PACIFIC ISLANDS Monthly JANUARY, 1957 Vol. XXVII. No. 6 fdf mjkf&Cii lran V a newspaper ] THIS is a back view of the anti-yaws campaign which is in full swing in the British Solomon Islands. The village small-fry line-up; a medical orderly prepares the injection; while a native cons table keeps order -Photo by Maryery E. Short.

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when touring NEW ZEALAND- A holiday in New Zealand is an adventure in superlatives, with all the scenic wonders of the world encompassed by two small islands.

Thermal regions . . . towering alps . . • snow sports . . . big game fishing . . . fighting trout in stream and lake . . . beauty of forest and fiordland . . . all this in a genially temperate climate, fever-free and without noxious insect pests.

But it’s a thousand miles from Bluff to the Bay of Islands. And that’s why so many tourists fly—with N.A.C., of course: to save time, to travel in armchair comfort, and to enjoy a bird s eye view of beauty. flying’s the way to travel J VUT NA.C. links all principal New Zealand cities and tourist resorts and has offices and agents throughout New Zealand, Australia and the South West Pacific, Wi 4 JANUARY. 1957-PACIFIC ISLANDS MON

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International ASW-160 trucks are available with a choice of petrol or diesel engines and 154" or 172" wheelbases.

They have a 4-speed transmission which is combined with a 2-speed transfer case to make 8 forward speeds and 2 reverse.

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DISTRIBUTORS: Papua and New Guinea: Steamships Trading Company Limited , Port Moresby. Solomon Islands: Mr. K. H. Dalrymple Hay, Honiara. New Caledonia: Agence Automobile, Noumea. Fiji, Tonga and Samoa: Burns Philp (South Sea) Company Limited.

Tahiti: Hintze & Company, Papeete.

New Hebrides: Kerr Bros. Piy.

Limited, Sydney.

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MADE IN AUSTRALIA.

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THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD. (A British Company incorporated within the United Kingdom ) 4 Sfew-r? ■" S T“:

New Guinea Australia Line

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

M.S. SOOCHOW .... Sydney Brisbane Rabaul Kavieng Madang Lae and return.

M.S. SINKIANG .... Melbourne Sydney Port Moresby Samarai Lae Madang Rabaul and return.

Japan Hongkong New Guinea

New Monthly Service between JAPAN, HONGKONG and NEW GUINEA (Returning via Australia to Japan Direct) 5.5. FUNING 1 Japan Hongkong Madang Kavieng Rabaul Lae 5.5. FENGNING f Samarai Port Moresby.

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

Calls at Samarai subject to inducement.

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

For further details please apply to agents, or refer to the weekly advertisement in the South Pacific Post AGENTS PAPFA* Steamshlns Trading Co. Ltd., Port Moresby, Samarai. Cables: Steamships. .

NEW GUINEA: Colyer Watson (N.G.) Ltd., Lae, Madang, Rabaul. Cable: Colyeram. New Guinea Co. Ltd., Kav g BRISBANE: & Sanderson Pty. Ltd., 400 Queen Street. Cables: Wilgilsand_ MELBOURNE: John Sanderson (Shipping) p ty- Ltd., 11l Wil iam Street Cable Syndicate.

JAPAN: Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kobe: Butterfield & Swire (Japan) Ltd. Cable. Swire. , , GENERAL AGENTS AUSTRALASIA: Swire & Yuill Pty. Ltd.. 6 Bridge St., Sydney. Cable: Swlreship EASTERN MANAGERS: Butterfield & Swire, Hongkong. Cable: Swire.

BU 1712 6 JANUARY, 1 9 5 7 -PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

Orsova Orion Orcades

SYDNEY depart Jan. 25 Mar. 12 Apr. 30 AUCKLAND arr/dep Jan. 28 Mar. 16 May 3 SUVA arr/dep Jan. 31 Mar. 20 May 6 HONOLULU arr/dep Feb. 5 Mar. 26 May 11 VANCOUVER arrive Feb. 11 Apr. 2 May 17 depart Feb. 12 Apr. 2 May 18 SAN FRANCISCO arr Feb. 14 Apr. 5 May 20 depart Feb. 15 Apr. 6 May 21 HONOLULU arr/dep Feb. 19 Apr. 11 May 25 SUVA arr/dep Feb. 26 Apr. 19 June 1 AUCKLAND arr/dep Mar. 1 Apr. 22 June 4 SYDNEY arrive Mar. 4 Apr. 26 June 7 inking the Pacific Islands with { The Shaw Savill Tourist Class Liner S.S. SOUTHERN CROSS.

Europe , West Indies , New Zealand Australia and South Africa The 20,000 ton round the world tourist liner, Southern Cross carries no cargo and is a floating hotel devoted entirely to the needs of her 1,160 tourist class passengers. With air conditioning installed in every cabin, passengers rest in cool comfort even during the hottest weather. * m Cinema Theatre Spacious Lounges Two Swimming Pools Unencumbered Sports Decks Shaw for full particulars apply: FIJI Any Branch or Agency of Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd., Head Office: Suva. Cable address; Burnsouth.

TAHITI Etablissements Donald Tahiti, Papeete.

Cable address: Donald, Papeete. [?]pping Time-Tables tailings are approximate and may ary by as much as two weeks. ydney-Papua-N. Guinea Malaita sails from Sydney for il, Kavieng, Lombrum, Lorengau, t, Alexlshafen, Madang. Lae, Sydney.

Sydney sailings approx. Feb. 9, 23.

Malekula sails from Melbourne for y, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, ig, Lae, Pt. Moresby, Sydney, Melb. Next Sydney sailing Feb. 15. 1 Bulolo, modern liner, sails about six weeks: Sydney, Brisbane, by, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Manus, il, Samarai, Moresby, Brisbane, y. Next Sydney sailing approx. 20 Mangola, cargo only, sails from j for Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, 1, Madang, Lae, Bougainville, Bris- ! Sydney. Next sailing: Mar. 15. ills from Burns, Phllp & Cos. Ltd., Ige Street, Sydney.

SSinkiang: Departed Sydney Jan. 11 Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai. pine Is. and Hong Kong, where rill be docked. Next sailing from y for Papua-NG: approx, early Shansi; Departs Sydney Jan. 29 for ne, Pt. Moresby, Samarai. Next [s: Feb. 5, Mar. 19. ! Soochow: Departs Sydney Feb. 15 Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Rabaul, ag, Madang, Lae. thence to Honglils from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., Ige St., Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G.

Three weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silindoeng, Sibigo and Sinabang carry passengers and cargo from E. Australian ports to Hollandia and Sorong, DNG (with Biak and/or Manokwari if inducement), thence Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence Australia direct. Next sailings: Sibigo Feb. 6, Sigli Mar. 4. Sinabang Mar. 22.

Silindoeng April 16.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines. 255 George St., Sydney.

Far Easf-S.W. Pacific- Australia (Calling S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) SS Fengning: Arrives Sydney Jan. 28, departs for Japan Feb. 12; sails from Japan Mar. 4, Kavieng (opt.) Apr. 10, Rabaul Apr. 12, Lae Apr. 17, Pt. Moresby Apr. 21, Sydney Apr. 29.

SS Funing: Departs Japan Feb. 10, Madang Feb. 27, Rabaul Mar. 4, Lae Mar. 8, Samarai (opt.) Mar. 12 Pt Moresby Mar. 13, Sydney Mar. 23.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents). 6 Bridge St., Sydney.

The Australia-West Pacific Line motor vessels Aros, Citos, Delos and Milos maintain regular services between Australian ports and Japan. Northbound vessels call at Manila, Hongkong and Japan; southbound vessels call at Hongkong, Manila, Sandakan, Rabaul, Lae, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, with bi-monthly calls at Gizo (opt.), Honiara and Vanikoro.

Milos, southbound, due Rabaul Feb. 4,’

Lae Feb. 7, Sydney Feb. 15.

Delos, southbound, due Rabaul Mar. 26. Lae Mar. 30. Sydney Apr. 6.

Aros, southbound, omits Islands ports on March trip.

Citos, southbound, due Rabaul Apr. 15, Lae Apr. 18, Sydney Apr. 25.

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

Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA Sailings of Orient Line Passenger Ships, 1957. 7 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

Pacific Islands Transport Line

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

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

Tahiti Samoa Fiji New Caledonia

New Hebrides New Guinea

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORPORATION LTD.

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

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

SUVA—Morris Hedstrom Ltd. NOUMEA —Etablissements Ballande.

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

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

Australia-West Pacific Lin

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

Bi-monthly calls are made at Honiara and Vanikoro on the Southbound voyage.

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

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

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

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

N. Zealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa MV Tofua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return to Auckland. Next sailings from Auckland: Feb. 19, Mar. 19.

MV Matua maintains a service from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Apia, Suva, Lyttelton, Wellington, and return to Auckland. Next sailings from Auckland, Feb. 7, Mar. 7.

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

N. Zealand-Cook Is.

The passenger vessel Maui Pomare maintains a regular service between Auckland and the Cook Islands (Rarotonga, Aitutaki and Mangaia).

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

Sydney-New Hebrides-E Rabaul, Etc.

MV Tulagi, 10 passengers, usui the Norfolk, Vila, Santo, Honiara, Tenaru, Yandina, Loavie, Pepesala Bougainville ports, Rabaul, Sydm left Sydney on a special recruiti: to Gilbert and Ellice Is. and Line on Jan. 17. She will resume her run from Sydney on April 5.

MV Muliama, 8 passengers, Sydney for British Solomon Island approximately monthly, ports with cargoes. Next sailings from I Jan. 25, Mar. 1.

Details from Burns, Philp & Bridge Street, Sydney.

Sydney-N. Ca!edonia-Tal Vessels of Messageries Maritime coming from Marseilles, via West and Panama, call about every sis at Papeete, Vila (New Hebrides). ] and Sydney, and return by same At present on this run are the ships, Tahitien, Caledonien and gent. Next sailings from Sydney donien Feb. 9, Tahitien Mar. 27, gent May 10.

MV Polynesie (Messageries Mai maintains about monthly passengi ings between Sydney and Noum the New Hebrides. Next Sydney s Feb. 8, Mar. 8.

Details from Sydney agents: Mes Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor Street, S Sydney-S. Africa-UK-Pac Ports-Sydney Shaw Savill’s new one-class all-p£ liner Southern Cross makes four the-world voyages per year, two bound, then two east-bound, cal Suva and Papeete every trip. Next 8 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

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NAME ADDRESS- -P.I.M. l Mar. 29-30, Suva Apr. 4; following e: Suva July 16, Tahiti July 20-21. imerica-Fiji-Hebrides, etc. flc Islands Transport Line’s vessels Isle and Thorshall maintain a X service from Pacific Coast North can ports, with sailings over 35-40 Some ports depend on cargoes offering, rshall. Dep. San Francisco Jan. 25, ngeles Jan. 27-28, Papeete Feb. 8-10, lofa Feb. 15-17, Pago Pago Feb.

Apia Feb. 21-22, Suva 25-26, •a Mar. 3-6, Vila Mar. 10-16, San [sco (inbound) Apr. 5. rsisle. due reach San Francisco on 24 (inbound from Pacific), leaves i again Mar. 13 for Los Angeles [5-16, Papeete Mar. 27-29, Nukualofa Pago Pago Apr. 3, Apia Apr. 4-5, Apr. 8-9, Lautoka (opt.), Noumea .2-14, Honiara Apr. 18-19, Lae Apr.

San Francisco May 14. ,ils from General Steamships Goran Ltd., 432 California St., San sco, USA, and Island Agents.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North America [ four cargo vessels, Waihemo, aa, Waikawa, and Waitomo, owned perated by the Union Steam Ship f NZ Ltd., maintain a monthly | across the Pacific, from Sydney ncouver and USA ports, via Suva, :a, Nukualofa, and Apia, as cargoes [Occasional calls are made at Fansland. They have limited passenger nodation. Next sailings: Waikawa, ;b.; Waihemo, mid-Mar. The Bata, from NZ ports, makes 3-4 pearly to Vancouver, via Rarotonga Papeete. Next sailing; mid-Feb.

Dunedin).

US-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji- Australia Matson-Oceanic Line of San Francisco operates a regular five-weeks passengercargo service from Los Angeles with the Ventura, Alameda, Sierra and Sonoma.

Southern terminal ports vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Pago and Suva, depending on cargoes.

Next sailings from Sydney: Sierra Jan. 29 (approx.), Ventura Mar. 14 (approx.).

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (subsidlary of W. R. Carpenter & Co.) operate * n S /f rvice three times yearly with the 10,000 ton, 98-passenger vessel Lakemba along the above route. Accommodation Is entirely First Class, two-berth cabins.

Next sailing from Sydney, late February, with calls at Suva, Lautoka and Honolulu.

Details from American Trading & Shipping Co. Pty., Ltd.. 19 Bridge St., Sydney.

Honolulu-Papeete The 242-ton auxiliary schooner Te Vega, American-owned, operates a luxury passenger service to a regular schedule, with calls at Marquesas and Line Islands as required. Details from Darr Lines, c/o 9 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

Australia To Europe

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Orient Line

ORIENT LINE S two ways to Europe westbound around Australia or via Pacific to Vancouver or San Francisco double the scope to find the kind of cabin you want at the time you want it for a trip to Europe.

For those who go via Pacific, Orient Line arranges all details of their bookings across Canada or the United States and on across the Atlantic to Europe.

ORIENT STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED, INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND Theo. H. Davies & Co., Honolulu, or Etablissements Donald, Papeete.

N. America-Hawaii-Fiji-Samoa- Tahiti-N. Zealand-Australia Matson Line’s Mariposa and Monterey make round passenger trips from Pacific North Coast American ports to Australia, via Pacific Islands ports and New Zealand.

Mariposa: Dep. San Francisco Feb. 2, Los Angeles Feb. 3, Honolulu Feb. 8, Papeete Feb. 13-15, Wellington Feb. 21, Melbourne Feb. 25, Sydney Feb. 27-Mar. 1, Auckland Mar. 4, Suva Mar. 7, Pago Pago Mar, 8, Honolulu Mar. 13, San Francisco Mar. 18.

Monterey: Dep. San Francisco Feb. 26, Los Angeles Feb. 27, Honolulu Mar. 4, Pago Pago Mar. 9. Suva Mar. 12, Auckland Mar. 15-16. Sydney Mar. 19-22, Wellington Mar. 25, Papeete Mar. 29-31, Honolulu Apr. 5, Los Angeles Apr. 10, San Francisco Apr. 11.

Details from Matson Lines, Berger House, 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.

Airways Time-Tabies

Transpacific Services

1. Australia (or NZ)-Fiji- Hawaii-N. America (First and Tourist Class available all Services.)

By Pan-American Airways

(With Strato Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths*) Sun.. Thur.; Sydney, Nadi, Canton Is., Honolulu, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland.

Tues., Fri.: Sydney, Nadi, Canton Is., Honolulu, Los Angeles.

Mon., Thur.: San Francisco to (same route).

Tues., Sat.: Los Angeles to (same route). • DC4 from Auckland connects, Nadi Sun., Tues., Thur., departir Tues., Thur., Sun. DC4 shuttle every three weeks connects Na Tafuna (American Samoa).

BY QANTAS EMPIRE AIRW. (Super Constellation Service NORTHWARDS Tues.*, Wed.*, Fri.* and Sat.*; Nadi (Fiji), Honolulu, San Fra with Sat. service extending t couver.

SOUTHWARDS Wed.*, Thur.*, Sat.*, Mon.*: San Fr Honolulu, Nadi (Fiji), Sydney day’s service begins at Vanca Sunday. (Note: Crosses dateroute). • TEAL DC6 services between A and Nadi connect at Nadi Tues. i northwards: Wed. and Sat. south;

By Canadian Pacific Airl

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft Every Wed.: Sydney, Auckland Honolulu, Vancouver, Amsterdar Every Sun.; Leaves Vancouver fo land and Sydney by same rout (Note: Crosses date-line en rou

Sectional Services

PACIFIC 2. Sydney-New Guin Service by Qantas Empire Air (Skymasters) NORTHWARDS Mon., Tues., Wed., Sat., Su Depart: Ar Sydney, 8.00 p.m. Brisbane. 1( Brisbane, 11.45 p.m. Moresby. ( (Tues., Wed., Thur., Sui Moresby. 7.35 a.m. Lae, £ Thurs.

Depart: Ar Sydney, 8 p.m. Brisbane. 1( Brisbane, 11.45 p m. Townsville, (Frid Townsville. 4.15 a.m. Cairns, £ Cairns, 6.30 a.m. Moresby, !

Pt. Moresby, 10.20 a.pi. Lae, 1 SOUTHWARDS Tues., Wed., Thur., Sun., IV Depart: Ar Lae. 10.30 a.m. Moresby, 12 Moresby, 1.00 p.m. Brisbane, ' Brisbane, 9.00 p.m. Sydney, i: Sat.

Depart: Ar Lae, 7.00 a.m. Moresby, 1 Moresby. 9.30 a.m. Cairns. 1J Cairns. 2.35 p.m. Townsville, Townsville. 4.30 p m. Brisbane, Brisbane. 9.00 p.in. Sydney, 1 3. P-NG Internal Serv Operated by Qantas LAE-HOLLANDIA (Dutch New ( (DCS) Alt. Wed. (Feb. 6, 20, Mar.

Departs Lae 11.00 a.m., calls at and Wewak, and arrives at 1 3.30 p.m. Every alternate ' (Feb. 7, 21, Mar. 7. etc.), Hollandia at 9.30 a.m., and, v at Wewak and Madang, arrive 3.20 p.m.

Lae-Manus (Dcs)

Alt. Wed. (Feb. 6, 20, Mar. 6.

Dep. Lae. 8.00 a.m.: Pinschhafen, Kavieng, arr. Manus 3.00 p.m, Every alt. Sat. (Feb. 9, 23. Mar. departs Manus 8 a.m. and wit!

Kavieng. Rabaul and Pins arrives Lae at 2.55 p.m.

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Port Moresby-Rabaul

(Catalina) Tues. (Feb. 5, 19, Mar. 5, etc.) , Moresby, Samarai, Esa’ala, Losuia, tewe Hbr.. Talasea, Jacquinot Bay. baul. Returning via same ports (exit Losuia and Esa’ala optional) alt.

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New Britain-Bougainville

(Catalina) Wed. (Feb. 6, 20, Mar. 6, etc.i: baul, Buka. Teopasino, Kieta, Buin. turning same day.

LAE-MADANG-WEWAK-MANUS-

Kavieng-Rabaul Service

(DCS) i, Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang arr. 55 am. Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, baul, arr. 3.40 p.m. : Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m., direct to (dang, arr. 9.10 a.m.

L; Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang, rar, Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, r. 4.05 p.m.

Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m. Kavieng, mus. Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. 15 p.m.

Central Highlands

(DCS) ys: Lae (7.45 a.m.) to Wapenamunda, lling at any of: Goroka, Nondugl, nz, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R., ilnantu, Wapenamunda. Arrival back Lae dependent on stops.

Lower Highlands

(Beaver) ys; Lae (7.30 a.m.) to Goroka, calll at any of Nadzab, Kaiapit, Gusap, fura, Finintegu, Rintebe, Bena Bena, unantu, Goroka, Arena. Arrival back Lae depends on stops made.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau (Dcs)

Lae: Mon. 7.30 a.m., Tues, 2 p.m., sd. 11.30 a.m., Fri. 2.00 p.m.

Wau.: Mon. 9 a.m., Tues. 3.30 p.m., sd. 1 p.m., Fri. 3.30 p.m. Bulolo is litted on return flights which take 35 nutes, Wau-Lae.

Madang-Goroka (Dcs)

lays: Depart Madang 10 a.m., arrive ►roka 10.35 a.m., returning same day; part Goroka 11 a.m., arr. Madang .35 a.m.

Fridays (Feb. 8, 22. Mar. 8, etc.).

Madang 8.00 a.m. arrive Goroka 35 a.m., returning same day; depart iroka 9 a.m., arrive Madang 9.35 a.m.

NEW GUINEA-NEW BRITAIN- BOUGAINVILLE (DCS) ys: Depart Lae 12.55 p.m., Pinschfen 1.45 p.m., arrive Rabaul 3.55 n. days: Depart Rabaul 10 a.m., direct Lae, arr. 12.40 p.m. tys: Depart Lae 12 noon, Finschhafen p.m., Rabaul 3.10 p.m.

Says: Depart Rabaul 5.45 a.m.. Finschfen 8.10 a.m., arrive Lae 8.45 a.m.

Thurs. (Jan 31, Feb. 7. 21. etc.), ip. Lae 8 a.m., Finschhafen, (baul, Buka, Rabaul, arr. 2.55 p.m.

Thurs. (Feb. 7, 21. Mar. 7. etc.t. sp. Lae 12 noon, Finschhafen, (baul arr. 3.05 p.m.

Pri. (Feb. 8, 22, Mar. 8. etc.). Dep.

Ibaul 8 a.m., Madang, Goroka, le arr. 1.10 p.m.

Fri. (Feb. 1, Feb. S', 22, etc.), ip. Rabaul 8 a.m., Madang, Goroka, le, arr. 1.10 p.m.

Tvices By Mandated Airlines

iheduled Flights with DCS Aircraft : Depart Lae at 7.30 a.m. for Goroka. adang, Wewak, Madang, Rabaul— maining overnight. Depart Lae 8 tn for Goroka. Wau, Port Moresby, au, Goroka, Lae. : Depart Rabaul at 6.30 am. for adang, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae. ; Depart Lae 7.30 a.m. for Goroka. 11 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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

Sat.: Depart Rabaul at 7 a.m. for Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae. 4. Aust.-Dutch N. Guinea By KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. (Super Constellation Service) A weekly service between Sydney and Amsterdam with a call at Biak (DNG) and Manila (Philippines).

DC3 aircraft link Biak with Hollandia, Sorong, Merauke, Tenah Merah, Manokwarl, Noemfoer, Ransiki, Genjem, and Kokonao. 5. N. Guinea-Solomons By Qantas with DCS Aircraft. (Three flights every four weeks) Mon. (Feb. 4, 11, 25, etc.) Lae dep. 6 a.m.; Finschhafen, Rabaul, Buka, Vella Lavella, Yandina, Honiara (BSD, arriving 5.25 p.m.

Tuesday (Feb. 5, 12, 26, etc.) Honiara dep. 7 a.m.: Yandina, Vella Lavella, Buka, Rabaul, Lae, arriving 3.35 p.m. 6. Paris-Saigon-Noumea By Transports Aeriens Intercontinental- DC6B aircraft depart Paris every 2 weeks (Feb. 11, 25, Mar. 11, etc.) for Athens Karachi, Saigon, Darwin, Noumea.

Leave Noumea on return Feb 15, Mar. 1, 15, etc. 7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

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

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

By Qantas, with Skymasters Alt. Sat.: Dep. Sydney 11.30 p.m., arr.

NI 6.15 a.m. Sunday: dep. NI 5.30 p.m. same day for Sydney, arr. 9.30 p.m. Alt. weeks makes Nl-Auckland- NI flight. (See table 11 below). 9. Sydney-Noumea By Qantas, with Skymasters (Three flights every four weeks) Thur. (Feb, 7, 21, 28, etc.). Sydney dep. 11.30 p.m., arriving Tontouta, 7 a.m. Fri. (Feb. 8, 22, Mar. 1, etc.).

Fri. (Feb. 8, 22, Mar. 1, etc.) Tontouta dep. 8.30 a.m., arriving Sydney, 2.20 p.m. 10. New Caledonia-New Hebrides TAI with DCS Aircraft.

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

Saturdays: Depart Tontouta 8 a.m., arrive Vila 10.20 a.m., arrive Santo 12.5 p.m., depart Santo 1.30 p.m., arrive Tontouta 4.40 p.m. 11. Norfolk Is.-Auckland TEAL, by Qantas (charter) Alt. Sun.: Return flight Norfolk (dep. 7.45 a.m.) Auckland (arr. 11.30 a.m., dep. 1.15 p.m.) Norfolk (arr. 4.15 p.m.). (See Table 8 above). 12. Auckland-Sydney Tasman Empire Airways, wltl DC6 aircraft.

Daily, except Sat.: Dep. Aucklam a.m., arr. Sydney 1.00 p.m.

Wed.: Dept. Auckland 6.15 p.m, Sydney 9.45 p.m.

Sat. only; Dep. Auckland 11.30 a.m Sydney 3.00 p.m.

Sat.: Dep. Sydney 10.00 a.m., arr. land 5.00 p.m.

Daily, except Sat.: Dep. Sydney 3.0( arr. Auckland 10.00 p.m.

Tues.: Dep. Sydney 12.30 a.m., arr land 7.30 a.m. 13. Christchurch-Sydm Tasman Empire Airways, wit] DC6 aircraft.

Sun./Fri.: Dep. Christchurch 5.00 arr. Sydney 8.40 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Christchurch 7 p.m.

Sydney 10.40 p.m.

Sun., Thurs.: 'Dep. Sydney 8.00 arr. Christchurch 3.10 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Sydney 10.00 a.m., arr. < church 5.10 p.m. 14. Christchurch-Melbou Tasman Empire Airways, wit] DC6 aircraft.

Thurs.: Dep. Christchurch 5.00 p.rc Melbourne 9.30 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Melbourne 7.30 a.m.

Christchurch 3.00 p.m. 15. New Zealand-Fiji Tasman Empire Airways, wit DC6 aircraft.

Tues., Fri.; Dep. Auckland 1.15 a.n Nadi 6.15 p.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Nadi 10.30 a.m Auckland 3.30 p.m. 12 JANUARY, 1057 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTI

FROM SYDNEY (Aust. currency) TO— Single Return Table Moresby . . £ s. . 46 11 d. 0 £ s. 83 16 d. 0 No. 2 Lae .... . 55 7 0 99 13 0 2 Rabaul . . . . 64 19 0 116 19 0 2, 3 Noumea . . . 48 15 0 85 15 0 9, 10 Honiara . . . 80 7 0 144 13 0 2, 5 8 Norfolk Is. . . 27 10 0 49 10 0 Lord Howe . . 12 15 0 25 10 0 7 Nadi .... . 76 0 0 136 16 0 1 Suva . . . . 81 3 0 141 19 0 1, 18 Auckland . . . 52 10 0 94 10 0 12 Christchurch . 52 10 0 94 10 0 13 Honolulu . . . 252 5 0 454 1 0 1 S. Francisco . 312 10 0 562 10 0 1 Vancouver . 312 10 0 562 10 0 1 Nukualofa . 92 9 0 165 19 0 1, 17 Apia . . . . 97 7 0 175 3 0 1, 16 Papeete . , . 139 2 0 250 8 0 1, 16 Aitutaki . . . 119 8 0 214 19 0 1, 16 Biak .... . 90 0 0 162 0 0 4

From Auckland (Nz

currency) TO— Apia .... . 53 0 0 95 8 0 15. 16 Aitutaki . . . 77 14 0 139 18 0 15, 16 Nadi . . . . 39 7 0 70 17 0 15 Norfolk Is. . . 19 15 0 35 11 0 11 Papeete . . . 97 0 0 174 12 0 15, 18 Apia . . . . 25 0 0 45 0 0 16 FROM SUVA (Fiji currency) TO— Aitutaki . , . 48 17 0 87 19 0 16 Nukualofa . 17 1 0 30 14 0 17 Papeete - . 71 12 0 128 18 0 16 Ce m Bb Jr Ull y of pjj. facially . tte !°^ a/ Sj£? fije at- “five c P^ c ei/em u for *^er s Se J^c e cUi S j fle S2/< nci serJ raine d / «X tb rn „PP lo ns Per Ste , °^/2 zrti LtdP“ 2 h ‘P Co 6y w- .bot *?« ? n y om*r 6e , 0f tte'fe I *' to “G r< toe * by^ny'l'f^’on ° Pacie ’" Su7 a Cab 'e^^ 16. Fiji-Tahiti Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft. e normally fortnightly, with extra ;hts as required. ts Suva Friday 9 a.m., crosses datee, arrives Satapuala (W. Samoa) u’r 2 p.m., departs Fri. 2 a.m., Ives Aitutaki (Cook Is.) 7.30 a.m., jarts 9.30 a.m., arrives Papeete »hiti) 2 p.m. Departs Papeete Sun. 10 a.m., arrives Aitutaki 11 a.m., jarts 1 p.m., arrives Satapuala 5.30 ii., departs Mon. 8 a.m., crosses date- B, arrives Suva Tues., 10.55 a.m.

I Suva Feb. 1,8, 15. 22, Mar. 15, 22. ives Papeete Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar.

I, 24. 17. Fiji-Tonga Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent aircraft.

Irregular Service.

Suva 6.30 a.m., arr Nukualofa 9.50 a., dep Nukualofa 9.50 a.m., arr. tra 4.55 p.m. .flight: Feb. 21.

B. Fiji Internal Airways |i Airways, Ltd., Drover Aircraft.

Nadi-Suva; Mon., Tues., two flights ily: Wed., three flights; Thurs., one jht; Fri., two flights; Sat., three ;hts; Sun., one flight.

Nadi; Tues., Thurs., Fri. (additional the above return flights).

Suva: Wed., Fri., Sat.

Labasa-Suva: Daily except Sun. fraveuni-Suva: Fri., Sun.

Taveuni-Savusavu-Suva: Wed. fiavusavu-Taveuni-Suva: Thurs. - Savusavu - Labasa - Suva; ies.. Thurs. ■Labasa-Taveuni-Labasa-Suva: Fri. 6avusavu-Suva: Mon., Tues.

Suva - Savusavu - Labasa - Savusavu - Suva: Sat., Sun. 19. French Oceania Inter- Island Service Regie Aerienne Interinsulair (RAI), with Amphibious Catalina Twice weekly service to the Leeward Group.

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

Friday: Papeete, Huahlne, Raiatea, Papeete.

Booking agents in Papeete: Messageries Maritimes. 20. N. Caledonia-Loyalty Is.

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

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

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

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

Noumea, Koumac, Noumea (with conditional call at Plaine des Gaiacs): Fri. a.m.

Noumea, Lifou, Ouvea Is.; Wed. mornings.

Noumea, Poindimie, Noumea (with conditional call at Houailou): Prl. p.m.

Noumea, lie des Pins, Noumea: Saturday and Sunday afternoons. 21. Micronesia Trans Ocean Airlines.

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Pacific Islands Monthly No. 6 Vol. XXVII JANUARY, 1957 Contents: Editorial: International Fumbling, Re-Stalinization, Present a Sorry Picture .. 17 Editors’ Mailbag 18 Pre-H-Bomb Activities At Christmas Island 19 Clutha Withdraws From Gold Ridge For Wet Season 19 Pacific New Year Honours .. 19 Joyita Spends Two Days On Horseshoe Reef 20 French Airline Extends to NZ 33 Negotiations for 1957 Copra Price Proceeding 21 Do You Remember? Extracts From PIM of 20 Years Ago 21 Dutch New Guinea Natives Kill Missionaries 22 Fiji Farmers Will Get More For Their Cane 22 CSR To Close One Fiji Sugar Mill 23 NG Public Servants May Revert To 5£ -Day Week .. 23 Brutal Murder Of Second Rabaul Couple 24 Big Papeete Fire Destroys Business Block 24 Notes By the Wayside— From R. W Robson in New Guinea 27 New Newspapers for Rabaul 33 Northern Hotels in Suva? .. 34 New Guinea Diary 39 Fijian MLC’s Stir Up Some Administrative Hornets .. 49 Donations To NG Women’s Club Christmas Party Fund 54 Retirement of Superintendent Suguturaga News of Pacific Shipping and Cruising Yachts 57 Pacific Shell Continues to Button World’s Best Shirts 67 More Power For W. Samoan Executive Council 74 Aluminium Industry and Papuan Rivers 75 MAGAZINE SECTION; Tropicalities, 77; The Misses Hibiscus and Bula Shirts, 79; Xmas Party For Junior Territorians, 80; Book Reviews 84 Junior-Ranking Australian Representatives “Show Canberra’s Contempt” of UNO 91 Fiji’s Papulation Problem Aired Again 95 A Tribute To Captain J.

Duncan World Experts Conferred On Tracking Tropical Hurricanes 117 Fewer P-NG Student’s Will Go To Australia This Year 122 Socially-Riven Norfolk Is.

