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CONTENTS No. 10. Vol. XXXIII.

MAY, 1963 Australian Coastal Island May Be a New Home for the Nauruans 5 Death of Tamasese After Long Illness 7 Indonesia to Send Troops to WNG 7 French H-Bomb Tests in the Tuamotus 8 Fiji Goes to the Polls 9 "Sydneysider" in the Solomons 13 Tonga Seeks a Foreign Loan 19 Book on Tongan Castaways 19 New Council Proposals for Norfolk 29 New Air Service for the Cooks 32 South Pacific Games Activity 33 Cheap House Plan for New Guinea 36 Tamasese: Architect of West Samoan Independence 41 New Look for the Pacific Islands Regiment 61 Letter: Australia Could Help More in the Pacific 63 New Legislature for US Trust Territory 65 H-Bomb Atolls Have a Place in the Hall of Fame 65 Growing Importance of P- NG Councils 107 GEIC to Have an Advisory Council 107 More Exports From the Cooks 108 Pacific Yacht Chase Drama 113 Page Pago News Round-up 115 Evidence at "Polurrian" Inquest ... 117 New Caledonia News Round-up 118 DEPARTMENTS: Commentary, 11; Topicalities, 21; From the Islands Press, 57; Magazine Section, 77; Book Reviews, 87; Pacific Shipping, 95; In a Nutshell, 121; People, 125; Deaths of Islands People, 129; Travel Talk, 130; Commerce and Produce, 133.

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Australian Coastal Island May Be New Home For Perplexed Nauruans By a Staff Writer Although the task of finding the Nauruans a new home is still udded with some 18-carat problems, indications are that the ultiate solution will be an island off the Australian coast.

VIE of the problems are those involved in the fact that before bing can be settled, the Ausm Government, a State Governthe United Nation Trusteeship icil, the three Trustee powers tralia, New Zealand and the ed Kingdom), and the Nauruans all to be satisfied, it although the surface of the )col involved in this may yet :ely have been scratched, it idy appears that an off-shore ralian island could be the best promise between the Australian [land settlement Australia offered nid-1961, and the rehabilitated ru suggested by some Nauruans.

Bongst the islands that have idy been inspected are Prince of ;s, off the top of Cape York nsula; and Hinchinbrook, Curtis Fraser islands, all off the north snsland coast.

Prince of Wales is deep in the tropics, comparatively inaccessible and was soon written off. Of the other three, Hinchinbrook lies off Caldwell, in about 18 deg. S Latitude; Curtis lies off Rockhampton, right on the Tropic of Capricorn; and Fraser lies off Maryborough, in about 26 deg. S. Lat.

All three islands are tucked in close to the coast although one end of big Fraser Island sticks out into the waters of the Barrier Reef like a thumb.

Curtis, which forms part of the port for Gladstone, is separated from the mainland by only a nar r o w channel which, at one point, at low tide, is virtually dry land.

Most of the interest recently has centered around Fraser and Curtis Islands, and of the two, Curtis appears to be the more likely to be available.

When the idea of an Australian home for the Nauruans was first publicised, the Rockhampton and District Research and Promotion Bureau wrote to both Commonwealth and Queensland Governments and said that they would like to have the Nauruans settle in their district. They suggested three areas that they might like to look at. One was Broadmount, the old port of Rockhampton; one was Casuarina Island—a low tidal island in the river; and the other was Curtis Island.

Curtis is 180 Sq. Miles The Nauruans inspected the first two and did not like them. They flew over Curtis Island and at first were not impressed with that either because it looked flat from the air but they were later persuaded to revisit it on foot.

Curtis is about 180 sq. miles in area. At present it has four grazing properties on it —some freehold, some leasehold—but otherwise is unroaded and undeveloped. It is understood to be reasonably fertile, to have adequate rainfall and good fishing.

Its highest point is about 600 feet and the terrain is generally undulating.

Fraser Island is about three times larger than Curtis and so far the Nauruans have received no pressing invitations from the Mayor and corporation of Maryborough.

Although Fraser’s other name of Great Sandy generally describes it, about half of it (because of a substratum of an impervious peat-like substance) supports large natural forests. These are State controlled, tenders being called from time to time for the felling rights. The logs themselves are transported to Maryborough and sawn there, and thus create considerable employment.

Fraser "Unavailable"?

Although no one has yet said so in public, it seems likely that because of its timber resources the State of Queensland would be most unwilling to have Fraser Island alienated by the Nauruans or by anyone else.

It is understood that the Nauruans themselves asked to see Fraser and that an inspection of Curtis was suggested to them by the Australian Government. But neither event should be taken to mean that the Nauruans have officially and firmly asked for either island or have even shown any unanimity over what they do want.

Although the Nauruans have talked a great deal on the subject of re- [?]dley McCarthy In New UN Post A man who probably knows ore about the Nauruan probn than anyone outside of luru — Mr. Dudley McCarthy in April was appointed Ausilian Minister to the United itions, in place of Mr. J. D. L. ood. As a result of his appointment Mr. McCarthy had to ncel a visit he was to make to mru in May. Mr. McCarthy, w has been a Department of rritories Assistant Secretary, in arge of international relations d information, has made veral visits to the UN Trusteeip Council as a special reprentative. He has represented istralia at Council debates over ?w Guinea and Nauru.

Mr. McCarthy will now transr to the Department of Exrnal Affairs.

FOR NAURU: While Nauru is searching for a new home, plenty of improvements are going on in the old one. This heavy duty truck being loaded on to a Nauru-bound ship in Melbourne is one of several being used by E. S. Clementson Pty. Ltd., who are now working on a £3-million contract to build improved houses, messes and amenities for phosphate workers on Nauru. 5 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

settlement in the last two years, what has emerged has been largely contradictory because they have not themserves known what they want.

At various times ( PIM, Dec., 1962, p. 17), they have wanted a separate island and an exclusive society; their own laws and their own special services. At other times it has been reported that they don’t want anything of the sort: That while they want their own land—because being landless signifies a slave state to a Nauruan—and want to remain a compact community for their own moral support, they also want to be close enough to the mainland for their children to go to secondary schools in the nearest big Australian town; and in order that they may themselves have other benefits of Western civilisation in the same way.

Some have even expressed a wish that they should be placed in a position where they can engage in a tourist industry.

Mainland Connection The fact that the three Queensland islands that have been discussed in relation to the Nauruans have their butt-ends up against the Australian coast, seems to suggest that someone has his eye on the advantages of easy access to the mainland and that they are not too concerned with exclusiveness.

The Nauruans have not indicated yet if they would settle for Curtis if it were available (and too much promotion could be as good a reason as any for them to turn it down), but superficially Curtis has certain advantages.

Firstly, the local people have indicated that they would like to have them. Although this is not altruistic, as several millions of pounds of development money would necessarily have to be spent on the Nauruans’ new home, it at least creates the right climate for a successful good neighbour policy. One of the fears of the Nauruans, when a mainland home was suggested for them, was possible racial discrimination by Australians.

Curtis is Bigger Curtis Island is 20 times as large as their homeland but in climate and the environment of beach and reef is not dissimilar. And, although it is completely separated from the mainland, it could, if the Nauruans wished, be joined to it by a causeway or even a bridge. In the same way the island could get such service as electricity from the mainland and in Rockhampton and Gladstone the Nauruans would have big-town facilities such as high schools, shopping, airways, railways, radio broadcasting and television.

On the other hand, when the Nauruans wanted to be alone they could, in effect, pull up the drawbridge, and become exclusive on Curtis Island.

Curtis Island, or another similar island, does appear to give to the Nauruans the best of two worlds and if anything has emerged from the several years of talk on the subject of a new home it is that the Nauruans want the best of as many worlds as they can get.

It is calculated that it will probably cost at least £4,000,000 to resettle the Nauruans, probably one-third of that sum being needed for housing.

Whether this will be partly financed by the three countries that hold the Trusteeship—that is Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom— in a proportion yet to be worked out; or whether the phosphate industry will pay is not known. If the latter, it is likely that increased royalties will have to be levied on phosphate in the years of life left to the workings.

It is calculated that the Nauruans, directly and indirectly, are getting something like 24 per cent, of the proceeds of the sales of the phosphate but this is dissipated in se ways.

In 1961-62, for example, £49 was paid by the BPC to the Ac istration in a lump sum to mal the difference between local and expenditure. Another £l4 was paid to or credited to indiv Nauruan landowners as a rc on phosphate mined on their I Large sums were likewise paid the Nauruan Royalty Trust (which keeps the Nauruan Local ernment Council and the ho fund afloat), and into the Nat Community Long-Term Invest Fund. The latter, made uj royalties of 1/- per ton on ever of phosphate exported, is Nauruans’ resettlement fund and vested on their behalf to the 2,000 AD. On June 30, 196 amounted to £616,931 and eve royalties were increased in this partment to make the fund quicker it is still unlikely tc enough to resettle the Nauruar the style that is expected, at the that it is likely to be neededother money will have to advanced.

It was suggested two years when Nauruan resettlement firsl came a live issue, that it would gradual business over 30 years, idea now seems to be that the sc it is done the better. This rr sense; there is little point in sj ing any more money than necei on Nauru when the same m could more profitably be speni the new home.

When Will They Leave?

But just when and how Nauruans will bring themselve: make the break with their home is another matter. They are very taken care of where they are, have the sympathetic interest of world as well. Once the sevenwonder of their resettlement is ac« plished, they will have to settle d to the prosaic business of earnii living like anyone else, and it is fundamental fact that probably mi Nauru’s present leaders appear prima-donnas in their reluctanct make up their minds about t Nauruans really do want.

The two islands now most tas about in relation to the Nauru Curtis and Fraser, have a past industry and a timber industry 1 spectively. Few people who 1c anything about the Nauruans care them either as sheep or cattle hen or as timber getters. But they simply have to be something— the biggest question of all is g» to be: what?

APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR: Visiting Australia in April was Francis Aisi, selected as New Guinea's Apprentice of the Year for 1962. His selection was anonunced in Port Moresby in March by the Administrator, Sir Donald Cleland. He comes from Yule Island, Papua, and served his apprenticeship as a diesel mechanic with the P- NG Electrical Undertakings Branch in Port Moresby. In Australia he will inspect industrial organisations. 6 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

West Samoan Leader Dies

After Long Illness

Tupua Tamasese Meaole, Joint Head of State of Western Samoa ice its independence in January, 1962, died in Apia on April 5. ; was buried in the burial ground of kings at Tiafau the following >y- MASESE’S death had been expected. He had been ill for 15 ths with cancer and tuberculosis had twice visited NZ for treatillowing his death, Tamasese’s lay in state at his home and at Government House, Vailima, Stevenson’s old home above lading the procession to Vailima the surviving Head of State, etoa Tanumafili, the Prime Min- , Fiame Mataafa, and Cabinet. [ter lying-in-state at Vailima, asese’s body was taken to the lolic Cathedral at Mulivai, where hem Mass was conducted by op Pearce, before the cortege ed off along the final mile long for Tiafau. The route was I with mourners. t the burial ground Bishop Pearce lucted the final rites and Prime ister Mataafa made an oration re the coffin was interred inthe Tamasese vault. amasese was 57. He is survived ais wife, the Masiofa Irene, two >hters and two sons.

Title Decision amasese’s death has sparked off ulation as to who might now ive the title. His two brothers, ai’a Europa and Taimalie Mea- , and his two sons, Efi, recently n the high title of Tufuga, and , are strongest claimants, but the title could conceivably go anywhere within the family.

An important voice in the selection of the new title holder lies with the Minister of Education, Tuatagaloa Te’o. He is the highest titled chief of Falefa and Salani, which villagers have a strong say as the birthplace of the late Tamasese’s mother.

“Sometimes the new title holder might be decided in a few weeks; sometimes it might take a year or more,” said a local authority on Samoan custom in April. Usually, however, with an important title like this, it is not dragged out too long.

The surviving Head of State, Malietoa, should soon be moving from his present house at Pilot Point up to Vailima to occupy Government House.

See "Tamasese: Architect of West Samoan Independence", p. 41.

Parade Of Indonesian Force At

West New Guinea Take-Over

HOLLANDIA, May 1.

On schedule today in the presence of Indonesian Foreign Minister, Dr. Subandrio, and amid what has been calculated to be enough Indonesian flag fabric to girdle the Republic, West New Guinea became “West Irian” and Hollandia, “Kota Bam”.

IN what was called a simple ceremony, the blue UN flag came down from the flagpole where it has flown since the Dutch left last October, leaving the red and white flag of Indonesia flying alone.

Indonesia thus acquires about 800,000 new people, the majority of them primitive; and 161,000 square miles of territory, almost all undeveloped. West New' Guinea is the 17th Province of the Indonesian Republic.

But although the hand-over was “simple”, the parade of military might that went with it was not. In the days previous to May 1, 10,000 extra Indonesian troops had arrived to join the 5,000 already there.

As the UN flag came down, Russian-built jet fighters and bombers flew low over Indonesian destroyers, submarines and troop transports anchored in Humboldt Bay. According to an Indonesian source, it was a sample of the force that would have been unleashed on the Dutch, in 1962, had not the policy of “confrontation” won the day without it.

At the take-over ceremony. Dr.

Subandrio said that Indonesia had now been able to put an end to the colonialist policy that had kept West Irian from the independence enjoyed by the rest of Indonesia; but that he expected it would soon be on a level with the growth in other regions and moving towards a “just and prosperous society—a socialist Indonesian society”.

Just before the take-over ceremony, it was announced that the new Governor of the West Irian Province The funeral procession of Tupua Tamasese passing through Apia.

Photo: Leonard Goodman. 7 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY-MAY, 1963

would be Elizier Jan Bonay, a Papuan former clerk with the Dutch.

One of the so-called elite, he had done little to distinguish himself up until the Dutch left.

On the day before the hand-over, the New Guinea Council, created as an instrument of self-government by the Dutch only in 1961, met quietly and dissolved itself. This piece of prudence now leaves the way clear for any form of administration the Indonesians think fit.

Although Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Subandrio represented president Soekarno at the official handover, Soekarno himself planned to visit West New Guinea within days of May 1.

President Soekarno will arrive in Humboldt Bay, Hollandia’s harbour, in the 19,000-ton Russian built cruiser Irian. With the Irian will be the largest fleet of ships to enter Humboldt Bay since General MacArthur’s fleet was assembled there for the invasion of the Philippines.

A fireworks display and an impressive exhibition of air strength are among the features planned for Soekarno’s visit. Primitive tribesmen are being brought from the interior to watch the various ceremonies, at which Soekarno will be presented to the New Guineans as the liberator of their country.

After the Hollandia ceremonies, Soekarno will fly to Merauke to substantiate, symbolically, his boast of 13 years ago that “Indonesia stretches from Sabang to Merauke”. He will return home after a visit to Biak.

Request for Asylum It was reported from Port Moresby on April 26 that seven West New Guinean medical students in that town had applied to the P-NG Administration for political asylum because they feared they would be in danger if they returned home.

They said they feared reprisals for articles written last year on Indonesia’s claims to West New Guinea.

The Australian Government had made no decision on their applications when this issue of PIM went to press.

On April 28, it was reported from Hollandia that Australia had withdrawn an application to open a consulate in WNG after Indonesia assumed control.

The decision was said to have followed insistence by Indonesia that it should have reciprocal representation in P-NG. The Australian Government feared that this might bring Indonesian agitation among the native population against its Administration there, the report added.

France To Use Five Tuamotu Atolls In H-Bomb Project After months of speculation, it was officially announce m April that France would use five atolls in the Tuamotu Arch pelago of French Polynesia as bases for a nuclear testing projec It had previously been believed that Mangareva in the Gambi« Archipelago would be used for this purpose.

HTHE five atolls in the testing proj ect are Muruoa, Fangataufa, Tureia, Hao and Anaa. Mururoa, an uninhabited atoll, about 775 miles south-east of Tahiti, will be the main base.

On Fangataufa, about 20 miles south-south-east of Mururoa, there will be an observation post. Tureia, about 62 miles north-north-east of Mururoa, will be a radar base. And international airports, which will be open for civilian traffic, will be built at Anaa and Hao. (Hao is about 500 miles east of Tahiti, and Anaa is about half way between Tahiti and Hao.) About £5 million has been set aside for the project, and the first tests are expected to be held early next year.

Noumea newspapers said in mid- April that work on a base camp at Mururoa had started. The papers said that the French naval sloop Francis Gamier had taken 17 soldiers of an engineers’ regiment and 26 soldiers of the regular forces based at Tahiti to build the base camp on the atoll.

The Francis Gamier, the papers added, had since returned to Papeete, but the 26 regular soldiers and eight members of the sloop’s crew—including radio and meteorological technicians—had remained at Mururoa.

It was also reported in April that a group of technicians from the Civil Aviation and Public Works partments in Tahiti had left Anaa to plan the projected aerodi there.

Earlier, the Governor of T; Mr. Aimee Grimald, convened a cial meeting of French Polyne Territorial Assembly and the Paj Municipal Council to explain d« of the nuclear testing project.

He said Tahiti would play an portant role in the project a would serve as a disembarks point for men and supplies, present maritime traffic of 80,000 a year would increase by at ; 50 per cent.; and to cope with the port of Papeete would be r ernised at a cost of nearly £3 lion.

Mr. Grimald said that at ] 1,000 houses would be built in hiti for the project’s technici Workshops and laboratories wi also be built.

Papeete’s Grand Hotel had II requisitioned to house about technicians expected in April. L in the year, two companies of A. engineers would be sent to Mum to build the main base, which wo be called the Centre d’Experime: tion du Pacifique (CEP).

Mr. Grimald emphasised that C would be of great economic tage to Tahiti. Radioactive fall in Tahiti would be negligible bees explosions at Mururoa would c be held when the wind was bll 8 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHI

towards the south where there do land. i the event of war, there will io danger that an enemy will 3EP for a target,” he said, saking of Tahiti’s tourist indusjovernor Grimald said that this d not be affected by the base [ururoa as the base would be i further from Tahiti than the da desert (where the United s had held tests) was from Los les. ports of France’s nuclear testdans for the Pacific touched off sts from Parliamentary leaders >th Australia and New Zealand, stralia’s External Affairs Minis- Sir Garfield Barwick, said in ly on April 19 after a visit to that he had registered Aus- ’s deep regret at France’s in- »n to carry out nuclear tests in said that in an interview with Tench Foreign Minister, M. C. lurville, he had made it clear Australia feared fall-out from ar tests. a radio-television broadcast on 19, President de Gaulle told Tench people that the survival ranee in the nuclear age reel a purely French national ic force, and that the French e should be willing to pay the of it. He made no mention e Tuamotu Archipelago project, rlier, the French Information iter, M. Alain Peyrefitte, said France’s atomic force would be lity at the end of the summer, ranee has no atomic worries,” id. “The scheduled programme ing according to plan without lew difficulty,” ee "Little-known H-Bomb Atolls Have Place in the Hall of Fame", page 9.

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Madame Delauney, wife of the French Resident Commissioner n the New Hebrides, christened the New Condiminium touring ressel "Navaka" at a ceremony at the Lars Halvorsen shipyard n Sydney on April 16. TV and movie cameraman filmed the ivent. Among those present were Mr. Delauney, Mr. A. M.

Vilkie, the British Resident Commissioner in the New Hebrides, nd Mr. Jack Barley, of Vila, who will be the "Navaka's" aptain.

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Sharp Surprises In Fiji'S

Legco Poll

went to the polls late in A April under its new constitution, which gave the vote for the first time to the Fijian people and to women of all races.

Counting was incomplete when PIM went to press, but the following interesting results were definite and they showed the unexpected defeat of Mr. Gibson, and strong voting for Messrs. Patel and Koya, who were connected with embarrassing strikes in 1960-61: European Southern—R. A. Kearsley (388) defeated D. W. Brown (375).

Northern European—F. G. Archibald (358) defeated H. B. Gibson (341).

Western European—R. G. Kermode (573) defeated S. L. Berwick (296).

North Viti Levu, Indian—S. M. Koya (3,998) defeated J. Shankar Singh (3,480).

Western Indian —A. D. Patel (6,244) defeated D. S. Sharma (3,346), Southern Indian —A. I. N. Deoki defeated four other candidates.

Fijian Central —Semesa Sikivou (10,152) defeated Ratu Livai Volavola (2,600).

Northern Indian—J. Madhaven (2,756) defeated H. Kohli (2,154).

Western Fijian—Ratu Penaia Ganilau won easily.

The voters will elect an enlarged Legislative Council consisting of a Speaker, not more than 19 official members, and 18 unofficial members —of whom six, two Europeans, two Indians and two Fijians, will be nominated. Four Europeans, four Indians and four Fijians will be elected.

The previous Council comprised a Speaker, 16 official members and 15 unofficial—the five Fijian members of whom were chosen by the Council of Chiefs, and not by a direct vote of the Fijian people. (For full details of the new plan see PIM, April, p. 63).

Three members, one European— Mr. J. N. Falvey—and two Fijians— Ratu K. K. T. Mara and Ravuama Vunivalu were returned unopposed, leaving contests in the four Indian constituencies, three of the European and two of the Fijian.

Life of the new Council will be five years, but nobody in Fiji doubts —least of all the candidates—that there will not be further constitutional changes in that time. It is likely that a constitutional conference will be called in London to discuss Fiji’s political future.

The two nominated Fijians on the Council (selected by the Council of Chiefs) are Ratu Edward Cakobau and Ratu George Cakobau.

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Unemployment in Fiji was serious and the problem had to be faced with more realism, Fiji social and medical leader Rev.

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His comment was supported by official employment figures issued by the Fiji Labour Department the same week.

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I How Does BOAC ss the Pacific? i new BOAC Comet service icross the Tasman, inaugurated >ril, is another new move in the c air battle. itself, the new service is merely of the London-Sydney C service, and is something the h airline has had on its agenda >ome time. But having got to land, the next step is obviously ose the gap between Auckland Honolulu so that BOAC can go 1 the world via the North Pacific :h it now does) and the South ic. >AC very much wants to carry its own flag across the South Seas and not make any charter arrangement with any other British airline.

How can this be done?

Qantas, TEAL and BOAC all now cross the Tasman and TEAL and BOAC both want to cross the South Pacific as well as Qantas. But these three airlines all have a working arrangement and the difficulty is going to be in adjusting things so they can continue to work in harmony and yet still get what each wants.

And these problems are even more complicated by the desires and demands of various governments, particularly French and American governments, who have Pacific rights to bargain with.

A Hopeful New Future for Norfolk?

REPORTS that Norfolk Island is likely to get the kind of Council powers that are acceptable to most of the islanders, and that there is a hopeful new future in tourism and fishing there, are good news.

They are even better news for having arrived at the one time, because a sound economy makes for smoother politics. While the Australian taxpayer continues to help support the island, Norfolk could not, and should not, expect political freedom to the extent that some people there want.

As it is, experience with the new Council arrangements will probably prove to Norfolk Islanders soon enough that they have thrown off the local variety of bureaucracy for the Canberra kind, and that in fact —as anybody in the Northern Territory or Papua-New Guinea could tell them —there is no difference between the two.

Exactly what the new fishing enterprise involves has not yet been made public in detail, but apparently the company which has bought the whaling station and the old cable station has some advanced plans. It intends to put in a cannery at the whaling station (Japanese capital?) and turn the cable station into a tourist resort. Whether one or both these ventures are successful, Norfolk should benefit.

Tourism certainly seems to be the best hope for a sound Norfolk Island economy. Norfolk has done a lot to help itself in this direction in the last year or two, and its work is beginning to pay dividends.

The latest report of the Norfolk Tourist Bureau shows that since 1959, when 659 tourists arrived at Norfolk, there has been a steady annual climb. There were 1,888 tourists in 1962 and the average length of stay was 11 days. In addition there was a great number of “overnighters”; mostly airline employees indulging in some cheap shopping.

As the Bureau chairman points out, the present accommodation is adequate for the present air service, but it is in everybody’s interest to promote more tourists and more and better places for them to stay at so that air services can be increased.

In this matter of air services, Norfolk must be the envy of Lord Howe Island, which has the tourists but not the means of expanding its air services while it must rely on flying boats.

Tragedy of West- New Guinea INDONESIA takes over West New Guinea on May 1. There are not many Australians, outside of the Government, who have a good word to say for this development, and not many Australians in the Government.

The Dutch should never have been forced out of New Guinea and the Indonesians should never have been allowed in. That they were, and they have been, is one of the political tragedies of our time.

Echo Of A Record When the first South Pacific Games meets in Suva in August, participants can be sure that their host territory is a territory of sporting enthusiasts. Fiji footballers have not earned their reputation for nothing.

But the Fijians can play cricket too —a fact many people were reminded of in April, on the death of retired Fijian magistrate Viliame Tuinaceva Logavatu.

In 1929, he set a record of 214 not out, which stood until 1959. But in 1933, bowling for Lautoka against Levuka, Viliame took nine wickets for 10 balls— a record probably never equalled. 11 3IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Sydneysider Goes Walkabout The BSIP Elysian Fields At The End Of The Line For my money, the flight between Rabaul, New Britain and riiara, BSIP, is one of the travel sights not only of the entire :ific but of the world. The plane is never out of sight of a cobweb islands—large, small, volcanic, coral sand; green, gold or black linst the sun —on a blue and turquoise sea. But the journey is fiarkable not only for its scenery, but because it is, in its way, a rney back 50 years in time. i odd to hear Solomon Islands icials preach today the same r of gradualness that Sir Hubert ly preached in the Papua of his It is odder still, in a world deto the sacred principles of :racy and one-man-one-vote, to a country where no native— ropean for that matter—has yet at a Legislative Council election • a Local Government Council ise members of both are still ited). different, after the beer jungles lost P-NG hotels have currently ic, to see the native drinkers sit / sipping their beers in the back >es of the Hotel Mendana while iropeans spread themselves over ist rest of it (because the pror still has an old-fashioned preabout racial equality), some, these and other things, the Solomons an anachronism. ;hers it can seem like a rest after the antics of the wilder ilonial boys elsewhere. ■ is it that the Solomons have still since 1945; but rather that,, i political sense, territories like Papua-New Guinea, which unfortunately are next door to the BSIP, have gone in, boots and all, only in the last two years.

The lid’s off racial equality in P- NG administratively, politically, socially and, to a growing extent, economically. The best they can do in the BSIP is to pretend a halfhearted belief that there never was a lid.

End of the Line Physically and in other ways, the Solomons is at the end of the line.

The heads of its departments are still almost entirely Colonial Service personnel, recruited in the United Kingdom; not even Australians or New Zealanders have crept in, as they have in Fiji, or if they have, they are virtually indistinguishable from the home-grown product. And the day of the locally born, or the part- European, in whose hands the bureaucracy of such places as Western Samoa is placed, is still a long way off. , Most of the civil servants have served elsewhere, at some time— Africa, the Far or Middle East, the West Indies or elsewhere in the Pacific. For most of these, the Solomons, or at least the WPHC, is the last stop because there literally is now no place else for them to go.

“Fiji is out,” said an official whose last post had been in Gibraltar. “It will be independent long before the Solomons.”

“I like the Pacific,” said another, who had come from Africa. “At least I know when I go to bed at night that no one is going to drag me out in the small hours to tell me They are burning another village.”

Because the best or the worst that can happen to them now is to dodge back and forth between BSIP and the other territories of the Western Pacific High Commission, and because they have missed the frustrating experience of being amongst the tens of thousands now surplus to requirements in Africa, the small Government town of Honiara has an atmosphere of contentment about it missing from most Colonial towns. , Top civil servants drink at the pub and the club; they entertain each other and other people. They don’t, like their counterparts in Fiji, dig some sort of social hole and pull it in after them. They don’t spend all their time complaining about their housing—possibly because they have some of the best Government housing in the South Pacific. And although it Although there may be segregated drinking in Honiara's hotel, the native kids who live beside the swimming hole at Mamara, about seven miles out of the town, show no hesitation about getting in and swimming with any visitors. The Public Works Department gouged out the pool in a fresh water creek just before it enters the sea. It is crystal-clear, with a pebbly bottom; there are no problems of filtration because the water is always circulating through it; and it is a favourite rendezvous of Honiara families, especially at week-ends. 13 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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:knowledged that the British re is all but a dead duck, few inclined to avoid the responsiof finishing the job they have on. Because they are the last of line, they are, in many ways, ing to the task a distillation of iat was good in British colonial dally, things have changed very in a decade except that women given up wearing long gowns )cktail parties. And it is still urely place. In a period when ining-room servants at some of Moresby’s hotels are quite capof turning out the lights to get f guests by 7.30 p.m., Honiara lines at eight and even nine, t like Port Moresby, Honiara guilds as though the present adtration were going to last 1,000 , although it manages to do so considerably more charm, place of the fibro-cement sheds i multiply like rabbits all over dobu hills for the accommodaof P-NG’s public servants, the has compressed most of its il staff into a new Secretariat ng. It is built on the spot that he American frontline 20 years is in three storeys of concrete ruction and, unique for a Gov- ;nt office building, is fully airtioned. niara’s newest Government houss also in permanent concrete, unit built at considerably less BUILDING IN HONIARA: The capital [?]e BSIP has a fountain, but it is only [?]product of the water-cooled air- [?]tioning of the new Secretariat build- [?]hich has replaced the old war-time [?]n which the Protectorate carried on [?]ss for so long. American Marines [?]t some of their bloodiest battles [?]t the Japanese right in this spot [?]ars ago, but now it is a very pleasant of grass and trees beside the sea. [?]wo top photos show parts of the ariat building from the rear (with [?]in), and from the front on Mendana [?]e. Third picture shows the latest vernment housing—a block of half- [?]n flats. It was completed recently [?]ndana Avenue, west of the Governofflces, and is the first of several [?] blocks that will be built. The new Works Department building (bottom) he opposite end of the town, on the side of the Matanikau River. Its sun- [?], made of ordinary cement blocks [?] hollow-side out, serves a useful [?]se and adds to the distinction of [?]uilding. All new Honiara construc- [?]ork shows a flair for originality as well as permanence. 15 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Dr this reason, it is unlikely that ; will ever be in the Solomons the pseudo-political partnership een European and native that initially survive in Papua-New lea. BSIP politics, too, in the late analysis, must be left to indigene. is all the more surprising then officials can tell you with straight 5 that the villagers are still inble of casting a vote for a local icillor; that the once militant ching Rule movement has idled away into some odd-ball ious deviations; and that no one 17 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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ONGA’S Finance Minister, Mr. M.

U. Tupouniua, said this in Sydr in April on his way home from cs in London, Washington and neva. ‘We have a number of projects bee us, such as the limited developnt of the tourist trade, a harbour igramme and coconut tree renting,” he said.

Tt is also planned to build a dern tourist hotel at Nukualofa, well as improve the capital’s airt. ‘We do not want to make our rist trade too commercialised and ng too many tourists to Tonga, t we must have better and more quent air services than we now Tonga certainly will not be ned into another Hawaii or Tai.”

Earlier, in London, Mr. Tupouniua d: “Tonga has so far taken care its problems by its own thrift, iw we are faced with the problems over-population and unemploynt.

Tonga is not in an immediate sis, but we can see we must deop our potentials to keep in step h modern times.”

Lhe mission was “extremely satis- ;tory”, Mr. Tupouniua said in va on the last leg of his return 3. He was satisfied that Tonga’s inces of getting finance were very ad and he was now in a position advise his Government about the >t way of getting funds.

He said that in Washington he had ;n officials of the International nk, in London he had met Colonial free officials and in Geneva he had :n officials of the Swiss Bank Corration.

Mr. Tupouniua added that Tonga’s jsent population of 65,000 was Dwing at the rate of 3 per cent, /ear.

Money Prospects For Tongan Castaways “Minerva Reef”, Olaf Ruhen's dramatic story of the Tongan castaways’ experiences on Minerva Reef, last year, is being prepared by Angus and Robertson Ltd., of Sydney, for publication in August. It is likely to be a very successful book.

THE American rights to the story have been sold in New York, and American publication is expected before the end of the year.

It is considered likely that an offer for the film rights will be made, probably by the Americans.

Under the arrangement made in October between the Fiji Times & Herald Ltd. and the 12 Tongans who survived the reef drama, all profits from this book, after the payment of author’s fees and administrative and promotional costs, will go to the Tongans.

The Tongans were fortunate in that the executive director of Fiji Times and Herald Ltd., Mr. L. G.

Usher, quickly saw the possibilities of their extraordinary story, and acted very quickly to secure for them the full benefits possible; and lucky also in that The Fiji Times’ Sydney representatives were able to secure the services of a writer of Olaf Ruhen’s calibre, so that none of the drama of the great story would be lost in its presentation. Five men lost their lives in the shipwreck.

The cash will not begin to reach the Tongans in perceptible volume until late in this year. Thenceforward, their reward could be substantial if present hopes are justified.

On an unofficial world tour is Prince Tuipelehake, of Tonga, and his wife, Princess Melenaite. He is pictured in Honolulu with the President of Matson Lines, Stanley Powell, Jr. (left), and British Consul W. H. M. Hindle. The Prince was later given a warm welcome in San Francisco and New York. 19 ICIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY. 1963

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The BSI's Vouza - And Friend When we visited Headman Jacob Charles Vouza, GM, MBE, at his village about 20 miles from Honiara, BSIP, one Sunday afternoon in March he inisted on putting on his Coronation chain to have this photograph taken. With him, outside his house, is Mr. Perry Parks, of the University of Wisconsin, at present engaged in a gravity survey of the Protectorate.

Vouza was born at Roroni village, Tasiboko, Guadalcanal, in 1900 (give or take a year or so), and became a policeman when he was 16. He served behind enemy lines during the Solomons campaign and won the George Medal and US Silver Star in 1943 for refusing to give information to the Japanese, although tortured.

The MBE came in 1957 for loyal service to the Government. Vouza’s Coronation chain is made of beads, a piece of worked shell and a medallion of Queen Elizabeth 11. He and his wife were official guests at the Coronation in 1953.

The fact that Mr. Parks was an American automatically gave him the freedom of Roroni village. Although it was obvious that he must still have been in rompers at the time, they all wanted to know what he did during the war.

Tropicalities With a great deal less publicity than has been given to the rather pampered Nauruans, but with just as many problems, the resettlement of Gilbertese at Gizo and elsewhere in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate is proceeding now at accelerated pace.

THE RCS Ninikoria left Honiara in late March with more Gilbertese settlers for the Shortland Islands, and three members of an advance party to prepare Wagina Island, in Manning Strait, for settlement.

