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B 50 Wunderlich Ltd. . . 43 Contents Pacific Islands Travellers 1, 76 How European Events Affect Japan’ and the Pacific .. 3 Papeete Wharf Destroyed by Fire .. 4 Central Pacific Administrative Changes Under Consideration 5 Garrison at Port Moresby .. 5 South Pacific Airmail Held Up 6 Fiji Governor in Sydney 6 New Commissioner for 8.5.1. .. .. 6 No Refugees in Fr. Oceania .... 7 Condominium in Phoenix Group . . 7 Shipping Disaster in Tonga 7 Pacific Defence Conference in N.Z. 7 Amalgamation Proposals for N.G. and Papua g New S.D.A. School in Tonga .. .. 8 Tropicalities ’ 9 PO D. Co. Withdraws from Papua .. 10 About Islands People n Photographs of Pacific People 12, 30, 69 Bitoi for N.G. Goldfields Road 14 Pomare V., of Tahiti 15 High Chief Faumuina Secures Samoan Title of Mataafa 16 Copra Market in Europe 17 British in New Hebrides 17 Apia Hurricane of 1889 is Why Not a Hill Station in Tahiti? 20 “Guba” Flying-boat to Make Indian Ocean Flight .... 23 The Portent of the Thunder .. .. .'.’ 24 P.I. Club’s New President .. 26 Japan in the Gilbert Islands .... 27 Land in Central N.G 29 “Tongans in Trousers and Top Hats” 31 Native Servant Problem in Rabaul 32 French Demand Better Conditions at Santo 33 Frogs—A Humorous Tale of Papua 34 Christmas on the Watut 36 Papua’s Rubber Industry .... 40 Exploring Central New Guinea .. ..’ 44 Queer Currency Conditions in New Hebrides 49 How Makatea Became Rich 54 Captain David Robbie, of Levuka, Celebrates His 90th Birthday 56 Fashion Hints for Islands Women 59 Mining Notes 53 Short Wave Radio Programmes .... 65 Islands Produce and Exchange Rates 68 Market Quotations 70 Shipping Services in the Pacific . 71 2 April 17, 193 9—p acific Islands Monthly

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How European Events Affect Japan and the Pacific ON March 15, perman troops marched into Czecho-Slovakia; and, within 48 hours, that vigorous, proud, non- Germanic nation had been overwhelmed, looted and stamped out of existence.

Hitler, at the Peace of Munich, in September, gave Britain and France his pledge that Germany sought no more territory in Europe, and that international troubles should be settled in future by conference. On March 15, coldly and deliberately, like any criminal gangster, he broke his word. For six months, the democracies had been pursuing the way of appeasement ; confidence was returning; international trade was improving. But, on March 15, Britain and France, and the half-dozen smaller nations which cluster within the orbit of their protection, recognised finally that “dictator” did more than rhyme with “traitor”; the terms were synonymous, They knew now that the Munich agreement, grasped at so eagerly by a world hungry for peace, had been regarded by the political hoodlums of Berlin merely as a method of pulling the leg of a futile old gentleman with an umbrella. It was clear that Germany, Italy and Japan, if not checked, would proceed to seek new empire with the sword. Within a week, Germany seized Memel. On April 7 (Good Friday!) Italy over-ran Albania.

But already on March 15 the course of history was being changed. The reaction of the democracies was immediate, tremendous and far-reaching. In the view of Berlin, Mr. Chamberlain and his urn- Vvrplla rnav havp flip prnbodiniollt orfutmt^andlnSton!but™lS $!ole of the democratic world gave him honour because it recognised that he had gone to the uttermost limits to preserve peace and the international decencies. Mr.

Chamberlain led the democracies to Munich. After March 15 with equal definiteness of purpose, he exchanged his umbrella for a gun, and grimly led the democracies in a frank and open recognition of the fact that the dictatorships may not be trusted; that jungle law has been let loose upon civilisation; and that our only hope of safety, while dictatorship lasts, lies in armaments and more armaments, and readiness to fight at a moment’s notice.

Britain, supported by France, proceeded to arrange an Anti-Aggression Pact, for mutual protection against attack by the dictatorships. Poland joined the Pact on April 6. Roumania and Jugoslavia are hesitant. Russia remains in the background, but indicates goodwill, Belgium, Portugal, Denmark and Greece probably will support the Pact, . n£> now> what? The whole world has yi the “jitters”. Armies and armaments are banking up, in ever-increas- . masses The more crazy type of newspapers are insisting, “It is not, Will there b e W ar, but When will the war . r , r „ But it not as bad as it appears. Phe democracies will not attack. This means that war will come only when the dictators deliberately attack a nation which the democracies insist shall remain free; and there is nothing yet to show if or when that will occur. The seizure of Czecho-Slovakia may have been sufncient to start a European war, but it came so suddenly that the democracies were not prepared to act, and it caused only the break-up of the appeasement plan, initiated at Munich. The seizure of Memel and of Albania did not set the armies moving—Memel is German, anyway, and bandit Albania long ago sold herself to Italy. Even if the Axis Powers Sn^en—ni^Ss^v^i^^emis^^un^ed Jf Thht In ™ possible, hOWCVCr, th&t 3/11 3/tt3,Ck OH £L eece or Romania wou W cause a ma -*° r war - But Poland must be kept in existence as an independent nation; and any German move against Poland certainly will lead to disaster. Ever since Britain so quickly formed the Anti-Aggression Pact, and made it clear that the democracies would fight to protect Poland, the German newspapers have been sneering and snarling at Britain; and as the German Press is completely under the direction of the dictator and his gang, it would appear that Germany had planned a campaign against Poland, which British “interference” dislocated, This survey suggests that, except for one factor, the probabilities now are against a major war. Every sane man in Western Europe —and, indeed, in the world —knows that war between the Great Powers will either destroy European civilisation altogether, or put its structure so completely out of gear that life will not be worth living for many decades to come. The Axis Powers must know that they now cannot defeat a combination of Britain, France and Poland, backed by the benevolently neutral United States and Russia. They know that war will mean simply an indefinite period of frightful mutual destruction in which, after the first shock, the advantage will lie increasingly with the democracies. The dictators will go to the very brink of war, but they will not fight—unless they are mad.

And, there, we have the unknown factor? Is Hitler sane? Many things indiate that he is far from normal. If he is the monomaniac that some believe, he may yet push Germany over into the abyss. He may send his armies against an important Eastern European country and defy the democracies to do their worst; or he may at any moment try the thing that he has planned and explained in his book, and launch, without any warning, an overwhelming air attack upon London and Paris. He is incalculable and completely undependable, and while he remains in power, there can be no security. But every week that passes strengthens the position of the democracies and weakens the hold of the dictators, if only for the reason that both of them are being overtaken steadily by an economic Nemesis.

IT was necessary to sketch in the European background rather fully, before turning to the outlook in the Pacific.

If Britain and Prance do become embroiled in war in Europe, there will be nothing between the Japanese fleet and the Anglo-French dominions in the Pacific, except the United States warships. There are no Anglo-French naval forces worthy of the name east of Suez — Britain and France dare not send them out of European waters, so long as Hitler is running around, untied. Britain has at Singapore one of the world’s strongest naval bases—and no navy to put in it. The United States have in the north-western Pacific a fleet quite capable of taking care of the Japanese. We in the South Seas believe in our hearts that the Americans will not allow the

Asiatics to seize European territories in the Southern Pacific; but we have no guarantee of what America will do.

European naval experts seem to have little respect for the Japanese fleet; and Japan’s adventure in China has exposed pitilessly her military and aviation weaknesses. Her armies, for the present, are literally bogged in China; and the Chinese campaign clearly is exhausting her economic strength. Japan never has been tested in war against a first-class European Power, and if she is tested under present conditions, she may prove a less formidable opponent than has been THIS was published in “P.1.M.” In October, 1938, just after Britain, France, Germany and Italy made the Pact at Munich:— “This seems all to the good—but Western European hopes depend absolutely upon a humbly-born person named Adolf Hitler. He is the mystery-man of the moment. If he plays the game with Mr. Chamberlain, a Western European pact may do much to ensure the peace and progress of humanity. But, for a time— two or three years, maybe—we shall not know whether Hitler is a kind of madman, or one of the greatest figures in history. Anglo-French opinion, at the moment, is friendly to the Germans and to Hitler; but we cannot yet forget how this man massacred the suspected anti- Nazis, on June 30, 1936, and how callously he broke his pledged word to Mussolini and to Schuschnigg last March, and seized Austria.” expected. But she can be formidable, indeed. if she has not to meet the forces of a first-class Power.

Beyond any shadow of doubt, there is some close understanding between Japan, Germany and Italy; Japan is following every move in Europe with feverish interest; and if Britain and France become deeply involved in Europe, Japan—despite her grave military preoccupation in China —will use her naval and air forces to extend Japanese dominion over British and French possessions in South-west Asia and the Pacific. Cochin China, Hong Kong, Borneo, Malaya, Burma, India, Ceylon, Dutch East Indies, New Guinea—what an empire for the economically-embarrassed Japanese to seize and loot!

That these possibilities are no longer “the imaginings of a sensation-loving press”—as was suggested when they were first outlined in this journal five years ago—is indicated by the steps being taken hurriedly by the British and French in the Pacific. It is not wise to publish details: but much is being done and done quickly.

Even if the Americans kept out of it, it is unlikely that the Japanese would risk a thrust so far southwards as Australia and New Zealand; but New Guinea, the Solomons, Nauru, and the Gilbert and Ellice Islands would be in the danger zone, and Fiji would be at least subject to raids. Japan might not have large military forces available for occupying such countries as Cochin China, Malaya, and the Dutch East Indies; but she could do much with light military forces, co-operating with her navy; and her warships would simply decimate all Anglo- French-Dutch commerce in the Northwest Pacific and Indian Ocean.

The temper of the Japanese is perfectly plain. They are waiting and praying for a major European war. With increasing cheekiness, they have slapped the face of the British in China, have seized the great island of Hainan, in between French territory and Hong Kong; and early in April, in the most impudent manner possible, they annexed the Spratley Islands, a French group of great stategic importance, lying between Hong Kong and Singapore. They seem to be timing their moves with those of Germany and Italy.

If there is a major war in Europe, and America does not step in to preserve the status quo in the Pacific, Britain's Asiatic empire will be in the gravest danger, while the property and even the lives of all Europeans in the Western Pacific territories will be unsafe. There is no merit in hiding the facts.

BUT the crisis probably will be past before this journal is distributed in the Pacific. If Hitler is for war, the war will come very quickly. If he avoids a major conflict, we may expect a long period of armed peace. Such a peace will be very difficult for Hitler and Mussolini for obvious economic reasons, and it will be disastrous for Japan. The immediate Japanese menace will remain so long as the present Fascist military clique holds power in Tokio. But, if there is to be no major war, the Japanese Government almost certainly will break under the double strain of maintaining the military machine in China and supporting the economic structure at home.

There is more than love of peace in the reluctance of the democracies to go to war. There is very sound strategy. It will pay them to wait.

Tahiti Fire Destroys Wharf Sheds and Copra PAPEETE, Mar. 24.

THE old, many-gabled warehouse, known as the fare maehaa, and which had remained as one of the landmarks of Old Papeete, was destroyed by firetogether with the extensive sheds along the wharf and over 4,000 tons of copraon the afternoon of March 22.

The sheds were filled to capacity with copra awaiting shipment. The day was very hot, and it is believed that the heat of the sun on the iron roof raised the temperature of the copra to spontaneous combustion.

The fire started in the copra and the whole length of the sheds was a roaring mass of flame in less than fifteen minutes.

The whole city was in danger. The new Customs House and the Office of the Captain of the Port—at the seaward end of a square, faced on one side by a part of the copra shed, and on another by the gabled warehouse—were the front of a corridor of wooden buildings extending into the town. Hard by, the building housing the Tahiti Yacht Club, forms the comer of a solid block of wooden structures filled with every manner of inflammable merchandise.

To save the city, it was imperative to keep the fire from the buildings. Under the leadership of the Governor, Monsieur Chastenet de Gery, the people of Papeete fought a gallant twelve hours battle. His Excellency stayed in the front line, and We are advised from Canberra that the Amalgamation Committee (see page 8) will sail for Papua and New Guinea by the “Macdhui” on May 13. directed and aided the work until the fire was subdued. Every able bodied man was there to do his part.

There was no wind. Had there been even a breeze, such as often sweeps the water-front, a major part of Papeete would have been overwhelmed. As it was, the Customs House and the Port Office, together with smaller buildings, had to be demolished to prevent the spread of the fire.

Guarding Central

PACIFIC TARAWA, Mar. 17.

AS there are indications that the United States have a covetous eye upon Panning, Christmas and Washington Islands, the recent trip of the BP. motor-vessel “Moamoa” had more than usual interest.

The opportunity was taken by the Acting Resident Commissioner for the Gilbert ahd Ellice Islands Colony (His Honour R. H. Garvey) to visit Fanning, Christmas and Washington Islands, which are included within his administration. A number of native police were taken, and Administrative Officer Leembruggen, with his wife and daughter, were passengers on the return trip to the Gilberts, returning thence to Ocean Island.

Administrative Officer P. D. Macdonald and wife were outward passengers, on transfer to Fanning Island, and Mr. H.

E. Maude, Commissioner for Lands, accompanied the Acting R.C. on the round trip.

The scene of the fire—photograph by simposn taken from the verandah of the Tahiti Yacht Club. 4 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthlv

Central Pacific Changes

Under Consideration

Solomons and Condominium Interests to Australia, and Western Samoa to Colonial Office If various attendant problems prove capable of solution, the British Colonial Office may hand the Solomon Islands, and British interests in the New Hebrides, over to Australia; and may take over the Administration of Western Samoa from New Zealand.

In ordinary circumstances, these plans might need years of discussion. But, under the drive of military necessity, there may be decisions at an early date.

WHILE nothing has been said publicly, and no public announcement is likely, it is known that the future control and administration of the Solomon Islands, the New Hebrides and Western Samoa have received the consideration of the Pacific Defence Conference, which opened in Wellington, N.Z., on April 14.

The administration of the Solomons, and responsibility for Britain’s share in the New Hebrides Condominium, are now the care of the British Colonial Office, acting through Sir Harry Luke, Governor of Fiji, who is also High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.

Australia, as quickly as possible, is creating in her northern waters the best defence organisation permitted by her limited resources. She is using the mainland of New Guinea and the adjoining archipelago as the eyes and ears for her navy and military aircraft. Australia should use the Solomons and New Hebrides in the same way; but. before that may be done, some arrangement with the British Colonial Office is necessary.

No one knows why Sir Harry Luke made so hurried and brief a visit to Australia, in April, just prior to the opening in Wellington of the Pacific Defence Conference, but a guess may be made.

The future of the Solomons and of British New Hebrides interests must have entered into discussions of Australia’s defence plans in the Central and Western Pacific.

Australia’s tropical administration heretofore has been cursed with political interference and the appointment of politicians to responsible posts. This has created, among British residents in the Solomons and New Hebrides, a definite fear of Australian administration. This, in turn, must find a sympathetic echo in the British Colonial Office.

“In theory,” says the latter, “the plan of handing our Solomons and New Hebrides responsibilities to Australia has much to commend it. But may we not ask for some guarantee that those territories will receive in the future the same measure of disinterested administration as in the past?”

The answer is that Australia now is planning an amalgamation of services, so as to create one self-contained tropical corps for the administration of all her tropical territories, and this is the time to provide for the Solomons and New Hebrides.

If Australia could give the British Colonial Office (a) some sort of guarantee that political appointments will cease, and that administrators in future will be appointed from the ranks of the trained officers; and (b) a promise that there will be collaboration between the British Colonial Office and the Australian Tropical Administrative Corps—and perhaps, an exchange-of-officers system between Britain and Australia, as in the naval, military and air services—then the transfer of the British Western Pacific Islands to Australia would become possible.

Western Samoa

THE position in relation to Western Samoa is quite different. It is believed that the Colonial Office is prepared to take the Western Samoa Mandate over from New Zealand (if machinery for such a transfer exists— which is doubtful); and that New Zealand would be glad to be rid of this administrative burden, which is financially costly and politically embarrassing.

In the case of the Solomons and New Hebrides, no economic problem exists.

Britain’s trade in those groups already is in Australian hands. But, on the economic side, Western Samoa must mind its step. If it loses the New Zealand connection, it may lose its banana market; and, to-day, it would be in a sorry condition indeed if it were dependent wholly on the sale of its copra and cocoa, and had no substantial revenue from the disposal of its bananas in New Zealand.

However, if New Zealand, as a return for getting rid of the Samoan burden, will give an undertaking to purchase at least a certain quantity of Samoan bananas each year, it is likely thas the transfer of the Mandate to the Colonial Office, together with the obligation to protect Western Samoa against aggression, will be very seriously considered.

Garrison at Pt. Moresby 40 Men Arrive With Equipment From Our Own Correspondent PORT MORESBY, Mar. 26.

THE pulse of Port Moresby was considerably quickened on March 24 by the arrival of 38 men and two officers of the Royal Australian Artillery.

Seasoned residents gazed in half-approving wonder as the men disembarked and, instead of marching in military order to their barracks, proceeded themselves to discharge their own cargo from the “Bulolo”. Lorries, light trucks, trailers, and camp gear were landed; a six-inch gun, with all its weird appurtenances; then shells, dynamite and more shells were rapidly landed and loaded on to the waiting lorries, which came suddenly to life and rushed the ammunition off to the European gaol, temporarily converted into a magazine.

Official group at the new Military Camp at Konedobu, Port Moresby. Standing, left to right: Hon. H. L. Murray (Official Secretary), and Lieutenant Cape. Seated: Hon. H. W. Champion, O.B.E. (Acting Lieutenant-Governor), and Major Chalmers (in charge of the Garrison).

Lower picture: In picturesque surroundings, at Konedobu, near Port Moresby, the Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Papua, with Major Chalmers, inspects troops of the first contingent of the Australian Military Forces to be stationed in Papua. Photos. Gibson. 5 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

South Pacific

AIRMAIL P.A.A. Plans Held Up—Lack of Equipment—No Sign Yet of Noumea Service ALTHOUGH it was announced definitely in "Noumea at the end of December that a contract had been made between the French Government and Pan- American Airways, under which a P.A.A. twice-monthly service between Honolulu, Noumea and Australia would be commenced before June 30, there are indications that P.A.A. are not proceeding with the plan. The French authorities are equipping Nouville (near Noumea) as a seaplane station; but, apparently, P.A.A. are held up by lack of equipment.

The following article written by John Williams in Honolulu on March 22, throws an interesting light upon the situation.

By John Williams

THE excellent round-up of latest facts in the slow progress of transpacific aviation plans in the February issue of “P.1.M.” aroused a lot of interest in this air-minded section of the Pacific—particularly the statements that Pan-American Airways hope to fly to Australia via Canton Island and Noumea.

Informed circles here are interested in how Pan-American will do it because from the American point of view, the company seems to lack sufficient equipment to launch all the services that have been planned in recent years.

The company has six new Boeing clippers on its hands. The first was launched a year ago and, under government supervision, has been exhaustively tested but it is not yet in scheduled passenger service.

A Boeing left San Francisco on its first ocean-proving flight on February 22, but did not return from the round trip to Hong Kong until 21 days later: weather and mechanical difficulties delayed it six days en route.

Another Boeing left San Francisco on March 15 but so far (March 23), it has lost three days.

First passenger flight in the Boeings was set by the company for March 15, but this date has come and gone, with the Government ban still on passengercarrying.

Public interest, naturally, was aroused by the comings and goings of the new clippers and the question was pressed; “Where will they be used?”

On March 8, the P.A.A. San Francisco office announced that four of the Boeings would go into service on the North Atlantic, to counter British and other European competition, and the remaining two would be used to augment the North Pacific service from California to the Orient.

The company spokesman added that the proposed service to the South Pacific “would be abandoned temporarily”.

“New York Times” on February 26 reported that the U.S. Government, via its Civil Aeronautics Authority, had refused to allow 7 Pan-American to use Sikorsky S-43 “baby” clippers for passengercarrying on the company’s proposed Seattle-Alaska coastal airline.

Washington’s attitude now is that the American taxpayers, who foot the bill for the air services via post office subsidies, must be given more and better service.

That is, rather than launching American planes into doubtful paying services like that to New Zealand would be, the Government wants more action on the services more likely to pay: From California to Hawaii; from New York to Europe; and from Seattle to Alaska.

On March 11 P.A.A. announced that it intended applying to the Government for permission to carry out test flights across the North Atlantic with the Boeing landplanes (dubbed stratoliners, because they would operate at 18,000 feet or so) and thus copy the experiments in flying oceans with landplanes, first tested by British Imperial Airways.

If the stratoliners stood up to it, the company probably saw this as an answer to their lack of equipment.

But on March 18 bad luck again dogged the company. During a test flight of the first stratoliner at Seattle (test flights commenced three months ago), the big 33-passenger craft went into a spin and crashed, killing ten experts aboard.

Governor Of Fiji In Sydney

r[E Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, Sir Harry Luke, paid a flying visit to Sydney in April. He arrived from New Zealand an April 6, and sailed for Wellington on April 8, to attend the Pacific Defence Conference. He was accompanied by Mr. C. W T. Johnson, Assistant Colonial Secretary at Suva.

Sir Harry, during his brief stay, was the guest of the Governor-General of Australia, Lord Gowrie, at Admiralty House, Sydney. He conferred in Sydney with certain Australian Ministers and officials. The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, whom he had hoped to meet, died on April 7. On that day, also, the Italians invaded Albania; and Sir Harry (who spent much of his official life in and near the Mediterranean) was intensely interested in the details of the invasion, which were trickling through, by radio and press association, when he sailed on the “Wanganella” for Wellington.

Solomon Is. Gold

New Find on Guadacanal INTEREST in the gold discovery on Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands has been revived by recent new discoveries.

The pioneers of the field, who have been persistent in their endeavours, in spite of many obstacles, now take a most ,optimistic view of the enterprise and there now appears to be good prospects of extensive development at an early date.

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NET profit earned by Burns Philp (S.S.) Co., Ltd., during the year ended January 31, was £51,233, compared with £65,145 for the previous year. Dividend has been maintained at 6i per cent.

Markets for Islands produce receded during the year, causing a decline in spending power and restricted trading, thus reducing profits.

Gross profit earned was £184,269. compared with £203,465 in the previous year. £5,000 is being transferred to reserves.

The amount carried forward is £8,979, compared with £9,621, brought into the accounts.

New Solomons

COMMISSIONER Mr. W. S. Merchant, Tanganyika MR. W. s. MARCHANT, 0.8. E., Deputy Provincial Commissioner in Tanganyika, East Africa, has been appointed Resident Commissioner of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate in succession to Mr. F. N. Ashley, C.B.E.

Mr. Marchant entered the African Protectorate service in 1919 as Assistant District Commissioner in East Africa. He was appointed District Officer, Kenya, in 1926; Deputy Provincial Commissioner and Assistant Secretary in Zanzibar in October, 1935; and transferred to Tanganyika, as Deputy Provincial Commissioner, in 1937.

Mr. Marchant will visit England before proceeding to the Solomon Islands.

Mr. F. N. Ashley will proceed on leave, prior to retirement, by the M.V. “Malaita”, on April 29, and will arrive in Sydney on May 6.

Mr. Ashley, after service in Nigeria, became Resident Commissioner in the Solomons in May, 1929. He is 54 years old. Critics of his administration have sometimes been heard; but the Solomons Protectorate, in an administrative sense, is a poverty-stricken territory, and the Resident Commissioner, subject to Suva (with which there is no community of interest) can do very little. Mr. Ashley made many good friends during his 10 years in the Solomons, who will wish him happiness in his retirement.

"Phoque" Ashore In Cyclone

IT is reported that the cyclone which occurred in New Caledonia late in March, blew the m.v. “Phoque”. (owned by Soc. des Isles, and which does the regular five-weekly mail run to the Loyalty Group) ashore on the island of Uvea. She is undamaged, and the S.S.

“Loyalte” (same company) has been despatched to assist in floating her again.

There was considerable damage done by the cyclone on Uvea, and some loss of native life.

Mr. F. N. Ashley. 6 April 17, 1939—Pacific Islands Monthly

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REFUGEES FOR FR.

OCEANIA Arguments Against the Plan From Our Own Correspondent PAPEETE, Mar 26.

IT is reported that a proposal has been advanced to settle a colony of Spanish refugees, and a colony of Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria, on islands in French Oceania.

General opinion here is that the problem of their welfare would be difficult, even if suitable sites could be discovered for their settlement. Tropical husbandry is vastly different from agriculture in the temperate zones.

To place colonies of people unlearned and inexperienced in agriculture in torrid lands, would be to invite disaster, unless a large sum were available to carry them along until they could gain experience and bring to bearing crops suitable for their sustenance.

The experience of the colony brought from Czecho-Slovakia, some years ago, and their attempted settlement in the Papenoo Valley on Tahiti, is a concrete example of the difficulty.

Representations have been made to the authorities in France urging that the project be abandoned.

Another Condominium Britain and U.S.A. in Phoenix Islands IT was officially announced, on April 7, in Washington, that the United States and Britain have agreed to jointly occupy and administer the islands of Canton and Enderbury, in the Phoenix Group, which both nations want as stations in pending trans-Pacific airmail services.

The islands will be reserved for use by British and American planes. The Americans will build an airport (presumably on Canton Island) but America and Britain will be jointly responsible for its maintenance.

“Paradise of the Pacific”, a journal published in Honolulu, and apparently enjoying semi-official status, has been publishing a good deal of aggressive historical data, lately, to support a claim by the United States that Hull Island (in the Pheonix Group, just south of Canton) and Christmas Island, really are American territory.

This kind of argument seems pointless. No one wanted these equatorial islands, during long decades; but as British interests used them for trading and planting, they were brought under British law. They have been shown on all maps (American included) for 50 years, as British. Now, when they develop aviation value, another nation claims them because of visits made by its nationals 70 or 100 years ago.

It would be just as logical if Portugal or Holland claimed possession of New Guinea (which now has a valuable goldfield) because their navigators discovered New Guinea 350 years ago. 16 DROWNED Shipping Disaster In Tonga Prom Our Own Correspondent NUKUALOFA, Mar. 3.

THE worst sea tragedy on record here happened on February 24. A sailing boat (Tongan owned) with 30 natives, comprising men, women and children, sailed from the island of Eua, for Kologa, a village on the eastern end of Tongatabu—a distance of 24 miles. The boat was overloaded, and a heavy sea was running.

A huge wave hit the boat amidship, and capsized her, when she was near the Hahake Coast, the island’s most treacherous place for boats. Sixteen men. women and children were drowned.

Rescue parties were sent out by the Government and Europeans, but a little too late, as fourteen of those still alive had been already washed ashore by the huge rollers, well-known on that coast.

These survivors were hurried to the Government hospital. Some of them are not expected to live being terribly cut by the sharp coral reefs.

Native divers went out looking for the bodies of the drowned, but seven bodies only have been recovered so far.

Other information shows that when the cutter capsized (about noon) two of the young members of the party swam to the shore, to obtain assistance —a distance of six or seven miles. It was net until evening that the Government launch reached the place of the accident.

Meanwhile, the up-turned boat had been smashed against the reef. Fourteen people got ashore, but sixteen were drowned.

The place where the accident happened is a very treacherous part of the ocean, as several accidents of a similar nature have occurred there with loss of life.