Pleased By the Duke .. .. 125 Territories’ Talk-Talk .. .. 129 OBITUARY: Edward Becker; Mrs. Hilda Hoodless; R. W.

Millington; J. F. D. Wager; Capt Strickland: William Arp; Sir A. Grimble 24, 139-141 S. Pacific Commerce and Markets 14t * Indian Assn. Celebrates 25th Birthday 149 P-NG Band Had a Long, Long Trail To Play Two Anthems 15d Role Of Migrant Doctors In P-NG Health ' Market Information 160 A Product of Pacific Publications Pty. Ltd., Teehmpress House, 29 Alberta Street, Sydney. (29 Alberta Street Is 10 yards from the '"J'JJJ? 00 ” G °“ lbUrn Wentworth Avenue.)

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Editorial. ..

WTERNATIONAL FUMBLING, RE-STALINIZATION,

Present A Sorry Picture

E state of international affairs 5 so extraordinary, and the fate f the South Pacific countries closely bound up with what ens as between East and West in other words, between ;alism and Communism, or bei Individualism and Red Totalkiism) that this PIM review it necessary to report develops from month to month, ring suffered under ten years nerican anti-colonial dictation »rld affairs, Britain and France y revolted against the trend 1 United States had permitted e Middle East, and militarily ted the Nasser-led Arab States, trouble was focussed on the fcanal. [ted States panicked, and int on Britain and France going reverse. In an attempt to save westerners’ face, the Americans ht their ridiculous straw-man ion (UNO) into action. Britain France withdrew on condition i United Nations force assumed land of Suez and the Middle situation. it move deceived no one—and |nly not the anti-British Arab Mian States. be then, Nasser has been strutfccross the stage like a victor, [at by United States while he d demands and insults at in and France, and while his ttiing Wogs destroyed the De ps statue and the Anzac )rial. India’s Nehru could not al his delight. tain and France have been y humiliated in the eyes of the E but the immediate threat of has been averted, and the Western trading corporations cially those centred in North lea) go on to bigger and better ;s. There, we have right before I illustration of the very ugly )f Western Capitalism, the detion of which is ostensibly the [purpose of Muscovite Comsm. [ANWHILE, there have been breath-taking changes in the structure and apparent purpose orld Communism, as directed presented by Moscow, til about July, Moscow was lincing Stalin and wooing the [ with honeyed words to the t that East and West could [together in amity, each adher- D its own politico-social system, en came revolts in practically every one of the “satellite” countries —that is, the formerly independent nations which were overrun by Russians during World War 11, and which have been held for ten years in a condition of Communist slavery. Even as we watched, Russia’s international attitude changed from back-slapping goodfellowship to c 1 a s s-c onsc i o u s savagery.

While Nasser, under Russian inspiration and control, was directing the Arab States’ campaign against Britain (thus precipitating the Suez crisis), Russia was pouring troops into the satellite countries, and massacring the Hungarians in a way that disclosed to the whole world the true character of the Moscow gang that calls itself the USSR.

The international situation which boiled up in November-December — Britain and France discredited and humiliated; United States trying frantically to make UNO work, but failing dismally; the Suez Canal blocked and the Middle East oil installations partially wrecked; the pro-Nasser Arab States on the point of going to war against Britain, but being restrained by Iraq, Turkey and Persia; Washington trying to prop up the Western alliance, now likely to collapse because of Washington’s desertion of Britain and France in the Suez crisis; Russia, her teeth bared savagely, openly returning from de-Stalinization to re-Stalinization—w as a situation that clearly confused and scared even the world’s experts in international affairs.

ANEW danger to the world now become apparent, and real, and terrifying.

The events in the Middle East and in the satellite countries, exposing and defeating the Cold War plans of Russia, suggest that Russian influence is waning. In the opinion of the most sober observers, there now is a grave possibility that the Moscow Gang, recognising and facing this threat to the Red Empire they have built so painfully, will decide to put all to the hazard, and launch a nuclear wa.r This risk has suddenly become widely recognised.

In no other way can anyone explain the astonishing gyrations and contortions of United States diplomacy.

Washington, influenced since 1945 by rabid anti-colonialists, drove Britain and France out of Asia and the Dutch out of Indonesia (and, incidentally, let loose on the international scene a host of yapping little “nations” which, because of their UNO status, are an increasin g embarrassment). American diplomacy —or lack of it —created the Middle East situation which, in turn, drove the Anglo-French to action in Suez. American diplomacy then compelled the Anglo-French to leave Suez; kowtowed to Mr.

Nasser; and insisted that the whole Suez-Middle East situation be handed over for control to a puny, piebald force from UNO.

And then, literally overnight, One Year to Go! 17 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

Measure Of Our

HUMILIATION Early January: Mr. Nasser said he would not speak again to Britain and France until their Prime Ministers had resigned.

January 9: Sir Anthony Eden resigned. (At another time, under other conditions, he could have been a very distinguished Prime Minister of Britain; his resignation was generally accepted as “inevitable”, if ill-timed).

Sir Anthony produced certificates from four medical men to say his health did not permit him to longer occupy the Prime Ministership.

There literally is no one in sight competent to lead Britain in this very difficult period. The new PM, Mr. Harold MacMillan, by his choice of Eden men in his cabinet has signified that the British Govt, stands by its recent M.E. policy. This has, of course, infuriated the pacifists.

FOOTNOTE: Now, M. Guy Mollet, it is over to you. Nasser has spoken!

Washington decided that the Middle East—because of Communist penetration —is a danger to world peace; and now plans to take all measures necessary whereby United States (not United Nations) forces may go in and police the whole area. The reasons given by Eisenhower are: (1) Russia plans to get control there and thus menace Africa; (2) more than half of the West’s oil supply comes from the Middle East; (3) the holy places of three great religions are in the Middle East, and must always be freely accessible.

THE hypocrisy of it! These are the things that British writers have been pointing out with increasing urgency for several years.

It was the failure of United States (and its useless creation, UNO) to take any action at all in relation to Moscow’s Middle East plan (then being rapidly developed through Nasser and his Arab States) which forced that unhappy action upon Britain and France.

According to the record, USA forced Britain and France out of Suez because Russia threatened, if they did not go, Russia would enter a shooting war on the side of Egypt and Syria, so as to prevent Anglo- French control of the Middle East.

Now America herself moves in to keep Russia out of the Middle East.

Russia’s reaction—announced as this is written —is ugly and violent.

Washington could have achieved exactly the same thing—probably at less risk of nuclear war—by supporting the Anglo-French policy and action in Octobsr-November.

WASHINGTON’S bumble-footed diplomacy has partially wrecked the Western Alliance, caused enormous economic dislocation and loss in Western Europe, left Mr.

Nasser (crowing loudly) in charge of the vital Suez Canal, and infuriated Mr. Kruschev to the point where that irresponsible dipsomaniac may at any moment “start something” with nuclear weapons.

About the only good thing that the blundering of the Eisenhower - Dulles combination has achieved is the exposure of the uselessness of the United Nations Organisation. Surely it is time that that prematurelyborn concept of our tame idealists was folded up and put away in mothballs, to await the time when the human race is sufficiently far advanced to outlaw armaments and war. In about two hundred years!

Meanwhile, we of the South Pacific, directly menaced by one thousand million growingly-arrogant Asians, can only look on helplessly while our defences —and our future—are directed and shaped by the fumbling hands of the now confused and bemused West.

The Editors' Mailba[?]

Who Had That £5O Conscience?

The following is from the “Sydney Morning Herald” of December 29, 1956:

Conscience Money From Abroad

The Commonwealth Treasury Department has received £5O in a registered letter posted at Kogarah as conscience money.

The anonymous sender indicated that the money was "due to the War Damage Section of the Treasury", and was sent at the request of persons living outside Australia.

This “SMH” clipping came to us with the letter which follows: I strongly suspect that the "persons" referred to in the news clipping are natives of Papua-New Guinea.

I am, etc., BRETT HILDER.

Castlecrag, Sydney.

January 9, 1956.

For readers outside New Guinea, perhaps we had better explain that as well as the £12,000,000 or so paid out to Europeans for war damage in P-NG (out of a fund contributed to by all Australian propertyholders) , more millions, quite unsolicited, were paid out to natives on account of alleged havoc amongst the pig-pens; or for damage to village property. The methods of assessing native war damage, and the distribution of this largess have always been regarded as a joke.

Does NI Really Pay its Way?

The generally-held opinion that Australia, by annual grant, maintains the economy of Norfolk Island, is challenged by an Islands resident who has teen studyi matter: “NI itself exports its own pi to the value of £15,000 pa. Y< add to that at least £lOO, private incomes transmitted non-Australian countries 1 residents. That explains he quite apart from Australian can import £120,000 worth of annually.

“By hidden taxes —s hi p freights and charges made or ments, etc. —Australia gets ar from £30,0000 to £40,000 per ; from that trade. In additior tralia takes at least £20,00( the Islanders in direct ta Therefore, even after Austra paid £25,000 p.a. to maintai absurdly expensive Adminis on NI, and made a special of some £35,000 p.a, for work, and so forth, Australia well on the right side of the “Now, with the new \ enterprise established there tralia is going to get more i in direct and indirect taxat that industry.

“Don’t tell me that Canb producing any race of ] thropists, so far as NI is conc< Our Friends the Indonesians!

With most of Sumatra i revolt, and rebels still in of the Moluccas, the PIM i years-old prophecy of the u collapse of “the Republic donesia” coming true The Indonesians, already after the Asian-African con in Bandoeng in 1955, beca tolerably arrogant after States supported Nasser Britain and France in No and cannot longer concea hatred of all Europeans. H extracts from a letter wri November to the editor of J a British woman who had j Java after three years’ re there: “We had a very exciting I in Djakarta. We happened visiting the British Embass, it was attacked by thousc anti-Anglo-French demons It was rather terrifying v lasted, because the mob souviolent — bottles, bullets and were hurled at the buildir they finally set fire to on Fortunately, we were able some help from the polic fired on the demonstrators, i mob then moved on to ath French Embassy. We had to inside the Embassy for ne hours. . . All our heavy (Continued on page 137) 18 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

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[?]-H-Bomb Activities In

AUSTRALIA AND CHRISTMAS IS.

Although the Pacific Islands have now more or less :epted the fact that a British H-bomb (or bombs) will be ploded around Christmas Island sometime this year, Austian newspapers are just now becoming warmed up to the ;nt. j pink Melbourne Argus, basg its facts on a “freelance Fiji ‘wspaperman” feels that the B drawing near for the big bang states, in capitals, that the may be taken to Christmas IUSTRALIA. Also in capitals, s on to voice the fear that omb MIGHT ALREADY BE >UTH AUSTRALIA, n before the reader has had ent time to mentally quite ' the bomb, sizz-ing away where in South Australia,” aper wails: OUR FEDERAL

Jrnment —As Usual—Has

i US NOTHING.

"the whole operation from mas has been shrouded in, at quite ridiculous mystery, it ikely that anyone is going to down sufficiently at this to tell the Argus anything, we understand it, Christmas be the base from which wnbs will be flown out over icific and exploded. A release the UK Ministry of Supply idon in mid-December stated 15 miles of roads have been ucted, a 7,000-ft airstrip built, housands of tons of heavy nent and stores landed. One ties accommodation for ific and technical personnel so been built. is unlikely, therefore, unless ne makes a bad mistake, that mas Is. will be “sunk by the nb.” as some enterprising sland journalist has it. re is also much activity at iirgh Airfield, South Australia, is the rear base of the iion, and where 300 personnel been gathered together—ing a RAF detachment equipped Canberra jet bombers which )e used in preliminary tests tristmas Is. The actual bomb »e dropped by a Valiant jet :r. tings aircraft begin a shuttle b between the South Ausa rear-base and Christmas Is. aruary, possibly via Nadi, Fiji.

B expected that the tests will in April and that the whole tmas H-Bomb operation will our months.

NEW YEAR HONOURS mHE following were New Year X Honours awarded to residents of Fiji and Tonga: CBE (Military Division): Colonel T. C. Campbell, DSO. MC, who recently returned to New Zealand after three years in Fiji as Commander of the Fiji Military Forces.

OBE (Civil Division): Dr. R. W.

D. Maxwell, Deputy Director of Health in Western Samoa and until recently Deputy Director of Medical Services in Fiji.

OBE (Honorary) : Havea Tui’iha’ateiho, Deputy-Premier of Tonga.

MBE (Civil Division): Mr. A. L.

Baker, Establishment Officer, Fiji Government; Miss I. E. Foulcher, Principal of Annesley Girls’ School, Suva.

BEM: Ramnath Badlu, Field Officer, Department of Agriculture.

CERTIFICATES OP HONOUR: Leone Batigai; Mr. Jagessar Chaudhary; and Ratu Isimeli Mocevakaca.

Honours in W. Samoa CBE: High Chief Tupua Tamasese; High Chief Malietoa Tanumafili 11.

These two paramount chiefs of Western Samoa, referred to as the Fautua, will in time assume the office of joint Heads of State when Western Samoa gains complete self-government. t The Association of the French in North Africa has written to New Caledonian authorities about the possibility of settling. Most of the people are from French families who now have no future in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. A list of the settlers has been supplied and every effort is to be made to find a place for them in New Caledonia.

Gold Ridge

Clutha Withdraws For The Wet Season WHETHER or not Guadalcanal’s Gold Ridge deposits will provide the BSIP with a muchneeded industry still remains the Protectorate’s 64-dollar question.

The answer is probably locked up somewhere in the minds, if not the records, of the men who run the Clutha Development Co. (a subsidiary of Placer Development), but so far as the company’s Sydney office is concerend, no one is talking. Not by so much as a whisper.

Recently, the company’s New Guinea vessel, Mubo, arrived at Honiara to take off the personnel who have been testing at Gold Ridge; 25 native labourers who last year were taken in from New Guinea also were repatriated.

Official explanation for the withdrawal is that operations will be suspended for four or five months during the wet season. Secretary for the company in Sydney had no comment to make on either the withdrawal or progress to date.

Asked whether the Company intended to resume prospecting operations after the Wet he could not say, but said it would depend on a number of factors. Asked whether the company was satisfied with progress up to date, he said that he could not say anything about that, either.

New "Fiji Times" Executive Mr. L. G. Usher, who formally took up his new duties as Executive Director of the Fiji Times on January 2. He was formerly Fiji Public Relations Officer. (See page 22, Dec.

PIM). 19 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

Another Adventure

Unsinkable Joyita Spends Two Days

On Horseshoe Reef

The Islands vessel Joyita has refused to oblige headline writers by ending her days on a Fiji reef, but sometime during the night of Jan. 9-10, floated off unaided after being on the notorious Horseshoe Reef for two days. She was towed to Levuka.

THE Joyita was on a trading run when one engine broke down off the Taveuni coast; she was continuing the voyage on one engine when she went aground on Horseshoe Reef. The Burns Philp vessel Yanawai was diverted to her aid and picked up her passengers and crew who had taken to the boats and were sheltering behind the reef.

A salvage ship Kadavalevu took on a load of drums to go to Joyita’s aid but she was delayed by heavy weather.

When Kadavalevu reached Horseshoe Reef on January 10, she found Joyita floating clear of the reef in spite of a hole in her starboard side near the keel, About 50 drums were put in her hold to aid buoyancy, and the tow commenced.

Kadavulevu handed over to Adi Kevu when the tow-line began to part, and returned to Levuka for another line, Kadavulevu later resuming the tow. it is believed in Suva that Joyita carried little insurance, j n the unlikely event of any reader not already knowing it:— Joyita caused a world sensation over a year ago when she was missing for six weeks on a short run between Apia and the Tokelaus and was later found, abandoned and waterlogged north of Fiji, Fate of the 25 neople on board her has never been solved. Joyita was salvaged, sold at auction to a Fiji planter, Mr. David Simpson, and is now used in inter-: trading. Captain David Elli her present master.

Horseshoe Reef is a subm ring of coral about a mi diameter and 12 miles NE o Wakaya Light. The reef is pletely unlighted although v brought disaster to a numb ships and is regarded as o: the most dangerous reefs ii Pacific. In 1934 Hoegh 2 went up there; and it was closed later that the reef was a mile NW of its charted po In 1949 an island auxiliary Island Queen Lailai went ont reef and sank in 15 minutes in 1950, after catching fire in ocean between Panama and Ivor Jenny added to her tr by running on Horseshoe She was refloated and g( Suva where claims arising fro two mishaps kept insi . companies and consignees for years.

Other Ships Have Reef Trouble r:E 1957 season of storm cyclones in the South Pa< already producing the crop of maritime adventures, other ships were in trouble the same time as Joyita.

In New Caledonia waters, ai tons Panamanian freighter Antonio, bound for Japan froi Zealand with scrap iron, loi propeller, and in cyclonic w was, on January 7, driven c reef 100 miles NW of Noumea crew was taken off by the 1 Navy vessel Vulcain on Jam and flown to Sydney by chs Qantas airliner.

A representative of the agents in Sydney flew ove Antonio; he said on his to that she was hai fast on the reef and “can come off.”

The Burns Philp ketch M of 80 tons was refloated on Ji 7 after three flays on a ree Moturiki, Fiji, She was semi-submerged to Levuka, she was to be examined.

P-NG’s Assistant Administr[?] rRRITORIES Depart!

Canberra, did not (in January) expect any ann ment of the name oi successful condidate for the ant Administratorship of ] New Guinea “for some week It is understood thal announcement will be raa due course, by the Minist Territories. In mid-Januar Hasluck was making a brie to Cocos Island (Indian Oi IS THIS WHERE WE CAME IN? Reminiscent of 1955 photos of "Joyita"—only this time she is on Horseshoe Reef. "Yanawai" top left of photo. 20 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

[?]CCESSFULLY [?]GOTIATED [?]ench Airline [?]tends to NZ FTER many months of backing and filling, the New Zealand Department of Civil Aviation, in y January, gave permission for French airline, Transports lens Intercontinentaux, to ex- -1 its present Paris-Noumea ser- ; to Auckland. he first flight on the new exied route will leave Paris on ruary 4 and, after calling at ens. Karachi, Saigon and Dar- , will reach Noumea on Feb- •y 7; at 1400 hours, on February t will leave for Auckland, NZ, mencing the return flight over ;same route on February 8. he service will, be fortnightly, t present DC6b aircraft are i, but the use of DCS jetiners is already being considered ;he company. This would cut the ig time between Auckland and is to 24 hours. he use of jets on the route is, 'ever, something for the future, are they could be used the airi at Tontouta, New Caledonia, Id have to be brought up to jet idard, which would mean virtual instruction.

I Survey To Wallis

he TAI DC3, which is based on imea and operates the Noumeai-Santo service, made a survey it to Wallis Island, via Nadi, , in December. . is understood that the company sonsidering the extension of its .1 service to Wallis. (Wallis, ch is administered from Noumea, i very much blown-away part he colony of New Caledonia. It auch closer to Fiji and Samoa n to NC).

More Airport Talks R. WALTER GRAND, President fof the Territorial Assembly of French Oceania, left )eete by TEAL, en route to is on December 23 in a further ;mpt to produce some action on international airport for Papeete, \ is understood, however, that Grand has a new plan regard- [ the location of the airport. r P till now the location most oured was at Faaa, west of )eete and quite close to and r the Hotel Tropiques. It olved the reclamation of a Ilow-water area of the reef ween the small island of Motu liri and the shore, and called much filling with spoil, but looked like being an ideal location for a land and sea airport.

The new plan—which has also been considered, and rejected in the past—is for an airport on the flat lands of Atimaono sugar plantation on the south coast of Tahiti-nui.

The drive down to this area, some 20 miles from the city, is very attractive, but at the end of a long flight tourists are not always in a receptive mood for long scenic drives. There are also obvious administrative disadvantages.

The fact that this site is even being considered indicates that an international airport for Tahiti is still a long way from realisation. t The announcement by the Health Department of French Oceania in July that a minor epidemic of poliomyelitis existed in Tahiti caused a financial loss to some business people. Shipmasters were warned to take on provisions at their own discretion and some heeded the warning. However, in November the chief of the Health Board. Lieutenant-Colonel Boussier, announced that the danger was over and shipping companies were advised accordingly.

Copra Price

FOR 1957 Negotiations Still Proceeding Negotiations are proceeding in London between representatives of the South Pacific copra producing governments and the British Ministry of Food, but up until mid-January no indication had been given as to what will be the price for 1957.

This is the last year of the nine years Copra Agreement and producers are hoping that in view of the great advantage the MOF enjoyed in the early years of the Agreement, the price will not this year fall the full 10 per cent, permissible.

Since the Suez crisis the London free market price of copra has tended to rise—but not spectacularly. On January 10 it was £Stg.69. The 1956 price under the MOF Agreement was based on a London c.i.f. price of £Stg.sB.lo.

Do You Remember?

dfdfd THE lot Of the Pacific planter , • j i __ had improved considerably by the beginning Of 1937. Top grade copra was bringing £24/2/6 in London; rubber was 1/2 per lb; top grade trochus was £lOB per ton Rantrnnn rirp could be — and good Rangoon rice COUIU ue bought at £l3/10/- per ton f.O.b.

Sydney; Australian rice £3 higher.

Clouds on the international horizon were provided by Hitler and.

Mussolini — C IOU d S that rapidly o-rpur InrETPr in the following; 2J grew larger m me lunuwuig years.

Here are some other extiacts from PIM of January, 1937: The Papuan area of Tarifuroro was to remain an uncontrolled area, the Government decided and was likely to remain so until police-posts were established "probably in two years." (The area had been discovered by Mr. Jack Hides who later resigned from the Administration; when in July, 1936, he announced that he would lead a prospecting party to the area it was declared an uncontrolled area. In the event, the police posts were not established for many years—l9so- 51. The district is now known as the Southern Highlands, and Mendi and Tari are the patrol-posts). * * * Tenders were called by the Commonwealth Department of Defence (no Dept, of Civil Aviation then) for an air service over the route Sydney-Brisbane-Rockhampton-Townsville- Cairns - Cooktown - Thursday Is.-Wau-Salamaua.

Separate tenders were called for an alternative service—presumably over the same routebut terminating at Rabaul. The planes were required to be capable of carrying six passengers, mails and freight; they were to be multi-engined, capable of a speed of 140 miles an hour with a range of 500 miles.

T' me has marched on since then. * * * G M c F f ros t, 24, plantation overseer, was charged at the Central Court, Sydney, on Jan. n, 1937, with having at Meto Pitn., New Guinea, on October 28, 1936 ; un| aw fu| ly killed a native. His defence was that another ha( j been convicted of the offence and he was allowed out on £lOO ball. ... * The United States had put in a claim for Christmas Island (which 20 years later is to be the base for British H-Bomb experiments).

The matter, we said in 1937, was being argued jn gent | emanly fashion between the British and American governments. This must have been one Us-British argument that Britain won. sj: * * Cook Islands residents were complaining bitterly at the cost of fares on the new union Company vessel "Matua". Return fare f rom Rarotonga to New Zealand was £4O. * There were 53,000 Samoans at the end of 1936 —an increase of 45 per cent, over the figures at the end of 1926 when the Territory had not recovered from the disastrous po st-World War I influenza epidemic which Rilled thousands of Western Samoans. (the population in 1957 is approaching 100,000; * * * The patrol led by Mr. Ivan Champion into unknown western and central Papua had returned to Port Mo !|; s e b nat?ol%vasTnto That since A P/'‘' Sfahlfnds of New Guinea .s now the u !° U l th^ r " nt h' 9 be?ore no and for several months before return, news had been heard of it. * Honah died from Patrol Officer Thomas Hough died from arrow wounds he re« ved when he was a bushed in semi-contro'M country near th Leron River, in the Markham Valley, New Guinea. 21 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

The Long Process of Civilisation

D-Ng Natives Show Displeasure, Hack

Plane And Missionaries To Pieces

Full details of the killing in early December of two missionaries in the Wissel Lakes area of Dutch New Guinea, and the destruction of the plane in which they had flown in from the coast, were still not available on January 7.

NEWS reached Port Moresby early in December that a Cessna aircraft owned by the Christian Mission Alliance (an American organisation which operates in Australian and Dutch New Guinea on behalf of certain of the Protestant Missions) had flown into the Wissel Lakes carrying, as well as the pilot, one European missionary and two native missionaries. At its destination, the European missionary and the pilot had gone to the mission house, half an hour’s walk away, leaving the aircraft in charge of the native missionaries. On their return, they found that the missionaries had been murdered and the plane hacked about.

The report could not be confirmed in Port Moresby—as the event took place outside Australian territory (although the Civil Aviation Department must have certain jurisdiction over the aircraft operated therein by the Christian Mission Alliance).

Reports later from the Hague confirmed the destruction of the aircraft, and stated also that mission-houses had been burnt and Indicated that more than two missionaries had been killed.

The report said that police and Dutch Navy men had been flown in to take charge of the situation.

Official sources attribute the trouble to resentment against the Administration and missions for their interference with barbaric native customs such as killing wives suspected of adultery or shooting widows ter death with arrows. There has, also, been an outbreak of disease amongst local native pigs— which is also blamed on the Dutch.

Freedom Fighters, Say the Indos.

Indonesians claimed on December 4 that Dutch troops had killed “seven fighters for independence” in West New Guinea. It was said that they had surrendered the Dutch after an uprising during which four other “freedom fighters” were killed; and that those who surrendered had later been shot.

No other details were given and whether there is any connection between this Djakarta story and the above story from DNG is not known. The so-called freedom fighters may be Indonesians who in recent years have made several nuisance-raids on the West NG territory; Djakarta could, on the other hand, be referring to the primitive natives of the Wissel Lakes who may be freedom fighters, but not in the sense implied by the Indonesians.

Nickel Man Sounds Warning PRESENT boom in the New Caledonian nickel industry may not last more than another couple of years, according to Mr.

Henry Dewey, of the Nickel Company who was visiting Noumea in December.

He said that the present world shortage of nickel allowed New Caledonia to export at a price formerly undreamed-of. He believed that in the next two years increased production in Canada, USA. Cuba and New Caledonia will result in world demand being s^tislicd It will not then be possible to produce New Caledonian nickel profitably under existing processes and hence the accent must be on the construction of the £10,000,000 Yate dam project. 1957 Sugar Price Fiji Farmers Get More For Their C[?] COMMONWEALTH sugar ducing countries will, in receive £Stg42/3/4 per ton for sugar delivered under the Com wealth Sugar Agreement. Tl £Stg.l/8/4 more than last yes Under the Commonwealth reement, Fiji may sell up to l: tons of raw sugar at this ] the rest of her production—any un to 70,000 tons —she sells oi open market. The new price t fore means another year of perity for Fiji.

Under an agreement whicl CSR Company has with local producers, the price paid for rises or falls in relation tc price of raw sugar.

This year, cane farmers w: getting about 2/9 per ton moi their cane—about 73/9 per t In recent months, the market price—that is, the Cuban price—has been almo high as the Commonwealth I ment price. This was due 1; to the Suez crisis.

The Commonwealth price is tiated each year and is ma< cost of production and not on tuations in the world marke Under the Agreement, the I Kingdom undertakes to pay and reasonable price to “ef producers” within the Con wealth; the cost of producing in all Commonwealth sugar-pi ing countries is therefore take: consideration.

"One bottle of beer, please..." the last holiday period.

"Customers first pay for their pur[?] the Customs building where clerks als[?] import and export duties, electric light and income tax payments. Then they yards to the liquor store where they the rain or sunshine until they can p[?] their receipt and collect their liquor, "Perhaps one day a proper liquor house with available brands on disp be built, or perhaps the local firms, which the liquor is ordered, will be to distribute it themselves and so ea[?] agency fees."

Photo: R. F.

Although several attempts have been made to reform liquor control in Western Samoa, they have always been defeated, and the Territory retains its system whereby liquor is issued on a permit "for medical reasons."

The above photo shows part of the crush at the bond store just before Christmas when it took up to hours to get a bottle of beer.

An Apia resident writes: "The crush was so great that the Xmas spirit evaporated and fights broke out on several occasions. The system of liquor distribution has long been a target of criticism by the public and M.L.A.s alike but never have its shortcomings been so obvious as over 22 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

[?]R to Close [?]usori Mill

General Farming Will Replace Cane

The Colonial Sugar Company’s mill at Nausori in Fiji is to lose at the end of the 1959 crushing season. The company’s chief manager in Fiji (Mr. Clive Elliott) announced this ►n January 10, two days before he was due to leave the Colony in retirement. [E announcement did not come altogether as a surprise as this mill has been running at oss. A few years ago the pany issued a warning that tuse of the unprofitable nature the Nausori enterprise such a i could become necessary, tie mill is designed to crush a | of 170,000 tons of cane in eason, but it is many years e a crop of that size has been vn. In the last 10 years the ■age crop has been only 88,540 r. Elliot said that the comp’s other four mills in Fiji Id have the capacity to crush cient cane to make Fiji’s >rt quota of raw sugar, and B were being taken to secure ;extra cane at those mills, tius Fiji will not lose out lomically, but other areas of the Iny will gain at the expense of Suva-Rewa area, le announcement has come in ity of time for the Government I farmers to plan for the ageover from sugar to other is of agriculture. r. Elliot gave a firm assurance behalf of the CSR that the pany would provide worthwhile i to deal with the problems sting the future of those now iged in the sugar industry on Rewa.

“We are investigating other agricultural uses for the lands now growing cane,” he said. “The company will work with the growers, with the Government, and with local authorities to make the transition as easy as possible.

“A special officer is being appointed to co-ordinate this work, and the services of company officers will continue to be available for some time after cane growing has ceased, to advise and assist as may be appropriate.”

The Colonial Secretary, Mr. A.

F. R. Stoddart, said that the Government was fully alive to the need for making the transition of the district’s economy as smooth as possible. The Government would work in with all interested parties to that end.

Rewa Valley farmers interviewed after the announcement were somewhat apprehensive about the future.

They agreed that various crops could be grown, that bananas and dairying would provide valuable monthly payments.

But an adjustment of native leases to provide larger areas, where necessary, and drainage, were essential requirements in planning for the future.

One cane grower suggested that the Government should use the sugar stabilisation fund, or part of it, to assist sugar producers at Nausori.

Nausori township is likely to suffer a check. uwf P r °£ ress of recent years is likeiy to come to a standstill until the changeover is completed, and the economic return from food production catches up with that previously received from sugar cane.

One Indian businessman, who had t sul5 ul l dm g half erected, said that had he known the mill was to close he would, have modified his plans considerably.

P-NG Public Servants May Have Longer Week PUBLIC servants in Port Moresby, Rabaul and Lae, NG, may lose the 5-day week they have enjoyed since 1955, if an application by the Administration is granted.

In their application for rescission of the five-day working week for Administration officers, lodged with the Registrar of the P-NG Supreme Court on December 18, Brigadier D. M. Cleland, and the Public Service Commissioner, have pointed out that the primary consideration of the Administration must be the welfare of the natives.

In support of the application, they have placed before the Public Service Arbitrator the following reasons why the present five-day working week affects the native population, who at present work a five-and-a-half-day week: • Natives employed by the Administration have requested a five-day working week, and regard their retention on the former working hours as unjustifiable discrimination. • If natives employed by the Administration were given a fiveday week then the area of discontent would be shifted to natives employed by private enterprise, i.e., business firms, plantations, etc., and the situation aggravated still further.

It is an accepted industrial principle that the arrangement of working hours for employees is a matter for determination by the employing authority.

Other considerations are the additional cost to the Administration, and the effect of a five-day week on the business community and the general public.

The 5-day week was introduced in 1955 for a trial period. The ruling did not apply to native employees, who have continued to work a si-day week.

The mill on the Rewa River at Nausori. 23 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 19 5 7

Brutal Murder

OF SECOND

Rabaul Couple

FOR the second time in eight months, Rabaul, NG, has been shocked by the murder of a young couple.

On Saturday, January 12, the battered -and slashed bodies of Carole Wright, 17, and Daniel Ng, 23, were discovered in thick scrub on the outskirts of Rabaul, Miss Wright, was an Australian girl; and Mr. Ng, Chinese.

Miss Wright, whose father is a Government employee, had spent some years at school in Rabaul, and Daniel Ng had lived most of his life there.

