; Yanawai. 7-58. 9- 45 10-78; Zephyr 11, 1-67, 6-107; Zonda 11, 4-105; Zonda 111, 4-107, 10-102, 11-101. 12- Zinnia, 10-125.

SOLOMON ISLANDS: Co. in Liquidation. 2-22 11-139: New Radio Station, 2-41: Mr.

Waite Charged, 2-77; Thermal Fault Line. 2- Strikers Bluff Called. 2-155; Gold Ridge Progress, 2-163, 6-19. 10-22; Revenue v. Expenditure, 3-23; Big Plantation Deal, 3- Jubilee of Bishop Aubin, 3-34: A First for Honiara, 3-59; Re-opening Air- Strips, 3-115; Better Copra, 4-20; Potential Mt. Lamington, 4-93; Stamps Revenue, 4-145; Labour Reforms, 4-146; A Tribute to Rev. Fr. Boudard, 5-111; New Bank Manager, 5-115; New Crane Crashes. 5-165; Minister Visits Honiara. 6-24; Tribute to a Priest, 7-9; Copra Price ’56-’57. 7-16. 10-20; Canned Singers, 7-144; New Shelling Technique, 8-135; Red Cross Ball, 8-135; Auction of Seized Goods. 8- 135; Advisory Council to Meet, 9-22; H.C.W.P. Visits Western Solomons, 9-23; Export Licence for Trochus, 9-127; Eventful Trip to Hospital. 9-143; Ben Boyd’s 111-Fated Expedition, 10-80; Bumbling Bureaucracy, 11-49; Two Drowned, 11-122; U.S. War Correspondent Revisits, 11-122; Knighthood for H.C.W.P., 12-19.

SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION: 3-51, 4- 23, 4-151, 5-159, 8-50, 8-105, 8-147, 9-21, 10-23, 11-53.

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Tahiti And French Oceania: Film

making, 1-59; Nordman Family, 1-99; Flag Incident, 1-165; Papeete Airport, 3-23, 6- 21, 7-20; M.O.P. Price and Yield, 3-59; Copra Production, 3-113; “Waitomo”

Murder, 3-131; First Bulk Oil. 3-147; Income Tax, 4-60; Unfavourable Trade Balance, 4-95; Papeete Fire Damage. 6- 24; Chinese Acquire Businesses, 6-137; Islands Exporter Retires, 7-106; Exodus of Tahitians, 9-31; Dancer for Honolulu. 11- 141; Exhibition of Paintings, 11-143; Trans-Pacific Air Services, 11-153; Les Tropiques Hotel, 12-21; Veteran Missionary Retires, 12-157.

TONGA: Tupou College. 1-163; Tales of Tonga, 2-86; Tongan Women’s Activities, 3-118; Tonga for the Tongans, 3-130; Fungus, 5-43; News and Notes, 5-140; Good Copra Year, 6-33; Whale on Menu, 6-71; New British Consul, 7-19; Kitione Lave, 7-51, 8-54, 10-157; Educational Adviser, 7-133; Prince Tungi’s New Ideas, 9-24; Galathea Medal. 9-130; T.E.A.L.

Withdraws Service, 10-157; Sedition Charge Acquittal, 11-23; Tug-Boats and Tourist Hotels, 11-32; Those Old Happy Days, 11- 71; History, 11-82; Broadcasting Service, 12-59; New Community Hall, 12-126.

TRADING AND OTHER COMPANIES: Messageries Maritimes, 1-130, 5-129; Carpenters Investment Trading Co., 1-151, 2- 21; Morris Hedstrom, Ltd., 1-151, 2-23, 12- 141: Lolorua Rubber Estates, 1-151; Placer Development, Ltd., 1-151, 3-137, 4-139, 5- 134, 10-146; G. J. Coles and Co., Ltd., 1- 3-135; N.G. Goldfields, Ltd.. 1-151, 2- 3-135, 4-139, 5-133, 6-143, 8-127, 10- 146. 11-147; Enterprise of N.G. Gold and Petroleum Dev., 1-151, 3-135, 5-133. 6-143, 7- 8-127, 10-146, 11-147, 12-141; Papuan Apinaipi Petroleum, Ltd., 1-151, 2-147, 3- 137. 4-139, 5-133. 7-115, 8-125, 10-146; Emperor and Loloma Gold Mines, 1-151. 4-139, 5-134, 8-126, 10-146, 11-147; Aust.

Petroleum and Island Exploration, 1-153, 3- 6-143, 8-125, 9-151, 10-145, 11-145. 12-139; W. R. Carpenter and Co., 2-21. 2- 3-138, 7-20, 8-125; Bougainville Co., Ltd.. 2-,146: Burns Philp, 2-146, 7-114, 8-19, 8- 10-145, 11-145; Dylup Plantations, Ltd.. 2-146, 3-135, 9-145, 10-145; Kerema Rubber, Ltd., 2-146, 8-127; Mariboi Rubber, Ltd., 2-146; Norfolk Is. and Byron Bay Whaling Co.. Ltd., 2-146, 3-133, 4-139, 5- 133. 6-143, 11-147, 12-142; Oil Search, 2- 147, 3-137, 5-133, 7-115; Sandy Ck. Gold Sluicing, Ltd., 2-147, 3-137, 5-133. 6-145, 7-115, 8-125, 10-146, 12-147; Southern Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd., 2-147; Southern Cross Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., 2-147; Clutha Development Co., 2- 163, 3-137, 6-19, 10-22; Trans Pacific Travel Lines, 3-35; Bulolo Gold Dredging, 3-135. 4- 5-133, 7-114. 8-41, 8-126, 10-145; Hackshalls, Ltd., 3-135; Associated Freney Oilfields N.L.. 3-137, 12-139; Steamships Trading Co.. Ltd., 3-137. 9-25, 12-142; Koitaki Para Rubber Estates, 'Ltd.. 3-138. 4-139. 8-127, 12-141; Union Steamship Co., 3- 7-117; Guinea Airways, Ltd. (Guinea Holdings), 4-139. 10-146, 12-141; Meadowgold Ice Cream Co., 4-139; Solomon Is.