Some very brave work was done by the two boys who swam for assistance. They stood on the reef, in a very heavy sea, helping others to land. to defend the S. PACIFIC Conference in Wellington, N.Z. , mHE Pacific Defence Conference opened 1 in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 14. Its purpose is to arrange a proper co-ordination of the defence organisations of Australia, New Zealand and the various British Territories in the Pacific.

Isolated announcements recently have shown what is going on. Australia has placed a new garrison at Port Darwin, a nd another new garrison at Port Moresby. Six-inch guns have been mounted at Port Moresby, and a military aviation station laid out near the town, Certain steps have been taken to improve the defences of Suva and other important -points in Fiji. Landing places for seaplanes and aeroplanes have been laid out in Western Samoa. And a great deal of other work has been done.

All of these things represent work done by the defence officials of Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand, operating independently. It was urgently felt that there should be consultation and co-ordination of effort.

Representatives of the navies, the military establishments and the air forces of Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand, and of the Pacific Territories under the jurisdiction of the British Colonial Office, are attending the conference. Sir Harry Luke, as Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner of the Western Pacific, is the most important man there representing Pacific Territories.

Sir Hubert Murray

THE Lieutenant Governor of Papua, Sir Hubert Murray, after spending a brief holiday in Australia, will return to Papua by the “Bulolo”, leaving Sydney on April 26.

Mr. C. Saunders, manager of Australian Petroleum Co., Ltd., Papua, paid a visit to Melbourne in April by air.

The photo. (by Hettig) shows the reef on the Hahake coast, where most of the 16 were drowned; in the distance, Eua Island; in foreground, Tongan swimmers, going out to search for the bodies. 7 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1930

AMALGAMATION?

Inquiry About Papua and New Guinea to Commence in May The following was included as a special supplement in the March issue of the “P.I.M”:— ON March 15, a few hours after this issue had been printed, it was announced from Canberra that the Committee to consider amalgamation proposals in relation to New Guinea and Papua would comprise;— Mr. F. W. Eggleston (chairman). He is a Melbourne barrister; was a member of the Victorian Parliament for some years (1920-2 0, and held several portlolios; is cnairman of the Commonwealth Grants Commission; and has written frequently on Pacific subjects.

Mr. H. Leonard Murray, representing Papua. He has been Official Secretary to the Lieut.-Governor of Papua (who is his uncle) for 22 years; is a member of mat iemtory’s Executive and Legislative Councils: and he has had a long, close experience of the Papuan Administration.

Mr. H. O. Townsend, representing New Guinea. He is well known as Treasurer of New Guinea, since 1922, and he is a member of both Executive and Legislative Councils.

An outline of the terms of reference (Committee’s instructions) shows that the Committee is to report on:— Whether an amalgamation of the Government of the Territories of Papua and New Guinea is practicable.

Whether amalgamation will be beneficial to either or both Territories, and, if so, in what way.

If amalgamation is favoured, the form it should take.

Any special feature that should be provided for the Territory of New Guinea under the amalgamation, having regard to the provisions of the Mandate under which the Territory is administered.

Recommend a suitable site for the administrative headquarters of the combined Territories if amalgamation is favoured, or. alternatively, a site for the administrative headquarters of New Guinea if amalgamation is not favoured.

It was announced in April that the Committee would commence its inquiries in May. bo lar as personnel is concerned, it is an excellent Committee —all are known as capable and experienced men. The criticism that will be made, however, is that this Committee, probably, will think too much of the purely administrative and public service side of the problem, and not enough of the future of the Territories, which necessarily embraces most important considerations affecting commerce, transport, development and settlement. These things are vital; the machinery of government is comparatively unimportant, so long as it includes good men. who will get things done and not spend public funds foolishly.

Arguments Pro And Con

NUMEROUS letters, on the subject of the possible amalgamation of Papua and New Guinea, have reached us; but, as the ground covered will be traversed thoroughly by the Committee of Inquiry, very soon, we think it better to leave the subject alone, for the present.

Our best-informed correspondents say that they cannot see how there can be complete amalgamation. Eighty per cent, of the administrative records of the Mandated Territory must be kept, separately, so as to comply with the requirements of the mandate. The Australian High Court is of opinion (Ffrost v. Stevenson case) that the guardianship created under Article 22 of the Covenant must continue “until the natives are able to stand by themselves”.

“Get rid of the mandate conditions,” says a learned correspondent, “and then amalgamation may be seriously considered.”

The present indications are that there will be an amalgamation of services, and a levelling-off of differences in administration, wherever possible; but that, while the Mandate remains, separate administrative machinery will remain also.

New School In

TONGA Formally Opened By Queen From Our Own Correspondent nuktiat o'R’a O T™ Onppn rvf RUKUALORA > Mar. 3 HE Queen of Tonga, on February 21, formally opened the new schoolhouse of Beulah College, which is under the Tongan Mission of the Seventh Day Adventists. A large gathering of Europeans and natives attended the dedication servicp service ine College is situated near the village of Vaini, about seven miles from Nukualoia.

After the dedication service, at 10 a.m., Her Majesty and leading citizens were entertained by the Principal (Mr, A, E.

Watts) at his home, pending the preparation of the feast, which commenced at Two long lines of native shelters were provided and accommodated about 900 people. At the head of these a special booth was provided for the Queen In which she dined with H.B.M.’s Agent and Consul, and Mrs. Armstrong. The Queen in company with the foregoing, later inspected the new building. The male gu^rc V of honour at the entrance to the school, and a similar guard of the girl students lined the entrance to the Principal’s residence.

Japan Seeks Entry To

New Guinea

THERE are severe restrictions on the entry of Japanese Commercial travellers in New Guinea. For some time prior to his death, the Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) had been discussing the matter with the Japanese Consulate, and apparently was favourable to allowing Japanese commercial travellers freer entry to the Mandated Territory.

The Commonwealth Government, before it makes a change, would be wise to study the startling figures showing how Japanese trade, in recent years, has displaced the trade of Britain, Australia and the United States in Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Gilbert and Ellice, Solomons and New Caledonia,

Vice Regal Tours

Sir H. Luke and Lord Galway in Central Pacific SIR HARRY LUKE, Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, after his return from the Pacific defence conference in New Zealand, will leave Suva about the middle of May, in a small British warship, and will visit the Solomon Islands, the Gilbert and Ellice Group, and the New Hebrides. He will be away about eight weeks.

In August, soon after the Governor’s return, Fiji will receive a visit from the Governor-General of New Zealand (Lord Galway) and Lady Galway. Lord and Lady Galway are to leave New Zealand about the beginning of July, and they will visit New Zealand territories in the Pacific, including the Southern Cook Islands, Niue and Western Samoa. This tour was arranged for the winter of 1938, but was cancelled owing to an outbreak of influenza and measles in New Zealand.

Tonga’s smiling Queen, Dame Salote, walks between lines of girl students with Principal A E. Watts, after the formal opening of the S.D.A. new school, Beulah College, near Nukualofa. —Photo, by Hettig. 8 April 17, 1939-Pacific Islands Monthly

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TROPICALITIES MANY ports in the Central Pacific Islands during the next few months should see the 30-ft. ketch “Hispaniola”, which has been built by Mr. Geo.

O Brien, of Sydney, and in which he intends to sail across the Pacific to San Francisco, with his wife and two small sons. They say that they are in no hurry, and are prepared to spend a few weeks in any Islands port which takes their fancy.

The ketch is only 30-ft. long, but it is well designed, and carries most of the necessary amenities of life. * ♦ ♦ AN era of silliness and irresponsibility, which Is rather worse than usual, has fallen upon the newspaper press of Australia: and when Sir Hubert Murray (Lieutenant-Governor of Papua) arrived here recently on his usual furlough, he was a victim of it. Sir Hubert travelled on the B.P. boat as an ordinary passenger —as he has been ascustomed to do these 35 years—and as an ordinary passenger he removed himself and his luggage to the Hotel Metropole—also his headquarters for many years.

But some bright newspaper reporter heard someone refer to Sir Hubert as “His Excellency”, and he deemed it his duty to point out that it was a shocking thing that a real Australian “Excellency” should be allowed to land in Sydney witnout a brass band to welcome him, and should be permitted to carry his own bag through the Customs shed. Other newspapers took it up, and in no time at all there was quite a clamour. Why had the Lieutenant-Governor of Papua been allowed to land in Sydney, unhonoured and unsung? One can imagine Sir Hubert, who has arrived in Sydney under similar circumstances on probably hundreds of occasions, glaring in amazement at the newspaper headings. The newspapers ran yelping to Canberra. The Minister for Territories (Mr. Harrison) said merely that it never had been customary for the Administrator of Papua or New Guinea to be met officially on arrival in Sydney. Other persons in Canberra announced that “the Territory Administrators rank as ordinary public servants when travelling abroad on furlough”. ♦ ♦ * THERE are signs that the Japanese are turning seriously and savagely to the job of propaganda.

They insist that their motives and their ambitions in regard to Pacific Territories generally have been grossly misrepresented: they say that they have no sinister intention so far as other countries bordering the Pacific are concerned ; and they declare that their chief purpose in life is to carry to other benighted people the fine old culture of Japan.

As part of this propaganda effort the Japanese Government shortly will commence the publication at Singapore of a propaganda newspaper, in the English language, for wide distribution in the South Pacific, including the South Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand.

The newspaper will be staffed by Japanese journalists trained in the United States. So if residents in the Pacific Islands begin to receive an attractive journal, in which Uncle Nippon is represented as a benign old gentleman, without any teeth, whose sole purpose in life is to do good to the world and make everybody happy, they will understand what it is all about. They must not expect to find in the new Japanese journal anything about the seizure of Manchukuo or the rape Nanking.

HOTEL licensees in Fiji run risks that their brethren in less fortunate countries never dream of. They may not serve liquor to natives unless the natives have a “permit”; but they may serve persons of mixed European and Fiji blood who enjoy European status, The catch is that many Fijian natives, who have a strong Polynesian strain, are light in colour and, when they speak English and dress as Europeans, they easily pass as half-castes.

One such man entered the Melbourne Hotel in Suva recently, and—as he spoke good English and was dressed as a European —he was served with beer by the barman, F. C. H. Irvine. But he was a Fijian; ’and so Irvine was brought before the police court and although he pleaded ignorance of the man’s true status, and the evidence showed that he easily could have made an error, he was fined £3O.

If the circumstances were as published in the “Fiji Times”, we would say that the punishment did a great deal more than fit the crime—was brutal, in fact. * * * MINERS are miners all the world over and have a code of manners and a language of their own (says a resident of Misima. Eastern Papua). Thus in this outpost of Papua, every boy in the mine is a “bloody” something or other; and he. in turn, refers to his white boss in the same cheerfully democratic terms.

But they have gone one better in remote Mambare, and the Yodda. A number of boys there, when signing on for service, gave their names as “Silibuga”. and a startled Government official began to inquire why.

“Oh, Jimmy So-and-So gave me that name”, said one. Tom Such-and-Such christened another. Bill This-and-That was responsible for a third. “All same very good name belong me”, volunteered one of the boys, who was being questioned.

I agree—a more appropriate name for the Papuan at large, like the international nickname of John Bull, Ps,t, or Sandy, could not be found!

Another Minister?

Vicious Canberra System THE sudden death of the Prime Minister of Australia (Mr. Lyons) on April 7 will be followed before the end of April by a re-arrangement ot Ministerial portfolios, and it is very likely that out of this there will come another Minister in charge of the Pacific Territories. Mr. Harrison is a man of ability, and probably will receive full Ministerial rank. The charge of Pacific Territories is generally given to an Assistant Minister.

If this should happen, the Australian Pacific Territories should make a strong protest.

Under the present system the nominal administrators have very little power— everything is centred in the hands of permanent officials in Canberra, and the Minister who happens to be in charge.

If he is a business-like Minister, with an orderly mind, one may expect continuity in policy and consistency in execution; but where the Ministers are being constantly changed, according to the exigencies of politics, and when, as frequently happens, we are given ministers who are famous talkers but poor executives, the affairs of the territories suffer very seriously. 9 Pacific islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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Search For Oil

ABANDONED P.O.D. Withdraws From Papua From Our Own Correspondent FT. MORESBY, Mar. 24.

IT has just been announced officially that Papua Oil Developments, Ltd., (an off-shoot of the Shell group) will forthwith cease all exploratory work in Papua, and is abandoning the four areas held on permit.

Rumours have been current for some months that such a move was imminent, but the Company’s officials would neither confirm nor deny the reports.

The staff has been gradually reduced for some time past. It is understood that a small office staff will be retained here to finalise the Company’s. affairs, but that the last of the employees will leave Papua within the next few weeks.

This leaves two big Companies (Islands Explorations Ltd., and Australian Petroleum Co. Ltd., who are linked through their directorates) and one small Company (Papuan Apinaipai Ltd.) to carry on the search.

A year ago, P.O.D. had by far the largest staff and equipment (including aeroplanes and coastal vessels) in Papua.

The managing director of Papua Oil Development, Co. Ltd. stated in Melbourne on April 4 that the company had spent more than £430,000 in its search for oil in Papua since September, 1936. It had explored 31,000 square miles (one-third of- the total area of Papua) but had reluctantly concluded that prospects within its iour permits were unfavourable, and it had been forced to withdraw its field parties and surrender the permits.

Papua Oil Development Co. Ltd. was the first to begin an active and extensive search for oil in Papua after the revision of the laws governing the search for oil there in 1936. The company was granted permit No. 1, covering an area of about 20,000 square miles, on September 1, 1936. As the exploration progressed parts of this area were released and new areas were taken up, the company being granted permits Nos. 8, 9 and 10.

The exploration work proceeded by land, water, and air. In all, 31,000 square miles were dealt with. Two aeroplanes were used, one of them, a Grumman amphibian, being among the most modern of its kind in the world. Special distributing bases and wireless stations were set up, and every party in the field was in constant communication with headquarters at Port Moresby through its own portable transmitting set.

The announcement of P.O.D.’s withdrawal caused Oil Search shares to slump on the Australian exchanges; but an announcement by the remaining Companies that they would continue to search with unabated vigour brought about some recovery in mid-April.

Papuan Apinaipi Petroleum Co. Ltd. report that their No. 3 bore is down to 733 feet. Very strong evidence of oil was found at about 430 feet, and traces of oil have been evident continuously from 375 feet onwards.

The Co.’s drillers are following out a plan of scout-boring, as recommended by the Commonwealth Oil Advisory Committee, and the site for No, 4 bore has been selected. 10 April 17, 10$ 9—P acific Islands Monthly

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Mr. F. C. Clapcott, who is returning to Fiji after a short visit to Sydney, is the oldest settler in the Ba District, Fiji. He joined the service of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co., in 1894, at Nausori, and transferred to Ba in the same year. After considerable service with the Company, he purchased Yala Levu Estate. Mr. Clapcott represented the Ba District, as the elected member of the Legislative Council, for six years, and he has also been closely associated with every public and sporting movement in the District for the past 45 years. In retirement, he spends the hotter period of the year in New Zealand and Australia.

Mr. H. H. Hickling- has been appointed Resident Agent at Mangaia, in the Cook Group. He is a New Zealand teacher who for the past seven years has been on loan to the Government of Fiji. After going to Fiji, he was for some time assistant master at Victoria College, near Suva, and then was successively headmaster of the schools at Lau and London!.

Monsieur Harelle, formerly well-known in New Caledonia as a Captain in the Police Force, head of the Department of Native Affairs, and Chief Inspector of Public Works, has been appointed Director at Port Vila of the Societe Francaise des Nouvelles Hebrides, in place of Monsieur Vibert. He is expected to arrive in New Hebrides from France by the next “Eridan”.

Mr. Edward James Cairn, who in 1881-2 made two collecting trips to the Huon Gulf and Astrolabe Ranges in New Guinea for British and Australian museums, died recently in Sydney, aged 85.

Rev. Hu P. K. and Mrs. Gordon, of Melbourne, are undergoing training at the George Brown Missionary College, Haberfield, N.S.W.. prior to departing for Papua to serve with the Methodist Mission.

Mr. V. A. Pratt, of Tobera Plantation, New Britain, T.N.G., arrived in Sydney from the Mandated Territory on March 23 by the “Tanda” on a short business trip.

Dr. D. C. MacPherson, of Suva, Fiji, returned to the Colony by the “Aorangi” on March 30 after a lengthy visit to Europe.

Mr. T. Cooper, of New Britain Timbers, Ltd., New Guinea, arrived in Australia by the March “Tanda”.

Dr. Phyllis Kaberry, a young Australian anthropologist, who returned from England recently, left Sydney in April for New Guinea to live for a year in the midst of an unstudied tribe of natives. She will study their culture under the terms of a fellowship granted by the Australian Research Council. She is going to West New Guinea, north of the Sepik River. Her first stop will be Wewak, whence she will travel by cargo plane to the Government station at Maprik.

Rev. C. Doley, who for some years was engaged in missionary activities in Fiji for the Methodist Mission, has been appointed Secretary for Overseas Missions in Western Australia.

Miss S. D. Fitzherbert, Matron at the Girls’ Grammar School Hostel, Suva, returned to Fiji by the “Aorangi” on March 30, after a holiday in America.

Mr. C. Bates, of the District Services staff of the N.G. Administration, returned to Rabaul by the March “Tanda”, after a holiday in the East.

Captain and Mrs. Roberts, of New Britain Timbers, Ltd., arrived in Australia from Rabaul, N.G., in March by the “Tanda”.

Rev. Mother Marie Alexis, who spent 37 years in New Hebrides, mostly at the French Hospital in Vila, recently left the Condominium en route to France. 11 Pacific Islands Monthl y —A pril 17, 1939

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Rev. H. S. Hipkin, of the Melanesian Mission at Gela, sailed from Sydney by the “Malaita” on April 1, after long leave spent in England. 12 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

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Monsieur Sautot, French Resident Commissioner in the New Hebrides, departed from Marseilles, France, on March 6 by the “Eridan” for Vila, where he is due about April 19.

Mr. lan Bruce Chalmers, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Chalmers, of Suva, Fiji, recently married Miss Joan Goodwin, of Milford, N.Z., at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Suva.

On March 11, Miss Jean Sim, only child of Mr. and Mrs. J. Sim, late of the British Solomon Islands, was married to Mr. P. S. Wilson, second son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Wilson, of Chatswood, Sydney, and of Messrs. Gilchrist Watt and Sanderson. The bride was attended by two bridesmaids, Miss Nelse Lord and Miss Barbara Wilson—sister of the bridegroom—and a flower girl, Miss Gweneth Fraser. The bridegroom was supported by Mr. Maxwell Wilson (brother) and Mr. Bruce Minell. There were several Solomon Islands people at the reception.

The photograph shows the bride, with her attendants. —Photo: Monte Luke. 13 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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This brought quick results, as stated above. Cabinet, of course, will say indignantly that Mr. Allan’s activities did not influence its announcement. Morobe readers can accept our assurance that if Mr. Allan had not been on the job, the politicians would gladly have forgotten the Wau-Salamaua road.

As is shown by the above diagram (taken from Mr. Allan’s “open letter”), four routes were examined. Routes B and C were rejected. The Administration engineer, Mr. C. Ross Field, was very doubtful about the practicability of Route A which, though only 50 miles, rises to 5,000 feet, and includes some five miles of extremely difficult country. He apparently favoured Route D, because it could be built, on a practicable route, for £200,000, and would open up agricultural and timber country. But it was 118 miles; and Wau-Edie Creek interests demanded the 50-miles route, on grounds of freight cost alone. Finally, Mr. Field agreed that Route A could be accepted, at a cost of between £lBO,OOO and £200.- 000.

But uncertainty about the routes would have resulted in indefinite postponement if Mr. Allan had not been ceaselessly on the job.

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It is understood that tenders will be called about July next for the construction of the road, in sections. Work could be commenced, very soon, and simultaneously, at the Wau and Salamaua ends; but careful and expert surveys will be necessary before contracts can be let for the middle sections, which will be in the high mountain gorges.

If there is no time-lag (a big “if” in New Guinea), the road should be completed by the end of 1940.

ADVICE was received on April 6 that the Taylor patrol, which has been in unexplored country in the Sepik region of New Guinea for the past year (see page 44), has returned to its base at Wabag. Mr. Taylor is waiting there for Patrol Officer Black’s party, which has been away in the south-west region. 14 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

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Notable Event in Papeete From Our Own Correspondent PAPEETE, Mar. 10. r[E social event of the year at Papeete has been the soiree de gala for the erection of a monument to King Pomare V., under the presidency and honour of His Excellency, Monsieur Chastenet De Gery, held at the Theatre Moderne on March 4.

The first number of the programme was a prologue depicting the days of the old kingdom, in which the high chief Teriieroiterai represented the king. Two venerable elders —Punua-Arii-Taie (80 years of age) and Mahina (81 years of age)—sat at the right and left hand of the king, forming a stately tableau.

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OPENED From Our Own Correspondent NAURU, Mar. 22.

THE new wing on the Government Hospital at Nauru was opened on March 15 by the Administrator’s wife, Mrs. F.

R. Chalmers. This section will be used entirely for the welfare of Nauruan babies and their mothers.

While the site has been, and probably always will be, a matter of controversy and criticism by European residents, the new wing undoubtedly serves a good purpose. It is brightly painted, airy, and with European designed cots for the children. Another feature is the replacement of Nauruan boy orderlies by native girls. Whether they will prove efficient has yet to be seen, but they certainly look clean and neat with their little white caps and green uniforms.

"NUTFALL" still unsolved Dr. J. PHILLIPS, an English entomolegist, who arrived in Sydney on March 26, after spending three years on the Lever Bros.’ Plantations in the Solomon Islands, said that a bug called Amblypelta cocophaga, was causing serious losses In the coconut plantations.

“It bores holes through the stem of the nut,” he said, “and when it is only half matured the nut falls to the ground, it is a dead loss to the planter.”

About a year ago Dr. Phillips introduced a tiny parasite, which it was hoped would stop the pest. It has not thrived, however, and other means are now being sought. Dr. Phillips is returning to his home in England.

FIJI SCOUTS FOR N.Z. mHE Fiji Contingent of Boy Scouts, who A will visit the New Zealand Centennial jamboree, will comprise 5 Europeans and about 20 Fijians and 20 Indians, fL. Indians w ill wear European scout ““JJ? tlirhnns and the Fijians, of turbans, ana me _ * jJ* course, will retain their distinctive sulus.

Mr A. H. Marlow, who is a scout cornmissioner in Fiji, was in New Zealand in March, and he stated that the Fijian boys would erect their own bure, or thatched house, would dance the traditional dances of the Islands, demonstrate the famous kava ceremony, and entertain their guests with distinctive Fijian foods.

Pomare V., last reigning Sovereign of Tahiti. 15 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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Miss B. Schwabe, who spent three months as relieving sister at the Samarai European Hospital, Eastern Papua, returned to Australia by the “Bulolo” last month.

FAUMUINA Secures Coveted Samoan Title of Mataafa From Our Own Correspondent APIA, Mar. 20.

AFTER a hearing of several weeks at Mulinu’u, with evidence by numerous native witnesses, the Samoan Land and Title Commission, composed of European and Samoan commissioners, under the presidency of His Honour Chief Judge Harley, awarded the title of Mataafa, the former Royal family of Samoa, to High Chief Faumuina Fiame who is Inspector of the Samoan Police.

The title was also claimed by Joane, son of the former holder of the Mataafa title, for the High Chief Fonoti, another member of the Mataafa clan.

Serious trouble was expected during and after the hearing of the case, and the police took precautions to prevent the carrying of knives and shotguns by adherents of the rival factions. As a result, a serious clash was averted. The Joane-Fonoti faction have the right to appeal to New Zealand against the verdict of the Commission.

The new High Chief Mataafa is of striking personality, 6ft. 5 ins. in height, and very powerfully built. He speaks excellent English, and his home at Lepea is an attraction for tourists and visitors to Samoa. Here, many distinguished guests have left souvenirs and mementos of their visit to the hospitable High Chief. For a number of years, the latier occupied the position of President of the Samoan Nationalist Mau Movement.

Mr. R. Caten, Acting Deputy Registrar of the Fiji Supreme Court, arrived in Australia on leave by the March “Niagara”.

High Chief Faumuina Fiame, new holder of the Mataafa title, with his wife, in front of their home at Lepea. —Tattersall, photo.

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A FEATURE of last month was the good trade to consumers, and producers have been able to market fairly good quantities. This demand, however, has recently shown signs of falling off.

A factor which may have contributed to the decline of the last few days is the final figure of this season’s whale oil catch, which is somewhat better than was first anticipated. The total catch is estimated at 450,000 tons.

Events on the Continent, in Czechoslovakia and elsewhere, have also been a disturbing factor and do not make for confidence. At the moment of writing, there are indications that we may see even lower levels for copra, but as far as the political horizon is concerned, this, of course, qpplies equally to other commodities.

Palm Kernels. —Owing to the relatively low price, supplies of palm kernels in West Africa, during the last few months, have been below normal. A rise of 10/per ton, however, brought out sellers, and shipments are again becoming normal. Palm kernel oil is worthy of notice because it is a competitive article and largely interchangeable with copra oil.

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HEBRIDES Strangers in a Queer, Three- Dimensional Administration Elsewhere in this issue, there are references to the Condominium of the New Hebrides, mostly humorous.

But there is a serious side to this extraordinary administration. There is so much muddle and waste and inefficiency that really it is time that the British and French authorities examined the situation. Here, compiled from a series of letters and articles, sent to the are some questions that should be answered : Why have the Administration surpluses been hoarded so carefully during the past two years?

Why is the electric light supply contract being given to a French Company?

Why is the water supply contract for Vila likely to be given to French contractors and French material being used?

Why do the British not have a Consultative Commission to discuss the budget, as the French do?

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Why do the nationals of the 3rd Service (i.e., the Condominium) have different pay, leave and other conditions, to the officers of their own national service?

Why are the Condominium officials still being paid half their salaries in francs at 124 to the £, when the exchange rate is 177 to 180?

Why is nothing being done for the British settlers, for the taxes they pay?

Why no roads for them? Why no assistance or advice with regard to produce pests? Why no doctors for them? Why are they being allowed to die voiceless, like strangers in a foreign country, while a British Administration is part and parcel of the Condominium Government of the New Hebrides?

Is the British Administration’s attitude towards its own nationals calculated —so that they are made to feel like foreigners, in an unfriendly land —or is it merely the result of official indifference?

Mr. H. Erskine, formerly Native Labour Overseer at Kulolo, has joined the N.G. Administration as a Medical Assistant. 17 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pr i 1 17, 1930

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“rpE VEA MAOHI”, in its February issue, J. publishes the full text of new regulations governing the isolation and quarantine of contagious and infectious diseases.

Heretofore the control of such maladies has been very difficult, because of the native custom of assembling relatives and friends (often from remote districts), to aid in the care of sick persons. They scatter to their several homes, carrying the infection with them. The disease then flares up in all parts of the island and is often transmitted on schooners to other islands of the colony.

The new regulations have perfected an organisation to prevent a recurrence of epidemics of this nature.

Responsibility has been placed upon Administrators, chiefs of districts and magistrates of settlements to report the incidence of disease to the Chief of the Medical Service and to the Governor, and to enforce rigidly the measures prescribed by the regulations, as to isolation quarantine, disinfection and so forth.