Police believe that the killer used a bush knife and a length of iron rod on his victims after creeping up on them while they sat beneath a tree.

Double relays of police are combing Rabaul’s half-caste quarter, searching island trading vessels in the harbour, and questioning ships’ crews in an endeavour to track down the murderer.

Last year, 20-year-old. Frederick Smith was convicted of the murder of a young couple who were battered to death on Rabaul golf links in May. He appealed against the conviction in the Australian High Court in Sydney in November.

The result of the appeal is still awaited.

From Ng And

N. CALEDONIA Islands Respond to Plight of Hungarians Donations were stm pouring in to the Hungarian Relief Fund in Port Moresby up to the end of December and at that time the total was over £3,000.

One of the donations accepted on behalf of the Fund, and described by the Committee as a “prize contribution” was a sum of £l/19/6 received from the children of the small leper colony at Gemmo, on the other side of Moresby harbour.

The teacher, himself a leper, described how the children had decided to do something to help after hearing of the plight of the Hungarian children.

The fine effort of these afflicted people touched the hearts of everyone, and a move has now been made to donate a movie projector to the Colony so that the patients will have some .entertainment.

Another £2O was raised for the fund by Mr. John E. Johnstone, who showed his own film, Gold From the Sea,” which is a record of how £2,500,000 worth of gold bullion, weighing 81 tons, was salvaged from the sunken liner Niagara, which was sunk off the New Zealand coast in 1940.

In New Caledonia, sympathisers have raised nearly half a million francs for the Appeal. This is nearly £3,500.

Minister of State Visits Honiara MR. JOHN MACLAY, UK Minister of State for the Colonies, paid a two-days visit to the Solomon Islands early in December.

Mr. Maclay, who was accompanied by his private Secretary, Mr.

Armitage Smith, arrived from Vila in a RNZAF Sunderland flying boat, landing at Tulagi. He crossed to Honiara aboard the MV Melanesian latest addition to the Protectorate fleet.

During his brief visit the Minister had discussions with the Government concerning future projects and also met members of all communities in the Protectorate.

In the course of a rapid tour of the Honiara area he visited Government departments and later inspected Henderson Field.

Mr. Maclay’s visit to the Western Pacific territories was made in the course of his journey from New York —where he had attended the UNO General Assembly—to the annual South East Asia conference being held at Singapore, and at which he will represent the UK Government.

Not A Happy

Xmas For Some

Much Damage in Papeete [?] AFIRE which broke out copra store at 3 a.m.

December 22 caused com able damage to a business in the centre of Papeete, Tab When the alarm was giver fire, which seems to have origii from spontaneous combustio] the copra, already had a s hold and police and army called out to assist the fire bri Businesses destroyed before blaze was brought under co included Moulin Rouge ] Etablissements Aline (a le: department store), Henri Jacq drug store, Bopp-du Pont store, and Leboucher’s Bar. buildings were partly insured were mainly owned by Bambridge Sr. and Emile M Sir Arthur Grimble De[?] The death of Sir Arthur Gr occurred in the United Kin on December 13. Sir Arthi former Resident Commissiom the Gilbert and Ellice Islands better known perhaps in r years as the author of the po book, Pattern of Islands. He engaged on a sequel at the of his death.

For Study in NZ Every year young people leave Samoa for higher education or specialised training in New Zealand. Our photo shows youngsters who this year have won scholarships, or young teachers who will go to training colleges. Top; (Back row I to r); Tamatoa Penaia, Jack Meredith, Sale Anesi, Tauvaga Siolo, Fuatia Leauga.

Front Row: Patricia Netzler, Roseanne Ryan, Luaiufu Tone.

Lower: (back row): Ronnie Dunn, Allan Aspinall, Poloaiga lmo, Aitken Fruean. Front row: Rudolf Ott, Sianaua Anae, Faatafao Esera.

Photo: H. Forsgren. 24 JANUARY, 1 9 5 7 -PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

Notes By The Wayside

From R. W. Robson in Papua-N. Guinea oroughly Practical ssion Lady mong the “odd bods” on a 010 round trip recently there was overseas missionary woman, who ected empty bottles. She said she >k the devil out and put in ration”—in other words, she ced written exhortations against into the bottles, and cast them rboard. Apparently, she had h in the growing literacy of r Guinea’s coastal natives, i barman, pledged to return the )tv bottles, viewed the lady’s vities with acute disfavour; but routed him.

Why do you stay here, dissing this devil’s drink to people?” demanded. “A man like you Id do a mighty job, working for Lord!” tie met well-known Oldtimer immond Thompson, of Numa na. aboard on one of his edical round trips. After two three conversations with the ner Bougainville magnate, she nised to pray for him, every fhen I saw them in Madang, i friend Thompson and the bari were looking cautiously around rers before going on their ways ley felt that, if they risked ther meeting with the formid- \ lady, they might be obliged to r the course of their lives. e NG Story: Cattle, [ication And Settlement have three outstanding stories tell about Papua and New nea, in early issues of this jazine. They are— The introduction of a suitable id of cattle, and the developit of pastures whereby these ie may be sustained —a series of its likely to greatly ; affect the tomy of this Territory. [The shaping of an education cy probably unique in this world \e creation of a teaching organion through which the children K million natives, speaking over different languages, may become able of receiving instruction and biring literacy in one language.

The way in which the Admination is handling its respon- Uty for settling an adequate iher of Europeans in P-NG —in i great island placed by Nature be a barrier between Asia and iralia. he facts as I have found them New Guinea call for praise for n e remarkable achievements, “y also give ground for some Icism of official blindness, stubbornness and stupidity, especially in relation to land settlement.

Whence Came The Swarming Pigs?

As I motored with DC Seale along the Downs Road, from Goroka over into the Chimbu country, small native pigs scuttled out of our way like rabbits in Australia.

The DC said they were part of the native supply of protein, and attempts were being made to produce a meatier animal—Berkshire boars were being introduced in the villages.

“Where did these things come from?” I asked. “One used to see the same sort of slab-sided, longheaded bush pig in New Zealand, and they were called ‘Captain Cookers,” because it was believed that Cook introduced them to the Maoris.”

“Oh, these fellows are much older than that,” said Mr. Seale. “According to native lore, the pigs and the kaukau came into these valleys with a wave of invaders, from the Sepik country, a very long time ago.”

Pig and kaukau represent so much of the natives’ staple diet that one wonders what the pre-invasion folk lived on. I was told that in this Highlands region there are between 30 and 40 varieties of the kaukau, or sweet potato—some more popular than others, according to the district.

The Papuan IQ Sinabada, being wise and experienced, always kept her supply of tea and sugar in a locked cupboard.

Taubada, home unexpectedly, decided he would have a cup of tea.

But the cupboard key was missing.

Taubada brought a screw-driver, and prepared to unscrew the hirtges.

The houseboy was helpful. “No, no, Taubada,” he said. “Not that way. Wardrobe key, ’e unlock ’im.”

Land For Wau—Mr.

McAdam Permitting The establishment of an agricultural community in the Upper Bulolo Valley is the hope and ambition of the small number of Europeans settled there. In an impressive exhibition of the district’s products, assembled at Wau on December 2, they showed what the Valley could do, in spite of a minor drought.

In most parts of the Territory, Europeans requiring land have to fight a grim bureaucracy, fanatical on the subject of native land rights.

Not so in the Bulolo Valley—apart from jungle Kukukukus, there are no native villages anywhere near the Valley.

Enemy No. 1, in the view of Wau, is a gentleman named McAdam— the stubborn and implacable Director of Forests. Many interests seeking a chance to establish themselves in New Guinea have fallen foul of Mr. McAdam—rightly or wrongly, he is regarded as a man who (a) wants to keep timbercuttiiig generally in Administration hands; (b) wants to carry on afforestation wherever a tree can be planted; and (c) has hypnotised Minister and Administrator into acceptance of his ideas. (over) £80,000 Worth of Hospital for Wau The residents of Wau, New Guinea, didn't ask for it, but this is what they got:- a hospital which cost £8O,OOO to build and equip and which (they say) is far too big for their requirements. Probably someone in Canberra with a crystal-ball is Panning f or that day when there will be a European population of 150,000 in the Territory—that is, according to a Port Moresby town-planning committee, round about 1977. photo 4 Papuan Prints. 25 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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Tie Wau audience applauded— , the older hands said: “We’ve jd all that before. Wait until sees McAdam!” l few days later, I met Mr.

Adam on an airfield, and told i what the Administrator had 1. The famous McAdam jaw ck out, and he said, “Well, I am josed to that.” The incident conned much of what I had been |ring about Mr. McAdam and his d forestry policies.

'he next move is now awaited h interest. io Will Replace ese Old-Timers? [ snapshot on the roof of the I hotel of Mr. W. H. Chapman, I his wife Elizabeth, and their ill grandson, on the eve of their larture for Victoria. Originally the goldfields, they have been Ring their plantation at Singawa, t of Lae, for many years; but y sold out in November, and ght a small sheepfarm in Vica. bnsidering climatic and other conditions, it is natural that the old-timers should eventually leave the Territory, to which they have given so much of their lives. The disturbing thing is that their places are not being taken by the plantation-building, pioneering type.

I blame Canberra for that. There are plenty of suitable young men available, eager to go in and estab- 1i s h themselves. But Canberra, plagued by native welfare dreams, and generally hostile to the idea of settling “small” men who might need monetary help, is doing little to replace the outgoing veterans.

Unless Canberra policies change, the future of New Guinea belongs to the big corporations and the Chinese.

Peter and Dick Two old friends from Tahiti, Peter Huret and Dick Greatrix, who made their home in the pleasant Wau Valley a few years ago, have shown what can be done in horiculture and agriculture, with the Wau soil and climate.

Peter suffered a stroke some time ago, and now must depend upon the devoted Dick for locomotion aid. No social function is considered complete in that community without “Peter and Dick.”

Growing Strength Of Rabaul Chinese I foresee the day when the Rabaul end of New Guinea, first, and the remainder of New Guinea afterwards, will belong to the New Guinea-born Chinese. The growth of the Rabaul Chinese, in numbers as in economic strength, is a little startling.

The post-war Chinatown—a horrible double-line of shanties on the Matupi side of Rabaul—has practically disappeared. It has been absorbed in a building frenzy, wherein at least 80 houses and stores (most of them with modern bathrooms) are now under construction. I am told that the value of new Chinese buildings, in Rabaul town and in this new suburb, is not less than £400,000 and the Chinese have financed it all themselves.

Rabaul Chinese recently have bought various plantation properties, and a cinema worth about £70,000.

Chinese community growth in Lae is on a smaller scale, but just as definite. There are no Chinese yet in the Highlands, or in Papua; but Time is on their side.

Hard work, extreme thrift, and some panic money from the Far East seeking a refuge from Communism, have created these conditions in New Guinea.

But (one asks, as one regards the new generation of very Westernised Chinese youth), will the expansion of this community continue at so fast a rate? Too many giggling girls in high-heeled shoes, and far too many slinky youths in decorative Hawaiian shirts going South into Australia to seek degrees in Medicine and Law. And a quite perceptible movement towards limitation of families. (over) 27 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY. 1957

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I was having a drink in the Lae Hotel with Theo Mason, and we became confidential.

“One sees some mighty queer specimens in this country,” I remarked.

I was thinking of men (and some women) and their social habits; but Theo rolled on me an eye that was suspicious, with a hint of belligerence. “Ho, someone’s been telling you about my snail,” he said.

“Your snail! What kind of snail?”

I asked “A leaping snail—and it has been named after me,” answered Theo; and then he told me the story.

He says he came upon the thing in the region behind Aitape, and it is a shellback snail that under conditions of urgency, progresses in short leaps. He wouldn’t believe it at first, and went back and had a look at the label on his bottle. But he finally convinced himself that the snail was real. He captured some specimens, he says, and sent them to Mr. Cheeseman, at the Sydney Museum: and, as it was a new species, Mr. Cheeseman incorporated Mason in the name by which the creature was scientifically labelled.

I don’t doubt Theo for a moment, of course—but has anyone in the Sepik district ever seen a leaping snail?

Nominated As Assistant Administrator I found “Steve” Lonergan in his office at Konedobu, just returned from a brief sojourn South, and busily sorting out the interminable files.

“It is freely rumoured in this capital city that you are likely to become the Assistant Administrator,” said I.

“The jade probably is lying, as usual,” said he.

I haven’t applied for the job. I’m here, if they want me.” ‘‘Got a decent studio photograph?” I asked. “We may need something for our columns.”

“Haven’t been photographed since I was young and beautiful,” said the Director of Civil Affairs”— remaining civil, but with one harassed eye on the files.

So I persuaded him to stand up and face the kodak, while I tried an indoor “shot.” This is the result. It is not a photograph to boast about; but it shows what the Assistant Administrator Elect is like, when he is faced with a pile of clamorous files, and tries still to be courteous.

More and More Leahy Around Lae Few of the old New Guinea families which have made fortunes in New Guinea have “ploughed it back into the soil” as the Leahy family has done.

Originally, there were four Leahys on the Morobe goldfields—Mick, Paddy, Jim and Dan. All did well, and three made their permai home there—Mick at Zenag (al the Markham) ; Jim, at Gon and Dan, at Mount Hagen.

But it has not stopped tl The younger generation is cor along, and there now are nine m bers of the Leahy tribe establii in NG—the three seniors na] one Frater and 5 “Colinses.”

And when schooling is over the attractive family of Mr.

Mrs. Michael J. Leahy (I them coming like a high-spi] avalanche off the Christmas p at Lae), four more desirable Le will join in the job of develo this lovely country for the Ui Nations.

Incidentally, why should not name of the premier pioneer fa be incorporated in the nam< the Territory’s future capital? should Lae not be spelled Lea Reflections on the Markham Bridge So far as Territory Top Bra concerned, I never can see Lae ing spelled Leahy. The forth Michael Leahy has been too r of a pain in the Canberra ne Remember the Markham Br; The Bulolo-Lae war-time was built along the southern of the turbulent Markham 1 and, at the river’s mouth, vel were taken across to Lae (or northern bank) by vehicular J So it was decided to bridge Markham.

“Mick” Leahy was intereste that road—when it emerges the Bulolo area, on its way to it passes “Mick’s big cattle pro on the high country above Markham. It is his direct coi tion with Lae.

“Mick” pointed out that the new road of the future, from into the Highlands, would n sarily go for 60 or 70 miles : the northern bank of the Mark and then must be taken ovei Markham by bridge. He said one bridge could serve the roads. The roads would branch crossing the river—one going and south into the Bulolo area one west across the Markham-I Divide into the Highlands.

But the haughty engine gentlemen of the Administr scorned the amateur. They the bridge for the Bulolo down near the mouth of the 1\ ham.

About that time Mr. Leahy invited to join the Morobe Ad) Council. As soon as he tool seat, he asked if the Council be supplied with the engine reasons why the Bridge was near the Markham’s mouth, in of much higher up the Valley information was forthcomir “Mick,” with a few choice word tired from the Council.

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Jnder British administration (taxin of incomes and no assistance to ;lers) no European progress is bemade in the Solomons. But if BSI Chinese can repeat the tics of the Rabaul Chinese —and re is evidence that they may— rich and undeveloped Solomon inds may yet become the West’s d gift to Cathay’s Four Hundred, ’he only large Territory in the ith Pacific which now has not an established Asian community Samoa. (The NZ Socialist Goviment deported the Chinese from noa in the mid-Thirties.) >coa Men In le Markham Motoring around with “Mick” ihy, I found D. M. Eden rmerly head of NZ Reparations bates in Western Samoa) overling in Lae; and, on an inration, we picked him up and >k him out to the new Macbertson enterprise in the Markin Valley—Wanaru cocoa plantan now being managed by Keith blet. (over) 29

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Ith Noblet, aided by a mighty tanical installation from Macrtson’s, has revolutioned that Edwards plantation. He has d out the old and unprofittrees ; lifted a large quantity of jungle off new country; and planted up no less than 300 —nearly half the area. »n was deeply interested in the md conditions leard the argument that Mark- Valley is not good cocoa try. energy and mechanisation t for anything, that Macrtson plantation will become one of the show places of the Markham Valley.

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Rabaul wharf-1 abourers are acquiring the blessings of Western civilisation, just like their brothers and cousins in less strenuous occuptions.

Some importers complain that it is difficult to get a case of whisky ashore, intact. It is difficult to tell, by external examination; but when the case is opened, it may be three or four bottles short. The wharfworkers deny all knowledge of the theft; but in due course, if one is observant, one may see a few “coons” in a drunken condition, and the smell on their breath does not come from drinking coconuts.

It is the same here as everywhere —the worst of European practices, like thieving, disease, prostitution, drunkenness, are most readily acquired by those primitive people in close contact with the crews of ships.

In the Highlands, there are no -social troubles of that kind because the natives remain completely unsophisticated and no ships make contact there. There has been some methylated-spirit drinking lately, however —traced to some rather poor types brought in on building and construction jobs.

I Mr. Keith Ransom, manager of the soap factory operated in Western Samoa by Western Samoan Industries Ltd., was in Sydney late December. He told reporters that Samoans were amongst the cleanest people in the world—they used 50 tons of soap per month—a large amount for less than 100,000 of population. t New Caledonia will soon have a law forbidding the consumption of alcoholic drink in public streets. It is said that European and native wine and beer parties in the public square have “become quite a scandal.” 31 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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The original Rabaul Times was established about 40 years ago, by Messrs. Hamilton and Moulton, and edited by well known Gordon Thomas; but it —like the Papuan Courier, of Port Moresby, and the Morobe News, of Lae—was a Japanese invasion casualty in 1942, and was not revived. t Mr. R. Angeloni, Administrative officer, New Hebrides, left Vila on six months’ vacation leave in mid- December.

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Tonnage exported was 21,325 tons, as compared with only 14,223 tons in the previous year, 12,600 tons in 1953, and 16,519 tons in 1952. F.o.b. value of the 1955 copra exports was £A1,750,362.

The Tonga banana crop has also shown a steady increase of the four years under review. Quantities and values have been as follows: 1952: 30,894 cases worth £29,824; 1953; 86,775 cases worth £84,124; 1954: 115,250 cases worth £116,962; and 1955: 139,709 cases worth £144,426.

Watermelons, pineapples, and sundry other fruits yielded £18,829 about £1,500 less than in the previous year. fl Another shrinkage in the ranks of New Guinea’s useful old-timers is seen in the imminent departure of Mr. George Whittaker, MLC.

He already has closed up his opticians’ shop in Lae, and has gone to live a spell with his son in the Highlands, before retiring southwards. He will be missed on the Legislative Council. 33 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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Mr. Lovell is the mangaer o: Nadi Hotel, one of the string ol country hotels owned and ope] by Northern Hotels Limited; a: is assumed that the move by Lovell means that Northern H at long last, are moving intc Suva area.

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With the permission of licensing authority, the Club bar and license were moved the ground floor of the new Seas Hotel, as soon as constn permitted it.

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The licensing authority, in suspended the Club Hotel 1 and the bar was closed up. (It has been occupied as a tern] office by Pan American Airwa 34 JANUARY, 1 9 5 7 -PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

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'orthern Hotels Ltd., naturally, ild Mke to operate its own hotel Suva; but that Co. is similarly ;ouraged by the enormous cost juilding a new establishment, [orris Hedstrom Ltd. recently inited that plans now are being pared for a South Seas Hotel of ut 20 bedrooms, with first-class jnities; and the presumption is t some arrangement has been le between Morris Hedstrom Ltd. [ Northern Hotels Ltd., under ,ch the shaped and overgrown ! of concrete at the corner of fcoria Parade will be restored to and completed as the South s Hotel, and that Northern els Ltd. will lease and operate hotel. ; is supposed that, in the meane, as soon as construction is reied, and the licensing authority 5s the OK, Northern Hotels Ltd. t reopen the liquor bar in the and floor of the new hotel build- ; with a renewal of the old Club el license.

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ANOTHER incentive towards higher education for Territory children was given by the Deputy Chairman of Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd., Mr. J. D. Rogers, when he was at Goroka, New Guinea, for the inauguration of operation “oillift” early in December. (See elsewhere.) Mr. Rogers announced that his company would provide two Educational Scholarships of £5O each, both for a period of six years, for a boy and a girl, provided the recipient continued with his or her education. One scholarship would be granted to a European pupil, and the other would be awarded to an Asian or Mixed Race pupil.

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U The usual Governor’s bounty of £l5 has been granted to Nunia Lilamona, wife of Kemueli Busa, after the birth of triplets at Navatu, Wainunu, Fiji, on November 1. One of the triplets has since died, but a boy and a girl survive. The bounty will be presented in traditional Fijian fashion. 35 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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mHE Fono of Faipule (Samoan JL Parliament), which was in session in Apia in December, recommended that the chairman of the Fono, Fa’avala’au, should be appointed Samoan Judge of the High Court of Apia.

Only some weeks ago Fa’avala’au, who is employed as a trader by an Apia firm, was convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment by the Apia High Court for the theft of a large amount of cash entrusted to him. The sentence was later changed to a fine on payment by him of the amount of money missing.

To recommend a man with such a record for appointment as Judge shows lack of judgment, or ignorance, on the part of the members of the Fono. The High Commissioner (Mr. G. R. Powles) rightly vetoed the appointment. —Apia Correspondent. t Mr. Charles H. Cornish has been appointed Fiji manager of the United Insurance Co. Ltd., and with his wife and son will proceed there from Sydney on the Orsova to take up his new duties on February 1.

Mr. Cornish is a New South Welshman and since joining the company in 1949 he has worked in branches in Sydney and Melbourne. He is a keen sportsman. t A native student, Titus Tiso, aged 16, who had just returned from Geelong Grammar School to spend his holidays in his village near Samarai, Papua, was fatally me by a shark whilst swimming friends at the beach on Dece] 20. The boy, a brilliant stu and the only Papuan ever to s at the school, was to retur: February to begin working matriculation. A week later am native boy was taken by a £ in the same locality. 38 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

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Most Papua-New Guinea folk in the last month have given lemselves over to celebrating the Christmas-New Year holiays, and not to making news except in the social sense.

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TRANSPORTATION eaking-up parties and Christmas parties were numerous in Port res b y before and during stmas, and although the houses \ have chimneys, snow doesn’t and reindeers are unheard of, ter Christmas still seems to find way there. i December 14, he made his ds in a gaily decorated jeep, at Koki was mobbed by dozens xcited native children, te next day, the old gentleman e a repeat appearance, this arriving by helicopter at the Club. jvering gently over the blue the helicopter made a perfect ing and Santa stepped out to (reeted by hundreds of happy Iren.

Rabaul, he arrived on a fire ne.

Bomana Gaol and rubber tations along the Range, stmas trees laden with gifts i put up for the benefit of native s and their children, eamships Trading Company n this year carried out their )m of taking Santa to the fatal. ; arrived with a gift for ;ors, the two Matrons, Sisters patients—even for new arrivals le maternity section, le Aquatic Club wound up its 5n with a dance and presentaof trophies, and despite a heavy npour, spirits were not damp- -1 at the Port Moresby Bowling i, where the President, Mr. H. re, presented winning trophies, le Blue Riband events of the ■ —the Members’ singles chamship and the Associates’ singles npionship—were won by Mr. T. nson and Mrs. A. Raven.'

Ix Club’S Drive For Road

SAFETY pedestrians don’t feel safer in ; Moresby these days it is not fault of the local Apex Club, fter recently painting red Qgles at accident spots as grim inders to motorists that “this d happen to you,” in December f went a step farther in their paign to make the roads safe, hey offered motorists a free :k service for defects which ht lead to road accidents.

Three check points were set up, one in Boroka and two in Port Moresby, where qualified mechanics checked vehicles for defective brakes, lights, windscreen wipers, horns, etc., from 8.00 a.m. to 12 noon, on December 8.

Police advised motorists to take advantage of this free service, and later a spokesman for the Apex Club said that they were very encouraged by the public’s response. Out of 302 cars checked, 201 had some fault. All mechanics gave their services free.

Former Headhuntebs Open

BANK ACCOUNib To open a savings bank account one normally needs money and a signature. Some Sepik natives have fined these requisites down to just having the money—and a key word.

With individual passwords, they have already made deposits in the Commonwealth Bank of £2,600.

Now that they have this amount of progress behind them they are beginning to catch on to the idea that the pen is mightier than the bow-and-arrow.

Still More Airfields

A new air strip now under way at Woitape will bring that patrolpost that much closer to headquarters. Woitape is 50 miles from Tapini, and although it is only 40 minutes flying time from Port Moresby, the people in this Goilala area are very primitive, being related to the Kukukukus of Morobe.

The new patrol-post will tend to open up the country.

Another new strip which will maintain a supply line to plantations is being built at Cape Rodney on the east coast of Papua.

Another war-time strip is being reconditioned at Amau, a few miles from Abau, also on the east coast; and another new one going in in the Southern Highlands, a couple of days walk from Erave.

In this flight-conscious country, the airplane is the strongest link At Right: District Commissioner Niall presses the switch to fill the last bag in the air-tanker at Lae.

Below: A Vacuum Oil employee supervises the filling of the plastic bags inside the DC3.

Photos (b y Papuan Prints) were taken at the inauguration of the Vacuum Oil Co.'s Lae- Goroka aerial tanker service. (See page 46). 39 kCIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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Ire Strife In The Sepik

DISTRICT report in early December, by itive from Enaru village, in the aneri River area of the Sepik, f a man, his wife and his son been killed in an attack by the io people caused a proposed by a patrol in January to be meed. le patrol, led by Patrol Officer R. j. Daugherty, left Angoram, on the Sepik River, for the area, which has a scattered population. An investigation of the report will be made.

The timid and easily started Enaru people have been contacted previously by the Administration and a number of them visited Angoram some time ago. They were very friendly, stayed two weeks, and before returning home asked that village officials be appointed and a village census-book issued.

The patrol will carry out a census of the Enaru people as requested, as well as investigate the reported murder.

Early in January, a report was released of 10 other tribal murders in the Sepik area—this time from New Guinea’s biggest trouble-spot, Telefomin.

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In the recent trouble, the headseekers walked for about two days over mountainous country before they arrived at the village of their selected victims. They then loosed a shower of arrows on the village, killing 19.

The Lumi Affair

The Director of Native Affairs, Mr. A. A. Roberts, in early December, paid tribute to the of concerned in the patrols for men wanted in connection wit!

Yellow River massacre. (See Sept, p. 166).

About 40 suspects and ; witnesses have now been bn in.

In his statement, Mr.' Rc said: “The arrest of all sus in this case, in such a short Smiling couple are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parsons who were married at the Roman Catholic Church, Port Moresby, on November 24, 1956. Both are employees of the Department of Civil Aviation and intend settling in Port Moresby for some time.

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DAY nee you were unlucky if your seboy got away with a cake of d, a stray shirt, or an odd pound ow they are getting bolder. Durthe year many natives were fenced for more serious crimes, ti as breaking into stores and aging on the wharves; on one asion one tried his hand at bagtching. atest misdemeanour is robbing ort Moresby Police in early Deiber issued a warning to motorists lock their cars, especially when out all night. Goods to the le of £250 were reported stolen n cars at Moresby and Boroka ;he last weeks of 1956.

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All roads led to the Vulcan Racecourse early December when a crowd of 1,400 people attended the inaugural fixture of the Rabaul Amateur Turf Club.

The six-event programme was held in fine weather.

The District Commissioner, Mr.

Foldi, complimented the hard work and enthusiasm of club members, and congratulated the Club on its progress in bringing its first postwar meeting to a successful conclusion.

The club repeated the performance, again successfully, on Boxing Day.

In Port Moresby, the Papua Turf Club advised in mid-December that the race meeting which was to have been held at the Boroka Recreation Reserve on December 31, had to be [?]ular employee of A.P.C., Miss J. [?]r, made a charming bride when she married to Mr. J. Jenkins at St. John's can Church, Port Moresby, on December Photo: Papuan Prints 43 CIF I C r ISUA N - D S MONTft L ¥i JANU A R Y . 19 5 7

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It was Moresby’s wettest December for 39 years. Other centres have also received their share of December ram. Three inches of -cin were recorded in Madang up to neeember 21; and in Lae an electric s t o rm produced two inches of ra in, which did something to restore the town’s usual lush green after a long period of what is regarded locally as a drought. (over) Mr. and Mrs. N. R. East who were married recently at Rabaul by the District Commissioner, Mr. J. R. Foldi. The bride was formerly Miss A. Rundell, of the Post and Telegraphs Department.

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Photo: C. H. Meen. 45 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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The revolutionary method of livering oil in rubber bags, put operation between Lae and Go in December, will, no doubt, be more difficult for them to ur stand.

When District Commissione: Niall pulled a switch at the auguration of the Air Ta Scheme at Lae, on December ] was the culmination of an idea ceived in 1954.

The Administrator, Brig: D. M. Cleland, in his speech al official opening, said: “It is an important event—in it is historic. It is the first in the Southern Hemisphere least, that such an air ta scheme has been inaugurated operated on a commercial seal “I congratulate the Vacuurr Company on its initiative and gressive ideas, and, with the Vac Oil Company, all those others have been so particularly conce in developing the scheme, brir it to technical perfection practical conclusion, namely D; Rubber Company, ANA, MAL, the Department of Civil Avu Each of them had their pa] play and all of them together participated in an excellent ach ment.”

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The first classes for pure Motu nducted by the Public Service Intute in Port Moresby are to cornice early in the New Year.

The Institute hopes that the ,tive language will be recognised a matriculation subject eventu- [y, and then accepted as part of degree course.

The classes will be limited to Adinistration personnel.

Police Motu, which is a sort of dgin version of the Motu language, is used by most pre-war Papua sidents. Most post-war residents f both Territories) get along with by-talk which they fondly imagine be Pidgin.

It is the policy of the Education jpartment that all natives will in ne speak straight English; therere the ability to speak pure Motu 11 likely never be more than an ;ademic distinction, except for few officials whose work takes em among Motuan-speaking itives.

Old British Gun Causes

Lae Man’S Death

For some people in the South icific, the war is not yet over. • Lae, on December 8, Ashley Philip Blevin was using an acetylene torch to cut up an antiaircraft gun for scrap metal when the gun exploded, killing him.

Mr. Blevin, a married man with two children, was employed by Lae scrap metal merchant, Mr. Jim Pollard. He was working on the barrel of the gun when, it is believed, heat from the torch ignited a shell which had remained in the gun since last used. The charge blew back and threw him 12-ft into a pit around the base of the gun which he and four native helpers had dug. The four natives had a miraculous escape from injury.

The gun which caused Blevin’s death was a replica of one which was recently dug up and later presented to the Lae Technical Training Centre. The guns are believed to be British guns captured by the Japanese in Singapore and brought to Lae during the Pacific war.

Native students from the Lae Technical Training Centre, New Guinea, pointing out shattered gun barrel which caused the death of Ashley Philip Blevin at Lae in December.

The anti-aircraft gun which was dug up recently in Lae, New Guinea, and presented to the Technical Training Centre. Gun is replica of one which exploded and killed Blevin. 47 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1057

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[?]OMINISTRATIVE [?]ORNETS JIAN unofficial members asserted themselves in no uncertain manner during the Iget debate in the Fiji Legisve Council in November, or many years it has been nly the prerogative of the Indian nbers to raise thorny problems ch made the official members irm. atu Edward Cakobau set the rolling when he said he was ble to fathom why the Governit transferred Fijian chiefs from r own people to become Rokos )thsr areas. e said that two chiefs, Ratu rge Cakobau (Tailevu) and u George Tui Sewau (Rewa) [ been transferred to Sigatoka Ba respectively—right away a their own people, hey were to be followed shortly Ratu K. K. T. Mara, now Dist Officer Maritime, covering Lau, lavu and Lomaiviti, who will go 3a as District Officer.

I is generally conceded that Ratu Mara has done an excellent job in his present post, and has been responsible for raising the value of copra production by many thousands of pounds.

Ratu Edward said that the Tailevu and Rewa people had lost their natural leaders, and Sigatoka and Ba people now had leaders not natural to them.

He told the Government bluntly: “You have created a disturbance of the natural order.”

Speaking outside the Chamber and quoting an example to strengthen his case, Ratu Edward said that Ratu Penaia Ganilau, who was now among his own people in Cakaudrove on Vanua Levu, had been responsible for a tremendous increase in copra producton, and had the undivided loyalty of his people.