The first 20 Gilbertese from the overcrowded Phoenix Group arrived in Gizo, BSIP, in 1955, as an advance party; they were followed the next year by 200 other settlers and in 1958 by 200 more.

The population now is about 600 and integration has been such that they are now marrying amongst the local people and have intimated that they would like to be known as “Solomon Islanders” and not as Giibertese This present happy state of affairs is not to say that the colony has no growing pains. A great deal of unrest and plain homesickness was experienced during the first five years of the experiment, a lot of it rooted in an inadequate appreciation of how these people felt about land ownership Not to own land, in their opinion, was indicative of a slave state and just leasing land was regarded as the same thing as not owning it.

The BSIP Government is now trying to resolve the business of land titles and is hopeful that full legal title will be given to those who want it some time this year. About 700 acres are involved, each family plot being about four acres.

About 200 peopl e—3o or 40 families—have moved out to the Shortland Islands where they have the right to buy land from an old Trading Corporation estate, Others are migrating there direct from the GEIC, under their own steam. At first the local Shortland islanders were not keen about the new colonists but now have become reconciled to the idea, to the extent of asking them to nominate a member f° r the Local Government Council, to which the settlers already pay ta * es - . , Now that most of the initial difficulties of resettlement have been overcome, the Western Pacific High Commission, which is responsible for both the over-populated GEIC and the under-populated BSIP, experts to move and resettle about 1,000 people a year, At first they will probably go to Choiseul but the people of Ysabel have also asked that their area be Radio Rabaul's two senior announcers on the job. Foreground, Sampson ToPatiliu controls the panel while ToPuek Tonata reads the news. See page 23. 21 A C I F J C ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Under the guidance of station manager Jim Leigh and two other Europeans, the programme arranging and broadcasting is done by the native staff—each of whom has, in addition, a news-gathering round in Rabaul.

As the transmitter is one used by the local tele-communications service during the day, the station broadcasts only from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. five days a week and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Apart from the ABC national news and the ABC Territory news, all brodacasting is in the local Tolai language and in Pidgin. Daily Tolai news services are compiled from the work of the station’s roundsmen and, increasingly, from news items sent in from all over the Gazelle Peninsula and elsewhere by listeners.

During the sessions of the P-NG Legislative Council, daily resumes of proceedings are taped in the local dialect and Pidgin by New Britain native MLC’s and sent to the Rabaul station.

There is, however, little effort made to turn the station into an Administration propaganda medium, as some feared. To the contrary, those running it seem to be leaning over backwards to give the Tolais what the Tolais want —which, of course, doesn’t please all the critics either.

What the Tolais want, apart from Rabaul Radio station manager Jim Leigh gives some pointers on tape recorders to radio trainees, from left—Matthais Tiamani, Nellie Exon, Joseph Gohan, H. Vue and Danes Tagi. All staff are trained to operate the equipment, to gather news, write it and to announce. 23 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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about their own doings in their language, is pop tunes. The >n received over 11,000 requests individual songs during the last ;h, which from a population of )0 or so is a fantastically high ;. Another popular programme t only with Tolais—is the Rabaul Parade, based on sales of discs the Rabaul Music Shop, with ommentary and presentation in n. dio Rabaul was established with )lai audience in view—no one The Tolais, notorious for fretly disliking what is done for , even when it is good, nonetheike their own radio, tablishment of the station was lally tentative and experimental, uccess means that it will stay others like it will be established here. In March, a second inistration radio station began iting in Wewak. Later this year will be another at Kerema, in 3ulf District of Papua and, at later stage, one will operate Cameron Plateau when it bes the new headquarters of the ; Bay District. Native personnel Wewak have been trained at ) Rabaul.

Mystery Boxes the TAA Fokker Friendship from Lae, New Guinea, to ara, BSIP, on March 5, we intrigued with two young Ameriwho got out of the plane at ’ way-stop, set up some mysteriittle white boxes and peered into . The picture shows them at at Munda airfield, BSIP. ie young men are Dr. Thomas on and Mr. Perry Parks, of the ersity of Wisconsin, and the indents they had with them are gravity-meters. They will be in the BSIP for some months, making a gravity-magnetic survey of the Group, supported by the BSIP Geological Survey Department.

They were joined later in March by a US Army Map Service officer who had with him a new type altimeter which is capable of giving readings to one-tenth of a foot. Altitudes are important in gravity measurements.

Gravity measurements are vital to an understanding of the crust of the earth and what is under it and is a modern instrument in the location of possible oil and mineral fields.

The BSIP investigations are part of a world-wide project being undertaken by the University of Wisconsin and supported by a grant from the American Science Foundation. This particular project is scientifically fundamental and not connected in any way with mineral research.

But the Solomons is an interesting area on its own account —some of the greatest gravity anomalies have already been proved to exist there.

One result of this is that plumbbobs do not hang vertically from a theodolite and another is that space vehicles have been observed to do a little wavering in the orbits over the area.

It is obviously a good thing for the missile-firers of the future to know about these things if the weapons are to be guided into targets on the other side of the world.

Mr. Parkes, who arrived in Honiara direct from the Antarctic, left Honiara a few days after his arrival to make a 100 miles walk across the gold-bearing centre of Guadalcanal. Dr. Laudon went off for a couple of weeks in West New Guinea to tie a few gravity readings there into the world map before May 1, when the Indonesians take over.

As he said, some countries are strangely suspicious of scientists with mysterious little boxes.

New Guinea Playground THE Queensland coast just north of Brisbane, especially Mooloolaba and Maroochydore, is fast becoming a rendezvous for New Guinea people. More and more of them are holidaying along the coast as far north as Tewantin. And after experiencing the climate, sampling the abundant produce of the lush mountains and valleys, fishing in the various rivers, and swimming on the long stretches of beautiful beaches, they all want to go back.

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People in P-NG who are still exercising their minds as to whether the Territory is yet ready for a tourist industry shouldn’t have to look further than the lavatories at Port Moresby and Lae airports to decide that it is not. . , . , Both are like something you would expect in an underprivileged Middle Eastern country—except that Middle Eastern countries mostly have vast, air-conditioned palaces, all tiles and hygiene, masquerading as 6 port Moresby’s “Ladies” is a grubby wasteland of cobwebs, broken door catches and suspicious wet patches. Lae’s two-women affair is dark, dank and hideous and after the daily Southern plane gets in, seethes with women sponging children, changing their clothes and even doing the laundry in the hand basins. ...

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What are they doing? See below. 25 3IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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At the rate that Territorians buying land and building f Caloundra to Noosa, it is a fair that there will be a little 1 Guinea along the coast some tim the near future.

During the last two months, people, all from Lae, sighted arc the coast included the Wests; V and Nancy Idstein and daugh Dayl and Judith; Mr. and I Lionel Baker, of Gabensis plantat near Lae; Mr. and Mrs. Jim L( (he is with DCA), and Mrs. Nc Cahill.

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Vhen the war came and the anese invaded West New Guinea, , de Bruijn started a systematic antianese propaganda campaign ong the natives in case the Japs ►uld try to establish a base at the ssel Lakes.

Eventually, when the Japanese surnded the area, his campaign paid because the natives immediately ved out of the villages where the >anese settled and went elsewhere, a result, the Japanese had hardly / contact with the natives and could ; use them as guides or carriers.

Meanwhile, Dr. de Bruijn and 30 ives had moved further inland where they lived in isolation for two years, although Netherlands Indies planes dropped supplies to them from the air. Dr. de Bruijn carried on his duties as a civil administrator until he and his native assistants were evacuated in mid-1944.

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The latest announcement follows a long series of conferences between Council members and the Administrator, Major-General R. H. Wordsworth.

The new Council will require amendments to the Norfolk Island Act of 1957 and the Norfolk Island Council Ordinance of 1960. The amendments, which in April were approved by councillors, are now before the Minister. They will require his acceptance and then will have to be passed by Federal Parliament. It is not expected, however, that the principle of the new proposals will be altered.

The new plan will give Norfolk Island a Council of eight elected members with the Administrator as ex officio chairman. The Council will have the right to consult and advise on the budget, and to initiate ordinances. It will be given power in some circumstances to hold referendums.

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Tie new plan has been well reed on Norfolk Island, n a letter to the Norfolk News , mcil president F. J. Needham that the new proposals meant the people would be the Adminition and that “for the first time e 1896 Norfolk Island will have locratic government”. [e said that although there might :eething troubles he was confident Norfolk had evolved a “practical, py form of government”.

Ir. Needham said the Adminitor could not act without Council er the new plan—if he did not i to accept the Council’s advice had to refer the matter to the ister, who would decide whether must act as advised or otherwise.

Ir. Needham added: “Naturally Minister will not wish to abuse power of veto. This gives a mrable balance of power to the tors through their elected repreatives. The ultimate authority 5, as it must as long as we remain of the Australian community, in hands of the Australian people .^ eir ducted representative— the Minister for Territories”.

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At a meeting of the Norfolk Island Council on April 9 the Administrator reported that the development of the tourist industry on Norfolk seemed to offer the best possibilities for the island’s economic development and there were “encouraging signs” that tourism was about to show a marked move forward.

A number of overseas interests had tentative plans for new hotel and motel accommodation and reestablishment of a fishing industry was likely soon, he said, It was later announced that Empress Australia Ltd. had acquired the whalin g station and cable station, See "Commentary", p. 11.

Norfolk Island Council president Mr. F. J. Needham. 31 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY-MAY, 1963

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After the Cook Islands service running smoothly, PAL will consi starting a service from West Samoa to Tonga and on to Fiji, ( application by Fiji Airways to crease its fortnightly service fr Fiji to Samoa to once a week ’ refused by the Samoan Governm in April.) The managing director of Pv Mr. E. F, Paul, visited New Zeali in April to interview pilots, co-pi and engineers for the DC3, wh was then being overhauled and fitted in Christchurch.

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The Teams ie largest contingent is coming i New Caledonia which is send- -125 competitors and officials, len comes Western Samoa with American Samoa with 88, Papua- Guinea with 80, French Polyi with 60, Tonga 40, New rides 34, Niue 32, the Solomons the Cook Islands 25, Nauru 20, is and Futuna Islands 10 and Gilbert and Ellice Islands 8. early all of them are now tically engaged in training, ination and fund-raising proimes. le most active is probably P-NG, h has set itself a target of 300 by public subscription, which be matched on a £ for £ basis by Administration. irious fund-raising schemes are •peration from one end of the territory to another. One Govlent department and two big commercial firms are deducting voluntary contributions from employees’ wages every week.

Chairman of P-NG’s Central Fund Raising Committee for the Games, Mr Le ? Michel, S a id in Fort Mo resb y on a population basis P-NG was one of the greatest sportmg countries m the world”.

Amateur athletics dubs on little Nauru have also been working specially hard lately to send a first class team to the Games. The Nauruans have five clubs. A sixth club—the Nauru Amateur Athletic Club—is composed mainly of Gilbert and Ellice Islanders, with a few Nauruans, Chinese and Europeans.

All clubs are affiliated with the Nauru Amateur Sports Association.

An official of the Nauru Amateur Athletic Club, Mr. B. Morley, has sent PIM roneoed copies of 10 recent meetings of his club, which indicate that there are some pretty good performers on Nauru.

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A New Caledonian Swimming League has been formed in Noumea to organise, control and encourage swimming in the territory. The president is Mr. Henri Daly, well- 33 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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During his New Guinea tour Viscount De LTsle will be accompanied by his daughter, the Hon. Catherine Sidney, but she will not take part in the patrol. 35 ICIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Tamasese: Architect Of West Samoan Independence • The writer of this tribute, Professor J. W. Davidson, is Professor of Pacific History at the Australian National University, Canberra. He has had a long and close association with Western Samoa and with the late Tamasese. Professor Davidson was Samoa's adviser on the committee which formulated the country's new Constitution.

By J. W. Davidson In the death of Tupua Tamasese, Western Samoa loses one who, both as a man and as a statesman, will be numbered amongst the greatest sons of his country. He, more than any other man, was the creator of its independence and the firm but sensitive guide who enabled it to advance towards that end with such unusual smoothness.

Samoa his death will be mourned by the whole people as the death a father. Further afield he will most sadly missed—by indigenous ders in other Pacific territories, o knew him as a friend or looked him as an example; by politicians, jrchmen and educationalists, who ew the strength of his devotion to country, to his religion, and to the yancement of knowledge; and by a :at many humble people, who ex- •ienced the warmth and steadfast- >s of his affection.

Tupua Tamasese Mea’ole was born in the village of Vaimoso, near Apia, on June 3, 1905, the son of Tupua Tamasese Lealofi. He received his education at the Marist Brothers School in Apia.

In December, 1929, his elder brother, who had succeeded their father in the high title of the family, as Tupua Tamasese Lealofi 11, was tragically killed, when police opened fire on a parade of Mau supporters in Apia. Tupua Tamasese Mea’ole was elected to the title shortly afterwards.

In 1934 he married None, daughter of Mr. O. F. Nelson (Taisi), a prominent businessman and leader of the Mau. They had two sons and two daughters.

Like his elder brother and his father-in-law, he took a prominent part in the Mau, the movement supported by the great bulk of the Samoan people in protest against existing New Zealand administration and in assertion of Samoan rights to self-government. In 1938 he became its president.

After the restoration of amicable relations between New Zealand and the Mau leadership, he became a Member of the Legislative Council (in 1936) and a Fautua (in 1939).

His major role in more recent Samoan political life is discussed below; but he combined his political work with many other activities. He was a member of the Copra Board (1948-57); the first Chairman of the Board of Directors of Western Samoa Trust Estates Corporation, on its establishment in 1957; and a Director of the Bank of Western Samoa. And he was associated with various charitable and sporting organisations.

He travelled widely. In 1938, and on subsequent occasions, he visited New Zealand in an official capacity.

In 1950 he led the Western Samoan delegation to the First South Pacific Conference at Suva.

In 1953 he (and his wife) represented Samoa at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and subsequently travelled extensively in Europe. While he was in Rome he was accorded the honour of a private audience with Pope Pius XII.

In 1958 he was the leader of the first Samoan delegation to the UN Trusteeship Council in New York.

When Tupua Tamasese succeeded, Only One Head Of State In Samoa Now With the death of Tupua Tamasese, Western Samoa will have only me Head of State —Malietoa Tunamafili 11. This is in accordance with f he new Constitution which came into effect on January 1, 1962, when Western Samoa became independent.

The new Constitution provided, cleverly, for proper recognition of f he heads of the four chiefly families who have always claimed suzerainty n Samoa — Malietoa, Tamasese, Mataafa and Tuimaleali’ifano.

The first two became Heads of State for life; Mataafa became Prime Minister; and the head of the Tuimaleali’ifano family (which has not wught prominence in Samoan affairs for some generations) became qualiied to enter the new parliamentary system with special privileges.

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At present, the Legislative Assembly considers that only the holders yf the titles: Tupua Tamasese, Malietoa, Mataafa and Tuimaleali’ifano ire eligible for election as Head of State. This is arranged by resolution, i new holder of the title Tupua Tamasese will be elected by the late man’s family.

On Malietoa’s death, the Head of State will be elected every five years.

Tupua Tamasese. 41 ICIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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His youth and the fact that he had >ent most of his life in and around .pia—first as a schoolboy, then as an nployee of a commercial firm—did Dt seem to constitute a suitable ackground for a Samoan leader. For good many years New Zealand ficers in Samoa were inclined to ider-estimate his influence on these ounds.

But, among the Samoans them- Ives, he quickly established himself i a leader of firmness and integrity.

Given these qualities, his wide ading and understanding of Euro- ;an ways of thought made his conibution to Samoan political life an dispensable one. As a Fautua and member of the Legislative ssembly, he became the principal okesman for his people.

In 1946, when the draft Trusteeip Agremeent for the Territory was bmitted to the Legislative Council most on the eve of its presentation the United Nations, he seized the jportunity to obtain a decision in vour of self-government.

He protested at the action which ew Zealand had taken. The right a people to decide their own form government, he declared, was “one the principles for which the war is been fought”.

Lent His Support Samoa wanted self-government, not e further period of dependency which New Zealand had decided commit it. In agreement with his imoan colleagues in the Council, he dined to lend his support to the aft agreement but asked instead that Fono of all Samoa should be called discuss it.

When the Fono met, he devoted mself to winning approval for a tition to the United Nations in the flowing terms: 1) We humbly beseech that Samoa be granted self-government. 2) We earnestly pray that New Zealand will see fit to act as Protector and Adviser to Samoa in the same capacity as England is to Tonga.”

The petition led directly to the aplintment by the Trusteeship Council a Special Mission to Western imoa and to a declaration of policy r New Zealand in August, 1947, cepting full self-government as its ijective and promising radical contutional reforms immediately.

Under the new constitution Tupua imasese became a member of the □uncil of State and of the Legislative Assembly. In both these capacities and as a member of the Executive Council after its establishment in 1953, his influence was a predominant one.

In this he was helped by the appointment in 1949 of Mr. G. R. (now Sir Guy) Powles as High Commissioner. Mr. Powles recognised, from the first, the full measure of his ability and influence.

Tupua Tamasese’s political stature grew with his responsibilities.

In the confidential discussions of the Council of State and the Executive Council, his tact and skill enabled him to gain great influence, which, through the High Commissioner, in turn affected the policy of the New Zealand Government.

His selfless devotion to the cause of Samoan independence and his grasp of the essentials of the most complex problems made it impossible for his views ever to be ignored.

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Sydney • Melbourne • Brisbane • Adelaide strongly favoured those of a pa ticular group). Much of his i fluence was exercised, in fact, in tl private meetings of Samoan MLA where he sought to obtain agreeme in advance to the line to be adopt* in open Assembly.

As a result of further constitution changes, he and Malietoa Tanumaf II withdrew from the Legislate Assembly in 1957 and from actr participation in the executive gover: ment on the establishment of Cabinet in 1959.

But he remained intimately co: cerned with constitutional develo ment till the Constitution for tl Independent State of Western Same was adopted in October, 1960.

Jointly with Malietoa Tanumaf 11, he chaired the Constitutional Co] vention of 1954, the Working Con mittee on Self-government in 195! 60, and the Constitutional Convei tion of 1960. During the years 195! 60, in particular, his contribution wj an absolutely vital one.

Always well prepared, always cab and tactful, he insisted on pursuir every topic till agreement m reached. In the Working Commits he felt free to put forward his pe: sonal point of view on every issi: and to criticise the views of othei forcefully; but, in the best traditior of Samoan society, he deferred grac* fully to majority opinions when h saw that the numbers were again: him.

Practicable Decisions In the Convention he devoted hin self—with all the dignity of a Tami a-Aiga —to giving members the rigl to express their views, while keepin always in his mind the need to er sure practicable decisions and t secure the adoption of the Constiti tion in ample time for the Prim Minister, Hon. Fiame Mata’afa Fai munia Mulinu’u 11, to present it t the United Nations.

The making of the Samoan Cor stitution and of the other final pre parations for independence const] tuted, as Tupua Tamasese himself fel at the time, his last great work fo his country. Together with Malieto Tanumafili 11, he entered upon th dignified duties of Head of State o: January 1, 1962.

In his own mind, this represented virtual retirement from active politics and his prolonged illness prevents him from performing for any length period even the duties which re mained to him. But he had reason t» feel a satisfaction which is denied t» most men. He had devoted his adul life to the cause of Samoan indepen: dence; and independence had beei attained.

In itself, a narration of Tupu; 44 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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As a man of deep personal affecons, he was never able to forget lat his brother had suffered death nd his father-in-law deportation at le hands of New Zealand authorities, n account of their political activities, ut, during his later years at least, nly his closest friends were given a limpse of the depth of his feelings.

He never allowed these events to loud his appreciation of New Zealand 5 a whole or to stand in the way f his appreciation of individual New ealanders.

Politically, however, the unhappy ast probably contributed to the rength of his determination that his eople should gain absolute control f their destiny and that future assoiation with New Zealand or with le Commonwealth should be entered ito only after Samoa, as a sovereign tate, had gained the right to egotiate on terms of formal equality.

His life was given to this cause, te attainment of Samoan indepenence, and not—it must be stressed -to the satisfaction of personal amition.

In view of his absorption in olitics, his knowledge, and his skill i negotiation, it was inevitable that e should gain satisfaction from the ossession of political authority.

At an earlier stage, he allowed him- ;lf to think of a time when he might ctively lead an independent Samoan overnment—a task for which he fas admirably suited. But he came 3 see that this role could not be ombined with the eminent position a which ancestry and circumstance had placed him, without the risk of political dissension.

From that time onwards, he adjusted himself to a process of gradual withdrawal from the political arena, with a selflessness and composure of a rare kind. He abandoned—one by one—the fields of activity in which he had worked with such success and personal satisfaction; and he gave no outward sign of the regret that he felt at leaving his former work to others.

Indeed, even in private conversation, his concern was with the manner in which those who were enjoying the fruits of his past efforts were shouldering their responsibilities. He rejoiced when they succeeded; he was saddened by the occasional blunder which he felt he could have prevented, if it had still been his function to offer advice.

This gradual withdrawal was unaccompanied by any relaxation in the effort which he made in the service of the country. During the drafting and consideration of the Constitution in 1960, when he had already retired from the legislature and from most of his executive duties, he still worked, as he had always worked, to the very limits of his physical and nervous resources. (Over) Malietoa Tunamafili II. 45 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Indeed, over the years, his wife d become sadly reconciled to the :t that any period of critical litical importance was likely to be lowed by one in which he would ve to be carefully nursed through ; ensuing period of illness and exiistion.

This willingness to give his whole nd and energy, simply and without night of himself, to any cause that :med worthy was intimately reed to the extraordinary warmth ;h which he was regarded by so my.

A very distinguished Samoan once d to me: “You will have noticed it when Tamasese speaks I never agree with him. When I think of at his friendship has meant to me d my family over the years, I just I’t bring myself to do it.”

Famasese was, of course, the last in to expect such loyalty; but, beise of the affection which his perlality aroused, he was sometimes :orded it, even when he was insist- ; on the need for the fullest disssion of all points of view.

For myself—less sensitive, perhaps, in my Samoan friend—l never dtated to disagree with him, on the rly rare occasions when we took ferent points of view.

But —like my Samoan friend —-I, ), knew him as a man to whom, in üble, I would have gone, assured it I would have been given wise jnsel, abundant sympathy, and any Ip it was in his power to offer. In death Samoa has lost a great man; d his family and friends have sufed a bereavement for which time mot atone.

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BILITY to rise above personal feelings, above grief or bitterss, because he saw that the promise a happier future for both races lay reconciliation, marked the late masese as a great man.

The Rev. Alan McKay, now of St. de’s College, Christchurch, NZ, ote this in the Christchurch Star April 10, following Tamasese’s ath. Father McKay was an intimate d personal friend of Tamasese and his family during 13 years in moa.

Father McKay said, “Tamasese’s rly years were not easy. Those had en the days of unashamed white premacy—that calm assumption of jvitable and permanent superiority. 3ung Tamasese was impervious to flattery. Insult he could ignore because his position before his countrymen was secure and besides, his mind was intent on things of greater moment. When the time for action came he was ready.”

Father McKay said there were many who thought Tamasese should have declined the office of Head of State to step into the political arena as first Prime Minister. But he had been wiser not to.

“Undoubtedly it was as a sort of constitutional monarch above the hurly burly of politics that he made his greatest contribution to the welfare of the new state,” said Father McKay. “His immense prestige, together with his wisdom and experience gained through years of struggle, made him the perfect arbitrator. I know how many a Cabinet crisis was solved, how many sound resolutions were prepared or unsound ones rejected during those evening sessions at home over which he presided. It has been to few men to accomplish so much for their country.”

Father McKay said Tamasese was a religious man who believed that God had given him a special task to perform and it could be accomplished only by answering loyally to His will. 47 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY.

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Territories TALK-TALK The post-war discoveries being made in P-NG, apparently know no limit. Latest addition to world knowledge was reported by the Territory's Director of Public Health in a special World Health Day broadcast from Port Moresby.

HHE Director announced that, as a L result of a three-year study in ic Eastern Highlands, most of the [Others in that area now fed their dries on finely-ground roasted peaits.

Furthermore he reported that peait paste mixed in equal portions of riled kaukau provided the “almost ;rfect food for a growing youngster” id was a milk substitute (see p. 63).

Whether this discovery will act as boost to the humble peanut industry mains to be seen. In 1958 the exirt of the ground-nut meant a bit /er £lOO,OOO for the year to the srritories, but growers both in ueensland and NSW took a dim ew of such competition and the isiness consequently received a bit ; a knock.

If the Director’s discovery for solvg the world’s hunger spots are put to practice then he is deserving of uch praise and credit for the three- ;ar study.

However, I expect nursing mothers other territorial areas still persist feeding their off-springs with a >oey paste of taro and coconut milk, ■ ground-up galip nut, as has been eir practice for many a long day.

With Tola 8a The NG Pharmacopoeia There is no doubt but that much research has been carried out concerning native medicinal herbs, their efficiency and general use. If this has been done then the results have not received much publicity.

Perhaps certain ethical standards preclude their publication unless they are presented in a bottle with a label.

At one time I compiled a list of native herbs and oils picked up here and there in New Guinea, which was then a country with no radio communication and often no medical service within a gettable distance. 1 thought it both valuable and interesting.

But the list went west when the Japs came in and all my records in Rabaul were destroyed.

From memory I quote a few: There was the pandanus root soup for blackwater fever; the kaukau leaf poultice for cleaning up tropical ulcers; pig-weed (hervea) tea for asthma; wart-weed juice for eradicating warts; croton oil as a purgative; hibiscus-leaf tea as a diuretic; iguana oil (that used to leak through a glass bottle) for rheumatism and similar ailments.

There were pawpaw seeds for expelling intestinal worms and the leaves for wrapping tough fresh meat to make it tender; a heated banana leaf as a substitute for surgical silk; red oxide for eradicating head-lice and heated taro leaves for reducing inflammation. To say nothing of the dozen and one secret native potions for abortion; to bring on the menses or to stop them; aphrodisiacs and tranquillisers!

I recall, back in 1913 down in Bougainville, a friend of mine—an ardent dog-lover—sent to Sydney for medicine to cure one of his pets of [?]WLS CHAMPION: In Port Moresby [?]cently, Mr. R. Mackie (left) received a [?]phy from bowls club captain Mr. A. [?]ittain as captain of the Championship [?]urs. Mr. MacKie also won the trophy [?]r the Singles Championship—after 17 rears of trying. Photo: Papuan Prints.

BISHOP-ELECT: The Very Rev. Father John Hoehne, MSC, who has been nominated Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul following the retirement of Bishop Scharmach, was born in Germany in 1910. He was ordained in 1937 and joined the Roman Catholic mission in New Britain in 1938. After being interned with Bishop Scharmach and the other missionaries during the war, he helped rebuild the mission in New Ireland. Since 1956, he has been manager of the Catholic Mission at Vunapope. 49 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY. 1963

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Somehow I still feel there is much [t to be discovered amongst these ople, before it is too late, and they ve been absorbed in our syntheticromium-plated age.

NG's >ep South Buka and Bougainville have often en the “Forgotten Isles” of New uinea, notwithstanding the fact that r the past 50 years or so they have d closer commercial associations th Australia than any other NG strict, owing to the fact that more istralian companies were the first develop the islands to any extent this part of the German colony.

In these later years, however, both ands have made sensational frontge news: The somewhat overblicised Hahalis incident, and now 2 tragic sinking of Politician with its rry death-roll.

It is sad that such a valuable link th these outports and Rabaul should ve had such a tragic ending.

Bouganville’s associations with Ausilian companies started some years fore World War I in 1914. Toimopau, down on the island’s south ast, was one of the first, and I ve an idea the company was called ; New Britain Corporation Ltd.

A chap named Hickey (from the lomons) was manager for a while d some years later Tom Ebery was charge before he went trading in lin or taxi-driving in Rabaul.

Numa Numa was opened about at time by an Australian syndicate, mprising a handful of businessmen: )n Piggott (a Sydney fruiterer, who 1 a good business with the Islands the time); George Green (a Melurne carrier); Harold Reid (general anager of Robert Reid and Co., the ygoods people); and the McEnnally others (who owned a Sydney hat :tory, amongst other things).

These last-named brothers were oard Matunga when she was captured by the German raider Wolf in August, 1917, and consequently spent some time as internees in Europe.

Every year one or two of the directors would make a point to visit Numa Numa to bask in the tropic atmosphere and I think they enjoyed themselves, too.

I remember one year a couple of them came along to visit me at Pororan, a distance of some 70-odd miles, in a small pinnace. It was open sea from Numa Numa to Buka Passage and they had a bit of a gruelling time—but they cracked hardy, nevertheless. Subsequent sea voyages were made in their ketch.

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ROSS AND HEREFORD STREETS, GLEBE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA ikehold and doing a shift “just to ep fit”.

The well-known Drummond Thomi relieved him on the plantation er and carried on the good work, it not in the stokehold!

Then in 1913 came the Choiseul antations Limited—a colt out of j BP stable—which has proved a ritable winner in the Coconut akes.

It opened up virgin land on oigainville at Soraken, Baniu, Teosino and Arigua.

About the same time Captain queaker” Hamilton started Inus mtation, between Numa Numa and opasino. The company was known Associated Plantations Pty., Ltd., d it has had some well-known anagers, but none more highlywarded than the present one, Paul ason, who did so much during the panese invasion.

Later a Sydney-sponsored company ened up an area on Buka in Queen iroline Harbour, known as Karola antations Ltd, In its earlier days a ap named Frost was manager; I ew the place better when Jock ven was manager. He married areen Parer, a cousin of the famous iy.

Strangely enough, the companies ntrolling the Bougainville plantains were inappropriately named: )imonapua (in southern Bougain- Je) was the property of the New itain Corporations Ltd., and its one d only estate; Numa Numa’s comny was the Buka Plantations and ading Company, with no property on Buka Island; Choiseul Plantations Ltd., with its four large Bougainville estates was developing no land on Choiseul Island (which is in the BSIP).

In later years another Sydney company started coffee planting on an inland area at Raua Bay (Bougainville) with the name of Rugen Harbour Coffee Estates. Rugen Harbour is located on the south coast of New Britain.

The reason for the inappropriate name in this instance, if my memory serves me right, is that a Mr. Cogswell (a one-time official in the Gilbert and Ellice Group) had the job of selecting suitable coffee lands and he chose an area at Rugen Harbour, the company was registered and later some technical difficulties arose over land titles, or something, and then an inland area of Raua Plantation, originally owned by Queen Emma, then HSAG and eventually C. I. H. Campbell, who was the successful tenderer for the Exproboard property, was alienated.

I met Cogswell as he was touring about the islands in the schooner Vella, with a chap named Mackay as master. Later, Mackay, only a young fellow, met a tragic end when down the south coast of New Britain in Vella; he was murdered by the local natives.

Poor old Buka and Bougainville!

Geographically located in the Solomon Islands, but attached to New Guinea for politics and rations; with their inappropriately - named com panics, but their very sophisticated [?]THDAY PARTY: At her 21st birthday [?]rty in Port Moresby recently, Miss Mar- [?]et Turner was handed the "key of the or" by her father Mr, Tom Turner. The party was held at the Bowling Club.

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There are some valuable mineral ;lds waiting to be discovered there iccording to old records which I ive seen) and I hope I shall see the ly when Bougainville does come to its own . . . But it will have get a move on! iat Word ndependence"

Invariably these days when you :ar the name New Guinea men- Dned it is soon followed by some ference to “independence”.

It is a popular association of ideas, en as when you mention King’s ross you conjure up . . . well, you mjure up ideas of a Perfect Night ife: soft lights, stirring music, ikling glasses and sleazy females . . , The word “independence”, when >plied currently to “under ivileged countries” is usually an itonym to “colonialism” as used in derogatory sense.

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With all the vaunted independence of the world’s nations there is not a single one not dependent upon some other.

The United Nations is pressing for the independence of New Guinea, for self-government or, to voice the desires of the Afro-Asian bloc of UN, to throw off the shackles of colonialism.

New Guinea has been free of “colonialism” for the past 40-odd years; ever since it became a mandated territory under the League of Nations. Therefore, attaining its independence means throwing of its shackles from the UN, not from Australia, which has only been the trustee, acting on behalf of the UN.

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Impossible? Not at all, if properly organised. The UN is on the way out, anyway. It admits its inability to handle the Laos situation. (Is that getting too near the homeland of the Secretary-General?) And what did it do in the Cuba affair or China’s invasion of India? And what of the THEY STICK, TOO: These two new stamps in the P-NG series were released on March 27. Reproduced in natural colour, the 5d shows the red plumed bird of paradise, and the 6d shows a cus cus, a member of the opossum family. These are the most attractive and colourful stamps to be released for some time. The glue is better too. It was virtually impossible to stick the old ones down. 55 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY. 1963

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Giant Turtle Caught Employees of the Kukum Fishin Company recently caught a soft-she turtle, measuring more than 7 ft. lon and almost 4 ft. wide, off the nort coast of Malaita. The MV Ocea Star towed it ashore. It was tc heavy for 15 men to lift; its weigl was estimated at about half a ton. 56 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

From the Islands Press THE other day an MLA (of Western Samoa) remarked in all sincerity and with much indignation, “We are the ones who are supposed to run this country.

What does this Commission of Enquiry think it is doing telling us we cannot increase our own salaries?”

This reflects a misunderstanding common among legislators all round the world and particularly common in new states such as Western Samoa. The fact is that in a democracy, legislators are not so much the rulers as the servants of the people, and a wellplanned Constitution as we do have in Samoa, contains the machinery that ensures this remains the case.

The fact that some members of the Assembly do not acknowledge with goodwill the due process of the law by accepting the findings of the Commission only strengthens the belief that the safeguards of the Constitution were most wisely placed.— Editorial in “Samoana”.

EVERY year more money is needed to maintain the health of our people (in Western Samoa). There appears to be a rising incidence of jaundice, hepatitis and other liver complaints.

It is more than coincidence that the increase in sickness rises with the amount of tinned and frozen foods imported.

In Samoa much of what we import can be grown and sold fresh for our tables. The land and the climate will grow the food. What is lacking is the effort. And so we continue to import what fills but does not nourish.

Much can be done for the health of the people and the economy of the country by increasing the production of our own food supply. It could easily be done at a cost of little beyond organisation, encouragement and an incentive to do a bit more work.— Editorial in the “Samoa Bulletin”.