The publication of these regulations (which are very comprehensive and clear as to the reasons and necessity for their institution and enforcement) by “Te Vea Maohi”, in the native language, will enlighten and instruct the native Tahitian.

Steamships Trading Co. Buys Papua's Oldest P!antation Prom Our Own Correspondent PORT MORESBY, Apr. 2.

STEAMSHIPS Trading Company, Ltd., has bought Doini coconut plantation, near Samarai, Eastern Papua. Doini was the property of the late A. H. Bunting and the Hon. J. G. Nelsson jointly, and is the oldest plantation in the Territory. It is the third large copra plantation bought by the Company within recent years.

Mr. Roderick R. McLennan has resigned from the New Guinea Public Service.

Apia Hurricane

Disaster of 50 Years Ago From Our Own Correspondent 0 T APIA, Mar. 25.

N March 16, 1939, half a century had passed since the disastrous hurricane swept Apia Harbour, in 1889, and caused the total loss of two German and two American warships, and damage to one German and one American warship (which were beached) while 150 German and American sailors lost thenlives. Only the British cruiser “Calliope” (Captain Kane, with a crew of 300) escaped to sea, through splendid seamanship, without loss of life.

The fast-disappearing wreck of the German warship “Adler”, on the reef opposite the Catholic Cathedral, Apia, remains as a memento mori, well-known to tourists and visitors to the island capital

How "Calliope" Escaped

A Survivor's Story HERE is the story of how H.M.S. “Calliope” escaped from the cyclone, as told to the “New Zealand Herald” by Mr. R. Jeffers, of Auckland. Mr. Jeffers was a signal-boy aboard the “Calliope” at the time. The “Calliope” is still alive—she is in use on the Mersey, in England, as a training ship for cadets.

“At 4 o’clock in the morning”, Mr.

Jeffers said, “the wind suddenly veered round into the harbour, causing an extraordinarily heavy sea. When daylight broke we found that the German gunboat ‘Eber’ and a number of small craft were missing from their anchorages. The ‘Eber’ had dragged her anchors and foundered on the reef with a loss of seven officers and 73 others.

“The seas continued to increase in fury.

We had a succession of narrow escapes as other ships got into difficulties. The German gunboat ‘Olga’ dragged her anchors, went ahead under her engines, and before anything could be done bore down on us, raking our starboard side.

Under the impact the foreyard was sprung and all the ship’s boats were carried away.

American Ship S Fate

“About this time we noticed that the American ship ‘Nipsic’ had run aground.

Shortly afterward the American warship ‘Vandalia’ dragged her anchors and came down on us, dragging across our bows. The ‘Calliope’s’ jib-boom entered her quarter galley and broke off, to- 18 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

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The ‘Vandalia’ then pulled away, drifted inshore and went down close to the beach with the loss of four officers and 43 men. The German vessel ‘Adler’, which also dragged her anchors, turned over on the reef and two officers and 23 men were drowned”.

It was immediately after this that Captain Kane decided to steam for the open sea. He said afterward that two courses lay open to him —an attempt to reach safety outside the turmoil of the harbour or an effort to beach his ship on a sandy place where the rescue of those on board would be comparatively easy. He slipped his cables and called for every ounce of steam and every revolution of the screw.

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The “Calliope” made it, although at one time it seemed certain that she would be flung against the American warship “Trenton”. Even when this was avoided the crews of both ships stood with bated breath until the “Calliope” went past, and then cheered each other.

“I wonder”, said Captain Kane in Sydney, later, “how the machinery and the rudder stood it. It was as pretty a thing and as lucky an escape as could well be imagined”.

For 24 hours the “Calliope” steamed seaward and made no more than 26 miles in the whole time. When it was considered safe to re-enter Apia, on the following Tuesday, the “Calliope” steamed in again and obtained some coal. She then went to Sydney for docking and repairs and after that left for England, where she eventually arrived in April, 1890, and paid off finally on May 1.

She was then transferred to reserve.

Top: The “Adler”, photographed as she lay smashed on the reef, 50 years ago.

Lower: The wreck of the “Adler” as it lies on the reef in front of Apia, to-day.

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Tahiti Has Everything But the Energy From Our Own Correspondent PAPEETE, Mar. 18.

EVERY now and again, we hear of a proposal to establish a residence settlement in the mountains of Tahiti.

There is much talk of the folly of sweltering the year around on the hot coastal plain, when a cool and salubrious climate exists at our very doors. But nothing has ever come of it and, doubtless, nothing ever will; for the going and coming would involve a certain amount of walking and climbing.

No one on Tahiti does any walking or climbing nowadays.

Papeete is a community that could be circumambulated in less than an hour To cover the average distance between the main residence district and shops on the water-front would take not over ten minutes. So great a distance would exhaust the averare householder to a quaking shell empty of all vitality, if accomplished on foot; so the expedition is always undertaken by motor car.

To be sure, as in every community, there are a few contumacious conservatives who cling to the old order, and refuse to conform to the march of progress.

These continue to walk and climb and go hunting after wild pig in the fastnesses of the mountains, to bring back tales of high valleys and glens as lovely as the Vale of Tempe, and cool and bracing as the temperate zone.

Such an expedition was taken some months ago by Messrs. J. and Y. Malarde, and a small party of guides, and Messrs!

Malarde are delighting the readers of the “Bulletin de la Societe des Etudes Oceaniennes” with a serial describing their “Fifteen Days in the Mountains”.

The first and only attempt to establish a settlement in the mountains was in the latter years of the nineteenth century; when a villa was erected for the Governor of the Colony on the Rupe Plateau, which is overlooked by Mount Aorai (the second highest mountain of Tahiti) and La Diademe. One other house was built nearby.

The place was never much frequented, although a good road leads inland to the end of the Fautaua Valley, where the path of ascent begins.

The only one who inhabited the place was an old gendarme who acted as caretaker and amused himself by raising strawberries and tending a vegetable garden. After the gendarme passed, the place was left to itself, the houses crumbled to ruins, and the plateau returned to the custody of Nature.

Years ago, when people still navigated on their legs instead of on wheels, we tried to stir up some interest in establishing some Chinese gardeners on one of the high plateaux, to cultivate strawberries, peaches and other fruits that, in these latitudes, appear only in tins.

No one became enthusiastic and so our neighbours continue to eat strawberries and plums and peaches out of tins, as they will surely continue to take voyages of from four to ten thousand miles in quest of a climate they could have at home were they willing to expend the small exertion necessary to establish a mountain settlement on Tahiti.

The New Guinea Administration recently accepted the tenders of Cheung Thin, of Rabaul, for the following new buildings; Two new wards at Bitolova native hospital (£1,070), Assistant District Officer’s quarters, Gasmata (£1,270) and Sub-District Office, Gasmata (£500).

The Salamaua Trading Company Ltd., New Guinea, has been voluntarily wound up, according to a notice in the N.G. Government “Gazette”. 20 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

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ONE year’s imprisonment was the sentence imposed by the Chief Justice of Fiji, in March, upon A. F. J.

White, late Provincial Commissioner at Ra, when a jury found him guilty of the theft of £155, public funds which had been placed in his care.

The jury recommended mercy “on account of the stupid nature of the offence”.

Apparently, it was hard to believe tnat White had intended to steal—yet undoubtedly he had misappropriated the money. He was in England, on leave, when the muddle was found, and returned immediately to Fiji to meet the charge.

White is a young man, only 32, and he had risen rapidly. This incident puts an end to what had promised to be a valuable Colonial Service career. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and served in the Solomon Islands from 1930 to 1934.

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Mandated New Guinea Sugar Plantations Development Ltd. has gone into voluntary liouidation. A meeting of the Co. was held in Brisbane Queensland, in April to examine the winding-up proceedings.

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Mr. Sidney Herbert Ray, who was linguistic expert with the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition in 1896 to New Guinea, Torres Strait, and Borneo, died recently in England at the age of 80.

He was the author of the monumental “Grammar of Melanesian Languages’’. 22 April 17, 1939-Pacific Islands Monthly

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JOB Pioneer Airmail Flight Across South Indian Ocean THE large, powerful flying-boat “Guba”, owned by Mr. Richard Archbold, an American millioniare, and which during the past year has become familiar to residents of Northern New Guinea and Papua, has been chartered by the Australian Government to make a survey flight across the Indian Ocean, from North-West Australia to Equatorial Africa in the vicinity of Mombasa.

This is a new route for flying-boats.

The flying-boat service now operating between England and Australia runs in a direct line across the Mediterranean, Arabia and India, and via the East Indies to Australia. It is feared, however, that in the event of European war this route would be seriously interrupted and, therefore, Australia is co-operating with the Government of Britain in seeking an alternative route.

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What Australia Is Doing To New Guinea From Our Own Correspondent RABAUL, Mar. 20.

SINCE the drought and bush-fires in Australia, which were responsible for a shortage of fresh vegetables in that country, it is noticeable that overseas vessels, arriving at Rabaul from Australia make a point of taking on large stocks of vegetables. As a result, complaints have been made by Rabaul householders that they are unable to obtain their usual stocks of lettuces, beans, bananas, pineapples, etc.

It has been pointed out that the Administration, after considerable persuasion, enticed the natives to grow these vegetables, even providing the seed in the first instance, and it is not a fair thing for wealthy shipping companies to make considerable raids on this produce, because it is cheaper than in Australia.

Meanwhile, Rabaul householders are compelled to go without the fresh food which is so essential in a tropic country.

Rev. H. S. Hipkin returned to Gela, where he is engaged in mission work for the Melanesian Mission, by the “Malaita” on April 1, after spending long leave in England. 23 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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The por ten Of The Thunder (Found in an old note-book of the late Trader Macfarlane, who was at one time a resident on Moorea, French Oceania. His grave is on Tupuai.) THE clouds had been gathering into heavy masses of a dull leaden hue and slowly drifting up from the north since early morning. Now, the lowest of them occasionally swooped down upon Potui and obscured the summit with swirling, eddying wreaths of vapor, rising again and showing the sharp outline of the mountain, with its lace-like fringe of trees, marvellously clear and distinct against the blackness beyond.

The surf broke on the reef with an apparent sullen tone to its roar, rising in a line of inky blackness and curling over to break—not, as usual, in a mass of sparkling brightness, which pained the eye with its brilliance, but in foam, to which the clouds had lent some of their blackness, till it, too, appeared sombre in hue. The ocean beyond, also gaining its colour from the clouds, gradually became darker, till it was difficult to distinguish the dividing line of the horizon. Occasionally faint flashes of lightning lit up momentarily the distant masses of cloud while the sullen rumble of thunder could now and then be heard.

A thin white line on the ocean, behind which the clouds seemed to merge themselves in the sea, showed, at last, where the squall, the precurser of the storm, was coming; and the long fronds of the coconuts began to ripple in the first light gusts. The squall reached the reef which, suddenly, was apparently obliterated, and it could then be seen that, close upon the heels of the wind, was a wall of rain, utterly impossible to see through. The lightning had by this time increased in brilliance, while the thunder changed its rumble to a roar.

Then the squall reached us, and the ripple of the coconuts changed to a complaining sound, as the leaves threshed around, while the long trunks bent to the fury of the wind, and then to the rain. The rattle of it on the roof was almost louder than the thunder, which kept up peal after peal, with hardly an interval between.

“Well, Tarie”, I said, “This seems to be quite a little thunder shower”.

“Yes”, she said, seriously. “Some one of the family of the kings (high chiefs) is dead”.

“Why?” said I.' “Does a prince die every time there is a thunderstorm?”

“Now”, she said, “You want to laugh at me. But if you listen I will tell you, and you will learn some more that you did not learn in Meriti. You have been here a long time now, and have you ever seen a storm like this before? No, I know you have not. Sometimes there is thunder, but not much; but, when it comes like this, to-day, then we know that a child of the kings is dead.

“It has always been so. Long before the white men came it was so, and it will still be so while any of the kings are left in Tahiti. When Pomare V. died I was in Huahine, and a storm like this came there, only it was a worse storm than this and a very old man there said: ‘This is a storm of the kings.

When the next ship comes from Tahiti, they will tell you that Pomare is dead’.

And he bought black cloth and made himself a black pareu and a black shirt, and he made his wife and daughter cut off their hair and make themselves black clothes, for he was a fetii (relation) of the king. And, true, when a ship did come, they said that Pomare had died on that day the old man said he did”.

Pomare V. died on June 12, 1891.

In confirmation of this native belief, there was a local happening of the same character in Papeete in January, 1901, which is worth recording. An earthquake and a veritable tornado struck the little town. Two women of mature age, each the mother of many children, were together in one of their homes. One was a pure native, the other a half-caste, with British blood in her veins. They talked of the portent in the presence of one who related the story to the writer; and from its great severity, they were certain that some very great personage in the world had died. The half-caste was fully convinced that it must be the greatest ruler of that day, Beretania’s Queen.

It was so. Queen Victoria died on January 22, 1901.

W. W. BOLTON. 24 April 17, 1 939—Pacific Islands Monthly

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PT. MORESBY, Mar. 20. r:E new road giving access to the battery site on Paga Hill, overlooking Port Moresby, has been put through well on schedule time.

The road is well-planned, following the contours of the hill at a regular gradient of 1 in 15. The work entailed a great deal of blasting in hard rock, and has been carried out entirely by prison labour.

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SERVICE THE Chief Secretary of New South Wales, who has control over Lord Howe Island, has been in communication with Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island residents with a view to providing them with a better passenger service with Sydney. The service at present is carried out by the old Burns, Philp steamer “Morinda”, and the accommodation is neither frequent nor good.

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To An Old-Timer

IN memoriam: William Simpson, died at Samarai, March 9, 1939.

The night comes on, and so it’s time to go.

Now on the hills the blueness dims to grey, The black-etched palms are still, and far away The tide sings on the reef. Old Man, you know It all: the sunset and the dawn, the glow Of splendid youth, when every changing day Brings gifts, handclasps of friends, the lonely way By tangled track and swamp, the broken flow Of rapids, and the opal seas. And yet It’s well to cast the load of weary years, To ease the pack, and rest, While old friends tell Their stories of the struggle and the sweat.

And, since they pass, the laughter and the tears, It’s time to go. The night comes onsleep well!

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Two of Britain’s premier oil companies have merged their aviation interests —Vacuum Oil Co. Ltd. and Anglo- American Oil Co. Ltd. The new company is called Intava Ltd., a contraction of International Aviation Associates. Vacuum Oil Co. will distribute Intava aviation products in the South Seas.

Rabaul Goes Ahead New Burns, Philp Store From Our Own Correspondent.

RABAUL, Mar. 30.

DESPITE the fact that Rabaul is supposed to be, more or less, an abandoned town— from a political point of view—there are numerous signs of building development, and local organisations are spending considerable time and money in improving their interests.

The town swimming-baths scheme, for which over £l,OOO was raised in preemption days, is now going ahead and the contractors are busy on the concrete pool. On Sunday last the golf course was re-opened by the Administrator (Sir Walter McNicoll) and the full nine holes are now in play. All the fairways have been cleaned of pumice and debris, the result of the 1937 catastrophe, and ornamental and shade trees have been planted bordering them. The putting areas are a picture of smooth, green grass.

Chinese firms have erected several large business buildings and a new sodawater factory is in hand. The new store of Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., will be opened in a few days. It has been rebuilt on the site of the store burnt down at the end of 1937. Several new residences for Europeans are being erected.

Mr. Derek Tangye, a journalist on the staff of the London “Daily Mirror”, reached New Zealand in March from Fiji and Tahiti, where he had been gathering material for newspaper articles. 25 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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Mr. H. Halstead has been appointed an Inspector of Police in Fiji. He formerly was in the Police Force of British Guiana.

Miss Joyce Colledge, of New Zealand, took charge of the London Missionary Society’s Girls’ School at Metoreia, Papua, early in March.

Monsieur Pierre Laborde, director of the New Caledonian newspaper, ‘France Australe”, died recently in Noumea.

Right Rev. S. Davies, Bishop of Carpenteria, returned to Thursday Island in mid-March by the “Marella” from Australia.

REV. R. L. TURNER 37 Years' Mission Work in Papua REV. ROBERT L. TURNER, of the London Missionary Society, arrived in Australia by the “Bulolo”, in March, on his way to England, having retired after 37 years in the service of the Society as a missionary in Papua. He is accompanied by Mrs. Turner, who has been with him in Papua for the last 23 years.

Invited by a newspaper reporter in Brisbane to express his opinion about the Papuan administration, Mr. Turner said that the Government had done a great deal to pacify the natives, and he made some vivid comparisons between conditions as they are now and as they were in 1902. He said, however, that some magistrates were far too ready to support their native police even if, as often happens to Papuans, the police have perjured themselves and are in the wrong. Few magistrates take the trouble to enforce the regulations, which provide that native children shall attend a school where English is taught.

New President Pacific Islands Club 11HE new president of the Pacific Is- . lands Club in Sydney is Mr. A. J.

Marshall, the young Australian author and zoologist who, though born as recently as 1911, has made a world-wide reputation as an authority on the South Seas. Mr. Marshall was elected unopposed in succession to Dr. H. lan Hogbin, who held the office for two years.

Mr. Marshall was zoologist attached to the Oxford University Expedition to the New Hebrides in 1933-34; 1936 was spent in Dutch and Mandated New Guinea, and in 1937 he accompanied the Austrian Arctic Expedition to north-west Spitsbergen. He is author of “The Black Musketeers”, a popular and exceedingly frank account of historical happenings in the New Hebrides; and of “The Men, and Birds of Paradise”, which received recently a most favourable reception from the world’s press. He also is the author of numerous scientific papers. He is an honorary member of the Oxford Exploration Club, a member of the Arctic Club (England), and honorary ornithologist to the Australian Museum, Sydney.

The Club’s officers for 1939-40 will be: Chieftainess, Mrs. Alfred Page (Lefagaoalii); vice-chieftainess. Miss Eva Blacklock; treasurer, Mr. F. W. Hennings: secretary. Mr. Eric Ramsden; auditor, Mr. W. T. Rabone: council, Mr. W. Taylor (N.Z. Trade Commissioner), Captain F. Middenwav, Mrs. I. H. Meredith. Mr.

A. E. Crisp, Mr. F. D. McCarthy, Dr. Hogbin and Mr. Len Freeman.

Miss Lesley Wickham, 8.A., of the Queensland Education Department, has been accepted by the Australian Board of Missions for work in Papua.

Rev. A. I. Buxton, L.Th., of N.S.W., has been accepted by the Methodist Mission for service in Fiji. He probably will be stationed at Levuka.

Mr. A. J. Marshall, scientist and author, president of the Pacific Islands Club for 1939-40. 26 April 17, 193 9—l* acific Islands Monthly

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GILBERTS Ruthless Attack on Australian Trade From Our Own Correspondent.

TARAWA, Mar. 11.

THE Japanese motor-ship “Seikai Maru’ called on February 20 at Tarawa, the port of entry for the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, to “enter-inward” through the Customs ’Department for the purpose of trading at Butaritari, one of the northern islands of the Group, where a powerful Japanese merchant firm (Nanyo Boyeki Kaisha.

Ltd.) with headquarters in Tokyo, have a well-established trading branch.

This firm is a serious competitor against the existing Australian merchant and shipping interests in the Colony, particularly in respect to copra trading’.

The fact that Nanyo Boyeki Kaisha, Ltd., have for a considerable time offered £2 per ton more than the ruling buying rates for native copra in the Gilberts is responsible for widespread conviction that the company’s trading operations are subsidised by the Japanese Government, with a view to obtaining a firmer foothold in the Pacific by “peaceful penetration” methods.

The present state of the copra market leaves Australian-owned copra-trading concerns no profitable margin on the buying-price set by Japanese competitors.

End Of A Dream

Sunday Island Needed for Aviation SUNDAY ISLAND, in the Kermadec Group, north of New Zealand, is practically on the direct line between Auckland and Fiji, and, therefore, will have value in the future in connection with trans-Pacific airmails. This fact has spelled the end of a dream.

Some three years ago, a number of people, mostly in New Zealand, took shares in a syndicate which was to transform Sunday Island into a Pacific Paradise, with a colony living a happy, free life, isolated from the worries of civilisation. However, New Zealand found that it wanted Sunday Island as a meteorological station, to report weather for aeroplanes. The island has been taken over, the syndicate has broken up, and a portion of their money has been returned to the shareholders, Sunday Island is a beautiful and fertile place, hilly, with green meadows alternating with luxuriant forests. It has a comparatively cool and pleasant situation, and many attempts have been made during the last 50 years to establish colonies there. But almost invariably each colony has been finally defeated by the thing which originally attracted it —namely, isolation. There is no harbour there —not even a sheltered anchorage. The island is right in the path of great seas, which sweep in from the east or west, and it is rarely that a ship may lie off the coast and land a boat.

Sunday Island has shown that the majority of people, who believe that they crave that kind of existence, become deadly sick of it in time and will use every effort to get back to association with their fellow men. 27 Pacific Islands Month! y—A pril 17, 1939

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Letter to the Editor REFERENCES are often made, both in your journal and the Australian papers, to the possibility of large numbers of white men colonising the “central plateaus of New Guinea”, and in your December and February issues you suggest that refugees settle there.

Apparently, these “central plateaus of New Guinea” mean the plateaus at the head of the Purari River, on which lie the Administrative posts of Mt. Hagen, Chimbu and Bena Bena, and the plateau around the Ramu post, as these are the only areas about which any body of information is available.

The point overlooked by the people who put forward these suggestions is that in this stretch of country there are already about 100,000 natives, and over much of the area there is no surplus agricultural land.

In parts of the Wahgi Valley there are more natives living on each square mile than would be possible with white farmers.

I am, etc., FACTS.

Madang, T.N.G. 20/3/1939.

EDITORIAL NOTE: This is interesting and useful information. Other people have stated that, while there is a large native population on the central plateaus, “there is plenty of room for new colonists, and for any likely increase in the native population”.

The fact of the matter is that, although the Ramu-Purari-Mt. Hagen area has been open to the Administration officials since 1933-34, there is an extraordinary paucity of information about the character of the country, the quality and number of the natives, the natural resources of the districts, and so on. One searches in vain through the Administrator’s annual reports, and through the un-indexed “New Guinea Handbook”, published in 1937, for any helpful data.

Perhaps the new “Commission of Inquiry” will succeed in digging up something about Central New Guinea out of the official archives.

Death Of Mr. Phillip

PALMER MR. PHILLIP PALMER, a very old resident of the British Solomon Islands, died at his plantation, St.

George’s Island, on February 13.

Before going to the Islands Mr.

Palmer held an Imperial Service post in Africa, where a brother also served with distinction. Of two brothers in England, one held the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy, while the other, Dr. Palmer, Mus. D., is well-known in the musical world. Mr. Palmer’s wife, who predeceased him, was a sister of the late Mr.

Norman Wheatley, of Roviana Lagoon.

He leaves two sons, Phillip and Ernest, both residents of the Protectorate. During the Great War, Mr. Palmer enlisted from the Islands and served with noncommissioned rank in the A.1.F.-/M.

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They will go first to Tonga, where they will stay for two days, then on to Fiji and the New Hebrides, Noumea and Reunion Island.

The “Katoomba” is expected to leave Melbourne on April 26 on a month’s cruise to North Queensland and New Guinea ports, including Rabaul, arranged by the Methodist Overseas Mission Board.

The “Maunganui”, carrying 600 passengers from Australia and New Zealand will leave Auckland early m July and will visit Rarotonga, Raiatea, Papeete, Moorea, Apia, Vavau and Nukualofa, m that order. The cruise will last a month.

In August, the “Maunganui” will run a cruise from New Zealand to Tongan, Samoan and Fijian ports.

Mr. R. Hicks, of the New Guinea Police Force, married Miss Norma Lloydell, of Sydney, at Manus in March.

Rev. M. Baer has taken charge of the Lutheran Mission’s school at Wasutieng, New Guinea, during the absence on furlough of Rev. J. Herrlinger, who has gone to Germany with his wife and their four children. 29 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1039

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Two N.G. Recruiters In

COURT From Our Own Correspondent RABAUL, Mar. 30.

ON March 13. Eustace Helton and Reginald Stephens appeared before Chief Judge Phillips in the Supreme Court charged with depriving two natives of their liberty. A verdict of not guilty was returned on March 30, and the two men were discharged.

The incident was said to have occurred during a recruiting trip last January in the vicinity of Maprik, Sepik District, when a Tutltul (native government official) and one of the recruiters’ servants were alleged to have detained against their will two natives, who subsequently escaped during an attack by hostile natives. During the hearing, one of the two natives concerned admitted that he had been willing to proceed with the party and that he had made no objections to a piece of native rope being fastened around his wrist, tying him to a native guide.

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TOP.—Left: Mrs. L. Cutler sailed from Sydney for Suva, Fiji, by the “Niagara” on March 16.

She was accompanied by her husband, who is on transfer to the Suva branch of the Pacific Insurance Company. Right: Rev. Maurice Prater, well-known Presbyterian missionary in the New Hebrides, returned to his station at Paama, by the “Pierre Loti” on March 25, after four months’ holiday in Victoria and N.S.W.

SECOND ROW.—Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Ryan left Sydney by the March “Monterey” for Suva, where they will stay for a time as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Costello, well-known Fiji residents.

BOTTOM.—Left: Mr. F. J. Bannister, together with Mrs. Bannister, arrived in Sydney from Vila, New Hebrides, by the last “Pierre Loti”.

Mr. Bannister, who is a planter and trader on Tanna Island, intends to spend six months’ holiday in Sydney. Right: Mr. Nicholas Hagen, a well-known identity of Noumea, paid a short business visit to Sydney in March, arriving by the “Pierre Loti” on March 14. 30 April 17, 1939—Pacific Islands Monthly

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Letter to the Editor THE article by Mr. Julian Dashwood under the above title in your issue of March is a good example of that bias of which he complains in missionary books, and which, he says, “will obtrude like a film over the whole book”.

I freely admit that there is some justification for criticism of early missionary work on the ground of its mistakes. But the same difficulty which Mr. Dashwood detects in missionary writing—“ln some (missionary books) it is almost impossible to separate the truth from his (the authors) prejudices which cement his writing ’)—is to be detected in the article under discussion. Even Mr. Dashwood’s apparent fairness in going to the London Missionary Society’s records for his information is spurious. Mr. Dashwood does not hesitate to use those records in his own way and for his own purposes.

For instance Mr. Dashwood suggests that the whole tenor of the speech by Dr. Haweis at Spa Fields Chapel on September 22, 1795, favoured uneducated men for missionary service. I give a categorical denial to that statement. I have carefully read the speech referred to again, and I declare that no one who reads in an unbiassed way could possibly put that construction on it.

Mr. Dashwood quotes as an example of “incredulous stupidity in the selection of those to undertake the work” the fact that one of the missionaries on the “Duff” —Mr. Cover—brought along a small boy in the last stages of consumption. He does not add this consideration, that the lad’s disease was apparently so advanced that whether the Covers sailed on the “Duff” or stayed behind, he had but a short time to live and, therefore, that it was quite natural and understandable that the parents should take him to be with them for the short time that life would last.

As for the conflicting views of the character of the Tahitians, the truth most probably lies somewhere between the denunciation of the early missionaries and the adulation of the early non-missionary visitors. But Mr. Dashwood does not help us here with his grossly unfair method of placing over against a missionary observation of 1797 a non-missionary observation of 1880.