Mr. Maurice Scott and Semesa Sikivou, master at Queen Victoria School and newest Fijian member in Legco, gave Ratu Edward full support.

Mr. Scott summed up the position in a nutshell when he said: “If a person is transferred to another district he might get allegiance, but he won’t get the same co-operation he would get from his own people.”

Colonial Secretary (Mr. A. F. R.

Stoddart), and Secretary for Fijian Affairs (Mr G. K. Roth), replied on behalf of the Government.

Mr. Stoddart said that Ratu Mara was being posted to the most populous area in the Colony, outside the urban area of Suva.

Ba had a diversified rural and agricultural population.

He may have dropped a hint that there was a high post in the offing for Ratu Mara when he said: “We must have experienced officers m such areas. We must do all we can to give all administrative 49 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!. Y JANUARY, 1957

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Mr. Roth said that the decision relating to Ratu George Cakobau and Ratu George Tui Sewau had not been taken lightly.

In 1944, when a revised form of Fijian administration was framed, it was explained to the Council of Chiefs that the policy was “to select for the responsibility of administering provinces only those who were specially qualified to do so through status and education.”

It was because no leaders with the special qualifications could be found at the time in Ba, and Nadroga and Navosa (Sigatoka), that the Fijian Affairs Board recommended to the Government the appointment of two high chiefs from other provinces.

Ratu Edward and Mr. Scott remained unconvinced.

They said outside the Chamber that the changes should not have been made at the present stage of Fijian development.

Ratu Penaia, did not speak on this subject, but he caused some eyes to pop when he said that from the Fijian point of view copra grading was essential.

He said he believed results would be better if grading came in.

Ratu Penaia also challenged a statement that Fijian copra generally was poorer than estate copra.

In his own area, Fijian copra was not poor, when compared with estate copra.

Semesa Sikivou, in an impressive maiden speech, made education main theme.

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•ctor of Education (Mr. W. W. is-Jones), when replying, was r effective in most of his answers, he did not mention salaries, atu Edward’s cold logic, Ratu lia’s insight into matters jting Fijians, and Semesa’s jational background, with sound Kirt from Ratu George Cakobau Ratu Mara, will ensure that the ins’ point of view is well repreed in the present Council.

ITU EDWARD came up, in the dying moments of the session, with a motion on bus licences ;h won the full support of the ernment. 5 wants Fijians to be able to re bus licences to operate in in village areas when new Is are opened up. ; present Indians have a virtual opoly on bus transport in Fiji, itu Edward’s motion was erly drawn up, and although eked by two Indian members, claimed it was a racial sure, it contained every safe- •d to protect present operators, r. Scott closed the debate on ; subject with the cryptic rek; “Why shouldn’t the Fijians have bus licences? It is their country.”

The Government will now have to bring down a bill to give effect to Ratu Edward’s motion.

Decorated Territorian Meets Duke 1957 MORRIS HEDSTROM SCHOLARSHIP THE 1957 Morris Hedstrom Limited Scholarship has been awarded to Meli Vakarewakobau.

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New Caledonians Demand Repatriation THE campaign against the Vietnamese in New Caledonia continues although the Government saw to it that no incidents involving these Asians, occurred on December 19. (This date is the anniversary of the massacre of the French, men, women and children, that took place in Hanoi 10 years ago).

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The French volunteers who fought in Indo-China find the presence of the Vietnamese in New Caledonia “intolerable.” They have given the Government three months in which to draw up some plan of repatriation.

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An Indian couple and their six children, who live in a tin shanty perched on the edge [?] cliff near Samabuia, Fiji, received a severe shock one night in November when an Un- [?]cted caller knocked heavily on their door and shifted their house six inches nearer the A utility truck driven by Mr. C. L Naidu, of Narain Construction Co., had [?]oppled [?]feet over the embankment, and coming to rest against the house, averted a further tall [?]bout 40 feet into a creek below. The Indian householder said he thought it was a bomb.

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E Fiji Police Force lost one of its most colourful members on December 31 when Assistant Superintendent George Sugua went on pre-retirement leave, istant Superintendent Suguturaga and ctor Uraia Moku, who is at present in nd doing a police course, were probably most photographed members of the force. a career extending over 18 years, ant Superintendent Suguturaga served in parts of the Colony, in many roles, y as police prosecutor in the Suva itrate's Court. is commonly and affectionately known eorge, is only 36, and would probably had many more years of useful service I of him. But he wants to get back to ng on the land. ring his career he has been honorary de-camp to the Governor, Sir Ronald ey; he was one of Fiji's representatives lie Queen's Coronation in 1953; and was in the thick of trouble in 1943 in Ba cane-farmers throughout the western area on strike. orge joined the police force by accident, net a friend in Suva who coaxed him to t with him. lien interviewed by the then Police Comioner (Colonel Workman) he told them: ip on learning. Whoever finds that he nothing else to learn in the police-force Id not consider himself worthy of his l as a constable". sorge says that throughout his police ce he always remembered those words. i always sought to improve his knowledge, in fact, he did so well that promotion has rapid for him over the last six years, s crowning achievement in learning was i he passed the police law examinations 1950, after having taken correspondence ses. ji, and Suva in particular, will miss the ing George, who was ever ready to lend ilping hand beyond the call of duty, often ireat personal inconvenience to himself.

Its. H. T. Allan, a well known New Guinea , resident, now of olgoolga, Northern New South lies, was in hospital at Gloucester use, Sydney, in early January.

Wrestling Comes to Western Samoa Professional wrestling was introduced into Western Samoa for the first time when three contests were arranged in Apia in December between Alo Leilani of Samoa, and Al Costello, the Australian champion.

Our picture shows Leilani speaking to the crowd in the Tivoli Theatre where he received a tumultuous welcome by fellow Samoans.

It was Leilani's first visit to Samoa since he left for Hawaii at the age of 9.

Photo: G. Edwards. 55 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY — JANUARY, 1957

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Joyita” and “Arakarimoa,” havpromoted recent discussion on uges that went amiss, another it recently came to our notice is rth mentioning, as the incident opened at this time of the it in 1905.

The story is recorded in the •hives of the French Consul Auckland, in the form of letter from the Resident mmissioner of the Cook j nds, dated February 24, 5. which reads as follows: }ir, I have the honour to tort that the French threested schooner Fanny, Cap- -1 n Boutmy, arrived at rotonga on the morning of ) 20th inst. from Aitutaki charge of Captain Jonassen pilot. :t appears the vessel left iney, Australia, for Noumea December 30 last. Accord- ; to the statements made : the crew, immediately the p left Sydney the Captain ik to drink and remained a semi-drunken state for ;r 20 days. It was not until ! ship was over three weeks out that land was seen, and the Captain was apparently unable to say what the land was.

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Aitutaki was reached and the crew then refused to proceed further in the vessel unless there were another Master. It was then arranged by Mr. Cameron, the Government Agent, with the consent of the Captain, that Captain Jonassen should pilot the ship to Rarotonga, where she arrived as above stated.

Shortly after the arrival of the vessel at Rarotonga I received two letters signed by the crew, copies of which I enclose. As there were two British subjects in the crew I deemed it my duty to hold an informal enquiry into the complaints made against the Captain, although, of course, as I pointed out, I had no jurisdiction to interfere as between the men and the Captain, the ship being under the French flag.

At this enquiry, at which the Captain was present, the men reiterated the statements made by them in the letters, which were, of eourse, denied by the Captain, As the men absolutely refused to proceed further unless another navigator were on board (the Mate being unable to navigate), I recommended the Captain to engage the services of Captain Jonassen as a matter of necessity to pilot the vessel to Noumea. This Captain Boutmy has done, the fee payable to Captain Jonassen being fixed at £5O and a passage back to B tonga.

The vessel has obtained provii here for which the Captain given drafts on the Agent in ney for the owners. Ca] Jonassen has a similar draft fo fee (£2O) for piloting the \ from Aitutaki.

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The vessel has sailed this morng for Noumea with a fair wind, id I hope will reach her destinam safely. I have sent in care of iptain Jonassen a report of this atter to the British Consul at )umea for the information of the ithorities there.

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Now Feast, Now Famine

In 1955, a wealthy American in ie advertising business, who )peared in the Cook Islands in his Jll-f ou n d 72-ft schooner-yacht ordlys, noticed that the Group as short of shipping and that there )peared to be some possibilities in ie mother-of-pearl industry, and entioned that be would be back ith a vessel suitable for the interland trade.

As others had been before him id said the same things, but had never been seen again, no one took much notice at the time.

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Johnson, Jr., the American in question, suddenly appeared on the scene with as handsome a trading craft as is to be seen in the South Pacific to-day—a 104-ft, 121-gross tons staysail schooner named Tiare Maori, flying the British flag and registered at Nassau, Bahamas, under the ownership of a company styled South Pacific Trading Co.

Ltd- There appeared to be only one thing wrong. Since Mr. Johnson was last on the scene, the shipping situation in the Cooks has changed radically, and even prior to his arrival with Tiare Maori cargoes were in short supply for the vessels on hand—a 300-tonner, a 240tonner, another of 125 tons, and a fourth of 70 tons. The 240-tonner and the 125-tonner are recent arrivals. Competition in the Group will be healthy and services may improve, but it seems unlikely that five vessels of this size will be able to operate profitably for long, Meanwhile Tiare Maori cleared inwards at Rarotonga from Newport Beach, California, with a cargo of building materials for Penrhyn Island, where Mr. Johnson is apparently setting up base. The schooner was then listed to clear again for Papeete—possibly for dry- [?]his photo of Captain Eric de Bisschop, [?]ecked with leis, was taken just prior to departure from Papeete for South America November 8 in command of the bamboo [?]t "Tahiti Nui" (see page 97).

In mid-December the raft, with its five [?]n was still in the vicinity of the Australs, [?]uggling slowly south to pick up the westerly [?]ds which should waft it on its way.

Earlier the raft put into Port Phaeton, [?]thern Tahiti, for final adjustment to the [?]e lashings.

Photo: A. Sylvain. 59 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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There were all the makings of another Joyita incident — and a lesson, too —in events between Papeete and Auckland last November, which received no headlines at all.

The London-registered, Australian-owned 61ft motor fishing vessel Pagan cleared Papeete, October 27, on the last leg of her voyage from England, with seven men aboard. Nine days later the single-diesel motor was stopped for a routine check and could not be restarted. The vessel had a radio transmitter but it had never been Walter S. Johnson, Jr.'s, 121-ton staysail schooner "Tiare Maori”, for the Cook Islands trade.

The American-built vessel is registered at Nassau, Bahamas. —Photo by courtesy of Walter S. Johnson. 61 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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NAME ADDRESS PIM 1/ used on the voyage and was unserviceable. A small spread of canvas was set and Pagan edged towards New Zealand while the engineer worked on the motor. Then came a heavy blow south-west of the Kermadecs, one of the two sails being lost. A course was laid back for the Kermadecs which had been passed far away ten days earlier.

Then came calms, with the vessel blowing back and forth across the international date line in a bewildering succession of datechanges. It was estimated then that the voyage to New Zealand might take 50 days, so a daily ration of 3 ozs of rice and 2 ozs of flour was fixed —almost all other food had been eaten.

Then suddenly, when the situation was looking grim, the motor came to life and ran like a clock all the way in to Auckland. There, no one had been expecting the vessel, so no alarm had been given, and Pagan might well have drifted for many more weeks before relatives of the men aboard had instituted inquiries from overseas.

Pagan, a very useful type of vessel, suitable for the Islands trade, is now for sale in Auckland. The fault with the motor was insignificant but spares were lacking at sea.

The navigator for the voyage from London was Mr. Graham Gain, former war-time pilot of RAF pathfinder aircraft. Last year he was hired as navigator of an identical craft, Richard & John, on delivery from England to New Zealand. Now he may return to take another out to California.

Pagan's owner, E. R. Barker, will probably return to London (where he founded the Down Under Club), when the vessel is sold.

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And it seems that at the i mention of a treasure-hunt a of gold can be found to fin an expedition. In 1954, a syndi headed by a Mr. W. J. Havens England in a small vessel na Absit Omen to claim the Ger Grant treasure in the Auck 62 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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The syndicate lost a substantial m when the vessel was wrecked ’ the Red Sea a few months later, at there was plenty more money irthcoming to finance a second ex- ;dition, which is now on the way i an MFB —a vessel identical to ip Pagan and Richard & John entioned above—with Mr. Havens t command.

No one in New Zealand with any lowledge of the General Grant reck the storm-swept Auckland lands, and the history of past exjditions, is optimistic as to the suits of the present Gold Seeker :pedition. Still, they may yet have I eat their words.

Mr. Havens, variously described I the press as a retired English ining engineer and an adventurer om a Sydney suburb, is said to be inning his faith on under-water levision equipment—but he wifi ive to work fast to get the job rer before this summer ends, as )ld-finding expeditions have a ibit of withering in the winter as ie members come to loggerheads id the funds diminish.

Leis To Louis

With twenty years of accidentee service as a Papeete pilot beind him, Captain Louis Carlson jng up his cap in December and anded over the job to Captain ouis Albert Le Caill, 34-year-old cal-born master mariner and iember of a Tahiti family long ssociated with maritime affairs, enial Louis the First will be iissed. An excellent speaker of Uglish, he is remembered by [aster mariners all over the world ho have entrusted their ships to is care.

Changing The Guard

Captain Henry Simpson, of Fiji, anded over command of Mr. Dick rown’s Cook Islands trader aveuni to Mr. Joe McNamara, of nil, England, in December. Captain impson delivered the vessel from uva last year when she was purlased from Burns Philp (SS) Ltd.

Mr. McNamara came out to New ealand as a deck officer in the hion Co. vessel Kaitoa two years ;o and has since been in coastal essels. He travelled north to Raro- >nga in the Canadian fishing sssel White Hart, which left nckland December 21.

White Hart’s owner, Englishman tony Reeves, was seeking passageorkers to Rarotonga or Papeete to Dlster the one-man crew, but lough wide publicity was given D the opportunity afforded, the nly comers were two ladies, who 'ere ruled out for technical Basons—at least that was what ’ony said to the PIM representtive in front of Mrs. Tony, who was remaining for the present at Auckland with young Michael.

Usually a yacht heading for the Islands from Auckland is flooded with applicants to join the crew.

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There are, of course, regional voice weather broadcasts for Fiji Samoa, etc., but they provide information of value only in those coastal waters. Vessels operating inter-Group, or on trans-Pacific v °yages—and there are a good (Continued on Page 97) 63 ’ A C I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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In the US and most of its possessions, there is a minimum wage of $1 per hour; in American Samoa the present minimum is 25 cents, for the same period.

Mr. Sacharoff said a six-man committee will be formed, three from the US and three locals. Two of the teams are to be representative employers, two employees and the remaining two disinterested members. They are to conduct hearings in American Samoa and draw up plans and recommendations involving adjustment of salary rates.

It is believed that the local minimum wage may be increased to at least 40 cents, per hour. t The Japanese ship Eiko Maru, which had been loading nickel at Kouarou, New Caledonia, in December, lost her anchor and chain shortly after leaving her moorings.

Another ship of the same line was endeavouring to recover them. The Kentyu Maru towed two tugs from Japan. The tugs will be used by the Lafieur and Pentecote group of mines to tow lighters loading nickel ore. f Mr. M. J. Bay, an Education Officer from Fiji, is being seconded to the New Hebrides for three months at the request of the H Commissioner for the West Pacific to advise the British R( dent Commissioner on educatio development in the Condominii Mr. Bay, who for the past th years has been Principal of R Kadavulevu School, will act Chief Inspector of Schools on return from the New Hebrides. 66 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHI

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N post-war years the export of I marine shells, trochus and mother-of-pearl, has become an dustry of increasing importance \ most South Pacific territories.

Many fishermen are engaged fullme in this work, but a substantial apportion of the shell is fished by en engaged also in the copra intstry, labour being diverted to \hing especially during the rainy ason when conditions hamper pra production.

Some planters are probably makg as much from trochus as from ;ypr a in the New Hebridesilomons-Trust Territory of New uinea islands areas.

Ever since the war, the purchasers [ marine shells and those most ysely associated with the button mufacturers —who absorb probably I per cent, of the Pacific shell proiction—have constantly warned at the sellers’ market must initably collapse if prices continue [rise. Yet prices have continued \ go on up and, throughout 1956, it is continued to be a sellers’ market.

One New York shell buyer and Oker who has been very much ncerned with Pacific shell during \ese years is Mr. Paul A. Rie. He i als directly with the button manu- 'cturers and is naturally very much ncerned with market trends and puirements.

His comments, made in December, 56, should be of considerable terest to producers, and we quote part from a long and interestg letter replying to various specific lestions: r must be admitted that, pricewise, the producers of MOP shell, whether black-edged or bite, have had nothing to comain of during the post-war years. du are quite correct in your iservation that buyers are forever ising the spectre of synthetics to ireaten the producers with early tonction —and yet, there seems to ; an unending demand for the muine MOP shells at steadily adducing prices.

I wish I could give a clear-cut nsible explanation of the apparent iradox —but even though I spend y entire business life in the anosphere of the MOP shell and Jarl button trade, I cannot supply ! wholly satisfactory explanation r en to myself.

There are a number of factors lat bear upon the case, each of hich contributes something to the tuation. I shall try to summarise lem, but I caution you in advance that they are only the expression of my personal opinion and observation, which may easily differ from those of other qualified specialists.

There is no doubt that synthetics have proved themselves a keen competitor. (How keen, is seen by three sample buttons sent by Mr.

Rie. The difference in appearance is only evident on close examination.

In size they are each 18 “lignes,” or fortieths of an inch, in diameter.

The “per gross” wholesale price of the genuine MOP button is $2.00, the Polyester button price is $0.70, and the Acrylic button price $0.45.) The acrylics, the cheapest, are not completely heat-resistant, inasmuch as they tend to stick to a hot iron when the garment is pressed, and this is, of course, a deterrent factor for manufacturers of better grade garments. However, their competitive price-appeal is such that they find an excellent market among makers of cheaper clothing. The polyester type of material which contains some admixture of fish-scale essence, gives a very satisfactory imitation of MOP shell, and has the advantage of being totally heat resistant. You will note that its price is still considerably lower than the MOP price.

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We have noticed over several ears the popularity among women, articularly business women and tudents, of the camel-hair coat (or quivalent), sometimes referred to s polo coat, usually cut on a ouble-breasted pattern, and carryig six or eight large smoky buttons f approximately 60 ligne diameter, his style alone, considering the r orld-wide demand, has been irgely responsible for the strong emand for Tahiti (Tuamotu) MOP, nd even though Manihiki MOP is sss well suited to the large size of I ligne (being too small and thin 'or efficient use in this size) it has enjoyed an almost parallel demand through the overflow of buyers’ needs in other sizes of black buttons. it is hard to guess how long this situation will endure. When I was in Papeete in April, 1955, I found that USA buyers were completely shut out of the market by the enthusiastic demands from Europe . . . with prices in the vicinity of £Stgs6o per ton. While there I witnessed a flood of cables from Europe, which drove the price approximately 20 per cent, higher in a very short time—by small lots of 5 to 10 tons, each of which was eagerly bid for by German, French, and Italian buyers.

During the early part of 1956, when the Hikueru (Tuamotu), season opened, prices attained record heights—probably in excess of £Stg.ll2o. Since then the market there has simmered down by about 20 per cent., but there are currently (December 3) no available supplies, and it’s anybody’s guess what the price will be when the new season opens early in 1957.

The white shell price situation cannot be explained so readily, and, in total value of the respective productions, it represents a far greater sum than the combined values of the Tahiti and Cook Islands black shell production. And when I loosely use the term white shell, I think I should include trochus in the same category, since trochus is used as a substitute for the more expensive and better appearing white MOP shell.

It is particularly in the field of the so-called white shell button that the synthetics have exerted their greatest competitive force, and 69 pacific islands monthly January, 1957

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particularly so in the small sizes of buttons, up to 24 ligne in diameter, the greatest proportion of which are used on men’s shirts.

Why then have the synthetics, with their great price advantage, their uniformity of pattern and colour, their ready availability in almost any quantity, in any pattern, at any time, not done a more thorough job of displacing the buttons of small shirt-button sizes made of MOP shell?

I think we must first consider the fact that standards of masculine living have greatly improved since the end of World War II in most of the countries of the world where men wear shirts with buttons down the front.

These same countries have also enjoyed substantial population growth. If this premise is correct, we have to contend with an overall increased demand for shirt buttons, of all materials combined.

In the face of this increased demand, the supply of MOP and trochus combined, is rather less than the pre-World War II total — and the costs of producing this smaller supply have greatly increased —to such an extent that there is, even at current recordbreaking prices, very little incentive to tempt new ventures into what everyone concedes to be a difficult and risky business.

So it would appear that there still is sufficient demand for the luxury type of men’s shirt, employing genuine ocean pearl buttons, to keep the article in demand at current high prices, relative to the competing products that still do not quite manage to convey that sense of genuine high-quality and texture of material that high-class manufacturers take pride in placing their more expensive garmt thereby, perhaps, making a sp( appeal to a certain section of t trade.

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52 Pitt Street, Sydney Telephone; 8U3584. lirt makers to specify in their iblic advertising that they use jenuine Ocean Pearl Buttons,” and lis campaign has, on the whole, Sen quite successful I think, in taking both manufacturers and msumers feel that a shirt with the jean pearl button on it is unjubtedly a better shirt than one hich cannot brag about its buttons ■even though there may be no iher difference between the two irments.

All MOP button manufacturers fe paying 1 cent, per lb. on every >und of shell that they consume, [ help finance this work, and we 1 feel that it has been money well tent so far.

As regards white MOP buttons [ sizes other than shirt button ses, we have approximately the me fashion considerations as ►plying to black-edged MOP —and 1 we can hope is that fashion long ttiiinues to favour this industry, id that the general condition of rerall full employment in most luntries will continue indefinitely. 5 long as this is so, MOP is likely [ continue as a desirable semixury commodity, and may be lared for some further time from le fate of genuine ivory, tortoise tell, cattle horn ,and kindred proicts. use of which has dwindled most to vanishing point, as comired to their former status in prld trade.

From Mr. Rie’s above observaons it would therefore seem that \e outlook for the black-lipped 'OP shell of French Oceania and le Cook Islands is somewhat better t sured than that for trochus and hite MOP shell, and that so long ( there is relative peace in the orld, the market outlook is far om gloomy.

At Sogeri, Papua, 21 native griculture trainees have completed ie first 12-months course with ying colours. Previously the course as of 4-months. The students come ’om New Ireland, New Britain, tid the Gulf and Milne Bay istricts. At Lae Technical School, ► per cent, of the native trainees ttained passes at their yearly sams, while at Rabaul, 96 mdidates trained by Roman atholic Missions gained passes at scent Administration examinations tt native trainee-teachers. Officials escribed the complete pass as an iitstanding performance.

Measles and dysentery reached pidemic proportions in Port toresby and Lae in December, he Nursery of the European ospital at Port Moresby was ccommodating small sufferers from ysentery, while at Lae, over 100 ises of measles were reported up ) the second week in December, chools were closed early in Lae.

Whale on the Tongan Menu According to a report from Tonga there was no shortage of fresh meat at Nukualofa, in October—ll whales were successfully harpooned and landed during that month.

Whaling in Tonga for a good many years past has been carried out purely to satisfy the fresh-meat market. The blubber is not rendered for oil. The whales are taken outside Nukualofa port from open boats, in the good old Moby Dick style, towed in to the beach, and sold in convenient size pieces to the public, which takes delivery direct from the carcase. The unused portions are then towed across the lagoon to become shark bait—and as are killed the public are waiting to take delivery of them too, at very satisfactory prices.

It is reported that Prince Tungi has been investigating the possibility of establishing a real whaling station in Tonga, similar to that at Norfolk, although perhaps on a smaller scale.

Tongan whaling has for many years been carried out mainly by the Cook family. t After loading 7,000 tons of iron ore at Prony Bay, New Caledonia, the Nickel ship Caronte was on her way to Newcastle, NSW, in December. 71 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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DISMISSED AT a sitting of the Full Supreme Court in Auckland on December 13, an appeal against a conviction for murder brought by the High Court in the Cook Islands against Rima Kurariki, 26-year-old labourer, was dismissed and the death-sentenced was upheld.

Kurariki had been found guilty of murdering a 27-year-old married woman, Moeroa Eiao Browne, at Arorangi village, Rarotonga, on September 10. Motive for the murder was alleged to be that Mrs. Browne had been instrumental in preventing accused from marrying another person.

II Mr. Jack Tong, of the Technical Training School, Lae, New Guinea, arrived in Australia on leave in December. He will visit his parents in Tasmania, and spend the remamder of his holiday in NSW.

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More Power for Samoan Executive Ccl.

CERTAIN powers previously left to the sole discretion of the High Commissioner of Western Samoa, now pass to the Executive Council, which he is bound to consult.

This is one result of the Samoan Amendment Act (No. 2) 1956, which was recently passed by the New Zealand Parliament, The matters upon which the High Commissioner must consult the Council are: The appointment of accessors of the High Court. Pardon and remission of sentences. Prosecution of claims by or against the Crown. All dealings affecting Crown Lands vested in the Samoan Government. Approval of salaries of officers of the Public Service exceeding £ 1,450 a year.

Nomination of the member of the Public Service Board of Appeal.

Approval of regulations made by the Public Service Commissioner.

New regulations in connection with the supply and sale of intoxicating liquor in Samoa (which were also passed), follow mainly the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry made two years ago. A new Liquor Board is to be constituted for the purpose of controlling the sale and consumption of liquor, but the prohibition on the general sale of liquor remains unchanged. (In the Territory, one may purchase liquor only on a medical permit).

The Amendment Act also establishes the Western Samoa Trust Corporation to administer the assets of the New Zealand Reparation Estates for the benefit of the people of Western Samoa. The Corporation will assume control on Mai 31, 1957.

The Amendment Act also conta some minor amendments to exi ing legislation. t The small Australian mineswee; Wagga and her crew were gue in Port Moresby in December wl she refuelled. She was on her v to the Solomons and was expec to return to Port Moresby later £ make her base there for about th months. Her previous visit i about two-years ago. 74 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHI

There’s More Value in the £ than you may think Any *Gilbeyman opening his bottle of Gilbey’s will affirm that fact. For, where else he will ask, may little more than that sum be spent so well and profitably?

Where indeed? Every bottle serves well over two dozen full strength cocktails or long drinks. No expensive ingredients are needed. Just one bottle of Gilbey’s and your own selection of soda, tonic, mineral waters and a few slices of fresh fruit and you have a complete Home Bar ready to serve the needy or greedy, swiftly and economically. -for the Perfectly Balanced Budget Gilbey's *Astute Economist 3346

[?]Ss Of Bauxite

CAPE YORK Aluminium Industry and Papua's Rivers IHE announcement in December F that the existence of huge quantities of bauxite had been Dved in the Cape York Peninsula »a of Australia is of importance l the Australian Territory of ,pua. rhe development of a plan to mess the great rivers which flow >m Central New Guinea into the ilf of Papua, so as to provide issive quantities of hydro-electric wer, has been going on for years, igineers are working on it now, der the direction of the anmonwealth Government and itish aluminium interests.

Die production of aluminium, on f economic basis, calls for huge Dduction of hydro-electric power, der conditions which give an limited fall of water in a country suited for close settlement. The messing of rivers in this way, [the western part of Canada, was e foundation of the aluminium lustry there. [t had been intended, originally, [bring the ore (bauxite) to the ipuan Gulf from Australia’s irthern Territory; but that scheme nns to have been modified pause of Australia’s high wage tes, and the last announcement is that the bauxite would come )m Borneo.

But if there is this mass of iuxite in Cape York (across irres Strait, almost within sight the Gulf of Papua) it would seem at all the factors now are present 1* the establishment of the Papuan uminium industry. However, Cape )rk is still Australian territory; id Australia’s fantastic wage rates le in Cape York as in the Mrthern Territory. That could be dislocating factor in an otherwise rfect set-up.

[?]Coa Pest In New Guinea

[ PEST called simply “the ft. cocoa beetle” is giving cocoa f planters along the Madang iast and at Lae a lot of trouble, [is a small brown thing which res in the green vegetation, and tacks the young cocoa. Planters ive been keeping it under control I spraying with a Shell Co. oduct called Dieldrin, with a tergent added “to make it stick”; it this is not completely effective.

Department of Agriculture is ilping by making an entomologist railable, to study the pest. 75 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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Tropicalities

Translator Of Parkinson

|/|R NOEL C. BARRY, who has |1 been a planter and trader in the Rabaul district of New guinea in recent years, has sold out iis interests there, and leaves labaul this month on an extended World War 11, Mr. Barry vas a member of the staff of the Jew Guinea Supreme Court, and issociated with Sir Beaumont >hillips. _ In the late ’Thirties, Mr. Barry nade a translation (from the Gernan) of Thirty Years In the South teas, a famous book by the late I. H. R. Parkinson (who died in 907). He handed it over to Mrs. s hoebe Parkinson, who died in New [reland, in 1943, during the Japinse occupation. The translation vas lost for some years, but was •ecovered. It is of considerable invest to South Pacific scientists and listorians, but has never been pubished.

Tale Of A Port Moresby

DOG A HIGH P-NG official sat among friends in Sydney recently and spoke affectionately of his ancient “houseboy.” f “We can come away South and leave the old chap in charge, quite safely,” he said. “He writes me regularly to assure us that all is well. Got a letter from him this morning, as a matter of fact.”

“Yes, but it is very hard to understand,” complained his wife, f “He is proud of his knowledge of English,” said the official. “He keeps adding English words to his Pidgin, but it rather complicates his meaning.” | “Why don’t you tell him to stick to Pidgin?” demanded his wife. “I cannot tell from to-day’s letter whether our dog is dead or is going to have pups!”

I “Got to encourage the use of English,” said the high official, a little sheepishly.

The official? Direction of Education “Bill” Groves, who seems to be still Canberra’s favourite cock-shy whenever Canberra begins to dream up plans for making the multiplelanguage Territory literate and selfgoverning within the lifetime of the Trusteeship Council.

A Test For Those Of Little

FAITH THE Christmas Card crop appears again to have been a bumper one, and during December greeting cards from all corners of the world as well as from the Pacific Islands have been arriving in PlM’s Sydney office. They range from the conventio n a 1 reindeer and snow to the frankly ingenious, and it is obvious that the manufacturers have now entered the Islands field and are producing cards to fit local conditions Some of our cards are shown i n the small photograph right.

The most unusual card of all, however, is reproduced below and came from Mrs.

Ruth Kemp thorne, wife of the Bishop in Polynesia. We are by no means sure that we have printed it the right way up, but the story that goes with it is this: A Chinese photographer, deeply troubled religiously, took a picture of the melting snow with black earth showing through. When he developed it, he was amazed to see in it the face of Christ, full of tenderness and love, and he became a Christian. The story goes on to say that it may take you a long time to see the face, but that, perhaps, is symbolical.

We have been assured that there is no trick in this, and that there is a face —but the first person who can show it to the Editor is hereby offered a six months’ extension to his (or her) PIM subscription. (Over) 77 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

To win the island, contestants have to supply the last line of a limerick. A million entry forms will be distributed in the United States and Canada. Thousands of good dollars are to be spent to advertise the contest through the mediums of radio, television and newspapers.

The prize island is Yawalo, which is about a half-mile off-shore near Lautoka, Viti Levu. It is, we are informed, four acres in extent; has 60 coconuts growing thereon, is partially fringed by mangroves but also has a piece of beach of white coral sand, and a piece of coral reef.

The island is freehold, but will be bought by the Fijian Affairs Board and leased by the Board to the winner at 1/- per year—reverting to the local Fijians when the winner dies or surrenders the island.

Fijians retain the fishing rights.

The island was selected by the Fiji Visitors’ Bureau.

So, doubtless in due time, some ingenious Yank or Canadian will supply the winning limerick, and, complete with light-weight baggage supplied by one of the sponsors, and supplied with a free passage to Fiji, and other accessories, by other kings of North American commerce, will proceed to Yawalo and sit amongst his 60 coconu And then what?

