PACIFIC ISLANDS Monthly JUNE, 1952 Vol. XXII. No. 11. ... m aDiisned Iv3u.

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IN: These Papuan, babies at the Methodist Mission hospital at Salamo, Papua, are obviously enjoying their bath under the old shower-bucket. -Block by courtesy Missionary Review.

a \ as :> V \ “Qantas Islands Air Services save me weeks of travel . . . and the service is simply wonder fill'* QANTAS

Air Network Links

OVER 70 * POINTS SERVED BY QANTAS: Aitape Aiyura o Angoram e Arena • Awar Baiyer River • Banz • Bena Bena Brisbane • Buin • Buka • Bulolo • Cairns Thimbu • Daru • Deboyne Lagoon • Dumpu Esa’ala • Espiritu Santo • Finschhafen Garaina • Garoka • Gusap • Honiara Inus • Jacquinot Bay • Kaiapit • Kainantu Kavieng • Kerema • Kerowagi • Kieta Kikori • Kup « Lae • Lake Kutubu • Lake Murray • Lindenhafen • Losuia • Madang Manus • Maprik • Menyamya • Minj Moewe Hbr. • Mt. Hagen • Nadzab • Nondugl Norfolk Is. • Noumea • Ogelbeng • Pt.

Moresby • Queen Caro’a Hbr. • Rabaul Rockhampton • Samarai • Suva • Sydney Talasea • Torokina e Townsville • Vella Lavella • Vila • Wabag a Wabamunda Wana • Wau • Wewak t> Woodlark Is.

Yandina • Yule Is.

In New Guinea

And Pacific Islands

WITH AUSTRALIA . . .

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

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

You enjoy air comfort and hospitality at its finest when you fly by Qantas —Australia’s International Airline —hacked by 31 years of tropical flying. fIY umnm there's a World of QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS LTD. (Inc. in Queensland) PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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

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

At 29 X 2 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

1. .. May 15 Sept. 25 Nov. 27 :k. .. May 19-20 Sept. 29-30 Dec. 1-2 r a .. May 23 Oct. 3 Dec. 5 iTu . May 30 Oct. 10 Dec. 12 t. June 5 Oct. 16 Dec. 18 ic. . June 6-12 Oct. 17-23 Dec. 19-24 t. .. June 12 Oct. 23 Dec 24 Tu .. June 19. Oct. 30 Dec. 31 'a .. June 28 Nov. 8 Jan. 9 !k. .. July 1-3 Nov. 11-13 Jan. 12-15 1. .. July 7 Nov. 17 Jan. 19

London - Suva

direct S£^ VIA PANAMA For Sailings and Further Particulars Apply To:

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

138 LEADENHALL ST., CO. LTD., LONDON, E.C.3. SUVA, FIJI. *35 C

Pacific Islands Transport Line

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

Tahiti Samoa Fiji New Caledonia

New Hebrides

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, LTD.

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

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

SUVA—Morris Hedstrom Ltd. NOUMEA—Etabiissements Ballande POET VlLA—Comptoirs Francais des Nouvelles Hebrides

Hipping Time-Tables

'here now are comparatively few shipg lines running on regular, time-tables the Pacific Islands. The following timeies are only approximately correct— y are subject to much alteration at irt notice:— Sydney-Suva-N. America liner Aontngl ,500 tons) maintains regular twonthly sailings—Sydney-Airckland-Suvalolulu-Vlctorla-Vancouver. and return

Ems Aorangi

Sydney-Papua-N. Guinea tV Bulolo. modern liner, sails about ry six weeks: Sydney-Brisbane-Moresbynaral - Lae - Madang - Rabaul laral-Moresby-Brisbane-Sydney. ast departure from Sydney June 11. tV Malekula left Sydney on May 21 Samaral, Rabaul, Manus, Madang, . Samaral and return to Sydney. Next arture mid-July. •etalls from Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., 7 dge Street, Sydney.

Zealand-Fiji-Samoa-Tonga iotor vessels Tofua and Matua, from sr Zealand, serve Suva (Fiji), Nukua- ■ and Vavau (Tonga). Niue Is., Pago 0 (American Samoa». Apia '.Western 10a). Tofua leaves Auckland for any ill of above ports at approx, five weeks rvals. Matua calls at Wellington and )elton (NZ) and supplements Tofua’s Jdule in Islands, calling at ports as cted by owners.

Dwing to hurricane damage to Fiji ana plantations, Matua was withwn from service in March and will bt 'loyed elsewhere until August, when position will be reconsidered.) ifua scheduled to leave Auckland next voyage early July, stalls from Union SS Co.

Zealand-Cook Is.- Niue-Samoa Id MV Maul Pomare '(4O passengers) plains fairly regular service between sland and Rarotonga (Cook Islands) 1 alternative calls at Niue and Apia Samoa). etalls from Union Steamship Comy or Department of Island Territories, llngton, NZ. ydney-New Hebrides-BSI- Rabaul, Etc.

V Malaita will make a round trip at it 2-months intervals from Sydney to I Howe-Norfolk Is.-New Hebrides s - BSI ports - Bougainville - Rabaul aral-Sydney. ist sailing from Sydney May 30. stalls from Bums Philp & Co 7 ge Street, Sydney.

Sydney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti Vessels of Messagerles Marltlmes Line, coming from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides), Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route. Details from Messagerles Marltimes.

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

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

N. America-Fiji-N. Hebrides, Norwegian motor vessel Thorsisle. carrying cargo and passengers maintains a regular service between North American ports and French Oceania. Samoa. Fiji, New Caledonia and New Hebrides.

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

Airways Time-Tables

Trans Pacific Services

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

By Pan-Ameeican Airways

With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths Thur. and Mon.—Sydney-Nadl (FiJU- Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Franclsco-Seattle- Portland.

Sun. and Thur.—Return via same route.

Sat. - Auckland-Nadl-Canton-Honolulu-S.

Fran.-Seattle-Los Angeles.

Tues.—Return by same route.

Cific Islands Monthly June, 1»52

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Depart: Arrive: dney, 7.45 pm Bris., 10.30 pm ■is., 11.40 pm Moresby, 6.30 am (Wed., Sun.) oresby, 7.30 am Lae 8.50 am Connects at Lae with DC3’s for Wau, ilolo (Wed.); and (Sun.) at Moresby r Rabaul.

Mon., Thur.,* Fri. (DCS’s) dney. 8.30 pm Brisbane, 11.30pm isbane, 12.30 pm Rockhampton t Tue., Fri.,* Sat. (Ckhampton, t Townsville, 5 am wnsville, 6 am Cairns, 7.10 am ,irns, 8.20 am Moresby, 11.50 am jresby. 12.20 pm * Lae, 1.40 pm e, 3.00 p.m. (Tue.) Madang, 4.15 pm • Cargo service only. This departs jresby at 12.50 pm Fridays and arrives Lae at 2.10 pm. \ Optional call.

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THE WORLD

Australia • Indonesia • Malaya • Hong

* Ceylon • India • Pakistan

Middle East • Africa • Europe • Great Britain

U.S.A. • Canada • Central And South America

BERMUDA

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Y British Commonwealth Pacific

Airlines (Bcpa)

red. and Sat. —Sydney-Nadi (Fiji)-Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver. [on. and first Thur. —Dep. southwards, same route. On second or alternate Thursday, flight commences at S.

Francisco. ues.—Dep. Auckland-Nadi-Canton-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver. rl. —Dep. Vancouver and S. Francisco alternatively; thence same route to Auckland.

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(CPAL) Iternate Friday (June 20, July 4, etc.) —Sydney-Auckland-Nadi (Fiji) -Canton Is.-Honolulu-S. Francisco-Vancouver. ternate Friday (June 27, July 11, 25, etc.) —Return by same route.

Sectional Services In

PACIFIC 2. Sydney-New Guinea Service by Qantas Empire Airways NORTHWARDS Tuesdays, Saturdays (Skymaster) SOUTHWARDS Wednesdays (DCS) idang, 7 am Lae, 8.15 am Wednesdays (DCS) iu. 11.30 am Lae, 12.35 pm Wednesday,* Thursday (DCS) e, 5.45 am Moresby, 7.05 am iresby, 7.35 am Sydney, 10.15 pm (la Cairns, Towns., Brisbane, with ional call at Rockhampton.

“Cargo service only.

Monday (DCS) haul, 7 am Moresby, 10.20 am resby, 10.50 am Cairns, 2.10 pm irns, 3.10 pm Towns, (overnight), 4.30 pm vns. (Tues.), .15 am Brisbane. 1 pm sbane, 1.45 pm Sydney, 5 pm Wednesday, Sunday (Skymaster) !, 10.30 am Moresby, 11.40 am resby, 12.40 pm Bris., 7.10 pm s., 8.25 pm Sydney, 11 pm 3. N. Guinea Internal Services Operated by Qantas

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

very Wednesday. ». Lae, 8 am; Plnschhaven, Rabaul, Kavleng, Manus (3 pm). ;urns Saturdays (dep. 8 am), via Kavleng and Rabaul; optional call at Pinschhafen; arr. Lae. 2.45 pm.

MORESBY-DARU (Catalina) Via Yule Is., Kerema, Wana (optional), Kikori, L. Kutubu.—Every alternate Wednesday: returning same day. (June 11, 25, etc.).

MORESBY-EAST PAPUA (Catalina) Alternate Monday.—Dep. 9 am—Samarai- Esa'ala-Louisa (overnight) (June 23, etc.).

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

MORESBY-NEW BRITAIN- BOUGAINVILLE In Alternate Weeks, (June 16, 30, etc.) by Catalina.

Alternate Monday.—Moresby-Samarai-Esa’ala-Losuia-Rabaul.

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

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

Alternate Thursday.—Rabaul - Losuia-Esa' ala-Samarai-Moresby.

LAE-MAD ANG-WEWAK-MANUS-

Kavieng-Rabaul General

SERVICE Every Monday and Thursday by DC3.

Native traffic, not recommended for Europeans.

Central Highlands (Dhb4)

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

Thursdays.—Madang (7 am) to Wabag.

Baiyer R., Hagen. Optional: KerowagL Returns to Madang moon).

Fridays.—Lae (6.30 am) to Wabag, calling at any of: Nadzab, Kiaipit, Arona, Aiyura, Kainantu, Bena Bena, Goroka, Kerawagi, Kup, Nondugl, Banz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Ogelbeng.

Baiyer R., Wabamunda, Wabag. Return to Lae (6 pm). 5 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLT - J U N E . 1952

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Depart: Arrive: iney, Alt. Tue., 3.15 a.m. Brisbane, 6.35 a.m sbane, 8.30 a.m. Noumea, 3.30 p.m (nightstop) jmea, Alt. Wed., 8.30 a.m. Vila, 11.05 a.m. a. 1.00 p.m. Santo, 2.15 p.m. ito, Alt. Thu.. 6.00 a.m. Vila, 7.15 a.m. a. 8.15 a.m. Noumea, 10.55 a.m. imea, 12.30 p.m. Sydney, 7.45 p.m.

Depart: Iney, Thur., Arrive: 3.15 >bane, 8.30 imea, Pri., a.m. a.m.

Brisbane, 6.35 Noumea, 3.30 a.m. p.m. 8.30 a, Sat.. a.m.

Suva, 3.00 p.m. 6.00 mea, 12.30 a.m. p.m.

Noumea, 10.30 Sydney, 7.45 a.m. p.m.

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Telephone: 80. VINCE COSTELLO, Proprietor.

Lae-Garaina (Dhb4)

'uesdays.—Departs 7 am; returns 9 am.

LAE-BULOLO-WAU (Drover) ►ep. Lae.—Tues., Fri., Sat.—3 pm. •ep. Wau.—Tues., Fri., Sat.—Direct to Lae.

Services By Mandated Airlines

With headquarters at Lae, this company ins regular services for passengers, •eight and mails to all New Guinea sttlements. 4. Dutch N. Guinea-Darwin By Netherlands Government, with DCS eekly service, between Darwin and Biak.

Also, new KLM weekly service, calling Biak, on flight between Manila and istralia. 5. N. Guinea-Solomons Operated by Qantas tch Monday (DC3).—Lae (dep. 6 am) - Finschhafen - Rabaul - Toraklna (Bougain.) - Vellalavella - Yandina - Honiara (BSI) (arr. 4.25 pm), tch Tuesday.—Honiara (dep. 7 am)- Yandina - Vellalavella-Toraklna-Rabaul- Finschhafen-Lae (arr. 3.15 pm). 6. Indo-China-Brisbane- N. Caledonia By Air France, Monthly. 14 (Skymaster) dep. Saigon, June 22 and every 28 days thereafter for Labuan-Darwin-Brisbane-Noumea, and return. stralian agents: Messageries Maritimes. 7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

Trans Oceanic Airways, with Flyingboats Six services per month. 8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymaster ernate Thursdays, (June 19, July 3, 17, 31, etc.) returning same day. 9. Sydney-New Hebrides By Qantas, with Sandringham Flying Boats: (June 10, 24, etc.) 10. Sydney-Noumea-Suva y Qantas with Sandringham Flying Boats—Weekly. 11. Auckland-Norfolk Is.

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

Alternate Wednesdays.—From Auckland, returning same day. See also table No. 8. 12. Sydney-Auckland Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney Wed., Sat., Sun., 12 milnlght; Wed., Sat., 7.30 am.

Dep. Auckland, dally, except Wed. and Sunday, 8.30 am.

Australian bookings: Qantas or TAA. 13. Sydney-Wellington Tasman E. Airways, with Solents Dep. Sydney, Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri. at 10.30 pm.

Dep. Wellington, Tue., Wed., Fri., Sat. at 10.30 am. 7 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE. 1852

Depart: Arrive: Auckland, 9 am.

Norfolk Is., 12.55 pm Norfolk Is., 2 pm Nadi, 8.40 pm Nadi, 9.45 am Mon.

Faleolo, 3.30 pm Sun.

Faleolo, 11 am Mon.

Nadi, 2.45 pm Tues.

Nadi, 9.45 am Wed.

Faleolo, 3.30 pm Tues.

Faleolo, 8 am Wed.

Aitutaki. 1.50 pm Aitutaki, 2.50 pm Rarotonga. 4.05 pm Rarotonga, 8 am Fri. Aitutaki, 9.15 am Aitutaki, 10 am Faleolo, 3.15 pm Faleolo, 7.45 am Sat.

Nadi, 11.30 am Sun.

Nadi. 5 am Mon.

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

All times local standard time.

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

Dep. Auckland June 3,7, 10, 17 and 21.

Return to Auckland on following days.

Depart: Arrive: Auckland, 7 am Suva. ? 5”

Suva, 8 am Auckland, 3 pm 16. Auckland-Fiji-Samoa- Cooks By NZ National Airways Corporation Alternate Sundays by DCS, via Norfolk Island, Nadi (Fiji), Faleolo (W. Samoa), Aitutaki (Cook Is.). 17. New Zealand-Chatham Is.

Tasman E. Airways, with Solents.

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

TEAL service, Auckland-Suva-Altutakil Papeete, is now operated with Solem flying-boats once every two weeks. Depan Auckland, Tues. 7 am; arrive Suva: 2.00 pm. Dept. Suva (Wed.), 10 pm cross International Date Line; air. Aitui taki, 7.20 am Wed. Leave Aitutaki 10.25 am; arrive Papeete 3 pm. Return b;< same route every alt. Friday, leavim Papeete, 6.30 am.

The next flights leave Auckland Jmu 10 and 24.

Pending provision of necessary facilities the call at Apia (Western Samoa) is beina omitted. 8 JUNE. 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

FROM SYDNEY TO— Table »«ngie tceturn wo. oresby . £46 11 0 £83 10 0 2. 2a. ie • • • • 55 7 0 99 13 0 2, 3 ibaul .. 64 10 0 116 19 0 2 3 oniara, BSI .. 80 7 0 144 13 0 5 !la, N.

Hebrides 46 15 0 80 3 0 9 jumea, NC 39 8 0 70 19 0 10. 9. 6 )rfolk Is. 25 0 0 45 0 0 8 Howe . 10 16 0 21 12 0 i Nadi (Fiji) . 60 10 0 108 18 0 Suva (Fiji) . 53 3 9 104 14 0 Auckland 47 6 0 84 2 0 12 Wellington . .. 47 6 0 84 2 0 13 Christch. (from Melb.) . 52 18 0 95 5 0 Honolulu . 225 9 0 405 16 0 1 S. Fran’co 279 1 0 502 5 0 Vancouver 279 1 0 502 5 0 1 Papeete (via Suva direct) . 207 13 0 19

From Auckland

(NZ Currency) TO: Norf. Is.

Single £14 0 0 Return £25 4 0 Table No. 11 16 Fiji .. .. 32 10 0 58 10 0 1 16 Samoa . 41 0 0 73 16 0 16 Aitutaki . 45 0 0 81 0 0 16 (NAC.) Aitutaki . 61 8 0 110 11 0 16 (TEAL) Rarotonga 46 10 0 83 14 0 Papeete 93 15 0 168 15 a 19 QUEENSLAND INSURANCE CO. LTD. (Incorporated 1886 In Australia).

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DUNLOP RUBBER AUST. LIMITED (Inc. in Vic.). 20. Micronesia Civilian services, based on Guam, using t-engined amphibious Catalinas, run regularly to Koror (Palau), Yap (West Carolines), Truk (Central Carolines), »onape (E. Carolines), Majuro (Marshalls) md Saipan (Marianas). Details from rrans-Ocean Airlines, Guam, via Honolulu. 21. Fiji Internal Airways By Fiji Airways, with twin-engine de Haviland Rapides Suva-Nadi & Lautoka: —Twice daily ervice.

Suva-Labasa;—Daily except Wednesday.

Labasa-Suva:—Daily except Sunday.

Nadi & Lautoka-Labasa:—Every Wedesday.

Labasa-Nadi & Lautoka:—Every londay.

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Mr. C. W. T. Johnson, formerly British Agent and Consul at Nukualofa, Tonga, is now serving as Government Secretary, St. Helena, a small island in the South Atlantic Ocean.

At Vunapope Mission on February 7, Dr. Hubert Langer was married to Dr. Eva Maria Oppitz. Both doctors, graduates of German Universities, are on the medical staff of the Mission Hospital. Dr. Langer has only recently arrived in NG. 9 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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\s\ at stay & m* n^tfuUy Kacent y Suva’s b* B -- “' rao< l Pacffl“ tifw ee °tre *otei ' W “ Sr °ua4s te<l ta °veri c Ur. ujag of “ uceJ w the ’ ti] * facially . ?°P‘cs. ‘'esfeaed , *®otj> e *fc*Usn t for s °ciai Che ;r - *°w' as/- B ?!..*®-*! * e sej-v ati thr °UBh Q u St <*m *t ny office be (pm va nts n Ship “~; ce Of fhe 6 ® 6o^ .. W by °°%ty j.Ho Che j, *1 du'ect iVy °^Pactf?^ a h; e 3p i , >W ’ S UV 3 IN THIS ISSUE: Editorials: Mr. Churchill, Bankruptcy—and Copra :: Where Lies the Trouble in Fiji? . . 13, 14 Oil Search Goes on in Papua . . 14 No Move to Rapopo (Official) 14 Bitter Fight in New Caledonia over Votes for Natives . . .. 15 Future of WHPC Countries . . 15 The Real Hurdle in P-NG . . . . 16 Fiji Critical of Long Overseas Leave 16 Editors’ Mailbag 17 Murray Avoided Ward’s Attempts at Muck-raking . . . . 19 Do You Remember? 20 Markham Bridge Battle on Again 20 New Ship Replaces Thor I . . 21 Pacific Americans Must Register for Military Service . . . . 21 South Pacific Commission— Stimulating Fishing in South Pacific 23 NG Women’s Club, Sydney . . 24 Territories Talk-Talk 27 Hurricane Damage in Hebrides 29 Australia May “Protect” Dutch New Guinea 31 No Rice—Evatt Ducks Eat Australia’s Share 32 Missionary Tells of Sorcery in Sepik District, NG 33 Book Review: Trees of Western Pacific 34 Tahiti Notes . 36 Pakistan Jute or NG Kenaf?— Competition Now Could Kill New Industry 37 Colonists of Gardner Island . . 41 New French Envoy for NZ . . 42 Cattle Production in Tropical Islands 43 P-NG Customs Inquiry Suspect 45 How Sofar Locates Lost Voyagers 47 News Briefs from Moresby . . 49 Mishap to Maui Pomare .... 50 Prompt Action—Now—Leading Resident Has Solution to Fiji's Population Problem 53 M.V. Matua on NZ Ferry Service •• •• 57 Launching a Truck in Niue . . 58 Claim for Possession of Cheng Ho ... 59 Free Hospitals and Fiji Racial Claims 61

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Tropicalities • • 65 A Missionary at Mendi . . 67 It’s Boom Time for Islands Timber 68 Flag Day in American Samoa 70 Rhinoceros Beetle in Tonga . . 75< Fijian Copra Producers Put £97,000 in Govt. Loans .... 77 1 New Oil Terminal for Nadi . . 83 Board to Help Samoan Production 83< Expert Pleased with Samoan Cocoa Yields 861 Trouble at Awin 8T Fiji Should Grow Square Banana 90 Future of Western Samoa .... 92 Horrible Tahiti Story of Large Rats 99 Further Matson Rumours . . . . 100 For Pacific Radio Amateurs . . 1011 Populations in S. Pacific . . . . 103 “Staggering” Shipping Costs . . 107 NH Judge Talks of South Pacific Federation 111!

Cargo Pillage at Niue 113 UK “Gift” to Sugar Producers . . 116 Lamington Relief Fund 116 OBITUARY: Mdlle. Pauline Brander; M. Georges Gournac; Capt. Brisson; Mr. Harold Thurston; Mr. Dick Barnbridge; Rev. A. C. Flint . 122-123 Work of Leahy Brothers in New Guinea 12!

News of The Small Ships . . . . 127 18-footer Championship at Suva 13!

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Mr. Churchill, ‘Bankruptcy'—and Copra I’UCH of the economy of the A South Pacific Territories is based i copra. For some time past— ace the world price of copra tended fall below the MOF price (the ace fixed under the 9-years conact made by the British Ministry Food) the Pacific copra-producers ive felt a glow of happiness: they, any rate, were safe for a few years, might be wise of them, at this age, to do a little international ick-taking.

It would need a greater expert than is writer to pinpoint the causes of pra market slumps. The PIM has en writing about copra ever since editor personally investigated the pra market in Europe in 1931, and >covered the infinite ramifications Unilever, and how that mighty innational combine juggled the seed d animal oil markets to keep prices iere the manufacturers wanted mi.

For 15 years prior to World War Unilever played whale oil against pra, soya oil against cottonseed , and so forth; and kept the procers as close to the breadline as it red. The war “wiped” most of >se industries; 1945 disclosed ipty stores and hungry people mywhere; and the producers have den high and lived luxuriously ever ce.

But World War II did not “wipe” li lever. In fact, Unilever’s highestid director held a British economic post of major importance during the war. The sinister organisation of Unilever, presumably, still exists in most countries, and still is capable of directing the old international racket.

BUT we do not know whether the recent fall of from 30 to 50 per cent, in the world’s market quote for copra is due to over-supply, poverty among the nations, or Unilever. We do know that the production of some of copra’s chief competitors—notably, whale oil—has been resumed on a big scale. For seven years, we have been so accustomed to hungry markets for all foodstuffs that we are inclined to regard that as a permanent condition.

But not even that supreme curse, the Post-War Planner, can stop the natural swing from Plenty to Poverty —from under-supply to over-supply.

If there is over-supply in the vegetable oil market, then we should watch Unilever—we may not see his cunning hand at work, but we may be sure that he does not miss a chance.

The world’s two main areas of copra production—Philippines and Indonesia—now are back in heavy production. Indonesian copra, after a 10-years break, began to come in freely about six months ago, corresponding with the fall in the world price. Assuming that Unilever is operating as in 1928-40, that factor would play into the hands of the combine.

I copra contract was made, Britain was hungry, and was not seriously dlstressed financially. A British Government contract was m the sai J ie a , s a Ean £ En gl and note ‘ • , "J” 7 contract w fl ® En Sl and lt_ self P as wobbled—planters are very TcTT ° f the raslt i c devaluati <>n IS T thf con?raT" wasTased on Sterhng ’

T’ ° n Iu "? “•,.** have £ sat Britain from bankruptcy. This has been apparent for a long time—it is the combined result of Z7impoverishment, six years’ Socialist rule a nd forced re-armament. Now the nation must face the cold and brutal fact s:vr.”- 1 the hF* C °^ ? 1 hon °urable man among us become worthless, if he is driven lnto bankruptcy by conditions beyond his control.

We do not think that British economy will collapse, although the situation really is desperate. The Commonwealth countries and the Empire, and United States, will help, But drastic measures will be demanded’ S ° far as copra-growers 3r6 | “ nceri ? ed ' those measures may ‘ n f ud ? cither a further sharp devaluation of Sterling (on which the

MOF contract is based) or an appeal for a downwards revision of all contracts of this type.

In other words, all persons whose livelihood is affected by British supply contracts are likely to become more than spectators of Britain’s economic distress.

Where Lies the Trouble in Fiji?

RECENT discussions about social benefits in Fiji have again been spotlighted in Fiji’s racial troubles.

Some Indians have a most unfortunate habit of arousing antagonism against the Fiji-Indian people—now the biggest of the four important communities in that Colony.

An Indian Legislative Councillor asked formally why “the meagre sums paid by way of outdoor relief have been reduced in many cases of poor Indian men and women who were receiving it.”

The Government’s reply was that cases had been discovered in which recipients of relief “were in good health and capable of working; or had adequate means of supporting themselves; or were in good employment; or owned productive and remunerative land; or had families capable of assisting to support them.”

The reply added that no reductions had had to be made in the case of non-Indians.

There are a good many non-Indians in Fiji who are weary of being charged with being “always ready to kick the Indians.” Perhaps the above illustration, like the disclosures of obvious Asiatic tax-dodging, may explain to a small degree why there is so little sympathy with Indian political and other ambitions.

Already the Indians in Fiji enjoy advantages, benefits and privileges undreamed-of by most of their compatriots in India. Not once has any responsible Indian expressed a word of gratitude or appreciation for all that has been and is being done for the Indians in Fiji, often at British and Fijian expense.

There can be no “racial equality” when one racial group—a majority group whose leaders behave as if they speak for an oppressed minority —is as eager to grab benefits as it seems unwilling to pay for them.

All this has been said before. But the uproar over the Fiji Hospitals Bill has shown yet again that in Indian eyes Indian benefits are taken as a matter of course, while parallel benefits for the Fijians alone (and paid for in services) constitute “racial discrimination” and an Indian grievance.

Why do Fiji Indians, in public statements, always present their Community in such an unfavourable light?

Have they no leaders capable of expressing a spirit of tolerance and neighbourly understanding? Such a spirit is essential to the future wellbeing of Fiji. If it does not soon manifest itself, there will be a reaction there of highly unpleasant character.

Europeans, Fijians and Chinese will say that, among individual Indians, they find qualities of kindliness, tolerance and good citizenship. The trouble is a weakness in leadership rather than a community weakness.

With wise Indian leadership, half of Fiji’s problems would disappear overnight.

Ng Oil Search Goes

ON Costly Disappointment at Hohoro ALTHOUGH Australian Petroleum Co. has encountered another big disappointment in Papua— the No. 2 bore at Hohoro has been abandoned, after drilling to the greatest depth ever known in New Guinea—the Co. is determined to go on with its search for oil.

A new technique, based on seismic data, is now being employed to locate sites for further drilling. This may save some heavy expenditure.

The Hohoro bore cost at least £500,000.

The bore being put down at Omati by Islands Exploration, Ltd., has been cleared of the broken drill pipe to well over 8,000 feet, and drilling operations aVe to be resumed.

The Co. expects to go on with its search, at a cost of about £1,000,000 per annum, for another two or three years.

The Ladies’ Guild of St. Augustine’s Church, Wau, NG, arranged a successful produce market on May 10 and netted £3O. The same group arranged a mannequin parade, also held at the Wau Picture Theatre, on May 17, which was very well attended The gowns on display were by courtesy of Ireland and Doe, Wau, and were modelled by the Mesdames Hawley, Crawford, Evans, Williams, Clissoldd, Gibson and Ireland and Miss Jenny Lane.

Late News: No Move to Rapopo Rabaul to be Rebuilt IT was announced in Canberra on June 13 that Rabaul would be rebuilt on the shores of Simpson Harbour. The plan to build New, Britain’s capital at Rapopo has been abandoned.

This decision follows years of indecision and considerable inconvenience for the people of the town.

It was stated also, that a new wharf would be built (for which an “initial” amount of £lOO,OOO would be provided) and that £20,000 would be spent on “escape routes”, for use in the event of the town being threatened by volcanic activity.

Fiji Birthday Honours

Mr. A. F, R. Stoddart, Colonial Secretary and Acting Governor — CMG.

Colonel C. J. Pleasants, Commander of Fiji military forces—CßE.

Mr. David Butler, manager of Union SS Co., —OBE, Rusiate Levula, prominent Fijian at Nadi—Cert, of Hon.

Mr. B. Raghvanand and Mr. D Singh, Indian civil servants—MßE!

New Copra-Carrier

FOR FIJI A 500-TONS steamer, named A Sokula, will arrive this montH in Suva, to serve Carpenter interest? in Fiji. She can carry 550 tons o copra and, as she has 700 hp engines! she can act as required as a tug; She formerly was a Japanese vessell and was acquired by Carpenter ini terests some years ago. The chief: of Cakadrove generously gave th* owners permission to use their tribal name in the re-naming of the vessel

More Politicians For

P-NG THE Australian Parliament recently went into winter recess ano residents of Papua-New Guinea may expect the arrival of the usuaE parties of politial tourists.

The Territories Minister, Mr. luck, has announced that he ii arranging visits to P-NG of parliat mentarians. He is of the opinion* that it does a tremendous amount oc good. 14 JUNE. 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLII

Strain In New

CALEDONIA Bitter Fight Over Votes for Natives Prom a Special Correspondent NOUMEA, May 25 13HE war for the future political control of New Caledonia has aken an extraordinary turn, and hows no sign of ending.

The General Council always has lad a European majority, and ill will as been created because those Europeans seemed to be dominated by lowerful commercial interests.

Towards the end of 1951, there ame before the French Parliament new Constitution for NC. The •ill, agreed to in the first instance, provided that the Council should omprise 16 members elected by iuropeans and 9 by natives.

The newly-elected, ardently proative Deputy for New Caledonia nd New Hebrides, M. Maurice Leormand, a Noumea pharmacist, hallenged the Bill when it came up )r decision in the second instance; nd, with help from Centre and Lefst parties, it was rejected, 356 to 56. Lenormand then demanded a Dmmon roll for NC. The matter ent to a committee. Continuing flitical crises in France caused delay.

The term of the Council General cpired on January 19. The Colony as then without a Council.

After many weeks, the Chairman of ie former Council (M. Henri Bonsaud, head of Etablissements Balnde) flew to Paris, and returned in [ay with the announcement that the hamber of Deputies, by 325 to 198 )tes, had agreed to an extension of e term of the Council General.

But when M. Bonneaud reported is to his colleagues, and it was arned that the 325 votes included >out 100 Communists, the Council itly refused to carry on. They id they would not accept anything om the Reds. They strongly consumed the agitation for the common >ll being carried on by M. Le- )rmand, which they said would, if ccessful lead to the economic ruin New Caledonia.

