PACIFIC ISLANDS Monthly APRIL, 1959 Vol. XXIX. No. 9 blished 1930 stered at the 0JP.0., Sydney, LV ransmuHon hy post as a newspaper ]

He'S Seen The Light!

Perhaps not religiously speaking because he’s a native of the Sibil Valley of Netherlands New Guinea, and they have had comparatively little contact with the outside world -yet. But they have been catching up over the last few weeks, as a big Dutch exploring expedition is currently using the valley as a springboard into the unknown Star Mountains. This fellow was quick to find out what a torch battery was for—and he’s got the kind of ears that show it off to advantage, too. And note that trouser button attached to his nose! See also page 129.

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man STOVES

Made In England

These two Coleman Stoves are of the one burner kerosene type and are available in both silent and roarer models. Their dimensions are height 8J inches, diameter 81 inches, approximate weight 2| lb. Both models have the same outstanding features.

Model No. 532 E

Silent Type

1. Full-Size Fount with Filler Plug of wing type. 2. Air release on side of Filler Plug 3. Heavy Brass pressure-tested Tanks. 4. Fount and Burner firmly soldered together. 5. European-type pump, 6. Grate and Grate Supports detachable to reduce shipping space. 7. Spare parts interchangeable with simitar European Stoves.

Representatives for the Pacific Islands Model No. 531 E

Roarer Type

22 YOUNG ST., SYDNEY ROBERT GILLESPIE Pty. Ltd Phone: BU 2221 Cables “RobergilP ROBERT GILLESPIE (N.G.) LTD.

Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Port Moresby PEARCE & CO. LTD., Suva for Fiji Islands 1

) I F I C Islands Monthly April

MORE Auslralian - International trucks the Wmm K S r Quite a job slinging a mighty International tipper truck into the hold of a ship, but all in a days work to men of the Port of Melbourne. This is the point of export for Australian-made Internationa! trucks; and the number being exported is increasing fast.

International trucks have been manufactured at Dandenong, Victoria, since 1952 and there are now 15 basic models with over 100 variations available—from the stylish light pick-up truck to these mighty tippers. The trucks in the illustration are painted -New Guinea Blue" and are a part of an order recently delivered to the Administration T.P.N.G. Fo: full information of the various models suitable for your operation, get in touch with your nearest distributor.

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA Pty. Ltd District Sales Offices in Capital Cities of Australia.

TOB Works—Dandenong, Geelong, and Port Melbourne, Victoria.

PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA: Steamships Trading Company Limited, Port Moresby and Samarai.

Dealers: New Guinea Goldfields Ltd., Wau and Lae.

Rabaul Trading Co. Ltd., Rabaul.

DUTCH NEW GUINEA: H. Englebert n.v., Hollandia.

NEW CALEDONIA: Agence Automobile, Noumea.

NEW HEBRIDES: Kerr Bros. Ply Ltd., Sydney.

SOLOMON ISLANDS: Mr. K. H. Dairymple Hay, Honiara.

TAHITI: Hintze & Company, Papeete.

FIJI: Niranjan's Service Stationl Suva.

APRIL, 1 9 5 9 - PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

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For further details please apply to agents or refer to the weekly advertisements in the “South Pacific Post'..

THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD. (A British Company incorporated within the United Kingdom) AGENTS: PAPUA: Steamships Trading Co. Ltd., Port Moresby, Samarai .Cables: "Steamships”.

NEW GUINEA: Colyer Watson (NG) Ltd., Lae, Madang, Rabaul.

Cable: "Colyeram".

New Guinea Co. Ltd., Kavieng. Cable: "Camohe".

FIJI: Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Suva. Cable: "Deuba".

NEW HEBRIDES: Comptoirs Francais des Nouvelles Hebrides, Vila, Santo. Cable: "Comptoirs Francais".

NEW CALEDONIA: Etablissements Ballande, Noumea. Cable: "Ballande".

BRISBANE: Wills, Gilchrist & Sanderson Pty. Ltd., 400 Queen Street.

Cable: "Wilgilsand".

MELBOURNE; John Sanderson (Shipping) Pty. Ltd., 11l William Street Cable: "Syndicate".

ADELAIDE: George Wills & Co. Ltd., 33 Gilbert Place. Cable: "Willsandco".

JAPAN: Butterfield & Swire (Japan) Ltd., Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka Kobe. Cable: "Swire".

EASTERN MANAGERS: Butterfield & Swire, Hongkong. Cable: "Swire"' SWIRE & YUILL PTY. LTD. 6 BRIDGE STREET, SYDNEY.

CABLES: "SWIRESHIP". BU 1712.

APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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Qmj ua&j (lotKk/l & & 5H.5604i PEOPLE r. Brian Hurley, the well known lager of the Grand Pacific Hotel, a, was in hospital early in April, ergoing special treatment. Mr.

A. Butler, who recently retired i the Fiji managership of the mi SS Company of NZ, has been ig as emergency manager of hotel. As indicated elsewhere, famous hostelry is faced with reaching changes, owing to sfer of ownership. >s Alice Turner, who became 3n of Rarotonga hospital three ago, left for New Zealand and ;ment on the March Maui ire. Miss Turner has served in nursing service for 43 years, ’ of them spent in remote e outposts in Burma. She was out from Burma two days 5 the Japanese marched in and further service in India. After i War 11, she returned to a te hospital in Burma and later :in u e d her career in the ions. * * * Konito John Pakoti, Assistant il Officer in Rarotonga, left by air late February to comb a three-year scholarship b in dentistry at the University risbane. Negotiations for his to that university had been on since September, 1957. Mr. 1 was a distinguished scholar A. Butler, manager in Fiji for the Steam Ship Co. of New Zealand Ltd. for ars, retired at the end of March. He eeded by Mr. A. E. McPherson, formerly [?]er of the New Plymouth office of the [?]y. Mr. and Mrs. Butler will live in New Zealand. 5 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1959

21 thunky squares rith satisfying flavour so smooth .. • treamy MILK ic* da' These are just a few of the many reasons why you’ll like Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Chocolate. Take a deep bite of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Chocolate. Mmm . . . it’s so smooth ... so creamy ... so satisfying. There’s wonderful eating enjoyment in each of the 21 thick, chunky squares. Nourishing, too; there’s a glass and a half of pure, fresh, full-cream milk in every i lb. Buy a block today.

Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Chocolate MD2B/HP/9 at the Suva dental school durif 1952-56. * « * Mrs. Loke Yew and Mr. Lien Yif Chow, of Singapore, represents the Cathay Organisation, purchase of the Grand Pacific Hotel, Sui v/ill arrive in Fiji soon. A subsidis company will operate the GPH. M Loke Yew is the mother of M Loke Wan Tho, head of the Cathi Organisation, Mr. Lien Ying Chr owns large interests in Malaya a£ Singapore. See p. 20.

One of Suva’s best-known businr identities, Mr. Malcolm M. Brooi manager of the Pacific Biscuit « and Union Soaps Pty. Ltd., left the Tofua on March 11 on a but ness trip to Australia and N* Zealand. He will return to Fiji June 15. * * * Mr. J. A. van Beuge, Attache New Guinea Affairs with 1 Netherlands Embassy, Canberra, v shortly return to Holland. W Attache will be Mr. H. C. Smith, , “old hand” with the former NT who for the last year or two I been a company director Apeldoorn, Holland. He takes up post on June 1. * * * Mr. A. C. Hawker has bt appointed Wireless Officer, Gilbd and Ellice Islands Government, left Melbourne with his wife mid-February to take up appointment.

He % * Mr. James Leggat has be e appointed Director of Education r Western Samoa. He has been he« master at Christchurch Boys HI School, NZ, since 1951. * * * Sir George Seel, KCMG, Sem Crown Agent for the Colonies, tired in London on March 31 s has been succeeded by Sir StepHi Luke, KCMG, formerly Controlc of the Development and Welfil Organisation, British West Indt and British Co-Chairman of ' Caribbean Commission.

Former residents of Fiji, now living Sydney—Mr. and Mrs. R. Percy. They v photographed attending a recent Polyne Association social gathering. —Tele-Photo 6 APRIL, 1059 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

Chint Wattj'A is a “must” for tropical baking (> T k m mrs BAKING Aunt Mary’s Baking Powder is always fresh and maintains its full strength. It never deteriorates in its airtight container, that’s why your cakes and pastries will have extra lightness, and stay fresh longer when you use Aunt Mary’s Baking Powder. You also cook with the important, and in the tropics, the vital advantage of adding the rising agent when you do your mixing that is the right time the best time for sure results.

You’re in for a wonderful treat when you try Aunt Mary’s Tomato Sauce, Tomato Juice, Jellies, Custard, Baked Beans, Spaghetti, Lemon Butter and Canned Soup.

Japtain S. E. Gaskin, 30 years h the Union Steam Ship Co., I more recently Master of the idon Missionary Society’s John lliams VI (he resigned from that last September) has been lointed Manager-Secretary to r a’s new Flying Angel Missions to men club. aptain Gaskin, 72, returning n a holiday trip to England, to arrive in Suva as a passenger Matua on April 12. r. B. Parham, Director of Agriire in Western Samoa, returned pia in March, after furlough in Zealand. • * * Etienne Wallut, Transports sns Intercontinentaux repreitive in Fiji, left Nadi at the of March, with his attractive to take up the post of TAI t at Honolulu. His successor is Jacques Sutton, who arrived in , a few days earlier from TAl’s ichi office. ir New Guinea men were ured for their service and supto the P-NG branch of the ULA when it held its annual [?]dalcanal's famous war hero and guished citizen, Vouza, with his wife, graphed in Honiara in March shortly being presented to the Duke of [?]urgh. Vouza wore a chestful of awards gibbons —Brett Milder.

Sydney in March from Tahiti was Marcel with a friend, Angus McKinnon, of Staha, New Zealand. —Tele-Photos. 7 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1959

w/ Concentrated Germicide Qcc £ Ur yoe *Ls 4r, Bat/? °° VS. d *a h *o oms trc Australia s Best Selling GERM KILLER now comes to you! ## PICCANINNY "Pic-a-lyptus Fresh as a new day Piccaninny’s new disinfectant brings ‘Hospital-clean’ protection to your home. Every time you clean use Piccaninny Pic-a-lyptus. Australia’s most popular germ-killer, is now available to you in the large economy priced bottle.

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PIC-A-LYPTUS ... a disinfectant and deodorant conference in Lae in early Apg They are: Mr. John Cox. Madau Mr. E. V. Smythe, Rabaul (bcc given Life Membership) ; and I D. Treaby, Lae, and Mr. J. Harridb Wau (both received Certificates; * * * Mrs. Mary Thomas, who sp<c more than 30 years teaching Tonga in the schools of FT Wesleyan Church, is at present c New Zealand on two months’ hoj day, after retirement. She wentd Nukualofa in 1926 and during I long term was principal of Que Salote College and, later, of Sc katapu Girls’ College, Vavau. S will return to Australia after leas and live in Melbourne. The rn principal of Silikatapu Colleges Miss Glennis Leech, of Brisbanej Mr. J. Hartigan, aerodrome sup] visor at Faleolo aerodrome, Westd Samoa, returned to NZ in An having completed his period ofl months’ service. Mr. N, A. Finch! now the NZ Civil Aviation Depas ment’s officer-in-charge at Faleor * * * While the Chief Justice of H Mr. A. C. Lowe, was ill in hosp:c in March, Mr. C. J. Hammr Puisne Judge, took his place on bench, and the Senior Magistral Mr. Ronald Knox-Mawer, acted!

Puisne Judge. ♦ * * Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bolton, .

Sydney, with their three children,, on an extended visit to Tonga, win Mrs. Bolton’s father, Mr. Alec Dem is BP’s manager at Nukualofa. .

Bolton, who is one of Sydney’s lets ing chiropodists, is a member of Bahai faith and while in Tongas; Mr. H. A. Henlen, who has been manager of the Bank of New South Wales the past three years, is being transferrer Sydney as manager of the Wales House bra.

Mr. L. L. W. Dobbie, formerly assi[?] manager of the Melbourne office, will re[?] Mr. Henlen in Fiji. 8 APRIL. 1 9 5 9 -PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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See this world famous ‘Mitre’ boxing equipment now at your nearest sports dealer Ist grade contest gloves all grades of intermediate and junior gloves training gloves . . . punchball mitts . floor to ceiling punchballs . . . suspended punchballs . . . boxers’ headguards . . gum shields. Made by Benjamin Crook & Sons, England.

SANDOW Physical Culture Appliances I V The regular use of these world - renowned appliances will improve your health, strengthen physique and increase endurance and muscular development beyond recognition. Range of appliances includes . . Steel or Rubber Strand Chest Expanders Light-weight or Adjustable Ringing Dumb-bells, and complete Combination Developers.

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Made by Benjamin Crook & Sons Ltd., 56 Fitzwilliam St., Huddersfield, England Mew Zealand and South Pacific Agents: D. J. ROBERTSON CO. LTD. p.O. Box 2454, Auckland, New Zealand erseeing the Bahai mission in the isence of Mr. Dudley Blakely larketing Officer) and his wife, 10 introduced the Bahai religion Nukualofa and Eua. ♦ * * Mr. Trevor Jones, of the Treasury partment, Port Moresby, Papua, th his wife and their two ughters, were spending furlough March and April at Lithgow, >W. The family made a quick trip Western Australia in mid-March.

Ir. Francis Talasasa, the first □mon Islander to become a dist officer, is now on his way to land to study for a year at Cam- Ige University. He will take the rseas civil service course at the it blue varsity, while his wife, *le, will study domestic science London. Mr. Talasasa won his ;ter of Arts degree at Canters' University, NZ, last year. ie engagement of Miss Lois I, daughter of the Morobe Dis- Commissioner (Mr. H. L. R.

I), to Mr. F. C. Johnson, of the :her Training Centre, Dregern, was announced on March 30, i a reception to the UN Mission being held at the Niall home <ae. Mr. Johnson recently won holarship tenable in USA and couple plan to marry at the end his year, then proceed to the SS.

Sydney on a visit from Fiji in March [?]r. and Mrs. Tom Gibbs and Mr. Fritz —Tele-Photos.

March meeting of the Polynesian Asion in Sydney saw an exhibition of [?]esian dancing by these two young men [?]iert Palmer, of Tahiti, and John Antonio, [?]ituma. —Tele-Photos. 9

Cific Islands Monthly April- 185#

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For Adults: 3 tablets taken as a single dose. A second dose of 3 tablets may be given in from 24-72 hours if fever has not subsided completely.

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To bring directly to the notii of leading citizens in the Colok that Fiji’s 1959 Development Loti opened on March 16, Mr. E.

Bevington, Financial Secretai, undertook the unusual task addressing 500 letters personal;! and signing every one himself, e;e closing an application form ai prospectus. The success of t H £1,000,000 Loan, which closed « April 13, compensated him fl writer’s cramp.

Mr. Geoff Nash, of Morris He strom Ltd.’s branch at Apia, Weste Samoa, recently became manag of MH’s at Vavau, Tonga, repla ing Mr. John Galloway, who i tired. However, Mr. Galloway is sti active—in March he was prevail upon to help out as relieving assk ant manager at Burns Philp (Sc Co., Vavau, across the road fro his old store.

Mr. Len Dobbin, who resign from Fiji Airways Ltd. in Ma* (he was manager and chief engmrj of FA before it was bought The Mayor of Suva, Cr. A. D. Leys, Mrs. Leys left for New Zealand for tH months holiday in March. During his abseis Cr. C. A. Stinson will act as Mayor. Cr.

Mrs. Leys are here photographed at a farers function.

Mr. I. G. Lashmar, of Thornycroft [?] Pty. Ltd. who will be leaving Sydney mid-May on a business trip through Papua Guinea and the Solomons. 10 APRIL. 19 5 9 -PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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itas Empire Airways Ltd.), retied to Australia in early April take up a post in the Civil ation Department, Melbourne, was accompanied by Mrs. Jess >bin, Bill (12) and Coleen (9). and Mrs. Dobbin will be renbered by old hands in NG— -7 were at Wau, with Guinea vays, in 1937-39. ♦ ♦ ♦ [r. Charles Hoad, manager of Bank of NSW, Thirroul, NSW, been transferred to the Ba, Fiji, ich, replacing Mr. K. E.

Cenzie. He was accompanied by Hoad and their family, Barbara o on transfer to Fiji for the k), Christopher and Annette.

Louis Jaquinot, French ?n Affairs Minister, was in Caledonia briefly, early in on his way to the SEATO rence in Wellington. NZ. He ast in Noumea in 1953 when the French Govmt at NC’s Centenary celems. * ♦ * W. C. Vissher, of the Tongan nment’s agricultural farm, i, arrived in NZ by the March on leave. • ♦ ♦ D. E. Macinnis, P-NG ;or of Lands, was admitted to ar of the Supreme Court, Pt. by, at the end of March. His st in law began in 1946, when is discharged from the AIF, he rank of major, but he left [?]ris Ritchie, who took over from Captain Want as manager of Fiji Airways, Ltd., on [?]l. Formerly with the aviation departof Amalgamated Wireless (A/asia.), Mr. joined Qantas a few months ago. ntas bought Fiji Airways last year. 11

Ific Islands Monthly April. 1C59

Organised and Directed for the Comfort and Pleasure of

Tra Vellers In Fiji

Lautoka Hotel, LAUTOKA 30 Bedrooms and Suites Bo Hotel, BA 15 Bedrooms and Suites Nodi Hotel, NADI 16 Bedrooms and Suites Roki Roki Hotel, RAKI RAKI 15 Bedrooms and Suites Sigotoko Hotel, SIGATOKA 12 Bedrooms and Suites Tovua Hotel, TAVUA 9 Bedrooms

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Suva, Fiji full-time study to join the Northes Territory Lands Dept, the follow ing year. At Darwin, he continue studying law and took his degn in 1951, after which he went P-NG as acting Director of Lanoj assuming control the following yes; He was admitted to the NSW BE last year. * * * Mr. Noel Bayliss, of Burns Phil (SS) Co. Ltd., Vavau, Tonga, wii Mrs. Betty Bayliss and the; daughter, Fono, were holidaying Fiji in late March. They plannr to go on to Sydney later.

Mr. Ted Mulligan, consultir engineer in charge of Honiara Pc Development, has left the Pn tectorate after 21 years. * * * BSIP Trading Corporation hes: Mr. D. R. A. Eden, accompanied Mrs. Eden, toured the West© Solomons, visiting Gizo and Sho:< lands, last month—his first ti; since taking over management Is.

October. * * * The plane from Honiara on Man 10 was a family plane. included Mr. and Mrs. H. Barn and three children, Mr. and ME D. Armstrong and two childrr Mr. and Mrs. P. Barrett and td children, all for England, and M and Mrs. L. Simpson and co child, going to Samarai, Papua. * * * Brigadier D. M. Cleland, Admi. istrator of Papua-New Guinea, a* Mrs. Cleland, flew from Pc Moresby to Sydney for the Easj holidays. They returned to tr Territory on April 8. It w Brigadier Cleland’s second visit in month—he hurriedly flew to Cas berra in March when unofficD members of Legco threatened to i sign over the introduction of I come taxation. * * * Mr. Arthur Strachan, of Lae, NP Guinea, is the organising genius If hind the choir (adults and childres which will sing at Lae’s Anzac IT service which is always held in tr local War Cemetery.

The children of a former well-known [?] resident, Mr. David Morgan—Leslie and [?] Morgan—were at a Polynesian Associa[?] meeting in Sydney in March, entertaining [?] Shirley Hopkinson, of Monte Carlo (left). —Tele-Pho 12 APRIL, 1959-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH II

Now is the time to have your insurances checked over to see that they are in keeping with your present requirements.

In fact they should be examined at regular intervals by an expert in Insurance and that is one of the services we give to our clients.

We’ll be happy to check over your insurances and then prepare for you a quotation to meet the requirements of today.

It’s a service we offer without obligation.

For Better Insurance Service

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Hunter Street, Port Moresby

Box 104 P.O. Port Moresby. Phone 2241-2 Agents ORT MORESBY & SAMARAI . Steamships Trading Co. Ltd.

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Insurances at Lloyd's and Companies Urs. D. Dive, elder of the Bahai igious group in the Cook Islands, ;ompanied by two other Cook mds members, arrived in Suva •ly in April to attend a Bahai iference. r Alexander Drummond, chief ;he British Army Medical Sers, is expected to visit Noumea •tly. * * * istor D. Jenkins, president of Seventh Day Adventist Mission Vpia, West Samoa, is spending months leave in Australia. * ♦ ♦ r. T. F. French, well known as Llot in Fiji after the war, has i given permission to operate an taxi service linking the beach rt of Korolevu with Nadi and Dlevu, using a Piper Tri-pacer seater. He hopes to start in July. * * * dney couple Patricia Burrell John Williams, who married in ch, planned to go to Rambi id, in the Fiji group, where Mr. iams will work as a surveyor for years. Rambi is owned by ert and Ellice islanders. * ♦ * ,pua-New Guinea Co-operatives er, Mr. D. Penhale, told a Coatives Federation of Queensland ress held in Brisbane in March many Australian-made goods so dear that many P-NG /es couldn’t afford to buy them, heap Hongkong shirt cost in 3 the equivalent of a house- > wages for two days the pest Australian shirt cost seven wages. * * * e Commonwealth Auditor-Gen- Mr. H. C. Newman, with Mrs. nan, made a tour of Papua-New lea in early April. Mr. Newman balks with senior Administration ials. ohn Gunther, P-NG Assistant Administrator, leave Port Moresby in April on six months Three months will be vacation leave, for the remaining three he will do a [?]e at an administration staff college in Victoria. 13 :iFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1958

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Pacific Islands Monthly No. 9. Vol. XXIX APRIL, 1959 Contents: PEOPLE: Personal Paragraphs of Islands Interest 5 It’s a Vital Period in the South Pacific 17 Pictorial Survey of Prince Philip’s Tour .. 18 Suva’s Grand Pacific Hotel Bought by Cathay Pacific 20 Rabaul Copra Mill Still Temporarily Out of Business 20 France Brings New Strength to South Pacific Defences 20 Self- Government in W.

Samoa Takes a Step Closer 21 UN Mission Surveys New Guinea 21 HOME BASE: Sydneysider Reports 22 Tension in New Caledonia: “Less Power” For Assemblies 23 COMMENTARY: The Publisher and The Editors Look at Pacific and World Affairs 25 The Editors’ Mailbag .. .. 27 A Lesson in Banana Importing 31 Fiji Starts a Crippled Children’s Society 35 TERRITORIES TALK- TALK: With Tolala .... 37 Fiji Taxpayers Are On the Warpath, Too 43 FIJI TALANOA: With Vakatawa 45 Royal Show Success is Worth Repeating ~ 53 Who First Saw Those Gants —or Gain j ? 57 The Japanese Get All the Tuna 59 New Caledonia, West Samoa Are Annoyed at the Newspapers 61 Letter: BSIP Copra Board is “Saucy” 65 Pacific Jet Age Will Be “Cheaper” 67 He Says New Guinea Hotels Can Be Improved by Legislation 67 Islanders in NZ—Custom Bar, Not Colour Bar 69 An Angle On P-NG Education Problems 71 Explorers Club Didn’t Forget Mick Leahy 73 Islands Basket Trade Needs To Be Developed 75 Territorians Want Their Democratic Rights 77 MAGAZINE SECTION: Tropicalities, 81; Crossquiz, 82; Fascinating Memories of Tonga, 83; Niue Picks Up the Pieces, 84; Voyage of the Cook, 86; Do You Remember? 87; Book Reviews 88 The Month’s News of Ships and Yachts 101 PACIFIC REPORT: Roundup of Pacific News and Pictures (Index p. 17) .. 117 OBITUARIES: Rev. J. B.

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Whither the Future of Samoa, Fiji and French Islands?

These Are Vital Months In The South Pacific Vital developments were occurring right throughout the k>uth Pacific in March and early April. They affected ternaries controlled by Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand and how each problem is solved will affect the Liture stability of a large part of the South Pacific. [ESE were the main highlights of the month’s important news: • The United Nations’ flag flew West Samoa, as a special UN don took evidence to help it lulate plans for W. Samoa to ige from a UN Trusteeship, govd by New Zealand, to a scheming territory. The initial work he Mission was done against a iground of strengthening doubts argument as to whether jrity groups would in fact be ected. And there were important issions between the Mission and ing Samoans on what part the ti system would play in negotia- 5. (See pp. 21, 25, 61).

In New Caledonia, Mr. irmand, virtually “Premier”, resd as Vice President of the itorial Assembly and Minister ’inance, and flew to France to an interview with President de lie. This was in protest against t he says are attempts by French Government to take the srnment of the Colony into its hands, despite promises at the •endum that New Caledonia d be given a greater share in rolling its own destiny. There “political tension” in the air. page 23).

"Growing Agitation"

In Fiji, with the arrival of ong-awaited Burns Commission several weeks off, there was ing agitation for greater at- )ts to be made to solve Fiji’s omic and population problems, is pointed out that the appoint- : of the commission (to investiand report on Fiji’s economic 'e) was already years late, and j would be greater delay before sport could be implemented. A ng citizen warned last month unemployment and distress e meanwhile growing. (See imentary”, page 25).

In Papua-New Guinea, Terrins were anxiously awaiting the )me of a special meeting of the dative Council, which has been down for Port Moresby on i 20. It was announced that to introduce income tax into Territory would be brought down at this meeting, despite protests by the public that income tax should not be introduced without a wider inquiry, and that the future prosperity of the Territory would be endangered by income tax being badly introduced. (See pp. 20,25,77).

Other important and news-worthy developments during the month were: • The British Solomons and the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony welcomed British Royalty for the first time —a tour by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of Queen Elizabeth. (See pp. 18-19, 137). • Rabaul, New Britain, was making last minute preparations for a welcome to 65 representatives of 16 Pacific territories and the Kingdom of Tonga, meeting for the fourth official South Pacific Conference. The delegates will represent more than three million Pacific inhabitants. Australia is host nation to the conference for the first time.

Pacific Police Chiefs Meet

Pacific Report

Turn to these inside 'pages for more highlights of the month’s news: Manokari. NNG, Gets A Shake-up —117; Costs More to Airmail in BSIP; W. Samoa Moves for New Harbour—ll7; NG Mystery Disease: Firmer Control in Cl Citrus Industry—ll 9; When Sukuna Was a Soldier of France; P-NG Spends 17 Millions—l2l.

TAI Flies Almost Around the World —123; W. Samoa Sells Copra to W. Germany—l 23; P-NG Loses Steve Lonergan; New Britain’s Giant Snails Have Lost—l2s.

W. Samoa’s Bank Begins Functioning—l 26; More Beer For Some Solomon Islanders; NG Education “Menace” Developing—l 27; Big NNG Expedition Gets Under Way —129; More Storm News Prom Cooks; Niue Takes Stock of Its Damage—l3l, They’re Happy About NG Cocoa— -133; Good Market For Samoa Coffee in Australia —134; New DC For Turbulent Tolais; W. Samoan Cost of Living Up—l3s; Copra Boom May Be Longer Than Expected: More Pictures of the Duke—l 37; Fiji Postage Up—l4o; Oil Search Financial Plans—l 43; New Model Jeep for Australia; Samoan Airlines Pilot Loses Court Case—l4s.

Sixteen Police Commissioners from Australian States, New Zealand and South Pacific Territories attended a five day conference in Sydney in April, to discuss common problems.

The Premier of NSW, Mr. Caill, opened the conference . Here are four of the visiting police chiefs (from left): T. A. Handford, Chief of Police, British Solomons Islands Protectorate; C. Normoyle, Commissioner of po lice, Papua-New Guinea; W. S. Brown, Commissioner of Police, New Zealand; and R. H. T. Beaumont, Commissioner of Police, Fiji. 17 3IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1959

Prince Philip In The Islands He Was In Top Form From a Special Correspondent in Honia:j Everyone enjoyed the Roy Tour not the least of the Prince Philip himself. In tl part of the world he was a! to get away from the bustle;; fact which he quite clearly s predated, for he was in top for easy, relaxed, and interested everything.

THE reward of people here w that they were able to see hil and talk to him, without havii to fight too hard for the sougli after privilege.

The first day he arrived Honiara, in fact, was almost an am climax. Everybody was keyed up f the visit after months of prepan tions.

Then, on March 19, looking som thing like a storybook prince, stepped ashore, and most peoi forgot to applaud. As the fi:. ceremonies were over and he g into that enclosed car to drive (see opposite) the Melanesia seemed overawed.

Not So Many There were not nearly as maj of them as had been expected, an way, and this, combined with tin. silence—not by any means disrespectful silence—imparted hushed air to that first arriw Prince Philip left the wharf area the sound of a few spasmodic hant claps and cheers, mainly from An tralians on a nearby roof top.

THE PICTURES—Prince Philip's Islands t was noted for its informality, but there w some formal occasions, too. At top, acc[?] panied bv Sir John Gutch, he meets memt of the BSIP Advisory Council and their wi shortly after arriving at Honiara. Then inspected the Girl Guides and Brownies (centi At Bairiki, Tarawa, in the Gilbert and Ell Group, Prince Philip was carried from the wl to the sports field—a quarter of a mile —in a decorated ceremonial chair, accompan by Gilbertese and Ellice dancers. As tower photo indicates, he enjoyed this libit of formality as much as the hae carriers. More pictures on page 137. 18 APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

iat was the last anybody saw bat all-enclosing sedan, thank ens, and for the rest of his visit /as in a Land Rover. In that, lidn’t worry too much about jcol —he had it stopped whenhe wanted to see anything, as nstance, when he made a closer action of the Japanese wreck, \yu Maru, on the way to Ruaniu tation.

Didn't See Levers visited Ruaniu, instead of rs as had been planned originbecause of the flood damage to Jenderson Field bridge, re are some of the highlights s visit: A.t the Government House reon at Honiara, about 350 inguests filled the rooms—which it that only a handful of ara people missed out.

Dress of the day at the recepwas lounge suits for men, but le last minute Prince Philip ided that—coats could be left rhis was welcome, but it made ficult to distinguish the guests, senior Honiara man confused fin Brett Hilder, master of the Tulagi, with Admiral of the , Lord Fraser, and demanded low from Lord Fraser, “Where my personal luggage shipped Sydney?” Another man ind from one of the Duke’s nnia guests, Sir Alexander tham, just-retired Governor of kong, if he were representing J ress. 3 rince Philip picked Australian s at the reception by their accents To one overawed English eirl w v lQ had been speechless in his oinkum.' .. c *j ” e ia,a urdce • At another reception aboard the Britannia the guests included Bishop Alfred Hill, of the Melanesian Mission and Bishop Stuyvenberg, of “ catholic Mission. When it was time to say grace, the Duke said with a twinkle, “As we have two Bishops with us, ru sayiPJjcemyclive thank God. Amen. Now let us eatm Honiara people noted with interest that those who sail in the Britannia refer to the ship as Bri-TAH-nia. . On his way to visit the King George VI school at Auki, Malaita.

Prince Philip stopped to watch two schoolboy teams at a soccer matchminutes for it. , , . • At the school, which obviously impressed him, he asked a prefect w hat one group of buildings was for> T h e overawed prefect explained that the group wasn’t for inspection. Said the Duke promptly. “We’ll g 0 a nd have a look just the same!"

There were no skeletons in the cupboard, though.

"This Is Me" • During an official presentation ceremony at the main hall of the King George VI school, Prince philip handed over a portrait of himself to the head prefect, and explained casually, “This is a picture of me.

Happier In The Open . +J T ri ? ce , P7li7i P t>esran Tiis tour of the BSIP sitting m me back seat of an enclosed luxury sedan—but he finished it happily standing in the front seat of an open Land Rover.

The car was provided for him at Honiara the morning of his arrival at the capital (after first visiting Gizo). After the Royal Barge had brought him ashore at Point Cruz for a short official reception at the wharf, he was driven around the perimeter of the port area, past the crowd, to Government House.

It wasn’t easy to see him in the back of that big car, and about the only people who really had a close view of the Duke that first hour of his arrival were about 150 who were given seats in a stand next to the official dais. But nobody need have worried about the future. The Duke himself apparently wrote finis to the all-enclosing luxury travel.

For the next function, the Royal visit to Ruaniu plantation, everyone was quick to notice that the Duke travelled contrary to arrangements—not in a car in the centre of the procession, but in an open Land Rover at the head of it!

He kept to Land Rover travel for the rest of his Islands tour, including his visit to the GEIC (at left he is at Tarawa, just departing from a welcome at the sports field ; below he is at Honiara, just after arrival). And everyone, everywhere, was delighted to see so much of him. 19 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1950

Famous Millionaire in Background GPH, Suva, for Cathay Hotels of Singapore Subject to certain conditions being complied with, the tender of Cathay Hotels Ltd., of Singapore, for the purchase of the Grand Pacific Hotel, Suva, has been accepted by the Government of Fiji. r[E hotel was built by the Union Steamship Co. Ltd., of New Zealand, in World War I period, and was controlled and managed by that company for over 40 years.

When the lease of the land approached expiry, late in 1958, the Co. decided that it would surrender the lease to the Government and accept from the Government an amount equal to the present value of the whole property, as provided for in the original contract.

The Government prepared accordingly, and advertised the property for sale by tender.

Three tenders were received on the closing date (March 31) Cathay Hotels Ltd. (through Sir Percy McNeice, who appears to be the governing director of the Co.); Hotels of the Crown Colony of Fiji Ltd. (through Mr. Barry Philp, well known proprietor of the Mocambo Hotel, Nadi, who is understood to have substantial American backing); and Eastern Hotels Ltd. (through Miss Vera Marshall, on behalf of the interests which own the Labasa Hotel, in Fiji). £120,000?

The price offered by Cathay Hotels Ltd. is “whatever price the Government has to pay the present leaseholders” and it is expected this this will be about £120,000 Fijian (£135,000 Aust.).

It is reported that Cathay Hotels Ltd. has provided 2i million Malay dollars (about £325,000 Aust.) for this Fiji enterprise, and that the Co. will reconstruct and modernise the existing building, and construct a two-storey extension of the hotel (to provide another 30 rooms, with bathrooms and air-conditioning) and a modern swimming-pool.

The Co. has asked permission to introduce key personnel to Fiji— presumably Chinese —to help run the hotel and train additional personnel.

Cathay Hotels Ltd. is well known in Singapore. It owns and manages hotels. The Co. is part of the empire of the famous Mr. Lok Wan Tho, who is one of the top-ranking multi-millionaires of Singapore, and who has large interests, not only in hotels, but in shipping, rubber, etc.

He is, for example, chairman of the Singapore Telephone Board.

If the contract is made, it will represent an interesting extension of Singapore enterprise and investment to the Colony of Fiji.

Stop Press!

Income Tax for P-NG P. Moresby, April 13—Administrator Cleland announces that Australian Cabinet has decided to — 1. Introduce Income Tax Bills at Legco meeting April 20. 2. Carry Bills to second reading and adjourn them to June session. 3. Completely abolish all export taxes —bills to do this to be introduced at the June session. 4. “Significantly” change the system of import duties.

He gave no indication of dates of these changes, but it is presumed income tax will be on 1958-59 incomes, while export and import duty changes will take place from July 1, 1959. Mr. Cleland said that Federal Cabinet had made its decision after considering the protest petition received by the Legislative Council and the Council’s debate on the proposed tax.

The Boom Reboun.

Rabaul Copra Mil Still Temporarily Out Of Business • Although the closing of < Rabaul crushing mill during Mar and April was complicating store arrangements for the Papua-FH Guinea Copra Marketing Board ; was not affecting individual N Guinea planters. Owners of \ mill will survey their situation the end of April. fTHHE temporary closing of t JL Rabaul mill is a rebound fr the long period of boom prii for copra and coconut oil that hs forced consumers to look favourai upon alternative oils. It is a go illustration of the fact that boa can continue too long, and that flated prices can be as destruct) to producers as continued low prio High nominal prices for copra a coconut oil continued into Apr! with Ceylon coconut oil quoted London on April 3 at £Stg.l3B ; ton (less 1 per cent, spot prices, s forward shipments discounted or £4 per ton).

Throughout March and into Ai the paradoxical position continv to be that although supplies w short there was little competitk and that although there was stricted business, prices remain hii Suva Mill Still Operating The copra crushing mill in Sut Fiji, has continued operatk throughout this difficult perio« fortunately for planters there, w unlike P-NG have no Board a make their own arrangements ab*' disposal of their crop. (Continued on page 150) France Brings New Strength To Defences The New (de Gaullist) France is coming into the South Pacific with vigour. Interesting developments are promised.

FRANCE promises to take her rightful place in the SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organisation) . There are to be new French sea and air bases in New Caledonia (soon) and in Tahiti (presently).

France’s official representative at the SEATO Conference in New Zealand in early April was Admiral Ortoni, a Minister of State; and, in Sydney on his way home, on April 12, he made some interesting announcements.

Noumea is to be developed as modern naval base —and especis as a base for anti-submarine shi and for French submarines of t new type.

Other measures to be taken France—as part of her SEA r obligations to defend the Smr Pacific countries against aggress;; from Asia —include the establif, ment in New Caledonia of a mode Air Force.

The Minister indicated that ea* (Continued on page 150) APRIL, 195 9 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH 11

Samoa Rolls Out The Red Carpet Self Government Takes Another Step Closer The flag of the United Nations, floating in the soft ocean reezes beside the five-starred emblem of the new nation of /estem Samoa, held pride of place at Government headuarters, on the historic peninsula of Mulinuu (western end f Apia Bay), when the Samoans gave a full-scale, traditional elcome on March 26, to the special Mission of the United rations Trusteeship Council. the previous day (March 25) he Mission had been welcomed >y the Executive Council and bers of the Assembly at Satai airport, and had made a acular drive of 20 miles to Apia, igh the chain of decorated al villages, and through crowds heering Samoans. The four bers of the Mission are: Li-thur S. Lall, leader, India’s recreative at UN; idrew Cohen, KCMG, Britain’s repreative on Trusteeship Council; (mar Loutfi, representative of United b Republic at UN; acques Kosciusko-Morizet, representaof France on Trusteeship Council. e Mission is accompanied by srs, J. McEwen (Secretary, d Territories Department, New -nd) and Mr. Paul Edmonds nanent representative of New ,nd at UN Headquarters). irtesies at Mulinuu, on March ere exchanged under the fau, £ trees and coconut palms on ?reen lawns beside the Fono e. aring ula and kiki, the people deata district, after kava, pred the sua (a rosette-garland od baskets of food) followed by md song, for which the Taupe Miss Tutai Malietoa, daughter le of the Hon. Fautua. The irs‘ male leader, Mr. Jacob ey, wore the tuina (a bearskinleaddress of human hair, with nentation) and carried a cereal knife.

' songs expressed the hope that tpa (the Minister of Agriur e and the Hon. Fiame mu) would be Samoa’s Prime iter. a, a sister of Matiapa, and one e premier dancers of Samoa, le ta’alolo, a final spectacular ntation of gifts, m twelve talking chiefs, with staffs and fly whisks (their ;ional symbols of office) met in st public argument on the l to decide who would have onour of being the welcoming r. This fell to Vaitagutu, who the Mission to give very (Continued on page 145)

Another Mission Looks At No

The W.Nakanais Preferred the Germans It was left to the Nakanai people of New Britain to provide the diversion during this year’s United Nations Trusteeship Mission visit to New Guinea. They asked that the Trusteeship be taken away from Australia and given to America, and indicated that things were far better long ago, under the Germans.

THE West Nakanai natives said their piece when the delegation landed at Hoskins airstrip during a routine visit to the Nakanai area of New Britain. One of the Nakanais, reading slowly from a petition written on the pages torn from a school exercise book, said that the natives were treated like dogs; they lived in dirty houses with rats; had no money to better themselves, but were nonetheless expected to pay tax. Meantime Administration officers in the district enjoyed big salaries. The Germans had given them clothes and boxes to put them in, but since the Australians had pushed the Germans out, the natives had got nothing.

About 200 natives crowded round the tent in which the delegation was “receiving”, until at one stage most of the breathing air of delegates and the Administration officers who accompanied them was in danger of being cut off.

The leader of the UN delegation, Mr. Chiping H. C Kiang (Nationalist China) told them that nothing that the delegates had seen had justified what had been said in the petition. Then after he had taken testimony from New Britain District Commissioner J. R. Foldi, and a local patrol officer, he said: “Let me make it clear that Australia is not ruling you, but helping you— and spending money on it.”

Dirt and Rats are Nakanai Business He reminded them of the new Nonga Hospital near Rabaul—“not the best in the Territory but the best in all Territories”; that the delegation had seen no racial discrimination—there had been representatives of all races, including natives, at receptions they had attended; that the dirt and rats in Nakanai houses were the Nakanai natives’ business and not that of the Administration; that money did not fall from the clouds, but could be earned —if they didn’t know how, the Administration was there to advise them.

The Nakanai natives have been problem children for a long time, although to a minor degree in comparison with their more sophisticated Tolai brethren in the Gazelle Peninsula.

Shortly after the Australians took over in New Guinea after World War I, the inland Nakanai natives caused a certain amount of strife, resulting in an expedition, including civilians as well as Administration officers, being sent in against them.