Mr. Dashwood quotes Mr. Moss, the British Resident on Rarotonga, who, in the course of a report in 1891, wrote: “Women are said to have been exposed in dark holes”. I should like to have some substantial proof of the truth of such a statement before I accepted it even from a British Resident, and “women are said to have been exposed” is no proof. Even in a Court of law hearsay is not accepted as evidence.

I deplore equally with Mr. Dashwood the introduction of European clothing for South Sea Islanders, and any appeal to fear of punishment in the after life as a motive for accepting Christianity. Even so, Mr. Dashwood’s closing paragraph is a species of subtle question-begging that is not worthy of good journalism.

The truth about early missionary effort in the South Sea Islands, as indeed about other movements, is desirable, and I for one would welcome it. Mr. Dashwood’s article is as helpful in this direction as biassed missionary records. He skilfully picks possible grounds of legitimate criticism and as skilfully neglects grounds for commendation, while he uses such material as his bias towards discredit leads him to select to belittle the work of a great Society.

That the early missionary made what may rightly be called mistakes, by those of us who look from the perspective of this day, is undeniable. But who shall blame them? Mr. Dashwood, apparently.

Well, he may have his censoriousness. Fur my part, I will see the weakness of early missionaries, and their strength, their failures and their achievements, then’ frailties and their nobilities. And I will place over against Mr. Dashwood's estimate of the work of missionaries in the South Seas the estimate of that shrewd judge of men and movements, and that wise administrator, Sir Hubert Murray, who said: — “Even with us, one finds an occasional tendency to belittle Christian Missions, and to regard the labour of missionaries, and even their sufferings, with an in difference bordering upon contempt. It is surely high time that this feeling should be dispelled, for British Colonial Administrators have, without exception, expressed their high appreciation of the assistance which they have received from Missions of all denominations.”

I am, etc., H. LEONARD HURST.

Secretary, London Missionary Society, 250 Pitt Street, Sydney.

Miss Ann Whiting, of Adelaide, S.A., was married to Mr. William Fleming, of the Public Works Department, Rabaul, New Guinea, on March 9. in the Methodist Church. Mr. Guy Broad gave t> bride away and Mr. A. J. Strathearn, of Adelaide, acted as best-man. Miss Doreen Cox was bridesmaid. A reception was held afterwards in the visitors’ lounge of the New Guinea Club, when 100 guests drank the health of the happy couple.

Miss Norah Brighouse, daughter of the well-known Samoan planter, Mr. T. W.

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From a Special Correspondent RABAUL, Mar. 18. ris often said that many of the trials experienced by the householder in Rabaul with native servants, are not so much the fault of the servant as of the master or mistress.

The actions of the servant are said, by some, not to change, but that thenactions appear more aggravating to the white person, because they themselves have changed in their attitude and outlook.

If public opinion in Rabaul is correct, native labour conditions are going from bad to worse. District Court records indicate that cases of natives “absenting themselves from their work without permission” are on the increase, and it is not at all unusual for natives to have the idea that all they have to do is to approach the authorities, make a request and have their contracts of service terminated, whether the employer is willing or not.

One such case came before the District Court on March 17, when a native servant was charged with being absent from his work without permission. Evidence for the prosecution showed that the native had repeatedly deserted his employer, for days on end; he had been returned under escort of a police-boy, and had almost immediately run away again.

The native's statement from the dock, made in his own language and translated by the Court Interpreter, was to the effect that he ran away because he was tired of working, and that he had too many jobs to do.

On being questioned by the prosecution, he said that he knew a native named Simbai and that Simbai was employed by a European. He recently met Simbai, who told him to go to this European, who would help him to terminate his contract. As a result, the deserter said he went to the house of the European where he stayed all day.

Eventually, the native was apprehended and charged. The Magistrate sentenced him to imprisonment for two weeks.

After spending a fortnight in the local gaol, the employer still being deprived of his services, he will return and, in all probability, create more trouble for his employer, as a result of the encouragement given to him to terminate his contract.

These are the things—small though they may be —which aggravate the native labour position in the Mandated Territory, and call for remedial measures.

EDITORIAL NOTE; Our correspondent uses careful language. Evidently, what he is trying to say is that some European planter, near Rabaul, is encouraging natives to break their labour contracts and defy their employers. If that is so, such a European should be dealt with by the authorities, quickly and sternly.

Mr. H. B. Smith, of Savu Savu, son of one of the early Fiji pioneers, Dr.

Henry Backhouse Smith, died in the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva, recently, at the age of 60. He was master of an inter-island trading vessel for many years, before retiring to his plantation at Natewa Bay. 32 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

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French In Santo Demand Better Conditions WE have received, from a French planter in the New Hebrides, some outspoken comment concerning the manner in which the public revenue there is wasted on “amenities” for Port Vila residents, while the unfortunate dwellers in the outports get nothing. The following is a translation of his letter.

The French in the New Hebrides have a Commission Consultative, elected by and from among their colonists, to advise their Resident Commissioner on budgetary expenditure. This is called, hereunder, the Advisory Council. On the British side, no such thing exists.

We have heard much of the grievances of British settlers in the Condominium. It is interesting to get the French side.

THE New Hebrides Advisory Council was called into session at Vila in such a manner that the members representing the outlying islands of the Group were not able to attend. This was a very convenient way to muzzle the free expression of opinion and advice that they might have been able to give on the budget. The outlying islands provide three-fourths of that budget, but ninetenths of it is spent in Vila, to ensure the greater comfort of the Government Officials, business men and their employees.

We of the outer islands are not averse to Messieurs the Government Officials having water laid on to their homes, electric light, good roads, an efficient telephone service, secular schools, luxurious hospitals and hospitals in prisons for undesirables, etc.

But we who pay for all these luxurious appointments, we who have nothing—not even a yard of road over which to transport our produce and supplies, or carry our sick —we feel it intolerable that the taxes imposed upon us should be employed to maintain roads that we consider luxurious —such as that road to Erakor, whose sole use is to permit the Government officials and merchants of Vila to spend their week-ends on the beach!

We demand, and insist, that part of the receipts shall be employed in our districts, and for us, and we shall make an outcry so loud and so far-reaching that we must be heard. Preparations to this end are being made.

For the past ten years nothing has been done at Santo, the largest and, without doubt, the richest island in the Group—not a metre of road, not a navigation light—absolutely nothing.

It needed an accident before we could obtain two doctors for a population twice as large as that of Vila, where there are four (2 French, 1 English and 1 Annamite), It is true, of course, that at Vila, the administrative capital, if they have not quantity of population, they have quality!

General discontent had to blaze into flame before consideration was given to making Santo an open port; for the nomination of an official to act as postman, Customs Officer and telegraphist at the Canal de Segond; and for the construction of ferries at the Sarakata and Rene Rivers.

The 5 per cent, penalty (imposed on persons whose Customs duties are in arrears, by an administration callously indifferent to the difficulties of Islands settlers) must be taken off; and there will then be no further need of a Customs agent at the Canal. The settlers will perhaps be able to go by car over good roads to the hospital, the post office, the Residency and the stores. They will in the end have an adequate medical service long overdue. They will receive their rice and indentured labour from Tonkin directly at the Canal, instead of the latter being first sent to Vila for a quarantine ridiculously inefficacious and costly.

When these improvements and projects come into being, we must first of all thank their initiator our Santo District Agent, Monsieur Laine, a New Caledonian, who during three years fighting has succeeded —the first and only one of our District Agents to do so—to do something that will be of use to us. We must also thank M. Casimir, Delegate (pro tem) of the High Commissioner, who has given us a new proof of his Intelligence by his just appreciation of the high merit of his subordinate, M. Laine, in keeping him with us for three years. We regret that M. Laine is leaving on furlough.

We wish him' an excellent voyage and a speedy return to our midst, with just recompense for his courageous activities and clear intelligence.

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FROGS Discoveries By A Humorist In Papua BY “DAIKA”

SINCE landing here, I have had my eyes opened in the matter of frogs.

Yes, they are at times intelligent.

The first night of my visit to this spot in Papua, I was invited to dinner. My host was an affable chap with a “yen” for company, and an uncontrollable thirst when he was in company. He seldom saw strangers, so he had an excuse to indulge when they did arrive.

On this particular night, we had reached the soup stage, and my host was being the perfect host, when there was a thump and a smothered “squark” from the table. It came so suddenly that I nearly choked—and there was a big green frog sitting thoughtfully in the middle of the table! All this time, my companion kept on talking, and did not even change his tone of voice.

Old Froggie slowly climbed on to the pile of sliced bread in the centre of the table, and girded his loins for a take off; but he made a miscalculation, as the bread slipped, he landed with one leg in the salt. For about three seconds he hesitated, and then became very agitated and left before he was quite ready, with no thought of direction, and landed “kerplump” on the floor. At some later date, he slowly climbed into a potplant, and rested there for the rest of the night.

Dinner over, we sat round and swapped yarns, and I gave all the latest news of Port Moresby, as I knew it. All was harmony—when there was a noise like a mad Chinese with tonsilitis, and the lamp swayed and nearly over-balanced. My host merely said, “Oh, it’s only a frog”, and called for the cook-boy. The latter removed a half-cooked frog from the top of a very hot lamp.

I was duly installed in a house of my own, and the second night I was reading and dressed only in pyjamas when, without any warning, a cold, clammy thing landed on my bare chest and slid down inside my coat.

I beat all records for a jump from a deck-chair, and I still believe that my heart stopped beating for nearly five minutes. It was only another frog.

QUITE an interesting sport was started, until someone who had not been in the place long said that we were cruel. Each man got a frog, and we all lined up on the lawn.

Then, at a given signal, everyone touched a piece of cotton-wool, dipped in Sloan’s Liniment, to the part of his frog where he thought it would make him jump hardest and furthest. Each competitor was allowed only to apply the liniment once: and the art was to apply it to a spot where the frog would keep jumping straight. For quite a while, we used to have the frogs turning in mid-air to see what the Dickens had hold of them. But, by degrees we became expert at it, and the best men could make a frog take-off as if shot from a gun, and keep moving for 25 yards in a straight line. Much was the excitement when two frogs were taking jump for jump, and nearing the winning-post.

After the kind-hearted gent, with the life membership ticket in the R.S.P.C.A. had done his good work, and we had held a wake to all the departed frogs—and had taken several days to recover from it—one bright lad designed a new amusement. The idea was to find a worm, and give it to the frog, and time them. The winning frog was the one who first finished his worm. But the joke was that everyone had to give his worm to another competitor; and, therefore, everyone was looking for the largest worm possible to find.

It was rather gruesome sport, though, for a frog does not seem to have much inside him except space; and the worm, when about half-way down, would wriggle both ends at once. The outside end used to curl round anything in sight, and the other end would be trying to find a way out of Froggie’s inside. A frog in the starved condition in which most of them were kept for this particular sport, would get quite knocked 34 April 17, 193 9 P acific Islands Monthly

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Talk about the British Bulldog! In about two hundred competitions, I never saw a frog let go. Sometimes he .used to go to sleep, and digest the w r orm already inside, and sometimes the outside piece used to twist itself off, but never did a frog lose what he had swallowed.

This went on for some time, until an ingenious youth discovered a method of “doping” the worms. By careful trials, he discovered a method of making money. After an injection by hypodermic needle he used to bring his worm along and bet on the frog that got it. It must have been an appetising morsel to the frog, as he would work three times as hard as any of the others and always won. It went well until we woke up to the joke. Everyone had to bet on his own frog afterwards.

THEN into our midst came Mr.

Pansy Blossom. Neither of these were his real names, but they will do.

He had been a part of a jazz band, somewhere in Sydney, and he looked it. He had music at his finger tips— or, rather, Rythym. That was the way he said it.

He looked our evening sports over one night, and then went away, deadly sick. For a long time, he was not seen out at night, and, as he lived alone, everyone began to get worried about him.

At last, he issued a general invitation to an evening’s entertainment at his house. We all went and, as we were sitting around. Pansy gave us a lecture. The world, he said, had passed over the most wonderful voices for years, until he had come along. He went into raptures about tenors and sopranos and basses and, at last, he worked round to the grand finale by removing a curtain from a big, netted-in cage, on the end of his verandah.

There was the finest collection of frogs inside that I have ever seen.

Pansy stood off, and made some motions in front of them and, by degrees, they came to life, with sundry croaks.

Then they broke out into the National Anthem. We all stood up and looked silly. Every frog sounded his note at exactly the right time, and with exactly the right amount of feeling Pansy conducted the orchestra with a long slim stick, which he poked through the holes in the netting at times, and a pair of tweezers which he used to pick some stuff from a tin and give to his musicians, every now and again.

The next piece was “Wahoo”—and did the frogs take a delight in swinging it! After several more short pieces the performance closed for the night.

Pansy was a popular hero. We were all going to make a fortune with Pansy. A collection was started, and the money raised in one night, to enable the whole world to be given the privilege of hearing the world’s natural songsters. The night lengthened into a grand spree. We were all millionaires, and Pansy was the richest of all.

Then one of us said he saw a snake.

We had all been in that state, before, so we knew what to do. It took five of us to hold him down. It was the climate that did that to people here, of course. O.P. whisky and rum would help—but it was mainW climate. We held him down for two hours, while all the time he protested that it was a real snake he saw, and that we were mad, and not him.

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So, friends, if ever you see a man wandering about the Papuan swamps, and he asks you if you have seen any frogs, and does not take any interest in anything else; and if you ever come into his camp and find frogs everywhere, just remember this story.

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Christmas On The

WATUT

By “Peter The Hermit”

AN invitation had gone up-river to gather at Sid’s camp on the Sunday, and celebrate.

By 12 o’clock, only two of us had arrived, and things looked glum. The local Patrol Officer had sent word from his mountain post that he had fever, and would not be along. The others, from near the ’drome, were expecting a visitor out from Wau, and were notoriously averse from walking anyway, so we feared the worst. But Sid told the “boy” to hang off with the kai-kai.

“Looks as if it’s going to be another party like Hartley’s,” said Sid. Hartley had put on a huge Christmas spread, one year, but nobody turned up; and, in New Guinea, there are no guests to drag in from the highways and byways.

We explained our late arrival. Dick had been sharpening some picks in the blacksmith’s shop, and had set fire to it, and destroyed his camp completely. We had saved most of his gear, still, it was a big loss. Dick had got burned a bit, too.

“Shouldn’t have been working on Sunday,” he said, with a note of raillery in his voice which deceived nobody.

To fill in time, we started on the hors d’oeuvre. There were seven large plates of them —one for each guest expected— and we helped them down with a spot, now and again.

Talk turned on dogs, and old Speed received his due share of praise. He was recognised as the best dog on the river.

“Great old dog, but getting on now; all his teeth are broken. Yes, he’s just on seven; good age for a dog in New Guinea, and the old devil has knocked himself about fighting and hunting. Wasn’t he a tiger in the bush, after pigs and wallabies!” And old Sneed, knowing well that he was the subject of conversation, thumped his wiry tail on the floor, and grinned up at us.

Said Sid, “What about having a lock at my pups”. So we went downstairs to the kennel, built under the verandah. The mother was almost a bull terrier, and the pups were just animated roly-polies, with pug noses—six of them. Each was examined with care, and its points discussed in detail, while the mother watched us anxiously.

“Should have their eyes open to-day; this is the ninth day; everything runs in nines with dogs.”

BACK inside, and quite unexpectedly the Patrol Officer walked in. He had heard of the fire, and our “boys” had told him that Dick and I had gone to Wau. Thinking that Sid’s party would be spoiled, he had come down, despite the fever. He was surprised to see us. “Boys will tell you anything that enters their head, as gospel.”

Just back from a patrol up the river, he told us that ours was the most prosperous part of it.

“Ye Gods! What! Aw, fair go!”, we came back; but he stuck to his statement.

“You can’t say that, Ted. We’re all broke, and if you’re bust, you’re bust, and that’s all about it.”

Time passed as a succession of horsd’oeuvre and whisky-sodas.

“The crowd from the ’drome won’t come now,” we decided. “The Stinson went 36 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

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Before the table was set they arrived — four of them. Two, slightly merry, had anticipated the celebration. All were saturated with perspiration, of course, so there was a great deal of bustling and shouting for “wash-washes” and clean clothes. When our host’s clothes gave out his pyjamas were commandeered.

Then the dogs—there were seven of them —started to fight; five on to one, with one sitting out, very much against his will. They gave us some hectic moments, until they were hoisted out bodily.

There was much commiseration with Dick over the loss of his camp. Talked skipped from gold, to the floods, the international situation, the wireless—aptly designated “the static manufacturer”— then to some of the old identities of the river.

“If you gave ‘Old Bill’ an open go in the bank for half an hour he’d come out with his pockets empty; he’d still be arguing with the door-keeper at ‘time’s up’.

“Once, I went up to his camp to have a yam, and found him sitting on one of his boys. He was holding a big stone over the coon’s head, stuttering with rage: ‘For two pins I’d bash your brains out, b-b-but you haven’t any go-damn brains!’ ”

We’d about recovered from that when the boy announced, “Kai-kai ready now.”

“And about time, too,” we came back.

IT was three o’clock, and we were all as hungry as hawks. Sid suggested another drink first—he didn’t drink after kai —but he was howled down.

He was very proud of his skill at carving poultry, and this prompted him to suggest that someone else should do the job. He allowed himself to be persuaded, though.

“The host must carve, Sid.”

“Your house, old feller: vour job by rights.”

So he planted the fork confidently deep in the nearest bird’s sternum, and flourished the knife with elan.

“Never move the fork once it’s in. If it’s a flier take the wings off first; if it’s a runner” —neatly severing a leg—“take the legs; otherwise it might get away from you.”

Our host didn’t get much to eat, being too occupied in replenishing everybody else’s plate and glass; but it was obvious that this gave him more pleasure than a full stomach. The poultry was helped out with salads and vegetables, in this case mostly homegrown. Sid was a noted gardener and cook; and the plum-duff that followed was a beauty.

After the meal, everybody abandoned the table to lie about on the fine patch of couch grass in front of the house; to yarn and smoke and consume an occasional glass of beer. Sid and Dick gave a very poor display of wrestling, which left Dick with raw patches instead of blisters on his arms and hands.

We took a few snapshots to perpetuate the occasion and then, for an hour, discussed the desirability of an immediate departure for home. The Patrol Officer had brought his bed, and Rob, who was a bit the worse for wear, decided to stay the night. The rest of us eventually meandered off after many “cheerios”, at five o’clock.

We gradually strung out along the rough track: four men; three “boys”; and five dogs. Soon the sweat began to stream, though the evening was cool. Talk is not appreciated on the road in mountain country, so all “The Politician” got in reply to his observations were a few breath-saving grunts. So on we went till the “turn-off”, where Dick and I left the main track. Dick went on down to the camp, but I sat on the side of the road to see the last man pass.

To-morrow, I was leaving the river for ever and I fel f —and so did the others, I k now _that Sid’s celebration was more a farewell party for me. “I hope the gods smile on you, old friends.”

The tail of the line shows up. Bill sat down and rolled a smoke, though it was almost dark and the road ahead was dangerous. We sat there, silent, each reluctant to make the final gesture, while the dark crept closer and closer around us. At last Bill threw the butt away and rose wearily on stiffened joints.

“Aw, well, suppose I’d better get along.

So long, Peter.”

“Cheerio. Bill.”

He ambled mellowly away, and I turned down the spur that led to the camp.

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Airports And A Defence Force Prom Our Own Correspondent APIA, Mar. 20.

THE establishment of airports in Western Samoa has now been decided on, and two separate landing places for sea and land ’planes respectively have been selected and surveyed.

The landing-place for land planes will be on the Vailele Plantation of the Government-owned New Zealand Reparation Estates, near Fagalii Beach, about 5 miles east of Apia. Several thousand coconut palms are to be cut down on the old former German plantation.

For seaplanes, the stretch of the coast near Mulifanua, 20 miles west of Apia, has been found most suitable, and at present beacons are being erected and other preparations made.

It is not known at present, whether the airport is to be used for commercial aircraft only, or whether militarv and naval planes are to be stationed here also.

The American naval base at Pago Pago and Rose Island is to be considerably expanded, especially for the use of aircraft.

American Samoa is the southern pivot of the American naval defence line, Alaska-Hawaii-Samoa.

The formation of a European Volunteer Force for the defence of Western Samoa has been authorised. An armed force is to be raised among British residents of the Territory for the purposes of internal police, and the defence of Samoa. A shipment of rifles, machine-guns and ammunition has arrived.

Tennis Standard of Gilbert Islands Natives Prom Our Own Correspondent TARAWA, Feb. 20.

A TENNIS tournament, natives versus Europeans, was played during January on the Government Court at Tarawa. The visitors were students of the Bairiki Boys’ School, in charge of the Director of Education, Captain F. G. L.

Holland.

Under Captain Holland’s capable coaching the school has developed a high standard of tennis, and the native team was successful in all matches contested.

A native team of four met eight European players, the matches consisting of four sets of singles and two sets of doubles, in which, as stated, the natives carried off all the honours. The European players were: Singles matches — Capt. E. W. Harness, Capt. J. Cummings, Messrs. C. F. Jackson and W. G. Jackson. Doubles matches —Dr. F. E. Montague and Mr. D. C. I, Wernham; Dr. K.

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The Bairiki Boys’ School now hold both cricket and tennis “ashes”.

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ONE of the last of a band of Chinese pioneer settlers, who arrived in Samoa some 50 years ago, died recently, in the person of Mr. Paul Ah Kiau, at the advanced age of 84 years.

Ah Kiau, a native of Hong Kong, left his home at the age of 15 and, after wanderings in various parts of the world, enlisted as a cabin-boy on the ill-fated U.S. warship “Trenton”, which met her doom during the hurricane in Apia Harbour 50 years ago. As one of the few survivors of his ship. Ah Kiau decided to leave the Navy and settle in Samoa, where he entered business as a trader, first in Apia and later, at Alamagoto.

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SUPPLIES And What the Islands Can Do The President of the Planters’ Association of Papua, Mr. G. A. Loudon, in a letter to “Sydney Morning Herald” in March, dealt with the rubber situation.

MR. lON L. IDRIESS has drawn attention to the possibility of Papua.

New Guinea and parts of Australia producing Australia’s rubber requirements. I do not think it would be possible to produce rubber in Australia, owing to the high rate of wages, which would make costs prohibitive. I am sure rubber could be grown in the Queensland sugar belt just as satisfactorily as in Papua or the East, but the cost of tapping it would be excessive.

The Planters’ Association of Papua, backed by Sir Hubert Murray and the Papuan Government, have for many years endeavoured to obtain assistance from the Commonwealth Government to establish the rubber industry, on such a footing that it would attract the necessary capital to increase its areas under rubber, so that eventually it would be able to supply the whole of the rubber requirements of Australia and later New Zealand.

The late Minister for Customs, Colonel T. White, carried out a very thorough investigation of the rubber industry in Papua and obtained permission from the Commonwealth Cabinet to appoint a Costs Commission to enquire into the costs of the industry and what assistance the industry might require in the event of a serious slump in the London market price, below the cost of production. Unfortunately Colonel T. White retired from the Cabinet and matters seem to have been dropped, but planters in Papua feel sure that Ministers realise the importance of the rubber industry and the necessity to increase production within the Commonwealth of Australia, viz., Papua and New Guinea, also the resultant increase in population to carry on the industry.

As President of the Planters’ Association of Papua, I would like to state:— (1) Papua has produced and sold in London and Australia first-class rubber for the last 25 years. For many years some of the Papuan plantations produced inner tube rubber—a very refined product, for which they received Id. per lb. more than the top price in London. (2) The quality after tests over many years has proved eaual to that of any other rubber producing country, (3) The costs of production now compare very favourably with costs in the East. (4) We have rubber lands and labour available to produce all Australia’s requirements. (5) Papua and New Guinea have vast agricultural areas unoccupied. If industry and population are not speeded up, what right have we to hold such valuable property?

I have been somewhat amused to read of Australia’s preparations for defence and war. The sole thought seems to be the construction of building and equipment. No thought appears to have been 40 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

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Planters in Papua and New Guinea realise the precarious position they are in, and that they may be invaded by an Eastern power at any moment. They realise that if thev are to nrotect the Islands and their homes they must have population and that population will not come unless industry is increased.

Planters in Papua and New Guinea realise their position, but do the people of Australia? Do they know that, if Japan blockaded the Malay States and the Dutch East Indies, industry in Australia would be without rubber, tea, coffee, hemp and binder twine, kapok and many other tropical products. All these could be grown in Papua and New Guinea, and make Australia independent.

Mr. Idriess states that Australia imported 20,000 tons of rubber in 1937 at a cost of £2,667,000. We add to this by stating that Papua’s proportion of the above tonnage was about 1,000 tons.

Dr. P. J. Monaghan, Chief Medical Officer in Western Samoa, reached New Zealand by the March “Matua” from Apia to spend several months’ furlough.

Mr. J. C. M. Scott, manager of Burns Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd., at Makambo, headquarters of B.P. in the Solomon Islands, reached Sydney on furlough by the “Malaita” on March 26.

Condition Of N. Hebrides

NATIVES Part Played By The Missions Letter to the Editor Mr. NOTTAGE has strayed from the original point at issue, and appeals to be trying to work up a controversy over insignificant details and use it as propaganda as well.

My original protest was against a plain statement -made by a certain person, to wit, “that the missionaries were the only people who did anything for the natives”— the implication being that all others were an inhumane set, who took no interest in the natives beyond what they could make out of them.

I can speak for the British, and also for a good many Frenchmen whom I know. It is high time such a foul generalisation was challenged.

I made no comparisons, nor wished to do so, nor did I deny the missions any credit. Each has his appointed sphere which need not clash. My point has been conceded so there the matter ends.

Mr. Nottage has appointed himself the champion of the missions—though no champion is needed —but is all the time thinking only in terms of the particular mission to which he belongs. I would remind this gentleman, therefore, that there are several other bodies working in the group, quite as entitled to the term “mission” as his own, each trying to do its best, but not necessarily along the same lines as the one Mr. Nottage has in his mind.

I am not going to permit the original discussion to degenerate into a senseless argument. I have seen enough of the futility of this course, in the past.

If, in the years gone by, missionaries, traders and planters had shown more wisdom, and tried to find a common basis on which they could agree, instead of the endless wrangling on the points where they disagreed, I am quite certain the position British interests are in at present within the group, would have been far better, and the natives would have been correspondingly better off.

Quite a lot could have been done by bringing united pressure to bear in the right quarters to gain substantial concessions and benefits common to all, natives included. Instead, we have allowed our differences and antagonisms to be adroitly exploited, and, by the age-old method of playing one side off against the other, the authorities have dodged their responsibilities and given us nothing. and our position is now far worse than it was thirty years ago.

In any case, so far as the writer is concerned, the correspondence is finished.

I am, etc., EWEN CORLETTE.

New Hebrides. 20/2/1939.

Mrs. Gregory Bateson, well-known as Dr. Margaret Mead, the anthropologist, arrived in Sydney early in March, after carrying out research work in the Dutch East Indies. She left for U.S.A., where she is assistant curator of Ethnology at the American Museum of Natural History, by the “Niagara” on March 16. 41 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 19 3 0

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To-day, the picture is different. The use of kerosene has been extended in a remarkable fashion. Further, the development of kerosene-burning appliances has been technically so sound that the equipment now on the market provides certain definite advantages in reliability and economy in operation. Refrigerators, radiators, cooking ranges, hot water systerns —all operated by kerosene—are now available and are proving popular.