Then, in a body, on May 19, they aced their resignations in the hands the Governor.

The only Councillor who did not sign is Father Bussy. This is an iportant fact as, presumably, he ces his instructions from the Roman itholic Bishop in Noumea. It is esumed, therefore, that the Church is not opposing the common roll.

The political atmosphere is strained.

The future character of the administration is uncertain. M. Lenormand is a centre of controversy. His friends say that, while he is strongly pro-native, and in favour of the common roll, he is not Communist.

Rather, he is fighting against control by commercial monopolies. But all leading Europeans condemn the idea of a common roll.

The chamber of Deputies, in Paris, is due to begin a debate on this very vexed situation on June 15.

Copra Grades and Prices in French Territories It is reported that there has been some improvement in copra prices in French Oceania. Late in May, the price was still 7 francs 50 centimes per kilo; but the Governor was using his influence to get the price up to 8.50.

Even so, the price is low (under £6O Aust. per ton) compared with prices elsewhere—for French Oceania copra is of really good quality, and usually commands prices above the world market.

Unintentionally, the PIM did Tahiti an injustice in March. When referring to the “sharp copra slump in French Territories” we gave the impression that Tahiti’s copra quality is low. The reference to low quality copra was directed at the product of the New Hebrides which, black, dirty and improperly cured, is probably the worst copra that goes out of the Pacific.

Our Tahiti correspondent, when travelling a few months ago from Sydney to Tahiti, noted the poor quality of the copra loaded in New Hebrides; but he praised the Wallis Island product, which was comparable with the high grade of the copra made in French Oceania. Our correspondent asked if Tahiti copra was mixed with that from New Hebrides, but was assured by the shipping people that the two products were kept apart on the ship, and separately marketed.

Air Transport Council Meets at Nadi THE next meeting of the South Pacific Air Transport Council will be held at Nadi, Fiji, on June 18.

Australia’s Director for Civil Aviation will preside.

The British Resident Commissioner of the New Hebrides, Judge H. T. M.

Flaxman, paid a visit to Santo in May.

Future Of Wphc

COUNTRIES Australia Doesn't Want Solomons TT is reported that certain British A advisers, impressed by the economic uselessness of the British Pacific Islands embraced by the Western Pacific High Commission (Solomons, Gilbert and Ellice and New Hebrides Condominium), have recommended the British Government to again consider the feasibility of getting rid of these administrations.

There has been a suggestion that the Solomons and the British obligations in the New Hebrides should go to Australia, and the Gilbert and Ellice to either Fiji, or the United States Trust Territory of Micronesia.

Developments seem unlikely, how ever. There has been no hint that Australia’s Prime Minister, now in London, has discussed this matter.

Canberra is not enthusiastic. Says Canberra: Papua-New Guinea now costs at least £6,000,000 per annum —so why take on another financial headache!

Meanwhile the new High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, Mr. R. C. S. Stanley, is due this month in Suva. He is to make his headquarters there for some time, and is to set out almost immediately, on the largest of the HCWP fleet, to examine his new domain. He will spend some time in Honiara, Tarawa, Ocean Island and Vila.

New Head For G & E

The new Resident Commissioner for Gilbert and Ellice Colony, Mr.

M. L. Bernacchi, is on his way to Tarawa, to assume duty there.

Mr. Bernacchi is 41. He was in the Royal Navy until 1934; then, in 1936-40, he was in the Colonial Service in Fiji, where he was held in high regard; then he returned to the Navy; and he has been in Malaya since 1944. In Fiji, he married Miss Elaine Chapman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Chapman, formerly of Navua, and now residents of Christchurch, NZ.

Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Loudon, now residents of Narrabeen, Sydney, are making the round trip to P-NG on the June “Bulolo.” They will disembark at Moresby, and spend two months on their well-known Eilogo rubber plantation, in Papua. 15 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

The Real Hurdle in Papua-New Guinea rall Australia’s needs in tea, rubber, rice, cocoa, coffee and fibres (which now are imported from non-Australian countries) were produced in Papua-New Guinea, those Territories would have six more major industries to add to their two old-established industries of copra and goldmining.

If P-NG had eight instead of two major industries, Australia might be relieved of her present embarrassing obligation to subsidise P-NG annually to the extent of some £6,000,000 per annum.

P-NG now has rubber fairly wellestablished, and cocoa production is increasing. Both are about where they were before World War 11, when they were introduced without any heavy persuasion from Australia.

Australia needs the goods. P-NG is eager to produce them. Australian Government and P-NG Administration now urge their production. In a circular issued widely a couple of weeks ago, Territories Minister Hasluck indicated that high authority will do anything within reason to encourage private enterprise to go in and establish these and other new industries.

Then why, in the name of commonsense, has so little been done either to stimulate the old industries or establish new ones, since the Japs were thrown out of NG seven years ago?

THE answer lies in “politics”, with all that that unpleasant word connotes. After the war, P-NG was handed over to the most bigoted of Australia’s Socialist Ministers, E. J.

Ward; that gentleman created a setup that was much more concerned with pampering natives and attacking “profiteers” than in establishing a sound economy within the Territories; with the result that the Territories, until now, have been in an industrial and economic sense partially paralysed.

At the moment, there are maybe 10,000 Europeans busy in P-NG; but the products of the country do not nearly pay for their maintenance — that is done by the £6,000,000 more or less given to the Territories by Australia, and the £1,000,000 which the oil companies are spending annually on drilling. P-NG literally is rolling in money; but it is the Pacific’s outstanding example of a cock-eyed economy.

Canberra is very strongly appealing to private enterprise, in the shape of big domestic and overseas companies, to go into P-NG and organise big-scale production of aluminium (for which hydro-electric power is promised), sisal hemp (of which Australian fibrous plaster manufacturers want 10,000 tons a year), cocoa (now in short supply, and wanted by Australian confectionery manufacturers), as well as coffee, tea and rice. High officialdom indicates it will go a long way to assist European enterprise; to encourage native village communities to produce rice, passionfruit and kenaf fibre. A good deal along those lines already has been done by District and Agricultural Department officials.

But neither air-liners nor ships are being overcrowded by the emissaries of private enterprise, headed for P-NG. Why?

THE reason can be very briefly stated: Unavailability of land, labour and transport, and the uncertainty of the political future.

Petty officialdom, with its head in the Socialistic clouds, and encouraged in the early days by the Ward- Murray regime, created a feeling of frustration in every direction, and the suspicions then aroused are not easily allayed.

The Minister says that “a Land Settlement Board has been set up to co-ordinate the work of land settlement and development”. What a useless, empty phrase: The Ward- Murray regime insisted, in an exaggerated sense, that the future land needs of the P-NG natives should take preference over every other consideration; and everyone knows that if anything definite is done in the only way that will really encourage enterprise and the permanent establishment of big industries— namely, by making large areas of good land available very cheaply on a fixed tenure —the howls of the Socialist Wards and the fantastic O’Byrnes would echo through the Parliamentary corridors and start the election-conscious Government somersaulting and scampering for cover.

There is plenty of good land available in New Guinea—millions of acres more than the primitive natives will need for a century or more. But let the timber men who sought leases in 1949-51, and the RSL men who last year tried to plan settlements of coffee-growers tell the world what happens tc appli- (Continued on Page 117)

Fiji Critical

OF LONG

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PROBABLY because administration is partly disorganised by the unusually large number of “Actings’’ in senior positions, there is in Fiji a spate of criticism of the British Colonial Office system at the present time.

It centres mainly on the overseas leave system. Taxpayers who are having a pretty grim struggle to carry on are sourly disposed towards the idea of contributing to the costly overseas travels of officials in the higher brackets.

Nobody has yet explained adequately why New Zealand or Australian Civil Servants in Fiji should get trips to England; or why Fipborn Indians in the Government service should be provided with overseas leave trips—especially when so very few Fijian civil servants go overseas.

The grant of facilities for overseas leave is, of course, a survival of the old Colonial system, when Fiji was a very distant and isolated part of the Empire. To-day, life in Fiji is no more isolated or arduous than life in North Queensland or the Mediterranean, and the system seems to need revision.

The only serviceable wharf for overseas ships in the BSI Headquarters area in recent months is the new wharf at Tulagi. The last of the war-built wharves at Honiara (30 miles from Tulagi) collapsed in a storm. Photo, by G. C.

Jordan, shows (top) the Malaita coming in to Tulagi harbour and (lower) the ship berthed at the new wharf. 16 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

The Editors' Mailbag

ad Old Days in Tonga Notes from that remarkable commdium, the diaries of Mr. F. T. oedicke-van Asten (formerly of onga and now resident in Aucknd) show that the now highlyvilised Tongans were not so demdable a century or more ago. hey attacked the following ships:— iO2 .. At Tongatabu . . Duke of Portland 104 . . At Tongatabu . . Union 106 . . At Haapai . . . . Port au Prince [22 . . At Eua Supply 124 .. At Vavau .. . . Rambler In 1860 a vessel described as an merican ship went to Ata, Pylstaart land, and kidnapped many young mgans and took them as slave orkers to Chile. mbarrassing Reputation Because they have a big house id are noted for their hospitality, r. and Mrs. A, E. Baker (who )re residents of Fiji for many years, ior to World War II) have gained embarrassing reputation. Islands >itors seem to think that the Baker ime in Wahroonga, Sydney, is a •ardinghouse, and when they enunter the accommodation problem Sydney, they make urgent applition to Mrs. Ruth Baker.

“Please tell the Islands folk,” says rs. Baker, in a note, “that this NOT a boardinghouse,” emories of H. R. Wahlen Here is an interesting note from rs. E. Moltke, of Norfolk Island: “I was very interested in the ides about Mr. Wahlen: a son his was here for some time, work- ; at the airport (Works & Hous- -5). This son, a pleasant man, d me about his father when your it article appeared. He himself s born on Honolulu; lived in S. nerica; and was educated in irmany, at Hamburg, where Mr. ihlen now lives.” jar Old Officialdom!

Our par (Feb. PIM, p. 63) about i engineering device of John Lynch dw of Bulolo, NG), which takes •e of railway breaks-of-gauge, has )ught an interesting note from Mr. nch himself.

He says his patented device will t take care of all gauge breaks— ly the change-over from 4 ft 81 in.

SW) to 5 ft 3 in. (Victoria). He submitted his device to the railway authorities. Its use was estimated to cost £1,000,000. To convert Victoria to 4 ft 81 in. would cost £300,000,000. By using the device, Riverina wool could go to Melbourne instead of Sydney, saving huge sums in freight A truck of fruit could go straight through from Brisbane to Melbourne. But the engineering panjandrums of Australia turned it down. The soundness of the plan was proved when it was adopted and successfully used between France and Spain, where there is exactly the same break of gauge as between NSW and Victoria, “You were wrong in saying 1 propose to ‘resume the fight’,” says Mr. Lynch. “The spectacle of what happened to the inventor of the Owen gun, and many others, convinced me of the futility—especially of a person without a degree or diploma—of fighting official obstinacy. I’ve had my share of fighting. The ideas are there for the taking—just as they were taken by the Spanish-French railways.”

Worried Look on a Pleasure Trip A Santo, New Hebrides, reader writes us concerning the paragraph about Mr. Abe Saffron of Sydney nightclub and NSW Royal Commission on liquor fame (It was reported that he was cruising in the Pacific “on business”).

Reader writes: “Just to keep the record straight—Mr. Saffron was a through passenger on a French copra boat which called in here en route to Tahiti. His stay in Santo was therefore coincidental and his trip, he informed me, purely for pleasure. He was accompanied by his wife, an infant, a worried look and a dog with a somewhat bizarre coiffure.

“While he stayed here, the customary rumours floated around, as they do with everybody who stays in Santo for more than a few days. As recent newspapers in Santo are an exception rather than the rule, his passes with the Royal Commission were only very vaguely known. Mr. Saffron

What They Say About The Fijian Footballers

fpHE Fijian Rugby Union foot- -*• bailers are due to arrive in Sydney on July 2 and between that date and the end of July will play eight matches. Already there has been much speculation as to what the visitors will be like; travelling New Zealanders, only remotely connected with sport, are questioned by sporting commentators as to what might be expected, and stories, tall and otherwise, are finding their way into newspapers.

Sydney Sun reports that the Fiji team might include a 6 ft 7 in. forward, Semlsi Baleca, aged 24 and weighing 15 st. They speculate sadly that local stars will have difficulty In getting the ball in Uneouts from such a giant. * ♦ * Sydney Mirror says that Sir Edward Hallstrom (he was knighted in the recent Birthday Honours) will have the Fijians as his guests for a day at Taronga Zoo.

They report that when in NZ last year the Fijians were photographed at Auckland zoo holding lion-cubs. Sir Edward, it is said, will try to go one better and have them taken with baby elephants. (We hope the Fijians will Uke this). ♦ * * A Brisbane paper reports that they will wear lap-laps (sulus, to you in Fiji) when they play and that they had never worn boots until they visited NZ last year. It is also stated that they are going to stay at the Canberra Temperance Hotel and be looked after by the Methodists while in Queensland’s capital. * * * The Sydney Polynesian Society is planning a kava ceremony as soon as the Fijians arrive but local Rugby Union officials have been rather worried as to the provision of the more usual form of entertainment for footballers. The Fijians are billed as strict non-drinkers—and this is unusual in football circles. * * ■* The size of the visitors’ feet has received considerable notice. One Sydney Rugby Union enthusiast, who is also a boot manufacturer, has donated 26 pairs of boots —all in sizes 10, 11 and 12. * * * Mr. Ken Sands, formerly a well-known resident of Suva and now of NSW will accompany the Fijians throughout their tour as representative of the Australian Rugby Union. The eight matches to be played are; July s—v. winner North and South at North Sydney; July 7, v.

City at Manly; July 12, v. NSW at Sydney Cricket Ground; July 16, v. New England at Armidale; July 19, v. Queensland at Brisbane; July 23, v. Combined Services at North Sydney; July 26, v. Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground; July 28, v.

Wellington District at Dubbo.

This is a pretty extensive programme to be undertaken in 24 days and will involve the visitors in a considerable amount of travelling. 17 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

and entourage are now only a memory, but we will be very interested in future developments upon his return to Sydney.

“And we will always remember the pooch.”

That Infernal “J”

Captain Carl Gurney, of MV Katika, passes on the latest funny story from Port Moresby.

Iliere is a Scandinavian on one of the smaller vessels of this fleet who has a bitter grouch.

“For years,” he says, “I have learned to say jam, and not yam.

Now, when I can say jam, they tell me it’s marmalade!” (We’ve heard it before, somewhere —but let Moresby have it.) No Discourtesy to Feldt That admirable organisation, the Australian-American Association of Brisbane, is upset because the paragraph on page 16 of June issue suggests there was discourtesy to Eric Feldt, former Commander of Coast Watchers, at the memorial ceremony in Brisbane on May 3.

General Eichelberger praised Australian servicemen, and especially the Coast Watchers; while Eric Feldt was not among the VlP’s on the platform, but was inconspicuous in mufti in the crowd.

It is explained that the ceremony was not concerned with Australian valour, but was to commemorate what America did in protecting Australia from the Japanese. Mr. Feldt quite understood that, and attended as a member of the AAA, and could not have thought that he had been in any way slighted.

Secretary F. C. L. Derrick invites our critic to join his Association, main purpose of which is to cultivate happy relations between USA and Australia.

Good idea!

It Then Was “Whirl-Around”

Old-timer SHC, writing from Brisbane, asks us if we remember when BP’s ships from New Guinea were turned around so quickly in Sydney that the crews were always griping about the little time they had with their families. Nowadays, the ships are kept so long in port by waterside laziness and associated strikes that a crew member has time, if he wishes, to put through a complicated divorce!

SHC says that mail orders from the Islands to Farmers and David Jones, in Sydney, in the old days, often missed the quickly-turned ship, and so he was forced to transfer his custom from Sydney to Brisbane stores, so as to be sure of getting the parcels by return.

Tribute to D. Services “I am glad you published those further details about the prosecution of Fred Archer’s bossboy,” writes an old New Guinea planter.

“Our District Services generally are trying to do an impartial job under conditions which often create great difficulties for them . . . too much office work, among other things. The particular officer involved in that case is one official who tried to make an honest approach to a situation that was surrounded by difficulties.”

No Mystery “Where did you get that silly story about the ‘Tereora Mystery’ in March PIM?” writes a subscriber in French Oceania. “Here are the facts.

“It was just after the war, and copra had accumulated on Raiatea, so the Tereora, just off the slip in Papeete, was sent across—an easy trip of 125 miles. No one thought of putting some ballast aboard. It was OK with captain, owner and port authority, and she left about 5 pm with 15 or 20 passengers, and crew.

“But at Raiatea the barometer had fallen steadily for two days, and that evening it showed an alarming reading; and about 1 or 2 am, when the Tereora would be halfway across — with all hands probably asleep—the cyclone struck. It would have taken a good captain and a great amount of native luck to have brought any ship safely through that storm.

“There was no mystery about what happened. Later, there were cruel rumours of the vessel appearing in the Lower Cooks, and in the Carolines—but it was all moonshine and imagination.”

That Peripatetic Bar!

Friend L. A. Lawlor, of Suva, denies emphatically that he is seeking a home for the salvaged bar of the Chandos Hotel, once a London refuge for servicemen from Downunder, It was reported here in April that the bar had been shipped to Mr.

Lawlor, and that he had intended to install it in Suva’s Club Hotel, before it was struck by the recent hurricane.

LAL says this is all wrong; and of course we accept his word.

Pity, though, to spoil a good story!

That Record Fish, Again From the Secretary of the Bay of] Islands Swordfish and Mako Shark: Club, New Zealand, comes an explanation of “Who’s the Champion”' (P I M, April, p. 15, and May, p. 16,) i It seems that it’s all in the line used..

Mrs. Kathleen Hassall, formerly of 3 Fiji, holds the Women’s World Record! for a black marlin caught on 24thread line; whereas Mrs Carolines Guild, formerly of Tahiti, held the record for 39-thread line —but the latter record, established in 1932* was broken by Mrs. Eileen Brownsom of Auckland who, in 1950, landed am 846-pounder on 39-thread line.

Secretary Armstrong says that) game-fishing line has a breaking straim of 3 lbs per thread when wet.

Mr. & Mrs Hassal incidentally* operate the Otehei Fishing Lodge, near Russell, NZ and are hosts toe many internationally famous biggame fishers.

Mr. Armstrong reports that the Club tagged and released six marlin during the past season, and now awaits, from lapan, America or the Pacific Islands, a report on any ofi these big fish as they head away from New Zealand on their annual migration to their at present unknown winter grounds. So, gentlemen, please rush that tag back to Box 55, Russell, NZ.

Malaya’s Indians’ Hurry A FORMER resident of Fiji sends a copy of the Straits Times of!

March 12, and indicates certain articles, and says “Comment is needless.”

The Government of Malaya as part of its drive to rid the of Red terrorists, recently introduced; a National Service Bill. It places upon every citizen the duty to enlist; and, if necessary, fight against the Reds.

The newspaper reports the scenes; around the shipping offices as large crowds of young Indians soughtj passages to India. “Nearly 3,000 Indians will be leaving Malays within the next eight days for India, 5 ' says the newspaper.

Some Indian leaders said they re t sented the reports that the Indiansi of Malaya were running away from military service; but the president ol< the Indian Chamber of Commerce; said there was no doubt that thei less-educated Indians were anxious to; leave the country. For this he blameo; the Government for not giving; sufficient publicity to the reason ano; purpose of the National Service Bill! 18 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

Murray Avoided Ward’S Attempts

At Muck-Raking

Some Later Aspects of P-NG Administrator's Retirement rHE retirement of Colonel J. K.

Murray from the Administratorlip of Papua-New Guinea has had lot of publicity in Australia during le month. Australian Territories linister Hasluck made a formal atement on May 15; Colonel Murry indicated later that he did not dire willingly; but the development ill is unexplained.

The ball was set rolling on May 5 by that incalculable ornament of atesmanship and incorrigible purler of political smells, Mr. “Eddie” fard. Mr. Ward said that Colonel lurray had been removed from ffice as part of the Government’s ampaign of “victimising” the apaintees of the Socialist Government; lat the post of Administrator had be made vacant because it had been romised to Mr. D. M. Cleland; that [r. Spender, when Minister for Tertories, had tried to make Colonel [urray’s position “so difficult and itenable” as to force his resignation -but Colonel Murray decided to lang on”.

Mr. Ward said that Colonel Mur- .y’s original appointment had been ajected to by the Liberal Party beinse he “always displayed a great jmanitarian feeling towards the dive races and he was resisting, ith all the means at his disposal, the tempt by the Government to create iportunities for private enterprise exploit the native races in those rritories.” (All of which is a typical example : Mr. Ward in action. It was Mr. r ard who selected Colonel Murray 1946 for the position in Papuaew Guinea—not because Colonel urray had any special qualification r the position—he had had no ex- ;rience whatever of tropical admintration—but because, as well as :ing a man of some academic stinction, he was a convinced Sociist. To get Colonel Murray into at post, Mr. Ward had to get rid Mr. Leonard Murray, Adminisator of Papua. The manner in hich this was accomplished was le of the highlights of Mr. Ward’s torious occupancy of the Territories anistership. Yet this extraordiny gentleman howls because he inks that Minister Hasluck emoyed somewhat similar tactics in moving Colonel Murray and openg the way for Mr. Cleland!) Mr. Ward then attacked Mr. Cleland’s qualifications; but it was a feeble effort. Apparently, Mr. Cleland’s chief disqualification is that he once was “a high official of the Liberal Party Organisation.” (Mr.

Cleland certainly was that. Furthermore, it was his genius for organisation, more than any other single factor, which put the Menzies Government into office in 1949-50 with a thumping majority.) Mr. Ward also cited the case of Mr. W. Webster as evidence of his claim that the Menzies Government is “victimising” Socialist appointees.

Webster, it appears, was a good Socialist, and that seems to have been the only reason why the Socialist Government appointed him a member of the British Phosphate Commission, which controls the phosphate industry on Nauru Island.

His services have been terminated.

Minister Hasluck said that Webster was dropped simply because the former Territories Secretary J. R.

Halligan now holds a position where he represents Australian Territories Department on such bodies as South Pacific Commission, Trusteeship Council, and so forth. Halligan already was Australia’s representative on the Christmas Island Phosphate Commission, and it was absurd that there should be someone else holding the same position on the similar Commission dealing with Nauru.

Therefore, Mr. Halligan took Mr.

Webster’s place on the BPC.

The Minister dealt scathingly with Mr. Ward’s reputation for “imputing ulterior motives to other people”, and then passed on to the case of Colonel Murray. He said Colonel Murray had been Provisional Administrator and Administrator of P-NG for six years. Hansard report: MR. HASLUCK . . . There is no fixed term of appointment for the Administrator of New Guinea, who holds his office during the pleasure of the Governor-General. Colonel Murray’s appointment as Provisional Administrator commenced on the Ist July, 1946, and therefore another year of service will be completed on 30th June next. Colonel Murray’s age is 63 years, which is considered rather advanced for service in a tropical country. In view of the long and difficult period of reconstruction through which he has served as Administrator, it seemed to me that the question of the termination of his appointment should be considered. I do not wish to cast any reflection, in public, on the services that he has rendered to The report is current in Sydney that Colonel J. K.

Murray, retiring Administrator of P-NG, will be invited to accept the official Labour nomination for a borderline seat in the Australian general election in 1954. Because of the expected “swing,” borderline seats in this election may become safe Labour seats.

Australia. I think that Australia can express its thanks to him for what he has done. But because a man has given good service for six years, it does not follow that at a time when very onerous duties are to be laid on the occupant of his office, he is certain to be able to sustain those duties. Until I hear that Colonel Murray himself has raised some objection to the arrangement that has been made, I do not propose to entertain the proposition that he considers he has been dealt with unfairly.

DR. EVATT.—Was there any difference of opinion in relation to policy?

MR. HASLUCK.—No. The honorable member for East Sydney suggested that there had been differences of opinion.

There have been no differences of opinion between myself and Colonel Murray. The member suggested that Colonel Murray had resisted a policy of more intensive development which this Government is trying to inaugurate. That is not so.

MR. WARD. —I said that he had resisted the Government’s policy of allowing private enterprise extended opportunities of exploiting the native races.

MR. HASLUCK.—In his latest version of his accusation, the honorable member for East Sydney is still incorrect. There has been no difference of opinion, nor has any contradictory view been expressed by Colonel Murray on the Government’s policy towards the natives or concerning land settlement. So far as I know, Colonel Murray is completely satisfied with the policy of the Government and has certainly raised no objection to any aspect of it.

The Minister flatly denied that there had been any arrangement made with Mr. Cleland regarding the future Administratorship. appointment of Mr. Cleland . to the position, after June 30, is regarded in well-informed circles as certain, however—not as the result of any “bargain”, but because of Mr.

Cleland’s obvious qualifications. He has made an excellent impression in the Territories since he took over the duties of Assistant Administrator last year, and his confirmation in the senior position would be well received by all classes.

The question which the Parliamentary discussion left unanswered concerns the terms of Colonel Murray’s appointment.

It was apparent, while Mr. Spender had charge of the Territories Department in 1950-51, that Minister and Administrator were completely (Continued on Page 119) 19 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

New Guinea Bridge

BATTLE

Is On Again

THE battle of the Markham Bridge is still on. Various interests, in which Mr. M. J. Leahy, of Zenag, is prominent, have been pressing Canberra to re-examine the whole situation before making a final decision; but the Australian Minister for Works, Mr. Kent Hughes, announced early in June that the plan to build the bridge at Markham Point will proceed.

The Morobe goldfield road, from Wau to the mouth of the Markham (thence by vehicular ferry to Lae) was built hurriedly by the Army, and it is not believed that it will provide an economical means of transport for the new Bulolo timber industry. The worst part of the route is the 30-40 miles stretch along the south bank of the Markham, where it follows badly broken, unsuitable mountain and jungle country.

If it could cross the Markham 30 miles or more from its mouth, it could complete the route to Lae over the good level country of the Markham Valley.

The Australian Department of Works proposes to put a bridge over the river at Markham Point, some 7 miles from the mouth. This site is almost unanimously condemned by old residents, who wish to see the main road from Lae go up the broad Markham Valley (north bank of the river); and then, from near the top of the Valley, the road to divide— one branch to go into the Watut and Bul o 1 o Valleys, and the other to cross the Markham-Ramu Divide on to the famous Highland country.

The engineers insist that the only suitable place for a bridge in the whole Markham Valley is Markham Point. The “old hands” ignore the local technical difficulties, and argue that the future of the country (which is deeply concerned with the Highlands) must be the chief consideration. They ask that real experts view the situation, before a final decision is taken.

Appeals to Ministers Hasluck and Kent Hughes have failed; so the opponents of the Markham Bridge plan are now planning an appeal to press and Parliament.

Notable Fiji Policeman Dead Levani Tamanirukurukuiovalauj first Fijian policeman to become Assistant Superintendent in Fiji, died in Suva Memorial Hospital on June 12, aged 50. Joining the Force in 1932, he went to New Zealand fon a special advanced police course in 1949. He claimed to have the longest name in the world.

Do You Remember?

THOSE times 20 years back were not called the Depression for nothing. In June, 1932, Fiji was receiving 1/- per case for bananas, Tonga 1/6 and Samoa 2/-. The bottom had dropped out of copra and planters had long scraped bare the bottom of the money barrel. Yet, in many ways, there was little difference between then and now. There were the same political feuds, and Administrators and Governors who displeased, and people had begun to say that Papua and New Guinea could supply every tropical need of Australia.

These extracts are from June PIM of 1932: "There is no reason,” said we editorially, “why France should wish to retain her hold on the New Hebrides It would be to the advantage of the French empire, and would strengthen France, if French territorial interests in the Pacific were exchanged for interests which could be linked up with French possessions in Africa and Asia.” ns # * "About £4/10/- per ton is being paid at present to the Samoan native producer of copra. And for the next shipment on Maui Pomare, only 2/- per case will be paid for bananas.”

There was general relief that Colonel A. J. Bennett, Administrator of Norfolk Island, had retired (or been retired) before his appointed term was up. To; understate the situation, the Colonel and the residents of the island did not get on well together. Colonel Bennett locked himself up in Government House and had no truck with the Islanders; and the islanders seemed to spend a fair amount of time writing naughty verses about the Colonel. .PIM remarks, pontifically, on his retirement: "We had known that a serious situation existed but we knew also that the matter was receiving anxious attention from the Federal, authorities and we deemed it wise t« leave the matter alone. It is not our purpose to embarrass Administrators * * * Presumably because copra and othei Islands products were bringing such low prices, there was much interest in the prospects of growing sugar in Papua New Guinea and the Solomons. Three separate efforts were being made to interest investors in sugar growing im Papua and another scheme was afoot foi Guadalcanal. .PIM warned of wild-cat adventures. None of these sugar schemes ever came to anything. * * * "The yield of coffee at Eilogo, Mr G. A. Loudon’s estate in the hills (behind Moresby) has been very satisfactory this month . . . two tons of beans wert shipped on the last Macdhui.” (Eilogo is now regarded as a rubber estate, stili owned by G. A. Loudon, but two tons of coffee are now infinitely more precious than two tons of rubber.) * * * “The Director of Agriculture, New< Guinea (Mr. G. Murray) recently re-; turned to the Territory after 12 months long leave. During his overseas visiti he conducted special investigations re-' garding coffee, cocoa, copra and coir fibre which will be of great value t« planters in the Islands.” * * * "A serious drop in property values in and around Apia is indicated by thi; recent sale by auction of a valuable property near the town. The houses which was erected a couple of years age at a cost of £2,000, plus 9V2 acres o:< bananas and coconuts brought onlji £l,OOO, there being one solitary bid re; ceived for the property.” * * * “Strong feeling is being expressed ini Fiji at the action of the Governor (Sti Murchison Fletcher) in increasing thu salary of the newly-appointed Secretar:' for Native Affairs from £BOO, as approver by the Government and elected member-! of Legislative Council, to £l,OOO, withou'. consulting the Legislative Council, com trary to the terms of the Letters Patent) The elected members regarded this as an affront and their leader, Sir Maynarm Hedstrom, moved a censure motion ini the Council.”

Rough plan of Lae-Bulolo-Highlands area, showing disputed site of Markham bridge. 20 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

New Ship Replaces

Old Thor I

T7HEN the wellknown motorship '» Thor I completes her present oyage (she left San Francisco last lonth for the South Pacific Islands) le will have made her last voyage i a service she has operated with- □t interruption since 1938.

Increased business has compelled le Pacific Islands Transport Line of lorway (for which General Steamlip Corporation Limited of San rancisco is agent) to replace the apular old Thor with a faster and gger vessel, and so the motorship horsisle, leaving San Francisco in ily will take up the running. The horsisle was built in 1949; 6,265 ms dead weight; 15 knots; with lux- •ious accommodation for 12 passen- ;rs.

The Islands which this Line screes and its Agents are—Tahiti, onald; Apia, Morris Hedstrom; iva, Morris Hedstrom; Noumea, allande; Port Vila, Comptoirs Franks. Birt & Co. are Sydney Agents.

Thor I was one of the few vessels hich continued service during the icific War. For a time she was e only link between the U.S. coast, ihiti and Islands further west.

Mckinnon-Chisholm

WEDDING APIA, May 25.

One of the outstanding social occasions recent years occurred on May 17 when iss Gwendilyn Joan Chisholm, wearing wedding gown of ice-pink broderie glaise, was married in Apia, W. Samoa, Mr. Johnson McKinnon, recently of w South Wales.