THE Commonwealth Government and Bulolo Gold Dredging Limited some years ago combined to build a great plymill at Bulolo. The project was launched to utilise hundreds of acres of natural pine forest in the area.

The news that the ply producing CNGT has had to dismiss about 100 employees because the plywood cannot be sold in large quantities is distressing. But what is really distressing is that very little Bulolo plywood is used in the construction of government buildings in the Territory.

With so many large buildings to go up in the near future— the Port Moresby and Rabaul Courthouses and the Lae Administrative block, among other structures the Administration should take action on the situation which has arisen in Bulolo.

To put the matter to rights, the Administration should, when calling for tenders, stipulate that all its buildings be lined, or partly lined, with locally-produced plywood.—Editorial in the “New Guinea Times Courier*’.

THE “assurance” most often voiced by the Minister for Territories, Mr. Paul Hasluck, is that “Australia will remain in the Territory (of Papua- New Guinea) as long as the people want us.”

What Mr. Hasluck needs to say is that Australia will remain here until there are highly skilled indigenous businessmen, lawyers, technicians, politicians, economists and so on.

He needs to come out and say Australia would not consider withdrawing her developmental activity here until such time as our Papuans and New Guineans were well equipped in every way to manage their own affairs, having regard to the great weight of outside investment.

Until that day confidence will continue to ebb and the great struggle to educate and develop will become more of a Government burden. — Editorial in the “South Pacific Post,” Port Moresby.

Australia's Currency Change Will Affect Most Islands Australia’s decision to base her currency on the metric system, announced in April, is of much interest to the South Pacific territories, because most of them maintain close trading relations with the Commonwealth.

AUSTRALIAN currency is used entirely in the Australian territories of Papua-New Guinea, Norfolk Island and Nauru. The same changes as are planned in Australia will take place there.

Australian currency is used in the British Solomon Islands, and, in association with French currency, in the New Hebrides. These countries will have to decide whether to follow Australia into the metric system.

The currency of Tonga has been maintained at par with that of Australia, but Tonga has already announced it will adopt the metric system.

New Zealand has already agreed in principle to adopt decimal currency and Fiji’s trading relations with Australia are so close that a change is bound to be considered there. NZ’s currency is kept at par with sterling; Fiji’s is 12i per cent, under sterling.

Samoa Must Follow Western Samoa’s currency is at par with that of New Zealand and Britain, and if changes are made in New Zealand, Samoa must follow suit.

The Australian change-over is three years away (February, 1966); but so much has to be done in the way of adjusting records and accounts to the new measurement, and in altering accounting machines, that it probably will be postponed beyond that.

The chief unit of the new Australian currency will be the present 10/-. It divides easily, on the metric system, into 100 parts, each part being worth 1.2 of what is now the penny. The only coin whose nominal value will require changing is the penny. Now, one pound equals 24C pennies; in the new plan £1 will equal 200 pennies and 10/- will equal 100.

The 100 parts of 10/- (each wort! 1.2 d) will almost certainly be callec 57 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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It is unlikely that any of the pre- ;ent coins will be retained for long if ter 1966. It is supposed that new joins will be designed and minted to ake their place. It is expected that before 1966 the 3d piece will be ibolished, and a smaller and lighter join will replace the penny, and be railed a cent. The halfpenny will iisappear.

A name for the chief unit—now railed ten shillings—still has to be lound. All sorts of people are hurryng in with suggestions of all sorts jf names —“Austral” and “Roo” have seen submitted by ardent Australians.

History of the Dollar History and commonsense seem ;o indicate that the name of the new mit should be “dollar”. Some people object because “it suggests a further surrender to the United States.”

But that is prejudice. The word ‘dollar” is not a United States word —it was in use long before Washington adopted it.

There are many currencies around he world based on the name “dollar”. \mong others, there is a Canadian dollar, a Singapore dollar, and a Hongkong dollar—all well-known rurrencies. Why not an Australian dollar, which would be equal to ten shillings in the old Australian :urrency; 7/6 in sterling or New Zealand; 8/9 in Fijian; $1.14 in US; and so on?

An Abbreviation The word “dollar” was derived from the German word “thaler”. It first was used as an abbreviation of “Joachimsthaler”, which was a piece of money first coined, about 1518 AD, in the Valley of St. Joachim, Bavaria. The thaler, which gradually became dollar in other countries, was widely used in Northern Germany and Denmark until about 1875.

There has been much speculation about the origin of the symbol $, to indicate a dollar. It has been variously claimed to be a modification of the letters US; of the figure 8, which indicated the “piece of eight”, being the “Spanish dollar” of 8 Reals; of HS, which once indicated the Roman unit; of PS, once used in Spanish accounts to indicate the word “Peso”; and of a device formerly seen on the reverse of the old Spanish dollar. 59 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Branches throughout the Cook Islands A New Look For The Pacific Islands Regiment The Pacific Islands Regiment is to have a new look. They will soon say “good-bye” to webbing designed in 1937. They will have new lightweight equipment, specially developed for the tropics.

THEY will have new boots which have been designed to counter such obstructions as “panjis” (pieces of bamboo with fire-hardened needle-sharp points, set in the earth as booby traps).

Two senior Australian Army officers, Major-General R. R. Mc- Nicoll, Master-General of Ord i nance (whose father was administrator of New Guinea from 1934 to 1942) and Major General T. S.

Taylor, Deputy Chief of Staff, made an eight-day inspection of Army installations and troops in P-NG in March.

They told a Press conference that the new boots would have steel sole inserts to counter “panjis” and similar obstacles. A panji would pierce a normal type boot and injure a soldier’s foot.

But it was not the boots; it was the new type weapson which attracted attention and aroused the enthusiasm of the troops. The personal equipment also aroused interest. This was about half the weight of old issues and included: • Blankets; • An inflatable mattress, which not only made sleeping in the jungle more comfortable, but was excellent for river crossings; • Mosquito nets; • Nylon sleeping bags; • A tent-like shelter; and • A new water bottle.

There were also minor improvements in eating and cooking utensils.

The changes are in line with developments in army equipment in British service units throughout South-East Asia. It is the first time in the area that a whole new range of equipment had been developed for the tropics, the senior Army officers said. It had been used in an Australian Army exercise and had been the subject of favourable comment.

Naming Streets is Right Up Their Alley ANGLO-FRENCH relations in the jointly - governed New Hebrides could scarcely be better—at least, when it comes to naming streets.

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Two of Vila’s longest roads— actually one is a continuation of th< other—were named after General d( Gaulle and Winston Churchill severa years ago. 61 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Australia Could Help More In The Pacific Sirs, —Under the heading of ‘South Seas Opportunity” The iydney Morning Herald of April 1963, referred to Tonga’s Tnance Minister’s recent ex- Moratory talks in London, on inancial aid to cope with Tonga’s )roblem of over-population and mder-employment. rHE Herald said that Tonga’s plight might well be thought to >ffer the Australian Government the rccasion to make a gesture, and the sditorial went on to say there was 10 good reason why the type of issistance given by Australia under he Colombo Plan should not be exended to the South Pacific.

Fiji is another Islands territory n the South Pacific which badly leeds Colombo Plan type of aid. only is this Colony strategically mportant to Australia, it is one of ier biggest Islands customers. Ausralia also enjoys a very advantageous trade balance, much more so ;han Britain, which because of her oolitical commitments has given the Colony much more aid than Australia by way of grants and loans for development purposes.

Fiji has also been for almost a century a very lucrative source of investment in industry and commerce for Australian shareholders.

In my opinion one very tangible way of helping Fiji would be for Australia to assist in some of the major development works which are urgently needed.

For instance the straightening, reformation, ballasting and sealing of the highway between Nadi, where the international airport is situated, and Suva, the capital, is long overdue, and the same can be said for the provision of a regional airport at Suva.

Australia has the capital, engineers and plant. All that remains is some statesman-like and sympathetic consideration from Canberra.

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Peanut Mixture 'An Almost Perfect Food' A SIMPLE mixture of peanut paste and boiled sweet potato could benefit millions of hungry children in the world, Papua-New Guinea’s Public Health Director, Doctor R. Scragg, said in Port Moresby in April.

He said a pilot study on the use of roasted peanuts as food was started three years ago in New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands.

As a result, most of the mothers in the area now feed finely ground roasted peanuts to their babies.

Peanut paste mixed in equal portions with boiled sweet potato and fed to a child as a main food course provided the almost perfect food for a growing youngster.

Dr. Scragg added that the peanut mixture might contribute to the “very hopes of survival” of children beyond the age of two. 63 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY. 1963

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Move To Set Legislature In US Trust Territory A special six-day session of the Council of Micronesia was opened in Saipan on March 19 to make recommendations for the establishment of a Territorial legislature for the United States Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

PHE Council of Micronesia is a 12member body composed of deletes from the six administrative disicts of the Trust Territory, which nbraces the Caroline, Marshall and lariana Islands.

The Council represents the 80,980 jople of the Trust Territory and rves in an advisory capacity to the igh Commissioner, Mr. M. W. oding.

Opening the Council’s session, Mr. oding said that most members had :clared at the last Council meeting Koror in October that the Trust srritory should have a territorial gislature and that it was resolved at a committee should begin work i the structure and nature of such body.

“Both measures had my support,” r. Coding added, “and I have exessed to the United Nations Truseship Council my confidence that a rritorial legislature could be estabhed by 1965.

“This session is a natural step forard in the planning of such a body, ut of it should emerge your recomendations regarding the legislature.”

Mr, Coding said that the Council of Micronesia, established in 1956, had “steadily improved in its ability to understand a wide range of Trust Territory problems” and that it conducted its proceedings in “an orderly, deliberative manner with a free exchange of opinion and interplay of ideas”.

“While originally the delegates were all appointed,” Mr. Coding said, “today most have been popularly elected. I am confident that the progress which has been made will continue.”

Education Conference A week earlier, Mr. Coding opened a Territory-wide education conference in Saipan at which he said that he looked forward to the time—which he hoped would be soon—when the entire direction of the Trust Territory’s educational system would be in the hands of the local people.

He also stressed the importance of: • Accelerating primary education with a positive approach. • Implementing a policy to use English as the medium of instruction in elementary schools. (over) wewak Man in Formosa Mr. Tang Mow, a vWeil-known busi- [?]essman of Wewak, [?]ecently made a rip to the US, [?]apan, Hongkong [?]nd Formosa. In [?]aipeh, Formosa's [?]apital, Mr. Tang [?]ow (right) met [?]r. Chen Sing, [?]ice - President of [?]ationalist China.

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US Trust Territory's Plans • Seeing that secondary education ;ept pace with the accelerated educaation programme. • Expanding and developing adult ducation and increasing the number f scholarships.

“One of our big handicaps has been ae lack of a common language,” Mr.

Joding said. “This must be overome. The overwhelming demand for English on the part of students, teahers, and parents no longer can be paored.

“Well over a year ago last January, major change was instituted, estabshing English as the language of inruction for our elementary schools.

Big Handicap “English will be used as the ledium of instruction wherever sachers are capable and ready to use . Our big handicap has been our aorly prepared teachers.

“Yet in spite of this handicap, we ave put this policy into effect in >me schools. In Ponape, Koror, aipan and other areas, it has been jmonstrated that teaching can be ane in English in our beginning •ades.

“While our major emphasis this jar and next will be in the accelered education programme, secondary id advanced education will not be jglected.

“A start on a high school proamme for each district was unched last year with the opening ! the tenth grade of high schools. I >pe we can appreciably accelerate ir secondary programme in the next w years.

High School Programme “Each district should have its own iblic high school. A few districts e almost at the point of being able successfully launch a full high hool programme with relatively inimum expansion of buildings and aff. Every encouragement and assisnce will be given to this important lase of our overall educational proamme.

“Our scholarship programme is beg expanded this coming year—five strict scholarships for each district ther than three per district as forerly.

“Additionally, we have set in moan the first steps of what we hope will be a major scholarship programme financed by private foundations and American universities.

“Our college programme at the College of Guam will be greatly accelerated by the establishment of a dormitory at the College of Guam site.”

FOOTNOTE; The move in the US Trust Territory to establish a legislature means that there are now only two major territories in the Pacific which do not already have legislative councils. The two territories are the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony and the Condominium of the New Hebrides. In the GEIC, there are Island Councils for each island with a settled population which have power to make local regulations and an Advisory Council is planned (see p. 107). In the New Hebrides there are local councils with similar powers to the Island Councils in the GEIC and an Advisory Council which advises the Resident Commissioners on matters of national interest. 67 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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By Robert Langdon Hao and Mururoa, two of the four little-known atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago which will figure in the French Government’s H-bomb plans, both have some sort of claim to fame in the history of the Pacific. The plans were announced in April. [AO, which has guarded an intril guing secret for 350 years, was : first atoll in the Tuamotus on ich Europeans are known to have de a landing; and Mururoa was scene of the first wreck of a fish merchant ship in the Pacific.

Tao is about 500 miles east of hiti, and Mururoa is about 775 south-east. 3ao was discovered on February 1606, by the Spanish navigator Iro Fernandez de Quiros while he 5 crossing the Pacific from Callao, u, to establish a settlement in the omons. Quiros named his disery San Pablo.

Vhen the Spaniards landed on the 11, they found the natives friendly I exchanged presents with them. ;y also noticed half of a cedar pole Peruvian or Nicaraguan style, and ’ an old woman wearing a gold I with an emerald. there is no record of any Euron ships haying been among the imotu Archipelago before Quiros’ age, the presence of the ring, srald and cedar pole on the atoll puzzling, to put it mildly.

Andrew Sharp said in his book, ’ Discovery of the Pacific Islands, these articles were “relics, pers, of a vessel from Peru, not necirily European, and not necessarily a two-way voyage”.

Ancient Cannon Found lowever, it seems almost certain : the ring, emerald and pole were 7s from a European ship because 929 an ancient cannon was found )edded in the reef on the eastern of Amanu atoll, nine miles th-east of Hao. he cannon was taken to Papeete the French Government schooner uette and placed in the local ieum. At the time of its discovery, vas supposed to be of Spanish make, but no one could explain how it came to be at Amanu.

As far as I know, no one has managed to explain its presence there yet; but there seems to be little doubt that it was from the same ship that brought the relics that Quiros saw to Hao.

Mururoa Atoll The unfortunate ship that had the distinction of being the first British merchant ship to be wrecked in the Pacific was the 450-ton whaler Matilda, which went aground on Mururoa in 1792.

The Matilda, under Captain Weatherhead, was one of the third fleet of ships that brought convicts from England to Australia. She reached Sydney on August 1, 1791, with 130 convicts, and, after discharging them, made an unsuccessful sealing and whaling cruise off the coast of New South Wales with the ship Mary Ann.

On December 28, 1791, the two ships sailed from Sydney for the whaling grounds off the coast of Peru, and after calling at Tahiti for refreshments in February, 1792, they parted company the masters agreeing to meet again in Latitude 10 degrees South.

A few days later, on the night of February 25, the Matilda piled up on Mururoa reef, which was then uncharted.

The crew, which consisted of 28 men and boys, plus a Jewish convict who had stowed away in Sydney, escaped from the reef in the Matilda's four boats and made for Tahiti.

After a nine-day voyage, and having been separated by a storm, the men landed at various parts of Tahiti, where the natives immediately dispossessed them of all they had salvaged from the wreck.

The greatest prizes fell in the hands 69 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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This made the people of neighbouring Pare madly jealous. And the result was that the two districts declared war.

Three weeks later, the war was interrupted by the arrival of the threemasted schooner Jenny (Captain lames Baker) which was on her way from Bristol to the north-west coast 3f America to trade for furs.

The Jenny stayed at Matavai for >ix days, during which Captain Baker igreed to provide passages for Caplain Weatherhead and four of his nen to the American coast.

The Jenny reached Nootka Sound n October, 1792, where she encountered three British Naval ships, 3MS Discovery, Chatham and Daedalus, under Captain George Vancouver.

On hearing Weatherhead’s story of he loss of the Matilda, Vancouver >rdered the Daedalus, which was sailng to Sydney for stores, to call at Tahiti to pick up the remaining survivors.

However, by the time the Daedalus cached Tahiti, in February, 1793, mly six Matilda men remained there, md these had acquired such importmt positions among the natives that hey could not be induced to leave.

Never Heard of Again Three of the others had left the sland for Sydney in one of the Matilda's boats which they had fitted vith a matting sail (they were never ieard of again); and the rest were aken off Tahiti by Captain Bligh.

Captain Bligh, in the ships Providence and Assistant, arrived at Matavai inly a few days after the departure if the Jenny to make a new attempt o transplant breadfruit to the West ndies, following the mutiny in the lounty.

He found that the people of Matavai and Pare were still fighting iver the Matilda men’s possessions, ,nd he was afraid, at first, that this yould prevent him from carrying out lis mission.

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These men were still in the Societ; Islands when the Duff arrived a Tahiti in March, 1797, bringing th first London Missionary Societ missionaries to the South Pacific.

One of the men, a Swede call© Andrew Cornelius Lind, proved usefr to the missionaries as an interprete during their first days in Tahiti. Bu when the Duff was ready to retur: to England, via Canton, he prevaile on the captain to give him a passag back to Europe.

During the voyage across th Pacific, he apparently had se c o n < thoughts about going home, for whe: the Duff reached the Caroline Islands he asked to be put ashore on a smal island called Satawal. According t the Duff’s captain, the islanders re ceived him “with joy as a resident —and from that point on his nam passes from the pages of history.

History does not seem to recon what became of the other five Matild , men who were left in Tahiti, excep that one of them, an Irishman calld James Conner, was still there in 180 C With a daughter he had had by native woman, he was among thos who attended the missionaries’ firs chapel at Matavai.

Long Journey Home Meanwhile, the Matilda’s mastei Captain Weatherhead, had made hi way home to England after a lon, land journey through California an( Mexico; and in England, he seem to have reported the presence o Mururoa to the authorities. At an; rate, in 1798, a map published b; the English cartographer Arrowsmiti showed an island called “Matilda’

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Twenty-eight years later, the Eng lish navigator Captain Beechey cam upon “Matilda’s Rocks” while search ing for Captain Carteret’s Osnaburgl Island. On landing on the reef, h< found “unequivocal signs” of ship wreck in the shape of a ship’s keel several broken casks, some staves hoops, copper and lead, some broke! harpoons, a small cannon, and i leaden pump bearing a crown am the date, 1790.

On the day after leaving Mururoa Beechey came to a small atoll abort 20 miles to the south-east, which h named Cockburn’s Island.

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Magazine Section

Patrol Officers Move

Into "Last Frontier"

Area Of Papua

By J. K. McCarthy, Director of Native Affairs in Papua-New Guinea.

Officers of the P-NG Native Affairs Department have recently completed the long and difficult task of establishing a patrol post in the isolated Nomad River country east of the Strickland and 200 miles northwest of Daru in the Western District of Papua.

The area is the home of the Supei, Daba, Gebusi, Alibu, Bibua and Biami tribes. The Biami are a warlike raiding group.

Until now, most of the natives have kept strictly within their own areas, neither making nor seeking contacts outside their tribal boundaries.

HE Nomad River Post has been established to administer a large lated area of country with a very rse and scattered population of li-nomadic people. These groups re had almost no contact with other >es as they are cut off by unabited country. fheir only affinity is with the savi people to the south-east, themes a semi-nomadic type keeping their own tribal grounds, Access from the west is only sible along turbulent rivers and ough “hungry” country where it not possible to obtain any type local food except for an occasional id of wild sago. fo the north are the Central ages, and to the south is the Great man Plaeau, a desolate “no man’s d”.

Vork on the construction of the rol post and an airstrip started December 24, 1961, when Acting distant District Officer M. Lang ched the Nomad River after an tit-day overland journey from mga on the Upper Fly River, fhe project was difficult because local labour or local foodstuffs re available, and nearly 200 labourers had to be taken overland from Kiunga.

Fortnightly airdrops were made to get food and other supplies to the new station.

The only suitable site for an airstrip was in heavy rain forest, involving extensive timber clearing and stumping, and the movement of more than 12,000 cubic yards of earth for benching and filling the strip.

Deep drains had to be cut and stone-lined to ensure proper drainage, and finally the runway planted with grass to get a satisfactory surface.

Later extension of the runway will require movement of another 13,000 cubic yards of earth.

Many Hazards Basic camp equipment and supplies which could not be dropped by aircraft, were moved by powered canoe up the Elevala and Rentoul Rivers, swift-flowing streams presenting many hazards to canoe travel because of driftwood and snags.

The officer responsible for the transport of equipment and carriers from Kiunga said it “was no picnic getting canoes loaded with carriers and bulk stores up the rivers”. He said there were some tense moments when strong currents made headway impossible and the canoes were swept backwards downstream.

So far the new patrol post comprises very temporary native material buildings erected quickly to provide shelter during construction of the airstrip, the first essential to ensure regular supplies by air.

The runway, at present suitable for Cessna planes, was opened last January, and work has now started on extending the strip to take it to Piaggio standard and later DC3.

Another task is to build bettertype native material houses for the station staff, a District Office, bulk store and other essential buildings.

Simultaneously, Native Affairs staff will start regular patrolling throughout the area.

Patrol Officer R. A. Hoad, who took over station construction from Acting Assistant District Officer M.

This Supei man, photographed by Patrol Officer R. A. Hoad, is typical of the natives in the Nomad River area.

He wears his hair shaven well back and a band of white berries across his forehead. 77 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY. 1963

Papua'S "Last

FRONTIER"

Lang in September, 1962, says that in many cases the people of one hamlet in the area seem to be unaware of the existence of another settlement within four hours walk of their own homestead area.

But all the tribes are acutely aware of the location and activities of the Biamis as they are feared as warlike raiders.

The Nomad River country was first visited by the Hides and O’Malley exploratory patrol in 1935, and by the C. Champion and Turner patrol four years later.

However, these patrols merely passed through part of the region and saw very few people.

The next patrol was made in 1947 by Mr. D. J. Clancy, now Acting District Commissioner, at Sohano, Bougainville; and in 1953, Patrol Officer D. Calder visited the area.

Extended Patrol In 1959, Assistant District Officer B. Mcßride made an extended patrol, which included the Biami region where the people’s attitude varied from evading contact to outright hostility. Some of the younger men made a show of force, and it was obvious that the Biamis wanted the patrol out of their area. The young warriors were eager to attack, but the older men counselled caution.

Good relations have been established with the other tribal groups in the Nomad country, and some are already cutting patrol tracks and obtaining bush timber for the erection of patrol rest houses.

However, none would accept employment on airstrip construction and other work at the station either for cash wages or steel, though axes and knives represent wealth to these people who still use stone axes to clear heavy timber for garden plots.

Mr. Hoad says they are obviously unaccustomed to work and are disinclined to acquire the ability.

There is almost no steel in the area, and although the people won’t work for it, there have been blatant thefts of axes and knives from patrols and an attempt to break into the station store.

The lack of steel and other trade goods confirms the theory that the Nomad people have no contacts with those of other areas who obtain steel along traditional native trade routes.

Although some of the men from most of the tribal groups have visited the station periodically, there has been only one party of about 12 Biamis, all young warriors, who appeared in January last year.

Mr. Lang, who was then QIC at the station, said their sole intention was to reconnoitre the post, and they thoroughly explored the place. They made no attempt to be friendly and seemed surly and suspicious.

No Interpreter Mr. Lang was unable to talk to them as no interpreter then available understood the Biami language. At dusk the party disappeared into the bush and since then no Biami has been seen at or near the station.

Patrolling into the Biami country will start when Administration influence has been consolidated in other areas where most of the population live.

Throughout the Nomad country the people live in large communal houses about 60 ft. long and 25 ft. high with a raised floor. In some hamlets all the people live in the one communal house.

Inside, the houses are dark and there is no ventilation. Mr. Hoad says those seen so far are extremely dilapidated. He says these communal homesteads may have been built to serve as a tribal fortress against attack, but they are not being maintained and are just about falling to pieces.

The customary garb for men i short kilt in front similar to t worn in the New Guinea Highlai with a series of grass skirts at vari lengths swinging at the back.

A wide bark belt is worn aroi the waist and sometimes up to cl level, circled with strips of c which may be used for starting fire.

Coils of plaited string and and white berries are worn bando fashion, with similar ornaments hi around the neck.

The hair is shaven well back, men wear a band of white ber high across the forehead. The c dren’s scalps are shaven except a central tuft of hair.

Greasy Ringlets From the back of the head men’s hair falls into dozens of gre ringlets reaching to the should' The women dress in a similar fash but with less ornaments, and 1< bark cloaks which hang from tl shoulders.

The Nomad River station is • of several new patrol posts set over the past two years to bring last of the unadministered areas the Territory under government fluence.

This programme is scheduled td completed by the end of this year, final stage dealing with very spars populated regions in isolated parts the Territory.

Men of the Nomad River area wear a short kilt in front and a series of skirts at various lengths swinging at the back.

The man at left is a Supei; the one at right a Bibua.

Photos: R. A. Hoad. 78 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH I

Were Pygmies The

First Settlers Of

Norfolk Island?

By Robert Langdon Most people who know anything about the Pacific believe that when Captain Cook discovered Norfolk Island in 1774, he was the first man ever to set foot on it.

THERS, perhaps, vaguely remember reading somewhere that dence has been found on the ,nd to indicate that it was once abited by Polynesians. lut even the most learned anopologists do not seem to know t Norfolk was apparently settled g before the advent of the Polyians—possibly by the same neid people who settled Tasmania usands of years ago.

Recently, while doing some rerch at Sydney’s Mitchell Library, ame across three letters, written the 1790’5, which suggest that this > the case.

"he letters were written by Philip lley King, Commandant and later utenant-Governor of Norfolk ,nd from 1788 to 1796, who estished the island’s first penal lement. As far as I know, none these letters has ever been pubed.

'he first letter, written in Sydney October 25, 1790, to the famous □ralist Sir Joseph Banks, spoke “some stone axes, chizzles and er tools” that had been found derground some depth in the inor part of Norfolk Island”.

Plantain Trees 'hese articles, King thought, ved that the island had formerly n inhabited. “Indeed,” he said, always thought so from the plani trees which now bear fruit and many as can be consumed.” n another letter to Banks from rfolk on May 8, 1792, King said was sending Banks a stone axe a box, and that other hatchets nd on Norfolk had been “carried ne earlier.”

Cing went on to speak about Norm’s bananas, which, he said, had iderfully multiplied and were “as d as any generallly met with.” ;rtainly these trees are not indious,” he said.

Cing’s third letter, of May 29, 1793, was addressed to “Mr. Secretary Dundas,” and told how two Maoris, who had been brought to Norfolk from New Zealand, had been shown some of the stone axes that had been found there.

King said that the Maoris had “expressed great pleasure” on seeing these axes and had “made us understand that they were well acquainted with them, and convinced us that they are the same as the stones axes made and used in New Zealand.”

"Probable Proof"

King added: “This circumstance, added to that of the great number of banana trees and the cane found here on my first landing, is a very probable proof of this island having been formerly inhabited.”

According to an article in the Journal of the Polynesian Society of 1929, King also described the finding of a canoe at Norfolk in a letter dated May 24, 1793, which is now in the National Library, Canberra.

The same article said that a Mr.

H. N. Hiskens had dug up a “large, ground-edged implement” on Mr.

T. E. Adams’ property in the interior of the island, about 500 ft. above sea level. It also reported that a Mr. H. R. Rabone had found a number of small adzes “in the process of being fashioned” in the sand dunes at Emily Bay.

Other adzes were found on Norfolk following a cyclone which swept the island in May, 1936, and were described in a news item in PIM for July of that year.

In the light of all these discoveries, it is obvious that Norfolk Island was inhabited for a time in pre-European times. But what is not so obvious is: Where did all the early settlers come from?

Because of the similarity between the stone axes found in King’s time and those of New Zealand, and because Captain Cook found flax and other plants common to New Zealand growing on the island, it would seem that at least some of the early settlers were Polynesians, from New Zealand.

But how does one account for the bananas, which King claimed were, not indigenous? These could not have come from New Zealand, as. that country is too cold for bananas.

So where did they come from?

New Caledonia, the nearest tropical country, seems the most likely possibility. And if it was, the people who brought them from there may have been the pygmy Negritos who moved into Australia, New Guinea and the Pacific from Indonesia some 25,000 years ago.

Anthropologists believe that these Negritos were the aboriginal settlers of New Caledonia, and that they were of the same stock as the nowextinct Tasmanian aborigines.

The late Sir Peter Buck said in his book Vikings of the Sunrise that the aborigines of Tasmania probably migrated from New Caledonia by sea rather than across the Australian mainland.

If this was so, then some of the ancient New Caledonians, drifting southwards, may well have settled on Norfolk Island as that island is only slightly to the east of the direct route between New Caledonia and Tasmania.

Norfolk Island's first settlers may have looked like this little fellow photographed at Goroka in 1960 with Sir Giles Chippendale. He is one of the hundreds of pygmies still to be found in the New Guinea Highlands.

Photo: Pat Robertson. 79 NTHLY MAY, 1963

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Yesterday Guinea. Thirty-two planters were to return to Port Moresby in about a month.

SK A resident of the north coast of New Guinea complained that “socalled” war correspondents who went to the Territory should undergo a course of geography before departure. He said they made fantastic errors over place names.

In fact, whenever they tried to write about the country itself, as distinct from war operations, they “made themselves ridiculous”. * * * The Government of Fiji announced that it required at least 1,000 Indian volunteers for the defence of Fiji. If the Indians were not recruited by June 1, compulsory national service of Indians would be enforced. * * * An advertisement about the arrival of dress materials in a goods-starved Suva store had caused a near-riot. The shop had had to close on the morning after the advertisement was published, and a police guard had had to ward off a horde of Suva’s feminine community. * * * A new regulation in Fiji which prohibited the receiving or sending away of either used or unused postage stamps was being hotly criticised by Fiji philatelists. The Government had given no reason SOME form of war damage insurance for the protection of British territories was being considered when PIM was published 20 years ago. Fiji was expected to lead the way with a new set of laws to cover insurance for Fiji.

Other territories expected to have war insurance were Tonga, the New Hebrides (neither of which suffered war damage), the Solomons and the Gilbert and Ellice Groups. Other events reported in PIM for May, 1943, were:— The Rev. L. D. Fullerton (now chairman of the Fiji Indian District of the Methodist Mission) was accepted for service with the Methodist Overseas Mission in Fiji. «f» It was announced in April that American forces had occupied Funafuti in the Ellice Islands “some time ago”. It was also reported that American forces had twice raided Japanese establishments at Nauru and Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. * * * Brigadier D. M. Cleland, of Western Australia, was appointed chairman of the Production Control Board, which was to take over from ANGAU all matters relating to production in New for the regulation, and the stamp collectors could not imagine what purpose it served. Some thought it had something to do with censorship; others that it was an attempt to conserve Government paper. * * * Banana exports from Western Samoa were decreasing because planters could get better prices for fruit of indifferent quality on the local market than they could for the high quality fruit required for export. The export price was 5/6 a case. * * ♦ Joesoep, a well-known character among New Caledonia’s Javanese, ended on Pam Islet, off the northern tip of New Caledonia, after he had drifted for 23 days in a launch he had taken from Mare Island, in the Loyalty Group. Joesoep had hoped to cross the 80 miles from Mare to New Caledonia, but the currents drifted him north-westwards along the whole 250 miles of the New Caledonian coast. * * * A strange epidemic of “cat cholera” which swept Tahiti in January and February had subsided, after having wiped out about three-quarters of the cat population. Most of the victims were cats that were not fully grown.

Octopus Seller

Does Nukualofa still have its octopus sellers like this old Tongan photographed just before the war? We ask this question because we haven't seen such a picture since this one was used on the cover of PIM in June, 1939.

Octopuses (or is it octopi?) don't usually appeal to Europeans as food. But in the Islands they are a popular dish. 81 Y , 19 6 3

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If you feel old before your time or suffer from nerves, brain and physical weakness, you will find new happiness and health in an American medical discovery which restores youthful vim and vigour quicker than gland operation. It is a simple home treatment in tablet form, discovered by an American doctor. Absolutely harmless and easy to take, but the newest and most powerful Invigorator known to science. It acts directly on your glands, nerves and vital organs, builds new. pure blood, and works so fast that you can see and feel new body power and vigour in 24 to 48 hours. Because of its natural action on glands and nerves, your power and memory often improve amazingly.

And this amazing new gland and vigour restorer, called Vi- Stim, has been tested and proved by thousands in America, and is now available at all chemists here. Get Vi-Stim from your chemist to-day. Put it to the test. See the big improvement in 24 hours. Take the full bottle under the guarantee that it must make you full of vim, vigour and energy, and feel 10 to 20 years younger, or money back. v y* ■ • To restore Vi-Stim^*:/ Forbidden Bath Led To King’s Death • In 1893, King George Tubou I, the founder of modern Tonga, passed away at the age of 96. He had been born in the same year that the London Missionary Society's ship "Duff" brought the first missionaries to Tonga. One of the few men now living who can remember the old king's passing is Mr. J. D. Whitcombe, of Auckland, who describes the circumstances in this article.

By J. D. Whitcombe In 1890, when I was a young lad, I sailed with my parents from Auckland in the SS Wainui (Captain Crawshaw) to live in Tonga. King George Tubou I was the reigning monarch and the Rev. Shirley W. Baker was his Prime Minister.

IHE first island of the Tongan Group we sighted was Ata or Istaart on the night of the fourth yat sea—a lonely, ancient volcanic et, 100 miles south of Tongatabu. isman gave it its Dutch name.

Then came Eua, second largest and of the Group, some 12 miles >m Tongatabu, also of volcanic igin. Captain Cook lay in a bight the north of this island, and called 2 place English Road. Eua rises some 600 ft, the land, covered th trees and vegetation, sloping ntly to the sea.

Captain Cook was friendly with e chief of Eua and gave him a ram and two ewes which he had brought 3m the Cape of Good Hope.

Many years later Parker Brothers, rmerly of New Zealand, leased part the island for 50 years at a rental 1/6 an acre and grazed up to i,OOO sheep at one time, until scab >t into the flock and 20,000 sheep ire killed and thrown into the sea.

King George Tubou I passed away ree years after our arrival in Tonga, e was 96 and had reigned for nearly » years.

Measles Epidemic I well remember his passing. There as a very severe epidemic of measles roughout the group and the King as attacked by the complaint.