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Exploring Central New Guinea

Report by Leader of Taylor Patrol The following are the essential portions of a report sent to the Administrator of New Guinea by Mr J l Taylor, Assistant District Officer, describing the work of the patrol which he is leading in the unexplored portion of the mainland of New Guinea. The report covers the period August 26, 1938 to January 24, 1939, and the journey from Wabag to the Sepik headwaters, and then via the May to the middle river and the mouth of the Sepik.

On Dutch Border

IN the vicinity of 142 degrees 30 minutes I crossed the watershed between the April and the Upper Strickland and arrived at the Sepik headwaters at the end of November and a few days late*at Telafomin or Kelafomin. It is near the comer where boundaries between the Territories of New Guinea, Dutch New Guinea and Papua meet. There I met Patrol Officer Black. He had done splendid work in this area and was much liked by the local people. His police and carriers were in excellent condition.

Whilst at Telafomin I decided that it would be better to come down the May Kiver which flowed lor the most part tnrough unexplored country, instead of lollowmg the Sepik to its junction with the October, which had been done many years before by Messrs. Karius and champion. Mr. Black accompanied me as far as the head of the May, whence he returned to Telafomin.

At Mianmin, in the Thurnwald Range, we were fiercely attacked. Until then our journey had been completely peaceful.

But at Mianmin we came amongst a bush people, forest dwellers with whom we could not make friendly contact. As Black remarked, drily, “They do not encourage visitors.”

Attack By Natives

EARLY in the morning of December 17 a clever surprise attack was made upon us and a fine young man, Kwmjil, of Mogeo-Kwivi, received an arrow which penetrated eleven inches and entered the region of the heart. He died almost instantly at the door of my tent.

Four others were wounded.

Two more attacks were made within the next hour, but the police and carriers remained perfectly steady and the attackers were driven off. We were very distressed at the loss of Kwinjil, a youngster with a bright smile and a charming manner, a favorite with everybody. After resting the wounded for a day or two we pushed on to the head of the May.

Black and I spent Christmas together and then he returned to Telafomin, en route to Wabag by the mountain trail.

Lively Marching Along Sepik

1 CONTINUED down the May, passing between the mountains Vierkant and Stolle. As the river flattened out and the country became swampy, I was faced with the problem of travelling by water with my carriers, who were mostly poor swimmers and some who could not swim at all. Also, the difficulty of passing native communities who, though not hostile to pinnaces or power-driven craft, would regard men on rafts as fair game. 44 April 17 , 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

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Making friendly contact with the first of the low country people, whom we found to be steel-hungry, we bought a number of canoes and made barges.

Every care was taken, but one barge collapsed, and nearly ended in disaster.

Fortunately no one was lost, me barges were altered in design, and a log of light timber placed between the canoes to make the barges unsinkable.

We proceeded by water and by land (both parties keeping pace with each other) outmanoeuvred a party of highly decorated and heavily-armed warriors, and camped lower down, where it was found possible to buy more canoes and improve the barges.

The warriors stood on the high bank of the river with their arms stacked behind them and beckoned the canoe party to come in close where they might shoot down upon us. But just as the barges drew level, the land party arrived, to the amazement of the warriors.

The entire party then went forward by water. The next community met with attempted to prevent our passage downstream. Terrific excitement prevailed in the village. Heavily-armed men roared defiance and shouted for action, and some beat the water with canoe paddles, cheering as showers of spray rose and fell with each stroke. But after some parley we succeeded in passing without conflict, despite the fact that one more bellicose than the rest wished to make a naval engagement of it and attack us from canoes.

The lower May is a fine river, navigable for small craft, and flows through pleasant, well-populated forest country.

Continuing, we reached the Sepik at 2 p.m. on January 13, and came on under our own power.

The people of the upper river were friendly, though at Wogumash they were a little difficult. They refused to stand clear, and I had to threaten sterner action to make them do so, and ensure my barges against surprise attack.

My party was met by the Government vessel “Sirius” at Yessan on January 18.

It was great to see her and relief to all of us to go on board and shelter from the fierce sun, which beat down upon us on the barges.

The conduct of the police and carriers has been exemplary. Ten months out, and not a grumble, even when Kwinjil was killed.

The main problem of the journey was that of supply, but this was overcome by our shell currency, which enabled the purchase of food, and bv the preparation of sago flour whenever that palm appeared.

The journey from Wabag was something of a marathon and not without incident. Some fine country was passed through and some that was very rough and many thousands of new people were seen.

A lake was found in the vicinity of the meridian 142 degrees 30 minutes which may rival Killarney for beauty.

Nearly A Disaster

CROSSING the head of the Western April, early in October, I nearly met with disaster. There being no bridge, it became necessary to cross on a rope and pulley, the police and carriers using an improvised chair arrangement after the manner in which a breeches buoy is used in rescuing people from shipwreck, and the stores and equipment in slings. The pulley or traveller used was a pair of handcuffs.

A strong rope of cane was suspended across the river and it became necessary to test it. I then travelled over it hand over hand and leg over leg, lying horiunder the rope. To my utter dismav when over midstream, I discovered that’l could not go forward or backward.

For a few moments I hung by my legs in order to allow my arms to regain their strength, but my oiled top-boots caused me to lose my grip and I dropped like a stone into the torrent. t i , . . ~ .

I knew that my police would risk their Utrpc tn get me out and that I should not go without a struggle. Being used to turbulent water, I held my breath and instinctively made for the opposite side of the stream from which I had come.

I was still under water when my hand struck something. It was Constable Karo, who had dived almost on ton of me. When he came to the surface I had reached shallow water and come up for air.

Getting Control Of Interior

uni iiinv* _ TT is now my intention to proceed up- -1 stream to Kamindimbit, by “Sinus , and from there by canoe to Yimas on the Karawari. From Yimas I go south to the Maramuni and follow this stream south-westerly to its headwaters. This should bring me on to the plateau in thp vicinitv of the 143rd meridian. ine vlcimt y Ui I understand that Patrol Officer D w has recommended the P e establishment of a base camp at T suggestion I endorse. It will comple chain of stations and give us control o the area from e n Y P the Korosomen (South-West River) at the 45 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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THE Acting Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony, His Honour R. H. Garvey, M.A., left Tarawa in January, ner Burns Philp (S.S.) Co.’s M.V. “Moamoa” on a visit of inspection to Washington, Christmas and Fanning Islands, and is due back bv return “Moamoa in late February or early March.

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The British

What An American Said Of Them 25 Years Ago THESE are gloomy days. Germany, led by a kind of maniac; Japan, in the grip of a clique which plans world-conquest; Italy, growing in unpleasantness and aggressiveness—these people are turning the world into a place of nerve-strain and horror.

Only one thing keeps us quiet and sane —faith in ourselves and in the free institutions for which our fathers fought and died. The British people must not lose faith in themselves and their destiny —if, and when they do, civilisation as we know it will crumble.

Here is an extract from a letter sent by Mr Walter Page t 0 tne p reside nt of the United States in the early stages of the Great War. Page was United States Ambassador to England during the war, 1914 to 1918, and was a great friend and admirer of the British.

“The world never saw a finer lot of men than the best of their ruling class.

I meet such men everywhere—gently bred high-minded, physically fit, intellectually cultivated, patriotic.

“I cannot see that the race is breaking down or giving out. They write, and speak, and play cricket, and govern, and fight, as well as they have ever done.

“Another conclusion that is confirmed, the more you see of English life, is their high art of living. They have gentleness, cultivation, the best of manners in the world —and they are genuine. . . .

“Not a tear have I seen yet. You guess at their grief only by their reticence. It is not an accident that these people own a fifth of the world. Utterly unwarlike, they outlast anybody else when war comes. You do not get a sense of fighting here—only of endurance and high resolve. The heroism, the generosity, the endurance and self-restraint and courtesy of these people would melt a pyramid to tears. There never was such a race.

“It is the fashion in the United States to say that Britain is not doing her share.

There never was a greater slander. All the old stories, from Homer down, are outdone every day by these people. When the real trial comes they do not flinch; and (excepting the thoroughbred American) there are no such men in the world.”

Anglophobes will snort and sneer; but, at a time like this, it will do British people no harm to remind them that this was said —and said by a great American, who was one of the shrewdest observers of his time. 46 April 17, 1939-Pacific Islands Monthly

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PLANE IN CRASH AT WAU, T.N.G.

A SINGLE-ENGINE, all-metal Junker machine, owned by Guinea Airways, Ltd., piloted by Jack Robins and with mechanic Len Dobbin on board, took off from Wau aerodrome on a test flight on March 8. When about 100 feet up, the engine spluttered and finally failed. The pilot made a gallant effort to get back to the ’drome, but could not quite reach it, and came down on a cleared area alongside. The machine alighted and ran smoothly for 20 yards, but then hit the roadway skirting the ’drome, after bounding over the storm-water gutter. The undercarriage was torn off and the plane buried its nose slightly in the road surface. Pilot and mechanic were unhurt.

On March 24, M. Henri Martinet, a chemist, flew from New Caledonia to Bundaberg (North Queensland) in a Renault plane. He later flew to Brisbane and Sydney, and then left, along the airmail route, for France. He left Uaco, a town in the north of New Caledonia, at 6.30 a.m., intending to fly to Brisbane, but he encountered bad weather which forced him to fly blind for long periods. His machine behaved in a splendid fashion all the way.

Fiji Pioneers

Death of Mrs. Harry Granville Carr ON March 11, after a prolonged illness, the death occurred of Mrs. Harry Granville Carr, at Shedfield, England.

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Irvine, at one time Attorney-General of Fiji. Her husband, the late Mr. Harry Granville Carr, was associated with the early and prosperous days of the sugarplanter in Fiji, where his interests were in Mataniqara Estate, Ba, and in partnership with the late Mr. J. C. Doyle, in Wagadra, Nadi.

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Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Farnham, of Lae, New Guinea, have returned from an interesting holiday spent in Manila and Hong Kong. 47 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 19 3 9

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EXCHANGE Queer Currency Conditions in New Hebrides THE following, from a resident in the New Hebrides, shows the difficulties met with in a joint (or Condominium) Government, when the two nations try each to hang on to its own varying currency. Currency does not tell half the tale, of course. An Australian visitor, motoring out from Vila, nearly collapsed when he found that French motorists, being French, kept to the right, while British motorists held to the left side, as is British and proper!

THE residents of Vila, sending - their boys to post letters to catch the outgoing “Morinda” mail on March 2, were puzzled at the small amount of change brought back.

Inquiries at the Post Office brought the information that a new regulation had come into force on the previous day, increasing the co-efficient for converting gold franc value to paper value, from 6 to 9, bringing the exchange rate, for stamp purchases, from 150 francs to the £ stg., to 225 to the £stg.

Does this mean that if you take £1 stg. to the P.O. you will get 225 francs worth of stamps for it? It does not. The Condominium Government is a business Government, the only one in the world, and doesn’t do things like that. You will get only 177 to 180 francs worth, according to the normal, daily, world-exchange rate.

What it does mean is this: The Condominium Government is out to make things pay, and it has increased postal tariffs by 50 per cent. You do not buy more stamps, or bigger value stamps; you pay 90 centimes for a 10 centimes stamp, for which you previously paid 60 centimes; or 225 francs for a hypothetical £1 stg. worth of stamps, for which you previously paid 150 francs. Herein is the economy of inscribing the word “gold” on the Condominium stamps. Their value can be multiplied by any old number, thus saving paper and printing expenses, whenever the Government wishes to raise the postage rate.

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If you are paying Customs duties, you convert your £1 stg. into 177 or 180 francs.

If you are a salaried officer of the Government, you are paid half your salary in francs, and half in £stg.; and, for this purpose, £1 stg. is calculated as equal to 124 francs.

Then, as a large part of the commerce in the New Hebrides is Australian, the £ stg. is usually converted into £ Australian, at £AI2S to £lOO stg.

Is it any wonder that people from the New Hebrides, on furlough in Sydney, are frequently seen sitting by themselves in the parks, staring into vacancy, while their bloodless lips move silently in endless calculations!

Torres Is. Chiefs Dead

TWO notable natives of the Torres Strait Islands died early in March.

Maino, chief of Yam Island, was buried with elaborate native ceremony.

He was a descendant of the warrior Kibisu, whose historical record is touched upon in lon Tdriess’ novel, “Drums of Mer”. Maino was of great service to Sir William MacGregor during the early days of Papua. He never appeared before visitors unless his breast was fully decorated with medals or other ornaments. He is believed to have been 80.

The other man was John Baud, 70. works inspector of Murray Island.

A son—Robert Harold Ernst—was born on March 16 to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Uechtritz, of Sumsum Plantation, South New Britain.

Rev W. R. Castle is at present in New Zealand on short furlough from Arawe, New Britain, T.N.G., where he is a missionary worker with the Melanesian Mission.

Mr. H. Hirchfeldt arrived in Rabaul from Hong Kong by the March “Neptuna” to take over the managership of Melchers and Co. Ltd. from Mr. S. Lohmann, who will leave for the East and Germany in May. 49 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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THE following staff movements in the New Guinea Public Service were announced in March by the Government Secretary, Rabaul:— PERMANENT STAFF TRANSFERS.

Public Health Department.—Dr. C. M. Deland, Medical Officer, Rabaul to Manus; C. M.

McArthur, Medical Assistant, Rabaul to Talasea; Dr. R. W. Schuch, Medical Officer, Rabaul to Kavieng.

District Services Department.—R. R. Cole, Cadet, Rabaul to Wewak; W. B. Giles, Cadet, Rabaul to Salamaua; J. K. McCarthy, Assistant District Officer, Talasea to Rabaul; H. L. R.

Niall, Assistant District Officer, Rabaul to Wewak; M. J. Pitt. Assistant District Officer, Rabaul to Talasea: H. L. Williams, Cadet, Rabaul to Madang.

Agricultural Department.—M. C. Crocker, Inspector and Instructor, Kieta to Rabaul.

TEMPORARY ENGAGEMENTS.

Government Secretary’s Department.—Miss S.

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Treasury Department.—Miss J. Brodie to be typist.

Public Health Department.—Mrs. D. G. Phillips to be cook-housekeeper.

Public Works Department.—N. Kerby to be mechanic.

Customs Department.—J. A. Stehr to be assistant clerk.

POLICE FORCE TRANSFERS.

L. G. Dean, Warrant Officer, Rabaul to Wau; R. B. Jackson, Rabaul to Kokopo.

Mr. P. Doyle, of the N.G. Crown Law Department, reached Sydney by the March “Tanda”.

Restless Volcano

Earthquake Damage in the Solomons rE_ volcano, Bagana, on the southwest coast of Bougainville (Mandated Territory), has been active since the Rabaul eruption in May, 1937.

During the past few months ashes have fallen over Kieta and the coastal area north of the town. On January 30 a mild earthquake was felt on the island while at the same time, a severe shock was experienced in the Shortland Island Group with lesser movement through the Solomon Islands as far south as the Russell Group. The movement was felt periodically for several days and on Vella Lavella as late as March 8.

At Faisi, in the Solomons, two houses were badly wrecked and four thrown out of alignment. The copra store, bulk store and wharf as well as the Government Post Office will need rebuilding, and damage to the extent of approximately £5OO is reported on the Methodist Mission Station, at Kokeqelo, in the Roviana Lagoon.

Two Days Adrift

Wreck of Fijian Cutter A CUTTER called “Tolonibuabua” about five tons, and owned by the Buli of Thikobia, was wrecked at Wailagilala, in the Fiji group, during the storm at the end of February.

In the cutter were seven Fijians and a Chinaman. The sails were torn away and the vessel drifted from Thikobia to Wailagilala, where, during the height of the gale, the “Tolonibuabua” was completely smashed. The eight men were among the reefs for two days and a night, eventually reaching Wailagilala where they remained for three weeks.

Then the lighthouse tender, “Seniceva”, calling at the lighthouse, took them aboard and conveyed them to Levuka.

Science Beats Mosquitoes

Prom Our Own Correspondent PORT MORESBY, Mar. 20.

THANKS to the precautions taken by the Medical Department under Dr.

May, the plague of mosquitoes that usually troubles Port Moresby during the North-west season has failed to materialise this year. There have been a few mosquitoes about, but only enough to raise the question of whether the effort of lighting anti-mosquito coils was justified.

Samarai, on the other hand, complains that the little pests are more troublesome than for many years; and it is stated that malaria has recently been contracted on that island by residents who have never been in recognised malarial districts. Plans for further reclamation and drainage are, however, being considered, and these should put an end to troubles of this nature.

Rev. A. T. Hill, of the Melanesian Mission at Pawa, Ugi, Solomon Islands, passed through Sydnev recently en route to New Zealand, where he will spent short furlough. 50 April 17, 193 9—Pacific Islands Monthly

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Dr. F. E. Montague, senior medical officer at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, who was about to proceed to Australia on 8 months’ vacation leave, was the guest of honour at a gathering in Tarawa in March, when he received various presents and good wishes.

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New Data on Fly-Sepik Region in New Guinea A VALUABLE contribution to geographical science is a pamphlet by Mr. Stuart Campbell, just published by the Royal Geographical Society.

Mr. Campbell is well-known in Papua as the aviator who accompanied Mr.

Ward Williams on his prospecting expedition to the headwaters of the Fly River in 1936-7, and who successfully maintained communication between the isolated camp, established by Mr. Williams in the vicinity of the Star Mountains, and the outposts of civilisation near the mouth of the Fly River, in Western Papua. Mr. Campbell, in the course of his work, made an accurate and detailed map of the unknown mountainous country between the headwaters of the Fly and the headwaters of the Sepik—an area which lies around the junction of the boundaries of Papua, New Guinea, and Dutch New Guinea. Mr. Campbell made detailed notes of the character of the country and of the numerous tribes of unknown and primitive people who inhabit the plateaus and valleys, and he used this material in a lengthy address delivered before the Royal Geographical Society in London in May, 1938.

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Mr. Campbell is now in practice as an engineer in Melbourne.

Captain R. Savage, of the New Guinea Treasury Department, and Mrs. Savage arrived in Victoria from Rabaul by the March “Neptuna”.

Roads At Last!

Activity in Port Moresby From Our Own Correspondent PORT MORESBY, Mar. 21.

AFTER several years of ecstatic contemplation, or hypnotic trance, or perhaps the coma of despair, the Public Works Department has begun to face the urgent matter of road maintenance in and about Port Moresby.

There may have been a definite object in the policy of masterly inactivity followed for about eight years. One suggestion was that scientific research demanded data as to just how far roads could deteriorate without becoming completely impassable by modern traffic. Another supposed that the intention of the Department was to impose an elimination test with the object of discovering the world’s most robust car; while a third imagined that the idea was to promote trade through the importation of spare parts and new tyres.

Whatever the reason, the Department is now busy, and good work has been done on a few stretches of roadway in the town.

One of our leading weekly newspapers complained a short time ago that all roads were hollow in the middle, forming natural water-courses, to the detriment of our Rolls-Royces and Lanchesters.

Now the same paper laments that the cambered crown on the new sections results in an unpleasant slope towards the gutter on each side. Truly, it is difficult to please everybody all the time.

An agricultural scene in the recently-discovered plateau country in New Guinea. This shows a mission plantation (S.D.A.) on the Ramu tableland. Here have been planted oranges, mandarins, passion-fruit, beans, peas and other vegetables, and they flourish exceedingly. In the foreground may be seen a prolific crop of sweet potatoes —the staple food of the people of these central tablelands. (Photo by Pastor Campbell.). 51 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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PAPEETE, Mar. 11.

IN the Tuamolu Archipelago is an island which cares for itself. Schooners of two masts do not call there, because a one-masted boat, built by the islanders themselves, carries to Papeete all the copra, cut and sun-dried on the atoll.

When it returns, the boat of one mast (because those who navigate it are men of honour) brings sugar, rice, flour, lumber and odds and ends of merchandise, the purchase of which has been entrusted to the captain.

They have an agricultural association of which only the elders and owners of land on the island are members. In Papeete is a representative of that association, who cares for the books of accounting of its transactions. Each member pays faithfully his due to the society each month; for they are satisfied that if they remain united in this association they will be saved from the hands of merchants and so escape falling into debt; because they are not clear in mind how they would be able to straighten out debts and the end would be that they would be summoned to the court at Papeete and their lands seized, as is the requirement of the law.

They are wise, these men of , because they can shield themselves from traders who are most clever in tangling up the affairs of commerce. There is but one method (they have agreed) to save the lands inherited from their forefathers—have no dealing with traders and direct their affairs as though there were no traders. In the elders are obeyed as patriarchs, and are loved and respected.

It is pleasant to witness certain of the elders of this island, when they introduce their children, grandchildren and even their great-grandchildren. They take pride in the undivided large families — one on this island numbers 33 members.

None among this number is rich, but they have sufficient for themselves, and any guests who may come to their table, and they never borrow. Each member of every family is aware that, united, they have power, but a family disunited will be overtaken by poverty. For that reason they neither quarrel nor dispute, but each performs the task allotted him.

They give counsel each to the other, and abide by the decision of the elder, for in him is greater wisdom.

This island is not a large land. The tonnage of copra each year is far from great; but each holder of land loves the inheritance bequeathed to him by his ancestors.

The young people once gathered before an assembly of elders from a nearby island, and some from lands more distant, and swore to hold sacred the lands of their ancestors, and never to sell nor place them in jeopardy of falling into the hands of traders. When this oath was finished they sang the ancient sagas of their land, and their leader made a prayer that the keeping of the oath they had sworn should long endure.

“Perhaps”, continues the writer in “Te Vea Maohi” (from which this extract is translated), “many who read will say, ‘No doubt the people of this little island never meet those of other islands, and so have become rustics’ ”.

On the contrary, he testifies, they come often to Papeete and, like the natives of the Austral Islands (who also come to Papeete), they have examined the thing called civilisation and are not pleased with what they have seen. The natives of these southern islands also manage their own affairs and hold the lands inherited from their ancestors as a sacred trust to be handed on undiminished to their descendants.

The present Administration of the Colony by education through “Te Yea Maohi”, and by salutary laws, is doing ail m its power to foster this spirit in the natives of the other islands.

Bishop Strong'S Visit To

Pt. Moresby

Letter to the Editor A PERSONAL paragraph on page 45 of the March “P.1.M.”, may be construed as containing an implication that Rt. Rev. Dr. Strong (Bishop of New Guinea) neglected the people of Port Moresby when he called here on February 13 and left again by the “Bulolo” on the 15th.

In point of fact, His Lordship arrived late on the evening of the 13th and left early on the 15th, and he was in the township for one complete day only.

During that brief period he was so inundated with business affairs that it was impossible for him to devote himself to social and personal matters. However, those residents who, according to your correspondent, knew nothing of his visit have only themselves to blame—the visit was announced from the pulpit at St. John’s Church at Evensong on the Sunday preceding his arrival. Accordingly, a number of parishioners and friends visited His Lordship on board the “Bulolo” the night she was due to sail, and after he had completed a somewhat harrassing day’s work.

I am, etc., E. JOHNSON.

People’s Warden, St. John’s Church.

Pt. Moresby, Papua, March 29, 1939.

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Mr. A. H. Marlow, managing director of Fiji Builders Limited, paid a short business visit to New Zealand in March. 53 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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Papuan Attacked By Shark

From Our Own Correspondent PT. MORESBY, Apr. 2.

THE native practice of diving for coins for the entertainment of steamer passengers resulted in a sudden tragedy on March 24.

A native boy of 14 years of age diving for a coin thrown by one of the “Bulolo’s” passengers, was attacked under water by a shark, which completely severed one of his legs above the knee. The boy was rescued by members of the R.A.F., who were at work on the wharf at the time, and was immediately placed on a military lorry and conveyed to hospital, where he died soon after admission.

The P. & O. cruise liner “Strathaird”, will visit Pt. Moresby, Papua, on July 1.

CINDERELLA!

How Makateo Became Richest of All MAKATEA, one of the north-western atolls of the Tuamotu or Low Archipelago, is the nearest of them to Tahiti (120 miles) and stands somewhat apart from its neighbours. Of all the atolls of the Tuamotu Archipelago, it is the only one which rises more than 25 feet above the sea-level (excepting Oeno, at the far S.E. end of the chain).

It attains a height of 230 feet, being flattish on the top, but for one small knoll.

“Toau, Apataki, Kaukura and Arutu’a form the cluster called by Cook the ‘Palhser Islands’ in 1774; and probably include the same that Roggeveen sighted in 1722 and named Avonstondt, Meerdere Zorg, and Goede Verwachting, though it is possible this last was Ra’iroa His description of the next he fell in with, taken with its latitude, identifies it with Makatea; ‘with a shore reef of sharp white coral, but no lagoon, in latitude 15 degrees 43 minutes’. He named it Van Verkwikking (refreshment or revival), because he obtained some purslain and scurvy-grass there.

“Ora’iroa is the Fliegen Eyland of Schouten, discovered by him in 1616. Communication between it and Tahiti was maintained before Europeans visited these seas, the canoes often using Makatea as a port of call.

“It was reputed rich in pearls and dogs’ hair; but some of the fish in its lagoon were apt to be poisonous. It, too, was visited by Wilkes in 1839.’’ (B. G.

Corney.) The navigators who followed Roggeveen in these waters seemed to have missed Makatea. “Neither Byron and Mouat, Gumming, Wallis, Cateret, nor Cook sighted Makatea at any time.”

Don Joseph de Andia y Varela reports that on the outward voyage from El Callao to Tahiti, on the morning of November 6, 1774, he saw what he believed to be land which, “From the account of an Indian named Puhoro, one of those who are termed among these people ‘fatere’ (sic) meaning pilot, which he communicated to us after our arrival in the Island of Amat (Tahiti), so I got to know that the land of which I have just been speaking is the island of Mathea, of which the Indian in question was a native.”

A footnote explains—“ This refers to Makatea, pronounced by Tahitians Ma’atea.

“Andia could not have seen it, since by his own showing he was never nearer to it than 93 miles.”

During the following 130 years, Makatea, standing apart from its sister islands, was a veritable Cinderella.

Traders from Papeete called there; but the commerce of Makatea was meagre, compared with that of the neighbouring atolls —rich in pearls, pearl-shell and copra.

Abundant treasure—in the form of advances and supplies of every kind —were noured into these opulent islands by merchants competing for major favours from the proprietors of these coveted products. For Makatea, there were not even crumbs from this groaning table of plenty. 54 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

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Alex. F. W. Schwabach, Basle, Switzerland. \\\ so* In consequence, there were no mortgages or liens against native property reposing in the strong boxes of Papeete merchants when, in 1908, a retired officer of the Navy of France, Captain Bonnet, discovered that Makatea was a vast treasure house. For nearly a century the feet of traders had been passing and repassing over one of the richest deposits of high-grade phosphate in the world.

To record the mental and verbal reactions of those traders who were still living when the discovery was announced, would require a pen dipped deeply in the subtleties of many tongues, and a parchment fabricated of acid and fire-resisting materials.

The phosphate deposits of Makatea analyse over 80 per cent, tricalcic phosphate.

The operating company, Compagnie Francaise des Phosphates de L’Oceanie, has been very successful from its beginning. Ships of many nations come to Makatea to load heavy cargoes for their far-away lands, Cinderella, neglected and despised through the centuries, has come into her own and now reigns as queen over her once over-shadowing sisters.—A.C.R.