Ihe bride is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs, S. Chisholm and grand-daughter of r. & Mrs. A. G. Smyth all highly teemed residents of Apia where they are ominent in business and social circles, rhe bridegroom served in the Royal Ausilian Navy during the war. and with the nk of lieutenant is now in the RANR. cently he joined the staff of A. G. »yth & Co. of Apia. rhe wedding ceremony took place in the nporary Anglican church building and s conducted by the Rev. C. W. lonsbon-Aston. The bride was attended (Mrs. R. O. Marsack as matron-ofnour. Mr. Hamish Buchanan was best ,n.

Several hundred guests were later entained at a reception at the RSA hall.

Mr. Peter Clay, son of Mrs. E. M. iy of Dover Heights, Sydney and : late Mr. J. Clay of Port Moresby s admitted to the Bar in Sydney gently and has been appointed ociate to Mr. Justice Williams.

Americans Must Register

For Service

A MER ' C , AN m * le c ! tlzenS ' rom I 8 t 0 26, residing abroad, must register In July for Selective Service, before an American Diplomatic of Consular Officer, or any Registration official. Registration is mandatory. Those who become 18 after July 31, 1952, and those who by circumstances beyond their control were prevented from registering within the prescribed time must present themselves for registration as soon as possible, information may be obtained from the American Consulate, Noumea, New Caledonia.

When the vessel Fairsea arrived at Wellington, NZ, from Papeete, May 8, three youths from Tahiti were found on board. They were Pierre Ebbs, baker, aged 19. Phillips Ebbs, taxi driver, aged 18, and Gaston Germai, milkman, aged 18. They were returned to Papeete by TEAL Solent —at a cost of £375. Tourists pay big money for similar round trips.

Cyclone Damage on Misima These Phot ographs give some idea of the extent of the damage done on Misima Island, Papua, b y the cyclone on the night of April 17. The photos were taken by Mr. A. N. Matthews at Bwagaoia, the government station. They show (top to bottom, left side): Remains of the Patrol Officer’s house. The unroofed store of Burns Philp (NG), Ltd. Sheets of iron wrapped like pieces of paper around palm trees, (Top to bottom, right side): The doctor's house—a 1,000-gal. tank full of water was blown inside the house from the tank-stand on right, and helped to wreck the building.

Interior of wrecked native hospital dispensary—only one bottle was broken. The exterior of the native hospital. 21 ’ ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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Stimulating Fishing in South Pacific Delegates of the six member Governents of the South Pacific Commission bo attended the Fisheries Conference Id from May 14th to 22nd at Commism headquarters in Noumea, New Jedonia.

Left to right: Mr. Vernon Brock, Dirtor of Division of Fish and Game, >ard of Commissioners of Agriculture d Forestry, Territory of Hawaii; M. M. gand, Acting Director of the French stitute of Oceania, Noumea; Mr. R. N. uncock, Conference Secretary; M. M. cquier, Chief of Maritime Registry rvice, New Caledonia; Mr. C. G. Setter cond-in-Charge of Australian Fisheries Bee, Department of Commerce and riculture; Dr. G. L. Kesteven, Regional heries Officer for Asia and the Far st. Food and Agriculture Organisation, and Secretary, Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council; Mr. A. F. S. Ohman, Senior Veterinary Officer, Government of Fiji; Mr, D. C. Zwollo, Head of Fisheries Section, Department of Economic Affairs, Netherlands New Guinea; Mr. E. N.

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Empey, Principal Research Officer, Division of Food Preservation, Australian Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Mr. O. E. Sette, Director of the Pacific Oceanic Fisheries Investigations, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu; Mr. C. G. R. McKay, New Zealand representative; Mr. D. W. Le Mare, Director of Fisheries, Federation of Malaya and Singapore; Dr. E. M. Ojala, Deputy Chairman of the Commission’s Research Council, Noumea.

ELECTED modern methods of fishing that have proved successin other parts of the world will introduced to Islands territories of : South Pacific, if the recommenions of the Fisheries Conference, Id at South Pacific Commission idquarters at Noumea, May 14are adopted. expert will also be engaged the Commission to study fisheries )blems of the region and to advise ways of stimulating production of i as a main source of food for zific Islands peoples. 3r. E. M. Ojala, Deputy Chairn of the Commission’s Research uncil, was Chairman. Most counts in and around the Pacific were •resented. (See list under group Dtograph). hr Brian Freeston, SPC Secretaryneral, emphasised that world food Auction is failing to keep pace h the demand.* “The world popuon is increasing by 25,000,000 a r,” he said. “The total yield of •dstuffs is failing to keep pace.” ie foresaw a food shortage in the mds in one or two generations ess means can be found for increasing food supply, “The resources of the land are limited, both in area and in fertility; there remains the sea.” (ContinueT Page 23 CIF I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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Fhe Conference took as its primary sideration the development of ling within the area to meet the ritional needs of the people. In ne territories the populations were wing so rapidly that even the ;sent levels of average fish connption could be maintained only by increasing production. The Conference considered that a major effort to develop fisheries must be made, Coral reef and atoll areas are the present main sources of fish supply in the area. The Conference felt that such areas have a definite limit of yield. (Next Page) During the Fisheries Conference in [?]umea, the delegates, one weekend, [?]e taken on an expedition to Ile Ouen, south coast of New Caledonia, to [?]tch demonstrations of native reef- [?]ning methods. The motor-cruiser carrying the party towed to the fishinggrounds the pirogues used by the natives.

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Mangrove and estuarine areas, most important in New Guinea and New Caledonia, are abundant and relatively unexploited sources of fish.

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The Conference considered that methods at present used in the processing, marketing and distribution of fish in the South Pacific were generally inadequate, even at the present relatively low levels of consumption. The only methods of processing employed in the region are salting, smoking and drying, mostly by crude and primitive methods, while facilities for the transport, storage and marketing of locallycaught fish are generally non-existent, except that fish are usually soldi at the food markets of the maim towns.

The Conference recommended the; establishment where necessary of] territorial fishing services to encourage development of the industry, and! requested the Commission to explores the possibility of providing a speciall course of lectures on fisheries administration for officers recruited! within the region.

It further recommended thatl Governments should promote the; development of community fishing enterprises, should encourage the use; of modern fishing techniques, and! should aid fishermen to acquire the; necessary powered craft and modem equipment.

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Ng Women’S Club, Sydney

MEMBERS of the New Guinea Women’s Club of Sydney were represented at the Dawn Service at the Cenotaph, Martin Place, Sydney, on Anzac Day by< Mrs. P. Forsyth, who is an old Territorian, a member of the Club and a> returned nursing Sister of World War I. * * * A commemorative service to victims of the Montevideo Maru will be held at the Sydney Cenotaph at 3 p.m., Sunday, Juno 29. The Rev. C. F. Gribble, General Secretary of the Methodist Mission, will! conduct a service. All members of the* Club, past or present, Territorians and] their friends are invited to attend. This will mark the 10th anniversary of the* sailing from Rabaul of that ill-fated ship:; which carried hundreds of the mosti prominent residents of pre-war New* Guinea to their deaths.

Sc S: * The annual general meeting of the* Club will be held in the Feminist Clnbl Rooms, 77 King Street, Sydney, on the morning of Thursday, July 18. Mornings tea will be served at 10.30 a.m. and the* meeting will be held immediately afterwards. Activities of the past year willl be reviewed and office-bearers for the* coming year elected.

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Minister Hasluck highlights feaes of Murray’s administration as » amalgamation of the two Terriies, (2) reconstruction of the Ter- >ry Public Service and (3) inauation of the Legislative Council hich brought a measure of self- /ernment to the Territory.”- (A asure! How much? Half a gill?) Ml three merely feature orders m the High Command in Canra, and that High Command does encourage initiative in its adlistrators, demanding only implicit ;dience to Ministerial minutes. Sir bert Murray and Tom Griffiths e two officials who showed initire—and what did they get for it? ack Keith Murray cannot free iself from his pedagogic attitude r ards his fellow humans, and that an attribute in no ways popular with Territorians.

Whispers in some quarters suggest a couple of high military brass as possible successors for the Administrator’s job.

Criticisms of administrators reminds me of a remark passed by a high TNG official some years ago regarding the late Brigadier-General Wisdom. “What he wants,” said the official, “is more wisdom and less general.” And he had something there, too.

Quite a bit has been written in the Sydney papers lately about the notso-strong defence in NG, which, of course, is merely commenting on the obvious. GOC Northern Command recently pointed out that there were 27 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE. 1952

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A different song is being sung these days. Minister Hasluck is pleading for Australian industry to invest capital in New Guinea. He has particularly given a plug for coffeeplanting by private enterprise. If that same encouragement had bee]; given six years ago, Australians wouhi not be so short of coffee as they an to-day.

There is a lot of talk about err couraging private enterprise, but have seen little action up to date, am the government’s attitude over the Bulolo timber—the joint enterprise of the government and BGD—sti'i smells of nationalisation.

Any government control in such a j undertaking is bound to be more oc a brake than an accelerator, am will pile up the overhead costs. Whi not a straight-out private company\ An inquiry from Colorado, men tioned in The Editor’s Mail Bat (PIM, May, p. 16) might be treadinr on dangerous ground where Erro Flynn is concerned. That advert turer has soared to star heights ii the US, but his NG ventures were ii the opposite direction, and NG 010 timers hold him in no great regaro despite his Hollywood successes, have in mind an unpaid dentist ii the Morobe district who received z settlement an autographed photogrape of Flynn. There was also an inter esting episode in connection with ; trade box left at an island hotel £ (Continued on Page 109) 28 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY'

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Logical Development of Threat from Red Asia HHERE are indications that—pri- L marily because of the defence oblem that confronts Australia in lation to Asia—Netherlands and ustralia will form some sort of lion, so as to hold and administer estern New Guinea.

This is written on June 11. Toiy, the Australian Prime Minister at the Hague, in conference with e Dutch Government. The status New Guinea is under consideration.

It is only justice that Australia ould help Netherlands to hold this mnant of her Indonesian Empire, was an Australian Socialist Governed, aided and abetted by the Red istralian Waterside Workers’ Union, lich assisted the British Socialist Dvernment in pushing the Dutch t of Indonesia, and installing the -called Indonesian Republic.

Now the Indonesian set-up, as was evitable, is in a condition of distegration. Administrative organition and police control are collapsy. There is increasing penetration the whole region by Asiatic Reds, avellers tell of increasing threats their safety by criminals. Euroans are demonstratively hated.

It is 2i years since the Indonesian esident (Dr. Soekarno), in Januy, 1950, said: “Before the last sunfalls this year, Western New jinea will be incorporated in an iependent Indonesia.”

There have been many changes ice then; and a few months ago 5 Netherlands Government and donesia were discussing a plan for nr joint control of New Guinea, ith the increasing weakness of the donesian Government, and the in- :asing concern of Australia regard- I the Territory, the Dutch have ten a stronger line.

Now, some sort of understanding th Australia seems likely.

Indonesia will be offended and stile, of course; but there is no •eat to the safety of the South Paciin Indonesia itself. The Indonesians ve no military strength. The real nger lies in the possibility of the :hipelagoes providing the Asiatic ;ds with a land bridge to the South ,cific.

Holland, away in Europe and eply concerned with Western Euroan defences, has no forces to spare r the protection of her adminisition in Western New Guinea. But istralia has substantial and growl armed forces; and no doubt, as rt of an understanding, Australian air and sea forces, based on West Australia, Darwin, Port Moresby and Manus, will provide Western New Guinea with protection, if necessary.

It is a logical development, following Australia’s increasing concern over the Red threat from South-East Asia.

Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Schultze, after a long holiday in Australia, are returning home to Kavieng. NG, this month.

Marlyn-Lawson Wedding MISS WINSOME LAWSON wore a gown of white chantilly lace over nylon net and taffeta when she married Mr.

Joseph Martyn, of District Services Department, at the Catholic Church, Rabaul, NG, on May 17.

Miss Jo Keeting was bridesmaid and Mr. John Short best man. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father White.

A reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warner Shand. Rabaul.

Mr. Graham may be seen again in the Islands with another vessel next summer—the old New Zealand scow Scott, which he purchased in Auckland some months ago. 31 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1953

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Australians can thank Mr. Clive Evatt for their riceless diet this year.

As NSW Chief Secretary, the incredible Mr. Evatt protected all manner of flora and fauna—including bandicoots (which bulldoze suburban and urban gardens, are hosts toe bush-ticks which kill off thousands of dogs and cats each summer and apparently serve no useful purpose), and wild ducks.

Ducks swarmed in the rice-growing Riverina irrigation area where alll Australia’s rice grows, and growers had to sit idly by while they gobbled up the young rice plants. Dry, weather ganged-up with Mr. Evatt inr depriving Aussies of their rice issues —driven out of their usual summer haunts the ducks went where waten still existed.

So far, there has been no ban onf the export of rice from Australia* by those designers of foreign policy\ —the Sydney wharf labourers. But: one irate housewife, writing to the; SMH, has demanded to know why: the 15,000 Chinese in the Commonwealth should be so privileged. She; pointed out, with truth, that she; could not see a small minority of 3 Europeans living in China preferential treatment for scarce; foodstuffs and reminded Authority l , that when Sydney had its frequent} potato famines, the populace did without or ate bread, spaghetti,, sweet-potato or some other starch* substitute. Why then had thee Chinese to be pampered with ai special rice issue?

Rice has now disappeared from / the shelves of Australian grocers” shops and will not be seen again fori many a moon.

It it interesting to note that the; price the Australian rice growen receives is now £25 per ton for unmilled rice. On the beach in P-NG i milled rice is approximately £lOO < per ton. These figures should be alll the argument necessary for increased I rice-growing activity in the Territory.. 32 JUNE. 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Missionary Tells of Sorcery ind Revived Sangguma THE greatest obstacle to the spread of Christianity in my part of Jew Guinea is native sorcery” said "ather John Gehberger, an Austrian >riest who has given 20 years’ misionary service to the Sepik districts if New Guinea. He was for some ime a prisoner in the hands of Jap nvaders. At present, he is having i rest in Australia.

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Father Gehberger says that there las been lately some recrudescence n Northwest New Guinea of the lative murder cult called Sangguma -first reported in PIM, August, 1947, •age 86. Natives regard it as sorery—but it really is worse than that, ►elected victims are waylaid and somehow rendered unconscious: needle-like bones or thorns are then driven deep into certain parts of the body, out of sight; the victim is left to recover and walk home; and presently, as a result of the cunning perforations, he sickens and dies. This cult was strong before the war; then it disappeared altogether; and now it is reported in the Wewak district to be growing again.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. O. Ashton, of Gama Plantation, Talasea, NG., on May 12. 33 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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Trees Of The Western

PACIFIC \ LTHOUGH there has been no lack of Australian interest in the timber resources of the South West Pacific in recent years, no one has bothered to write much about them since C. E. Lane- Poole gave us “Forest Resources of the Territories of Papua and New Guinea”, in 1925.

Recently to hand, however, is a book called “Trees of the Western Pacific Region” by J. Hugo Kraemer. which is printed in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA—of all unlikely places.

Kraemer, who is Associate in Forestry at Purdue University’s Agricultural Experiment Station, originally assembled! the information in the book for the; armed services during the war. To the; basic facts have been added, in this, volume, the observations of those whoi served in the area. The author obviously; has done a great deal of research intoi the timber of the region found between! 25 degrees N. latitude and 15 degrees S.. latitude and from 95 degrees to 1651 degrees E. longitude. This takes in New Guinea, Papua, Bougainville, etc., as well! as the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia,, Borneo, Philippines and other parts of Australia’s Nearer East.

There are 156 drawings of the foliage; of trees of the area, almost 400 pages of descriptions of the trees and their woods giving local names as well as; botanical; copious indexes and a valuable bibliography.

The book is, no doubt, of considerable value to those interested in the timber industry, but no price is given and even if it were there would be the usual dollar trouble involved in buying anything from the United States. Those interested would probably do best by contacting Tri-State Offset Company, 817 Main Street, Cincinnati 2, Ohio, who print and distribute the book.

Fiji’s new Financial Secretary, Mr.

H. W. Davidson, has now taken up duty in Suva. 34 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Tahiti Notes

Ui’ANY civilians and officials gath- I* ered at Papeete on April 10 to 2e Governor Petibon inaugurate the ew 10-tons weighbridge, erected eside the Customs shed.

Next day, the Governor and Mdme.

'etibon formally opened the Chef de r airaatoa bridge. The large gathering icluded M. Poroi (Mayor), M. Lasere (Conseiller Technique) and M. .angomazino (Director of Municipal Vorks). The new bridge, which has width of 45 feet and can support weight of 50 tons, dost 326,919 rancs (£A2,335 approx.) In his adress at the ceremony, M. Poroi proaised that yet another bridge, to be amed the Vaininiore, will be conducted in the near future, % On April 28 the office of Maitre .ejeune, Public Notary, of Papeete, /as broken into and 40,000 francs tolen. Due to prompt Police action ae thief—Matariro, a fisherman — vas arrested—not, however, before ie had spent a large portion of the roceeds.

Yachts which visited Papeete in and May included Anna Elizabeth (Holland) the Belgian Omoo nd the Skirid and the Elsirat, both rom America.

FINDER the weight of an over- U loaded Public Works truck, the ridge over the Mateoro river, in 'apara, collapsed on May 21. A /oman, washing clothes beneath the ridge, had her leg injured. The river and his helpers jumped clear s the bridge slowly sagged.

M. Gilbert Ranson, Sub-Director f the Paris Museum, and an expert in the MOP shell field, has rrived here. He will endeavour to icrease MOP supplies which have een rapidly diminishing. There is onjecture as to whether M. Ranson /ill investigate the theory that the hell has been overcome by some isease, or will attempt to transplant hell from more favoured waters.

One of the most fashionable /eddings Papeete has ever witnessed nited two of Tahiti’s most promient and respected families at the ’atholic Cathedral, when Miss )emencia Grand, charming daughter f Mr. and Mrs. Rene Grand, was larried to Mr. Marcel Jurd, Jnr., on of Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Jurd. )ver 350 guests—who included, the Jovernor (M. Petitbon) and Mdme.

'etitbon, and M. Poroi (Mayor of 'apeete>—attended the reception at he bride’s home in Fautaua.

The engagement of Conrad Hall, on of the late James Norman Hall, o Miss Virginia Schwartz, was nnounced recently at the home of the prospective bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Schwartz, of Stockton, California.

Mr. Henry A. Kinney, well-known commentator on Far Eastern affairs, left Papeete on the Chungking on May 10, to visit his sons, Captain A.

Kinney (US Army) and Captain H.

Kinney (Delta Steamship Co.). Mr.

Kinney’s home in Mataiea is one of Tahiti’s show places. Mrs. Kinney is well known as an artist.

Capitaine Rabany arrived in Papeete recently to fill the post of Commandant de la Compagnie Autonome d’lnfainteree Colonial, vacated by Capitaine Carizey, who left for France on May 10. 35 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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Pakistan Jute Or P-Ng Kenaf?

Competition Now Could Kill New P-NG Industry CHE infant kenaf industry of Papua-New Guinea is not likely > have it all its own way in providig fibre for Australian wool and heat sacks.

Indications are that Pakistan is ell aware of this threat to its icrative jute market and is prepared » fight for the Australian trade, lould really active pressure come om Pakistan at this stage, the -NG kenaf industry could die in fancy—if it is not given some help id protection by the Australian ivernment.

Protected industries are only xasionally* justified, economically : politically, but, taking the longrm view, the kenaf industry merits vourable treatment. Australia’s ealth comes from the export of 00l and wheat; most of P-NG’s om the export of copra. All three dustries need sacks, packs and bags hich, to date have been made from te. Since the war, Australian and NG primary producers have been ore or less held to ransom—jute oducts have been in scarce supply id the prices have been exaordinarily high.

Pakistan seems now to be emergg from its jute troubles and will > doubt be willing to engage in a t-throat competition with any oduct that offers competition to te. But what has happened in the ,st five years could happen again id if the new P-NG kenaf industry allowed to languish now, it obably will never revive again.

The jute shortage stemmed from e partition of British India into dia and Pakistan, Previously ikistan grew the jute and India )ve it and made the various promts. After partition, trade diffi- Ities arose between the two untries and India stopped buying d manufacturing jute from Pakisi.

Pakistan now, however, has inched jute mills and expects to stall more. Three jute mills of )00 looms each have been ordered d are under construction. One mill already producing; the second will into production this year and the rd in 1953. When these three 11s are working to capacity, it is ped to install six other mills of 0 looms each. At the same time, souragement is being given to ttage industries—that is, the weav- -5 of carpets, mats, etc., by peasants irking at home.

In a recent circular issued in Australia by the High Commissioner of Pakistan it was said that when the manufacturing capacity of Pakistan is in full operation it will be possible to maintain economical prices in the world market and thus sustain the position of jute against substitutes.

Over 75 per cent, of the world’s best quality jute is grown in East Pakistan and the export of this is the mainstay of Pakistan’s foreign exchange, Pakistan cannot be expected to give this trade away lightly, particularly now that they have gone in so energetically for the manufacturing side of the industry.

It may be that kenaf can be grown in P-NG at a price that compares 37 ACIFIC ISI.A N D S MONTHLY JUNE. 1952

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It is not clear what is intended for kenaf once grown, but presumably’ it is planned to spin it and manufacture the sacks in Australia —andi if that is so then the industry must; either fail or be heavily subsidised,.

Like the grasshopper of Walt Disney' fame, the post-war Australian workman believes that the world owes: him a living; officially he works aj 40-hours week but the effective work; he puts in is probably somewhere: round 30 hours. This, coupled with) the automatic quarterly basic wage; adjustments, has meant that Australian industry has effectively pricedl itself out of the export market and! is making it increasingly difficult] to produce even for the home: market.

Australian industry would have no< hope of competing with Pakistan ini manufacturing products of industrial! fibre and this must be borne in mindl when thinking of P-NG kenaf. The; only effective way in which kenafi could hope to compete with Pakistani jute would be to install mills and! make the sacks and bags right there in the territory with native labour— if procurable.

Christian Brothers Schools In NG CHRISTIAN Brothers schools fon native boys, run by Australians from that Order are now functioning in Rabaul and Manus, New Guinea, The Manus school, St. Francis Xavier, is in charge of Brother Howard who spent 30 years in Christian Brothers Schools in Vic: toria and NSW and two years atj Vuvu Central School in Rabaul. He is assisted by Brother J. A. Lambert] formerly of Townsville, Qld.

Recent arrivals for Christian Brothers schools in the Rabaul ares were the Rev. Brothers M. C' Calopedis of Sydney, and B. HI Louisson of Auckland, NZ.

Miss G. M. Gebbie, organising secretary of the New Zealand Girls Life Brigade plans to visit W. Samosi in June to inspect existing Comr panics and establish new ones. Shei will spend a month in Samoa com ducting training classes, after whicH: she intends visiting other Islanoi Territories where the movement ii established. The organisation ii celebrating its silver jubilee in New Zealand. 38 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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How A United Community

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Fiji Hurricane Sufferers

From a Special Correspondent among the many community efforts made in Fiji, o help sufferers in the January humane, was that of the European and ndian people of Nadi.

First to move was Swami Rudralanda, of the Then India Sanmarga yka Sangam, of Nadi. When he saw iow urgent was the need, he coiperated with the quickly-formed *Jadi Relief Committee, under the hairmanship of the CSR manager, dr. G. L. Robley. The Committee apidly assembled a large quantity of oodstuffs, clothing and sundries, and he Samiji, with loaded trucks and 0 volunteer helpers, set off at once or the devastated areas.

The Committee collected most inustriously. As the trucks returned, lore loads of goods were awaiting ransport to Rakiraki, where the wamiji had arranged distribution rom a base camp. Miss Mustapha, lember of the Committee, appealed a the ladies of the four communities European, Indian, Chinese and 'ijian) in Nadi, and the response was lost generous. It included 1,000 econdhand garments and 400 yards of new material. At least 200 volunteers of all races helped the Swamiji in the distribution, and about 500 Fijian and Indian families were helped through the crisis.

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Although it is six or more months late (it is the June-September issue just received) the latest Journal of the Polylesian Society has a number of interesting articles.

Professor E. W. Gifford of the United states, who spent some months in archleological research in Fiji a year or so igo, writes of anthropological problems In Fiji; there is the usual quota of irticles on Maori and other Polynesian cultures and a long article by P. B. -axton, apparently an officer of the rV.P.H.C. who with his wife, spent some ime on Gardner, or Nikumaroro Island, i year or so ago.

The Journal like Australia’s Oceania, loes not pander to the natural curiosity the average reader—they never break town and add a footnote with some pariculars about the author. They say an irticle is by “A. B. Smith” or “X. Y. irown” and that is that. If you cannot »ick up from the text what the author s, or what authority he has for saying rhat he does, just too bad.

The long article by P. B. Laxton is ineresting, possibly because it does not aim o be scientific or anthropological. Carder is about 220 miles from Canton and his with two adjacent atolls was colon- >ed by about 1,000 Gilbertese shortly efore World War 11. During the Pacific i’ar the Americans set up a radio station here and appear to have got on well ith the Islanders but after they left the colonists were left very much to themselves and grew discontented. With the exception of half a dozen they all wanted to return to the Gilberts.

It was at this juncture that Mr.

Laxton, his wife and infants arrived and subsequently the majority of Islanders decided to remain on Gardner. The story tells of life on the small island and how the land was divided up and made use of under Laxton’s direction.

Coconut Toddy

He tells also something of coconut toddy . . . “They cut the young fruit-bearing spathe of a tree coming into bearing. It is bound and hung with a weight adjusted to the weight of the fruit that would be developing and a coconut cup is placed to catch the dripping sap. More often in these days a coco-cola bottle does duty for the coconut cup. Each morning and evening the full container is replaced by an empty.

This sap or karewe is sweet and very nourishing and one tree giving well will keep a family from starvation with no other food. Often a working man will drink a draught at dawn and work Vigorously all day without further nourishment. It is full of ferment and in 12 hours tiny bubbles rise making it taste of ginger-beer and buttermilk; 48 hours after cutting fermentation is in full progress and when fermentation is complete and the liquid is still ... it has the alcohol content of strong ale and has a wild quarrelsome, sleepless intoxication if over-indulged in.”

Samoa Cannot Afford NZ Meat WHEN dollar import licenses were recently cancelled in Samoa the Hon. To’omata, in appealing to the Legislative Assembly that American canned fish be included in the Essential List, pointed out that, although the Samoan people liked New Zealand canned meat, there was now a growing preference for canned fish from USA, which retails in Samoa at only half the price of the meat. 41 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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New French Envoy

FOR NZ OF interest to French residents in the Pacific is the announcement from Paris that M. Noel Henry has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for France in New Zealand, in succession to M. Emanuel Lancial, who was recalled to France last September. Meanwhile, Baron Andre de Fonscolombe, Charge d’Affaires, is in charge of the French Legation at Wellington.

M. Henry is 54, and is Officer of Legion of Honour. He recently has been Director of the Political Section of the Institute of High Studies of National Events and War Economy.

Santo Theatre Burned

OUT OHORTLY after midnight on Aprial 25, the Cine Tropical at Santo, NH, was burned to the ground with the loss of its theatre and cabaret equipment.

Several people amongst the small gathering there had lucky escapes as the fire spread quickly. It is reported that the fire started in the film re-wind and storage room.

Santo residents will miss this nightspot with its attractive bar and surroundings, and the only timber dance floor in Santo.

It is hoped that the Cine Tropical will be like the Phoenix—arise from the ashes.

This fire has made residents wonder what would have happened if there had been a crowd present. fire precaution rules do not exist here and it seems that, for the sake of common safety, there should be adequate exits.

The Tropical had three exits, that in an emergency could be three bottle-necks The Cine Harris is in the same position, but even more so, as it has more seating accommodation with exits which might not cope with a panicky crowd.—V.W. 42 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

Pacific Islands

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Add postage, etc. (Within the British Empire, 1/3; Foreign, 2/6.) (In U.S.

Currency: $3.50, including postage.) This standard reference book of the South Seas, with 500 pages and maps, is available at all Islands stores or direct, from:

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SUPERIOR Day-Old Chicks February to December.

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Prices subject to alteration on variations in costs of production.

Day Old Chickens sent to Customers in Pacific Islands, Ceylon, Hongkong.

Sarawak, Indonesia and throughout Australia for Government Departments and Poultry Farmers. All consignments are accompanied by a Government Certificate of Health.

Special hatchings of Chickens for overseas are arranged to time with departure of planes to ensure the shortest time of the Chick from the Incubator to the Customer.

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Cattle Production In

Tropical Islands

By C. R. Turbet World production of cattle, for beef and nilk, is not keeping pace with the inrease in world population. As more icople appear, closer settlement is exended over the older grazing lands. The earch for new grazing lands is being arried into new tropical countries.

Can the breeds of cattle most suitable or beef and milk he established within he tropics? Cattle farming is proceeding uccessfully in the high country of tropial Africa—why not in the cooler uplands f the South Pacific Islands? There are arge areas of high country in New Guinea and more limited areas in the lolomons, Fiji, New Hebrides, New Caleonia, etc.

Mr. C. R. Turbet, who has given long ervice to the Fiji Department of Agriulture as an expert in animal husbandry, etired recently, and is now living in the Auckland district of New Zealand. Near he end of his service, he spent some ears in Ceylon, on secondment to the "eylon Department of Agriculture. He las been recently in Africa. At our inviation, Mr. Turbet has written this rticle, in which he discussess some spects of possible cattle-raising in the outh Pacific Islands. il/’HEN considering the possibility »» of producing cattle in the Pacific dands, one must think of the cattle idustry of Hawaii, which is well eveloped and concentrated mainly i the intermediate zone of elevation etween 2,000 and 4,000 feet. Hawaii, ke Fiji, is approximately 17 degrees com the Equator, and is cooled by le trade winds; and a very agreeble climate is experienced at that levation.

In Fiji and the Solomon Islands, nfortunately, there is only limited ighland territory suitable for cattleusing. But those who have had exerience in Fiji will know the high uality of the beef cattle raised on le highlands behind Vuna, Mua ad Nagasau estates on Taveuni, at levations of 800 to 1,000 feet, In North Queensland (same latiide as Fiji) the suitability of the therton Tablelands for stock-raisig has long been recognised.

In 1945, 1 was seconded from the :rvice of the Government of Fiji ) Ceylon, for the purpose of desloping the cattle industry of that )untry, with particular reference to le utilisation of the grasslands of le central highlands, lying at editions of from 5,000 to 6,000 feet, he large farms developed on those ighlands of Ceylon are now wellitablished as stud and milk-producig farms.

Of all Pacific Territories, the island of New Guinea has by far the greatest area of land, and much of this consists of high plateaus, some parts being grass-covered and some in forest. The high, rolling, grass-clad downs and highland valleys offer excellent prospects for the production of livestock of all kinds.

This has already been will recognised, and credit must be given to the (Continued on Page 93) 43 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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That’s a point of great importance anywhere, but especially in the Tropics. With Aunt Mary’s you use any good, ordinary flour, economical in price. Use Aunt Mary’s Baking Powder for better results every time. (hint lllalij'i.

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Customs Inquiry Suspect

PORT MORESBY, June 1.

BECAUSE of a general fear that Minister Hasluck is looking for a loophole to justify direct taxation, and will do this by linking the Territory with Australia in a common Customs Union, the public giving evidence before the Customs Inquiry here, is strongly opposing any change in the present arrangement.