Sorry, boys—but from where ’ are sitting at present (and no don soured by long years of dealing wi things Pacific) this idea of “se ing” the South Seas appears coi pletely daft.

Australia Day In Fiji

AROUND Melbourne Cup tin Fiji usually forgets that it a British Crown Colony, a Australia is allowed to predomina A large proportion of the flutti on the event are made by t Indian community; but this year t big Pustakalaya consultation, wi a first prize of £l,OOO, was w by a Fijian—a policeman, no le This fact produced a good d( of good natured banter, as t consultation was advertise extensively as being “drawn in t presence of a Police Officer.”

The Police Officer in quest] had the pleasure of seeing Constal Vono, No. 481. of Suva Pol Headquarters, gather in the 1 prize, but apart from that it v ,almost strictly an Indian affa One syndicate which drew a ho; was called “God Blessed.” G did, as it happened, but not any great extent —the horse v unplaced and only £6 was t reward.

Now, Who Thought Of This

ONE?

One of the screwiest notions ever sooked-up in the sacred name of oublicity, is the “Win An Island” contest recently announced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and an American firm of baggage manufacturers. Main idea behind the ;tunt is to advertise a MGM film, The Little Hut, and the Fiji authorities, aided and abetted by ;he local Visitors’ Bureau, have played ball to the extent of providing the island.

Pim Crossouiz No. 82

Solution on Page 83.

ACROSS I. Which legendary figure is doomed to walk the earth until Judgment Day? 6. —What is the second largest city in Pakistan? 7. —What is an alloy of tin and lead? 9. —Who is the hero of Homer's Odyssey? 11. —Who is the goddess of victory? 12. —What is the Spanish word for tomorrow? 14. —"On, Stanley, On"

Were I in Stanley's place, 'twould bring a tear to every face! 15. —Where was Napoleon born? 19.—What was the famous correspondence supposed to be between Bothwell and Mary Stuart? 21. —What was the forerunner of the piano?

DOWN 1. —Who was "Lord Haw Haw"? 2. —Which Indian statesman was educated at Harrow and Cambridge? 3. —What is used to vary the resistance in an electrical circuit? 4. —Who invented logarithms? 5. —Of which country is Tallin the capital? 8. —In which book by Daphne Du Maurier did the character speaking in the first person have no name? 10. —Who wrote "Literary Lapses"? 13.—What divides the Isle of Wight f the mainland? 16. —Turn dates upside down and you have had more than enough? 17. —What body of troops has two or rr divisions? 18. —Which famous school is near Win< Castle?

MATT WELLS, OF MALO, has been a wellknown character in the New Hebrides for over 50 years. He was born in Sydney in 1884, his family hailing from Northern [?]reland, but having a share of Scottish High- [?]land ancestors in remoter times. By the time [?]he was 16, Mathew George Wells was a big [?]husky boy, and succeeded in enlisting for the Boer War. On his return in 1902 he went to the New Hebrides and settled on Malo Island near Santo. His copra plantation "Sanawoa", is a property of 1,100 acres, of which 400 acres are now planted with coco- [?]nuts, cocoa and coffee.

After 1906 Matt was joined by his father Samuel, and his elder brother Samuel Ezekiel.

The latter had a plantation called "Venui" at Baldwin Cove, which he worked until his death at the age of 74. Matt's mother had died a few months after his birth, and his Father later re-married (he died in Sydney about 1926).

During his 50 years in the Group, Matt Wells has been noted for his criticism of the Condominium Government, which was instituted i n 1907—but that is only natural for one of [?]is Irish blood. His rugged constitution en- [?]abled him, at the age of 65, to still look 45, [?]ut a stroke subsequently forced him to Sydney for a period of convalescence. He is [?]ow at Norfolk Island rapidly regaining his [?]old form, while the plantation is being ably managed by his son John.—BRETT HILDER. 20.—What is signified by three dots, th[?] dashes and three dots? 78 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

[?]uva Lets its Back-Hair Down With—

The Misses Hibiscus And

Bula Shirts

From A Staff Correspondent

P:AT babe in swaddling clothes, the Suva Junior Chamber of I Commerce, brought uninhibited :kiety to Fiji’s capital for two days n the middle of December, when t staged the “Hibiscus Festival, 956.”

The year was included in the itle, not because it is an annual vent—but because it will be.

The Jaycees decided that Fiji hould have something similar to lonolulu’s Miss Aloha Month, which lappens in October and is designed o attract tourists in the off-season.

If the first Fiji festival was an ndication, future events will be omething that will be talked about rom one side of the Pacific to the ither.

The spirit of the festival crept ip on the city gradually in the last ew days preceding the event, and is people made their way to work in Friday, December 14, they loticed that many more men than isual were wearing bula shirts.

This display of daring was bfectious, and soon caugnt on. 5y the afternoon more men were pearing bula shirts. On Saturday horning one out of every two in he streets wore one. i Some firms and Government departments had issued orders that imployees were to wear usual dress 0 work, and this set a lot of men lack in the contest or the best shirt, as he judges were lookng out for a likely vinner for two days, [t is hoped that in 'uture years such conservatism at the top trill go by the board, [his year the Governor (Sir Ronald jarvey) defied addition and showed he way by appearing n public on Saturday light wearing a gailyeoloured shirt. - Highlight of the festival was, of course, he Miss Hibiscus festival in which 22 Jirls of all races in he Colony entered.

For a couple of days beforehand all talk was centred on the likely winner. Enterprising individuals soon had sweepstakes running on the outeome. ■' Competition was so even that the judges decided to have a preliminary look at the girls, before making their final decision on the Saturday night.

Winner was Liebling Hoeflich, 18, telephone operator in a big Suva store.

For her there is a free air trip to Sydney early in February, many gifts of cash and clothing, and the honour of being the most talked about girl in Suva.

There was a touch of humour about the award of second place.

It went to Miss Susan Curtis, and the prize was a free trip round Viti Levu on White’s Travel Service.

Susan, as it happens, is a hostess on White’s Travel Service and does the trip round Viti Levu three times a week.

Other competitions which attracted interest during the festival were a soap-box derby down Cakobau Hill, and a wheelbarrow race along Victoria Parade from Government Buildings to the Town Hall.

There were spills galore, but nobody was seriously hurt, and everybody enjoyed the fun.

Stalls in the Town Hall attracted good business, but when it was all over, and the Jaycees came to tally up accounts, if any, it found (Continued foot Column 1, Page 80) THE CHAMP. Tevita Koniu,u whose winning shirt featured hibiscus, maps of the Pacific, palm-trees, kangaroos—the lot. It is much to be regretted that it cannot be reproduced in full Technicolour.

At left, Miss Hoeflich, the winner; and, right, the runners-up (left to right). Misses Lydia Pickering, Susan Curtis and Lois Bish. —Caines Studio[?] 79 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

it had incurred a small loss on the whole enterprise.

But these enterprising youngsters are not in the least concerned.

They showed that with a little “go” Suva can be turned into a really bright place in the “off” season.

Already they are turning their thoughts to 1957, and something bigger and better.

They plan to hold next year’s festival at Albert Park so that more people can see what goes on.

It Was Xmas For Junior Territorians THE New Guinea Women’s Club ia Sydney again this year gave a Christmas party for the children of ex or actual Territorians who were in the city for the occasion. The function, which included Father Christmas and presents, dancing-girls and party cakes, was held in the Feminist Club, 77 King St., on December 10.

A PIM photographer took these photographs during the afternoon:

Across The Top Of The

PAGE, left to right: Diana Clifford, Helen Cullenward and Beverley Yates; Malcolm Fletcher and Innes* McLaren; David Chambers, Debbie Chambers, Jenny Moore and Adrienne Chambers.

IMMEDIATELY ABOVE; Regarded by the young guests as “Hostesses with the Mostest, 1956,” the committee-women who organised the party, left to right: Mrs.

A. Green, Mrs. C. Bennie, Mrs. J.

Whiteman, Mrs. Harry Johnston (secretary), Mrs. N. Laws, Mrs. A.

Hornby, Mrs. M. Foxcroft (president) , Mrs. J. Edward (vice-president) , and (partly obscured), Mrs.

I. Carr (treasurer).

DOWN THE PAGE, right: Jill Wright, Dawn Irwin, Wendy Cullenward, Jean McAlister; Peter Bourke, Roger Hinton, and Peter Cheney; Browyn Jones, Peter Jones, Sally Moore, and lan Dunbar Reid; Bill Hornby with Bill Johnston.

ON PAGE 81: Jimmy and Jenny Lang, who recently arrived from Daru area, where their father is a Patrol Officer, with Adrian Keenan; Jeanette Doyle and Madeleine Whit- 80 JANUARY, 19 5 7 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH Continued from page 79

eld; Peter Harvard-Jones with lawn Dunbar-Reid: Julie Ann tannan; Mrs. F. S. Stewart, of the fotel Cecil, -Lae, with grandaughter Deborah, who is the aughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bowman, f Port Moresby.

Postmen Don'T Always Knock Twice

By Peter England

WELL, the New Guinea wet season is with us again, the airstrip is closed, and the chances of the weekly mail-plane getting through on Friday look distinctly doubtful.

Reminds me of the last time we had an extended hold-up of the mails. ,It was a few years ago. The North-West had come in with a week’s steady, soaking rain by which time the airstrip was awash and closed indefinitely.

It went on raining. After four mail-less weeks, and with no sign of the weather letting up, officialdom was reluctantly prevailed upon to re-inaugurate the old runner service.

It is five days by easy stages from Angoram to Wewak, and runners despatched from each end meet after two and a half days at the back of Kaup. Here they exchange mail and parcels, and return to their own bases.

Of late years there had been a more-or-less regular service by air, and the drill had grown a bit rusty: it took a couple of radio conversations with Wewak to get the project properly teed up, but at last we saw our precious outward mail depart in two mailbags carried by ten “calaboose” (it would take at least that many to bring back our accumulated inward mail), escorted by a trusted native Corporal of Police. Just like old times!

We counted the days—five, four, three, two, one! Then, right on the dot, Nicky sang out, as he hurried past our bungalow: “Mail’s in!”

We didn’t waste any time, but by the time we got down to the postoffice, the rest of our tiny population was already there with its elbows on the counter waiting eagerly for the sorting to begin.

The Patrol Officer was tipping the mail-bags out. The ADO was congratulating the Corporal on a smart job of work.

“Very good, Corporal; you’re right on time! How were the roads?”

The roads, said the Corporal, were very bad.

“And the Wewak people—they were on time when you met them?”

Yes-sir, said the Corporal, the Wewak people were on time; they were already at the meeting-place when he arrived.

“And then you exchanged cargoes and came straight back?”

Well, no-sir, said the Corporal, not exactly, because the Wewak people had not brought any cargo.

They had just come to say that they would send the mail out by the very first plane.

“But-but-” spluttered the ADO, a horrible thought entering his head as he waved a hand at the Patrol Officer sitting on the floor and examining bundles of letters with an increasingly puzzled expression, what’s this?”

Well, sir, said the Corporal, the Wewak people hadn’t brought him any cargo, so he didn’t give them any of ours. He had brought it back, After that we just naturally knocked off work for the day and, when we’d got over the first bitter half-hour, we had a very good afternoon’s session at the Club. t Mr. John Harrington, well known Aitutaki business man, paid a visit to Papeete in November.

TIME OUT FOR REFRESHMENT: All dressed up for the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to Lae in November, this native woman steps out of the dancing-line for a minute to nurse her baby .

Photo: D. Stewart. 81 * A C I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

A Tale of Old Rotuma

When Sam Spoilt The Scones

By Katherine E. Cowie

IT was a roasting day; even the broad verandah of the Residency, shaded as it was by tropical creepers and shrubs of poinsettias, failed to shut out the dancing reflections of the sea on the white walls of the building.

But the deck-chair looked very inviting, so I just settled down and gave way to what might be called a partial frame of mind.

The sun shone through the scarlet poinsettia and the starry gardenias, whose fragrance acted like a fairy charm to my senses, and made me eager to go hand and hand with the Muses. Feeling that I should write down my ideas at once, I seized my notebook.

But, alas, visions of “I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude”, came upon me with double force. The berries were indeed crude, for they had not even blossomed. With a sense of disappointment, I realised the Muse had flown, and my efforts were a “poem without words.”

I was startled from my reverie by a soft voice—“Gagaga” (chief).

It was my little maid, Clara. I had promised to initiate her into the mysteries of scone-making, Enoki, the cook, had gone away for the day with the house party, and I was in charge of the Residency, with Clara and Sam.

Now Sam was one of the Govemment boat’s crew, and a Solomon Islander, but the Commissioner had left him in charge of the grounds, There was a wedding feast being held at Noatau, the village near-by, and the sounds of revelry had, alas, attracted Sams ears; and in idle curiosity he had left his work anc * gone. For, on reaching the cool stone kitchen, looking from window into the kitchen garden, 1 . saw at o “lax Sa ™ wa ® missing. Clara s face wore an exceedingly solemn expression at bemg deserted, Ph> wel i; 9 lara ’ we ne ed not be afraid on Rotuma, there is no one to hurt us - Bu t the Commissioner will be angry; Sam has disobeyed his orders. ’

“Eau, Gagaga, but Sam may get drunk with green kava at the wedding, and it is spoken of among the people that a great madness comes over him, softly spoke the little dark-eyed maiden, “Well, Clara, then he will sleep.”

“Ah, no, Gagaga, green kava is not like white man’s kava, they but fall asleep like fools; our green kava makes them dance and go mad.”

“Nonsense, girl,” I said sharp “I have often seen men dri green kava —chewed too —and it ( not affect them more than the c root.”

The kitchen was built apart fr the Residency, as is the tropi fashion. It had one door and t windows.

“Yes, two cups of flour, Cla this is the baking-powder.”

But an uneasy feeling crept i; my mind, for I remembered sailor off a British warship, Onapu, who, not so long befc went completely mad after drink green kava combined with toba juice, which some jealous nat had put in the otherwise harm] beverage. And when Sir H . commanding officer, came to poor mad fellow, he had actui struck the officer, and had to overpowered and tied in the b( But surely no one would p such a trick on poor Sam.

“Roll lightly, Clara, a little m flour, now shape like— “Oh, chief, look!” whispe Clara.

There at the door stood Ss his hair, always a foot long, i standing round his face, looke( yard longer to me in my hor His eyes were like burning co they were going round and roi in his head.

It is etiquette for a native crouch at the door and “Gagaga” when in the presence a white person. But Sam ] knew no etiquette. For a mir or two he stood at the door, i then he threw from his shod a basket of food from the wedc feast. Then he strode forw to the shelf where he kept garden knives —some of them f 2 ft long.

What was I to do, a mere ! with a still more frightened c! to protect? I remembered that Commissioner had told me m to run away from a native, to be calm.

Calm! With one eye on scones, which I arranged \ trembling fingers, and the ol eye on the dark form to my lefi the knife rack, I lived an Which knife would the wn select?

Clara moved to the door.

“Stay,” I commanded in angry whisper.

“What do you want, Sam? demanded.

“Matches matches pipe,’ muttered. And then, thank C he went out; but when he reac the verandah of the Residency sang an insolent meke soi which he suddenly changed int Solomon eating song, which rr him intensely excited. Indeed, could almost imagine him tea; his wretched victims to pieces, as he gesticulated, he greedily at a piece of fat pork which had brought from the wedc feast.

It's a Good Life!

This young man does not intend to get high blood-pressure: He follows the golden-rule of never stand if you can sit; and never sit if you can lie". It's smoke-o on Suva wharf A tarpaulin and a battered carton marked “Handle With Care" provide the resting place. As well as a gift for relaxing, Fijians have a reputation for handling ships' cargo faster than anyone else in the Pacific. Christopher B. Venning took the photo. 82 JANUARY. 1 9 5 7 -PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

He gnashed his great yellow eth viciously, and came stagring towards us. This was too uch! I went rapidly across the vered way leading to the house randah, with Clara clinging to e. The scones lay forgotten, ibaked upon their tray, “Open all the French windows, ara,” I said quickly, while I got y riflle ready. My numbed ain clung to an idea that it was fer to have plenty of doors to cape by.

A wild “Ya ya” came to us from e front, I was praying wildly r a native to go by; but no; Jy the brilliant sunshine and the ar of the surf on the reef, with i occasional yell from Sam.

Clara was crying frantically, as e interpreted the Solomon eating Dg, which came nearer and arer. I could stand it no ager. Better death than this spense. I walked to the northern d of the wide verandah and eed the mad, dancing native with f rifle covering him the while. 5 had divested himself of most l his clothing. Over his wild jod-smeared face (which he had Idently scratched for the casion), stole a look of surprise, len, with a wild guttural cry, he rted into his native hut.

We felt sure he would return th a club, and then!

“Go Clara, to the village. Get Ip. quick!”

“No, no chief, and leave you?”

“Hist!” I said, grass by the lith end was shaking. f’Tis but the baby turkeys, iy.”

'Clara,” I sobbed, “we are so jung to die.” The brown girl put p arms round me, and we wept aether. New courage was born us, refreshed by tears. For two urs longer we kept watch, then ara bravely crept down to the itive hut, only to find Sam an Brt heap, in a drunken sleep.

The Commissioner came back th his police as the tropical flight rapidly closed in. Sam tew nothing of what he had tried , do, he wore an air of injured nocence. But, as a result of his Id carousal, he was degraded to rden boy. And in his heart the Bnmissioner knew how very near [ were to an untimely end, and, edless to say, we were not again ft to the tender mercies of Sam.

Vlr. Percy Jensen, Education fleer with the Administration in pua, in December, was holiday- X with his wife in Brisbane. Mrs. tisen is mistress in charge of the tive teachers’ training scheme at pondetta. Popondetta, in the irthern District, has a population 46,000, and Mr. Jensen’s educan district covers 15,000 square les. He vistis its 150 schools by Craft and canoe, and on foot.

Your World of Stamps.—VI Post-marks Are Worth Collecting Also A column for new stamp collectors, conducted by K.N.

APART from the many stamps marking all manner of personalities, events or occasions, you will find that nowadays greater use is being made of illustrated postmark cancellations.

Some postmarks carry important messages and reminders, while a number relate to anniversaries, national festivals and celebrations and important conferences.

From France. Switzerland, Holland, Germany, Austria, etc., have come some deightful pictorial postmarks pubicising outstanding tourist landmarks. In some instances postmarks have been issued to coincide with the first day issue of stamps, bearing reproductions of the stamps themselves.

At the same time, a lot of interest can be created by seeking out unusual postmark names. There are in almost every country, odd names whose origins cause comment.

The acquisition of postmarks bearing such names widens our knowledge of the world and satisfies one’s curiosity regarding the origin of places in many lands.

Many collectors like to secure postmarks from out-of-the-way parts of the globe: from the South Pole; the North Polar regions; from the furthest north post office in Canada; the highest, hottest and most isolated localities, etc. This Christmas (1956) special efforts were being made by the Australian postal authorities on behalf of philatelists—they made arrangements to collect mail from a special box at the highest point in Australia, Mt. Kosciusko.

Some Recent Issues IT is strange how often stamps on the same subject come from widely-separated countries. The Philippines recently issued two stamps, showing a Nurse with two bewildered children amid the ruins of their homes, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the local Red Cross organisation.

Two stamps from Colombia have also publicised the national body, featuring portraits of Jean Henri Dunant, the Swiss banker and philanthropist who founded the international Red Cross organisation in 1864, and Santiago Brush, founder in 1902 of the Colombian Society.

And again, a nurse teaching first-aid to children and assisting in a textile factory appeared on the two Russian Red Cross issues.

The stamps carried the inscriptions, “Acquire the sanitary learning”, and “Safeguard the working-masses health.”

North Borneo has issued stamps to mark the 75th anniversary of tne founding of the old Chartered tympany of North Borneo. The 50th anniversary of the body having been celebrated in 1931, with eight special stamps, the new series will show a native prahu; the 13,455 foot high Mt. Kinabalu, sacred to the Dyaks; the arms of the old company; the Borneo railway service in 1902 and a portrait of Queen Elizabeth 11.

One of the few countries to bring out Christmas Stamps regularly since 1951, has been Cuba.

To capture the spirit of the season, attractive designs have been used on the “charity” stamps, which sell at a premium to benefit the Anti-TB Funds. These stamps have included representations of Christmas floral emblems, including poinsettia; a Christmas Tree, surrounded by decorated bells: the smiling features of a Santa Claus, and a fat Turkey!

The Song of New Guinea Hurry, hurry, hurry!

There is money all around— We cut it from the forests — We take it from the ground.

The Hasluck sneer is growing, The Fadden has a plan; The golden days are passing— So grab it while you can.

The Aussie gift is priceless— Eight million quid a year!

Three millions from the oil men— They’re spending it right here.

The Bomb may come tomorrow, The Asians any day— So hurry, hurry, hurry, And grab it while you may.

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This Month's New Reading Silver Spoons and Rolls Royces LIVES of great men all remind us that the majority of them can be exceedingly boring and pompous when they write about themselves.

Lord Brabazon is not an exception; the title of his autobiography, The Brabazon Story, sets the pace for the egotistical narrative which follows. It is possible that Lord Brabazon is not an egotistical man at all, but all life-stories in which the writer calls Prime Ministers, Princes of the Blood Royal, and world-famous business tycoons by their first names must suffer from this disability. It is doubtful if such reminiscences serve any purpose, designed as they appear to be, for the vicarious snobbishness of the Sunday-newspaper variety of reader.

This story has no particular message; there is nothing of the log-cabin to White House about it.

It recounts the passage from Harrow to the House of Lords via car-racing, win t e r-sports at St.

Moritz, flying, golfing and yachting (at all of which the writer excelled) .

No doubt Lord Brabazon is well enough known in the United Kingdom; but most Antipodeans will associate the name only with another post-war British plane that somehow did not quite jell. However, there is more to milord than that.

After the First World War, he decided to “go into politics” and, fortunately knowing the right people, the matter was suitably arranged. In the Second World War, Brabazon was, first, Minister of Transport and later Minister for Aircraft Production. His House of Commons career came to a close when he was misguided enough to say in an after-dinner speech something that was construed as meaning that it was a fine thing that the Russians and Germans were fighting it out —and that when they had annihilated each other, we would be undisputed victors in Europe. It was a sentiment to which many of us subscribed, but at the time it was regarded as a Ministerial gaffe; 'a cabinet-reshuffle followed and Brabazon was given a Barony and promoted out of sight.

Apart from its cliches (“I say this without fear of contradiction”), and its jottings on the doings of those in the social register, the book has some high-lights—such as Churchill meeting his war Ministers and departmental heads after his afternoon nap, and in the vilest of tempers, sinking his teeth into all and sundry like a “bullying schoolmaster.”

But in this reviewer’s estimation, the well-bred Englishman should not undertake a literary task of this sort. His inner belief that all upperclass Englishmen are half-brothers of the Almighty, linked with some misplaced, insincere Public School notion that a little deprecation is called for, results in a selfconscious and superficial exercise in reducing contemporary history and historical figures to — as the American advertisements have it—convenient, bite-sized pieces. It is probable that Brabazon’s achievements have been considerable —but his adherence to traditional understatement, coupled with a plentiful use of names from high places, is likely to give the reader the idea that his career has been a preordained push-over.

However, if you like reading about your betters, this is it. It will cost you 31/- in Australian currency. (Published by William Heinemann, Ltd.) Wheel Chairs and Public Service COVERING the same period—if in a socially minor key and for almost half the price—is the personal story of Sir Brunei Cohen —Count Your Blessings.

The reduction in price can perhaps be attributed to the lack of photographs, rather than to the fact that at the end of a career of public service Sir Brunei was given a knighthood, while our other friend was elevated to the peerage.

The Cohen family was “in Trade,” in Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, but, oddly enough, both Brunei’s parents were Australians, their parents having emigrated to Australia in the 1830’s and both fathers having become members of the New South Wales Parliament.

Brunei’s father had been sent to England when he was 13, travelling overland by Suez before the canal was cut; and his mother arrived when she was 20, having been sent “home” to recover from an unsuitable love affair.

The family business was a prosperous one and provided the necessary advantages—good schools and foreign travel before the young men of the family entered the retail establishments, and the young women made suitable marriages.

And later, when Brunei had become a double-amputee, it continued to provide generously, thus allowing him to live a full and useful ] in another sphere.

It was the third battle of Yp: in July, 1917, that set Brunei Col apart from other men. In it received serious wounds that nec sitated the amuptation of b legs. This tragedy was not regan as the end of life by the vie but opened for him avenues of c siderable public service for similarly afflicted.

From 1918 to 1931 he was Member of Parliament and ' there regarded as the champion ex-servicemen, particularly d abled ex-servicemen. He was founding member of the Bri Legion and an executive membei that organisation for 25 years, has been on the executive of aln every committee and organisai set up to deal with problems of disabled, civilian and service; member of numerous hosp boards; and Chairman of Remp the organisation which is dev< to finding work for the disable The two stories, that of I Brabazon and that of Kn Cohen, follow parallel courses, are very different: Count I Blessings is a much more mo story than the Brabazon Story. the average Englishman, who cherishes a profound respect for graduations of aristocracy, nor ated or hereditary, will prob mutter: “And so it should be.”

A simple tale of an era, now, i departed, as well as an accoun the triumph of the spirit affliction. (Published by Wm. Heinemann, Ltd. tralian price, 18/9.) Thrillers—Mysterious and Otherwise FOR the reader of Thrillers t are four offerings this m with locales in Australia, I and the UK. Just take your cb A book a year is regarded fair average for the best-£ writer, but Arthur Upfield is t ing out a Napoleon Bonaparte tective story every few months Upfield’s plots usually bordei the slight, his strength bein his extraordinary ability to rec: the atmosphere of the Austr scene. The plot of Man of Tribes is even slighter than i and could be called far-fetched the description of Bony’s life ii guise of a dingo-trapper in thousands of square miles of inhabited Nullarbor Plain in £ Australia makes up for it.

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“ "" LISVA PAjm&UVB murderers, a murderess and 01 body, and how he manages to ej tricate himself and how Mr. Upfle' manages to get some logic into a otherwise screwey situation are bol works of some ingenuity. (Published by Heinemann. Australian pri 13/6.) * * * Dewey Death (by Charity Blab stock) takes its title from the fa that most of the action, and tl murders, take place in a semi-Go ernmental reference library th uses the Dewey decimal classific tion of indexing. This is not much a mystery as a suspen novel; not so much a question guess who did it, as who is ne to be done; and why. Suspense admirably sustained and characte isation excellent —the latter, so f as we are concerned, being a fii requirement of an A-grade Wh dunnit. This one passes. (Published by Heinemann. Australian pr 16/6.) * * * Inspector Spearpoint, of Suva, b joined the mighty company of supe sleuths, headed by Henri Poir Inspector Alleyn, Perry Mason a a dozen others, whose exploits crime detection are followed countless millions of Whodui readers.

Spearpoint is the creation Frank Arthur, who was a you clerk in Fiji a long time ago. Lat he travelled widely; and then i turned to Suva with his wife a lived there for many years. He n is a public servant in London.

His first book, in which the inc fatigable Spearpoint was introduc was The Suva Harbour Mystery; a it had a big sale in its Pengi edition. Now we have Anot) Mystery In Suva, published William Heinemann.

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A satisfying 15/6 worth. We h( to hear more of Frank Arthur a his busy Fiji detective. * * * Set in West Cornwall, with beginning in a London pub, T of the Devil, by Frank Baker, 216 pages of confusion worse c( founded.

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KB. ISS . HP f concerns Black Magic, Devil Worship, and associated jiggeryokery quite outside the orbit of the crmal individual. There are also ;couple of mysterious deaths, which re never explained.

We presume that this story is jpposed to be a thriller of some ind but there is so much highown conversation in it, so much re-occupation with the Triumph f Good over Evil, one seriously onders if the message is supposed ) be evangelical, although the arrator does not seem to be sure hich path he will take.

We presume, also, that it is suposed to be something of a spineliller. So far as we are concerned lere was not even a good healthy ludder in it.

If we Anglo-Saxons are judged y the books we write about cursives, it is little wonder that we re regarded so badly by other ices. A good book, like a good lovie, is such a rarity these days lat one wonders seriously if the hole literary tribe has not become vritten out.” (Published by Angus and Robertson, Ltd. price, 16/-.) Reviewed Briefly . . .

THE SNAKES OF AUSTRALIA, by J. R. Kinghorn, of the Australian Museum, Sydney. This is a reprint of an earlier edition (1929), but it has been modernised and a great many new illustrations, in full colour, have been added. The book lists every snake known in Australia; there are photographs of most of them; and there is, in addition, other information relative to snakes—for example, what to do if one bites you. (Published by Angus and Robertson, Ltd, Australian price, 25/-.)

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In 1955, Rarotonga alone produced 28,000 cases, which was 11,000 cases lower than in the previous year.

It is interesting to note, however, that the citrus “master plan,” published in the 1945 annual report, set expected total production for 1955 at 88,000 cases (which is a good deal in excess of the 39,000 cases actually shipped), and for 1956, 108,000 cases if the “master plan” is realised.

IF Filimone K. Wainiqolo, a student of the Central Medical School, Suva, Fiji, has been selected by the Special Committee appointed by the Macuata Provincial Council to receive the Macuata Overseas Scholarship. Filimone proposes to go to New Zealand to study medicine at Otago University, Dunedin.

FI Mr. Roy MacGregor, of Madang, another New Guinea old-timer, is planning an early retirement South.

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fN the article by Stuart Inder L (October PIM, page 146), there is an expression of opinion which las been voiced more than once n your journal. I refer to the tatement “. . . . and Canberra is rightened of the United Nations trusteeship Council.”

I once showed a PIM article conaining this opinion to a UK deleave and a French delegate to whom was talking before the commenceaent of the Council meeting. The Cnglishman’s comment was, “You yould not gather that impresion lere, would you?”; and the Frenchnan agreed.

Indeed, there has been feeling in ome quarters that Canberra’s attiude to the Council is nearer rented to contempt than to fear, and he grounds for that feeling are the following:—

Status Of Officers

[ (1) Although the Council is not in expert body (as was the Manlates’ Commission), but a body of lational representatives, it is exacted that the Administering Authorities’ representatives should >e experienced in Territory matters, [he last UK member had been jovernor of the Gold Coast; the lew member was Governor of Uganda until recently. The French Representative had been Governor )f Madagascar; the Belgian, Gov- ‘rnor-General of the Congo; the JS member had been High Comnissioner of the Philippines. New Zealand’s representative was her Ambassador to Washington.

But no Australian representative las had Territorial administrative jxperience.

Each year, when the Report of an (Administering Authority is being iiscussed, the Council invites to the table the Special Representative of the Authority concerned. Tanganyika has sent her Governor, Italy tier Administrator, France and Belgium their Governors, the US her High Commissioner for the Pacific tslands, British Togo, a Gold Coast Finance Minister; and, on two occasions New Zealand has sent her High Commisisoner for Western Samoa.

I Canberra sends Papua-New Guinea’s Director of District Services & Native' Affairs (now special Adviser to the Territories Dept, in panberra.) All acknowledge this officer’s competence; but the fact remains that Australia is the only AA which has not paid the Council the compliment of sending, even on one occasion, an officer of the rank of Administrator or even Deputy- Administrator.

Status Of Chairman

(2) Each year the Council sends out a Mission to one of the three groups of Trust Territories. One year a member from an Administering Authority is Chairman; the next year, one from the Non-Administering Authorities. Protocol is observed at the United Nations as always in International affairs. The composition of the Mission therefore depends mainly on the importance of the Chairman. The three Missions to go to New Guinea were led by two UK Governors and a Dominican Republican Ambassador, and therefore other Governors or Ambassadors could serve with them.

Australia has been called upon to supply one Chairman of a Visiting Mission and that was in 1952. What rank or experience had he? The Papua-New Guinea Administrator, or an ex-Administrator? Perhaps the senior officer of the Department of Territories?

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REPORTS , , .. (3> Anyone who has seen the ven Reports submitted by the L’s will readily agree that the Istralian one is the least satisctory in format and contents.

The Belgian and French reports e elaborately produced and beautillv illustrated.

Originally, the Guinea refcJSSaTSS t b h y en th p e ut H t e o a g d the Government Secretary’s office, Canberra, where H nu? toeettier aeam this Ume P ut , together again, this time oanoerra styie.