Mr. A. Sorrell, of Guinea Airways Ltd., Salamaua, New Guinea, married Miss Betty Baldie, of Lae, on March 11. They have made their home at Kela.

Rev. C. E. Fox, M.A., Litt. D., arrived in Sydney by the last “Malaita” from Alangaula, Ugi, 8.5.1., on long leave, which he will spend in New Zealand and England.

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Prom Our Own Correspondent APIA, Mar. 11.

AVERY modern structure has just been completed in Apia—Bums Philp (S.S.) Co.’s spacious produce store, at the comer of Main Beach Road and Savalalo Road, which replaces the old wooden store, destroyed 15 months ago, together with 1,000 tons of copra.

The new building, work on which was started nine months ago, is of reinforced concrete, rigid frame construction, in a style of architecture originating in Canada. The local construction work was done by Mr. J. Gaffney, builder and Mr.

R. Elliott, concrete steel fixer, with a local labour staff. The store is 190 feet long and 56 feet wide, with walls 16 feet high, and it holds 2,000 tons of copra, or cocoa beans in bags.

The store was officially opened on February 28, when the Acting-Administrator, leading officials, and representatives of the Apia business community were welcorned by Mr. R. H. Brown, manager of Bums Philp (S.S.) Co.’s Apia branch.

Messrs. Gaffney and Elliott have been commissioned to start on another modern building—a copra store, cocoa store and large business emporium for Messrs.

Morris, Hedstrom, Ltd., of Suva, adjoining the new B.P. produce store.

Photograph of the new produce store. 55 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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A REVOLUTIONARY process enabling the profitable recovery of gold from the lowest-grade ores was described to the convention of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers in New York early in April.

The new method is based on the discovery that gold adheres to charcoal rather than being precipitated by it, as previously thought. The process consists of adding activated carbon lime to cyanide in the grinding mill. The mixture is then agitated, and the gold is finally separated from the carbon by a flotation method.

A son was born on March 24 to Mr. \r R '. Priebe > of Rabaul. at Namanula Hospital, New Guinea. He has been christened Robin Mayne.

Grand Old Man Of

LEVUKA 90th Birthday of Captain David Robbie A PIONEER colonist in Fiji, Captain David Robbie, was 90 years of age on March 4, 1939. He is a resident of Levuka, well-known and highly esteemed: and members of the Ovalau Club, led by Mr. Cyril King, arranged a party of Levuka citizens in his honour.

He received good wishes and congratulations from a wide circle of friends.

David Robbie was born in Forfar, Scotland; was well educated there; and became a telegraph clerk in the service of the Scottish Railway Co. But soon he went off to sea; joined a vessel in the East Indian and Australian trade; went to the Thames Goldfield, New Zealand, m 1872; was in the N.Z. coastal trade for a while; and in 1876 he arrived in Fiji as master of the schooner “Nymph”.

Then he acquired a vessel of his own, and traded through all the Central Pacific Islands—from New Hebrides to Samoa, and north to the line. In 1882, he settled in Suva as manager for Kopsen & Co., ship chandlers and general merchants; and a few years later he established himself very successfully in Levuka as a general merchant. In the late eighties he established plantations in Vanua Levu, where he grew tea of high quality, as well as cocoa, coffee, vanilla and( rubber. He was one of the best types of British colonists—enterprising, farvisioned and ready always to render public service. As he became wealthy he took a greater interest in public affairs.

He was a Warden, and Mayor of Levuka on many occasions. He was Chairman of the Levuka School Board, President of the Levuka Chamber of Commerce and for many years he was Member representing his district in the Legislative Council.

He was a foundation member of the Ovalau Club. He was Harbour Master. He was a very active supporter of all healthy sport and foremost in the promotion of Regattas and in every movement made in connection with the welfare of Levuka.

Mr. L. J. Perichon, formerly of Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd.. Wau, New Guinea, has been appointed manager of the new B.P. hotel at Port Moresby, Papua.

Mr. D. MacKinnon, 0.8. E., who is a member of the British Solomon Islands Advisory Council, spent most of his recent furlough in Sydney in hospital. He contracted a bad attack of influenza just after he arrived in Sydney and, later, this developed as pneumonia, and he had a month in Lister Hospital. The rest of his leave he spent in the Blue Mountains and at Kurrajong undergoing convalescence. It has been noted that residents of the tropical islands contract influenza rather easily when they visit more temperate climes, and unless great care is taken the after-effects may be severe.

Captain Robbie—a photograph taken 30 years ago. 56 April 17, 1939—Pacific Islands Monthly

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Mr. Gosset, a former resident of the Cook Islands and other parts of the Pacific, who has made a special study of Easter Island, said that such a survey would be of immeasurable value to scientists.

He pointed out that similar surveys in England had resulted in knowledge being increased of the dwellings of primitive man. “It is a fact that aerial photographs reveal much more than the naked eye,” said Mr. Gosset (who was the Club’s guest of honour), “and I have felt for some time that a survey of Easter Island from the air would do likewise. Despite what has been found there already, I feel that an aerial camera would provide us with more information concerning the early inhabitants and earthworks on that fascinating island.”

Other visitors included Miss Margaret Herrington Carruthers, of Apia, Samoa (who contributed several Samoan songs); Mr. Alfred Stephen, who was a member of the first scientific party that investigated the guano deposits at Makatea Island; and Mr. Stuart Anderson, of the Protector of Aborigines Department, Thursday Island.

The "Tahitienne"

AFTER lying idle in Auckland for several years, the two-masted schooner “Tahitienne”, one-time Islands trader, has been sold to Mr. Alex.

Donald, of Auckland. He is refitting and overhauling her for use as a pleasure yacht, the purpose for which she was originally laid down 16 years ago on the Californian coast.

The “Tahitienne” was taken to Auckland from Papeete in October, 1934, in charge of Captain W. Brander and a native crew of six. She had been intended by an American master mariner, Captain A. C. Norton, for use as a private yacht, but he died before she was completed.

The hull was then bought by S. R. Maxwell and Company, Islands traders, and for some years she plied among the islands of the Eastern Pacific until the depression. Then, as a result of slackening trade, she was laid up at Papeete until it was decided to send her to Auckland for disposal.

The “Tahitienne” is a vessel of 93 tons, with an overall length of 93 ft., a 20 ft. beam and a draught of 10 ft. 6 in. When she was put on a slip recently it was found that her timbers had withstood the long idleness remarkably well. Mr.

Donald intends to retain the vessel’s schooner rig, but to give her all new gear.

Mr. G. Allen, manager of the C.S.R.

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Mr. E. W. P. Chinnery, formerly head of the District Services Department in New Guinea, arrived in Sydney, en route to Melbourne, by the “Tanda” from Rabaul on March 23. He has been appointed Director of Native Affairs in the Northern Territory, with headquarters at Darwin. 57 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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EACH month we publish a Fashions design. patterns of which may be purchased by our readers direct from this office, post free. To obtain a pattern, print your name and address below, giving the number of the pattern and the bust size, and send to ‘‘Pattern Department”, Pacific Islands Monthly, Box 3408R, G.P.O., Sydney; enclose also the price of the pattern in postal note or stamps.

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Name Address Pattern Number ; Si ze Mrs. F. R. Isom, wife of the Melanesian Mission printer at Guadalcanal, returned to the Solomons by the “Malaita” on April 1, after a short visit to Sydney. 6,42 B.—TAILORED FOR SPORTS.—Cut on smartly tailored lines, this neat frock is a success in washing silk or linen. It takes three and a half yards, 36 inch wide material, for size 36 inch bust. Other sizes, 32 to 40 inch bust, are available. Paper pattern, 1/1. 58 April 17, 1939—Pacific Islands Monthly

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Glorious fabrics are printed or woven with lovely and exotic blooms, blending half a dozen brilliant colours with superb artistry; lames are presented in stripes and floral, velvets are patterned and plain, and the richness of their pile and the depth of colour are breath-taking.

Taffetas and layer on layer of tulle are used for crinolines with delightful effect.

When several pastel shades of tulle are used, a misty rainbow effect is achieved, and rhinestones scattered here and there glisten like raindrops.

Your figure must be slim for the black taffetas evening frock with its buttons down the front and its square decolletage trimmed with ruched velvet in sea green and cherry. The skirt fits the hips snugly and is almost wide enough to be a crinoline.

Black and white is its usual sophisticated self in a frock for festive hours. Of black sheer chiffon, the dress is tucked from neck to hem line, slimly fitting the figure to the knees, then flaring widely to the hem. It is worn over a white slip, with huge white roses trailing over one shoulder and topping a shoulder-length veil of tulle with charming effect.

Grey is fast gaining popularity—in men’s eyes, a woman who wears grey is instinctively right. When she chooses misty grey chiffon made on Grecian lines worn over a gleaming satin slip, they hand her the laurel leaves which she twines in her hair, EVENING coats are distinctive and luxurious. An evening coat of soft blue romaine is simply made with monk’s sleeves and tied at the waist with a narrow girdle. Natural blue fox fur edges the floor length hem. White taffeta cloque is equally lovely, and a coat, form fitting and Edwardian, has a real leg o’ mutton sleeves to give it further distinction.

The autumn sports story is a gay one.

Plaids, great big bold ones, are used for jackets, blouses, skirts and ensembles.

You will see plain jackets, check skirts, plain capes lined with check all in one ensemble, and they are amazingly chic, too. If stripes are properly treated they can do wonders for you. A cereal coloured (outstanding beige shade) tweed suit has a double-breasted coat and a slim short skirt, while a matching coat striped ,in brown is thrown over the shoulders. Worn with a new “squash” hat and good high cut Oxford in rich brown with matching gloves and bag, it reaches perfection.

Striped jersey is another fashion favourite and is ideal for two piece suits.

One of blue with white stripes is zipped right up the jacket front. The skirt is absolutely plain—and therein lies its smartness.

Silk frocks are always chic and to greet the milder weather heavier silks are presented. Boleros are still popular and are undoubtedly attractive. A navy ribbed ottoman ensemble has its short skirt cut on the cross, and adds a gay blouse and girdle of brilliantly patterned silk. The shoes that accompany it are navy, as are the gloves and little pill box hat with a jaunty feather sticking upright on one side.

Rows of faggotting trim the bodice of a clipper blue crepe frock and are repeated in the sleeves. The neckline is high and sports a narrow band of white waffle pique and a tiny tailored bow.

All interest lies in the bodice of a frock of cloque in cabbage red. The shoulders are broadened making the hips incredibly slender. Diagonal tucks, saw edged sleeves, and collar are other highlights.

BLOUSES loom large in the wardrobe, and for those who can wear them it will be a definite blouse and skirt season for sports and morning wear. A coat matching the skirt or in complete contrast, will give both blouse and skirt 59 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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Shoes axe cut up as high or higher than ever, but no more open toes for the streets. Lace-ups and courts vie for popularity, and the sandal is relegated to the ball-room. Suede is linked with patent leather and kid, the result being most attractive. All the new vintage shades are easily matched with shoes, and several shades of green are also procurable.

Bags are offered in infinite variety and in as many shades as the lovely materials on the market. Belt and bag sets match up with the shoes. Belts are narrow, and those that are wide at the back, narrow down in the front, or vice verse.

DRESS -MAKER jewellery for day wear has returned with a rush; so bring out the old-fashioned necklaces of your ancestors that you secretly thought looked like dog collars! They are just the thing demanded by Fashion. Rings, bracelets, and clips—produce them all and make a bold bid to be in the vanguard of Fashion. But when night falls and you don the crinoline, pearls and pastel flowers are called for.

The demand for flowers never wanes.

Real and artificial, they fill a romantic role in the lives of our clothes. For daywear there are tiny button-holes of brilliant colours to gay your tailleurs, and for evenings huge blooms make a glamourous addition to your toilette.

Mr. and Mrs. G. F. H. Gee, of Rabaul, New Guinea, received many congratulations on March 16 on the birth of a daughter—Jean Patricia.

Cupid Busy On Ocean Island

From Our Own Correspondent OCEAN IS., Mar. 24.

A MATRIMONIAL record was established this month, when there were three weddings in a fortnight.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. F. J.

Thistlewaite linked Nauru and Ocean Island, for the bride was until recently a nurse in the British Phosphate Commission’s Hospital at the former island. A week later another young couple were married, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Crichton.

And the following day Mr. and Mrs.

George Holt were united; the bridegroom has been employed by the B.P.C. for a number of years.

Caroline Islands History

A REMARKABLE collection of lantern slides of native life in the Caroline Islands some 30 to 40 years ago has been presented to the Dominion Museum (Auckland) by Mrs. F. W. Christian, whose husband was the second European to explore that group. The collection is remarkably comprehensive and is of great value from an ethnological standpoint. The late Mr. Christian spent a considerable time in the Caroline Islands at a time when the natives had not been affected to any great extent by outside influences, and he came to be regarded as the leading authority on the group. His book on the Carolines is still considered a classic on the subject.

Captain A. G. Thomas has been appointed master of the Burns, Philp inter-island vessel “Muliama” which trades in New Guinea. 60 April 17, 1939—Pacific Islands Monthly

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ONE of the best known residents of 8.5.1., Mr. Allen Campbell, of Berande, who is at present in Australia on leave, quietly married Miss Evelyn Darby, only daughter of the late Captain T. A. Darby and Mrs. Darby, of Waverley, in Sydney on March 30.

Mr. Campbell, who is the youngest son of the late Hon. James Campbell, M.L.A., and the late Mrs. Campbell, of Elsternwick, Victoria, has been in the Western Pacific for many years as Inspector of Plantations in the Solomons and Bougainville, T.N.G., for Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd. The bride is a sister of Mr. L. Darby, of Bums, Philp and Co.

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Memories Of A Perilous

N.G. VOYAGE MEMORIES of an adventurous, illfated voyage from Melbourne to New Guinea in 1878 in search of gold have been recalled by the death at Metung, Gippsland, of Captain James Bull, aged 90 years.

Captain Bull was one of 17 young men who bought equal shares in the daringexpedition. His death has left two survivors—Mr. Arthur Peck, of Melbourne, and Mr. Robert Herbertson, of Ofmiston, Queensland.

In the “Dove”, of 47 tons register, the 17 adventurers sailed to New Guinea from Melbourne in three weeks. Finding no trace of gold in the wild streams and hills where they dug and panned, they explored along the coast. Malaria attacked the whole crew; four died, and were buried at sea.

In desperate straits, the 13 survivors turned the “Dove” for home, but so badly had her wooden planks been bored by sea worms that as quickly as the crew baled the vessel filled again. As the “Dove” was foundering another vessel arrived ixi time to save the crew. It took them to Japan, whence they returned to Australia.

The auxiliary ketch “Myro”, in which Mr. B. E. Walters, his wife, three associates and a crew of two set out from Tulagi (Solomon Islands) for Sydney early in March, arrived eventually at Townsville. The voyage was very uncomfortable, owing to a heavy beam swell.

Mrs. Walters left the vessel at Townsville, but the others decided to continue south as weather permitted and reached Sydney on April 9. The “Myro” is a twomasted schooner-rigged craft.

Mrs. Clive Brewster, wife of the wellknown Major Clive B. Brewster, of Suva, Fiji, returned to the Colony by the March “Niagara” from New Zealand, after several months’ holiday in the Dominion.

Dr. James Taylor, a Government Medical Officer in Fiji, has been transferred from Levuka to Nadroga.

Mr. A. M. Ryan, Postmaster at Rabaul, New Guinea, arrived in Sydney on March 23 by the “Tanda” on long leave.

Mr. J. W. Grittins, of the Colonial Secretary’s Office, Fiji, is now en route to England on leave. He is accompanied by his wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Campbell. 61 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

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From Our Own Correspondent OCEAN IS Mar 99 ON March 18, the Resident Commissioner (Mr. R. H. Garvie) declared the new Native Scout Hall open. The ceremony was followed by songs from the scouts and native dances.

The story leading up to this event is interesting. In November, 1937, Bonibat, a native teacher, commenced scout work “ staff tSe troop was established last June, and the following month work began on the Scout Hall. The scouts now number 70, including a Cub pack and a Rover Crew with Mr. Garvie as District Commissioner.

Great credit for this fine progress is due to three young men of the B.P.C. staff who act as District Scoutmaster, Scoutmaster of Ist Banaba Troop, and Cubmaster respectively—Messrs. L. E.

Ravenscroft, R. J. Munro and J. Stokes.

Mr. C. R. Field, Director of Public Works in New Guinea, is at present in Western Australia spending three months’ furlough. He is accompanied by Mrs.

Field.

Mr. A. B. Farquhar, manager of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.. Lautoka, Fiji, arrived in Sydney from Suva by the March “Niagara”.

Mr. Arthur Simpson, of Bubuleta Plantation, Papua, who had lived in the Territory for over 30 years, died in March in Samarai Hospital. He was 64 years of age.

Death of E. C. Ransome, O.B.E. rE death occurred recently in Ipswich, England, of Mr. Edward Coleby Ransome, 0.8. E., 8.A., Chairman of Directors of Ransomes, Sims, and Jefferies, Ltd., the large British manufacturers of agricultural machinery, whose products are wellknown in the South Seas. He was 74 years of age.

In 1886, Mr.

Ransome entered the workshops of the firm, which had been foundered by his greatgrandfather nearly 100 years before.

He worked his way up through the various departments and branches and, on . the death of his father in 1905, he was elected managing director of the company. He became Chairman of Directors 20 years ago, Mr. Ransome figured prominently in public life —he was twice Mayor of Ipswich and was a member of numerous Council, townplanning and agricultural committees.

A "Goodwill" Gesture!

A LONDON Sunday newspaper was responsible in March for the report that Japan had offered to return the Caroline and Marshall Islands to Germany, “as a goodwill gesture and as an example to other countries”.

Having read thus far, one was inclined to stop and wonder whether Great Britain would be so affected by this example as possibly to change the fate of New Guinea and Western Samoa.

However, there was another paragraph.

“The offer of Japan is accompanied by the condition that Germany should return the islands as soon as her other former colonies have been recovered”.

One might describe it as a gesture typically Oriental!

New Vessel For Tahiti

Prom Our Own Correspondent PAPEETE, Mar. 18.

AN addition to the inter-island fleet at Papeete is the 81-tons brigantinerigged “Florence C. Robinson”.

This vessel was constructed at Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S.A., ten years ago. A large part of the material used in her construction is teak. She is powered by a 50 h.p. Diesel auxiliary engine.

The ship has been bought by a local syndicate headed by Monsieur Henri Grand.

Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Greer, of Aropa Plantation, Kieta District, New Guinea, arrived in the East late in March en route to England on holidays. During their absence, Mr. C. Doyle is in charge at Aropa. 62 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

Four weeks ended Dec. *Jan.

Feb. tMar. 28. 25. 22. 22.

Ore treated, tons . 11,854 13,502 13,520 14,750 Head value, dwt. . 6.8 6.2 6.13 6.31 Gold, oz.. fine .. 3,744 3,807 3,847 4,188 Residues, dwt. 0.47 0.45 0.39 0.5 ♦Production suspended 24 hours owing to storm: drop in grade due to continuous rain, diluting ore with overburden. tConcentrates stacked, pending further treatment, totalled 14 Vs tons, estimated to contain 100 oz. of fine gold.

Four weeks ended Dec.

Jan. ♦Feb.

IMar. 28. 25. 22. 22.

Tons treated .. 1,655 1,795 2,305 2,355 Gold, oz. fine .. 2.240 2,436 3,160 3,210 Silver, oz. fine .. 491 502 773 563 Residue, dwt 1.25 1.15 1.10 1.07 ♦Output includes retreatment of old residues. yielding 14 oz. fine gold. tin addition, 380 tons of old residues were retreated for a yield of 20 oz . of fine gold.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Edie Creek mill— Gold, oz., fine .. .. 1.171 944 852 Silver, oz., fine .. .. 4,312 3,730 3,365 Ore, tons 3,600 3,011 3,011 Alluvial — Gold, oz.. fine .. .. 993 1,217 1,035 Silver, oz., fine .. .. 722 908 766 Golden Ridges mill— Tons treated 2,329 2,136 2,426 Gold, oz., fine . . 943 938 1.012 Silver, oz., fine .. .. 1,229 1,228 1,379 Operating profit— Edie Creek, £ .. 3,525 2,069 680 Alluvial, £ 2.960 3,884 2,644 Golden Ridges, £ .. 1,514 1,832 2,540 Dec. tJan. Feb.

Cubic yards .. .. 1,302,000 1,196,000 1,136,000 Bullion, oz 27,116 17,778 14,848 Gold, fine, oz. . . 18,709 12,268 10,246 VALUE— Aust. currency* .. £163,704 £107.345 £89,652 Value per c. yd. .. /30.1 /21.5 /18.9 Working profit .. £111,851 £75,810 £63,376 •At £ A8/15/- per fine ounce. tNo. 1 dredge closed down 3 weeks for installation of new digging ladder.

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Cubic yards . . 17,206 14,196 16,482 17,834 Gold, oz 486 293 445 463.1 Per cubic yard 4/2% 3/1 4/0 Vx 3/10 Vs Working cost .. 1/4V 2 1/5V 4 1/5 1/5 Mining Ore Treatment Machinery

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From Fiji EMPEROR GOLD MINING CO., LTD.

Emperor gold mining go., ltd., Tavua, Fiji, advises that the figures for the last four production periods compare as follow: The last progress report stated: —Native labour force now sufficient; outfit at Tau lime kilns averaging 6V 2 tons daily; pilot plant with flotation adjunct steadily improving in efficiency.

LOLOMA (FIJI) GOLD MINES. N.L.

Production figures for March showed the highest monthly throughput to date, with a record recovery of gold. The following table compares the latest yield with those since December; — The last progress report of the Co. stated: — Headframe on Theodore shaft completed, foundations for winder and housing poured; commenced excavations for new conveyor systemfrom Theodore shaft to mill; increased tonnage for recent periods due to improvements and adjustments to treatment plant; flotation section now running continuously: low recent yield from treatment accumulated residues due to treating low-grade section of recent production so as to give access to older and higher values.

From New Guinea BULOLO GOLD DREDGING. LTD.

PRODUCTION of Bulolo Gpld Dredging Limited’s dredges in New Guinea from December to February was:— DAY DAWN SOUTH (N.G.) N.L.

Shareholders in Day Dawn South (New Guinea) N.L. have approved of the appointment of Mr.

N. M. Barrel!, chairman of directors, as liquidator, to wind up the Co.’s affairs.

Answering a shareholder at the recent extraordinary meeting in Sydney, Mr. Barrell said that the directors felt that if there had been any possibility of gold being in the lower levels of the mine, the Co. would have had no hesitation in resuming operations. Inquiries from reliable sources in New Guinea had shown, however, that there was no justification for allowing expenses to continue.

SANDY CREEK GOLD SLUICING, LTD.

Early in April the mine manager of Sandy Creek Gold Sluicing, Ltd., New Guinea, reported that the last four yields compared as follows: — SUNSHINE GOLD DEVELOPMENT, LTD.

Sunshine Gold Development, Ltd., reports that the clean-up for March yielded 100 oz. of gold.

During that month 57,184 yards of over-burden were removed from No. 4 elevator site, and put through the boxes.

Sluicing of over-burden at No. 5 elevator site is now in operation, and may be completed during the present month, after which the elevator will come into operation on the lower gravels.

Returns should then become normal. This is the most economical method of working the deep ground on the eastern section of the property.

With the arrival of pipes on the field, the pipeline will be extended across the bridge to work the terrace gravels simultaneously with the elevator.

BULOLO DEPOSITS, LTD. IN LIQUIDATION.

A meeting of shareholders in Sydney in Bulolo Deposits, Ltd., on March 29, decided to put the Co. into voluntary liquidation. The Co.’s leases on the Morobe goldfield, New Guinea, have been sold for cash to New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., and the latter entered into possession in November, 1938. Shareholders expect to receive lid. for each 2/- share.

NEW GUINEA GOLDFIELDS, LTD, A progress report for December to February has been issued by the Mining Trust, Ltd., consulting engineers for New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd.:— ENTERPRISE OF NEW GUINEA.

Accounts of Enterprise of New Guinea Gold and Petroleum Development N.L. for the six months ended February 28, disclose a loss of £5,052. At the date of balance, current assets amounted to £5,704, including cash, £1,813.

Creditors were set down at £966.

A report issued in March said: —Surprise 63 Pacific Islands Monthl y —A pril 17, 1939

1936. 1937. 1938.

Ore mined, tons . 21,707 26.119 33,521 Head assay— Gold, dwt. to ton 6.5 6.37 6.25 Silver, dwt. to ton 53 47 35.71 Oosts — Mining (inc. dev.) 13/1.2 13/6.7 14/2.8 Treatment, ton , , . . 7/4.4 7/9.1 7/10.4 General .. .. /7.5 /9.7 /4.8 Production— Gold, oz. .. ., 6,375 7,407 9,537 Silver, oz. .. . 19,008 21,387 20,707 Gold price, stg. oz. 7/0/3 7/0/9 7/2/6 Ore reserves— Positive, tons . . .. 145,500 190,091 194,496 Probable, tons . . .. 107,200 112,925 117,854 Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Treated, tons .. 2,641 3,031 2,850 Bullion, oz 2,589 2,788 2,701 Gold, fine, oz. ..

Silver, fine, oz. .. 672 808 757 1,852 1,915 1,878 Est. val. (at £ A8 oz ) £5,490 £6,574 £6,166 Value, per ton .. 41/7 43/5 43/4 Total development for February; 511 ft.. 467 tons ore won from development, 2,564 tons from stoping, total 3,031 tons, average assay, dwt., 20 gr., silver 26 dwt. 3 gr. per ton. gold 5 Pumpmobil Self-contained Portable Pump Output— -15,000 gallons to I gallon of benzine or kerosene per hour.

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The letters “G” and “D” . . . the beginning and end of gold, stand for Garrett & Davidson, and represent the highest ideals of business integrity . . . efficient service . . . topmost ruling prices . . . and prompt payments.

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Creek.—Large amount dead work been necessary in clearing a channel, and in constructing a diversion wall to turn Watut River through old workings. River now flowing through diversion channel. Sluicing and hydraulic elevating under way in dried river bed. Edie Creek mine.—Nos 1 and 2 parallel lodes: Nos. 6A, 7 and 8 prospecting adits cleaned out and retimbered. Large tonnage profitable milling ore probable in these lodes. Compressed air plant out of commission severa! days recently owing to broken crankshaft steam engine. Replacement installed and operating. All works proceeding satisfactorily.

From Papua PAPUAN APINAIPI PETROLEUM CO., LTD.

DAPUAN APINAIPI PETROLEUM CO., LTD., rer ported late in March that the No. 3 Oiapu bore had continued trouble-free and had reached a depth of 733 ft., with traces of oil throughout.

The bore will be sunk as deep as possible.

It is reported that drilling conditions in this bore have been almost ideal, which is a good augury for major drilling operations, the strata encountered being similar to that in No. 1 Oiapu bore, which is close to the site selected for the first major well The Co. has made a call of 1/- per share making 3/6 paid, payable on April 24.

CUTHBERT’S MISIMA GOLDMINE, LTD.

A net profit of £43,701 was earned by Cuthbert’s Misima Goldmine, Ltd., Eastern Papua, for the year ended December 31, 1938. This profit is shown after providing £2,791 for development, £1,500 for a bonus to staff, and writing £670 off plant. The 1937 profit was £33,481, after £3,388 development and £1,500 staff bonus had been provided, and £411 written off plant.