This is perhaps not the attitude the Inquiry Committee expected, but obviously it is the only attitude that can be taken by a community that has had long and bitter experience of such Canberra experiments as this.

When Mr. Hasluck announced that the Customs Inquiry was completely unbiassed and that the matter had not been pre-judged, locals merely laughed.

Mr. William Tailby, former Resident Commissioner of the Cook Islands, is at present visiting England with Mrs. Tailby. He is on retiring leave.

In St. Mary’s Church of England, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, recently, Miss Elizabeth Ann Ray was married to Mr.

“Bill” MacKenzie of Araby, Roma (Queensland). The bride is the elder daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Ray, Yeronga, Brisbane. She was born in Kieta, Bougainville, and spent the early part of her life in New Guinea and Papua. Her father, a pre-war plantation owner, also served in the Islands with Burns Philip & Co. Ltd., and Steamships Trading Co. Ltd. He and Mrs. Ray left the Territory only this year to make their permanent home in Brisbane.

The photo shows bride and groom leaving the church. 45 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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★ Obtainable from Auckland and Island Merchants Before Chief Judge Marsack and four Assessors at Apia High Court on May 15, Ailua Feleti was found not guilty of negligence in driving a motor bus on the Cross Island road on January 9. On that date a bus driven by Feleti collided with a PWD truck; two people were killed and several injured.

Wasted Effort

Moresby Not interested in Swimming Pool PORT MORESBY, June 1.

DESPITE strenuous efforts by a new committee, the public of Port Moresby is still showing negligible interest in swimmingpool appeal. This nldnth, hardworking Tom Fowler and a couple of helpers organised a first-class athletic carnival on Ela Beach Oval; and after days of hard work and much publicity were rewarded with a crowd that would not have done justice to a Punch-and-Judy show.

Receipts just about covered expenses.

As far as the pool is concerned, the workers wasted their valuable time.

It is hard to understand why the Moresby public consistently fails to show any signs of civic pride and why the big business houses do not encourage the provision of amenities.

Most employers admit that one of their main problems is holding recruits from Australia; yet none will do anything to help in making life here more attractive.

The situation now is that the committee has been granted an excellent site on Ela Beach, at the foot of Lawes Road and has about £1,300 in hand, which has taken two years to raise. Several plans have been drawn for pools of varying size, but until more money is forthcoming, no start can be made.

Mr. W. Dean of the PWD, Santo, New Hebrides, has returned permanently to Australia. 46 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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How SOFAR Locates Lost Voyagers A “NEW” aid for shipwrecked mariners in the Pacific, with which the U.S. Navy has been experimenting, has been described in press despatches.

Actually, the system is not new: it has been in operation since the Pacific war. It is an extremely interesting and rarely-mentioned res- :ue aid, applicable to aircraft or shipping.

Known as SOFAR—from “sound ixing and ranging”—it is based on he fact that sound waves, as opposed :o radio waves, are capable of traveling great distances in deep water.

Briefly: There are a number of widely-scattered “listening” stations, jach consisting of a microphone owered into deep water off a suitable coastline; the microphone is :onnected to an amplifier, and the amplifier records its output on a slowly-moving graph paper, as with ;he seismograph or the ordinary weather barograph (or recording parameter).

Normally, the recording pen shows only minor undulations. But when an under-water explosion accurs, a series of more pronounced peaks of sound are recorded. The arrival of the first of these normally sets off an alarm bell, to gain the attention of the personnel in charge.

Then, the recorded being capable )f measuring the time of arrival to a aundredth of a second, and the speed af sound through water being known, t is possible to determine with considerable accuracy the distance of he sound-origin from the recorder.

In actual practice, the point charted by comparing the distances Torn three widely-separated listening stations is within a mile of the exact place of explosion, at distances of ip to 2,500 miles from the reorders.

THHE ship’s lifeboat, or the plane’s A rubber dinghy, is provided with i “bomb”—a cylinder 28 inches long md 3 inches in diameter, containng 4 lbs of TNT. Round the top }f the cylinder are six holes, each :apped by an ordinary crown-top.

Depending on the latitude the bomb s set to explode at from 1,500 to 1.000 feet (deepest at equator) by nerely removing the correct crownop with a bottle opener, and dropping the bomb overboard—or from i plane about to “ditch.”

At last report, there were ouly three recording stations in the Pacific —one at Kaneohe in the Hawaiian Islands, one at Point Arena, and the third at Point Sur, California. The recorders are usually maintained in conjunction with a radio station which is normally manned for 24 hours of the day.

On picking up a SOFAR signal, all stations compare graphs and quickly determine the fix by means of a radio “conference.”

It is believed that, as part of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the Americans intend— if they have not already done so— to extend the recording chain to the Far East, thus covering the entire North Pacific. No doubt, South Pacific Administrations will do the same, in due course.

Meanwhile, the “bombs” are in commercial production by the Edison The Pacific Islands Society (Founded 1937).

Visitors from the Pacific Islands to Sydney, or persons interested in Islands affairs, are Invited to communicate with the Honorary Secretary of the above Society which was formed to constitute a social centre for those interested in the Pacific Islands.

Regular meetings and social gatherings, with lectures, are held at History House, 8 Young Street, Sydney, on the fourth Wednesday of each month, at 8 p.m.

Address for coresspondence:— THE PACIFIC ISLANDS SOCIETY, Box 3434. G.P.0., Sydney. 47 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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News Briefs From

MORESBY PORT MORESBY, June 1.

A FTER much persuasion from the Town Advisory Council, the Government Secretary’s department t last succeeded in getting Works nd Housing to provide a couple of notices” at the European bathing rea on Ela Beach. These quite learly prohibit dogs from the area, ill that is now required is someody to police the regulation, and a og pound. Meanwhile, no doubt, ogs will continue to frolic as usual.

Works and Housing has been given jfficient funds to complete the new diarf, storage sheds and other jobs i the waterfront project. The total ow made available is £420,000.

Mr. Justice R. T. Gore on May 26 mtenced a European to eight years’ ard labour for indecently dealing nth a European girl under 14. He r as a 29-years-old clerk employed y D.C.A. He was originally charged nth rape and found not guilty by a iry of four. It was only the second ial by jury in the Territory since the war. The first was a murder hearing at Samarai in 1948.

The young Territory division of the Red Cross has completed the distribution of valuable radio equipment to hospitals throughout Papua and New Guinea. The sets are equipped with earphones, and enable every patient to listen to a radio programme without disturbing others.

Well-known territorian Mr. lan McDonald has been elected president of the Moresby branch of the R.S.L.

Smith-Hoile Wedding On Easter Saturday a pretty wedding was celebrated at the Club, Wau, New Guinea, the District Commissioner from Lae, Mr. H. L. R. Niall, Uncivil ceremony.

The bride was Miss lone Hoile. elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hoile of Wau; the bridegroom Mr. Gordon Smith, Patrol Officer of Wau.

The bride, who wore a frock of white broderie anglais with a finger-tip tulle veil, carried a bouquet of tuber-roses, gardenias, white orchids and maidenhair fern, and was attended by bridesmaid Virginia Lane and Flower-girl Anne Given.

The Club was decorated with the loveliest flowers from the gardens of Wau, cream orchids predominating.

The bridal couple stood under a bell constructed of frangipani, eucharist lillies and orchids.

After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Hoile entertained 100 guests at a wedding breakfast. 49 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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TAHITI TASMAN Empire Airways Ltd. has commissioned Mr. Robert Steele, well-known New Zealand documentary movie maker, to produce a 16 mm. colour film of Tahiti, and scenes at stopping-points along the TEAL Coral Islands Route. The finished film, for distribution in the United States mainly, will have a screening time of 25 minutes. Mr.

Steele leaves Auckland by the scheduled eastbound flight on July 8.

Mishap To Maui Pomare

THE NZ Government vessel Maui Pomare was in dry-dock in Auckland early May, repairing slight damage to her propeller. While making fast to the mooring buoy off Arutunga Passage, Aitutaki Island, the propeller struck the buoy.

Damage did not prevent maintenance of the normal schedule. She discharged at Lyttelton and proceeded to Auckland.

Captain Boulton reported he put to sea at Rarotonga on the day the island was struck by a waterspout (as reported last month). During a very strong on-shore wind (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) a waterspout formed and moved inland, causing the death of a small boy.

At Aitutaki bad weather was also experienced. Some cargo had to be discharged on the south-east side of the lagoon, a considerable distance from the settlement.

Mrs. J. G. Miedecke recently returned to Apia, Samoa, after spending a holiday with her sons in Australia. She was accompanied by her daughter, Miss Enid Miedecke, who remained in Auckland on the return trip to work for a business house there. 50 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Sugar—And Crazy

ECONOMICS WITH the greater part of the Fiji sugar crop allocated to Canada, New Zealand has been forced further afield for sugar supplies. Two shipments recently arrived in Auckland from the Leeward Islands, West Indies.

The West Indies are much nearer Canada than New Zealand. Fiji is much nearer New Zealand than Canada. In other words, both Canada and New Zealand are dragging their sugar over thousands of unnecessary miles.

It seems crazy economics. But it is a crazy world!

Mr. B. L. Gregg, Fiji Deputy Registrar-General, has been promoted to the post of Registrar-General, in which he has been acting. Mr. E. C.

Woodward, Deputy Registrar of Titles, is to be promoted to the second post in the department. The title of the post is to be changed to Senior Assistant Registrar-General.

Pacific travellers who left Sydney in late May and early June included (left to right, top to bottom): — MR. & MRS. B. EDWARDS, of Santo, New Hebrides, who were on their way to Norfolk Island, where they will spend four months’ leave. Mr. Edwards is store manager for Burns Philp at Santo. MR.

A. H. REYNOLDS, chief of the Works and Housing Department in the Madang area, New Guinea, left after two months’ leave. Mr. Reynolds was accompanied by MR. & MRS. S. R. LYNDEN, his wife’s parents.

MR. & MRS. W. T. CLARK, with their children Ross and Lynne, were going to Honiara, Solomon Islands, where they will establish a new Mission Station for the South Sea Evangelical Mission. Mr.

Clark has just completed 2½ years’ sick leave in New Zealand. MR. C. P. DOW- SETT, who has been engaged by the South Pacific Commission to do six months’ economic research work connected with the Economic Development Section, left for Noumea New Caledonia, early in June.

MR. J. M. CLIFT and daughter Ann, left on the “Matua” for the round trip to NZ. Mr. Clift will be remembered by Solomon Islanders as the owner of the famous Aruligo plantation, 20 miles south of Cape Esperance. MR. R. W. MORRIS, who is a planter and trader at South Santo, New Hebrides, returned home after four months’ leave in Sydney. 51 NTHLY JUNE, 1952

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Deport Fiji’s Indians—Now Mr. Ragg’s Startling Solution to “No. 1” Problem T'HIS article and the graph were pre- -*■ pared by Mr. A. A. Ragg, well-known resident of Suva. Fiji. He sets out Fiji’s population problem as it exists to-day ind as he calculates it will exist in the ’uture and puts forward a solution to this, Fiji's number-one headache.

It would be interesting to hear the views )f a leading Fijian and of a leading Indian on the same subject. rHE Fijians are to-day in imminent danger of being submerged by he rising tide of alien people whose ncursion into the Colony has taken ilace in the comparatively short time ince Cession, in 1874, when Queen Victoria undertook to preserve Fiji or the Fijians for all time.

There has been an increase of ,800 in the Chinese population of Tji in the last 15 years (present population, 3,581), but largely, Fiji’s population problem concerns the Fijan and Indian communities.

At the time of the census of 1936 here were 97,651 Fijians in Fiji; 5>002 Indians. At the 1946 census here were 118,083 Fijians and 120, 14 Indians. The estimated number at December 31, 1951 was 132,889 Fijians and 143,332 Indians. In the 15 years between 1936 and 1951 the Indian poulation increased by 58,000, while the Fijian population increased by 35,000. There is a preponderance of males in both races but the proportion is greater with the Indians, 53 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE. 1852

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The graph shows what could happen in the next half century. The calculations are based on the trends of the last 5i years—that is, since the 1946 census—and it can be argued that this is too short a time on which to base such calculations. However, this period was chosen for several reasons, one being that the Indian figures for that period represent, substantially, the natural increase whereas previously the Indian population had increased both naturally and by migration. The increase by migration is now small although it still has to be considered.

It must not be assumed that the increases given in the graph will actually take place but the graph shows the trend and as such should inform the Government and public of the political and other problems that will arise in the next 50 years.

The present position results largely from the different cultural attitudes to children of the two races. The Indian places a great value on children: the Fijian merely accepts them as a matter of course. The care given their offspring by Indians is well known, and is of a higher order than that given by the Fijians, especially in the first three years of life when Fijian mortality rates are high. And, in thinking of the future, it is as well to calculate that any war or pestilence will, as in the past, carry off more Fijians than Indians.

Fijians First

The disparity in the increases in the Fijian and the Indian populations in the last 14 or 15 years presents a grave problem to local and Imperial Government and is certain to intensify with the passage of time. Unquestionably, the Fijian race must receive first consideration. They had been in occupation of Fiji for centuries before it was discovered by the Europeans and had developed a communal system of government that. 54 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Unfortunately, because they are now living in a community that is largely controlled by a competitive and individualistic economy that has developed since the incursion of alien races, Fijians are being subjected to forces undreamed of at the time of Cession and are faring badly.

The increase of the Indian population now menaces the future of the Fijians and it is the duty of the Imperial Government to remove that menace.

At the same time, consideration must be given the Indians and the part they have played in the Colony’s development.

Indians were first introduced into the Colony in 1879. They came in under indenture and their purpose was to solve the sugar industry’s labour problems. The rest is an old story, but over the years they have acquired a position in the colony’s economy equal to that of the Europeans and have out-distanced the Fijians who are still shackled to the old communal system.

In summing up the characteristics of the two races one can say that the Fijians are easy-going, docile and communalistic; the Indians active, aggressive and individualistic. The Fijians are politically inert and are shackled to the restrictive communal system socially, politically and economically; the Indians are politically aggressive and have the same rights as the Europeans; they are free men politically and economically. The Fijians own about 90 per cent, of the land of the Colony; the Indians are practically landless. The Fijians’ loyalty to the Empire is proved; Indian loyalty is questionable; they have a divided allegiance—lndia and Fiji.

The Solution

Little has been done by the Government to resolve the situation. The only practical measure has been the Fijian Land Trust Board to provide land reserves for the Fijians and control the remaining lands which may be leased to other races. This might be effective if the two races, Fijian as well as Indian, were not increasing at a rapid rate.

Leaving the Indians right out of it, the Fijian population at present rate of increase will be 440,000 by the year 2000, which means that they will need 3.4 times more land than they do now. If the Indians increase unchecked, they will need seven times more land then than they have the use of now.

It is obvious from the foregoing that measures so far taken cannot effectively protect the heritage of the Fijians and the question now arises, what can be done before the problem gets beyond our control?

The Indians are alive to the situation and are biding their time.

They believe that they can dominate the situation by sheer force of numbers. They maintain that the problem can be solved by transferring the Fijians on Viti Levu to Vanua Levu, the second largest Island of the group; a simple and satisfactory solution from their point of view but one hardly acceptable to the Fijians.

In the absence of any constructive scheme on the part of the Fijian Government or the Colonial Office the writer submits, in all humility, a plan which is radical in conception 55 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1852

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First, shut down all permanent immigration from India and China.

Second, in the next 20 years, repatriate the Indians and Chinese at the annual rate of 12,000 and 200 respectively.

Repatriates should be chosen by ballot and first attention given to those of the age groups 16 for males and 14 for females in order that they may adapt themselves to their new environment without difficulty. Family groups to be repatriated to be governed by the age of the father.

The Government would pay passages and compensation to the repatriates for their possessions; unexpired leases and other property and chattels to be taken over at valuation by the Government.

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One last word: The Fijians have been and are loyal to the British Crown whereas the Indians have attempted to use our predicaments to their own advantage. Are we going to be loyal to those who are loyal to us or are we going to abandon them?

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Niue has no public transport and most of the natives travel on foot or on bicycles. One of the great joys of the Niuean is t 0 have a truck ride and they frequently hire a truck to make a trip round the island in much the same spirit as a group of Europeans will hire a bus for a beach picnic.

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IT is expected that there will be interesting developments in the Cheng Ho case in July (see May PIM, p. 20).

The once-famous luxury junk Cheng Ho is now, and has been for some years, in the possession of Captain Eric de Bisschop, colourful French navigator, of Tahiti.

Mr. Otto Degener, of Honolulu, claims ultimate ownership of the yacht. He says he leased it to de Bisschop, with a clear provision that he could resume possession in July, 1952.

De Bisschop has been in French Oceania for some time, and has registered the junk in Papeete, in his own name.

Degener decided that he would go to Papeete, and prosecute his claim in the French courts there. He gave Mr. Oscar Nordman his power of attorney, and they engaged the services of a French lawyer, Maitre Lejeune.

But when Degener sought a passport visa for Tahiti, the French Consul in San Francisco refused it.

Fhereanent, a strange story is told.

The Governor of Tahiti, M. 3 etitbon, was much disturbed by the ;tory about the passport visa. It is eported that he has taken certain iction. Meanwhile, Degener went o Washington in June, demanding hat he be given permission to go to Tahiti.

Meanwhile, Mr. Nordman and daitre Lejeune, as Mr. Degener’s epresentatives, have initiated proceedings against Captain De Bisschop, claiming that the Cheng Ho must be handed over to them on July 7.

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At present, all Fijians and all Indians receive free treatment at hospitals and dispensaries but of recent years the cost of the Colony’s medical services has soared alarmingly, and it appeared desirable that a curb be put upon it.

Free medical treatment for Fijians and Indians goes back into history. It was the Fijians who provided the original provincial hospital system which became incorporated in the general medical services of the Colony and they have ever since received free services as their right. Few people would agree that this privilege should now be taken from them.

Back in the days of Indian indentured labour, every Indian who had resided three years in the Colony had the right to free treatment, and this benefit is still extended to any and every Indian with the same residential qualifications.

A large part of the increase in the cost of medical services has gone for the benefit of the Indians who by weight of numbers alone have caused the system to burst at the seams. A large number of these Indians who receive free treatment are well able to pay for it—but this has not prevented the Indian community, as a whole, from protesting fiercely against the proposal to limit free medical benefits.

The proposed fees for an inpatient were from 30/- a day for a single-bed private ward to 2/- per day for a bed in a general ward and it was stated that they would be paid only by those able to meet them. It was proposed to leave it to the medical officer in charge to decide who could pay and who could not. Most medical officers have as much on their hands as they can cops with, however, without this added burden.

Last year, applications were called from people of irreproachable character who could speak both Hindustani and Fijian for the positions of hospital almoners. Nothing was heard of a rush of applicants or subsequent appointments, so apparently it was proposed that the business of poking about into patients' financial resources should be pushed off onto the medical officers.

AFTER a spate of Indian political meetings and general agitation against the dropping of free hospital treatment for virtually all Indians, as well as Fijians, the five Indian members of Legislative Council were 61 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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The attitude of the European members was not known in advance, but it was clear to most people that the outcome was in the hands of the five Fijian members.

From the moment when the Fijian members started hitting hard and justifying Fijian claims in the matter of medical services, it was plain that the Bill would be passed only if the Government forced it through by its official majority in the Council.

Two European elected members, Mr. H. Maurice Scott and Sir Alport Barker, said bluntly that the Fijian statement of the Fijians’ case had caused them to reverse their decision to support the whole principle of the Bill. Sir Alport moved an amendment proposing that the Fijians should continue to be exempt from hospital charges.

AT this point came the surprising Indian claim that to let the Fijians off would be another form of “racial discrimination.” No—the Indians must have free treatment; and in case anybody got ideas about “discrimination” the Europeans could have it too.

Up rose Sir Alport with some warmth. “Every year,” he said, “we vote £35,000 for destitutes. But the Fijians support their own destitutes and they receive no share of the £35,000. That alone should entitle the Fijians to free medical treatment. The hospitals were built with the Fijians’ money, and when they were taken over by the Government the Fijians were not paid a penny in recompense. If they are now to pay for hospital treatment the cost of the hospitals ought to be refunded to them.”

Sir Alport maintained that free 62 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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“If the Indians want free medical treatment they must say how the revenue is to be made up,” said Sir Alport, and added that the Indian speakers had carefully refrained from mentioning income tax.

A FIJIAN member, Joeii K. Ravai, said that if revenue were needed he would propose a tax of 10/- a ton on copra and sugar—plus “a thorough checking of the incomes of those shopkeepers and tailors who give no receipts to their customers.”

No Indian comment was made on these suggestions although Mr.

Vishnu Deo later replied to Sir Alport’s contention that most of the income tax revenue came from the European companies with a statement that the European companies’ profits came from the Indians and Fijians!

Ratu Tiale Vuiyasawa opposed the Government’s proposals because under them the hardest-hit section would be the Fijians, and particularly the Fijian villagers. These people, he said, had hardly any money left after meeting their commitments. He added: “If money is needed, tax luxuries like liquor and tobacco, and raise the entertainment tax.”

“From the little they earn,” said loeli Ravai, “the Fijians have to help to maintain the villages, the tikina !organised village groups) and the provinces. They have to meet the nbligations of Fijian custom as well as maintain their families . . . The Fijians not only maintain their own destitutes unaided, but they provide ;ransport and food for Assistant Vledical Practitioners on duty tours, and in some provinces the Fijians are still building quarters for the \MP’s. Although they do not pay n cash for medical treatment they pay in services.” [VfORE than one Fijian speaker stressed that hospital charges vould inevitably open the door to a eturn to primitive medical practices and witchcraft.

Making his maiden speech in the Council, Ratu George Cakobau, who, n rank, is the highest of all Fijian Chiefs, said that while he regretted hat on this occasion he had to appose the Government, he felt justiied because opposition was in the aest interests of the Fijian people.

“From the arrival of the early nissionaries the Fijian people have aeen accustomed to receive European (Continued on Page 74) 63 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY --JONE, 1852

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DURING the military manoeuvres during the last weeks of May, at least one group of Indian residents of Suva must have believed that the Night of the Long Knives—or something equally Phillips Oppenheim— had arrived.

Fijian troops in practice at Suva Point used searchlights, tracer-bullets, anti-aircraft fire and jungle-scouting methods. In the course of this shindig they occasionally headed off a passing car and gave the occupants the onceover. Most motorists took it in good part, but one taxi-load of Indians at their first sight, in eerie darkness, of* the group of silent Fijians, armed with rifles with fixed bayonets, howled loudly, flung open the dev rs of the cab and were about to take to the mangrove swamp. The military “assassins” dissolved into howls of laughter and waved the taxi on—the occupants only somewhat reassured and explaining volubly that at no time had they ever had sympathy with Communists, Malayan or otherwise.

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Book By Woodrow

(Wrecker) Wyatt

YOU will be forgiven if you have never heard of Mr. Woodrow Wyatt; but for the record, he was Under-Secretary for War in the Attlee Cabinet.

Just recently he added a book to this already over-booked world, and in it gives his opinion of how things should be conducted in this part of the world.

The Dutch, he says, should get out fast from their part of New Guinea and leave it to the Indonesians. This, he thinks, would remove the last obstacle to good relations between Indonesia and the West—which, he apparently feels, is much more important than maintaining good relations with the Dutch.

He thinks that it is “unfortunate” that Australia backs Dutch claims to Dutch New Guinea, and very correctly attributes the existence of the Republic of Indonesia to the fact that the British Army permitted the consolidation of Indonesian rule before the Dutch got back after World War 11, and to the “constant pressure” exercised by Britain on the Dutch Foreign Office.

It would probably surprise Mr.

Wyatt to know that there are a number of people in the South West Pacific who failed utterly to appreciate the British government’s efforts on behalf of the Indonesians, and that while they squirmed when Attlee and company were carving up our own Empire, they occasionally spared a thought for the Dutch and wondered what they felt when the same wreckers of empires performed the same noble service for Holland.

Mr, Wyatt also has a thought or two to spare for Malaya. He thinks the British should set a time limit and then get out, leaving it to be sorted out by the Chinese and Malays.

Suva’S Tenpenny Eggs

in a Chinese fruiterer’s window in Suva—eggs of superb quality, that even in pre-hurricane days were kept strictly under Suva counters— are priced at ten shillings a dozen. With them goes the shopkeeper’s assurance that the eggs are fresh from New Zealand.

Local eggs (if obtainable, and usually they’re not) are about 7/-, so the imported line does not involve extravagant local profits.

In the cafes one egg (cooked) costs 1/-.

As a result of January’s hurricane the same Chinese fruit shop, normally one of the best-stocked in Suva, is nowadays a pathetic sight. Small mandarines are 2d each; there is a scattering of unattractive vegetables, and that is all.

Stocks of fruit and vegetables at the general market are better, but they are quickly cleared out at inflated—and sometimes outrageous—• prices.

The virtual wiping out of the banana exports by the hurricane is well illustrated by the fact that on May 18 the Tofua took 145 cases to the Auckland market. Last year, banana exports were worth £136,956. This year the return would have been very much larger because the Fijian growers had brought large new areas into production. Thanks to January 28, the 1952 return will be merely a token sum.—J.K.

More Opposition For

TAHITI A SYDNEY Sunday paper reported lately that a gentleman describing himself as “the Prime Minister of Paradise” arrived in London to btiy (Continued on Page 70) SEPIK ROBBIE is one of the best known and best loved men in the Territory of New Guinea. He is modest, generous, and surprising. He is full of philosophy; he has had a life of adventure without becoming a bore; and he is happy though married. At the end of the 1914-18 war he was discharged as Sergeant E. D. Robinson, and, keen to see more of the world, became Medical Assistant at Bougainville. Robbie later became Patrol Officer on the Sepik River, and finally District Officer of that district, with headquarters at Aitape.

By 1935 Robbie had decided that he deserved a long break after his arduous duties, so he resigned and bought an hotel in Australia. The Second World War drew him back into the Army, and he saw action against the Japanese in the Milne Bay area. While on leave from that campaign he met Eric Feldt and became one of the famous Coastwatchers. He was awarded the Military Cross for his work with them, and was promoted to the rank of Major.

After the war he went back to the Sepik River where he bought a property and has been trading and recruiting there in company with his wife Marge, who is a pioneer girl true. —BRETT HILDER. 65 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

Portrait:

Mr. Churchill’S

COUSIN For some reason, Australian newspapers lately have been giving a lot of publicity to Captain Hugh Frewen, of Fiji, owner-skipper of the MV Melanesian. They have described his colourful and adventurous life in many countries and his home in New South Wales, and all point out that he is first cousin of Winston Churchill —Frewen’s mother, and the mother of the Prime Minister, were sisters, and members of a famous American family named Jerome.

One newspaper described him as an “Aristocratic hod-carrier.” After exploring new lands in Africa, living with Arabs in Arabia and indulging in politics in Mesopotamia he arrived in Australia and in 1923, broke, took a job in Adelaide as a builder’s labourer.

He has farming property at Dorrigo, Northern NSW, but spends most of his time these days in Fiji waters.

Now a writer in Adelaide Advertiser says: Capt. Frewen sends me his account of the 214th voyage of the interisland vessel Melanesia which should have lasted five days. It left Suva for Lau on January 17, returned 19 days later.

She survived two hurricanes. They sheltered at Weikama for eight days and on leaving took in tow the Moala sailing cutter Tui Maloku until clear of the reef, when she hoisted sail.

Her four passengers and crew of three waved farewell, but she has not been seen since.

Melanesia struck its second gale at Ketei, Totoya Island, where the ship swung to three points of the compass in gusts that must have exceeded 100 knots. The glass had fallen to 29.29, and an hour later they dragged anchor.

They up-anchored and steamed full speed (10 knots) into the teeth of the gale, only a couple of chains from the rocks. So they tacked and made for open water broadside on.

They regained their anchorage with no advantage, then made across the bay and anchored at Dravuwalu.

The second day after the hurricane the sea was like glass and Melanesia returned to Suva via Lakeba Nayau, Cicia, Vanua Vatu and Totoya.

Capt. Frewen gavd the principal address at what was perhaps the first memorial Service to King George VI. to be held in the Empire in Totoya, where more than 400 of 500 people present crowded into Tovu church.

His ship collected the Fijians from the different villages and returned them after the service.

Crossquiz — No. 30 (Solution on Page 72) ACROSS I. —Through which city did Lady Godiva ride? 7. —What is the Pope’s crown called? 3.—What geometrical term describes the course of the planets round the sun? 9.—What war vessel did the armoured cruiser supersede? 11. What is the capital of French New Caledonia? 12. —T he name of which tool, used for removing roof-slates, was applied to a famous London murderer of the XlXth century? 13. —What is the name of a movable iron frame in a kitchen fire-grate for supporting kettles? 15.—W hat is the antonym of immigrant? 17. —What is the name of the river Memel in TJ.S.S.R.? 20.—W hi c h Latin prayer is addressed to the Virgin Mary? 21. —What name is applied to any property inherited from ancestors? 22. —To what group of gases does neon belong? 23. —What name was applied to the highest class of nobility in the kingdom of Castile?

DOWN 1. —Who was the famous daughter of a forty-niner? 2. —What saint is commemorated on the 14th of February? 3. —Which is the outermost planet of the solar system? 4. —What other name is applied to a midshipman? 5. —Which island is at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula? 6. —What is the mouth of a volcano called? 10.—What is a dried grape? 14.—What type of balls are said to have been sent to Henry V by the Dauphin of France? 16. —What is the name of a new entrant in a religious community? 18. —What instrument is used to measure the quantity of gas or fluid passing through it? 19. —What title was borne by the ancient rulers of Peru? 21.—Which god was represented with two small horns and the lower limbs of a goat?

“One Day a Ship Will Come ...”

One day a ship will come With everything ordered, aboard: We’ll find the cement and the benzine’s been sent And lashings of twine and of cord.

With all true to list there’ll be nothing that’s missed— And there on the beach we shall grin As the loaded-up jeep gives a gay homeward leap— The day that the ship comes in.

One day a ship will come With everything ordered with care— The varnish and glue, and the little things, too, We wanted for fixing the chair.

We will open each case with a smile on our face, With usual wallop and din, To find all is there, and some things to spare— The day that our ship comes in.

One day a ship will come With everything ordered intact: The rice and the sacks and the little brass tacks, And nothing that’s busted or cracked.

There’ll be cases of meat, and plenty to eat The iron, and sugar, and tin: Except we’ll have gone to the looneybin on The day that that ship comes in!

Noelle Mason

66 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

A Missionary Mendi About 18 months ago, the Papua- New Guinea Administration opened up a new station at Mendi, about half way between Mt. Hagen, in the NG Central Highlands, and Lake Kutubu which is right in behind the Gulf of Papua.

This is still one of the newest and most isolated pin-points on the Administration map, but shortly after the Administration officials had moved in, this hitherto unexplored area was made a sphere of Methodist Mission influence. Writing for the Missionary Review, recently, Miss Joyce Walker, a Mission nursing sister, gave these details of what life is like among the citizens of Mendi— and from her account we gather that it is no bed of roses.

WHEN first coming from New Britain, the land of perpetual summer, we were never warm, and at night failed to thaw out even under five or six blankets. However, we are fast becoming acclimatised and we are not only learning, like England, to “take it,” but to enjoy it as well.

The people are getting used to the idea of having us amongst them and are not nearly as anxious to inspect us at every opportunity, as previously.

The buildings are gradually growing around us, although there is so much building to be done and the timbers take such a lot of preparing that it is slow progress. Local labour is such that even the simplest tasks must be strictly supervised to ensure even passable results.