But since the Second World War, the coastal natives of this area have in- (Over) Procedural Clash In W. Samoa APIA, April 3.

As at this date, it is apparent that there is a sharp clash on procedure between members of the United Nations Mission, making plans to change Western Samoa from Trusteeship to self-government, and the Samoan leaders who are in consultation with them.

The UN spokesmen (especially Mr.

Lall and Sir Andrew Cohen) insist that the Charter must be adhered to, and the Charter says a Trust Territory must progress to self-government or independence in accordance “with the freely expressed will of the people”. They argue that this called for a plebiscite of the people.

The Samoan leaders, on the other hand, insist that procedure shall be in accordance with Samoan custom and tradition: and that means that the people can express their will only through the heads of their family groups (that is, the “matal” system).

The point becomes important because of fears of the Europeans and part-Europeans concerning their personal and property rights under the new Constitution; and they are not subject to the “matai” system. 21 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1959

dulged in a more sophisticated form of trouple-making.

About 10 years ago some “foreign” influence seems to have made its presence felt; it was believed, at the time, to have had a Rabaul European behind it and it affected people spread for about 100 miles along the coast.

Tolais Weighed in, Too When the petitions were being made last month the Tolais were not found completely wanting. They presented several to the delegation during its six days in New Britain.

One Tolai petition wanted all the Chinese removed from the district.

The UN delegation will return to New York on April 25, after visiting all parts of the Trust Territory, to report on progress being made for the attainment of Trusteeship Charter objectives. Apart from Mr.

Kiang, who was leader of the delegation, there was Mr. Alfred Olaeys Houuaert (Belgium), U Tin Maung (Burma) and Mr. Sergio Kociancich (Italy).

In previous years the one delegation visited all Pacific Trust Territories, but this year a special delegation visited Western Samoa (see previous page) which now is close to self-government.

Hard to Remember on April Fool’s Day After a couple of false starts, representatives of the Press in Lae, New Guinea, made one last effort and succeeded in seeing Mr. Chiping H. C. Kiang before his departure for Wewak.

Catching him at Qantas before breakfast, and certainly a bit early, we asked him about the report that New Britain natives had told the delegates that “America should take the trusteeship, because Australians were making fools of the natives”.

With a masterly look of concentration, he said, “I do not remember—I do not remember”.

He added, “So many things are said that are unimportant, you understand. It is hard to remember everything.” We agreed with him —we know our natives and their thinking capacity—bid him a happy journey and carried on with our daily grind.

It was not until a couple of days later when we got the full report of what the Nakanai natives had said to Mr. Kiang that we remembered that the day that we interviewed him was April 1.

P.R.

HOME BASE By Sydneysider Sydney is the huh of the South Pacific, and its news is youn news. Here are some of the things that made March headlines.

Only thing to emerge from the hot political issue that is convulsing Sydney, NSW and Australia—to wit, the proposed pay increases for Federal Parliamentarians a la the Richardson report—is that although all Members are greedily eyeing the plums, so far most of them have been too politically scared to do more with their thumbs than prospect around the edge of the pie. Meantime editorial desks are piled feet high with letters from seething citizens.

Proposed increases: Basic salary for all members up £4OO to £2,750; electoral allowance up £250; travel allowance (i.e., when in Canberra during sitting of House) £4 per day.

Junior Ministers, in addition to the basic salary above, will get £2,250 plus electoral allowance of £1,250 plus travel allowance of £lO per day. Senior Ministers: Basic plus £3,250 plus electoral allowance of £1,500 plus travel allowance of £l2 per day. Prime Minister: Basic plus £7,250 plus £3,500 special allowance plus £l5 per day allowance. Opposition Leader: Basic plus £3,250 plus special allowance in addition to electoral allowance of £1,500 plus £l2 per day travel allowance.

The Treasurer, Deputy PM and Deputy Opposition Leader also get specialist treatment. There are increases all round in pensions and special privileges like use of official cars for some, even three years after being defeated or retiring from Parliament. * * * Hotels in this State are in a Parlous Plight, according to the secretary of ULVA—all because of licensed clubs (which can “gain immense revenue from poker machines, pay no tax on profits, can trade 24 hours a day and provide no accommodation.”) It’s probably true, too, although the hotels had a hand in bringing it on themselves. Before the granting of club licences was liberalised some years ago, hotel service to the public was virtually nil. Except on the liquor side it is still nil, in many cases. But the present Government permitted the clubs and now it’s worried about the pubs. * * * Also in parlous plight are the picture theatres—for which, according to owners, you can blame (believe it or not), the pubs and, of course, television. After liquor hours were extended to 10 p.m. some years ago, and some of the bigger suburban drinkeries begai, to put on live artist showr attendances at picture theatre fell off. When TV bowed in three years ago, that really adminii stered the coup de gract Suburban theatres are closiru right left and centre; and thos still functioning are usually les than half full. To stimulat) new interest, theatre interest have recently been running bii newspaper advertisements: Talc your wife to the pictures; tonight!

We don’t know how many haw —but an even better gimmic: might be to provide bette movies. * * * ANCIENT HISTORY: In cas you are still interested, Promise ing Pat Morton didn’t make i in the NSW State elections o:< March 21. The Labour Govt was returned with the same oil majority of four, and Premie: Cahill is now set to pass, ii June this year, the recor premiership of seven years tw\ months and some odd dayr established years ago, by Sii Bertram Stevens.

TOGETHERNESS; This lates University craze, r e a c h e new levels of achievement ii March when 25 Sydney Ur students packed themselves “like layers of bottles” into standard-size PMG telephon booth. This feat was alleged t have bettered an effort ii Durban, South Africa, where 2 got into a bigger phone bootß * * *

Distinguished Visitors

Six mannequins from Japan, t< show high fashion with a oriental touch; Dr. Bill!

Graham, evangelist. * * * DEPARTING: Prime Ministe Menzies, Dame Pattie am party, for the States and Europe six koalas, also for the US (Sa.

Francisco and San Diego zoosl The PM and party are travellini by sea (by Or cades). The koala by plane, furnished with gum trees so they can travel in th comfort to which they an accustomed. There is more fue about the departure of th koalas than about that of PIV* with Sir Edward Hallstronr chairman of Taronga Zoo Trus winning hands down over con servatives who wanted to kee: the koalas at home. 22 APRIL, 1959-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTI

Tension in N. Caledonia Less Power For French Islands' Assemblies By Special Correspondents The de Gaulle Government of the Fifth Republic of ranee has taken steps to remove the worst features of the oi Cadre (introduced by the discredited Government of the ourth Republic in 1957) so that stable and efficient adminisation can be established in New Caledonia and French Polyssia. was reported late in March that lere was “dangerous” political Kcitement in Noumea, le Loi Cadre gave the French fic Territories almost complete government; and this was ‘r a common roll, where the > of Europeans and natives, ate and illiterate, were equal, le effect in each Territory was >trous. The native vote went rally in favour of parties which, e not Communist, were litely Leftist, and against the erty-owning and privileged es.

French Polynesia, at the end 957, the common roll brought power in the Assembly the T Party (Democratique des ilations Tahitiennes) led by Baptist Celan-Jerusalemy and anaa a Oopa; and it formed Government, with extended rs.

New Taxes New Caledonia, the Union lonien, led by Maurice rmand, defeated the moderate iblican Socialists, led by ges Chatenay, and took charge le Assembly and the Adminiidn. each Territory, developments similar. The new Governments up an array of “Ministers”, ilete with secretaries and r-cars and liberal allowances; then, finding the Territory’s ial revenues quite inadequate their manifold and generous 3ses, they introduced new , which bore heavily upon the >rty-owning classes.

Polynesia, the inevitable revolt in April, 1958; in New Calet, on June 18, 1958. each case, the local French rnor suspended or dismissed ocal government, wholly, or in and himself assumed governal powers.

Mr. Lenormand Resigns 3se events are fully described in ssues of PIM of May, April, and August, 1958. In August, expressed the view that cond government of these socially /eloped Territories under the 'adre was impossible, while any attempt to withdraw the common roll and curtail the powers that had been taken under it, would cause political trouble.

Now, on March 22, Mr. Maurice Lenormand, who has been prominent in New Caledonia’s public life for several years, a member of the Paris Chamber of Deputies, and virtually Premier for the last two years, formally resigned his offices as vice-president of the Assembly and Minister of Finance.

He said that the Government of France had taken from the Territorial Assembly control over appointment of Ministers, control over the public servants, over the police, over telecommunications and over Radio Noumea.

In a public statement, Mr.

Lenormand was very bitter about the changes, and indicated his belief that Paris had gone back on the promises made to New Caledonia last year, when NC voted overwhelmingly in favour of the de Gaulle Constitution.

He said the Assembly was being “dispossessed of the principal rights and elementary prerogatives essential to proper government” (presumably, he means self-govemment) and now was a government only in name, without substance.

Mr. Lenormand said also that his Melanesian supporters were being deprived of their right to vote in the poll to elect a member of the French Senate “by an inadmissable trick”; and this change now endangered the equality-of-voting rights of white and black electors. (There has been no announcement that the common roll is being removed: but apparently the de Gaulle government is taking steps to very considerably curtail the powers given to these Territorial Assemblies in 1957 under Loi Cadre.

Mr. Lenormand himself complained that “ Loi Cadre is being replaced by government by decree”.) Funds Being Withheld Earlier, in the Assembly, Mr.

Lenormand protested angrily against the fact that Paris now was withholding funds which the local government had understood were allotted for public works and for housing. This, apparently, was causing much embarrassment, and he said it would lead to the resignation of the government.

These developments, he declared, were being watched with delight by the “opposition—represented by Noumea's Big Business”.

A Noumea correspondent says there is so much political tension “in the air” in Noumea that little more will be needed to spark off “another June 18”.

It is reported that a monster anti-Viet demonstration is being organised, for an early date. There are many Vietnam (or Tonkinese) people domiciled in New Caledonia, and their sympathies generally are Communist.

Election of Senator On March 8, the people of Noumea went to the polls to elect a new Town Council.

There were three parties in the field —Republican Socialists, Union Caledonien, and a trade union group, regarded as Communist.

Out of 10,000 electors, only 4,000 voted; and as this was not sufficient under the law, to elect a Council, another poll was taken on March 16.

This time, 5,000 voted, and elected a Council consisting of Republican Socialists and business men. The Lenormand party was defeated.

This election has significance, because, under the new laws, this Council is one of the bodies allowed to vote in the election of a Senator.

Previously, the Senator election was dominated by the Assembly. As a result of the Town Council election, it is considered certain that the Senator to be elected by New Caledonia in April will be a Republican Socialist, instead of (as recently) a Lenormand nominee.

Deputation To Paris Two native members of the New Caledonian Assembly flew from Noumea to Paris on March 28, to join Mr. Lenormand in a deputation to the French Government.

They will seek to see President de Gaulle, and protest about the “whittling down of powers” m New Caledonia since the referendum, and to “remind him of his promise that those colonies which voted Yes would retain their status ”

Expenses of the delegation are being met by su PVorters of Lenormand’s Union Caledonien party. 23 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1959

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COMMENTARY tting There Faster a Sandwich Lunch ST as Lae, New Guinea, has ound that having more modern ircraft did not necessarily mean etter air service ( PIM, March, 3), so the rest of the Pacific acknowledge some day that golden age of Pacific airsportation was in the mid-50’s. t-age planes will be faster —but per only if you are prepared to less, in tourist and third-class, hen Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom went into s-Pacific air transport with sh Commonwealth Pacific Air- , the fare, Sydney-San Fran- , was £2OO single, £365 return, hat time (1948) PIM said that ;hat scale only perambulating icians and millionaires could d to travel by air. ry amusing, of course, in the of present fares (Sydney-San cisco, first-class, £350 single; return), and the fact that the ompanies now seem to be turnover to mass transportation, few years back, all air travel de luxe, where you got more ce to the square foot than in other form of transport. Then i tourist class, with its three abreast, sandwich lunches, less v room, and 20 per cent, cut rst-class fares. w there’s to be “economy” class, ti means a cut of 20 per cent, ourist fares, and, logically, 20 lent, less space per passenger, : amenities. d this seems to be what the mers are ordering. Some air •anies say that the demand is 50-50, first-class and tourist; s put the figures nearer 75 per tourist and 25 per cent, first- It is obvious that when lomy” class begins to operate, will be no lack of takers — ugh if the air-line companies ; that it is because people pre- ) travel like sardines in a can, are fooling themselves, e fact is: Except for the rity who can now pay the nomical first-class fares, jetir transportation will merely be ans of getting the largest numf persons from A to B in the est possible time, its only reing feature the fact that as planes will travel faster the Bd time of discomfort will be er. b pipe-dream of 10 years ago— planes of the future would le more room, more comfort at ;ost —has never eventuated, as ir companies have simply used ;xtra space to cram in more s for which they provide fewer ities. That is airline economics, and you can t buck that.

The recent per cent, rise on all international air-fares may be economics, too. Or the behest of lATA, the airline operators’ trade union, whose decisions are more conveniently adhered to than ever were the laws of the Biblical Medes and Persians. ☆ ☆ ☆ NG's Mixed-Up Kids Speak Their Pieces ALTHOUGH most of the native petitions presented to the United Nations Trusteeship visiting mission in New Guinea during April can be summed up as halfbaked nonsense, they do give point to a proposition advanced by a Port Moresby resident in February PIM.

The Port Moresby resident was Mr. S. Fox, an accountant prominent in community affairs, and the point that he made (although not in so many words) was that it would be smart to give the Papua- New Guinea natives self-government now. when the majority of them would still voluntarily link themselves to Australia, than to wait 20 years, when they will undoubtedly follow the well-worn trail of native communities in Africa and elsewhere, and try to get rid of the lot of us.

Indications are that so far as the New Britain natives are concerned, the period set by Mr. Fox (20 years) is over-optimistic, and that a lot of them would like to see the end of us now.

It would be foolish to attribute this state of affairs simply to any natural cussedness of the New Britain people. As the West Nakanai petition put it (probably getting nearer to the bone than the author of the document understood): “We hear things as they should be, and we notice things.”

Some of the things that the New Britain natives have seen and heard in the last 10 years, from Administration and from private individuals who have been happy to shelve most of the responsibilities once accepted by those living in a native country, were neither edifying nor prudent. . ~ .

It was probably significant that the New Britain petitions mentioned, at various times, the desirability of having the United States administer the Territory (because the US has “money and big cars”); and how much better things were in the ‘German days.” The inference is that Australia is fallmg somewhere between those “Soft and T ar( l policies, and rapidly getting nowhere while the natives are changing into a bunch of mixed-up kids.

Post-war history in Africa, Asia and elsewhere shows that when the tide starts to run against the governing power, it is without logic or reason, but that the result is inevitable.

Mr. Fox probably is correct in saying that the rest of Papua and New Guinea is still with us. It is more difficult to be sure that the Tide is not already turned in New Britain. ☆ ☆ ☆ NZ is Under Deep Suspicion in Samoa HOW the pendulum swings!

Over 30 years ago, the swashbuckling politico-militarists of New Zealand were using brutal methods to discourage the nationalist ambitions of the Western Samoans. Sections of the Samoan Mau were bashed, and imprisoned, and two Europeans who had the courage to speak up for them were summarily deported. (The two were Mr. A. G. Smyth, now a resident of Sydney, and Mr. O. F. Nelson, who is dead —and both of these men were sent back to Samoa by a later, and different kind of NZ Government, with honours.) Today, the same New Zealand is pitchforking the Samoans into selfgovernment so fast, and the stupider kinds of Samoans are being allowed to make anti-European statements so inflammatory, that various organisations of Europeans and part- Eruopeans are crying out for protection.

The United Nations Trusteeship Mission began hearing petitions in Samoa early in April; and, among the first bodies to make urgent representations, were the Returned Services Association, the Planters’

Association and the Chamber of Commerce. They emphasised their fears that, in view of recent utterances by a certain class of Samoan leaders, the political and property rights of the racial minorities— especially the racial group of 6,000 Europeans and part-Europeans— would be swept away.

The Samoan Government has what it calls a Working Committee, formulating proposals for a new Constitution of Western Samoa, and it is believed that a number of recommendations have been prepared.

The representatives of the minority groups, have pointed out to the Mission that this Working Committee is holding its sittings in secret. The people have little knowledge of what the Working Committee is planning and recommending. Naturally, they are suspicious.

Representations similar to those made to the Mission were submitted to New Zealand Territories Minister Mathison last October bv a deputati o n appointed by all minority groups, jointly; but it appears that neither this Minister, nor the NZ Labour Government, has done anything to assure the minorities that 25 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1959

their rights would be respected.

The record of New Zealand in the first decade of its Mandate over Western Samoa was a deplorable one—the direct result of political ignorance and bureaucratic stubbornness. It would be a remarkable thing if the NZ record there were to end in a similar way—and it will end in that way unless steps are taken to write into the new Constitution some guarantee that the rights of minorities will be respected. ☆ ☆ ☆ Fiji's Economic Trouble is Whitehall's Responsibility Fiji’s economic chickens are coming home to roost. They are hungry, and losing their feathers.

Some heroic measures by the British Colonial Office are called for, if this important South Pacific Colony is going to avoid serious trouble. A responsible citizen of Fiji, Dr. A. S. Frater, in a letter in Fiji Times, says frankly and forthrightly that unemployment and distress are growing, and he asks what Fiji’s leaders are doing, in relation to the ugly prospect created by over-population, and underemployment of the Colony’s natural resources.

As has been pointed out, again and again, in this journal, in recent years, the blame for this economic crisis must be placed squarely upon the shoulders of the British Colonial Office.

It is seven years since the Fiji Legislative Council formally directed Britain’s attention to a set of circumstances known then to all observers —namely, that both Indian and Fijian communities were increasing so rapidly that much wider and more vigorous utilisation of Fiji’s lands was called for, if economic trouble and social distress were to be avoided.

For years, the Colonial Office merely fiddled with the subject.

Finally, a Commision was set up under Sir Alan Burns to examine the situation and report. That Commission has not yet arrived— it is due in July.

Meanwhile, the conditions which alarmed the Legislative Council have at least doubled in gravity and danger.

The Burns Commission cannot report and the Colonial Office cannot act before mid-1960 at the earliest.

But, right now, in early 1959, there is growing unemployment an d hunger; and those conditions will worsen if the economic laws which have created them are not altered.

In the simplest words, Fiji’s production is not sufficient to feed end clothe and house Fiji’s greatly increased population; and it will take years to change th© conditions which now govern Fiji’s production.

This task of alteration and reform should have been put in hand when the need for it first was seen, right after the war. That nothing was done is the fault of the British Colonial Office.

All institutions with interests in Fiji—especially the big corporations and the governments of Australia and New Zealand —should combine now to demand that Britain, without loss of time, should make new Government funds available. This is necessary, so that unemployment may be checked, and big reproductive public works put in hand, during a kind of interregnum— while a new Constitution is being framed, and special measures being introduced to re-establish production in Fiji at a level where it can take care of its own needs. ☆ ☆ ☆ How A Dictator Treated P-NG's Non-Officials THIS journal goes to press before the New Guinea Administration meets the Legislative Council on April 20, to announce its proposals regarding income taxation.

At the end of March the Australian Territories Minister Hasluck, still the dictator, appeared to be determined still to force his new Taxation Bills upon the Territory, in the manner planned by his Port Moresby officials.

But the Territory’s non-official classes (and a good proportion of the official class, though they kept their hands hidden) were fighting back in mid-April, still hoping that other Australian Ministers, in the name of justice and decent government, would put a curb upon the intransigent Hasluck.

Immediately the March Legco session ended, and the non-official members returned to their districts and reported that Canberra was trying to rush income taxation upon them (despite the plea of the January 31 deputation in Canberra that the plan be postponed for more expert consideration) the Taxpayers’

Association came vigorously into action.

A sum of money was subscribed overnight, and a large advertisement, begging Australian voters to come to the aid of the Territorians in their battle against the highminded Minister and ruthless Treasurer Reeve, was inserted in every leading newspaper in Australia.

By mid-April, a number of MP’s were gathering data about the New Guinea situation, apparently with the idea of somehow bringing pressure to bear, to restrain the dictatorial Minister.

It is a year since this journal warned Papua and New Guinea that the Molochs of Canberra, at a Cabinet meeting, had accepted the principle of income taxation in the Territory. We said then that Canberra was merely waiting for the right time.

Canberra paused, in 1958, to ex amine the new situation created Id the oil companies’ decision (sino reversed) to abandon drilling i Papua. It prepared the ground, b introducing the silly and unjuj head tax of £2 per head per mas per annum. It pounced, by secret'.; preparing the necessary legislatic for introduction, without notic in March.

Territorians laid themselves ope to bureaucratic oppression by n*j acting quickly enough, and by nu taking the cunning of the Hasluo team sufficiently into account.

The Review of Finance was clever political manoeuvre. It wr prepared by a Hasluck nominee, wH knew well the plans which the Mix ister hoped to implement; and was widely distributed in noi official Papua and New Guinea I high officials, with a kindly, dii arming smile.

The non-officials were slow digesting the Review. Then, wh« they saw its implications, and dii covered the wolfish teeth Treasurer Reeve behind the R! view’s seemingly innocuous phrase they rushed an influential deput; tion of protest to Canberra, to b< that further steps be delayed um independent experts should examii the economic effect of this fa reaching change in taxation. Bi they were too late.

When the startled Leg; awakened to officialdom’s devices,« March 12, non-official membe threatened to resign in a body the still-hidden Tax Bills were pr ceeded with. The Minister was rea« for them.

“There is no cause for all thk he said, in effect, on March ; “Your Minister knows best —he hi had the best expert advice. You a not getting new taxes thrust up< you—only a rearrangement of taxe and you will have every opportuni cf expressing your views before t; Bills become law.”

Some MP’s, notably Mr. R.

Wheeler, smelling something ui pleasant in Ministerial tactics, chs lenged the Minister in the House: His retort was suave and swe; “These people have had the Revii of Taxation before them since Is September, when it was present to their Legislative Council,” said. Which was perfectly trr Four months passed before the no; officials realised how nicely th were being led up the path of t: Hasluck-Reeve garden, and rush their deputation South.

Even in Canberra, on January : they responded to a nice, big do of Hasluck soothing-syrup, a went home feeling sure that, befo the inevitable income tax came the plan would be examined by r dependent experts, and a guarani given that the change would be i: troduced in the way calculated do the least economic harm in ti Territory.

Well, they are wiser men no 26 APRIL, 1959 - PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH It

The Editars' Madillag nother Old Illusion one West?

“Now here is where I stick my !Ck out,” writes Wallace S. Thorpe, Dm Northland, New Zealand—and es on to pour cold water on one the fables upon which one of M’s editors (born on the NZ estcoast) was brought up: That \lliope made her dash from Apia, est Samoa, during the famous rricane of March, 1889, burning cstport coal.

Vlr. Thorpe refers to our story of 5 hurricane, in February PIM, d particularly to the paragraph: alliope had allegedly bunkered in istport and the credit for her :ape has often been given to that Derb coal,” ie goes on: Many old timers in the Bay of mds, NZ, heatedly point out that en Calliope steamed out of Apia rbour in March, 1889 , she was ng coal from Kawa Kawa, Bay Islands, and not Westport coal, ifter bunkering at Wellington on mary 17, 1889 (more than likely h Westport coal), she left there the 21st. She arrived at Apia March 18, and it is reasonable assume that she would have very rly used up the 322.8 tons she k on at Wellington. >n March 18 and 19 she bunkered n a ship alongside, taking a total 190 tons of coal. Now, in those s, the Bay of Islands coal-mine Kawa Kawa was in its hey-day 1 it was a regular thing for the 3 Co.’s Intercolonial and Pacific nds steamers to bunker with va Kawa coal at Opua, Bay of .nds, and also USS Co.’s colliers d to take full loads to bunker r al Naval ships at Suva, Apia, •otonga, etc. rhe old W ainu i, Arawatta, whera, Ovalau, Tavinui, etc., ilarly did this and it is almost ;ain that one of them bunkered Hope. I say again, then, that it Id have been Kawa Kawa coal — ,t least a mixture of Kawa Kawa Westport coal.. js there any student of maritime ory that wants to take me up that one?” r e should add here that when r was putting that Calliope story ;ther for the February issue, we id our Auckland man, Jim rtall, for some extra informa- . Jim volunteered the news that e “was quite a lot of doubt” that itport coal had been used, and ; he himself thought it hadn’t i used. But he couldn’t provide pter and verse. s a result of that, PIM changed story, which was already in type, r 4£ d “ alle sedly bunkered”. So Mr. Thorpe needn’t be worried that he is sticking his neck too far out. t- ls u^ ny . w ?' y ’ no farther out than Jim Shortall’s!

Sacred to the Memory of William Bligh Esq.

Strange as it may seem to the uncompromising Liverpudlian who begins his letter with “Strange as it may seem, I often read a copy of your paper,” PIM is read in stranger places than Liverpool, UK.

Moscow, for instance. (Come the Revolution, PIM editors have already marked down a hide-out among the tall timber).

Our Liverpool reader, Cyril R.

Rowson, says: I thought you might be interested in the enclosed photograph of the grave of Captain William Bligh, which is in Lambeth Churchyard, London. The inscription reads “Sacred to the Memory of William Bligh, Esquire, FRS, Vice Admiral of the Blue, the Celebrated Navigator, who first transplanted the bread fruit tree from Otaheite to the West Indies, bravely fought the battles of his country and died beloved, respected, and lamented on the 7th day of December, 1817. aged 64.”

The photograph is reproduced herewith.

More Discs in Islands Style Although it is getting close to free advertising, we mention eight more recordings of Islands music to add to readers’ collections. These are from Samoa—so with the New Guinea “noises and music” (December PIM) ; the South Pacific Commission recordings from Solomons and Cook Islands (February PIM), and the recordings that have been available from Fiji and Tahiti for a long time, there should be a full night’s entertainment in it somewhere.

Pacific Mail Orders of Apia lists eight recordings that are available.

We can’t go into much detail here, but they are 78’s, recorded in Apia and processed in the UK. Each one is instrumental (ukeleles, guitars, bass—made of a petrol tin, stick and string—and a beating-mat), with vocals by a Samoan group.

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Dizzy Days Along the 180 deg. Longitude All the ex-air force, navigator types and anyone else with an idea on the subject, were called out when editors were trying to fix the title of the cover photo for February PIM. This showed Fiji’s Governor and party standing on one side of the 180th degree of longitude at Taveuni, while a couple of local planters stood on the other. The occasion was the unveiling of a beacon to mark the spot.

“Where Today meets Tomorrow” was the title supplied by Fiji PRO photographer Rob Wright, and this is the caption eventually used, but for days people were going around this office waving one arm and muttering: “If you are on this side of the Line it could be Saturday.”

Then, waving the other, saying: “But if you go east over the Line it v/ould be Friday. So it must be When Today meets Yesterday!”

But, we felt, this is only so if you can be sure which way the Governor was looking; he might have been looking up Somosomo Strait towards Rabi; or down towards Savusavu Bay in Vanua Levu. And again, the photographer might have been standing on his head, or out at sea in a row-boat. It was impossible to tell from the photograph.

At this stage, when everyone was pie-eyed from imaginary flights back and forth across the Line, it was decided to run the title exactly as supplied by the photographer, Bligh of the "Bounty" is buried here. 27 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1959

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The Adelaide Chronicle, which ilished a feature article based on Fiji PRO photographs, also fell 3 the same pit as PlM —although, imagine, with less heart burnings nd had the Governor standing tomorrow and the planters in ay.) Tie inevitable Fiji resident has tten, of course, to point out that are all wrong, and that the 180 , of longtitude is not the Inter ional Dateline —at any rate as as Fiji is concerned, and that vas bent 11 deg. around Fiji in ) in order that everyone in the >ny could enjoy the same day ;he week at the same time. (The e is similarly bent for the benefit the Aleutians and Eastern sria, says the correspondent). he cover title might have inited that PIM editors were not ,re of this but you can’t write rything into a cover, and inside magazine, p. 82, it was made ,r that even if our navigation aad, our general knowledge of and its crooked Dateline is p, and that Today Meeting terday (or tomorrow) in Taveuni one of those pleasant little micks that help to make the Id go round —strictly according Eastern or Western Time, of rse. stralia Gives Away )0 Millions in 13 Years i old resident of New Guinea ts us to find out how much Ausa is spending on the Colombo i—and “is Australia getting any benefit out of it, anyway?” i March 10, in the Australian iament, in reply to a question Prime Minister said that Ausa has spent the following sums jr the Colombo Plan; Menzies also said that much le money went in the purchase of agricultural and industrial equip merit—such equipment being given by the Australian Government to member governments” in South and Southeast Asia, in compliance with formal requests. ‘Ts it retained and used by them, or sold or given to private producers?” asked Mr. Ward.

Mr. Menzies said Australia expected it to be used by the governments or by institutions under their control, and not sold or otherwise disposed of.

It is not apparent that this Santa Claus system is policed in any way.

As to whether it really achieves any good, from Australia’s point of view —that is a matter of opinion.

In the period from the end of World War II to June 30, 1958, Australia gave over £27 millions to Asian Colombo Planners, and over £67 millions to Papua and New Guinea —close to £lOO millions, as a free gift, without conditions. It looks as if the proverbial rich uncle actually lives in Australia, and not in Fiji.

One boy was fatally injured, 16 badly injured and 10 others suffered minor injuries when a truck carrying 55 native schoolboys overturned on the main road 30 miles outside of Noumea, New Caledonia in early April. The truck, owned by the Catholic Mission and driven by a European brother, was carrying Catholic schoolboys from Paita. The dead boy was the son of the Grand Chief of Canala. 29 SIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1959

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But Has He Tried It?

By a Staff Writer When Mr. H. G. Menzies, Australian Trade Commissioner m Wellington, NZ, suggested last January that getting Fiji bananas into Australia was simple and easy, he interested a lot of people, including the PIM.

FOWEVER, after recent experi- L ence here in Sydney we now wonder if Mr. Menzies has ever ed to perform this miracle himf —which in practice can only be ened to the Biblical parable about ? camel and the eye of the needle. \ PIM staff member who tried import some mythical bananas •m Fiji, Indonesia or Tonga in :ly April did not get further than >t-base, and then, even though it s just-pretend, decided to give up d stick to the uncertain product m the NSW North Coast. (It is ie that very good bananas are times grown on the North Coast t is just that Sydneysiders rarely them, except in periods of glut, at present).

Australian policy is to curtail )orts as much as possible, and her it line of defence in the matter idmirably chosen in the Customs iff officers—or the one we picked, rway—whose function it is to disise information on duties and ited matters. No one but the most ermined importer would get ther than this initial encounter.

Mscussions “cannot be entered 3 over the phone.” The caller is tructed to go down to the itoms house and get into the ue with the other “waiting •lie.” hat the Q'ld Banana Bd. Says he Queensland Banana Board, PIM was informed by this toms officer, has the final word ut the import of bananas, and N and its bananas just don’t t officially. you want to import bananas n Indonesia, or Fiji, or Timtu, then you ask permission of Queensland Banana Board, and hey say you cannot, that is the of it—except in the case of Fiji ch, under a special dispensa- , is allowed to send in 40,000 ;als per annum (that is 4,000,000 and for which there is a special f of 2/1 per cental, or onehing per lb. ut there, again according to this toms official, the thing must . Just 40,000 centals from Fiji, no more—or not without permission of the Queensland Banana Board.

That is what the Customs Department says. But the Department of Trade, which makes the final decision in these matters, reaffirms what Mr. Menzies said: You can import 40,000 centals of bananas from Fiji at a duty of 2/1 per cental; and all other bananas from Fiji or elsewhere at 8/4 per cental —providing you have a B Category licence, which is issued for a whole range of consumer or non-essential imports.

The crux of the matter is the licence.

The number of fruit importers in Australia is virtually nil, and those who already have B category licences would, we should imagine, be hardly likely to use them to import bananas.

They are already using them to import other things.

That Finishes That!

So, presumably, you would have to find somebody new and willing to get a licence to import bananas.

You could find somebody willing— but they stand no chance at all of getting a licence because they did not have one four or five years ago when import licensing was introduced.

That finished that!

But anybody wanting to follow the theory through will be interested in the following pieces of information: • These farthing -per- pound bananas must be landed at Sydney or Melbourne (a minor restriction in which it is easy to recognise the Here is a sample of Tongan bananas. These all grew in a single bunch. 31 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1959

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Even the Bananas Have Changed Fiji got its concession, but it was only a paper victory, as the Queensland News indicates. Mighty few Fiji bananas have ever managed to negotiate all the hoops.

And things have changed since the days when Fiji bananas did enter freely. Apart from local growers’ boycotts and other restrictive practices, there is now little direct shipping for this class of merchandise and transportation in ships equipped for the specialised banana trade would be a real problem. At the moment, of course, due to alternative floods and droughts and to an odd hurricane or two, Fiji is hard put to it to supply even her quota to New Zealand.

There is another factor, too. If we are to believe the reports from New Zealand readers, Islands export bananas are now not all they once were cracked up to be. There are just as many howls from New Zealand consumers of Islands bananas as there are Sydneysider howls about the poor quality fruit from P-NG Bananas Can Enter One interesting thing that emerged •om the “Fruitgrowers” manifesto was lat New Guinea bananas too, can nter at a flat rate of one farthing a ound, although, if NG bananas have per been imported by Australia it lust have been a long, long time go.

There are hundreds of different rpes of bananas grown in NG by ative people, but few are of the table rpe and probably none has the flavour the top quality Fiji product. Most G natives grow the cooking type of inana, as this is how they eat them, one are grown for export.

Another item of interest was that in 158, 234 lb of bananas had been imjrted from Indonesia (and presumably aid Id per lb duty). Western Ausalia used to import a lot of bananas om Java until banana plantations ere established around Carnarvon. r hat Westralians have to say about arnarvon bananas is what NZ-ers say Dout Island bana(nas, and Sydneysiders jout the NSW variety. It seems manas are things that no one can jree about. 33 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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By Tolata I notice that Port Moresby’s Jimmy James has had omething to say about the substitution of the word “native” _ 1- i - T(i ~ . XT * v ,„ Dr the indigenes of both Territories. None of them took ofmce, says he, until some outside influence worked them ud V a Ctatp nf affirm j a stare or action.

ID therein lies the crux of the whole position. What will the lame eventually be (in English) i the Federated States of New lea have moved into the box- ? It will depend to a great exupon the local prototype of imah or Banda, and whether bails from Rabaul, Manus or )ka. it surely the whole idea of the I “native” casting any oppron on the indigenous people is rd and ridiculous and suggests ‘outside influences” doing everyl possible to create a spirit of .tisfaction amongst an erst while )y people. the past there have been es applied to the native people ess-thoughtful Europeans, such coon”, “kanaka”, “boong” and ?er”, which obviously were not plimentary—though not necesy derogatory. So often in these inologies it is the inflection of voice which conveys the feeling le heart.

Ith so many long-haired experts bo-analysing the up and comjeneration of native people, and ng directives as to what should should not be done with these sient folk, there is a danger of Administration becoming too rous and pusillanimous in its ts to guide the primitive ue through the shoals approachcivilisation. ne and common usage will admany of these problems which l to be out of proportion today. icise and rwise id speaking of the gentle art omenclature, let us not forget we generally base our judg- : on the Anglicised version of es which, invariably, is entirely rent in the local language, lat of Cho-sen, which we call a? Taiwan, which we refer to ’ormosa? There is Nippon for n; Thailand for Siam; we jr over Iran, sometimes it is la, sometimes Iran. What of schland for Germany, Espana Spain, Suomi for Finland, ige for Sweden and so on? 3 don’t want to remain too in- • where proper names are coned.

To Betel or Not to Betel That is the question which has received some publicity since the appearance of an article in a temperance magazine, written by Seven Day Pastor K. J. Gray, of the Eastern Highlands, in which he roundly denounces betel-nut chewing as a “revolting, filthy” habit which “turns the teeth into the famed ‘black stumps’ and .... opens the road to decay.”

P-NG Health Director Dr. Scragg poises a lance opposing the Gray allegation; but admits it is not a habit to be encouraged on account of its “lift” propensities; while Dental Officer D. Barmes claims investigations show the habit has little effect upon the teeth.

Smoking, alcohol and betel-nut chewing are, as most people know, anathema to conscientious Seventh Day Adventists. And, naturally, they are entitled to their opinion. But they should not distort facts in an endevaour to eradicate an old-time custom which is distasteful to them, yet so much a part of native etiquette and hospitality.

My experience of ordinary betel nut chewing (areca nut, pepperstick or leaf, with lime) is that it has a beneficial effect upon the teeth, nor does it follow that habitual chewing necesarily blackens the teeth.

I have known addicts with the whitest of teeth, and I firmly believe the civilised white requires far more dental attention than the primitive New Guinean; despite the charges laid by Pastor Gray.

Let us not forget that under the Trusteeship we are pledged to “respect the cultures” of the native people. Is it wise to endeavour to abolish their old lores and customs at this particular stage of transition?

Providing such customs are not opposed to the laws and good order of the country the answer is obviously in the negative.

Native Languages Mr, Justice Mann’s remarks in conjunction with the Navunaram incident anent the advisability of Native Affairs Officers learning native languages, it followed to their logical conclusion, may ultimately be the saving of much trouble in the not-distant future.

Administrator Cleland didactically remarks that “it is no easy matter”.

And his statement, no doubt, is based on the fact that it has never been adequately examined and nobody wants to be bothered with learning a native dialect anyway— if they can get away with it.

P-NG, like many other Pacific territories, has been conducting an anti-polio campagin, This Papuan student at the Iarowari Intermediate School, Sogeri, in the ranges above Port Moresby, Still manages to smile, despite his Salk vaccine needle.

Photo: N. V. Salt. 37 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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The plea was made by Mr. H.

Spanner and, if he is anything like his father, he is probably prepared to fight to the last ditch. His dad, Harry Spanner, was a well-known identity in the post-War I days of Australia’s occupation of the Territory and later took up land on New Hanover, after having done a good job as a Road-Master for many years.

The argument, that if the Chinese are acceptable, then members of the Mixed Races are equally acceptable, should be difficult to reject.

I hope they have a win for many of them have done a very excellent job for the Territory, both during War II and in development of the country.

The Worm Turns The shot-gun tactics adopted by Members of the NT Legco have certainly brought some promised changes in legislative procedure more in keeping with the people’s concept of democracy. But how and when the implementation of the promises takes place remains to be seen.

Meanwhile our own elected members in the P-NG Legco have thrown down the gauntlet over the taxation issue.

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Write or Phone: PL 4141 (9 lines): after hours. FL 4149. Telegrams: “Kanlmblahall”, Sydney. -.ife has sunk when such dire ics as threatened resignations of constitutionally-elected legists must be resorted to in order the voice of the people may leard and the despotic methods dictator overcome, seems that the more the people their representatives the less esentation do the people receive.

Much )r y st how complex can we get over colour segregation ideas? uly tragic is the publicity given le Namatjira case; his convicthe legal expenses he has ined and the Ministerial interice as to venue of incarcerawhich was eventually changed wing threats to the famous iginal artist. ,n one not see the writing on P-NG wall in the event of ir permits being granted to ;enes? [other phase of segregation ilexities has been cited in re- ; from Darwin stating that a e man “who prefers to live with igines has been warned he is e to arrest if he does so.” iften think that much of this .1 assimilation business would ; out better if allowed to adjust f without despotic regimentafrom long-haired theorists. ie present overall picture of the s with plural populations does reflect a great deal of credit s, anyway. ice Must Appear te Done om time to time one reads in official P-NG Gazette of the intment of a So-and-So and t’s-His-Name to the position of ce of the Peace or Magistrate, riably these gentlemen are bers of the Native Affairs Dept, have, to a certain extent, won spurs to such a degree that may preside at Courts of ye Affairs and such like.

The question arises: Should employees of the Administration sit in judgment in cases in which their employers are of the plaintiff, ensuring that justice will not only be done, but also appear to be done?

In some of the more primitive areas their powers of jurisdiction may be acceptable (which is open to doubt) but in the more civilised areas surely it behoves the Powers That Be to dissociate the judiciary from the ordinary run of Public Servant. Or is that too much to expect in this so-called Democratic Way of Life?

I cannot yet recall the time when an ordinary good and able citizen has been appointed a Justice of the Peace and has presided over his peers from the bench.

Steve Steps Down And now another of the old-time T-NG officials, who was absorbed in the post-war amalgamation, prepares to clean out the drawers of his office-table, and put away his last bluff folder in his Konedobu office.

After 36 years of top-level administrative duties, Steven Ainsworth Lonergan (popularly known throughout both territories as “Steve”) retires this month and, so the report has it, will reside in Australia.

It will be surprising if he is content to train roses round the door of his surburban home, or execute some of his worthy losing hazards off the red on the billiard table in his favourite club. His accumulated knowledge of territorial affairs is too great to be allowed to languish even in retirement.