Dr. Ross, then Medical Officer in ukualofa, who was attending His ajesty, told the King that on no count was he to have a cold bath.

Well, the doctor had no sooner ft the palace than the King ordered at a cold bath be prepared for him his small room in the palace tower, e took this bath—and the next day ; was dead.

News of the king’s death was sent at once to the northern part of the Group, and within a week the northern horizon was white with the sails of schooners and cutters coming from Vavau, Haapai, etc., bringing mourners for the funeral.

Among the mourners was Prince Taufa’ahau, the king’s great-grandson and heir to the Tongan throne.

Thousands of people lined the route from the palace to the Royal burial grounds for the funeral. Ninetysix guns were fired at minute intervals, one for each year of his age.

Laying in State The laying in state lasted six weeks.

Nukualofa looked like a fairyland with thousands upon thousands of lights around the palace and grounds.

It was during one of these fairy-like nights—on March 1, 1893, during the laying in state —that a baby girl was born —and named Takibo, after the fairy lights. She grew up to become Queen of Tonga, stepmother of the present Queen Salote Tubou.

The coronation of Prince Taufa’ahau, as King George Tubou 11, was an English-style ceremony. It was held in the Royal Chapel before a very few Europeans —the British Vice-Consul, Mr. N. B. Leefe; German Vice Consul, Von Treskow; the Rev. Mr. Egan Moulton, of the Wesleyan Mission, and the Watkin family. The Rev. J. B. Watkin performed the ceremony. The following week was spent in the Tongan coronation ceremonies.

King George Tubou II passed away in 1918 and was succeeded by his daughter, the present Queen Salote.

King George Tubou I, photographed shortly before his death. 83 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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lAN McDonald, chairman of the Copra Marketing toard of Papua and New Guinea, has spent nearly 30 years i the Territory. J I was born at Hynam, South Australia, and completed his formal :ation at the Royal Australian al College from 1918 to 1921. e joined the Primary Producers’ £ in 1923, and was their manager Cillarney, Queensland, when the : went into liquidation in 1931. e then spent some time handling it on the Darling Downs, but in beginning of 1934 set forth to : on the Robinson River Planta- Papua, before it was acquired lurns, Philp. 1936, lan was married at St. ’s. Port Moresby, to Elva Thorne ins, of Toowoomba, j was manager of Hagita Plantain Milne Bay when war broke And after joining the RAAF, he commissioned as a Pilot Officer. the Army caught up with him service in ANGAU. the Battle of Milne Bay, lan was arge of a small armada of Army ; of various types. He later transi to the Pacific Islands Battalion, at the end of the war was O/C hment at Port Moresby with the of captain. 1946 he became Deputy Direcif Post-War Reconstruction, and years later was appointed chairof the PCB, later called the —in other words the Copra Instead of being just another Government interference in trade, the board has been most successful, and a lot of its success must be credited to the commonsense and avuncular administration of Ian McDonald. I think the Territory is very lucky to have such a man handling its chief item of export production.

A Brett Hilder Prattle The McDonalds have four children —Danae, Jan, Ross and Drew, and one wonderful grandson, Cameron James Tattam. lan is at present building up a collection of photographs of old Papua and New Guinea identities as he travels around the dual territory. He would be pleased to receive photographs from any old-timers who have left the Territory.-

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Those New Hebrides Musketeers Are Still At It “The interior of Malekula is not very well known and the natives are reputed to be unfriendly and dangerous—it is the home of the notorious Big Nambas”

THAT particular sentence has been a permanent fixture in the New Hebrides section of our Pacific Islands Year Book ever since the Year Book was first published in 1932—and it looks as if it will be there for some years yet.

Recently, when two Italian cameramen visited Malekula to make a film for Italy’s only television station, RAI-TV, of Rome, they found that the natives of the interior had not changed their ways a bit. In fact, the cameraman had the dubious distinction of being shot at.

The two cameramen are Messrs. A.

Cifariello and G. Atteni, who are on a world tour, which has already taken them to Papua-New Guinea, the BSIP, the New Hebrides and Fiji, to film aspects of life in out-of-the-way places.

Mr. Cifariello described his and his partner’s experiences at Malekula in an interview in Suva early in March.

“We had heard of the hostile people in the Malekula area and wanted to include them in our film,” he said. “It is a very wild country and the track we followed was taboo.

“We started off all right, but when we got inland we were shot at with rifles and had to retreat to safe country. We made two other attempts but failed.

“However, we were able to film the men, who wore almost no clothes, when they came out into the open, “I don’t know where the people obtained their rifles, but they were certainly capable of using them. We were told that they used stones, which they packed with gunpowder, for bullets.” lan McDonald The "Black Musketeers" who shot at Messrs. Cifariello and Atteni were probably a bit younger than this one, who was photographed a couple of years ago by Reece Discombe, when he estimated his age at about 90. This old musketeer said that he bought his musket, a Snider, at McDonald's store at Havannah Harbour many years ago, and that with it he shot at the first missionary who landed there. 85 IC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

3Moutetitous South Pacific War Years

The Eyes Of Damien Parer

A new book by A.B.C. personality Frank Legg who was a war correspondent himself. It is the story of Damien Parer, Australia's ace war-time cameraman, filming Australians in action in many theatres of war and tells of the daring and behaviour that made him a reputation as a "character".

Parer filmed the A.I.F. and R.A.A.F. desert battles in the MIDDLE EAST before returning to Australia with some of the 7th Division in March, 1942. Three weeks later he left for New Guinea in whose jungles he was to record the terrors and nobilities of war. The bombing raid on Port Moresby in which the Japanese sank the motorship MACDHUI was recorded in Parer's film "The Blitz on Moresby". Parer made an epic jungle journey to join KANGA force comprising members of the New Guinea Volunteer T ■' ■ > In mid 1943 the A.I.F. fought ridge by ridge from Mubo to Salamaua. An infantryman wounded by a Japanese grenade during an Australian attack is helpec to a dressing station.

Rifles the 2/5 Independent Company. This force which seldom boasted an effective strength of 400 ragged, half-starved, malaria-ridden men harassed Japanese in the Wau-Salamauc area after Lae and Salamaua had fallen.

He afterwards was with the 39th Battalion during their heroic actions on the slippery Kokoda Trail and clawed his way along the Owen Stanley ridges with men of the 21 s 1 Brigade as they battled to stem the Japanese. Parer, always on the move, retreating with the troops, continued the job all the way back to loribaiwa Ridge where the weary Australians stood and the tide of battle turned. He sent back a film "Kokoda Front Line' which won the U.S. Academy of Motion Pictures Award for the Best Documentary Filnr of the Year.

Early in 1 943 Parer was back in New Guinea and attached himself to 30 Squadron R.A.A.F flying Beaufighters from Moresby. He often flew in Flight-Lieutenant "Torchy" Uren'; plane standing behind the pilot to film strafing sorties. In the same way he was able to record one of the R.A.A.F.'s greatest victories of the Pacific, "The Battle of the Bismarch Sea".

Parer's greatest film "Assault on Salamaua"was to follow soon afterwards. From June tc August, 1943, he lived with infantry as they fought their way ridge by ridge from Mubc towards Salamaua. No other film captures so much the feeling of the jungle war and the spirit of the men fighting it. Tragically "Assault on Salamaua" was the last film Damier Parer was to make with Australians. On August, 1943, he resigned from the Departmen of Information and joined PARAMOUNT NEWS. He covered various American landing: in the Pacific and five months later was covering the attack at Peleliu. It was here whils advancing with Marines he was hit by a burst of Japanese machine gun fire and killec instantly. 30 plates illustrating THE EYES OF DAMIEN PARER are taken from Parer films.

THE EYES OF DAMSEN PARER, 35/- (36/3 posted) Published by RIGBY LIMITED, Adelaide, South Australia 86 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

The Month'S New Deading

Soul-Searching In

Strange Places

Although both are primarily concerned with a religious lessage, Miracle on the River Kwai, by Ernest Gordon, and annibal Valley, by Russell T. Hitt, have some other aspects. can be guessed from the title, Ernest Gordon’s story concerns ner—of-war experiences on the rious Burma Railway. He was a ain in a Highland regiment and t the beginning of his 3i years’ isonment at the hands of the nese —at first in Changi, later in land. normal young man, with a hy scepticism about religion, he ted his companions die from work and ill-treatment, from cal diseases or at the hands of lese executioners. i saw them reach the lowest of degradation, where they it with one another over food s from Japanese rubbish pails or from their friends. Morale was i lowest ebb. ;n, some time in 1943, in a camp the River Kwai, he saw a transation. Three men gave their lives fellow-prisoners; others began ng their comrades in distress; or red together to read the Bible in new-found Christian faith, d strength to bear the worst that apanese could do.

With Judy Tudor This was Gordon’s miracle. Other people might have other ways of accounting for it; Good soldiers are frequently good Christian fundamentalists. And it is a well-known psychological fact that, driven to a point beyond his own resources, man, by bis very nature, turns to a spiritual power beyond his own reasoning.

But unlike most people who forget miracles as soon as the need for them has passed, Gordon found his vocation on the River Kwai and after he got back to Scotland entered theological college in Edinburgh, became a Presbyterian minister and as such is now attached to Princeton University, USA.

Apart from its miracle, Gordon’s story of his SE Asian war experiences follows the pattern that is already well-documented, except that the surrender found him in Sumatra where, with half-a-dozen others, he attempted to sail a native ketch to safety in Ceylon. They were thwarted by a Japanese tanker a few hundred miles short of their objective.

Cannibal Valley is a much more holier-than-thou effort, being the account, as it says on the jacket, of the “heroic struggle for Christ in savage New Guinea”.

The part of New Guinea that most concerns the book is West New Guinea, when it was still Dutch New Guinea, and the Baliem Valley in particular.

The author is a writer on religious matters in America where he is editor of a publication called Eternity. He made the trip to WNG and the Baliem Valley especially to write the story of the pioneering efforts of the Christian and Missionary Alliance.

Baliem Valley, a high valley in central West New Guinea, similar to the Wahgi and other valleys in Australian New Guinea, was discovered by the Archbold Expedition in 1938; and as Shangri-La, during the latter stages of the Pacific war became the scene of sightseeing flights by US Tomatowadiak Since the missionaries entered the Baliem Valley of West New Guinea in 1952, they have tried various methods to eliminate the savagery that is commonplace there. At Tiom, Australian Baptist missionary Dane Mountford (left) has promoted archery as a sport instead of as a form of warfare.

It is known locally as "Tomatowadiak"—literally, "for the purpose of hitting the tomato", which is stuck on a post about 50 yards away (in this case it was a sweet potato). Mountford is shown addressing the natives before a tomatowadiak contest.

Air Force personnel stationed in New Guinea.

On one of these flights, in May, 1945, a plane crashed, killing 20 and leaving three survivors, including one woman, stranded on the floor of the valley where they had been led by natives. Medical corpsmen parachuted in to the rescue and the survivors were finally launched into the air on a glider and snapped up by a tow plane.

It seems to have been the headlines that echoed around the world on that occasion that inspired missionaries in scattered parts of the world to evangelise the untouched land. It was not, however, until 1952 that Christian and Missionary Alliance was able to move in, by amphibian plane. Within a few years they were joined by other missionary societies—Unevangelised Fields, Australian Baptists, Regions Beyond Mission, being some of them.

Mr. Hitt’s story was obviously written for readers back in the US Bible Belt. His constant references to the missionaries’ ardour in “winning souls” is calculated to give the average layman a pain.

Soul-Counting Zeal If the layman can overlook the soul-counting zeal that surges out of this book, he can get some sort of a picture of a part of the world that is very little known, and, as things have turned out, may become even less so.

Something of the high valley systems and the primitive life and culture of the Dani and related groups of primitive people is described, presumably from reports of the pioneer missionaries, as the author himself visited there but briefly. Even more authentic and original material may, of course, be gained from the various scientific reports and photographs made by the Archbold Expedition of the late 1930’5, now in the keeping of the American Museum of Natural History, Some of the most valuable ac« counts of the early European era in the Pacific have come down to us through books written by the pioneer missionaries—especially the Methodists and the LMS. But the old missionaries wrote their own journals and books and this particular account of the missionary effort in the Baliem Valley might have been a great deal better for the same treatment.

Theirs is quite a story although it is by no means certain yet how the missionaries in WNG will fare now that the Indonesians have taken over.

It could be that their Christianised natives will remain a little candle in a naughty Asian world. On the other hand, if their fate, in the end, is to be Indonesian domination it might have been best for their own protection if they had been allowed to retain their wicked, wicked ways. (MIRACLE OF THE RIVER KWAI.

Published by Collins; 28/-. CANNIBAL VALLEY. Published by Harper & Row, New York. $3.75.) A Plan For Tackling The Grim Problem Of Australia's Nor Here is one of the most exciting books that has bee published in Australia in many years. Its title is Australia Open North.

ITS appearance does not suggest reader value—it has over 500 pages, it is crammed with maps and diagrams, and it is written by an Emeritus Professor of Geography, J.

Macdonald Holmes, of University of Sydney. But it is eminently readable and stimulating.

Have you ever asked yourself, seriously, what is the biggest and most urgent problem—political, social and economic—in the South Pacific?

If you have, and you are honest about it, you will reply: The future of the northern half of Australia.

The nation that the British have built here Hies complacent in the southern half of Australia, south of Capricorn. Casual observers say that by far the greater part of the Australian area north of Capricorn is unsuitable for “settlement”. They are dodging the issue, either through ignorance, or sheer inability to think.

Cooler, More Fertile The Europeans naturally settled south of Capricorn because there they found the cooler and more fertile regions. They have seen in the vast “deserts” of North Australia only a comforting barrier against the swarming millions of Asia—now close to the point of “population explosion”, when they will spill over into whatever empty lands are within reach. Australian governments have refused to face the facts. Their Northern Territory Administration is a futile, tragic thing.

North Australia, empty, is not a protective barrier for southern Australia—it is a terrifying, deadly menace to the future, not only of Australia, but to all the European, Melanesian and Polynesian countries in the South Pacific.

If the Australians cannot occupy and use northern Australia, then some other race surely will. And the race capable of occupying and using them Australia will dominate South Pacific. Can anyone, surv the facts, have any doubt of thai Basing his work upon his scie skill and his knowledge, and many years of research in all the Australian areas north of Capri Professor Macdonald Holmes given the facts and outlined danger; and he is enough of a structive thinker to have offere answer—or a series of answer the problem.

He would take Northern Qu land, Northern Territory and them West Australia, make of one united territory or country, c them into six administrative £ and use all the resources of the tralian Commonwealth to de their enormous natural resources, them irrigation and the ameniti European civilisation, and est£ there Australian communities enough to effectively occupy thei The proposition bristles with tical difficulties, and hundreds of eyed commentators will rush for to say it cannot be done. The n which has found £450 million; the Snowy River Scheme can o That same nation, if it is to su must do it. Professor Holmes* his skilled collaborators, show hi may be done—how the huge are: be made habitable and profii What a conception! It is morciting than any whodunit.—RW: (AUSTRALIA’S OPEN NORTH, Macdonald Holmes. Published by and Robertson. 57/6).

Map showing suggested new p[?] structure for northern Australia 88 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

For The Tots A dog who thought he was a cat is the hero of "A Little Dog Called Kitty" a bit of light-hearted nonsense for three to six-year-olds.

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Even in these days when more people than ever conduct heir business over the telephone or in espresso bars, the tophght executive still has to know enough English to string a business letter together. For those who are a bit foggy on how lo go about it we can recommend a small, blue book written sy William Judd and called Good English in Business.

R. JUDD’S advice is primarily for Australian businessmen who irally, according to Mr. Judd, s a middle of the road course hern the English variety (who still etimes beg to remain your obet servant), and the jaunty, writeou-speak Americans who are not /e introducing a funny story.

'e divides his book into three s: Business English; Business ers and Business Reports. Of the he says that English is full of s for unwary players and comces to concoct his thesis on the :iple of keeping it simple. If you t understand it, Mr. Judd infers, t use it. e warns against scientific jargon, less jargon and new jargon (like English civil servant who unred “vicious circles of interdeent bottlenecks”; or another who ivered “a virgin field pregnant great possibilities”.) Mixed Metaphors etaphors, he thinks, are best left of business communications, esilly when they become mixed the economist-commentator who over the radio that President ihower has now played another in the same tune.”) so, he warns, people who insist sing French or Latin tags fretly dig pits for themselves—eslly when they are not sure of tenses or plurals or even how to them. his section on letter dissection, Judd discusses several kinds of lay-out, from the Convenl Form which begins Dear Sir mds Yours faithfully to NOMO, ted by the National Office ines Organisation in the United does away with all opening itions and does not remain faithfully, truly, sincerely or )ther way. Date and the title of erson addressed appear on the left-hand-side and there is no indentation of paragraphs.

It is claimed by the inventors that this form saves typists’ time and therefore money. It is calculated, in the United States, that each business letter costs a dollar to send, though Mr. Judd calculates that in Australia each letter costs only 2/10. This is based on typist’s pay, 1/9; overhead costs, 4d; paper, including printing on letterhead and envelope, 4d; and postage sd.

In essence, what Mr. Judd’s little book preaches is moderation in all things. He believes that the first requirement of a business letter is that it makes sense, but although it should not be regarded as an exercise in literary elegance, there is no need either to denude it of appeal or imagination. (GOOD ENGLISH IN BUSINESS. Published by West Publishing Corporation Sydney. 15/-.) 89 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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[?]ovels For [?]any Tastes VE novels, in just as many dimensions, make up the fiction ke this month. Their hackmds are America, Europe, Engand America again.

WO HOURS TO DARKNESS, \ntony Trew, is for people who a good, fast-moving story with ible situations. This is after the of early Alistair Maclean, algh this new writer has a better mand of characterisation, is 1964 and Britain’s first nucsubmarine, equipped with Polaris iles, is on exercises in Scandinawaters. Her captain, for various ms, is close to what, in layman’s rage, is called a nervous breaki. One of his obsessions is ness among the nation in general his crew in particular; another at it would be better to be the to start a nuclear war rather the last. i keep his crew “on their toes” ecretly arranges a fake crisis, w of his crew find out but play aptain’s game, watching horrified is hysteria mounts. The quesis, when it comes to the critical ent at the end of the exercise he draw back or will he let absession drive him over the to push the fatal plunger? e men’s tension mounts and so the reader’s—behind it is the question: Can one crazy man a nuclear war by pressing a n? dished by Collins. 22/-.)

( Father Sits In The

K, by Jerome Weidman. This collection of short stories by Lithor of I Can Get It For You esale, and various other best- > which he has been churning ince he was 24. Probably as sting as the stories themselves ch are a mixed bag of styles ontrivings—is the “Author’s In- :tion” which gives Weidman’s version of how he became an r. lished by Heinemann. 22/6.) E BELL JAR, by Victoria Strictly for those interested : psychiatrist’s couch. Written e first person by a young can female who, by her own nt, had it made, but deviated i journey into a mental home.

', to the point where the reader winds up by feeling comparatively unhinged himself. (Published by Heinemann. 22/6.)

Many Slippery Errors, By

Alfred Grossman. An art confection in which the author expresses his own immortal soul as well as that of his hero. A satire on the chronic disintegration of personality and the insecurity and confusion of purpose of today’s world—although the easiest way to find this out is to read about it on the dust jacket. published by Heinemann. 26/-.) A TIME TO RETREAT, by Brian Cooper. A war story with a difference in that the best part of it is taken up with a military court of inquiry that was never held. For 20 years the General, now living in Cornwall, has wanted a court of inquiry into a disastrous incident of the war in SE Asia for which he had, by inference, been blamed. He knew exactly how the inquiry should go but why it was never held provides a final twist to this entertaining novel of adventure and suspense. (Published by Heinemann. 22/6.) • Unless otherwise stated, all book prices are in Australian currency.

Anzac Bombs for Johnny Turk No Australian or New Zealand soldier had ever seen a bomb when he landed on Gallipoli in April, 1915, says Cyril Pearl in “Anzac Newsreel” “Few had ever heard of them when the Turks used bombs in their second counter-attack.”

But the Anzacs weren’t long in catching on. With some British seamen they started a bomb factory on the beach with an output of 200 bombs daily. The most popular were made from the green fuse tins of 18-pounder guns, but jam and tobacco tins were also used.

After the bomb factory (pictured ) came a periscope factory. Periscopes allowed the men in the trenches to sight their rifles without sticking their heads above cover.

The story of Anzac never grows stale—at least not for New Zealanders and Australians. Cyril Pearl’s book of pictures, collected from the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, NZ, and the Public Library of NSW, and with bright narrative by Pearl, tells the story from the recruitment of the men to the famous evacuation from Gallipoli less than 15 months and more than 33,000 casualties later. (ANZAC NEWSREEL. Published by Ure Smith. 17/6.) 91 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY. 1963

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lest of the Paperbacks TOM JONES, by Henry Fielding d W. Somerset Maugham. Fielding is one of the best, brightest and wdiest of 18th century novelists and also one of the most volumins. In this Pan version, Maugham s performed an operation on this, j best-known of Fielding’s stories, d cut some of its longest-winded ssages down to 20th century size.

The novel tells of the amorous jgress of young Tom Jones, a indling of dubious parentage Dught up by a Somerset squire.

Phe novel has been made into a itish super-colossal film in which bert Finney, Susannah York, me Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood 1 Diane Cilento and 20 others /e parts. (Pan; 7/6.)

Fhe Nylon Pirates, By

:holas Monsarrat. A novel of life Dat, but thereafter ends all reiblance to this author’s first bestler (“The Cruel Sea”). The pirates ; three males and two females o ship away on a round-the-world ise vessel for millionaires with object of indulging in large-scale ortion. A corny plot saved by )d characterisation. Lashings of . (Pan; 5/6.) fHE PERFECT WIFE. Doris ilie’s historical novel about the e of Benjamin Disraeli. Mary ne Evans was a milliner who nbed into Mayfair society and the irt of Queen Victoria’s favourite me Minister. As his wife she icked the upper crust but to Dizzy remained perfect. (Pan; 5/6.)

:He Proud American Boy

which Australian writer Russell iddon takes an excursion into ial relations via the American :th. It pulls out all the stops emotionalism but, in the context our times, probably deserves the ilause it received from world ics. (Pan; 5/6.) Other Novels )APTAIN BLOOD. Rafael Saba- ’s 1929 best-seller. (Pan: 4/6.) "HE DOCTOR TAKES A WIFE, Elizabeth Seifert. About a fellow 3 could have found a place for three females who wanted to try him. (Fontana; 4/-.) "HE LEOPARD, by Guiseppe di npedusa. Italian history is the kground of this book, which is said to be a masterpiece. (Fontana; 5/6.) THE MOTHER, by Pearl S. Buck.

China, pre-Mao. (Pan; 4/-.)

The Watch That Ends The

NIGHT, by Hugh Maclennan. A man returns from the dead to find his wife married to someone else, which provides an old plot in a new setting—Montreal. (Pan; 7/6).

MY FRIEND ANNIE, by Jame Duncan. Follows her other “Friends” —Muriel, Monica and the Miss Boyds. (Pan; 5/6.)

The Return Of Hyman

KAPLAN, by Leo Rosten. American odd-ball. (Pan; 5/6.) NECESSARY END, by Anita Rowe Block. Big business and personalities. Reviewed here when published 1960. (Pan; 7/6.) Fact THE FALL OF HONG KONG, by Tim Carew. From December 8 to Christmas Day, 1941, six underequipped British battalions and a volunteer force of stockbrokers and clerks tried to hold off 60,000 fanatical Japanese. This is the story of those 17 days and what led up to them. Of particular interest to those who know present-day Hong Kong only as a tourist resort and shopping centre. (Pan; 5/6.)

The Great Impostor, By

Robert Crichton. True story of Ferdinand Waldo Demara who is still playing Robin Hood somewhere in North America. (Pan; 5/6.)

The Sky Suspended. The

account of the Battle of Britain, 1940, and the Blitz by Associated Press correspondent Drew Middleton. (Pan; 5/6.) THE MINISTER OF DEATH.

The Adolf Eichmann story, from his youth to his execution, told by Quentin Reynolds. (Pan; 5/6.) For Mystery Fans

Thou Shell Of Death, By

Nicholas Blake. Threatening letters provide the theme. (Fontana; 4/-.) OPENING NIGHT, by Ngaio Marsh. Murder in the context of the theatre, in which department this author is an expert. (Fontana; 4/-.)

Parcels For Inspector

WEST, by John Creasy, alias J. J.

Marric, etc. Action and suspense and the death of an innocent bystander. (Pan; 4/-.) For Other Tastes THE FOUR LOVES, by C. S.

Lewis, Professor of Mediaeval and Renaissance English. Religious philosophy. (Fontana; 4/-.)

The Two Mrs. Abbotts, By

D. E. Stevenson. English country life. (Fontana; 4/-.)

The Man Who Saved

LONDON, by George Martelli. How Michel Hollard, French spy and Resistance leader, stole the plans of Hitler’s V-bomb sites, was captured but lived to tell the tale. (Fontana; 5/6.)

The Heart Of Man, By

Gerald Vann, OP. Religious philosophy. (Fontana; 4/-.) CAN THIS BE LOVE, by Herald Froy who is a British-model funnyman. (Pan; 4/-.) (Our copies from Wm. Collins (Overseas) Ltd.) Hotted-Up Love The only novel written by travel-writer Colin Simpson, “Come Away Pearler”, has become No. 18 of the All-Australian Pacific Books in paperback. Even more intriguing than this fact was the small personal note we found in it— to the effect that certain changes to the goody-goody heroine of whom we had complained in 1952 when the book was first published, would perhaps meet our approval.

The author says that the first edition was by way of being an expurgated edition—he wasn’t satisfied with the love scenes between Ty and Leda and he has now done something about it.

The novel is a romance of the Thursday Island pearling industry at the end of last century based, to an extent, on the disastrous wreck of the “Quetta” in those waters.

Even without the unexpurgated love scenes, the cover of the paper-back edition will get the readers in: A deep-sea diver looking ecstatic while being pursued by a red-haired mermaid with all the correct vital statistics. (Published by Angus and Robertson in Pacific Books; 5/6.) 93 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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CONCERN shipping companies and shipping mts at Suva are becoming conned at the large number of thefts sh'ps at King’s Wharf. Hardly an ;rseas ship escapes the attentions the light-fingered gentry.

Vallets, watches, cameras, radios I cash are all grist to the mill of thieves whose impudence is only tched by the carelessness of the •pie who leave articles lying about, fime after time it is the same ■y: “I left my wallet on my bunk, I I was only away from the cabin few minutes.” But those few lutes are all the intruder needs— t and a certain amount of luck. )ne thief had a lucky escape on ril 10 on board the Aldebaran.

L purser’s clerk surprised him in cabin, but the thief managed to h the clerk out of the way and ipe, taking with him cameras, a t and cash worth £Bl.

L few days earlier Captain H. ty, master of the Union Steam p Company’s Waiana, had a brush i a thief who beat the band for sr persistence.

'aptain Pettty was dozing on his k in his darkened cabin when the t was switched on. He turned time to see a Fijian darting out )ugh the doorway, he captain gave chase but the inier dodged him. Minutes later the tain again surprised him trying the in door on the other side of the k. There was another chase but man escaped again, ifter watching loading operations a few minutes. Captain Pettty irned to his cabin and was amazed find his quarry bending over the ned drawers of the desk.

Tiis time the would-be thief was of luck. The captain held him in arm-lock until assistance arrived the man was later handed over to police.

Delete That Record From The Records!

T'HE Royal Navy survey ship HMS Cook does NOT hold the record A for measuring the world’s greatest known ocean depth, as was reported last November ( PIM, Dec. p. 105.) Announcing this in March, the British Admiralty said that HMS Cook had made a mistake in claiming that she had measured a record depth of 6,297 fathoms in an undersea ravine off the Philippine Islands.

The Admiralty in a statement said that wrong equipment had been installed in the Cook, and that depth readings taken over a period of about three days were regarded as suspect.

The statement went on: “Now that all the data have come to hand and have been examined, the hydrographer is not satisfied that a new ‘greatest depth’ has been discovered.

“Depth readings taken over a period of about three days by the ship are now regarded as suspect and will need to be taken again because wrong equipment was fitted to the echo sounder during overhaul.

“From investigations still proceeding, it appears that the phrasing dial and glass depth scale belonging to a shallow water echo sounding set have been fitted on board in error to the deep echo sounder, resulting in soundings being read considerably in excess of the real depth.”

HMS Cook's apparently erroneous sounding of 6,297 fathoms was 263 fathoms greater than the record claimed by HMS Challenger in the Marianas Trench. Until new soundings are made HMS Challenger's sounding is still the record.

NEW SHIP: "Lakatoi", a new 40-ton motor vessel for Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd., left Sydney for Port Moresby early in April. See story on page 97. 95 4CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY. 1963

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Tie ship, to be called Tovata if the sartment of Transport agrees, is ft. long and 454 tons dead-weight, i a carrying capacity of more n 4,000 sacks of copra.

'he ship carries a crew of 22 and a speed of 10 knots. She has :tric winches and two derricks ch can shift eight tons at a time.

Vith room for deck passengers and ted saloon accommodation, she is ly to be a popular ship among the ads. > MORE WORK ON TRANS- 2IFIC CABLE: The British cableng ship Monarch was due in midF il to start laying the first 1,000 :s of cable of the Vancouverlolulu section of the Common- -Ith Trans-Pacific cable (COM- -2). The Monarch left London for job in the last week in March, i October, the cable will be picked and spliced on to the Suvalolulu section of the cable by the e and wireless ship Mercury. » will complete the COMPAC e. The Australia-New Zealandsection was opened last year.

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LP: Lakatoi, a 40-ton motor el, which was built recently for is Philp (New Guinea) Ltd. at ne Halvorsen Ltd.’s shipyard at y’s Bay, Sydney, left Sydney on il 4 for Port Moresby. akatoi will be used on the Papuan t to collect copra. She can carry o 500 bags. he ship was taken to Port esby by Captain McCormack, of ns Philp, and a crew of five aa-New Guinea natives who were ight to Sydney in the Malaita for voyage. he first of a new series of “L” 5 copra vessels built by Halvor- >, Lakatoi proved so satisfactory ter sea trials that the keel for a nd vessel is now being laid for is Philp. akatoi has an overall length of it. and a beam of 16 ft. She is ered by a 150 hp Gardner 6L38 il engine. • THAT RAFT MAN AGAIN: William Willis, that taciturn American, who drifted 6,700 miles in 115 days on a balsa raft from Peru to Samoa nine years ago, was due to begin another trans-Pacific raft-drift in April —to make a close study of a man of 70 exposed to hardship and solitude.

The man Willis intends to study is himself, for, as on his previous drift, he will travel alone—unless you count the dog and cat he will take with him.

Willis’ new raft, called Age Unlimited was built in New York and WORK RESUMED: After a long delay, during which the owners went into liquidation, work is proceeding in Rabaul on the reconstruction of the illfated trading vessel "Kavieng Trader".

The ship was damaged by fire following an explosion off New Ireland in September last year in which two lives were lost. 97 LCIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY. 1963

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• Rescued After Five

XJRS: A native crew member of i 40-ft. Rabaul workboat Olobo, io fell overboard in heavy seas beeen Rabaul and Ulu (Duke of >rk Islands) on March 30, was and and rescued five hours later. ie native, an Arawe named Kumk, had asked to be relieved at the leel of the Olobo and had gone aft. e skipper later noticed that Kumk was missing and began a search • him. • NEW VESSELS FOR BSIP: e MV Timbala, a new launch for : BSIP Marine Department, and a useboat for the Forestry Departing arrived in Honiara in the MV rronbank late in March. The houseat will be used by Forestry officers extended tours. It will be towed im place to place by a work boat.

• Norwegian Freighter

LEAKS UP: The 9,000-ton Norgian freighter Ragna Ringdal, iich ran aground on Vatoa Reef the Lau Group of Fiji on Novemr 29, has broken into four pieces, :ording to Captain A. G. Shearer, Fiji Airways pilot.

Captain Shearer, who flew over the eck in March on a flight from Fiji Tonga, told the Fiji Broadcasting mmission that heavy seas were making over the vessel.

A. Customs Department spokesman d a representative of Lloyds said Suva later that they still did not ow what would be done with the gna Ringdal’s timber cargo, worth msands of pounds, that had been shed up on Vatoa Island.

More than 500,000 superficial feet timber have been salvaged. The iber is in the custody of a Customs icer at Vatoa, who will stay there til it has been disposed of. • WRECK UP FOR SALE: Ten- ’s were due to close with the Rever of Wreck in Suva on April 27 for the purchase of the Japanese fishmg vessel Toka Mam No. 8 which went aground on a reef at Qelelevu, in the Ringgolds, on August 31 last y ear - Qelelevu, shown on some maps as Nggele Levu, is 35 miles east of the eastern extremity of Vanua Levu.

The Toka Maru No. 8 is an 80-ton wooden vessel, the engine room and lower compartments of which are under water. The successful tenderer for her will get “all existing deck and other equipment as she now lies”.

• Trip To Walpole Island

FOR GUANO: The former French Naval patrol vessel Tiare, now owned by two Noumea businessmen, recently visited Walpole Island to look into the possibility of working the guano deposits. The Tiare carried a guano expert and a work force of 14.

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MYSTERY SHIP OFF PENfN: A large, unidentified vessel, nated to be of about 14,000 tons, seen about two miles off Penrhyn id, in the Northern Cooks, on il 1. Penrhyn’s Resident Agent reported that when a Governt launch went out to investigate, ship made off quickly. No flag ther means of identification could een.

Total Wreck: The Mv

cy, which has been in use in the J as a district touring vessel, bes a total wreck when she went und at Hauhui on March 25, but engine and all her gear were sald. The Nancy was built as a 39- :etch-rigged schooner before the Her first name was Boe Boe. le was hidden in the Western mons during the Japanese occum, and was towed to Suva in t and refitted with an auxiliary ae. She was given a diesel engine ad of sail in 1948.

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SION SHIP: Everyone who saw London Missionary Society’s new John Williams VII on her arrival farawa recently was much im- >ed by her remote control steerengineer on the bridge, ship to 2 radio, and other modern devices to small Pacific Islands ships.

The new ship left Tarawa on March 23 for Western Samoa, Niue, the Cook Islands and Tahiti, • SHORTER PASSAGE FOUND: The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Cook has found that Round Island Passage in the north of Fiji’s Yasawa Group is navigable by large ships.