Gardening is disappointing to those used to the rapid tropical growth in New Britain and New Ireland.

Garden pests are numerous and seedlings disappear alarmingly under their onslaughts. However, I have no doubt that we will learn as we go along and be able to overcome many of what, at present, seem like real set-backs.

The people, though of a happy, cheerful nature, are not easy to handle. They are arrogant and lazy, and demand payment for the slightest service rendered, or concession given.

After returning from a walk one day, a man who helped me over a few slippery patches on the hill asked what payment he would receive.

I have had men refuse to carry a bucket of water for their own use in the dressing-room unless payment were named first. When I explained that their sores would be dressed for them they tossed their heads and walked off without carrying the water and without dressings. I feel these people must learn to help themselves and hope that they will soon do so.

I feel that the medical work is going to be hard and disappointing for a long time before much progress is made. Firstly, they do not realise their need of help—their attitude seems to be that they have managed all these years without us and will continue to do so now.

Then too, those who do come or are brought for treatment, seem to think that one dose or one injection or one dressing should be a sort of magic cure-all. They object to sleepto sleeping away from their own surroundings and rarely return for further treatment.

Feeling that there is much to be done among the women and babies, I am trying to give as much help as possible to them, but here, too, it will be a long time before they begin to realise the need of help. Babies (Continued on Page 69)

One Moment Of Tragedy

The other day, there arrived in Tahiti, Mons. Raoul Follereau, President of the Order of Charity, 96 Rue Erlanger , Paris \6e, France. He travels around the French Colonial Empire, organising financial and other help for lepers of those countries.

This is one of his experiences, as recounted to a representative of the PI M .

A FEW weeks ago, 1 was in Madagascar. I went to the leper-station at Manankavaly.

“Come and see our new mother”, said one of the nurses (a leper). I followed her into a maternity ward.

The baby was only a few days old —a plump little fellow, gurgling and waving his hands. His mother, a sheet drawn up to her chin, watched him, with a world of love and tenderness in her eyes.

I took the baby in my arms.

“You see!” I exclaimed to the mother. “He squeezes my finger hard.

He will be a strong fellow, this.”

But the woman did not answer, and looked away, sadly. Had I hurt her by caressing her baby?

“Well,” I said. “He is yours—a fine child. Take him,”

I held out the child to her. She made no move. She stared at me like a hunted creature; her great eyes could have been those of someone tortured. I was momentarily embarrassed.

Suddenly she threw back the sheet, held out both arms to her baby.

The shock to me was terrible.

She had no hands. There were only two livid stumps, the sores recently healed.

She was reaching out for her baby with hands that were no longer there.

The horror and pathos of it hit me like a blow.

Then her arms fell, and she burst into tears. I could say nothing. I gently laid the chuckling baby down beside her, and came away. . .

Those are the memories that remain with us, and drive us along in the task of seeking funds to help these helpless people. There are 12 millions of lepers in the world—but only 100,000 of them are really beipg taken care of. If we only had the amount that the world to-day spends in one hour on armaments, we would have enough to do what we want— and then we could eradicate leprosy from the world within ten years.

I appeal to all charitable folk everywhere to send us a donation— at the address shown above.

M. Tony Bambridge, of Papeete, who is putting great initiative and drive behind the Tahiti organisation for the assistance of lepers, greets at the airport M. Raoul Follereau, director of the French world-wide appeal for lepers.

Tahiti now is co-operating with the Lepers Trust Board in New Zealand, and excellent work is being done. 67 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

It's Boom Time for Islands' Timber THE knowledge that there is good building and cabinet-making timber in the larger of the South Pacific Islands is not new—walnut flitches and other valuable veneering timbers were shipped from New Britain before the war. But post-World War IPs building boom in Australia, plus the fact that the best of Australia’s forests were being worked out, has put a different complexion on the timber industry in the Islands.

These photographs show what is being accomplished by a new venture at Tenaru, Guadalcanal. The trial shipment of logs from this area was made only in November 1950, but regular shipments are now made to Sydney and the new industry appears to be well established.

On the Guadalcanal beach, shown in our photo, at the top of this page, United States Marines made their historic landing ten years ago. Today, a huge pile of logs which were carried by trailer from the forests a few miles inland, await shipment to Sydney.

At the foot of the page, at left, a local axeman is shown felling a specimen of mangifera—an inedible mango —which, when peeled for veneer, has spectacular figuring (see opposite page).

When felled, the trees are cut into lengths by a power-saw, as shown on opposite page, and loaded by means of a crane onto wartime torpedo-carriers (centre, this page) and hauled to the coast.

The final photograph on this page was taken while the BP steamer Morinda was loading the trial shipment for Sydney in November 1950.

Photographs by Brett Hilder 68 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

are brought to clinic gatherings these days, however, whereas in the beginning mothers would flee to the hills if I happened to meet one, and attempt to touch the baby. Such looks of terror you would have to see to believe. I imagine that they thought 1 wanted to steal the babe.

Every Friday the word is sent out and the people gather with their babies and children down at /the Government station for a clinic. I have a few busy hours, bathing, inspeeding, and generally attending to their needs, The filth of some of those wee mites! I wash, and soap, and soak, and scratch, and scrape until 1 am hi? ld HeL Skin r iU C r e -° ff ' 1 ° U !

Pair, clean nails and give a real beauty treatment, plus advice (through the Government interpreters, which they are good enough to lend me P A * J am not allowed to P. mto u Vlllages to do any work, but the Government officers co- ? perat f and are vei T obli g in g and helptul - • 1 have had numerous calls to extract teeth and have made many friends for life by easing toothache. £ do . not care mucb for dentistry, but ” * must extract to gain their confidence, then extract I will.

I was thrilled one day recently when a boy came down from the hill at the back of the Mission house to say that his mother was very ill and would die if I didn’t go to help b ? r - This was progress in the right direction and the sign of dawning ’ " " f heart goOd ' In spite of the fact that it was 5.30 p.m. and a thunderstorm was breaking, Mr. Barnes (who is in charge of the Mendi Mission), and I set out to investigate, and climbed and slipped, and slipped and climbed, for an hour in teeming rain to reach the patient. She was very ill and needed hospital treatment, After a couple of days treatment, she was able to be carried down to the station, and has progressed very well and will soon be ready for discharge.

About a month agQ her husband broke his arm and it has mended very well, because 1 was able to see and attend to it immediately, a n who have remained for Meatmen? w jjj j bope bri b t much’ desired change neonle’s atti tudetoward^medcine 6 and^reatment and so give me plenty of work to do.

Mango trees being sawn into lengths in the Guadalcanal forest. At right, a sheet of veneer from one of these logs. Below—a pile of Guadalcanal logs at Wallis Bros, timber yard at Annandale, Sydney. A log of Guadalcanal Taun being sawn in Wallis Bros. Mill.

A Missionary at Mendi (Continued from Page (57)

4 ship, and to see a Harley Street specialist about his diabetes.

“Paradise,” has now shifted from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, if 42-year-old Prime Minister Amir Abdul Amin Didi, of the Maidive Islands, is to be believed. But then the Prime Minister is not exactly a modest man: his luggage included a large supply of booklets which, after describing the Maldives in poetic language, end with the following: “Admiration to our dynamic leader, the Hon’able Am Amin Didi, who has made the Maldives more jomantic than ever before.”

Wanted—A National Park

W r HAT more fitting—what more noble—memorial to King George VI could Australia establish than a great National Park preserving forever the majesty of the primordial forests of New Guinea as they were during the late King's lifetime?”

So writes Crosbie Morrison, editor of the Australian magazine Wild Life.

He goes on to compare his project with the Albert National Park that covers 2,500,000 acres of the Belgian Congo, and points out that practically the only virgin country now remaining to the world exists in Australia’s New Guinea territories.

He says that the fauna are second only to those of Australia in biological interest; that there are the only haunts of the birds of paradise and other bird species; that there are towering mountains, great rivers, giant trees, rare orchids and butterflies—that it would all cost nothing.

Well, what about it, New Guinea? The idea has merits and the time to pick the spot is now—before someone finds gold or oil on it, or grows a coffee plantation or starts any of those other enterprises which politicians are fond of telling us “can fulfil Australia’s every tropical need.”

Frangipani Blooms Again

ABOUT 200 residents of Rabaul attended the annual Frangipani Ball at the end of May despite a night of soaking rain. A goodly proportion were Behinds, who no doubt, have been properly instructed as to the whys and wherefores of this annual event.

The Befores who attended shed a nostalgic tear when Messrs. Dudley Jones, O’Reilly, Fishwick and Williams rendered this year’s version of the traditional Frangipani Blooms Again, and thought sadly of those days when Bill Heinicke (where is he now?) and his friends sang their version of the ditty and other tunes about Drs. Woolnough and Stehn (vulcanologists).

For the still uninitiated, the first Frangipani Ball was to mark the fact that a frangipani bush had emerged from the ashes of the eruption of 1937 and had sent forth a flower.

It became an annual event and was a practical demonstration of the belief that Rabaul would always rise above

Flag Raising

IN

Eastern Samoa

Photographs above show (left) Governor Phelps Phelps and the Kava Ceremony.

APRIL 17th was a gala day in Pago Pago when the population celebrated the 52nd anniversary of the raising of the American Flag in Hastern Samoa. The re-introduction of this annual event was organised under the leadership of Governor Phelps Phelps, the Territories first civilian Governor since the withdrawal of the United States Naval Administration in 1951. Distinguished visitors from Western Samoa included the High Commissioner, Mr. G. R. Powles, and High Chiefs Tamasese and Malietoa.

The day’s events commenced with the arrival of Governor Phelps, his guests and officials at the reviewing stand. Then came the colourful Grand Parade, led by the Veterans’ brass band and the impressive Raising the Flag which was carried out by Mr. S. B. Gurr, son of Judge Gurr who had raised the Flag at the Inauguration of American Administration on April 17th 1900.

After the Kava ceremony, the day was given over to sports, competitions, canoe racing, dancing and feasting. —Photographs by John Down. 70 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY Tropicalities (Continued from Page 65)

he troubles that beset her—as she las done A song, sung to the tune of Happy Jays Are Here Again, was devised ach year by local Bards and though he sentiments expressed were much uperior to the lyrics as such, no one •othered about that.

This year’s version, as might be magined, is more concerned with •resent conditions than with prewar events. Here are some verses rom it: CHORUS rangipani blooms again, 'he skies above are blue again, nd Rabaul is free from gloom again, rangipani blooms again, 'here’ll be no blues from now on, nd that’s the theme of this song.

VERSES ice is ninety pounds a ton, nd other prices are one the run, his darned inflation ain’t no fun, ut Frangipani blooms again. fter the eruption there came the .Taps, hose awfully jolly little chaps, ow we buy their iron and pay like saps, et Frangipani blooms again. till we’re going forward up the track, Ithough there’s lots of things we lack, nd we are carrying Moresby on our backs, rangipani blooms again. hey’ve cut our imports down severe, ut down our whisky and our beer, > shall we shed a silent tear o; Why? here’ll be no blues from now on, nd that’s the theme of this song.

Ijians Have No Word For It

coloured, silk-screen posters depicting the rhinoceroseetle will soon appear throughout le ports and copra districts of Fiji, his follows the alarming statement y the Director of Agriculture (Mr. . Harvey) that this coconut-destroyig pest may already have reached iji from Tonga and be quietly breedig near one of the ports.

It is rumoured that the posters ould have appeared earlier if there ad not been a difficulty in getting hinoceros-beetle” into Fijian. Natuilly enough, there is no Fijian word >r rhinoceros, and the descriptive :ntence used for the animal goes on )r quite a long time.

A suggestion that, as a good many nglish words are already used as lort-cuts in colloquial Fijian, the ord “rhinoceros” could be retained )r the beetle on the poster has not ;en encouraged in official quarters— ut they may come to it.

Tongan “Gangsters”

VHEN Mr. D. McCorkill, recently Superintendent of Police in onga, arrived in Sydney in late May ; said that Tongans were too lawabiding and that there was not much for the police to do there.

After two years in the Kingdom, he is off to a new appointment in Malaya where he expects things to be a little different. He thinks Tonga must be the most law-abiding place in the world.

Evidently there are other schools of thought in Tonga, however. At almost the same time that Mr.

McCorkill arrived in Sydney, we received a letter from a resident of Nukualofa who said that the police force had recently been increased to deal with increased law-breaking, especially among young village boys who had been seeing too many movies. They had formed themselves into gangs for thieving, assault and for making—and drinking—home brew.

One gang operating in the Mu’a district calls itself the Skull gang, after a gangster-movie recently shown in Tonga.

No Mosquitoes In Safotu A Journal Entry by JOHN ROLLEY THIS village, Safotu, is half way along the northern coast of Savai’i. It’s a typical Samoan coastal village except for one thing—there are no mosquitoes.

Day or night you can relax in peace and comfort without a mosquito net. It’s the only place in Samoa I’ve so far found to be absolutely mosquito-free.

I cannot figure out the reason for this. A few hundred yards away— in the bush—the mosquitoes are thick. Maybe it is due to some particular way the village is situated in relation to prevailing wind, nature of soil, topography, and so on.

I am staying with Poulo Simiti and his numerous family, who extend to me the old spontaneous and charming hospitality for which Samoans are celebrated.

According to Poulo, local legend has it that some devils from Upolu planned to come and spoil Savai’i by liberating mosquitoes in every village. They filled a pin vai (x.o.s. coconut) with mosquitoes and all clambered intb a Vaa loa (or big canoe) one dark night.

This boatload of aitu leaga (that means very bad devils) landed at Salelavalu, a little village in a bay at the eastern end of Savai’i. There, they had a fono (meeting) to decide on a plan of action.

It so happened that a young fellow in Salelavalu, named Epi, was madly in love with a lass of Safotu village.

Her name was Lupe. But Lupe’s family would not hear of the match; said Epi was a ne’re-do-well, and lazy.

They warned him that they would throw stones at him, and kill him, if he returned to Safotu.

Stone-throwing is a very real and deeply ingrained custom in Samoa— so Epi stayed at home, miserable.

Lupe, though, loved this boy as much as he loved her. So she ran away from home to go to her lover in Salelavalu.

In the dark of night, when she was stealing towards the fale where her boy-friend lived, she overheard the aitu leaga making their vile plans.

As Lupe listened, an idea came to her—an idea which would cause her family to look with more favour on Epi. She quickly returned home and went to see the pule (head of the family). She confessed to him that she had run away, but added: “Although you were unkind to Epi and drove him away, he sends you a Two old and respected members of the Suva community, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Eves at their home, Doone Cottage, Lami, Suva. Mr. Eves first went to Fiji in the brigantine Meg Merriles in 1886, her master being John Meredith who was later lost at sea in Torres Strait about 1900. An old photograph of Meg Merriles is shown also—with a full load of recruited Melanesian labourers on board.

When the photograph was taken, the brigantine was at anchor in Somosoma Strait near Taveuni, Fiji. These were the times some people refer to as “the good old days”. Others hold up horrified hands and mutter “blackbirding”, —Photos by Fiji Public Relations Office. 71 *ACI F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

message and a warning. You must watch out for a crowd of aitu leaga, who will come in a vaa loa to liberate mosquitoes in our village.”

The pule and other village chiefs sought assistance from some devils named Poga, who lived in the breadfruit trees of Safotu. So the breadfruit devils changed themselves into big fearful looking dogs. They rushed up and down the beach, barking and growling, when the aim leaga came with their coconut full of mosquitoes.

The aitu leaga were cowards, and fearful of landing. So they went on, further along the coast, to Asau.

They felt very angry at being thwarted in their plans, so they let out a double dose at Asau—just for spite, and cursed the mosquitoes into the bargain. Ever since then, Asau has been plagued with swarms of mosquitoes, of a most aggressive type.

However, at Safotu, the matai were so pleased at the turn of events that they sent a special message to Salelavalu to tell Epi he could come whenever he liked. So Epi and Lupe lived together happily—and Safotu is free from mosquitoes to this day.

Mr. N. R. Ford, who is in charge of the Pacific area section of Metro Goldwyn Mayer film organisation, returned to Australia on April 10, after visiting Central and Eastern Pacific. He is off again soon to Papua and New Guinea, but at the moment (he says) he is recovering from the overwhelming hospitality of all the Islands people he met —particularly the cinema owners at Papeete (Mr. Tony Bambridge), Suva (Messrs, Crawford and Mullaly), Santo (Mr. Tom Harris), and Noumea (M. August Mercier).

Crossquiz Solution from Page 66 Those Moresby Broadcasts

By Listener

I AM always keen to hear the daily broadcasts of “Papua and New Guinea News” that Moresby gives forth. This news is of great interest to those in the far flung corners of the Territory.

It's so nice to hear about the patrols who make contact in the mountains with fearsome cannibalistic tribes who—never having seen white men before—are quickly pacified. The most friendly relationships are established and all the hidden mysteries of the tribe are fully explained to the newcomers.

It seems quite simple for these modern patrol officers to persuade a few of the intelligentsia to acompany them to Port Moresby, where they can see Jeep accidents and become interested in the Boy Scouts —no, not from a culinary viewpoint, but with the idea that next year they appoint a tribal member to go over to a World Jamboree in Yugo-Slavia or the Gold Coast.

A while back we heard that a coconut had fallen on a Chimbu native labourer at Kar Kar Island. It seems the poor lad was knocked quite unconscious and so lay for a time. But after three days, he arose again—as though from the dead—and made for the bush, and it seemed that an intensive search was being made for him.

My batteries faded out at this period; and although I know lots of planters feel strongly about Chimbu labourers, 1 do hope that he was found! I would have been most interested to hear what damage was sustained by the coconut, which after all, is a valuable item and quite necessary at present to our economy.

There seems to be a lot of overlapping when Departments are seeking new recruits in Australia. A while back 1 was intrigued to learn over the air that the Public Service Commissioner, the Director of District Services and the Police Chief were all touring Australia in search of special types for their departments, and seemed to be having some difficulty.

This all appeared to be a waste of public money. Now, at the same time the Department of Agriculture— speaking from Moresby—announced that it intended (intended, mark you) to shortly import a number of goats to the Territory. It seems to me that all this choosing should, in such cases, be left to a Department that definitely knows what it wants and does not have to go roaming round Australia making announcements about types and temperament required in candidates.

As one who wrests a precarious living from the land —unhelped by extra allowances for wife, children, cchcoling, fares and Recreation or Long Leave —I was naturally concerned to learn over the air that all kinds of new taxes and impositions were shortly to be levied on the denizens of the Territory. This will hit us all; but it may well be the Last Straw with people in the outside places, that are already hard hit by isolation, lack of essential services and have young families to rear and school.

A while ago it was announced to all listeners that the Administrator had said in one of his happy speeches, “The door is wide open for ‘Private Enterprise,’ in the Territory.” Many have been wondering if for Entry or Exit?

Tabua for Queen Elizabeth According to Fijian custom, following the death of the late King George VI, the chiefs of Fiji assembled at Government House, Suva, to perform the ceremony of Rengurengu—mourning for a High Chief. The presentation of the tabua which is part of the ceremony was made by Ratu George Cakobau, to the Acting Governor, Mr. A. F.

Stoddard, who forwarded it to the Queen.

In accordance with custoom, no announcement could be made because the ceremony was not complete until the Queen notified her acceptance of the tabua.

On May 13, Her Majesty, through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, sent the following message to the Acting Governor of Fiji: “The Queen accepts the tabua, and greatly appreciates the accompanying message of loyalty and sympathy.

Her Majesty has asked that the Fijian chiefs and people should be told of her gratitude and appreciation.”

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To do so would be to cause undue hardship to a great many of our people.”

Mr. Scott described the Medical and Education Departments, with their increasing demands due to the rising population, as “bottomless pits.” Unless expenditure were curbed, he said, Fiji was heading for disaster. He added: “As a gesture of goodwill and gratitude for living in this Colony, the Europeans and Indians should agree that the system of free treatment for the Fijians should continue.

With this reservation 1 strongly support the principle that those who can pay should pay.”

UNEASY memories of a red-hot outbreak of Fijian anger in 1949 were recalled when Mr. Scott commented acidly: “I once heard an Indian member say that the Indians would ‘carry the Fijians on their backs until the Fijians were able to walk." I hope the present Indian members will want to share the burden and support the amendment exempting the Fijians.”

“Racial discrimination!” said Mr.

Tulsi Ram Sharma.

“In the right direction!” retorted Mr. Scott.

No vote was taken at the end of the debate which, said the Acting Governor (Mr. A. F. R. Stoddart), had served a very useful purpose.

He said that the general committee would take note of the rising costs and consider how they were to be met. It would also consider whether the present charges should be varied and who should pay. There would be a consultation with the leaders of each group of unofficial members (European, Fijian and Indian) before the committee’s full terms of reference were decided.

This debate is likely to be a landmark in Fiji’s political history. The Fijian reaction was astonishing. And much of that reaction started with the unvocal masses, whom a Council member, Ravuama Vunivalu, described as “the silent people—the ordinary men and women.” He said that the Government’s plan was seen by the Fijians as the removal of a privilege which for historical reasons they have come to regard as a birthright. They—even the people in the 74 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY Free Hospitals and Fiji Racial Claims (Continued from Page 63)

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In the end, the Government acted visely. But through tactlessness in he early stages it created doubts and nisgivings in quarters where it once mjoyed more or less blind trust.

Pitcairn’S Stamps

[ITITH the transfer of Pitcairn *» Island administration from the iigh Commissioner for the Western J acific to the Fiji Government, Pit- :airn stamps will in future be availible to collectors at the Suva post )ffice —not at the High Commisioners’ Office as formerly.

There were two recent issues of lew Pitcairn stamps—4d and Bd. fhe 4d bears a picture of the famous Jounty Bible, which was returned to he island three years ago from USA.

Rabaul citizens, who eight months igo were promised a sub-Treasury, lave been incensed by the fact that his has been established at Lae intead. At a recent meeting of the "own Council, members again reommended that a branch of the "reasury be established in Rabaul.

Rhinoceros Beetle

Fight In Tonga

SUVA, May 20.

RECENTLY back from Tonga, Mr. Harold Gatty, managing director of Fiji Airways and a Government-nominated member of the Legislative Council, is enthusiastic about the work the Tongan Government and people are doing to stamp out the rhinoceros beetle invasion in the port area of Neiafu, Vavau.

Roads are barricaded, goods are searched, local shipping is restricted and teams of up to 300 villagers at a time are waging a war of extermination.

Mr. Gatty said that the campaign is going so well that the pest should be cleared out of the infested area within a reasonable time. 75 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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ATEST figures released by the 4 Fijian Development Fund Board iow that since tthe Fijian Developed Fund came into operation on ugust 1, 1951, a total of £107,117 is been collected from the Fijian >pra producers and the Fund is owing at the rate of more than 0,000 a month.

Of the total of £107,000, no less an £97,940 has gone into the overnment’s Development Loans. ? date not one word has been made iblic regarding expenditure (if any) i any of the purposes for which e fund was instituted.

With most of the fund io date Government Loans, it may be id that, technically, the general jjective is being fulfilled. In the 3rds of Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna, the >ject of the fund is “to obtain for e Fijian community some lasting nefit out of the high prices being id for commodities, to bring the arketing of all economically imirtant native produce under one control, to gain for the Fijians a better bargaining position in business transactions, and to help the village communities to emerge from the state of sole reliance on subsistence economy.”

A levy of £lO is made on every ton of Fijian-produced copra and, under the Fijian Development Fund Ordinance all payments to the fund are credited to the person or body making the payment and bear interest at 2 per cent. Withdrawals —it is not known whether any have been permitted—can be made only with the consent of the administering board and for a purpose approveJ by the Board.

Ratu Sir Lala, the principal architect of the whole scheme, told the Legislative Council last year that the board would ensure that the owners of the fund provided themselves with better houses, healthier and brighter surroundings, and good and sufficient water supplies before anything else. It was planned, he added, to raise the standard of living of more than 50,000 people (that is, well over one-third of the indigenous Fijians) and ultimately to give the Colony’s economy an extra 7,000,000 working hours a year.

In these terms, the levy of £lO on a return of £65 a ton is certainly not extortionate, but it looks as if most of the compulsory contributors to the fund will wait a mighty long time before they start to reap the promised benefits.

Mr. R. R. C. Caten has been promoted Assistant Public Relations Officer, Fiji. 77 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1852

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Miss A. McPhee, a trained nurse, who has been working in East Africa and, lately, in Lebanon, reached Sydney early in May on her way to New Guinea. She left for New Britain by air on May 10 to stay with her brother, Mr. Gerald McPhee, planter, of Kokopo.

Mr. G. B. Waring, who was awarded a Colonial Development and Welfare Scholarship in 1949, has returned to Fiji from New Zealand after sucessfully completing a course on surveying. He has resumed work with the Lands Department as a Surveyor.

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Price of Cocoa still Rising APIA, May 26.

SMALL lots of Samoan cocoabeans have recently been sold at a fob Apia price of £290-£315 Samoan per ton.

Several hundreds of tons of cocoa were recently shipped by Nairnbank and Tofua; Nairnbank also lifted a full cargo of 3,000 tons of copra for the British MOF. Clydebank, expected to arrive in early July, will load 3,500 tons of copra which should completely clear Apia sheds.

The May Tofua took 5,200 cases, of bananas to New Zealand less than 1,000 of which went from Tonga, Niue and Fiji. It is expected that with the approaching breadfruit season, fewer bananas will be consumed locally and that more will be available for export to NZ.

The Tofua carried 800 cases of Samoan grapefruit to the Dominion where the acute shortage of bananas and citrus fruit has created a ready demand.

A son (John Alexander) was born at Rabaul hospital on May 27 to Mr. and Mrs. A. Savage, of Rabaul,

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Mr. Tony Thomson, eldest son of Capt.

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Miss M. P. Taylor and Miss A. D.

Crawford were off to spend a holiday with Mr. and Mrs. R. Sutherland of the Rarotonga radio station staff.

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Miss R. Mahoa and Miss M. Mita were 79 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1852

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Miss Frances Rogers of New York City, ho has visited 28 countries including G since she left home In 1947, was tanning a trip round the Cook Islands •fore going on to Tahiti.

Aper From Sugar-Cane?

4 CUBAN, Joaquin de la Roza, working at the Herty Foundation abcratories at Savannah, Georgia, reported to have developed process for the production om sugar-cane waste of good uality newsprint at competitive rices.

Mr. Roza, who has been working n the process since 1918, stated that üba could produce four million tons f newsprint per annum on the basis f her present sugar crop. He stimated the cost at less than $6O er ton.

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hickling and imily left Niue Island on the May ’ofua for NZ. Mr. Hickling was Education Officer at Niue and for le past seven months has been LCting Resident Commissioner durig Mr. C. H. W. Larsen’s furlough i New Zealand. At the beginning f next year, Mr. Hickling will go to Larotonga as Education Officer for le Cook Islands.

Niue Ships Limes To

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NIUE, May 9 YEARS ago Niue Is. shipped large quantities of limes to New Zealand, but of recent years no shipments have been made.

Mr. H. Hickling, who has been Acting Resident Commissioner for the last seven months, recently sent a trial shipment to NZ. Merchants have asked for more and apparently will take all they can get.

It is hoped that limes, which are fairly plentiful on Niue, will become a source of revenue for the natives.

Basket-Ware

Niue plaited-ware has become a victim of Australian Import Restrictions.

During the past year or so, Niue traders have been posting thousands of baskets to Sydney and Melbourne and orders to hand indicated that this trade would continue indefinitely.

This disruption to the Island’s chief means of income is all the more annoying because the Tofua is now giving Niue a monthly shipping service and can lift 400 bags of parcel mail on each occasion.

With the trade now restricted to the limited New Zealand market, it is difficult to fill this space allocation.

Over 20 members and associates of Wau Golf Club visited Port Moresby over Queen’s Birthday weekend, played matches with local golfers and had a pleasant social time. 81 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE. 1952

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Beetles Are Taking The Gilt Off It!

WHEN Mr. H. Hunter, of Citrus Products, Ltd., Auckland, returned from one of his periodical visits to Fiji and Tonga in May, he told of some of the factors which are increasing the Company’s costs in the Islands.

With the high price of copra, Mr.

Hunter said, it is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain labour for the harvesting of citrus crops. A native can now make sufficient money in a week from copra to allow him to retire for the following fortnight. Thus, to obtain laboun at all for citrus work, wages have to be raised in proportion.

In addition, at Vavau (Tonga) the Company is further burdened by “beetle day”. According to a Government decree, all workers must! be allowed off work for one day each week—at the employer’s expense—to hunt the rhinoceros beetle,, which was introduced to Vavau fromi Samoa in a cargo of timber some: time ago.

“Beetle Day” is the gala day of the week—few beetles being disturbed but all hands having a happy' kind of picnic in the country.

A plan to pay a bonus on allJ beetles caught was scotched when it; was discovered that, in Samoa, ai group of enterprising back-yardJ beetle-breeders had sprung into existence and were making excellent] money, as compared with the picnichunters.

Mr. Norman White and Mr. Lionel!

Baker who have gone in for vegetable; farming at Wau, NG, have been; sending out large quantities of fresh vegetables to various coastal centres., In late May tons were despatched, by air—three tons to Manus for the; Navy and Air Force which are now regular customers for Wau farm produce. 82 JUNE, 1952 PAC. IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Fhe Vacuum Oil Company is inning an oil terminal near Nadi, ist will be about <£150,000 Auslian and chief purpose will be to vice jet aircraft—the first of which II be introduced this year by Canain Pacific Airlines, Ltd. let aircraft do not use aviation trol, but kerosene. Kerosene is ;aper, of course—but the jets use >re of it. It is calculated that by 54 when BCPA are also using jets the trans-Pacific service, the total ided to refuel aircraft at Nadi will 4,500,000 gallons per year— r aut three times more than the antity of orthodox aviation gasoe now consumed.

Vacuum will build their new oil minal at Buda Point, near Nadi, ere tankers can discharge the jet ;1 to land storage tanks by a subirine pipeline.

New refuelling equipment will also installed and the jets will take on ■osene at the rate of 400 gallons minute compared with about 100 lons of aviation fuel as at present.

Dard To Help W. Samoan

PRODUCTION IHE Government of Western Samoa has established a ninein Board of Agriculture, to advise the best means of increasing mary production, including banana ports to New Zealand.

The High Commissioner (Mr. G.

Powles) pointing out that there is 3m in Samoa for greatly increased 3duction, emphasised that the Board 11 be a non-political body of ictical men.

The members are: The Govern- ;nt Secretary, Mr. J. B. Wright lairman); Director of Agriculture, r. H. S. Newton; senior Samoan ricultural officer, Leavasa; Presint of the Planters’ Association, Mr.

R. Cobcroft; representative of the lamber of Commerce, Mr. R. G. uce; General Manager of NZ Reration Estates, Mr. D. R, Eden (or ; deputy); three Samoan members, >fa I’yga Pisa and Va’ai Kolone, Savai’i, and Leta’a, of Upolu.

The engagement is announced of iss Colleen Turbet, younger ughter of Mr. C. R. Turbet and rs. Turbet, of Fiji, to Mr. William illiams, of Auckland.

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PENRHYN The London Missionary Society’s vessel John Williams was scheduled to make a round of the Cook Islands in late June, picking up Church representatives to attend the celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the mission at Penrhyn, Northern Cook Islands, in early July.

A further party will travel from Rarotonga on the Charlotte Donald in late June.