Steve arrived in Rabaul back in 1923. He was posted to Central Administration when Vic West was Chief Clerk at the time and Harold Page had just taken over the job of Government Secretary. It was not long before Steve took over the duties of Chief Clerk and his knowledge of records, attained, after his evacuation from France, at HQ AIF depots in the UK at Tidworth in War I, stood him in good stead. An indefatigable worker, I have often seen him burning the midnight oil in CA in Rabaul. He was deserving of better recognition far earlier than when at last he was appointed Assistant Government Secretary in 1940. When War II developed he filled an important recruiting appointment in the Territory, and during the stoush rose to the rank of Lieut.

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Steve will be missed hi the Territorv He never pandered to popularity, but when his advice was sought it was always dependable and sincere. o In Rabaul he was undoubtedly a Power Behind the Throne and he could with profit spend some of his retirement writing of T-NG in The [?]ed at the Roman Catholic Church, Port [?]by, in March—Mr. J. Schellen and Miss [?]onk. Here they are photographed at their reception. —Papuan Prints. 41 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL-

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Unofficial Ambassadors In the broad sense, P-N publicity in the Australian Pre could not be said to have achieve a really high rating. Too oftc there is a stolid phrasing of ne T i which could only come from dt partmental hand-outs, and t'.i Aussie public is becoming a If fed-up with the bureaucratic, iu inspired blurbs, with their carefi timing and studied emphasis Administrative accomplishments.

But quite apart from the PF angle there is a section of P-NGitt who are really doing a wonderft job as unofficial ambassadors ai. boosters of the Territory, all their quiet, genuine way and as achieving better results than mo of the carefully studied offici: publicity.

They are the amateur phot! graphers on leave. Armed with j the modern gadgets connected wii making coloured pictures (movti and still), these camera fiends arrii on leave in Aussie and provii their friends and their friem. friends with some most excellea entertainment.

Many a home off the beaten trai has been enlivened with scenes Telefomin, Mount Hagen, Kavie* and Madang—all unofficial glimps of the life that is being lived a:j the way in which civilisation is fci ing pushed into the Back o’ Beyon And many a Rotary Club, Apex a;j Country Women’s meeting has beE the better for these demonstn tions, selling the Territory to tj Aussie taxpayers who have coc tributed to this advance.

In my own little neck of ti woods these ambassadors over t) past few years, have staged son most instructive screenings. T 3 latest to be viewed was a sen taken by Ken. Jarvis, a supervia of buildings with the Public Won branch. And who more qualified depict the progress of the constru tion of Administrative bridges as buildings than the same Ken?

He showed the various stages construction of these signs of pr gress in the Highlands centn Madang, Rabaul and elsewhei; natives making roads and n omitting native dangers.

Ken Jarvis is but one of mac such, and is deserving—with tt others—of an appreciable “tha* you” from the Dept, of Ten tories.

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Cl«o Lakwatoiu IN Z ) Ltb NCI". fiji's Taxpayers On The Warpath, Too [?]t Only Half Them [?] Still Wild iji taxpayers have decided to w the example of Terrims in Papua-New Guinea, set up a Taxpayers’ Assoon.

E first get-together of Fiji’s axpayers was last November, ollowing increases in income import duty on certain goods other taxes. Over 600 attended meeting in the Suva Town Hall, since then tempers have cooled what and only 250 turned up le March meeting, and generaffairs were conducted in a gentlemanly fashion. /e ral speakers were appreciof the fact that, since the first ing, the Government had given ssurance that “economies would lade”. A “categorical and very 3some assurance”, one speaker i it, and others were inclined gree; after all, it was quite ilous to expect the Government ork miracles in five minutes, should be allowed time.

"Wild Derision" :h sentiments, of course, would sgarded with wild derision in Guinea; but, then, Territorians more rugged characters than ifitis, and perhaps have learned o expect sweet reasonableness their government. aetheless, some Fiji residents attended the March meeting there without their rosered spectacles. Some were of pinion that the time had come the Fiji Legislative Council d have more elected members, ■esent Fiji Legco has six elected bers, nine nominated members iding five Fijian members who ly are pro-government) and 16 al members. Mr. J. P. Bayly ssted that there should be 18 ;d members, made up of equal >ers of Fijians, Europeans and ms. ather matter for displeasure the decision by Authority not >en deliberations of the Select nittee on Finance to the public, otocol demands that a select littee be a secret assembly, said one taxpayer, then Fiji should abandon the system forthwith and let the financial affairs of the Colony be debated in full detail in the Legislative Council.

There are, of course, unofficial members of the Finance Committee who have to approve Government expenditure. They may throw their weight about considerably but if so, no one hears about it, as what goes on is in secret session. This sealedlips policy works both ways; as suggested in Talanoa in December, it is always possible for members of the Select Committee on Finance, unofficial and official, to respond to criticism by saying: “If only I could tell you what I said, or how I voted.”

This is one reason why the taxpayers of the Colony would like to see the deliberations of the Committee emerge from behind its Iron Curtain. 43 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1959

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An occasional rumble and earth jolts and trembles still emind Suva people of the earthquake of July, 1953, when a jreat submarine landslide off the main reef swept away 60 niles of trans-Pacific cable, sent a series of confused and lestructive waves across the harbour, and shook land and mildings in the city for 15 violent seconds. lAT 1953 earthquake happened at about mid-day and most people rode out the afternoon e successfully, mainly on a wave excitement of experiences and ly of the damage, dat night, however, brought a 3s of after-shocks that destroyed ) and created fears and anxieties ; built up into severe nervous in. le next few days bred as nice ■op of rumours as I have ever vn, and it was one of my jobs, Government PRO, to try to iteract these by broadcasts and s releases giving the truth as . as possible. it the power of suggestion is t and rumour is a mighty force. soon required a determined ■t of will to disbelieve. There a feeling, as each new story ped up, that it might be true, le rumours that had to be most rously discounted were those d on the belief that the earth- :e was volcanic in origin. There : so many people who had seen n and smoke rising from newly ed cracks in the ground, tere was a peculiar substance, d at Lami, that was supposed ave been forced to the surface subterranean levels. (Geologists looked at it soon decided that ad not come from under the nd, but above it, and that it a case for biological, and not )gical, examination), r days I had been writing, and ig, and declaring in every form ild think of, that there was no mce whatever that the earthe had any volcanic origin. :en I learned how strong a hold ‘perhaps” attitude can have on nind. e lunch-time crowds on Saturstopped along the Suva fore- -3 to watch peculiar puffs of :e rising at intervals from the :tion of Navua —close to the ; where, the experts had estabd, the epicentre of the earthe was. eculation was strong. Was the :e coming from the sea, or from land beyond the nearer hills?

Was there any significance in the spacing of the puffs? The staff of the ZJV broadcasting station produced a stop watch and charted the periodicity of the eruption.

There was no doubt in most minds that this was somehow connected with the earthquake.

It was obviously a case for eyewitness information and it looked like a Saturday afternoon car trip along the coast. Fortunately, however, before starting out I rang the Beachcomber Hotel at Deuba.

David Philp, then managing the hotel, answered the phone. Yes, he had seen the puffs of smoke. Yes, they were close to Navua. He had just come back from there.

But what was the fuss about?

Surely there was nothing unusual about rice farmers burning off neaps of trash after harvesting?

They Are Busy Ghosts in Levuka The peope of Levuka are not lying down under the economic blow received from the change in the town’s main role of trans-shipment port for Fiji’s copra industry.

The little ships which traded between Levuka and plantations at eastern island ports now go straight to Suva, where all Fiji’s copra is milled by Island Industries Ltd.

The overseas vessels which took away copra from Suva and Levuka now load coconut oil at Suva alone. All this has meant severe cuts in Levuka’s normal trade and in the amount of waterfront work available and there have been plenty of people ready to talk of a “ghost town’’.

But the ghosts that haunt Levuka are hospitable and friendly spirits, who mingle with the ghosts of men who lived life to the full and who, by initiative and vision and imagination built some of the Pacific’s most notable commercial houses.

As the first shock of loss of the copra trade has passed away, the friends of Levuka have begun to lally round and the spirit of entera recent article in a Wellington (NZ) newspaper saying that young leper patients at Makogai Fiji, were trying to raise money to build a small launch and buy an outboard engine, brought a quick and generous response from New Zealanders.

Enough money was donated to enable the patients to build themselves this neat little craft-the "Group Scout"-which they will use tor fishing trips and general excursions around Makogai island.

Three members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force stationed at Laucala Bay, Suve, who flew the engine across to Makogai in a Sunderland flying-boat, are examining it with two patients and the Makogai Medical Superintendent (Dr. D. W. Beckett).

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Mason (kneeling Tight) and W./O. S. G. Fagan ((standing next to boat). Dr.

Beckett is dressed in white, standing. photo: RNZAF. 45 )IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1959

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C** pvt'' m j within the town has begun tmw itself. )liday and sports expeditions i other centres in the Colony : been organised and regular rammes of entertainment, based the Royal Hotel, with Eddie ey in charge, are helping to I up the tourist industry, r services between Suva and ika, hitherto shelved because of lack of flat land for a landing , are likely to become regular that Air Viti Ltd. have im- ?d a Cessna amphibian, which use the harbour waters for iting and take-off. the whaling survey carried out ecent years by Carpenters i to the establishment of a ing station on Ovalau that will Levuka, and another project emerged from the town itself, is to exploit the waters around au and elsewhere in Fiji, mak- -icvuka a base for catching and ing fish, especially tuna, e canning operation would be ided to fruit and vegetables, h would be grown on Ovalau the islands of Lomaiviti. e Levuka planners are not perd by the failure of earlier pine- : canning ventures in Fiji. say they can profit by past ikes and they think they can narkets in Japan, where they ooking for their fishermen.

Fishermen to v How perience elsewhere certainly seem to point to Japanese ods being the only ones likely to ccessful in getting tuna out of i Pacific waters and into cans mmercial quantity. _ H ar°ld Gatty’s post-war South Sea Marine Products company spent a great deal of time and money on training Fijian fishermen in the art of tuna catching as practised with marked success along the American coasts.

The results were disappointingly meagre, although surveys have shown that tuna are in Fiji waters in quantity.

The Japanese brought in to catch fish in Eastern Samoan and New Caledtpnian waters demonstrated how it should be done by going deeply below the surface with lines baited with small fish brought specially from Japan.

Levuka citizens who have formed themselves into the nucleus of the Levuka Canning Company, with Mr.

A. G. McCown at their head, hope to attract similarly successful fishing groups to Fiji.

One of the inducements proposed is to allow Japanese investors an option on each season’s pack.

So It’s Back to the Wog-Wagon Viti Levu travellers, both local and from overseas, were sorry when Whites Express coaches stopped running at the end of March. The coaches had set new standards of bus travel in Fiji.

They were imported by the Pacific Transport Company, and Whites Travel Service attended to the passenger arrangements. The comfortable seats were a change from the spartan straight-backed devices normally found in Fiji buses.

The coaches each carried a hostess and ran to meticulously exact timetables by adopting the express principle of a limited number of stopping places also a great change from normal procedure.

This, of course, limited the number of potential passengers to those wanting to make use of these stopping places, and this naturally had an effect on revenue. (Over) visitors in Sydney recently—Miss Peggie [?] and Mr. lan Eyre. They attended a [?]nction at the Polynesian Association. —Tele-Photos. 47 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1859

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Land and of Cession he pubication of Dr. J. D. ge’s book, Britain In Fiji, 1858- ) (reviewed by RWR in Febry PIM) draws timely attention the fact that it is not only in Deed of Cession, the document □ugh which sovereignty over Fiji sed to the British Crown, that :ain’s undertakings to the Fijian pie are stated. here has been a tendency to lose it of this in Fiji in recent years, nly because of the emphasis laid so long on the Deed of Cession the late Mr. A. A. Ragg and his tical associates. f the many debates I have med to in the Legislative Council most interesting, because of the ings (expressed or held beneath surface) it stirred, was the one Vlr. Ragg’s motion calling on the r ernment of Fiji to reaffirm the iciples of the Deed of Cession, r. Ragg’s purpose was plain. He ited an assurance for the Fijian pie that ownership of their land Id be permanently guaranteed, that Fijian interests would ren permanently paramount in , despite the growing, non-Fijian lecially Indian) population, □wards the end of the long day’s debate, Mr. A. D. Patel turned a logical legal eye on to the terms of the Deed of Cession, on which Mr. Ragg had anchored his claims.

Mr. Patel read clause after clause and pointed out that none contained any pledge that all Fijian lands would remain perpetually in Fijian ownership.

He was perfectly correct, but it would be wrong to assume from this that the idea of such a pledge can therefore be lightly dismissed.

Land rights had had an important place among the topics discussed with the Fijian chiefs before cession.

Sir Arthur Gordon, who became governor after cession, held unequivocal ideas on the subject, as Dr. Legge makes clear. He was determined that Fijian rights and culture should prevail, and he drove home the idea that both depend on continued land ownership.

No one who lays any claim to knowledge of Fijian attitudes and feelings will dispute the fact that, although it may not be so stated, explicity in the Deed of Cession, the Fijian people in general believe that Britain has guaranteed to them the continued ownership of the lands of their forefathers.

This belief is an essential, and a dominant, element in the loyalty and trust which found clear expression in the speech which accompanied the presentation of Cakobau’s club to Queen Victoria after the Deed of Cession had been signed.

“With this emblem of the past he sends his love to Her Majesty, saying he fully confides in her and in her children, who, succeeding her, shall become Kings of Fiji, to exercise a watchful control over the welfare of his children and people.”

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Fiji More Tourists Stay Longer ie tourist industry in Fiji conss to boom. gures were up for 1958 —transit engers increasing by 47 per cent. 1957, while visitors who stayed to four months increased by 21 cent. eryone expects to do even better year—with three newcomers to cruising ships, in addition to the 1 P. & O. and Orient cruises. iyal Interocean Line’s “John van nbarnefelt” will make two Pacific >es. in the course of which 24 s will be spent at Suva. “J.v.0.” es about 1,000 tourist class pasers and for years has been on Amsterdam-Australia migrant run. ;yer, more recently, she has been ?ing in round-the-world voyages— via Suez, home via Panama, elaide Steamship Co. has informed Fiji Hibiscus Festival Committee it will send a cruise ship from ralia, staying four days, e 1959 event will be the fourth cus Festival. It was begun in as a one-day affair that didn’t mt to very much more than wear- ■ gay “bula” shirt or an hibiscus rned dress, but by 1958 had grown n eight-day event. This year it ae Sept. 26, to Oct. 3.

Echo Of "Joyita" Mystery

„ , An j^ o of ‘ he famous Joyita mystery off Fiji in 1955 was heard in a Sydney Court in March. 1 £6 000 tate ’ W ° rth between £5 ’ 000 and r Mrs. WUliams said her husband, George Albert Williams, 65, had Paeiffe n in mss ® holiday ’ ' in the .twatasßsastt waters. No news of what had hapbeen 55S3S3S“%lSSr fete was a mystery. late The t ud B e granted leave. a [?]d at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Suva, [?]arch —Miss Eileen Thomas, formerly of [?]utoka, to Mr. Leo Smith, of Savusavu.

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loyal Show Success Is Worth Repeating Wu Guinea Goes To Town !

By a Staff Writer When PIM visited the Papua-New Guinea exhibit at the dney Royal Show, Australia’s biggest annual camival-cumhibition, everyone was doing very nicely answering hun- ?ds of questions, seeing thousands of interested visitors and ing away what amounted to over 100,000 pamphlets before ; Show ended after its traditional “10 days and eight nights”, t this was by way of being a rushed job; next year everyone pes to do even better. )OUPLE of ways to do better ould be to get European lanters and, say, the P-NG ibers of Commerce, on the Then there might even be real piece of Australian timeiana the übiquitous pie Bag” of P-NG produce, as ground coffee and chocobars done up in appropriate ges; or roast peanuts and ated coconut. le merchants have already ;ively agreed to co-operate on chocolate bar and ground level but the time was too this time to do much about : plan for later.

P-NG exhibit at Sydney’s is “Royal” has been talked for years but nothing was about this one until January, g barely two months to make lans and get the props down Port Moresby, The whole ), which took up a handsome of space in the Arts and ; Pavillion (legacy of the h Exhibition of a couple of ago), was designed by Mr.

Chittleborough, PWD archirom Port Moresby, onsisted of two native houses, and front views respectively, up on stilts in the manner ipuan marine villages; an tion of photographs; a cornarrangement of the raw cts of the territory (such as its, cocoa, rubber, peanuts, , sisal) and what they itely turn into (such as copra, iate bars, roasted coffee and and a display of native 3ts.

On TV, Like Sabrina oubtedly the live part of the tion was the most popular, it Eri (schoolteacher from 3ulf District), Ranu Nivara fare worker from Port by) and Isimel Towalaka, ent of the Rabaul Native j Council, collectively attracted as much attention as Sydney’s other current visiting celebrity, Sabrina.

All appeared on radio and television. Isimel Towalaka, particularly, developed into something of a TV personality.

Mr. John S. Stackhouse, of the Department of Agriculture, Port Moresby, was in charge of the exhibit and he was helped by Mike Horley and Vince Poole also of Agriculture, Don Mclntosh, a Forestry officer from Bulolo, Noel Wicks and Joe Bucket, who were in attendance on a roster system.

With the exception of Mr. Stackhouse and the three native representatives, the others just happened to be down here on leave.

The whole team, natives and Europeans, were subjected to a constant barrage of questions that ranged from inquiries as to whether the old bloke who was Luluai of the fifth village along the Kokoda Trail in 1942, is still among the living; to whether they’d advise the inquirer to buy those shares in a Goroka coffee plantation.

Job Hunters Ask Questions A lot of questions concerned jobs in the Territory, opportunities for investment, trade inquiries and the A real, genuine New Guinea house —almost — attracts the attention of these three Sydney youngsters (top). It was part of the P-NG exhibit at the Sydney Show. At right, Isimel Towalaka, president of the RabauI Local Government Council, answers a question at the Show stand for Catherine Szondi, pretty employee of the Commonwealth Bank. Isimel was one of three Territory natives flown to Sydney for the Show, the others being Vincent Eri, a schoolteacher from Ihu, and Ranu Nivara, a Public Health Dept. welfare worker from Port Moresby. 53

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Another Stackhouse chore, incidental to exhibiting at the Royal Show, was to arrive there before everyone else at 8 o’clock and sweep the place out.

By the time the Show ended, just after Easter, something like a million Sydneysiders and their country cousins had learned just that little bit more about Papua- New Guinea, the mystery land of the north that they are helping to subsidise to the tune of about £12,000,000 per annum.

This time it has been little more than a peep into the shop-window; but with this start and the experience gained, plus some co-operation from private interests in the Territory, there is no reason why, in future years, the shop window shouldn’t grow into a full scale departmental store. hey Want To Go There .ongst the endless stream of e who were interested in Ing in the Territory were ers, nurses, accountants, • s, plumbers, painters, j and all varieties of trades- Placing teachers and ■S is no trouble to the Adoration, but many of the categories are right out- Ihat line of country. Howeveryone who inquired durhe course of the Show has noted. These will be listed oublicised in the Territory, anwhile, anyone who is ig skilled employees could ct Mr. J. S. Stackhouse, of department of Agriculture, Moresby, who was in r e of the P-NG exhibit.

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I am enclosing proof of this in a tracing from a rough sketch map compiled on this patrol. You will see that the Aiome patrol actually passed through the same pass into the Jimi River Valley as the one that Barry Griffin came into the Simbai Valley. The Urn River and one or two of the villages are also mentioned by Souter in his Sydney Morning Herald contribution.

One of the photographs in m/ son’s collection shows Patrol Officer Worcester talking to the very same Gainj native shown with Souter buc in this instance he is being held by a Police Boy to prevent him from running away.

The waterfall shown on page 19 was also seen and photographed by the Aiome patrol of 1954 —several illustrations of it and many others in that area are in my son s collection.

I am, etc., G. T. JENSEN-MUIR.

Yallourn, Victoria.

Mr. Souter Replies Sir —Mr. Jensen-Muir is Quite right’ in stating that the patrol led by PO Barry Griffin was not the first patrol to make contact with the etch map is drawn from one supplied by Mr. G. T. Jensen-Muir, showing the Worcester [?]trol route of 1954. "PIM" has superimposed the route of the Griffin patrol of 1958. 57 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1959

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A product of Bristol-Myers . 8M.12.57 Gants (or Gainj, if you like; se spellings are necessarily arbitran I refer him to the fourth Her article (January 5) in whicH mentioned that his son had let village register at Nimbra (an sembly place for some of the Gan and also quoted from this registt Mr. Jensen-Muir may be terested to know, however, t Griffin’s route intersected that tae by Worcester and Jensen-Muin only two point s—Nimbra Tuguma.

“First” is a rather rash adjeco in New Guinea nowadays. But the best of his knowledge, Grr made first contact with the Gs people assembling at Gunts Gembiama (east of Nimbra) with the Sendekombek - Koc people assembling at Dabrap (t of Tuguma).

From Mr. Jensen-Muir’s map, obvious that the pass through wl Worcester entered the Jimii further west than the one three which Griffin entered the Sim and in which he passed the war fall in question.

It would seem, therefore, Worcester’s patrol did not pass particular waterfall. Let’s leav\ at that. I would hate to have to; back and make sure.

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Discussing the activities at Pago Pago, the survey shows that in the period 1954, when operations began, to the end of 1057, 13,515 short tons of albacore were taken, and 7,411 tons of yellowfin—plus, of course, many other varieties of fish considered non-commercial or incidental.

Last year, three Japanese mothership fleets operated in the South Pacific for the first time. There had been either one, or two, fleets in previous years since 1950. The third fleet of 1958 consisted of the mothership Koyo Maru, 7,600 tons, and an unstated number of catcher boats.

It operated south of Fiji from September 8 to November 5, and had a production gaol of 6,325 tons of tuna for the two-months’ period.

This fleet was ordered south on the basis of good catches taken by the Tenyo Maru No. 2 fleet of the ‘same company, and because of poor catches near home, On available figures, the three mother-ship fleets must have taken about 16,000 tons of tuna from this southern fishery last year. In addition; possibly another 13,000 tons was shared between Pago Pago and ... £ further unknown quantity of *J sh was tak f n independent Japanese vessels, so the & rand J* as Probably well in excess of 30,000 tons the greater portion of which easy dlstance of tefritory derived any benefit from this harvest except perhaps some wharfages, slipway charges, and victualling provided by Fiji. 59 CIF I c ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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New Are Annoyed At The Newspapers Nothing Wrong With New Caledonia That A Psychiatrist Won’t Fix!

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All New Caledonia is seething with indignation following ihcation in the Paris newspaper France Soir of a series of cles on this territory. The articles paint a fantastic picture New Caledonia. writer, Lucien Bodard, the tvspaper’s Far Eastern corremdent, says he’s found out lat is ailing New Caledonians, lever joke, are always morose Domy—and it’s all because of onvict heritage. Their convict 3 crushing them—and they lass psychiatric treatment!

Bodard states boldly—and -that most New Caledonians, without exception, including iding personalities, are deits of convicts.

Convicts Best! he adds that shiploads of \v 'men were sent out ir the d days to be married iu mu.e s en masse, and that New lia has now reached the ad fourth generation of their 7. irticle also states that those 3 were the making of New lia, and that they were much tal people than their austere, lant descendants. The writer dicate, though, that there is lope for the modern New uan. He explains that the y can be inspired by the 3 of Australia, which started h convicts for the greater d was now a young, dynamic Frightening Reading lodard’s report of a visit to once an important convict makes frightening reading, lard writes with a pen worthy lessee Williams, as he tells iting an old man whose lad been a convict — a man degenerate, miserable, in ith no-one to look after me, ire too busy taking care of ves”. . . one of his sons conimself with a native woman s white wife left him . . . i son, prosperous, running a nd taxi for natives, and lown upon for it . . . shades t>acco Road” and similar ieces! neutral onlooker who does IlllPsi “ eloected Cat S°J expected t 0 look on them that y ' i Soi l bas a circulation of and is read throughout ° n P be appalled at the thought of the word picture of France’s fairest colony being devoured over there.

Protest The French Minister for Informa 1 1 on, New Caledonian-born • °f e £ Frey, is being sharply criticised here for having made no effort to have the articles moderated.

Mr. Lenormand, vice-president of the Territory Assembly, is at prestnt m Pans and it is expected he will lodge an official protest against the articles.

Frenchmen at home are little enough informed about New Caledonia as it is ,and Mr. Bodaro has added little to their knowledge And his articles come at a time when New Caledonia is attempting, to encourage the tourist trade.

And In West Samoa They’re “All Sleeping With Loaded Guns”

From A. M. GURAU, in Apia.

In February and March the New Zealand Truth published seme articles on the coming self-government and on the great increase of lawlessness and violence in the .territory. The reports contained some startling exaggerations, though many of the opinions regarding the Government’s policy and the attitude of the High Commissioner, Mr. G. R. Powles, are shared by most of the European residents.

IT is an exaggeration to state that “Europeans in Western Samoa are sleeping with loaded guns handy since an arsonist attempted to burn Mr. A. Lambourne, manager of Morris Hedstrom’s Apia branch, and his wife, in their beds, after first bludgeoning to death a neighhour’s dog which might have given a warning.”

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Lambourne was the first of its kind in the Territory and probably was not due to anti-European feeling. (Though a reward of £5OO was promised for information leading to the arrest of the culprit or culprits, weeks ago, no information has come forward and the case remains a mystery.) Undoubtedly larrikinism amongst the youth of Samoa is on the increase, and so is dishonesty. And there is great apprehension amongst Europeans regarding the future status of European residents in the Territory. What have been called the vaccinating and weak policy of the High Commissioner and, acting on his advice, the New Zealand Government, could be blamed for the present situation.

In a Hurry The reports in Truth allege, apart from the charge of maladministration by New Zealand, that New Zealand is in a hurry to get rid of her Former Minister Re-Elected Tualaulelei Mauri, W. Samoan Minister for Lands, who lost his portfolio and his seat in the Legislative Assembly after being convicted in the High Court in February of having assaulted a European member of the Apia Club, was again sworn in as a private member of the Assembly on March 23. He was returned unopposed by his constituency, Palauli East. 61 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1959

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NZ Committed here is no doubt that practically self-government will commence of 1960 with the creation of a inet of Samoan Ministers, two loan Heads of State and the idrawal of the High Commoner. The New Zealand Govnent has committed itself to ■government in 1960 with the roval of the United Nations steeship Council and the previsit of the UN Mission to tern Samoa cannot alter the mitment, but can only deal with inicalities. ;rong representations have been le, and will again be made, to Misison that any grant of selfcrnment must effectively safe- :d the personal and property ts of European residents, both Europeans and local born Eurois. is of some interest to note i the increasing antagonism irds Europeans is at least as h directed against local-born Dpeans who compete against full loans in Government services business, and some years ago then Samoan Parliament, the d of Fairpule, expressed the wish hn?n 1 , ocal "

K )1 «,r l 5? )peans sh ? uld b . e employed service only in pioportion to their census population that is, 5 per cent.

Can t Be Replaced It will however bp nuitP im possible for the Samoans to renlaSe or locaT-born peJpbTin Governmpnt and hiKinp<;« Lrovernment and business.

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STTAS will introduce the jet ,ge with Boeing 707’s, travelling wice weekly between Sydney London, via San Francisco and Y0rk—13,929 miles in 38 hours, ling speed will be 550 mph. t twice the speed of piston led aircraft. :er, on August 18, Qantas will two more weekly services on Sydney-San Francisco sector ink up with BOAC onwards to on) thus giving Qantas four -Pacific jet services a week, dng details of the new services fdney in March, Qantas chief itive and general manager, Mr. ). Turner, said he thought as “will be six to nine months 1 of any competing all-jet seracross the Pacific”. And Qantas e moment, he said, carried more half of Pacific air travellers. r en Boeings, costing £A50,000,000, ding spares, will operate the ic services, and the round-thel jet services of which the ic section is only a part, e full Qantas round-the-world will start about October, i all the Boeings will have been sred.

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New Zealand will not see the new Boeings “at the moment”. TEAL services from Auckland will connect with the Boeings at Nadi on Tuesdays and Saturdays northbound, and Wednesdays and Sundays southbound. Qantas services from Melbourne via NZ will connect on Wednesdays, northbound, and Thursdays southbound.

No Noisier Noise The Qantas Boeings are to be fitted with noise suppressors.

According to Qantas, this means they are “not going to be any noisier than other aircraft”. But that doesn’t mean the noise isn’t going to bring comment across the Pacific.

The Boeings make a different kind of noise, to which ears will apparently have to become accustomed before their owners realise that it isn’t a noisier noise at all!

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A couple of articles in March “PIM” brought a swift response from Mr Malcolm McDcugall, of Goroka, New Guinea, and some practical suggestions as to how New Guinea can improve its hotel position and attract overseas tourists (if it wants them, which seems doubtful).

MR. McDOUGALL has had a lot nf hotel exnerience overseas what he is hJ is an Associate SiJSSSr a nf o1 thp Hotel and Catering Medallist?-a Membel and Secretaries; he was at various times manager of the George Hotel, Edinburgh - manager of Rubens Hotel London; manager of Mt.

Lavinia Hotel, Ceylon, secretarymanager of the Wagga Wagga Commercial Club; secretary-manager of the Cricketers’ Club of NSW, and more recently, manager of the Moresby Hotel, Port Moresby. He brings all these talents to bear on tle Panua-New Guinea situation 2nd says: Both Mrs Tudor’s account of the Qantas-sponsored journalists’ tour panua-New Guinea, and the article on tourism in the South towards mllSonaf tourists) all in March PIM, emphasise the need for a change m the oiitiook of hotel proprietors and the P-NG public generally towards visitors.

When I took over the management of an hotel in Port Moresby last year, there was much lamenting fcWBSA&Ssys tSVSSS.»«•« •“ up on verandahs.

The idea, prevalent in Australia, as well as in Papua-New Guinea, that the bar trade is the primary function of an hotel and the provision of accommodation and meals an Irksome necessity, could be MI by one simple piece of legislation.

In the UK, the licensing laws provide for a substantial reduction i n the licence fee for hotels deriving mo re than 50 per cent, of their eaoss income from items other than liquor. since the fees there are high, this may resu it i n the saving of £l,OOO per an num in the fee for a moderate-sized hotel and is a substantial inducement to provide attractive accommodation and meals. a similar enactment here would provide a similar effect.

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Problems Of The [?]ders In NZ [?]ot A Colour [?]ar, But A ustom' Bar Prom a NZ Correspondent he Auckland Star, in two sr lengthy articles, recently eyed the problems faced by— caused by—the Pacific Isers living in New Zealand especially those living in kland city.

E last census showed an islander population in New Zealand of about 6,900, nearly of whom were resident in land. By the 1961 census it is :ted that this figure will be led for the city and about [) in total. th recent proof of discriminaagainst New Zealand Maoris in in hotels, picture theatres, and r here, and the associated overpublicity involved, there has some soul-searching in the try where it has always been cly held that no discriminaexisted. th Islanders, as with New Zea- Maoris, the discrimination I only slightly be described as lour bar. In most cases—and cularly with Islanders —it is a om bar”. st of the opposition to Island- >oils down to their custom of ’egating in large numbers in 5S or flats, and holding frequent es, not necessarily disorderly, )ften late, always noisy—or at well flavoured with music i not everyone in the neighlood enjoys as a regular nightly re.

Barred from Houses e effect of this custom is to [slanders from houses or flats leasant suburban areas and them to find inferior accom- ,tion in the older slummish of the city, where substantial ies are gradually forming, not ise they want to live in these , but because it is often imble for them to find accommon elsewhere. In some of these Europeans are actually mov- Decause Islanders have moved i either side.

'tain land agents are catering he housing needs of Islanders ffering them old city houses, r of them approaching the end leir days. e Star found that preference :iven to large families with high earning power capable of meeting the large weekly instalments. On old wooden houses selling at about £3,000 the down-payments range from £2OO to £6OO.

No White Collar Jobs Some big old houses of this type have been purchased by Islanders for the express purpose of providing accommodation for other Islanders, and not unnaturally large numbers often live or congregate in such buildings under congested circumstances conducive to immorality, and also to poor hygiene through lack of adequate bathing, washing, and toilet facilities.

In the matter of employment, while Islanders are welcomed, and in some cases actually favoured, in factory and labouring work, the Star found that, as with New Zealand Maoris, there is a definite bar to office and white-collar jobs, or even jobs as factory or labouring foremen—unless the entire gang or group concerned are Islanders—regardless of the man’s qualifications.

Auckland social workers, closely connected with the welfare of Islanders, told the Star that they foresee a serious slum problem associ a t e d with Islanders, unless action is taken to see that these people are able to obtain better housing in suburban areas, and unless there is closer supervision of derelict houses and housing in general.

Almost all crime committed by Islanders in Auckland is associated with liquor, and, on a population basis, the incidence of this type of ciime is somewhat higher than with Europeans —Niue Islanders having somewhat the worst reputation in this respect. Niueans are very apt to become violent after consuming liquor. But the overall crime rate is not excessive.

New Guinea Man's Plea The terms “mixed blood” and “half caste” should be weeded from the language, and replaced with Eu ™nesian”. Mr. H. Spanner told the Kokopo Town Advisory Council (New Britain) in March.

Mr. Spanner, who said he himself was an Euraneslan, also wanted to know why people of mixed race in NG weren’t allowed to become naturalised Australians, as the Chinese were. “Our fathers were Australians or Germans who helped pioneer this country,” he said.

The Council agreed to recommend to the Administration that naturalisation of mixed races be allowed.

Typical of the thousands of Islanders now in New Zealand are these two Cooks Islanders. Some, like Rangi Tuavera, on the left, come for higher education and with the intention of returning home to assist in the development of their Islands ; and others, like David Angene, on the right, would take a great deal of convincing that the future is brighter at home than in NZ, whatever the economists may say. — J. P. Shortall. 69 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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LOOKS like something in a unpletely foreign language—and is not read easily even by le who habitually make use of New Guinea Pidgin. e Lutherans are one of the stian Missions which decided to written Pidgin in the furtherof their education work; but, ad of accepting the nearest ish equivalent in spelling the in English words (which might familarised the natives with le English in written form; h they must eventually be it), the Lutherans (and others) adopted the new standard >graphy, which was agreed on 55 by the P-NG Education Ady Board and the Committee on uages. this method, the Pidgin ish words are phonetically id, according to native proiation, and this dispels most of esemblance between the original s (mostly English) and their ;rn standard spelling. It thus nes more difficult to teach le English to a native who has ne literate in Pidgin English as some now call it, Neonesian). ■e is a paragraph copied exactly Kompain Nius —which happens j an attack by the Lutheran r upon the Jehovahs Witnesses which recently has become lished in New Guinea: I gat wanpela nupela kain >in i kamap long Nu Gini nau mi taik tok save long yupela. i wok longtaim liklik long ■t Moresby na ol i kamap tu g Wau na Lae na Rabaul. Nem >ng ol i Jehovas Witneses. aim ol i save tromwe liklik hap 1a bilong ol long karr bilong Lm bel bilong yupela. Dispela n misin i no save go long den pies na katim bus na nim gaden bilong 01. Nogat. 1 save wokabaut long gaden mg arapela misin tasol na wok g stilim boi bilong ol.” the Lutherans had kept it in n but had used the nearest sh equivalent words it would been something like this: new -fella-kind JLT 6 u £ a l°£ g New n i! ke talk savy y along you-fella. All he work longtime liklik along Port Moresby— now all he come up along Wau and Lae and Rabaul. Name belong-all he Jehovahs Witnesses. All-time allhe throw ’way liklik half paper belong-all along car belong shootof m m^ssion y^e' f nn a heathen nlace and S pT,T y nnri nSnf wrn N?. d A bel ?i lg K a11 ; niinl walkabout Q S el 2 ™ h is r ’? ella work along steal nim oeiong-aii.

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PUAATORO JMERA HO into the heathen (nonistian) places, and cut the busn plant new gardens for the supof the new Christian comlities. That is not his way. All does is to walk about among people and gardens established the other Missions, and take y the native people already estab- -3d there as adherents of the Hons. le foregoing serves to emphasise of the outstanding difficulties in way of native administration in ■ Guinea—namely, the absence a common language, through ;h to reach more than H million jrate natives; and the continumultiplication in New Guinea eligious sects, who want to give ruction to the natives.

Serious Attempt ie use of Pidgin English, writphonetically, by the Lutheran, lan Catholic and other Missions the manner illustrated above — i represent a really serious atpt by competent people to pro- New Guinea’s 11 millions with immon, written language, lat attempt has been aided much by the Neo-Melanesian ionary and Grammar, compiled he Rev. Francis Mihalic, of the New Guinea Catholic Mission and published in 1957. It was a natural fcllow-up to Hands Off Pidgin English, by Professor Robert A Hall, published in 1954.

The use of phonetically-spelled Pidgin, in the absence of anything else, seems likely to extend. But, in the opinion of some experienced observers there can be little real social and cultural progress in Papua, and New Guinea until the majority of natives are familiar with simple English; and that desirable end appears still a long way off— although the Administration announced in January that all Mission schools must begin teaching in English by the end of this year. (See Feb. PIM, p. 144).

Explorers’ Club Didn’t Forget The highest honours were zcorded to Mr. Michael J. eahy, of Zenag, New Guinea, i February and March, by the imous Explorers’ Club of New brk.

First, he was made an onorary life member a istinction accorded very few len. The Secretary wrote: The Board felt that this honour as due you, in recognition of ~>ur outstanding work in zploration and discoveries in ew Guinea. All your good lends join me in congratulating you and wishing you the try best success”. Sub- ■quently, at its annual dinner, te Explorers’ Club paid a lecial tribute to Mick Leahy.

Mr. & Mrs. Leahy have been mring the Eastern States as le guests of various Americans ith whom Mr. Leahy became iendly in 1942-1945 in New uinea, when he was a member r the US Engineers. They ■turn in April.

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AT of the basket trade, for jxample? Although the market s flooded these days with every of dinky plastic shopping t and bag, the women who do eavy family shopping mostly that there’s nothing like a capacious well-made caneaffia type of Island shopping t for the job—yet these are ,lly unobtainable in New Zeamtion was drawn to this situaby a lady from Palmerston ~ one of the country’s larger i cities, who said that a week 0 before Christmas —the time the retail market is at its best combed that city for such a t and finally found one store lad three —all smaller than the he sought. vever, she bought the largest >y no means large, and it cost 5/6. s was a basket of the Niue 1 type, and the price there or nga would be about 5/-. Apart the price factor, these three ts appeared to represent the i stock of the city at that time.

Over Christmas, inquiries were made about such baskets in a number of country towns, and later in Auckland and everywhere the situation was the same; the Islands’ basket seemed virtually unobtainable.

Yet shop attendants and women seemed unanimous that they were an ideal basket, that the price of 15/- might not be considered excessive, and that they would readily sell if made available.

Just the Thing In the country towns, some retailers vaguely remembered having seen these baskets, were emphatic that they were just what country women would buy, but had no idea how they could obtain supplies, or in fact, that these baskets came from the Islands.

The baskets which were on sale were from Blind Institutes or Disabled Servicemen’s organisations.

They have a plywood bottom, and in the main are not as strong or as well made as a well made Islands’ basket, nor as attractive.

In Auckland the buyer, for one of the largest chain stores in New Zealand—a man who served for many years with a well known firm in the Islands said that they “usually” had some in stock —there was none in sight at two branches visited on that day.

He could not say what was wrong with the supply. They just weren’t coming forward. He could sell all he was offered—at the right price!

He could also sell thousands of dozens of the Islands’ type of spirally woven cane circular table mats, but just could not obtain supplies. . , , Another importer painted a rather different picture. The chain store, he said, was the downfallof the Islands’ basket trade. The people had accepted excessively low prices for big orders, then, to balance their books, they had turned out an increasingly shoddy job. Handles were falling off and the good reputation of the Islands basket was demaged. Then, with the increasing world price of copra, it was a better proposition to divert the labour to copra. That was why the baskets were scarce, he said.

There is nothing to suggest, however, that the reputation of the Islands’ basket has been seriously damaged, and there is everything to suggest that if the Islands’ cooperatives and village groups had a lively marketing officer located in New Zealand to promote the sale of baskets and other produce, big new channels of business could be developed.

Plenty of Scope Apart from the shopping type of basket, there would also seem to be great scope for the development of business in other basket-ware of modern design and usage—the neat table basket for serving bread rolls in restaurants and hotels, the very large type, with lid, as bedroom “hold alls” or for decorative purposes in modern homes, containers for pot-plants, indoor decorative palms in hotel lobbies, etc.

Advice and instructions on designs and shapes would be necessary, and a proper inspection system of the produce—perhaps by women’s committees which already exist in the villages.

With a good reputation for wprkmanship established and maintained there is every reason to suppose that the Islands basket trade could enter a new era of prosperity.

The present time for such a revival seems particularly opportune for Niue.

Import restrictions in New Zealand which apply to Tonga do n<Dt affect Niue, a New Zealand tern- There is also the fact that with the copra trade dealt a heavy blow by the February hurricane (see elsewhere) Niueans will be looking for earnings from other sources.

The experience of NZ customers is equally true of those in Australia.