Rubber Plantations, Ltd., 4-139; Unilever i Aust. t, Ltd.. 4-139; Andrew-Weir and Co , 5-115; Colonial Sugar Refining Co., Ltd.. 5-133. 7-80, 7-143, 11-145, 12-139; Sangara Holdings, 5-134. 7-115, 8-125, 10- 146, The Matson Line, 5-149; Oil Drilling and Exploration. Ltd., 6-143; Commonwealth-N.G. Timber, Ltd., 7-114, 8-156; Consolidated Manganese and Mining Co. of Fiji, Ltd., 7-115; Macßobertson (Aust.), Ltd., 7-115; King Is. Sheelite, 7-115; Timor Oil. Ltd.. 8-125, 10-146, 11-147; International Nickel. 8-127; Burns Philp 'South Seas) Co., 10-145, 12-139; Rubberlands, Ltd., 11-147; Australian Gold Dev., Co., 12-139; Kauri Timber. 12-141.

TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL (U.N.): 1-135, 2-35. 2-129, 2-167, 3-122, 4-79, 6-91, 12- 69. w W.P.H.C. TERRITORIES (other than 8.5.1. P.); G.E.I.C. Copra, 2-23; New Area Officer W.H.0., 2-82; “Arakarimoa” Hero, 4- Use More Electricity, 4-75; Visiting Minister of State, 5-22; Jobs Switch, 9-69; G. and E. Ports, 11-58; Knighthood for H. 12-19. t A visitor to New Caledonia, in June, was Mr. Roland Pres, Director-General of the French Government’s Mining Bureau. Mr.

Pres said that the Mining Bureau is to extend its activities in New Caledonia substantially. Proof of this is the fact that in 3 years the Bureau has invested 90 million francs in New Caledonia surveys and prospects and this year 70 million will be spent. Eight engineers are at present workingin New Caledonia and the number will be increased so soon as suitabi men can be found. France at present has a shortage of mining engineers and the Mining Burea will award scholarships to suitabi scholars in New Caledonia pe& mitting them to study at minii* colleges.

U Mrs. Thelma Gardner, nee Anderson, recently revisited Cairns, Q’li to see her family. She now liv| in Captown, S. Africa, but was \va known in Papua and New Guina where she lived before the war an( for a short while after it. Shi was in Wau for some time and jus before the outbreak of the Pacifii War was managing the Cosmopolite Hotel in Rabaul, for Mr. Bel Gaskin. During the war she was! transport-driver with the Nethei lands Government in Brisbane ah returned to Rabaul for Colji Watson’s, in 1948. During a trip I South Africa she met her husband^ t The Group Scout Master of 2ij Huon Troop, Lae, New Guina Mr. Neville Dachs, is going I be a very busy man during h period of extended recreation lea?

He is to represent the Territory I the American National JamboreeJ Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, frd July 14 to July 20; and the Won Jubilee Jamboree at Sutton Coll fields, near Birmingham, Englari from August 1 to August 12, 195 After the Jamborees are over, M Dachs will attend a Cub Course] Gilwell Park, near London, and afl that tour England and the Col tinent for about a month. He w fly home and expects to be back] NG at the end of October. He t vived scouting in Lae in June, 19{ by the formation of a Scout trd of 12 pupils of the Village High School. Since then, two Cub Pad a Rover Crew, and another Scq Troop have been formed. t A visitor to Lae, New Guinea,] May was Executive Director, Pact Science Board and member of t National Academy of Sciences a; National Research Council, US Mr. Harold J. Coolidge. He spen three to four months of the ye visiting the islands of the Paci and said that “it seemed approp: ate that he should spend at lei one month in New Guinea looki over agriculture and econon fields, as well as health and soc development.” He said he ream that in such a short time he coi not get more than a superficial vi of the problems. Mr. Coolidge 1 been working in the Pacific for years. He is one of three representatives of the SPC Reseal Council meeting in Noumea t month.

Residents of Angoram N Guinea, have banded together raise funds to build a swimming p on the Sepik River. The only pH available for swimming now is the river itself, which is danger because of crocodiles.

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w LBOURNE EI CHRISTCHURCH \SMAN EMPIRE AIRWAYS LIMITED. NEW ZEALAND’S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE, IN ASSOCI ATION WITH QANTAS AND 8.0.A.C.

JULY. 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

m ' oENERAL a^aerchants V Capital £2,500,000 ESTABLISHED :914

General Merchants

and PROVIDORES

Trade Throughout The Pacific

OVER FORTY YEARS OF PACIFIC ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE

Wholesalers And Retailers

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 our Sydney office, branches and jgents, we distribute a wide and comprehensive range of general merchandise W. R. CARPENTER & CO. LTD Head Office THE WALES HOUSE, 27 O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W.

Cable “CAMOHE.”

Telep lone: BL i42i Postal Address: 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, Rabaul, Island Products Ltd., Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Suva.

Lae, Madang, Kavieng, Kokopo.

Island Products Ltd., Port Moresby.

W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji) Ltd., PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JULY, 1957