HMS Cook discovered this during a recent survey.

Her skipper, Commander F. W.

Hunt, told the Fiji Times that the passage shortened by 80 miles the route of any ship going from Levuka to Far Eastern ports. However, he said navigation marks, such as a light, would have to be installed in the passage before it could be used.

Overseas ships leaving Lautoka might also be able to use the passage.

“There is no question of whether the passage is deep enough,” Commander Hunt said. “The passage is deep and we know the extent of the reef ledges.” • NEW ADDITION TO FLEET: The MV Pacific Islander, a new addition to the US Trust Territory fleet, arrived at her home port of Saipan recently from Guam on her maiden voyage to the Eastern Carolines (Truk and Ponape) and the Marshalls.

The Pacific Islander is captained by Joseph Lablanc and has 45 crew members. The vessel has 15 twoberth cabins, one single-berth cabin and four four-berth cabins. One twoberth cabin is to be converted to a four-berth cabin to provide space for a total of 49 cabin passengers.

To Be Repaired

"Ai Sokula", one of Fiji's best-known inter-island traders, which damaged her hull when she ran aground on a reef on March 10, will be riding the waves again soon. For weeks, her fate trembled in the balance while her owners, Pacific Shipowners Ltd., a subsidiary of W. R. Carpenter (Fiji) Ltd., pondered the alternatives —to scrap or not to scrap.

Finally, it was decided to accept a tender from Millers Ltd. to repair her.

The ship is shown here on the slipway at Suva on March 16 for an inspection of her hull. Photo: Stan Whippy. 101 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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IP ship Cape Torrens, which went •ound on a reef on the eastern side Manaoba Island at the northitem tip of Malaita on February 28 i was later abandoned ( PIM, April, 105), had never previously been in üble. fhe ship was owned by Lever’s :ific Plantations in the Russell Isds, and had been in service in the )tectorate for more than 16 years. ; took part in the search for the fated MV Melanesian in 1958, and s used by Lever’s as a recruiting p to transport labourers to plantais. iews of Cruising Yachts » GOLDEN HIND, 36 ft ketch m Los Angeles, with Lyle and rma Graham and their two sons, :hael, 19, and Lee, 14, arrived at •otonga on March 21. They had nt the previous six months in the rquesas, Tuamotu, and Society inds. After leaving Papeete, the Iden Hind had to return for an urgency appendicitis operation for . The Grahams expected to reach jo Pago about the middle of ril.

Tom Rarotonga, Mr. Graham dly sent us news of four other hts — Marinero, Ghana, Hunakai Lobo del Mar (see below), I STAGHOUND, Paul Hurst’s 40 /acht, has recently been spending eisurely time among the Trobri- Islands and at Lusancay Atoll, the north coast of Papua. Our news of Paul was from Rabaul. n a cordial note to PIM from leiula Island, Lusancay Atoll, on rch 27, Paul said: “I have spent days aboard Staghound at iva and now I am in my second ith among the Trobriands and islands of the Lusancay Lagoon, ancay is said to be the world’s ;est coral atoll. Undoubtedly ; the atoll with the largest amount :oral uncharted.

Reg Stephenson, of Battery Sers, Rabaul, made the trip down i me from New Britain. It was first voyage on a sailing yacht.

Our three weeks aboard conled his earlier notion that he it have a similar boat. Now he elling his business to buy one.

Ferii (Paul’s Tahitian wife) ed me when Reg's vacation was We have a Trobriand crew nber, the first native I’ve shipped i experience in sail.

“This is the first raw and singing part of Polynesia I’ve seen since leaving the Tuamotus eight years ago aboard Primavera.”

Footnote : Paul’s description of the Trobriands as part of Polynesia may at first sight seem off the beam, but the natives of those islands are apparently Polynesians rather than Melanesians. They have the same fair skins and the same friendly and hospitable dispositions. • MARI NERO, 38 ft San Diego ketch with Floyd and Doris Christenson and their two children was at Bora Bora in mid-March. They intended to return to Papeete before going on to Maui, Hawaii, in May.

Our last report of Marinero was from Rarotonga in October. • GIT AN A, 34 ft yawl from Long Beach with the Bill Taylor family of five was at Bora Bora in mid-March after several weeks at Tahaa. They were planning to return to Honolulu.

Ghana was in Honolulu last November after a trip from San Diego, California. • HUNAKAI, 36 ft Block Island ketch from California with the Chris Christopher family of four, returned to Papeete for a haul-out and engine repairs in March. The ketch had spent 103 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Cables & Telegraphic Address: SUPERB, Sydney Stories on the inquest into the "Polurrian" disaster off Bougainville and on the Sydney yacht "Cythera", which was stolen from Lord Howe Island, appear on pages 113 and 117 respectively. ne time at Huahine and Bora ra. After Papeete, the Christophers re planning to voyage west. » LOBO DEL MAR, 30 ft Tahiti ch of Newport Beach, California, h Terry Dalton was waiting at :a Bora for mail in March. Plans ■e to sail for Rarotonga about ril 1 and on around the world. > MONSOON, Herb Hope’s 47 ft i Diego-registered yacht, reached Iney from Auckland on March 21 h an Australian, an Englishman ' three New Zealanders as crew, lope, a 31-year-old engineer from Angeles, told the Press in Sydthat he had lost his entire fivei American crew since leaving Pedro in July last year. Three stayed in Tahiti and two in New land. ionsoon, a former salmon trawler ch operated on the US West ist, is on a three-year voyage nd the world. On reaching Syd- , she had done 9,000 miles, lope planned to sail for New nea and Indonesia after a stay in ney. • JOHN HANNA, 30 ft. yacht, i K. Wing, of California, and J. nterman, of Michigan, began a se round Fiji in March after e months in Suva. Messrs. Wing Counterman spent a few hours .evuka in mid-March before goon to Koro. he two men are realising a lifeambition to see people and es off the beaten track. Their it, which they built themselves named after her designer, left Pedro, California, on May 4, -• Before reaching Fiji last smber, they visited the Marquethe Tuamotu Archipelago, Taand other Society Islands, the k Islands and American Samoa, fter their look-see round Fiji, two yachtsmen planned to sail the New Hebrides.

FLYING CLOUD, 65 ft Ameristaysail schooner, with owner- )er Charles Daniels and a crew ve, including two girls, reached ley on April 2 after crossing the nan from Auckland. The oner was within 25 miles of Sydney Heads on March 30 when gale force winds blew up and drove her more than 80 miles to sea. Heavy seas broke over the vessel. The boom split and other gear was damaged, and it took four more days to get into Sydney.

Flying Cloud left Los Angeles in October, 1961; called at the Marquesas and Tahiti; and then spent nine months in New Zealand. She will stay in Sydney from one to eight months, and then move on, via the Barrier Reef, to Bali, Sumatra, Singapore, Ceylon and the Mediterranean. Skipper Daniels does not expect to get home to Los Angeles, where he has an electrical engineering business, until 1968.

Mr. Daniels said the two girls in his crew—Nancy Martinez, a swimming instructor of Los Angeles, and Mary Pietsch, a nurse from Portland, Oregon—were permanent members, making their first voyage. The other crewmen were signed on in each port, and they stayed with the schooner until they got to where they wanted to go. The three male members of the crew on reaching Sydney were Trevor Griffiths, of Maltby, Yorkshire, England, and Bruce Merriman and Mark Williams, of Auckland. • WEST WIND, Mr. D. Cochran’s 99 ft. steel-hulled auxiliary schooner.

In The News This Month Age Unlimited Marinero Ai Sokula Melanesian Cape Torrens Mercury Carronbank Monarch Challenger, HMS Monsoon Cook, HMS Nancy Flying Cloud Olobo Gitana Pacific Islander Golden Hind Ragna Ringdal Hunakai Staghound John Hanna Tiare John Williams VII Timbala Lakatoi Toka Maru No. 8 Lobo del Mar Tovata Malaita West Wind left Madang on March 13 for Angoram, Wewak and Bangkok. West Wind reached Madang on March 5 from Gizo, BSIP. She is on a world tour which began in Germany in 1961 ( PIM, April, p. 114).

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One of the crew is the skipper’s daughter Katherine.

The schooner’s twin masts carry 7,000 square feet of sail, but her cruising speed of eight knots can be maintained on auxiliary power alone. 105 3IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Importance Off New Guinea Councils Is Growing History was made in Rabaul, New Guinea, on March 28 hen the Administration station, Radio Rabaul, VL9BR, made ic first on-the-spot broadcast of a Native Local Government ouncil meeting. kDIO Rabaul caters largely for the local Tolai people (see icalities, this issue), and has been ating from Rabaul since 1961. »enda tor this council broadcast also important— to discuss the gamation of the four local cils in the Rabaul area and to der the submission of names for >ective candidates for the Legis- ; Council elections in 1964. er 100 native councillors repreig about 40,000 persons living the Rabaul, Reimber-Livuan. a-Vunadidir-Nunganunga, and mami Council areas packed the Rabaul Council Chambers and lowed outside. iring the two-hour meeting it decided that the four existing fils would amalgamate as the lie Local Government Council hat the Administrator be asked oclaim it immediately. The new fil, when it begins to function e latter half of this year, will he wealthiest, strongest and ibly the most homogeneous in a-New Guinea. dio Rabaul began broadcasting edings promptly at 5 p.m.—introduced by commentator Samson To Patiliu, a recorded speech from Director of Native Affairs, Mr. J. K.

McCarthy, and an address by District Commissioner J. R. Foldi in person.

Special equipment that had been installed in the council chambers included microphones and sound mixers that allowed Rabaul Radio station manager, Mr. Jim Leigh, to control the broadcast on the spot. Through it, about 40,000 Tolai listeners were for the first time able to hear their councillors conducting a meeting and making far-reaching decisions. At the same time, Europeans who took the time off to listen were able to get a far better appreciation of what is likely to be a growing political force in the time immediately ahead.

Proceedings were conducted in Pidgin except occasionally when heated councillors broke into local language to express themselves better.

The interest in the first broadcast was such that the whole proceedings were re-broadcast on the Saturday afternoon following the meeting. A tape was sent to Port Moresby for Administration archives.

News From The Geic

Advisory Council To Be Set Up This Year An Advisory Council for the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony is to be set up later this year.

This follows the enactment on January 30 of an ordinance for its establishment by the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, Sir David Trench.

THE new ordinance requires the Resident Commissioner in the GEIC to inform or consult the Advisory Council about such matters relating to the administration of the Colony as he may decide to place before the Council, or which the High Commissioner may direct to be placed before it.

At meetings of the Council, members may request information or offer advice on any matters concerning the administration of the Colony.

But the Resident Commissioner can refuse to give information, and he is not obliged to act on any advice.

The Advisory Council will consist of the Resident Commissioner as President, the Assistant Resident Commissioner (ex-officio member), four official members chosen from the Colony’s civil service, and from 8 to 12 unofficial members.

All members will be appointed by the Resident Commissioner and will hold office for two years, after which they may be re-appointed.

The Council will meet at least once a year. It is almost certain that the first meeting will be held before the end of the year.

PRODUCTION in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony might be considerably increased if landowners could agree to a reallocation of land, the Crown Surveyor in the BSIP, Mr. J. B. Twomey, said recently.

Mr. Twomey returned to Honiara in March with Mr. P. Blume and a party of survey assistants after two months in the GEIC, where they checked and analysed land registers for the whole of Tarawa Atoll and made an accurate survey of parts of northern Tarawa.

Mr. Twomey said that one of the me of the 100-odd native councillors who attended the meeting in Rabaul described below. 107 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Mr. Twomey said his party had been warmly welcomed by the Gilbertese. Besides its other work, the party had laid out a full-size athletics track to international standards on Bairiki, putting in numerous concrete markers to guide the builders of the track. * * * Pastor W. G. Ferris, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Mission in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, has been transferred to Pitcairn Island to replace Pastor Davies. Pastor A.

C. Thomson, who has worked previously in the GEIC, will replace Pastor Ferris.

More Exports From The Cooks; But Niue Sells Less Exports from the Cook Islar in 1962 were about 20 per ce higher than in 1961, but Niu exports for 1962 were lower th the previous year, the New Z< land Minister for Island Tei tories, Sir Leon Gotz, announc in April.

HE said the total value of expc from the Cook Islands in 1! was £.710,653, compared wi £598,184 in 1961, and £464,315 1960.

Significant increases occurred 1962 in exports of fruit juice, wh more than doubled (from 151,685 306,809 gallons) and pineapples, wh more than quadrupled (from 1,! cases to 5,706 cases). A much lar quantity of pineapples was supp] to the cannery on Rarotonga.

Exports of fresh citrus fruit j tomatoes declined but those bananas, copra and mother-of-p( shell increased. Total citrus prod tion, comprising fresh fruit for port and fruit processed for ju almost equalled the Cook Isla record in 1924 when the product of wild oranges was at its peak. 1 record would probably be exceei this year.

Sir Leon Gotz said: “While C< Islands exports in 1962 increased s stantially, those for Niue declii from £35,085 in 1961 to £3O/ last year.

“This is because agriculture is i suffering from the after-effects of hurricanes of 1959 and 1960 < because most of the island’s m power is tied up in rebuilding hoc and other buildings destroyed by hurricanes.”

He said the main exports fr Niue last year were bananas (3 V cases), copra (130 tons), and kuma (3,947 bags). The copra exports w the first since 1959.

Niue’s exports were expected increase as the rehousing scheme di to an end and able-bodied men w able to devote more time to a; culture.

It was also announced in April t Mr. Foster Gufigufi, of Niue’s Agric ture Department, would undertake livestock training course with F: Department of Agriculture from IV until the end of the year. He wo then become livestock officer in Nil Agriculture Department. 108 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH]

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NEWCASTLE Pacific Yacht Chase Drama ’ter having been flown from oik Island, two men, Derrick on, 31, and Daniel Barrie, 25, remanded until May 7 in Sydi Central Court of Petty Sessions 29 on a charge of having n the 50 ft steel-hulled ketch hera” from Lord Howe Island tie night of April 10.

E ketch belongs to Mr. Peter Fenton, of Sydney, who was on irst stage of a cruise round the i when the ketch was allegedly a. r. Fenton, with his wife Patricia, year-old daughter Penelope, a ey journalist, Mr. Charles r, and the two New Zealanders Sydney in the Cythera on March ie Fentons, Sriber and the New mders went ashore at Lord Howe d on April 10 to dine at the rees Guesthouse. They later ded a dance at the RSL hall, r. Fenton left the dance about ight, and it was then that he i that the Cythera was missing, it an hour later, the ketch was ;d up on the Department of Civil lion’s radar about 15 miles out Lord Howe and heading north, ter, port authorities at Norfolk d, Melbourne, Brisbane, Wollon- , Newcastle and New Zealand notified of the theft of the i, and the Commonwealth Navin Department radioed a descripof her to all ships within 5,000 i of Sydney. Crews of aircraft ing the Pacific were also asked ok out for the ketch, i April 17, the pilot of a TAI airradioed Norfolk Island that he sighted the ketch north of Nor- > Cascade Bay. )rf oik’s Administrator, Major- :ral R. H. Wordsworth, then ed the 1,062-ton French freighter rado del Mar, with Sgt. Colin ion, of the Commonwealth e, and Administration officials, to p intercept the ketch.

'ter a chase, during which the rado del Mar rammed the era, the two men were arrested later confined in the Norfolk d lock-up. ie following week-end, Mr. and Fenton and two friends, Messrs.

Masche and Gus McClemens, to Norfolk and began to sail the aged Cythera back to Sydney. 113 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Governor Hopes To Build New Hotel By Mid-1964 \bout 20 acres of land near »o Pago’s Tafuna Airport will ibably be the site of 50 two m buildings, which American noa’s Governor H. Rex Lee >es to erect as hotel accomdation by mid-1964. 3VERNOR LEE has already raised 250,000 dollars by Samoan scription for the erection of the dings, and he plans to borrow a her 250,000 dollars, probably n an American bank or lending poration. .abour for the construction of the [dings will be paid for in shares the hotel complex.

'he probable site of the hotel a flat, peaceful area about nine es from Pago Pago.

Vhen completed, the proposed dings will replace the Rainmaker :el in Pago. The Rainmaker will a be used as flats for Governit employees.

'he Rainmaker, which has only it rooms, plus six in an annexe, occasionaly been unable to cope i visitors to American Samoa. $ Sjt ♦ he first post for the first of three ninal buildings to be erected at una airport was set up recently a traditional fa’atuga (causing to id upright) ceremony. The building will be an authentic thatch-roof fale. * * * Representatives of the American tuna canning company Star Kist, which has had an option on a building alongside the present Van Camp tuna factory, arrived in Pago in late March to start setting up a factory. Star Kist will probably start fishing operations about midyear with 25 to 30 Japanese ships, using long-line methods.

Meanwhile, another US company, the American Canning Coy., has been setting up a canning plant to provide cans for both companies.

With the advent of Star Kist as a rival in the tuna-fishing field, it is understood that Van Camp plans to increase its Japanese fishing fleet from 40 ships to a much bigger number. The Japanese fleet works on six-monthly contracts. # =s= * Governor Lee hopes that the TV educational programme for American Samoa will begin by February, 1964.

Fifty-five American technicians and teachers will be employed in the programme. To house these and other employees, 82 new Government houses are being built.

A transmitting tower will be built at Taputapu, on the western extremity of American Samoa. This is only 20 miles from Western Samoa, so that territory will be able to pick up the signal.

The station will have three channels—two purely for education, the other possibly for adult education and entertainment. * * * A US wage committee will convene in Pago in July to make proposals for wages per hour for wharf labourers, and employees in the fishing industry and oil companies. The last agreed wage, a minimum of 90 cents an hour, was fixed about two years ago.

HE BEST EVER: "All-Time Vavau Champions" is the title won by the Hala Lupe asketball team, of Vavau, Tonga. They earned it because for the third successive ompetition the team won all three of the coveted Sanft Silver Cups, which are given one for each class.

The first post goes in at the Pago Pago airport for the new terminal buildings.

At present the international airport has only a small temporary building. The chief here seen watching the ceremony with his back to the camera is holding a traditional staff and has a fly whisk (fue) over his shoulder.

American Government photo. 115 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY - MAY. 1963

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Woman's Harrowing Evidence At "Polurrian" Inquest Jenny Viva, a 22-year-old widow, of Ranoga, BSIP, said at a Rabaul inquest in April that five natives had pushed her, her husband and two babies from a raft after the island trading ship Polurrian sank on a 200-mile voyage from Sohano, near Buka Island, to Rabaul on the night of March 28.

SHE said that her two children—a year-old boy and a two-year-old girl—later died in her arms, and her husband was taken by a shark.

Mrs. Viva, one of 29 survivors of the Polurrian disaster, was giving evidence at an inquest before the Rabaul Coroner, Mr. F. J. Winkle, into the death of the ship’s captain, Peter Fenwick, an Australian. Thirty-three other people, mostly natives, are believed to have died when the Polurrian foundered.

The Polurrian, a 135-ft. vessel operated by Bougainville Co. Ltd., of Rabaul, left Sohano, on the northern tip of Bougainville, on March 28.

Three planes and six ships began searching for her after radio contact with her ceased.

All the survivors were suffering from exhaustion, hunger and sunburn when they were picked up by two small searching ships, the Matarani and Nirvani, 60 hours after the Polurrian went down. They were later transferred to the freighter Slitan and taken to Rabaul.

Mrs. Viva told the Coroner that soon after the Polurrian sank, she and her husband Daniel, a Seventhday Adventist mission teacher, climbed on to a raft with their two children.

Five or six natives, some swimming, some holding on to planks, later found them, climbed on to the raft, and threw them into the water.

Mrs. Viva said the natives threw them a plank to hold, and later they found two lifebelts. She and her husband gave their baby boy water wrung from their hair, but the heat was too much and the child died in her arms. Their daughter died an hour later.

That night, Mrs. Viva said, her husband was attacked and carried off by a shark. In trying to fight off the shark, Mrs. Viva lost her lifebelt.

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Next day, she saw a raft with other survivors, but when she paddled to it and tried to climb on it, those on board hammered at her hands to keep her off. Later, after she had told them that her husband and children were dead, they let her get on.

“Later that day a plane saw us, and then a ship picked us up,” Mrs.

Viva added.

When the Coroner asked Mrs. Viva if she could identify the men who had pushed her from the raft, she pointed to five natives in the courtroom.

Earlier, the Polurrian’s chief mate, Harry Hoehler, told the Coroner that the ship’s lifeboats could not be lowered before the ship was abandoned because of the heavy list to starboard.

A leading seaman of the Polurrian, Katori Karaham, said the ship was

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These pictures show some of the "Polurrian" survivors as they came ashore from the "Slitan" in Rabaul. At right, Mr. Jim Leigh carries ashore three-year-old Jarnly Moffat, who, with her sister and father and mother, was picked up from a life raft which a Buin native had brought to them before he disappeared. Below, Rabaul nurse Sister Pat Ayres carries ashore Jarnly's sister Junely, aged two, and the first mate of the "Polurrian", Harry Hoehler is helped down the gangway by medical assistant Bill Armstrong and Bruce Grange, manager of the Bougainville Company, "Polurrian's" owners. Hoehler was in the water for more than 65 hours, and sharks circled him many times. 117 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

Samoan ‘ Lifting of import restrictions in Japan has made Western Samoa’s entry to the Japanese banana market much more hopeful, said the Western Samoan Minister of Finance, Mr. G. F. D. Betham, in April.

He said it was believed there was an opening in Japan for Samoan bananas despite the heavy imports to Japan from Formosa and Ecuador, and Samoa could send regular shipments without prejudicing the New Zealand market.

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Telephone: J 2045, J 4153 carrying a deck cargo “higher than a man” when she sank.

While the ship was being loaded at Bougainville, he said, the crew kept moving her further from the wharf as her bottom kept resting on the floor of the harbour. He added that the weather was fairly good during the voyage.

An engine room attendant, Ouli Segars, gave evidence that the Polurrian had had a leak in her hull, and that this was apparent during the voyage.

The inquest was still proceeding when this issue of PIM went to press.

About 40 witnesses, including all 29 survivors, were expected to give evidence.

Fred Dunne's New Caledonia Round-Up First Drive-In In The French Wlorla Opens In Noun Le Drive-in Alizes, the drive-in cinema in the Fre speaking world, opened Noumea recently. It is situ in the suburb of Trianon built on reclaimed land where Japanese had a salt evapora plant before the war.

THE drive-in has accommod for 450 cars. The land which it stands covers about acres and was reclaimed with i from a neighbouring hill.

The whole installation, inch the cost of the site and rec tion, represents an investmeni about 25 million francs (£125,' The drive-in was designed John Roberts and Associates, of ney, who supervised its construe Projection machinery was supplie Westrex A/asia Ltd. and install© Messrs. Simpson and Harrisor that firm.

Owner of the Alizes is D Katevinica, who also owns the Theatre in Noumea (see picture p. 131).

Figures published by the C d’Eparge, New Caledonia’s interest-paying bank, were a i key to the country’s current reces: The figures showed that in the pi ous three months, six million fr (£30,000) had been withdrawn f savings accounts, although the n ber of accounts had increased 246.

It is almost certain that mosi the money was withdrawn to r hire purchase debts, especially houses and cars.

Many Nickel Co. employees i to almost double their pay 1 overtime, but since the nickel cession most overtime has 1 abolished. So most instalments, c paid with overtime pay, must i be met out of savings.

Nickel ore exports to Japan year are now expected to be more than 400,000 tons, comps with 600.000 tons last year. * * * Poultry breeders in New Caledc have formed an association, wli 118 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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Fhe letter claimed damages for »se who sold their belongings and /q up jobs after the French Goviment promised that they were to repatriated immediately.

Another letter of protest, signed 3,000 Vietnamese, was recently nded to Mr. Van Can. who arrived Noumea in March as representve of the South Vietnam Govern- ;nt and head of an “official mission liaison” between it and the Vietmese in New Caledonia and the ;w Hebrides.

The letter “invited” Mr. Van Can go home and claimed that his esence in New Caledonia would ly further delay the repatriation of etnamese—to North Viet Nam.

Earlier, the New Caledonian Asnbly had unanimously declared its jection to the establishment of a nsul from South or North Violin in Noumea.

Rubber Seeds for NG Rubber has been grown in Papua for some 60 years and now is an established industry there, but in the adjoining territory of New Guinea it has not been nearly so successful.

Today, only one area of rubber (in Bougainville district) is producing a marketable crop in New Guinea.

In an attempt to remedy the situation, a shipment of high-yielding rubber seeds from Malaya reached New Guinea in April and will be tried out on a 65-acre area on a private plantation in New Ireland. »n the new French High Commissioner he Pacific, Mr. Marc Biros, whose headrters are at Noumea, paid his first :ial visit to the New Hebrides at the of March he met a great number of I people. Here he meets Santo resits. The French District Agent, Mr. R. agen, in the dark suit, is making the oductions, and behind Governor Biros ie French Resident Commissioner in the New Hebrides, Mr. M. Delauney.

Photo: Hieu. 119 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY. 1963

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In A Nutshell A SUITABLY qualified person "*■ is to be appointed to investiate the possibility of establishig a social security scheme in 'iji. At present about the only eople who have any form of acial security are Government jrvants, employees of firms Jth superannuation schemes nd Service pensioners. * * ♦ . pictorial set of 11 stamps for Cook Islands is to be issued on j 4 to replace the set that has i on sale since 1949. •enominations, with their designs Id (tiare Maori); 2d (fishing I; 3d (frangipani); 5d (love tern); (hibiscus); 8d (b on i t o); 1/nge); 1/6 (the Queen); 2/- (island ie); 3/- (administration centre, igaia); 5/- (Rarotonga). lr. James Berry, of Wellington, gned the stamps. * * * he Governor of Fiji, Sir Kenneth Idocks, and Lady Maddocks will e Fiji on the liner Oriana on ember 12 following the comon of Sir Kenneth’s five-year term ffice. No announcement has been e about his successor. * * * rs. F. P. Ward, of Sydney, wife i former Seventh-day Adventist 3r on Pitcairn Island, received a r of thanks during the Royal r of Australia for a thatch fan e on Pitcairn Island which she to the Queen, * * * r. M. R. Booker, who was reiy appointed Deputy Secretary, artment of Territories, visited xa-New Guinea in April to get i first-hand knowledge. * * * r. H. R. le Clerc, of Sydney, )rary organiser of the Norfolk id Friendship League, visited folk in April to make arrangets for the league’s “Back to folk” fortnight to be held from 1 to 14. party of 30 League members arrive by air on June 1. The visitors will be there for the traditional Bounty Day celebrations on June 8, which is the anniversary of the landing of the Pitcairners on Norfolk and the island’s most important community event.

A full programme for the “Back to Norfolk” fortnight, featuring sports and evening entertainments, is being arranged by a local committee. The proceeds will go to the Sunshine Club, which cares for older citizens, and to the Norfolk Island Hospital. * * * The United States Navy has announced that a polio epidemic that swept the Marshall Islands in January and February killed 10 children and left about 60 children crippled. Navy doctors helped to get the epidemic under control in February. All the islanders were given oral polio vaccines and the disease was confined to 212 patients, all aged under seven. * * * An exhibition of the work of two artists, Captain Bret Hilder and M.

Nicolai Mishutushkin, will open at the Vila Culture Centre on May 3.

Captain Hilder is well known for his profiles in PIM of Islands personalit i e s. M. Mishutushkin, who arrived in the New Hebrides from Tahiti in January, had an exhibition of paintings at the Cultural Centre in 1961. * * * The Van Camp Sea Food Company is to establish a commercial fisheries project at Koror, Palau, in the Caroline Group of the United States Trust Territory of the Pacific.

A contract between the Trust Territory Government and Van Camp calls for the establishment of extensive fishing operations, a plant for freezing tuna and the training of Micronesians both ashore and afloat.

Fish frozen at Koror will probably be exported to Van Camp canneries elsewhere.

An official Press release says: “The opening of Palau to commercial fishing marks the first major step towards large-scale development of the most important natural resource of the Trust Territory, and is ex- 121 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Q235A peeled to lead to similar enterj in other districts of the Terr: thus stimulating the local ecoi through increased employment 2 higher level of income.” * * * The Government-appointed ( mission on Higher Educatioi Papua and New Guinea was di begin a three-week visit to the r tory on April 28 to study Go ment and missionary education tivities and to arrange to take “o spot” evidence from all intei people during a visit in July. * * * Kuru (“laughing death”) wi the main subject of discussion j second meeting of the P-NG M< Research Advisory Committe Port Moresby on May 24. Kun also be discussed when the W( Pacific Regional Committee o World Health Organisation me< Port Moresby in September.

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Administration and overseas m scientists have done intensm search on kuru, which affect; Fore people of P-NG’s Eastern lands. * * * Acting Assistant District Offi D. Fitzer, who has been lead patrol into the fortress-like Mountains, near the West Guinea border, has described th rain in a radio message as “a graphic hell for foot travellers” patrol made the first European tact with the region’s scattere habitants. It began its return jo to civilisation in mid-April.

A half-ton consignment of Gj (NG) tea has been sold at a price to an Australian whe company which blends and pac tea for the retail trade.

Six chests of Broken Orange grade were sold for 5/- a lb deli Melbourne, and four chest Broken Orange Pekoe tannings lised 4/9 a lb.

The purchaser will blend Garaina tea with from 12 to 20 grades to give the flavour rec by the Australian market. * * * Two large boulders from th* koda Trail, flown in an RAAF cules to Canberra recently, w polished, inscribed, and laid as dation stones for the RSL quarters building in the Austl capital. * * * The P-NG Department of ' Health organised a mass imm tion campaign against polio ii 122 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

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KR43B ison Island area of the Milne District after 17 cases of polio reported from two villages on iland’s north coast in April. * ♦ * iders for the construction of an sas wharf at Kieta, Bougainville, De called in the second half of ear. The tender will be let withmonth of being called and conion of the wharf is expected to mpleted before June next year. ; first stage of the wharf will be long and will take shipping up JOO tons. Provision has been in the design of the wharf so t may be extended to take shipup to 10,000 tons, ch reclamation work has been to enable the wharf to be built , April, p. 101). * * * sub-committee of the Port sby Building Board has been set find a solution to the problem lanty settlements around Port sby. The sub-committee is d by the Administration’s r Health Inspector, Mr. C. lers. * * * total of 510 people died of a in West New Guinea in the nic that broke out last Septemthe Indonesian newsagency a said recently. UNTEA’s i director declared the territory a free at the end of March. [?]tor Frank Hoeter, of the Royal -New Guinea Constabulary, stationed roka, left Sydney in April for a 12 [?] stay in Kashmir, where he has been [?]ted to a UN observer team. He [?] the rank of major with the Aus- Citizen Military Force. His wife will follow him to Kashmir later. 123 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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TELEPHONE: 25-1641 The first shipment of timber Baga Island in the Western Soloi to Japan is expected to be mad June or July. This follows the g ing of timber-cutting rights ovei major part of Baga Island to N Ringyo Kaisha Limited, of Tc last November. The agreement is five years in the first instance, will allow the company to or million super feet of timber annr A Japanese ship, Fuji Maru, rived at Baga Island in mid-M with 850 tons of cargo, including logging tractors, sawmilling e< ment and a prefabricated buildinj the British Solomons Forestry C pany (which seems to be the r the Japanese company is using ir Solomons).

The company’s manager, assi manager and other employees arrived in the Fuji Maru, w brought the number of Japanese gaged in executive and tech] work on Baga to nine. The com] has recruited a labour force of a 120 men and has built a camp, the end of March, logging oj tions were expected to start “soor * * * A small flock of sheep from ( terbury, New Zealand, arrived Suva in April. After two week the Agriculture Department’s qua tine station at Vatuwaqa, they 1 to be transported to Vanua Levu experiments in sheep rearing. * * * Mr. Lahui Tau, secretary of Port Moresby Workers’ Associai said in April that workers’ assc tions in Territory centres were sidering forming an overall Pi and New Guinea association.

Associations are established at Moresby, Madang, Lae and Raba * * * The first Rugby League team play in Australia representing whole of Papua-New Guinea meet a Cairns side in Cairns June 23. * * * People who try to rush the ii pendence of Papua and New Gu: by setting target dates do more h than good, according to Bis Hand, the Anglican Bishop-elect New Guinea.

Bishop Hand said in Brisbane April: “The people up there will ready for independence when t themselves know and feel and they are.

“Even the administrators in territory are not in a position toi a date for independence.” 124 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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ADVERTISEMENT People rH COMMISSIONER for the Vestern Pacific, Sir David Trench, [oniara with Lady Trench at the of March for leave in the d Kingdom. Mr. M. D. Irving is Acting High Commissioner Sir David Trench returns to the ions in September. * * * , T. Russell has been appointed I Financial Secretary in the during the absence on leave of inancial Secretary, Mr. L. M. s. * * * itala Teo has been posted as :t Commissioner, Ocean Island, I the absence on leave of Mr.

Pearson. Penitala is the first officer to be a District Coroner. * * * J. S. Aicken, of Papatoetoe, een appointed Chief Medical r, Rarotonga, to replace Dr.

Romans, who died recently. * * * . Father Des Scanlon, SM, left / in the Tulagi in April to take new position as Catholic priest >rfolk Island. * * * engagement of Miss Maureen eldest daughter of Mr. and -■ R. Watt, of Earlwood, Syd- ) Mr. Herbert S. Wynne, eldest : Mr. H. S. Wynne, who now in Yarralumla, Canberra, was iced recently. Mr. and Mrs.

Wynne were well known in Papua- New Guinea when the Australian Petroleum Co. was spending millions in drilling for oil in the Territory.

Mr. Wynne retired from the service when the company curtailed operations in 1958. * * * Mr. G. S. Kennedy, Accountant- General in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, has accepted the post of Condominium Treasurer, New Hebrides. He will take over from Mr. O. E. Richards, who has been Acting Treasurer. Mr. Kennedy’s post in the GEIC will be occupied by Mr. J. A. Shaw, who moves up from the position of Accountant and Assistant Collector of Customs. Mr.

M. De St. G. Howell, Accountant in the BSIP Treasury, will take over Mr. Shaw’s old job; and Mr. J. R.

Love, the GEIC Treasury’s Assistant Accountant, will move to the BSIP to replace Mr. Howell, j|e * Mr. D. R. Davis will replace Mr.