Mr. D. H. P. Walker who has been accountant at the Suva branch of the Bank of NSW for the past 3i years will return to NSW in June.

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Graigie who was with the Bank in Suva between 1939 and 1943. 83 NTHLY JUNE. 1952

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VIR FLOYD H. McCOY, in charge of police in Pitcairn sland, with Mrs. McCoy, went south o NZ in the Rangitiki in April. Mrs. dcCoy continued on to Melbourne 0 visit her family, while Floyd inderwent a period of training with tie Auckland police, studying Court irocedure, etc. He also is receiving astruction in the operation and aaintenance of a new 50-watt radio ransmitter for Pitcairn use. There 5 a powerful transmitter on Pitcairn, onated some years ago by Amerian radio amateurs, but the Western ’acific High Commission (and now le Fiji Government) cannot find a ualified radio operator, to accept le job at the salary offered, and eep the big set in commission. The lan now is to instal the new, lowowered set, which will be less likely 1 give trouble and yet be adequate 3r communication with Fiji and lipping.

Colonel C. L. Pleasants, Comlander of the Fiji Military Forces, “ft Suva on May 15 for Malaya, to isit the Fiji Battalion, which has Dmpleted advanced jungle training, ad expects soon to meet the Red rrorists.

Wealth Is Ruining Tongans' WHEN Mr. R. J. Harrison, retiring headmaster of Tonga High School, arrived in Auckland aboard the Tofua in late May, Auckland newspapers reported him as expressing the opinion that copra-prosperity was spoiling the Tongans. Servants were now difficult to obtain, unreliable, “light-fingered, and even heavyfingered”; many Tongans were richer than the Europeans.

Mr. Harrison was reported as saying that the Tongans were keen on managing their own affairs, and many had already shown themselves as capable administrators, although others would have to shed their less desirable customs and apply themselves in the European way.

Nevertheless, Mr. Harrison considered Tonga a pleasant, though expensive, place to live, and he- felt that he might return there.

Mr. Harrison said that he had one native and four European assistants at the High School, where he was for six years. It has an attendance of 104 pupils. Since it was opened in 1947 pupils have been forbidden the use of the native language in the school and playground. As a result, native pupils’ standard of English has improved markedly.

The first native pupil ever to sit for the School Certificate did so last year. Although he passed in all subjects, he failed to gain the necessary pass-marks. However, this year he and others are expected to pass this examination. 85 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY-JUNE. 1952

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Mrs. Jameson with the new arrival (named Vicki Leoni) expects to return to Rabaul on May 31.

Rabaul (NG) native stevedores broke into a case of whisky during the unloading of the March Bulolo and disposed of about 10 bottles.

One native was taken from ihe hold in a sling, another was dragged up to the deck by an iron ladder.

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DURING a recent visit to Western Samoa, Mr. D. H. Urquhart, former Director of Agriculture in the Gold Coast Colony, and an expert on cocoa, expressed himself as greatly impressed with the cocoa industry in Western Samoa.

Mr. Urquhart will report on his findings to the South Pacific Commission and is at present visiting American Samoa.

His investigations showed that Samoa had one of the highest yields of cocoa to the acre in the world.

Cocoa yields, on the 1,200 acres of cocoa in bearing on the New Zealand Reparation Estates, average 5 cwt. per acre per year, while yields in other cocoa-producing countries average from less than 2 cwt. to 3 cwt. per acre per year.

Mr. Bruce Bacon, Agencies Manager for the Islands firm of W. E.

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AWIN (As told by the Kooskoos.) rHE Ninigo Islands, and others of the former Wahlen Empire, are le scene of many an interesting ;ory, some of which can be told nly in the bar-room. But here’s ne for general release, Early in 1937, a typical Islands lip, doing the rounds of those isnds, half laden with copra and ores, came up off Awin atoll at iybreak one morning.

The Captain—a large man, noted >r his hobby of horoscope writing, is strict sobriety, and his violent mper before breakfast—was paddg the bridge like a leopard, one eye i the nearby reef and the other on e foredeck.

Down there, the ever-recurring per- •rmance of getting the launch and irf-boats overside, with the aid of single winch and derrick, was under ay.

Theoretically, this was the Mate’s igeon, but invariably, at that ideal stage where the boat in its ings left the deck and began its metimes damaging journey over- Je, the Old Man “blew his top,” aversing the entire vocabulary of ofanity, interspersed with thunderis bellows, during which a ghastly ence descended on all hands from c’s’le to engine room, and Moiam, e boss-boy at the winch, turned om pitch black to Polynesian.

Immediately after this act of oming terrorism, the Master, perips temporarily exhausted, retired ajestically for a few minutes to his bin. Swathed in a faded purple mono, his departure was invariably ore ajmusjng than his arrival, the gnity of the exit being somewhat arred by a large triangular rip in e region of his otherwise naked mp.

On the morning in question, with e performance over, all hands were “stand easy” again. The Old Man d resumed the bridge—a comratively normal human being— d commenced manouevring the ip in circles, as near the loading int as possible (there being no chorage at Awin).

The kooskoos, already ashore with > bills-of-lading and his copra iles, was discussing the loading th the Malayan overseer inside the Im-leaf copra shed, when suddenly e of the boys at the door called t “Ship ’e like walkabout ’long litesan.’ ”

At about the same moment a terrific non-slop jangling of the engine-room telegraph became audible.

The kooskoos arrived at the door in time to see as pretty a job of stranding as was ever performed.

The little ship was coming straight for the copra shed, her engines full open. The Master, still resplendent in that purple kimono decorated with ornate dragons, was putting on a special matinee performance of unbridled fury as his charge drove hellbent for the beach.

Just as she struck the edge of the reef, bow on, the engines were stopped; but the ship, at the top of high tide, rode half her length up onto the reef, and came to a very sudden and determined standstill, within biscuit-throw of the kooskoos.

The subsequent post-mortem revealed that, in one of his circles, the Master found he had slightly misjudged and had rung for full-astern.

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Coldstream Refrigerators N.S.W. Representatives : TROPICAL CONDITIONS. airennon. >r full-ahead; then, flustered by the Id Man’s violent repetition of sigds from the bridge, had replied on e telegraph with full-astern, but ill had the engines on full-ahead.

The ship was refloated several days ter, after all cargo had been shifted t and sundry fangs of coral had ;en broken away with crow-bars by gang of shell-divers who . happened be aboard as passengers.

The Captain’s personal boy, later >mmenting on the incident said ‘Long time before Captain e immon tasall; now ‘long this-fellane ship ’e like walkabout ’long win Captain ’e altogether long-long lish.” ( Long-long in pidginese is tark, raving mad ”).

African Snail Reaches New Zealand IHE giant African (Madagascar) snail which the Japanese introiced to some Pacific islands during s war, may have reached New Zeaid. A single snail was recently >covered by a Department of Agri- Iture Inspector in a case of shipped from Ceylon. A )se examination is being made for rther snails.

The snail is bisexual and lays up to 300 eggs in a batch, the eggs hatching within a few hours. It is estimated that a single African snail can produce a population of 11 billion snails in 5 years.

Lepers’ Trust Board

Shows Loss

THE Lepers’ Trust Board, which finds much of the finance necessary for Makogai Leper Hospital, and makes annual donations to other leper hospitals from the Solomons to Tahiti each year, reported in May that its expenditure for the year ending December 31, 1951, had been £2,668NZ in excess of receipts.

Total expenditure for the year had been £38,406. Donations, collections and legacies had provided £35,141, and the remaining £596 was from interest, rents and dividends.

The greater part of this Board’s finance is provided each year by New Zealand.

Dr. P. G. Griffiths, Fiji Medical Officer, will shortly transfer on promotion to Malaya as Physician Specialist. His departure from Fiji will be deferred until a relief for him is available.

Mrs. Doris Booth, pioneer Morobe resident and now a nominated member of the P-NG Legislative Council is building a new home at Wau on the site of one of Guinea Airways old hangars. The new house will overlook the Wau airstrip and the Wau Valley, scene of Mrs. Booth’s early successes. 89 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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Fiji Should

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A Square Banana!

By Elizabeth S. Williams

I SHOULD like to make some reference to the Fiji banana industry. My sympathy goes out to the housewives of N.Z. who are the ones who really matter in this business, after all.

Before the Union Go’s bananacarrying vessel is due into Suva, great is the labour of cutting and packing the bananas. Native men, women and children, from dawn to dusk, trudge wearily over the roads, where large trucks stand ready to haul to the wharf. Square crates are all over the roadsides, as bananas are pulled (not often cut) off the main stem of the stalk. Thus, an opening is left in the skin, so the fruit ripens, and rots more quickly than if the banana was left on the stalk, or at least cut away carefully so as to leave it absolutely closed to the air. The bananas are literally stuffed into the square crates, a lid put on and a heavy pot, or a squatting child is plonked on to the top so it can be firmly nailed down.

This procedure shocked and depressed me. I lived some time in Costa Rica, and recall the great care taken by the United Fruit Co. to ensure the most perfect delivery methods available for their American banana market. Their crates are cylinder shaped with gunny sacks inside. The banana stalk is carefully slipped—the cut end first —into the crate with the bananas turned upwards, so as hot to bruise the fruit in any way.

Naturally, I inquired why square boxes are used in this way for the long round bunches of fruit. It appears that the Union SS Co. demands that shape for storage space!

In Auckland recently, I was in a greengrocer’s shop, marketing. I saw a pitiful handful of bruised, mashed over-ripe bananas on his shelves.

“Where were these bananas grown?” I asked the proprietor.

“In Fiji,” was the reply.

“Why have you stocked such a poor variety of goods? Did you think your customers would want to purchase such poor-looking, unappetising fruit?”

“Oh, most certainly not.” The man’s face looked as depressed as the bananas themselves. “The Food Marketing Board told me, if I wanted to stock bananas at all. I would have to stock those allotted to me. The kiddies about here love them. I do the best I can for them.”

He shrugged his shoulders.

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If my memory serves me right, here was a small article published i the “Fiji Times” about a Food lommissioner being sent from lanada to look over the banana larket, with a view to importing a irge quantity of bananas from Fiji, [e bought none, as he thought lem to be of inferior grade to egin with. He said that the Canaian housewife would not purchase lem. But I suppose that the N.Z. •overnment figures that the N.Z. ousewife should be thankful for nail blessings in the shape of a piashed banana.

I have not been in Fiji for some unths. Since then, maybe, the ind Creator has been able to prouce a square banana to meet the rniands of a ship’s hold that take ffy square boxes.

Mr. J. Collins, formerly of BSI and ew Guinea has joined BP staff in mto, New Hebrides.

A gymkhana was to be held on Norfolk Island on June 2 in order to raise funds for the Island’s hospital.

This hospital was designed and built by the Australian Government and is a great asset, but adequate staffing and upkeep is a problem to the community. It has been suggested that a lottery run locally would help.

Madame Phillips, widow of the late Lou Phillips, of Tahiti, is in holiday in Auckland, staying with Madame Cabouret, also formerly of Tahiti.

Miss Mary Holder arrived in the Solomons early in May to join the staff of the Melanesian Mission. 91 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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Tofua And Polio

During her May voyage the Union Co’s new Islands vessel Tofua was again quarantined at Nukualofa as a result of the recent Fiji polio epidemic. No restrictions were placed on the ship at Apia, Vavau, Niue or Pago Pago.

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SAMOA SINCE New Zealand took over Western Samoa from the Germans in 1914, the Territory, both politically and economically, has slowly reverted to the Samoans.

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The first one could be an economic stocktaking, based mainly on known information about soils and crops, population trends, production trends, external trades, prices, wages, investment and the results of the agricultural census. “An economic survey of this kind would be expected to indicate the priorities in economic development, and might also bring out the significance for Western Samoa of more detailed studies of the land and other resources of the territory as later stages of the economic survey,” added Dr. Ojala, 92 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLII

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EUROPEAN breeds of cattle do well in the higher elevations in e tropics, provided that tropical .eases are controlled and manage- Jnt is good. In high altitudes, even the tropics, and particularly where infall is heavy, it has been found at cattle need shelter at night to /e the best results. They lose conion, and milk yield is depressed, they are exposed for long periods cold and wet conditions.

In Ceylon, the European breeds ed were Ayrshire, Friesian, Milkl Shorthorn, Jersey and Red Polled, te Ayrshires were leading in proction, according to the latest availle report; but since the Ayrshires re maintained on a farm separate >m that on which the other breeds re kept, the better yield may have *n —partly, at any rate—due to magement and different environ- ;nt.

If ticks and tick fever occur, it necessary to undertake the regular aping of the cattle, or their sprayl, if the number is small. The Jinary arsenical dip is fairly satis- ;tory, but the use of one of the )dern preparations, such as imexane or DDT, give protecn not only against ticks, but ainst biting flies, which may also nsmit diseases.

In cattle farming in the tropical jhlands the introduction of cattle the Zebu strain is scarcely warded. In any case, the breed of bu to be crossed with the Euroan breeds must be selected with -at care, having in mind the use which the progeny are to be put. iey may be needed for beef proction, or milk, or for draught. No e breed of Zebu will be suitable each of these purposes.

Under close domestication, Zebu brids remain docile, but the Euroan farmer who tries ranching with brid Zebus of the Nellore or Hissar Khillari breeds will find great faculty in controlling them. High ices will be needed and frequent ndling to keep the animals in conil for subsequent marketing.

IOR those of us who normally live in temperate zones, and who ve travelled in the more accessible tropical lands near the sea, it is difficult to appreciate the existence of a temperate climate in tropical lands so close to the equator. Nevertheless, as land elevation increases the temperature declines so that, eyen in tropical areas, a temperate climate may be experienced. It has been ascertained that for each 1,000 feet of elevation, the temperature drops three degrees below the temperature usual y experienced on the sea coast of that particular Islands territory.

Therefore, if a steamy 85 is being experienced on the coast, inland at 5,000 feet elevation the temperature at that time would be about 70. Similarly on the coldest dawn on the sea coast which might be 55, the temperature at 5,000 feet would be 40, which is cold enough to warrant the provision of some protection for domestic animals.

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Gordon's Stands Sup'aimjL ry sweat. The sweat glands lose teir ability to sweat freely.

One of the functions of sweating the regulation-of the body heat, sweating ceases, serious body irm or even death occurs.

The immediate cure of the condi- -3n in Ceylon is to move the fected horse to the mountain centre ; Nuwara Eliya, which is at 6,200 et, where the horse rapidly beimes normal. In the same way all limals in the tropics benefit by inease in elevation, within the limits >unded by their oxygen requireents. The optimum elevation in e tropics for animal well-being and >od production is between 3,000 id 6,000 feet. Above 6,000 feet iwn temperatures are too low and limals may suffer from the effects oxygen shortage.

The temperate climate of Dpical highlands differs from that the territories at sea level in the mperate zones of the world enying the same average temperares. The chief points of difference e the lack of marked seasonal iriation, and the evenness of the >urs of sunshine experienced, and ere is no marked winter hibernam or the stimulus of spring.

There are no such periods in the 3pics as Spring, Summer, Autumn id Winter. One might say there are two summers, for the sun in the tropics is directly overhead at noon twice in each year.

The absence of marked difference of season and the uniformity of hours of sunshine have a greater effect on plant life than on animals.

Compared with plants, animals are far more adaptable to changes in environment consequent upon their being moved from one part of the earth to another.

ANIMALS may be transferred successfully from the temperate climate of temperate zones to the temperate climate of the tropical highlands; .but you cannot similarly transfer the pasture and fodder plants of the world’s temperate zones.

The average temperature of the new environment may be right, but it has been found that the Rye grasses and the Clovers of the temperate zones —to mention a common association of pasture plants—will not thrive in their new environment. The seeds will germinate and, for a time, the young plants will seem to thrive— only to fail later in competition with plants more suitable to the environment.

The plants require, more than animals, the stimulus of Spring. The annually-appearing pasture plants need the hibernation of winter. The long hours of summer sun, which seem necessary for the development and ripening of the seed of the temperate zone plants, do not occur in the tropical highlands, where the difference in the interval of night and day does not exceed an hour or so over the whole seasonal range of the year.

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Office and Sample Room; Bank of New South Wales Chambers, Suva, Fiji. ture of the tropical highland grazing lands, one must specially select plants and grasses. One needs first to study the existing pasture plants of the zone, for among these may be found the ideal association of plants of high nutritive value. Then one should consider plants of proved worth in similar environment in other lands.

In the Ceylon highlands the naturally occurring pasture plants, with few exceptions, were found to be of disappointingly low nutritive value.

It was found necessary to do a considerable amount of new planting, both of pasture plants and of fodder plants for cutting and freshi i green food.

In the early stages, Kikuya grassj; did remarkably well, covering the! pasture land where it was planted! to the exclusion of all other grasses!

This proved in the long run to be al disadvantage, since, by itself, Kikuyai grass is a poorly-balanced food.

Molasses grass, when it became established, proved a prolific grower,! yielding enormous quantities of suc-i culent green feed. Paspdlum dila-4tatum was mediocre in its yield but J prolific along roadsides. The up-i- -right growing Paspalum urvillei was|< abundant, and provided the principal 1 source of fodder. With heavy manur-|ing with composted cattle dung, , Elephant grass yielded immense; quantities of green fodder.

Among the legumes the well-known 3 clovers failed to thrive, and even j the desmodium trefoils, which aret common to the lowland pastures of ' the tropics, made poor growth. Most ; promising of the legumes was the ; Queensland lucerne, Stylosantus gra- ■ cilis. The common lucerne did poorly ' but the New Zealand strain j of blue lupin was very promising. .

Oats and barley grown as a green j crop provided fair quantities of : fodder. No attempt was made to < produce grain crops from these, , 96 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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FIRST AND LARGEST COMMERCIAL BANK IN THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC. (Incorporated in New South Wales with limited liability.) ince the continually moist condions were unfavourable for the ipening of grain. 17HILST it is generally recognised » that the grazing of animals proides the most economical means of :eding them, experience in the highmds of Ceylon showed that for rofit it is necessary to supplement le grazing of even improved pasire by hand feeding with cut green idder. and with such concentrates s coconut meal, rice, bran, maize, roundnut meal and other locally roduced foodstuffs. This practice economical in the tropics since lere is normally a sufficient labour )rce available at reasonable cost to it and bring in the fodder, and the ist of the locally produced concenates was low.

In summing up the position in reird to cattle production in tropical ighlands it can be said: • Climatically, conditions beime more favourable as elevation icreases. up to 6,000 feet. • Open ranching, as practised i Australia, should give way to a ose domestic form of cattle husmdry, such as is practised in Noricrn Europe. • Particular attention should be yen to nutrition; and hand-feeding ith cut fodder and some concenates may be necessary, whilst shelr is needed from cold winds and lin.

On Good Friday, April 11, Mr. F. eighton, one of Fiji’s oldest identi- -2s celebrated his 90th birthday. He as born in a small Leicestershire llage, but as a youth joined the ritish Army and saw service in the judan at a time when Kitchener as a lieutenant in the Royal ngineers. After Khartoum he had ilf a dozen years with the Midlands ailways. then West Africa to lay acks for a railway there. There )llowed an unsuccessful cattle-raisg venture in Canada and more ack-laying over the Blue Mountains i NSW. In 1908 he arrived in Fiji id joined the railway section of the SR Company; he remained with lem for the rest of his working life, e is now a resident of the Cottage ome in Suva where his chief reeation is listening to the radio— s likes to keep au fait with the ews.

The Rev. S. G. Cowled, 0.8. E., ho was recently appointed Chairlan of the Methodist Mission in Fiji, id who is at present in the United ingdom. will return to Fiji at the id of July or early in August.

About 20 Australian technicians will leave Sydney by air in mid-June for Western Samoa, under direction of Aspen Productions Inc. of Hollywood. In Apia they will join a party from Hollywood, which will include film star Gary Cooper; and they will proceed to make in Samoa, in the ensuing four months, a coloured film, feature length, based on a section of James Michener’s book, Return to Paradise.

Three electricians arrived at Niue Island on the April Tofua to complete the wiring for the Alofi Electric Power scheme. So far only the homes of the Government officials and some of the more prosperous natives will be connected to the supply. Most of the European members of the community are adopting a “wait and see" policy until something definite regarding the probable cost of power is known. 97 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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Bout Large Rats

I7TIEN M. Maurice Calamy, heir t to the former Rougier Estate Christmas Island, returned to ipeete aboard the schooner New olden Hind, with a cargo of copra om his Tuamotuan atoll of Nen- •nengo, in January, he brought with m a tale that should chill even the mtest female heart.

It seems that M. Calamy first took i residence on Nengonengo several onths ago with some labourers, her the schooner had sailed away e atoll appeared, on the first day, be no more or less interesting than y other atoll.

But at sunset the scene changed me what. There were stirrings gh up in the leafy palm tops. As e sun dipped below the horizon jek, black shapes began to desnd from every tree. The night e of Nengonengo was under way.

The whole island was alive with ts, ravenously hungry, infinitely orough in their search for food, ways ready to try anything once.

Nightly, M. Calamy’s bed was inided. He would wake to the sharp te of a fat, warm rodent commencing a meal on one of his toes.

Finally, in desperation, he had his men build a raft, which he anchored off in the lagoon, with most of his foodstuffs stored aboard it. Here, at least, he would get some peace— so he thought.

But the rats thought otherwise.

Retiring to a night of restful sleep, M. Calamy soon woke to see the lagoon between raft and shore starspangled with green eyes, and the first of the horde clambering aboard, many of them “as large as overgrown rabbits” (to quote our correspondent).

Within minutes, so many rats were aboard the raft that it capsized and sank. M. Calamy lost most of his stores, but he swam ashore with the visitors.

He and his labourers had been living for some time on fish and coconuts when the New Golden Hind arrived.

But M. Calamy is not deterred in any way. He hopes that when next he sails for his atoll there will be a hundred terriers as fellow passengers.

Then shall the night life of Nengonengo be more interesting than hitherto-fore. One can imagine the pained surprise on the faces of those ratslike-rabbits when they descend their trees at sunset to welcome home their patron.

EDITORIAL NOTE—We emphasise that this story is supplied by our Tahiti correspondent. We firmly decline to take any responsibility whatever for it.

Madame Lucille Cross (nee Schultz) of Raiatea, French Oceania, visited Auckland and Nelson, New Zealand, in April-May. 99 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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H. J. HEINZ CO. PTY. LTD. 478 Bourke Street, Sydney. FA 8181 It took a Supplement to the Western Pacific High Commission Gazette, with 40 lines of big type, filling the whole of a foolscap page, to record the fact that the Treasurer -and Collector of Customs in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony will in future be known as the Accountant-General and Collector of Customs.

The Rev. Ivo Ruiter, who recently joined the Society of the Divine Word Mission in New Guinea, is a licensed pilot of small aircraft and a ticketed aircraft welder. His arrival was particularly welcome to Bishop Leo Arkfeld, since most of the flying for the Vicariate’ of Central New Guinea has been done by the Bishop personally in recent months.

Richer Ground For New

Guinea Dredges

IN the 9 months ended February 29 last, Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd., of New Guinea treated just over 8 million yards of material and got gold worth 1,970,000 US dollars. In the same period of the previous year, it dredged 9\ million yards, for gold worth 1,789,000 dollars. In other words, the value of the ground treated has increased by 33 per cent.

The Bulolo ground is worth 24i cents per yard. Placer operates three other dredging concerns, in other countries; but only one (Pato), with over 35 cents per yard, beats the Bulolo production.

Further Matson Rumours ACCORDING to a recent report appearing in New Zealand papers the Matson Company is now “considering” the use of two vessels of the new American Mariner class as the basis of a new trans-Pacific service.

The first of this class, intended as cargo vessels, is on the stocks and will not be launched until next year.

For Matson use, the design would be modified to carry 450 passengers in first class accommodation only. 100 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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Conducted by Ex ZK-1-AC/VR-2-AK (Address notes to P.O. Box 179 W, Wellesley Street, Auckland, NZ.) Islands Hams, for your own benefit try IC Q and listen for calls at the Pacific slands Net times of 0100/0700/1900 GMT n your favourite bands. By using these unes you will make more Islands conacts and provide opportunity for other sland stations to contact you. Ignore be outside DX for at least 15 minutes.

Notes Of Interest

Frequency Changes: On May 1, some nportant changes occurred to Amateur •equencies. Outstanding among these is new band from 21 to 21.45 mc/s, a Auction of the present 20-metre band y banning use above 14.35 mc/s, and •r Australian-administered stations, a Auction of the 40-metre band by banmg use above 7.15 mc/s. The New saland-administered stations retain use 7.3 mc/s, though in actual practice uch of the higher portion is un work - >le, due to b/c interference.

Those who have the opportunity to iten frequently on the Ham bands re- >rt that not for a long time have lands Hams been so conspicuous by eir absence as in recent months.

We have not yet obtained details of A o £ erations P lann ed by Tom Davis, d °« hi s long v °y a 8e across the utn Pacific from NZ to Chile. in >ril Tom sailed his 48 foot yacht— rmerly named Soubrette, but now Miru from Wellington to Lyttelton to meet 3 wife and two sons who came down r last voyage of Maui Pomare. Then JL fa “ lly t sailed back to Wellington, Z h? er r„™ 6 £ ng v 7° yage commenced [r nhLi , He has a mateur radio ir aboard, so keep an eye on 7 mc/s Ye ar e indebted to that tireless tener, Eric Trebilcock (BERS-195) of Tc?a a ’^ for * S ? rne interes ting information p&rV— statlons this month. We quote 'at Spry, formerly VR-5-GA, of the an . Public Works Department, is now Ne ™ Z ealand an d active with 100-W Collins autotune rig as -l-AJL— heard on 14 mc/s phone. ih 0 m ne u men are heard active a way th on Macquarie Is.-VK-1-Rg (otherand VK-l-EM. The mer is active on 14 mc/s CW and me and 7 mc/s CW. a , K ’,!‘ R S formerly of Macquarie but on Heard Is., has not been heard n his new location yet. £e e d na^ e (^ ar olines) station men- “ kSov h T KH - 6 -QY/KC-6 is r k C6QY. Johnny West is the ra * l U° rmerly w ell-known as KM-6on Midway (1947). He is now very ve on 7 and 14 mc/s CW. y m 2 wv™ statlon at P rese nt ra as ’zM Tp °v ee ; formerly wellhe Between Dx con- » keds , his brother ZL-3-PM sly on 7 mc/s CW. asil Dale, formerly of BP & Co St in Ca “' sign VK-9-XX, is now lent in Durban, South Africa, and is the air and active as ZS-5-XX He ecretary of the S.A.R.L. there He i* embered In Sydney as VK-2-XX Administration radio station In Pa Jo Dr. Rob Black, VK-2-QZ/VR-9, has been heard a lot on 7 mc/s CW from the Trobriand Is. He apparently survived the mid-April hurricane.

KX-6-AH, somewhere in the Marshall is., is putting a powerful CW slg onto e f ci l evenin &- Island unknown, but QTH xs 1960 AACS, Navy 824, Box II Fleet P. 0., San Francisco.

A new signal has appeared from Nor- ** — Geor S e Meaton, VK-9-GM attached to Dept, of Civil Aviation. Report hath it that he is liable to be heard a good deal on 7 mc/s CW.

VR-!-A. Chas. Adams, at the radio station, Tarawa, continues very active heard contacting European stations on. 14 mc/s CW.

For Yachts And Small-Ships

Weather information for seafarers who cannot read morse is available for several South Pacific areas as follows: North-eastern Tasman and waters north and east of New Zealand; From Auckland Radio on 2162 kc/s at 0918 and 2118 GMT and from IYA and other New ™™ and national broadcast stations at 0030/0900/1915/2100 GMT For waters in the Fiji area: From Suva broadcast station on 930 kc/s at 0600 GMT* station on 930 kc/s at 000 For waters in the Samoa area: Prom Apia broadcast station on 1420 kc/s at 0600 GMT (Tues./Thurs./Sat./Sun.) and at 1800 GMT (repeated at 1830 GMT) For waters in New Guinea/Soloinons area; From Port Moresby broadcast 72 B° kC/S at 0855/0915 OMT 101 C,F,C ELANDS MONTHLT-JUNE, 1952

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Wasting Palms—And A

Wasted Meeting

THE official report of the meeting; of the Solomon Islands Advi- sory Council held in September, 1951,, was not published until the Western!

Pacific High Commission Gazette j came out at the end of last February,, and a copy of that reached us only', recently. This was the meeting attended by the Rt. Hon. John Dugdale,, British Minister for the Colonies.

This report contained a great deall of interesting and important material; but it is now of little use because so many changes, administrativea and otherwise, have taken place smcea September.

It is suggested that, if a report ott Council is to be published at all, am effort should be made to get it mtco circulation within a few weeks—anffi certainly before the next Council! meeting is held. Otherwise, it isi merely a waste of effort and moneyA At the September meeting, Mr. L.

C Thomas pointed out that, as the copra industry, directly and indirect! ly, provided 75 per cent, of the BSi< revenue, there should be a biggeL allocation to the Agriculture Depart! ment. He urged that there shouloi be research into the illnesses—presenr and potential—of the coconut palms “Very few people seem to realist? that the palms are a wasting asset,, said Mr. Thomas “and I visualise m 30 years from now, unless somethin;! is done, *we will see very few palmn bearing as they are to-day in the Pro tectorate, and I do think somethin! to relieve the situation should W done. .

“I urge appointment of an Agron omist who would be allocated to thri improvement of the soil and thn breeding of the palms: that is, unles. we are going to change the whole policy and go in for an alternate crop. They are at present our onh asset—and I think it is up to tbf Government as well as companies, tr do something to improve that asset!

Address Wanted WHERE is Hugh Beach, formerh of Daru, Western Papua? Hi was last heard of in Auchenfiowea 0., but he left there last year. Juditi Hinds, daughter of Percy Hinds • Papua, is inquiring; and if anyoiu knows the address he is invited send it to Miss J. Hinds, C/o Mnl P. Hunter, Orchid St., Enoggen; Brisbane.

Qantas has now an aircraft ea gineer stationed at Rabaul, NG. A:/ craft may now be serviced localll 102 JUNE, 1952-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Popu- Area lation Sq. Miles USTRALIA Nauru 3.500 8 Norfolk Is 1.140 13 New Guinea 1.080,000 93.000 Papua 373.000 90.540 RANGE Fr. Oceania 56.000 1.449 N. Caledonia 68.000 7,000 ETHERLANDS New Guinea 1,000.000 164,090

Ew Zealand

Cook Is. (inc. Niue) 19,300 200 Tokelau Is 1,450 4 W. Samoa 84.000 1,130 tfITED KINGDOM Br. Solomon Is. .. 95,000 14,000 Fiji 295,000 7,000 Gilbert & Ellice 35.600 215 Tonga 41.000 269

Cited States

Am. Samoa 19,000 73 Guam 59.000 225 Micronesia 54,000 687 )NDOMINIUM Vew Hebrides 43,000 3,590

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General Merchants (Wholesale and Retail) and Cinema Proprietor Importers and Exporters Ship's Consignee Tourist Agent Branches:

Circuit Cinematographique De Tahiti, Imprimerie De

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Agents and Distributors for FRANCE: Cognac Martell.

Vin D’Alsace Geyl and Bastian.

Vin D’Algerie Andre Vigna.

Champagne Bollinger.

Sauze Perfumes.

“Vitelloise” Aerated Water.

Musique Et Radio Journal.

U.S.A.: The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Export Co.

De Vry Corporation.

United States Motors Corporation.

Irwin Paint Co., Berkeley.

ENGLAND: Gillette Razor and Blades.