Buka basketware, from the Bum area of Bougainville, is probably the best in the Pacific— certainly the strongest—but little of it ever gets to Australia, and prices then are far too high.

Hurricane’s Effect On Niue’s Baskets An official report from the NZ Island Territories’ Dept, in March said that because Niue basket-making was dependent on pandanus trees, basket exports from the island would be seriously affected following the big February hurricane. Nevertheless, said the report, the industry should recover “fairly soon”.

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Instead, “PIM” issued the foLig material as a pamphlet and ly distributed it by post to mems of Parliament, Australian papers, broadcasting stations, residents of Papua and New ea. Latest development shown anel, page 79.

E statement made in Canberra >n Monday, March 16, by Terriories Minister Hasluck, about opposition of the non-official m of the Legislative Council to ne taxation, is merely another iple of the cleverness and veness of this Minister, in dealvith the affairs of Papua and Guinea. e plain truth is that Mr. ick, who increasingly has shown le qualities of a Little Dictator he took charge of Territories, dng to force his ideas of taxupon Territorians, without any d for their opinions or reactions.

I of this is seen when the ve facts are given, in correct mce. e Minister, in 1958, ordered a ;w of Territory finances and ion incidence. This was made Government “economist” and course—presented a series of nents in favour of introducing le taxation. It contained states and arguments which were -ccepted by those most directly srned —namely, the non-official lyers. e Review was presented at the September session of the Legislative Council, but not discussed. Studying it, Territorial recognised the usual smooth approach towards income taxation. Not nearly enough consideration had been given to the fundamental differences between living costs in New Guinea and in Australia.

Case For Delayed Action On January 31, the largest and most influential non-official deputation ever to come out of the Territory (representing all commercial interests) interviewed Mr. Hasluck in Canberra. The spokesmen argued not against income tax, which they regard as inevitable, but against the methods of introduction and of imposition that seemed to be indicated. They asked that, before this tax is introduced, the whole subject be investigated and reported upon by a competent, independent Commissioner or Committee, and not left —as proposed—to officials who are clearly carrying out the arbitrary will of the top bureaucrats.

Their case was so strong, and Mr, Hasluck’s apparent reaction so friendly, that they were confident this course would be followed.

The Review came before the Legislative Council on March 9.

Discussion was initiated by Territory Treasurer H. H. Reeve, who submitted numerous arguments in favour of income taxation. Nonofficial members spoke strongly against the plan, in its present form.

Surprise and Fury On March 11, the non-official members learned unofficially, to their surprise and fury, that the Administration actually had the new Taxation Bills all ready to introduce on March 13, to be forced through by the official majority immediately; and also that the Bills had been prepared and in readiness “for months”. They concluded that, in accordance with official practice in this Council, the Bills were to be “popped on” the Council without notice, and without the non-official members being given any chance to study them, beforehand. They particularly resented the apparent fact that the Minister had not had the 77 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1958

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Tiat, in such circumstances, was use of having the Review debated ;he Council? on-official members’ reaction s violent. The Administrator gadier D. M. Cleland) was inled that if the Bills were introid as officially planned, the three :ed non-official members (Messrs.

L James, Dudley Jones and lan r ns, all eminent and influential ients of New Guinea) would in a body, and thus force an >sure of the conduct of the •itories Minister upon the notice be Australian public.

He Flew to Canberra ■igadier Cleland—an expert in ic relations—deemed the situasufficiently serious to adjourn Legislative Council to March 23; on Sunday, March 15, he flew i Port Moresby to Canberra to er with the Minister, le Minister then announced it planned that on April 20 the icil will be called to a special sion “to consider the Ausan Government’s decisions on uues”; and his sentences are so led that the average reader will me that the Council has power ;cept or reject the Bills. That is so. When Bills go before that icil, they are a fait accompli so as the Administration is coned. le Minister’s statement that “if decided to propose legislation i the Council reassembles on 1 20, that will be the beginning, the end, of the opportunity for :ouncillors to examine the den”; and “the proposals were not introduce taxation into the itory, but to change the way s were to be raised”, are simply ion of the facts.

Will Be Law ie facts are that, once Bills J before the Council, they may egarded as law, so far as the itory is concerned —they never withdrawn or amended in any irtant particular; the Minister’s osals for what he calls a ige” in taxation are so profound far-reaching that they partake ie full character of new taxis; and it is obvious that no letent inquiry into the tax ■tion can be made before I 20. e Territorians are not seeking void or evade taxation. What are asking is a more comit and authoritative review of situation and of the incidence le proposed new system than hing they can get from the aucrats.

Unchecked Dictator is not sufficiently realised in Australia that Papua and New Guinea now are the happy hunting-ground of Canberra’s bureaucrats, led by Canberra’s unchecked Territories Dictator, Mr Hasluck. It is that fact, rather than the introduction of income tax, that the unofficial minority in the Council is rebelling against. The nonofficial residents of New Guinea want at least some little voice in their government—in other words, their simple, democratic rights.

For years, private enterprise has been trying to establish new and extended small-scale industries in New Guinea; but has been defeated at almost every turn by Mr.

Hasluck. He readily helps large corporations, but —always without clearly showing his hand —he withholds any effective encouragement of the individual European.

When his most promising young District Commissioner, Mr. lan Downs, took a personal interest in the selection and settlement of young Australian planters in the New Guinea Highlands, Mr. Hasluck fell upon him like a thunderbolt in 1954-5; the circumstances were such that Mr. Downs left the Public Service. (Unfortunately for Mr.

Hasluck, Mr. Downs is now himself a coffee-planter in the Highlands, and an elected member of Legislative Council, and one of Mr.

Hasluck’s least merciful critics.) Fought For Aid For years, the Returned Soldiers’

League of New Guinea, led by Mr.

R. F. Bunting, fought for Government aid in the settlement of suitable ex-servicemen in New Guinea; but they got absolutely nowhere, until Mr. Bunting and his associates went over the head of Mr. Hasluck and appealed to Mr. Menzies. Then, in 1958, £250,000 was granted by Australia for soldier-settlement in New Guinea. _ ...

The P-NG Legislative Council has been summoned to a special session on April 20.

NG Taxpayers on Warpath Within three days of Legco session ending on March 23, the Taxpayers’

Association of New Guinea (Mr. Dudley Jones, MLC. chairman) had assembled a cash fighting fund, and a series of large advertisements were sent to leading Australian newspapers, asking Australian citizens for help through their Parliament, against the Territories’

Minister Hasluck.

The Association said, among other things: “The Minister has announced that he intends to change the pattern of our taxation system.

“He refuses to permit a prior investigation by an independent commission.

“We feel that to tamper with the present system without at least holding such an inquiry will have a devastating effect on the development of this Territory—and the Territory is vital to Australia.’’ 79 ! I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1959

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Tropicalities Putting a Fine Point To It IFORE Brisbane became a big bustling city one incident in its daily routine was the essence uaintness —and also the hottest : of the port—the disposal of city’s nightsoil. le city fathers had an old mer which loaded thousands of ; each day, took them to sea dumped them. She always made odoriferous voyage down the about breakfast time, despite an sional upsurge of civic protest ;h did nothing to stop the daily ;ant. le day two new auxiliary vessels g taken to the Islands for dey to their owners made fast the Port Office moorings to it a special cargo. The Master he smaller was not the most atile conversationalist. His talk monotonously of ships he’d l in, and ships his cronies had manded, their virtues and vices the generosity or parsimony of r owners. s crew—cook and two AB’s — i heartily sick of it, and knew )attern by heart, and the mate, had it most of the night as as all day, was showing the n. ’here goes a good job,” the per would remark whenever a passed, and wait for the mate ake his cue which invariably led the response: “Pay well?” hirty pounds and two mates led.”

WO mates!”

'es, and the skipper has his private deck.” it went on, as ship after ship ed up or down the busy river the crew got to the screaming 3, until one breakfast time by i magnificent fluke no vessel but civic authorities’ noble craft e the morning stillness of the le of the AB’s nudged his mate, here’s a good job, Jack,” he reied as the deplorable old wreck ed her reeking freight past. ,rs, Bill, looks OK,” responded other, “how many mates she 7?” hree mates,” Bill solemnly re- 1, “and the skipper has his own ite flat —bathroom, too! ‘Course mates don’t have it sweet all time. When she gets down the Bay they have to help empty the cans.”

The meal was finished in dead silence and thereafter no passing ship was criticised, or even mentioned.

WB.

When Shorts Created Horror in Fiji From the amusing memories of Charles Wagner, veteran police official, formerly of Fiji, and now of Queensland: BROWSING through my copies of that very excellent publication, The Fiji Police Magazine, I feel a pang of envy when I see illustrations of Fiji Police Officers, at all sorts of functions, comfortably arrayed in khaki shorts.

In my time, in the Fiji Police, we were condemned to conventional riding-breeches, tight at the knee and baggy in the seat.

On special occasions, such as the Supreme Court sittings, our fate was long, tight, blue-serge pantaloons, which buttoned under the instep of military, half-Wellington, dress boots.

The discomfort of it all helped me to make up my mind to resign from the Service.

In 1913, while I was on my way to Britain, on leave, I saw two British Tommies, at Aden, in shorts, and I thought that that really was a good idea. As soon as I got back to Suva, I put the idea to our Inspector-General, Mr. McOwan. To my surprise, he was horrified at such a proposal and turned it down flat.

One of the first things I did, when I left the force for the sugar planting industry, was to hack off the lower part of some of my old white trousers, and thus I went around comfortably.

When you think of the scantiness of female apparel nowadays, it is hard to believe that on occasions, 40 years ago, when I rode into Rarawai wearing my shorts, there was quite an air of disapproval about most of the people I met. Looking back on it, I think I must have been the first man in Fiji to wear shorts at all!

I have just looked over a number of old Suva picnic photographs of 1904-5-6; and here and there there is a dare-levil, myself among them, with trousers rolled up to the knees, while exploring the shallow waters of the Veisari or Lami.

But, shorts? No, sir, it just wasn’t done!

When The Cook Isn't THE officers and men of Britain’s survey ship in the South Pacific, HMS Cook , have no complaints to make about the way the Pacific territories have been treating them during their voyages, and in fact are full of praises of South Pacific hospitality. (Over) They Stood To Attention As Their Countrymen Drowned Th P ctorv of the great Apia hurricane (“PIM” February), in which only the “Pal Hone” cscaned set me delving into old family files. In 1892 my mother then ™ Wolr p with her Sister Lily (later Mrs. Percy Hunter and mother of David Florence Blair with her sister uiy i brQther Bm Blair> spent man y 2S£ ”n Samoa ’while the hurricane of 1889 still a hot topic; and she had • in perfect formation while, their countrymen "cued SSTIX IwToftL Trfc k 1 “ e us P and Sl Oerm.Tships. Samoans of opposing factions saved US Z d moa« a Vo a “ 0 gr S ea a t lll! d e ellght In describing the Samoans' burlesque of their My mother tooK great b never tired of enacting the scene of German G ffl rman rhfr a a HSf thefr Sen bjSffig staccato orders and responding in the jerky officers parading thei ’ Th ® wou id g 0 through this routine as a sort of fashion of taThiiarity they could hold the joke no longer, ballet until they bu Samoans were the most hospitable and charming people She often said th WO rld and certainly some of the most handsome, she met in a many photographs of celebrites and notorieties - SS name JDavK samoa ' punched 81 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

This is to be expected, because the Cook’s men are themselves such a pleasant crowd that nobody would go out of their way to be inhospitable. But when the Cook was in Sydney in March the wardroom did chew a piece out of a visiting PIM man’s ear (who was discovering there was nothing wrong with the Cook’s hospitality, either) because of a breach of etiquette, or something, by South Pacific newspapers and radio news sessions.

Cook IS oi 111 S Thl i?o l iv^?7 P6 SQvoi lS rrf { fi CU }utp d hi?

“JjJ* thf Si?Toofckbft d fs hml NOT the HMS Cook. It is HMS Cook, or the Cook.

The PIM man was relieved to find that PIM hadn’t offended (because ship expert Shortall would bite the editorial ears off, if it did), but promised, as he held tightly on to the Cook’s mug of ice-cold hospitality, that he would try to spread this message about HMS Cook among his Pacific colleagues.

They Said a Mouthful 7 American Kent Shelby won Tt “Ava Ava” Island, off Lautoka, Fiji, as a publicity gimmick in a jingle contest last year, and took along his friend Douglas Howard to try it out, he won himself quite a lot of publicity one way or another, The pair made it fairly clear after they had left for home again that they didn’t think much of Fiji, the island, or the kind of welcome they S °Just°iri case anybody missed the point, the two have now said it all over again, in more detail, in an article in the March issue of the American magazine, Argosy. It niakes fascinating reading.

It exp i a i ns how kava is “nonalcoholic but intoxicating”, that it is made “by teenagers first chewing the leaves of a kind of pepper plant”, and that this “highly potent liquor is prepared at tra-la-la, a ceremonial dance”.

Having got off that historic list of prize boners, the boys tell the story of “the Fijian named Tooie (the word means king) ” who is a smooth Suva gentleman who latches on the unsuspecting newcomers aij does them in the eye for £2 and I few drinks, despite the frienb warning of a local. But there as no hard feelings.

On the cont a r y, there apparently nothing odd ab o t “Tooie”, the visitors decide, til trouble simply is that “in Fiji it; not considered proper for white ai blacks to fraternise. The whi colonials feel that fraternisation w give the natives ideas, and t: natives then will ‘get out of hand*.

But later it gets worse. The bo: were broke—which was virtually t:: position they were in when tlu arrived anyhow—and tried to g work. “But none of the colonis would hire them: they we ostracised because they had bet; friendly with the natives. Nor won. the whites permit them to enti their clubs or the white bars tht v/ere off limits to natives.”

But the bit most people in F' l will like best in the heart-rendii. tale of Shelby and Howard is thii “You know,” Howard said [one d:J on the island], “we ought to g busy doing something pretty socd We’ve been here nearly two wee£ and we haven’t done one damnu thing but drink and get inr trouble.”

Which seems to just damn wo sum it up!

Friends in Court A RECENT issue of the M School Dental Service Gazet gives a well-deserved pat » the back to Niue Assistant Denti Practitioner Siona Talagi, who hf been on the job at Niue since tic war—his clinic always spotless, hi records meticulous and his operatii work of a high standard.

One of Talagi’s more difficu jobs, says the Gazette, is to con vine the older generation on Niue of tic necessity for tooth-brushing—mo: necessary now because of the iiJ creased use by the islanders carbohydrate foods. But the problea Is not so acute in the schools, sa;i the Gazette. The teachers cc operate very well, and this may < may not have something to o with the fact that of the sevo 1 headmasters on Niue, three of the* happen to be Talagi’s brothers.

CROSSQUIZ (Solution on page 95) ACROSS 1. —Who took the heavyweight championship from John Sullivan? 7. —Of which group of islands was Las Palmas the former capital? 8. —Who created Bulldog Drummond? 10. —What stands at the north-east corner of Hyde Park, London? 12.—What is the wild dog of Australia? 14. —What is the active volcano in the Antarctic? 15. —Who was King of the Fairies in "Midsummer Night's Dream"? 17. —Which antelope often weighs over half a ton? 18. —Who had the remains of the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum named after him? 19. —Which grass is used in making rope? 20. —What is the term for a lamb brought up as a pet? —DO W N 1. —What was the term for adherents to the Stuart line? 2. —What instrument is used for the measuring atmospheric pressures? 3. —What is a clockwork model of the solar system? 4. —What is a national congress of Welsh bards and minstrels? 5. —Which hoofed animal has a short movable trunk? 6. —What is the French word for sea? 9. —Who studies the manners and customs of peoples? 11. —Which country came into being in 1948? 13. —What is the name of the lighthouse on the western end of the Isle of Wight? 16. —What is the term for rammed earth used in making wa'ls? 17. What is the Christian name of wife of Charles Laughton?

The Dirty . Big Black Band The Mau Man, Mafia, and 1.R.A.-.

Sudden death they all represents Well, up in the Islands we’ll have a similar mob, Called the Income Tax Department!

T 82 APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

Fascinating Memories of a Turbulent Phase of Tongan History Parliament Adjourned to Watch Tonga's First Lawyer at Work By J. D. Whitcombe, Now Living in Auckland In 1890 the then Crown Prince of Tonga, George Taufa’ahau, was living with the Shirley Baker family in Symonds Street, Auckland, and my father was his English tutor.

Taufa’ahau became so attached to my father that he did not want to return to his native kingdom unless we went with him.

It was then that the Tongan Government, of whom the Rev.

Shirley Baker was Premier, offered father the position of Principal of the Tubou College, and Special European Magistrate.

ND so it was we sailed for Tonga in the SS Wainui, one day in July, 1890. 7e arrived at the Nukualofa irf at 1 a.m. on July 8 to find selves taking part in a little bit history. Two British men-o-war, :S Rapid and HMS Egeria, were port, and a boat which soon put to us from the Rapid brought startling news. ir John Thurston, the seed “Pooh Bah of the Pacific”, I come from Suva, had placed ;uard over Premier Baker, and I given him the choice either of ring Tonga by our ship, the inui or to be taken as prisoner board HMS Rapid.

Ir. Baker chose the former.

J 1 this we were informed by officer from the Rapid —who led: “. . . and Tonga has seen last of the Reverend Mr. :er.” (He was wrong there, for le years later the Mr. Baker, d had departed Tonga as a sleyan, returned to Tonga, with daughter, as a Church of Engd Minister and eventually died re.) Unsettling Events lut these, of course, were unacted and unsettling events for on our day of arrival in the gdom. is soon as breakfast was over, tier called on ex-Premier Baker. . Baker sent him (and he took , then a very small boy) to the 7 Premier, George Tukuaho. ’he Premier considered the situai. ’inally he told father that his jointment was acknowledged by Government, and that we might ve in to the College house, which 1 been scrubbed out and painted us. The Premier would send a ig of men to bring our luggage.

Jut after waiting for some time luggage had arrived, though the tigans were bringing gifts of ,nges, yams, drinking nuts, etc.

Some hours later, with still no luggage, father again went to the Government offices and was met by an official who said that the Premier wanted to see him at once.

The Premier informed father that since they had met in the morning he had thought the matter over and found that the Government could not afford to retain his services. Permission to occupy the house was now revoked.

Father replied that he had been duly appointed by the Tongan Government, every step being taken in proper form, and that he held an agreement which was binding both on himself and on the Tongan Government. He could not withdraw without full compensation.

Gifts—And More Gifts It was finally agreed that we might occupy the house without prejudice.

At 5.30 p.m. there arrived as a present from the Crown Prince, a roast pig and yams and a large box of oranges, also a heap of green coconuts. , . , The next morning there arrived gifts from Mr. Baker, and further gifts from Prince George and from a number of chiefs. In fact gifts kept on arriving.

And in the end, as the crowning point to this astonishing reception, father received, four days after his arrival, a letter from the Premier telling us to leave the house within seven days. . ..

We left the house and we left Tonga aboard the SS Lubeck, which took us to Sydney.

There, father got into touch with two very old friends, Sir George Grey and Sir Harry Atkinson, who suDDorted him in a claim for cop 1" pensation, made through the British Government, Tnnffa Meanwhile, news frorn Tonga showed that Prince George Taufa’ahau and the chiefs were still determined to have father back there.

Prince George himself travelled all around the group with a magic lantern and the Government College Band, collecting funds for our return to Tonga! (The incident is mentioned by Basil Thomson, who was later Premier of Tonga, in his book, Diversions of a Prime Minister.) Well, in time we received a letter from Prince George, together with over £2OO passage money, and so we returned to Tonga.

But things were not much improved all at once.

After a while father was appointed by the Tongan Government to audit the Post Office books. He discovered that stamps sent overseas to collectors had never been properly accounted for.

The Postmaster, Mr. Alexander Donald Campbell, took exception to this charge and issued a summons against father for criminal libel.

But father presented this summons to the Tonga Government, who agreed that as father was engaged by them, it was they, and not he, who was being summonsed. He advised them to engage a lawyer from New Zealand to defend the case. (Continued on page 99) This fine portrait of King George I was taken about the time of the Whitcombes arrival in Tonga, towards the end of King George's long life. 83 iCIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL-

Nine Picks Up The Pieces The rugged, hard-working people of Nii Island in March were beginning to clean up, a:i even build again, after the island’s worst hur cane had struck suddenly in late February.

The hurricane hit the 100-square-mile Nii population 4,700 with a wind force 100 mph, and lasted for an hour, with son gusts of 120. There followed another 12 hou of terrific winds with heavy rain, which maj the lot of the homeless even more miserab,' A TOTAL of 320 houses were di stroyed and 160 damaged, du ing those frightful 13 hou:i leaving only 290 houses intact.

In one of the island’s 13 village Makefu, 23 out of the 31 housE were entirely blown away, and tl others severely damaged. At Hik'; tavake, 12 were reduced to rubt and the other nine made unii. habitable.

Ten of the 13 villages lost the water catchment areas, vital waterless Niue, which is a con outcrop, a New Zealand territon 1,400 miles north-east of New Zei; land. Its people are NZ citizens..

Churches Hit Badly Among the large buildings, tl London Missionary Society’s churches were the worst hit. Onf two remained intact—three we:j blown away, and the others unroofc' or partly unroofed and otherwii seriously damaged.

The LMS loss was put at £BO,OK but a lot of irreplaceable histo:< went, too, such as that surroundin AFTERMATH. Soaden and torn, thousands of school textbooks and exercise books present a dismal Picture as they are sorted out after Niue’s hurricane had unroofed the Education Department’s store, at left. Surveying the wreckage is Niue’s chief education officer. Mr. C. w. Flavell. Beyond him out in the open bay, strong winds still whip the waves into whitehorses. This and the other pictures on these pages were taken by Niue Public Works officer, J. W. Roughan, the day after the disastrous hurricane struck. BELOW.

Only a small portion of the roof remains on Niue’s courthouse, at one end of the wrecked Administration block.

UNROOFED. Some of Niue’s houses virtually disappeared during the storm, hut many others were left like this. It is the home of Alofi storekeeper, Mr. C. P. Slaven, with part of the roof thrown down. Miraculously, nobody was killed in the catastrophe, and injuries were only minor. 84 APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Alofi church, which had withi every storm for more than 100 s. The historic church was . after the manner of Solomon’s pie, “without sound of saw or mer”. No nails were used, and he timber for the frame and i was hewn in the bush and ed to the site. .mage to Administration buildamounts to at least £60,000, £750,000 Damage tal cost of damage to Niue is t £750,000, plus loss of exports Dra, kumara and bananas. Niue not be able to export for up to lonths, for it needs for itself 7 bit of food it can grow, if it ward off hunger. sident Commissioner D. W. R. ley, has the big task of directhue’s rise from the wreckage— sk that has been thrust on within only a few months of ing in Niue. But since Niue now o start practically from scratch, he says it will be possible to build a better Niue.

Meanwhile, to give immediate relief for the homeless and the destitute citizens of Niue, New Zealanders and people of other Pacific territories in March were flooding Niue with food, clothing and cash.

Public appeals were launched throughout NZ, and NZ aircraft made supply drops of more urgently needed stores to waving, cheering Niueans on the island’s little, rugged golf-course.

Said a radio operator, F/Sgt. L. F.

Parker, after one of these drops, “They all sounded very happy down there. They didn’t ask us for anything. They were just breaking their necks to say thank you.”

Which is fairly typical of the attitude of the Niueans, who surely deserved a better break than they’ve got. [?]IR CONDITIONED. Niue’s new [?}t office, not yet completed, with- [?}d the worst the hurricane could -which was just as well, for the one, right, was wrecked. The [?] blew off and one wall fell out.

Resident Commissioner’s staff [?}tered in the new post office, [?] which they watched many of other Administration buildings [?]ntegrate. During the height of hurricane, with sheets of iron [?]ing about like paper, a cheer [?] up when one of the Niue boys [?]ared with the official Admin- [?]tion photograph of Queen [?]beth, which he had rescued. [?]ISTORIC. The ruins of the magnificent old Alofi church of the [?]lon Missionary Society, an historic building more than 100 years old, [?]h could seat 500, lie across the road from the seriously damaged Admin- [?]tion building (some of whose twisted roofing iron is seen in the fore- [?]ad). A small portion of the church wall is still standing.

DRY-OUT. A passer-by on Niue’s most popular form of transport— the push-bike—stops to survey bedding and mats put out to dry—a common scene all over Niue after the hurricane.

Niue’s recently appointed Resident Commissioner, Mr. D. W. R. Heatley. 85 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

She Made the Job Easier for the Britannia Checking The Trails Of The South Pacific The survey ship HMS Cook is these days doing a good job for Britain in the South Pacific that has not been done for 40 years. The little Cook, whose trim fines have been seen in and out of Pacific ports for the past two years, is the first British warship to be permanently based in the South Pacific on survey work since HMS Sealark was here in 1914-18. r[E Cook, like the Sealark did, works under instructions from the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty. She is interested only in carrying out survey work for Britain’s own colonies or territories, which is why she has so far concentrated her activities around Christmas Island, Fiji, the Gilbert and Ellice Group and the British Solmon Islands Protectorate, But she manages to see lots pf other places. The Cook was in Honiara in January, Port Moiesby The “Cook” landed a shore party f 3 survey of Bina Harbour, on the west ♦ of Malalta. The party was there for: months, and needed plenty of diesel for its motor boat. Here, Leading Sea Peter Crawley, of Hull, lands a nun of drums with the help of two localj habitants, all of whom took great intj in the venture. in February, Sydney in Marchr early April she was in Suva, she will be in Auckland in M In between those ports she ma up her sea miles with side t to nowhere and back —for wheni the Cook travels from A to B, goes via C, D. and E.

Modern Equipment Of her 13 officers and 150 n about five or six officers and e to 10 ratings specialise in sui work. To help them, they ha T varied collection of modern * sounding equipment, radar electronic devices, plus equipn for oceanographical research for the reproduction of her surt But all that doesn’t add uh push botton surveying. Foi survey of Bina Harbour, Mali recently the Cook landed a s'< party which stayed on the jobc two months while the ship v elsewhere.

The Cook was particularly terested in Bina because the Hy\ graphic Office thought that it) two other nearby harbours, Fiu Su’u, might be suitable for Royal Yacht Britannia during; Duke of Edinburgh’s tour in Ms Nobody knew anything about of them.

Bina Is Best The Cook’s party found that I was better than anybody could 1 expected from that area. It’s o an ideal harbour for anything to 8,000 tons, and furthermon has a fair weather passage upc coast Inside the reef to Auki, hr HMS “Cook” dressed overall at Gizo, BSIP. in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh’s birthday in 1958. The “Cook” especially surveyed a harbour in the BSIP in preparation for the Duke’s visit in the “Britannia” this year.

During the “Cook’s” survey of Natewa Bay, Fiji, the ship gave a children’s party to repay some of the kindness of the people ashore.

This happy group of young scoundrels was set the task of snatching pennies from a tub of electrified water, and here they are waiting for the signal.

Unfortunately the electric supply broke down because of a technical hitch and one young guest scooped the pool! 86 APRIL. 1959-PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

ters at Malaita, about 10 miles r . It’s a better haven than , the Cook’s men found, Britannia Used It copy of that survey report was off in a hurry to London, e it was quickly passed on to Britannia, at that time in North ic on her way south. Britannia Bina.

The Cook, 1,760 tons, takes the name of the famous explorer, Captain James Cook, who made three voyages of discovery to the Pacific. She was originally laid down as a frigate in 1954, but completed as a surveying ship in 1950 and commissioned in 1951.

She carried out survey duties on the west coasts of England and Scotland before entering the Pacific in 1957 by way of Christmas Island, where in May that year she saw Britain’s first H-Bomb send up its mighty mushroom.

From Christmas she went to Fiji, for a three-to-four months survey of Natewa Bay; then up to Tarawa; and down to New Zealand for several months; then on to Honiara in March last year.

She remained in the Solomons for almost 12 months except for one period refitting in Hongkong.

Happy Ship She is due to go into dock again soon, which is why she will be visiting Auckland in May. But after that she will be back on the job around Fiji until the end of the year and then on to the Gilberts and Singapore again.

HMS Cook is a happy ship, and her men like the Pacific station— and Pacific hospitality. And obviously it’s no one-way love affair, for six of the crew have won themselves New Zealand brides.

Is there enough work to keep them here?

Says an officer, “A full survey of the Solomons alone could take one ship 10 years”.

New Guinea Summer i at the swimming pool e jungle stands aside, i at the swimming pool e water’s cool and wide, little fishes one inch long y in a one-inch tide. i at the swimming pool e water laughs along, in the shadows, d where sunlight’s strong, pink and white begonias ow where they belong. °’s gold in the river, the wise hands say, in the river, we heard today, please do not mention it — might get in the way!

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Other items from “PIM” of April, 1939: A message from Tarawa said that the US had turned “a covetous eye” on Fanning, Christmas and Washington Islands, and a recent visit by BP’s “Moama” was “therefore of special interest”. Looking back 20 years, it doesn’t seem so very interesting now, but the passenger list of that voyage still includes some familiar names—all of them still on deck, but in far different capacities. There were Acting Resident Commissioner for the G. and E., Mr. R. H. Harvey; Administrative Officer E.

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Macdonald on transfer to Fanning and Mr.

H. E. Maude, Commissioner for Lands. * ♦ ♦ PIM reported that all of Papeete had been in danger by fire on March 22 when one of the town’s old landmarks, an old warehouse known as the fare maehaa, and nearby copra sheds caught alight. All Papeete, under the Governor, M. Chastenet de Gery, turned out and fought “a gallant 12-hour battle, with his Excellency in the front line”. They saved the day, but only after the new Customs House and the Port Office had been demolished to prevent the spread. ♦ * * A big Japanese trading firm was offering £2 a ton more than the ruling rates for native copra in the Gilberts, and was thus suspected of being subsidised by the Japanese Government with the idea of obtaining a firmer foothold in the Pacific by “peaceful penetration” methods. * * * The old, never-ending argument flared up again—the outposts v. headouarters.

This time it was in the New Hebrides, where French planters were complaining that although the outlying islands provided three-quarters of the budget, all the amenities —good homes, light and power, hospitals, etc.—were going to Vila. (For Vila, substitute Port Moresby, Suva, Apia, etc.). * * * In Western Samoa, they had authorised formation of a European Volunteer Force “for the defence of West Samoa”. A shipment of rifles, machine-guns and ammunition had just arrived. * ♦ ♦ Assistant District Officer J. L. Taylor had nut in a report about his later famous patrol from Wabag to the Sepik district of NG. Making first contact with the May River people, Taylor commented: “One party of warriors stood on the high bank of the river with their arms stacked behind them, and beckoned our canoe party to come in close where they might shoot down upon us!” chiefs presented the “Cook” with two tabuas when she reached Natewa Bay, The captain, Commander H. R. Hatfield, here receives one of them at a ceremony, lander Hatfield completed his commission when the “Cook” was in Sydney recently and the ship’s new captain is Commander J. S. N. Pryor. 87 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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Henry Lawson is part of the Australian legend; part of the thing that Russel Ward in a book reviewed here a couple of months ago called mystique. How much of that essence is acknowledged by present generation Australian intellectuals who are bent on proving that the country is not all gum-trees and swagmen, is anyone’s guess.

LAWSON and the Sydney Bulletin were in their hey-day together, two or three generations back when our grandfathers made that Sydney weekly the Bible of the Bush.

The circulation of the present-day Bulletin is a fraction of what it was at the beginning of this century, and probably the number of people who read Lawson has shrunk in a very similar proportion.

In the post-war years, of course, there are hundreds of thousands of new settlers in Australia to whom gum trees and swagmen are not old stuff, best forgot; and these and others will be grateful for Colin Roderick’s selected Fifteen Stories by Lawson, published recently by A. & R., of Sydney.

Lawson Stories at A Bob Each Lawson was born in Grenfell, NSW, in June, 1867, and spent his early years in the country between there and Mudgee. His family was desperately poor and he had only four years formal schooling before he left it to help his father on their farm and later to work with him on the new railway line from Lithgow to Mudgee. When he was 18 his mother took her children to Sydney, where he was apprenticed to a coach-painter and also attended night school to learn English and History.

His first published work was characteristic of the man and his times. He was never far from the breadline in the early days, which produced the usual burning desire to reform society. His mind, says Roderick, simmered with plans for revolution. He gave expression to this in verse which J. F. Archibald published m the Bulletin in October, 1887, as “A Song of the Republic”.

Throughout his life, Lawson was what Australians still call a “battler”. Whether following his painting trade or, occasionally, being employed full-time as a journalist on one or other of the radical periodicals of the time, he was never more than one step ahead of acute poverty.

In the manner of the age, he moved about after periodical work, following the outbreak of goldfields in Western Australia, and New Zealand; the shearing or the railways, and in this way absorbed the lore of the country, and its humour.

During one stage of the 1890’s depression, Archibald gave him £5 and a railway ticket to Bourke and told him to stay there and write about the outback for the Bulletin. The three first stories in the Fifteen are from this period, and in a way constitute Lawson at his best. In In a Dry Season he describes the journey to Bourke. . . “Draw a wire fence and a few rugged gums, and add some scattered sheep running away from the train. Then you’ll have the bush all along the New South Wales western line from Bathurst on.”

And in the Stragglers the slab, shearers’ hut comes vividly to life with its six “travellers” holed up, in the process of trying to live until next season. “In order to do this they must tramp for tucker, and trust to the regulation—and partly mythical—pint of flour, and a bit of meat, or tea and sugar, and the goodness of cooks and ston keepers and boundary riders. Yi can only depend on getting tucl once at one place; then you mu tramp on to the next. If you cann get it once, you must go short; H there is a lot of energy in an emi stomach. . . To live you must wa To cease walking is to die.”

In such conditions as this was t Australian cult of mateship boc and Lawson was its prophet. In siu conditions was the very rigid soc boundary of “workers” and “boss« drawn and is still maintain!

“Government House,” as Laws calls the station homestead, mig have been only a bush hut, as t one described in Stragglers, but: represented authority and to it t “travellers” went with their tucl bags only when they knew the ms ager was likely to be away. The co there was a “good” cook —“too go to keep his place long.”

By 1896 his reputation as a wrii was growing and in that year married. He and his wife went Western Australia and the folic ing year to New Zealand, where was for a time a school-teacher a small settlement in the Kaikoun In 1900, David Scott Mitchi v/nose collection of books on At tralia was the foundation of t now famous Mitchell Library, loan Lawson the money for fares to Lo don. He had no trouble in havi his work accepted there but t climate suited neither Lawson r his family. They returned in 1! and in the 20 years until his des in Sydney in 1922 he eked out existence by writing. (Ot As pretty as a picture is Port Moresby girl Miss Heather Johns, her e modelling a hat to help launch a new hat salon in Port Moresby. Proceeds for this parade went to the Country Women’s Association. The frame was in gold. We have no details about the hat! —Papuan Prints 88 APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH If

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Ie wrote verse, stories, sketches: le serious, some humorous; and ; all writers he produced some ir quality material amongst his digious output.

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FIFTEEN STORIES. Published by us and Robertson, Sydney. Australian >e, 15/-.) 's Mad About arks—or Mad rHAT is the fascination about sharks that has driven so many people in recent years to write ks about them? Hardly a popular ject one would suppose—and tarently be dead wrong, turing the month we received irks Are Caught At Night, by ncois Poli (translated from its ;inal French by Naomi Walford); [ almost at the same time PIM [ an enquiry for some South ific shark photos from a writer in United States who says he is ) writing a serious book on the ject. rancois’ book tells a great deal ut West Indian sharks and er monsters of the Caribbean, it is not so much “serious” as ertaining, even for those who .’t share his strange passion, a Europe he had a conversation h a friend who assured him that und Havana, sharks came in the ra Large, Economy, Family size; Dther words, as big as buses. He, refore, immediately set off on the st. a Havana he teamed up with a ntryman who was doing a series articles for a French newspaper I together they suffered the srmost discomfort in the most nitive conditions in order to 3h sharks. They would go out h a local fisherman, bait the ;e hooks with rotten flesh, toss m overboard attached to floats rked with a hurricane lantern — I waited. . . “We waited for two irs, and nothing happened. . . 3 boat switchbacked on the swell. nbert held his Rolliflex camera the ready and Romilio leaned r the water holding a very ripe >rdfish head at arm’s length. He »t tapping it with a club, to atct the sharks by the resulting v of blood and rotting flesh. . .” md later; “. . . Romilio put the aying head back into a bucket.

Suizo uncorked the whisky. nbert swallowed another drammine capsule. He went on fish- »> ’he book is full of anecdotes »ut the local fishing types; the lesome details of the shark-meat de ;and herculean struggles with sinister creatures that appear to mt the West Indian seas. But no ere does the author explain why wants to catch sharks, anyway. heh re o^ l it ab Aftpr d fl°n S It : ’i U ?, t >f for th u sillier than eninl S’a&o!V ™ ucb elephants’and’lions’ Afr '° a *° Sh ° ot idHAPVG adit PublShfd by Runert Hart nlvif IG T H J' Australian p?ice, R 2o/- * t ' Davls - Ltd - T -i lail-rieCG T _ c+~ 10 tie mI TV .

HE most extraordinary and probably the best of the quite unspectacular bunch of books this month, is James Jones’ The Pistol, which after all these years of silence might be regarded as a tail-piece to that author’s first monumental and controversial novel, F,om Here To «»• Possibly Jones made sufficient out °- j l * s best-seller and the motion picture that came later, to be in no hurry to write a successor. In any event, he can’t be regarded as being a prolific writer, having, so it is said > taken eight years to produce Eternity, and something like the same period to produce his second major effort, Some Came Running, which will be published in its Enghsh edition later this year, The Pistol takes up where the first novel left off—with the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbour on De- 91 ICIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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The “dedication” of this book is a typical James Jones touch- “ This book is not dedicated to anything or anybody. I would dedicate it to my wife Gloria, who helped as a wife and as reader, were it not that I am tired of books dedicated to wives by men who are grateful to their wives for being wives. My wife agrees with me.” (THE PISTOL. Published by Wm.

Collins, Ltd. Australian price, 15/6.) A Touch Of Neurosis WHEN the Times Literary Supplement reviewer, a couple of years back, said of Elizabeth de Vegh’s collection of short stories (A Case of Eye Shadow ) that there was “a penetrating hint of neurosis behind each story”, he summed up the contemporary short-story perhaps better than intended.

Most short stories that are in any way “contemporary” are, of course, no longer stories —in the sense that the O. Henry writings of a past generation were. They do not aim to entertain; but rather are used as a medium of self-expression. If they also can be described as a sort of elongated “shaggy dog”, that leave the reader, at the end, deep in the woods, that is just an unfortunate by-product of the modern art of writing.

Mrs. de Vegh now has written a full-length novel, A Knot of Roots, in which she expands her technique to suit, fortunately with better effect as far as the normal reader is concerned.

The theme is still slight to the extent of being non-existent and, of course, does not resemble an oldfashioned plot at any point. It is a slice out of life as, with variations, it might be lived by thousands of people. Of Mary Simms, well off and lately widowed, her family grown, who buys a country property some way out of New York: and of Golder Harris, the coloured man who helps her look after it.

The characterisation is quite good; but it is distinctly a portrait painted in the monochromes of the modern. (A KNOT OF ROOTri. Published by Wm. Heinemann, Ltd. Australian price, 18/9.) Just Like Papa NOW doing a second-time-round are some of the early Daphne du Maurier novels — The Loving Spirit, her first novel, published in 1931; and her third, of 1933, The Progress of Julius, just received Neither bear much more than incidental resemblance to the historical pieces she wrote later; or to the slicker, modern atmospheric novels of the Rebecca variety.

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litioned to monsters in the past ears, or because the bogey-men ne generation seldom scare the ers of the one following, he uently seems more tedious than :ed. le story of Julius begins in a 11 French village on the banks le Seine. The child’s upbringing gainst a background of squalor the days before the Francoisian war, and as the son of ivaricious French trollop and a h-abused, Jewish misfit who fies his soul by playing the flute, the end, Mama drives Papa to ler, with Julius an enthusiastic encouraging witness, and the survivors of this piece of family lay then flee to Algiers, which ds the right atmosphere for is’ flowering talents as a junior ster, om Algiers, the progress con- -3S to England, where he goes the catering business. He ires a wife, a million, a knight- , and a daughter with golden —all of which can be regarded i legacy from his French ler, Julius does not resemble ’apa at all—except in one thing, that comes at the end when he itles the woman he loves, this had been written today it d simply be regarded as a ing from life, not as an exercise >od and evil. It’s interesting to :t, therefore, that even so rey as 25 years ago, things such ins and virtues were so much clearly delineated in black and g e modern psychological treat- : of Julius would have had him :gling manfully with his innersoul. The du Maurier of 25 > ago afforded Julius little soul no struggling whatever —which ibly proves nothing, anyhow, 3t that life has become so much e complicated in the last ber-century.