Two dividends of 1/- each (making 20 per cent.) were paid, absorbing £30,000—the same as for 1937.

Mining operations compare:— Despite the year’s treatment, positive ore reserves have increased by 4,405 tons, and probable ore reserves by 4,929 tons. The ore mined was obtained from the Southern section. This is well opened up, facilitating the supply of 40,000 tons, which is the designed capacity of the treatment plant. A shortage of native labour for underground work prevented the capacity tonnage being reached last year.

A little development was carried on in the Northern section, the ore body of which will not be opened up until the latter part of this year. No work has yet begun in the sulphide zone.

Assets included cash £9,877, bullion in transit £6,900, debtors £75, prepayments £2,000, and stores £7,302. Creditors and provision for taxation are £8,377.

The last monthly production figures showed the following comparison with the two previous periods:— MISIMA NORTH, LIMITED.

Misima North, Ltd., Misima Island, Eastern Papua, reported on March 22, that on the Patricia lease, which is one of the original leases, dish samples show a free gold content of 2 to 6 dwt. a ton. Two samples were taken across the face of the lode, and gave a gold content by assay of 12 dwt. and 24 dwt. a ton respectively. On the new leases, an open cut has been put in 40 ft., and a tunnel is being driven. The tunnel is in 50 ft., and the engineer expected to strike the lode at the 200 ft. level about the end of March. 64 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

Eastern Papua, show;— Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Crushed, tons .. 2,003 2,612 2,728 2,754 Gold, oz., fine 281 329 367 374 Silver, oz 929 992 938 1,050 Value £2,625 £3,000 £3,275 £3,400 Residues, gr. .. 6 6.2 7 7 Mid-Sept.

Mid-Dec.

Mid-Apr.

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Results so far obtained by Australasian Petroleum Co., Pty., Ltd., warrant the expectation of a drilling recommendation in Papua within the next few months, said the managing director of Oil Search, Ltd. (Mr. E. F. Griffin), early in April. He said that Papua Oil Development Co.’s abandonment of its oil prospecting permit had no bearing on the activities of Australasian Petroleum Co. in Papua and New Guinea. The permits originally granted to Oil Search, Ltd., in Papua, and subsequently transferred to A.P.C., were being thoroughly explored, with a view to an early beginning of a drilling campaign.

The Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Ltd., for several years made geological surveys in both Papua and New Guinea, on ground later taken up under special permits by Oil Search, Ltd. With the knowledge so obtained, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Ltd. agreed to join the Vacuum Oil Co., Pty., Ltd., and Oil Search, Ltd., to form Australasian Petroleum Co., Pty., Ltd., which established its field headquarters at Port Moresby.

In addition to its Papuan permits, A.P.C. also holds 20,000 sq. miles in New Guinea, where investigations are being carried out as quickly as possible.

YODDA GOLDFIELDS, LTD.

A statement issued by Yodda Goldfields, Limited, reports that the amount of gold won during March totalled 91 ounces 19 dwt.

GOLD MINES OF PAPUA, LTD.

Returns for the past four months from Gold Mines of Papua, Limited, at Misima Island, in Quotations For Mining Shares FIJI.

Broadcast Of Copra Prices

SOUTH SEAS produce prices (including copra) are broadcast weekly from Sydney as the first item in the news bulletin from A.W.A.’s world range short-wave station VK2ME each Sunday at 9 p.m., and Monday at 1.30 a.m. (9,590 kilocycles), VK2ME will transmit programmes in May on Sundays between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. (0600 —0800 G.M.T.); and on Mondays (Sydney time). Operating on a 31.28 wave length between 1.30 a.m. and 3.30 a.m. (1530 —1730 G.M.T.).

Building Boom In Fiji

THE “Fiji Times” says that at present there is a building boom in Fiji, and especially in Suva. New buildings under way include Government offices, bungalows, a new cafe on Victoria Parade, and new blocks of shops and offices.

ANEW auxiliary cutter, 63J ft. long, with an 18 ft. beam, has been built by Mr. C. Whippy at Walu Bay, Fiji, for the use of the District Commissioner of Lau.

Australian Short Wave Broadcast A NATIONAL Short Wave Programme is broadcast daily from Lyndhurst, near Melbourne, Victoria, for listeners in the Western Pacific. Call signs: Before 6 p.m. VLR3; after 6.15 p.m. VLR.

Wave lengths: Before 6 p.m. 25.25 metres; after 6.15 p.m. 31.23 metres. Frequencies: Before 6 p.m. 11880 Kcs.; after 6.15 p.m. 0580 Kcs.

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Microphones. Sing, Play, Recite. Grealt Fun for Home, Dance, Party, etc., or for use in Factories, Stores, etc. Write for full range. Just plug leads of Microphone into pick-up terminals of any set 9/6 to £6/6/-. 1// 00 % oo As illustrated with long lead fitted. Splendid ’Reproducer. 22/6 Excel lent English Mlc r o p h o ne, Table Model, with selfcontained Pre - amplifl er unit In Base; 39/6.

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“Cosmocord” Radio-Gradio Unit Electric Turntable with Pick-Up Mounted—pull neat lid of beautiful table-model cabinet and out comes Unit.—Hook up to any radio in a jiffy, £9/10/-.

Wates Pocket Meters: 14/-.

Reads 0 to 6, 0 to 15, 0 to 180 volts. 0 to 30 M/A. 2 Reading Pocket Volt Meters 7/6. 3 Reading Meters 10/6.

Emmicol Universal Meter 18/6. 0 to 6, 0 to 150, 0 to 30 M/A, 0 to 2000 ohms 18/6.

Electrical Continental Solder Irons, 240 volts: 15/-. 6 v.

Electric Solder Irons: 22/6.

Large 50 amp. Battery Clips; 1/3 each. We stock all sizes.

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Gramophone Record Overhead Cutting Unit, with Cutting Head, 84/-, Local Made, £B/10/- British make.

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Pregrooved, Bin., 4/6; 10in., 6/6. Steel Cutting Needles, 2/- each. Special Play Back Needles, 4/6 per 100; 2/6 per 50.

R.C.A. Victor Cutting Needles for Pregrooved Records, 8 for 5/-.

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No. Alo.—Smartest little model features pretty square dial. 15jewelled Swiss Lever in 10 year Gold-filled case, 50/-; in 9ct. Solid Gold, 90/-. Gilt Band included.

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No. Alo.—Heavy Gold Idled, 10 year case 50/- 9ct. Gold . . .. ‘ 90/- No. Al2.—White Gold with Diamonds .. £4O.

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P.M. Every Saturday

12.40 Music. 1,15—5.30 Description of current sporting and athletic events, interspersed with music. 6.00 Close. 6.45 Sporting Session. 7.35 Sporting Highlights of the Week. 11.00 Dance Music. 12.00 Close.

Every Sunday

8.00 News Bulletin. 8.10 Sporting Session. 8.20 Musical Programme. 9.30 Summary of Week’s News. 9.40 Music. 10.00 News. 10.30 “Singers of Renown’’. 11.00 Divine Service, p.m. 12.15 Music. 1.30 Close. 3.00 Re-open—Talk. 3.20 Musical Programme. 6.00 Close. 6.15 Re-open. 6.30 “Adventures in Music”. 7.00 Talk. 7.20 News Bulletin. 9.15 Talk on International Affairs. 10.20 News. 10.30 Close.

APR!L 23 TO MAY 20 Apr. 23 (Sun.) —7.30 p.m. Harry Bloom’s Band; 8 “Romeo and Juliet”; 9.45 Piano and Violin; 10.10 Comedy Harmonists.

Apr. 24 (Mon.) —1.30 p.m. Kyneton Races; 8 Serial; 8.30 Military Band; 9 Revue; 10 Music.

Apr. 25 (Tues.) —8 p.m. Musical Comedy; 9 Piano Duo; 9.30 Talk; 9.45 Instrumental Trio.

Apr. 26 (Wed.) —1.30 p.m. Moonee Valley Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 A.B.C. Band.

Apr. 27 (Thurs.) —8 p.m. Spivakovsky Duo; 8.30 Sketch; 9 Vocal Quartet; 9.10 Concert.

Apr. 28 (Fri.) —7.40 p.m. Talk; 8 Musical Programme and Community Singing.

Apr. 29 (Sat.)—1.15 p.m. Race Descriptions; 8.10 Music; 9.15 Concert; 9.45 Story; 10 Variety Show.

Apr. 30 (Sun.) —7.45 p.m. Harry Bloom’s Band; 8.15 Play; 9.30 Piano and Violin; 10.10 Piano.

May 1 (Mon.)—8 p.m. Serial; 8.30 Military Band; 9 Revue; 10 Modern Music.

May 2 (Tues.) —1.30 p.m. Warrnambool Races; 8 Music; 8.30 Male Quartet; 10 Story; 10.15 Harry Bloom’s Band.

May 3 (Wed.) —1.30 Warrnambool Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert’; 9 Jim Davidson.

May 4 (Thurs.) —1.30 p.m. Warrnambool Races; 8 Comedy; 9.45 Musical Programme.

May 5 (Fri.)—1.30 p.m. Pakenham Races; 8 Musical Programme and Community Singing.

May 6 (Sat.) —1.15 p.m. Race Descriptions: 8 till 11 Dance Music.

May 7 (Sun.) —7.30 p.m. Orchestral and Vocal Music; 8 Play; 9.45 Violin Recital.

May 8 (Mon.)—1.30 p.m. Ascot Races; 8 Serial; 9 Revue; 10 Modern Music.

May 9 (Tues.)—1.30 p.m. Avenel Races; 8 Musical Programme and Community Singing.

May 10 (Wed.)—1.30 p.m. Bendigo Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 Jim Davidson.

May 11 (Thurs.)—1.30 p.m. Bendigo Races; 8 Brass Band; 8.40 Lotte Lehmann; 9.30 Music.

May 12 (Fri.) —8.50 p.m. Ballad Recital; 9 Music; 9.45 “The Choristers”.

May 13 (Sat.)—1.15 p.m. Race Descriptions; 8.10 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (George Szell); 10 Concert.

May 14 (Sun.)—8.15 p.m. Play; 9 Vocal Quartet: 9.30 Piano and Violin.

May 15 (Mon.)—8 p.m. Serial; 8.30 Stephen Yorke; 9 Revue; 10 Modern Music.

May 16 (Tues.) —8.10 p.m. Lotte Lehmann; 9.15 Music; 10 Story; 10.15 Jim Davidson’s Band.

May 17 (Wed.)—1.30 p.m. Geelong Races; 8 Request Items; 8.45 “Emma and ’Erbert”; 9 Male Quartet; lo.is Dance Music.

May 1H (Thurs.)—l.3o p.m. Description of Barwon River Boat Races; 8.30 Play; 9 Jim Davidson’s Band.

Pifv ay ß 40 community sLging Ballarat RaCes: 8 May 20 (Sat.)—l.ls p.m. Race Descriptions; 8.10 Professor George Szell and Edmund Kurtz (’Cellist); 9.30 Jim Davidson’s Band.

Mr. S. G. Middleton has taken up his duties as Assistant Resident Magistrate p nrf Moresby Papua, after 12 years at ort MOresoy, rapua, ctxoc * y on various out-stations.

Mr. A. O. Barrack, of the Fiji Govern- Wireless staffreturned to Suva Fiji, by the Aorangl on March 00, alter long leave. 67 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

Francs to £ Australia on Papeete.

Australian Average for week ended 20 3/39 .. .. .. 138.54 Average for week ended 27/3/39 . . . . .. 138.53 Average for week ended 3/4/39 . . .. .. 138.49 Average for week ended 11/4/39 . . .. .. 138.47 Francs to £ Australia on Noumea Australian Average for week ended 20/3/39 . . .. .. 138.39 Average for week ended 27/3/39 . . .. .. 138.38 Average for week ended 3/4/39 . . . . .. 138.34 Average for week ended 11/4/39 . . . . .. 138.32 A REMINDER For Machinery, Electrical and General Equipment you cannot do better than place your orders with NOYES BROS. • MINING Crushing Machinery, Screens, Feeders, Rock Drills, Excavators, Diesel and Crude Oil Engines, Hoists and Runways, Roller Bearings, etc. • ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Parkinson Motors, Crompton Switchgear. Transformers, Instruments, Meters,Callender Wires & Cables, Lighting Equipment, Electric Drills. • STORES, FACTORIES, HOME Cr OFFICE Electrical Fittings, Crompton Fans, Crompton Lamps, Floodlighting. Household Electrical Appliances, Radio Receivers and Equipment. Jos.

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Coffee THE following quotations were obtained in Sydney in mid-April;— Robusta, f.a.q., imported from Java on firm conversion of exchange, c.i.f., prompt shipment, Sydney: Quote No. 1: 24/- per cwt. (March shipment): quote No. 2: 19/7 per cwt.

Kenya, f.a.q., immediate shipment, c.i.f., Sydney, per cwt.—No. 1 quotations: (New season prompt shipment)—Grade “A”, 58/-; grade “B”, 55/6; grade “C”, 53/-; Triage, 38/-. No. 2 quotations: Grade “A”: New season’s supplies are not yet available. Last quote was 60/-; grade “B”, new season, 52/-; grade “C”, new season not yet available—last quote, 53/-; Triage, 38/- (drought coffee), No. 3 quotations: Grade “B”, 51/-; grade “C”, 42/-.

Mysore, f.a.q., April shipment, c.i.f., Sydney, per cwt. No. 1 quotations: Grade “A”, 52/6; grade “B”, 49/6. No. 2 quotations: Grade “A”, 59/-; grade “B”, 51/-. Triage, 48/-.

Arabian (Aden) Hodeidah, f.a.q., immediate shipment, c.i.f., Sydney—No. 1 quotation, July- Aug. shipment: 65/9 per cwt. No. 2 quotation, 68/- per cwt.

Note: Importers of coffee from Java, etc., pay the following additional charges: Exchange, duty (4d. lb.), primage (10 per cent.), landing costs (1/- per cwt.). Coffee from Papua and New Guinea escapes most of these charges.

Kapok Based on firm conversion of exchange, the c.i.f. official prices for kapok quoted in Sydney in mid-April were: Average Java, 7 27-32 d. per lb., and Prime Japara, 7 7-16 d. per lb.

Cocoa Quote No. 1; New Guinea cocoa £26-28 per ton.

Quote No. 2; Accra, good fermented, April shipment, £25/10/- per ton, c.i.f., Sydney.

Cotton London c.i.f. cotton prices during the month were: March 17, 4.89 d. lb., April shipment; March 24, 4.76 d. lb., April shipment; March 31, 4.56 d. lb., May shipment; April 6,4.50 d. lb., May shipment.

Ivory Nuts No. 1 quotation; £6 per ton, f.o.b.

No. 2 quotation; £7 per ton, f.0.b., Sydney.

Quotations nominal.

Rice Rangoon rice: packed in 100 lb. bags, £l2/ 10/- per ton; 200 lb. sacks, £l2/5/- per ton, f.0.b., Sydney, Australian table rice, packed in 56 lb. bags, £lB per ton.

Trochus Shell Owing to Japan’s restrictions on overseas credits, there have been no sales for some time.

Quotations are nominal. (a) Trochus shell, No. 1 grade £7O Trochus shell, No. 2 grade £6O Trochus shell, No. 3 grade £44 (b) Trochus shell, No. 1 grade £7O Trochus shell, No. 2 grade £6O Trochus shell, No. 3 grade £45 All quotes are f.0.b., and on the Australian £.

Mother of Pearl Shell At the sales of Mother of Pearl Shell, held in London in March, a small supply of Torres Strait shell came forward, but was mostly withdrawn being limited above buyers’ ideas of prices. Some 76 packages of fair defective pickings were sold at 77/6 (sterling) per cwt. There was no New Guinea or Cook Islands shell offered. Nearly 100 packages of Tahitian and Fijian Black Edged were put up, 20 being sold at 55/- for fair to good colour to 27/6 for small and medium.

Green Snail Shell Green snail shell, good quality, was quoted nominally by Sydney buyers in mid-April at £5O per ton.

Exchange Rates THE following exchange quotations, gathered in Sydney, show the rates existing in mid-April:— FIJI—THROUGH BANK OF N.S.W.

And Bank Of New Zealand

Australia on Fiji on basis of £lOO Fiji: Buying £Alll/2/6, selling £AII3.

Piji-London on basis £lOO London:— Buying. Selling. £ s. d. £ s. d Telegraphic transfer .. .. 110 15 0 112 0 0 On demand 110 12 6 111 17 6

Direct Telegraphic Transfer

Selling Rates

Quoted by

Bank Of New South Wales

in Australia.

NEW GUINEA AND PAPUA-

Through Commonwealth Bank

From Australia, Pt. Moresby 10/- per cent.; on Rabaul 10/- per cent. —Other New Guinea districts £1 per cent.

From Rabaul on London, same as Australia on London: — Buying: T.T. £AI2S equals £stg. 100.

Selling: T.T. £AI2S/10/- equals £stg. 100.

THROUGH BANK OF N.S.W.

Australia on Papua 10/- per cent, premium each way, equivalent to commission of 10/- per cent.; Australia on Rabaul 10/- per cent, premium. 68 April 17, 1939—Pacific Islands Monthly

Buying. Selling.

Telegraphic transfer £ 125 0 0 On Demand £123 0 0 124 17 6 30 days 122 15 0 124 15 0 60 days 122 10 0 124 12 6 90 days 122 5 0 124 10 0 120 days 122 0 0 124 7 6 son in

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New Caledonia—Through

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Drafts, Sydney-Noumea and Noumea-Sydney, are on basis of current rate of exchange on Paris, less % per cent, (approx.) either way.

As quoted by the Comptoir National d’Escompte de Paris, in Sydney, and the Banque de I’lndochine, Noumea. On April 12, when the Australian £ was nominally worth 140.75 francs, £lOO Australian would purchase a draft in Noumea of 13,975 francs.

Western Samoa—Through

BANK OF N.Z.

Exchange, Australia on Western Samoa, basis £lOO Samoa—buying £AIOO, selling £AIOO/10/-.

Exchange, Samoa on London, basis £lOO In London: —

Pacific People

Miss E. Phulquar, of the Methodist Mission, returned to Fiji by the “Niagara”, in March after sick leave. weeks’ leave in Sydney. Right: Mrs. E. Warne Nicholls sailed from Sydney on March 31 by the “Mariposa” for Fiji, where her husband is a planter at Nadi with the C.S.R. Cos. She had been on a holiday in Sydney.

SECOND ROW. —Left: Mr. F. W. R. Godden, general manager of Loloma (Fiji) Gold Mines, N.L., at Tavua, returned to Fiji by the “Mariposa” late in March, after several weeks’ holiday in Western Australia. CRight: Mr. M. M. Brodie, well-known in Suva. Fiji, as manager of the Pacific Biscuit Co. and Union Soaps. Ltd., paid a short visit to Sydney in March. He returned by the "Mariposa” on March 31.

THIRD ROW. —Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Baton, and their children, Elizabeth and Bob, returned to Ambrym, New Hebrides, by the “Morinda” on March 30, after three months’ holiday in Tasmania. He is engaged in mission work on Ambrym for the Presbyterian Mission.

FOURTH ROW.—Left: Mr. W. Rixon, together with Mrs. Rixon, sailed from Sydney by the “Malaita” on April 1 for Gavutu, where he is employed by Lever Bros. He had been on three months' furlough in Sydney. Right: Mrs.

E. G. Stopp, wife of Captain Stopp, Official Secretary on Norfolk Island, returned to N.I. by the “Morinda” on March 30, after two months’ holiday in Tasmania and South Australia. She was accompanied by her husband and their son John.

BOTTOM ROW.—Left: Mr. Y. Pang Joong, managing director of Kwong Tiy and Cos., Ltd., Suva, returned to Fiji from Sydney by the March “Niagara” after a vacation in Hong Kong. Right: Mr. A. J. Turner sailed for Vila.

New Hebrides, by the “Morinda” on March 30 to take up a position with Burns Philp (S.S.) Cos., Ltd.

TOP.—Left: Mr. V. Donnan, of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. staff at Nausori, returned to Fiji by the “Niagara” on March 16, after 10 69 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

September 29 £9 7 6 £9 10 0 December 1 .. .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 January 5, 1934 £8 0 0 £8 7 6 March 30 .. .. £7 7 6 £8 0 0 June 15 .. .. , £8 0 0 £8 12 6 September 7 £7 12 6 £8 15 0 December 28 .. . £9 0 0 £9 12 6 January 4, 1935 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 March 1 £12 2 6 £12 15 0 June 7 £11 15 0 £12 7 6 September 6 , £9 17 6 £10 17 6 December 6 .. .. £12 17 6 £14 0 0 South Sea.

South Sea.

Plantation.

Smoked, to Genoa Sun-Dried Hot-air Dried.

London and Marseilles, to London Rabaul.

Price on—Per ton,c.i.f.

Per ton , c.i.f.

Per ton.c.i.l.

Jan. 3, ’36 £13 2 6 £13 15 0 £14 0 0 Mar. 6 . . £11 15 0 £12 15 0 £13 0 0 June 5 . . £11 10 0 £12 0 0 £12 17 b Sept. 4 , . £13 2 6 £13 10 0 £14 12 6 Dec. 4 . . £19 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 6 Jan. 8, ’37 £22 12 6 £22 12 6 £23 12 6 Mar. 5 . . £19 0 0 £19 5 0 £20 0 0 June 4 £15 15 0 £15 12 6 £10 12 6 Sept. 3 . . £13 5 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 Dec. 3 . . £12 10 0 £12 12 6 £13 7 6 Jan. 7, ’38 £12 12 6 £12 15 0 £13 12 6 Jan. 28 ... £11 17 6 £12 0 0 £12 15 0 Peb. 4 . .. £11 2 6 £11 10 0 £12 7 6 Feb. 25 .. £11 2 6 £11 5 0 £12 5 0 Mar. 4 .. £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 Mar. 25 .. £10 12 6 £10 15 0 £11 12 6 Apr, 1 .. £10 10 0 £10 12 6 £11 10 0 May 6 £10 17 6 £10 17 6 £11 17 6 May 27 .. £10 0 0 £10 0 0 £10 15 0 June 3 .. £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 July 1 . . £9 17 6 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Aug. 5 . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 15 U Aug. 26 . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 12 G Sept. 2 . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 10 U Sept. 9 . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 5 U Sept. 16 . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Sept. 23 . £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 Sept. 30 . £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 Oct. 7 . . £9 2 6 £9 2 6 £10 2 6 Oct. 4 . . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Oct. 21 . . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Oct. 28 . . £9 0 0 £9 0 0 £10 0 0 Nov. 4 . . £8 12 6 £8 12 6 £9 10 0 Nov. 11 . £8 15 0 £8 15 0 £9 15 0 Nov. 18 . £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 2 6 Nov. 25 . £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 5 0 Dec. 2 . . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 2 6 Dec. 9 . . £S i 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Dec. 16 £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 2 6 Dec. 23 . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Dec. 30 £9 7 6 £9 7 6 £10 2 6 Jan. 6. ’39 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 10 0 Jan. 13 .. £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 7 6 Jan. 20 £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Jan. 27 .. £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 5 0 Feb. 3 . . .. £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Peb. 10 .. £9 7 6 £9 10 0 £10 10 0 Feb. 17 . . £9 15 0 £10 0 0 £10 17 6 Feb. 24 .. £9 17 6 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 3 £10 0 0 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 10 . £9 17 6 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 17 .. £9 15 0 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Mar. 24 £9 15 0 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Mar. 31 .. £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 Apr. 6 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 Rubber Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6, 1933 , 4 3 Ad. .. 2.43d.

July 7 .. 5%d. .. 3.71d.

December 8 . , 4%d. .. 4.0 a / 8 d.

January 5, , 1934 4V 4 d. .. 4.28d. - July 6 .. sy 2 d. .. 7.06d.

December 28 . 5d. .. ey 4 d.

January 4, 1935 5d. .. 6%d.

July 5 .. 5d. .. 7Y 8 d.

December 6 . . 6 3 / 4 d. .. 6%d.

January 3, 193^ 6%d. .. 6y 2 d.

June 5 . . 9d. .. 7*/ 4 d.

December 4 1/- .. 9 l-16d.

January 8, 1937 1/2 .. ioy 2 d.

June 4 .. lid. .. 9 5-8d.

December 3 .. 7y 2 d. .. 7y 2 d.

January 7, 1938 7y 4 d. .. 7d.

February 4 6 3 / 4 d. .. ey 8 d.

March 4 6d .. 7y 8 d.

April 1 .. 5%d. .. 5 7-16d.

May 6 .. 5%d. .. 5%d.

June 3 .. 5|d. .. 5 9-16d.

July 1 .. 6%d. .. 7»/ 4 d.

August 5 7 J / 2 d. . . 7 ll-16d.

September : 2 .. 7%d. 7 15/16d October 7 . . . 8d .. 8%d.

November 4 8d . 8 7-16d South Sea, Plantation, Sun-dried Hot-air Dried, London to London Rabaul Price on— Per ton, c.i.f. Per ton, c.i.f.

January 1, 1932 ,, £14 0 0 £14 15 0 March 25 £14 17 6 £15 0 0 June 17 £13 2 6 £13 5 0 September 2 .... £13 17 6 £14 0 0 December 16 .. .. £14 2 6 £14 5 0 January 6, 1933 £ 13 0 0 £ 13 12 6 March 3 £11 7 6 £11 10 0 June 30 £10 17 6 £11 0 0 Allen Taylor & Co. Ltd.

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Monel is a registered trade mark.

Market Quotations Copra

December 2 January 6, 1939 .. . • January 13 January 20 January 27 February 3 February 10 February 17 February 24 March 3 March 10 .. .. 7Vfed. .. .... 7d. .. .... 7d. .. .... 7d. .. .. ey 8 d. .. .... 7d. .... 7d. . . . . 7V«d. . . .... 7Vsd. .. 8d 8Vad. , 7 15-16d. 8d. , 7 ll-16d. 7 7 /sd. , 7 ll-16d. . 8 l-16d. . 8 3-16d. ,. 8 5-16d. 8 lS-16d. , 8 l-16d.

Morrb 94 .... 7Vad. ., 8 l-16d. .... 7d. 8d. .. .. 7d. 8d.

M.V. Malaita.

May 13 June 24 Aug. 5 Sept. 16 Oct. 28 Dec. 9 byaney May 15 June 26 Aug. 7 Sept. 18 Oct. 30 Hap 1 d Townsville May 18 June 29 June 30 Aug. 10 Aug. 11 A. 15-16 Sept. 21 Sept. 22 NOV. 2 NOV. 3 uec.

Dec, 15 Tulagi ...

Makambo 1 M. 23-24 July 4-5 S. 26-27 N. 7-8 D. 19-20 Gavutu , ) Dec. 21 Domma ) Su’u ... 1 July 6 Aug. 17 Sept. 28 Nov. 9 Tasavarong 1 Mamara Aruligo . • > May 26 . J — Aug. 18 Nov. 10 Lavoro ..

Mamara . •0 July 7 Dec. 22 Tasavarong > — Sept. 29 Aruligo .

Dec. 23 Meririge July 8 Canf OA Hivo ... ) O0pt. *>U Yandina Banika .

Dec. 24 Ufa .... 1 May 27 July 9 Aug. 19 Oct. 1 Nov. 11 Faiami .

Younger Pepesala , Lingatu .

West Bay Somata .