AUSTRALIA; Amalgamated Wireless (A’sia) Ltd.

NEW ZEALAND; Westfield Freezing Co. Ltd.

London Agent: Maisonneove. represented in all parts of the world Sydney Agent; Robert Gillespie Pty.

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San Francisco Agents: William Dlmond Co.

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Agents In France: Soclete G. Jarre, Paris.

A. Blckart, Marseille.

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Agent in New Zealand: L. D. Nathan and Co.

To-Day’S Populations

IN THE

S. Pacific Areas

iIfHEN the Fisheries Conference '» assembled last month in Noumea, tiere was placed before it the followig statement, officially compiled by le South Pacific Commission, showig areas of all the Territories, and )-day’s estimates of population: Official estimates of the population Australian (Trustee) New Guinea vary widely. Above, the figure is 1,080,000. Australian Territories Minister Hasluck, the other day, gave his estimate as more than that.

Other recent estimates have been as high as 1,500,000 for Papua-New Guinea. Like Dutch New Guinea, also partly unexplored, it is largely guesswork.

Mr. Lou Graham, former partowner of the Alexander, wrecked at Aitutaki Island last year, left Auckland with Mrs. Graham by the May sailing of the Tofua on a holiday trip. Mr. Graham had just signed off the well-known Viti, where he has been serving as an engineer.

Students’ Interest in P-NG AT the May meeting of the Oriental Languages Study Society in Brisbane after a language sketch by ex-RM of Papua, Sydney H, Chance on Motu grammar.

Senator Roy Kendall addressed a mixed audience of European and Asian students.

He spoke on present day affairs in P-NG and cleared up many points on which the majority were misinformed, The Senator was a very busy man at question-time.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. K. Atkins of Rabaul, on May 16. 103

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Well-Known Rarotongans Are Married

INTEREST throughout the Cook Islands was occasioned by the recent marriage of Miss Elizabeth Marsters, a young member of the well-known Palmerston Island family, and recently a school-teacher • at Manihiki Island, to Mr. “Willie”

P. Browne, prominent Rarotonga businessman and leader of one of the Ariki families of the Island. Mr..

Browne’s first wife died in 1951.

For many years, no visitor to < Rarotonga has failed to enjoy the: sight of Mr. Browne and his dmmi band hurtling through the villages; aboard an ancient jalopy-truck om “movie days”—the band beating a* rousing tattoo while “Willie”, sitting* regally on the open seat next to thK driver, scattered handbills announcing the evening attraction.

Photo shows Willie Browne and his band.i Importation of goods into Western; Samoa from the USA and Canadas has been severely curtailed for the balance of the current year and] dollar allocations to Apia importers have been cut 18 per cent. Imports from dollar sources are now strictly limited to essential goods, mainly lumber, canned fish, motor car parts; and other lines not procurable from sterling sources. W. Samoa, thanks to cocoabeans, has a favourable tradd balance with dollar countries. Ex? cess of exports over imports in 195! was almost £.115,000. 104 JUNE. 195-2 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Good Work for Tahiti Tourism Letter to the Editor CiN page 119 of March PIM you ask why M. Jacquier, of Tahiti, vas sent to Honolulu to attend a conerence about Pacific Islands tourism.

The answer is simple. He happens o be vice-president of the Tourist tureau (Syndicat d’lnitiative) and the ery able and trusted assistant to ’resident Charles van den Broek ’Obrenan. Both have done a great eal to improve and develop happy onditions here for Australian, New Zealand, and American visitors.

M. Jacquier was supplied with free ir transport only between Papeete tid Honolulu, and all of his living id subsequent travelling expenses ere borne by himself. They were insiderable.

I received two letters from the onolulu newspapers telling me how uch they had enjoyed meeting M. icquier and what a fine job of idling Tahiti,” he had done there the Conference.

During his stay in Honolulu, M. cquier made an extensive and innsive study of tropical diseases, as evented and cared for in Hawaii, e also visited and observed the gar cane and pineapple industries, amprehensive reports, both oral id written, were turned in by M. cquier to the Governor of Tahiti d other interested officials and business men. Everyone here agrees that he did an outstanding job.

M. Jacquier was chosen to be the official representative of Tahiti, not only for his ability but also because Mr. d’Obrenan was unable to attend himself.

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Tahiti, 14/5/1952. •XJrarjrsjsss to the New Hebrides in May. They are: Miss Wilma Sinclair, who will go to Tangoa; Miss Meg Cransfoun and Miss Joyce Trudinger, who will go to Aulua; and the Rev. I. Neiison White and Dr. Mary White who will go to South-West Bay.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman McKay have recently taken up residence at Wau, NG, where Mr. McKay is Resident Geologist. He relieves Mr.

Jack Thompson who is now Senior Geologist stationed in Port Moresby.

Monsieur Favre, formerly of New Caledonia, and in recent years employed by the Makatea Phosphate Co. as stevedore, is now in command of Etablisements Donald Tateti’s well-known islands schooner Tiare Taporo. The schooner, few many years engaged in the Cook Wands, was transferred to Papeete wfaea the Co. put its motor vessel Charlotte Donald onto the Cook Island# service April Queen Salote christened Tonga’s £10,000 launch “Frangailifuka” own here in lower photo) which is to used for inter-island communications Government officials. In top photo, [?]en Salote (right) is shown with Mrs E. Windrum, wife of the British sul in Tonga, and her Aide. —Photo by Hettig. 105 I' CIF I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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The rise in shipping costs was ‘staggering,” he said. To load cargo low cost as much as was received in reights in past years. Ships took 100 to 150 days on the Singapore ound trip, against 60 days pre-war.

The 40-hour week at sea made it Imost impossible to compete in iverseas trade. The Bulolo, which ost about £4OO to £450 a day to un in 1939, now cost £1,200 a day.

With a return to 1939 conditions if handling ships a good invisible xport trade could be worked up.

Mr. Burns said there were signs hat sales in branches and country stores were beginning to fall, but costs were still rising.

Mr. Tony Thomson, eldest son of Captain Andy Thomson of Rarotonga, who has been serving as Second Officer in Maui Pomare for some time, recently gained his Mate’s ticket. He returned to Rarotonga per Maui Pomare in May as passenger and has rejoined his father in A. B.

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Loss Of Raluana

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Fiji will contribute another <£F 1,000 this year to a Canadian organisation which is making preliminary investigations into the biological control of a number of weeds including lantana, guava and tobacco weed, all of which are present in Fiji. (Ed. Note; If Fijian authorities say there is lantana in Fiji, then no doubt there is lantana, although it is not noticed by the visitor as guava, for example, cannot help being noticed. If there is a collection being made to finance the finding of a parasite, then NSW should be asked to contribute. In NSW, from Sydney northwards along the higher rainfall area, lantana grows faster than Jack’s beanstalk. Giant hedges line the country roadways and year by year it encroaches on farm land and even uncleared bush. It is a bigger curse than blackberry. .In recent years a special hormone or selective weed-killer has been devised; this, used as a spray, certainly kills the top growth but whether it completely eradicates the pest remains to be seen. In any event, selective weedkillers are expensive and it would probably cost millions to kill off all NSW’s lantana by this means.) Mr. Harry Whiteman has been sent to London by Qantas Empire Airways as assistant engineering liaison officer. He will remain there for two years, New Guinea residents were particularly pleased to hear of this young man’s success in his chosen work—he is the son of Mrs. J.

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The man from Colorado should •ead Frank Chine’s article which ap- )eared some years ago in the Sydney Bulletin entitled “Debunking Errol Flynn.” It gives full coverage of his :areer.

Incidentally, Alistair McLean, as eported in PIM some time back has >assed over the Great Divide. And should be surprised if Bill Money las deserted his old home in the iassi Group for Kavieng, as indicated n the paragraph.

Mention of the Cheng Ho in last tionth’s PIM (p. 20) reminds me of he time she lay in Rabaul Harbour or some weeks on her way to Fiji, rom the East. She was about the lost luxuriously-fitted craft I ever lambered aboard, and there were ime nice overseas yachts and craft ailing at that port in the good old ays. There were no passengers at lat time, but the skipper was a wonerful host, and—what pleased me lore —an ardent philatelist.

I can corroborate H. L. Schultze’s miarks about the New Ireland rought in 1914, as mentioned in IM May, p. 50. At the time I was p a Bougainville estate and many r ew Ireland natives were employed iere. Sweet potatoes were used as cover crop as soon as the coconuts ere planted. The “kaukau” crop as most prolific and many whaleiats and large canoes from New eland arrived and loaded up with »od for the starving New Irelanders.

In the latter part of the year we ere suffering from food shortages irselves, as all our supplies came om Sydney via the British Soloons, and Bougainville was besieged id not occupied by the Australians itil December, 1914. That was a mgry year in many ways.

An appeal by a Chinese chef adnst his deportation from Australia as recently dismissed by the High ourt. Wong Man On was born in G in 1916, during the Military ccupation, and went to Australia 1942 to avoid the Japs. Wong aimed British nationality, but the aurt ruled otherwise, as during the ilitary Occupation “it was agreed at existing German laws should be force as far as practicable.”

As a matter of fact national status s always been a ticklish question r those born in TNG, and I can’t remember ever having seen the position properly clarified. fPO be sold by auction this month is the well remembered Morinda, about the last of the old BP fleet that did pioneer work in the Islands and dear to the hearts of many of the Befores on account of the pleasant memories they hold of congenial voyages. If not equipped with the modern amenities, at least the smokeroom was always a cosy corner, filled with good fellowship and a friendly spirit.

On questioning Old Bill, recently down on leave from Rabaul, as to the removal of that township to Rapopo, he replied laconically: '‘Who knows? 1 don’t, nor does anyone else.

But I’ll tell you one thing that may be an indication; I saw Norman Duncan the other day taking out a tractor and some gear to work the Rapopo plantation. You can draw your own conclusions.”

Bits and Pieces: Said Minister Hasluck in the House of Reps: “‘Corporal punishment will be abolished in NG—except in certain cases.”. . .

Reg Halligan has been appointed to the board of the British Phosphate 109 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY-JUNE. 1952 Territories Talk-Talk (Continued from Page 28)

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French Judge From NH Talks Interestingly WHEN the PIM, a few months ago, suggested that a greater responsibility should be given the South Pacific Commission, so that vital matters like defence could be dealt with on a common basis, some thoughtful men said they did not like the idea. They said that the SPC would serve its purpose best as it was —a body for research, co-ordination and recommendation.

However, here are the views of another distinguished man, M.

Phillippe Comte, French Judge in the New Hebrides Condominium,, who was interviewed by newspapers on arrival in Sydney on June 1.

Europeans in Pacific islands do not regard the nearness of Australia as defence protection, the Judge said.

“They think Australia would be hard put to it to defend herself, let alone the islands.” He advocated a federation of all European nations with possessions in the Pacific.

He said that such a based on the present South Pacific Commission, was the only way in j which the different policies and J economic set-ups in the South Seas ; could be integrated effectively.

“Just as the Western European i nations are getting together in an 1 over-all policy for joint protection,, defence and economic progress, so>< should the Pacific possessions re- linquish part of their national! sovereignty and form a federation, the Judge said.

Mr. E. K. Laws, recently Polices Superintendent in Kenya, has arrivedb in Suva, to take over the duties off Police Commissioner, in succession to Mr. I. E. Lucchinelli, who retiredb recently. Mr. Laws was accompanied!) by his wife and three children.

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Built in Glasgow in 1892 as a eel four-masted barque, she was unched as the Hawaiian Islands id, engaged in the Hawaiian sugar ade, she flew the flag of the rmer Hawaiian Republic. She beme well-known on both coasts of e States.

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When the Alaska Packers fleet was ibanded in 1930, Star of Greenland is purchased by Rydberg Associa- •n of Sweden for use as a training ip for seamen. The San Francisco iterfront declared a holiday when is proud survivor of sailing-ship ys sailed out of that port for the it time.

In her new life, renamed Abraham ’dberg, she ran in the Australian am trade to Europe, until just here World War 11. Her present Ttuguese owners purchased her in American port in 1943 and, for time, she engaged in the Atlantic astal trade between North and uth America.

In 1946 she was fitted with twin )t°rs and she now has a loaded Jed of 10 knots under power.

She survived the war; but her past •ry has gone, for most of her sail 5 been stripped from her, although 5 stll l carries a little under favoure winds. She is likely to be seen the Pacific later this year. \ reader sought the address of □re Sherwin, who gave disguished service in New Guinea in rtime. He is now in Australia. : address is: The Rev. V. H. Sheri. The Rectory, Murray Bridge, ith Australia.

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HISTORY T TNDER the direction of Father Patrick O’Reilly (now in Paris, and formerly a prominent member of the Roman Catholic Mission in New Calenodia) there has been published a Bibliography of the publications for which the New Caledonia Catholic Mission was responsible between 1885 and 1939. It is an impressive list; and as each work has been examined and annotated by Father O’Reilly the Bibliographic really is, apart from its religious significance, an important contribution to the history of New Caledonia and the island dependencies thereof.

The Bibliography appears to have been a labour of love by Father O’Reilly, and his notes are very interesting and valuable. There also is artistry and unusual interest in the hundred or more tiny sketches which illustrate the 50 pages of the compilation.

As illustrating the ferocity of Australian taxation, it is noted that Guinea Airways, Ltd., made a profit of nearly £44,500 —but after the Taxation Commissioner had got his proportion (£24,197) there was only £20,319 left for the shareholders.

Guinea Airways, a moneyspinner in New Guinea in the halcyon goldfields days, is now partly operational and partly an investment concern; and all its interests have been in Australia since World War II wiped it out of the Islands. 111 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952*

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May 9, 1952 WO Niuean policemen were dis- • missed and sentenced to two onths’ imprisonment for their part pillaging cargo on Feb. Tofua.

A case of shoes was apparently cached in the hold and several of e ship’s labourers were detected ming ashore in new shoes.

Some of them had lightly smeared e shoes with cement in order to ceive the authorities.

All the labourers implicated were 50 sentenced to imprisonment.

The Acting Resident Commissioner, r. H, Hickling, took a serious view the fact that the Police were in- Ived. Practically all the labourers >rking the ship were dismissed.

With this clean sweep of the “old nds” and their replacement with w labourers the Tofua was worked record time on the April trip. The rgo was shifted at a rate of over tons per hour, which is excellent >rk considering the long lighterage d the fact that there are only four hters in use.

At the May meeting of the Rabaul wn Advisory Council Mr. V. F. arson was re-elected Chairman :h Mr. W. B. Ryan Deputy Chairn.

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Suva Girls’ Grammar School pupils played Sheridan’s play “The Critic’’ at Suva Town Hall recently. The photograph shows a scene from the play and (left to right) Valerie Lee, Agnes Gibson, Margeurite Spitz, Leno ra Schierling, Lesley Cato, Brenda Smith and Ruth Delbridge. —Photo by Stinson Studios. 113 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE. 1952

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Mr. Pat Gardiner, of Apia, Samoa, formerly employed as a radio operator at Nadi Airport, Fiji is now operating a photographic business at the thriving young milling town of Tokoroa, central North Island, NZ.

Honiara Experiments With Broadcasting HONIARA Radio Station, whichr for nearly five years has broadcast an experimental transmission off local news for half an hour on Sunday mornings, conducted experimental broadcast transmissions fromr 5 to 6 p.m. and from 8 to 9 p.m-i during the third and fourth weeks off May, with the call sign VQO, on a* frequency of 1030 kilocycles 2911 metres in the medium band.

Local reception was excellent. Reports from further afield have nott yet been received.

Until such time as funds and staff are available, no great expansion off broadcasting is possible in BSI, and; no indication has been given by thea Government as to what developments may be expected.

The completion by radio statiom staff of a new transmitter capable oft broadcasting music merely shows what can be done if funds ever be-; come available.

Mr. K. H. Dalrymple Hay, oft Honiara, BSI, was a passenger by( Qantas plane on May 13 to Sydneys where he expects to remain for as month. 114 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLIf

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Mr. Alexander Wishart who has been operating a drapery business in Tonga came south by the May Tofua to reside in New Zealand.

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Papua made the following states ments with regard to the Mt. Lami ington Disaster Relief Fund: The Fund was subscribed to, nofi only by people resident in the Territory but by many from overseas.

The native people throughout the entire Territory of Papua and New Guinea contributed the sum of approximately £5,900. On the New Guinea side tht Chinese community endorsed theiii sympathy by donations of approximately! £1,200. The remainder came from Europeans in the Territory and abroad — a sum of approximately £8,5000 Donations from public companies broughw in £3,700. The grand total was £ 21,3000 In distribution the Committee wa‘< helped by the Red Cross Society in locating dependants and reporting on* their condition in the early stages.

Most of the sum for the benefit o:c Europeans went to the relief of the de 3 pendants of those who lost their lives' but part of it was used to compensate' some who lost their personal effects ini the eruption.

The amount of £B,OOO was allocate®: for native relief in kind, and this sum has and is being used for the purchase of necessities for individuals and furnished through the District Come missioner, Fiji’s largest pleasure yacht, th«f 48-ft. Tamatea will arrive in ih*.

Colony shortly from Auckland when it has been purchased by Mr. FH- Kemphill of Suva. It will be sailed td Suva by Captain S. Brown of th.r WPHC, assisted by Mr. T. Moore oo Suva and a wireless operator oo Auckland. 116 JUNE, 1852 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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The combined effect of wartime Dnditions and the Ward-Murray ‘gime was the demoralisation of -NG native labour; it is far more (pensive and much less efficient lan in 1939-40. Industries sufficient ► maintain the present P-NG xmomy (which now is based on overament subsidies plus oil search inds) would in any event require labour force bigger than can be ipplied by the H million natives, ithout destroying their communal :e.

On paper, there is no reason why ch industries should not be worked ' indentured Asiatic labour. But :perience has shown that invariably e repatriation provisions break >wn, and the Asiatic labour settles . (Examples already seen in New uinea, New Caledonia, New ebrides, Fiji, Tahiti.) The only answer to that is the rly, rapid training of natives so at they will assist European plantg enterprises to adopt a high gree of mechanisation. years, and even to-day, the coconut planting industry was avely handicapped by insufficiency shipping. As part of its hate mpaign against European enterise, the Ward-Murray regime olished private ownership of ships, d tried to carry on with a fleet med by the State and operated by >ck-watching civil servants, with dressing results. The non-Socialist )vernment invited private enterise back into the demoralised field transportation; but private shippers still are shy and suspicious d the industry is far from making complete recovery. Dependable pping, as well as good roads, is iential to any worthwhile industrial velopment.

But, even if given land, labour d transport, private enterprise— tether big company or individual ■servicemen —is not going to invest >ney and years of hard work in :w Guinea if, following some ction upset, another Eddie Ward going to come along and reroduce Socialism, accompanied by mns of hate against all profiteers a exploiters.

Indeed, private enterprise may not have to wait for another Eddie Ward. The Customs Tariff Inquiry now proceeding in P-NG has all the earmarks of a Ministerial plan to impose taxation of incomes. Such a change would give the coup de grace to any chance of developing P-NG by private enterprise.

No pioneer development worthy of the name ever has been or ever will be achieved except under conditions permitting the pioneers a rich personal reward. Would the incredible hardships of the Morobe goldfields ever have been surmounted, had not men been driven on by the hope of making fortunes? Would men have made the effort to establish plantations and trading stores in remote and unhealthy jungles if they had thought their incomes would be scrutinised by an implacable taxcollector?

New Guinea can be developed by private enterprise—but only if private enterprise is given the fullest opportunities to gain (and keep) rich rewards. Most worthwhile effort is motivated by human selfishness. If real development is wanted, it can be secured only by harnessing the profit motive to the cart of human progress.

In other words, give private enterprise a real franchise in Papua-New Guinea, and protection against future Socialist interference, and leave it alone. Maybe, the Bulolo Timber Plan (partnership between the State and a rich and powerful private Company which supplies the operating force) is the solution. But the ideal js the encouragement of effort by the individual planter, miner, timber-getter; and in that respect the Bulolo Timber Plan is not ideal. 117 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLT-JUNE, 1952 The Real Hurdle in Papua-New Guinea (Continued from Page 16)

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Samples were good, tests showing gold only slightly below payable quantity, but there was not enough yardage in it for dredging. Although results are described as “just on the borderline,” it is understood that the Bulolo Company is not proceeding further with mining on Guadalcanal.

Papeete Bridge This fine new bridge, Chef Vairaatoa, was recently opened in Papeete, Tahiti — another work to the credit of the) energetic Municipal Council. 118 JUNE, 19 5 2 -PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT H I W

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Now, Mr. Hasluck says that the dministrator holds office during “the easure of the Governor-General”, would have given Mr. Spender, if it the G.G., “pleasure” to have terinated the appointment early in )51; yet no such action was taken.

This creates an outlook for Mr. leland that is rather blue. Ending s diatribe on May 15, Mr. Ward id: “When the Labour Party asmes office again we can reciprocate 7 rooting out of every position here we find them, people who have sen appointed by an anti-Labour ivernment merely because they hold political opinions.”

Next election will be in 1954 le position may alter in the next ' months; but at the moment Ausdian public feeling against the enzies-Fadden Government is so ong that, if there were a vote now, 2 Socialists would be returned to [ice. the ensuing three weeks, Colonel Murray received a great deal of blicity from newspaper articles, dresses to public and private meet- ?s, and broadcasting. He discussed MG affairs at length, but he appears have made only one reference to > own position. He is reported to ve said in Brisbane on May 22 that would have liked to have continued office as Administrator; but “the sential thing is that in any change Administration the best interests the Commonwealth and the native oples will be conserved. Such a ange should be as smooth as pos- »le.”

A study of innumerable reports Colonel Murray’s utterances indites that the following summary sresents his opinion of the situon in P-NG, and of what ought be done there: • The Territories can provide sevd tropical products which Australia juires in large quantities. It is Lind economics to produce them P-NG, instead of buying them erseas. • In view of 'the strategic position, it is a safe insurance to spend money on New Guinea development. “Better a New Guinea Line than a Brisbane Line,” he said. •To achieve measurable results in P-NG, expenditure must continue there at the rate of many millions per annum—more than the £6,000,000 p.a. now being provided by Australia. ° It was wrong to say that native standards of life can be lifted only slowly. If anything worth while was to be accomplished in New Guinea, it must be done largely by the native people themselves; therefore, Australia must raise native living standards as rapidly as possible. • In the development of P-NG’s resources, Europeans must provide the know-how, but it cannot be successfully carried out without the assistance of the natives themselves.

That involved a huge programme on native health and education.

In all his utterances, Colonel Murray was consistent: He laid stress upon the welfare of the native people, and his belief that they should carry much of the burden of developing the territories 7 resources, rather than upon the plans for encouraging European people and new capital to enter the territories and exploit their resources.

THERE is little doubt that Colonel Murray has been retired because Canberra is not happy about the way he has implemented the Menzies Government’s Territories policy.

Therefore, the eagerness of Mr. Ward and persons of his kind to stir up a political brawl might easily have led to an unprofitable and unpleasant controversy.

Fortunately, Colonel Murray refused to allow himself to be used by 119 I CI F I c ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952 Murray Avoided Ward’s Attempts at Muck-Raking (Continued from Page 19)

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Bishop Strong Indignant Over Col. Murray's Retirement UST when it seemed that the flurry over Colonel Murray’s retirement d died away, it was revived by a blic statement in Australian newspers on June 10 by Dr. Strong, iglican Bishop of New Guinea.

Ihe Bishop said that deplorable litical considerations had brought jut the removal of Colonel Murr, that his retirement’ was a disvice to NG and especially to the lives; and he appealed to the hop of London and the Australian me Minister for review of the tter. rerritories Minister replied that ive welfare and administrative ciency were the chief considerate of the Government in making inges; and the retirement of lonel Murray would stand. nvited by Sydney “Daily Telegraph” to comment, the editor of PIM (Mr. R. W. Robson) on June 11 gave details of the way in which Colonel Murray, by placing himself officially and politically “offside” in the early days had crippled his Administration. He asked: Which system does Bishop Strong think will ultimately benefit the natives—an efficient and tough Administration, which will make the economic development and effective defence of PNG its first consideration, or a namby-pamby policy dictated by Planners—which inevitably will open the way to the penetration of New Guinea by Asiatics?

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New Indian Commissioner in Fiji The arrival in Fiji recently of Mr. [?]K.. Sen, the new Commissioner in Fiji the Government of India, was marked a cocktail party given at his residence Suva by Dr. C. M. Gopaian. Dr. alan is president of the Merchants Club. All communities were represented.

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Mdlle. Pauline Brander

A lady who was originally Mdlle Pauline Brander, died in Papeete in May, in her 46th year. She was the daughter of Madame Winnie Brander, and was known affectionately by her friends as “Tete.” Only two years ago she returned to Tahiti after surviving two husbands, and after 20 years in France. The Brander family is one of the oldest in Tahiti. Her forefather was John Brander, a Scotsman, and one of his sons, Norman, married into the Royal family of Tahiti.

M. Georges Gournac

The death occured in Papeete on May 27, following an operation, of M. Georges Gournac, a member of one of Tahiti’s best known families.

M. Gournac failed to survive an intestinal tumour operation, He is survived by his wife and a grown-up family.

Captain Brisson

Captain Emile Brisson died at the Colonial Hospital, Papeete, on April 4, after a short illness.

Captain Brisson was for some years second pilot at Papeete and, prior Uk that, was a familiar figure arouncf Tahiti because of his association withr the local trading schooners. He captained the old Aratapu on two visits? to Gusenada, Mexico.

Mr. Harold Thurston

The death occurred in Christchurch, NZ, on June 5, after a long illness, of Mr. Harold Thurston.

Mr. Thurston worked for manyy years in Suva with the Pacific Cable Company and was a nephew of onK of Fiji’s early Governors, Sir Johoc Thurston.

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There was a large gathering at le funeral, in Papeete, of Mr. Richrd Bambridge, who died on May 8, ged 64, after a long illness.

Mr. Bambridge—popularly known 5 “Dick”—was a lover of horses and r as in charge of the Societe Hipique de Tahiti’s race meetings. He as employed by the Department of üblic Works. He is survived by a ster, Mary Marcelle, and two broicrs, Louis Lionel and Antoni Pierre.

Ng Pioneers

Work of Leahy Brothers LN interesting film illustrating some aspects of his activities in tablishing European cattle on the gh country of the New Guinea ainland was shown in May to memrs of the Pacific Islands Society by r. M. J. Leahy, MBE, who now rms several hundred acres on the ateaus at Zenag (between the atut and Lae), The pictures showed all types of ttle in excellent condition. Mr. :ahy said that generally he had en able to surmount local difficuls; he had found it possible to aze the cattle satisfactorily on in- »enous grasses, with some addi- •ns from outside; and he was conlent that cattle-farming on the Highids country could be successful.

The Society also entertained Mr, mes Leahy and Mr. Dan Leahy, 10 are likewise established as far- Jrs —James at Goroka and Dan at aunt Hagen, in the Highlands.

James Leahy, when he first settled, mted coffee. It has grown most Jsfactorily, and now he is sendl out (air freighted) some five or tons of coffee per annum, to a ngry and highly profitable market Australia.

Dan Leahy, in addition to conerable planting, has experimented th high-class pigs. He built up a ge herd—only to see the animals ped out in a very short time by disease. He is trying again—this le under conditions which should it the disease.

Ml three brothers have had much husiastic help in their pioneering rk from officers of the NG De- *tment of Agriculture.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Hohnen—he is ieral manager of New Guinea •Idfields, Wau—accompanied by ir four children, are spending eral months’ leave in Queensland. 123 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

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PRODUCTION FIJI’S January hurricane may, in the long term, bring lasting good ta the Colony’s banana industry.

Since the hurricane the job of rehabilitating Fiji’s banana lands has been tackled enthusiastically by Fijian growers and the Department of Agriculture. In many places the old banana groves which just grew to no apparent plan have been replaced regular plantations laid out in straight lines which facilitate cultivation.!

Much weeding and pruning has gone on in other places and it is hoped that small shipments will be possible by August or September and that by/ next year the plantations will b© producing more bananas than ever— some optimists hope that exports? will reach 400,000 cases next year.: Flour Famine on Norfolk Is.

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Before the recent visit of Malaita only one other Australian ship has called here since Christmas.

After a year in Sydney, mostly in receiving medical treatment, Mr Matt Wells returned recently to his; plantation on Malo Island, New* Hebrides. 124 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY?

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Trask was in command and tier oldtimers of the Oceanic Line oard were Milton L. Towne (chief gineer), Dr. G. H. Clarke urgeon), Hugh Holtz (purser) and e Carlton (chief steward).

The lookout saw breakers ahead, it too late to prevent the ship from anding on the reef for half her igth, although the engines were ing full astern.

It was some time after midnight len the stranding occurred and an )S was sent and picked up in Suva, it a few hours later the ship came :, and proceeded on her voyage, :rn first, to Pago Pago, where a val diver examined the hull and sorted the ship in condition to conlue, bow first, to ‘Frisco.

Luckily we had good weather all J way, though the old ship, with r bow twisted, wobbled quite a bit len in a swell.

The deck officer had taken a aring of what he thought was other island—there were several in * vicinity— during that afternoon, rhaps it was the wrong island— tne say it was only a cloud—but it bearing was blamed for the :ident.

Two weeks in a ‘Frisco dry-dock d the old ship was back in service sail the Pacific for quite a number )re years. She was taken over by ‘ Matson Line on June 29, 1926, d later sold to the Japanese. 125 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1852

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Small Ships News uf R. TOM DAVIS has renamed his 38 foot ketch Miru for his lanned voyage to Boston, U.S.A. om Wellington, N.Z., in accordance ith the Maori custom of changing ie name with change of ownership, Miru was put through her paces hen Dr. Davis recently sailed her om Wellington to Lyttelton to pick ? his wife and two sons who came )wn from Rarotonga to join the cht by the last trip of Maui Pomare.

Miru returned to Wellington and ence sailed on the first long leg of e voyage early in June. First stop anned is Rapa Island, then on to alldo, Peru.

The ship’s company for the voyage, addition to Mr. and Mrs. Davis 1 sons John, (10) and Timothy, ) includes Christchurch yachtsman -1 Arrow, and two kittens.

Phe voyage received favourable blicity in NZ. Auckland Herald, a leading article entitled “Spirit Adventure Still Lives” drew a nparison with the motives which pired the Kon Tiki voyage across a rtion of the same lonely ocean, s. Davis is writing a series of ides for the Herald.

Fhe 35-foot Dutch yacht Anna Elizabeth (PIM, Aprii, page 120) arrived at Penrhyn, Northern Cooks, from Papeete on May 24, in continuation of her cruise round the world.

Owner Lamberty was accompanied by an Englishman and a Canadian on arrival at Tautua, Penrhyn.

Mr. Athol Rusden, of New Zealand, former part-owner of the Tahiti schooner New Golden Hind, is reported en route from England with a converted Fairmile motor vessel named Philante 11, which he recently purchased there. He went to England after the Golden Hind was disposed of in Tahiti.

Jagger & Harvey’s auxiliary schoo- The Makatea Phosphate Company’s [?]ceful steel schooner Oiseau des lies the slips at Auckland undergoing [?]airs (see elsewhere).

Captain Bernard Pirrault, master of Oiseau des Iles. 127 kCIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1852

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LISTING: SWWL CARGO VESSEL.—42O tons d.w., launched 1949, 330 h.p. HD diesel, f*peet3 10 k.. large hatches, Lloyd’s 100 A.l. £45,000 Stg.