IE PROGRESS OF JULIUS. Pubby Wm. Heinemann. Ltd. Australian 15/6.) Murder, With Nautical Effects THE story goes that, years ago, New Zealander Ngaio Marsh, having read an Agatha Christie, said: “I bet I could do as well.” The result has been a long list of excellent thrillers: excellent not only in the technicalities of crime writing, but in style, characterisation and general entertainment.

Connoisseurs of crime fiction won’t be disappointed in the current story, either —Singing in the Shrouds —which was probably produced for the Christmas trade in the United Kingdom, and has only just arrived here.

Although by no means as prolific a writer as Christie, Ngaio Marsh’s stories have in recent years maintained a better average standard and in the opinion of many readers she now not only does as well as Christie, as promised, but usually a great deal better.

Like Christie, Ngaio Marsh is interested in the theatre and a few years ago brought a NZ University repertory company to Australia for a season. But while Christie has had an overwhelming success with mystery plays in London’s West End, Marsh seems to have made no attempt to follow her into this field.

The action in Singing in the Shrouds all takes place during a voyage to Cape Town. When the “Cape Farewell” pulled out of the Port of London on a February night, she left behind the body of a murdered girl on the wharf and carried with her amongst her nine passengers, a murderer.

Discovery of the corpse is too late and the clues too inconclusive to hold the vessel up, but Superintendent Roderick Alleyn joins her off Portsmouth and continues with her to Cape Town, by which time Ngaio has executed a lot of amusing and entertaining writing, and Alleyn has snared the murderer. (SINGING IN THE SHROUDS. Published by Wm. Collins, Ltd. Australian price, 15/6.) Corrigan Colours The Orient JOHN FOSTER DULLES and Mark Corrigan were running neck-and-neck in the number of countries they could visit in the shortest possible time, before the former was recently whisked into hospital. At the moment Corrigan has it all his own way.

In his last two major works he was pursuing sex and mystery in Chicago and Honolulu; in the current volume he has dashed off to Siam, Which fact you can find out, fortunately, without reading more than the title —Menace in Siam —and looking at the dustjacket showing a sinister type In Manchu moustachios, a purple cooliehat and jacket to match, pursuing with a knife a red-headed version of Sabrina, in a revealing red dress.

Mark goes to Thailand, at the express invitation of the US Intelligence Department to investigate a family called Fang, which is endangering US influence in the Philippines.

It all sounds terribly involved, so to help him in his labours, the US kindly sends along one of its most seductive hired-helps—she of the [?] ossquiz Solution from p. 82) How To Make A Sea Raid—By Armchair For those who sailed Pacific waters during the years of World War 11, the activities of the German raiders to 1943 make absorbing reading. At least three accounts have now been published in cheap paperback editions—David Woodward’s “The Secret Raiders”, which accurately summarises all their activities: “The German Raider Atlantis”, by Captain Bernhard Rogge, commander of that raider ; and "The Black Raider”, by Captain Kurt Weyher of the raider “Orion”.

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ENACE IN SIAM. Published by Angus Robertson, Ltd. Australian price, ) en the Birdies ve the Nest IRBARA GOOLDEN writes exclusively—and prolifically for those whose interests are female, domestic. Presumably some js have read these turgid dramas he hearth and home, but they t be few, indeed. - Ships of Youth, the emotions in over-possessive mother are bare for 266 pages as she slowly ises that her three children, two , one daughter, plan lives of r own. le way author Goolden works it tut and wraps it up will “deeply ;fy her many readers.” says so on the jacket-flap.

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E Economy Sizes, Giants and Super Giants of the toothpaste md soap-flakes world are now I translated into the paper- -3t book market. In recent :hs, Fontana (which has “Pink”, e” and “Yellow” spines at yi n g prices) has added a larch”, at 7/6. And Pans ch used to come in the “Great”

“Giant” variety, as well as in in” at a modest 3/-) are being uced in the Pan “Major”, also '6. one way and another, paper- Jts are getting bigger and ly better—all the time. Here some of the newest: LAY AS I PLEASE, by Humphrey ton. In case you don’t know it—and of you will not—Humphrey is n’s Number I Hot-Trumpeter. More, distinctly U. even if his fans are ctly Non-U, having deserted a long f Etonian and Guards ancestors, not y representatives of the Established h, in order to enter his chosen proa. Even if you are not interested in lans, hot or otherwise, you may care id “Humph’s own sizzling life-story” academic exercise. Humph writes well. (Great Pan).

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Mayo. A lot of newspapermen make nest extra penny these days writing rs, and Mayo (a pseudonym) is one em. This one is a pot-pourri of >r ping-pong balls, bloodstained , mysterious corpses, and the efforts -convict Raynor who didn’t do it sp one hop ahead of the police who think that he did (Great Pan).

The Struggle For Europe, By

Chester Wilmot. Australians might, with some justification, take a poor view of Wilmot’s billing on the back of this book as a famous “BBC War Correspondent”.

Wilmot was, long before that, a famous war correspondent in the Middle East for the Australian Broadcasting Commission.

He is remembered for his on-the-spot broadcasts as the AIF was driven out of Greece; was with the Diggers in Tobruk; later still in New Guinea. He wrote considerably about the Tobruk seige, privately, and as an official Australian war-historian. (Wilmot was born in Brighton, Victoria, in 1911 and was killed in the Comet crash in 1954.) “The Struggle for Europe” covers the period after the war was carried into Northern Europe, 1944-45, when he had become a war correspondent for the BBC with which institution he remained.

Wilmot’s book is in no sense a personal story, but straight history in which he sets out the military, political and diplomatic moves of the last years of the war and the “Hot” peace that resulted therefrom.

As such, it lacks the reader-appeal of such personal stories as that of Field Marshal Montgomery, who was himself impressed by Wilmot’s book and, as you may remember, quoted considerably from it in his “Memoirs”. (Fontana Monarch).

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Christopher. Australasians are confirmed do-it-yourselfers; the Briton on his home heath normally not so much so, although even there in post-war years, the cult of giving-it-a-go has grown considerably, to the discomforture of professionals.

Now the amateurs are aided and abetted by this small book which says it’s fun to save money by doing it yourself, and then proceeds to tell you how. This volume confines itself to jobs around the house— 97 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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BANKERS: BANK OP NEW ZEALAND. SYDNEY. ■y left father to secure the r—He chose Mr. Thomas r, who was one of the most lawyers in Auckland at that i arrival of Mr. Cotter and his was also an occasion of his- -1 interest. For the Tongans before had they seen a lawyer Tk. • Chief Justice of Fiji, Sir ’ Berkeley, arrived in HMS ove to preside at the case. doubt the then Governor of ir John Bates Thurston, would been pleased to see father ht back to Fiji as a prisoner— ither was at that time in ithy with the Rev. Shirley . But Sir John was not to his wish.) m the case opened, Parliament n session in Tonga, but by of the King, George Tubou I, the session adjourned to enable members to attend the Court, for interest in the lawyer and his wig and gown was by this time immense.

Well, that case lasted a week.

It appeared that the only evidence Campbell could produce as to the whereabouts of the cash and stamps was in a small black book— and this book he could not find.

So on the day before the trial ended the Chief Justice said, “Mr Campbell, if you do not produce that little black book by tomorrow morning you will find yourself in a little black box!’’

And so the Government of Tonga, and, I suppose—my father—won the case.

Campbell had to leave Tonga, and I heard he was found a position in New Guinea by Sir John Thurston —as hangman.

Two interesting points remain to be told.

One is that in no time at all it seemed, Tonga had its own young lawyers appearing in its various court cases. The second is that King George Tubou I died in 1893 at the ripe old age of 95, and Prince George Taufa’ahau came to the Throne as King George Tubou 11.

Soon after the beginning of the new king’s reign, father was appointed Foreign Secretary to Tonga, and he also received £5OO compensation for that position he had first come to Tonga to take!

We afterwards spent many happy days in Holy Tonga. or decoration including painting. hanging, putting up curtains, putlown linoleum; and interior and exsimple repairs. (Great Pan— lal).

I ROSY PASTOR, by Nigel Fitz- I. There were four beautiful women around the misty bay in western d, and one of them was a murderer so it seemed. Incidental to Denis ke (actor) finding out which is in- , there is some entertaining writing some pretty Irish wit. (Fontana, spine).

CHOLOGY OF SEX, by Havelock Although this standard work on the t is now 26 years old—and even t was published four years after the •’s death—readers encountering it ie first time now that it has been led in this cheap edition, will likely •prised to find that the things that ill regarded as forward-looking are ! modern as they might believe, ry Havelock Ellis was born exactly ars ago. At the time of his death s a white headed, long bearded old man, not unlike a portrait of an Pacific missionary and not as one imagine to be, a man who had dea lifetime to the study of the sex of humans. nite of today’s greater freedoms and lit of public discussion, complete tanding of sex is with most still cial. For want of real knowledge, -aged as well as young people fre- -7 labour under a delusion that there nothing odd about themselves. A of Ellis should remove most doubts subject. (Pan Giant). :der on the orient express, atha Christie. One of the best of irot series although written back in Ihe whole action takes place during ree days’ journey from Aleppo across (Fontana, yellow spine).

GOLD RUSTLERS, by Luke Short, title indicates it is a Western, for who like them. And plenty do. na, yellow spine). copies from Wm. Collins (Overseas), Australian prices: Great Pan. 3/6; iants, 5/-; Fontana (yellow spine), onarch, 7/6. 99 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1959 First Lawyer (Continued from page 83)

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From the often tedious columns of the weekly Admiralty i>tices, a few recent random items in the dead-pan language the Lords Commissioners give little indication of the big )ries behind them. ! such notice; “Possible missile Dsecone sighted approx. 30 41 133 57 W . . . Object stainless iminium extended 3 to 4 ft and 10 ft below surface. Revessels recover with caution, sighting to COMWESTSEA- -gain; “Ocean Station ROMEO 172 W will be disestablished I Feb.” > was one of the weather reg and radar ships established g international oceanic air in post-war years. Again; iioactivity danger no longer ;s at the following atolls: lap. . .Rongerik.. .Ailinginae.” ill also be comforting for some )w that, thanks to the work h vessels as HMS Cook and IS Lachlan, a reef shown of Llhir Island off New Ire- ;an be “expunged” from the as can some discoloured southeast of the Gleaner Reef iga waters. New charts of cerorts and anchorages in New i and the Solomons will also e on sale.

Dlomons And Hawaii

HER BROADCASTS: To our i general summary of voice !r broadcasts of interest to s of small ships and yachts in Islands waters, last published in October, may be added two new items.

The Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service is broadcasting an ocean forecast for that area at 0935 GMT (except Sunday) immediately following the BBC and local news. This station is now audible over a wide area of the Pacific with its increased power on 5960 kc-s. There is also a transmitter on 1030 kc/s in the broadcast band.

Of particular interest to yachts heading for Hawaii, the establishment of a voice broadcast of navigational warnings by the Coastguard station NMO, Honolulu, at 0600 and 1800 GMT on 2686 kc/s.

• Queen On The Coral: The

ESIP Government’s new 200-ton Coial Queen had her first bite at the coral at the height of the Royal Visit to the Solomons when she was acting as a vital unit of the official communications system.

Loaded with the official jeeps and with government officials, photographers, and a party of police, Coral Queen was approaching Auki, Malaita, early on March 20 when she grounded on a reef at 5.55 a.m., almost within cooee of the Royal Yacht.

The Symes vessel Ambon, the Cape Torrens, and smaller craft were soon on the scene, however, and Cape Torrens took off the passengers. Britannia was advised ? lsha P and the Royal Yacht’s navigator, Commander P. e. C Burgess and another officer, soon a J£ ved m a launch to render service‘ was decided that, if neces- S H the Roya l Yacht would be employed as a tug, but this was not necessary. With the aid of Ambon and own engines Coral Queen a £ 0 am * and arrived at Auki at 1.20 p.m., where the landed 1611 * aboard was immediately An examination of the hull by a diver and a shipwright from Britannia revealed no serious damage, and Coral Queen returned to Honmra acconiing to plan at the end of the day’s celebrations.

• Danger Still Lurks'

Danger from unexploded mines and depth charges still exists in many Pacific coastal areas. Current Notices to Mariners list danger aieas near Port Moresby, Kavieng the north and south of Bougainville, Shortland Island, south-east coast of Malaita, four points along the south-west coast of New Caledonia, including the approaches to Noumea, four points round Lspintu Santo, Undine Bay on Elate Island, six areas round Viti Levu and two points north and scuth of Vanua Levu, Funafuti, and the approaches to Nukualofa. There are unexplored depth charges in Milne Bay, Blanche Bay, and Gazelle Harbour in the New Guinea area. • CHANGE OF HARDWARE; Though H-bombs are out of season in the Marshall Islands just now Washington announced on March 15 that a base for the testing of “antimissile missiles” will soon be built at Kwajalein. NIKE and In The News This Month Ambon Aoba Aoniu Ai Sokula Annette Britannia Coral Queen Cape Torrens Cagi-Mai-Ra Charlotte Donald Degei Dau Tataro Enterprise Elpetal Eolo Fort Cadotte Fantome Flying Cloud Hifofua Halcon Rojo Johan van Oldenbarnvelt Janis Maureen Maroro Manawanui Pacific Pearl Pacific Mara Pagan Ra Marama Rannah Rubia Rang!

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CUS missiles will be among those sted. The “fallout” from these, in b form of stray missiles, or portions same, will add to the interest of vigation in that general area jm time to time. • A BETTER ’OLE: American ;entists interested in the make-up the earth’s core and crust, are mning to drill a three-mile hole the sea-bottom somewhere near ji—presumably in very deep water, there would appear to be no vantage in performing the operan at sea otherwise.

Dil wells drilled at sea in comritively shallow water are no velty, but if this operation in- Ives a really deep ocean area it emises to be an event of more m usual interest. The problem of >oring the drilling vessel, or at ,st of keeping the drill in a rti c a 1 position whatever the ather ai the surface, seems fordable.

• Operation “Ferry”: The

it of the Duke of Edinburgh to ; Solomons in March was the asion of a major passenger transrt operation by the local fleet of all ships. Large numbers of Dple were ferried to the ports call of the Royal Yacht Britannia >m outports. Special regulations /erning the movements of these >sels at ports during the stay of J Royal Yacht were posted, and were asked to be “dressed over- ” for the occasion. A harbour lice patrol operated at Honiara ring the visit. > HE SHOWED THEM HOW: d faces, and perhaps even some om, accompanied a recent salvage jnt in the New Hebrides.

Some months ago Comptoirs mcais des Nouvelles Hebrides all wooden motor vessel Aoba nt ashore in the Banks Group, s surveyed there by the experts she lay on the reef, and classed a total loss, though some )ught otherwise. rhe owners or underwriters thereon offered £5,000 for delivery of ; damaged vessel to Santo. “Fair ?ugh” thought Mr. Paul Coulon, Santo mechanic, who’d never dertaken a salvage job in his life, he headed for the Banks with ne labourers. The experts smiled, some little while later, Aoba was served to be entering port under : own power after a 200-mile <age from the place where she :l become a total loss. Next proincement from the experts, after study of the hull, was that the it of recommissioning would )bably run to about £12,000. [Tiis is considered uneconomic 1 Aoba is now for sale. All the ;sent smiling is being done by chanic Coulon, who has his cheque £5,000 and can always be conted for other similar jobs. Nice rk, when you can get it, he nks.

FRo Rmg nrvt * 9P e . ratlon of the nf'Sv,™ f f IS the ? ource of plenty of sharp criticism at present.

One correspondent writes: “We have rate hot Tis S thfm nea “ y £2 P er ton higher ,7“ oeiore.

New Guinea planters were reccntly howling in PIM about freight rates on copra to England. Tell them to relax; we pay £l7 to Europe— and the opening of copra bags durbulk loadin S is done in such a way and with such poor supervision of labour, that planters lose 40 per cent, of their bags ” *B?' SSS Guinea. Another caused a lot of legal work in Darwin. In January, we mentioned the New Zealand coaster Holmdale, which had become Pacific Pearl and was seized in Japan at about the time of the Rose Pearl incidents in Darwin. 103 I C I F I c ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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cific Pearl, sold by court order, Tie Pacific Maru. We now learn Pacific Maru is to be the base for marine salvage operations i carried out by a joint Aus- ,n-Japanese company at Aitape, ak, and Kavieng. ading the Australian side of war-wreck salvage group is ain J. E, Johnstone, who ged the gold from Niagara, by German mines off New nd in World War 11, and other ic salvage operations. The New sa job may take four years to lete. The same group is saJvagsunken vessels from Darwin iur. ►OMETHING OLD, SOME- G NEW: Ships were news in u February-March, with some ale, some sold, and some on or entering service. Most ining item in the retiring group T ovata, ex Purple Sea, ex SC- ,s famous in her way as Kon ind the other raft drifters. A 9f ocean current charts would little basis for a drift vovage a point 250 miles south of ulu to Fiji, such as that made maid Ernest Johnson in this laser in the last months of and early 1948, and told at length in the PIM at those and p, 107 this issue, t 1942, and much altered since rival in Fiji waters under tow British freighter Fort Cadotte had picked her up off the srn Lau, she has now been 5d unfit for further service by mens, Island Transport Ltd.— ildiary of W. R. Carpenter & d. She is to be stripped and ill offered for sale or scuttled, vessel, which set off from xlu with SC-671 in tow—an :al type of craft—is still in in French Polynesia as i. Fort Cadotte has either old and renamed, or broken she no longer sails the seas that name. sale at Suva is the 29-year- -3-ton auxiliary cutter' Tui ea, which went ashore on Reef in February but got Suva. This vessel was originlilt by Marlows in Suva but trgely rebuilt by Millers in and is owned by Morris om Ltd.

C. J. Anderson, of Victoria, to have got a bargain at 1 m the 20-year-old Fiji Govit vessel Degei, 205 tons gross, le i 1 ? 8 . Purchased as a mother r fishing operations off Bris- Jovernment is being criticised y quarters in Fiji for having is vessel at this low price, reliable old “workhorse” for fD for many years was reid lay idle at Suva after the of the new Degei II from mg in November last year.

Degei was built at Suva in 1939 and launched in 1940. The steel was punched out in the United Kingdom and sent to Fiji.

All Fiji timbers were used in the construction, including first-class Kauri m her hull, which is still as good as when she was built r^'S ie i i )e i?So Und ! rwent an extensive refit m 1949 and was out of com- ??« S nn 0 n n f fO K months She cost £lB,OOO to build in 1939.

She is powered by twin Gardner diesels of 75 hp each.

The new owner plans to sail the Degei to Brisbane from Suva as soon as the present spate of bad weather eases. Captain Hight will be m command. Mr. Anderson says that he has a good bargain and that no overhaul is necessary for the present. (Degei arrived in Sydney early April).

Latest of the series of new Fiji government vessels acquired in recent months —Ra Marama from Singapore, Degei II from Hongkong, Cagi-Mai-Ra from the local PWD Yard—comes Dau Tataro (Restrain), a new firefloat for use in Suva.

An outboard-powered craft of very shallow draft, 45 ft x 13 ft x 7 ft 9 in. moulded depth, she has been built by the same London yard as supplied the Tonga Government v/ith their landing craft Kao and towing launch Fonualei in 1957 — the Thames Launch Works of Twickenham. She has a fire and salvage pump with a capacity of 150 gallons per minute and four foam units capable of supplying a total of 1,800 gallons per minute from two 160-gallon foam tanks. The propelling outboard motor is a 35 hp Lister. A Leyland diesel drives the pumps. She is being shipped out to Suva as deck cargo. nf BATTLES FOUGHT; One °i the actions of World War n f^n Ch r * elped • P res er?e Lorn Japanese invasion was the 1942 bat £ le ° f , the Santa Cruz S!?nds. Aboard the American airmand Ca o r f 16 t r hi Enter ,V rise ’ in command of this action, was Viceadmiral Osborne Bennett Hardison Last year Enterprise, which survived ai *». went to the shipbreaker«?

J?cn f rivate funds could not be found to preserve the carrier in a m^? eum - Last month Adkin?H d h.° n 7 as knocked down tnn d u by a truck m Washington, DC. He was aged 66. (Over) Top is Commander S. B. Brown who has bought "Hifofua" (below) from the Tongan Government for a reported £5OO and will use her for tourist cruises around the Fiji group. See page 111 for the details. 105 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL. 1959

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t NOT SO PACIFIC: There were re foul winds than fair in the ith Pacific during March. ureen, mentioned last month as ring been transferred from the IC Government fleet to the omons, reached Honiara March if ter a very tough passage with mg winds and big head seas all way. the had sailed from Tarawa on rch 3 and was forced to do a at deal of tacking to make any idway at all. Sea water peneted into the fresh water tanks lay or so before the end of the 'age, and there was no drinking ber aboard for the last 24 hours, 'he same tropical depression— ich later did a lot of damage in north of New Zealand —delayed >s Tulagi in the New Hebrides on ■ Solomons run. l little later, as the storm moved ith, the Union Co.’s Tofua, bound ckland from Suva, met its full ce. A steward was injured and great deal of lounge furniture ashed up. The passengers were ; amused. Even Captain N. H. arson was prepared to concede it it was the worst storm he’d athered in 40 years at sea. ?his depression had moved very wly south until it reached a in t just north-west of New ledonia on March 13. At noon on it day it began to move very aidly in an ESE direction clpse it the Loyalty Islands, turning ith to touch the northern tip of and reach the central Tasman a westward curve by noon on irch 15, the pressure falling to as / as 965 millibars (28.5 ins.). t was one of the fastest moving d most intense depressions redded in northern NZ.

> They’Ll Give Her The

CAT: Because of danger from fly- ; debris to a nearby bakery, the nnah wreck, high on the reef on arua township. Rarotonga, is to demolished by fire rather than explosives (see March PIM ) if e’ll burn. rhe wooden hull will be well used with (expensive) government rosene in the hope that this will the trick and remove the unfitly and insanitary derelict, lose presence close to the harbour trance is also a potential source obstruction if moved by heavy rather. • A YACHT AND A MEMORY: ie appearance of really big motor steam yachts in the South Pacific now a great rarity. Largest in st-war years was Norman B. oolworth’s Eljpetal. 1,079 tons oss, with a crew of 38, exclusive the owner and his eight guests, lich called at Papeete, Rarotonga, id Suva, in May, 1953, under the mmand of Captain Edward Fluhr. -mpared with that American yacht, r Bernard Docker’s 480-ton, twinrew motor yacht Shemara, which . , in Februarycalled at Island ports m.

March, was smaU fry. S an d charter to a French film husband.

Shemara was built by Thorny crofts, of Southampton, Atlas Pcwered by a 3 Jescr?bed as diesels she is officially descnoeu a ketch, due only to the arrangement of her two ma f^ s 91 | h f t overno sail. She measures 2!2 ft. over ah by 30 ft 3 m beam and has a normal draft 01 i<3 cruiser stern and a moderately n , ked and slightly curved bow-not the accentuated clipper bow usually associated with the older vessels of her breed. j d whitcombe> PlM ’s Business Representative in Auckland, discussing the big yachts of past ye a^s, recalled boarding one of them in 1923 -the late A E. Guiness’ 330-ton der Capta in H. Frogbrook RNR, crew of 30 an d 10 guests. She She's Headed For The Scrappers After one of the most entertaining careers in South Pacific smallships history “Tovata” ex-°Purple Sea” ex-SC67I (shown above at Savusavu Fiji), is to end now deteriorated. . the war as SC67l—a US sub-chaser. In 1947 she “Tovata began life during tn &nd engineless and in that condition was lying in Honoiulu. as w v fecently sailed a yacht to Tahiti she was bought by Ronald on the owner of another sub-chaser (this and sold her there. He arra w days out from Honolulu the one had engines) to tow him to «ni«. gub _ chaser two ordere d. then pleaded, weather deteriorated ami abQard his vessel Johnson elected to with Johnson to abar^°" l . S t^rned out to be four months drift—with occasional stay-put and began stem first, with sails he made himself. By the moments of sailing someti t north Qf piji and there he was picked first few weeks of February tQWed into Suva . H e sold the sub-chaser up by a freighter Fort Ca ™® fc ed her. (The full story of the drift was told there to £ arp ® nt fQf ßl^ h Johnson has had several nautical adventures since—the in PIM, March, 1948). . he left Sydney in a junk, headed islandwards. last, a couple of year,; «g when he W« ro .. pIM „ saw him ln , y He was j”between-adventures job ol Sydney street-photographer, mYnew pStTls ouls.de Mark Poy’s department store. 107 A C I F I C ISLANDS

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F. H. Stephens (Vic.) Pty. Ltd , off 544 Flinders Street, Melbourne C.l, Victoria, Australia. as described as a barque in an d letter, though this may have jen a misnomer as it seems an unkely rig for a yacht, even of this ze.

Mr. Whitcombe, recalling the xurious appointments of this craft, id that it was aboard her that i saw his first radio receiver, over hich he heard a programme from Dme. But what amazed the mgans was a £7OO electric pianola, ley were familiar with pianos, but is instrument with its keys movg of their own accord had the mgans petrified.

Whatever eventually became of at yacht, she was evidently too lall for Mr. Guiness, who purased the 1,261-ton Flying Cloud, four-masted schooner, from the ike of Westminster in 1930 and named her Fantome —and that cht, modernised, is now owned by e Greek-born fiag-of-convenience ipping magnate Aristotle Socrates lassis. The Fantome, of 1923, cost JO,OOO and an additional £75,000 s spent in stocking and provision- I the yacht for that world voyage all of which amounts to quite a ; of stout! • IN THS DOLDRUMS: With s price of MOP shell below an momic figure for Australian erators, a number of Darwin arling luggers are for sale at preit though not at give-away ices —and according to a recent Dort only four or five luggers i operating this season. There is big stock-pile of unsold shell in al warehouses. ► THOSE TONGAN FUNNELS: Tongans the answer may be iple enough, but for as long as )se two smart Dutch-built Tongan ps Aoniu and Hifofua sail the ls, outsiders seeing them are gof to keep on asking the significce of those funnel markings—an on the Copra Board’s Aoniu, d a “P” on the Prime Minister’s partment’s Hifofua. The answer M for mataka—meaning copra, d P for Puleanga—meaning Goviment. It’s as simple as that. ► IN THE COOKS: The D. C. )wn ketch Taveuni, unable to find vacant Papeete marine slipway, urned to the Cooks recently with f intention of having another try )ut May, though she did manage engine overhaul while there.

Meanwhile, A. B. Donald & Co.’s arlotte Donald is undergoing an ensive refit at Papeete and when i>t finishes in May there is a •bability that the vessel will rein in the French Polynesia trade i that the schooner Tiare Maori I switch to the Cooks. For the ie being, Captain H. Williams’ bin is moving the Donald cargoes the latter area. dans for a shipping harbour at rotonga still seem to change with seasons. First plans were for litt?e°drpripw ’ and ed ™ r?i r f dgmg was d J one there with simple equipment in 1956-58 Freshets in the Avarua stream quickly ruined that work, and a decision was made to transfer operations to Avatiu Harbour, a mile to the westward.

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It is now reported that after work is completed on improving the reefpassage at Mangaia Island with the new dragline machine, it will be brought back to again work on Avarua, this time forming a channel up to the bridge near the mouth of the stream. At that point, and not at the present wharf lighters will load fruit from the new cool store for transport to ships at the anchorage off the island,

• Cruising, In Dutch; A

newcomer to the Pacific cruising ground in the Nederlands Line passenger liner Johan van Oldenoarnevelt, 19,787 tons, which is to make a cruise this year from New Zealand to Suvl, Noumea and Sydney, leaving Wellington on August 7. and arriving ba<~k in Auckland at tIK rnd of ihe circuit on August 24.

Th, c is a further demonstration of DuU h Interest in the Pacific pr senger trade. Fairly regular sailmp. across the Pacific to Panama and Europe are now scheduled by this and another Line. (Over) 109 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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HIFOFUA NOW MARORO: imander S. B. Brown, comiding officer of the Fiji Governit’s new yacht, the controversial Marama, has finalised negotias to buy the Tongan Governit’s old Hifofua, which has been g at Suva. is believed that the purchase e was £FSOO.

Dmmander Brown has shown irprise as he intends to use the el for cruises round the Fiji up. He said at Suva that many ids in the Group were “just a ; too far away” for launches and hoped that the ship, now renamed the Maro. o, would serve the purpose.

The Maroro will also be available f Cr charter work anywhere in the Pacific Aft r sliDDinff an H extensive overb , 0 t s jJJva g the Maroro is exready “hef new with two-berth She is to be fitted with two oert accommodation for 16 It is believed that commanaer Brown bought the Maroro on behalf of a new company that has been formed. He will be m command of the ship. f , Commander Brown was formerly in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, where he was in command of the MV Tungaru, which is now up for sale.

« Brothers Afloat: The

coastal vessel Two Brothers, not Three, as one report had it, owned by Mr. Charles Blake, which sank in Rabaul harbour, New Britain, end of February, was raised again with little trouble during the following week.

The vessel sank at her moorings for no apparent reason. The native crew was alseep on board but swam or waded ashore. • THE ROYAL VISITOR: Most interesting vessel in Pacific waters this month is a yacht owned by the British Admiralty—the Royal Yacht Britannia, signal letters GQXC.

Built by John Brown & Co. on the Clyde, in 1944, Britannia measures 412.2 ft overall, 381 ft waterline, 55.1 fu in beam, and 32.5 depth of hull.

Gross tonnage is 5,769, nett tonnage 2 376, and Thames measurement tonnage 5,111. She is powered by four steam turbines geared in pairs to two shafts—an arrangement more usual in naval craft than in yachts.

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FLEET; The Japanese budget for 1959 makes provision of £30.000 Stg. for the building of a central fishery radio station on top of the Agriculture and Forestry Building in Tokyo. The station will maintain regular contact with the Fisheries Agency’s 40-odd patrol craft and with its inspectors aboard the privately-owned fishing fleet motherships. It will also broadcast typhoon, radio-active fallout, and other naviyou remember ? These are some Burns Philp Line [?]ers and others of World War I [?]ge. The photo- [?]i is believed to been taken about —although how the [?]ers all got ashore [?]le spot, at the one is not stated. The [?]i was supplied to [?]y Captain J. Mac- [?], now retired and [?] in Brisbane, who Sieved to be the survivor. The [?}s given are: Inset, [?]and right, Hillman [?] Maclnnes. Stand- Taffy Williams, [?]erall Smith (?), [?] Griffiths, Williams, [?]otherey. Seated: [?]Idson, Sam Morti- Green (Marine intendent) and W.

Perhaps some [?] can tell us more them, their corinitials and their small Norwegian freighter "Slevik" operating under charter to Eria Estates, Ltd., of New [?]ea, which has appeared in Fiji and the Gilberts as well as in New Guinea waters, in recent months, and mentioned in recent issues of "PIM".

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AI SOKULA BACK IN SER- 3E: Following the announcement ; the Tovata had been withdrawn n service came the news that penters was bringing the “mothed” Ai Sokula back into service, he Ai Sokula, which was retired August last year while under the Tis Hedstrom Ltd. flag, because ack of trade around the Group, since been anchored at the Bay [slands, near Suva, he ship was slipped, overhauled repainted and placed on the usavu, Buca Bay and Taveuni starting her first voyage from a on March 3. ne of the Colony’s old seafaring itities, Captain Mo Whippy, who been in command of the Ai ula when she was retired, is in her master. umours in Suva recently that ther Carpenter ship, the 90-ton orship Komahcai, which is still mothballs” at the Bay of Islands, coming back into service have been confirmed by the company. [?]ws of Cruising Yachts RUBIA is the name of the unidentified mentioned in February “PIM” as ig sailed from Hongkong for Spain on ary 17. With the six Spaniards— ;s still unknown to us—is a 19-year- "hinese boy, Joseph Loui. who is workers passage as cook. Route still unn.

ANNETTE, the Honolulu ketch lost on Dibbles Reef in the Northern Lau Group of Fiji last September, still lies with her mast visible and in about the same condition as when found submerged, according to a Fiji report. No action has been taken by the next-of-kin of the Tanners, presumed deceased, to initiate any salvage through the Suva Receiver of Wreck. • TE RAPUNGA, bound for Brisbane from Auckland via Whangaroa, NZ, was missing: north of New Zealand following the violent depression of mid-March which passed close to the 32-ft. ketch’s last known position. Aboard with owner- Captain George J. Dibbern were Messrs.

Roderick J. Buchanan of Greymouth, NZ, T. Cole of Auckland, and an Australian, D. Bullock. The yacht cleared Whangaroa March 12 and was 20 miles north of North Cape when the storm centre crossed the area on the night of March 14. No radio transmitter was carried.

An air search for TE RAPUNGA was commenced on March 20 along a line between Cape Reinga and Lord Howe Island, but before it was fairly under way the yacht was intercepted in dismasted condition considerably to the south-east, 30 miles north of Cape Brett, by the Japanese freighter TOKUWA MARU bound for Auckland from Yokohama, and was towed in by that ship.

Captain Dibbern said the yacht had made good progress until the morning of March 14 when the wind and sea Increased. That afternoon the yacht hoveto and a sea-anchor was streamed.

About 4 p.m., under very heavy conditions the yacht was overwhelmed by a huge sea which threw her on her beam-end and carried away the mizzen mast, dinghy, and spare spars.

Captain Dibbern was washed overboard but regained the deck with the assistance of the crew. At 10 p.m. the yacht was again hit by another very big sea which caused havoc below, a great deal of water being taken aboard. To lighten the vessel all removable gear except foodstuffs was thrown overboard and as the storm raged an attempt was made to bail with buckets.

The next morning conditions were improving but all hands were exhausted.

However they rigged sail on the remaining portion of the main-mast during that day and made slow progress back towards New Zealand. In the following days three ships fact that "Degei" (above) previously id by the Public Works Department of Fiji, recently sold to an Australian for a try £2,000" has created the usual spate riticism on the Suva waterfront. See story page 105. 113 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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JANIS, blamed for a mysterious discall in Cook Strait last December 12 arriving at Wellington from Sydney i charge was firmly rejected by loneer Anton Slovacek who said he had idio transmitter aboard—was again in ile on March 21, when she was near- Luckland from Wellington on the next : of a cruise to the Islands. about 1 30 p.m. on a fine day, the t and the 11,000-ton British freighter FOLK came into collision in open r 10 miles south of Little Barrier d. Slovacek, a Czech, formerly on a jr plantation in Papua, said that the t was sailing itself in a light breeze, aw NORFOLK coming up astern and ned that JANIS was clearly visible, ent below to shave. Next thing the t was grinding along the side of the The rigging fouled some projection iown came the top 12 ft. of his single He immediately fired a flare which sighted. The ship turned, and towed in to Auckland.

RANGI of Auckland, with owner Mark ony, will be sailing later this year for >lk, Lord Howe, and the New Hebrides, le first stages of a west-bound world e. Mr. Anthony skippered the three rs’ Trust Board vessels delivered in 58 from Auckland to the Solomons.

HALCON ROJO, a 37-ft. schooner flythe Chilean flag, arrived at Papeete December, 64 days out of Valdavia, two aboard—names as yet unknown, yacht had sailed as far north at 12 es South before making her westing, report reached us. like some others, the Slocum Society headquarters at y Side, Md., USA. No direct report his yacht has been received from ete by “PIM”. The name translates nglish to RED FALCON.

MANAWANUI of Auckland will probbe in Papeete when this appears in . A controlling interest in this motor • is now held by Mr. Brian Neill, one te crewmen aboard when she sailed Auckland last September 24. Mr. flew back to Auckland from Honoin February and planned to rejoin racht at Papeete where she was prong via Kailua, Kona, and the Tuas. Skipper Athol Rusden will then n to New Zealand. On clearing from lulu in February those aboard also ded Mr. and Mrs. lan Johnson of land, Unga Koloamatangi of Tonga, :r E. Duncan—a retired USAF Colonel loomington, 111., Jack Ward—a Yale mt of Polynesian languages, of er. Col., Dr. William Parks of Los les, and Anne Brisbin of Rutherford, It is not clear whether this craft will i head for the US from Papeete, or n to Auckland first.

VENATA, a 30-footer, with Chartier Daniel Persem aboard, was in the ry Islands late 1958 bound for the ic.

EOLO —presumably no connection with 57-ft. Sydney cutter which passed igh the Islands bound for the US last year—was also in the Canaries bound for the Pacific last November with Guy Louis Clabaut lone-handing. • PAGAN, formerly sailed through the Islands by Bill Weld of the US, is heading this way again in the ownership of Richard Colahan. Present whereabouts unknown, • YANKEE, purchased from the Irving Johnson’s for $BO,OOO at the conclusion of her last world cruise by Lieut.-Commander Reed Whitney, USN Ret., has been classified now by the US authorities as a commercial vessel and will have to undergo considerable expensive structural alterations below before she again appears in Pacific waters. Presumably it is Mr.

Whitney’s intention to use the vessel on a purely commercial basis. • WHITE SEAL, unreported for a long time, has added to her crew at Brisbane— a daughter, Tracy Lynn Trobridge. Plans are to sail about May in continuation of the west-bound passage, via Torres Strait.

Also in Brisbane, MERIDIAN, with Richard and Abbie Stafford. • WINDSONG IV: After 9M> months cruising and 9,000 miles in the Pacific— including Tahiti, Tonga, Cooks and Samoa —this 48 ft. ketch tied up at her home port, Williamstown, Vic., at the end of February. Skipper J. E. Walker, former Port Phillip pilot, who built the vessel in his back yard over seven years, was accompanied by Geoff Soames, Basil Chipman, and Tom Jones, all of whom had sailed out of Port Phillip with WINDSONG nine months ago. Only one original crew member dropped out along the way, which is something of a record. 115 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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Pacific Report The month’s round-up of news and pictures of people and vents, from PIM correspondents in the South Pacific. lokwari Gets hake-Up me minor damage was done to iings and installations in the okwari area, northern Nether s New Guinea, which experienced vere earthquake on March 2. le earthquake was registered as away as New York’s Fordham rersity observatory, ockery and glassware and lar objects toppled and were en in the town area, and part le town’s electricity supply was Iced out due to short circuits, le sheet-piling of the new smalls’ landing stage was bent 12 es out of alignment, and the nd behind it showed cracks. The tremor occurred at 1.22 a.m. lasted three minutes; it was wed by several others of less isity. acks occurred in the local airi; shops and office buildings i slightly damaged. ts More to Airmail ers in BSIP rmail postage on letters from British Solomon Islands Prolate to overseas destinations been increased—by Id per half ;e to Australia, P-NG, New Zeaand other nearby territories; d to the United Kingdom, and o the United States. The local Msland airmail charge is now Instead of the former Id per ounce. (This makes postage to iralia and P-NG, 1/3; NZ, 1/6; 3/9; USA, 3/8). srogrammes have increased by to 9d). ircels go up, too. To Australia t was previously 8d for the first .nd 6d for each additional lb, now be; Up to 3 lbs, 3/4; 3 r lbs, 7/4; 7 lbs-11 lbs, 11/4. has been stated that the bumps necessary to take care of Ausan terminal charges. Could be, ough there has been no increase lustralia recently, irface mail has gone up, too. lin the British Commonwealth, increased id for the first ounce king it 3d); and for foreign, . . _, +v? e nc £ ease 18 from 5d to 7d for the first ounce.

Inter-BSIP radio telephone calls are more: Up 2/- to 7/- for a 3minute call, each additional minute now 2/4.

Only people to benefit from the new order are local shipowners who were previously obliged to carry mail free within the Protectorate. They will now get 2/- per bag carried, which is little enough.

Says PlM’s Honiara correspondent: “The increases did not altogether come as a surprise as, since the salaries revision last year, the Government has been conducting investigations into all services rendered, in an effort to find ways of increasing revenue.”

W. Samoa Strikes A Blow for New Harbour A real harbour for Apia, Western Samoa, talked about for years, is £510,300 nearer reality. The Legislative Assembly, in its current session voted that amount for the purpose of a preliminary engineering survey of harbour development in the two main islands of Savaii and Upolo, and particularly for a deep-water wharf for Apia.

A deep water harbour is considered part of the necessary economic development of Western Samoa and has become more urgent from year to year, particularly with the recent remarkable increase in banana exports.

The proposal to undertake an engineering survey was submitted to the Assembly beginning of 1958, but was at the time defeated owing This slipway at Monokwari, Netherlands New Guinea, did not suffer any sever damage in Manokwari's recent earthquake (see above). The slipway can take vessels up to 3,500 Tons, says our Hollandia correspondent, Which makes it (unless there has been a slip of the type- Writer somewhere) quite the biggest thing of its kind in the South Pacific Islands. Most islands slipways can accommodate vessels of up to 300 tons, but 3,000-tonners are really getting into the big stuff. in 1958 and 1958 several small-ships from NNG went to Madang, NG, for slipping, but we have not heard of any going recently so doubtless our correspondent's figures on Manokwari are correct. Shown on the slip here is the Netherlands Royal Navy 117 DIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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Coming South or fbe Heading North » one knows which way it’s [ing, the Thing they have in Moresby at the moment, but as been identified as a virus, ns of sufferers are currently betreated in and out of hospital ort Moresby. has symptoms like a mixture severe influenza and dengue *, it begins with loss of tite followed by pains in the des, and Port Moresby Health . officials think that it might ; from one of the new “echo viruses” which have been :ified in Biak and Hollandia in erlands New Guinea. x>d tests from the Territory’s ms have been sent to Australia identification.. e recorded incidence of the se suggests that it was probably ght from Hollandia by aircraft ie, and then on to Rabaul then ;s to Port Moresby. It could id to Australia, then again, rding to the experts, it could come from there. ier Control in us Industry ro official notices issued by the ; Islands Department of Agriire recently indicate a drive for jher standard of export oranges a firmer action against owners lots, who fail to control pests diseases, ie notice urged growers to be most careful in packing only mature oranges. The Department intends to keep a close watch on exporters and will insist on this requirement to establish a good name on the New Zealand market.