J. N. Glover as BSIP Attorney- General and Legal Adviser to the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific when Mr. Glover retires on May 5. Mr. Davis was formerly Assistant Attorney-G ene r a 1 and Assistant Legal Adviser. =fs Mr. B. A. O’Connor, senior entomologist of Fiji’s Department of Agriculture, arrived in Vila in April to spend three weeks investigating [?]ently appointed manager of the Ba (Fiji) branch of the Bank of New South [?]es is Mr. James Barrie, here photographed in Sydney on the "Mariposa", bedeparture, with his wife and daughter Lorraine, 16. Lorraine will also work with the bank in Fiji. 125 IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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J. Stegler, manager of BP's S branch, will be Mr. Wilson’s Miss Felicity Rautamara, of Papu now in her third year as a trainee at Sydney's Rachael Forster Hospital completing the "general" course, plans to specialise in obstetrics and to join the staff of NG's Lae Ge Hospital.— Tele-Photos. 126 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

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G8854R r. At Santo, Mr. B. Kidney be promoted to the post of iger. •. Wilson has been a member of Hebrides Advisory Council 1958 and a member of the h Educational Advisory Come since 1960. He has been an 5 member of the Vila Cricket the Golf Club, and the Exomen’s Association. * * * e of the best known education rs in P-NG, Mr. Norman Fell, d in April. Mr. Fell was headt of Sogeri High School, about iles from Port Moresby for 14 ♦ * * ny friends and relatives cele- -1 the 80th birthday of Mrs. ; Sowani at the home of her iter, Mrs. Douglas, and Captain las at Tarawa, GEIC, on March rs. Sowani is the widow of the AMP Sowani, MBE, one of :arliest assistant medical prac- ;rs to qualify from the Central :al School in Fiji. s. Sowani, daughter of a Norn trader, was born in Nauru ; it was taken over by the rn Powers. She can remember ;nt gun battles between warring ns on that island. * * * . V. D. Stace, who recently leted a three-year appointment he South Pacific Commission as mist and project officer in ; of the SPC’s regional survey :dit and capital formation, is to le agricultural planning econoon the UN’s Food and Agrie Organisation in Rome.

Europe in April to take up a post he International Labour Office in a were Mr. Richard Blandy, Jr., and [?]ide, the former Rosiyn Shepherd, photographed after their marriage L[?]Laide, South Australia. The Blandys well-known New Hebrides family; chard Blandy, Sr., was with the Administration for more than 20 years. 127 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Mr. J. T. Bensted oe of Australia’s last official i with British New Guinea broken on March 28, when the h occurred of Mr. John Thomas sted, at his home in Vaucluse, icy, at the age of 81. He was vn to few of the present-day ials —he retired from the Papuan ic service 32 years ago—but he a prominent man in Port esby in the twenties, leensland still was administer- British New Guinea, for Britain the Eastern Australian States, i Mr. Bensted joined the service > in August, 1899; and he be- ; a member of the Papuan public ce on the take-over, in January, . He served under the first Ausan Administrators (Sir George lunte, and Mr. F. R. Barton); from 1907 until retirement in he was closely associated with listinguished Sir Hubert Murray, filled many positions, and was :tor of Public Works and a ber of the Executive and Legis- ; Councils for some years prior s retirement. iring his long retirement, Mr. ted took part in many activities iated with the Territory. He is remembered today for his tirework on behalf of the Hubert ay Memorial, which finally he mally saw established in Port :sby a couple of years ago. He a well-read man who wrote fretly, and with authority, on ds subjects. •. Bensted was married twice, tiad two sons and one daughter; one of his sons, Mr. F. A. ed, is a prominent member tori the Territory Public Service, s survived by his widow, the -r Miss Ada Blanche Skelly, i he married in 1939. She is a aer of one of Papua’s oldest ies.

Mr. Sydney M. S. Pasley . Sydney Pasley, a well-known ation identity in New Guinea, at Namanula Hospital, Rabaul, larch 5, aged 59. .T.” writes: I met Syd. in the wenties down in Buka. He was an upstanding lad in his early ies, recently arrived from pasareas in NSW and Queensland, /as a member of the Choiseul ations staff. Later he transferred e Madang district and was on fCar Island for the W.R.C. outfit. It was there, in 1935, he was married.

When the Japs came he was on Hilalon plantation (SW New Ireland) and managed to get away eventually to Australia, via the Solomons, in Gnair. After a short spell with the army (he was discharged medically unfit), he joined the American Small Ships and later, in 1947, returned to New Guinea with duties which took him to various estates in Bougainville and New Ireland, with a period as inspector for the Custodian of Expropriated Properties.

In recent years he suffered considerably from a heart ailment.

Mr. Ernest Adrian Meredith Mr. Ernest Adrian Meredith, an officer of the Fiji Police from 1927 until his retirement in 1950, died at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Suva, on March 18. Mr. Meredith, who was 72, is survived by his widow, a son and a daughter.

Mr. Peter Maxtone-Graham Mr. Peter Maxtone-Graham, a well-known coffee planter of Minj, Western Highlands, NG, was drowned in the Wahgi River on April 7. He was 35. Mr. Graham had been in a canoe on the river when it overturned and he had swum ashore with a young New Guinea boy. He was returning to the canoe for his glasses when he drowned. Mr. Graham was born in Scotland. He first went to the Territory as a patrol officer in 1948, but he was best known as a planter. Mr. Graham was an accomplished black and white artist and PIM readers knew him for his occasional “New Guinea Postcard” series, which he contributed under the initials PMG. His parents live abroad.

Mrs. M. Treve Piper The death occurred at her home in Melbourne, on April 9, after a long illness, of Mrs. M. Treve Piper. She and her husband, Mr. G. B. Piper, were residents of Fiji for some 14 years. Mrs. Piper was affectionately known as “Paddy” to a large number of friends in Fiji. She went to Fiji in 1928 and joined the service of Marlow’s Ltd. (now Millers Ltd.).

Later she worked for Graham and Ellis and the Department of Mines, Suva, when it was set up after gold was discovered in Fiji. With her husband she lived at Somo Somo, Taveuni, Suva, Nadi, Noumea and travelled extensively in the Islands. 129 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

400 MILES INTO THE HIGHLANDS

Of New Guinea

A motoring holiday on the roof of New Guinea is still a little way into the future but is now at least a possibility. Road maps issued recently by an oil company show the way that it is going to be done.

A SERIES of detailed road maps and street plans covering the towns and more closely settled districts of Papua and New Guinea has been issued by the Touring Service of the Shell Company of Australia.

These maps are right up-to-date, and are by far the best yet issued.

The principal map is for the big and growing town of Port Moresby, and shows the streets not only in the capital itself but also in the suburbs of Konedobu, Kaevaga, Koki, Badili, Matirogo and Boroko.

There are detailed street maps of Rabaui and Lae; a very useful map showing the present condition of the roads system in the Highlands, from the top of the Markham River right across through Kainantu, Goroka, Minj, and Mt, Hagen, to Wabag.

There is even a series of strip maps, especially designed for the motorist who wishes to travel from Lae to Mt. Hagen and Wabag.

These maps are not very detailed, as yet, and the sectional mileages are difficult to understand, but they are the first of their kind and as such, invaluable.

It all seems to bring the day nearer when the motoring tourist will be able to pick up a hire-and-drive car at Lae and make his own way into the Highlands. The rugged and adventurous could do it now—but the Highlands road, in spite of the new road maps, would be a shock to most suburban motorists.

The Leron River, which was bridged last year, removed the main navigational hazard from the lowlands section of the road, but there still are other streams not yet bridged that present problems to the novice.

The biggest trouble spot on the road at present is undoubtedly the Kassam Pass, where in the course of a half dozen miles the narrow gravel road winds up from the valley floor some thousands of feet, in steep grades and hairpin (and hair raising) bends to the top of the pass. On the way—if you can bear to take your eyes off the road— are some spectacular views over the headwaters of the Markham and Ramu Rivers.

However, better things are in the melting pot right now—tenders are shortly to be called for the reconstruction of the Kassam Pass section of the road and it is anticipated that something like £600,000 will be spent in the coming financial year on improving it to the stage where even ordinary motorists will be able to tackle it.

When that section is complete, it is anticipated that a further £400,000 will be spent on the Kassam-Kainantu section of about 40 miles and after that another £192,000 on the 60 miles between Kainantu and Goroka.

All this should come about within the next couple of years.

The improvement of the 150 miles of road to Mt. Hagen from Goroka is not yet in the estimates. T used extensively by local mol and although the road in thu tion reaches the highest poii the whole Highlands route (1 Pass, at 8,175 feet, about 25 out of Goroka), it hasn’t the obstacles as those provided orig by the rivers of the Upper Mar and the haul up to Kassam Pai When all the new road wc complete, this road from Lae open up a new dimension in t travel in the Territory. It isn farfetched to look forward nc the day when there are, as w the existing hotels, motels at s gic points along the route foi such travellers.

Apart from its good clima perpetual springtime at elev from 5,000 to 7,000 feet, its sc and its coffee plantations, the lands have a dense populatic friendly and picturesque natives though much of the area has be civilised and, in parts, urbanis< recent years, it is possible st see these people very muc their age-old native state by small deviations off the main i The trick to the whole busine increased tourist traffic—whicl evitably must come even withoi Shell map—is going to be he keep these people natural am spoiled.

In spite of President Soek contention that we should be ash to present primitive natives tourist attraction, it is a fact 90 per cent, of the reason why v come to the Pacific Islands see, meet and observe the indig people and the way they live.

The map has been distri through Shell agents in Papus New Guinea and has been grati received by residents. It is free on request to motorists ii Territory.

The "Pacific Islands Monthly" is a member of the Australian National Travel Association (ANTA) and the Pacific Area Travel Association (RATA), which are pledged to promote tourist travel in their areas.

A Rabaui driver takes an intent ii in Papua-New Guinea's valuable nev map. 130 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

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Take an early breakfast, make another ferry ride to Hongkong and climb the peak again, this time by the fantastic funicular (at 60 cents), and from the top hire one of the many small taxis there to take you to Repulse Bay, have a beer at the lovely hotel and return by the coast road via Aberdeen, and the floating village.

After a Chinese lunch, shop, return to the hotel, shop again on the Kowloon side (which is better), check out of the hotel after arranging at the desk to have a sedan and driver standing by for a trip around the New Territories, including the China border. Take a look at the vast new resettlement apartments before getting your driver to drop you off at the airport in time for a quick drink before you climb aboard the 707.

The Hongkong dollar is worth about 1/6 Australian. Air fares from Sydney are First Class, £230 single, £437 return; Economy £166/5/single and £3lB/18/- return. If you fly Qantas, you stop at Manila instead of Darwin.

RST DRIVE-IN: Visitors to Noumea can now enjoy a visit to something quite new the French-speaking world—a drive-in theatre. The drive-in, called Alizes, is on [?]laimed land in the suburb of Trianon. It has accommodation for 450 cars.

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Pacific Commerce and Produce More Plans For Japanese Capital In Fiji Economic penetration of the South Pacific by the Japanese jems to be centred at the moment on Fiji. In recent years there has een a spectacular invasion of the South Pacific territories by jpanese capital.

ITHIN the last 12 months, Japanese concerns have established panics in Fiji with capital somere in the region of £500,000. anno Oceania Ltd., with its lidiary, Banno Mining Company, : over the manganese mines in h-west Viti Levu. More than a rter of a million pounds went that venture, but much more has ? into the Pacific Fishing Com- / Ltd., which is on the verge of finding negotiations with the Fiji eminent for the establishment of sh processing factory at Levuka, s old capital. lans include the construction of h freezing factory and a fish meal t to be fed by 105 fishing vessels, i April there was news of the rtration of two new Japanese iced companies, Pacific Enter- ;s Corporation Ltd. and the fic Fruit Company Ltd., which 'een them, have share capital of )0,000. tie former is interested in timber, the other in fruit —any fruit the les of association say—but it’s fe bet that bananas are the target. ) far, there is no clue to the tity of the concerns that are exsing their faith in Fiji’s future le tune of £600,000. ominal shareholders in both s are clerks in the office of the i solicitors responsible for the work of registration, ic real shareholders will be ed when the capital is transferred Fiji and, a PIM correspondent :asts, they will be Japanese and ably directors of Banno Oceania, is believed that the Japanese conis interested in timber on the d of Vanua Levu. ready the Fiji Development Com- , a subsidiary of the Colonial fiopment Corporation of Great iin, has timber mills established the main island of Viti Levu, at Kadavu, in co-operation with the Fletcher Timber Company of New Zealand.

There is little room for the Japanese on Viti Levu, and all the room in the world on Vanua Levu which has plenty of standing timber, although much of it is rather old.

Some reports say the timber mills will be situated near Savusavu and from Savusavu will go whole logs, which are all the Japanese are interested in, and bananas.

Japanese fruit importers like Fiji bananas, but not in the state in which last year’s shipments reached them.

They were forced by agreement to pay the price for the December shipment but most of the bananas were in such poor condition that they never reached the shops.

The Japanese think the problem could be solved if the bananas are grown and properly looked after in large plantations, and the Pacific Fruit Company is the result.

Eyes are directed towards Vanua Levu, where part of the Pacific Fruit Company’s £300,000 capital may be used to create a large banana plantation, possibly near the timber stands.

A survey was carried out some time ago on Savusavu’s ship berthing possibilities, and plans are being considered for enlarging the wharf to take banana boats and timber boats.

Australia Ratifies New Coffee Agreement Commonwealth Parliament in April ratified the International Coffee Agreement, which Australia’s representatives signed last Novembei, following the International Coffee Conference meetings held earlier that year.

The Agreement, signed by 54 countries (representing 95 per cent, of world trade), will not come into force until ratified by 20 exporting countries, accounting for at least 80 per cent, of world exports and 10 other countries accounting for a similar proportion of world imports.

Among the latter must be USA which accounts for about 50 per cent, of world coffee imports. However, because US representatives took a lead at the Conference, with the view that coffee stability was essential to the sound economy of South American nations, it is not anticipated that the US Senate will hold up approval.

Australia has a two-fold interest in the proceedings—she joined the Agreement as an importing country, but Papua-New Guinea is a coffee exporter and special provisions were written into the Agreement to meet the Territorys’ needs. P-NG, classified as a “Trust Territory”, received permission for a quota-free export of 100,000 bags (132 lb each) and has been given five years to reach that target. After that, it seems certain the Territory will be given that figure as its fixed quota.

P-NG, in 1961-62, exported coffee, mainly Arabica, worth £1,557,300.

Tourism Development Plan For New Caledonia A Sydney building materials and hardware retailer, Lanray Industries Ltd., has joined with the Bank of Indo-China and other French and New Caledonian interests, in a new company, Societe Touristique et Hoteliere S.A., to develop tourism in New Caledonia.

A five-acre site has been bought on a beach about three miles from Noumea, the capital, and it is intended to develop hotel, restaurant and other allied tourist facilities there.

Lanray will have a 50 per cent, interest and the Bank of Indo-China 50 per cent., but 10 per cent, of Lanray’s equity will be held for Mr.

Henri Corboz, Sydney restaurant proprietor, who will manage the venture.

The new company plans to spend 133 3IFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

1961 % 1962 % Tons Tons Hotair 46,051 42.3 51,571 46.4 F.M.S. . . 43,896 40.3 40,838 36.9 Smoke 18,964 17.4 18,226 16.7 108,911 110,635 Bali Plantations . .

Mar. 25 4/- Apr. 4/3 Burns Phllp .... 72/6 71/6 Burns Phllp (SS) 51/- 52/6 Choiseul Plntn. . . 185/- 187/6 C.S.R. Oo 59/6 59/3 Dylup Plantations 4/11 V 2 5/2 Fiji Industries . . . 11/6 12/9 Hackshall’s .... 16/11 16/3 Kauri Timber . . . 4/7 4/8 Kerema Rubber . . 4/9 y 2 4 '6 Koitakl Rubber . . 13/1 13/- Lolorua Rubber . . 8/1 8/3 Makurapau Plntn. . 2/4 2 6 Mariboi Rubber 6/6 5/9 Pacific Is. Timbers . 3/- 2. 9 Palgrave 2/3 2 5 Plantation Holdings . 2/7 2/6 Queensland Insurance 95/- 98 - Rubberlands .... 3/9 3/1 Sandy Creek .... 6d 5 Sangara 7V 2 d 8 Sogeri Rubber . . . 6/6 5 6 Sthn. Pac. Insurance 30/6 30/6 Steamships Trading 10/9 11/ W. R. Carpenter . . 26/3 26/ Watkins Consolidated 2/6 2/6

Oil And Mining Shares

Dec. 4, Mar. 25, Apr. 1958 1963 19 Emperor . . b9/b7/3 b6/ Loloma . . b30/- S53/6 s55/ ■ Bulolo G.D. b32/s68/b59/ N.G.G. Ltd. b2/3 bl/10 bl/ Oil Search . b9/9 b2/bi/i: Ent. of N.G. slid b4 y 2 d bi Pac. I. Mines — sl/9 b2/' Ditto Opt. . b7d bi Papuan Apin. b4/6 b6/7 b4/' Placer Dev. b91/b227/6 b249/ Timor Oil . n.q. bl/1 bll Sydney Stock Exchange share price dex for “Ordinaries” on April 23 313.25; a month ago, Mar. 25 . it 306.85. £250,000 on the development plan— £loo,ooo provided by Lanray and the balance mostly by loan “on favourable terms”, from the Bank of Indo- China.

A survey showed that at present there are less than 140 hotel rooms in New Caledonia, which has a residence population of 80,000 and is serviced by airline and shipping routes to and from the US and Australia.

New Caledonia authorities forecast that potential revenue from tourism would grow from the equivalent of £200,000 in 1961 to £2,000,000 by 1970, provided facilities of international standards were established.

Lanray, incorporated in 1947, has had some ups and downs. It experienced two bleak years in 1956 and 1957 and a receiver was appointed.

In 1958 it came back with a small profit of £1,056, since when the company has increased profits substantially year by year. Lanray’s funds for the new development scheme will come from its very large capital profit made last year when it sold the Adelaide brandy producer, Tolley, Scott and Tolley to Distillers Company.

Mr. Corboz, who will manage the project, is a Swiss national, whose wife comes from New Caledonia. He worked in Australia for Qantas for a year before opening his first restaurant in Sydney, El Capuchino, which was followed by two others.

Villa Franca and Allouette.

Pattern of Coconut Oil Usage Changes The use of coconut oil for food products (margarine, cooking fats, etc.) has been declining but increasing amounts are now being used in inedible products, commented Mr. I.

McDonald, chairman of P-NG Copra Marketing Board in his monthly report on April 1.

Particularly is this seen in the US, where coconut oil is used to a great extent as a source of lauric acid, which in turn is used in the manufacture of synthetic detergents and plasticisers. In addition, coconut oil in the States now accounts for about 15 per cent, of the total fatty ingredients of soap.

Less and less coconut oil is being used in the production of table margarine and cooking fats, because US manufacturers prefer to draw on the abundant available supplies of domestic soyabean and cottonseed oil. On the other hand, the bakery and confectionery industries form a major outlet for coconut oil, taking advantage of the fact that coconut oil remains solid at room ternperature, but melts quickly in the mouth.

The pattern of utilisation in Western Europe is rather different from that of USA in that coconut oil is used more in the manufacture of food, rather than in soaps and detergents, although usage in respect of the latter is increasing.

However, whichever way it goes, usage is such that coconut production will need to increase in order to keep level with the demand for copra and its oil.

P-NG copra production during 1962, was, at 110,635 tons, up a little over H per cent, on 1961: The figures show that a steady improvement in grade quality is being maintained.

Top Australian Businesmen To Investigate P NG A group of Australian businessmen will visit Papua-New Guinea this month to investigate investment possibilities in the Territory.

They are: Sir lan Potter, a wellknown financier; Sir James Kirby, a leading industrialist; Mr. Roger Darvall, general manager of Australia and New Zealand Bank in Australia; Mr.

John Marks, chairman of Development Finance Corporation; Mr. F. M.

Deer, general manager of Mutual Life and Citizens Co. Ltd.; Mr. F. M.

Hewitt, Member of the NSW Legislative Council; and Mr. Steven Rich, managing director of Hunter Douglas, manufacturers of aluminium products.

The Commonwealth Director of Trade and Industry, Mr. G, D.

Cannon, will accompany the group which will arrive in Port Moresby on May 11. Later they will visit Rabaul, Lae, Bulolo, Goroka, and Mt. Hagen.

Company Notes BURNS PHILP AND CO. LTD.—By declaring a final 5 per cent, dividend for the year to March 31, BP’s maintain a 10 per cent, dividend rate on capital increased by the l-for-5 bonus issue last year. Since bonus shares did not participate in the interim dividend, actual rate for the year is equal to 11 per cent, on pre-bonus capital. Last October’s bonus issue raised capital by £1.2 million to £7.2 million.

W. R. Carpenter Holdings Ltd.—

Parent company of the WRC group has announced steady interim 7Vsj per cent, dividend on capital increased by the recent l-for-4 issue. Shares created by the new issue ranked for half of the dividend. The company has paid 15 per cent, for the past two full years. Directors said that produce prices had been held at satisfactory levels and turnover fully maintained during the first six mo of the company’s financial year to M

New Guinea Goldfields Lt

NGG reported in April that 973 oz. and 855 oz. silver were won from ( tons of ore treated at Golden Hi mill in March. Koranga tail race duced 381 oz. bullion. The sawmill 170,259 su. ft. of timber.

PAPUAN RUBBER.—Production on estates of Rubberlands Ltd. and Kei Rubber Ltd., both associates of St( ships Trading Co. Ltd., of Papua, creased last year, Mr. H. D. Undervi chairman of both companies, told si holders at the annual meetings in Moresby, in April. Rubberlands’ ou fell by about 10 per cent., to 421,000 Kerema, after a near record for the six months with 218,243 lb., suffere severe setback through above-ave rainfall—the second six months’ pro tion was only 184,555 lb., an alllow. Kerema this year is installing English-made crepeing machine, enal it to convert scrap rubber into ci

Bulolo Gold Dredging Lt

BGD’s profit from New Guinea and tralian operations for the nine mo ended February 28 amounted to s2lf Canadian, including dividends rece from Commonwealth-New Guinea Tin: Ltd. Other dividend and interest inc amounted to $129,700, making a 1 estimated net profit of $346,100, ( pared with $258,300 for the same pe the previous year. During the months, recovery of gold was 13,853 (13,207 last year) valued at $484 <5462,2461.

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Unless otherwise stated, quotations are Australian currency. Aust. £ equals proximately 16/- Stg.. NZ, or W. moa; 18/- Fiji; 20/- Tonga, Solomons WPHC areas; 196 Pac. Frs.; $U52.25.) COPRA *APUA-NEW GUINEA: —All production delivered to Copra Marketing Board, itrolled by six members, including three nters’ representatives; and the Board ects distribution and sales, and makes aments to the producers. Production is mainly to (a) Unilever, in UK, (b) stralia for local consumption, (c) ishing-mill in Rabaul, and (d) Japan irplus as available*. Prices generally ly with ruling rate in Philippines, with ■miums for hot-air dried. »-NG Board’s Tentative Purchase ces for copra delivered main ports are: t-Air Dried, £59/-/- per ton; FMS, 17/10/- per ton; Smoke-Dried, >6/10/- per ton. !TJI: —No Government control—pro- :ers sell where they wish. Bulk of ira goes to crushing-mills in Suva.

April 22 prices were: HAD ■’sl/12/6, FM £49/2/6 (exclusive of a fa delivery bonus of £FI per ton), VEST E R N SAMOA; —Official Copra ard takes all production, sells same 1 makes payments to producers. It is mainly to Abels Ltd., NZ crushers, 3 to Unilever, UK. Local price reitly was £56/12/6 Samoan, first ide.

CONGA:—Sales are under Government itrol. Part of production goes to rope, under arrangement with Unilever itrolled by Philippines prices, and part to open market.

JOLOMON IS.; —All production marketed ough official BSI Copra Board, at ces based on Philippines rates. Output is to Unilever, UK; to Australian shers; and the balance on to the open rket. Local price recently was: grade, £52/-/-; 2nd grade, £5O/-/-; : grade, £4B/-/- per ton, f.0.b., BSIP ts (Honiara, Yandina and Gizo).

HLBERT AND ELLlCE:—Production rketed in Europe through official Copra ard, at prices based on Philippines es less freight, etc. The Government isidy to producers is: £7/15/5 per ton Ist grade, and £3/14/7 for 2nd grade.

JEW HEBRIDES: —On Apr. 16. the ira price was approximately £4O/-/- 000 Pac. francs) per ton delivered a/Santo. French price then was 890 ncs per metric ton, c.i.f., Marseilles.

COOK IS.: Copra goes to Abels, Ltd., Auckland, who operate the only NZ >ra crushing mill. Price paid is average idon price for previous three months, s handling charges. Price for second irter, to June, 1963, is £NZS7/10/5 grade, £NZS6/5/5 standard grade— ;h f.0.b., Rarotonga.

Other Produce

COCOA:—lslands prices are usually sed on the rates for Ghana cocoa which Apr. 23 was £Stg. 207/6/- per ton, f., Sydney. the Food and Agriculture Organisan Cocoa Study Group meeting held ently in Trinidad, it was unanimously ■eed to request the F.A.O. to arrange conference later this year to negotiate International Cocoa Agreement. Howir, it is understood that a minimum 3 maximum nrice range has not, as , been agreed upon.

P.-N.G.: Sydney buyers on Apr. 24 reported: Quote No. 1: In store, Rabaul, export quality £2lO per ton, or on wharf Sydney, according to quality; £2OO-£215; quote No. 2: Best quality, on wharf Syd., Melb., £220-£225; in store, N.G. ports, £226 (for UK, Continent and USA shipments).

W. SAMOA:—Nominal prices quoted in Sydney. Apr. 19 were; Grade 1, £Stg.2so: grade 2, £Stg.23o, f.0.b., Apia.

COFFEE— P.-N.G.: April 24, good 3? a * lty A g s ade> , pc T lb> t 0 4 /2: B grade, 3/9 to 4/-; C grade, 2/9 to 3/4, c.1.i., Sydney.

Overseas c.i.f. coffee prices were reported on Apr. 22 as; Kenya A, f.a.q., £ 5tg.345, B £ 5tg.335, U/G £Stg.3lo; Bugisu A £ Stg.3lo, B £ Stg.3os' Tanganyika AA £Stg.36s. B £Stg 315 U/G £Stg. 290; Uganda Robusta £Stg.2lB.

PEANUTS: P-NG' Svdnev aeents report: "No B suppile"' becausTo”Sry cllTtions—no quotations available until after July/Aug. shipment received.”

RUBBER.! P.-N.G. price is bsised on Singapore rate, which on Apr. 22 was: 76V4 Stra “ s cents per Rubber prtos on the London market have moved within narrow limits during the past month, with the market remaining firm. Wintering is affecting production but it is not expected to be so severe as last year. There has been a fair interest in rubber for shipment in 1964 VANILLA BEANS: Victor Karp Tulk & Co., Sydney, reported Apr. 22: White and yellow label processed, standard packs, 35/-, green label 34/-. c.i.f., Sydney.

RICE (Aust.): Prices from early May, 1963—P.-N.G.: Dry brown and dressed, 112 lb bags, 5 tons and over. £5B/10/- per ton, f.o.w. Vitamised and enriched white. 112 lb bags, 5 tons and over. £65 - - f.o.w. (Note: New prices will not apply until after sailing of the May Montoro, Shansi, Anking, Slevik and Slitan). Other Pac. Islands: Dry, white or brown, etc. £67/10/- (any quantity), f.0.w., Sydney or Melbourne.

PEARL SHELL.—Quotations for Australian M.O.P. Shell in mid-April by Sydney independent shell agents were; Sound £825, D £5OO, E £3OO, EE £l9O (in store Sydney). Cook Islands: Penrhyn £NZ42S (approx.t, f.0.b., Rarotonga.

TKOCHUS.—Sydney buyers in mid-Apr. indicated the following quotations to Islands producers; No. I.—Papua— nominally £95 per ton, f.0.b., Papuan ports; N.G. — £B5, c.i.f., Sydney: 8.5.1. £9O, f.0.b., Honiara. No. 2.—Papua— £loo per ton; N.G., 8.5.1. £lOO per ton. green SNAIL SHELL.—Sydney buyers quoted on Apr. 24: No. 1: £295 per ton, f. 0 .b., Islands port. No. 2: £3OO (best quality), on wharf, Sydney; or £305 f.0.b., Islands port.

CROCODILE SKINS.—On April 24 Sydney buyers quoted for 12 in. and over flrst S rade quality as follows: P.-N.G.— 19/- per in., f.o.b. P-NG ports, small scale (salt water,: lar e e scale ffresh *“• (Small Scale) deL Sydney ’

PAPUAN GUM: £B2/15/- f.o.b. Islands port. rfptif nr tvtf't? • pt-onr? r p A tQ B ? to g p3/’ « q to l 1 k/ lb tor wef'proceed commerc,al SHARK FINS: Suva mechants offer F4/6 per lb for well-dried fins of commercial quality. Sydney buyers quote 6/to 8/- lb., ex-store Sydney, according to quality, London and US Quotations _ a on „ u ... „ C k A ? r ‘ 2 | 2, * m b^ lk > $179-25 US (equal to £ Stg.64) per long ton, c.Lf., UK/Nth. European ports. Malayan, FMS, delivered weights, c.i.f. UK/Nth. European ports, £Stg.9B S®* 10 ?* ton -, e „ SP* YORK: Apr / 22 ”

Philippines, $167.50 US per short ton, Paciflc Coast ports. CEYLON: 980 Ru P ees P er ton c.i.f.

Coconut Oil: LONDON, April 22, Ceylon, 1% in bu i k £Stg.9B/-/- per ton, c.i.f., UK/North European ports. Straits, 3%. £Stg.94/-/- c.i.f.

Rubber: LONDON, Apr. 22, c.i.f., RSS No. 1 spot, 22 3 4 d. Stg. lb, June shipment 22%d. Stg. lb. (£1 Australian is equal to about 2.2 US Dollars or 10 Vs Rupees.) 135 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

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Regular Sailings from London to Suva & Lautoka Through Bills of Lading to

Labasa - Levuka - Apia - Pago Pago

Nukualofa - Vavau - Niue

For further particulars apply to

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

Tahiti - Samoa - Tonga - Fiji - New Caledonia

New Hebrides - New Guinea

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PAPEETE —Agence Maritime Inter- SYDNEY —Birt & Co. Pty.) Ltd. nationale Tahiti. SUVA—Burns Philp (South Sea) Company, PAGO PAGO—G. H. C. Reid & Co. LAE/RABAUL—Burns Philp (New Guinea) APlA—Burns Philp (South Sea) Company, Ltd.

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Shipping Time-Tables

iydney-Papua-New Guinea . sailings are approximate and may ? by as much as two weeks—particuy Sydney sailings as there have been lups and port congestion following wharf-labourers’ strikes in April, [alekula sails from Sydney for ibane, Nth. Qld. ports, Pt. Moresby, larai, Lae, Madang, Alexishafen, srak, Kavieng, Rabaul, Pt. Moresby, ney. Next Sydney sailings: June 8 (will at Lombrum and Lorengau), July 13 ?rox.). alaita sails from Sydney for Briss, Pt. Moresby, Samaral, Rabaul, ibrum, Lorengau, Madang, Lae, Sam- , Brisbane, Sydney. Next Sydney sail- : June 4 (special trip: Norfolk Is., , Santo, Honiara, BSI ports, Kieta, gainville ports, Rabaul, Madang, Lae, arai, Brisbane, Sydney), July 17 (ap- :.) normal voyage. ilolo sails about every six weeks: aey, Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Madang, Rabaul, Samarai, Pt. esby, Brisbane, Sydney. Next Sydney ngs: May 17, June 28 (approx.), ontoro sails from Melbourne for ley, Brisbane, Nth. Qld. ports (subject iermit), Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Rabaul, ieng, Wewak, Madang, Lae, Pt. ssby, Sydney. Next Sydney sailings; ! 25, Aug. 20 (approx.). stalls from Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., ridge Street, Sydney (B 0547). tansi: Leaves Sydney about every four :s for Brisbane, Rabaul, Kavieng, ang, Lae, Pt. Moresby, Sydney. Next ley sailings; June 4, July 5. ochow: Leaves Sydney every four :s for Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Madang, Rabaul, Sydney. Next icy sailings: May 21, June 21. itails from New Guinea Australia Line re and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), 6 ge St., Sydney (BU1712). lina Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels ng and Anshun call at Pt. Moresby, la, on their way north from Sydney [ongkong. Next vessels: shun; Dep. Sydney May 18 for Pt. sby May 27-28, then Manila and ikong. king: Dep. Sydney June 22 for Pt. sby, June 28-29, thence Manila and ;kong. tails from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., ts, 6 Bridge St., Sydney (BU 1712). zabeth Boye: Leaves Sydney apimately every five weeks for Port sby, Samarai, Wewak, Madang, Lae, ey. Next Sydney sailings; May 8, 7 (approx.), ivik: Leaves Sydney approximately ’ five weeks for Rabaul, Madang, Lae, isville, Sydney. Next Sydney sailing: 30 (approx.). tan: Leaves Sydney approximately ' five weeks for Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, irai, Honiara, Gizo, Rabaul, Wewak, mg, Lae, Sydney. Next Sydney sail- June 7, July 14 (approx.), tails from Karlander NG Line fF. tephens Pty., Ltd., agents), 13 Bridge Sydney (BU8311). stasia Line’s vessel Matupi runs ;en Australian ports (turn round at tide) and Papua-New Guinea, tupi: Dep. Sydney May 10 for Brls- May 12-13, Pt. Moresby May 18, Lae 23, Madang May 25, Rabaul May 28-30, Cape Hoskins (timber loading) June 1-3, Nth. Qld. port, June 8, Sydney arr.

June 14.

Details from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty., Ltd., 17-19 Bridge St., Sydney (BU1271).

Sydney-NG-Far East.

Australia-West Pacific Line’s motorvessels maintain services between Australia and Japan via Islands ports.

Southbound vessels call at: NG, BSI (quarterly), New Hebrides (irregularly), and Australian ports. Northbound vessels from Sydney call regularly at NG ports.