This led to the report being so tered that the Departmental » a ds, for some years, refused to rite the report themselves and Hided over the task to their niors - The report has always been late, id the Australian representative inually apologises to the Council. jually several advance copies are nt to New York, and on one occasion they were hand-corrected, roneoed copies—dreadful looking things. it was m y practice to run through the advance copy and draw attention to points or statements concerning which the Council would certainly require further information. For instance, one year there was a reduction in the number of hospitals in the Territory; but the statement was not accompanied by an y explanation for this. The expianation was that there had been a consolidation of small hospitals an d this resulted in a greater benefit to the inhabitants. This should have appeared in the report and should not have had to be given Slt^und^n^i^! 61 ' 6 “ I doubt it in ten years I served at UN there was one New there can be no doubt but that much 0 f the criticism levelled at the report by members of the Coun- C il has been due to lack of care in its compilation. j h ave discussed this matter at Canberra, both' with the Minister an( j the Department of Territories: and make bold again to suggest that if the Secretary for Territories would pay only one visit to the Council, to meet the members, to see and hear the way in which his and other reports are discussed, 93 ' A C I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

Etablissements Donald Tahiti

HEAD OFFICE QUAI DU COMMERCE PAPEETE.

Telegraphic Address: “DONALD, PAPEETE”.

General Merchants (Wholesale & Retail) & Shipowner Importers & Exporters Branches Throughout the Marquesas Islands ASSOCIATE HOUSES: A. B. Donald, Ltd., Auckland. N.Z.; A. B. Donald, Ltd Rarotonga, Cook Is.; Dominion Fruit Co., Suva, Fiji.

Lloyd’s Agents.

Booking and Handling Agents for Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd.

Agents and Distributors for: FRANCE: Hennessy Cognacs; Marie Brizard & Roger Liqueurs; Charles Hiedsieck Champagnes: Gruber Beer.

NEW ZEALAND: Vacuum Oil Co. (N.Z.). Ltd., Petroleum Products.

SWEDEN: Hjorth & Co., Primus Stoves; Elektrolux Refrigerators & Motors.

GERMANY: Breckwoldt & Co., Hamburg; Beck’s Beer, Bremen.

Sydney Agents: BURNS, PHILP & CO.

PHILP CO. OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC.

LTD. Agents in France: HARTH & C.

U.S.A.: General Steamship Corp Radio Corp. of America; Brown Williamson, Ltd.; Cigarettes: Luck Strike, Wings; Champion Spark Plu Co.; Steelcote Paints & Lacquers Remington Rand Inc.

ENGLAND: Reckitt & Coleman (Over seas), Ltd.; Hercules Bicycles; Th Bank Line, Ltd.; The Shaw Savill Albion Company, Ltd.

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Japanese Textiles.

Japanese Fish, Crab & Oysters.

Dutch Herrings & Sardines.

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British Mining Hand Tools.

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To & Europe To Sth. Atrica Associated with W. S. TAn (Hong Kong) Co. 66 & 0 YEARS Bti o o o <y From Japan Si* or e to THROUGH TAIT CO PTY LTD SYDNEY Hebrid To the New To New Caledonia Mr. Townsend, formerly a District Officer in New Guinea, has recently returned to live in Australia after 10 years at UN headquarters, New York. much criticism on both sides could be avoided.

COMMENT!

It will be remembered that last year the Indian delegate made patricularly strong criticism of New Guinea affairs. The Australian delegate protested at the time it was made and informed the Council that he would reply next day. He did so, at length, and his reply was featured in the Australian papers.

I could have wished that the Indian delegate’s comment which followed had been given as much publicity. He said: “I am grateful to the Australian delegate for the information. Had the Council been given that information in the Report or otherwise, my intervention in the debate would have been very different.”

And, it follows, that the Australian representative would not have been placed in an invidious position; though he should be inured to that by now.

Australia is carrying out her obligations in New Guinea in a manner which deserves the highest praise; and it is the duty of Government to acquaint and to keep acquainted those peoples vitally concerned, i.e., the peoples of New Guinea, Australia and the United Nations.

As has been pointed out many times, what is required is an Information Service to tell the tn fully, competently and —let it added—with dignity.

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[?]Ji'S Population

[?]Oblems Again

[?]LA Thinks Gommission [?]ould Help lIJI’S population problem must be tackled unless the Colony is to be faced with poverty, less [ucation and discontent.

This statement was put forward t Legislative Council recently by r Maurice Scott.

In the Budget debate he asked hat had Government done to >point a commission to enquire to how large a population the jlony could carry. He said the jmmission was promised years ;o. but nothing has been done.

Since then much of the soil had •en surveyed and Fijian reserves id been demarcated, and Governent no longer had the excuse of ck of the essential information I a preliminary to a population irvey.

Mr. Scott believed that by the sar 2100 the present population ' 350,000 will have increased to 750,000, if the present population trease is maintained.

Poverty And Discontent

He considers that the Colony luld support that population but iyond that there would be poverty, ss education than to-day. dis- |ntent and trouble between the ices.

Other people feel that whether le Colony can support such a is debatable. It depends upon whether the Fijian people became actively engaged in production; whether the exports of the Colony are increased, and have a much greater variety; and upon the establishment of more secondary industries. t The Tongan Government has announced that the “Tin Can Mail” island of Niuafo’ou, which was evacuated after a disastrous eruption in 1946, will be resettled again in 1958. Since 1946, it has been visited by parties of Tongans to cut copra.

B J ernard Vunibobo, 22, Fijian student, was one of those graduating this year from Gatton Agricultural College, Q’ld. Vunibobo has since returned to Fiji, where he has joined the Dept, of Agriculture. t Attempts made a couple of years ago to induce Japanese servicemen reported hiding in the jungle on Lubang Island, 80 miles from Manila, to surrender were of no avail. Recently, however, four were captured, still with their rifles, and it is believed there are still a number hiding in the Philippines Jackson-Perihelion Wedding A photograph taken after the wedding in [?]isbane on December 1 of Miss Patricia Ann [?]richon to Mr. Roger Jackson. (See PIM [?]cember, page 156).

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We believe that is situation uld be greatly iproved at no st and little tra trouble to e Nadi forecasts, by slightly exuding the existig Nadi 0915 MT voice broadst on 7530 kc/s. lis transmitter rovi d e s fair verage of all aters from ench Oceania to jw Guinea.

The present oadcast is defied for Fiji teners only, and [ believe that it is intended to bTthe” Suva broadcasting transmitters.

However, with a new broadcast station now operating at Lautoka it would appear that the whole of Fiji should be served adequately through those outlets, and it is possible that Nadi may be contemplating closing the 7530 kc’s transmission, though we hope that this is not the case—or that the transmission will instead now become one designed to serve the oceanic areas of the South Pacific with a general forecast and statement for the whole area under NNMO administration.

All that is required is that the statement and general forecasts already being transmitted in morse from Himatangi Radio, NZ, for the use of large ships, should also be broadcast on voice through Nadi’s 7530 kc-'s channel, or from any other high-frequency outlet in Fiji or New Zealand, and if such a transmission could be made twice daily—as is the case with the morse transmission—so much the better.

At Your Finger-Tips

Ship masters, shipping agents, [?]he raft "Tahiti [?]i" outside Papeete [?] about to hoist her Is on commencement her voyage, Novem- [?] 8 (see page 59). 97 1 C I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957 News of Pacific Shipping (Continued on Page 63)

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HEADACHES sani-tape strip and carry them hygienically in pocket or handbag. heat enervatio RHEUMATISM COLDS and FLI (Purducl 1 and all who lay out big money on expensive shipping registers to have at hand details of the world’s ships, are usually chagrined to find that a great many Island vessels of over 100 tons gross are not listed. This, of course, is because many such vessels are not “registered” in the official sense.

So far as we know there is only one register in existence which attempts in any satisfactory fashion to provide details of these Islands craft—and the latest edition has just appeared in Sydney. This is Marine Press Pty. Ltd.’s little pocket-sized Ships on the Australian, New Zealand, and Island Registers —an annual publication containing numerous photographs, including some of Islands vessels.

Few, if any, Islands vessels of over 100 tons gross are not included.

It is a “must” for Pacific shipping men. The price is three guineas Australian currency, and the Sydney address is GPO Box 4611, though copies are also available through some booksellers.

Attractive Newcomer

Over the past year there has been mention of a new vessel building in France for Compagnie Francaise des Phosphates de I’Oceame of Makatea Island, French Oceania.

This handsome vessel has now arrived—but not bearing the name which was formerly mentioned, La Pallice. She is Oiseau des lies 11, a handsome successor to the threemasted steel 398-ton schooner Oiseau des lies, which now lies in Papeete awaiting sale.

The new craft, built by Chantiers Navales de La Pallice, is a straightout motor ship of pleasing appe ance. She has a soft-nosed c siderably raked bow, a very i nounced sheer-line, and streamli upper works. Engine and acc( modation are aft.

A single hold is served by t derricks ’midships. She has a ra: 98 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTI

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Dop deck with lifeboats aft. Other etails: 499.73 gross tons, 205.81 net; { metres overall length, 42 metres aterline, with a loaded draft of 50 metres. She is powered with a i 0 hp (at 430 rpm) Ruston diesel, .ving a service speed of 12 knots— le made 13.4 knots on trials.

The vessel will be engaged in ipply duties between Papeete and [akatea Island, and for the transit of recruited labour from various irts of the Group She was comanded on the delivery voyage by aptain Argod, lately master of the Id-up vessel, and Mr. Columbani : that vessel is chief engineer, fficers and Crew jouneyed to fance from Tahiti to take defer y.

New Name, New Owner

The 190-ton French Oceania issel Kaumoana, brought out from ranee in early 1953, and lately laid > for a lengthy period, is now itering the Tuamotu trade under ie new name of Kariga, under the mership of Gallois & Cie, who irehased her from Society Imtex st year.

It will be recalled that en route om France this single-screw vessel ,st her propeller when away to the stward of the Marquesas. Radio ntact could not be made and ientually a boat was sailed on to e Marquesas to bring assistance.

Now that alterations have been mpleted to Karinga, work will oceed on the reconditioning of e junk Cheng Ho, which belongs the same owners, and on which )rk was suspended last May when iority was given to the Kariga b.

Happy Return Remains—

Under A New Name

Another vessel entering the ■ench Oceania trade with a new ime is a former English coastal eboat, which, under the name of ippy Return, was stranded near ipeete on December 3, 1955, while i delivery voyage to New Zealand.

The vessel was sold “as is, where f to a Tahiti business man, Ivaged and repaired. There were en some differences of opinion th the Customs Department as \ the dutiable valuation, as the ssel was classed as an import, beg of foreign manufacture.

This matter has evidently been ttled, and with the name Vaitiare e 45-ft centre-board craft has now sen put to work.

Passing Through

Outward bound from a Dutch lipyard to Auckland, the Northern fcamship Co.’s new 890-ton coaster 'iranui made surprise calls at ipeete and Rarotonga in Dember. The Papeete call was for sip-stores and recreation, but the arotonga call on December 27 was r medical attention to a crew fember.

The es l el reached Whangarei, NZ, with her cargo of phosphate from Sfax, early January. A number of Northern Steamship Co. vessels have been sold to the Islands in the past two to Fiji, NiTcau and Ratanui, in recent months.

Second Thoughts

The recent sinking of the modern Italian liner Andria Doria, and other similar marine disasters are causing the world’s maritime safety Jj? i 1 thoughts in the matter of lifeboats.

It has been demonstrated over and oyer again that it is usually impossible to launch lifeboats from one side of a ship when a quick list develops, and that in heavy weather the boats on the other side are often also smashed against the vessel’s side if the shin of manoeuvring at the P fime of launching 0f h The self-inflatine - “flnntincr tent” type of iSMb v e pr ? 7 an ?.^f d “J Punching, takes bSard whek no heav? Ind costly and requires little ma intermnre it has now limited acceptance by the authorities, and will probably receive much fuller acceptance before long. Main objections are that in war-time such boats would be easier sunk by shrapnel, etc., and, more important, they cannot be launched with 99 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY. 1957

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DIESEL KETCH, 85 ft. x 22 ft., built 1946, copper sheathed, accommodation for crew and 13 passengers, 125 HP. H.D. diesel, large hatch-hold capable carrying 1.200 sacks copra, good winch gear, etc. £20,000.

At present under construction by professional builders we can quote for the following new craft: CARGO BOAT, 50 ft. x 16 ft., completed about £12.000. 24 FT. x 9 FT. WORKBOAT hull. £1,050. 22 FT x 8 FT. WORKBOAT hull. £1,035. 38 FT. x 12 FT. WORKBOAT hull, ready engine. £2,500.

WORKBOAT, 49 ft. x 15 ft. x 8 ft., m.d. hold amidships, SLW Gardner diesel and deck-house aft. £7,350. 43 FT. \ 12 FT. 6 IN. x 4 FT. 6 IN. WORKBOAT, ICO H.P. Marine diesel, copper sheathed. £3,050. , NEW 22 FT. x 8 FT. 6 IN. WORKBOAT, twin cylinder diesel, just launched. £1,790.

AUX. SLOOP. 28 ft. x 10 ft., 4-cyl. marine, coach-house, large cockpit, good sails. £1,150. , We shall be pleased to obtain independent Surveys of any craft we onei and subsequently arrange delivery either on ship’s deck or sea as desired. assengers aboard like a wooden r metal lifeboat. The small openigs at each end, designed for pro- »ction from weather, make it [most impossible to board the ibber boats from a swinging ladder i a seaway, so intending passengers lust first take to the water in their fe-jackets, then climb aboard by leans of small ladders at each end. ven this disadvantage may prove le lesser in the long run, and specially in tropical waters. Conditional lifeboats are nothing but nuisance in small Island craft, ad are very frequently unservice ale when most needed.

With such craft the rubber lifeaat seems to have very marked Ivantages and will probably be elcomed with open arms by shippers where the marine authories approve their use. Exhaustive ssts carried out by British and merican naval authorities under •ctic and tropical conditions show inclusively that the survival rate i this type of craft is much higher lan in the conventional open boat. (Photo page 105)

■Gabriel Becomes Heron

Mr. Nils Madsen, who has spent le last three years crocodile huntg on the Sepik R., NG, recently iquired from the Wewak Catholic ission the converted 52-ft lugger ttbriel. Having reconditioned the Madang; Mubo, of Rabaul; Busana of Port Moresby ;and (over against the Point), an LTS and Morobe, of Port Moresby.

Two Months On The Way

An unexpected month in Manila came the way of the crew of the Melanesian on the vessel’s delivery voyage from Hongkong to Honiara, BSIP. She was commanded by Capt D. Thorsen, of the BSIP Marine Department.

Difficulty was experienced with the steering after leaving Hongkong and a skeg for the rudder had to be made and shipped for Manila.

The vessel resumed her voyage on November 10 and is now in interisland service in the Solomons.

Drums From Joy It A?

In September, a number of sealed, empty oil-drums, marked “Shell Company, Apia,” drifted ashore in the vicinity of Santa Anna and Santa Catalina, two small islands in the extreme south-east of the British Solomon Islands.

It is thought that these might have some bearing on the disappearance of those on board Joyita on her ill-fated voyage between Apia and the Tokelaus in October, 1955. ( Joyita was found, waterlogged and abandoned about six weeks later, north of Fiji. The fate of those who sailed on her has never ill and motor of his new boat, now -named Heron, he has just cometed a successful trial trip round te coast to Wewak and back.

Heron, in December, was awaiting ie arrival of new sails and other luipment, after which Mr. Madsen tends to use her in a shelling (eject.

Crowded Pool In New

GUINEA Lae’s expensive port has been filt at Milfordhaven, just around corner out of reach of the muddy ater swirling out of the Markham Iver.

But, for reasons unknown, a problem of the numerous coastal aft hereabouts prefer the little leltered corner at Voco Point, a lie away, in front of the Lae Dtel.

This tiny port was crowded in irly December; and photo )ove, from the roof of the hotel, (ows. right to left, the large hooner Abel Tasman, of Rabaul; . Laurence, of Madang; Melisa, of 101 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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Office and Sample Room: Bank of New South Wales Chambers, Suva, Fiji. been solved, although Joyita was salvaged and is now on interisland work in Fiji for another owner. (See elsewhere this issue).

It took some time for the news of the discovery of the 44-gallon drums to get through to Honiara, but the appropriate New Zealand authorities have now been informed of the fact.

The Early Career Of

Le Curieuse

An interesting link with the German raider See Adler, and with the South Pacific, has been brought in to us by a senior member of an associate journal: an article which he wrote about the French auxiliary ketch La Curieuse, in the Millions Magazine (organ of the NSW Millions Club) away back in July, 1920.

Le Curieuse arrived in Sydney en route from France to Antarctic exploration just as war broke out in 1914. The six Frenchmen on board immediately returned to France, leaving their small ship in the care of the New South Wales Government, in whose charge she remained for four years.

Her connection with Von Luckner’s See Adler was in this way; As is well known, See Adler was wrecked in French Oceania while her crew were careening her; Von Luckner took one of the ship’s launches and set off for Fiji, where he was subsequently captured. Most of his c r sw remained behind on the wrecked See Adler, and soon there came into the anchorage a Tahitian ship of 120 tons, the Lutece, her captain and crew quite unsuspecting. Lieut. Von Klink had been left in charge of the German raider’s crew, and it was sm trouble for him to capture 1 Tahitian vessel. The Tahitian cr were placed ashore and away w« the Germans, 58 in all, in Lute to be wrecked on Easter Island.

When dispossessed of his ship, i captain of Lutece had begged \ 102 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTI

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(INCORPORATED IN NEW BOOTH WALKS WITH LIMITKD LIABILITY) A5447a Clink for the 20,000 francs in Indo- Jhinese banknotes that were on icard, and as the German officer ould not see to what use he could •ut these notes, he permitted them o be taken. fit was these francs that the twners of Lutece used in Sydney to iuy La Curieuse. In Papeete, Japtain Brisson, described as “a ilue-syed Breton sailor,” took command of the 60-odd tons vessel and luring the terrible influenza pidemic that followed the First Vorld War, was trading with her letween Papeete and California.

He describes in the Millions Magazine article how they caught he disease in California and how ivery member of the ship’s comlany developed it while well at sea nd how they were hove-to for 14 lays while they fought it. The date, the engineer and one sailor lied at sea, but with four sailors flio were sufficiently recovered, japt. Brisson eventually got his ship tack to Tahiti.

There, he says, the flu “spread out . . white people and natives died ike rats. They recorded 3,010 leaths.”

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Oliver Mac Again In Strife

The ex-WRC steamship Oliver Mac, which left Noumea on Norember 13, towing the Loyaute oaded with scrap, did not make ler destination, Hongkong, for Christmas as expected, but was, in f act, spending the New Year no tirther away than Rabaul. • The two ships, in charge of Caplain R. T. Hamilton, were to go tom Noumea direct to Manila, hence to Hongkong. However, leavy weather at the outset forced he vessels into Santo; and then, n early December, into Rabaul. three days later they left again, rut encountered heavy weather imnediately and returned to Rabaul.

Che skipper found that they would lave insufficient coal to complete the krnrney. No coal could be obtained n Rabaul and late in January, P liver Mac was still awaiting the arrival of 300 tons from Australia.

One way and another it seems hat it will be pretty dear scrap by he time it reaches Hongkong.

Oliver Mac was purchased from W. R. Carpenters, Fiji, a couple of nonths ago. (See PIM, Nov., p. 107).

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Captain Bill Hallam of the Bougainville Company, was in Sydney in January supervising work an Southern Cross VII which the company recently purchased from the Melanesian Mission (Dec PIM, p. 36). Two other Europeans and a native crew had also arrived for the dehvery voyage Under the terms of sale the name Southern Cross VII will cease with the change of ownership—but a new name for the vessel has not yet been announced. There is some work to be done on the vessel before she leaves for Rabaul; she is not expected to clear Sydney until at least the end of January.

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Cables: “SUNRISE,” SYDNEY. ★ ★ Postal Address; Box 3317, G.P.0., Sydney. etween Suva and Apia, on June ), as a result of water leaking ito the hull, flooding the engine >om, passing through a bulkhead hich was supposed to be waterght (and was not), flooding the Did and forcing off the hatch [vers. The court severely censured \e Master (Captain W. F. Darling) ir failing to take steps to discover le cause of the leak as soon as B was informed of it; and stated iat the owners, Burns Philp (SS) Ltd. were guilty of negligence because they knew of the defective bulkhead and the leak in the stern and did nothing about either.

Vas u, of 298 gross tons, was built in Italy in 1947, purchased by the owners in 1954 and registered in Suva. She was used on services in the Fiji Group and on services between adjacent island groups.

The report states: She sailed from Suva on June 10, 1956, carrying a cargo of 1,300 x 44 gallon drums of fuel, kerosene and some cases of engine parts, of which 160 drums were stored on deck. She had no certificate to carry deck cargo.

About midnight on June 12, Chief Engineer Cleary, with the assistance of the Third Engineer, started the Auxiliary Pump. The main pump worked all the time that the main engine was running. He started the auxiliary because the weather was rough and the "Vasu" always made water in rough weather. During the watch of Third Engineer Gibbons, from midnight to 0400 hours on June 13, both pumps were left running. He did not know whether the water in the bilge rose or went down. Having seen Mr. Gibbons the Court has no faith in his evidence at all He handed over to Second Engineer Vincent Tuilakeba at 0400 hours.

The Second Engineer noticed the water was a "little bit high" and he checked all the sea cocks and pipes. He lifted the plates and shone a torch inside the bilge. He did not see anything. He saw a small leak at the after end of the engine room between the dead-wood and the keel. Water was coming in drop by drop. As the water kept rising he called Mr. Cleary.

When they returned to the engine room the water was up to the flywheel. Mr. Cleary noticed that the main engine pump was pumping about half capacity. He went to the Master, Captain Darling, and told him he had to stop the main engine because the ship was leaking and he wanted to make some adjustments to the main pump.

The Master agreed, took a look at the weather, and estimated his position. He also asked for soundings to be taken. They showed water 6 to 8 inches above the floor of the hold, nothing abnormal to this ship.

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The auxiliary pump failed. This was reported to the Master. He ordered sail to be hoisted. The first sail failed because a defective wire stay carried away. A second sail was hoisted. This was about 0800 hours on June 13, sea rough, wind force 5. He also ordered the crew to start the deck pumps.

After a few strokes the deck pumps clogged with a pitch-like substance. The engineers did all they could to deal with the pumps but the position at this time was that the water was rising over the engine and not one pump was working properly.

The Master ordered that the drums on deck should be emptied and then either thrown over the side or put in the forepeak in order to increase the buoyancy of the ship. Some drums were taken out of the hold and dealt with like this. The boats were got ready.

The water rose in the hold, forced off some hatch covers and the ship sank. The officers and the crew got into the boats and were picked up about 22 hours later by HMNZS "Lachlan".

Such are the undisputed facts.

It is clear that the ship did not hit anything, that the weather when the leak started was moderate, and the only cause of the sinking must have been a leak in either the hull or one of the intake pipes in the engine room.

The evidence of the Second Engineer who examined the pipes before the water had risen a great extent, coupled with the evidence given by the engineers who had surveyed the ship's machinery, satisfied the Court that the leak did not come from the machinery.

The leak must have been in the hull.

The Court finds that this ship had been leaking to a considerable extent. The Master said there was nothing abnormal in sailing her with six inches to a foot of water over the floor of the hold. The practice used to be to start the auxiliary pump and this, together with the main pump, would be capable of pumping out the water, or at least of controlling the level until calmer waters wi reached.

No ship is built to sail with six inches one foot of water over the floor of the he There was evidence that "Vasu" had bi on the slip in December, 1955, and was i to be slipped a day or so after she sank.

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Prices and specifications on application ugh Mr. Whippy himself had no idea what I been done and his foreman, Ted Richards, his best to say nothing of any value. r he work that was carried out was ordered Mr. Simpson, BP Shipping Manager, for owners. It was sought to show that bese the ship had been passed by Captain ics of the Fiji Marine Board, she must e been seaworthy. In fact, in December, itain James only carried out a part-survey I he relied on the officers or members of crew, or the owners to tell him what was mg with the remainder of the ship, he Court is satisfied, having studied the Dices of the work done by the boat builders, t it was mainly patching up of seams iciently to allow her to sail on her next age without delay.

It each end of the hold in the "Vasu" re is a bulkhead which should have been ertight. The object of these bulkheads is prevent water entering the hold if any er parts of the ship are flooded. If the ches are secured, as they were in this e, and the cargo is buoyant, as it was, no water enters the hold thus forcing the hatch covers by internal pressure, then ship could remain afloat, although in a erlogged condition. n the "Vasu" the bulkhead at the after of the hold between the engine room and hold was not watertight. As a result of i defect the Court is satisfied that water ered the hold from the engine room, the ch covers were forced off and she sank, he Court is satisfied that this defective thead was a direct cause of the foundering the ship.

Ir Simpson knew of this defective bulkd and did nothing about it. He did not md to do anything about it. The Court liders this to be a most negligent and sponsible attitude on the part of Mr. pson and the owners, for whom he was »ping Manager. he other defect was a leak in the stern ween the deadwood and the keel. The rt is not satisfied that this was the stantial leak which started at midnight on e 12, but with this leak, as Captain James I, it was evident that every time "Vasu" hed and that section went below, water le in. It is clear that as "Vasu" settled the stern, this leak would become more stantly below water and that the increasing isure would force a greater flow of water i the ship, thus contributing greatly to the saworthiness of the vessel. Nothing was e about this leak. he Master was severely censured. The rt considers it only fair to him to explain ewhat more fully why this was done. A •den ship leaks in a sea, but on the lence of Captain James the fact that the iliary pump had to be used in addition to main pump should have warned the Master \ there was an extraordinary leak. He uld have taken steps immediately to find why two pumps were running. The normal ctice is to take soundings twice a day. the "Vasu" soundings were taken on an rage twice a watch. he Master must have known that the ship le water fast and often. He showed no •rise on being told of the rise of water on last voyage. He did not try to find out Bre the leak was. His manner of giving lence in this Court was most damning to le gave evidence that "Vasu" was a most worthy vessel yet she sank under him bout apparent cause. He said he merely his breakfast, ascertained his position, id to get rid of some cargo, then got the its ready and floated off in them as the Jsu" sank. rhe only decision the Court can arrive at n this evidence, and from evidence that usually sailed with large quantities of ler in her bottom, is that he thought that "Vasu" would sink at any time, and t when the time came, there was nothing he nor anyone else could do about it. It is to his credit that no lives were lost because the situation as the ship sank must have been unpleasant, but his manner of telling the story is not to his credit.

The Court has already answered the questions. There is much the Court would like to comment on concerning the slipping and surveying of vessels in Fiji but that is not within its province. It would like, however, to draw attention to the fact that at the end of the Preliminary Enquiry held under the Marine Board Ordinance, occur these words, "That in view of its findings, a formal investigation under section 35 of the Marine Board Ordinance was both requisite and expedient". That was the decision of the Fiji Marine Board.

A close perusal of the record of the Preliminary Enquiry shows, however, that the Fiji Marine Board did not in fact record any findings, as it should have done, before recommending that a formal investigation should be held.

Mr. M. H. Helsen, manager of Burns Philp (SS) Co., Ltd., when asked by PIM to comment on the report, said: “We have seen the president’s findings and at this stage can say that we regret that the evidence at the inquiry of those who sailed and also knew the MV Vasu intimately, has apparently been cast aside and ignored.

“The finding is now in the hands of our legal advisers.”

Captain W. F. Darling, who was master on Vasu when she sank, and who is now master of the Zephyr, said: “In my opinion there is much in that report not in accordance with the facts, the weight of evidence, 107 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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Cables: ROBERGILL 54a Pitt Street, Sydney G.P.O. Box 7011 d the elementary principles of drostatics. ‘These matters will receive my ;ention at a more suitable time. ‘Meanwhile, the suggestions that lieu of a survey the assistant rbour-master ascertained the ite of seaworthiness of the ship interrogating the crew and that crew would knowingly take an safe ship far out to sea and Imly await its foundering should to the merriment of the itive season.”

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SEA fhe words Suva Gamu and Timai mar painted on the side of the ck house of a derelict wooden ssel in the Louisiade Archipelago ; a problem for language experts Port Moresby in mid-December. \.s the words are not known in i Motuan language, it can only presumed that they represent the mes of two men. rhe Master of the vessel Pacific url (ex Holmdale, on her way im NZ to the East with scrap), hted the derelict about 120 miles fE of Cape Deliverance, and aded the Officer-in-Charge of the hine Branch, Port Moresby, who mediately sent out a warning to iriners through the ABC, Port kesby.

Only the deck house was above water, and the life-buoy brackets visible. The vessel would be about 15 tons.

The OIC, Marine Branch, Captain Hawley, in mid-December, was ascertaining when the derelict was sighted, and obtaining information as to currents in the area to check on the drift of the wreckage.

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• YANKEE, Captain Irving Johnson’s well known world-cruising brigantine, is on the way again.

The vessel cleared Balboa for the Galapagos on December 5, with a crew-tally of 17 males and six females. Crew members have paid an average of about $5,000 each to join what will probably be the last circumnavigation, at least under the Johnson ownership. Clearing Gloucester, Mass., on November 4, the vessel has called at Bermuda, Grand Cayman, and Cristobal. After the Galapagos she will call at Pitcairn and Papeete. Other Pacific ports are not mentioned in our report. The cruise should end—as it always does —on May 4, 1958. • VIKING, sailed round the world in 1953-54 by those popular Young Swedes, Sten and Brita Holmdahl, has ended her days on the rocky west coast of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos. The 33-ft ketch was purchased from the 109 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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Bridges Separate [?]e and Mt. Hagen HE most important public work in Papua and New Guinea — namely the construction of a ►tor-road from Lae into the stern Highlands—is making lady progress.

When four bridges over the headier tributaries of the Markham 3 completed, the last link will in; and a motor-vehicle may »n go right through from Lae, the Huon coast, to Mount igen, in the Western Highlands, hey can do it now, by fording rtain streams in dry weather.) The District Commissioner in Lae [r H. Niall), told a PIM repreatative in December that the st bridge, over the Maralumi eek, would be finished in Dember; and the next, over the big imu River, in February or March.

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Ihat left the biggest and nastiest 5 still to be done —the bridge over e Umi River. With the com- 3tion of this structure, the job ►uld be finished.

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Who Landed That Soy Sauce?

TEW CALEDONIAN gendarmes I recently discovered near the nickel port of Thio, what was scribed as a cache of soya-bean uce. There were 11 drums conining 220 litres—which is quite a t of sauce in any language. Value is the equivalent of £A77.

The sauce had been smuggled hore from the Japanese ship 3772 ei Maru, which was loading ckel. The captain said that he id no idea that the 11 drums were k)ard his ship—but he had to pay ie Customs fine all the same.

The contraband will no doubt be mfiscated by the gendarmerie. We )pe they like soy sauce.

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The New Hebrides monthly Newsletter lists three schools which will enrol pupils from the Condominium.

One is the famous Blackfriars School, Sydney: another (primary) correspondence school is at College Road, Brisbane, B 19; and the Department of Education Correspondence School in Wellington, NZ, will also supply correspondence grades, in Primar >' and post-primary Applications for enrolment for Blackfriars and for the NZ school, -need the formal approval of the British Resident Commissioner.

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An Old Skipper Goes To Rest ? all the ships, skippered by Jimmy Duncan, who died in Sydney last month (PIM Dec., 19) were gathered together there uld be a sizeable fleet. Capt. mes Duncan was amongst the st-known Islands skippers to lay course and bring his vessel safe port. [ met Jimmy when he was drographer on the Wattle pedition around New Guinea ters in 1920-21. He and the late an R. Stanley (well-known puan geologist) made a good im on the Wattle, making a rvey of New Guinea potentialities ;he first to be made under the stralian government, jater, as Harbour-Master in ,baul, Jimmy carried out his ties, although somewhat onerous, the best tradition and his partial dealings with all classes d colours created a reputation rthy of one who at all times ,s a “clean shooter”, just and right. liter his retirement I well nember him as a Committeeman the NG Planters’ Assn, and his liberations and advice were rays based on realistic principles d far-sightedness. At one time had interests in Rapopo, milili and Arawa plantations. ie latter estate was sold to Jack is, who passed away shortly fore Jimmy went to his long rest.