The other notice noted that plots which were ill-cared for were breeding places for pests which attacked adjoining well-tended Scheme plots.

The cost of spraying the latter could be cut by half, it was estimated, if the untended plots were also regularly sprayed. At the present time it was costing plot owners £4l per year to carry out the necessary spraying of a standard sized 90-tree plot. While some growers were doing the necessary spraying others were not because they do' not believe in it, do not want to believe in it, cannot be bothered, or cannot afford it, according to the notice.

For people in the latter category the Department was endeavouring to arrange loans, but for others they intend arranging some legal intervention under the powers provided in the Fruit Regulations 1954 which have not always been fully enforced in the past. At the present time there is no prospect of eradicating certain pests, but with the full cooperation of all growers this situation may be changed. (Over) 119 ; I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1959

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May and June, 1915, he was le trenches near Arras, a part le line soon to be taken over he British, and he took part le fighting around Carency. r a while his regiment was with irmy Corps commanded by oneid General de Castelnau. His >any was led by a gallant jr named Captain Leroy, e regiment next went south to >rt, then to Thann, and then returned to Champagne, where were rejoined by the captain had recovered from his wounds, t Ratu Sukuna in turn was ided. Fighting at Souain he red wounds in the head and ;; these kept him out of action for many months, which he spent at the Pre des Clercs hospital in Lyons.

But when he was ready and anxious to rejoin his regiment, the British Foreign Office intervened.

The Fiji Labour Battalion was being organised and London wanted him to help in its formation. So Rata Sukuna went back to Fiji, but returned to Europe with his countrymen, landing at Calais in July, 1916.

The French cutting of the old article, uncovered last month in Sydney, says that he asked to be allowed to rejoin the Foreign Legion, but was unable to obtain satisfaction, and remained with the English for the rest of the war.

When peace came he went back to Oxford to take his law degree, and then returned to Fiji. The suggestion was made that he should be given the Croix de Guerre “since France had a duty to recognise the service of this noble Fijian.” (He was awarded the Medaille Militaire).

They've Got TV On Midway Now Midway Island, in the North Pacific, now has a TV station, according to the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, which operates similar stations at Eniwetok, Okinawa, Guam, and many other military posts outside the Pacific. .

The new Midway station, operated by the US Navy, is one of a new push-button type developed for military entertainment purposes.

The units cost $15,000 to produce and have a power output of 100 watts and a very limited normal range. , .

Units of the same type will be mstalled at other US military stations overseas. £l7 Millions Spent in Year by P-NG The total expenditure by the Administration of Papua and New Guinea in the year 1957-58 was £15,516,000, including £3,479,000 on capital works and services and £1,446,000 on maintenance of works and services, according to a statement in the Australian Parliament.

The Commonwealth grant provided £11,283,470 and the balance of £4,222,530 came from local sources of revenue.

In the same period, the Commonwealth Departments of Civil Aviation, Works, Interior and National Development spent approximately £1,400,000, of which £500,000 was on capital works.

Exports in the same year were worth £12,404,100, and imports £20,238,770. , The estimated population as at June 30, 1958, included 1,804,790 [?]a —as he was with the Fiji Military Forces. 121 : I F I C ISLANDS M O N T H L Y - A P R I L , 1959

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Flies "Almost und The World" ihiti’s position in the Pacific as ourist attraction, mainly for iricans, was further emphasised larch when Mr. E. Wallut, the esentative in Fiji and Tahiti for French airline Transports •ie n s Intercontinentaux aniced a new air service from iti to the United States, via olulu. r. Wallut, who is stationed at i, said that until the airport at jete is completed in about two s time the service would land Bora Bora. Connection with jete would be made as at preflyingbboafndrmgham four ‘ en g ined service TvJ 1 have ,s frm pi uiTLS 6 wO - ld irom fans, ihe present service tp?mi^ r tS Ce f fl Tf S th £ ough Nadi and t6 nm? nates -2? Bora ? ora - Tins rapidly growing French air- Ime is beginning to cash in on the tlfr I pac?fic a toS?fs 1 t t fast gettine biLer and bilir fast g 11 g Dlgger and bl gger. ■ if c c „ W. JdmOd JOIIS x~ iai~-x r LOpra TO West uermany _ T . , _ Western Samoa copra prices went up in March, and for the first time the local Copra Board sold a small consignment to Western Germany, , °, f the estimated 1959 copra production> 7.000 tons are under contract to Unilever UK and *?nnn tons under contract to New Zealand.

This leaves an estimated 2,000 tons uncommitted and available for sale on the open market. -J he P r °spects for 1959 are confidered very good but efforts must oe maintained to produce only good quality copra.

The Board recently expressed itself in favour of strengthening the copra stabilisation fund to meet the possibility of a drop in the copra price; of an intensification of the rhinoceros beetle campaign; and of replanting and new cultivation of rich Americans Will Rush, They Hope According to advice from New aledonia, the long awaited erodrome that is to be built at apeete, Tahiti is one step sarer realisation. Work on it scheduled to begin in June.

It will be 10,725 feet long— hich is long enough for jet rcraft —and about 500 feet ide. Construction entails filling . land between a small island id the adjacent shore near ipeete and the project has been Iked about for years.

It is hoped that the new air- )rt will be finished and in aeration by early 1961.

A project for building a sixoried hotel in Papeete has also \en announced —the interests i hind Les Tropiques Hotel, just it of Papeete, are rumoured to ! behind it. And, comments our C correspondent wistfully, ihiti is counting on a rush of 2h Americans as soon as the rodrome is built and the hotel up. 123 CIFIC ISLANDS M O N T H L Y A P R I L . 1958

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mt trees as the present plantaare far too old and well past mum yield. 3 Copra Stabilisation Board has )00 invested in New Zealand ng an interest of £12,387 a The amount available for inlent from the year 1958 is 18. The 1958 net profit was 16/14/-. pra production in 1958 had led to 9,683 tons from 11,964 in and 17,154 in 1956, due purely w prices. ces paid by the board were ased in March by £S6/3/2 per (old price £S6I/2/6 per ton Apia), as a result of a new it agreement with the Banksome time ago. (Bankline it rates for carrying copra bei most Pacific Islands and pe were dropped from 13/10/- per ton £Stg.B per The Samoan rise in f.o.b. copra is partly attributable to the prices that have carried into Tew Year. a Busy Life Whales and Whalers 3 Antarctic whaling season, i opened on January 7, closed arch 16 and when this is read, eets, like the surviving whales, >e heading north, is north movement of the 3s is the signal for the opening tie Australia-Norfolk Island- Zealand season. The Norfolk d and Byron Bay Whaling Co., i has purchased the two-yearnsuccessful whaling station at t Barrier Island, near Auck- NZ, will commence operations on May 1 when the season illy opens. >ults will be watched with in- ; from Fiji, where whaling ties have been under survey le past three years, it score reached by the former rs of this New Zealand station 10 whales per season, but the owners will be using two ional chasers, still building at n.

Last year the full quota of 120 whales was taken at Norfolk Island —and the quota has now been raised there to 150 whales.

No quota is fixed for the Great Barrier Island station and no limit will be set by the authorities on the catch for this season at least.

The northern run, when the whales are fattest, usually ends about mid-July. There is a lull then until early September when the whales head south again from the tropics, in poorer condition now and accompanied by the calves which were born in the warmer waters. No female with calf may be killed.

The southbound whales will all have passed this station by the end of October when the official season closes, and those that have escaped the harpoons en route will be left in peace until the Antarctic season opens again early in January, 1960.

P-NG Loses Another Top Public Servant One of the people who won’t be caring whether they get income taxation in Papua-New Guinea or not, is Steven Ainsworth Lonergan— Steve to most old Territorians —who this month retires from the post of P-NG Director of Civil Affairs.

Mr. Lonergan has been a Territorian for 36 years, a period that contained two stretches of peace and one of war (1942-45, when he served with the rank of Lieut- Colonel).

He was born in Hobart 60 years ago, served in the First War, 1914-20. with a period at the end as Officer in-Charge of the Repatriation Trades School at Launceston. He went to the Mandated Territory in 1923 to join the New Guinea Public Service, and by 1940 was Assistant Government Secretary.

He went back to the new Territory of Papua-New Guinea at the end of 1945 in the same job. In 1949 he became Acting Government Secretary, and in 1951 his appointment was confirmed. When P-NG Government Depts. were reorganised, he became Director of Civil Affairs, which is a new name for Gov, Sec.

Some people thought that he would go even further than he did, but the story is that in recent years he managed to displease some of Canberra’s Czars. A couple of high executive posts seemed to be readymade for Steve Lonergan, but he was passed over. That is the way life goes, in the P-NG Public Service.

He married, in 1929, Miss Irene Mitchell, of Norfolk Island, who also has become a well-known Territorial Steve Lonergan is a quiet, unassuming man, with a dry wit and a modest manner—which latter was sorely tried at the end of the March meeting of the Legislative Council when every member got up and sang his praises. As one local reporter put it: He fiddled with his pencils for half an hour while he listened self-consciously.

The Giant Snails Have Nearly Had It Planters in the Gazelle Peninsula district of New Britain reckon that Senior Agronomist Leon Bridgland, of the P-NG Department of Agriculture, should get an OBE for his work in removing the menace from the giant snail pest.

The Japs introduced the giant snails into New Guinea during the war, and when planters returned to their overgrown plantations after it, they found these voracious pests an added cross to bear.

They ate everything in its young NOT LIKE SYDNEY’S!

Honiara now has a public ck —in Mendana Avenue, s been a long awaited clock, d a much discussed one. iere was it to be put? One tool of thought believed there s only one spot for it—it mid have the same pride of ice as a famous one in Syd- /’s Martin Place. 3ut history has not repeated ilf. Honiara’s new clock has in erected not on the men’s ivenience, but on the new post ice.

Surprise, Surprise for One Lae Hen A more surprised hen there’ll never be, than one in Lae, New Guinea, if she hatches out a certain egg, and if she lives to tell the tale.

The hen, a very ordinary one, is at present sitting on a setting of duck eggs. That’s all right-it’s been done before. But what makes this hen extraordinary, is that her young master, lan Hendrick, has popped a crocodile egg under her. lan bought the egg a,t the native market one Saturday morning, and thought he would try his luck at breeding his own crocodiles.

Daily examination reveals that the embyro is steadily growing although lan’s parents had hoped the egg was not fertile.

However, they, too have become interested, mainly from a humane sense, and to avert a tragedy. .

The gestation period for crocodile eggs being an unknown quantity, there is always the possibility that the stranger the nest may breakfast on mother and ducklings, if not carefully watched.

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Strips of cardboard, about foe inches wide and as long as require are dipped into this brew and whd impregnated they are dried ox* They look something like brai linings. They are then placed ♦ the ground and the ends fastem together to form a small fenr around the seedling tree or gard'J plant.

The Flintcote presumably pn tects the strips from the weathu and the mataldehyde first attrao the snails then kills them. Mataldt hyde is an ingredient in those con mercial snail-baits that look liJ green sawdust and are popular wii home gardeners. This type of sna;j bait is effective against giant snaj also; but it is expensive and areas of high rainfall has to be n newed constantly.

Mr.. Bridgland recently attend*! a cocoa conference in Acer Ghana, and on the way there as tended another agricultural confe ence in Suva, Fiji.

W. Samoa's Bank Begins Functioning The new Bank of Western Samo which began functioning on April J has two directors appointed local and three appointed by the Bar of New Zealand.

The two local directors were a:j nounced in Apia in mid-March ai are the Hon. Tupa Tamasese, OB J and Mr. J. B. Fonoti, well knov Apia merchant. Mr. Fonoti’s appoim ment is for three years but Hi}J Chief Tamasese’s term of office for 18 months to fit in with const; tutional developments, as he is member of the Council of State.

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They Won't Be Short Of Pillows It was the biggest wedding in tid history of Aitutaki Island, in tld Cooks Practically the whole isl a n (population 2,450) assisted in pn paring the wedding feast, whiii 126 APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH I]

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Kiwi puts a gleam on your ' shoes that lasts all day. _ They're well worn, but they’ve worn well, thank* to KIWI 8159 rised 217 pigs, 205 chickens, goats and one bull. ; bridegroom was Joseph an, son of Mr. and Mrs. John an, of Mangaia Island, and the Mikara Abera, daughter of • of Matavera, Rarotonga, sr the ceremony and feast, a i was held at night in the Islands Administration packled near Arutanga jetty, ts to the newly-weds included: lats, 21 patchwork quilts, nine ipreads, 99 singlets, 515 kapok r s, more than 1,000 lengths of materials, one live calf and ive pig.

Methodist Mission I Takes Over ‘ new Chairman of the BSIP Ddist Mission, the Rev. George arter, has arrived with Mrs. r and their four children at ia. and Mrs. Carter have been ng with the Mission in Bougainfor the last ten years, most t period at Teop. Both Mr. and Darter are trained teachers and er tr aining has been one of their il concerns during their years ugainville. Mr. Carter has also a good deal of translation in the Teop language and rer the British and Foreign Society published the Gospel irk in that tongue.

Carter made his first visit to Protectorate during the war he served with the RNZAF :al service on Guadalcanal for e. He was ten months with a riill unit, located opposite the Lean army hospital which bee Honiara’s first post-war tal.

Carter will attend the SPC jrence in Rabaul in April as an observer on behalf of the Commission on Overseas Missions and of the National Council of Churches of New Zealand.

Tarawa Deaths By Misadventure Two people died by electrocution at Betio, Tarawa, recently in unusual circumstances.

When the telephone at the home of the Electrical Superintendent began to ring continuously late on a dark windy night, he received a severe shock on picking up the receiver. He realised that there must be a power line down across the for *the power have the power cut off.

But before he could reach there, Miss Noema Levita, one of two girls walking along the road in the dark, walked into a fallen wire and was electrocuted. The other girl, not realising what had happened, called for asistance and the first person on the scene, Mr. Tirae Roboam, father of four children, also walked in to the wire and was killed. At this point the Superintendent arrived on the scene and the power was then quickly cut off.

An examination showed that a power line had come down across the telephone line at a point where the power line’s insulation had been damaged. Even this would not have caused the fatality, but 250 yards along the road the telephone line bad also come down, and it was this wire, now electrified, which the two people had contacted. The breakages had apparently been caused bv falling coconut fronds.

As a result of an inquiry it was found that many private radio aerials ° ve^ tonrevmtdmUar ?i,SSS?L remoVea t 0 prevent similar iragea es. ~ . a Developing A "NG Menace"

A “serious potential menace” was developing in Papua-New Guinea through the large number of native schoolchildren not attending schools.

Rev DEI. Ure told the P-NG Legislative Council in March, He said scores of children around Port Moresby were receiving no education. In time these children More Beer For Some Solomon Islanders The deliberations that took place in the Solomons last year over tive drinking laws have resulted in what is officially described as a ight measure of relaxation”.

The revisions will come into effect on May 5, in the form of Liquor emption Permits, the most important effect of which will be to allow •mit-holders to drink beer on licenced premises, as well as purchase mited amount for home consumption, which was not permitted under ; old system. (Once having purchased his limit of 12 large bottles beer per month, the permit holder had previously to take the grog ne before he could drink it.) Another modification is that the permit •s not now have to be renewed annually. Once issued it is permanent inless the holder does something serious enough to have it revoked.

The new policy also applies to Fijians, Gilbertese, Ellice Islanders i New Hebrideans living in the Protectorate—although all Fijians home have unrestricted right to drink beer as and when they like.

Initially the new type of permit will be restricted to Islanders ding an old one. The authorities will be watching to see the result allowing these people to drink on licensed premises, and upon this I depend any subsequent increase in the number of holders.

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JNG Expedition Under Way at things are hoped from the pedition that gets under way s Star Mountains region of 'lands New Guinea this month, the end of March, the two s (Dr. L. D. Brongersma, ific, and Commander G. .F. la, technical) were in idia and by April 9 all 70 ers of the expedition were exi to be in the Sibil Valley, to go. airstrip, to take twin-engined Pioneer planes, was cornlast year and in the last reeks before the main party 1, the base-camp nearby was sy as an ant’s nest. A huge • barracks has been built and etc., have been erected.

Dutch freighter Musi Lloyd I about 23 tons of equipment landia in mid-March and this, ither cargo, was later transd to Tenah Merah on the River. From there small craft will take the stores and nent a further 60 miles up 7 er to a point where East and Digoel Rivers form one main i. From this depot the cargo inish the trip to the Sibil in two Bell helicopters, expeditions’s equipment ineverything from food to trade goods; from Geiger-counters to mosquito-nets. One item is 1,200 litres of 96 per cent, alcohol. But it is for preserving specimens—not to drink.

The region that the expedition will explore is not large, but it makes up for that in ruggedness.

The distance between the Sibil Valley and the 15,000-ft high Antares Tops, on the border between Netherlands and Australian New Guineas, is no more than 16 miles, yet the expedition expects to spend six months in the locality at a cost of £A117,650.

Twenty Dutch Marines and 20 native police will provide cover for the main party as the area is still uncontrolled.

Apart from geologists and mining engineers there are anthropologists, a linguist, zoologists and biologists.

There are three pilots and two mechanics for the two helicopters.

A staff-writer and a photographer of Time-Life will cover part of the expedition.

It is anticipated that apart from new animals and plants, nickel, cobalt, wolfram and alluvial gold will probably be found.

In Netherlands New Guinea, a special stamp, marking the start of the big expedition, will be issued on April 10.

First Electric Retro! Pumps Mr. Harry Hazelwinkle, previously manager of the BSI Trading Corporation’s garage, Honiara has taken over the workshop and allied facilities from the Corporation, and commenced trading on his own account under the name of Solomons Motors.

At present the garage is situated “down town”, but Mr. Hazewinkle has leased land in the business area on Mendana Avenue, and building of a modern service station, incorporating a showroom for car display, has already started there.

It will feature the first electric petrol pumps in the Protectorate.

Mr. Hazewinkle has been in the Solomons since before the war, when he was Lever’s Chief Engineer on the Kurimarau.

Bishop and Anthropologist Share Outpost Drama The Bishop of Melanesia (the Rt.

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Papua-New Guineas Assistant Administrator, Dr. John Gunther, made one of his unhappier but, unfortunately, very true — pronouncements, re cently when he said that even if the three elected members of the Legislative Council resigned over introduction of income tax on April 20 (as they have threatened they will), the Council would just “go on without them”

He said that resignations of elected members “could not be allowed to interfere with proper conduct of Government.”

Cynics might pick a bone or two with the Doctor over what constitutes “proper”, or even “Government”, but leaving ethics right out of the matter, the fact is that the Legislative Council does just pursue its merry way in spite of what the elected members feel or say. Even when the nine nominated members join them, there are still 16 official members left to force any bill through. That, of course, is the whole crux of the tax fight: Once it goes to Legislative Council, what the Australian government feels is good for P-NG will go through .

There might be a very different answer to the tax ana other hot questions if were were secret ballots in P-NG Legco. If it does come to a yea or nay vote on income tar at the forthcoming special Legco meeting on April 20, the official members will do the \ r sheep act of t/ie Can berra bell-wether. But its going to hurt them as much as it hurts other Territonans— right in the pocket. five Sibil Valley natives, close to the Star Mountains of NNG, in March watch a Twin [?]er aircraft take off with a party attached to the big Star Mountains expedition. See story below. 129 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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COMMONWEALTH BANK Guaranteed by the Commonwealth Government of Australia and New Zealand—and by getti back when he did, probably saj the life of an American anthr pologist, Dr. W. Davenport, who t seriously ill at Graciosa Bay, Sa:j Cruz.

On his way home, Bishop I visited mission stations in the N Herides, Banks and Torres grox and just happened to call in, in Mission vessel Southern Cross, , Graciosa Bay. After his lo< absence he did not know that Devenport and his wife were Santa Cruz, but before the Sc had anchored, the headman £ gone out in a canoe to tell Bishop that Dr. Davenport was t conscious.

The Bishop took the anthr pologist and his wife on board i mediately and sailed to Kira K: where they were met by the CM Medical Officer of the Protecton and a sister from the Honii hospital.

The Davenports went to Saj about last November and I been in regular radio communii tion with Honiara until the rar bioke down. Early in February, Davenport developed a bad ath of malaria and had been seriou ill for two weeks before the arri of the Southern Cross. When was admitted to the Central H pital, Honiara, he was found to< suffering from pneumonia as w He has now recovered.

Bulk Fuel (Maybe) For W. Samoa An application has been made? the Shell Company (Pacific Islam Ltd. for permission to install a b: fuel installation in Apia, W Samoa, and invest in a capital penditure programme for that p: pose.

The project is to include handling of diesel fuel which shoe result in savings in fuel costs local launch owners and cheas freight and passenger rates.

Later additional facilities wa be erected for petrol, resulting: reductions of freight and passen charges for motor vehicles.

The Company is negotiating w the Western Samoa Trust Ests Corporation for an area of land Sogi, Apia. This area should even ally be declared an industrial Zk and would fit in with other devell ment plans.

The other major oil comp;' operating in Samoa, the Vacui; Oil Co. Pty. Ltd., is also consider! bulk fuel installations in Apia.

Honiara, Too, to Get Bulk Petroleum The Shell Company, which is c< sidering bulk fuel installations; Apia, Western Samoa, has alres; decided to build a bulk stom depot at Honiara, BSIP. 130 APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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Palmerston, where the wind usting to 50 mph, heavy seas ?ed boat sheds, copra driers, ither builuings. One man lost is in the blow, as well as many ned coconuts. About 500 coco- »alms were blown down and breadfruit trees destroyed or damaged. itaki, next in line, described Dlow as the worst for some Damage was mainly confined unches, canoes and whalethough some native and ean-type houses lost their roofs. Damage was worst on the west side of the island.

Atiu reported the storm as the worst since 1936. The cargo boat launching ramps at Taunganui and lotua-Iku landings were demolished, serious damage was caused to the roof of the LMS church. Plantations, especially bananas, suffered badly.

The storm which caused all the damage at the Manua Islands and Niue did not pass through the main Cook Group but moved south from Niue, And Niue Takes Stock of its Damage Meanwhile, in late April, little Niue was still taking stock of hurricane damage—and noting, with a feeling of warmth towards fellow man, that its pleas for help were being heeded from dozens of different directions. .

Of Niue’s 770 family dwellings, 320 will have to be completely rebuilt and another 160 repaired. Damage to Administration buildings most of them were wrecked or partly wrecked—was £NZ6O,OOO, and total damage, including damage to crops, was something in the nature of £750,000, for a population of only 4,700 (see Magazine section).

Niue itself began picking up the pieces in a vast self-help programme (special housing and relief committees were set up, and the island council made it clear that it expected no able bodied man to leave the island for the next six months).

But outside help continued to flow in.

Public subscription lists were established throughout New Zealand by a dozen different organisations, including Red Cross, the churches (the London Misisonary Society on Niue retained intact only two of its 13 churches), the newspapers, the Territories Department.

The NZ Government earmarked funds for immediate rebuilding of Administration offices and sent senior Works Ministry Architect W.

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Cable Address: “Carefulness”. food and clothing to Niue, and the big-hearted United States rnment, although faced with y of expenses of its own in r i c a n e - devastated Manua, >a, gave $2,500 dollars and eight of rice. e US Navy icebreaker Staten d went out of its way to defood and clothing it had picked NZ—creating at the same time thing of an historical event by a helicopter in its landing Ltions. The helicopter was the aircraft to land on rugged which is a coral outcrop and 10 airfield. lut half the island’s population at Alofi green to meet the Dpter when it first put down — ing in it Captain Price Lewis, lander of the icebreaker, and tect Ponder, who had been a passage on Staten Island. ;er the Americans made a 40circuit of the island, putting on each village green, and y landed at the Residency for noon tea. lomists Are ?y About NG Cocoa is anticipated that by 1963, a-New Guinea production of i will be equal to Australia’s rements 12,000 tons per m. is is not to say, of course, that 1 will be supplying all Ausl’s cocoa—the chocolate manurers will probably have some- : to say about that. Manufacs like to blend their cocoas at present Samoan, African New Guinea beans are used he purpose. eady individual producers of l in New Guinea are selling t to the United Kingdom e their product stands on its me pts, and it is expected that this trade will increase.

The growth of the New Guinea cocoa industry in the past 10 years has been sensational. Cocoa was grown, mainly in New Britain, before the war, but the trees were virtually wiped out during hostilities an< + P^ a n^ ers started again from scratch after it.

Area under cocoa has grown from almost ml just after the war to about 40,000 acres at present. Some of this is interplanted in coconut plantations. Production for the year ending June 30, 1959, will be about 3,800 tons but within four years, trees already planted will boost it by about four times this amount.

Native growers, particularly in the Gazelle Peninsula area of New Britain, have about 10,000 acres under cocoa and are producing about one-quarter of present production, the beans being processed in central fermentaries owned by Native Local Government Councils, Long-term target set now for the New Guinea cocoa industry is 25,000 tons per annum. The Commonwealth Bureau of Agricultural Economics, after investigations into the industry are satisfied about the prospects of an industry on this scale.

If In Fiji— Don’t Compost dome gardeners who make npost heaps aren’t popular Fiji and the Coconut Pests d Diseases Board is considerputting a ban on the practice, rhe reason? Rhinoceros Hies, who like to breed in rotg vegetation, old tree stumps ind compost heaps.

Compost heaps pass muster in i if the owners turn them ie a month, and search them, me gardening enthusiasts coirate, others don’t and leave nr compost heaps or pits for nths without turning them, ese people who don’t are a eat to the Fiji copra industry, at’s official. 133 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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However, on peeling the fruit a large percentage have been found to be rotten at the ends, particularly the stem ends, or sometimes for the full length at heart. This latter condition is not evident until the fruit is broken in half.

Questioned on this, Mr. Gerlach said that the infection could be wind-born. It could be drawn in through the ventilation system of a ship while loading, and could thus infect a whole shipment, though this might not be the most common source of infection in the case of Pacific Islands shipments.

Naturally, said Mr. Gerlach, such infection entered the fruit via a wound or blemish—and the most obvious wound on a plucked banana was the stem. Eliminate that wound and you automatically reduce very substantially this source of spo ing.

The answer: bananas in bunches Whatever the present opposite from shippers, importers, distribute and retailers, Mr, Gerlach made? clear that in his opinion the bun system, once organised, is the befc from the viewpoint of the consumr Because New Zealand consume have never seen unblemislr bananas there is no real pressu for an improvement in quality, b that situation may not always appe Mr. Gerlach said that the po sibilities for the marketing of t) banana crop in processed for either as a by-product of the fres fruit trade, or as separate se; contained industries, was not beii lost sight of, but regularity of su plies would probably be essenti for such industries.

Failure of supplies throng natural and other causes is stillJ recurring problem.

Going's More Important Than Coming in Fiji A passport and other travel doc ments were sufficient to see Kv Stoboy, of Berlin, through countries —and then he met I Waterloo with the Fiji Immigrate laws.

Mr. Stoboy appeared in tl Magistrates Court in Lautoka, F.' in March to answer a charge having entered Fiji illegally. I had asked to be brought before t; court to clarify the position.

Stoboy is a travelling journalii While passing through Australia a transient he applied for and g a visa for a three months visitoi permit to Fiji, from the Unit: Kingdom High Commissioner Australia.

He then bought a single ticket Fiji. Assistant Superintendent Marlow, who appeared in the col for the Immigration authoriti. said that the Immigration Ordi: ancs demanded a monetary securi or an onward air or sea ticket. T' airlines were well aware of th After the court had adjourned allow Mr. Marlow to consult t airline which had carried t German journalist to Fiji, Stobi was released into the care of t; airline.

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Increasing interest is being shov; by European and Samoan plante of the Territory of Western Same in the cultivation of coffee beai for which, reports our Apia correii pondent, there exists a good mark in New Zealand and Australia ar also locally.

Large areas of land both Upolu and Savai’i are at preset being planted in coffee, mostly the Arabica variety. The Wester 134 APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Da Trust Estates are at present esting their first large crop iffee beans and have altogether ;ed 375 acres of coffee. They id to increase their area under 3 considerably during the next Bars. It appears certain that 3 exports will be a major part restern Samoa’s economy. { Falls Into With a Club nj, Western Highlands of New ea, is following the pattern of • Territory settlements. As one said in PIM last month — >on as there are half a dozen ies grouped together in one they build a club, e club at Minj will have a d position at the top of the course and is being built by itary labour of people living le station and the plantations i about. They hope to have it ilete by the end of June. It be used for screening films, ell as for other social events.

Jamoan C-o-L ■But Not Much e annual report of the Western >an Commissioner of Labour .958, contains the information the Consumer’s Price Index, iled by the labour Department, s an increase of two per cent, le cost of living for seconded rnment employees, and of 25 lent. for local employees, e index comprises 168 items is subject to quarterly review.

The index is used as a guide for the fixing of salary scales and allowances of the Western Samoa Public Service, The Island Bug— And Bugs Talk of an island and there’ll always be an interested, if not envious, audience: and somehow or other the more isolated and less inhabited they are, the greater their pull. At least to those who’ve never set foot on one..

Mr. Frank Hanley—a one-time BP engineer, mentioned in this month’s shipping news—who passed through Suva in the Southern Cross in April, should have known better as an ex-resident of Fiji of the 1920’5, but his case illustrates the tenaciousness of that Island Bug.

After 30 intervening years in the newspaper and other business in Australia, he was more than ready to “get away from it all” and his mind turned to that normally unattainable vision which lurks at the back of many minds—an uninhabited island.

By now he was financially capable of realising such a dream. His wife was more than willing. A Queensland land agent did the rest.

Timana island, miles off the coast, plus a 12-mile road journey from Tully, was the result. Out there, away from it all, was a twostoried house, a caretaker’s cottage, endless supplies of bananas, pineapples, the choicest oysters, and in fact all that range of tropical produce listed in the novels—plus a few others unlisted. As for instance, the colony of ten thousand flying foxes close to the house, that screeched all night and every night; and the parakeets that took over when even the flying foxes eased up; and the millions of ants of several varieties, and all the other insects that bit, invaded the food supplies, or otherwise made life a misery; and the snakes..

Then there was the often risky voyage across open water to the mainland, with the back-breaking job of winching the launch up above the high-water mark after first getting it into its cradle —for the mainland’s foods, newspapers, and New DC For The Turbulent Tolais Mr. J. R. Poldi, who has been District Commissioner, New Britain, with headrters at Rabaul, since 1954, will proceed on leave next August. After that he not return to New Britain, but will go to Samarai, as District Commissioner, ne Bay.

The new District Commissioner, New Britain, will be Mr. H. P. Seale, at present trict Commissioner, Eastern Highlands, headquarters Goroka.

The New Britain assignment is the toughest in the Papua-New Guinea Terri- -7 because of its special problem—the New Britain natives, particularly the Tolai pie of the Gazelle Peninsula.

The Tolais are “natural politicians”, and have been longest in contact with opeans, and are classed, politely, as the most sophisticated natives on the New nea side of the combined Territory.

Mr. Seale is credited with having a natural gift for dealing with natives, and efforts in New Britain will be watched with more than usual interest.

His three post-war predecessors have been: The late Charles Bates; Mr. J. K.

Darthy; and Mr. Foldi. Mr. Foldi was the only one of the four who came ;inally from the old Papuan service.

Experienced residents of New Guinea have criticised the Administration’s system moving the chief man away from New Britain before he really gets to know se very difficult and unpredictable native.s They say that a real knowledge the Tolais can be acquired only in half a lifetime of study.

Charles Bates was sent away from Rabaul to Madang, without apparent rhyme reason, just when he was reaching real usefulness; Keith McCarthy was moved to an ill-defined job in Port Moresby soon after the Raluana Incident; and now, owing the Navuneram Incident, J. R. Foldi departs for Samarai, to give the :t Milne Bay natives the benefit of his five years ’experience among the turbulent lis. It is a queer system.

Maybe that highly-respected veteran District Officer, Mr. Ted Taylor, whom iberra brought quietly out of retirement a few months ago, and established porarily in Rabaul as an observer and reporter on the ways of the natives, be able to give Canberra some really helpful practical advice. 135 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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■ commodities still had their e idyll lasted rather less than nonths —that was ample time he cure. The only happy side all was that there were plenty ther mainlanders with satisry finances who were clamour- -0 be purged of the Island Bug there was no difficulty in disig of the unhappy mess at the paid for it. ink Hanley and his wife have ” their islands. “And I hope von’t mind me telling you this,” lid to a PIM representative in , “but it was the copies of PIM in the home of a Queensland d that really started it. Somethe idea of an island seemed rery answer to the way we felt ie time.” ra Boom May Longer Than Expected e average price for Philippines 1 on the London market durdarch was £Stg.94/7/6 c.i.f. and is the price that Papua-New ea Copra Board payments will lased on, when accounts are [y squared off. e average copra price for the three months of 1959 is 13/16/8 c.i.f. London, and hence, ts the Chairman of the Papua- Guinea Copra Marketing Board, 11 be seen that “an early adlent in the Board’s tentative . ports purchase price is ined”. the Board’s “tentative price” red to is £ASS per ton for hot jrade, this might be regarded slight understatement, e P-NG Copra Marketing d was meeting this month, so :ers can expect better things jafter. pua-New Guinea planters have not yet been fully paid for copra delivered to the Board during 1958.

It is expected that the final ment will be around £6 per ton, which will bring the average price of hot-air grade delivered during 1958 to £A64 per ton In his report to planters at the end of March, the Board’s Chairman Mr. lan McDonald, reported that’the European m % k ®L w^ s onttr 0 nttr dull at the beginning of the montn, had showed I slight improvement bv mid-month, and at the end the month was /10/- “afloat” copra at around £Stg.92/iu/ per ton.

His report continued: “Reports have been received that the official Indonesian Selling Agency has made sales of about 7,000 tons for April shipment, but that no more would be sold in that position.

In fact, it is presently rumoured that the Indonesian Government is temporarily banning the export of copra. This almost certainly indicates a very short supply in Europe, with perhaps a price reaction, although buyers are said to be expecting some unofficial Indonesian copra to appear.

“Some European dealers are also beginning to feel that the copra shortage will continue longer than has been anticipated, and are ready to back their judgment by going long for the next few months.

Honiara Goes Gay For the Duke Honiara dressed up for its Royal visit in March, hut first prize for the most colourful arrangements— if there had been any prizes—would undoubtedly have gone to those in Chinatown.

Prince Philip drove through two archways like this, one at the entrance and one at the exit.

He made his Chinatown visit after having earlier taken a look at Ruaniu plantation, where manager Jim Symes answered the Duke's many questions.

Here, he sees nuts being opened as the first stage in the making of copra. 137 lIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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Moresby s interesting to note that the Kingdom (and this, for all ;al purposes, means Unilever) troubled with where her copra ing from, as all her requireare covered from British onwealth origins. imports into the United >m are around 175,000 tons per i, whereas exports from Com- ;alth countries (excluding a, and Ceylon) amount to 200,000 tons, itracts entered into between er and Pacific Producers in and it is assumed that these astly still in force) accounted ,000 tons, and in addition, :ally all coconut oil produced jopra crushed in the Pacific :o the United Kingdom a r 75,000 tons copra equivalent, ter sources of Commonwealth include: Ghana, 5,000 tons: a, 5,000 tons; Seychelles, 6,000 Tanganyika, 5,000 tons; and ar, 6,000 tons.” article on page 20). longress Discusses srlands NG president of the Papua-New i Branch of the RSSAILA, Mr.

Bunting, believes that it is utely necessary” for the i Islands Regiment, a unit of troops with European officers mior NCO’s, to be doubled in th immediately.

Bunting made his statement annual congress of the P-NG ti, held in Lae, New Guinea, ; week-end of April 4-6.

Bunting said that after servth the PIR, natives should be ;ted to join the PNGVR, the nilitia unit, so that they were st to the forces.

RSL was continually reminde Commonwealth Government of the inadequacy of the defence forces of the Territory.

“Though realising modern warfare would be on a major scale,” he said, “and that we would be under the wings of ANZUS and SEATO Forces, we nevertheless insist that the Territory could be attacked by manpower using conventional weapons, so we need a strong unit like the Pacific Islands Regiment”.

Mr. Bunting is also in favour of the establishment of civil defence training so that Territorians would know what to do in the event of war.

The policy of the RSL in relation to neighbouring Dutch New Guinea had been recently stated by the national executive to the effect that it cannot agree in any circumstances to Indonesia taking control of that territory, Mr. Bunting said.

The RSL maintained that should Holland decide to forego control of that territory, it should be taken over and administered by Australia.

Air Viti Lands Float-Plane A Cessna float-plane was unloaded at Suva from the Tofua in late March and will go into service for Air Viti, the company formed about a year ago by pilot Brian McCook and his associates to operate charter services in Fiji.

Air Viti already has a Piper Cub in Fiji and has undertaken crop A Bronze Bell For Biak le Protestant Church in : has got a new bronze bell bell that says “thank you” he native parishioners, who night in June, 1957, paddled r canoes back and forth ng the wreckage of a KLM vr Constellation and rescued urvivors. le aircraft had just taken from Biak bound Amstervia Manila and Middle , when it crashed in the Over 50 people lost their \e bell was made especially Heiligerlee, Holland, and les an inscription in the native vernacular. 139 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL-

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They operate in the Highlands, and into the most inaccessible airstrips S e Pik- Western and Southern Highlands districts. u^l4f T-*UU; HOW | aniil bOT i*. rOmclOS Because in 1919 a passenger on a coastal steamer passing along the coast of Borneo gave the captain a hair-cut, Tahitians today can enjoy the large and luscious fruits of a variety of pomelo which now grows widely there.

The passenger was the well-known explorer Harrison W. Smith, who later settled in Tahiti. He offered the loan of a pair of clippers to the captain, but w the latter’s steward found he c: not use them, Harrison Si volunteered for the task.

In return, the captain presei him at the next port of call ' a case of pomelos. Harrison Si sent some seeds to the British Coc in Tahiti, who was able two y, later to hand him back t: seedlings. Of these only one reao maturity, but it was sufficient: propagation purposes, and toda: the pomelo trees of this variet: Tahiti are descended from it.

Fiji Pays More For Foreign Postage Like the British Solomons, also had some increases in s ; postal rates from April 1. Chai in Fiji affect surface, foreign i only, with the basic rate rising f 6d to 7d.

There will also be small incre; for postcards, printed papers, c: mercial papers, etc., to fort destinations.

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NG's Going to Have A University—Maybe What eventually will, it is hoj turn into a full-scale agriculti University got off to a modest s' recently when six New Gui natives commenced studies foi P-NG Diploma of Agriculture.

This modern version of pump into gold coach isn’t by favour the Fairy Godmother, but has U ister for Territories Hasluck dc So Now NG is Exporting Ducks!

Ten pairs of rare Salvador, ducks—only found in the Centre Highlands of New Guinea—wt be shipped to Britain for ex hibition in the London Zoo.

A representative of Sydney l Taronga Park Zoo, Mr. Dat Bush, was in New Guinea i March taking delivery of th ducks at Nondugl, in the High lands, and arranging for thei crating and transport to Sydnet From Sydney they will b shipped to Britain under th care of a London Zoo keepe sent out specially to ensure thei safe passage.

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Bookings may also be made by writing P.O, Box 91, A Port Moresby Unit of Morobe Hotels rand-waving. He conceived the n a year or so ago. ; college (or university) is to be at Kerevat, chief agricultural iment station in New Britain, cost of £120,000, and with amodation for 90 students. It be open to all races, and nts from Australia and other Lc islands may attend, to alise in tropical agriculture, college is to be completed by but who is paying for it (P-NG iistralia), is not stated. ere are already 11 native er-training centres in the tory with, in 1959, 480 natives ding them. The students take ir’s course, then they go back s to show their friends how :s are done back in the Big :e. 1961, it is expected that 1,000 es a year will be attending training centres.

Airstrip On Dancing Ground ien a P-NG Administration y team moved into the Southern lands, near Mendi, and started it down trees and knock pegs the ground to mark out a new Irome, they almost bought into bal war. The team had to be irawn under cover from four d police-boys. . J. K. McCarthy, Senior Adstration Officer from Port isby, happened to be visiting area and was responsible for ig the team out. He said the ;y party was at fault for not ig permission of the natives to go into the area, part of which was a ceremonial dancing ground.

Mr. McCarthy said that he had seen the survey team early in the morning, but by the time he passed that way again in late afternoon, he heard women wailing in the undergrowth, while the tribal elders watching the surveyors were pulling tufts out of their beards and haranguing the younger men and urging them to fight. The police on guard had warned him that trouble was brewing.