Samos: Dep. Sydney May 10 for Brisbane May 12-13, Rabaul May 17-18, Lae May 19-20, Madang May 21-22, Manila May 28-29 and Hongkong May 31. Due dep. Hongkong June 2, southbound, for Borneo ports June 8-11, Madang June 17, Lae June 18-19, Rabaul June 20-21, Honiara June 23, Vanikoro June 25-27, Brisbane July 1, and Sydney, arr July 5 (approx.).

Arcs: Due arr. Sydney from NG ports May 20; dep. again May 22 for loading in Southern Australian ports, returning June 5. Dep. Sydney June 4 direct to Japan, returning direct Kobe-Sydney, due arr.

July 17.

Tenos: Dep. Sydney May 18 for loading Southern Australian ports, returning June 7; dep. Sydney June 12 for Brisbane June 14-15, Rabaul June 19-20, Lae June 21- 22, Madang 23-24, Manila June 30-July 1, Hongkong July 3. Dep. Hongkong, southwards, July 5 via Borneo, NG ports, Brisbane, and Sydney due Aug. 4 (approx.).

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU6301). .

Dominion Navigation Co. Ltd. (UK) vessels maintain monthly service between Sydney and Japan (via Manila, Hongkong 137 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

ORSOVA HIMALAYA ORIANA ORCADES SYDNEY depart May 22 June 12 June 26 July 5 AUCKLAND arr/dep thence June 15 June 29 thence SUVA arr/dep Far East June 18 July 2 Far East HONOLULU arr/dep June 14 June 23 July 6 July 28 VANCOUVER arr/dep June 19-20 June 28-29 July 10-11 Aug. 2-3

San Francisco

arr/dep June 22-23 July 1-2 July 13-14 Aug. 5-6

Los Angeles

arr/dep June 24 July 3 July 15t Aug. 7 HONOLULU arr/dep June 29 July 6-7* July 18* Aug. 12 SUVA arr/dep thence thence thence UK Aug. 19 AUCKLAND arr/dep Far East UK via via West Aug. 22 SYDNEY arrive and UK Panama Indies Aug. 25 • Acapulco. t San Diego.

Details from P. and O.-Orient Lines of Aust.

Pty., Ltd., 2-6 Spring St., Sydney (B 0532).

MONTEREY MARIPOSA

Monterey Mariposa

San Francisco

depart May 2 May 26 June 20 July 11

Los Angeles

arr/dep May 3 May 28 June 21 July 12 BORA BORA arr/dep May 11 June 4 June 29 July 20 PAPEETE arr/dep May 12-14 June 5-7 June 30-July 2 July 21-23 RAROTONGA arr/dep May 15 June 8 July 3 July 24 AUCKLAND arr/dep May 20-21 June 13-14 July 8-9 July 29-30 SYDNEY arr/dep May 24-27 June 17-20 July 12-15 Aug. 2-5 NOUMEA arr/dep May 30 June 23 July 18 Aug. 8 SUVA arr/dep June 1 June 25 July 20 Aug. 10 NIUAFOOU arr/dep June 2 June 26 July 21 Aug. 11 PAGO PAGO arr/dep June 2 June 26 July 21 Aug. 11 HONOLULU arr/dep June 7-8 July 1-2 July 26-27 Aug. 16-17

San Francisco

arrive June 13 July 7 Aug. 1 Aug. 22 Details from Matson Lines, 50 Young St., Sydney. (BU 4272).

Australia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA USA-Eastern Pacific-NZ-Sydney-Central Pacific-Hawaii and Keelung), return via Guam and Rabaul.

Francis Drake: Dep. Sydney northbound, May 22; will call, southbound, at Guam June 28-29 and Rabaul, July 3-4.

George Anson: From Japan, southbound, will call at Guam May 27-28 and Rabaul June 1-2.

Details from H. C. Sleigh Ltd., 115 York Street, Sydney. Tel. (2-0253).

Sydney-Tahiti-Europe Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mall’s Oranje sails irregularly from Sydney for Europe, via NZ, Papeete and Panama Canal; occasionally calls are made also at Suva.

Next northbound Tahiti call: From Sydney dep. June 12, due at Papeete June 19-20.

Next southbound Tahiti call: Sept. 24-25, due at Sydney Oct. 4.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

New Zealand-Tahiti New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. vessels, operating between NZ and UK, via Panama, make a call every two months at Tahiti, northbound and southbound.

Next southbound voyage: Rangitoto dep.

London May 10, due Papeete June 5.

Next northbound voyages; Rangitane due Papeete May 9; Ruahine dep. Wellingtone June 1, due Papeete June 6.

Details from NZ Shipping Co, Ltd., Customhouse Quay, Wellington, NZ.

Crusader Shipping Co. Ltd., Wellington, NZ, makes a call every two months (approx.) at Papeete on north-bound voyages of its West Coast Nth. American service. Next voyage: Saracen dep.

Auckland June 11, at Papeete July 5.

Regular two-monthly calls at Papeete and occasionally at Suva are made by Tasman Pacific Service (a West Germanowned shipping company) with its vessels Cap Corientes and Cap Domingo, running between NZ ports (including Napier) and the west coast of USA.

UK-Papua-NG-BSI Bank Line operates a direct service from Europe to P-NG and BSI, vessels going on to Australia for cargo-loading and returning to UK via Suez. Next vessels: Dartbank; From London, due Pt.

Moresby May 19, Samarai May 21, Lae May 22, Madang May 24, Wewak May 26, Rabaul May 28, Kavieng May 29, Honiara June 2, then UK via Vila (New Hebrides) and Darwin.

Trentbank; From Continent, dep. London May 15 for Pt. Moresby June 19, Samarai June 21, Lae June 22, Madang June 25, Wewak June 27, Rabaul June 29, Honiara July 3.

Details from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty.

Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney (BU2041).

Europe-Papeete-Noumea- BSI-P-NG-West NG A regular service from the Continent and UK, via Panama, to Tahiti, New Caledonia, BSI, P-NG and West NG is operated Jointly by Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail and Royal Rotterdam Lloyd.

Zeeland (RL): From UK due Papeete May 23, Noumea June 1, Honiara June 5, Pt. Moresby June 8, Rabaul June 11, Lae June 13, Madang June 15, Hollandia (if sufficient inducement).

Rotti (NL): From Continent, dep. London May 24 for Papeete June 23, Noumea July 2, Honiara July 14, Madang July 16, Hollandia (if inducement).

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

NZ-West Pacific-Far East Crusader Shipping Co.’s cargo vessels, running between NZ and the Far East, call at New Caledonia and Papua, and, in some instances, Guam. Next voyage: Knight Templar: Dep. Auckland J 28, for Noumea July 2, Pt. Moresby , 6, thence Singapore, Pt. Swettenh Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila.

Details from Shaw, Savill Line, age 101 Queen St., Auckland. (Tel. 30-31 Far East-Sth. West. & Cent Pacific China Navigation Co., Ltd., vei maintain monthly service from Js southwards through P-NG, ESI, Hebrides, Fiji and N. Caledonia; ust return to Japan direct.

Chengtu; From Japan, via Guam, Rabaul May 6, Honiara May 9, Yan (opt.), Santo May 11, Vila May 15, St Lautoka May 17, Noumea May 25, th( via Bourail and Poya to Japan, due i 10.

Chekiang: From Japan via Hongk Manila and Guam, due Wewak May Madang May 20, Lae May 23, Ra May 27, Pt. Moresby June 2, Suva/Lau June 8, Noumea June 17, then via I and Honiara to Japan, due July 3.

Chungking: Dep. Japan June 4, Hongkong June 9-13, Guam (opt.), dang June 23, Lae June 26, Kavieng . 28, Rabaul July 1, Pt. Moresby Jul; Suva/Lautoka July 13, Noumea July' thence via Honiara to Japan, due Aug. 4.

Details from China Navigation Co., (Swire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents Bridge St., Sydney (BU1712).

Sydney-New Hebrides-BSI Bougainville, Etc.

MV Tulagi leaves Sydney about e six weeks for Norfolk Is., Vila, Sa Honiara and BSI ports, Bougainville p< Next Sydney sailings: June 29, Aug (approx.).

Details from Burns, Philp and Co. ] 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (B 0547).

Sydney-New Caledonia- New Hebrides-Fr. Polyne: Vessels of Messageries Maritimes 1 from Marseilles, via West Indies Panama, call about every six weeks Papeete (with occasional calls at Tt hae, Marquesas Group), Vila, Noumea Sydney, and return by same route.

Next inwards voyages, ex-Marseilles Caledonien; Tai-o-hae May 25, Pap May 27-31, Vila June 7-8, Noumea . 9-13, Sydney June 16.

Tahitien: Papeete July 17-21, Vila 28-29, Noumea July 30-Aug. 3, Syi Aug. 6.

Next outwards voyages, ex-Sydney: Melanesien: Dep. Sydney May Noumea May 13-17, New Hebrides p May 18-26, Papeete June 2-7.

Caledonien; Dep. Sydney June 18, I mea June 21-24, New Hebrides June July 2, Noumea July 3, Papeete July S Polynesie maintains monthly passe sailings between Sydney, Noumea, ’

Pt. Sandwich (occasionally), and S?

Next Sydney sailings: May 10, Jum June 28.

Details from Messageries Maritimes Grosvenor St., Sydney (8U2654).

Sydney-Norfolk Is.-Noume New Hebrides Colorado del Mar (Societe Marii Caledonienne. Noumea), cargo only, m: regular monthly voyage from Sydne: 138 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

Linking the PACIFIC ISLANDS with : VV ; ; .. ■ ~ &}F - 4rj\ ~ . 1 *. 4 :* m- ' jggjj®®** ,i. !»; « »SS» **_ EUROPE, WEST INDIES, NEW ZEALAND,

Australia And South Africa

One Class (Tourist) liners, Southern Cross (20,000 Tons) and Northern Star (24,000 Tons) air-conditioned with the latest in amenities.

Around the world east or west bound via Panama and South Africa calling Fiji, Tahiti, Balboa, Curacao, Trinidad, U.K., Las Palmas, Cape Town, Durban, Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney, New Zealand. Occasional calls, Miami (Pt. Everglades), Bermuda, Lisbon.

For full particulars apply: — Fiji—Any branch or agency of Burns Philp (South Sea Co. Ltd.) Cable Address: Burphil.

Tahiti Messageries Maritimes Papeete.

Cable Address: Messagerie Papeete.

SHAW SAVILL LINE oik Is.. New Caledonia (Noumea) and Hebrides ports. Next Sydney sail- : May 8 (approx), June 3 (approx.), ■tails from F. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., iridge St., Sydney (27-3605).

Europe-Sydney-Noumea jssageries Maritimes cargo vessels run thly between France and Noumea via Africa and Australia. From Sydney, tls go to Brisbane and Noumea; reto France via Australian coastal xt sailings from Sydney: Vanoise 6 (Noumea May 13), Velay June 3 mea June 10). her MM vessels run between France Sydney, via Panama Canal and ic ports. Next vessels: Shropshire eete May 12, Noumea May 23, Vila 27); Iraouaddy (Papeete June 11, aea June 22, Sydney July 2, Vila 8). tails from Messageries Maritimes. 36 venor St, Sydney (8U2654).

NZ-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa tua maintains a service from Auckto Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago, Apia, Suva and return to land. Next Auckland sailings: May (une 18. ,tua maintains a service from land to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa.

Suva, and return to Auckland, Auckland sailing: June 4. tails from Union Steam Ship Co.

Z, Quay and Commerce Sts., Auck- (Tel.: 49-430).

Tonga-Fiji-Samoa Tonga Shipping Agency operates a cargo and passenger service between Nukualofa and Fiji (Suva, Lautoka, Ellington, Rotuma) with MV Aoniu. Calls are also made as required at Apia (W.

Samoa) and Pago Pago (Am. Samoa).

Turn-round in Suva is usually two days, and the Agents there are W. R. Carpenter (FIJI) Ltd.

Sydney-Pacific Ports- Panama-UK Southern Cross and Northern Star each make four round-the-world voyages per year, two west-bound, then two eastbound, calling at Fiji and Tahiti every trip.

Northern Star: From Southampton via Sth. Africa, at Sydney May 29-31, Wellington June 3-5, Suva June 9, Papeete June 13-14, thence via Panama Canal to UK, arr. Southampton July 8.

Southern Cross: Dep. Southampton (UK) May 28, via Panama Canal, for Papeete June 21-22, Suva June 27, Wellington July 1-3, Brisbane July 7, Sydney July 9-10, thence via Sth. Africa to Southampton, arr. Aug. 14.

Details from Shaw Savill Line, 8a Castlereagh St., Sydney (BW 1828).

New Zealand-Cook Is.

NZGS Moana Roa (40 passengers) makes approximately monthly voyages from Auckland (NZ) to Rarotonga (Cook Islands), with calls at Niue and some other Cook Islands when cargo warrants Details from NZ Department of Island Territories, Wellington (Tel. 45-117), or any office of Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

N. America-Tahiti-Central Pacific-NG Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vessels Thorsisle and Thor I maintain approximately six weeks service from West Coast Nth. American ports to Pacific Islands.

Thor I: Dep. San Francisco May 21, Los Angeles May 22-25, Papeete June 4-6, Pago Pago June 10-13, Apia June 14-15, Suva June 18-19, Lautoka June 19-20, Noumea June 22-23, Apia (open), Pago Pago June 27-30, Los Angeles July 13-15, San Francisco July 16.

Thorsisle: Dep. San Francisco June 24, Los Angeles June 25-28, Papeete July 9-11, Pago Pago July 15-18, Apia July 19-20, Suva July 23-24, Noumea July 26-28, Vila/ Santo (open), Apia (open), Pago Pago Aug. 1-3, San Francisco Aug. 20.

Details from General Steamship Corporation Ltd., 1 Bush St., San Francisco, USA and Islands Agents.

US-Tahiti-Pago Pago-Fiji- Australia Matson-Oceanic Line operates a fiveweeks passenger-cargo service from Los Angeles with the Sonoma, Sierra and Ventura. Terminal ports, in Australia, vary with cargoes offering. Vessels call at Papeete, Pago Pago, Suva, Sydney, Brisbane, etc.

Next trans-Paciflc sailings: From Brisbane, Sonoma May 22 (approx.); Ventura July 10 (approx.).

Details from Matson Lines, 82 Elizabeth St., Sydney (8U4272).

American Pioneer Line ships on US 139 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

The "Pacific's Most Modern Cargo Consign refrigerated and general cargo Crusader, for fast efficient delivery to lee Pacific Ports.

Regular services connect: NEW ZEALAND, PACIFIC ISLANDS,

Guinea, Japan, Singapore, Mal

INDONESIA, HONG KONG, MANILA.

Apply to Managing Agents:— SHAW SAVILL & ALBION CO. LTD.

Branches and Agents throughout the Paci & 9 l-ti-ci SHIPPING ' CO l-TD mm in omm* M yf o m Atlantic Coast-Panama-Sydney service make periodical calls at Tahiti on southbound voyage. Next Papeete calls: Pioneer Reef June 1; Pioneer Glen July 6.

Details from Wilh. Wilhelmsen Agency 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU6301).

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver Pacific Shipowners, Ltd., of Suva, operate a service three times yearly with the Lakemba along the above route.

She has been engaged on Far East charter work in recent months but will resume her normal run from Sydney on May 9 (approx.).

Details from American Trading and Shipping Co. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney (8U4147).

Sydney-Fiji MV Rona (4,500 tons) leaves Sydney approximately every three weeks for Suva and Lautoka with cargo and passengers.

Next Sydney sailing: June 10 (approx.).

Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Co.

Ltd., 9 Bent St., Sydney (B 0151).

Milos del Mar (owned by Societe Maritime Caledonnienne, Noumea), on cargo run from Melbourne and Sydney to Fiji, departed Sydney on April 19 on her last trip in this service. Future movements “uncertain”, report the agents.

Details from F. H. Stephens Pty. Ltd., 13 Bridge St., Sydney (27-3605).

Sydney-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa Union Steam Ship Co. maintains monthly services from Melbourne and Sydney (periodically from Adelaide) to Lautoka, Suva (including transhipments for Vavau and Niue), Apia and Nukualofa.

Next sailing: Waiana May 22 (approx.).

Details from Union Steam Ship Co. of NZ Ltd., 247 George Street, Sydney (B 0528); or other branches and agents.

Sydney-(or NZ)-North America Cargo vessel Waihemo operated by the Union Steam Ship Co., maintains twomonthly service across the Pacific, from Melbourne and Sydney to Vancouver and USA ports. Occasionally calls are made at Panning Island.

Next Sydney sailing: Waihemo May 30 (approx.).

Waitemata, from NZ ports, makes three or four trips yearly to Vancouver (via Rarotonga and Papeete).

Details from Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd., 247 George St., Sydney (B 0528); and other branches and agents.

UK-Panama-Samoa-Fiji The Fiji Direct Service is maintained by Conference vessels, sailing at regular monthly intervals out of London, via Panama, for Apia, Suva and Lautoka, Bethell, Gwyn and Co., Ltd., act as Loading Brokers in London.

Far East-Fiji-NZ-Sydney Royal Interocean Lines operate a service from Singapore to Fiji, NZ, and Australia, with three vessels (Van Cloon, Van Noort and Van Neck) calling periodically at Suva and/or Lautoka.

Next calls at Fiji; Van Noort May 12-14, Van Neck June 16-18, Van Cloon, July 15-18.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George Street, Sydney (2-0573).

Airways Time-Table

Trans-Pacific Servici

1. Australia-Fiji-Hawaii Nth. America

By Qantas Empire Airwayi

(Boeing 707 V-Jets) NORTHBOUND Tues., Thurs. and Sun.; Sydney (d p.m.), Nadi (arr. 12.40 a.m., dep a.m.), Honolulu, San Francisco.

Mon., Wed. and Sat.: Sydney 7 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 12.40 a.m., 1.25 a.m.), Honolulu, San Fran New York, London.

Pri.: Sydney (dep. 7 p.m.), Nadi 12.40 a.m., dep. 1.25 a.m.), Hon San Francisco (extends to Vane alternate weeks; from Sydney, Ms 24, June 7, 21, July 5, 19, etc.).

SOUTHBOUND Mon., Wed. and Fri.; London, New San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi 3.25 a.m., dep. 4.15 a.m.), S; (arr. 6.30 a.m.).

Tues., Thurs. and Sun.: San Fran Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 3.25 a.m., 4.15 a.m.), Sydney (arr. 6.30 a.r Sat.: San Francisco (service begins Vancouver alternate Sats.: May l: June 8, 22, July 6, 20, etc.), Hon Nadi (arr. 4.25 a.m., dep. 5.15 i Sydney (arr. 7.30 a.m.). (International Dateline is crossed tween Nadi and Honolulu.) Qantas/TEAL Electra aircraft fron 140 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

UNION STEAM SHIP CO. OF N.Z.

LIMITED Serving the Pacific since 1875.

Regular Sailings by Modern Vessels From Melbourne and Sydney (periodically Adelaide) to Lautoka, Suva (including transhipments for Vavau and Niue), Apia and Nukualofa.

Also from Auckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago Pago and Apia.

Ship your cargo by a Union Company Vessel.

BRANCHES AT ALL MAIN AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND AND ISLAND PORTS. set at Nadi each day (except Tues.) Qantas northbound flights, and each (except Mon.) for Auckland, with is southbound flights. (See Table 19).

R Canadian Pacific Airlines

Bristol Britannia and DCS Jet) NORTHBOUND lat. (May 18, June 1, 15, 29, July 13, , etc.): Dep. Sydney 11 a.m. by itannia for Auckland (arr. 4.50 n.). y from Auckland, dep, 5.35 p.m. »ry Sat. for Nadi (arr. 9.40 p.m., p. 10.35 p.m.), Honolulu (arr. Sat. a.m., dep. Sun. 10 a.m. by DCS), ncouver, Amsterdam (arr. Mon. 2.45 a.).

SOUTHBOUND y from Amsterdam, dep. 2 p.m. ;ry Sat. by DCS for Vancouver, nolulu (arr. Sun. 10.35 p.m., dep. n. 11.35 p.m. by Britannia), Nadi :r. Tues. 7.20 a.m., dep. 8.05 a.m.), ckland (arr. 12.15 p.m.). ■ues. (May 14, 28, June 11, 25, July 23, etc.): Dep. Auckland 1.05 p.m.

Sydney (arr. Tues. 3.35 p.m.). ;ernational Dateline is crossed be- Nadi and Honolulu.) H. Australia-Fiji (or Am. ioa)-Hawaii-Nth. America

3Y Pan American Airways

(Intercontinental Jet Clippers) NORTHBOUND Thur.: Dep. Sydney 5 p.m. for Nadi t. 10.55 p.m., dep. 11.40 p.m.), nolulu and Los Angeles (arr. Thurs., a. 4.30 p.m.). Connections at Honoi for San Francisco, Portland and ittle.

Dep. Sydney 5 p.m. for Pago Pago, .. Samoa (arr. 1.10 a.m., dep. 1.50 i.), Honolulu and Los Angeles (arr. ;s. 4.30 p.m.).

SOUTHBOUND Fri.: Dep. Los Angeles 7.30 p.m.

Honolulu, Nadi, (arr, 4.15 a.m., ars.. Sun., dep. 5 a.m.) and Sydney r. 7.10 a.m. Thurs., Sun.).

Dep. Los Angeles 7.30 p.m. for aolulu, Pago Pago (arr. 4.15 a.m. n., dep. 5 a.m.) and Sydney (arr. 5 a.m. Tues.). srnational Dateline is crossed be- Nadi and Honolulu, and between r and Pago Pago.) PAA’s connecting DC7C services lUckland and Nadi-Pago Pago see 21 and 21A.

Ictional Services In

PACIFIC . Sydney-New Guinea is Australia Airlines and Ansett-ANA ; from Sydney to Lae and return DC6B’s. TAA runs the service ys, Wednesdays, Saturdays: Ansett- ’uesdays, Thursdays, Fridays.

NORTHBOUND Mon., Wed. and Sat. (TAA) p. Arr. , 9.45 p.m. Brisbane, 11.50 p.m.

Thurs., Sun. Tues., Thurs., Sun. p. Arr. le, 12.40 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.10 a.m. p. Arr. resby, 7 a.m. Lae, 8 a.m. ues., Thurs. and Fri. (Ansett) p. Arr. , 9.45 p.m. Brisbane, 11.45 p.m.

Wed., Fri., Sat. Wed., Fri., Sat. „ , P e P- Arr.

Brisbane, 12.45 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 6.05 a.m Dep. Arr.

Pt. Moresby, 6.50 a.m. Lae, 7.50 a.m SOUTHBOUND Tues., Thurs., and Sun. (TAA) Dep. Arr.

Lae, 9.15 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.15 a.m.

Dep. Ary, Pt. Moresby, 11 a.m. Brisbane, 4.15 p.m.

Dep. Arr .

Brisbane, 4.50 p.m. Sydney, 6.55 p.m.

Wed., Fri. and Sat. (Ansett) Dep. A rr.

Lae, 9.15 a.m. Pt. Moresby, 10.15 a.m.

Dep. Arr.

Pt. Moresby, 11 a.m. Brisbane, 4.10 p.m.

De P- Arr.

Brisbane, 4.50 p.m. Sydney, 6.55 p.m. 2A. Qld.-New Guinea TAA, with Fokker Friendship Prop-Jet Alt. Mon.: Dep. Townsville 12.30 p.m., Cairns arr. 1.25 p.m., dep. 2.30 p.m., arr. Pt. Moresby 4.50 p.m. (May 13, 27, June 10, 24, July 8, 22, etc.).

Alt. Wed.: Dep. Lae 12.30 p.m., Pt.

Moresby arr. 1.30 p.m., dep, 2.15 p.m., Cairns arr. 4.35 p.m., dep. 5.35 p.m., arr. Townsville 6.30 p.m. (May 15, 29, June 12, 26, July 10, 24, etc.).

Cairns-Pt. Moresby-Cairns

Ansett, with Fokker Friendship Prop-Jet Alt. Sat.: Dep. Cairns 3.35 p.m., arr. Pt.

Moresby 5.55 p.m. (May 18, June 1, 15, 29, July 13, 27, etc.).

Alt. Sun.; Dep. Pt. Moresby 9.05 a.m., arr. Cairns 11.25 a.m. (May 19, June 2, 16, 30, July 14, 28.).

Cairns-Pt. Moresby-Brisbane

Ansett, with DC4 (Air Cargo Only) Alt. Mon.; Dep. Cairns 6.30 a.m., arrive Pt. Moresby 9.25 a.m. Dep. Pt. Moresby 11.30 a.m. (same day), arr. Brisbane 6 p.m. (May 20, June 3, 17, July 1, 15, 29, etc.). 3. P-NG Internal Services Operated by TAA PT, MORESBY-LAE (Fokker Prop-Jet) Alt. Tues.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 6.40 a.m., arr. Lae 7.40 a.m. (May 14, 28, June 11, 25, July 9, 23, etc.).

LAE-RABAUL-LAE (Fokker Prop-Jet) Alt. Tues. Dep. Lae 9 a.m., Rabaul arr. 10.55 a.m. (May 14, 28, June 11, 25, July 9, 23, etc.).

Alt. Wed.: Dep. Rabaul 10.10 a.m., Lae arr. 12 noon (May 15, 29, June 12, 26, July 10, 24, etc.).

Port Moresby-Daru (Dcs)

Alt. Fri.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8.45 a.m. for Daru, returning same day via Balimo, arr. 2.25 p.m. (May 17, 31, June 14, 28, July 12, 26, etc.), PT. MORESBY-WEST. PAPUA (Catalina) Wed.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Kerema, Baimuru, Kikori, Kerema, Pt. Moresby, arr. 2.10 p.m.

Alt. Thurs.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7 a.m. for Daru, D’Albertis Junction, Lake Murray, arr. 1.15 p.m. (May, 9, 23, June 6, 20, July 4, 18, etc.).

Alt. Fri.: Dep. Lake Murray 7 a.m. for Daru, Pt. Moresby, arr. 11.30 a.m. (May 10, 24, June 7, 21, July 5, 19, etc.).

PT. MORESBY-EAST PAPUA (Catalina) Alt. Mon.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Samarai, Esa-Ala, Samarai, Pt.

Moresby, arr. 4.30 p.m. (May 20, June 3, 17, July 1, 15, 29, etc.).

Fourth Mon.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Samarai, Deboyne, Samarai, Pt.

Moresby, arr. 4.30 p.m. (May 27, June 24, July 22, etc.).

Fourth Mon.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Samarai, Pt. Moresby, arr. 4.30 p.m. (May 13, June 10, July 8, etc.).

LAE-MAD ANG-WEWAK-MANUS-

Kavieng-Rabaul Service (Dcs)

Mon.: Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Manus, Kavieng, Rabaul, arr. 4.05 p.m.

Mon.; Dep. Rabaul 7.30 a.m. for Kavieng, Manus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. 4.05 p.m.

Sun.; Dep. Lae 9 a.m., for Madang, Wewak. arr. 11.55 a.m.

Tues.: Dep. Wewak 6 a.m. for Madang.

Lae, arr. 8.45 a.m.

Wed.: Dep. Kavieng 8 a.m. for Rabaul, arr. 9 a.m, Fri.; Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Manus, Rabaul, arr. 3.25 p.m.

Tues.: Dep. Rabaul 12.45 p.m. for Kavieng, arr. 1.45 p.m. (Over) 141 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

Wed.: Dep. Rabaul 8.10 a.m. for Manus, Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. 4.05 p.m.

Central Highlands (Dcs)

Wed.; Dep. Madang 9.40 a.m. for Wabag, Wapenamunda, Baiyer River, Hagen, Banz, Minj, Goroka, Lae, arr. 3.55 p.m.

Thurs.: Dep. Lae 9.40 a.m. for Goroka, Minj, Banz, Hagen, Baiyer R., Wapenamunda, Wabag, Madang, arr. 4 p.m.

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

Thurs., Sun.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 10.45 a.m. for Wau, Bulolo, Lae, arr. 1.20 p.m.

Thurs., Sun.: Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m. for Bulolo, Wau, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10 a.m.

Madang-Goroka-Lae (Dcs)

Tues.: Dep. Lae 9.40 a.m. for Goroka, Minj, Banz, Hagen, Madang, arr. 2.10 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Madang 11.30 a.m. for Hagen, Banz, Minj, Goroka, Lae, arr. 3.55 p.m.

Pt. Moresby-Goroka-Madang (Dcs)

Sun., Tues., Thurs.; Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, arr. 10.50 a.m.

Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Madang 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10.20 a.m.

Lae-Rabaul-Lae (Dcs)

Tues., Thurs., Sun.: Dep. Lae 9.30 a.m., arr. Rabaul 12.05 p.m.

Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Rabaul 6 a.m., arr. Lae 8.35 a.m.

Sat.: Dep. Rabaul 9 a.m. for Jacquinot Bay, Hoskins, Talasea, Kandrian, Finschhafen, Lae, arr. 2.10 p.m.

Tues.: Dep. Lae 10 a.m. for Finschhafen, Kandrian, Talasea, Hoskins, Jacquinot Bay, Rabaul, arr. 3.10 p.m.

LAE-FINSCHHAFEN (Cessna) Thurs.; Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m. for Finschhafen, Lae, arr. 8.45 a.m.

Raball-Buin-Rabaul (Dcs)

Fri.: Dep. Rabaul 8 a.m. for Buka.

Wakunai, Aropa, Buin, Aropa, Wakunai, Buka, Rabaul, arr. 3.20 p.m.

Alt Wed. (May 15, 29, June 12, 26, July 10, 24, etc.): Dep. Rabaul 9.30 a.m. for Buka, Wakunai, Aropa, Buin, Wakunai, Buka, Rabaul, arr. 4.50 p.m.

Operated by Ansett-Mandated Air Lines with DCS’s (unless otherwise shown) Mon.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Rabaul, arr. 11.35 a.m.

Dep. Goroka 7.45 a.m. for Kainantu, Lae, Wau, Pt. Moresby, Wau, Lae, Goroka, arr. 3.50 p.m.

Tues.: Dep. Rabaul 7 a.m. for Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae, arr. 3 p.m.

Wed.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavieng, Rabaul, arr. 4 p.m.

Dep. Lae 8.55 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Wewak, arr. 12.15 p.m.

Dep. Lae 9.20 a.m. for Rabaul, arr. 12 noon.

Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m. for Lae, arr. 8.25 a.m.

Dep. Madang 7 a.m. for Goroka, Lae, arr. 8.45 a.m.

Dep. Goroka 7.45 a.m. for Wau, Pt.

Moresby, Wau, Lae, Goroka, Madang, arr. 3.45 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 6.15 a.m. for Goroka, Wewak, Vanimo, Wewak, arr. 2.45 p.m.

Dep. Madang 8 a.m. for Mt. Hagen, Banz, Minj, Madang, arr. 11.45 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Goroka 8.15 a.m. for Mt. Hagen, arr. 8.50 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Mt. Hagen 6.30 a.m. for Banz, Goroka, arr. 7.30 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 8.30 a.m. for Lumi, Nuku, Wewak. arr, 11.05 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 1 p.m. for Maprik, Yangoru, Wewak, arr. 2.45 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Mt. Hagen 9.30 a.m. for Mendi, Brave, lalibu, Kagua, Mt.

Hagen, arr. 12 noon.

Thurs.; Dep. Madang 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau, Pt. Moresby, Wau, Goroka, arr. 2.30 p.m.

Dep. Rabaul 7 a.m. for Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae, arr. 4.40 p.m.

Dep. (Cessna or Piaggio) Mt. Hagen 1.30 p.m. for Banz, Minj, Goroka, arr. 2.50 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 8.30 a.m. for Telefomin, Wewak, arr. 11.40 a.m.

Dep. (Cessna) Wewak 8.30 a.m. for Aitape, Sissano, Vanimo, Dagua, Wewak, arr. 12.15 p.m.

Dep. (Cessna or Piaggio) Wewak 3 p.m. for Angoram, Wewak, arr. 4 p.m.

Fri.; Dep. Lae 8.55 a.m. for Wau, Goroka, Madang, Momote, Madang, arr. 3.30 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Lae 9.05 a.m. for Kainantu, Goroka, Minj, Banz, Mt.

Hagen, Wabag, Mt. Hagen, arr. 1.10 p.m.

Dep. Lae 9.20 a.m. for Rabaul, arr. 12 noon.

Dep. Wewak 6.15 a.m. for Madang, Lae, arr. 8.50 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Goroka 7.30 a.m. for Lae, arr. 8.25 a.m.

Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m. for Lae, arr. 8.25 a.m.

Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Wewak, Kavieng, Rabaul,- arr. 3.15 p.m.

Dep. Goroka 7.45 a.m. for Wau, Pt.

Moresby, Wau, Lae, Goroka, arr. 2.40 p.m.

Dep. Madang 8 a.m. for Mt. Hagen, Banz, Minj, Goroka, Minj, Banz, Mt.

Hagen, Madang, arr. 3.30 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Mt. Hagen 9.30 a.m. for Mendi, Kagua, Brave, lalibu, Mt.

Hagen, arr. 12 noon.

Sat.: Dep. Lae 8.55 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, arr. 10.35 a.m.

Dep. Lae 9.20 a.m. for Rabaul, arr. 12 noon.

Dep. Madang 7 a.m. for Goroka, Lae, arr. 8.45 a.m.

Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m. for Lae, arr. 8.25 a.m.

Dep. Rabaul 6.30 a.m. for Kavieng, Momote, Wewak, Madang, Goroka, Lae. arr. 4.40 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 8.30 a.m. for Ambunti, Burui, Wewak, arr. 10.05 a.m.

Papuan Airlines Transport Ltd. (“Patair”) Local services operated in Papua by Papuan Airlines Transport Ltd. include: Mon.: Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m. for Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, arr. 9.30 a.m.

Dep. (DC3 —freight only) Pt.

Moresby 10 a.m. for Kokoda, Pt.

Moresby, arr. 12.20 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 8.30 a.m. for Rorona, Aroa, Kairuku, Bereina, Tapini, Bereina, Kairuku, Aroa (opt.).

Rorona (opt.), Pt. Moresby, arr. 2.20 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 6 a.m. for Tapini, Woitape, Pt. Moresby, arr. 8 a.m.

Tues.; Dep. (DC3) Pt. Moresby 6.30 a.m. for Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, arr. 8.30 a.m.

Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 9 a.m. for Garaina, Lae, Garaina, Popondetta, Pt.

Moresby, arr. 2.35 p.m.

Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 9.15 a.m. for Daru, Balimo, Dam, Pt. Moresby, arr. 5.50 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Woitape, Tapini, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby p.m. for Cape Rodney, Pail Moresby, arr. 3 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby : for Rorona (opt.), Area Kairuku, Bereina, Pt. Moresbs 4.55 p.m.

Wed.: Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 7.3 for Popondetta, Kokoda, Pt. M arr. 10.10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby I for Baimuru, Brave, Mendi, Brave, Pt. Moresby, arr. 3.10 p.n Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby ; for Tapini, Woitape, Pt. Moresb 10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby ; for Rorona (opt.), Aroa Kairuku, Bereina, Pt. Moresbj 4.55 p.m.

Thurs.; Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 7.3 for Popondetta, Embi, Wa Losuia, Popondetta, Kokoda, Moresby, arr. 3 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby i for Woitape, Tapini, Pt. Moresb 10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby for Cape Rodney, Paili (opt.

Moresby, arr. 3 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby for Rorona (opt.), Aroa Kairuku, Bereina, Pt. Moresbj 4.55 p.m.

Fri.; Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 7.3' for Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, ar a.m.

Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 10.3 for Gurney, Pt. Moresby, arr. 2.3 Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 3.3( for Bereina, Pt. Moresby, arr p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby l for Tapini, Woitape, Pt. Moresb 10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby ; for Rorona, Aroa, Kairuku. I (opt.), Pt. Moresby, arr. 5.20 p Sat.: Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 8.3 i for Kokoda, Popondetta, Pt. M arr. 11 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby l for Woitape, Tapini, Pt. Moresb 10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 1 for Paili, Cape Rodney, Pt. Mi arr. 1.15 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby : for Rorona (opt.), Aroa Kairuku, Bereina, Pt. Moresby 4.55 p.m. 4. P NG ■ West NG TAA, with DCS Aircraft, Tentative Timetable Alt. Tues. (May 14, 28, June 1 July 9, 23, etc.): Dep. Lae 9 a.

Madang, Wewak, Kota Baru, ar: p.m.

Alt. Wed. (May 15, 29, June 12, 2i 10.24, etc.): Dep. Kota Baru a.m. for Wewak, Madang, Lae 5.05 p.m.

Biak (West Ng)-Lae

Garuda Indonesian Airways (DC Alt. Tues. (May 7, 21, June 4, 18, i 16, 30, etc.): Dep. Biak 6.15 Kota Baru, arr. 8.25 a.m., dep a.m., arr. Lae 1.30 p.m.

Alt. Wed. (May 8, 22, June 5, 19 3, 17, 31, etc.); Dep. Lae 9.15 Kota Baru, arr. 12.15 p.m., c p.m., arr. Biak 3.10 p.m. 5. N. Guinea-Solomon TAA, with Fokker Prop-Jet and I Alt. Tues.; Dep. Lae (DCS) 6 a.r Rabaul, Buka, Munda, Yai 142 MAY. 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTI

liara, arr. 4.20 p.m. (May 7, 21, le 4, 18, July 2, 16, 30. etc.), fed.: Dep. Honiara (DCS) 7.30 a.m.

Yandina, Munda, Buka, Rabaul, i, arr. 3.45 p.m. (May 8, 22, June 19, July 3, 17, 31, etc.). :*ues.: Dep. Lae (Fokker) 9 a.m.

Rabaul, Buka, Munda, Honiara, , 4.20 p.m. (May 14, 28, June 11, July 9, 23, etc.).

Zed.: Dep. Honiara (Fokker) 6.45 i. for Munda, Buka, Rabaul, Lae . 12 noon (May 15, 29, June 12, 26, 7 10, 24, etc.). 6. Sydney-Noumea JANTAS, with Boeing 707 Jet : Dep. Sydney 10.15 a.m., arr. imea 1.45 p.m. : Dep. Noumea 3 p.m., arr. Sydney ) p.m. ydney-Noumea-Fiji-Tahiti- USA ’AI-Air France with DCS Jet Sydney Wed. 8.45 a.m. for imea (arr. 12.20 p.m., dep. 2.15 ,), Nadi (arr. 5 p.m., dep. 5.50 .), cross International Dateline, ieete (arr. Tues. 11.55 p.m., dep. 10 a.m.), Los Angeles (arr. Fri. i p.m.). Connection by Boeing to itreal and Paris.

Dep. Los Angeles 1 a.m., Papeete :. Sat. 6.15 a.m., dep. Sun. 1.40 .), cross International Dateline, i (arr. Mon. 4.25 a.m., dep. 5.25 .), Noumea (arr. Mon. 6.30 a.m., 8.30 a.m.), Sydney (arr. Mon. 5 a.m.). 7A. Tahiti-Hawaii TAI, with DCS Jet Aircraft ed. (May 15, 29, June 12, 26, July 24, etc.); Dep. Papeete 3.30 p.m.

Honolulu, arr. 9.05 p.m. iurs. (May 16, 30, June 13, 27, July 25, etc.): Dep. Honolulu 11.45 p.m.

Papeete, arr. alt. Fri. 5.20 a.m. 78. Tahiti-USA lAI, with DCS Jet Aircraft id alt. Wed. (May 8, 22, June 5.

July 3, 17, 31, etc.): Dep. Papeete a.m. for Los Angeles, arr. 9.15 p.m. id alt. Thurs. (May 9, 23, June 6, July 4, 18, Aug. 1, etc.): Dep. Los eles 1 a.m. for Papeete, arr. 6.15 Sydney-Lord Howe Is. i of N.S.W. (Sandringham Flyingboats). flight from Rose Bay base each s. and Sat. (with extra flight Thurs. •equired); in June, Sat. only. •. Sydney-Norfolk Is.

AS, with Skymaster DC4 Aircraft )ep. Sydney 8 a.m. arr. NI 2.45 , dep. Sun. 2.45 p.m., Sydney, arr. p.m. Flight extends NI-Auckland- (See Table 12). . New Caledonia-New Hebrides TAI with DC4 Aircraft Sat.; Dep. Noumea 8 a.m. for (arr. 9.55 a.m., dep. 10.30 a.m.), to (arr. 11.45 a.m., dep. 1.15 p.m.), (arr. 2.30 p.m., dep. 3.05 p.m.), mea (arr. 5 p.m.). 11. Noumea-Wallis Is.-Tahiti TAI with DC4 Aircraft Monthly service (second Sunday).

Dep. Noumea, Sun. (May 12, June 9, July 14) 11 p.m. for Wallis Is. (arr. Mon., 6.30 a.m., dep. 8 a.m.), cross International Dateline, Papeete (arr. Sun. 7.05 p.m.).

Dep. Papeete, Tues. (May 14, June 11, July 16) 8.30 a.m., cross International Dateline, Wallis Is. (arr. Wed., 3.15 p.m., dep. 4.45 p.m.), Noumea (arr.

Wed. 10.15 p.m.). 12. Norfolk Is.-Auckland TEAL, by Qantas Skymaster (Charter) Sat.; Dep. NI 4 p.m., Auckland, arr. 7.45 p.m., dep. Sun. 10.30 a.m., arr. NI 1.30 p.m. (See Table 9). 13. Sydney-Auckland QANTAS-TEAL, with Electra Mk. IPs.

Daily: Dep. Auckland 9 a.m., arr. Sydney 11.05 a.m.

Fri.: Dep. Auckland 1.30 p.m., arr. Sydney 3.35 p.m.

Daily: Dep. Sydney 1 p.m., arr. Auckland 3.35 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Sydney 4.30 p.m., arr. Auckland 10.05 p.m.

BOAC, with Comet TV’s.

Mon., Thurs.: Dep. Sydney 9.45 a.m., arr.

Auckland 2.45 p.m.

Tues., Sat.: Dep. Auckland 8.30 a.m., arr.

Sydney 10 a.m. 14. Sydney-Christchurch QANTAS-TEAL, with Electra Mk. IPs.

Tues., Wed., *Fri., Sat., Sun.: Dep. Sydney 12.15 p.m., arr. Christchurch 6.05 p.m.

Mon., Tues., Thurs., *Fri., Sat.: Dep.

Christchurch 7.30 p.m., arr. Christchurch 9.35 p.m. * May 10, 17 only. 15. Christchurch-Melbourne QANTAS-TEAL, with Electra Mk. IPs.

Mon., Thurs.; Dep. Melbourne 12.30 p.m.. arr. Christchurch 6.40 p.m.

Wed., Sun.: Dep. Christchurch 7 p.m., arr. Melbourne 9.40 p.m. 16. Sydney-Wellington QANTAS-TEAL, with Electra Mk. IPs.

Daily; Dep. Sydney 9.30 a.m., arr. Wellington 3.30 p.m.

Daily: Dep. Wellington 4.30 p.m., art.

Sydney 6.50 p.m. 17. Auckland-Melbourne QANTAS-TEAL jointly, with Electra Mk. IPs Wed., Fri., Sun.*: Dep. Auckland 8.30 a.m., arr. Melbourne 11.30 a.m.

Wed., Fri., Sun.*: Dep. Melbourne 12.30 p.m., arr. Auckland 7 p.m. * Operates May 19, 26 only. 18. Auckland-Brisbane QANTAS-TEAL with Electra Mk. IPs Sat., Sun.*; Dep. Auckland 11 a.m., arr.

Brisbane 1.30 p.m.

Sat., Sun.*: Dep. Brisbane 3 p.m., arr.

Auckland 8.45 p.m. * Operates May 12 only. 19. Auckland-Fiji TEAL, with Electra Mk. IPs.

Daily (except Mon.)*: Dep. Auckland 8.30 p.m., arr. Nadi 12.15 a.m.

Tues.: Dep. Nadi 1.30 p.m., air. Auckland 5.20 p.m.

Wed., Fri., Sun.: Dep. Nadi 8.45 a.m., arr. Auckland 12.35 p.m.

Thurs.*, Sat,*: Dep. Nadi 5.45 a.m., arr. Auckland 9.35 a.m. • Wed., Fri., flights ex-Auckland, and Thurs., Sat., flights ex-Nadi are operated by Qantas under charter to TEAL. 20. Fiji-Am. Samoa-Tahiti TEAL, with Electra Mk. 11.

Mon.: Dep. Nadi 3.30 a.m., cross International Dateline, arr. Pago Pago Sun. 7.10 a.m., dep. 7.45 a.m., arr. Papeete Sun. 12.50 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Papeete 7 a.m., arr. Pago Pago 10.25 a.m., dep. 11 a.m., cross International Dateline, arr. Nadi Tues. 12.40 p.m. 21. Fiji-New Zealand PAA, with DC7C Aircraft Sun., Thurs.; Dep. Nadi 5.45 a.m. for Auckland, arr. 10.30 a.m.

Sun., Thurs.: Dep. Auckland 5.30 p.m. for Nadi, arr. 10.15 p.m. 21 A. Fiji-Am. Samoa PAA, with DC7C Aircraft Mon.: Dep. Nadi 12 noon, cross International Dateline, arr. Pago Pago (Am.

Samoa) 4.05 p.m. Sun.

Tues.: Dep. Pago Pago 9.30 a.m., cross International Dateline, arr. Nadi 11.40 а. Wed. 22. Fiji Internal Services Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron and Drover Aircraft Suva-Nadi-Suva; Two flights daily (Wed., Fri. and Sun. morning timetables 30 mins, earlier): Dep. Suva 8 a.m., arr Nadi 8.45 a.m., dep. Nadi 9.15 a.m., arr. Suva 10.05 a.m.; and dep. Suva 3 p.m., arr. Nadi 3.45 p.m., dep. Nadi 4.10 p.m., arr. Suva 5 p.m.—all Heron flights.

Suva-Nadi: Dep. (Drover) Suva alt. Wed. 3.05 p.m., arr. Nadi 3.55 p.m. (May 8, 22, June 5, 19, July 3, 17, 31, etc.).

Nadi-Suva: Dep. (Drover) Nadi alt. Thurs. б. a.m., arr. Suva 7.05 a.m. (May 9, 23, June 6, 20, July 4, Aug. 1, etc.).

Suva-Labasa-Suva: Dep. 11 a.m. Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat.

Suva-Labasa-Savusavu-Labasa-Suva: Dep. 11 a.m. Tues.

Suva-Savusavu-Matei-Suva: Dep. 11 a.m.

Mon.

Suva-Ura-Savusavu-Suva: Dep. 7.20 a.m..

Wed.

Suva - Savusavu - Labasa - Savusavu - Suva: Dep. 11 a.m. Thurs., Sat., Sun.

Suva-Ura-Suva: Dep. 7.20 a.m., Sun.

Suva-Labasa-Matei-Labasa-Suva; Dep. 11 a.m. Mon.

Suva-Matei-Labasa-Matei-Suva: Dep. 11 а. Fri.

Suva-Savusavu-Suva: Dep. 11 a.m., Wed.

Details from Fiji Airways, Ltd., Victoria Arcade, Suva. 23. Fiji-Tonga Fiji Airways. Ltd., with Heron Aircraft Alt. Thurs. (May 16, 30, June 13, 27, July 11, 25, etc.): Dep. Suva 7 a.m., arr. Nukualofa 11.15 a.m.

Alt. Sat. )May 18, June 1, 15. 29, July 13, 27, etc.): Dep. Nukualofa 9.30 a.m., arr. Suva 11.45 a.m.

Alt. Sat. (May 11, 25, June 8, 22, July б, 20, etc.): Dep. Suva 7 a.m., Nukualofa arr. 11.15 a.m., dep. 12.30 p.m., arr. Suva 2.45 p.m.

Details from Fiji Airways, Ltd.. Victoria Arcade. Suva. 143 I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963

Single Return £ s. d. £ s. d.

Moresby . . . 48 14 0 92 5 0 Lae 60 4 0 115 5 0 Rabaul . . . 70 9 0 135 15 0 Noumea , . . 56 18 0 108 3 0 Honiara . . . 92 4 0 179 5 0 Norfolk Is. . . 27 10 0 49 10 0 Lord Howe . . 16 9 0 32 18 0 Nadi . . . . 85 9 0 162 8 0 Suva 92 1 0 175 11 0 Auckland . . , 53 15 0 102 3 0 Christchurch . 53 15 0 102 3 0 Wellington . . 53 15 0 102 3 0 Pago Pago . . 121 5 0 230 5 0 Honolulu . . . 282 12 0 536 19 0 San Francisco 350 9 0 665 18 0 Vancouver . . 350 9 0 665 18 0 Papeete . . . 181 5 0 344 8 0 Djakarta . . . 155 0 0 294 10 0 Dili 79 10 0 159 0 0

From Auckland (Nz

currency) Nadi . . . . 43 0 0 81 15 0 Norfolk Is. . . 19 16 0 37 12 0 Papeete . . . 114 10 0 217 12 0 Noumea . . . 45 10 0 86 10 0 FROM SUVA (Fiji currency) T' Nadi . . . . 5 17 0 11 14 0 Nukualofa . . 18 11 0 34 1 0 Apia .... 25 1 0 45 1 0 Honiara . . . 67 11 0 121 11 0 Vila 34 8 0 79 0 0 Santo . . . . 39 15 0 71 10 0 FROM NADI (Fiji currency) TC Pago Pago . , 28 18 0 52 1 0 Noumea . . . 35 10 0 67 9 0 Papeete . . . 87 5 0 165 17 0 Fares quoted are First Class. 24. Fiji-Western Samoa Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron Aircraft Alt. Thurs. (May 9, 23, June 6, 20, July 4, 18, etc.): Dep. Suva 7.45 a.m., cross International Dateline, arr. Apia 1.25 p.m. Wed. (May 8, 22, June 5, 19, July 3, 17, etc.).

Alt. Thurs. (May 9, 23, June 6, 20, July 4, 18, etc.): Dep. Apia 10 a.m., cross International Dateline, arr. Suva 1.40 p.m. Fri. (May 10, 24, June 7, 21, July 5, 19, etc.). 25. Fiji-New Hebrides-BSI Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron Aircraft Mon.: Dep. Suva 8.30 a.m., Nadi arr. 9.15 a.m., dep. 10 a.m., Vila arr. 12.30 p.m. Next day (Tues.) dep, Vila 8 a.m., Santo arr. 9.15 a.m., dep. 10 a.m., Honiara arr. 1.55 p.m.

Wed.: Dep. Honiara 6.45 a.m., Santo arr. 10.40 a.m., dep. 11.15 a.m., Vila arr. 12.30 p.m., dep. Vila 1.15 p.m., Nadi arr. 5.45 p.m., dep. 6.30 p.m., Suva arr. 7.20 p.m. 25A New Hebrides New Hebrides Airways, with Drover.

Mon., Thurs.: Dep. Vila 8.30 a.m. for Tanna, arr. 9.45 a.m., dep. 3.30 p.m., arr. Vila 4.45 p.m. (Usually a flight is made from Tanna to either Aneityum, Futuna, Aniwa or Erromanga before the scheduled departure for Vila).

Details from New Hebrides Airways, Vila. 26. Hawaii-Tahiti South Pacific Airlines with Snper-G Constellation Aircraft Fri.: Dep. Honolulu 11 p.m., arr. Papeete Sat. 8 a.m.

Sat.: Dep. Papeete 10 p.m., arr. Honolulu Sun. 7 a.m.

Details from South Pacific Airlines, 311 California St., San Francisco, USA. 27. New Caledonia-NZ TAI with DC4 Aircraft Fri.; Dep. Noumea 8.30 a.m. for Auckland, arr. 3.10 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Auckland 5 p.m. for Noumea arr. 10 p.m. 28. Samoan Inter-Island Polynesian Airlines Ltd., with Percival Prince Aircraft Between Western Samoa and American Samoa—flight time: 45 minutes.

Dep. Faleolo (W. Samoa): Sun. 7 a.m., 2 p.m.; Mon. 7 a.m., 9.15 a.m., 2 p.m.; Tues. 7 a.m.; Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. 9.15 a.m.

Dep. Pago Pago (Am. Samoa): Sun. 8.15 a.m., 4.30 p.m.; Mon. 8.15 a.m., 10.30 a.m., 3.15 p.m.; Tues. 8.15 a.m.; Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. 10.30 a.m.

Agents: Gold Star Transport Co. Ltd., Apia; R. E. Pritchard, Pago Pago. 29. French Polynesia RAI, with DC4 Aircraft Services to the Leeward Group (Isles Sous le Vent), Society Islands.

Mon., Wed., Sat.: Dep. Papeete 8.15 a.m., Raiatea arr. 9.05 a.m., dep. 9.35 a.m., Bora Bora arr. 9.55 a.m.

Mon.: Dep. Bora Bora 4.30 p.m., Raiatea arr. 4.50 p.m., dep. 5.10 p.m., Papeete arr. 6 p.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Bora Bora 10.30 a.m., Raiatea arr. 10.50 a.m., dep. 11.10 a.m., Papeete arr. 12 noon.

Details from RAI, Quai Bir Hakeim, Papeete, or any TAI office. 30. New Caledonia TRANSPAC, with Herons and Rapides Noumea-Mare: Tues., Fri. dep. Noumea 2 p.m. for Mare, Noumea, arr. 4 p.m.

Noumea-Lifou: Tues., Wed., Fri. dep.

Noumea 8 a.m. for Lifou, Noumea, arr. 10 a.m. Sat.: Dep. Noumea 2 p.m. for Lifou, Noumea, arr. 4 p.m.

Noumea-Ouvea: Tues. dep. Noumea 11 a.m. for Ouvea, Noumea, arr. 1.30 p.m.

Sat.: Dep. Noumea 8 a.m. for Ouvea, Noumea, arr. 10 a.m.

Noumea-Houailou-Koumac; Wed., Sat. dep.

Noumea 1 p.m. for Houailou and Koumac, Noumea, arr. 4.25 p.m.

Noumea-Isle of Pines: Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat. dep. Noumea 10.45 a.m. for Isle of Pines, Noumea, arr. 12 noon. Sun.: Dep. Noumea 8 a.m. for Isle of Pines, Noumea arr. 5 p.m. 31. Micronesia PAA, with Albatross Flying-boats Using Grumman Albatross twin-motored amphibian flying-boats, PAA operates a service throughout the Trust Territory of Micronesia (Caroline, Marshall and Mariana Groups) for US Government.

Details from High Commissioner of the Trust Territory, Saipan, Mariana Is., US Trust Territory of the Pacific Is. 32. Darwin-Dili Weekly service from Darwin (Northern Territory) to Dili (Portuguese Timor) by Transposes Aereos de Timor, with Fokker Friendship (chartered from TAA) between Darwin and Baucau (Portuguese Timor), and Dove between Baucau-Dili.

Wed.; Dep. Darwin 8 a.m. for Baucau, arr. 8.30 a.m., dep. 10.30 a.m., Dili arr. 1.15 a.m.

Wed.: Dep. Dili 7.30 a.m. for Baucau, arr. 8 a.m., dep. 10 a.m., Darwin arr. 1 p.m. 33. Sydney-lndonesia QANTAS and BOAC Qantas operates weekly direct service (Boeing 707 V-Jet) Sydney-DJakarta— dep. Sydney Sat. 12 noon, arr. Djakarta 5.5 p.m.; as well as Sydney-Darwin- Djakarta—dep. Sydney, Mon., Tues., Fri., 11.30 a.m., Sun., 12 noon, arr. Djakarta approx. 6 hours later.

Return by BOAC (Comet TV); Dep.

Djakarta Mon. 1.15 a.m., Tues. 8 p.m., Sat. 8.30 p.m., via Darwin, arr. Sydney 12 hours later.

US Warship to Visit Moresby After taking part in the Coral Sea observances in Australia, the US destroyer “Hanson” will visit Port Moresby from May 25 to 27.

The warship is commanded by Commander C. S. Swift, USN, and carries 17 officers and 243 crew members. The vessel will be open to the public on Sunday, May 26, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

During the visit to Port Moresby, softball, baseball, bowling and football teams from the ship will probably play against local teams.

Pacific Air Fare

(Approximate Only)

FROM SYDNEY (Aust. currency) Exchange Rates FlJl.—Through BANK OF NSW, BANK and BANK OF NZ. Austral Fiji, basis £lOO Fiji: Buying, £AII Selling, £AII3. Fiji-London, basis London: B. £llO/15/-; S. £ll2. N basis £lOO NZ: B. £lll/11/9; S. £ll SAMOA.—Through BANK OF NZ. tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Same T. B. £AI23/12/6; S. £AI24/10/9. S London, basis £lOO London: B. £fi S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lO B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Fiji, £lOO Samoa: B. £111; S. £llO.

NORFOLK IS.—Commonwealth E quotes exchange rate Australia - N Island: 5/- per £AIOO.

Papua - Ng.—Commonwealth

(Pt. Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, Goroka, E Kavieng, Madang, Wewak), BANK OF (branches: Port Moresby, Lae, E Rabaul, Madang, Samarai, Gc agencies: Wau, Boroko, Kokopo), BANK (Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul NATIONAL BANK OF A/ASIA.

Moresby, Lae) quote exchange Australia-Papua-NG: 10/- per £AlO<

French Pacific Colonies.—E

francs (CPF) are used in New donia, New Hebrides, and Fr. Poly FRENCH BANK (Comptoir Nai D’Escompte de Paris), Sydney, in 1963, quoted: Selling, Noumea, 196 i francs to £ Aust.; Papeete 196 (i Pac. francs to £ Aust.; 247 Pac. f to £ Stg., 96.5 Pac. francs to I> Noumea 18 Pac. francs to 1 P franc (conversion rate: 1 Pac. equals 0.055 French franc). Paris-Loi Selling, 13.725 francs to £Stg. 144 MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONT

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FOR SALE STS strongly bit. clinker speed- -0 h.p. Johnson outboard and trailer 33ft. carvel workboat, bit. 1962, irey, 80 h.p. marine diesel, 2-way £3,500. 72ft. tourist boat, in sur- £9,ooo. 200-ton diesel passenger E 25,000. FLEETS, 235 Edward St., le, Queensland. lED TO SELL tableland fattening dairy property—29l acres was 0, now £10,500. Details owner; teattie, Yungaburra, via Cairns, Qld.

An Songs Of Love And

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SERATORS guaranteed completely tioned Kerosene Electrolux, sm, 12 months free service. Electric 3 units only, four years free from £24/10/-, Aust., F. 0.8. ; EAST COAST AGENCY PTE.

Box 4809, G.P.0., Sydney. lOKERS (AUCKLAND) LTD. Sale Purchase Brokers for Island :er and trading craft, tugs, lighters ;asure craft. Box Ki 7!), Auckland “Shipsales”. F. B. Blakey, Agent, 4850, Suva. »fG BARGES. 70 ton Capacity, Powered, surveyed for overseas, le, charter or hire. Any type of , anywhere. Reply: Marine ;tors, Box 1034, Darwin, N.T.

RIC MOTORS, single or three any voltage or frequency. Stocks idard Motors carried from Va to ~ reconditioned and new. Also 3, Controllers, Switchboards, repairs and rewinding of both A.C. Machines all sizes.—Braybon Pty. Ltd. (Machinery Division), Washington Street, Sydney, N.S.W., La. Telephone; MA 6853.

STAMPS

Prices Paid For Island

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Seas Stamps Pty. Ltd., Sterling Dubbo, N.S.W., Aust.

S. Pacific Islands issues purchased test market prices. Send for your opy of the only Catalogue giving e listing of buying prices for used apua-New Guinea, Australia, New I and other Pacific stamps.— P. J. , 94 Elizabeth St., Melbourne, C. 1., istralia.

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Diploma of Tropical and Sub- -1 Agriculture, Holland. Sound Ige of machinery. Please reply: C. van Heerdt, c/o Box 3408, Sydney, Australia.

WANTED ARTIFACTS. Carved wooden ancestor figures, masks, shields, gope boards, hooks, drums, other wood sculpture in old, authentic styles of native carving Museum quality. Write details, price wanted to: Museum Institute, P.O. Box 1393, Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.

OLD COPIES OF “PIM”. To complete my files of the “Pacific Islands Monthly”, I wish to obtain copies of the following issues: July, Aug., Sep., 1930; Nov., Dec.. 1931; Sept., 1932; March, April, May, 1933; Feb., 1935; July, 1936; April, May, Dec., 1941. I will buy copies of these issues, or will exchange old copies for them. I have many duplicates dating back to Dec,. 1930. Write to: Robert Langdon, 50 Smith Rd., Artarmon, N.S.W

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HIRE OR BUY your Volkswagen for southern leave from Doug Elphinstone or Bob Wilson, 254 Condamine Street, Manly Vale, Sydney, Aust. Telephone; XJ 5108,

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WANTED TO BUY. Native art, handicrafts, weapons, musical instruments, sea shells, etc., from Pacific area. Contact.

South Pacific Traders, Box 127, Broadway, Sydney, Australia.

MERCANTILE TRADING. 1015 Alexandra House, Hongkong, import fungus shell, trepang; export cloth, clothing, fans, torches, steel furniture; mail orders solicited.

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Index to Advertisers Acrow Pty. Ltd 113 Adams Industries 19, 36, 49, 69, 121, 125, 129 Amalgamated Dairies Ltd. . 108 Ansett-A.N.A. 128 Arnott, Wm. Pty. Ltd. . . 80 Australian Cotton Manufacturing Co 72 B.A.L.M. Paints Pty. Ltd. . . 50 Ballina Slipway & Eng. Co. 94 Bank of N.Z 64 Berghouse, D. H., Pty. Ltd. 24 Berger, Lewis & Sons (Aust.) Pty. Ltd 122 Bethel I, Gwyn & Co. Ltd. 137 Boat for Sale 101 8.0.A.C 12 Braybon r ros. Pty. Ltd. 16, 28 Breckwoldt & Co., Wm. .. 120 British Paints Ltd 4 Brunton & Co 33 Bryant & May Pty. Ltd. . . 62 E.P. .. 56, 76, 118, cov. hi Cadbury-Fry-Pascall Pty. Ltd. 59 Carlton & United Breweries Ltd 70 Carpenter, Ltd. 38, 74, cov. iv Cheoy Lee Shipyard . . 97 Colyer Watson (NG) Ltd. . . 67 Crammond Radio Co 98 Cross Roads 00k Service . . 89 Crusader Shipping Co. .. 140 Cystex 23 Donald, A. 8., Ltd 61 Douglass, W. C. Ltd 63 Domex Trading Co 29 Dunlite Electrical Co. Ltd. 2 Everyday Products Pty. Ltd. 119 Ferrier & Dickinson Pty.

Ltd 98, 100 Fisher & Co 114 Flick, W. A. & Co. Pty.

Ltd 58, 60 Frigate Rum 145 Gilbey, W. & A., Ltd. .. 127 Gillespie, R., Pty. Ltd. . . 1 Glaxo Labs. (NZ) Ltd. . . 51 Gopi Textiles & Industrials 68 Grocery Wholesalers Pty.

Ltd 53 Grove, W. H. & Sons Ltd 64,116 Handi-Works Co 54 Hardie, James & Co. Pty.

Ltd 42 Harris, Keith & Co. Ltd. .. 68 Hastings, Deering Ltd. 14 Hellaby, R. & W„ Ltd. 45, 146 Hyster Australia Pty. Ltd. . . 75 1.C.1.A.N.Z. Ltd 66 Island for Sale 116 Kanimbla Hall 131 Kerr Bros. Pty. Ltd 43 Kiwi Polish Co. Pty. Ltd. . . 43 Kodak (A'asia.) Pty. Ltd. . . 92 Kopsen & Co. Pty. Ltd. . . 147 Kraft Foods Ltd. . 18,123 Lawrence, Alfred, & Co. P/L 54 Love, J. R., & Co. Pty. Ltd. 11l Lysaght, JoJhn (Aust.) Pty.

Ltd 92 Malleys Ltd 44, 82 Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd. 52 Matt Taylor & Co 97 Matson Lines 136 May & Baker Ltd 32 Mendaco 23 Millers Ltd ’ 31 Mitzsumi, Jiro & Co. Ltd. . . 95 Mobil Oil Aust. Pty. Ltd. 148 Mono Pumps (Aust.) Pty.

Ltd H 4 Morris Hedstrom Ltd. . . 10, 55 Moulded Products (A'asia.) „ Ltd 126 Mungo Scott Pty. Ltd. .. 105 Nederland Line & Royal Rotterdam Lloyd 30 Nelson & Robertson Pty. Ltd. 103 Nestle Co. (Aust.), The 39, 109 N.G. Aust. Line 73 Nicholson's Pty. Ltd 124 Nixoderm 23 Ogden Industries Pty. Ltd. 71 P.A.A 132 Pacific Islands Society .. 129 Pacific Islands Transport Line 137 Parke, Davis & Co 84 Penfolds Wines Pty. Ltd. . . 37 P. & O-Orient Lines of Aust.

Pty. Ltd 47 Phoenix Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Pty. Ltd. . 99 Piccaninny Manufacturing Co. 26 Qantas 34 Queensland Co-operative Milling Ass. Ltd., The . . 46 Qld. Insurance Co. Ltd. .. 69 Rothmans of Pall Mall (Aust.) Pty. Ltd 112 Rosicrucians, The . . 27 Rigby Ltd 86 Sanitarium Heath Food Co. 20 Seward Ltd 89 Sebels (Aust.) Ltd.

Shaw Savill & Albion Ltd Smith, Markwell Pty. Ltd Smith, Sons & Rees Ltd.

South Pacific Brewery .

Stapleton, J. 1., Pty. Ltd, Steamships Trading Co.

Stewarts & Lloyd Pty.

Stipplecote Products Ltd.

Sthn. Pac. Ins. Co.

Sullivan Ltd T.A.A Taikoo Dockyard Tait, W. S. & Co. P/L Tatham, S. E., & Co. P/l Taubman's Ltd T.E.A.L Tooth & Co. Ltd Turners Supply Co. Ltd.

Tyneside Foundry & gineering Co. Ltd. ..

Union Steam Ship Co.

N.Z. Ltd Ventura Trading Co. P/L Victa Mowers Vi-Stim Walpamur Co. (NG) Ltd., Watkins, Ivon Ltd. ..

Warnock Bros. Ltd. ..

Weymark Pty. Ltd.

Whites Aviation White Wings Pty. Ltd.

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rns Philp (South Sea) Co. Ltd.

'ns Philp (New Hebrides) Ltd.

'ns Philp Trust Co. Ltd. sensland Insurance Co. Ltd. ; Shell Co. of Australia Ltd. /ds of London warts & Lloyds (Distributors) >ty. Ltd. •ns, Philp & Co. Ltd. (All States) ns Philp & Co. Ltd., London, .C. 3. ns Philp Co. of San Francisco

Ffee Beans, Cocoa

Ws, Peanuts, Rubber

I Trocas Shell

OVERSEAS TRADE ENQUIRIES NVITED DEPOTS: Kainantu Popondetta For service Throughout the Islands BRANCHES; Port Moresby Kainantu Samarai Modang Kavieng Kokopo Wewak \ Goroka \ Roboul / \ Bulolo / \ Doru / \\Wau/ Lae Aik till M T. z* .; Bulo 0© FERTILISER AS sN % 8# Go 5$ °o BP ELECTRICAL GOODS tractors AND machinery _ STATIONERY W/A-- Spa *es r 'vG

Floor Coverings

<2?' A Sugar <o * MAY, 1963 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

pi i p 11 i f CAPITAL £10,000,000 ASSOCIATED COMPANIES:

General Merchant

Forty-eight years of Development and Service in th Pacific Islands NEW GUINEA: New Guinea Co. Ltd., Rabaul, Madang, Lae, Kavieng.

Coconut Products Ltd., Rabaul.

PAPUA: island Products Ltd., Port Moresby.

Wholesalers and Retailers.

Buyers for Island trade of all classes of merchandise from World Markets.

Buyers of Island Produce: Copra, Cocoa and Coffeeitc.

Agents for Austral European and Ameri Manufacturers indue Electrolux, Chrysler, Fi McCallum's Whisky, V Mowers, Enfield Engi FIJI; W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji) Lto.

Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Suva.

Suva Motors Ltd., Suva, Island Industries Ltd., Suva.

Buying Enquiries

Morris Hedstrom Ltd., 73 Cheapside, London, E.C.2.

SYDNEY: Morris Hedstrom (Australia) Pty. Ltd., 27 O'Cor St., Sydney.

W. R. CARPENTER & CO. LTI 27 O'Connell St., Sydney, Australia Established 1914 Cable Address; "CAMOHE"

Telephone; BL 5421 Postal Address G.P.O. Box 168, Sy PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY MAY, 1963