Daptain Jimmy Duncan had a st of friends far and wide who 11 mourn the passing of this llant gentleman. The following ragraph, culled from the Sydney \lletin, gives some idea of his ried and valued carreer: Sailed away beyond. Captain Jimmy Duncan, l-known in New Guinea.

Product of the Quarrier Homes near Glashe learned his trade in the windjammers xperience included being shanghaied in Hi America. Before War I he was pearling md Thursday Island and N.E.I. Holder the sailing-record from Aru Islands to win (to save a man's life). Cruised through I patrolling New Guinea waters; was sed by raider 'Wolf', after capture of tunga'. but escaped by sailing through reefs ire 'Wolf' wasn't game to follow. F.R.G.S. owing exploration-work along the Ramu »r in 1920.

Sometime harbourmaster in Rabaul, he went ore to his plantations, Rapopo and Tamain 1926. Rapopo became a Jap airstrip War II and was not much improved by ed bombing. Duncan commanded the last sel to leave Rabaul on the night the Japs Jed—a small schooner crowded with R.A.A.F. undstaff and civilians. He brought the ooner to Samarai unrelieved at the wheel, I was congratulated by the Navy on his t. Thereafter served with Merchant Navy il 1946. of h[s detailed knowledge of New Guinea waters and personally-drawn charts of anchorages, he was flown by the U.S. Navy to Noumea to assist in planning the island landings. Spent post-war years rebuilding his plantations but also found time to help-out as acting harbourmaster in Rabaul. Eighty-two when he weighed anchor for the last time in Sydney.

In more recent years Jimmy has been living at Chatswood, Sydney with frequent trips to NG to inspect his plantations and keep m touch with Territorial affairs.

His Rapopo property was at one time suggested as being the site of the new capital for New Britain, but it was later decided to retain Rabaul as such.

To his widow. “Auntie Joan,” to Bill, who did a big job for UNO in the East after the War; to Norman, who keeps the driers on a P°P° and to daughter, Jess, our deepest sympathies—G.T.

Boost for N. Caledonian Coffee Industry A SCHEME which should be an incentive to young people to stay on the land has been submitted to the Conseil General of New Caledonia by the coffee growers’ association.

The Association suggests the payment of a bounty of twenty francs (about 2/6) for each new coffeetree planted; the money to be paid in instalments over a period of five years.

The Conseil General has shown: great interest in the plan. 115 icir r c* islands monthly January, ’ 1957

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by Captain Brett Milder Between December 10 and 14, weather experts from all over the oorld gathered in Brisbane to conduct a symposium of tropical yclones. The author of this article was one of the delegates.

ROPICAL Cyclones or hurricanes are intense, revolving storms which deserve special study m the Meteorologists. They ur only in certain parts of the rid, and during certain seasons, ing to their constitutional rules ich are now fairly well known, [ut we still don’t know why they m in the first place; nor why re of them don’t form where the it conditions are present, lost of the work done on hurri- ,es in the past has been devoted their detection and tracking, v we have reached the stage jre it may be possible to predict future track of a hurricane up two or three days in advance, s would greatly reduce the loss life along the affected sea-coast, jreat deal of the damage done a hurricane is not caused by the d force, but by the great sea r es, surges of unusually high is, and floods caused by lonic rains as the storm centre sses the coast and moves ,nd. he calculations which would ble us to predict the path of lurricane are based on a mass observations at different levels the atmosphere in which the one has formed. These reports made by aircraft, rockets, ons, ships and shore stations, lotting and analysing the )rts take up so much time that storm may arrive before the ulations are complete, unless an tronic brain is employed, t the Symposium in Brisbane, ting experts from the US, and Jr parts of the world, presented ers and took part in discussions most aspects of tropical ones, some essentially Jretical, others quite practical. two most eminent men, lessor Riehl of the US, and lessor Palmen of Finland, had f poor speaking voices, which unfortunate for most of us, ggling as we were through a e of technical words and ded by the brilliant beauty of hematical formulae, lehl discussed, amongst other gs, the steering effect of the er winds on the track of a one; while Palmen produced ulations of the energy contained i hurricane, including a budget how it was concentrated and ersed in profit and loss accounts the stages in a cyclone’s life. m° me the most striking parts A U f Symposium were given „ OTI b l th6 de ¥ at A es °l the Ameri can Navy and Air Force, whose weather-spotting planes have been flymg right into the centre or e^ e °* ea °h hurricane reported, and have remained there for hours to track the progress of the storm. fu The £ showe d us three films that H 1 ley, 1 ey , taken of the majestic cloud formation around the vortex ° r . ~c o^e” which surrounds the eye (for there is a fairly clear opening up through the centre of a cyclone, very like the hollow seen when water swirls down a plug-hole), , Other striking developments have been the dropping of radio-balloons down into the “eye”, and photographs taken of Radar screens showing the complete structure of Delegates to the Symposium in the grounds of the new University of Queensland at St. Lucia, Brisbane, include, in the front row, representatives from Australia, USA, Finland, Thailand, Timor, and New Caledonia. Other countries present were Burma, Mauritius, Netherlands New Guinea, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji and the Solomon islands.

Photo by Brisbane "Telegraph " . 117 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY. 1957

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When the movements of the are accurately tracked they found to have periodic oscillati which seem to have some effect the general recurvature of storm-track. This aspect of cycl behaviour is the most importanl all, but is still proving the n difficult to analyse.

Radar as well as ordinary phi graphs are being taken from sorts of craft, including rafts ac on the ocean and space-rockets, it is also hoped to get s extensive pictures of storms : from the Earth Satellite (which US will launch during the fo coming geophysical year), whe: is in its orbit.

One form of cyclone : trac tested in the West Indies is kn as Sferics an abbreviation Radio-atmospherics. This is crackling noise heaird on ra frequencies, and is caused flashes of lightning in a st especially a thunderstorm.

By using two stati<pns at it is possible to determine the e position of the flash, even at stances of 1,000 miles. The i objection to this method is hurricanes, especially those in Pacific, do not often contain 1: Another method of locating Photograph of a Radar screen sho[?] Typhoon in the Philippines: the cross centre shows the position of the o[?] while the "eye" and its encircling ar[?] be clearly seen to the North East, 3[?] away. The mass of Winding ram aro[?] observer is not sufficient to bli[?] penetrating rays of the Radar set. 118 J A;N V a R Y.„ , 1 a 5.7- P*c .1 f c . I SLA SD S MOff T

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Also Registered Offices at Melbourne, Brisbane, Port Moresby (Papua), and Vila (New Hebrides). ones is by seismic recorders. These ere developed to record earthlake shocks, and it was found that icy also show small waves in the irth caused by the vertical undutions of the heavy cross seas in le centres of storms. These readings are called microseisms ;cause they are so small. They ive to be magnified about 1,000 tnes to be counted and measured, it they have the great advantage ' travelling at great speeds, and in give warning of a cyclone over 500 miles away, though there is ; present no reliable method of dng the position of the cyclone j microseisms.

The United States has almost ven up research on this subject, s it has other more reliable sysms, but it is being pursued in ueensland with some promising suits.

Most of the latest methods of r clone-tracking depend on the ea being covered with a radio ‘twork of Hyperbolic Navigation, bdch does not exist in the Ausalian region. It is therefore, not uch use for us to send our airaft into hurricanes without a eans of fixing their position acirately in the overcast conditions ! a storm, where the standard ethods of navigation would be of ;tle use. It would be possible, >wever, for our aircraft to plot ie centre of a hurriane by flying ound it in a square, or by flying fely over the top of the disturmce.

In trying to find the most useful ethods to employ over the vast ■eas of ocean where Australian irricanes develop, the Australian ireau of Meteorology is up against eat problems. The research work ling done on cyclones throughout ie world, both theoretical and ■actical, all requires far more obrving stations over a cyclonic area an is possible in this sparsely ►pulated part of the globe.

In the Coral Sea we could make ie of more ships for regularly renting weatheir, and Mr. L. J. wyer, the Australian Director of eteorology, has proposed to fit itomatic radio weather-reporting ts on floating rafts or buoys, which ight be anchored on banks or set ) on reefs and islets to fill in ime of the large gaps in the Bather maps.

We must consider ourselves formate that our tropical cyclones ) not occur as frequently as the [irricanes in the West Indies, or ie typhoons in the South China Ba, although their very inf relency is a handicap to research id practice in tracking them.

Although Australia lacks the oney and equipment available to merican research, our meteorologists are doing good work in some riginal methods, and are keeping lemselves up to date with the work Jing done overseas. The Sympoum was a good opportunity to iron out a lot of misunderstandings th?rth*a r f t C d on f C o e r Pt -i°H n urrS cane hunting” are specially streng- SeSis rately all the time, to give a orrect reading of the barometric pressures, and it is also quite a problem to obtain the correct ternperature and humidity of the air 111^0 iroug^:i storm at t Amongst the delegates present were representatives of the various Air Forces and Navies, but no provision had been made for either V S weather chart over lire! areas and the other was mvself up for toe MScLnrslVvfce Most the exnerte nresent' studied cyclones P f^?m P thl towers of universities f r L S altitudes in aircraft,’ and so were ignorant of the mountainous seas and great ocean swells generated by hurricanes; and likewise oblivious to the dangers and difficulties 119 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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Rabaul Weddings Samoa Had a Happy Christmas rpHE very heavy rains of mid- December suddenly ceased and in the last week before Christmas bright sunny weather gave the people of Samoa the genuine festive feeling.

After the crop failure during the first half of the current year cocoa planters are now harvesting a bumper crop and are kept busy day and night with picking, fermenting and drying their cocoabeans.

The S/S Foylebank, which de- -0 j o j 0 q }snC mdy uiojj Christmas lifted a cargo of 1750 tons of copra and cocoabeans, including some 460 tons of cocoabeans for the English market.

The next cargo steamer, the Westbank will be delayed until January to lift more cocoabeans and part of the 5000 tons of copra now stored in Apia sheds ready for shipment.

There is still no improvement in banana exports and the prospects for the first half of 1957 are not encouraging. The shortage of Samoan foodstuffs continues. t The Conseil General of New Caledonia closed its budgetary session in December after voting a record budget of 950 million francs (£6,650,000) for 1957. Apart from ttle n ew tax on foreigners (Dec.

CIM) , no new taxes were introduced. [?]e wedding took place recently at the [?]odist Church in Rabaul, of Mr. Harry [?]ham to Miss Rhoda Bradly. Mr. R. [?]ents was best man; and Miss A. Quinton bridesmaid. Mr. I. McDonald gave the [?]e away. A reception was held in the Guinea Club.

Photo: C. H. Meen. [?]e Rabaul PNGVR formed a guard of [?]ur recently when Mr. lan Caird was [?]ied to Miss Narelle Lee at the Rabaul [?]olie Church. Mr. Ivan Old was best man, Therese O'Neill, was bridesmaid; and Don Barrett, MIC, gave the bride away.

Photo: C. H. Meen. 121 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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But Fewer P-NG Students For South IT is interesting to see amor the hundreds of school-child returning to Papua-New Gull from Australia for the holidays sprinkling of native boys wear their Southern school badges.

Most of the sophisticated Eu pean teen-agers discard all set insignias and uniforms and plu into a round of parties. But native boy in conversation v his one-talk, retains his school with obvious pride. It is his ba —his symbol.

Education su b s i d y-examinal results, just published, suggest t Territory children —whose repi tion for brightness is well kno and usually proved when they South —appear to be falling by wayside.

For the year 1957, a total of students of all races will be grar secondary education subsidies, c< pared with 171 the previous yes and this on an increasing popi tion.

The following comparisons interesting:: Comparative figures from ' 1955 examinations were 97 E peans, 50 Asians and 24 M Race granted subsidies.

The subsidy for Europeans Asians is £145 per annum, plus turn air fare to Australia. M race students get the same, £2OO, based on a means test.

Native scholarship holders (5 1956) receive school fees, air f and all incidental expenses residential schools in Queenslar The decline in the numbei Asians and Mixed Race stud granted subsidies for 1957 is mainly to the fact that last was the first time these stud could sit for subsidy examinal and, in consequence, there ws larger number of the reqi scholastic standard.

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HE recent visit of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was something that will never be for- ;ten on Norfolk and. The Duke’s ightful informty was like a lath of fresh to Norfolk land, where ya 11 y to the >wn is very mg. On many asions and in ormal meetings left a few *ery words that I long be talked >ut. The Duke’s isideration (and fence) before iva t e photophers was outnding. [e managed to ak away for a ivate tour und the Island.

I it is believed ,t he was really ry not to be 1 e to stay ger. [is informality was not abused; I this was very evident by the d manners shown after the irch service, where he read the on. The 550 seats of the church e packed—and after the service Duke stood at the entrance for te minutes. The people made a d-circle around him, but all kept olite distance.

NFORTUNATELY, the Government House reception did not provide quite the same story. ) majority here were “Mainders” —owing to the arrangeits made officially. A scruffy rcise book was placed at a few cted stores, where those who tied to be asked to Government ise had to place their names, his drew only a few, so invitais apparently were sent out at dom, and they included very few nders and old residents—but iday-makers and tourists seemed swell the ranks. However it i “mainland” residents who disced bad manners by pushing mselves forward, or trying to ’act more than their share of aition than was wise or nice. ! behaviour of the few Islanders sent was exemplary. [any were disappointed because i official party did not take the n of the Island traditional picnic, i my opinion, this Island comtiity will not pull together whilst so many want a change in Administration. The normally most popular functions of the year have been a “flop,” through lack of support. The reason is clear.

But an ignored and consequently sullen people are not likely to be considered in this matter —so, if it suits the Minister, we may expect another extension of the present regime.

The law of averages must work HRH Duke of Edinburgh placing awreath on War Memorial on Norfolk Island. 125 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY. 1957

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Mr. Selby Newbald is a skilled and pungent writer, and his letter is published as he phrased it. But the sentiments he expresses are not necessarily those of the PIM.

Letter to the Editor Just a Blown-Away Piece of Australia IN your December issue, on page 47, under the heading of “Wallaroos or Kangaroos?” a Mr. Ken Slater is said to have discovered what he thought to be a species of Australian kangaroo in the Fly River country of Papua.

I noticed in Mr. A. Richard’s book, Practical Planting, which was published in 1955, he states; “South of the Fly River, on the Papuan side of the Territory, the Orimio oil expedition in about the years 1925 to 1928 discovered some thousands of kangaroos, bush turkey, black and white magpies, and dingoes.”

Mr. Richards further states 1 some thousands of the kanga; were killed for European and na consumption.

I am, etc., T. M. GARRET Kokopo, NG, Jan. 2, 1956. 126 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

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By Tolala 2 Goodies d The Baddies have seen Walk Into Paradise i and most heartily I agree with ics that the scenery is Number ; could not very well have been Brwise; also the native crowds, ugh over embellished at times i “sing-sing” regalia, earn top 'ks, as do also the Police Conmlary. 0 my mind it is the non-native ; that leaves something to be red. Ostensibly it is colourful paganda for the official policy. could almost have been proed by the local PRO.) turdy officials are unswerving heir task of implementing UNO ts, while the unofficial members he cast (droopy, dopey “Shark- ’ Kelly—and why “Shark-Eye”? id the eccentric Clayton) all Bar in any way but a favourable t, and all to the glorification he officials. this is the price paid for official stance in producing this “Walk” 1 less said about it the better, ne section shows hostile native iws falling all around the Eurois and killing poor, old “Shark- ” but the order is still to fire ire the heads of the attackers. A b naive for sophisticated audi- ;s, surely. tiots of Moresby and Madang exceptionally good and a radio sage signed in Keith McCarthy’s dwriting (unless I am much :aken) lends a genuine touch to whole scene. “Chips” is his usual ;que, tough self; immune to the lours of the red-headed French ’ doctor who is making a survey UNO. How she manages to reher immaculate coiffeur and 3-box appearance during the ! through the swamps, only the lucer knows. ith slight variations it could * been a top-ranker—or should iy “Raffetyer”?

Offences, tin Idging by the Court records ,e (and, admittedly they are but >rtion of the crimes committed) e seems to be an alarming inse in sex offences by natives nst white women and children Moresby and other settled areas be Territory. iis is a big question, and no )t there are faults on both sides. . that is a long argument, but down, it means that natives often misinterpret the acts of scantily-clad European females. The present situation is reminiscent of the conditions in the Rabauh district back in 1937 when a Citizens’

Assn, of NG was formed to launch a campaign for greater precauagainst sex offendfntpH fu the Administration instirooms. th 6 b °y-P r °of” sleeping tJafSff there is a corollary between the present upward trend of ?irf nc l e u Wlth our first Parents tast- -55® V 1! frait of the Tree of "fdge I am not prepared to o £ doe ® a PPear that the mare sophisticated the native becomes, the greater the number of crimes of this nature, plus a de- The Administrator (Brigadier D. M. Cleland) presenting a lamp to Mrs. B. Johnson at the Seventh Annual Wau Show, New Guinea, which he opened on December 2 (PIM Dec., 139).

The trophy was for the "Best Garden" in Wau.

Photo: Papuan Prints. 129 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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And W hii e on th e subject: Why bring these Australian-bound offlclals t 0 de i v . s into P-NG affairs? what do they know of New Guinea who only Queensland know? It sounds all a bit screwy to me.

J Other Days; Other Ways ZT~. IT~ ~ r Being Christmas time I received letters from old friends in man y voicing comparisons (which are always odious) with piesent conditions. Each Christmastime is a nostalgic-time. was such thirty years ago. But the festwe party at the New Guinea.

Club for the kiddies of that day Amongst the many attractions at the Agricultural Show at Wau, New Guinea, which was opened by the Administrator (Brigadier D. M. Cleland) on December 2 (PIM, Dec., p. 139) was a wood chopping event for natives. Photo shows some of the contestants.

Photo: Papuan Prints. 131 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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Consular iresentatives a result of Hans Mannsfeld’s ; (Editors’ Mailbag, Nov. PIM ), I had an enquiry from an old Terrtorian resident asking why H. R.

Wahlen was referred to as “Consul H. R. Wahlen.” The answer is simple! HRW was appointed Swedish Consul in Rabaul about 1911 and therefore became Herr Konsul Wahlen. Other consuls whom I remember about this time were: Fred Jolly (British), Captain Komine (Japanese) and Ah Tam (Chinese).

The Didiman Query Herr Mannsfeld’s reference to the possible derivation of Didiman for Habaul’s Botanic Gardens I cannot agree with. Radish? No Can! His mention of the names of the Director and Master Gardener ( p IM, Nov., p. 22) is not helpful; n £r,, er is Miss Egan’s suggestion (P/M. Dec., p. 18). So far as I am aware it is not a native word. She is correct about “ra” being the indefinite article in the Tolai talk, however.

Incidentally, I can’t agree that the word is “pidgin for gardener.”

Originally it was the name used by all natives for the Botanic Gardens at Rabaul and in later CALLING ANGORAM. The people in this photograph (published in December PIM, p. 29) been identified by Mr. Jack Bannigan, who appears first on the left, back row. The [?]s are: Jerry Keogh; Mrs. S. H. Gander (SDA mission); Jim Delaney; Mrs. Jack Spence; [?]binson. And sitting, Jack Bradshaw and Jack Spence. [?]he place? Outside the Police-Post at Kainantu, in the present Eastern Highlands district [?]ew Guinea then referred to as the Upper Ramu. The time: 1935.

Four of these people are now dead —Keogh, both Spence and his wife, and Bradshaw.

Mr. Bannigan who now lives in Sydney, has a copy of the photo. (Our copy was sent [?] Mr. Peter England, of Angoram, Sepik River, who said that it had been the subject of [?]essing competition at the local hotel). 133 1 F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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I repeat my remarks made in May (1956) Talg-Talk and again call on Capt. Haug over in Darmstadt, or perhaps we will hear from the Club of Old-Timers in Hamburg, as mentioned by Herr Mannsfeld. If not it could be a problem for the newly-formed Historical Society at Kokopo to solve.

Delving Into The Past The proposed formation of a historical society at Kokopo is good news. I congratulate the folk who realise what a wealth of old-time data, lying idle, they can operate upon. The biggest trouble is they have started about 30 years too late, but that is a common fault. I know, for I became secretary of a historical society in a Macquarie town in NSW shortly after War II finished and we have to grope about for information amongst people who are a generation too young. Kokopo will be doing much the same.

There are few pre-war I originals in New Britain now—save, perhaps some of the older missionaries at Vunapope. At the moment I can only think of Mrs. Lulu Miller, George Yanke and the Stehr brothers over on Duke of York. If Albert is still alive he could tell some interesting tales of the early days in Manus.

Looking further afield —beyond New Britain—d own Bougainville way there are Dr. and Mrs. Kroenig.

The former (as far as I know) is the one and only remaining exgovernment official of German times in the Territory. A highly-qualified medico, he was MO in the Kieta district in pre-War I days. In 1913 (or thereabouts) Frances Highley returned from her schooling in England and the Continent —a attractive and charming ; lady, who soon became the of Bougainville. She marric doctor and after the War they up their residence at Toboroi south of Kieta.

Here’s wishing the K Historical Society every succe No News From The North As I mentioned before, thei been a decided lack of P-NG in Sydney newspapers of lati I was beginning to wonder wl the Fourth Estate had placed i cott on Australia’s far-flung post. But directly after the Year holidays, the news wj leased, and published, ol murder of 19 villagers by th tameable Mianminities, and N again on the map.

Incidentally, in December, Jim Taylor, with the Hagen patrol, met up with these warriors who gave the pal go and John Black is repor have remarked at the time: do not encourage visitors.”

Their manners have not inr over the years.

In the reference to lack ol I do not, of course, indue statement by Minister Haslucl this month over the ABC n 134

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Did Hostess ;s ny an old-time Rabaul resident be saddened to hear of the ag on of Mrs. Jessie Somer- (“Diddy”) Newport. She died private hospital in Manly on nber 16, and had been in illti for several months, so it was ipy release from her physical nts as “Diddy” was always a t and entertaining personality, i arrived in Rabaul during the try Occupation, shortly after I broke out, accompanying her md, Major H. O. Newport, who charge of the Botanic Gardens laid the foundation for the ng Department of Agriculture, h he and his wife were genermown as “Didiman.” During early years she kept openand was one of Rabaul’s ;t hostesses. After the death ier husband in the early *s she remained in Rabaul for time and then retired to ;y and after War II became ithusiastic worker for the NG m’s Club. ling health during the last ears had forced her into re- Bnt and her presence at the ir meetings was missed. )yal ire fG circles are pleasantly ciative of the Duke of Edin- [s kindly gesture in summoning Lois Niall (daughter of Dis- Commissioner and Mrs. Niall, e) to Government House, Syd- -3n his return from his P-NG Lois was attending the Syd- Jniversity. Were there some -burnings? Of course, there but, nevertheless, it was a htful act and gave a lot of ire to Lois, and no doubt to nd Mrs. Niall, at whose home )uke had stayed in Lae.

Pieces: thday Honours included the for Ron McNicoll, Temp. r-General and Engineering of Army HQ, son of TNG’s late Administrator. . . During the International Geophyhical year (in other words 30 nations co-operating in watching natural phenomena of the world) Moresby will have a magnetic and geophysical observation station: Lae, cosmic ray and Rabaul radiation observations. . .

Passed on: Harry Stuart Kerr, MC, of Saratoga and formerly of Moresby, at the age of 40. . . Prof.

Ekin, in an ABC talk last month, said the natives of Wabag were not suffering from malaria, liver complaints, or was there much evidence of polio amongst them. . . The Vacuum Oil Co. will award two scholarships annually to a P-NG girl and boy, tenable for six years and valued at £5O a year. . . One of the yachts competing in the Sydney-Hobart race this year was entered by Des Ashton, a patrol officer of P-NG. It was a 33-ft sloop, named Lahara. . . Born on December 10 to John and Pat Leeuwin-Clark, at North Shore, a daughter. Both well.

September To

DECEMBER — Flying-Fox is Off The French Menu J\_ UTRES pays, autres moeures; or what’s one man’s meat is another man’s poison.

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Known locally as Roussettes, they are regarded as a delicacy by the French colonials. t Mr. John Stannage, new manager of the Fiji Broadcasting Commission, arrived in Suva in early January. His wife and child will join him later in the month. 135 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY. 1957

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Price £875 (Aust.) A F. WILSON, 30 Carrington St., « - . Phone: BX 3358 to he left behind—there was \ycott on anything British, and me would handle it. I doubt e shall ever see it again.” lese Indonesians are among the ns who are being induced, under Colombo Plan, to come into ralia and enjoy Australian itality, and learn to love us! )ute to a iceman gt.-Major Pogenau was a great policeman,” writes G. W. L. nsend, in reference to a parah in Nov. PIM (p. 130). rmer DO Townsend goes on to that Pogenau was with him on y patrols before the war, and ;d during it with FELO —but as a policeman. genau would not join the army, lining in the Police Force, beb he held the rather unique befor that time that the Governt had not left New Guinea i the Japanese invaded, and the Army had merely been d in to help them. He wished smain “Government.” assist in a diversionary plan, nau volunteered to go into the ly stronghold of Lae; and gh recognised and approached latives there, remained three and “planted his story.”

Learn About French Cooking lEN the Resurgent docked at Noumea on December 27„ 32 excited Australian school [ren lined the deck for their glimpse of a strange land, te children, 23 boys and 9 girls, large of a young French master, Ralph Chambers, were on an ange trip and will in turn be 5 in Australia to New Calean students. me hours before the arrival of Resurgent, Mr. Chambers sent idiogram to the High Cornloner. M. Aime Grimald, thank- New Caledonia for the cornhospitality. The Chief Secreof New Caledonia has one | staying with his family.

I interesting programme has : arranged for the children, ining a five-day scenic trip up east coast where they will see y native villages, iring the trip they will have h at a small inn named jrese’s,” and if in later years should become gourmets the fence will perhaps be traced ; to Therese, who is said to be best cook in New Caledonia.

Chinese Interests Acquire

Papeete Businesses

TWO well-known Papeete business houses have recently been purchased by Chinese interests.

The well-known soap-f act o r y operating under the name of Marcel Charousset has been purchased by J. Leou Fou On; and the old-established curio and photographic business established by Mr. Georges Spitz, who died five years ago, and since managed by his son, Mr.

Gustave Spitz, has gone to other Chinese interests. t A special 5-day course for schoolteachers about to take up positions in Islands schools, and teachers on leave in New Zealand from the Islands, will commence at Victoria University College, Wellington, NZ, on January 14. About 20 teachers, seconded for service in Fiji, as well as senior Islands students studying for professions in New Zealand, were invited to attend.

H Miss Marina Norbert, who won a scholarship to study at La Peruse College, Noumea, has completed 12 months at the school and has passed the first half of the Baccalauriat —equivalent to the Australian matriculation examination. t The death has occurred in India of Srimat Swami Avinashanandaji, a member of the monastic order of the Ramakrishna Mission. The Swamiji visited Fiji in 1937 at the request of the Then India Sanmarga Ikya Sangam and during his year’s stay organised Sangam activities. t The Rev. Father Floribert’s recently completed grammar of the Cook Islands Maori language is now available in limited quantities from the Catholic Mission at Rarotonga at 10- per copy.

The wedding of Mr. George Holland, youngest son of Mrs. A. J. Holland Countv Kildare Eire, and the late Major J K. Holland, R.A.M.C., and Miss Audrey Smith second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Smith of Suva, took place at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Suva, on December 22. Attendants were Miss Mane Hoeflich, Miss Danna Smith, Mr. Rex Edmonds and Mr Trevor MacMillan.

Photo: Stinsons Studios. 137 ICIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957 Editors' Mailbag (Continued from page 18)

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Deaths Of Islands People

Mr. Edward Becker

. Edward Becker, an American n and resident of Faea, Tahiti, ;he past 22 years, died there le end of November, aged 72 He was a well known ber of the American community ahiti.

(Irs. Hilda Hoodless

e death occurred recently in lock North, New Zealand, of Hilda Hoodless. Mrs. Hoodless, was Miss Adlington, went to from New Zealand as headess of the Suva Girls’ imar School. She married ). W. Hoodless, and was after- -5 headmistress of the Fiji corndence school. Dr. Hoodless, became principal of the ral Medical School, went to md on his retirement and there in 1955. er his death Mrs. Hoodless ned to Fiji for a short while last August went to live with laughter, Dr. Margaret Wray, avelock North.

Ir. R. W. Millington

b death occurred suddenly at residence, Gordon Street, , on December 8, of Mr. ird Walter Millington. He was . Millington was an Englishand had spent many years in us parts of Australia, New ea and the Ellice Islands, conducted a shoe business in at one time but later joined staff of Williams & Gosling, be time of his death he was le employ of A. Q. McGowan 5.

MR. J. F. D. WAGER e death of Mr. John Frederick lis Wager occurred at Lismore, ria, on December 6. He was 42. was the elder son of Mr. and C. Wager, formerly of Fiji, now of 31 Woodlands Rd., a Point, Sydney, and will still smembered by many people in and by others in the Solomon ds where he spent six years e the war. enlisted as a Private early in war and three months later passed through the Officers’ ling Course at Duntroon. He d in the Pacific area as a enant. ce the war he has been very ssfully engaged in sheep and i raising near Lismore in ern Victoria. is a tribute to his memory the whole district where he has risen to the aid of his v and three children. Legacy the Returned Soldiers’ League taken over the whole responty of running his property and p, roster of his friends and neighbours has been arranged for this purpose.

Captain Strickland

Captain Strickland, known as Toleafoa Filipo a well known seaman and popular resident of Apia, Western Samoa, who was in charge of Messrs. O. F. Nelson’s interisland motor vessel Sulimoni, died suddenly of a heart attack late November He was 54 iNovemoer. he was 54.

Captain Strickland had a long seafaring career as engineer and captain of local vessels, following his father who had been captain of the MV Jessie. He was well known by all sections of the community and well respected for his courteous, unostentatious and efficient ways. He was a prominent member of the Methodist Church of Apia and represented his church in Sydney last February.

He is survived by his wife, Tautu, and several adopted children.

Mr. William Arp

Mr. William Arp, a veteran planter of Western Samoa, died on December 1 after a long illness. He was 69, and had spent 45 years in the Territory.

Before the First World War he (Continued foot col. I, p. 141 139 I I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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POSITIONS was announced in Apia, r estern Samoa, late December, hat a senior Samoan official tie Government, Mr. Meleisea e. Assistant Public Service tnissioner, had resigned on the ids of ill health. He had pied the position since 1950 bad rendered very good service is responsible work. the recommendation of the utive Council, the High Cornoner has appointed Mr. V. J. lima to succeed him. Born in ivai, Western Samoa, Mr. lima is an American university late who has majored in c administration. He was previously employed as Assistant Personnel Director in the Government of American Samoa and is 35.

Mr. Toalepai Pose, of Satapuala, has been appointed Samoan Judge of the High Court and Judge of the Land and Title Court. He was sworn-in in December at a brief and dignified ceremony. tSix hundred Scouts from Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Samoa, and Niue, as well as from Fiji, attended a Jubilee Scout Rally in Fiji in January.

ANTI-TB campaign IN P-NG Government’s programme X for combating tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea by the application of advanced chest surgery, was one which had never before been attempted on such a scale, on a native race in a tropical climate.

The Minister for Territories, Mr.

Hasluck, said in Canberra in December, that the three thoracic surgical teams which have been operating in the Territory during the past six months had played a big part in the Government’s attack on the disease.

The work of thoracic surgery had been for TB patients who had not responded to medical treatment, and was in addition to mass radiography and vaccination surveys.

Mr. Hasluck said that the work of specialist thoracic surgical teams would be resumed after the northwest monsoon season had finished; the wet season is not suitable for chest operations. [?]ing of widespread interest to many Port Moresby residents took place in Bega, NSW, in [?]ber, when Mr. Bob Peisley married Miss Beatrice (Trix) Otton. Five of the wedding are ex-Moresbyites. Shown here, left to right: Mr. Neil Newman (ex Commonwealth Bank), [?]M McCabe (ex Qantas), the groom (ex DCA), the bride (ex Commonwealth Bank), and [?]hn Silcock (ex Qantas). Mr. Peisley is now with the Commonwealth Bank, Sydney, and McCabe and Mr. Silcock are at Qautas headquarters. The second bridesmaid, Miss Kath Vincent, is with the Commonwealth Trading Bank, Sydney. 141 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957 eaths of Islands People (Continued from page 139)

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"Malekula" Travellers t A report of serious unrest a natives in New Britain as a : of alleged mission interfere™ the running of native village < oils, written by Port Mon South Pacific Post Editor, Mr.