Interviewed later in Port Moresby, Mr. McCarthy said that the Administration was starting over again to obtain the land, on which there were several native longhouses, about five feet high and up to 60 yards long, which were used for ceremonial purposes. The Mendi tribe had been paid for damage to trees on the land and a wide range of trade goods was being sent in to show the natives the good faith of the Administration in adhering to any bargain struck. Mr. McCarthy said negotiations for the land might now take up to a year.

For Chimbus Problems Come With Peace A very different kind of land problem is occurring amongst the Chimbus of the New Guinea Eastern Highlands, where peace of one sort has brought war of another.

When Europeans first went to the New Guinea Highlands, they found the valley floors denuded of both population and trees. The natives lived on the higher ground and the grass lands below were used for a little mild hunting and as fighting lands.

Since the Administration brought peace to the warring tribes, these no-man’s lands have been able to be used for agriculture, but the Chimbus who are efficient though primitive farmers but who like to fight, have been wrangling amongst themselves and with neighbouring tribes as to the ownership of the land.

Several bashings have occurred and after one recent clash more Another Mr. X On £6,000 p.a. ince the income-tax flap been been on in Papua- -0 Guinea, there has been no of mysterious Mr. X’s who said to have been appointed he Territory, for this or that pose. The inference is that y are some sort of income commissioner, n Sydney, in March, “PIM” 1 told by a friend of a niece the fellow’s wife, that a stery Man is to proceed to t Moresby end of April, to e one of the top jobs in the ritory at £6,000 per annum! 7e haven’t heard that the sent Administrator is leav- , so if true it seems that inle taxation must be going pay bigger dividends than tone has yet admitted, n the P-NG Public Service, W 0 is a lot of money. 141 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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Administration is considermding a Lands officer to the ;o arbitrate. an Oil Search Gets lew Charter iua, in March, was at last details of how the continued i for oil in that territory ;o be financed. ?he major partners BP ration Co. Ltd. and Vacuum o. Ltd. —will allow Oil Search to increase its interest in the ting companies (APC and by five per cent., to make per cent. )il Search will make a new at par of 11,340,000 ordinary lares, in the proportion of four ihares for every five registered. zoological surveys and other ical work will be carried out fear around the Puri-Kererua, area; a deviated hole will rilled from Puri No. 1 well, /ed by drilling of a well at a, and then Puri No. 2 will rilled —although the order of ig might be changed according bat is discovered. » new financial arrangements zed last year’s off-again, onoil search schemes in Papua, at one stage it looked as if najor companies would comy abandon any further search for oil there because of the disappointing results.

They did in fact last October announce that they would withdraw at the end of the then current drilling programme. Share prices then dropped virtually to nothing, despite a game announcement by Oil Search that that company still had faith, and that it would attempt to form a new company, raise ew cap ital and carry on.

But j ust before the proposed new com nany began to raise the new capital last November, there was breathtaking news from Pun—oil was fl ow i ng i There wasn’t much oil, but it was goon c j ear that there was enough of to ma ke the major partners change their minds. They agreed to stay on In p a pua and Australia most nponle honed that the big partners al Oil Search to take a w cent interest in the new financial arrangements, as a kind “ f reward f or its faith.

But 15 per * the are to get— , apparently big their re-th?nking of come so far m them the new set-up that they even fardaslu cent, let Oil Searcn nave ujc h mstead of the P - n Sydne y in A Pressn Co ?ivpaled these facts— newT fS Oil Search shareholders. . found in corn- •lf there will mercial quantities, be ™ serious p engineering out merely problem no worse than others that have been faced in other parts of the world”. • There is no worry about any of the recent—even high—prices of Oil Search shares representing an over-capitalisation of the venture — “a good field would wipe out all losses in two or three years”. • The oil from the Puri well had been a high-grade oil, called a sweet oil—“one of the sweetest oils ever found”. • Commercial quantities of this oil would reduce refining costs by the first £2-million of the usual expenditure needed to eliminate the heavier impurities. • Prospects exist of forming a commercial enterprise to exploit the huge gas deposits found at Kuru and Barikewa. This should entail substantial expenditure in proving the deposit.

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Norfolk Is. Has 171st Birthday Norfolk Island, which is just a few months “younger” than Sydney, celebrated the 171st anniversary of its settlement with its usual public holiday of March 6.

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After five days search for a su able landing place, King dise barked his small party at the he of Sydney Bay, on the south of 1 Island, on March 6. This settleme Kingston, thus became the secc British settlement in the Pacific Noumea Suffers "Education Pressure"

Noumea has a record school ; tendance this year, and as a res classes are overcrowded—desp recent recruitment of 23 n teachers, and a whopping educati budget to help relieve the positi (more than £A500,000 was spent L year and £A750,000 is earmarked : 1959).

A Noumea correspondent says N Caledonia will soon be forced make greater efforts merely to hoi students, let alone instruct ther A Communist member of t Territorial Assembly recen criticised New Caledonia’s educ tion efforts on the basis that t territory was spending too mu (£A175,000 this year) on subsid for religious private schools —be Catholic and Protestant.

A New Industry Could Make More Than Peanuts Peanuts growing near Lae and Erap, near the old war-time airbs of Nadzab, are of the high* quality, visiting members of t Queensland Peanut Marketing Boa said in Lae in March.

The chairman of the Board, IV N. J. McAlister, said: “At Kingan Queensland, they grow the Virgir type, but the country here suits t types grown red, white ai Spanish.”

Mr. McAlister, together with IV J. A. Bond, a Board member, a] Mr. J. S. D. Nesbit, manager of t Queensland Peanut Marketing Boai made the tour.

At present, 2,500 tons of peanu are being shipped from the L area to Australia yearly. With tl present land available, this can lifted to 4,000 tons, but other lai may be made available for this ii dustry.

More and more NG people a taking an interest in peanuts, ai even members of the Lae Bowlii Club are growing them to help cIT funds (see page 20). 144 APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH L

favourable consideration t(p the subject uppermost in the minds of all Samoans—their desire to govern themselves as an independent State.

"Have Confidence' 7 The Mission s appreciation of the warm and colourful welcome, and of the Samoans' hospitality and entertainment, was expressed by the chairman, Mr. Lall. He asked them to have confidence in the Mission— it was conscious of its responsibility under the UN Charter which, clearly and without ambiguity, set out the goal of self-government and independence for the Trust Territories.

The mission had found the same viewpoint among the members of the Government in New Zealand.

The traditions and customs of Samoa would be fully respected in the creation of the new Constitution and government.

The Mission, said Mr. Lall, was there to determine what steps were now necessary for the attainment of the objective of the Trusteeship system.

“So the future is in your hands,’’ he said.. “It is a future where, I feel, the Samoan people will give Jeep Will Wear ew Uniform Papua-New Guinea’s 8,000 • vehicles, only 2,737 are cars, from 600 motor cycles and less 200 farm tractors, virtually all est of that figure comprises nercial vehicle s”, including utilities that rank in popualmost with the cars. And a iratively large number of those es have always been jeeps— lean war-time jeeps, now mere *ed relics of the days of their jst glory, with their canvas and windscreen wipers missbeir speedometers—and seats — since gone; yet still identifias the self-same vehicle that itionised a war for the infantry- ; ranks of these old NG aigners have been closing up e last few years, for age is dng them, and there have been liars to spend on replacements, ntil last year, only one or two ne post-war models had found way to NG. ; at the end of last year, the Lory began to see new models in greater numbers. They were coming not from America, but from the Brisbane plant of Willys Motors (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., which is halfowned by Australian capital.

Brisbane-produced jeeps started off with an Australian contntof 30 per cen t., which has now erown to 60 per cent., and will be f nrr p a c e d again bv the end of the y Ar { d next mo nth Willys’ Brisbane factory aims to give the Australian nd Is i ands ’ markets something else t talk a bout—by introducing a new nd glamoU rised model To be known as Model CJ6, it dl have a longer wheel base (101 inches) than the 80 inches of the Model CJ3B. New payload ? apac ity is 15 cw t.

Rounded mudguards and other iterations to the bodywork are still functional, but probably more pleasmg. . , +Vip a full bench se^ t TO^ ep ( J^ es P! ,^ p . n bucketseats of the CJ3B, L space behind the seat is increas by about a third, And a major departure is tne cision to change the jeep s o U n „ r 0 P p n —from the traditional deep green to a variety °* retain the 4- The new model will retain me cylinder F-head hurricane motor which develops 75 b.h.p.—with six gear ratios when the vehicle is in four-wheel drive. No grades up to 60 per cent, will stop the jeep.

As with the present model the CJ6 will have three power take-off points in front, centre and rear.

Samoan Airlines 7 Pilot Loses Case SAMOAN Airlines pilot Captain Jack Gardner lost his court case aaginst the airline in Marcn.

Captain Gardner had sued the air- 1i n e (whose director, Lawrence Coleman, is brother of American Samoa’s Governor, Hon. Peter Coleman) , in February (PIM, Feb., p. 143), claiming that Samoan owed him $7,000 dollars.

The amount, he claimed, included wages and other expenses due to him in East Samoa after he had been brought from America by the company.

Finding in favour of Samoan Airlines, the court allowed Gardner $1,260, for wages between November and January, plus a return fare for him and his wife to California.

Meanwhile, Samoan Airlines’ chartered DC3 which was damaged on the ground in a severe blow in February, has been repaired and has made a successful test flight.

The new model jeep— longer and more rounded —to be produced soon at Willys' Brisbane factory. At left, is the jeep fourwheel drive ambulance, also soon to be produced in Brisbane. 145 Samoa Mission (Continued from page 21) I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL,

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PHILIPS PHILIPS Vjll your homejjjyos Representatives in the South Pacific areal* it designed folp yoiir country.

British Solomon Islands Trading Corp. Honiara, Sol Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ud., Samarat. JJ iz\ ass - - * ay.

Islands. pal — ort - Biok ' s ' roel ' Zjd ' ~ ; _I _ _ e JwnrlitO ftl Pflt everyone, whose home is in oa, an equality before the law, human rights, and the treatt which all of us would like to to our neighbours, and of which hould like to be the recipients slves”. tere was a series of formal ings on March 31; and on April e Mission settled down to its of meeting and talking with lasses of the people, in all parts ic Territory. te Mission departs, for USA, on I 16. (See article on page 61).

Citizenship Rights In The New Samoa From a Special Correspondent number of resolutions on the jet of citizenship in the new oa, and related matters, have adopted by the Government’s ting Committee on Self-Govlent; but the publication of a nary of the resolutions does i to allay the natural anxiety erning the future of the few peans and the 6,000 or 7,000 -Europeans who now are perent residents of Western Samoa, leir ideas and proposals are for guidance of the UN Mission, and r constitution framers, now at le Working Committee apparr is trying to define the people are automatically entitled to mship, and the rights of that enship; but nothing that has been published shows whether the intention of the Samoans the person of mixed race, born imoa, shall have the same rights rnioan citizenship as the person r holly Samoan blood, would seem to go without saythat the citizenship rights of former are the same as the r; but there has been such ig feeling shown by certain ;es of Samoans towards both »peans and part-Europeans in it times that anxiety and suspicion will remain until this part of the new Constitution is definitely framed and adopted.

The Committee has said that “Samoan citizens will be those persons whose allegiance is to Western Samoa and not to any foreign country”. As such they will travel abroad as Samoan citizens (under the protection of New Zealand); and have the right to re-enter Western Samoa and reside there any time they wish. Provision will be made for renunciation or deprivation of citizenship, for citizenship by registration, and for citizenship by naturalisation.

The Committee has been giving much thought to the future Judiciary, under self-government. It has decided that a considerable time must elapse before Samoa will have educated Samoans with sufficient training and experience to act as judges; and, in the meantime, it recommends that Samoa continue to look to New Zealand for help in this regard..

The Committee thinks it essential that the Premier and Cabinet Ministers of the new State shall have competent help from qualified departmental heads and other trained officials, and it recommends; • That all future vacancies in departmental headships (and other key positions concerned with the development of policy), should be referred to the Executive Council for an opinion on the qualifications to be sought in an appointee to any such vacant post. • That no appointment to such a post should be made until the Executive Council has had an opportunity of expressing its opinion on the suitability of the proposed appointee. [?]sta Ben... ... and Buka 147 DIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL,

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Apart from some feeling of obi tion towards planters, the Suva is operating under different circ stances to that of Rabaul i although owned by the same terests. Copra is paid for on livery in Suva, and that is the of the transaction.. In New Gui the final price of copra deliv< during any one month is not kn for some time and this involve larger risk for the crushers who already operating on a time-lag about two months between receh copra and delivering the oil to o 1 seas markets.

The Rabaul mill agreed take 45,000 tons of copra from Papua-New Guinea Copra Marl ing Board during 1959. Howe there is no obligation upon the 3 to take it in regular monl quantities. It is anticipated t before 1959 is complete the mill have absorbed its full quota fi the Board.

There was no indication in ej April when the Rabaul mill mi reopen, although the situation be reviewed at the end of t month.

The Board announced in es March that it anticipated no « ficulty in disposing of copra: that it was having storage proble About 1,850 tons of copra per w were piling into Board’s stores d ing March, and at the same ti there was a “drought” of overs ships. However, the Board’s cha man believes that the accumulat will be cleared by June or July. 150 Copra Boom (Continued from page 20) APRIL. 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

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Deaths Of Islands People

IV. J. B. PONCELET, SM Rev. Father J. B. Poncelet, ;ran of the Catholic Missions i Northern Solomons, died at irist convalescent home in e recently at the age of 74.

Selgian, Father Poncelet was ted in 1912 and was sent to olomons soon after, spending of his time at Turiboiru. With er Bruno, he was a prisoner i Japanese from 1942 to 1945 sw Britain. Upon release he jnt to Sydney for a time, then Igium.

Eugene Choblet, Msc

Rev. Father Choblet, MSC, :ame to the Gilbert Islands France as a Sacred Heart mary in 1905, died at Teao- ;e, Tarawa, recently. tioned in Sir Arthur Grimble’s ittern Of Islands, Father et contracted leprosy in 1929 as in the Colony leper station 1932, after which he returned ru. In 1938, he was admitted ikogai, and returned to the ts from there in 1955 and had been living in retirement.

U Savenaca Tamaibeka

of the first Fijians to excel If at rugby football and to be ed in the first Fijian repreive rugby football and to be ed in the first Fijian repreive rugby team to travel overin 1924, Ratu Savenaca ibeka, a former Roko Tui ita (Vanua Levu), died at Dn March 6. i Savenaca started his footireer in 1914. later captained a second tour iga, in 1928. ing his club football days at he was one of the most outng Fijians playing in the r competitions. i Savenaca has been described first Fijian to use his powerful ig ability to football adje.

Rs. Olive Hennings

Olive Hennings, wife of one best known copra planters on ni, Fiji, Mr. Ted Hennings, t her husband’s estate, Vureon March 3. She was 65.

Hennings was formerly a Corvet, of Waikava, Vanua Mr. Ted Hennings is a son late Mr. James Hennings, a sr of the well known Levuka lilding family of last century, s her husband, Mrs. Hennings vived by eight children and mdchildren.

Captain J. L. Lumsdale

Captain J. L. Lumsdale, well ? outll Pacific Islands shipping industry as a member of the marine staffs of the Union SS Co. Lta. and of Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd., died at his home in Suva on April 6 at the early age of 45.

He was an Englishman who went to New Zealand just before World War 11, and served in various Union SS Co. ships. He was first in Fiji as Assistant Harbour Master; and he had had some years of service as master of the Yanawai. He is survived by his wife.

Mr. Henry Robinson

Mr. Henry Robinson, well-known in the Ba and Lautoka areas of Fiji, where he once worked with the CSR, died suddenly at Labasa, Fiji, on April 6.

He was at the time of his death employed by the Fiji Public Works rjpnartmpnt. and was staying at Labasa with his sister, Mrs. Alex Chute, while on leave. 151 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

Sports Review An On-Again Off-Again Win From Correspondents in Noumea and Suva VIEW CALEDONIA’S heavyweight J 3! champ., Doudie, who is a Loyalty Islander, got in the ring in Noumea on March 7 against South Seas champion, Sakiusa Cawaru, of Fiji, but it wasn’t exactly an incident-free event.

The bout was to decide the South Seas’ title, and Doudie appeared to have the advantage during the early rounds —but from the ninth round in the 12-round bout, the advantage went to the Fijian. By the end of the eleventh round Doudie was groggy on the ropes.

He recovered in the final round, but it was too late—and the match went to the Fijian.

But not for long. The crowd beca m e instantly hostile, fighting broke out, bottles were thrown into the ring, and the police were called in.

The next day the boxing committee had a meeting, checked the reports of the judges and declared that a point in Doudie’s favour had been overlooked. The decision was reversed and Doudie declared winner by one point.

Mathematically speaking, it might seem that if Doudie was awarded an extra point, that would have put him on par with Sakiusa, and the match would have been a draw.

It’s difficult to know who or what was responsible for the decision. But sport generally has been at a low ebb in New Caledonia in the last few months.

There have been persistent disagreements, especially in the ranks of the footballers and basketball players. Teams have walked out on umpires’ decisions and acts of violence committed. About the only branch of sport where there have been no upsets is spear-fishing!

In Fiji, news of the turnabout decision caused “astonishment”. Reports that reached there said that Sakiusa had clearly been the winner on points, and that the referee had acted correctly.

Sakiusa is due back in Suva in time to meet Tongan heavyweight Kitione Lave at an open-air bout at Buckhurst Park on April 18. The 12 months ban on Lave imposed by the British Boxing Board of Control expired on April 8.

The Batting Brothers GEORGE MAWI, a Fijian I works for the Inland Reve Department at Suva, is a vei tile young man. When he is helping Inland Revenue Comr sioner Barnes to collect taxes h along at Albert Park collecting bi men’s wickets.

He has collected so many wicl this season that he would be l man chosen for a Fiji representa cricket team. In recent weeks specialty has been collecting tricks.

He did one in his last grade ma before Easter and on Easter M day, playing for a Suva rei sentative team, bundled out tt Nadi batsmen in succession to i him another hat trick.

George has a younger brotl Paula Sigeva, who also works for Inland Revenue Department, j this young brother is almost adept at collecting wickets George. George is a right-ham Paula bowls left-handed.

Mr. Barnes is a keen sportsn and would probably be the last put any obstacles in their was the tour comes off and they in the side.

Not So Nuts YES, BUT IS IT SPORT? It's a point that's been argued for years, but so long as the cards aren't marked there seems to be no reason why a good game of poker shouldn't get the sporting blood up. And the blood was up in Lae, NG, in March when sporting gentlemen adjourned to the RSL club for a poker game that raised funds for the P-NG Red Cross March Appeal.

Here, Arthur Strachan, facing camera, studies his move for the next hand while John Smith takes time off to move some of that cash out of the way. In a smoke-filled ante-room, another band of adherents headed by Dr. Tony Tonaki, continued to play in grim silence. But it was all for a good cause. Photo; Pat Robertson.

The Lae (NG) Bowling Club hopes to[?] provide itself with a new clubhouse [?] and some new greens with the proceeds [?] from buried treasure. And here is the [?] latest crop of treasure —peanuts drying [?] in the sun on the club's property, prior[?] to bagging. Club members are growings[?] them as a unique method of helping to[?] swell club funds.

Photo: Pat Robertson.. 152 APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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Branches throughout the Cook Islands. landy Kind Leaf a Port Moresby Correspondent IE was a cry of “foul” here ilnst the Papuan Cricket sociatlon in March. re schoolteacher M. Roua malpractice against Papuan ; Association president Toua. ,’s complaint was that none Kila Kila club members had hosen for a Papuan repreve eleven which recently a representative European i Port Moresby. The reason s, according to schoolteacher was that president Toua bethat the Kila Kila men had sing a magic leaf as a “secret i” against opposing sides, use of this alleged belief, ad not allowed any Kila Kila » be represented in the side, dent Toua, an Administration wasn’t very impressed when la Kila allegations were reto him. bad heard of that bit of . The story was part of old rites. idea is that you mix a cerirk and juice with the leaf lew it,” said Toua. “As you t you say magic words, and suit your opponents are sup- ;o become weaker and so you feat them. it’s straight sorcery—and it’s se.” real reason for the Kila Kila ms was simple, explained None of the players was aough. ty Of Fight \ave ONE LAVE came to Fiji, v, and conquered all local position in a series of exhibilatches. The Tongan’s first were classed as “exhibition” vas still under a British Boxard of Control suspension for Lng to take part in a baree fight.

Fiji Boxing and Wrestling ition say they recognise the ut they turned a blind eye exhibitions. In fact associa- ■esident, Trevor Frost, agreed 3ree one of the exhibitions, in put paid to plans for this outdoors bout, and the next ’revor was down with the ’flu, yas not, after all, in the posi- : condoning it. ’s experience was too much 5 Fijians, who went into the jainst him, and he won each a two or three rounds, lentally, these exhibitions did y as expected. d commentary for Fiji boxbouts B he'fo f ueht t hp t Kn t >H 0 tb t I I H three oouis ne lougnt he KO d the heavy- Ra™ia w& ] l ?Sn rnnrS Ji ’ M J ke Ss.r^^o Wlthm two rounds on two OGcaßions.

It took a comparative newcomer, tough youngster named Tawake, to give Lave the shock of on March 28.

Though Tawake went down in the third round he shook the Tongan on a couple of occasions with powerful right crosses.

Lave took no chances with the naughty lad after that and went for the “kill”.

SUVA, April, 12.

Kitione Lave, wqs knocked out within three minutes of the first round of his fieht with veteran box e r Moses Varasikete. known as the hardest hitting Fijian boxer, at Nadi, last night.

Varasikete went for Lave from the bell and floored him twice, the second time for a count of eight.

When Lave rose he was hit with a terrific right to the temple and fell like a log. While he was writhing and groaning on the mat the referee crowned Varasikete the winner.

The fight was the first for Lave since the expiry of the British ban on April 8. He is due to meet Sakiusa, Fijian champion, on Monday, but it is not known whether Lave will be fit. 153 FIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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Sipping Time-Tables

sailings are approximate and may ary by as much as two weeks. rdney-Papua-N. Guinea Montoro sails from Melbourne for r, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai, I, Madang, Lae, Port Moresby ial). Next Sydney sailings May 15, ily.

Malekula sails from Sydney for tie, Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Sydney, liling April 21. Next sailing June 2.

Malaita sails from Sydney for Bris- Port Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, ig. Lombrum, Lorengau, Madang, iamarai, Sydney. Last Sydney sailril 15. Next Sydney sailing May 25.

Bulolo, modern liner, sails about six weeks; Sydney, Brisbane, Port ly, Samarai, Lae, Madang, Lom- Rabaul. Last Sydney sailing April ;xt Sydney sailing May 20. ils from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., ge Street, Sydney.

Pak Hoi: Leaves Sydney for Bris- Port Moresby, Rabaul, Lae. Last . sailing April 11. Next sailing June Soochow: Leaves Sydney for Bris- -sort Moresby, Samarai. Last Sydney , April 15. Next sailing May 8.

Sinkiang: Leaves Sydney for Bris- Honiara (BSIP). Rabaul, Madang ae. Next Sydney sailings April 24, 5 (approx.).

Shansi; Leaves Melbourne for ', Brisbane, Port Moresby, Samarai.

Madang, Kavieng, Rabaul. Last r sailing April 3. Next sailings 9, July 3 (approx.), ils from Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., ge St., Sydney.

Sydney-Dutch N.G. e weeks service by MV’s Sigli, Silin- Sibigo and Sinabang carrying pass and cargo from East Australian ;o Hollandia and Sorong. DNG (with and/or Manokwari if inducement), Borneo, Bangkok, Singapore, thence lia direct. Next Sydney sailings: lay 14, Sinabang June 2, Silindoeng 9. Sibigo July 10. ils from Royal Interocean Lines, 255 i St., Sydney. r East-S.W. Pacific-Fiji- Australia ig S.W. Pacific ports on south-bound journeys only.) iking: Dep. Japan March 12, Hongthence Sandakan, Tarakan, New i ports, Suva, Lautoka, Noumea, Sydney May 7. oo: Dep. Japan March 31. thence ong, Sandakan, Tarakan, New i ports, Vila, Suva, thence Ausi ports, arrive Sydney June 1. igtu: Departs Japan May 17, Hong- May 25, Sandakan June 1, thence Guinea ports, Santo, Suva, Lautoka, a, arrive Sydney July 8. three vessels call at all four Ausi ports, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne idelaide, and load there cargo for ist including Shanghai where a call de (if inducement) on the southvoyage between Japan and Hong- Australia - New Zealand - Canada - USA Details from New Guinea Australia Line (Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), 6 Bridge St., Sydney.

The Australia-West Pacific Line motor vessels Arcs, Citos, Delos and Milos maintain regular services between Australian ports and Japan. Northbound vessels call at Manila, Hongkong and Japan; southbound vessels call at any or all of the following: Hongkong, Manila, Sandakan, Rabaul, Lae, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne 155 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL.

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Further particulars may be obtained from: MANAGING AGENTS IN AUSTRALIA: WILH. WILHELMSEN AGENCY PTY. LTD., 30-32 Pitt St., Sydney. Phone BU 6301 Branch Office at Melbourne: 51 William St. Phone: MA 3031.

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

ISLAND AGENTS: Madang (New Guinea)—Allan Strachan. Lae (New Guinea)—R. W. Tebb. Rabaul (New Britain)—ToWJ Transport Limited. Honiara (Solomon Islands) —British Solomon Islands Trading Corporation. Esplritn Santo (New Hebrides! —D. J. Gubbay and Co. (New Hebrides) Pty. Ltd. Vila (New Hebrides) —Wm. Breckwoldt & Co.

FAR EASTERN AGENTS: Dodwell & Co. Ltd., Manila, Hong Kong & Japan. 156 APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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NOUMEA —Etablissements Ballande.

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SYDNEY—Birt & Co. (Pty.) Ltd. delalde, with quarterly calls at Gizo Honiara and Vanlkoro, in BSIP; t Santo and Vila, New Hebrides. : Dep. Rabaul April 18, Honiara 22, Lae April 26, Brisbane April 30. ydney May 4. s: Dep. Rabaul May 22, Lae May 26, ne May 30, arr. Sydney June 3. s; Dep. Madang May 22, Rabaul 15, Honiara May 29, Vanikoro June ito June 4, Vila June 6, Brisbane i, Sydney June 12. s: Dep. Rabaul July 7, Lae July 11, ne July 15, arr. Sydney July 18. ils from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency jtd., 30 Pitt St., Sydney, or Islands (R. Tebb, Lae; Town Transport, I; A. Strachan, Madang; BSIP Tradrp., Honiara; D. J. Gubbay and Co..

Wm. Breckwoldt and Co., Vila).

Jealand-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa Tofua maintains a service from nd to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva and return kland. Next sailings from Auckland: 9, June 16 (undergoes survey on reo Auckland on July 5).

Matua maintains a service from nd to Lautoka, Suva, Apia, Nuku- Lyttleton, Wellington, and return kland. Next sailings from Auckland; ’ (undergoes survey on return to nd on May 29), June 30. ils from all offices of Union Steam Jo. of NZ. rdney-New Hebrides-BSI- Bougainville, Etc. rulagl, 10 passengers, makes a round Norfolk Is., Vila, Santo, Honiara 31 ports, Bougainville ports, leaving about once every six weeks. Last sailing: April 23. Next sailing 1.

Us from Burns, Philp and Co., 7 Street, Sydney.

Iney-N. Caledonia-Tahiti ;ls of Messageries Maritimes Line, from Marseilles, via West Indies mama, call about every six weeks eete, Vila (New Hebrides). Noumea pdney, and return by same route, sent on this run are the motor- Tahitien and Caledonien and a •ed vessel, Melanesien. Next Sydney i; Caledonien May 16, Tahitien June lanesien Aug. 12.

Polynesie (Messageries Maritimes) ins about monthly passenger sailetween Sydney and Noumea and w Hebrides. Next Sydney sailings; May 22, June 19.

Us from Sydney agents; Messageries nes, 36 Grosvenor Street, Sydney.

Iney-S. Africa-UK-Pacific Ports-Sydney r Savill’s one-class all-passenger Southern Cross makes four roundrid voyages per year, two westthen two east-bound, calling at nd Papeete every trip. Next voyage: Southampton May 28, via South for Sydney, arriving July 3. Dep.

July 5, bound Liverpool, via Suva 14), Papeete (July 18-19) and a. ils from agents; Shaw Savlll and Co., Ltd., 8a Castlereagh Street, 157 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL-

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Sydney: Burns Philp (SS) Co., Ltd., Suva, Fiji; Etablissements Donald Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti.

N. Zealand Cook Is.

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

Details on application to NZ Government Department of Island Territories.

Wellington, or to any office of the Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

N. America-Fiji-Hebrides, etc.

Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vessels Thorsisle and Thorshall maintain a regular service from Pacific Coast North American ports, with sailings over 35-40 days. Some ports depend on cargoes offering.

Thorsisle: Dep. New Westminster May 19. San Francisco May 27. Los Angeles May 29. Papeete June 9-10, Pago Pago June 14-16, Apia June 17-18, Suva June 21-23, Noumea June 25-27, Pago Pago July 2-3, Los Angeles July 18.

Thorshall; Dep. New Westminster June 1, San Francisio June 9, Los Angeles June 12, Papeete June 23-24, Pago Pago June 28-30, Apia July 1-2, Suva July 5-7. Noumea July 9-11, Pago Pago July 16-17, Los Angeles July 28.

Details from General Steamships Corporation Ltd., 432 California St., San Francisco, USA, and Island Agents.

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 Sydney sailings (approx.): Sierra April 28, Sonoma May 31.

American Pioneer Line has eight ships (Pioneer Gem, Isle. Glen, Reef, Cove, Star, Tide, Gulf) on Australia - Panama -US Atlantic Coast service with calls at Papeete on southbound voyage. Sailings approx, every 3 weeks.

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva (subsidiary of W. R. Carpenter and Co.) operate a service three times yearly with the 10,000 ton, 98-passenger vessel Lakemba along the above route. Accommodation is entirely First Class, two-berth cabins, with calls at Suva, Lautoka and Honolulu.

Next sailing from Sydney about May 30.

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

Sydney-(or NZ)-North America The cargo vessels, Waihemo Waitomo, owned and operated by Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ, Ltd., ir tain a monthly service across the Pa from Sydney to Vancouver and USA p via Suva, Lautoka, Nukualofa and i as cargoes offer. Occasional calls are r at Fanning Island. They have lin passenger accommodation. Waihemo si from Sydney April 22; Waitomo due 1 Sydney end of June.

The Waitemata, from NZ ports, m 3-4 trips yearly to Vancouver (via E tonga and Papeete).

N. America-Hawaii-Fiji-Sam Tahiti-N. Zealand-Australi Matson Line’s Mariposa and Monl make round passenger trips from Ps North Coast American ports to Austr via Pacific Islands ports and New Zeal Monterey: Dep. San Francisco May Los Angeles May 28, Papeete June Auckland June 13, Sydney June 1 Auckland June 22-23. Suva June 26, ] Pago June 27, Honolulu July 2-3, Francisco July 8.

Mariposa: Dep. San Francisco 21, Los Angeles June 22, Pai June 30-July 2, Auckland July 8-9, Syi July 12-15, Auckland July 18. Suva 21, Pago Pago July 22, Honolulu July 28, San Francisco Aug. 2.

ly to Europe lirect from and save Interested? Of course . . . ' when you travel Super Constellation by KLM, the World's First Airline your saving by this direct route may be up to £lBO on the round trip to London. • Your local travel agent or KLM will gladly tell you all about this moneysaving route. • KLM also provide direct s ®^ c ®‘ from Bialc to Manila and Tokyo as well as Bangkok and all ports en route to Europe.

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A Us from Matson Lines, Berger 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.

Italian Sitmar Line (Panama flag) Castel Felice, a twin-screw turbine ger liner of 12,150 tons, fully aironed, will sail from Sydney for via Auckland, Papeete, and a on May 8 and has accomon available to Papeete. The Sitmar which recently commenced an ir- • service along this route, providing , moderately priced sea connection e eastbound direction only with has arranged the extra sailing as It of heavy bookings. Also on this the Line’s Fairsea, which sailed in y and will sail again in December. ited Kingdom-Australia- Port Moresby Federal Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., ctended its regular quarterly UKlia service to Port Moresby, vessels sail from Liverpool via Suez iney, Brisbane, Townsville, Cairns, loresby. itala: Left Liverpool April 1. due loresby June 5. ,ey agents; Birt and Co. Pty., Ltd., ge St. Port Moresby agents: Burns (New Guinea), Ltd. iga-Fiji Shipping Service Tonga Shipping Agency, as agents ,e Tonga Copra Board, operates a r monthly cargo and passenger i between Nukualofa and Suva with miu. 500 tons gross. Turn-round in s usually two days, and the Agents are W. R. Carpenter and Co. (Fiji),

Airways Time-Tables

Transpacific Services

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

By Pan-American Airways

(With Super 7 Clippers, using Sleeperettes and Berths*) Sun., Tues., Thurs., Fri.: Dep. Melbourne for Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu, San Francisco or Los Angeles.

Sun. —Departs San Francisco for Honolulu, Nadi, Sydney and Melbourne.

Wed., Fri.; Dep. Los Angeles for Melbourne (same route).

Mon.; Dep. Seattle for Melbourne via Portland (same route). • PAA Skymasters are used on a connecting service between Auckland and Nadi (see table 18); and also twice monthly between Nadi and Tafuna, American Samoa (see table 20).

By Qantas Empire Airways

(Super Constellation Service) NORTHWARDS Tues. and Sat.; Melbourne, Sydney. Nadi (Fiji), Honolulu, San Francisco, New York, London.

Wed.: Melbourne, Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu, San Francisco.

Fri.: Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu, San Francisco extending to Vancouver.

Sun.: Sydney, Nadi, Honolulu, San Francisco.

SOUTHWARDS Tues. and Fri.: London, New York, San Francisco. Honolulu, Nadi. Sydney, Melbourne (Tues. service only).

Thurs.: San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi, Sydney.

Sun.; San Francisco, Honolulu Nadi, Sydney, Melbourne (commencing at Vancouver on Saturdays).

Mon.; San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi, Sydney. (Note; International Dateline crossed between Nadi and Honolulu).

Qantas Super-Constellation aircraft, under charter to TEAL, from Melbourne and Auckland connect at Nadi on Sundays with Qantas northbound flights, and on Mondays with southbound flights (see table 17).

TEAL Super DC6 aircraft from Auckland, NZ, connect with the Qantas northbound flights at Nadi on Tues. and Fri.; and on Sat. and Wed. at Nadi for the southbound flights.

Qantas Wed. and Fri. services ex- Sydney connect with BOAC London services at San Francisco (dep. Thurs. and Sat.).

BOAC services ex-London Tues. and Thurs. connect at San Francisco Thurs. and Sat. with southbound Qantas services.

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(With Super DC-6B Aircraft) Every Fri.: Sydney (dep. 5.20 p.m.), Nadi, Honolulu. Vancouver, Amsterdam.

Every Fri.: Dep. Auckland 9.45 p.m. for Nadi, Honolulu, Vancouver, Amsterdam. 159

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Honolulu. Fiji and Sydney. (Note Crosses International Datel route.)

Sectional Services

PACIFIC 2. Sydney-New Guinei Service by Qantas Empire Airw. (Super-Constellations) NORTHBOUND First Class Tues. & Sat.

Dep. A Sydney, 9.30 p.m. Brisbane, 11.41 Wed. & Sun.

Dep. A] Brisbane, 12.45 a.m. Pt. Moresby < Dep. A] Pt. Moresby*, 7 a.m. Lae, 8.2' First & Tourist Class Mon.

Dep. A] Sydney, 9.30 p.m. Brisbane. 11 4f Tues.

Dep. Al Brisbane, 12.45 a.m. Pt. Moresby, ( Dep. Al Pt. Moresby*, 7 a.m. Lae, 8.2( First & Tourist Class Thurs.

Dep. Ar Sydney, 8 p.m. Brisbane, 10.15 Dep. Ar Brisbane. 11.15 a.m. Townsville, 2.1£ Dep. Ar Townsville, 3.15 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6 Dep. Ar Pt. Moresby*, 7 a.m. Lae, 8.20 SOUTHBOUND First & Tourist Fri.

Dep. Ar Lae*, 9.10 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.30 Dep. Ar: Pt. Moresby, 11.30 a.m. T’ville, 2.10 Dep. Ar: Townsville, 3.10 p.m. Brisbane, 6 Dep. Ar] Brisbane, 7 p.m. Sydney. 9 First Class Wed. & Sun.

Dep. An Lae‘. 9.10 a.m. Pt. Moresby. 10.30 Dep. An Pt. Moresby, 11.30 a.m. Brisbane, 4.45 Dep. An Brisbane, 5.45 p.m. Sydney, 7.45 First & Tourist Class Tues.

Dep. An Lae*, 9.10 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.30 Dep. An Pt. Moresby, 11.30 a.m. Brisbane. 4.45 Dep. An Brisbane, 5.45 p.m. Sydney, 7.45 * Between Lae and Port Moresby sengers are carried in DC4 aircraft.

Port Moresby-Cairns-Townsvh

Port Moresby—Townsville—Port Mon Douglas DC4. Dep. Port Moresby 12.15 p.m.. an. Cairns 3.05 p.m., Cairns 3.50 p.m., an. Townsville 5 I dep. Townsville Mon. 9.15 a.m., an. Ca 10.25 a.m., dep. Cairns 11.15 a.m., Port Moresby 2.05 p.m. 160 APRiL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

P-NG Internal Services Operated by Qantas -HOLLANDIA (Dutch New Guinea) (DCS) Ved. (April 29, May 13, 27, June 10, ;.). rts Lae 9.45 a.m., calls at Madang d Wewak, and arrives at Hollandia 5 p.m. Every alternative Thurs. pril 30. May 14, 28, June 11, etc.) dep. •llandia at 10 a.m., and, with calls Wewak and Madang, arrives Lae at >0 p.m.

Irt Moresby-Kikori-Baimuru

(DH Otter) ule Island, Kerema, Baimuru. Kikori, ;. Tues., returning same day via imuru, Kerema, Yule Is. (May 5, 19, ne 2, 16, etc.).

RT MORESBY-KIKORI (DH Otter) r ule Is., Baimuru: Alt. Tues. return- ( same day (May 12, 26, June 8, 22, !.).

Cerema, Baimudu, Kikori, Baimuru, . Thurs. (May 7, 21, June 4, 18, etc.), urning via Baimuru, Kikori, Kerema ; following day (May 8, 22, June 5, etc.).

Port Moresby-Daru (Dcs)

laimuru: Alt. Thurs, returning same y via Balimo (May 7, 21, June 4, etc.).

Cerama, Baimuru: Alt. Weds. (May 27, June 10. 24, etc.), returning alt.

I. (Mny 15, 29, June 12, 26, etc.).

T MORESBY-SAMARAI (DH Otter) Moresby. Abau, Samarai each Mon..

Dartin;? Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., re- •ning same day.

Ved.: Port Moresby. Samarai, depart- : Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., returning ne day (May 6, 20, June 3, 17, etc.). >at.; Port Moresby, Samarai, depart- ; Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., returning ne day (May 2, 16, 30, June 13, etc.), ►at.: Port Moresby, Samarai, Esa’ala. parting Port Moresby 8.15 a.m., re- •ning same day (May 9, 23, June 6, etc.).

LAE-MADANG-WEWAK-MANUS-

Kavieng-Rabaul Service

(DCS) Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang arr. 15 a.m. Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, haul, arr. 3.45 p.m. : Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m., Kavieng. mus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. »5 p.m. .: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m., Madang, r ar, Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, •. 4.05 p.m.

Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m. Kavieng, inus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. >5 p.m.

Central Highlands (Dcs)

Lae (7.45 a.m.) to Balyer River, ling at any of: Goroka, Nondugl. nj, Mt. Hagen, Baiyer R., Kainantu. rival back at Lae dependent on stops

Lower Highlands

(DH Otter) Lae (7.30 a.m.) to Goroka, calling any of Nadzab, Gusap, Aiyura, Rinie, Kainantu, Goroka, Arena. Arrival :k at Lae depends on stops made.

Lae-Bulolo-Wau

(DH Otter) Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m., arr. Wau 8.10 i.

Dep. Wau 8.25 a.m., via Bulolo, arr. e 9.25 a.m.

Sat.: Dep. Lae 8.45 a.m.. arr. Wau 5 a.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Wau 9.40 a.m.. via Bulolo, arr. Lae 10.45 a.m.

Pt. Mor2Sby-Wau-Bulolo (Dcs)

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7.35 a.m.. arr. Bulolo 8.45 a.m.

Wed.. Sat.: Dep. Bulolo 9.05 a.m., arr Wau 9.20 a.m., dep. Wau 9.40 a.m., arr. Pt. Moresby 10.45 a.m.