Glzo Faisi Kieta — ' \ May 28 \ May 29 May 30 May 30 July 10 July 11 July 11 Aug. 20 Aug. 21 Aug. 22 Aug. 22 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 3 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 14 D.25-26 Dec. 27 Dec. 27 Arigua Numa Numa May 31 July 12 Aug. 23 Oct. 4 Nov. 15 Dec. 28 Teopasino Soraken .

Rabaul .

Soraken .

Kieta . J .... June 1 June 2-3 June 4 June 5 July 13 J. 14-15 July 16 July 17 Aug. 24 A. 25-26 Aug. 27 Aug. 28 Oct. 5 O. 6-7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Nov. 16 N. 17-18 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 21 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Woici July 18 Aug. 29 Oct. 10 Gizo ...} June 7 Tetipari ] Russell Is June 8 July 19 July 20 Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Oct. 11 Oct. 12 Nov. 22 Nov. 23 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Gavutu . | .... J. 9-10 J. 21-22 Sept. 1-2 O.13-14 N.24-25 J. 5-S Makambo Brisbane Sydney .

June 15 July 27 Sept. 7 Oct. 19 Nov. 30 Jan. 11 June 17 July 29 Sept. 9 Oct. 21 Dec. 2 Jan. 13 BURNS, PHILP AND CO. LTD., AGENTS.

BUILT BY HALVORSENS lor the Islands r A ill* t ' « u mm - . - .V M.V. "PANUCO" 70 ft.

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New Rabaul Aerodrome

RABAUL, Apr. 7. rrHE airmail from Sydney, on March 31, landed for the first time on the new aerodrome, which has been constructed beside the golf-links on the outskirts of Rabaul.

The new arangement is much appreciated. The system of landing the mails on the Taliligap aerodrome, in the hills 16 miles from Rabaul, causes waste of time, which is resented by business people who have only a few hours to answer their correspondence by the returning airmail. The new aerodrome is 1 000 yards long, and comfortably accommodates the aeroplanes of Carpenter and Co., Ltd., who carry on the service.

The construction of Taliligap aerodrome need not be regarded as a waste of money because, as was proved during the Rabaul eruption, this aerodrome is in a safe place among the hills, and available for use in the event of another volcanic unheaval making the new aerodrome useless.

Hon. E. R. Oldham, Commissioner for Lands and Agriculture in Papua, is at present in Australia on furlough.

Shipping Services in the Pacific Sydney-Solomon Islands-New Guinea Subject to alteration without notice. 71 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

M.V. Rabaul.

London Apr 17 S.S.

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Sydney N.Z. Fiji Samoa Hawaii Subject to alteration without Notice Sydney N.Z, Fiji Hawaii Subject to alteration without notice.

Europe - Suva - N.Z. - Sydney - New Guinea New Hebrides Inter-Island S.S. Mirani (Burns Philp (South Sea) Co.

Ltd.) connects every six weeks at Vila with S.S. Morinda from Sydney, then proceeds on southern trip, calling at the islands ol Efate, Erromanga, Tanna, Aneltyum, and returns to Vila—trip occupying 7 or 8 days.

After 2 or 3 days at Vila, departs on northern trip, calling at the islands of Efate, Mai, Tongoa, Epi, Paama, Ambrym, Malekula, Aoba, Male, Santo and returns to Vila, trip occupying 25 to 28 days. Vessel extends to Banks Group every second trip equivalent to about every six weeks.

M.V. Polyneslen (Messagerles, Marltlmes Ltd.) maintains a service from Vila to northern and southern ports as well as occasional trips to Wallis and Futuna Islands. The service comprises the following:— Northern run: Leaves Vila on May 16, calling at N’Guna, Mai, Tongoa, Diamond Bay, Ringdove, Nelson, Paama, Port Sandwich, Cralgcove, Olal, Rhanone, Wanour, Bale Homo, Pointe Truchy, Melsissi, Namarang, Loltong, Loloque-pue, Nengire, Lone, N’Dul-N’Dui, Port Patteson, Port Olry, Hog Harbour, Baie des Requins, Baie des Tortues, Mate Wulu, Saramy, Saraoutou, Surrenda, Aisse, Luganville, Malo, Barclay, Malo Pass. Baie Benier, Vao, Walla, Norsup, Sarmette, Rensari, Banam Bay, Ouesso, Port Sandwich. Lamap, Sakau (Maskelines) and returns to Vila on May 30.

Wallis and Futuna Is.:—Leaves Vila on June 7, calling at Siguave, Mata Utu, and returns to Vila on June 24.

Southern Run:—Leaves Vila on July 25, calling at Lenakel, Ibock, White Sands, Waississi, Erromango, La Teouma, Mele, and returns to Vila on July 30.

Solomon Is. Inter-Island A.S. Mamutu, 200 tons (Burns Philp (South Seas) Co. Ltd.), operates through the Group.

She has cargo capacity for 120 tons of copra. 72 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

Sydney June 3 June 29 July 20 Aug. 17 Sept. 7 Sept. 21 Oct. 19 Noumea ....

J. 7-8 Jly. 3-4 J.24-25 A. 21-22 Sept. 11 S. 25-26 O. 23-25 Mare June 9 July 5 July 26 Aug. 23 — Sept. 27 — Vila June 10 July 6 J. 27-28 Aug. 24 • — S. 28-29 Oct. 26 Luganville ...

June 11 July 7 July 29 Aug. 25 — Sept. 30 Oct. 27 Le Dart J. 12-13 J. 8-9 J. 30-31 A. 26-27 — O. 1-2 Oct. 28 Norsup June 13 July 9 July 31 Aug. 27 — Oct. 2 — Saigon — — — — — — N. 11-13 Haiphong — — — — — — N. 16-19 Zamboanga . — — — — — — N.24-25 Luganville .. — — ■— — — — Dec. 5 Le Dart — -—. — -— — — Dec. 6 Vila J. 14-15 J. 10-11 A. 1-2 Aug. 28 — Oct. 3 D. 7-8 Mare June 16 July 12 Aug. 3 Aug. 29 — Oct. 4 — Noumea ....

J. 17-18 j. i3-l4 A. 4-5 A. 30-31 Sept. 12 O. 5-6 D.9-12 Sydney June 22 July 18 Aug. 9 Sept. 2 MESSAGERIES MARI TIMES CO., Sept. 16 Agents.

Oct. 10 Dec. 16 Sagittaire. D’Amiens. C. Ramel.

Papeete M. 21-22 J. 2-3 A. 13-14 Suva (opt.) . May 29 — Aug. 21 Vila May 31 July 12 Aug. 23 Noumea June 2-9 J. 14-21 A. 25 —S. 2 Vila June 12 July 24 Sept. 5 Raiatea June 19 July 31 Sept. 12 Papeete J. 20-22 A. 1-3 8. 13-15 MESSAGERIES MARITIMES CO. LTD., Agents.

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Hong Kong May 5 June 3 June 30 Aug. 4 Sept. 2 Sept, 30 Nov. 3 Manila May 8 June 6 July 3 Aug. 7 Sept. 5 Oct. 3 Nov. 6 Habaul May 16 June 14 July 11 Aug. 15 Sept. 13 Oct. 11 Nov. 14 Brisbane ..

May 22 June 20 July 17 Aug. 21 Sept. 19 Oct. 17 Nov. 20 Sydney May 24 June 22 July 19 Aug. 23 Sept. 21 Oct. 19 Nov. 22 Melbourne .

M. 29-J. 3 J. 26-Jy. 5 J. 24-A. 2 A. 28—S. 2 S. 25—0. 4 O. 23-N. 1 N. 27 -D. 2 Hobart June 5 July 7 Aug. 4 Sept. 4 Oct. 6 Nov. 3 Dec. 4 Newcastle ..

June 8 July 10 Aug. 7 Sept. 7 Oct. 9 Nov. 6 Dec. 7 Sydney, dep.

June 14 July 15 Aug. 12 Sept. 13 Oct. 14 Nov. 11 Dec. 13 Brisbane ...

June 16 July 17 Aug. 14 Sept. 15 Oct. 16 Nov. 13 Dec. 15 Habaul June 22 July 23 Aug. 20 Sept. 21 Oct. 22 Nov. 19 Dec. 21 Manila July 1 Aug. 1 Aug. 29 Sept. 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 28 Dec. 30 Hong Kong July 4 Aug. 4 Sept. 1 Oct. 3 Nov. 3 Dec. 1 Jan. 2 E. & A.

STEAMSHIP CO. LTD., Agents. s ■ *l,l POWER and SPEED with ATLAS-IMPERIAL DIESELS TSHIS new work-boat, designed and built by Holmes & Co. for the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission of N.S.W. is powered with a 60 h.p. Atlas-Imperial Diesel. She will be used for towing punts and tug work at Burrinjuck Dam.

The choice of an Atlas-Imperial Diesel by the Commission is a fitting tribute lo the dependable, continuous, economical service these diesels have delivered to tug boat operators everywhere.

Atlas-Imperial Diesels with ten or fifteen years service behind them are still as efficient as when installed. Showing no appreciable signs of wear, they have many years of profitable operation before them.

There is a complete range of Atlas-Imperials, marine and stationary, from 20 to 525 h.p., at 275 to 950 r.p.m., 2 to 8 cylinders.

Whether you are considering a new work-boat, passenger launch or pleasure cruiser or re-powering your present boat, Holmes & Co. will gladly give you the facts about operating costs and help to solve the power and constructional problems of your boat.

Write for full information and specifications, to-day.

W. L. HOLMES & CO., Boat Builders and Engineers, McMahon's Pt., Sydney.

Australian Agents for Atlas-Imperial Diesels, Gray Marine Motors, Gray Diesels, Atlantic Diesels, R.N. Diesels, and Austin Marine Engines.

Sydney Rabaul Hong Kong Subject to Alteration Without Notice.

Sydney - Noumea - New Hebrides - Indochina Subject to alteration without notice.

Pierre Loti.

U.S.A.-South Seas A new shipping service between the Pacific coast of America and the South Sea Islands was inaugurated in January with the Norwegian motor ships Thor L and Velox. Both vessels have accommodation for about twelve passengers.

Among their ports of call are: Noumea, Townsville, Rabaul, Lae, Salamaua, and Port Moresby.

The Australasian agents are Messrs. Birt and Co., Ltd., 4 Bridge Street, Sydney.

Gilbert and Ellice Islands M.V. Moamoa (Burns Phllp (South Sea) Co.

Ltd.) and M.V. John Bolton (W. R. Carpenter and Co.) operate from Tarawa (Gilbert Islands), and connect regularly with ail Islands in the Gilbert and Ellice Groups.

Sydney - Noumea - Tahiti Service Subject to Alteration Without Notice.

Mails and passengers from Sydney for Tahiti may connect with Messageries Maritimes liners at Noumea, per Pierre Loti (see Sydney-Noumea- New Hebrides service). The M.M. liner’s run between Marseilles and Noumea, via Panama Canal. 73 Pacific Islands Monthl y—A pril 17, 1939

M.V. Neptuna.

Sydney . M. 26-31 Aug. 2-5 Oct. 6-11 Salamaua .. . June 7 Aug. 12 Oct. 18 Rabaul . June 9 Aug. 14 Oct. 20 Cebu (opt.) . June 16 Aug. 21 Oct. 27 Manila . June 19 Aug. 24 Oct. 30 Hong Kong . J. 21-25 A. 26-30 Nov. 1-5 Saigon . July 1 Sept. 5 Nov. 11 Madang .... . July 12 Sept. 16 Nov. 22 Salamaua .. . July 15 Sept. 19 Nov. 25 Rabaul • July 18 Sept. 22 Nov. 28 Sydney • July 25 S. 29-30 Dec. 5 Melbourne ., .. July 28 Oct. 2-4 Dec. 8-11 BURNS, PHILP & CO. LTD., Agents.

Sydney Brisbane ...

Townsville Cairns Bulolo.

Apr. 26 Apr. 28 Macdhui.

May 13 May 15 May 17 May 18 May 20 M. 21-22 M. 23-24 May 25 Bulolo.

June 3 June 5 Macdhui. Bulolo.

June 21 j u iy 12 June 23 July 14 June 26 .Tnno OH Macdhui.

July 29 July 31 Aug. 2 Aug. 3 Aug. 5 A. 6-7 A. 8-9 Aug. 10 Bulolo.

Aug. 19 Aug. 21 Pt. Moresby Samaral . ., Rabaul Kavieng ...

Lindenhafen Salamaua > ....

May 2 May 3 May 5-6 May 7 M. 8-9 June 9 June 10 J. 12-13 June 14 J. 15-16 June 29 June 30 J. 2-3 July 4 J. 6-7 July 18 July 19 J. 21-22 July 23 Aug. 25 Aug. 26 A. 28-29 Aug. 30 Lae j ’

J. 24-25 A. 11-12 A. 31-S. 1 Madang ...

Alexishafen, Wewak \ Boram j **** Opt.

May 10 May 10 May 11 May 28 May 29 May 29 June 17 June 17 J. 18-19 July 8 July 8 J. 9-10 July 26 July 26 July 27 Aug. 13 Aug. 14 Sept. 2 Sept. 2 S. 3-4 Madang ...

Pinschafen, Salamaua .

Kavieng ...

Pnndo Opt.

May 12 May 13 M. 14-15 May 30 May 31 June 20 June 21 J. 22-23 July 11 July 12 July 12 July 14 July 15 July 17 July 18 July 20 July 23 July 25 July 28 July 29 J. 30-31 Aug. 14 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Sept. 5 Sept. 6 S. 7-8 Rabaul ....

Salamaua Samarai .,.

Pt. Moresby Cairns May 16 May 17 May 19 May 20 June 3 June 5 June 6 June 8 June 11 June 13 June 24 June 25 June 27 June 28 Aug. 1 Aug. 2 Aug. 4 Aug. 5 Aug. 18 Aug. 19 Aug. 21 Aug. 22 Aug. 24 Aug. 27 Aug. 29 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Brisbane ...

Sydney May 24 May 26 July 2 July 4 Aug. 9 Aug. 11 Sept. 17 Sept. 19

Burns, Philp And

CO., LTD., agents.

S.S. Morinda Sydney Lord Howe Norfolk Is. , Vila Bushman’s B. . Mar. 30 Apr. 1 Apr. 3 Apr. 6 Apr. 8 Apr. 29 May 1 May 3 May 11 May 13 May 15 M. 18-19 May 20 Malo Tangoa [ Segond ) Apr. 8 - May 20 Aoba Hog Har. .., Norfolk Is. .

Lord Howe ., Sydney Apr. 9 • A. 10-11 • Apr. 14 • Apr. 16 . Apr. 19 May 4 May 6 May 8 May 21 May 22 May 25 May 27 May 30 BURNS, PHILP & CO. LTD., Agents.

S.S. Priderun.

H'ng Kong May 4 June 23 Aug. 11 Madang .... . May 16 July 5 Aug. 23 Salamaua .. . May 18 July 7 Aug. 25 Tulagi . M. 23-25 J. 12-14 A. 30-S. 1 Rabaul . M. 28-J. 3 J. 17-22 S. 4-7 Lorengau .. . June 5 July 24 Sept. 11 Hong Kong . June 16 Aug. 4 Sept. 22 GILCHRIST, WATT & SANDERSON, AGENTS.

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Sydney - New Guinea - Hong Kong Subject to alteration without notice.

Sydney Papua New Guinea Subject to Alteration Without Notice.

Noumea - Australia The small steamer Neo Hebridais (Societ® Maritime et Miniere Hagen) carries on a monthly service between Noumea (New Caledonia), and Newcastle and Sydney (N.S.W.). The round trip occupies about 17 days.

The three vessels of the Societe Le Nickel, Cap Tarifa (2,177 tons), Capitaine Illiaquer (2,138 tons), and Notou (2,384 tons) make irregular trips between Noumea (New Caledonia) and Sydney, Newcastle, and Port Kembla, N.S.W.

Sydney - Norfolk Is.

New Hebrides Subject to alteration without notice.

Hong Kong New Guinea - Solomon Islands Subject to alteration without notice.

S.S. Friderun (cabin, third-class and deck passengers) runs from Hong Kong to New Guinea and Solomon Islands ports. In th« Solomons she calls at Tulagi, Rere, Fulakora and Meringe. 74 April 17, 1939—Pacific Islands Monthly

M.V. Maui Pomare.

Wellington . Apr. 18 May 16 June 13 July 11 Aug. 8 Sept. 5 Oct. 3 Apia A. 25-27 M. 23-25 J. 20-22 J. 18-20 A. 15-17 S. 12-14 O. 10-12 Niue Apr. 29 May 27 June 24 July 22 Aug. 19 ' Sept. 16 Oct. 14 Lyttelton ... May 8-9 J- 5-7 jy. 3-4 J. 31-A. 1 A. 28-29 S. 25-26 O. 23-25 Wellington .. May 10 June 8 July 5 Aug. 2 Aug. 30 Sept. 27 Oct. 26 Auckland ....

Apr. 18 May 4 May 18 June 1 June 15 June 29 July 13 Rarotonga ..

Apr. 22 — May 22 — June 19 — July 17 Outer Islands A. 23-26 — M. 23-24 — J 20-21 — J. 18-19 Rarotonga Apr. 27 — May 25 — June 22 — July 20 Nukualofa .. — M. 7-8 — J. 4-5 — J. 2-3 — Apia — M. 9-10 — J. 6-7 — J. 4-5 — Suva — May 13 — June 10 — July 8 — Auckland ...

May 2 May 16 May 30 June 13 June 27 July 11 July 25 Saigon Maetsuycker.

May 17 Tasman.

June 14 Maetsuycker.

July 16 Singapore ...

M. 19-20 J. 16-17 J. 18-19 Batavia M. 22-24 J. 19-21 J. 21-24 Samarang ...

May 25 June 22 July 25 Sourabaya ...

May 26 June 23 July 26 Pt. Moresby .

June 2 June 30 Aug. 2 Samarai — July 1 — Salamaua ... — July 3 — Rabaul — J. 5-6 — Vila June 6 — Aug. 7 Noumea June 7-9 — A. 8-10 Auckland June 12 July 13 Aug. 13 Wellington ..

June 17 July 19 Aug. 19 Sydney J. 21-23 J. 24-26 A.23-25 Pt. Moresby .

June 28 July 31 Aug. 30 Sourabaya .., July 5 Aug. 7 Sept. 6 Samarang ...

July 6 Aug. 8 Sept. 7 Batavia July 7-10 A. S-ll S. 8-10 Singapore ...

July 12 Aug 13 Sept. 12 Saigon July 14 Aug, 15 Sept. 14

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The Pacific Islands Club

Visitors from the Islands to Sydney (or those interested in Islands affairs), are advised to communicate with the honorary secretary of the above Club, which has been formed to study the history, traditions, economics, and political developments of the Pacific Islands.

THE PACIFIC ISLANDS CLUB, C/o Pacific Publications Pty. Ltd., Union House, George St., Sydney.

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N.G. Inter-Island Services S.s. Maiwara and M.V. Muliama (Burns, Philp & Co.) make regular round trips from Rabaul to New Ireland and Bougainville ports; New Britain-Manus-Witu; and New Guinea mainland ports.

S. Coombar. M.V. Desikoko. M.V. Duranbah. and S.S. Mako (W. R. Carpenter and Co.), make sailings from Rabaul every two or three weeks to various ports in the Territory.

Samoa Inter-Island Service Operating from Pago Pago, the small vessel Tutuila makes regular trips between American Samoa and Apia, Western Samoa.

The Apia customs launch connects regularly with the Matson liners "Monterey” and “Mariposa” at Pago Pago.

N. Zealand—Samoa—Niue Subject to alteration without notice.

The New Zealand Government’s steamer Maui Pomare (1,159 tons) is the only direct connection between N.Z., the Mandated Territory of Western Samoa and Niue Island. The vessel, which carries mails, passengers, and cargo, is controlled by the Department of External Affairs at Wellington, where application should be made concerning freights, berths, etc.

Central Pacific Services Subject to Alteration Without Notice.

M.V. Matua.

The cargo vessel “Limerick” (8,724 tons) will depart from Sydney on May 17 (approx.) for Fiji, Tahiti, and North American ports. She will carry a limited number of passengers, in addition to mails and general cargo. The next vessel from Sydney will be the “Hauraki” (7,113 tons), which will depart for Fiji and French Oceania about the middle of June. She will be followed by the “Cape Horn” early in July.

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Saigon Java South Seas - N.Z. - Sydney Subject to alteration without notice.

Nauru - Ocean Island Ships are despatched by the British Phosphate Commissioners from Melbourne (Victoria) two or three times monthly, and from Auckland (New Zealand) irregularly, according to the requirements of the phosphate trade. 75 Pacific Islands Monthl y —A pril 17, 1939

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PER “MACDHU1” FROM PAPUA & N.G. ON MARCH 27: Messrs. Brown, Batham, Conroy, Chater, Deckert, Dillon, Field, Gamlin, Jensen, Knox, Lynch, Little, Large, Lowan, Middleton, McGuinness, More, Matley, Owen, Oldham, Priebe, Sexton, Schuler, Scannell, Thomson, Williams, Wyborn, Weaver, Small. Mesdames Buckow, Cox, Chater, Field, Knightley, Lamps, Middleton, Matley, Moates, Oldham, Pheeps, Stephens, Schuler, Wright, Wyborn. Misses Abel, Field, Kirkham, Miner, Rudd, Kirby.

PER AIRLINER FOR N.G. ON MARCH 28: Messrs. Wilde, Taylor, Frazer, Pryke, Sergeyeff, Collopy, Lins.

Per “Maetsuycker” For Papua On

MARCH 29: Messrs. Fitton, McDonald, Morgan, Yancey. Mrs. Fitton. Misses Laird, Mann.

Per "Morinda” From Lord Howe &

NORFOLK IS. ON MARCH 29: Messrs. Green, Hogan, Christian (2), Clapp, Downes, Gibbons (2), Hurlstone, Jones, Le Clerc, McCoy, Quintal (2), Baxter, Campbell, Eagles, Graham, James, Morris. O’Donnell, Pearcey, Preston (2), Searby.

Wales (2), Hogan. Mesdames Buffett, Downes, Hogarth, Hurlstone, Jones (2), Tindley, Baxter, Eagles, Graham, Innes, James, O’Donnell, Preston, Young. Misses Gales, Mills, Stewart, Bull, Cane, Chittick, Clifton, Dowle, Francis, Gleeson, Harvey, Hornsey, Johnson, Lawson, McCarthy, Griffen, Preston (2), Prendergast, Wooding.

PER “MORINDA” FOR LORD HOWE IS.. NOR- FOLK IS. & N. HEBRIDES ON MARCH 30: Messrs. Brady, Beckley, Cummins, Dunn, Enright, Fenton, Fraser. Glossop, Henderson, Harris, Harper (2), Hardcastle, Kelsham, Kirby.

Kitching, Linton, Mclntyre, Moran, McGrath, McLeod, McNamara, Paton, Rosenthal, Roberts, Stopp, Spurway, Turner, Watkins. Mesdames Couch (2), Cohrie, Coghlan. Fenton, Harris, Linton, McMaster, Mclntyre, MacLeod, Paton, Payten, Spurway, Stopp. Misses Boyd, Coghlan, Dent, Dickson, Farrell, Green, Harris, Halstead, McCudden, Mathison, Morehead, Milton. Oldham, Stephens, Turner (2), Wilkinson (21.

PER AIRLINER FROM N.G. ON MARCH 31: Messrs. Spensley, Collopy, Bell, McCallum, Hunter, Pruyterg, Menefee, Leyden, Taverne, Pallister.

PER “MALAITA” FOR 8.5.1. & N.G. ON APRIL 1: Messrs. Atherton, Clout, Campbell, Darlington, Gosling, Gough, Groves, Hollingworth, Hipkin, Howse, Leitch, Richards, Rixon, Taylor, Weston, Proctor, Meiers, Smith, Thomas, Hodgess, Cooper. Mesdames Atherton, Clout, Campbell, Gosling, Groves, Hunt, Howse, Leitch, Moore, Rixon, Thomas, Taylor, Walker, Proctor, Meiers, Hodgess, Cooper. Misses Cooper, Cohen, Freeman. Gordon, Griffin, Isom, Lavery, Neylan.

PER AIRLINER FOR N.G. ON APRIL 4.

Messrs. George, Leslie, Freeman, Schmidt. Misses George, Leslie, McGahn. Mrs. Fuller.

Per "Macdhui” For Papua & N.G. On

APRIL 6; Messrs. Munro, Moffat, Reilly, Beattie, Watkins, Dewdney, English, Prank, Weatherall, Anderson, Cruickshanks, Donnelly, Jobling, Kirwan, Mulhearn, Scott (2), Mitchell, Murphy, Pendlebury, Frost, Dubout, Pengragio, Riordan, Johnson, Flynn, Ingle, Griffiths, Stanley, Macarthur, McLaughlin, Henry, Evenson, Mc- Arthur, Thornthwaite, Eglinton, Rutter, Jackson, Weidenhofer, Pratt, Tyson, Whelan, Minehan, Vine, Arrow-Smith, Hyde, Keenan, Frayson, Krutschnitt, Head, Loynes, Sturt, Gough, Phillips, Stewart, Rosser, Atherton, Porteus, Gilchrist, Bealin, Bushby, Evennett, Parker, Hammond, Berry, Wade, Lilwall, Osborn, Owen, Jones, Clunn, Shand, Heron, Rose. Mesdames Beattie, May, Dove, Maclean, Humphries, Godson, Florence, Frank, Kirwan, Mitchell, Bunting, Ashton, Whitten, McArthur, Temple-Watts, Kent, Thornthwaite, Silk, Eglinton, Costello, Dixon, Arrow-Smith, Hyde, Lega, Krutschnitt, Garrick, Moreton, Atherton, Kennedy, Valenta, Greenham, Muddell, Perichon, Schlencker, Johns, Misses Maclean, Humphries, Holmes, Taplin, Leadbetter, Hines, Rudd, Kirby, Petrie, Loxton, Karberry, Leslie, Quarterman, Cooper.

PER AIRLINER FROM N.G. ON APRIL 7: Messrs. Cromie, Moncur, Gleeson, Gallagher, Meek, Symes, Gray, Herring, Begg.

PER "AORANGI” FROM FUI ON APRIL 8; Messrs. Alsop, Adams, Davis, Ferrier-Watson, Griffiths, Handley (2)., Irvine, Jones, Kay, Mitchell, Mumford, Mathews, Trewenack, Barry, Crabbe (2), Cheng, Davis, Guy, Holland, Sffith-. away, Leembruggen, Leighton, March, Mardon, Thelan, Pinkerton, Taylor, Belcher, Lynch. Mesdames Davis, Ferrier-Watson, Frow, Griffiths, Mumford, Mathews, Barry, March, Pinkerton, White, Taylor, Brailey. Misses Ferrier-Watson (5), Hughes, Milne, McKay, Chapman, Taylor (2), Brailey (2).

PER AIRLINER FOR N.G. ON APRIL 11: Messrs. Begg, Scherp, Pilkington, Hay, Spensley.

Mrs. J. J. Hartly, accompanied by a very new daughter, left Sydney recently to rejoin her husband at Daru, Papua.

One of 15 natives employed in the kauri forests of Houliou, New Caledonia, was killed on March 29. He lost his footing on the slippery ground, after torrential rains, and fell, and was crushed by a falling tree. 76 April 17, 193 9—P acific Islands Monthly

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