Stephens, won for him £lOO i] provincial section of the “Wi Award.” Mr. Walkley, general ager of an Australian petn company, is sponsor of an a: award of £5OO, which is split three sections for the “Story c Year.” Mr. Stephens flew to ney to receive his prize Amongst passengers who left Sydn[?] Papua-New Guinea by "Malekula" in De[?] were the following: (top to bottom): Mr. and Mrs. A. Robertson who w[?] their way to Sariba, via Samarai, whe[?] Robertson will help operate a slipway Mr. W. R. Smith, with Mrs. Smith a[?] Jerome (1 year), whose destination was where he will work as a cocoa pla[?] inspector for Cadbury-Fry-Pascall Ltd. H[?] vious experience in this field was in Africa.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Anthony who r[?] to Port Moresby, where Mr. Anthony with the Lands Department. A Ter[?] of 30 years standing, Mr. Anthony w[?] the Melbourne Olympics with his wif[?] she returned from a recent world tour[?] 142 JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

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Tilapia Makes Tasty Bait for Tuna r:OTJGH most who have tasted the much publicised Tilapia pond-fish, recently introduced to the Pacific, have voted it a tasty table fish, it has also been found that it can be used to provide human food in an indirect way. For example, pigs can be fattened for the table on a substantially Tilapia diet.

And., according to a US Fish & Wildlife Service report, the fastbreeding fish can also be used suceessMiy as bait in the tuna industry. Experiments recently carried out in waters north of Oahu and Molokai, Hawaiian islands, using Tilapia for “chumming purposes to lure the tuna within range of the artificial fishing lures, brought fair results during the trials. Many tuna caught contained Tilapia. Best size appeared to be three to four inches long. The Tilapia did, however, appear to have one undesirable trait, in that they were inclined to swim deep instead of remaining near the surface and attracting the tuna up from the deep.

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H The marriage took place at the Baptist Mission, Baiyer River, New Guinea, on January 4, of Miss I.

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Bonnor-Smith Wedding At the Rabaul Church of England recently, Mr. Ray Bonnor was married to Miss Lorraine Smith. Photograph shows, left to right, Mr.

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[PROVING health services and nutrition is a vital factor in the increasing child population Papua-New Guinea, recent report on the population ids of native people living in iges around Port Moresby inites an expected increase from present 6,000 to 12,000 by 1970. s represents an annual increase 5.2 per cent., at which rate the ive population would be expected iouble every 14 years. Present mated population of the entire ritory might increase from 0,000 to 4,500,000 soon after 1980. he Minister for Territories, Mr. luck, said recently that the first it task was to improve the idard of the teaching in existing >ols, and to build schools for laps 150,000 children as yet unshed.

A group of senior [?]moan police officers [?]ken the day before [?]perintendent Fell re- [?]rned to N.Z. and [?]perintendent Philipp [?]ok over command of [?]e Western Samoan [?]lice Force.

Standing (I to r): [?]t. Talitimu, N. Hel- [?]soe (gaoler), Sgt. [?]palii, Sgt. Lankow.

Seated: Inspector [?]hmidt, Superintendent [?]ilipp, Superintendent [?]ll, P. Thompson [?]hief gaoler), Sub- [?]spector Young.

R. F. Rankin. 147 C 1 F I c ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY. 1957

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Fiji Distributors: Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd w Suva, Levuka, Lautoka, Fiji Islands New Caledonian Distributors: Auguste and Paul Mercier 3 Rue de la Somme Noumea P.1.M.12/56 BIRTHDAY [?]ia Assn. Celebrates Fiji E well-known Suva organisaion, Then India Valibar Sangam [South Indian Young Men’s elation) celebrated its Silver ee recently at Samabula, Suva, well as three days’ celebrations lark the occasion, a souvenir let, compiled by the society’s tary, Mr. S. M. Mudaliar, was d. e booklet gave details of the lisation and the history of the m settlement in Fiji. The booktiows the widespread activities ie society and how much they contributed to the healthy, I and cultural life of this »n of the Indian community. 3 three days of celebration lenced on the Saturday with lag hoisting ceremony by Appa , the first president of the ;y. M. V. Filial, the president e TIV Sangam, welcomed the ring. The jubilee celebrations declared open by D. D. la, Commissioner for the Govent of India in Fiji. ;re were demonstrations of cal culture, boxing, weightetc., in the evening. Music etitions were held on the first (Continued page 150) Yun-Seeto Wedding A colourful wedding took place recently at the Catholic Church, Rabaul, when Mr. John Yun of Talasea married Miss E. Seeto. Both families are well known in the district. Father Dwyer officiated.

Photo: C. H. Meen. classical Bharat Natyam recital by [?]wo girls (Shanti and Shiva) was the [?]t of the dancing feature. 149 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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On Sunday and Monday were Fiji Sangam annual s and athletic competitions. £ results were: Ba “A”, th^ petition trophy; Lautoka trophy for fairest players; team, B grade trophy.

Results of athletic compel were: 100 yds. dash, Balki Gounder (Nadi) ; 440 yds., Vi: (Nadi); putting the shot, Rajs (Nadi); relay, Nadi team; ti war, Nadi team.

A jubilee dinner on the S night was attended bj leading members of all commu Toasts were proposed and sp made by S. Narain, Dwarka M. V. Pillai, S. M. Mudaliar, Usher, N. Latchmaia, Y. Bhaj and W. M. Pillai.

The celebrations conclude Monday with the distributi trophies and silver med£ Swami Rudranandaji, who gratulated the office-bearers < success of the jubilee celebra Popular Teacher Reti[?] After 30 years of indefatigable education in W. Samoa, Mrs. Epi[?] (formerly Miss Epi Enari) retired teaching service at the end of 19[?] qualified as a fully certificated teach[?] and for the past few years had beer at the Apia Primary and intermediat Photo: H.

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Justice in Port Moresby JE afternoon not long ago a store executive in a big establishment in Port Moresby noticed a lorry g loaded, at a back door. Someg about the load puzzled him. waited and watched, and then jailed a policeman, le native driver took the lorry towards Ela Beach. The store Lager and the policeman folid, unobtrusively, le lorry went to Koki. The jan began to load the goods into rge lakatoi, waiting there, le store executive and the jeman intervened. Who authorthis? le Papuan knew nothing. He he was merely carrying out the rs of the Tauhada, at the store. goods were loaded back i the lorry. (It was learned, rwards, that they were worth ,) The lorry was driven back town; and the Tauhada (a >pean storeman) interviewed. , first, the storeman protested he knew nothing about the ;er. The policeman took him to police station There, under •rogation, he broke down.

I’ve caught me this time,” he ; and he signed a confession, hen the store manager coned said the goods were worth the thief protested. ‘‘He is ing them at retail rates,” he ed. “Their value should be dated on wholesale rates!” tis confessed thief, with the mce that he had been engaged ;ome time in deliberate stealing large scale, was brought before igistrate. The latter placed him :r a bond of £5O, to be of good viour for a period of months, tien a female teletypist in Port ?sby, acting as a newspaper jspondent, got her news sources fi. and sent to her newspaper ydney some information about Sepik murders which she had me aware of through her conitial work (and not through usual news channels), she was ged with a breach of the Official sts Act (or something like that) sentenced to three months’ immment—the first time in history tiite woman had been sent to in the Territory. ie sentence (which was reduced 1 by a higher Court to six s) has been condemned ughout the Territory as a strous miscarriage of justice, ie Magistrate who imposed that mce was the same person who the self-confessed store thief nth a £5O good-behaviour bond.

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A Long, Long Trail To Play Two Anthems

[RTY-EIGHT members of the fcoyal P-NG Constabulary Band eft Sydney aboard the mber Malaita on their way to the Territory, and if their ession of Australia’s manners lot what we might have hoped, joys themselves are in no way ame. r photograph shows some of before the Malaita sailed. 1 by bandmaster, Inspector i Crawley, MBE, the band to Australia to play and give inarching display at the ourne Olympics, ey were scheduled to take part le opening ceremony, wever, the ship was delayed ling Moresby on the trip south consequently the band arrived elbourne three days after the ss had begun. their spot on the programme changed to the closing day, about 20 minutes before they due to appear, officials told they would not be wanted. )u should have seen the looks le boys’ faces when they were 1 Inspector Crawley said later.

V were terribly disappointed.” stralian newspapers in the were sympathetic; they ibed the boys as “the tten bandsmen.”

However, things were not as black as they could have been. The boys did get to play—two anthems, the Russian and Swedish, five days after they arrived in Melbourne!

And on the final day of the Games they played to amuse the crowd in the Snowden and Treasury Gardens, Inspector Crawley blamed the Organising Committee for the mixup on closing day. An official was quoted as gabbling something, in typical official jargon, about “looking into the matter.”

But Inspector was quick to P ralse the Olympic Civic Com- ™ittee for the way it looked after Melbourne during the stay in “bandsmen, ranging in age from 12 to 31 years. were shown nonular'tourlst^not? 01^ th 6 P°P ular tourist spots.

During the Games they were billeted at the Police Recruiting Depot in Melbourne.

But for all that, the remarks of 28-year-old Sergeant-Major Lego Pala probably summed up the feelings of the whole band: “Yes, we are unhappy at our treatment ... we came a long way to do 10 minutes marching work, and it was not wanted.”

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When Will They Take Them Out of Those Sloppy-Joes? 3 Papuan Police-Band is now retty well travelled, and so ir as the boys themseves are rned, they are excellent ssadors for their country.

But isn’t it about time that some thought was given to scrapping these terrible uniforms and giving them something that will make them look less like fugitives from Some of the bandsmen on board "Malaita" in Sydney in December. 153 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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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 and cultural centre for those interested in the Pacific Islands.

Regular meetings and social gatherings, with lectures, are held at the Feminist Club Rooms, 7th Floor, 77 King St., Sydney, on the fourth Thursday of each month, at 8 p.m.

Address for correspondence:— THE PACIFIC ISLANDS SOCIETY, Box 2434, G.P.0., Sydney. .d-Victorian bathing-machine? ce a look at the photograph, 53. Not even a Grenadier dsman could look smart in shapeless hunks of navy Heaven knows who dsslgned jriginal uniform —but popular is that it was Sir Hubert ay who patterned the top half after an Australian bushman’s ael” to keep out the damp the boys were on mountain Is. It is obvious that Sir rt —if he were responsible— sast an eye at an early-model ng suit. ore the war, there were two 3 police-forces—one for Papua one for New Guinea. After var when the two territories combined for administrative ises, the police-forces were ined also, becoming the Royal i and New Guinea abulary (although how the eeship Council can square its ience with having allowed operating “on the other side” cept the title of “Royal” has been explained), vas rumoured some years ago when heavy supplies of blue were used up, the whole force change over to the old Man- Territory style of uniform, lis, alas, appears to have been a rumour. the benefit of Behinds who )t know how smart the pre- New Guinea policeman looked, iblished photo, at right, taken labaul in 1938. Inspector ey was leading the parade on occasion, also. cold or wet patrols, the boys wore heavy khaki wool ers. way of comparison we h, also, a photograph of . police dress. In conception nearer to that of the Papuan tu than to the old NG *m, but for smartness it would ird to beat.

P-NG force takes the booby for the worst dressed men in the South Pacific he current fashion of hitching at lap-lap above the owner’s knees doesn’t improve matters, s is a matter in which Mr. J.

IcCarthy could exercise his isive talents. If I remember tly, he made a speech at the meeting of the P-NG ative Council in which he d the modern dress of native s, and urged that New a natives be encouraged to likewise.

V not start at the top, with ’olice Force? —JT vy rain on the new airstrip muru, near Kikori, Papua, put i Anson out of order for a ays in mid-December. After ig, the aircraft’s wheels sank ; mud, and it had to remain until the strip dried out.

Young Ballet Dancers In Vila Applause and flowers worthy of a Covent Garden first night were the reward of Mme.

Currie-Fryer and her School of Ballet on the occasion of her first concert held at the Cine Pacific, Vila, New Hebrides, on November 25. The programme, an ambitious one after only eight months' training, went through without a hitch and included "Their First Ballet", "Can Can", "Haut Ecole", "Apache" and "March of the Toys" (picture) with (I to r), Sandra Richardson, Giselle and Josette Noellat, Catherine Noellat, Isobelle Joudrain and Marie-Luce Pommadere. Mme.

Currie-Fryer, formerly of the famous Sadlers Wells Ballet, professed herself delighted with her pupils. Photo: Fung Kuei.

Above; This is how police-boys of the old Mandated Territory police force looked.

Below left: Fijian policemen in their smart uniforms. 155 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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[?] Guinea Cocoa

[?]000 tons Annually by 1963 BIG saving to Australia in oreign exchange will result if he expected 1957-58 export of tons of cocoa from Papua-New .ea is realised. tive growers, as well as Euros, in Papua-New Guinea are ng such good progress in the opment of cocoa that by 1963 anticipated they should be able ipply a big part of Australia’s i needs. By that year cocoa which have been planted by peans and natives should be ing about 9,000 tons annually, tier crops which return satisry money income to natives in rerritory are passionfruit, peacopra and coffee, leers of the Department of :ulture, Stock and Fisheries are ing natives more about the of their land and plants. At vat experimental station, New ea, ten natives are being (Continued next page) Western Samoan Guides In NZ These Girl Guides from Western Samoa made history when they represented Samoa at the New Zealand Centennial Camp held at Marton in January. It was the first time a group had gone from the Territory to represent their Association overseas. The camp was attended by over 1,000 guides and leaders, and the girls later went on to Arahina with other Island guides for a special training course.

Miss Mary Hopkirk (centre back), who is the Pacific Island Travelling Organiser for the Girl Guides Association, also returned to N.Z. to help on the staff of the Centennial Camp. Miss Hopkirk expects to be back in the Islands early this year.

The photograph shows, back row, I to r, Salote, Sia, Miss Hopkirk, Meliseta, Agnes Swanny.

In front: Fa'afeai, Frances Fruean.Edward Studio Photo. 157 ’ I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY, 1957

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TENDERS ESTATE ELLEN ELIZA PITT, DECEASED.

Sealed Tenders endorsed “Tender Goroka Hotel” are invited and will be received by the under-signed on behalf of the Executors of the Will of the above-named Estate until 3.30 p.m. on February 28, 1957, for the purchase of the following: Goroka Hotel as a going concern. Title: The Hotel is erected on Administration Leaseholds comprising approximately two and three-quarter acres for a term of 50 years from September 22, 1952, and November 18, 1954. respectively. Terms: The property will be sold subject to the consent of the Administrator of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea.

Five per cent, of the tender price is to accompany the tender and on acceptance a further 45 per cent, of the tender price is to be deposited and the balance is to be paid within 30 days after the Administrator shall have approved the sale. The highest or any other tender will not necessarily be accepted. Hotel accounts are available and may be had on application to the under-signed, likewise Orders to View J. Irwin Cromie, Solicitor, P.O. Box 35, Port Moresby. This Advertisement is inserted for and on behalf of Burns Philp Trust Company Limited and James Irwin Cromie, Executors of the Will of the above-named deceased.

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Dorothy Pope Friendship Club (regd.), Box 182. Haymarket P. 0., Sydney, N.S.W. trained as technical assistant! scientific officers, and at Tali! in the same area, 53 are being g training in cocoa growing.

The Minister for Territories, Hasluck, speaking in Canberra cently praised their efforts and it was the Government’s polic encourage natives to produce ( which they could export for 1 Already, nearly two million ( trees are owned by natives more than 1,500 natives are regis as cocoa growers; native-o' coffee plantings total about 90 and a good quality copra is 1 produced by native societies.

The development of the ply industry in the Bulolo Valley, Guinea, is also contributing rm ally to the earning power oi natives where 400 are employ* the enterprise.

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At the recent annual sessi the Cook Islands Legu Council, the Hon. D. C. 1 introduced a motion “that thi a licensed hotel in Raro properly supervised as a 1 attraction, to augment Legii Council funds.” In a secret the motion was passed, 8 vo 5.

The Hon. Mr. McKegg then dUced a motion “that a g referendum be held by secret to determine whether the Zealand Government shoul asked to amend existing legk to permit the sale of beer wines to the public and that per cent, or more voters oi island are in favour of the r( the individual Island C concerned be empowered to le their own licensing laws to c sale and consumption.”

This motion was also pas However, as the present Zealand Government has a indicated that it is unprepa: consider the extension 9! existing liquor sale hours ir Zealand, or even to he referendum on the subject prospect of any easing of Islands liquor laws in the future seems slight.

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Dangar, Gedye &

Malloch Limited

MALLOCH HOUSE, 10-14 YOUNG ST., SYDNEY.

P.O. Box 509. Radiograms: Dangars, Sydney.

Local Agents: Gillespie (N.G.) Ltd/ RABAUL. ■nturv Motors. LAE. Pacific Islands otors', PORT MORESBY. F. L. Kwock ieong, RABAUL. Madang Slipways d.. MADANG. J. H. Ellis, GOROKA.

Advertisers R. Ltd. . . 114 .. & F. . . 73 Vite .... 70 nium Union 130 ton, N. V. . 138 t, Wm. . . 36 r's Agency . 49 Dairies . . 68 . Bank . . 64 3O 9B of NSW 35, 103 of NZ ... 69 11, Gwyn . . 9 ’, L. & Sons 2, 3 md-Rae . . 62 ell-Spence 46 3rd Mills . 60 lar Eng. . 151 on Bros. . . 126 n, W. S. . 58 way Motors . 9 3n & Co. . 87 ig, A. H. . 38 74, 85, 96, 119 ry .... 54 Ship Co. 109 idge Labs. 125 on & Sutheri 76 rs & Bottlers 102 n Breweries 52 iter Ltd. . 108 Products . 50 E 149 ream Pty. .... 89 e . . 86, 143 al Meat . . 112 Watson . . 53 snwealth k .... 123 lond Co. . 156 .133 il Marg. . 140 r, G & M. 159 I Ltd. . . 126 iss, W C. 55 • Eng. 66 • Rubber . 145 Steel Co. . 14 W. E. . . 45 Ltd. . . 65 )nald ... 94 ss ... 31 Wm. . 121 & Hiedecke 32 ; Rum . . 70 r Eng. . . 100 I, D. & M. 160 ; Hotel . . 27 W. & A. 75 ie Bros. . 93 ie, R. . 1, 43, 107, 109, 116 ; Blades . 150 ’ooks Paints 34 (Suva) . . 13 Lowan . . 141 ie Books 32 Ltd. . 33, 102 sen, B. . . 101 sen Sons . 59 js Diesels 148 i Ltd. . . 67 jway Robert- Institute 49 1 Cultiva- • • . . 136 Co. . . . 99 144 92 itional ester ... 5 Jnsport . . 98 n's Wax . 118 I 12 Kennedy, Capt. . 101 Kerr Bros. ... 54 Kiwi Polish ... 38 Kopsen & Co. . 104 Lanchoo Tea . . 11 Macßobertson Ltd 147 Maize Products . 110 Mamberamo Co. . 56 Marine Spares . 97 Mcllrath's ... 134 Mendaco ... 137 Millers Ltd. . 63, 114 Morris, H. . . 63 Morris, P. ... 45 M. H. Ltd. . 26, 115 Mungo Scott . . 125 Murex Pty. Ltd. 44 N. & R. . . 48, 50 Needham & Co. . 90 Nestles .... 154 NG Aust. Line . . 6 Nile Products . . 120 Nixoderm ... 141 N.Z.N.A.C. ... 4 Orient Line . . 10 P.A.A 16 Pac. Is. Service . 71 Pan Pacific Serv. 106 Papuan Prints . . 90 Penfold, W. C. 135 P. I. Line .... 8 Piccaninny Wax . 142 Qld. Insurance . 113 Qld. Milling . . 42 Ransomes Co. . 41 Riverstone Co. . . 88 Robinson, G. H. 105 Rohu, Sil . . . 89 "Rouna" ... 40 Ruston & Honsby Ltd 62 Seppelt & Son . 146 Seward Ltd. ... 133 Shaw Savill ... 7 Spruso Co. . . . 28 S.T.C. Co. ... 113 Stapleton, J. . . 69 Stewarts-Lloyds . 110 S. P. Brewery . 41 Sthn. Pac. Ins. . 121 Sullivan Ltd. . . 31, 47, 139 Suva Motors . . 37 Swire & Yuill . . 61 Symonds, R. . . 66 Tait, W. S. . . 94 Tatham, S. E. . . 74 Thornburgh College ... 131 Thornycropt Co. . 97 Tilley Lamps . . 95 Ti I lock & Co. . 122 Tivoli Bookshop . 129 Tongala Milk . . 124 Tooth & Co. . . 87 Turners & Growers 117 Tyneside Eng. . . 91 United Insurance . 93 U.R.D 157 Vacuum Oil . . 72 Vanderfieid, Reid 111 Van Gelder, J. P. 134 Ventura . . 132, 160 Vi-Stim .... 131 Vincent's APC . . 29 Vincent Bros. . . 58 Wallis Bros. . . 57 Warnock .... 42 Westfield Meats . 128 White Rose ... 106 Wilhelmsen, W. . 8 Wills Ltd. ... 152 Wilson, A. F. . 137 Wrigley's ... 127 Wunderlich Co. . 51 Yorkshire Ins. . 73 159 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY - JANUARY, 1957

FIJI Aug., ’39 June, ’55 Jan Emperor . . . b9/ll sl4/b7/ Loloma . . . s25/6 b23/9 b30 PAPUA-NEW GUINEA Bulolo . . . bl24/b47/b44 N.G.G. Ltd. . bl/10 sl/9 bl/ Oil Search . b3/ll s9/“ bl2 Ent. of N.G. . — b3/bl/ Oriomo Oil . b5/s4/6 b5/ Papuan Apin. b4/ll s3/s3/ Placer Dev. . b68/6 s295/bli Sandy Creek . bl/5 s9d b2c Purchasers at Full Market Prices on Assay Value of

Gold, Silver

and PLATINUM Also Platinum Group Metals Some of Our Services: ASSAYERS & ANALYSTS.—Assays of Bullion, Ores, etc. Analyses of Metals, Minerals, Alloys, etc.

Scientific And Industrial

METALLURGISTS.—Our range of precious metal manufactures covers all industries Gold and Silversmiths, Electrical Trades, Dental Profession. Glass Silverers, Electro- Platers, etc., etc.

REFlNERS.—Purchasers and Re finers of Bullion, Scrap, Mining By-Products, and Trade Residues of every description carrying Precious Metals.

Garrett, Davidson &

MATTHEY PTY., LTD., 824 George St., Sydney. Works: Surry Hills & Chippendale, N.S.W.

Official Assayers to Bank of N.S.W.

Gazetted Agents of Commonwealth Bank, under the Gold Regulations of the National Security Act.

Consign Your Shell To VENTURA TRADING CO. PTY. LTD.

26 Bridge Street, Sydney

We can offer highest prices for all types of Shell and Island Produce, and invite your inquiry.

Cables: “VENTURA,” Sydney.

Islands Produce

(Unless otherwise stated, quotations are In Australian currency. Aust. £ equals approximately 16/- Stg., NZ, or W.

Samoa; 18/- Fiji; 20/- Tonga, Solomons & WPHC areas; 140 Pac. Francs; SUS 2.23.) COPRA (1957 MOF price not yet finalised).

Price negotiated between British Ministry of Food and British South Pacific Territories for 1956 was £ Stg.sß/10/- FOB main ports—a reduction of 10% on the 1955 price. Stabilisation funds and other charges reduce the actual prices to producers to those given below, per ton: PAPUA - NEW GUINEAHot Air £ A62/10/-; FMS (Sun-dried) £A6I/15/-; Smoked £AS9.

FlJl:—Plantation £FS7/5/6 for top grade; FMS £FS7; moister grades £FSS/18/- to £FS4/2/- minimum.

W. SAMOA:—Basic price of £336/14/4, which varies according to distance of producing district from Apia.

E. SAMOA:— Producers receive 5 cents lb. (SUSII2 or £ ASO approx, per long ton). Periodic bonus, if average proceeds exceed Govt, buying price and expenses.

SOLOMONS:— Honiara/Gizo: Hot Air £ A6l/IG/-; Mixed HA/FM £AS7; FM £ A52/10/-; Yandina; 5/- higher.

NEW HEBRIDES:—Buying price on Jan. 14 fell from 6,750 Pac. francs (£A47/5/-) to 6,300 Pac. francs (£A44/2/-) delivered Vila/Santo. European price 20,000 Met. francs (£ABB/10/-) c.i.f. per short ton.

FRENCH OCEANIA;— Recent prices were: Top grade 10.50 Pac. francs per kilo (£A62/15/- per long ton) f.0.b., Papeete; minimum for lowest grade 5.35 Pac. francs (£A39 per long ton).

TONGA:—A Grade, £TS2/5/-; B Grade, £ T46/5/-.

COOK IS.:—Local price is based on £NZSB/14/4 (£ Stg.sß/10/-) per ton f.0.b., in bulk. Outer islands copra producers receive approx. SVid NZ per lb. equal to £ NZ3O per ton.

COCOA:— lslands prices are based on the rate for Accra cocoa which on Jan. 14 was £ Stg.lß3 per ton, c.i.f. London.

P.-N.G.: Good grade, £A245, ex wharf Sydney.

W. SAM.: Jan. 14, £Stg.23s, f.o.b. Apia.

COFFEE:— P.-N.G.: Top grade 7/2 lb. in store, Sydney; Fr. Oceania: 75 francs per kilo, unhusked.

PEANUTS;—P.-N.G.: Virginia bunch, in shell, large, well cleaned, 1/9 per lb. del.

Sydney; other 1/3-1/4 del. Sydney.

RUBBER:— P.-N.G. price is based on Singapore rate, which on Jan. 11, was: No. 1 RSS, spot, 100 Straits cents (35.4 and Aust. approx.) per lb.

VANILLA BEANS: Victor Karp, Tulk & Cos., Sydney, reported early in January: New crop, c.i.f. Sydney, Tahiti White and Yellow label, processed, standard packs, 50/6, Green, 49/3 per lb. A French Oceania source recently quoted 825 Pac. francs per kilo (42/9 Aust. per lb.) f.o.b.

Papeete.

RICE (Australian) :—Price adjusted May 1 each year. P.-N.G.: Dry brown and dressed, 112 lb. bags, 5 tons and over, £62 per ton, f.0.b.; under 5 tons £62/10/per ton. Vitamized and enriched white, 112 lb. bags, 5 tons and over, £6B/10/per ton f.0.b.; under 5 tons, £69 per ton.

Other Pac, Islands: Dry, brown, etc., £7O per ton, f.o.b. Sydney or Melbourne.

PEARL SHELL.—Prices between majority of the Torres Strait pro< and Otto Gerdau Co. (USA) for 195 mained as for 1955, i.e.; Sound { £A736; D, £A390; E, £A300; EE, £ all f.o.b., Australian ports; Dec. 14, quotation by independent pei Sound £ A875; D, £A625; E, £ EE, £A285. Cook Is.-Manihiki: Lago opening Jan. 1, 1957. Tuamotus; 185 Pac. francs per kilo (£Al,000-£ per long ton) f.o.b. Papeete.

TROCHUS: —One Sydney agent oi 14 quoted, in store: N. Heb., i N.G., £A545; and B.S.I., £A550 all another quoted: N.G., £A550; f.a.

GREEN SNAIL:—Quote No. 1 Pacific, in store, Sydney, £A485, ! to rejects. Quote No. 2; £A490.

London And U.S. Prices

Copra:—London, January 10: S Malaya, c.i.f. European continent weights, Jan./Feb., £Stg.69 n< Philippines, in bulk, Jan./Peb. (seller). New York, Jan. 10: Phili c.i.f., U.S. Pacific Coast ports (nominal).

Coconut Oil:—London, Januar Straits, crude, c.i.f., bulk, Ja £Stg.96 per ton sellers (new fi Ceylon, in bulk, c.i.f. United Kii North European ports, Jan./Feb. £ (nominal).

Cocoa: —London, Nov. 16: Gold good fermented, Nov./Jan., 205/- S 50 kilos (sellers), c.i.f. basis Nth tinental ports. Accra/Lagos (Mar.), buyers, £Stg.206 long ton.

Coffee: —London, Nov. 16: Ugand washed native Robusta) f.a.q., No\ ment £Stg.250; Dec. shipment, £1 Jan. shipment £Stg.240—all per to Mombasa. Santos 530/- Stg. per £ in bond London.

Rubber:—London, Jan. 11; Spot Stg.28%d lb. (nominal). Ap: 28%d.

Islands Mining Sh[?]

Exchange Rates

FlJl.—Through BANK OF NSI BANK and BANK OF NZ. Austi Fiji, basis £lOO Fiji: Buying, £A Selling. £AII3. Fiji-London, basi London: B. £llO/15/-: S. £ll2. basis £lOO NZ: B. £lll/11/9; S. £ SAMOA. —Through BANK OF N 5 tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO B. £ A123/12/6; S. £AI24/10/9.

London, basis £lOO London: B. i S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £ B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Fi £lOO Samoa; B. £111: S. £llO.

Papua - Ng.— Commonwealth

(Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, I Madang, Wewak), BANK OF (branches: Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Madang, Samarai, agencies: Wau, Boroko, Kokopo) a BANK (Port Moresby) quote e rate Australia-Papua-NG: 10/- per

Bsl—Commonwealth Bank

at Honiara) quotes exchange ra tralia-BSI: 10/- per £AIOO.

FR. PACIFIC COLONIES. —Pacific most valuable of the three franc in French Union, are used in Ne donia. New Hebrides, and Fr. ( FRENCH BANK (Comptoir D’Escompte de Paris) in Sydney Selling 140 Pac. fr. to £Aust.: : fr. to £Stg.; 63 Pac. fr. to US $. wmzL 1 'Set up

Guess where ?

APBS This enchanting scene could be some place in Europe .. . but it’s not! It’s right in the South Pacific ;to be precise, New Zealand, a country as famous for the fatness of its trout as for the refreshing qualities of its climate.

And it’s so easy to reach ... by TEAL ! Look at the map below to see how many important places in the South Pacific are within such easy reach of New Zealand (and of each other) when you fly TEAL. Your Travel Agent will be glad to tell you more about TEAL air routes serving the South Pacific ... or enquire at any TEAL, office.

FIJI

Norfolk Is

* f (©TONGA AUCKLAND TAHITI SAMOA

Cook Islands

SYDNEY 3URNE CHRISTCHURCH Fffll MAN EMPIRE AIRWAYS LIMITED, NEW ZEALAND’S INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH QANTAS AND 8.0.A.C, JANUARY, 1957 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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General Merchants

Capital £2,500,000 _ ESTABLISHED 1914

General Merchants

and PROVIDORES

Trade Throughout The Pacific

OVER FORTY YEARS OF PACIFIC ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE

Wholesalers And Retailers

Buyers And Exporters Of All Kinds

OF ISLAND PRODUCE, COPRA, COCOA, M.O.P. SHELL, TROCAS SHELL, ETC.

Agents For Australian, European

AND AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS.

Distributors Of Every Description

OF MERCHANDISE.

Through our Sydney office, branches and agents, we distribute a wide and comprehensive range of general merchandise. w. R.

Head Cable Address; “CAMOHE.”

CARPENTER & CO. LTD.

Office: 16 O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W.

Telephone: BW 4421.

Postal Address: G.P.0., Box 168, Sydney In London: . „ „ ”W. R. Carpenter Cr Co. (London) Ltd., 13 Rood Lane, London, E.C.3 ASSOCIATED COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC: IN NEW GUINEA: New Guinea Company Limited.

Rabasil, Lae, Madang, Kavieng.

IN PAPUA; Island Products Ltd., Port Moresby.

IN FIJI: Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Suva.

W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji) Ltd., S PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY JANUARY. 1957