Madang-Goroka- Madang (Dcs)

Thurs., Mon.: Dep. Madang 10 a.m., via Mt. Hagen and Minj, arr. Goroka 12.30 p.m., dep. Goroka 12.50 p.m., arr.

Madang 1.25 p.m.

Madang-Lae (Dcs)

Sun.; Dep. Madang 7 a.m., arr. Lae 8.05 a.m.

Pt. Moresby-Mt. Hagen-Madang

(DCS) Mon. and Fri.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7.45 a.m., via Goroka, Minj, arr. Mt. Hagen 11.25 a.m.; dep. Mt. Hagen for Madang (either direct or via airfields as required) 11.55 a.m.

Madang-Pt. Moresby (Dcs)

Tues. and Fri.: Dep. Madang 7.30 a.m., via Goroka, arr. Port Moresby 10.20 a.m.

New Guinea-New Britain

(DCS) Wed., Sun.: Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m., direct to Lae, arr. 8.15 a.m.

Wed., Sun.: Dep. Lae 10.30 a.m., Finschhafen 11.30 a.m., Rabaul 1.45 p.m.

Tues.: Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m.. Finschhafen 8.10 a.m., arrive Lae 8.45 a.m.

Tues.: Dep. Lae 10.30 a.m., Finschhafen 11.30 a.m., Rabaul arr. 1.45 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m., Finschhafen, Lae, arr. 8.45 a.m.

Fri.: Depart Lae 10.30 a.m., Finschhafen 11.30 a.m., arrive Rabaul 1.45 p.m.

Rabaul-Buin-Rabaul (Dcs)

Alt. Thurs.: Dep. Rabaul 9 a.m., arr. Buka 10.20 a.m., dep. Buka 10.50 a.m., arr.

Buin 11.45 a.m., dep. Buin 12.15 p.m., arr. Buka 1.10 p.m., dep. Buka 1.40 p.m., arr. Rabaul 3 p.m. (May 14, 28, June 11, 25, etc.).

Rabaul-Hoskins-Rabaul (Dcs)

Alt. Thur.: Dep. Rabaul 9 a.m., via Jacquinot Bay, arr. Hoskins 10.55 a.m., dep. Hoskins 11.15 a.m., arr. Rabaul 12.20 p.m. (May 7, 21, June 4, 18, etc.).

Services By Mandated Airlines

(Scheduled flights with DCS Aircraft) Mon.: Depart Lae at 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Wewak, Madang, Rabaul— remaining overnight. Depart Lae 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Port Moresby.

Wau, Goroka, Lae.

Tues.: Depart Rabaul at 7 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae.

Wed.: Depart Lae 7 a.m. for Madang.

Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul.

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

Optional call at Goroka on this flight.

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

Fri.; Depart Lae at 7 a.m. for Madang.

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

Sat.: Depart Rabaul at 7 ama. *°J 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 (DNO) and Manila (Philippines).

DC3 aircraft link Biak with Hollandla, Sorong, Merauke, Tenah Merah, Manokwari, Niemfoer, Ransiki, Genjem, and Kokonao. 5. N. Guinea-Solomons By Qantas with DCS Aircraft Every Monday depart Lae 6 a.m.: Rabaul, Buka, Munda, Yandina, Honiara (BSD, arriving 5 p.m.

Every Tuesday depart Honiara 7 a.m.: Yandina, Munda, Buka, Rabaul. Lae, arriving 3.45 p.m. 6. Paris-Saigon-Brisbane- Noumea-Auckland-Papeete By Transports Aeriens Intercontinental!!

DC6B aircraft depart Paris every Sun. for Athens, Cairo, Karachi, Saigon, Djakarta, Darwin, Noumea, thence Auckland, Noumea, Nadi, Bora Bora. Transfer to flying-boat for flight to Papeete. Dep.

Papeete on return flight (omitting Auckland) every Thurs. 7. Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

By Ansett Airways Pty., Ltd., with Sandringham Flying-boats Return flight usually each Tuesday and Saturday. 8. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

By Qantas, with Skymasters Alt. Fri. (May 8, 22, June 5, 19, etc.).

Dep. Sydney midnight, arr. NI 6.45 a.m. Sat.; dep. NI 5.30 p.m. same day for Sydney, arr. 9.30 p.m. (Flight extends NI-Auckland-NI. See table 12 below). 9. Sydney-Noumea By Qantas, with Skymasters Dep. Sydney alt. Thurs. 8.45 a.m., arr.

Noumea 4 p.m. Dep. Noumea 5 p.m., arr. Sydney 10.30 p.m. Service operates on April 30, May 14, 28, June 11, etc. 10. New Caledonia-New Hebrides TAI with DCS Aircraft Tues. and Fri.: Dep. Tontouta (N. Cal.) at 8 am., arr. Vila 10.15 a.m., dep.

Vila 10.45 a.m., arr. Santo 12 noon, dep. 1.30 p.m., arr. Vila 2.45 p.m., dep. 3.15 p.m., arr. Tontouta 5.30 p.m. 11. New Caledonia-Fiji- Wallis Is.

TAI with DCS Aircraft Dep. Noumea 6 a.m. second Sat. eaeh month (May 9. June 13. July 11. etc.), arr. Wallis Is. (via Nadi. Fiji) at 3.45 p.m., dep. Wallis 7 a.m. following Mon. (May 11. June 15, July 13, etc.), arr.

Noumea 2.45 same day. 12. Norfolk Is.-Auckland TEAL, by Qantas (Charter) Alt. Sat. (May 9, 23, June 6. 20, etc.).

Return flight Norfolk (dep. 8 a.m.) Auckland (arr. 11.45 ama.. dep. 1.16 p.m.) Norfolk (arr. 4.15 p.m.). (See Table 8 above). 161 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL-

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FROM SYDNEY (Anst. currency) TO— Single Return Table £ s. d. £ s. d.

No.

Moresby . . . 51 5 0 92 5 0 2 Lae 62 15 0 112 19 0 2 Rabaul . . . . 72 9 0 130 9 0 2, 3 Noumea . . . 51 4 0 92 4 0 9 Honiara . . . 94 5 0 169 13 0 2. 8 Norfolk Is. . . 27 10 0 49 10 0 8 Lord Howe . . 12 15 0 25 10 0 7 Nadi 76 0 0 136 16 0 1 Suva 81 3 0 147 2 0 1. 17 Auckland . . . 52 10 0 94 10 0 13 Christchurch 52 10 0 94 10 0 14 FROM SYDNEY (Aust. currency) TO— Honolulu . . • 252 5 0 454 1 0 1 S. Francisco . 312 10 0 562 10 0 1 Vancouver . . 312 10 0 562 10 0 1 Apia 109 5 0 197 14 0 1. 17 Papeete . . . 183 15 0 331 16 0 1. 21 Aitutaki . . ■ 150 0 0 271 0 0 1. 21 Biak 90 0 0 162 0 0 4

From Auckland (Nz

currency) TO— Apia . • • Aitutaki . . • Nadi 61 17 6 111 12 0 18. 19 92 39 16 7 0 0 168 70 6 17 0 0 18. 21 18 Norfolk Is . .

Papeete . ■ • 19 113 15 7 0 0 35 206 11 2 0 0 12 18. 21 FROM SUVA (Fiji currency) TO— Apia Aitutaki . . • Papeete . . . 25 57 82 0 15 14 0 0 0 45 103 148 0 19 18 0 0 0 19, 21 17, 21 17, 21 13. Auckland-Sydney fasman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Service: Dep. Auckland 9.30 a.m., Sydney 1.15 p.m.

Sun.: Dep. Auckland 6 p.m., arr. aey 9.45 p.m.

Service: Dep. Sydney 3 p.m., arr. tland 9.55 p.m.

Dep. Sydney 7 a.m., arr. Auckland p.m.

Fri., Sun.: Dep. Sydney 11.30 p.m., Auckland 6.20 a.m. following day- )ep. Sydney 10 a.m., arr. Auckland p.m.

I. Christchurch-Sydney asman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Thur.: Dep. Christchurch 7.45 p.m., Sydney 11.20 p.m. gp. Christchurch 5 p.m., arr. Sydney p.m.

Yed., Fri.: Dep. Sydney 8 a.m., arr. istchurch 3.05 p.m.

Christchurch-Melbourne asman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft Dep. Christchurch 5 p.m., arr. Melne 9.35 p.m.

Dep. Melbourne 10.15 a.m., arr. istchurch 5.50 p.m. i. Auckland-Melbourne asman Empire Airways, with DC6 aircraft : Dep. Auckland 8 a.m., arr. Mel- •ne 1 p.m.

Dep. Melbourne 2.30 p.m., arr. eland 10.15 p.m. . Melbourne-Auckland- Nadi (Fiji) Tasman Empire Airways, with Super Constellation aircraft chartered from Qantas Dep. Melbourne 7.30 a.m., arr. kland 3 p.m., dep. Auckland 4 , arr. Nadi 9 p.m. Return, same ;e, following day. s: This service connects with Qantas Constellation service from Sydney i 18. New Zealand-Fiji a Empire Airways, with Super DC6 t and Qantas Super Constellations Fri., Sun.: Dep. Auckland 4 p.m., Nadi 9 p.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Nadi 10.30 a.m, Auckland 3.30 p.m. ay flights ex-Auckland, and Monday ex-Nadi are operated by Qantas charter to TEAL (see above). -merican Airways, with Skymasters rues., Thurs.: Dep. Auckland 10.50 , arr. Nadi 5.55 a.m. rues., Thurs.: Dep. Nadi, 5.30 am..

Auckland 12.50 p.m. 19. Fiji-W. Samoa asman Empire Airways, with Solent Flying-boats (Three Flights Monthly) iuva Thurs., 9 a.m., crosses Datearr. Satapuala (Western Samoa) i. 1.55 p.m.

Dep. Satapuala Mon. at 8 a.m., crosses Dateline, arr. Suva Tues. 10.55 a.m. (Dep. Suva May 7, 14, 28, June 11. 18, 25.) 20. Fiji-American Samoa Pan American Airways with DC4 aircraft Alt. Sat.: Dep. Nadi 7 a.m., arr. Tafuna 12.30 p.m. (Fri.).

Alt. Fri.: Dep. Tafuna 1.30 p.m., arr.

Nadi 5.05 p.m. (Sat.), (Note: This service crosses International Dateline —the two-way flight is actually made on the one day.) 21. Fiji-Tahitl Tasman Empire Airways, with Solent Flying-boats (Three Flights Monthly) Dep. Suva 9 a.m. Thurs.. crosses International Dateline, arr. Satapuala (W.

Samoa) 1.55 p.m. Wed.; dep. Satapuala 2 a.m. Thurs., arr. Aitutaki (Cook Is.) 7.30 a.m.; dep. Aitutaki 9.30 a.m. arr.

Papeete (Tahiti) 2 p.m. Services dep.

Suva May 7, 14, 28, June 11, 18, 25, etc.

Dep. Papeete 7.30 a.m. Sun., arr. Aitutaki 11 a.m.; dep. Aitutaki 12.30 p.m.. arr.

Satapuala 5 p.m.; dep. Satapuala 8 a.m.

Mon., crosses International Dateline, arr Suva 10.55 a.m. Tues. Services dep.

Papeete May 3, 10. 17, 31, June 14, 21, 28. 22. Fiji Internal Airways Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron and Drover Aircraft Suva-Nadi-Suva: Two flights dailymorning and afternoon.

Suva-Labasa-Suva: One flight daily.

Suva-Labasa-Suva (via Savusavu): One flight—Mon., Wed., Thurs., Sat., Sun.

Suva-Taveuni-Suva (via Labasa): One Mon., Wed., Sat.

Suva-Savusavu-Taveuni-Suva: One flight— Tues.

Suva-Taveuni-Savusavu-Suva: One flight— Fri. 23. N. Caledonia-Loyalty Is.

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

Noumea-Mare: Tues. (dep Noumea 2 p.m., Mare 4 p.m.) and Fri.(d ep - Noumea 8 a.m., dep Mare 10 a.m.).

Noumea-Ouvea: Wed.. Fri. and Sat. (dep.

Noumea 8 a.m., dep. Ouvea 10.30 a.m ).

Noumea-Lifou: Tues.. Wed Sat (dep.

Noumea 8 a.m.. dep Lifou 10 a.mj, Thur. (dep. Noumea 11 a.m , dep. Lliou 1 p.m.).

Noumea-Kounie (Isle of Sat. (dep. Noumea 10.30 am., dep.

Kounie, noon).

Noumea-Koumac: Mon., Sat. (dep. Noumea 1 p.m., dep. Koumac 4 p.m.); Wed. (dep. Noumea 2 p.m., dep. Koumac 5 p.m.). Note: On this flight a call will be made at Plaine des Gaiacs if required. 24. French Polynesia Inter- Island Service Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire with flying-boats Twice weekly service to the Leeward Group.

Wed.; Papeete, Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Papeete.

Thurs.: Papeete, Bora Bora, Papeete.

Booking agents in Papeete: Messagerteo Maritimes. 25. Micronesia Trans Ocean Airlines Using Grumman Albatross twin-motored amphibious flying-boats, TOA operates a service throughout the Trust Territory of Micronesia on behalf of the US Government. Details from Trans Ocean Airlines, Agana, Guam.

Pacific Air Fares

(Approximate Only)

NOTE: To obtain the equivalent of Australian currency in other currencies (Sterling, Fiji, New Zealand, French Pacific francs) see page 167.

Fares quoted are First-Class Cheaper Tourist Class fares (approx. 20 per cent, lower) are available to most. p . ortS ‘,, to points east of Nadi include air.connection to Suva by Fiji Airways. Ltd. 163 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL-

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C. S. & JOHNSON YOUNG CO„ P.O. Box 3038, Hong Kong. Cable address: “Cisij”.

Hong Kong Manufacturers’ Representatives. Inquiries cordially solicited. Prices on application. Samples available.

Books, Magazines

ALL BOOKS AND JOURNALS ON AUS-

Tralasia And The Pacific Bought

AND SOLD. Catalogues issued and sent free on application. Correspondence invited. Berkelouw, 114 King St,, Sydney.

Telephone: BW 7874, SERVICES WATCH REPAIRS to all brands watches. Send your repairs dlrectl the only Swiss watchmaker giving se to the Pacific Islands. Rapid servlet work guaranteed. Swiss - Clox V Service, 0 Garner Avenue, French's Pc Sydney, Australia,

Drive Yourself Cai

FIJI HIRE - DRIVE LTD. Modern accommodating 5, 6 and 9 passen Minimum formalities. Rates include surance and free mileage plan. Air and ships met. Queen’s Road, Walu Suva (P.O. Box 299). Cables: “Hlredi Suva. Also at Lautoka.

DRIVE YOURSELF CARS.—At your vice in Brisbane. Lloyd-De Laurler Ltd., Rowes Cafe Lane, Edward Brisbane, Queensland. Phone; FA Enquiries invited.

CAHILL'S

Drive Yourself Car!

93 George St., Brisbani

B 0505—8 0506—8 4132 1958 HOLDEN SEDANS Unlimited Insurance Cover Availabl Open Sat.-Sun. 8 a.m. to 12 no « AFTER HOURS, PHONE NOS. 38.1596—98.3414 91.4323 6.2476 Write or Phone for Price List.

Fiji Society

Volume 5 (1951-1954) of the TRANS- ACTIONS is now available and Volume 6 (1955-1957) will be published by mid- -1959. Price: £l/5/- (Fiji currency) per volume, including postage.

Volumes 2, 3 and 4 of the TRANS- ACTIONS are still available. Price; £3/3/- for the set of three volumes.

Orders should be addressed to: P.O. Box 358, Suva, Fiji.

Waratah Pharmacy

Prescriptions, Medicines, Surgical Goods, Veterinary Require ments, Photographies, Cosmetics.

At your service by sea or air. G.P.O. BOX 658, SYDNEY, Quotations gladly supplied. AUSTRALIA

Ship For Sale

M.V. MICHAEL The MICHAEL is now ready for re-survey at Alexishafen wharf. Originally built in 1937 by Lars Halvorsen Sons, and named the PANUCO, it was used in Papuan waters pre-war by the Island Exploration Co. Approximately 77 ton gross, 46 ton net, has an auxiliary lighting plant, and pump; separate winch engine; single, double and three berth cabins; with separate accommodation for the Master, and forward bunks for the crew. Will carry between 400-500 bags copra. Soeed approximately 8£ knots; this flat-bottomed, wooden-hulled, copper-sheathed vessel, was acquired by the Catholic Mission after the war, and worked along the New Guinea Coast until it was completely re-built and equipped with a new 154 h.p. BL3 Gardner Engine two years ago.

Enquiries to: Catholic Mission of the Holy Ghost ALEXISHAFEN, MADANG, T.N.G.

American Dollars

For Butterflies

From all islands in the Pacific Any boy or girl scout, student, teacher, hobbiest or nature lover, in fact anyone on an) island in the Pacific can earn American dollars from this fascinating hobby. We woulc like to receive butterflies from any Islanders who are now collecting and know how tc send perfect butterflies. Specimens from New Guinea, Indonesia, Borneo and Malaya especially required. Will pay for any perfect specimens received. Write for free instruc tions, concerning collecting, packing, etc.

Butterfly Art

289-297 East 98th Street, Brooklyn 12, N.Y., U.S.A. 164 APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

Gold, Silver

Purchasers at Full Market Prices on Assay Value of 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.

REFINERS. —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.

QUEENSLAND INSURANCE CO. LTD. (Incorporated 1886 In Australia) Assets Exceed £12,500,000 Head Office:

Queensland Insurance

BUILDING, 80-82 PITT STREET.

SYDNEY.

Specialists Marine & Accident Insurance Apply to;— FIJI. —Branch Office; J. F. Drury, Manager.

Burns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.

NOUMEA.—W. Johnston.

VILA. -Burns Philp (N.H.) Ltd.

SANTO. —Burns Philp (N.H.) Ltd.

NEW GUINEA.— Manager for the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. R. D. Kennedy.

Ort Moresby—Samarai— Lae

-MADANG —KAVIENG RABAUL.

Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd.

Resident Officer at Rabaal: K. Johnson.

Resident Officer at Lae: D. J. Granter.

Burns PAGO PAGO.

Philp (South Sea) Co.

O. H. C. Reid & Co.

Ltd

Other South Sea Islands

irns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.

Also to any of the Company’s Offices in Australia or N.A.

Pacific Commerce and Produce Search Increases ticipation In j news of the month was he Oil Search announcement it would make a four-for-five at par (5/-) and raise 35.000 from its shareholders nance increased participation jarch for oil in Papua. [S is the outcome of a promise trade by the major partners in Lustralasian Petroleum Cornlast November that it would >ably give Australian investors ance for greater participation e company”’. that time the big partners, sh Petroleum and Vacuum Oil. just reconsidered their decision ill out of Papua (following a of oil at Puri No. 1), and Oil )h had just rescinded a >ectus for a new company uan Oil Search) to carry on the new Oil Search funds. 3.000 will be used to increase Search’s holding in APC from resent 10 per cent, to 15 per The remaining £1,100,000 will eld by Oil Search for future opment—in particular, for the station, if possible, of the huge voir of gas discovered several i ago when drilling was in proat Kuru and Barikewa.

April 1, when the announcewas made, Oil Search shares 8/8. By April 9 they were 10/3. ci on the price on April 9, the ghts price would be 7 11, givi theoretical value to the rights 11.

"Interesting Zone" shareholders at April 14 will ble to participate. However, it ilikely that all will be able to cipate to the extent of ling their holdings, and in the lal course of events there would tless be heavy selling of rights, sver, it is expected that around t April 14, the deviated drill, h is being made from the nal Puri hole, will be reaching interesting zone. There have .dy been hints of oil —and if it Id flow again, there would untedly be another boom, eculators therefore, early April, presented with the interest- ;onundrum—whether to buy Oil ch now, or to wait for the ,ng in rights to take up the new es. Enough of them followed first course to raise the price of Oil Search shares by a couple of shillings in the first week in April.

Subscribers to shares in the new Oil Search issue will get full Australian taxation benefits. Under existing legislation, taxpayers will be able to deduct the whole 5 - a share from taxable income—and profits derived from any oil discovery are also tax deductable up to the total amount expended by the oil prospecing company—getting close to £30,000.000. in this case.

The issue is being underwritten by Messrs. lan Potter & Co., of Melbourne Stock Exchange, and Messrs.

Hordern. Utz and Bode, of Sydney Stock Exchange.

Fiji Raises fl Million Developinenl Loan Fiji’s £F1,000,000 "local” development loan opened on March 16 and closed on April 13. fully subscribed.

Price of issue is £F9B 10 - for £lOO stock and interest is payable at 5 per cent, for a currency of 5-7 years; and 5 2 3 per cent, for 11 to 13 years.

To attract small investors in the Colony, a minimum subscription ot £5O was accepted.

The loan has been underwritten by Australian Stockbrokers, Messrs. lan Potter and Co., and the stock was listed on the Melbourne and Sydney Stock Exchanges.

In 1957 and 1958. Fiji.raised loans locally and in Australia and New Zealand, to a total, of £2.250,000 Fijian. It has not raised a loan in London since before the war, but it is anticipated that a d a loan of £2.000.000 will be issued in London shortly.

Proceeds of the London and the local loan will be use J,|° th fina S Fiji development up till the end of 1960.

Kerema Rubber in Strong Position Af fheir seventh annual general meeting changed from the , p f v ‘°f p y r e „m ' (or the o? £15.546 after prodding lor 165

Cific Islands Monthly April

Sydney Sales Prices

March 5 Apr Burns Phllp . . . 63/9 65y Burns Philp (SS) . 50/- 50/ C.S.R £43/17 / 6 £4 Dylup Plantations 17/3 18/ Hackshalls 49/- 50/ Kauri Timber .... 19/9 20/ Kerema Rubber . . . 10/3 11/ Koitaki 13/3 14/ Lolorua 6/6 7/ Mariboi 6/- 6/ Norfolk Is. Whaling 3/4 3/ Queensland Insurance 69/6 69/ Rubberlands .... 5/- 5/ Sthn. Pac. Insurance 16/- 16/ Steamships Trading . 50/- 50/ W. R. Carpenter Hold. 15/6 15/ Timor Oil 5/9 6/

Oil And Mining Shares

FIJI July 9, ’58 Mar. 5, '59 April Emperor . b5/9 s7/ Loloma . . b31/9 b33/

Papua-New Guinea

Bulolo . . . b35/b33/b35/ N.G.G. Ltd. bl/SVfe b2/9 b2/7 Oil Search b2/6 b8/7 blO/ Ent. of N.O. b7d b6d b6d Papuan Apln b9d b4/6 b3/l do. opt. . b6y 2 d b2/3 b2/2 Placer Dev. b86/6 b90/blOO Sandy Creek b4d s5d b2Vi The Fiji Times Established 1869 Published Every Morning Except Sunday, The Fiji Times is the only English Language Daily Newspaper in the South Pacific Islands. It is Distributed by Fiji Airways and Road Bus Services, Every Day, all ovei Fiji.

Details of this Effective Advertising Medium May Be Obtained at The Fiji Times 5 Australian Office PACIFIC PUBLICATIONS PTY. LTD., Technipress House, 29 Alberta St., Sydney, and Newspaper House, Collins St., Melbourne.

Proprietors:

Fiji Times And Herald Ltd*

Gordon Sf., Suva, Fiji fcr rubber was. at 27.75 d per lb, 5.72 d less than for 1957. (Since the closing of the company’s books, there has been a Blight increase in the Singapore rubber market, i In spite of difficulties during 1958. this company is in an exceedingly strong position. Total shareholders’ funds are shown at £ 166,240 (including £48.000 in accumulated profit and loss, and £45,000 in general reservei. At the same time, the liquid assets of the company (shown as “Current Assets’’) are £172.682—0f which £6.100 is actual cash; £9,384 in rubber on hand and in transit; and £40.000 on interest-bearing loans at call.

Assay Office Will Aid PNG Prospectors Late—considering the present state of the gold industry in Papua-New Guinea— but probably better than never, is the plan to build and equip an assay office in Port Moresby. The Department of Lands, Mines and Surveys, which will build and staff the office, calculates that it will cost about £B.OOO.

At present no assay service is available to the private individual in the Territory. Specimens sent to the Department are forwarded on to Government departments or private firms in Australia, and the prospector has usually got tired of waiting by the time the result has come back.

Bulolo's Gold Is Petering Out The Bulolo River flats, in New Guinea, from which fabulous profits were gathered by Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd., in the years after 1929, now are slowly petering out. One dredge now operates, where once there were eight.

In the six months ended November 30 1958, a total of 2,784.000 yards were dredged, compared with 3.075,000 in the corresponding period of the previous year: mm the ounces of fine gold obtained were 11.168. compared with 17,315 in the previous period.

With gold worth S3SUS per ounce, the company earned $390,880 in the six months, compared with $606,025 in the similar period of the previous year.

Later figures for nine months show: Nine Months Ended February 28 1959 1958 'fardage dredged and sluiced .. 3.702,005 4.273,900 Ounces fine gold . 15,442 20 524 Value at $35 US per ounce . . . . $540,470 $718,340 Value per yard in US cents .. 14.59 c 16.81 c Est. net profit . . $325,000 $345,000 Sandy Creek Production Falls Advice has been received that during the month of March. 1959. approximately 75 oz 10 dwt of gold were recovered from 3,564 cubic yards of material treated at jSandy Creek, NG. (February production (JO6 oz from 2.825 yards.) Steamships Trading Anticipates Good Year Prevailing high prices for copra are expected to be reflected in the balance sheet of Stamships Trading Co., of Papua Directors report that sales for first half of their current financial year (to January 31), compared favourably with the same period in the previous year.

An interim ordinary dividend of 6V 4 per cent, for ordinary shares was declared the same as for the same period last year.

Enterprise Works Hard For Small Returns The mine manager of Enterprise of New Guinea Gold and Petroleum Development reported mid-March that No. 1 mine level had been extended to 164 feet on an 18 inch lode and was showing fair values on the hanging-wall side. A west crosscut from this level had been extended to 54 feet but at that stage no parallel lode had been encountered, which was not as had been hoped a month previously A sub-level between Nos. 1 and 2 levels was extended to 78 feet, in lode 20 inches wide showing good values. On the production side, 81 tons of ore were crushed in the four weeks ended March 19 for a recovery of 52% oz; in the same period 24 3 4 oz were recovered from alluvial workings.

Papuan Apinaipi's Upper Purari Survey The underwater gravity survey of the Gulf of Papua for Papuan Apinaipi was temporarily interrupted in early March bv cyclonic weather.

The company has announced that a geological survey in the Upper Purari River area (where the company’s permit area adjoins that of APC near the Puri well! :s well advanced.

Mr. E. N. Avery, managing director of both Associated Australian Oilfields. NL and Associated Freney Oil Fields, NL, has joined the board of directors of Papuan Apinaipi as a nominated director for Associated Australian Oilfields He replaces Mr. R. R. Sanderson.

The Stock Market WOOL is a very comforting commodity—particularly when the price is going up, as it has been at Australian wool sales during the first week in April. At the end of the week, values had recovered all of the ground lost since the opening of the season in August. 1958—about 10 per cent, to 12i per cent, in all. Brisk demand from East European countries was the power behind the boost.

Although the share market has apparently learned to do without the wool market—it did not seem to be unduly affected during the wool slump, anyway—there is nothing like wool to give a good fleecylined feeling, and Stock Exchanges in Sydney and Melbourne reacted accordingly during early April with a definite upward movement in all price indices.

Sydney Stock Exchange price index for ordinary shares, which was 229.34 when we mentioned it last, in early March, stood at 234.72 on April 9.

The “Incentive" Budget in the United Kingdom has been generally welcomed in Australia—a “change from stagnation of internal production,” was how the Financial Review, of Sydney, put it. It is generally accepted that it will stimulate inter-Commonwealth (and other) trade. 166 APRIL, 1959 PACIFIC ISLANDS M O N T H I

VENTURA TRADING CO. PTY. LTD. 247 GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY Island Merchants and Buying Agents SOLE AGENTS FOR:

• Armstrong Siddeley Diesel Engines

• Ajax Marine Diesel Engines

• Norman Petrol Engines

• Saldanha Canned Fish

• V.T.C. Corned Beef

Distributors for all plantation, farm, trade merchandise.

Highest Prices obtained for Cocoa, Coffee, Shel handled on consignment.

Write direct to our Islands Ex P ort Manager vv experience in the isianas.

Cables: Ventura

requirements and and other produce ith over 35 years SYDNEY

Islands Produce

i otherwise stated, quotations are tralian currency. Aust. £ equals Imately 16/- Stg., NZ, or W. ; 18/- Fiji; 20/- Tonga, Solomons & areas; 168 Pac. Frs.; SUS 2.20-2.30.) COPRA British Ministry of Food 9-years st, which governed Copra prices ua and New Guinea, Fiji, Western Solomon Islands, and Gilbert and Colony (and. to some extent, in and Cook Islands) expired on De- -31. 1957; since when each Terrlas made its own arrangements for on and marketing of copra.

JA-NEW GUINEA:—AII production vered to Copra Marketing Board, led by six members, including three s’ representatives: and the Board distribution and sales, and makes its to the producers. Production lainly to (a) Unilever (under con- :overing 1959), (b) Australia (for onsumption) and (c) crushing-mill jaul. Prices generally arranged in ince with ruling rate In Philippines , with premiums for hot-air dried. , January 1, 1959. P-NG Copra announced ‘Tentative Prices”, for ielivered main ports: Hot-Air Dried, per ton; FMS. £AS4 per ton; Dried £AS3/7/6 :—No Government control—producers lere they wish. Bulk of copra goes ishing-mill in Suva, whose price arf, Suva, is announced each week. :il 6, prices were, HAD, £FBI/5 £FBO/10/-: FM2, £F79/2/6.

STERN SAMOA;—Official Copra receives all production, and sells and makes payments to producers. proportion goes to Unilever, at lines FM grade rates, plus preup to £ Stg.3 per ton for hotied. Prices announced in March. ;o operate till further notice: Hotied, £867/13/8 per ton; sun-dried £ 565/3/8: sun-dried. No. 2.

L3/8.

GA:—Sales are under Government I. Part of production goes to Europe, arrangement with Unilever conby Philippines prices, and part open market.

OMONS:—AII production marketed h official Copra Board, at prices on Philippines market. Price de- April: Ist grade, £A7S; 2nd £A73; 3rd grade, £A69 per ton, BSIP ports.

BERT AND ELLlCE:—Production ted in Europe through official Copra , at prices based on Philippines less “stabilisation fund” charges, \MOA;—Producers receive 4 cents lb. 1.6 or £A4O approx, per long ton), ic bonus, if average proceeds exceed buying price and expenses. r HEBRIDES:—On March 31. local : price rose to £A69 per ton, dei Vila/Santo. On same date, price 16,750 Metrop. francs per metric ton, Marseilles.

K IS./NIUE/TOKELAU: Price fixed rst half of 1959, by Abels, Ltd-, of ind, who mill it, was announced in iry as follows: Standard Grade: S/15/6 plus £1 for bags, plus premium, totalling £NZ69/0/6.

Grade: £NZ66/15/6 plus £1 for plus £l/5/- premium, plus £l/5/- 1 premium for hot air dried, totaliNZ7o/5/6, f.0.b., Rarotonga.

Other Produce

COCOA:—lslands prices are based on the rate for Ghana cocoa which, on April 8 was £ Stg.2B3/10/- per ton. c.i.f., London.

W. SAMOA:—Nominal price quoted in Sydney April 8, £S2BS, f.0.b.. Apia.

P.-N.G.: April 8, £A335 ex-wharf.

Sydney.

COFFEE:—P.-N.G.: April 9, 4/1% per lb c.i.f. Sydney, was generally quoted.

Early April, quotes for Kenya coffee were: A grade, none available; B grade. £ Stg.44o; C grade. £ 5tg.373; undergradings, £ Stg.29o: all per ton. c.i.f , Sydney.

PEANUTS;—P.-N.G.: April 9: Kernels 1/9 lb ex-wharf; virtually no sale in Sydney at present for nuts in shellnominal price, 1/1 lb.

RUBBER:—P.-N.G. price is based on Singapore rate, which on April 7 was: No- -1 RSS. spot, 92(s Straits cents per lb (31,98 d Aust.).

VANILLA BEANS: Victor Karp, Tulk & Co.. Sydney, reported on April 9: New crop, c.i.f., Sydney. Tahiti White and Yellow label, processed standard packs 73/-. Green 71 RICE (Australian):—Price from May 1, 1958—P.-N.G.: Dry brown and dressed, 112 lb bags, 5 tons and over, £6l/10/per ton. f.0.w.: under 5 tons £62 per ton. Vitamised and enriched white, 112 lb bags, 5 tons and over. £6B per ton, f.0.w.; under 5 tons, £6B/10 - per ton.

Other Pac. Islands; Dry. brown, etc., £7O per ton, f.0.w.. Sydney or Melbourne.

PEAR!. SHELL.—ApriI quotations by independent pearlers were; Sound. £A7SO; D, £ASSO; E, £A225; EE. £AISO (in store Sydney). Manihiki lagoon still closed: Penrhyn, £Stg.4ls, f.0.b., Rarotonga, nominal.

TROCHUS: —No demand at present— nominal £A32O, ex-wharf, Sydney.

GREEN SNAIL:—SmaII parcel from N.G. sold at £A36O per ton. ex-wharf, during the month.

London and US Quotations Copra: London. April 3, Philippines in bulk. $262. c.i.f. UK/Nth. European ports.

Straits Borneo. FMS. del. weights, c.i.f UK/Nth. European ports/ £ Stg (93715/- New York: April 3, Philippines $260. c.i.f.. Pacific Coast ports. (£1 Australian is equal to about 2.25 US Dollars.) Coconut Oil:—London, April 3, Ceylon in bulk. £SI3B/10/-. per ton, c.i.f., UK, North European ports. Straits/Borneo £Stg.l33/10/- per ton c.i.f.

Rubber; London, c.i.f., April 7, RSS No. 1, spot, 27 , / 8 d Stg. per lb; July-Sept.. 27V 2 d Stg. per lb; Feb.. 1960. 27d Stg per lb.

Exchange Rates

FlJl—Through BANK OF NSW, ANZ BANK and BANK OF NZ. Australia on Fiji, basis £lOO Fiji: Buying, £Alll/2/6; Selling, £AII3. Fiji-London, basis £lOO London: B. £llO/15/-; S. £ll2. NZ-Fiji, basis £ 10P NZ: B. £lll/11/0; S. £lio/4/3 SAMOA.—Through BANK OF NZ. Aus tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Samoa: B. £ A123/12/6; S. £124/10/9. Samoa- London, basis £lOO London; B. £99/7/6; S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO NZ; B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Fiji, basis £lOO Samoa; B. £111; S. £llO.

NORFOLK IS.—Commonwealth Bank quotes exchange rate Australia - Norfolk Island: 5/- per £AIOO.

Papua - Ng.—Commonwealth Bank

(Pt. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Goroka. Bulolo, Kavieng, Madang. Wewak). BANK OF NSW (branches: Port Moresby. Lae, Bulolo.

Rabaul, Madang, Samarai, Goroka; agencies: Wau, Boroko, Kokopo), ANZ BANK (Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul) and

National Bank Of A/Asia. (Port

Moresby) quote exchange rate Australia - Papua-NG: 10/- per £AIOO.

FK. PACIFIC COLONIES. Pacific francs, most valuable of the three franc groups in French Union, are used in New' Caledonia. New Hebrides, and Fr. Polynesia FRENCH BANK (Comptoir National D’Escompte de Paris) in Sydney Apr., 1959. quotes; Selling, Noumea, 195 Pac. francs to £ Aust.; Papeete, 194.75 Pac. francs to £ Aust.; 246 Pac. francs to £ Stg.; 89.05 Pac. francs to US $. Selling 13.76 heavy francs (1,376 ordinary Metrop francs) to £ Stg. 167

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Index to Advertise Akta-Vite ... 98 Aluminium Union 80 A.M.L. & F. . .36 Amplion . , 136 AngJiss, W. & Co. 44 ANZ Bank . . 150 Arnott, Wm. . . 3 Aspro .... 56 Aust. Cotton . . 120 A. 114 BalUna Slipway . 108 BALM Paints . . 98 Bank of NSW . 140 Berec Ltd. ... 40 Bethel I, Gwyn 157 Blaxland-Rae . . 103 Booth, N. G. . . 28 B. ... 160 Boroko Hotel 158 Bradford Mills . 138 Braybon Bros. . 134 Bristol Myers . . 58 British , Paints . .16 British United Dairies ... 132 Brunton & Co. . 39 Bunting, A. H. . 72 Butterfly Supply . 164 Bush, W. J. . . 56 B.P. 43, 89, 96, 104, 139, 157 Cadbury .... 6 Caine's Studio 41 Carlton Breweries 74 Carpenter Ltd. cov. 4, 38, 118 Catholic Mission 164 Cecil, The Hotel . 126 Cheoy, Lee . . 109 Colgate .... 68 Colonial Meat . . 78 Colyer Watson 94 C'weath Bank 130 Crammond Co. . 92 Cooper Manufacturing Co. . . 54 Cystex .... 57 Dangar, Gedye & Malloch ... 14 Devonport S.F. Co. 15) Donald Ltd. .153 Douglass, W. Co., 59 Dunlop Rubber . 136 Dunsford, Capt.

G 103 Econo Steel . .124 East Coast Agency 133 Eveready Co. . 144 Fiji Society . .164 Filmo Depot 41, 121 Franke & Heidecke 52 Frigate Rum . .123 Gardner Eng. . .112 Garrett, Davidson & Mathey . .165 Gillespie Bros. . 72 Gilbey, W. & A. 42 Gillespie, R. . 1, 142 Glazebrooks Paints .168 Glaxo Lab. ... 43 Goroka Hotel 141 G.P.H. (Suva) . 156 Grove Ltd. . 52, 76 Halvorsen, B, . , 102 Hari, G. B. . , 128 Harvery Trinder . 13 Hastings Diesels . 46 Hellaby Ltd. . .73 Hemingway Robertson Institute . 62 Holbrooks (A/asia.) Pty. Ltd. . . 151 1.C.1 64 international Harvester . .. 2 Kanimbla Hall . . 41 Kemchand & Sons 35 Kennedy, Capt. . 109 Kerr Bros. ... 133 Kiwi Polish .127 K.L.M. . . . I Kopsen & Co. 4 Lawrence, A. . I Lysaght, J. .;; Mcllrath's . .1 Mac. Millan & Co j Macßobertson I Pty. Ltd. . j Matson Lines . = Mendaco Millers Ltd. .

Morton, P. G, M. H. Ltd. . 2 Mullarly & Byrn Mungo Scott .

Nathan & Wyetl Needham, F. J. .Nestles . . .

N. & R. . .

N.G. Aust. Line Nile Products .

Nixoderm Northern Hotels' P.A.A Pac. Shipbuildim Co. ... ; Parke Davis 10 Philips . . 28 P. I. Line . .

Piccaninny Wax P. I. Society .

Pryor, A. W. .

Qantas . . . i Qld. Insurance | Ransomes, Simrr & Jeffries Ltd Richardson & Wrench . .

Robertson, D. J Co. . . .

Rohu, Sil . .

Scheaffer Pen ( Scott Bonnar LI Seward Ltd. ~ Shaw Savill .

Sisalcraft . .

S.T.C. Co. . \ Stapleton, J. .

Stewarts Lloyds S. P. Brewery Sthn. Pac. Ins.

Sullivan Ltd. 14f Tait, W. S. .

Taikoo Dockyar< Tallerman & Co.

Tatham, S. E.

Taubmans Ltd.

T. . . . ( Thornburgh College . .

Thoryncroft Co.

Ti I lock & Co. .

Tilley Lamps .

Tongala Milk .

Tooth & Co. .

Tulloch Ltd. .

Turners & Growers . .

Tylor's . .

Tyneside Eng. .

United Insurance Ventura Victa Mowers .

Vincent's APC .

Vi-Stim . . .

Walkers Ltd. . ' Warnock . . .

Waratah Pharmacy . .

Webster, D. . I Westfield MeatsJ Weymark P/L j White, J. . . > White Rose Floy White's Aviation Wilhelmsen, W. | Wills Ltd. . . 1 Wright & Co. .

Wrigley's . . J Yorkshire Ins.

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s <2 £2

General Merchants

4/2 Capital . . . . £2,500,000 ESTABLISHED 1914

General Merchant

and PROVIDORES > ■■ J I <9 .C' V*

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. CARPENTER & CO. LTD Head Office THE WALES HOUSE, 27 O'CONNELL STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W.

Cable Address; “CAMOHE.”

Telephone; BL 5421 Postal Address; G.P.0., Box 168, Sydney.

In London: W. R. Carpenter & Co. (London) Ltd., 13 Rood Lane, London, E.C.3.

ASSOCIATED COMPANIES THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC: IN NEW GUINEA: New Guinea Company Limited, Rabaul, Lae, Madang, Kavieng, Kokopo.

IN PAPUA: IN FIJI; Island Products Ltd., Port Moresby.

Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Suva.

W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji) Ltd., Su’

PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY APRIL, 1959