LXX—I6O ft. x 25 ft. x 11 ft. 8 in., built 1946 in class, twin diesels, wireless. 2 large freezers. 14,750 mile cruising range. 27,500 U.S. Dollars (or owner will accept equivalent in sterling).

St FT, WOODEN CARGO VESSEL.—Sheathed, H.D. diesel, carry about 100 bosk cargo, new sails. £17,500. 75 F». STEEL CARGO VESSEL.—IS 2 h.p. Gardner L 3 marine, commissioned one year, complete with winch, large hatch. £16,000. 76 FT. WOODEN VESSEL.—Sheathed, cargo winch, 160 h.p. H.D. marine diesel. £12,600.

OK FT. TUSA-TYPE TUG.—First-class throughout, 260 h.p. Superior. £ll,OOO.

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WE ARE ALSO AGENTS FOR MOST MAKES OF MARINE DIESELS.

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Through our Business and Real Estate Branch, we can offer a wide variety of Sydney and N.S.W. properties. All Island inquiries promptly and satisfactorily attended to.

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Particulars from: NELSON & ROBERTSON PTY. LTD. 12 SPRING STREET, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.

Cable Address: “IVAN/’ SYDNEY. ner Te Aroa arrived back at Rarotonga, May 10, after a good passage from Auckland. The vessel was refitted ia Auckland during the hurricane season.

The 230-ton twin-screw vessel Aliair, well known in New Caledonia* waters, has been sold by her preseat owners, Societe Commerciale et Maritime, to Morris Hedstrom Ltd. for use in Fijian waters.

Again The Mahurangi

When the Fairmile Mahurangi left Rarotonga for the Lower Cooks, under charter to Mr. D. C. Brown, one of her twin diesel engines was out of commission. Some time later, the other engine failed. The brows of owners and charterer for days were furrowed with care, but the engineer! managed to make repairs at sea, and the ship eventually got back to Rarotonga, on May 15.

This was not the Mahurangi’s first! adventure. Late in 1949, when 70C miles north of Aitutaki, both engines went “out.” It was a hopeless breakdown, so the Fairmile broadcast distress signals. She was towed to by the freighter Waitemata.

Oiseau Des Isles

The Compagnie Francaise des Phosphates de I’Oceanie’s 350-tonc steel 3-masted schooner Oiseau des. lies arrived in Auckland on May 8, under command of Captain Bernard Pirrault, for an extensive replacement! of bottom plating.

She is well known in Auckland..

Her three 7 5-foot Oregon masts were replaced there in the summer oft 1947-48. In mid-1948, whilst carrying labourers from the Cook Islands to Makatea, she went aground at night on Mopelia atoll and, aften temporary repairs in Papeete, went to Auckland. The following yean she was fitted with a new engine in: Auckland. She is likely to be in port this time for three months.

Captain Pirrault was Commandant de la Marine in Papeete from 1943- 128 JUNE, 1852 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLIf

Vessels For Sale

Suitable for Islands Work We are pleased to announce our appointment as representatives for the following Queensland builders. ★ Cairns Shipbuilding Co. (Capt.

Alf Hansen), construction of firstclass wooden vessels, diesel powered to take 100 tons of copra. (Ref, Advertisement “P.1.M.” April, 1952). ★ Capricorn Charters (Max Matthews), of Gladstone, builders of 40 ft. trade vesseds.

Also for sale, vessels located in North Queensland with easy sea delivery as hereunder.

W46s.—Workboat, Colin Archer design, 51 ft. x 17 ft. x 9 ft., 165 H.P, Gray diesel, Ron/Tippett 16 H.P. diesel aux. £7,000 W466,—Ketch, 44 ft. x 13 ft. X 5 ft.. 52 H.P. Vivian diesel £8,150 W467.—Ketch, 60 ft., cargo cap. 50 tons, 40 H.P. Southern Cross .. .. £4,800 . . . or less engine £4,800 W 468.—38 ft. xlO ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. launch. 30 H.P. Southern Cross diesel £*,loo W469.—Cutter, 34 ft. x 10 ft. X 4 ft..

Southern Cross 30 H.P. diesel £I.TOO Wsll.—Trawler, 47 ft.. 60 H.P. Lister (new), refrig. hold, winch gear, etc., good accom £5,500 Our vessels are located from North Queensland to Tasmania. We can arrange surveys. We can also arrange for contractors to deliver at inclusive quotations to Islands ports. Photographs and further particulars available on request.

Other listings include: W 535. —Tuck stern trawler, 35 ft. x 11 ft. x 3 ft., 32 H.P. Parsons kero. £l,OOO Ws3l.—Trawler, 54 ft. x 13 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in., new 60 H.P. Gardner and S.C. aux. diesel, 2-way radio .. .. £5,650 Ws2s.—Workboat, 33 ft. x 10 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in., Chrysler diesel, 82 H.P. solidly built £2,750 WsoB.—Army workboat, 40 ft. x 12 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 3 in., Widdop semi-diesel. £3,150 W 503. —Aux. gen. purpose craft, 3 yrs. old, 60 ft. x 17 ft.. Gardner 76 H.P. diesel £6,500 We would be pleased to act as your agent and to supervise construction of new vessels. Our liaison with first-class builders in Queensland and N.S.W. fs complete. Technical advice available to genuine buyers,

William E. Reed

(Est. 1913) Consulting Yacht Broker and Buying Agent 145 a GEORGE ST., SYDNEY.

Cables; “Wilreed, Sydney.”

FOR SMI

Gaff Ketch Motor

SAILER 36 ft. x 11 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 9 in. 35-90 Criscraft 6 Marine Engine, Heavyweight Canvas Sails. Pitted for Pleasure, Six Bunks. Galley. Toilet, etc.. Easily Converted for Islands Work. Could Lift 10 tons of Copra, Stoutly Built of Kauri.

For further information, contact; A. W. MICHIE, S.S. “Mangola Or reply by airmail to; A. W. Michie, C/- Box 3408, G.P.0., Sydney, N.S.W., Australia. ) after which he was transferred to ngland, where he married his nglish wife. He decided to return Tahiti after the war and has been in command of Oiseau des lies since after her stranding. He recently acquired a property at Pirae, Tahiti, on which he is establishing a new

Some Fish!

While Preben Kauftan, a Danish yachts- [?]an who recently sailed ngle-handed across the acific, was in Tonga in [?]ay, he took Prince [?]ugi on a fishing ex- [?]edition between Tonga- [?]bu and Haapai. They sed a Jap fishing [?]eihod pounded fresh [?]sh tied in muslin bags first dragged along through the water be fished, then the same area is gone [?]er with baited lines. The results (top) [?]eak for thtemselves. In lower photo the fishing party - Prince Tugi, shown sitting, at back; Mr. Kaufman immediately in front of him. —Photo by Hettig. 129 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE. 1952

Every Time

For Profitable Running

20 b.h.p at 1,200 r.p.ra Built-in reducing gear gives propeller speed of 780 r.p.m.

Hand starting. Electric starter extra if required.

Overall dimensions: Length —4Bl in. (1,231 mm) "Width —241 in. (622 mm) Height —43 J in. (I,I08mm) •Weight —1,512 lb. (686 kilos) o' 25/30 b.h.p. at 1,500/1,750 r.p.m.

Direct drive to propeller or with 2-1 or 3-1 reducing gear.

Hand starting, electric starling extra, or electric starting only.

Oil operated reverse gear extra,-if required Overall dimensions.

Length —52 in. (1,321 mm) Width —27 in. (685 mm) Height —35 in. (889 mm) Weight —l,lOO lb. (499 kilos) 40/50 b.h.p. at 1,500 1,900 r.p.m.

Direct drive to propeller or .with 2 to 1 or 3 to I reducing gear. Oil operated reverse gear extra, if required.

Overall dimensions: Length —621 in. (1,589 mm) Width —241 in. (622 mm) Height —37 in. (940 mm) Weight —1,428 lb. (650 kilos) 60/90 b.h.p. at 1,200/1,600 r.p.m.

Direct drive to propeller or with 2-1 or 3-1 reducing gear.

Oil-operated reverse gear.

Overall dimensions : Length—Bs in. (2,160 mm) Width —2B in. (712 mm) Height —54 in. (1,372 mm) Weight —2,240 lb. (1.016 kilos) m Sl* 85/125 b.h.p. at 1,200/1,600 r.p.m.

Direct drive to propeller or ■with 2-1 or 3-1 reducing gear.

Oil operated reverse gear and freshwater cooling standard.

Mirror-handed pairs for twinscrew at no extra cost.

Overall dimensions: Length —9O in. (2,286 mm) Width —3l in. (787 mm) Height—63 in. (1,599 mm) Weight—3,oBo lb. (1,400 kilos) Built-in reducing gear gives propeller speed of 700 r.p.m.

Overall dimensions: Length—3B in. (966 mm) Width —2l} in. (546 mm) Height —3l in. (789 mm) Weight —672 lb, (305 kilos) GOOD DELIVERIES OF ALL MODELS.

Write for full particulars of our complete range of engines to: THORNYCROFT (AUST.) PTY. LTD. 6/10 WATTLE STREET, PYRMONT, N.S.W.

Cables: "THOBNMOTOR,” Sydney. 130 JUNE, 1052 PACIFIC ISLANDS BTONTHLX

Andrew Donovan

217 Second Floor, Victoria Arcade, AUCKLAND, N.Z.

Phone: 44-534.

Ship Broker, Marine

INSURANCE BROKER.

Direct Importer Of

MARINE ENGINES (Petrol and Diesel) AND EQUIPMENT.

REAL ESTATE AGENT.

All types passenger and cargo vessels offered at reasonable prices. Also fishing boats, keel and centre-board yachts, launches, sailing dinghies, runabouts and outboard motors.

New Marine Engines, Eco Pumps, Reverse Gears, Propellers, and all classes of Ship Chandlery always on hand. irther particulars from the builders : HALVORSEN'S 30 FT. x 10 FT.

Island Launches

Designed And Built By Halvorsen’S

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

LARS HALVORSEN SONS PTY. LTD.

WATERVIEW ST., RYDE ( B “ b " b ey ° f )- N.S.W.

Telegrams: “Halvorsens, Sydney.” ’Phone: Ryde 705. ome. He is again accompanied by I. Columbani, who has been Chief ngineer for a number of years.

Oiseau des lies, while not noted for >eed, is probably the most attractive spearing relic of the sailing-ship era ill operating in the South Pacific, tie was built in France for her resent trade transport of stores id staff between Papeete and takatea, 140 miles away in the iddle 1920’5.

Fiji Batallion in Operational Area N early June the men of the Fiji First Battalion moved into an jerational area in Malaya, taking rer from a Gurkha regiment.

Their area of operation, known as egri Sembilan, is a Rubber and •rest area in South-west Malaya, here have been periodic outbursts Dm terrorists there in the past four :ars but it has been quiet for a uple of months.

In future, Fiji importers will be ;ued with licences to import goods Dm Japan only if the Controller of istoms considers the goods absotely essential.

Conspicuous in the Brisbane Anc Day march was 82-year-old, 15th Battalion Gallipoli campaigner ex- Captain Coryondon Luxmoore. He is now living in Brisbane but was for many years a resident of Rabaul.

A plantation manager of the NZ Reparation Estates in Western Samoa recently caught 17 young residents of a nearby village stealing breadfruit from the plantation. They were later sentenced to prison terms of three weeks to three months.

On Loan to Bishop This yacht. Lady Sterling, arrived in Suva in mid-May on loan to Bishop Foley of the Roman Catholic Mission in Fiji.

The Bishop’s own boat was wrecked in the January hurricane and Lady Sterling has been loaned by Mr. Edward Sheehan of Auckland, NZ. —Photo by Stinson Studios. 131 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1952

Berry’S Bay

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

All kinds of boat-building and repairing.

New and used boats and engines for sale.

Quotations and estimates free.

Berry’S Bay Boatyard

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

AfO/ViL shafts give/onoer Monel* shafts are renowned for their rugged strength, stiffness and freedom from whip. These characteristics are very important since a good, stiff shaft reduces vibration, transmits more power to propeller and thereby increases speed and efficiency. Of still greater importance is the fact that Monel retains these properties indefinitely, because Monel cannot rust and is not corroded by fresh or salt water. That is why a Monel shaft, stronger than others when new, is still in perfect condition after years of continuous service.

Further information on Monel propeller shafting will gladly he forwarded hy:

Wright & Company, 81 Clarence Street, Sydney

Sole Australian Distributors of Monel •Monel Is a registered trade-mark covering a rich nickel alloy, mined in Canada and rolled in Great Britain.

Suva Yacht Races Are Outstanding

SUCCESS Suva has been en fete for some weeks, —before, during and after the arrival ■of the Australian and New Zealand yachts, which took part in the championship races. Functions are still in progress, but it can be said now that the yacht race season has been a big and unqualified success and reflects the greatest credit upon those who planned it, especially upon the fine team of Fijian residents who carried through all the arrangements and gave to the event so much valuable, honorary work.

Suva residents opened wide their doors, and the visiting yachtsmen will not soon forget the hospitality that has been showered upon them. It is exnected that this wUI be the first of a long series of similar competitions; but the future committees have been set a hard standard to follow, both in the efficient management and the happy atmosphere.

The title was won by the Canterbury (NZ) entry, Intrigue.

Well-known Australian air-woman, Miss Freda Thompson, flew her own single-engined plane to Papua in early May “just for fun”. Her route was up the east coast of Australia by easy stages to Thursday Island, from T.I. to Dam in Papua, and from there to Port Moresby. After seeing something of P-NG, she expects to return to Australia by the end of June. Miss Thompson flew solo from England in 1934 and has: remained actively interested in flying; ever since.

Seventeen young debutantes were: presented to Bishop J. Darnand of the Catholic Church in Western: Samoa, at the recent Debutantes’' Ball in Apia.

Where the championships were held. 132 JUNE, 1052 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY!

Blaxland-Chapman

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Pumps And Engineering Products

Meal for Island Conditions There is an engine for every boating application in sizes ranging from 2Vz b.p. to 20 h.p. 10 H.P.

CHAPMAN SEADOG.

Engineered for heavy sustained operation with minimum upkeep, these world-famous engines are ideal for Island service. 5/7 H.P. BLAXLAND TWIN • Multi-cylinder two-cycle design • Balanced crankshaft. • Adjustable thrust race. • Patent “Bounce” Start Magneto.

Special Islands Service

Islands residents can rely on immediate attention to their inquiries and orders for Blaxland-Chapman Marine Engines, Launches, Pumping Units, and other engineering requirements from Kerr Bros. Pty., Ltd., Sole Pacific Distributors for Blaxland Rae Pty., Ltd. (Successors to Chapman & Sherack).

Inquiries Are Invited.

KERR BROS PTY.

LTD. 255 a George St., Sydney. Box 3838, G.P.O. Cables: “Carefulness,” Sydney.

PIMPLES msiiw Don’t let ugly, disfiguring Pimples, Eczema, Acne, Ringworm, Psoriasis. Blackheads or Itching, Cracking, Peeling, Burning Skin Troubles make life miserable and spoil your fun.

Don’t be embarrassed and feel inferior because of a bad skin.

Now every chemist has a new American Hospital Discovery called Nixoderm that stops the itch in 7 minutes, kills germs and fungus and in 24 hours begins to heal the skin clear, soft and smooth. No matter how long you have suffered or what you have tried, get Nixoderm from your chemist to-day under positive guarantee to heal your skin satisfactorily or money back.

[?]Eorge Greathead

[?]Ecomes Ng

[?]Ghlands Farmer

HHE retirement of Mr. George L Greathead from District Services a blow to the New Guinea Adinistratfon. He was regarded as ic of the best of the younger briide, and he received much official id non-official praise for the fine ork he did after the war, as Disict Commissioner in charge of the ew Guinea Highlands.

He commanded, to a remarkable ;gree, the confidence and loyalty of s staff, and he showed vision in arming the introduction of Eurojans to the new areas, and in assisg the natives to understand the ays of Western civilisation. His ork will be long remembered in at area of New Guinea.

Mr. Greathead has decided to join ie Leahy brothers and other oncers in the Highlands, and will >ply his notable energy and his savgs to farming. He already has left e Service, and he and Mrs. Greatad are occupying the residence of r. James Leahy at Goroka, while r. Leahy is in Australia.

Mrs. Phyllis L. Keenan, wife of r. John Keenan, Acting DC at avieng, New Guinea, gave birth to son in Sydney on June 6. Mir. and rs. Keenan, after a long holiday in irope, returned to NG last year, id, until he went to Kavieng rently to relieve District Commismer Farlow, he was ADO at adang.

Mv “Malaita” Slightly

DAMAGED WHEN manoeuvring for shelter in very bad weather off Lord Howe Island, on June 7 the Burns Philp motor-ship Malaita struck one of the pinnacles that infest that region, anal was slightly damaged, and leaked.

Experts who flew to Lord Howe found that the damage was not enough to prevent continuance of the voyage. Temporary repairs were made and the Malaita reached Norfolk Island on June 13. She will have to receive some attention on her return to Sydney.

News that she would not be withdrawn was received with much relief in Norfolk and Solomon Islands, where supplies have been short.

The Fiji European cost of living index figure rose by two points in the March quarter bringing it to 221 (the base year being taken as 100).

Ratu- George Tuisawau has been appointed a member of the Fiji Executive Council in place of Ratu Edward Cakobau who is serving with the Fiji Infantry Regiment in Malaya. 133 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE. 1952

Classified Advertisements (Rate: 1/6 per line: Minimum: 10/6)

Wanted To Buy

POSTAGE STAMPS WANTED—London dealer requires supplies of Imprints FOR SALE NORFOLK ISLAND.—Four hours from Auckland, five hours from Sydney, NI is the Ideal place for retired people—an equable climate (50° to 85°), friendly residents, golf, bowls, tennis, swimming and fishing. Bounteous crops of subtropical and temperate zone fruits and vegetables easily grown. No Income tax or rates. Cbsy modem home, well furnished (Electrolux refrigerator, etc.), small garden—£l,soo (or near offer). Apply; Peter Goddard, Norfolk Island.

BOOKS BOOK BARGAINS.—Send for list of real bargains from 2/- upwards. State your interests, please. I also find out-of-print English Books. Mention “PIM.” Nearly 400 customers in the area where “PIM” circulates. —Phlnp Boulton, Bookseller, Westbury, Wilts, England.

ACCOMMODATION STAY AT Tt’SCOLCM.—One of Sydney’s historic Colonial mansions, within 5 minutes of the heart of the City. All modern conveniences—hot and cold water to all rooms, up-to-date bathrobms, spacious balconies, dining room. Islands visitors catered for. Tariff moderate.

Tusculum Private Hotel, 3 Manning St..

Potts Point. Tel.: FL 1179. Managing Agents: Nelson & Robertson Pty. Ltd., 12 Spring St.. Sydney. Cables: “Ivan”, Sydney.

SYDNEY.—Furnished, serviced fiats, with private bathroom and kitchenette, morning trays, situated in heart of the city.

Double and family flats available —reasonable rates for Pacific Islands residents.

Wyobe Court. 52-54 Phillip Street, Sydney.

Cable address: “Yarap,” Sydney. Telephone; BD 1376.

Positions Wanted

EDUCATED Swiss gentleman. 25 years of age, desires position in Pacific area (New Guinea or elsewhere). Plantation work considered. Qualified plumber and experienced driver of all vehicles. Will travel anywhere at once and pay own fare to place of employment. Reply, by air, to: "Suisse”, c/o Box 3408, 0.P.0., Sydney. N.B.W.

YOUNG MAN, 33 years' old. wants position as plantation overseer in Papua- New Guinea, or other Pacific Territory.

Experienced in handling labour, Middle East. Would pay own fare. Airmail reply to: "Islander”, C/- Box 3408, Q.P.0., Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, YOUNG FRENCHMAN, aged 22, With good education, desires position on Pacific Islands plantation. Knowledge of tobacco and timber industries, as well as supervision of natives; three years’ experience.

Will travel anywhere. Reply, by airmail, to; J. C. Morin, C/- Box 3408, 0.P.0., Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.

ENGLISHMAN, with good education, 24 years' old, desires position in the Islands (New Guinea, etc.). Knowledge of supervising natives, club management, bookkeeping, wine stocks, and good all-round adaptability. Plantation job considered.

Will travel at own expense immediately.

Airmail replies to: "Adaptable", c/o Box 3408, 0.P.0., Sydney, N.S.W.

WINNS Cater for Trade with the Pacific Islands, and do a big mail order trade with Islands residents.

Send for our comprehensive Mail Order Catalogue of MEN'S,

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The weather makes us all wear clothes Outside our proper skins But it’s common sense that tells us To buy our clothes from Winns.

We play our game with a big friendly grin but behind it all is the solid punch of fair play and the friendly service of Winns.

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IT?

Guess what ?? ? Mary’s had a little Jamb !! ! ’N “just arrived” also is the new Aspax Pocket Atomizer (Price ?—Paltry 14/6).

Mary’s doing very well, tliank you, so are all Asthmatics, Bronchitics and Catarrhics who are lucky enough to be using ASPAXADRENE RELIEF COMES IN SECONDS because it “touches the spot.”

New Pocket Atomizer (3 inches overall), 14/6 (no liquid).

Standard Outfit, complete, 28/6. Liquid Refill, 12/6, From all Chemists and Islands Stores (In Papua-N.G., Mr. T. W. Johnston. Chemist, Pt. Moresby, has full supplies, including spare parts), or from A. H. CRUNDALL, Qualified Chemist Box 58, Prohron, Victoria, Australia.

Blocks of 4 Australian Stamps; 6V2CI. brown, B’ 2 d. aboriginal, in quantities. Also new issue of Papua-New Guinea imprints. Used stamps of Dutch New Guinea. Also all Pacific Islands used stamps in quantities and high value, fine used condition. Great Britain stamps 5/-, 10/-, 20/-, in fine used condition only. Cash by return Air Mail. Current London Market prices paid. Send anything useful in stamps.—Fosters, Stamp Dealer, 18 Cullum St., London, E.C.3. 134 JUNE, 1952 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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If you feel old before your time or suffer from nerves, brain and physical weakness, you will And new happiness and health in an American medical discovery which restores youthful vim and vigour quicker than gland operation. It is a simple home treatment in tablet form, discovered by an American doctor. Absolutely harmless and easy to take, but the newest and most powerful invigorator known to science. It acts directly on your glands, nerves and vital organs, builds new, pure blood, and works so fast that you can see and feel new body power and vigour in 24 to 48 hours. Because of its natural action on glands and nerves, your power and memory often improve amazingly.

And this amazing new gland and vigour restorer, called Vi- Stim, has been tested and proved by thousands in America, and is now available at all chemists here. Get Vi-Stim from your chemist to-day. Put it to the test. See the big improvement in 24 hours. Take the full bottle under the guarantee that it must make you full of vim, vigour and energy, and feel 10 to 20 years younger, or money back IIIUUCJf UdtK. _ Vi-Stim To restore I Vim and I Vigour

Budding Executive

" k eep Con 001 THE PRe ssuke's hot - 1

Chew Spearmint.» 1

Chewing Wrigley's Spearmint eases nervous tension. Helps you concentrate. Enjoy some every day. % & Papuan Child Welfare Nurses

Warners Have English

Funds For Fiji Film

Warner Brothers will spend lany thousands on making a film in iji, the Government has loaned them ir. Hewlett, from the staff of Public delations, who will act as secretary nd liaison man. Warner Brothers, is said, had accumulated a lot of unds in Britain, which could not be ransferred to USA. So the funds re being used to make a first-class 1m in Fiji. There is nothing to prevent the film being sent to USA— and everywhere—good for Fiji, good for Warner Brothers and a good dollar-earner for Britain.

Mr. R. G. Ormsby formerly District Officer of Sohana, NG, has been recuperating at Wan. NG, after a serious illness. In June he leaves for Rabaul for a new posting.

Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Lawson have arrived in Honiara, BSI, where Mr, Lawson has taken up his new duties as Secretary-Accountant to the 8.5.1. P. Copra Board.

This illustrates a very notable occasion [?]n the history of medical administration [?]n Papua-New Guinea. At the Catholic Mlssion Recreation Hall, Kokl, near Port Moresby, the Director of Health, Dr.

Gunther, presented Nursing Certificates qualifications in Midwifery and Child Velfare) to four Papuan girls—seated, In he photograph, left to right—Rita Keane 18), Hildegarde Naine (20), Therese Vatkins (18) and Mary Ah Wong (17).

This is the first time that Papuan girls [?]ave attained this standard of nursing, The girls were trained by Sister Annette, [?] Kokt Mission (shown in the photo- [?]raph).

In the top group, Dr. Gunther is seen [?]andlng her Certificate to Sister Keane. [?] the top left corner is Father Eather, [?]th his mother as an interested spec- [?]tor. Mrs. Eather, 86, is at present a isitor to Port Moresby; and is an in- [?]rrlgible air traveller. —Photo by Papuan Prints 135 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JUNE, 1852

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Islands Produce

(Unless otherwise stated, quotations are in Australian currency) COPRA Papua-NG.—Production Control Board price: Main ports, Hot-air, £69/5/- per ton; FMS, £6B/5/-; Smoked. £67/17/6.

Sydney crushers pay; Plantation Hot-air, £9l/15/-; FMS. £9O/15/-; Smoked. £9O/2/6. Australia has a 9 years’ UK contract (based on £Stg.s9/15/-, 1952).

Fiji.—At Suva and Levuka, 1952: Plantation Grade (60 points and over) £F6S/0/6 per ton; FMS (45-57y 2 points), £F64/15/-; Lower Grades £F63/10/-.

Samoa.—MOF contract is at £65 Stg. per ton Western Samoa; producers receive about £lO less.

BSl.—Growers are now receiving £A63/10- per ton, delivered Honiara or £ A63/15/-, delivered Yandina under the UK’s MOF contract.

New Hebrides.—Marseilles quotation, June 3, NH shipment brought 68,000 Metrop. francs per metric ton. (£AB7/2/per long ton.) Tahiti.—Late in May, price for Papeete copra was: Dry, 7.80 Pac. frs. per kilo (£ A55/4/- per long ton); Well-dried, 8.20 Pac. frs. per kilo (£ASB/11/- per long ton).

COCOA. —Islands prices are usually based on rate for Accra cocoa (W.

Africa), quotation (from Colyer Watson Ltd., Sydney) for which on June 2 was £ 5tg.327/10/- (£ A409/7/6) c.i.f. Cont. ports.

Pacific cocoa was quoted on Sydney market in June at;— N.G.— £ A3lO-£320 per ton, ex wharf.

New Hebrides.—Marseilles in late May quoted: Superior, 335-350 M. fr. per kilo (approx. £ A432-£451 per long ton); Average, 310-320 M. fr. per kilo (approx. £A4OO-£A4I2 per long ton), in bond.

Samoa.—Sydney agents in June quoted Samoan cocoa at £S3OO (£A375) f.o.b. per ton, first grade. (Samoan currency equals Stg.) Market strengthening. .COFFEE. —Islands prices are based on Uganda Robusta, currently £A456/17/6 per ton c.i.f. Australian ports.

Papua-NG.—lst grade, 5/4 per lb. ex wharf Sydney (£597/10/- per ton).

New Caledonia. —Crop mainly exported to France. Marseilles in late May quoted: 377-380 M. fr. per kilo, ex-store (£A4B6- £A49O per long ton), RUBBER.—Australian Rubber Pool quotation (June 4) for Papua-NG: 24Vfed stg. per lb., c.i.f., Sydney %(30 5/8d Aust.) —Papuan rubber is allowed in primagefree (10 per cent, from elsewhere).

Singapore rate (used by Australian firms as basis for buying Papuan rubber), June 4; No. 1 grade RSS (sellers), spot, 82 J /£c lb., c.i.f. (31 2/3d Aust. lb.).

VANILLA BEANS.—Sydney quotation (by Victor Karp, Tulk & Co.): White Label. 18/6, Yellow, 18/6; Green, 17/6 per lb., c.i.f., Sydney.

RlCE.—Rice shipped from Sydney to Islands was fixed in October, 1951, at £75 per ton, f.0.b., White, Unpolished and Brown. (On plantation Papua-NG approx. £100). New prfce expected late June.

DESICCATED COCONUT. Sydney agents quote Ceylon, 1/2 lb spot, delivered to store, Sydney. New Guinea: 2/3 lb spot, delivered in store, Sydney.

PEARL SHELL.—Prices fixed between Torres Strait producers and Otto Gerdau Co. (USA) for 1952 are: AA/A/B grades 85 cents lb. (£ABSO approx, per long ton); C. 80c. ,Ib. (£A800); D, 55c. lb. (£ A 550); E, 40c. lb. (£A400); EE, 30c. lb. (£A3oo)—all c.i.f., New York.

Cook Is.—US quotations for Manihiki blacklip are approx. £Stg.2so (£A3l2^ per long ton, f.o.b. Rarotonga; market weaker due to an accumulation of unsold shell in USA.

TROCHUS SHELL.—In company with a world-wide slackness in the industry, business in Sydney has been dull during the past few months. New Hebrides.—Recent sales to France at approx. 2,400 Pac. fr., per ton. NG, BSl.—Sydney agents quote £9O-£95 per ton, f.a.q.

GREEN SNAIL SHELL.—Nominally £157/10/- per ton, on wharf, Sydney.

London Prices

LONDON. April 17.

Copra, c.i.f., Continental ports, ton:— New Hebrides,- Metrop. frs. nominal 64,500 Tahiti, Metrop. frs 66,000 FM Straits/DEI, May/June £59/5/- Stg.

Ceylon, FMS, nominal £64 Stg.

Philippines, (bulk) $135 US Coconut Oil, c.i.f. ton:— FM Straits (bulk) nominal.

Ceylon (bulk) no market Philippines (afloat) $lB2y 2 US Cocoa, Stg.;— Accra, May/July, 312/6 (sellers) per 50 kilos, c.i.f. Nth. Continental ports.

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Exchange Rates

FlJl.—Through BANK OF NSW and BANK OF NZ. Australia on Fiji, basis £lOO Fiji: Buying. £Alll/2/6; Selling. £AII3. Fiji-London, basis £lOO London; B. £llO/12/6; S. £ll2. NZ-Fiji, basis £lOO NZ: B. £lll/11/9; S. £llO/4/3.

SAMOA.— Through BANK OF NZ.

Australia on Samoa, basis £lOO Samoa; B. £AI23/12/6; S. £AI24/10/9. Samoa- London, basis £lOO London: B. £ AlOO/7/6; S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO NZ: B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-.

Samoa-Fiji, basis £lOO Samoa: B. £111; S. £llO.

Papua-Ng.—Commonwealth Bank

(branches Pt. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Madang) and BANK OF NSW (Pt.

Moresby, Lae, Rabaul) quote exchange rate Australia-Papua-NG as 10/- per £lOO.

BSL—COMMONWEALTH BANK (branch at Honiara) quotes exchange rate Australia-BSI as 10/- per £lOO.

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES. —Pacific francs, most valuable of the three franc groups in French Union, are used in New Caledonia, New Hebrides, and Fr. Oceania.

FRENCH BANK in Sydney quotes (nominally): 140 Pac. fr. to £ Aust.; 175 Pac. fr. to £Stg.; 64 Pac. fr. to US $.

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ASSOCIATED COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC : IN NEW GUINEA: IN PAPUA: IN FIJI: New Guinea Company Limited, J. R. Clay & Co. Ltd., W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji) Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Kavieng. Port Moresby. Ltd., Suva.

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